Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 264 Who is shameless? Diligent Xu Feng
Li Fuqiang stood leaning on the edge of the Kang, and upon hearing this, he looked at Yang Yusheng and grinned.

"Then why not buy it? I picked out a set of autumn clothes and trousers for my uncle and aunt, and gave each of these people you see a pair of red socks."

Yang Yusheng was a little surprised, "Hey, you are quite understanding of human nature."

"I didn't have much money before, but now I have some money in my pocket. I definitely can't run errands."

"This is like saying, no matter how deep the relationship is, you have to reach out when you need to. When we are friends, the feelings are mutual."

"Uncle Third, I understand. I'm thinking that before Erning gets married, Shuhua and I will consider giving him a whole bicycle."

Nowadays, the price of bicycles has increased compared to previous years. It used to cost 120 yuan a piece. Now, for Yan brand bicycles, the retail price is as high as 165 yuan. You also need a bicycle ticket. If you don’t have a ticket, they won’t sell it to you!

Yang Yusheng lit the old dry cigarette in his hand and shook his head slightly: "What kind of bicycle are you giving me? This thing probably didn't come to my heart. Think about it, your uncle and the others work right in front of you, and Er Ning usually goes for a run. You can’t ride a bicycle on mountains, right?”

Li Fuqiang felt that there was some truth in hearing this, and asked, "Third uncle, can you help me think about what to give as a gift? Not only will it give me some face, but it will also make my brother's face look good."

Yang Yusheng said with a smile: "You are so stupid that you ask your elder brother to go to the supply and marketing cooperative on the street and ask if there is a washing machine.

Li Fuqiang slapped his leg and said: "Hey, you are just looking at me and chatting. Third uncle, please wait a minute and I will give you some water to soak your feet."

That's the beauty of money.

Yang Liguo asked: "Then what you are spending now is all the money you earn on the sidelines?"

He used to be a state-owned restaurant manager, and the salary at that time was not high. Now in a private restaurant, not only does his monthly salary reach nearly 80, but he can also get some outside income, such as vegetables and meat in the kitchen, tobacco and alcohol, etc., which is purely high. salary.

"Hey!" Yang Yusheng grinned from the corners of his mouth to his ears, and responded happily.

Li Fuqiang turned his head and said: "Who is shameless? Am I shameless? I know that children who cry will get candy, do you understand?"

Yang Yusheng tested with a smile. If Li Fuqiang had the previous personality, he would have been sour and annoyed when he heard this, but now he is smiling.

Li Fuqiang gritted his teeth and said: "I have enough money in my pocket, and my family is not short of money. We haven't sold the bear bile we hunted in the mountains a few years ago. If we sell it, I will get a lot of it, and I will have a lot of surplus."

Although he earned 450 yuan a year ago, he spent a lot of money buying rice, noodles, autumn clothes and socks for Lao Xu's family, but Yang Shuhua still had nearly 300 yuan in hand.

"Eh."

But now the average salary of workers is only 40 yuan. The money Li Fuqiang earned in the past few months has almost caught up with the salary of workers in a year!
But I’m afraid of being cunning about anything. Maybe some people will say that the average salary of workers in the capital and provincial cities is also 40 yuan?
There must be more than that. We are talking about Qing'an, which is the average level based on forest farm workers.

"Then I'll definitely go with you. Do you have enough money in your pocket? If not, I'll pay you some."

"Oh shit, this is more than half a year's salary!" Yang Liguo said.

"Third uncle, do you really want to pay for it? Then you can pay for it a little bit..."

Besides, your aunt will definitely appreciate that the washing machine can be used. It can save a lot of effort when washing clothes. "

"Don't spend the money blindly..."

The only bad thing was that he felt that Xu Erning had no plans for the future. He seemed to just want to stay in the ravine and had no intention of going out to explore.

"That's fine..."

