Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 348 My mother persuaded me to drink, and I was afraid that the three of them would take my money

At 5:40, the sun gradually sets, and the afterglow spreads all over the earth, reflecting red and yellow colors.

Old Xu's house, east room.

Xu Laonian sat on the edge of the kang with his legs crossed, looking melancholy and sad, holding a half-smoked cigarette in his hand and rubbing his head.

He was thinking about his current family status, which should be far above Dahuang, but slightly below Qinglang.

Xu Feng came into the room holding dishes and chopsticks, with an infectious smile on her face. She only smiled at Xu Laonian, and his depressed mood disappeared. He grinned, extinguished his cigarette, and raised his hand to embrace Xu Feng in his arms, but Xu Feng jumped back and ran away.

"Dad, please spend some time with your eldest son. It's been such a long time since you last saw him."

Xu Laonian felt a pain in his heart. He curled his lips and said, "Oh, don't mention it. He didn't say a word to me when he called back. I missed him for nothing."

At this time, Xu Long lifted the door curtain and entered the room, asking, "Who do you want to meet?"

"No one...don't ask!" Xu Laonian glared at him.

"Hahaha, weren't I chatting with Erning just now? Dad, look at what this is?"

Xu Long reached into his pocket and pulled out two packs of cigarettes. Xu Laonian smiled when he saw them. "Double Happiness? Where did you get them?"

"Xiao He gave it to me. I couldn't bear to smoke it, so I brought it back specially for you."

Xu Laonian suppressed his laughter, took two packs of Double Happiness cigarettes from his hand, and said with a smile: "It's not in vain that I care about you! Haha, get on the bed quickly."

Xu Ning looked at Xu Laonian and smiled, saying, "Dad, is it time to get paid soon?"

Xu Laonian was stunned for a moment, then stood up and greeted him with a smile, holding Xu Ning's arms with both hands, and said flatteringly: "Old son, get on the kang quickly, your brother finally came back, let's have a drink tonight!"

Xu Ning didn't give him face, "Dad, I've been sober for almost half a year. If you want me to break my vow, don't you have to ask my mom?"

"Ah, well...eat more food later! Dalong, get on the kang quickly, Feng'er, get some wine for your brother!"

Xu Feng curled her lips, turned around and went to search the floor cabinet.

Xu Long looked at his father's abnormal behavior, threw off his shoes and climbed onto the kang, then turned around and asked quietly, "What's going on?"

"Secret." Xu Ning smiled mysteriously.

In the outer room, Liu Lizhen was frying beef. The meat was really tender and could be served right out of the pot with just a little stir.

She used a spatula to scoop the stir-fried beef onto a plate. Wang Shujuan came over and whispered, "Mom, let him have a taste tonight?"

Liu Lizhen was slightly stunned when she heard this, as if she was thinking about what to try. Suddenly she grabbed something and nodded, "Yes! Give Erning some too."

"Oh, Mom, he's only been sober for less than half a year. What if he breaks his vow and acts like a troublemaker again?"

My mother said arrogantly, "If he dares to do something naughty, I will chop his head off with a spatula and it will still not work! I still can't cure him!"

"Hey!" After hearing this, Wang Shujuan felt relieved.

She ran to the east wing and scooped out two spoonfuls of medicinal wine from the jar on the cabinet. This wine was made from the twin deer fetuses that Xu He found in the provincial pharmaceutical factory, and it also contained some medicinal sediment.

Wang Shujuan scooped two full cups and then carried them into the house carefully.

At this moment, Xu Laonian was in a good mood. He looked at the stir-fried beef on the table and said with a smile, "This meat looks delicious! Zhen, why didn't you stir-fry more?"

"Isn't this plate enough for you?" Liu Lizhen left him speechless. He glanced at Xu Feng awkwardly and took the Daqu wine she handed over.

Wang Shujuan pushed the door curtain open with her butt, walked into the house with her back turned, and placed two cups of medicinal wine on the table.

Xu Laonian's eyes were sharp, and he raised his chin and asked, "What is this?"

"Wine..." Wang Shujuan was too embarrassed to explain.

Liu Lizhen said, "Why are you talking so much? Dalong, drink this."

Xu Long brought the wine glass over and took a closer look. "Mom, what kind of wine is this?"

"Hey, just drink it. The medicine won't kill you."

Hearing his mother say this, Xu Long had no choice but to nod in acceptance.

Xu Laonian looked at the remaining glass of wine and said, "Is this glass prepared for me?"

"What's this toy I prepared for you? It's for my son! Son, it's okay if you drink less."

Xu Ning was a little stunned. He opened his eyes and looked at his mother eagerly, "Mom, I've quit drinking, why are you still testing me?"

"Hey, why are you testing me? Just drink it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much? This is good stuff."

Xu Feng climbed onto the kang and sat next to Xu Ning, saying with a smile, "Second brother, our mother has issued an imperial decree, so why are you afraid? Just drink when you need to. I see you've been feeling pent up lately."

"What nonsense..." Xu Ning stared at Hongying's wine glass and shook his head: "Mom, I'm not married yet, let's talk about it after I get married."

