Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 337 Xiao Xu Pao sells as many bones as he wants
The big yellow dog tied at the door raised its head and barked at the top of its voice, causing the other dogs huddled in the kennel to also open their mouths and bark.

When Chang Danian and Li Baoquan came in just now, they were very well-behaved and lay in their nest without making a sound, because they knew they were their own family.

In the past, Xu Pao often took Qinglang and Chang Danian to go hiking, and Hualang was also adopted from his home. After smelling the familiar smell, he squatted in front of the den and looked at him eagerly...

Hearing the sound, everyone turned around and saw a burly middle-aged man, two young men and a girl walking towards the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing that the other party was about to enter the door, Chang Danian gave up the idea of ​​leaving and went forward to greet him with Liu Lizhen and others.

Sun Jiye stood at the door and said with a smile: "Big sister, is this Xiao Xu Pao's house?"

Liu Lizhen was quite happy to hear this name, after all, the other party was looking for her eldest son's name. She said with a smile: "Oh, what's the difference between Xiao Xu Pao and Xiao Xu Pao..."

"Hahaha, big sister, to be honest with you, we met on the mountain. He didn't mention it at the time, so I guessed it myself. I don't know if I found the right door."

Liu Lizhen raised her head and smiled, "Aren't you looking for Xiao Xupao? He's my old son! What do you want to see him for?"

"Yes! It's like this, someone in my family has fatigue syndrome, and I heard him say before on the mountain that eating jackal meat can relieve fatigue syndrome. Now that I have some free time, I thought of coming to buy some from him."

Liu Lizhen nodded and said, "Ah, let's go inside first..."

Sun Jiye looked at Wang Hu and felt that he was not like Xiao Xu Pao, but more like the guy who cut off the bear's head on the mountain before, so he asked: "Xiao Xu Pao is not home?"

"Stay home, Huzi, and go get your second brother."

"Eh!"

Just as Wang Hu was about to step out of the courtyard gate, he heard Sun Lianfang's red lips open and asked urgently: "Auntie, where is your Ma Chunming?"

"Ma Chunming? There's no one with the last name Ma in my family..."

Liu Lizhen was a little confused. She had actually heard of the pseudonyms used by Xu Ning and Guan Lei when they met Sun Jiye, but could she admit it? Of course not.

Sun Lianfang also knew that the other party was using a pseudonym, so why did she ask? The reason was that she wanted to meet this "Ma Chunming" and it would be best if she could give him a fight, otherwise she would not be able to swallow this anger!

Thinking back over the years, she had never been gossiped by anyone since she could remember. All her peers in Dahe Village called her "Third Sister", right?
How could such a spoiled woman let it go after being hit twice by Guan Lei with the barrel of a gun?

Sun Jiye hurriedly tried to smooth things over and introduced himself: "Sister, this is my second brother's daughter Sun Lianfang and son Sun Lianjun, this is my eldest brother's son Sun Liansheng, I am the third child in my family, my name is Sun Jiye."

"Ah, let's go inside first and talk later..."

When Wang Hu stepped out of the courtyard, he saw Sun Lianfang staring at him gloomily, muttering, "Ma Chunming..."

He didn't dare to stay and hurried towards Lao Jiang's house.

After welcoming Sun Jiye and the other three into the house, Liu Lizhen asked them to sit down first, while Wang Shujuan took the tea tray to the outer room to wash...

Chang Danian and Li Baoquan sat at the head and the end of the kang respectively. Looking at Sun Jiye's smiling face, Chang Danian asked, "I heard that the Sandaohe Reservoir had a flood last year?"

"Yes! At that time, everyone in our village went there and spent three days and three nights to plug the gap. Brother, do you often go hiking?"

Chang Danian waved his hand and said, "I haven't run much this year, and my physique is not as good as before."

"Ah, then you can go for a walk even if you have nothing to do. If you stay at home all the time, you will feel itchy inside. So what do you do?"

"Dog hunting, listening to you talking like that, are you also hunting?"

"Yeah, I go for a walk when I have nothing to do, mainly to hunt for war. You hunt dogs, so you should have some good dogs at home, right?"

Chang Danian raised his hand and pointed out the window. "The dog that's staring at me is called Black Wolf. The two beside it are called Second Wolf and Third Wolf. I feed the three of them..."

As soon as he entered the door, Sun Jiye saw the dogs in the yard. Seeing that they were all energetic and walking with their heads held high, he knew that these dogs were all good dogs!

At this moment, they looked outside and felt something in their hearts. They felt that he was indeed a wealthy man who dared to raise so many dogs. He was worthy of the reputation of Xiao Xu Pao!
At this time, Liu Lizhen took out two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes from the cabinet, tore open one pack and handed it to Chang Danian, "Brother, have a cigarette."

