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Chapter 362 Something Big Happens at Home
The reminiscing with Zhou He lasted only half an hour. During the chat, Li Fuqiang did not interrupt. He just sat aside smoking or smiling, because Xu Ning and Zhou He were talking about family matters.

Zhou He is a man of particularities. Although he is a doctor and has been promoted to director, he still has some gangster spirit in his bones.

People these days are more simple. For example, most of the gangsters in society are loyal. Those who are cunning and scheming are only a minority. Sometimes they can easily lose their lives in the heat of the moment. Sometimes, they will fight each other just because of a word and fight for justice. There are many such people!

Before leaving the office, Zhou He stood up to see him off and said, "When your two friends come over, what should I say?"

Xu Ning stood still and turned around. He was silent for two seconds and said, "You can ask them to go to Qing'an Village to find me, or call Qing'an Village."

"Ah, your family is from Qing'antun...Okay, then I know what to do."

Xu Ning smiled at him, and walked out of the clinic with Li Fuqiang.

As soon as I walked out of the door, I ran into Da Laba and Hu Zhibin who were walking into the house. They had smoked two cigarettes in a row outside.

"Erning, are you two going to go back to the village directly?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Yes, you two don't mind the cold, so hurry back to the house."

"I'll see you off..."

"Don't send him off, he's not some outsider."

Hu Zhibin said with a smile: "I thought you two could stay overnight, so I can treat you to a meal tomorrow afternoon."

"Don't worry, we can eat anything today. Let's get together again when Brother Yong gets better."

"Okay! Then you two should drive slowly."

The loud speaker said, "Brother, my gun is in the car. Take it and send it home to me."

"I know. I'll go and tell my sister-in-law in the morning."

"Okay."

Immediately, Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang walked quickly to the car. Xu Ning opened the driver's door. Li Fuqiang was stunned when he saw his brother's actions, and walked around the front of the car to the passenger seat.

He started the car and backed it out of the clinic, then headed straight for the crossroads.

"Why didn't you let me drive?"

Xu Ning glanced at his watch and said, "It's almost three o'clock now. It will be past four-thirty when we get home. Let's drive directly to Lengchang to pick up the stones. It will be almost five-thirty when we get down the mountain. You can take the car to Lao Lin while I go home to catch up on some sleep. We will go up the mountain at around eight in the morning. You can catch up on some sleep in the car now. I'll drive more steadily..."

Li Fuqiang nodded and said, "That's fine. I'll take a nap first. Hey, I heard you chatting with Director Zhou. He didn't seem to know that you were from Qing'an?"

"Well, how can I tell others where I'm from? I used to hang out outside, what if I got sold out?"

"That's not right. I remember the police sent you back several times..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "They sent it back to me several times. They do know where I live, but that doesn't mean others know it. Besides, I stuffed things into the comrades who sent it to my home. I didn't make any big mistakes, so they can't say anything nonsense...

Brother, when you are out there fooling around, you have to be careful. That’s why the group of people we used to hang out with didn’t know where anyone else lived. We basically gathered at a fixed place, and we didn’t leave contact information when we went home.”

Li Fuqiang was shocked and said, "Oh my god, you are so mean... Anyway, I've gotten used to it, brother, we have to be good citizens from now on. I was scared when I heard you chatting with Director Zhou just now. I cut a 30-centimeter hole in someone's stomach, and his intestines were all flowing out..."

Xu Ning narrowed his eyes and looked ahead, saying, "During the war, I basically don't take action. I give advice to Shou Hou, and Shou Hou decides what to do."

Li Fuqiang nodded: "Ah, I see. So you are fine. The skinny guy took it all."

"Well, I just don't know where Shouhou's home is, and I don't know who's in his family, otherwise I have to go and give him some money. What Lao Zhou just said is roughly the same as Hualian's. They have a good relationship with me, they are both two months younger than me, and they have the same birthday..."

Li Fuqiang lit a cigarette and said, "If we meet someone like that, we have to help him."

"Of course I am. I am just worried that they will cause trouble. Eh..."

In fact, these past events had passed in Xu Ning's mind many years ago. It was only when he saw Lao Zhou that he suddenly remembered what kind of life that was.
Very rampant, very unbridled, very free... but also very stupid.

He was not averse to meeting his old friends, because apart from some minor flaws, those people were very respectful to Xu Ning and had never harmed him. Instead, they were willing to share any good things with him.

"It's okay. As long as we are destined to meet, we will definitely meet. Then you can lead them on the right path. Your sister-in-law often says that if you hadn't suddenly stopped and asked me to stop drinking and took me to the mountains to hunt, your sister-in-law and I would not have been able to live in harmony. It would definitely have caused unrest in our family..."

Xu Ning turned his head to look at him and said with a smile: "You are good now, you can speak eloquently, and this sentence uses two idioms."

Li Fuqiang laughed: "Your two nephews are studying at home, so I might as well read some books when I have nothing to do."

“You never stop learning.”

