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Chapter 352 Xu Laonian: I am so depressed that you got kicked in the head by a donkey

Xu Laonian stood at the door of the east room, holding the door curtain, and asked, "Why didn't you ask your third uncle to come here?"

Wang Shujuan filled a basin with warm water. Xu Long stood in front of the washbasin stand and put his hands in the basin. He rubbed his hands and said, "How can I not let him go? Big Brother Liguo insisted that Third Uncle stay. I had no choice. Third Uncle said he would come over on May 1st."

"That's okay..."

As the meal had just been taken away, there were still bowls and chopsticks piled in the big pot. Wang Shujuan cleaned the bowls and chopsticks quickly, then scooped two ladles of water into the pot, put a rice fork on it, and placed the sauerkraut bowl and the small aluminum basin for rice on top.

Liu Lizhen glanced at the vegetables in the cloth bag. There were onions, carrots, garlic sprouts, hot peppers, and cucumbers. In addition to these five, there were also two braised pig ears.

"I really gave you a lot of good dishes."

Xu Long smiled and said, "Well, the restaurant owner wanted to invite my uncle to dinner alone, but he refused. Before he left, the owner wanted to give me two bottles of Moutai, but I didn't dare to take them."

Xu Laonian nodded: "Don't take it blindly. You have to be more discerning around your third uncle."

"know."

Xu Ning said, "Did your third uncle come to Qing'an to hang out in Lengchang?"

"No, I'm having a meeting with the county leaders here. It seems to be about discussing cultivation."

Xu Ning nodded: "The market should be open soon, Dad, when you go to work later, go talk to my Grandpa Zhang and Uncle Guo. You don't have to talk about the market directly, just ask around and find out."

Xu Laonian squinted at him, feeling a little unhappy.

I've spoken. You're a son too, and you're giving orders to me?

But then he thought about it and realized that what the little brat said made some sense. If he didn't work hard now, when the procedures for the Lengchang were approved, there would definitely be a lot of people scrambling to take over the Lengchang. By then, there would be only one position for each person, so he had to occupy this position in advance!
"...Well, I'll chat with your uncle Guo later."

Liu Lizhen carried the kang table into the room, followed by Wang Shujuan carrying the sauerkraut bowl. Xu Feng took small steps and carried a small aluminum bowl of rice. After putting it on the table, Xu Long sat on the kang, holding the small aluminum bowl, picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

When my mother came back, she had a plate of red sausage and pork in her hands. "This mouth is so anxious! Stuff it quickly."

Xu Long grinned and shoveled food into his mouth, "Isn't this the delicious home-cooked food?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Shujuan came into the room with a cup of medicinal wine, put it behind him, and said with a smile: "Drink some to relieve your fatigue."

When Xu Long saw the medicinal wine, he was stunned and nodded silently.

This medicinal wine is colored, so many people call it "color" wine, and "color" is homophonic with the word "die" in dice.

Xu Ning was sitting near the cabinet. Seeing this, he smiled. He looked at Xu Laonian who was staring at him and said, "Dad, if our family can build two more places, we won't have to worry about our lives anymore. Then you and mom can just wait to enjoy the good life!"

Xu Laonian's eyes widened. "What the hell? Two stupid things? No, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? It's hard to do one, and you want to do two?"

Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan sat on the edge of the kang without saying a word. Xu Feng raised his hand and said, "Dad, it's right to listen to my second brother!"

When Xu Laonian heard that it was his eldest daughter who was talking, he stopped blowing his nose and glaring, and said helplessly: "Feng, you don't know how difficult our family is..."

Years ago, before Xu Ning went to Wangxing to hunt, he asked Liu Lizhen how much money the family had. His mother said that the wages of Xu Laonian and Xu Long over the years, plus what Xu Laonian earned from hunting, totaled more than 2,600 yuan.

During this period, Xu Laonian and Xu Long also received wages, plus the money from Xu Ning's hunting in Wangxing and hunting near his home, as well as the money from selling jackal meat a few days ago, the total amount was more than two thousand four hundred.

Excluding the two times Xu Ning went to the street to buy things, the total amount left was 4,800 yuan.

If five new houses are built, four thousand eight hundred yuan will definitely be enough. However, Xu Ning thinks that if he wants to build five new houses, he should build them well. He must let his mother live in the new house and enjoy her life while she is still young. He can't wait until she and Xu Laonian are unable to move before building a house, right?
What's more, it is easy to approve residential land now, but it will not be so easy in the future, so you should hurry up and grab a good place.

Therefore, at least 6,000 yuan is needed to build a new house. In addition, although Zhang Deyu and I had agreed not to pay any fees for the time being, buying a tractor and various tools and equipment also costs money.

If you have to take care of two venues, the pressure will be huge.

Xu Ning stared at the worried Xu Laonian and said, "If it doesn't work, go borrow some, but I calculated that it should be enough!"

"What do you mean by enough? You have to pay back what you borrowed. What if you lose money in the market? What will you use to pay back?"