Chang Danian took it without any hesitation and handed one to Sun Jiye, then to Sun Liansheng and Sun Lianjun. Both of them took it with both hands and expressed their gratitude.

The Sun family is a wealthy one and there are rules at home. I have been influenced by them since I was a child and I am not shy when I visit anyone's home.

For example, Sun Lianfang was sitting properly on the edge of the kang at the moment, with her legs flat and her hands on her legs. She looked quite serious, but actually she was pretending. She thought to herself that she was just going to stay here for a while anyway, so she had to pretend to be serious.

Since she entered the house, Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao looked at her from time to time, glancing at her face, chest and buttocks. When they saw her sit down calmly, they sighed in their hearts: This is a steady girl, like smoke and flowers. No wonder she can be brought out to show off. I just don’t know if she has a partner...

In fact, the word "showing one's head" is not used properly. Why? Because in the city, many young girls have joined the workforce and use their wages to support themselves, and they are called the new generation of women.

But isn't this a mountain valley? The thinking here is a bit old-fashioned. Whenever someone brings a daughter out, others will look at her carefully and think in their hearts that this girl must be single and wonders if she can get along with my xx.

Although Liu Lizhen is an open-minded mother, she has seen less of the world and read less books, so she is naturally like an ordinary old woman, so her current thoughts are:

My old son is getting engaged soon, and Hu Zi is also getting engaged. Who else is there for a child this old? Oh, I think she and Lei Zi are a good match. Oh my god, it would be nice if she could be with Lei Zi. I heard that the Sun family is a wealthy family in Sandaohe, so the conditions must be good...

At this moment, Wang Shujuan brought the tea tray into the room and placed it on the edge of the kang. She poured a few cups of tea and handed them to Chang Danian, Sun Jiye, and Sun Liansheng...

Sun Jiye took the teacup and asked with a smile: "Big sister, is this your daughter?"

"Yes, my eldest daughter."

"Oh, it looks safe... Is my brother-in-law at home at work?"

"You left early. You must have driven for quite a long time to get here, right?"

"I left home at about six o'clock and drove for three and a half hours to get here."

"Ah, that's pretty fast."

"It's really fast. There's not much snow on the road now, so it's easy to walk..."

Everyone chatted in the room for more than ten minutes before Xu Ning and Wang Hu finally came.

On the way, Wang Hu recounted the details of what happened. After listening to it, Xu Ning felt that Chang Danian was really thoughtful. No one else could have thought of this. Even Wang Hu didn't react to it. It was only after Xu Ning explained it that he understood.

The two men saw the people in the house through the glass window, walked quickly into the outer room, lifted the door curtain and stepped into the east room.

Xu Ning greeted Chang Danian first, then turned to look at Sun Jiye, "Brother Sun! It's our first time meeting. You're not in a hurry, are you?"

Sun Jiye shook his hand and smiled: "Why are you in such a hurry? There are so many good cigarettes and drinks here. What have you been doing?"

"I have three dogs at home that are not very obedient. I thought I'd go and tease them. When did Brother Sun arrive?"

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyes inwardly when she heard her oldest son address her. She couldn't help but say, "Erning, your brother Sun calls me elder sister. Is it okay for you to call him brother Sun? Then you have to call him uncle."

Xu Ning smiled brightly: "Hey, you look so young, it's okay for me to call you elder sister, let's just get to know each other..." Sun Jiye lowered his head and smiled when he heard it. He knew what kind of person little Xu Pao was, but he didn't expect that he was so humorous at home!

Sun Liansheng, Lian Jun and Lian Fang on the side couldn't help but smile, but this was someone else's family, so they had to pay attention to their image.

Although my mother was quite happy, there was someone else in the room after all. She gritted her teeth and patted him on the back, saying, "You are such a bullshitter. Just call me uncle!"

Little did they know that Xu Ning was joking like this on purpose, just wanting to take advantage of the presence of outsiders to praise his mother.

"Okay, how dare I disobey my mother's orders, Uncle Sun!"

"Hahaha, good!" Sun Jiye laughed and asked, "I still don't know your name, I just know you're Xiao Xupao from Qing'an..."

"Oh, yes. Let's get to know each other again. My name is Xu Ning, this is my uncle and my brother-in-law, this is my mother, my second aunt, and my sister-in-law, and this is my brother Wang Hu."

Sun Jiye nodded and reintroduced the people on his side, then asked: "Don't you have two brothers? They haven't left home yet."

"OK."

Seeing that Xu Ning didn't continue the conversation, Sun Lianfang felt anxious and asked, "Where's Ma Chunming?"

"Who?" Xu Ning frowned and turned to stare at her.

"Ma Chunming!" Sun Lianfang said with her neck stiff.

Xu Ning waved his hand, "I don't know him!"

"you……"

Sun Lianfang was about to ask more questions, but Sun Jiye raised his hand to stop her, "Lianfang, we are here to do business."