To be honest, Xu Ning guessed what the wine was made of, but he really couldn't drink it...

Why? The reason is that he is still a bud that has not yet opened. If he drinks the medicinal wine to replenish his energy, he will bloom with a bang, right?

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyes, "You can't even enjoy good things! Then give these two cups to your brother. I see he's lost weight recently, so he needs to eat more."

Xu Long said naively: "Mom, how can I be thin? The food in the company cafeteria is good..."

Wang Shujuan sat next to Xu Long and Xu Feng and said, "Hurry up and have a drink with Dad."

"Then I have to eat a few bites of food."

Xu Laonian poured himself half a cup of Daqu. He was a little out of shape today. Originally, it was a good thing that his eldest son came back, but he didn't expect that Liu Lizhen hid good things for Xu Long behind his back, and even took them out and didn't let him drink them. How could he explain this?
Xu Ning picked up the rice bowl, picked up two pieces of beef with chopsticks and placed them on the rice. He shoveled the beef into his mouth vigorously. After swallowing it, he said, "Oh, the beef is so damn delicious! Mom, if we add some coriander and chopped green onions, wouldn't it be even more delicious?"

Liu Lizhen sat next to him and said, "You should eat less cilantro in the future, it's bad for your health."

"Ah? Who told you that?"

"Don't worry about it, just eat less in the future!"

Xu Ning fell silent. He could feel his mother's eagerness shifting towards him.

He was about to get married, and the next step was to have a child. Why did he not allow her to eat coriander and even invite her to drink? Wasn't it just to have a grandson?

So, Xu Ning decided not to talk and just eat his food.

However, Xu Long was served very well. On his left, Wang Shujuan picked up food for him, and on his right, Xu Laonian drank with him. How could he have ever received such treatment?

For a moment, my heart felt like it was flying, so comfortable!
At around eight o'clock, Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan quickly cleaned up the stove and urged the masters to cover themselves with quilts and go to bed. Originally, Xu Long wanted to have some tea and chat with Xu Laonian, but was driven away by Liu Lizhen with the lame excuse that Xu Fengming had to go to school.

After the lights in the two rooms were turned off, the light in the east wing was on, and the bright yellow bulb made Xu Long a little nervous. He felt a little unwell. When Wang Shujuan finished washing his feet, Xu Long got into bed.

After Wang Shujuan got on the kang, the lights in the room went out, and then Xu Long turned around and hugged his wife, fumbling around in the dark to do something useless...

There is a saying that goes, a guy sleeping on a cold kang depends on the strong fire.

Even though Xu Long has been through a lot, his firepower is still strong...

It was not until after 11 o'clock that the light of the flashlight came on in the room. Xu Long lay on the edge of the kang, smoking a cigarette, and asked, "What kind of wine did you give me to drink?"

Wang Shujuan squatted on the ground, her face flushed: "Don't ask! It's annoying."

"..."

The next day, Xu Long got up early, had breakfast, and drove away in Jeep 212 with more than ten portions of meat. It was not because he was afraid, but because Yang Yusheng was going to the forest area today, so he had to go back early, deliver the meat first, and then wash the car and refuel to get ready.

At around eight o'clock, Wang Hu climbed over the wall, drank some tea with Xu Ning, and then got up and went to Lao Jiang's house.

There was no one at Lao Jiang's house. When we were drinking yesterday, I heard that the three of them were going to Taipingtun to visit every household and ask if anyone needed meat.

No matter what you do, it is always troublesome and confusing in the early stages. But Xu Ning told the three of them clearly that as long as someone is willing to order meat and has eaten it a few times in a row and thinks the price is right, then even if they don't go door to door, others will come to them.

I climbed up the ladder and took a look through the ventilation window. Three dogs were tearing a dead pig apart. Ersha was holding a palm-sized piece of meat in his mouth, pressing it with his left foot, and stretching his neck to bite it.

There was a big hole in the yellow pig's neck and front arm, and the heart in its chest had long disappeared. It must have been eaten by the three idiots.

"Second brother, have these three dogs been dragged out?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's too early. Let them out in a few days. Then we can go around the mountain to see if they have changed."

Wang Hu said with a smile: "I think they have good teeth. Although the pig was not frozen solid, it was also frozen into a lump of ice. The way they bit it looked very fierce."

"Well, the teeth are indeed good, let's ignore them for now."

Then, the two of them left Lao Jiang's house and walked on the street. Xu Ning thought about it and decided that they should go to the old forest to get some firewood. Since there was nothing to do anyway, they might as well take a stroll.

It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the two of them had dragged firewood back and forth six times. When Liu Lizhen saw this, the smile on her face gradually widened. When she saw the two of them enter the house, her mother personally made two bowls of soy milk powder for them!

After drinking the soy milk powder, Xu Ning ran out of the house with gritted teeth, picked up an axe and started chopping firewood. Wang Hu was sawing the wood and it was a bit difficult to keep up. He kept shouting: "Second brother, chop slowly! Don't stretch your waist!"

