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Chapter 444 Old Sun, I have to say that you don’t worry enough

The east room was filled with smoke. Xu Long climbed onto the kang and opened a crack in the upper window. Occasionally a cool breeze blew into the room, but he didn't feel cold. Instead, he felt refreshed.

Xu Laonian, Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan sat cross-legged on the kang, listening to Sun Jiye talking about the details of how they met Li Quan and Lao Ba, and how they fired guns and hid people in the cellar. When it came to the exciting parts, Sun Jiye even imitated their movements.

Sun Lianfang and Guan Lei sat on stools, while Li Fuqiang, Sun Lianjun and others squeezed at the end of the kang. None of them interrupted to add anything, because after Sun Jishan finished telling the story of what happened in Dalingtun, only Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang knew the rest.

"Why were the two people in the cellar killed?" Xu Laonian asked curiously.

Sun Jiye said: "After the on-site inspection, there is solid evidence that the female corpse and the male corpse had an affair! It is what we ordinary people often call adultery, and then Lao Ba found out, so Lao Ba strangled the two people to death."

Xu Laonian clapped his hands and said, "Look! I thought this was the reason. I guessed it right!"

"Well, as for what happened in the mountains, I wasn't there, so let Qiangzi talk about it."

"Okay!" Li Fuqiang stood up and started to gesture, "My brother was driving at the time, and we were thinking of speeding up to hit and kill the two people on the motorcycle in front of us, but we didn't expect them to abandon the car and run into the woods in advance..."

When he talked about Li Quan stabbing him with a knife, Xu Ning and Wang Hu lifted the door curtain and walked into the room, sitting on the stool next to the floor cabinet, but they did not disturb Li Fuqiang's interest and listened patiently to his saliva flying everywhere.

"At that time, my brother's eyes narrowed and he shouted: 'Brother! Smash his claws!' I took out the axe and smashed it on the back of Li Quan's hand, smashing his hand into chicken claws..."

"Hahaha!"

Li Fuqiang's storytelling is indeed vivid and thrilling. He turned something that was originally thrilling into a joke.

After the story was finished, Sun Jiye asked, "Hey, Erning, there's something I haven't asked you yet. What exactly did you think of chasing Li Quan and Lao Ba away at that time?"

Xu Ning sat on the stool with his legs crossed and said, "There is no other reason. When Lao Ba shouted that he would kill my whole family, I made up my mind to chase him away. Even if I can't keep Li Quan, I have to catch him first."

Xu Laonian frowned but said nothing. He didn't guess why Xu Ning wanted to chase Li Quan away. If this was the reason, Xu Laonian could indeed understand his eldest son's mentality. After all, they were two murderous bandits. If they really found the Xu family in Qing'an, where there were only Liu Lizhen and Wang Shujuan at home, the consequences would be disastrous!
Yang Yusheng said: "I can't say you did the right thing, but you didn't do anything wrong either. If anyone asks you why you chased them away, just say you did it for a just cause."

"I know! Don't worry, Uncle San, these are our own family members."

Sun Jishan said with a smile: "Erning is bold but careful. I heard from people in the province that more than 30 people were dispatched to catch Li Quan, but he still escaped in the end. If it were someone else, they might have been pressed to death by Li Quan when they reached the edge of the woods."

"It was not that bad. It was really dangerous at that time. If it wasn't for my brother holding me back, I would have been killed by Li Quan."

Xu Laonian looked up and said, "Stop praising him. If you keep praising him, he'll go into the mountains to fight with big cats in a few days. Let him be quiet."

After hearing what his uncle said, Li Fuqiang stopped talking. Xu Laonian unknowingly pinched out a cigarette and said, "I was quite surprised by Lianfang's performance in this matter. I didn't expect that she would dare to shoot."

Sun Jiye said with a smile: "Brother, Lianfang is also a troublemaker. She has been following me in the mountains since she was a child. She was only this tall at that time, not even as tall as the grass on the mountain. I was holding her and we met a black bear. The black bear screamed, but she didn't cry at all. She is quite brave!"

"I've figured it out. Lianfang is similar to my Feng'er. Feng'er went hiking with me a little while ago, and I left her there for half a day..."

Talking about this, Xu Laonian had a strange look on his face, because after being thrown into the mountains by Xu Feng, Liu Lizhen scratched him until his face was covered in blood, and his chest and back were covered in blood.

"Haha, brother, have you ever done this?"

Xu Laonian looked worried: "Oh, I was so busy catching piglets that I forgot to bring her into the mountains."

"Hahaha……"

At this time, Liu Lizhen lifted the door curtain and walked into the room to take a look. She smiled and said, "Third Brother and Big Brother Sun must be hungry. Let's have dinner, then?"

Yang Yusheng hurriedly moved to the edge of the kang and said, "Let's eat! I'm really hungry."

"Third brother, this matter is the fault of the little bastard. He didn't even tell me when he came back, and it was Dalong who called home. Your sister-in-law and her husband made steamed buns in the afternoon, and these dishes were sent by Liguo through someone on the street. It was almost noon when they arrived here."