After hearing this, she turned her head away in anger. Liu Lizhen and Han Fengjiao stood on the ground and saw this. They thought: Oh, this girl is really fierce. She kept asking Lei Zi what he was doing? Did she have a grudge with Lei Zi on the mountain? No way, Lei Zi has such a good personality, how could he bully her?

Sun Jiye said with a smile: "Then I will follow my elder sister and call you Erning?"

"Okay, you can yell whatever you want."

"I came here because before we went up the mountain, you told me that jackals can cure consumptive disease. At that time, I asked you to leave two for me. Do you remember?"

"How can I not remember it, Uncle Sun? Let me start by saying that before I went up the mountain, there was a reason for that. I had no choice at that time..."

Sun Jiye raised his hand: "Understood! Erning, I told my family before I left home that a group of people suddenly appeared in the dark, and everyone should be on guard. Let's not talk about this matter anymore."

In fact, the two had reached an agreement before they got on the mountain, but at that time both of them had their faces covered and their faces could not be seen clearly.

But now that I have seen his true appearance, I have to mention it again. This is also the reason why Xu Ning said it was the first time he met Sun Jiye after seeing him.

"Jiye, you guys keep chatting, I have to go light the fire."

"Hey, big sister, you guys are busy."

After Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao and Wang Shujuan went to the outer room, Wang Hu moved a stool over, Xu Ning sat down with legs crossed, and picked up the teapot to pour tea for Chang Danian and Sun Jiye.

Chang Danian asked, "Erning, how many jackals are there at home?"

"There are about six left. I couldn't bear to eat many, so I gave them all away. A few days ago, the pharmaceutical factory in the provincial capital called and said they wanted to buy jackal, leopard bones, etc...."

Sun Jiye was stunned, "You still have leopard bones?"

Xu Ning said casually: "Ah, he was strangled to death two days ago."

When Sun Lianfang saw Liu Lizhen and the others leave, she felt somewhat relieved and said in surprise, "Ah! How did you get strangled to death by a leopard? You're quite capable."

"He was strangled to death. What a skill. Uncle Sun, how many jackals do you want?"

Sun Jiye suppressed his surprise and said, "At least two! Or the price we discussed on the mountain."

Xu Ning tilted his head and smiled: "What's the price..."

Just as Sun Jiye was about to respond, he said, "My memory is not very good. The skin and meat are five yuan a pound, right?"

"Ah... that's right! How many can you sell?"

"You want to buy them all? That's definitely not possible. I have to keep two to give away, and the remaining four will be sent to the provincial pharmaceutical factory. These four can be sold."

Sun Jiye took a sip of tea and calculated in his mind. He didn't bring much money with him before he went out. In total, he brought less than 800 yuan.

After the jackal was gutted and the lanterns were taken out, it barely weighed about 40 pounds. If he only bought two, the money would definitely be enough, and there would be some left over, but he didn't expect Xu Ning to give him a discount of two or three dollars.

"I can buy four, but I don't have that much money."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Just owe it to me first. Aren't you a member of the Old Sun family in Sandahe? How can you deny your debt? Just send it to me whenever you have time."

Sun Jiye nodded and said, "Okay!"

The main reason why he wanted to buy more was that jackals were hard to come by. If his second brother really got better after eating jackal meat, would he still be able to get it when he came to Old Xu's house to buy it again?

There are two other reasons. Old Sun has a large family and he likes to eat some game. Moreover, his eldest brother often entertains guests in the city. If a plate of jackal meat is placed on the table, what kind of level would that be?
"Is there any leopard meat left? Erning, to be honest, I like to eat some animal meat from the mountains. Wild boars have a strong smell, so I don't eat them much, but birds are delicious. I have never tasted leopard meat..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Then I'll get you some later, and you can try what it tastes like."

"Nothing else! You strangled the leopard so easily, but it must have taken a lot of effort. I'll buy some."

Xu Ning waved his hand: "Uncle Sun, I'm not being cunning, but leopard meat really can't be sold. If you want to try it, I'll give you two kilograms..."

Sun Jiye was a little unwilling, "What about leopard bones? Can leopard bones be sold?"

"Yes, how much do you want?"

"I want as many as I can get! This thing can be used to make soup, and it's very nutritious. Just give me a price."

Xu Ning waved his hand: "I can't give you all of it. I'm thinking of keeping some to give to others. Don't let me tell you the price. You decide. This thing is not as good as tiger bones, but it is much better than tiger cubs..."

"Ah..." Sun Jiye thought about the price of the tiger cub and said, "How about ten yuan?"

"Okay! Uncle Sun is particular!"

"What's the point of being particular? I'm actually getting a bargain. The lynx bones ground into powder cost six yuan a pound, and the big bones that can be used to make wine cost eight yuan."

(End of this chapter)