"That must be the case!"

Li Fuqiang finished the cigarette in his hand, chatted with Xu Ning for a few more words, then leaned back in the passenger seat and closed his eyes. Not long after, Xu Ning heard his snoring.

Xu Ning drove the car by himself, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. He was not careless these days. Why? He was afraid of robbers.

However, the road was smooth and he soon arrived at the east entrance of Qingantun. However, he did not turn, but went straight to 17lengchang. This section of the road was very wide and someone had sprinkled ash and gravel on the ground, so there was no need to worry about the tires slipping.

17th floor, 4:40.

At this time, some people had already gotten up and were lighting the stove in the shack, but most people were still sleeping. Doing physical work is quite tiring, and if you don't get enough rest, you can easily feel tired the next day.

The car drove into the yard and stopped. Xu Ning did not drive inside. After all, the car engine was very noisy. If it woke up the workers, even if the workers did not say anything, they would think in their hearts: What kind of person is this? How can he not have any sense?

Xu Ning did not call Li Fuqiang who was sleeping in the passenger seat. He just opened the car door and jumped out. He closed the door gently and walked towards the shack. Before he took two steps, a person came out from the small shack at the entrance of the field.

"Who is it?"

"I'm Xu Ning! Uncle Yang, right?"

Old Uncle Yang is the second uncle of Yang Jun's second uncle. He usually guards the gate of Lengchang. This job is called night watchman. His main job is to stroll around Lengchang to prevent fire, theft and so on.

"Hey, Xiao Xu, why are you going up the mountain at this time? Are you looking for Xiao Jun?"

"No, I'm looking for Shi... Guan Lei. Something happened at home."

"Oh my god, that's not a big deal, right? I'll call him for you now..."

When Uncle Yang heard that "something happened at home", he hurried back to the shack, because if he went up the mountain to look for someone in the middle of the night, even a good man would be paralyzed!
Xu Ning quickly followed and said, "It's nothing serious. I just came back from the street and happened to have a car, so I thought of picking him up."

"Ah! I was shocked. Guan Lei has been living in Xiaojun's room these days."

"How is my brother Yang now? Has he reconciled with his wife?"

Old Uncle Yang shook his head with a stern face: "His wife doesn't live a good life either. She sent all the money in the family to her parents' home. Xiaojun got sick a few days ago and had a high fever for two days in a row. Guan Lei didn't go to work during those two days and just stayed in the house with him... Hey! Now the two of them are like that, they can't get divorced."

"Well, my brother Yang is soft-hearted."

"Isn't this for the sake of the child? He's been idle all day. If there's no one at home to take care of the child, can he feel at ease?"

"Too……"

As they were talking, the two of them came to the head shack. Uncle Yang knocked on the door and when he heard some noise inside, he opened the door, lifted the quilt curtain and walked in.

"Who?"

"I, Jun is awake?"

"Ah, Second Uncle... why are you calling me at this time? Is there a thief?"

Xu Ning stepped in and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, I am Xu Ning!"

When Yang Jun heard this, he suddenly jumped up from the kang, pulled down the light cord, rubbed his eyes and looked at him, and said in surprise: "Oh my god! Brother Xu, no, why are you going up the mountain at this time? What's wrong, is there something wrong at home?" "No, I want to go back to pick up the stone."

Yang Jun was stunned: "Something happened at Leizi's home?"

"No, I just came from the street..."

After explaining, Yang Jun finally came to his senses, handed Old Man Yang a cigarette, and said, "You scared me. It's almost five o'clock now, right?"

Old Uncle Yang said, "Well, I was cooking in the house when I heard a car outside. I thought you had left early in the morning, and when I went out I saw it was him."

At this time, Guan Lei was also awakened by the voices. He turned around and waved at Xu Ning with sleepy eyes, "Brother, are you here again?"

"Well, it's time to live. Hurry up and get up."

"Oh my god, it's only been a few days..."

Guan Lei muttered to himself, but his movements were very quick. While putting on his clothes, he said to Yang Jun: "Brother Jun, I'll take a leave and come back in a few days."

Yang Jun nodded: "Well, what are you hunting this time? The leopard meat and jackal meat you brought me last time tasted so damn delicious! Brother Xu, please sit down for a while..."

"This time it should be the black bear."

"Oh, you've killed a lot of black bears this winter."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "I'll get you some oil when the shells come off. It will be delicious when you make some pancakes."

"Okay! I've been waiting for you to say this, haha..."

Yang Jun likes to show off, but he doesn't like to pretend.

Xu Ning didn't expect that Guan Lei and Yang Jun could get along so well. This was quite unexpected because Guan Lei was a person who would not give in easily, and Yang Jun's habit of bragging was exactly what Guan Lei hated the most.

As for why the two of them get along so well, Xu Ning didn't want to ask. Everyone has a unique way of getting along with others. Now that Guan Lei's life trajectory has changed, his way of dealing with people should also change. This is influenced by the environment.

