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Chapter 344 Xu Laonian is making trouble again and is about to take

It was a little after four o'clock, and the sun shone obliquely, just shining into the east wing.

Taking advantage of his free time, Xu Ning went into the lower room and cleared out the bear meat, roe deer meat, and the less than four pounds of venison meat left in the vat.

As the temperature is getting warmer and Qingming Festival is approaching, the meat will go bad if it is not eaten. My mother thinks that even if the meat is chopped into meatballs or fed to the dog, it is better than throwing it away.

In addition, there are various types of bones, the most common of which are roe deer bones, and the rest are deer, sheep, badger, and lynx bones.

Needless to say, my mother threw the wild boar bones into the stove and burned them as firewood. However, the remaining bones have high nutritional and medicinal value. The most valuable are lynx and deer bones, which can not only replenish deficiency and strengthen bones, but also treat rheumatism, arthralgia, sores, etc.

Xu Ning piled the bones into a cloth bag and hung it on the wall to dry in the shade, so that it could be ventilated and not easy to breed insects.

However, before the summer solstice, the bones must be placed in the cellar or ground into powder. Otherwise, when the temperature gradually rises into summer, people will not be able to enter the house. Not only will there be a bad smell, but it will also easily breed mosquitoes, flies, and the most disgusting thing is maggots.

After hanging the bones on the wall, Xu Ning took out the sack containing pig teeth and pig stomachs. There were only thirteen pairs of pig teeth, and he picked up the big ones, which were five or six centimeters long.

When Xu Ning opened the sack, he smelled a fumes. There were thirty-six pig stomachs inside. Although they had been cleaned, the smell was quite strong and no matter how he washed it, the stench could not be removed.

When Xu Ning first went hunting in the mountains, he didn't want pig stomach at all. Later, Liu Daming mentioned it on the table, so Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu took note of it. From then on, whenever they hunted wild boars, the two would process them in the mountains first, and then scrub them twice when they got home...

Standing at the foot of the wall, Xu Ning picked up the wolf teeth and lynx teeth hanging on the window frame. There were some scraps of meat on the teeth that had not been cleaned off and had now become cold and dry.

Leaning against the wall of the lower house, Wang Hu and Guan Lei were chopping firewood. They piled the firewood high against the wall. This was to prepare for roasting meat outside tomorrow.

"Huzi, think about it tomorrow and soak these teeth."

"okay!"

At this time, Xu Feng, Wang Biao and others rushed in and saw Guan Lei stacking firewood. Xu Feng ran over with his arms and legs bared, hugged him and called him Brother Lei.

"Stop torturing your brother Lei. Your uncle bought you a ruler. Go inside and take a look. There are also hairbands and other things. You can share them with Jin Yu."

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Xu Feng opened her eyes brightly, ran over, grabbed Xu Ning's arm, and rubbed her face against him.

"Thank you, second brother! My second brother is so nice, hehe..."

Xu Ning urged with a stern face, "Come into the house quickly."

Xu Feng was a mean person but she had a lot of brains. She obviously knew that it was Xu Ning who first suggested that her uncle buy her a ruler, so she stuck to Xu Ning and flattered him.

However, Xu Feng is not the kind of person who only uses people to help others. She has always been close to and supportive of Xu Ning, and has hardly ever refuted what he said.

Xu Feng strode into the house and almost bumped into Wang Shujuan who was cooking. She grinned, raised her little hand and slapped Wang Shujuan on the butt.

Wang Shujuan was stunned, stretched out her hand to grab her by the back of the neck, raised her foot and kicked her buttocks twice, gritting her teeth and said, "You little bastard!"

"Hey, it doesn't hurt!"

Xu Feng grinned and broke free from Wang Shujuan's hand, lifted the door curtain, turned around and stuck out her tongue, then went into the house. Wang Shujuan looked at her grimace and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Liu Lizhen turned around and asked, "What happened? Did she spank you again?"

"No, we were just joking."

"This child is so naughty. Before the Chinese New Year, I thought she would be more sensible, but why is she still like this? Eh!"

Han Fengjiao said: "Sister-in-law, why do you worry about that? I think Feng'er is very good and she is very popular."

"Oh, don't talk about this. When I saw Lianfang last afternoon, I was afraid that Feng'er would be like that in the future..."

At this time, Xu Ning came into the room carrying a bag of teeth and said, "Mom, Sun Lianfang is pretty good. Her visit has really upset Shitou."

Liu Lizhen opened her mouth and exclaimed: "What? Lei Zi chose her?"

Guan Lei entered the room and scratched his head when he heard this: "Auntie, I'm just confused and don't like her. Now she's actively sticking to me, and I have to think about it..."

Liu Lizhen curled her lips and said, "Oh, you don't learn from your brother, but you have learned this trick very well."

"Hahaha, otherwise why would he call me brother. Huzi, quickly wash your hands, take a break and eat."

"Coming!"

