Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 463: The lazy old woman is very excited

Four days and four nights have passed since Xu Ning came to Wangxing. He ran in the mountains all day yesterday with Chai Bing, Sun Jiye, Sun Lianxu, and Chai Baotong, but did not see any dog ​​ders. The ground was wet but there was no trace of them. He only saw a barked tree, but this tree had been dead for many years and its surface was smooth, dark and black.

Chai Baotong was so angry that he climbed a tree and dug out two bird nests. When he got home, his mother fired him. He was disappointed that his grandparents finally agreed to let him take a walk in the mountains, but he didn't see anything. It was really a lifelong introversion that resulted from his extroverted behavior.

Chai Baotong sat on the edge of the kang, rubbing his feet which were covered with two big blisters. He pouted and said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I will never go hiking again. There is no point in it. It's just a jog and it makes me tired."

Xu Ning, Chai Liangyu, Sun Jiye and others were so amused that they couldn't stop laughing.

In fact, besides being unlucky, the reason they failed to hunt any animals was also because Xu Ning, Chai Bing and Sun Jiye were instructed by Chai Shao to trot through the dense forest on purpose to make Chai Baotong suffer. If he really thought hunting was fun, how would they care about him in the future?

However, they did not come up empty-handed. They picked up a lot of elm mushrooms and wild vegetables, as well as a pair of deer antlers...

"Uncle, wait until the third brother comes back from Qing'an, then you can go to Sandaohe."

Chai Liangyu smiled and replied, "Okay! Let's talk over the phone about the exact time to go."

"Well, Erning, call me if you have anything to say."

"Okay, don't worry."

Everyone stood at the gate of the courtyard and waved goodbye to each other.

Chai Liangyu brought six boxes of wine and two boxes of ten-year-old ginseng for soaking in wine to the Sun family. He didn't give them too many things because they had to go to Sandaohe in a few days and they definitely couldn't go there empty-handed.

He also brought two boxes of ginseng wine for Xu Ning and one box for Chang Danian. Chang Danian was a bit old, and Chai Liangyu didn't want to bring him wine, but he didn't have anything to show for it, so he just brought a little less as a token of his appreciation.

Sun Jiye stood beside Xu Ning, smoking, and said with a smile: "You will be busy in the fall."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "Is it not good to be busy? My uncle said that I will be paid by the kilogram no matter how much I catch. How can I lose money?"

Chai Bing asked, "What's there to do in autumn? Don't you have to come here to protect the farmers and the livestock?"

"It's to kill the animals to protect the farmers! Third brother, you saw it yesterday too. We walked around the whole mountain but didn't see any new tracks. Do you know why?"

Chai Bing asked: "Why?"

"There are two main reasons. One is that there is not much food in the mountains of Wangxing, and the livestock have all gone deep into the mountains. The other is that these livestock have joined together, just like ants, gnawing at the land one by one. If they haven't dispersed by the time autumn comes, the crops will suffer."

After Xu Ning finished explaining, Chai Bing suddenly realized what was going on and asked anxiously, "What should we do? Is there any solution?"

"What else can we do? It's hard to get out of the deep mountains now. We can only wait... Third brother, I suggest you organize some people in a few days to walk around the ginseng field near the mountain. It's best to build a fire. Livestock are afraid of fire."

Chai Bing scratched his face and said, "Oh my god, there is still such a thing. Then they can't go down the mountain now, right?"

"Who knows what the animals are thinking? If there is food in the mountains, they will eat it. If there is nothing, they will go down the mountains and destroy the crops."

"Well, on the way, help me figure out what to do. The ginseng fields on the edge of the mountain and halfway up the mountain are ours, so don't let the animals get hurt in vain!"

Xu Ning figured that the two pieces of land also belonged to Old Chai's family, otherwise Chai Liangyu would not have let him take special care of them.

On the side, Chai Liangyu, Chai Shao, Sun Jiwei and others had also finished chatting. They looked at each other, smiled and waved, then got into the car.

Sun Jiwei waved and said to Xu Ning, "Erning, before your uncle goes to deliver the plastic film, you should ask Lianfang to go home."

"Know!"

Sun Lianfang did not accompany Lao Chai's family to Wangxing this time. If she is still not there when Lao Chai's family goes to Sandaohe, that would be a bit inappropriate.

After saying goodbye to Lao Chai's family, Sun Lianjun and Sun Jiye drove two Dongfengs to the north. They came around the river, which was much easier, while Chai Bing and Xu Ning drove south...

On the way, Xu Ning told Chai Bing how to patrol the mountain. First, organize people to make a fire in the open space on the edge of the mountain. If there is old cow tussock, throw it into the fire. This thing has no smell to people, but it is very effective in smoking small bites and mosquitoes. Black-skinned people have a keen sense of smell, so they will stay away when they smell this smell.

Lao Niu Gan is a kind of Ganoderma lucidum, but it does not look good and its skin is very rough. Mountain people often use it as mosquito coils to fumigate mosquitoes in summer.

