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Chapter 234: It’s still two cents away from chilling your mother’s heart
The next day, 6:40.

Xu Ning opened his eyes and looked at the empty bed next to him. He opened the quilt and slowly put on his cotton jacket and trousers. He and Chai Bing had a lot of chats last night, mainly because Chai Bing left and would not be able to come here until spring.

There are two reasons. First, he has to manage the ginseng factory transportation team and participate in the work of the ginseng factory. The second is that he has to be busy with family affairs. Although he has his wife and two sisters-in-law at home, they cannot be allowed to do manual labor. Besides, Chai Liangyu is old and his physique is not as good as before.

As for Chai Shao and Chai Feng, one is the village party secretary and the other runs a small shop. How can they have time to work at home? So all the work at home fell to the firewood soldier. He had to lead the firewood boy and call a few buddies to pull firewood in the mountains, clean up the front and rear yards, and collect the ration fields, which was a lot of work.

Therefore, this means that although Chai Bing has a heart that is unwilling to be lonely and loves to play, he cannot be too free. Every family has its own difficulties, and everyone plays a different role in the family...

Xu Ningzhu walked to the outhouse with her shoes, and Wang Shujuan filled the stove pit with a fire. Then she opened the door curtain and walked into the west room. She grabbed the quilt, folded it, and stacked it in the kang piano cabinet.

Liu Lizhen held the lid with one hand and was pulling the dumplings into the big pot. Then she stirred the dumplings twice with a long-handled spoon to prevent them from sticking. Then she closed the pot lid and turned to look at Xu Ning standing beside the washbasin in a daze. Then she patted the back of his neck and urged him to wash his face quickly.

Liu Lizhen went to the courtyard, left the room and brought back a piece of pork jelly. This jelly was not skin jelly, but full of lean wild boar meat. After being pressed for a night, it had now become a flat square shape.

After Xu Ning washed her face, she came over to take a look and said, "Why don't you put a layer of dried tofu underneath?"

"You are the only one who knows how to eat! You go downstairs first and prepare all the things so that you can take them to the car when the time comes. Can you wait for the third child to go and dig through it again?"

"It's just pork leg. Shuhua made it whole yesterday. Er Ning said that it would be better to cut it into pieces and put a layer of dried tofu on the bottom."

"Lao San, hurry up and use your chopsticks. The dumplings have to be eaten while they are hot to be delicious." Xu Laowen said.

Xu Long covered his head and walked to the door of the lower room. He looked at Xu Ning rummaging through things and said, "Huang Da Xiao brought a sack of fish and put them all in the tank."

"Here you go! What's up, third brother, are you proud of this pork jelly? Let my sister-in-law write down the ingredients for you later, and let my third sister-in-law fix it when you go back."

"Wait for my sister-in-law to come over later and let her teach you how to fix it. This game should be simple. Let's make the paste first..."

Xu Laowen raised his head and said, "Can you cook?"

Xu Long carried the large tabletop from the lower room and stacked it on the Kang table. Then Wang Shujuan and Liu Lizhen brought the cooked dumplings, pork jelly, pickles, and last night's leftovers to the table.

Xu Ning guessed that he wanted to help him pull the dog, but Huang Dada didn't make it clear clearly, so Xu Ning definitely couldn't go to the chase to ask.

Liu Lizhen and Xu Laowen were puzzled to understand what the big yellow horn meant, because they had never had any contact with each other before. Ever since Xu Ning met Wang Xing, the big horn had come over to give him something three times.

However, Xu Ning knew in his heart that the two times Big Horn gave him things were a way of getting closer to him. In addition, Xu Ning indirectly saved him by putting him in Shetanggou, and when he came back, he returned his bear bile and realized it. There is a lot of money in the house, and the head dog of the Big Speaker family has almost recovered these days, and the plan to buy a dog is also on the agenda.

"Yeah, Erning, Dalong, you two get on the kang."

"I won't ignore this nonsense. It's all simple. Is it simple for your mother and the others to cook? They are already tired. What you say makes your mother feel chilled!"