At this moment, Xu Erning, who was on the verge of reining in his horse, was holding arms with his father. Guan Lei, Xu Long, Wang Hu and others were following behind, while Liu Daming and Liu Tianen turned back home along the crossing.

In fact, Xu Ning's plan was to stay in the ravine and guard his parents and the northeastern land.

"You can't finish building the house. Anyway, it will be completed this year. My brother is also very anxious."

Yang Yu has lived for such an old age and can be considered successful in terms of career, family, and educating children.

Yang Liguo said from the side: "Third uncle, Qiangzi has really changed a lot. He used to be very shameless, but now he is shameless."

"Don't worry, third uncle, the money is all in Shuhua's hands. I don't usually carry money in my pocket."

"Hahaha..." These words made Yang Yusheng laugh.

"Ah, that's really good. Okay, you get on the bed and cover yourself with quilts. Liguo, call Wenbin and Wenbo to come over and sleep."

"It seems to me that Dalong doesn't like to say anything."

After spending a short time with the old Xu family and his son today, he could tell that the old Xu family treated Li Fuqiang sincerely and did not expect anything from him.

If not, I'll ask someone to buy one in the provincial capital. The washing machine and bicycle are not much different.

In the past, when I saw Li Fuqiang, I really hated that iron could not be made into steel. Now that I saw him cheering up again, Yang Yusheng's heart fell to the ground and he was completely at ease.

Yang Yusheng exhaled the smoke, "Ah, this kid has quite a lot of friends. Then when I let your second brother set up in the provincial capital, when will Er Ning get married?"

The only thing he missed was his old squad leader's son and his cousin's daughter. Yang Yusheng vaguely remembered the scene where the old squad leader sacrificed his former son, as well as the words and care he had said to him.

"Yeah, Wang Xing earns 400 yuan. Didn't a big orphan pig in the forest farm hurt someone a few years ago? The forest farm and Leng farm gave their heads as bonuses, and I got 50 yuan in my hand."

Xu Laowei looked at the crescent moon, his heart was burning, and he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

Yang Yusheng pinched his cigarette and said with a smile: "There's nothing wrong with that! Then how much difference is yours? Third uncle will pay for it for you."

Perhaps only children who have left home know the melancholy of missing their hometown and their parents, and the loneliness of leaving their hometown in an unfamiliar place.

Therefore, with 400 yuan in hand, Li Fuqiang can overcome his own constraints and quickly improve his family's conditions, giving his wife and children more confidence and expectations for future life, and at the same time making the family harmonious and happy. .

Li Fuqiang replied: "Yeah, Dalong usually talks little. When he messes with my brother, he basically suffers, but he doesn't complain at all. He acts like a big brother."

Besides, with Li Fuqiang’s family conditions, what can the old Xu family do to him?
Yang Yusheng has a very high opinion of Xu Ning. This kid is very smart, good at chatting, and does things well.

After Li Fuqiang came back with the foot washing water, he put the basin on the ground, while Yang Yusheng pinched off the cigarette butts and asked while rolling up his trouser legs.

Li Fuqiang clapped his hands excitedly, "Hey, Third Uncle, that's a good idea! Then I'll give you a washing machine. Don't let my eldest brother ask the supply and marketing cooperative in the street. The manager of the supply and marketing cooperative and Er Ning are buddies..."

"My third brother admitted it himself?"

Don't think that Xu Laowen's third brother's name was a close one. When he and Xu Ning had no doubt about Yang Yusheng's identity, Xu Laowen only thought that Yang Yusheng was an old farmer from the provincial capital. Be affectionate, because Xu Laowen is a person who recognizes relatives.

"That's not true, but it's definitely the same. Only the two of us know about this, not even my second uncle..."

Xu Laowen said thoughtfully: "That's for sure, let's do whatever we need to do from now on."

He was not thinking about using Yang Yusheng's identity to facilitate things, but was wondering if he had said anything wrong during the chat with Yang Yusheng.

At this time, when he was about to reach the door of Lao Wang's house, Wang Biao hurried forward and greeted: "Second brother!"