"How can that be possible? Without some effort, can you digest the soy milk powder that your aunt made herself?"

"Hahaha……"

About twenty minutes later, Liu Daming walked quickly into the courtyard with a smile on his face.

"Erning, it's almost exactly as you said. Quite a few people have indeed placed orders for meat. The three of us went through it and found a total of 230 kilograms of pork, 50 kilograms of roe deer meat, and 43 kilograms of venison. Old Deng from Taipingtun also wants deer penis and leopard bones..."

"We have deer penis at home, and there are only four or five leopard bones left. I kept them on purpose and cannot sell them."

Liu Daming waved his hand and said, "I told him that the leopard bones have been sold, and he should wait a little longer for the deer penis. We have to go to the mountains to look for this toy now."

Xu Ning asked: "What's the price? Has the person who ordered the meat paid?"

"No money. What should the villagers pay? Pork is 6 cents a pound, roe deer meat is 50 cents, and venison is 80 cents. How about that?"

The price was a bit too low. Xu Ning thought that the three of them were probably embarrassed to set a high price. After all, Taiping and Qing'an were close to each other. If they set the price too high and caused dissatisfaction among the villagers, then their reputation would be completely ruined.

"Since it's all settled, let's do it this way. Is there anyone in our village who wants to order meat?"

Liu Daming shook his head: "I went to Taiping today. We haven't asked the village yet. Let's ask tomorrow."

"Uncle, spring is coming soon, and after spring comes summer. In summer, we can't go into the mountains, so don't take on too much work."

"I know! What about going into the mountains the other day? We have to hunt the dogs quickly. If it's up to the three of us, we may not be able to finish the hunt even after the New Year."

"The day after tomorrow. Let the three idiots out tomorrow night to slow down."

"Yes! We just went over to take a look, and the three dogs were really bloody. They tore the pig to pieces."

"Torn into pieces?"

"Ah, you didn't go today?"

"We went there in the morning."

Liu Daming said, "Ah, it was probably torn into pieces after you two left. The whole warehouse was full of pieces of meat, with the pig's legs, head, and body all separated."

Xu Ning put down the axe and clapped his hands, saying, "Then we have to get rid of the three of them tonight. We can't keep them in the warehouse anymore."

"What's going on?"

Liu Daming and Wang Hu were a little puzzled. Xu Ning said, "These three dogs are venting their anger! Dogs don't like to stay in the house in the first place. What's more, the warehouse is airtight except for a ventilation window. If it is closed any longer, something will go wrong. Come on, uncle, the three of us should go over there quickly..."

"Then leave quickly."

Throwing down the axe and saw, the three of them hurried to Lao Jiang's house. At this moment, Da Laba had not left yet. He was standing in the yard and chatting with Lao Jiang. Since they had received a big job today, both of them were a little excited, so they gathered together and looked forward to the future.

"That's a lot of money, right? More than 70 yuan! Brother Jiang, let's split it between the three of us, 24 yuan each. Isn't that better than working hard?"

"Well, it's definitely better than Chu Ku Dali. Er Ning is a smart kid..."

"Of course I have to. My brother has a good head. Besides, Qing'an Village hasn't asked yet."

Old Jiang opened his eyes brightly, "Yes! I haven't asked Qing'an Village yet. If we can harvest all the meat in a month, the three of us will earn more than they would if they worked in the forest farm."

"Not good!"

At this time, three people walked in quickly, and Xu Ning said anxiously: "Uncle Jiang, brother, we have to let the dogs out. We can't keep them locked up anymore."

"Oh, all right! Brother, what do you say?"

Lao Jiang followed them straight to the warehouse. Xu Ning came to the door of the warehouse, turned around and said, "Brother, do you dare to go in?"

"Why not?" said Loudspeaker.

Xu Ning raised his hand to stop him and said, "Brother, I think they have become more aggressive after what happened, otherwise they wouldn't be able to tear the wild boar to pieces. If you go in, what if they don't recognize you and bite you again?"

"It's okay! If the three of them dare to touch me, I will kick them to death, bastards..."

Lao Jiang asked: "Erning, you don't dare to go in?"

"Uncle Jiang, I don't dare. I don't know the three of them well. If they go in, they will definitely find me because it was me and Hu Zi who threw the three of them into the warehouse..."

"Hahaha, it's okay, brother. I'll go in and tie them up. I was chatting nicely with them just now, and they're still humming and calling when they see me." Da Laba waved his hand and was about to open the door of the warehouse.

Xu Ning said, "Huzi, why are you looking at them from the back? If they are not at the door, tell them."

"okay."

Wang Hu climbed up the ladder and took a look. At this moment, the three dogs were walking around in circles in the warehouse. "Second brother, they are walking around."

"Then if you see them getting too far from the door, just shout."

Xu Ning held the door handle with one hand and the lock with the other. Da Laba stood beside the door crack, holding three ropes in his hand.

"Second brother!"

Xu Ning quickly removed the padlock and opened the warehouse door, only opening it a crack, and Da La Ba slipped in sideways.

(End of this chapter)