"We can't patrol the mountain all day long. If we fail to keep an eye on it for one night, five or six acres of the ginseng land will be destroyed."

Xu Ning said: "There is no way. If there are really wild boars digging up the land, please call me."

"This is the only way... Hey, how about I hire someone?"

"How many people do we need to hire? Third brother, don't take it too seriously. No one can completely grasp the whereabouts of the animals. If they come down the mountain, we can just hunt them. You can often go to the mountainside during the day."

Chai Bing nodded: "Okay, we'll stop them if they come. It's best if these animals don't come down. If they get angry, we'll burn them all!"

Xu Ning instructed: "Bring more people with you when you go to patrol the mountains."

"OK."

At noon, around 12 o'clock, a Dongfeng bus drove into the east entrance of Qing'antun.

Chai Bing parked the car in front of Lao Chang's house. He took out a box of ginseng wine from the car, and Xu Ning was holding a bag of snacks in his hand.

Chang Danian was feeding the dog when he heard the noise and walked out of the alley. When he saw the two men, he smiled and said, "Oh my god, why did you two come back so soon? I was thinking of staying in Wangxing for ten days or half a month."

Xu Ning walked in and said, "How can that be possible? There are so many things waiting for me at home."

Chang Danian threw down the dog bowl, picked up a rag from the windowsill and wiped it, then said, "You two, come in quickly!"

At this time, Chang Juan and Li Baoquan walked out of the house. The couple smiled and greeted, "Third brother, Erning, come in quickly!"

"Hey, why are you giving me all these snacks again? I'm really spoiling my little one."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Sister Juan, I didn't take this. My third brother gave it to Xiaobao. The box of ginseng wine was brought to my uncle by my uncle Chai."

Chang Danian said, "I rarely drink nowadays. I haven't finished the wine you brought me last time."

Chai Bing put the ginseng wine on the counter and said, "This stuff is all made at home. If you want to drink it, drink more. You can get more when it's gone."

"I'll get you two some tea. You didn't have lunch, did you? Just have a bite here to satisfy your hunger." Chang Juan said.

Xu Ning waved her hand and said, "Sister Juan, don't prepare the tea. We're going home to eat. I told my mother yesterday. She must be waiting for us to go back and eat."

Chang Danian said, "Then you can go home and eat. We don't have any good dishes. Let's get some tea. You'll be thirsty if you don't drink this dish."

"Okay, Sister Juan, put less tea leaves in it."

Chai Bing sat on the edge of the kang and handed a cigarette to Chang Danian and Li Baoquan, saying, "Uncle Chang, have you not gone into the mountains recently?"

"Why go into the mountains? My old arms and legs can't walk anymore, so I just take a walk around the mountain. Yesterday, I went with the security guard to pull two bundles of firewood, and my thighs were numb when I came back."

Xu Ning said: "Then take some rest, and go for a walk after you've recovered."

"Well, have you finished your work?" "..."

After drinking tea and chatting for half an hour at Lao Chang's house, it was almost 1 o'clock. Xu Ning and Chai Bing felt a little hungry, so they prepared to go home.

Chang Danian did not keep him, but when Xu Ning left, he asked him to take Black Wolf for a walk in the mountains when he had time. He had difficulty walking, so every time he took Black Wolf into the mountains, the three dogs had to accommodate him. But when he saw that the dogs were not having fun, he didn't like to take Black Wolf to play with the dogs anymore.

As soon as the car stopped at the door of Old Xu's house, Sun Lianfang, who was squatting on the ground chatting with Guan Hua, Wang Shujuan, and Yang Shuhua, stood up and shouted towards the house: "Auntie! My brother is back!"

Inside the house, Wang Hu and Guan Lei ran out. Liu Lizhen stood at the door and shouted, "Old Third, come in! I just saw your car parked at the east end."

Chai Bing said with a smile: "I went to my uncle Chang's house and sat for a while. Auntie, have you prepared the food?"

"It's all ready, just waiting for you. Come in and wash your hands. I'll set the table for dinner right away."

"Eh!"

Wang Hu and Guan Lei entered the house with two boxes of wine. Liu Lizhen said, "Why are you taking two more boxes? There are still five boxes in the cellar."

"Those five boxes are for Erning's wedding. My dad said we'll get another ten boxes before the wedding. We have our own wine at home, so we can save money."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "My uncle has bought it all. Third brother, wash your hands first. I have to go pee..."

Liu Lizhen opened the pot, turned around and said, "Lazy people poop a lot."

“Hahaha…” Sun Lianfang laughed beside her, then held out her hand and said, “Auntie, I’ll serve the dishes.”

"Look how hardworking Lianfang is. Be careful, this basin is very hot."

"OK!"

After the dining table was set up in the house and all the dishes were served, Xu Ning went into the house and washed his hands.

Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao, Wang Hu and others had finished eating. You know, it was already past one o'clock. If they kept waiting for them, they would really be starving. However, the dishes served on the table were not leftovers, but were specially served and left in the pot.