Xu Ning let go of Xu Laowen's shoulders, turned around and stopped: "What's going on?"

"Well, weren't we going for a walk in the old forest today? On the way back, we bumped into Big Speaker and my classmate Huang Lin.

I heard from the loudspeaker that four or five groups of people from the three villages of Taiping, Taihe and Tai'an had gone into the mountains to look for the black blind man who attacked Li Shan to death. "

Xu Ning asked: "Did you find it?"

"No, Da Xiaoxiao said that they had been searching for four or five days and only found traces, but there was no trace of the black blind man, and there was no blood on the ground. Da Xiaoxiao and Huang Lin got up early today and went to Heishitang to follow the tracks. After a while, I lost sight of him at the Tiaoshi Pond at the back..." "Okay, I understand this. If you look at the loudspeaker later, you have to call me brother, you know, we can call you whatever you want. , but his son is your classmate, so you have to respect him."

Wang Biao smiled and said, "Yeah, that's for sure. When I touched him today, I called him Brother Huang in front of his son. At that time, Huang Lin's face dropped."

"You're quite damaged."

"Didn't I learn this from you?"

"Get out of here, go home and go to bed."

"Okay, second brother, take us to the reservoir tomorrow."

"Definitely go."

Half a minute ago, Wang Erli and Xu Laowen went home with Xu Long, Wang Hu, and Guan Lei. Wang Biao ran into the courtyard door, turned around, closed the door, and locked the door with the bolt.

And Xu Ning was doing the same thing. He glanced at the rhubarb in the kennel and saw it rushing towards him excitedly. Xu Ning stepped forward and touched a few handfuls, and then took a look at Qinglang, Hualang and the other dogs. , then stepped into the house.

"Second brother! I've finished washing your feet. So quickly soak your feet. It's been a tiring day."

As soon as they entered the outhouse, Xu Feng seemed to be prepared and rushed towards Xu Ning to make fun of her.

Looking at the old girl's shameless appearance, Xu Ning touched her little head and said: "I will take you to the reservoir tomorrow, don't worry."

"Hey, second brother, it doesn't matter whether we go to the reservoir or not. I'm just afraid that you'll be tired." Xu Feng said with her big teeth.

"Okay, go back to the house and go to sleep. Stone, you wash it first, I will wait."

Guan Lei opened the door curtain of the west room and said with a smile: "Let's wash together. Feng'er not only fetched water for you, but also fetched water for my uncle and aunt."

"Hey mom, where can I put these old pots?" Xu Ning asked.

There are only three enamel basins in Lao Xu's house, which are usually placed in the east wing, west room and outhouse. Where did these two extra basins come from?
Xu Feng smiled sheepishly, "Hey, second brother, hurry up and wash yourself."

Next door, Wang Erli looked puzzled when he saw that the two enamel basins in his house were gone. He smoked a cigarette and looked around, but still didn't see it. He couldn't hold it in anymore, so he asked Han Fengjiao.

When I asked, I found out that Xu Feng had taken it away. Han Fengjiao said: "Feng'er, please behave well and I will send it back later."

Wang Erli smacked his lips, with a sour taste in his mouth. He turned to look at the door curtain, his eyes seemed to see through the west room and saw his two silly sons.

"Hey, it's better to have a daughter... Jiao'er, if not, why don't we have another one?"

"You idiot, the older you get, the more immoral you become. Seeing that your eldest son is about to get married and have children, you are still doing this, how annoying!"

Han Fengjiao said the harshest words in a gentle tone, but in Wang Erli's eyes, there was something very charming about her.

Xu Feng worked diligently. Not only did she fetch water for Xu Laowen and others, she also carried the basin to pour water. She served Xu Laowen and Liu Lizhen very happily, praising Feng'er over and over for being sensible...

Although Xu Feng was so praised that she almost lost her way, she still remembered her mission. She carried two empty basins and climbed over the low wall to Lao Wang's house.

