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Chapter 288: Old Leopard’s movements are a worry for my mother

Li Fuqiang walked in front holding the Song Mingzi torch, Xu Ning looked around in the middle, and Wang Hu held the torch at the end to illuminate.

The three of them went down the mountain along the second ridge on the west side of Dongshan. More than 200 meters further on, there is the narrow road from Qing'an Tun to Xima Duozi, but the second ridge is next to the old forest.

After hearing Wang Hu's words, Xu Ning said: "Get up early tomorrow and walk along the Dongshan Railway Road to the back of the forest farm. You can go directly to the 17th Lingchang. Just pick up the stone then. Brother, you know better Can’t you tell Lao Lin?”

"Well, that's not a big deal. What am I thinking about? Otherwise, let Lao Lin take us to the 17th Leng yard. Anyway, he has to go to the lumber yard to load the truck. It's not too far away..."

Wang Hu answered: "Second brother, it's okay to do this. It will save a lot of trouble. Then I can get some meat for Lao Lin."

Xu Ning smiled and said: "Hu Zi can do things now. When will Lao Lin come?"

"About half past six."

Xu Ning thought for a moment and said, "Let's take his car to the lumber yard, and from the lumber yard to the 17th Leng yard, we won't delay his loading."

"also!"

At this time, there was a crashing sound in the old forest on the right. The three of them stopped immediately and quickly slid the guns on their shoulders to the crooks of their arms. Xu Ning held the 56 and a half in both hands, quickly pulled the bolt of the gun, and then fired the gun. His mouth pointed at the old forest.

"What's the noise?"

Li Fuqiang inserted the torch into the snow shell, quickly raised the handle of the gun with both hands, and loaded the single-head bullet into it.

Wang Hu looked at Xu Ning and asked, "Second brother, can't he be Old Leopard?"

Xu Ning shook his head and did not respond. He only said: "You two hold the torch and step back. Let's walk slowly."

"it is good."

Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang both loaded bullets into their pouch-handled shotguns. They bent down to pick up the torch stuck in the snow shell. They stepped back carefully. Xu Ning used the light of the torch to look back while looking. The dark old forest.

The three of them didn't speak. They just listened intently. You must know that the old leopard is a large cat beast. When it catches prey, it not only relies on speed, but also relies on unexpected sneak attacks!
The moon was dark and the wind was high, the dark gauze clouds covered the stars, and there were gusts of cold wind blowing by. I could only hear the sound of "wow, ow, ow, ow". In this dark wilderness, it really sounded like ghosts crying and wolves howling...

The three of them each faced one side, holding the guns in their hands and walking slowly towards the intersection between Qing'an and Taipingtun. The footsteps were not loud, but there was also a subtle creaking sound that could be detected.

They only walked sixty or seventy meters, but it took more than ten minutes. It can be seen that the three of them did not dare to move at all. It was night, not day, and their sight was blocked. If the old leopard was really hiding in the dark, don't look at the three of them. Gun, but also quite dangerous.

Half an hour later, Xu Ning and the other three came to the fork in the road. They all exhaled, but did not put away their guns and remained vigilant.

"Brother, can it be Old Leopard?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "I can't say for sure, but you can never make a big mistake if you are careful. If it is really an old leopard, it will be too late for us to regret it."

"Yeah, it's good to be steady."

Wang Hu said: "Second brother, shall we go back?"

"Let's go, you two stay in front, and I'll look behind you until we reach the crop fields."

The snow in the crop fields is thicker than the snow on the narrow roads. Generally, livestock in the mountains do not like to walk through thick snow. For example, wild boars will walk on mountain ridges and sunny slopes. When the wind blows in the mountains, the snow will be blown away and piled into a depression. Or on the edge of the mountain.

The journey was uneventful. After entering the entrance of Tunxi, the three of them put away their guns and drew out the bullets.

When I passed by the gate of Li's courtyard, I glanced in. The room was dark, the door was locked, and there was no one there.

Li Fuqiang turned his head and said, "Brother, this heavy snow will make many animals in the mountains hungry, right?"

"Definitely, we won't see many wild boars when we go hiking in the mountains after the New Year. I guess the wild boars have all gone deep into the mountains. Coupled with the heavy snow, the wild boars have nothing to eat, not to mention the big cats, old leopards, tiger cubs and other ferocious beasts. They have to play and eat. If they want to save their lives, they can only huddle together..."

Wang Hu smiled and said: "Wouldn't it be better if the wild boars gathered together? Last time we were busy watching, we missed a group..."

"There are two possibilities for wild boars gathering together. One is that there are wild boar herders chasing them, and the other is that they have nothing to eat and they gather together to find food."

Li Fuqiang pursed his lips and nodded: "Yeah, I think that's the case."

Wild boars gather together to look for food, which can increase their survival rate. Why? Because some wild boars die in the middle of the road, they can bring abundant food to the same kind, allowing the same kind to fill their stomachs, truly sacrificing the individual.