Seeing Mr. Xu wilting, he moved his chopsticks to pick up the jelly and handed it to Chai Bing's bowl. "You taste it first. I think it's more chewy than skin jelly."

I heard that Xu Ning did not leave home, but left her things at the door of the courtyard and left. Liu Lizhen had just left the house at that time. By the time she reached the door of the courtyard, the yellow speaker had already run thirty or forty meters away, so Liu Lizhen was gone. He was dragged and forced into the house to warm himself up.

"I know, drag out the half-roe deer and the old sow."

"That's what I'm thinking about."

On the day that Xu Ning and others went to the street, Huang Daxiao came over carrying a sack of silver carp, carp, grass carp, crucian carp, gayazi, loach, and old man fish.

After that, Xu Ning put down his handkerchief and went out to the lower room. Chai Bing also finished going to the latrine and entered the east room. He smoked a cigarette with Xu Laowen and sat on the edge of the kang, chatting.

Chai Bing chewed it into his mouth and nodded: "Yeah! It's very fragrant and has a bit of salty taste. There's no need to dip it in garlic sauce."

Chai Bing pointed at Dongzi and asked, "Auntie, what does Dongzi do for a living? It looks very fresh."

"will not."

Xu Laowen's words choked Xu Ning. He immediately slapped Xu Ning and avenged Xu Ning for teasing him last night. The timing was very good, because Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan had just finished washing their hands, opened the door curtain and walked into the house.

Xu Laowen continued to educate, "You, don't think about making some money to show off your power, think more about how difficult it is for your mother and the others to leave the house. They serve you three meals a day, and you still make simple meals. Your mother is the hero of our family. You know No?"

When Liu Lizhen entered the room and listened to these words, she felt very comfortable. She looked at Xu Laowen with slight joy in her eyes and thought to herself: This Lao Deng has some conscience.

The next moment, Xu Ning reached into his pocket, took out two dollars, and patted Xu Lao's limp leg directly.

"Gaha? Bribe me?"

Xu Ning bared his teeth and said with a smile: "I see you are smoking cigarettes these days, so buy a pack of cigarettes to satisfy your craving."

Xu Laowang clutched the two dollars and muttered: "That's still two cents short."

Liu Lizhen pulled his shoulders and said, "You're almost done! Didn't you say you can't educate your children before eating?"

Xu Laowen's tone was weak, "I didn't educate him either. I'll talk some sense into him."

Wang Shujuan smiled and said: "To be fair, isn't that my second uncle's job?" "Hahaha..."

Everyone in the room laughed happily.

Chai Bing looked at the old Xu family members and smiled slightly. He finally knew why Xu Erning was so rare, because he knew how to get things done and had a keen eye...

Why can so many people gather in the old Xu family? Made so many friends? Naturally, it’s because the Xu family has their own unique charm!
Halfway through the meal, Li Fuqiang came in with the wine jar in his arms. Xu Ning happened to be sitting on the edge of the bed. He walked to the outhouse with his shoes and lifted the curtain for Li Fuqiang.

"Why isn't my sister-in-law here?" Xu Ning asked.

"It's just waiting for a while."

After Li Fuqiang entered the room and said hello to Xu Laowen and others, he placed the wine jar on the cabinet.

"Qiangzi, hurry up and make some dumplings. Why didn't Shuhua come with you?"

"I was busy washing the dishes at home. It's coming soon. You guys can eat. The buns my aunt brought last night were made in just one batch this morning."

Liu Lizhen nodded: "Then try Shuhua's pork jelly."

"No, I'll eat it at noon. Huzi and I will go for a walk in Dongshan later."

At this time, the entire Wang family next door came over the wall. Wang Erli, carrying a long stick-shaped thing in his hand, walked quickly into the house and said with a smile: "Third brother, I don't have anything for you, so I'll give you the whole dog whip."

Chai Bing just finished eating and put down his chopsticks, "Oh my God! Second uncle, how did you know that I was looking for this to play with?"