Wang Hu put away the axe and saw and walked into the house in two or three steps.

In the east room, Liu Daming was lying on the kang and taking a nap. They walked to the street, which was not much easier than running up the mountain, so their calves felt heavy as if they were filled with lead.

After Xu Feng entered the room and saw the ruler and hairband on the cabinet, she dropped her schoolbag, climbed onto the kang, and gave Liu Daming a kiss on the cheek.

Liu Daming had his eyes closed and was startled by her. "Oh my god! Feng, what are you doing... I was thinking it was your uncle, you scared me."

"Hahaha, thank you uncle!"

Liu Daming laughed and said, "Oh, now you have learned to be polite."

"Hey, I'm just flattering you, uncle. I'm going to do my homework."

"Go."

Seeing Xu Feng's impetuous appearance, Liu Daming felt relieved for no reason. Even though he himself didn't have a daughter, his elder sister did. What is the most enviable thing in this day and age? Having both sons and daughters and a harmonious family.

"Sister, is Qiuxia here?"

Liu Lizhen replied: "I came a long time ago and went to Lao Qin's house to pick up tofu. What are you doing?"

"It's okay, I'll ask." He was afraid that Wu Qiuxia had heard what he had just said.

Xu Ning had just washed his hands when he suddenly remembered something. He looked at the time and saw that it was twenty minutes to five, so he hurriedly said, "Mom, I'm going to the military headquarters."

"What are you doing? It's time to eat."

"Call my brother and tell him about the money. Otherwise, if Sun Jishan calls him suddenly, he might be confused..."

"Ah, he's not as stupid as you say. He just keeps slandering you."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Then I won't go?"

"Go quickly! Why are you so annoying?"

Wang Hu and Guan Lei followed him without waiting to be called. The three of them quickly came to the village headquarters. Only Du Shoucai was sitting on a stool. After a simple greeting, Xu Ning picked up the phone and dialed the duty room of the Municipal Forestry Bureau.

After a while, Xu Long's voice was heard in the receiver, and the first sentence was still to ask what happened at home?

Xu Ning was confident: "What can happen? I'm at home. I'm just telling you that today, the old Sun family from Sandaohe came to our house to buy 1000 yuan worth of meat, but they didn't bring enough money, so they only gave us 800 yuan. The remaining 200 yuan will be given to you by his eldest brother Sun Jishan. I'm afraid that Sun Jishan will suddenly call you, and you will be panicked..."

"Come on, why would I panic? Okay, I get it. Anything else?"

"Come back when you have time. There's a lot of meat left at home. You can take it to the city to give it away. It's okay now. Leave it alone."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning chatted with Du Shoucai for a while. Du Manzhi happened to come over and invite him to go home for dinner, so they locked the door and went out together.

Standing at the door, Du Manzhi chatted with Xu Ning for a while. He mainly asked about the matter of Le Baozi, and Xu Ning described it in detail, which made Du Manzhi shocked.

"Oh, I heard others say it was supernatural, but after hearing you explain it, it seems quite simple."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "As long as you find the right way, everything will be easy."

After separating from Du Manzhi, the three of them walked quickly towards home, but unexpectedly they ran into Li Fuqiang at the corner.

He came back early today and made two trips in total. When he got home and found no one, he went straight to Old Xu's house.

"Lei Zi, why did you come down the mountain the other day? Brother, are there any big animals again?" Xu Ning smiled: "Where do so many big animals come from? But today we have a chance..."

He briefly recounted the story of Sun Jiye's coming, and Li Fuqiang was a little surprised.

"Oh my god, this old Sun family is really rich. They spend 1,800 yuan to buy meat. They are really making money!"

The four of them walked into the courtyard. It was not completely dark yet, and they could hear Xu Laonian's exclamation from a distance.

"Oh my god! I've earned it, right? Who would buy that piece of broken meat? Only the Sun family would do it..."

Liu Lizhen frowned and said, "They came here to give us money, why are you saying this to them?"

"Isn't this the truth?"

Wang Erli said with a smile: "This money is really easy to earn. Erning, how much have you earned recently? It should be around 3,000 yuan."

"It's about the same if we put it together. After dividing it, it's only about 1,500 yuan."

Han Fengjiao said: "Well, Hu Zi is almost making 600 with his second brother, almost catching up with your salary."

"Not so good. We still have the bear gall and skin left to sell." Liu Lizhen said.

At this time, Xu Ning and the other three walked into the house and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, after we sell the bear gallbladder skins, we can build five rooms if we want."

"Of course! Oh, I never thought that someone would come to buy meat from you while you're at home, and they would buy a lot..."

Han Fengjiao said with a smile: "Knowing that Old Sun's family was coming, did they call Guan Erning anything? They directly asked if Xiao Xupao was home, which made my sister-in-law so angry that she couldn't stop smiling."

"Hahaha, Xiao Xu Pao, you have a very famous name!"

