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Chapter 281 The pig’s gift of lanterns on the th day of the first lunar month was not in vain

After Meng Laizi finished drawing, he walked into the house and heard Liu Fenfang and his wife chatting. He asked in a low voice, "What are you talking about?"

Immediately, Meng Yinhe explained the conversation between the two people in the room.

Meng Laizi frowned and said, "They are building a house, why is she just messing with it?"

"Hey, Er Ning took the initiative to ask. How can she tell her what's on her mind? Besides, it was Er Ning who wanted to do that." Liu Fenfang pushed him and whispered.

Meng Laizi said: "That shouldn't be said. This hasn't been done yet. I think it's a bit presumptuous."

"You two like to chat and chat, but why are you so willing to worry about it?"

Meng Yinhe waved his hand: "Hey, you two, please stop bickering. This won't happen, and there are no outsiders at home."

Liu Fenfang patted him on the shoulder, "Now you are sensible. What did you say about your sister just now?"

"Aren't I thinking about her? I treat my kindness like a donkey's heart..."

"Then why? I'm just happy with the earthy smell." Xu Ning said with a smile.

"Well, my eldest brother and sister-in-law also like to recruit people from home."

Most of the villagers drank in this way, and some nodded or waved their hands to him.

"Hey, Er Ning! Are you going to my father-in-law's place?"

She and Liu Fenfang looked at each other. Liu Fenfang pointed at her face and smiled. Meng Ziyan was slightly startled and turned her head away. After being discovered by her mother, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Meng Ziyan glared and said, "Don't let me cut you when you are happiest."

At this time, the room became quiet. Just now, Xu Ning saw Meng Ziyan enter the room. He turned around and gave Meng Ziyan a sip. Meng Ziyan covered her mouth and did not dare to make a sound, staring at Xu Ning with wide eyes.

"Got it."

Xu Ning looked at the familiar villager, nodded, and said, "Ah, where are you collecting firewood?"

Immediately, the two of them began to study next to the edge of the Kang. Meng Ziyan saw her father enter the house, which meant that she wanted them to separate, so she carried the thermos and went to the outhouse.

It's about half past three.

Yang Shuhua said: "Well, I was watching her last time on the street. She was quite far away and she came over to me and called me sister-in-law. We chatted for a while and then she went home."

"Hey, you're so embarrassed for me, so I..." Meng Ziyan was so courageous that she turned around and was about to make gestures on Xu Ning's face.

Liu Lizhen curled her lips and said, "Oh my god, maybe you're tired of it, so why didn't you say this before? Who knows what was going on in your head, you must have figured it out after you were blown away by the firecracker."

That's what it means to live in a village, as long as it looks good on the surface. Although Xu Erning has a better reputation, there are still people who whisper about him behind his back. There is nothing he can do about it, human nature is like this.

Xu Ning walked towards the door and waved his hand: "Hey, don't mention the past anymore! Go to my second uncle's house and call me after dinner."

"Sister, you are too unreserved."

"Go, go, go to the West House and put two more sausages in your pocket. I just heard Er Ning say that his family is here, so he must have a lot of family members, so please get more."

"Yeah, give me a message when you get married before. I have to go have a wedding banquet."

Hearing that they were brought back from Lao Meng's house, my mother said, "You go and give things to me, and you take them home... If Zi Yan comes through, your Uncle Meng's house will be empty."

"Eh!"

"Haha, how could I do that? At most I would pay half of it." Xu Ning grinned.

Xu Ning hurriedly stood up and leaned on the edge of the Kang, "Uncle Meng, what's wrong?"

Meng Ziyan pouted when she heard this, grabbed the thermos and said, "There's still half a pot left."

As the two became more and more familiar and smooth with each other, Meng Ziyan no longer held back, let alone being reserved. Originally, her character was generous and generous, but she was a bit over the top when she saw Xu Ning before, so she gave people a A squirming feeling.

"Smoke! Check to see if there's still water in the kettle?" Liu Fenfang shouted from the outer room.

"It's not a bad situation, what a kindness. Hey, many people in our village praised Er Ning in the past few days, saying that he hunted a lot of wild boars in the mountains and gave them all to the more needy people in the village..."

But Xu Ning leaned back and whispered: "I can't let you kiss me. You haven't even had sex yet. How can I let you take advantage of me now?"

Han Fengjiao said: "Er Ning is sensible, sister-in-law, you don't have to worry, I think that Ziyan girl is pretty good at doing things."

Holding the drawing in hand, Meng Laizi opened the door curtain and entered the house, saying, "Er Ning, there are two places where the size of this beehive is wrong."

Xu Ning left Lao Meng's house carrying a cloth bag containing nearly four kilograms of sausages.

After he left, Liu Lizhen smiled and said, "This little Erning..."

Xu Ning pretended to say: "If something happens to her, can I identify her?"

Meng Yinhe took two steps back and went to the west room.