The rest of the people found a place to sit and watched Xu Ning and Chai Bing start eating.

"Mom, did my third uncle call to talk about the heroic act?"

Liu Lizhen nodded: "I told you, I called here first, Lianfang and the others answered the phone, and they told me that you were given a bonus and a certificate, and it seems that you were also arranged a job?"

"Yes! This job is only available in the five forest areas of Qing'an. Each forest area has five vacancies. All the vacancies in Qing'an Forest Farm have been allocated to our family."

Liu Lizhen frowned and asked, "They are all arranged for our family? Then who are they?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Me, my elder brother, Hu Zi, Shi Tou and my uncle!"

Han Fengjiao exclaimed: "Oh my god! There are jobs in this pile? That's great!"

Wu Qiuxia was sitting at the end of the kang. She was surprised when she heard that. She looked up and said, "Erning, why is there still a matter about your uncle? He didn't go to Sandaohe either."

"What's wrong with not going to Sandaohe? This is our family's business. If you don't give the remaining spot to my uncle, who should you give it to?"

Chai Bing nodded: "That's right, it's good to keep the wealth within the family."

Wu Qiuxia smiled and said, "Okay, your uncle really helped you a lot."

"Hey, uncle, don't talk about that. I tortured my uncle a lot when I was little. He always gave me some money secretly every year. You also knitted sweaters for me a lot. Now that I'm older, shouldn't you enjoy yourself?"

Wu Qiuxia smiled shyly, and Han Fengjiao said happily: "Your father and your second uncle were thinking of getting you all to work at the forest farm, but they didn't expect you to sign a contract directly with the city. Let's see what these two guys will do this time."

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "They will definitely suffer for two days. This is something that a father should worry about, but now my son has done it all. They don't feel any sense of accomplishment at all."

"Hahaha, Auntie, but my uncle and second uncle must be happy in their hearts, they just can't say it out loud."

"Yeah." Guan Hua nodded tremblingly.

Wang Hu and Guan Lei were quite excited, especially Guan Lei, because he was from Wanye and he never thought he could get a job in Qing'an. If he returned to Wanye, it would definitely be a glorious return home.

Wu Zhouquan and Han Fang were so surprised that they were at a loss for words. They wanted to arrange a job for Guan Lei, but they were unable to do so. Now, Guan Lei's job problem was completely solved, which also put an end to the couple's worries.

But Sun Lianfang did not ask why there was no place for her in the hunter team. She was a smart girl. The work in the hunter team was a bit dangerous. Her uncle and parents would definitely not want her to get involved. However, Guan Lei joined the hunter team and had a stable job, which made her happier than finding a job on her own.

Yang Shuhua's face flushed. She was very excited, but also had some questions, so she asked, "Brother, your eldest brother has a job in the car team now. Can he still join the hunter team?"

Xu Ning explained, "Sister-in-law, what are you afraid of? There will be no conflict. The hunter team has a direct contract with the city, and the salary is also paid by the city. My eldest brother signed a temporary contract with the forest farm transport team. Besides, we both have awards for bravery. Who can check it?"

Yang Shuhua was relieved. She had heard about the amount of bonus given by the province and the city a long time ago. She was so happy that she didn't sleep well that night. Li Fuqiang was also very excited. The couple lay on the bed and looked at each other. It seemed that they had exchanged signals. They released their energy at the same time and started to do useless things...

"Oh my god, can Qiangzi earn two salaries now? This guy earns more than his uncle."

"Not at all! Now Qiangzi has changed for the better, he keeps the house clean and tidy, and he is also responsible. Shuhua can just wait and enjoy the good life!"

In fact, she is enjoying her life now. She is busy with cooking and taking care of the children during the day, and Li Fuqiang takes care of her at night.

Since going hiking with Xu Ning last year, the couple has not had a quarrel and has become more and more loving. Even Jin Yumantang feels that his parents don't care much about them anymore, but Jin Yumantang thinks this family atmosphere is very good, much better than the cold atmosphere before. At that time, they didn't even dare to breathe, but now it's too hot, sometimes they are so hot that their faces turn red!
Liu Lizhen asked: "How much do you get paid a month working for the Hunter Team?"

"The minimum monthly salary is 38 yuan."

"That's good, better than just wandering around at home!"

Han Fengjiao said, "Sister-in-law, 38 yuan a month, a year is...how much, Lianfang?"

Sun Lianfang counted on her fingers with a sad face. Guan Lei saw her like this and immediately covered his face and said, "456."

"Oh, yes! 456 dollars, that's a lot of money."

"Hahaha……"

Chai Bing laughed and teased: "With Lianfang's level of arithmetic, how will she manage the money in the future?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Lianfang said directly: "I am destined to be the head of the family, but I can't manage the money. If the money is in my hands, it will be spent in two or three days. Let Xiao Shitou manage it."

"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed so hard upon hearing that.

Guan Lei rolled his eyes and said, "Who do you care to call me Little Stone?"

"You, you, you!" Sun Lianfang took his arm and acted coquettishly.

(End of this chapter)