Yang Yusheng smiled and said, "Why blame Erning? Actually, you should have called last night, but Erning had a high fever and we were chatting in the room and forgot about it."

"Blame me, I didn't even think of this." Sun Jishan continued.

Xu Laonian said, "Third brother, Big Brother Sun, can we drink less? This wine was given to us by his third brother. It is genuine garden ginseng wine!"

Xu Ning explained: "This ginseng wine is produced by the Wangxing Lao Chai family winery. Uncle, you all should try it in advance. If you like it, when Lian Jun and Hong Yan fall in love, I will give it to you!"

"Haha, okay! Let's try it!"

Sun Jishan smiled and said, "Jun, you must pay attention to your words, image and attitude tomorrow. The girl your brother Ning introduced to you is very good. You have to work harder."

"Yes, sir. I learned two moves from Brother Ning, and I will definitely be able to use them tomorrow."

Sun Jiye said: "Just talk about it as you should. When you understand it, go home and teach your little brother."

Xu Laonian asked, "San'er, is your kid old enough to find a partner?"

"Well, he's eighteen this year, so his mom and I are thinking of getting married soon."

Xu Laonian said with a smile: "Then let Erning help and see how capable my son is. He is the best matchmaker in Qing'an!"

"Hahaha."

Li Fuqiang put away his smile and said, "Uncle, I feel that Shen Qiao from our village can't even catch up with my brother. She is just blindly matchmaking, while my brother is a person who has thought it through carefully. He has a picture in his mind and he matches it automatically."

Yang Shuhua came into the room carrying the dishes. After hearing what he said, she put the dishes down, raised her hand and patted him on the head, saying, "What are you talking about? You're so rude!"

“Hahahaha…” Everyone at the table laughed with their heads raised.

Li Fuqiang did not dare to refute. When he just entered the room, he glared at Yang Shuhua, but she ignored him. If Li Fuqiang got angry now, he would be unable to sleep in bed for half a month.

Today's cuisine is quite rich, with good color, aroma and taste.

There were braised salmon, fried willow roots, pork ribs stewed with beans, braised pork slices, sweet and sour pork, pork belly with minced vegetables, boiled pork, pork elbow with sauce, mallard duck braised in rice wine (the braised taste was a bit salty), and stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts, a total of ten dishes.

I don't know if Sun Jishan was hungry or just thought it smelled good, but he said, "It smells good! Brother, it smells better than the restaurant we went to."

"Of course, this is a dish prepared by my niece, how can it not be delicious?"

Xu Ning was very considerate and unscrewed the cap of the ginseng wine bottle and filled the bottles along the table one by one. Yang Yusheng said, "You and Qiangzi's work at the forest farm is now in the hands of your uncle Sun. You have to serve him well."

"Well, then I'll just stare at his glass, and as soon as he takes a sip I'll fill it up!"

Sun Jishan laughed and said, "Haha, come on, how much should I drink? I can't drink as much as my brother. I get drunk after three or five cups, and pass out after six or seven!" Yang Yusheng turned around and said, "You and Chunlin are in the same class, so you two should drink more. Come on, the dishes are all here, let's eat!"

"Third brother, don't you want to say a few words?"

"Hey, this isn't a meeting, what are you talking about? Hurry up and make it. Let me show you my niece's cooking skills."

"Okay, everyone, start eating!"

The meal did not start until nearly three o'clock. Those who sat down were all those who had returned from Sandaohe, plus Xu Laonian who was there to accompany them for drinking. Han Fengjiao, Wu Qiuxia and others went to Li Fuqiang's house after the dishes were served. They had to continue preparing dinner for the group of people who were working.

Actually, it is not easy for these old ladies. They have no free time all day. Fortunately, many people come to help. Otherwise, if they were left to deal with Liu Lizhen and others alone, they would be really annoyed. Who can stand cooking like this all day?
Sun Lianfang put down her chopsticks first. She stood up, said hello and went out to find Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua. Xu Ning was almost starving. He buried his head and ate, shoveling the pork elbow skin and rice into his mouth. The taste was quite satisfying!
The drinking people were talking passionately, because they were easily stressed out when talking about things that happened in their childhood, and Xu Ning's grandfather, Yang Yusheng, and Sun Jishan's father and grandfather had all been soldiers and fought in wars, so they had a common language.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Xu Laonian pointed at Sun Jishan and said, "Old Sun! I have to say something to you. You said that you robbed other people's things in order to develop your own family. Is that right?"

Yang Yusheng did not stop him from talking, but watched with interest. Sun Jishan nodded and raised his glass, saying, "I was indeed wrong about this matter. Brother Xu, I want to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If you were in my position at that time, would you get greater results by dispersing the resources in your hands, or would you get greater results by concentrating the resources in your hands?"

Xu Laonian frowned, and Sun Jishan said: "I had no choice at the time. I could only concentrate all the resources to complete the task assigned by the higher-ups! I am sorry for Qing'an, but I dare say I deserve it..."