After chatting at the door of the house, the three of them walked into the courtyard. Liu Lizhen stood at the door of the house and asked, "Is everything okay?"

"Nothing's wrong!"

Xu Ning waved her hands and said without mentioning the suspected sight of Old Leopard just now, "Mom, the three of us will get up early and leave early tomorrow."

"What are you going to do?" Liu Lizhen asked.

Xu Ning put his arm around his mother's shoulders and said with a smile, "Let's make money!"

"Stop wandering around! The house has just been in peace for two and a half days..."

"Hey, I'll shout to Shitou tomorrow, what can happen to the four of us? Come back before dark!"

My mother was reluctant but helpless. In fact, she was very conflicted because Xu Ning had indeed brought about earth-shaking changes to the family during this period.

After Xu Ning learned it well, she could straighten her back when walking in the village. Not only did she feel proud, but her face also became brighter.

But after thinking about it carefully, it seems that is not the case. As a mother, she must be thinking about her son and don't want him to put himself in danger...

Most people have this kind of tangled thought. After all, people are complicated.

Xu Laowen heard the conversation between his mother and his wife at the door of the east room. He lifted the door curtain and persuaded: "Zhen, what can you do without risk? If he wants to go, just go."

"What the hell, he's not your son? Why are you so cruel!"

Liu Lizhen annoys him the most when he says such conniving words. Why don't you put this nonsense aside? How many jobs are there in the world that can make money without taking risks? Why don't you think about others?

Hearing this, Xu Laowen put away his smile and shrank his eyes: "How old is he? He can do whatever he wants. How can he not have any idea in his mind? I can understand that you are thinking about the child, but we can't drag the child away at the critical moment. Hind leg! I told you about this a long time ago..."

"Xu Laowen, think about it for yourself, count all the things you have done, who is holding the child back?!"

There was no way Liu Lizhen would let him go in this matter. With Xu Laowen's temperament, he was the most capable of making trouble and making troubles. How could he just lick his face and say this?

Xu Laowen felt that there was a flaw in what he just said, and hurriedly went back to make up for it, but Liu Lizhen ignored him at all, turned around and went to the outhouse, leaving him alone in the house to attract attention.

Wang Erli grabbed his arm and whispered: "Brother, you use your own shortcomings to solve the problem, which is unreasonable!"

"Then you go."

Xu Laowen came from a military background. To really engage in culture and talk, he had to look to Wang Erli.

"That's my sister-in-law. It doesn't make sense for me to talk back to her!"

"Get out of here, you really have the ability to use it on me. Once you get to the real chapter, you'll be done with it." Xu Laowen curled his lips and said.

Xu Ning said: "Dad, you have no need to talk."

Xu Laowen turned around and said with sideways eyes: "Then I didn't do it for you? Just tell me how to compensate me. I have been scolded all the time. How unjust it is for me!"

Xu Ning spread his hands and said with a smile: "No money!"

"...Go away! Apart from your mother and sister-in-law, you are the richest in the whole family. What can you do if you give me less?" Xu Laowen reached out to ask for money from his children not once or twice, so he was quite skillful and said in a tone of voice He was confident and confident, with no embarrassment in his expression.

Xu Ning shook his head: "What do you want money for? Why do you want to buy an air gun? There are so many guns at home, not enough for you to use?"

"What do you know? If you don't give it to me, you won't let me down! Stop talking to me. It's useless."

Xu Laowen sat on the edge of the kang with his arms folded, grabbed the cigarette box and rolled up the old cigarettes. Wang Erli on the side smiled softly, and also grabbed the cigarette paper and filled it with tobacco leaves.

In the outhouse, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu were chatting with Han Fengjiao, Yang Shuhua, and Wang Shujuan, so there were not many people in the east room. At this time, Yang Shuhua opened the door curtain and entered the room. He looked at Xu Ning and said, "Brother, you and Hu Zi will go over there tomorrow." Eat, don’t let my aunt get up early to prepare the meal.”

"Okay! Where is my mother?"

Yang Shuhua said, "Where's the West Room? Come over and take a look."

"kindness."

Xu Ning nodded and went to the West House. His mother was in front of the West House cabinet, bending down to look for clothes. Xu Ning walked over and put his arm around his mother's shoulders, grinning.

Mom turned to him and rolled her eyes, "What do you want to do?"

"Hey, I was wondering if you were secretly wiping your tears."

"Come on, pull it off. I shed so many tears because of you in the first few years... No matter how big things happen to me now, I won't even shed tears. None of you brats named Xu can worry!"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Mom, you are worried about your life. You said that our family's life is not good or bad now, and we all want to go on a good road. If we don't work hard, how can we live a good life."

"It's up to you to say this... I see that our family is living a good life, with plenty of food, drink and clothing. How much money do you want to earn? Isn't it enough to build a house and marry you a wife? "

Xu Ning said: "It's enough now, but what about after I get married? My brother and sister-in-law have to have a child, and I have to have a child, right? When the time comes, I won't have any money, how will I support the child?"