After entering the outhouse, they picked up the thermos placed on the pot table and poured hot water into the basin. Wang Erli and Han Fengjiao heard the noise and opened the door curtain and walked out of the house. They were a little confused when they saw this scene.

"Oh my god, Feng'er, you are so gah!"

Xu Feng raised her head and bared her teeth: "Second aunt, give you and my second uncle a basin of water to soak your feet."

"Hey, no need..."

Xu Feng said with a smile: "Second aunt, please come into the house quickly. It's Chinese New Year. Why don't you give me a basin of water to soak your feet as a daughter?" Second uncle, come in with auntie and come into the house and wait. It's the time for me to show off. ”

Wang Erli heard this and said happily: "Okay! Look at our eldest daughter, haha... Okay! Second uncle comes into the house and waits. Oh my god, Feng'er has really grown up and sensible. He should be thinking about his second uncle in everything he does."

Han Fengjiao smiled and said, "It's not good."

Xu Feng placed two basins of water on the floor of the east room. Han Fengjiao watched her sweating from her busy work and hurriedly asked her to sit down to eliminate the sweat. Wang Erli praised her and really wanted to take Xu Feng over and treat her as his own. Kiss my daughter.

After Xu Feng finished pouring the water, she said hello to her second uncle and second aunt, then climbed over the wall and returned home.

"Feng'er performed really well today, eh, this guy made my heart light up." The smile on Xu Laowen's face never dropped.

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyelids and said, "It's better to be less annoying in the future than to play any other games."

"Look at you doing this again, then she is at a troublesome age..."

Liu Lizhen said: "What does our chattering have to do with you? Feng'er, get on the bed and cover yourself with quilts. I'll let your second brother take you to have fun tomorrow."

"Okay! Mom, you are so kind."

Liu Lizhen couldn't help but curled her lips and said in her heart: I still don't understand you these days? Then I'm not worthy of being your mother!

The ninth day of the first lunar month, early morning.

Xu Ning just got up from the kang and found that Guan Lei beside him was missing. He stood up and opened the curtains, only to see Guan Lei and Xu Long sweeping snow in the yard.

The snow last night was not heavy, only as thick as a palm, but if you pull the snow in the yard into a pile, you can build a big snowman.

As soon as Xu Ning put on her cotton-padded jacket and trousers, Li Fuqiang entered the hospital. He came to invite Old Xu's family to come over for dinner.

"Uncle and aunt, have you packed up? Let's go over there first."

Xu Laowen nodded: "Let's go! Your brother is so lazy that he hasn't gotten up yet. Go and shout."

"Hey." Li Fuqiang entered the west room and saw Xu Ning folding the quilt. He smiled and said, "When did you go to sleep? Why did you wake up just now?"

"We were chatting with Shitou. Is the meal ready?"

"Ready-made meals, just heat them up and serve."

Immediately, Li Fuqiang climbed over the wall and went to Lao Wang's house. Not long after he left, Wang Shujuan entered the west room and saw Xu Ning folding the bedding and sweeping the floor with a broom.

He chimed in and said, "Oh my God, I'm going to be successful now."

Xu Ning turned around and said with a smile: "If I don't make any progress, sister-in-law, will the dog gang be fed?"

"I fed them the leftover food from last night, but they weren't even full."

"The same goes for feeding them early in the afternoon."

Xu Ning put the broom on the wall and walked to the courtyard with Wang Shujuan. By this time, Xu Laowen and others had already left with Wang Erli. Only Guan Lei, Wang Hu and Wang Biao were waiting for him at the entrance of the courtyard.

"Brother Ning, why didn't you wash your face? There's porcelain in the corners of your eyes."

"I don't have time. I folded the quilt and swept the floor as soon as I got up. I was sweating all over from working."

Wang Shujuan punched him and said, "You have done some work, so you can leave quickly."

"Haha..." Wang Hu and the others laughed.

(End of this chapter)