Xu Ning, Xu Long, Li Fuqiang and others were listening silently at the table. No one interrupted because only foresters of Xu Laonian's age had experienced the hardships back then. There was nothing wrong with Xu Laonian complaining about Sun Jishan. It was good enough that he didn't slap Sun Jishan twice since he had spoken.

If someone really wanted to refute, Xu Laonian also had a lot to say, such as: You don't care about the lives of the people of Qing'an just to complete the task?

But things have passed, and now Sun Jishan has approved a lot of equipment for Qing'an Forest Farm. There is really no need to trace back to the previous mess.

Xu Laonian pointed at his wine glass and said, "Then drink it in one gulp, and I'll forgive you!"

"Okay! Then why don't you take a sip with me?"

"Just take a sip, how can I accept you?"

Sun Jishan smiled and took a sip of the wine in the glass, while Xu Laonian took a sip of the wine. Then he turned around and smiled: "Third brother, my elder brother Sun can really drink."

Yang Yusheng smiled and said, "You are still soft-hearted. If it were me, I would have to make him drink three cups. Otherwise, how could I forgive him?"

"Hahaha, brother, please don't play tricks on me. If you really want to drink with me, and we both drink side by side while standing, I still can't drink more than you."

Sun Jishan raised his hand to wipe the wine from his mouth and laughed.

It was just a joke and the matter was revealed. In fact, Xu Laonian had no intention of making things difficult for Sun Jishan. He was a guest at Old Xu's house, and he was also the leader of the Forestry Bureau. However, he had a group of colleagues from the forestry farm working at the new housing site in Beitou. When they asked him about it, Xu Laonian couldn't remain silent, so he did something half-jokingly.

The drinking session lasted until about four o'clock. Sun Jishan was unsteady on his feet, Yang Yusheng was fine, Xu Laonian fell asleep on the kang, and the remaining Sun Jiye, Guan Lei, and Sun Lianjun were able to run and jump as fast as they could...

"Okay, it's getting dark, let's go to the city quickly, we have a meeting tomorrow morning."

Sun Jishan nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you, brother. Otherwise, I'll stay here for the night!"

"Uncle, you can stay here for one night."

Sun Jishan said swayingly, "Come on, forget it. When the people who worked come back to eat, they will cut me if they see me standing here, right?"

"Haha, it's okay, I'll stop you then."

"Don't fool me... I need to research your and Qiangzi's work. Didn't Huzi and Leizi also contribute to that matter? I'll try to arrange for them to do the same."

"Oh! Master, if you can really arrange it, it will solve my problem."

Sun Jishan said: "Hu Zi is Lei Zi's brother-in-law, and Lei Zi is my future nephew's husband. I must make arrangements for him. Okay, go back and serve your father."

"Hey, uncle, my dad is like this, don't be like him."

"Why should I do the same thing as him? He has been in the forest farm since he was a child, so it is only natural for him to say something to me."

"Then come back when you have time, preferably when the machinery and equipment arrive at the forest farm..."

Sun Jishan blinked and said, "Is there anything wrong with what you said? I will come here in person to deliver the machinery and equipment and show off my face in front of them. Then I will have to drag my brother along. Okay, we will study it later."

After that, he got into the car. Xu Ning bent down and waved to Yang Yusheng, saying, "Brother, drive slowly. They just finished drinking. Don't drive around and vomit."

"know."

Afterwards, Xu Long drove away from the door. Xu Ning turned around, hugged Sun Jiye and said, "Uncle San, why don't you stay here for two more days? My brother will come over tomorrow. Then we can go hunting in the mountains together."

Sun Jiye's eyes lit up and he asked, "Does your third brother also like to hunt?"

"With pleasure! I played a few games with you last year, and it was a great fight!"

Sun Jiye said: "Can we still hunt dogs at this time? It's a bit difficult to enter the mountains."

"If you don't want to go deep into the mountains, just take a stroll along the edge of the mountains."

"Of course it's fine, but I have to see if Jun'er and that girl can make it. If they do, everything will be fine. If not, it will be so embarrassing."

"Alright, this is all about chemistry. If they are attracted to each other, as a matchmaker, I will definitely organize activities to increase communication and interaction between them."

Sun Jiye laughed and said, "Haha, you are still smart. You have thought about this matter later. To be honest, before I came here, your second mother asked me to teach Jun'er how to stay here and chat with that girl."

"It's simple. Let Lianfang lead Hongyan in skipping rubber rope. If all else fails, there's still Feng'er. She'll know what to do with just a glance from me."

"Okay!"

Sun Lianjun followed behind and said, "Uncle San, I know how to chat, as if I were on my first blind date."

"You, you are better than my Xu. If you and Xu had the personality of your brother Ning, I would definitely feel relieved."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "If they had my personality, they would definitely cause trouble all the time, and then you wouldn't have enough to worry about."

"Haha, you're even insulting yourself."

“Isn’t this the truth?”

(End of this chapter)