I met many villagers while walking on the street, and they all took the initiative to say hello after seeing him.

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

It can be seen from this that Xu Ning's eggs and old sows were not in vain. He was already notorious, but now he has accumulated a good reputation. The villagers' impression of him has also changed, and they are willing to come to him. Got it together.

After three seconds, she said: "There is dirt on my face, why don't you think it's a shame?"

After returning home, Xu Ning put the sausage on the pot. Liu Lizhen looked at it and asked.

"Yes, I heard about it too. Did Lao Du help with the shouting? When you go to the Tunbu to get the meat, you have to let them know who gave it to you."

Meng Ziyan opened her watery almond eyes, her expression a bit unbearable. She knew that Xu Ning was teasing her, but somehow, she liked hearing Xu Ning tease her like this. She seemed to have a different feeling.

"Sister, how good Erning is now." Wu Qiuxia said.

Liu Lizhen nodded: "It's very good. I'm quite satisfied with this. All the faults that should be corrected have been corrected. I'm usually lazy and would get upset if I asked him to do some work."

"Sister-in-law, who doesn't have a little problem? Being lazy is nothing."

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "I just mumbled a few words, that's it. Are the dishes for tomorrow ready?"

"It's almost the same."

"Then let's have dinner all night long, bake some pancakes, stir-fry some shredded potatoes..."

Yang Shujuan said: "Auntie, can I fry some shredded pork with soy sauce? The fried pancakes are always delicious."

"Okay! Er Ning is happy to eat burritos..."

Although my mother usually likes to talk about Xu Ning, in fact, in her heart, Xu Ning is a treasure. Since he stopped at the cliff, it seems strange to her.

Lao Wang, Xu Laowen and others were playing mahjong in the east room, while Wang Hu and others were playing poker in the west room.

Xu Ning entered the room and sat next to Yang Yusheng for a while, then went to the west room to take a look. In a blink of an eye, the sky darkened.

Wang Shujuan lay on the wall and shouted: "It's time to eat!"

Immediately, everyone who was playing at Lao Wang's house hurriedly ran outside.

In Xu Laowen's words: If you are not active in eating, you have problems with your thinking.

Everyone filled up the east room and looked at the shredded potatoes, shredded pork with soy sauce, a few pickles, and a large pot of radish soup placed on the table. Everyone smiled and shouted in high spirits, "The burritos are so delicious!"
Xu Ning drank two bowls of radish soup and rolled four large pancakes. His mouth was full of oil. This meal really suited his taste. This meal was the most delicious meal he had eaten since the Chinese New Year. Yang Yusheng rolled the pancake and said, "This pancake is baked with bear oil. It's really delicious."

"Yeah, Third Uncle, I'll get some before you leave." Xu Ning nodded.

"If I don't take it, I won't fire at all when I go back. I'll just hit here and there."

Li Fuqiang said: "Third uncle, why don't you stay here until spring, and then I will take you back to the provincial capital."

"No, don't worry about it. I'll leave on the morning of the 15th or 16th tomorrow."

"Then I'll give it away..." Li Fuqiang said.

"You don't need to send it off. Someone will come to pick it up. Didn't your old uncle find a job for you? You go and do it first. Work hard and don't make trouble with others."

"I know, I'm not so stubborn now."

Yang Yusheng laughed twice when he heard this. He was really happy to see Li Fuqiang improved, but due to work and discipline reasons, he could not explain his identity directly.

Even Xu Ning and Xu Laowen only made a rough guess, and they didn't mention it to anyone else.

Why are you so strict? Because Yang Yusheng was in the public notice period, the fewer people knew about this period, the better. He started publicizing on the eighth day of the lunar month when he officially went to work, and it lasted for one week and did not end until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after the snow in Qing'an, the air was very fresh, and I felt refreshed after taking a shallow breath.

On the first day of the afternoon, Yang Shuhua, Wu Qiuxia and others occupied Lao Xu's house, but the gentlemen did not go to Lao Wang's house to play mahjong or cards. Instead, they hung out lanterns in groups in the main courtyard and downstairs.

Xu Laowen even dug out two old oil lamps in the lower room. There was a layer of dust on the surface. After wiping off the dust and changing the wick, the oil lamps could be lit again.

Wang Erli used a shovel to poke the corn kernels in the courtyard, and after crushing them, he had to wait until night to light them on the street, at the entrance of the courtyard, and in the courtyard.

Last night, Liu Daming froze a few pieces of ice in containers such as enamel jars and aluminum basins. Now he poured out the water in the ice, and then scalded the outer layer of the container with hot water. The ice cubes would fall off naturally, and then he put roots inside. Candles and an ice lamp are ready.

No one was idle that day. Even Xu Feng and Jin Yumantang were pasting paper on the lanterns. The lanterns were made of iron wire. When Liu Daming and Wu Qiuxia went to the street a few years ago, they bought two bundles, which was enough. Several people used it.