Liu Lizhen turned to stare at him and said harshly: "Your father and I didn't have much money when we got married. Why don't you and your brother grow up to be this big? Do whatever you like, I don't want to care about you. , and here it is!”

"Hey, I'm so impatient to talk about it. The four of us are just going for a walk. Can we wait and see? I'll have to say something else...Mom, what are you doing for fun? What are you doing for that ragged Qiu Yi? ”

Liu Lizhen took out the tattered cotton-padded jacket from the closet and threw it on the counter angrily, "Aren't we going to find some clothes for you?"

"Hehe, my mother is better!"

"Go away...you're really annoying." My mother curled her lips and muttered.

The mother found out the tattered cotton-padded jackets and stuff and threw them on the kang to cover them, and then returned to the east room. Xu Laowang watched his wife enter the house, and hurriedly gave Wang Erli a look. Unexpectedly, Wang Laoxie got up and went to the outhouse. And he called his wife to go home.

Xu Laowen saw that there was no one in the room, and Liu Lizhen was sitting on the edge of the kang, flipping through the drawer of the kang piano cabinet. He walked over quietly and said, "Zhen."

"Hey, I...are you going to die? You scared me, what happened!"

Xu Laowen shrank his neck and said, "Jane, I was just acting cowardly because there were so many people. Don't be like me."

"Oh, you are the father, you can take care of whatever you like."

"Hey, I didn't mean that. I'll admit my mistake to you now, okay?"

"Come on, annoying."

Xu Laowen grinned, grabbed her shoulders and pressed gently, "Look, how is my technique? Is it comfortable?"

"Don't let it get in your way, you're looking for something..."

At this time, Yang Shuhua opened the door curtain and entered the house to see this scene. She immediately lowered the door curtain and returned to the outer room. Behind her, Li Fuqiang was puzzled and asked: "What's going on?"

"It's okay. I'll take the child home first. You can go to the West Room to find your brother."

"what?"

Yang Shuhua pushed him, and Li Fuqiang was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask in detail. Only when Yang Shuhua walked out of the door did he enter the west room and saw Wang Hu and Xu Ning dismantling guns.

"Brother, hurry up and put some oil on these guys. Don't wait until tomorrow's critical moment."

"Okay, then I'll take it directly to my house later. When you two get up in the morning, go straight there and wash your face over there."

"also."

At nearly nine o'clock, Old Xu's house was completely clean. Mom and Dad were soaking their feet in the east room. Since Xu Long hasn't come back these days, Xu Feng has been staying with Wang Shujuan in the east wing. Xu Ning also washed her hands after covering herself with the quilt. He fell asleep on his feet.

In the Li family, after Yang Shuhua arranged Jin Yumantang to sleep, she fetched a basin of foot-washing water and chatted with him while washing Li Fuqiang's feet.

"In all these years, we haven't asked my third uncle what he does."

Li Fuqiang said: "I asked before, didn't I ask Third Uncle to tell me? Anyway, I just know that Third Uncle has enough food and clothing, and we didn't want to ask Third Uncle to help. Look at Dalong, who hasn't come back these days. I know that Uncle San is very busy at work.”

"Well, uncle didn't say when Dalong would come back before?"

"I didn't say anything. Our brother answered the phone a few days ago. We can talk for a while."

Yang Shuhua nodded: "How are you doing today? Are you tired?"

"Why are you tired? I'm just helping load and unload the truck. When the truck comes back empty, I'll drive for a while. I'm not tired from running in the mountains with my brother."

Yang Shuhua grinned. She was really happy about Li Fuqiang's words. Although there were no emotional words, it was this plain tone that made her feel sincerely happy.

"Then you should be more careful when you go up the mountain with your brother tomorrow. That black blind man weighing more than 700 pounds is no joke."

Li Fuqiang was stunned, "How did you know you were going to hit that 700-pound black blind man?"

Yang Shuhua curled her lips and said, "Why, you still want to hide it? As soon as our brother entered the door, my aunt saw it. Otherwise, my aunt wouldn't be happy, so she must be worried about him."

"Ah, I was wondering if you didn't know."

"Then you don't know. My aunt knows what my uncle and brother are going to do at a glance. Otherwise, how can I suppress them?"

"That's right. In this case, you get on the kang first, and I will also shock you..."

Li Fuqiang held Yang Shuhua's armpits with both hands and lifted her up directly. Yang Shuhua exclaimed: "Oh, mom, don't worry... something will happen soon, it's too dangerous..."

"Let's give birth as soon as it's here. Let's have another one!"

Yang Shuhua lay on the edge of the kang and said, "You can't pay for that..."

"Come on, how big is the order that our family can't afford?"

Now Li Fuqiang is really tough in chatting, not only in words, but also in his arms and legs, and he is also quite energetic in his work.

After finishing it, the two of them fell asleep.

It wasn't until around 5:30 that Yang Shuhua woke up with her head in her hands, and she kicked Li Fuqiang angrily. Because the kang mat was too slippery last night, she accidentally split her crotch and stretched her muscles.

(End of this chapter)