Xu Laonian stood at the door of the east room, turned his head and looked at Xu Ning silently. He squinted his eyes and took a puff of the cigarette.

"Erli, come in quickly and let your sister-in-law and the others prepare the meal."

"Eh."

The two brothers were unusually not comparing themselves with each other. Xu Ning saw this and said with a smile, "Dad, why are you not happy when I see you?"

Xu Laonian was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Unhappy? Why not? I'm so happy that I'm about to fly, you know?"

"Really? I don't believe it." Xu Ning said with his neck stiff.

"Hey, you little brat, am I your dad? Come on, come inside, let's talk alone!"

Xu Laonian pulled Xu Ning's arm very hard, as if he was afraid that Xu Ning would run away.

He turned his head and saw Wang Erli dragging Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei to the head of the kang and sitting next to Liu Daming. He then chatted with them with squinting eyes about what happened after Old Sun's family came over.

At this moment, Xu Laonian dragged Xu Ning to the end of the kang, put his arm around his son's shoulders, laughed, and said, "Well... Erning! My son!"

Xu Ning felt a little strange when he heard this name, and tried to break free from Xu Laonian's hand, but Xu Laonian held his arm tightly and refused to let go. He had no choice but to turn his head and said helplessly: "Dad, are you happy?"

"Happy! I'm damn happy. My son is making money. How can a father not be happy?"

Looking at his father's smile, Xu Ning asked expressionlessly, "What's the matter?"

"Well...give me some money."

"No money."

Xu Laonian paused, then insisted, "It's not much, just give me fifty yuan."

"Fifty is not a lot, right? Dad, I think you are getting carried away."

"Hey, what's that? Dad, it's useful! Just give me fifty."

"I need to ask my mom. I don't have any money."

"If you tell your mother about this, then you'll be ready for war."

"You were the one who got beaten..."

"...Yes! Whatever you say is what it means. You don't want to watch me get beaten by your mother, do you?"

"I really want to watch the fun."

"Hey! You kid, I've always thought you'd be great...just give dad fifty."

"I gave all the money I earned today to my mother. I don't have any money. What do you want to do with it?"

Laonian Xu glanced at the door with a sly look, then turned around and made a gesture.

"Gun? We have so many guns at home, why are they not enough for you to use? Why buy more guns?"

Xu Laonian whispered: "Air gun! This thing is really cool, it's folded and compressed, with such a big lead bullet, it can shoot birds fifty or sixty meters away! Listen to me, I have already bought the gun, and I borrowed the money from your uncle Guo..."

Xu Ning's brain suddenly shut down when he heard that. He turned his head and stared at Xu Laonian, frowning and said, "You bought it back? No, Dad, aren't you looking for trouble... If my mom knew about this, she would beat you to death, right?"

"Hey, what else can I say? I'm telling you this. Give me fifty yuan. I ran into your uncle Jiang just before I came back, and he gave me twenty yuan. After that, your second uncle and I can pool our money together to come up with ten yuan, so the total is eighty yuan..."

"Eighty dollars for an air rifle? No, Dad..."

Xu Laonian grabbed his arm and held out two fingers, "Two! Your uncle and I, one each. We're planning to go bird hunting on the mountain, okay?"

"Oh my god, mom, dad, you really know how to have fun."

Xu Ning certainly couldn't say that his own father was capable of causing trouble, otherwise he would be going against Tian Gang.

"That must be the case."

"What brand of air rifle?"

"I-shaped brand! Oh, you know a lot."

Xu Ning stared at his father's smiling face and said, "You can't say that I bought these two air guns, right?"

"Hey, why...why don't you believe me? Am I that kind of person?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Yes. Dad, if you say this to my mom, I will definitely not be happy."

"Hey, I just said it's my buddy's. I'd like to borrow it to play with for a few days. How about that?"

Xu Ning was a little helpless. He really didn't expect that Xu Laonian, who had been silent for a long time, could cause such a big thing.

He actually dared to borrow money to buy an air gun, and even acted without authorization, trying to conceal the truth from Liu Lizhen with white lies.

"You secretly saved money during the New Year just to buy an air rifle?"

"Well, your little...little toy got away with it. Do you know how angry your uncle and I are? Well, let's not talk about it anymore. Hurry up and give it to dad. Otherwise, I will be worried."

Xu Ning said, "I really don't have any money in my pocket. Let's talk about it after they leave in the evening."

"Then you better think about it and don't tell your mom."

Xu Ning did not answer. Logically, he should have told his mother about this matter, but Xu Laonian handled the matter so poorly. If he told his mother, the old couple would definitely have a fight, or even kick Xu Laonian out of the house.

Normally, Xu Ning and Xu Laonian could joke and tell tales to each other, but when the real thing came, they had to cover for each other, otherwise there would be unrest in the family.

After all, it was Xu Laonian's own fault, but Xu Ning couldn't stand his own parents quarreling over such a small matter.

(End of this chapter)