"Okay, Brother Yang, I'll take the stone back first."

"Well, drive slower."

Guan Lei waved his hand: "You should go back quickly. You are feeling well now. Don't show off or you will catch a cold."

"Hey, let's go."

When the two of them walked to the front of the car, Li Fuqiang had already woken up and was leaning against the door smoking. When he saw Guan Lei coming, he pushed the door open and said with a smile: "I'm here to see you at this time. Are you scared?"

Guan Lei got into the car and said, "I was in a daze. When I woke up, I heard my brother talking, and it scared Jun."

Li Fuqiang asked with a smile: "How are Yang Jun and his wife doing?"

"That's it. I'll repeat what my brother said to him last time. Let him hold the money in his own hands. There's no way he can get a divorce..."

Xu Ning started the car and drove down the mountain, saying, "Just say these words once, there's no point in saying them more."

Guan Lei nodded: "I know, brother, I have no involvement in his family affairs, I just said it under the influence of alcohol."

It is best not to get too involved in other people's private affairs, because it is easy to make yourself unpopular and get into trouble.

When the car reached Qing'antun, Xu Ning did not drive to Li Fuqiang's house, because it was already past 5:30, and Li Fuqiang had to go to Taiping to tell Zhang Guifang before sending the car to Lao Lin...

The car stopped in front of Old Xu's house and the three of them jumped out.

Xu Ning said, "Brother, take a nap when you get home. We will leave at around eight o'clock."

"it is good!"

Xu Ning and Guan Lei did not go through the main gate as there was a bolt on the inside. They watched Li Fuqiang drive away, then they jumped into the yard by leaning on the fence. Da Huang jumped out of his nest and grunted twice when he saw that it was Xu Ning, but Xu Ning ignored him.

"Brother, my uncle and aunt haven't woken up yet, right? How about we stay outside for a while?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "No need..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the outer room opened. Liu Lizhen stood at the doorway, staring at him with drooping eyes. "Come in quickly. It's freezing cold. Why are you still looking for Lei Zi?"

Xu Ning nodded: "There is a big job, let's go and take a look when it gets light."

Liu Lizhen patted Guan Lei and said, "Then you two should go take a nap. I've been thinking about you and you can't stop. I'll find Hu Zhiyong and send him to the hospital. What do you say?"

"I lost two fingers and got a scratch on my face, nothing serious."

Liu Lizhen frowned and said, "You still call this a no big deal?"

"Isn't being alive better than anything else? Mom, please go inside and take a nap. I won't leave until around 8 in the morning..."

"Go."

This time my mother didn't stop them, and there was no unhappy expression on her face, because last time Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei strangled the old leopard to death with their bare hands. Even a nimble and cunning beast like a leopard could be killed by its shell. If it was a clumsy and stupid black blind man instead, the danger should be much less.

Besides, Liu Lizhen trusted Xu Ning very much. Since he went hunting in the mountains, he had never encountered anything too dangerous. He was confident and made up his mind after careful consideration before he decided to compete with the animals.

Xu Ning went into the west room and covered himself with a quilt and fell asleep, while Guan Lei sat on the edge of the kang, staring at the old rifle and 56 and a half hanging on the wall. He was a novice in using guns and hunting.

Guan Lei understood that the reason Xu Ning could take him hunting and make money was entirely because of two words - brothers. Xu Ning knew everything he was thinking and was helping him get on the path he longed for.

In the morning, Xu Laonian was washing his face in the outer room. Guan Lei went out and went to the east room to chat with Xu Laonian. Xu Feng got up and exclaimed when she saw Guan Lei, but she didn't expect to be frightened by Liu Lizhen's eyes.

The reason, of course, was that her old son was sleeping in the west room, and no one was allowed to speak loudly.

After a silent breakfast, Xu Laonian felt uncomfortable and took Xu Feng and Guan Lei over the wall to Lao Wang's house.

After Xu Laonian and others left, Guan Lei and Wang Hu waited until eight o'clock before returning to Old Xu's house.

At this time, Xu Ning had woken up and was washing his face in the outer room, while his mother and sister-in-law were serving him food.

"Second brother! Did you sleep well?"

Xu Ning nodded: "Almost done, go clean the gun and clean up."

"Hey, okay!"

Wang Hu and Guan Lei went to the west room to clean their guns and pack their things, while Xu Ning sat on the kang to eat.

Liu Lizhen sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "Who is guarding the clinic?"

"My elder brother, Lao Hu, Lao Deng..."

"Ah? Guoxing went there too?" Liu Lizhen looked up at him. "You were the one who gave the idea, right?"

"Well, if you don't come over now, when will you come over? If you lend a hand now, Old Hu will remember him, and he will be able to handle things in the village smoothly in the future. Old Hu will also help when necessary."

"That being said, can Old Hu not see through your little trick?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "We have to let him see it. If my brother wants to stay, Old Hu may not be happy."

"This guy gave you the ability, so what? Old Hu has to give you face, right?"

(End of this chapter)