Xu Ning said, "You're already thinking about losing money before you even start the business. How can there be no risk? Then why did you take over the whole business?"

"Even if I lose money on one show, I can still pay it back! How can I pay back if I buy two shows?"

Xu Ning stiffened his neck and said, "You don't have a son? Your two sons are here, what are you afraid of?"

This sentence made Xu Laonian completely exhausted. Liu Lizhen sat on the edge of the kang and sneered twice, saying: "You really can't catch up with my old son. You have already agreed to do something, but now you are thinking nonsense again..."

"Who's imagining nonsense? Jane, I'm doing this for our family. You think this little bastard just earned some money and squandered it like this..."

Xu Ning said, "Dad, who of us will lose more money?"

Xu Laonian was stunned for a moment, took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "You didn't lose any money, it was me who lost it, so what do you say? Aren't you the boss? Aren't you awesome? How can you take care of two places!"

"Talk to my uncle Zhang and Uncle Guo first and tell them what's going on. You don't have to worry about the money."

"Okay, you're really a living father, Jane, why don't you take care of him?"

Liu Lizhen spread her hands: "What my son said is correct, why should I care? You think everyone is like you, worried about doing something, so just pay! If my son wants to do something, I will support him with both hands."

"I raise my hands too!" Xu Feng raised his arms and grinned.

Xu Laonian looked at Xu Long who was eating, and Wang Shujuan who was sitting next to him, and asked, "What do you two mean by that?"

Xu Long swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Dad, I've figured it out these days. I don't have to worry about food and drink with the little salary I earn, but if I want to live a good life, I have to do some business. There are many people setting up stalls in the province, and they make a lot of money every day. I heard from Xiao He that some small stall owners can make 600 to 700 yuan a day by doing wholesale, which is as much as my annual salary."

Xu Laonian looked at his eldest son and nodded slowly: "Okay, you have gained some experience. Juan'er, what do you say?"

"Dad, I listen to my mom..."

Xu Laonian shook his head and looked around. Seeing that everyone in the room supported the little brat, he sighed and said, "I'll ask him later."

"You don't need to tell my Uncle Guo and Master Zhang too much. They will understand once you tell them."

"I know! I've already talked to Xiao Liu about you asking me to buy an air rifle. He'll bring it to you in a few days..."

Hearing this out of the blue, Xu Ning was slightly stunned, then he smiled and said, "Haha, Dad, thank you."

"Why are you being so polite? I gave you 40 yuan to make up for it. You can pay me back when the time comes."

Liu Lizhen frowned and asked, "What kind of air gun are you buying?"

Xu Ning blinked and smiled, "I-brand air gun. Mom, I'm thinking of going into the mountains in the spring to learn beekeeping from my uncle Ma. There are a lot of greyhounds in Dongshan. It's easy to damage the skin when you shoot greyhounds with a slingshot, but it's very easy to shoot greyhounds with an air gun. There's only one small hole. Now a greyhound skin can be sold for more than ten yuan, so I can make my money back by shooting ten skins."

Liu Lizhen relaxed her brows and said with a smile, "Then let my son play however he wants. It's also for the purpose of making some money. There's no danger in playing with greyhounds. It's good."

Xu Laonian felt sour in his heart. He turned his head and pouted, thinking: You little bastard, you can do anything. You scold me for everything I do. You also say that my son can play however he wants. Oh my god, you really spoil him! If it were me, you would have slapped me in the face a long time ago...

Xu Ning smiled, "Yeah, my mom is so nice! Dad, when did you get the air rifle back?"

Xu Laonian opened his mouth and said, "Xiao Liu said in two days..."

"Ah, hurry up then. I've been waiting so long."

Xu Laonian glared at him with gritted teeth, lowered his head and rolled up a cigarette without saying a word.

Xu Ning resolved the potential dispute at home, but he was not very excited. He was just glad that he reacted quickly enough, otherwise he would have been tricked by Xu Laonian. The next day was Qingming Festival.

Today Xu Laonian, Xu Feng and others are on holiday. After finishing breakfast, Xu Laonian went to the lower room to find a sack, threw paper, steamed cakes, meat and trough cakes on the sled, tied them up, and went out with Xu Ning and Xu Long.

Wang Erli, Wang Hu and Wang Biao were waiting at the door. They were dressed similarly and had similar things in their hands.

When we reached the west entrance of the village, we met Liu Daming and Liu Tianen. Because the three families' cemeteries were not far from each other, they went up the mountain together. Li Fuqiang did not go with them...

On the way, he met many people from the village, including some who had just returned from visiting graves. As they walked, Xu Laonian recounted what Xu Ning had said last night.

Wang Erli was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Erning, are you sure?"

"Yes, Uncle."

Liu Daming said, "I'll talk to your uncle when we get back. I'll see how much money we have at home and give it to you when the time comes."

Xu Laonian waved his hand and said, "Just forget it..."

Xu Ning said: "Uncle, let's talk about it when the time comes. It's a bit early to talk about it now, but as long as we want to do it, we can definitely make it happen!"