Since 11 o'clock at noon, the sound of firecrackers in the village has not stopped. The crackling, tinkling and banging sounds are so loud that the dogs in the village are so frightened that they howl.

However, the green wolf and flower wolf of Old Xu's family did not let out any screams, they just huddled in the kennel and lay quietly. During the Chinese New Year, Hualang and several puppies even howled when they heard the sound of cannons. Only half a month later, they completely accepted the sound of cannons.

The banquet started quite late in the old Xu family today, and the table was not set until around 2:30. After twelve dishes with all colors and flavors were placed on the table, Xu Ning, Wang Hu and others took the children outside the courtyard and placed two hangings first. Whip, and then fire twenty more bangs of marlezi and double jingle.

Since we had burritos yesterday, everyone here has a big appetite today. Xu Laowen and others just put the wine glasses on the table and poured two taels of wine each. They mainly ate the food. Occasionally someone would pick up the glass and take a sip. There is no recklessness in drinking to death.

With Yang Yusheng sitting at the table, who dares to explode? Everyone has to pick up the food.

"Didn't you tell Uncle Meng about beating up furniture?" Xu Laowen asked.

"I didn't say it. How can I have the final say in this matter? Why don't I look at you as the pillar of support?" Xu Ning gritted his teeth and said.

Xu Laowen felt very comfortable in his heart, but he was dissatisfied, "Now I am the mainstay. Before you and Zi Yan dated and confirmed your relationship, why didn't you ask me and your mother."

Xu Ning said: "Can it be the same?"

Liu Lizhen sat on the kang and said, "When you look at Lao Meng in front of you, tell him."

Xu Laowen nodded: "I'll talk to him for a drink in two days."

Yang Yusheng asked: "What is missing to build a house? There is definitely no shortage of wood. Is there any way to build a house with lime, sand and red bricks?"

"Uncle Third, my eldest brother said he knows the owner of the brick factory and can give him a cheaper price." Li Fuqiang said.

Xu Ning nodded: "All we need now is lime and sand. I'll go and ask in the street later."

"Okay, you go and ask first. If you really can't find a way, I'll help you get in touch." Yang Yusheng said.

"Got it."

Everyone didn't drink too much, so they ate the meal quickly. They started using chopsticks at nearly three o'clock, and the table was cleared around four-thirty.

"Third brother, why don't you drink?" Liu Daming asked.

Yang Yusheng was not polite: "I haven't had enough to drink. Can you drink some more with me?"

"Oh my god, third brother, I'm just being polite, don't mess with me."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed.

Xu Laowen said: "You are just arrogant. You didn't dare to ask me until you saw me."

Wang Erli pushed the cigarette box on the edge of the kang in front of Yang Yusheng and said, "Then why are you asking? Let the third brother drink some tea to relieve his hunger. We will go out and light the lamp after it gets dark."

"Okay! I'll let Erning go and light the gatehouse lamp later. What is Erning doing?"

Li Fuqiang leaned against the cabinet on the floor, smoking a cigarette, and said, "It's in the courtyard to feed the dogs."

During the festival, dogs also have to eat something good. Xu Ning specially cut some roe deer meat for the dogs in the lower room, put some corn flour dog food in the big pot, mixed some Chinese cabbage into it, and added less salt. Salt.

Although Hualang and the others are still puppies, their appetite is no less than that of big dogs such as Green Wolf, and may even be a bit more.

As soon as they finished feeding the dogs, Xu Laowen and others stepped out, greeted Xu Ning, carried a basket with corn kernels, and lit lanterns in the courtyard, at the entrance of the courtyard, and in the courtyard.

Wang Hu and others also went home to light the lamps. At about six o'clock, looking down from the top of the mountain, you could see that Qing'an Tun and Taiping Tun were all lit up.

There were many children playing and playing in the street, running and shouting, or lighting small whips with incense and listening to the sound in excitement.

When everyone chatted at old Xu's house until about nine o'clock, Xu Feng started to complain that she was hungry.

Liu Lizhen was extremely prescient. After the afternoon meal, she sat the food in the pot.

I originally thought about letting them have another bite at around seven o'clock, but no one was hungry.

The food is now cold, but it won't take long to light the fire again, just enough to light up the kang.

"Third brother, come over to eat tomorrow morning. When will you leave?"

Yang Yusheng nodded to Liu Lizhen: "Okay, I have to go around eight o'clock."

"Ah, then should you go home directly, or..."

"If I don't go home, I'll have to wander around for a few days. Don't pick up anything for me. I have no place to put it."

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "I see that you are very proud of the venison stack. I was thinking of getting you some food and drinks."

"Okay! Give me some less."

"Got it."

Liu Lizhen was very happy to hear that Yang Yusheng did not show any pretentious politeness. She turned to Wu Qiuxia and others and said, "You guys come early tomorrow. We have to have dinner at seven o'clock."

"OK."

Then everyone went home.

(End of this chapter)