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Chapter 324: Liu Huang and his friends go hiking together
Xu Ning saw Huang Lin sitting on the kang in the east room, feeling a little awkward because the room was full of elders and he didn't even have anyone to chat with, so Xu Ning asked him to go find Wang Biao to play.

Da Laba sat on the edge of the kang in the east room and turned to listen to Zhang Guifang, Liu Lizhen and others chatting. These old ladies are bound to have a lot to talk about when they get together. After all, Da Laba did a lot of things in the early stage and left a deep impression on Liu Lizhen.

"Oh, that's right! You see Guoxing, every time he comes to give me something, he just throws it at the door and runs away..."

Zhang Guifang smiled and said, "Aunt, I specifically told him that. We are all family, so I won't hide anything. You see, he is a grown man, but his mouth is like the waist of a cotton trouser. I was afraid that he would go to other people's houses and talk nonsense and annoy them, so I told him a long time ago that he was not allowed to enter any house."

Da Loudspeaker lowered his head and said, "Yeah, my wife is pretty strict."

Li Fu emphasized, "She was very strict. Last time we met at a fork in the road, her face was covered in blood. That's it... My elder brother Huang said that my sister-in-law didn't kill him."

"Hahaha……"

"Why are you so annoyed? What's the matter?" Liu Lizhen asked.

Zhang Guifang didn't feel embarrassed. It didn't matter who she talked about it with. If she talked about it in the village, it would be embarrassing. But in Old Xu's house, it was not a big deal at all. Instead, she told it as a joke to enhance their relationship.

"It was because of that big pig. He showed off when he led his dog into the mountains. He had to fight the big pig alone. The pig didn't see it, but it killed all the dogs in the house. I was so sad. Otherwise, how could I fight him?"

Han Fengjiao said, "Sister-in-law, is that the big solitary pig that Erning and his friends hunted? It's still on display in the forest farm."

"Second Aunt, that's it!" Li Fuqiang continued.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "My brother helped a lot when we were hunting that big solitary boar. Why did Yang Jun pay an extra fifty? It was my brother who arranged it."

Liu Lizhen clapped her hands and said, "Oh my god, how come this happened? Why did you just bring it up?"

The loud speaker continued, "Aunt, this is just a small matter, it's not something that needs my brother to complain about..."

Everyone chatted about family matters in the house for a while, and then Han Fengjiao, Wu Qiuxia, Wang Shujuan and Yang Shuhua went to the outer room to cook.

Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang were in the house accompanying the loudspeaker, while Liu Lizhen was chatting with Zhang Guifang. Overall, the atmosphere was harmonious and joyful.

Guan Lei's cotton pants had a palm-sized hole scratched by Lao Baozi on the buttocks, and the cotton inside was gone, so he and Wang Hu went to the west room. Wang Shujuan found a pair of cotton pants in the cabinet in the west room and asked Guan Lei to put them on first, and then fill some cotton in the pants to mend them when he had time in the afternoon, and keep them for work.

Around 11 o'clock, Xu Feng held Li Jinyu's hand and ran into the courtyard in a hurry, jumping and skipping. Behind them were Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, Li Mantang and Huang Lin.

As soon as she entered the room, Xu Feng called Zhang Guifang "sister-in-law", which led Zhang Guifang to praise her for her hard work and said she would definitely have a bright future!

Liu Lizhen felt a little helpless. This eldest daughter really made her love and hate her, so she could only laugh it off.

After the children came back, the house became noisy and bustling.

Not long after, Liu Daming walked in with his hands behind his back. Xu Ning stood up and introduced him to Da Laba and Zhang Guifang, and both of them called him uncle.

Even though Liu Daming is half a year younger than Da Laba, Da Laba has to call him uncle. After all, the friendship and seniority start from Xu Ning.

After a few words, Han Fengjiao lifted the door curtain and came into the room to urge Wang Hu to set up the table. Two tables had to be set up at noon, otherwise there would not be enough seats.

Wang Hu, Wang Biao and Liu Tianen moved two tables, and Wang Shujuan, Li Jinyu and Xu Feng went into the house with bowls and chopsticks and served the food.

The lunch dishes included roe deer meat stewed with sauerkraut, bear meat, red sausage, bear pork, pheasant stewed with mushrooms, and stir-fried venison. There were six dishes in total, not too much.

The staple food is rice and bear meat buns. The buns are so oily and fragrant when you bite them...

Xu Ning took out two bottles of Daqu from the cabinet and said with a smile: "Brother, let my uncle drink with you."

Liu Daming took the bottle and said, "Guoxing, let's go alone. How can you drink?"

Dababa said with a smile: "I can drink a pound of alcohol, but I'm not too drunk. Uncle, let's not drink too much. If I drink too much and do something embarrassing the first time I come back, my wife will scratch me to death when I get home."