Previously, Xu Ning Wangxing wrote a recipe for three whip wine to his three brothers. At that time, Xu Ning left a deer whip. Later, Chai Shao looked for a donkey whip himself, but dog whips were hard to find. There is no way out.

Wang Erli put the dog whip on the cabinet and said with a smile: "I heard Hu Zi cooing, so I happened to have it at home, so I took it."

His dog had been whipped for four or five years. At that time, when he was going to Taihe Village to attend a ceremony, he looked at a man who was reining in his dog on the street. At that time, Wang Erli was competing with Xu Laowen, and the two wanted to use the five whips. However, Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao discovered it later and gave them a scolding before they stopped.

"It's done!"

After Liu Lizhen and others took down the table, they sat in the room chatting for a while, and then Xu Laowen, Wang Erli and Xu Long hurried to work.

Why are you so anxious? Isn't it the end of the New Year? It just happens to be New Year's Eve, which is February 2, so they have to finish the work in hand before the New Year.

Wang Erli had to go to Lengchang, where he was in charge, to check the rulers. Xu Long was also transferred to the transportation team to help, driving to the forest farm to pull wood. Xu Laowei needed to compile the monthly report of the forest farm, and also had to calculate the wages of the workers, and strive for Pay wages to workers on the two days at the end of the month, so that everyone can have a good year.

During the Chinese New Year, Xu Laowen, Xu Long and Wang Erli all took a nine-day holiday, from the 29th to the 8th day of the Lunar New Year. They officially went to work on the 9th day of the Lunar New Year. However, the workers and tenants in Lengchang could not come back until the 15th day of the Lunar New Year. It's officially started.

Inside the room, Chai Bing put down his tea cup, looked up at the wall clock, then stood up and said, "Auntie, I have to go back, it's almost nine o'clock."

Liu Lizhen didn't try to persuade her to stay anymore. She continued to talk about things that had already been decided, which seemed disingenuous.

"Okay, I'll come over when you have some free time. I won't say anything else to you."

Chai Bing nodded and smiled: "Yeah!"

Immediately, the people in the house sent the firewood soldiers out of the house. As soon as they reached the eaves, Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and others went to take down the old sow, roe deer and other things at the door of the house.

Chai Bing was shocked when he saw this pile of things. When he came over, he knew that when he left, Xu Ning would have to get him mountain goods, but he didn't expect to get so much. When he saw the whole thing on the other side last night, When the deer came back, he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Brother, why do you want to bring me a whole deer? Hey! Just get half a deer!"

Xu Ninggang bent down, holding half of a roe deer in his hand, and said, "You have a large family, and you can eat several meals with one head."

"Pull them down quickly. No matter how many people there are, how many of your family members can there be? Huzi, go and carve out the half deer. Brother, I really don't want to be polite to you. Half a fan is enough to eat. Besides, there are these old things. "Well, there are still more than half of the animals you wanted to hunt first, and there is still a lot of venison in the tank."

Hearing what Chai Bing said, Xu Ning frowned: "Okay, Huzi, you go and get half of the fan. Is that okay this time? Move it to the car quickly. There are some croakers in this bag. Take it. Go back and feed it to the old man."

"Okay, this is what my old man likes!"

Chai Bing picked up the bag with a smile, turned around, looked at Liu Lizhen and the others and smiled, "Auntie, you don't need to send them away. I will come over after spring starts."

"Yeah, come when you have time."

Immediately, everyone walked towards the entrance of the courtyard, threw all their things into the trunk, Chai Bing walked around the front of the car and got in, turned around and waved to the people at the door, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Chai Bing must have gone to Chang Danian's house, so when they saw the car driving away, they turned around and returned to the courtyard.

Li Fuqiang looked at Wang Hu, the two of them smiled, and then said to Xu Ning: "Second brother, Brother Qiang and I will go for a walk in Dongshan. You can stay home and have a good rest."

Wang Biao said: "Then I will go too!"

(End of this chapter)