"Okay, I just hope Erning can have a bright future." Wang Erli said with a smile.

Xu Laonian curled his lips and said, "What kind of future does he have? Stop praising him. If you continue to praise him, he will be praised to the sky."

After they finished their business in the mountains, they did not wander around and went back home. When they passed by the old forest, Xu Ning was busy dragging two bundles of firewood home. Xu Laonian was a little surprised and muttered, "Why is he so diligent? This guy has made me the laziest person in the family."

"Brother, just wait and enjoy your life."

"What kind of blessing is this? Both of our air rifles were taken away by this little jerk."

"What's going on?" Wang Erli was startled. He turned around and saw that there was no one around. He asked, "What's going on? Big brother! We bought it with great difficulty. We haven't even taken it home yet. Why did Erning leave in a trance?"

"Oh, don't mention it. My head hurts just thinking about it!"

Seeing Wang Erli staring at him with jealous eyes, Xu Laonian explained, "Wasn't it last night..."

After that, Wang Erli slapped his forehead and said, "Brother, you can play with Erning's brain, can you beat him? Do you know what is called wild..."

"You are the one who is wasting time!" Xu Laonian said unhappily.

"Hey, I'm not talking about this wave. I'm talking about the Yangtze River where the waves behind push the waves in front, and each wave is stronger than the last. Why did you mess with him?"

Xu Laonian glared and said, "If I hadn't provoked him, would we have been able to pay back the money we borrowed? Now you're blaming me, what were you thinking about earlier?"

"I'm not blaming you, then talk to Er Ning."

"You said, I'm a little too lazy to look at him now."

Wang Erli nodded: "I'll tell you what I say."

He quickly caught up with Xu Ning, walked side by side with him, and said with a smile: "Er Ning, I heard you bought two air rifles?"

"Ah, Uncle, how do you know?"

Xu Ning stared at him with a smile, and Wang Erli's gaze made him feel uneasy. Wang Hu, who was standing next to him, heard this and shouted, "Second brother! Why did you buy an air rifle the other day?"

"What? An air gun! Oh my god, second brother, can you let me play with it when the time comes?" Wang Biao caught up and said.

Xu Ning looked into their piercing eyes and said, "Okay, why are you being polite?"

"Oh my god, it has to be my second brother! Hahaha..." Wang Biao laughed. He patted Liu Tianen on the shoulder and said, "Then we can go to the mountain to hunt birds and roast some sparrows to eat."

"Yeah! Second brother, how many air rifles are you going to buy?"

Xu Ning turned around and looked at Xu Laonian who was walking with his head down, "Dad, can I buy a few air rifles?"

Xu Laonian said in a sullen voice: "Buy two!"

"Two!" Xu Ning stretched out two fingers and said with a smile.

Wang Biao and Liu Tianen didn't feel anything strange, but Wang Erli curled the corner of his mouth, he was a little convinced.

"Oh, that's perfect! Second brother, can we go together then?"

"Row."

"..."

They strolled back home, unloaded the firewood from the sled, piled it at the foot of the wall, and then went into the house to rest.

As soon as the tea was brewed, Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua brought the children to the door. Seeing Xu Long in the room, they started chatting with him.

Liu Lizhen came into the room and said, "Dalong will be leaving soon, so we can just have a bite to eat at noon, and then prepare some more dishes in the evening."

Li Fuqiang and the others responded, and Liu Daming put out his cigarette and stood up, "Then I'll go find Lao Jiang and bring back some bear meat."

Liu Lizhen waved her hand: "No need, Xiaoqiu was delivered before you came back. He brought two palms and legs, two ribs, a rib cap and a nose..."

Xu Laonian said, "He really gave quite a lot, why didn't he keep some for himself?"

Liu Daming nodded, sat down and said, "How much can his family of two eat? The three of us have discussed with Er Ning and we will sell all the remaining meat."

"Ah, then you guys study it."

Li Fuqiang said: "The black bear you picked up in the mountains yesterday?"

"Yeah, I've been starving for several days. The blue wolf smelled the scent and came here..."

Li Fuqiang laughed and said, "It's just a waste of courage."

Xu Laonian picked up the conversation and said sarcastically, "Not very good, go to Lao Muzhuzha earlier, you just hang out at Ximaduozi all day long."

"Who knew there were black bears over there? Why are you talking about my old son? Can you pick up black bears when you go into the mountains?"

Xu Laonian looked bitter, "Look, I didn't say anything."

At this time, Xu Long stood up and said, "You guys can chat, I have to leave quickly."

Li Fuqiang said, "Hey, Dalong, when Uncle San is free, ask him to come over."

"Yeah, Uncle San said he'll be free on May Day."

Xu Long passed by the outer room, patted Wang Shujuan's butt with a bit of sultry look, and whispered in her ear: "Wait for me to come back!"

Wang Shujuan gnashed her teeth and raised her hand to slap him, "Just leave quickly, you're annoying."

Xu Long turned around and grinned, then ran out of the courtyard gate, started his Jeep 212 and disappeared in a flash.

(End of this chapter)