"Hahaha, eh! Just drink it. We are all wine lovers. Who can laugh at who?" Liu Daming said.

Xu Ning said: "Let Hu Zi and Shi Tou drink with you two, drink it evenly."

"That's fine too. Two bottles are just right for the four of us, no more, no less."

On the kang, Liu Lizhen crossed her legs and tilted her head and asked, "Guifang, how about we drink a little too? I think you can handle it."

Han Fengjiao said: "Guifang must have a lot!"

Zhang Guifang stroked her hair and said embarrassedly, "Aunt, I can't drink too much..."

The loud speaker happened to be listening and turned around and said, "Hey, come to Auntie's place, why are you still pretending! Auntie, she can drink more than me, otherwise why do I get beaten every time after drinking?"

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Daming said with a smile: "Guoxing is a real person!"

"What else is there to say? Just from spending some time with him, I've found that my brother Huang is really a very down-to-earth person."

It is true. Although the loud speaker has a loose mouth, he never spreads rumors and does not talk nonsense about things he does not understand. Instead, he first understands what is going on before he speaks out.

The loud speaker who was recognized by Li Fuqiang blushed and said, "Ah, I just speak quickly. I think we are family members, so why can't we talk about it?"

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "It's not that bad, we are all family, Guifang, let's drink less."

"Yeah!" Zhang Guifang nodded.

Then, the two tables poured themselves some wine and drank while chatting.

"Brother, try this braised pork and diaozi meat, my sister-in-law prepares them very deliciously."

Da La Ba didn't hesitate to chew the meat and said, "It's really delicious! My sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good."

Liu Daming said: "Guoxing, eat more food. We can drink slowly without any rush."

"Eh."

After the children had finished their meal, they got up from the table and went out to play.

Liu Lizhen and others each drank a glass of wine at the kang table, then put down their glasses and started chatting.

Liu Daming and Da Laba drank four taels of wine, put their arms around each other's shoulders and talked to each other from the heart.

But Xu Ning could tell that neither of them was drunk, they were just using the alcohol to talk about their problems.

"Uncle, if you think it's boring to walk in the mountains by yourself, then call my brother to go with you."

Da Loudspeaker nodded: "Yes! Uncle, I usually go hiking alone. If we can team up, then I can have a companion!"

Liu Daming took a sip of wine and said, "That's fine, are you going to play dog ​​hunting?"

"Why are you hunting for dogs? My dog ​​was bought not long ago, so I want my brother to help me drag the dog. I am just wandering around alone, and I don't know how to track him after I'm done..." Xu Ning clapped his hands and laughed, "Look! Isn't this just right? My uncle knows how to track people, and he is good at trapping and clamping in battles, and you can hunt for dogs, so you two can complement each other."

Liu Daming blinked and said, "That's right, Guoxing. I can't go hiking every day. If there is work to do, I have to go to work first."

"Is it necessary? Uncle, don't worry, I will definitely not hold you back. Even if we have time to go to the mountains, my brother will drag the dog out, and we can lead the dog into the mountains and hunt some wild boars or something."

Xu Ning said, "Uncle, if you have a lot of work, please introduce some to my brother. It would be great if you two could work together."

"Okay!" Liu Daming nodded.

Dababa smiled and said, "Thanks, brother. If there is a job, I will definitely go! Why not go if I can earn money? Don't worry, uncle, I can do any physical work, and I will definitely not talk nonsense when I get there."

Liu Daming raised his glass and said, "Ah, there's no point in talking more. Let's see what happens! Come, clean up the mess and we'll have some rice."

"Got it!"

What does Liu Daming usually do? He mainly helps others, such as building pig pens or cow sheds, helping to unload wood, or going to the woodcutting field to help unload the sheaths and put the woodcutters back in place.

There are many such jobs and you can do them anytime. Even if Liu Daming calls on more than ten people to go together, they can still get the work done.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Liu Daming sometimes speaks harshly and seems to have no emotional intelligence, but he knows a lot of people outside. These people work hard to support their families. Regardless of their personalities, the main thing is that they can endure hardships and work hard.

There was a reason why Xu Ning was so busy. Liu Daming was unwilling to go hiking with him, so he had no way to take his uncle into the mountains to hunt animals and earn some money.

Now the topic just happened to come to this, so Xu Ning thought to himself that Da Laba was also a hard-working person, and he could be a good partner for his uncle, so he brought it up.

After dinner, everyone sat on the kang and chatted for a while. At 2: in the afternoon, Da Laba and Zhang Guifang were ready to go home. Xu Ning asked them to sit for a while, and then took Wang Hu and Guan Lei to the lower room.

They took down a sheep hanging on the beam of the lower house, removed its two legs, cut some meat from its belly, and then gave the remaining half of the sheep to Da Laba to take away.

"Brother, I only need half a fan, why bother with all these..."

Xu Ning put his hands in his sleeves and said, "Just take it. Invite Li Mazi, Lan Guodong and the others to your house for a meal tomorrow. Make some mutton offal soup to satisfy their cravings... Reputation is something that needs to be protected."

Zhang Guifang nodded: "Then I'll listen to you, brother."

"Okay! Auntie, we'll be leaving first."

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "Hey, come over when you have time, and you have to come in again."

The loud speaker grinned and said, "Of course!"

Then, Da Laba and Zhang Guifang left with most of the sheep. When they passed by Li Fuqiang's house, they happened to see Huang Lin playing pocket throwing with Wang Biao and others, but they did not call Huang Lin to go home together, but told him to go home when he had enough fun.

After the two of them walked out of Tunxi, they began to whisper quietly.

"My brother asked me to run in the mountains with my uncle. Did you hear me?"

"Listen, aunt and uncle told me that they are relieved that you two can go into the mountains together. Since my brother and Qiangzi went to the mountains for hiking, my uncle and second uncle rarely go into the mountains, leaving my uncle alone..."

"It's quite dangerous to go hiking alone... The main thing is, my brother asked my uncle to take me to work, which is a good thing! I can earn a little bit..."

"Not so good." Zhang Guifang nodded and said, "You wanted to work before, but the boss of the Lengchang doesn't hire people for odd jobs. You don't know anyone if you work for someone else. This time, you can make some money by following your uncle."

"OK."

Zhang Guifang frowned and said, "I think what we brought is a little too little..."

Da Loudspeaker shook his head: "What's less? This is the financial situation of our family. I know that I can't pretend to be poor even though I don't have money! When dealing with you, we can't be pretentious. We just need to do what we can to get the real benefits."

"I know. Why are you so slow?"

"Look, you asked me! Why do you still think I'm being nagging?"

"..."

At Old Xu's house, Liu Lizhen put the eggs into the jar under the kitchen, muttering, "These two have brought a lot of eggs. There must be five kilograms of them..."

Xu Ning stood at the door and said, "He really did take a lot. These five pounds cost six yuan, plus two cans of food, so this trip cost ten yuan. And then there are those old sticky bean dumplings. His family is not well off, so he definitely spent a lot of money."

Liu Lizhen stood up and looked at Liu Daming, saying, "If you have work to do, ask Guoxing to do it. If you have nothing to do, you two can go into the mountains together and have company."

"Sister, I know. I used to think that Dabazui was quite annoying, but after meeting him today, I think he's okay, not as weird as others say."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "How can you be sure of what you hear from others? Besides, others only say that he is a bad mouth, but they don't say that he is a bad person, which shows that his character is not bad."

"Well, let me get in touch with him." Liu Daming turned around and said, "Your arm is stretched this time. You need to stay at home for a few days, right?"

"Well, I need to take care of it for at least a week. Hey... Uncle, please help me apply the plaster. I still don't dare to bend my arm."

Liu Daming said with a smile: "Wait till my brother-in-law comes back tonight to scold you. Where is the plaster?"

"The kang in the west room is warm."

This plaster needs to be warm or heated with fire, otherwise it will not stick to the skin.

Liu Daming walked into the west room, saw two sacks on the ground, and asked, "Is that Old Leopard in these?"

"OK."

"You are quite a person, were you really strangled to death by a leopard?"

"Hu Zi and I were pulling the leopard from the sheep shed, while my eldest brother and Shi Tou were holding the leopard's hind legs outside. It was strangled to death. There was no danger at the time. The leopard was caught in the nylon net. After the horizontal bar fell, Shi Tou grabbed the small net and pounced on it to hold it down..."

"Oh my god, look at Lei Zi's lean physique, how can he be so fierce?"

Wang Hu walked into the house and said with a smile: "Uncle, my brother Lei is really fierce. Last time he killed a jackal with an axe when he put a snail shell on it. This time he was pinned down by the old leopard. I didn't even react at the time."

At lunch, they did not go into detail about how they hunted the old leopard, because they had already talked about it with Da Laba the night before, and today's meal was mainly about chatting about family matters, and they did not talk much about hunting in the mountains.

Wang Hu helped Xu Ning take off his cotton jacket, and Liu Daming held the plaster and reached into Xu Ning's collar and put it on his arm.

"How do you go to the toilet? Can you take off your pants?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Why not? Just untie your pants string, put your knuckles into the waistband of your cotton pants and take them off."

Wang Hu blinked his eyes and asked curiously, "Second brother, how do you wipe your butt?"

(End of this chapter)