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Chapter 480: Feilong Soup You Drink, I'll Complain
What does Xu Ning's attitude towards Guan Lei have to do with the Sun family? Why are they so happy?

In fact, it is quite relevant. If Guan Lei is a lonely man, Xu Ning helps him out of brotherhood, but he and Sun Lianfang are about to become husband and wife, and Guan Lei is not marrying into the family, so he will definitely have to settle in Qing'an or Wanye after marriage. Even if the old Sun family, who is far away, wants to help, they are powerless.

If there is someone around who spares no effort to help Guan Lei, then he is helping Sun Lianfang. There is a saying that husband and wife are birds of the same forest and rely on each other in times of trouble!

If they really encounter difficulties, the couple can encourage, support and rely on each other. If they can't get through it, they can only fly away separately. But if there are capable and competent people around to assist and help, the problems may be easily solved.

So the Sun family was very happy that someone was able to help Guan Lei without asking for anything in return, because the better he lived, the happier Sun Lianfang would be.

At around 1 o'clock, Wang Qiang specially went to the house to invite the Sun family to come for dinner. At this time, Xu Ning was still sleeping soundly. Sun Jiwei didn't want to join in the fun, so he woke up Sun Jiye who was taking a nap on the kang, and asked him, Jun and Xu to go over and show up to represent the Sun family.

The Sun family is a well-known family in Dahe Village. Everyone who does business has to ask them for help. It’s not that the Sun family is overbearing. On the contrary, it’s because the Sun family is thoughtful and considerate, so the villagers are quite convinced.

If someone's family gets together and the Sun family isn't present, that family will have trouble surviving in the village and no one will pay any attention to them.

Xu Ning slept until three o'clock in the afternoon. He opened his eyes, looked at the watch hands, and quickly lifted the thin quilt and put on his clothes.

When he was putting on his shoes by the kang, there was a knock on the window. He turned around and saw that it was Sun Lianfang grinning and said, "It's already this late, why didn't you call me?"

Sun Lianfang walked into the room easily, grabbed the quilt on the kang and folded it up, saying, "My parents told you to sleep a little longer. It's nothing to worry about anyway."

"Is Third Uncle back?"

"I've come back to sleep and woke up. I went to Lao Wang's house to chat. I should be back soon."

Sun Lianfang pushed the bedding onto the kang and asked curiously, "Brother, I heard you broke your alcohol ban?"

Xu Ning held his eye boogers and asked, "Ah, what's wrong?"

"Oh my god! This is a big deal. I'll have to complain when my aunt comes!"

"Haha, you can sue me if you want."

Sun Lianfang pouted and said, "Aren't you afraid that my aunt will punish you?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm her son. How can she kill me?"

At this time, Sun Jiwei leaned over the window and took a look, then waved and called out, "Erning! Come out quickly and see what good stuff your Third Aunt has prepared."

"What?" Xu Ning was a little confused, but Sun Lianfang had no intention of saying anything, so he could only walk out of the house.

Sun Jiwei took Xu Ning's arm and walked to the outer room. He pointed at two birds in the basin that looked like neither birds nor chickens and said with a smile, "Take a look! Do you recognize them?"

"Flying dragon? Oh my god! Where did my Third Aunt get this?"

The two chicks in the basin are the legendary flying dragons. They are not pheasants or sand chickens, but flying dragons.

This was the first time Xu Ning had seen a flying dragon since he came back to life. This thing was only the size of two palms, weighing about 8 taels including feathers and internal organs. It looked similar to a sand chicken, so many people sold it as a flying dragon.

So how to tell them apart? A simple way is to look at the eyelids. Feilong has a red eyeliner on the upper eyelid, while Shabanji has a red eyeliner on the lower eyelid.

Third Aunt came out from the east room and said with a smile, "My brother sent this over. Would you like to eat it?"

"I haven't eaten it for a long time. I'm really craving for it. I'm sure you'll enjoy it! This thing will be so delicious when it's stewed in soup!"

Er Niang said, "Then we'll stew it later. Are you a little hungry? I'll cook you a bag of instant noodles."

"No need, Second Mother, just keep this good thing. Shitou will come over in a couple of days."

Sun Jiwei waved his hand and said, "Why keep any? Your uncle brought five over. Let's stew two of them first to try them out. We can stew the rest when they come over."

"Ah, where did he put it?"

Xu Ning was a little curious, because there were very few flying dragons now, otherwise he would definitely be able to hit one with his handle, so he was curious about where his third aunt's brother got it.

"This is a pet. Your uncle works at a provincial research institute, and he asked someone to bring it back."

There are many research institutes in the province, but only one can raise flying dragons. Its full name is Wildlife Research Institute. It not only raises flying dragons, but also badgers, raccoon dogs, squirrels, etc.

Working here is not ordinary because the institute is a department directly under the provincial forestry department.

"Oh, my uncle is really awesome! I've been dreaming about this since I started running in the mountains last year. I didn't expect that my third aunt would make it come true!"

"Hahaha, next time you want to eat it, Third Aunt will ask your uncle to send it directly to Qing'an."

"Okay, then I won't bother going into the mountains to catch a flying dragon."

"Don't stand outside, come inside and talk..."

Before they could finish their words, they heard a sound at the gate of the courtyard. They turned around and saw Sun Jiye, Jun, Xu, Lian Yu, and three other people they had never seen before.

"Oh my god, why didn't Brother Yu go to gamble? Have you learned your lesson?" Sun Lianfang said bluntly while standing at the door.

Sun Lianyu smiled and said, "I was thinking of chatting with Brother Xu. I won't play around these two days. I'm going fishing with Brother Xu tomorrow. Do you want to come?"

The people behind him also greeted Sun Jiwei and the others. Xu Ning heard Third Aunt whisper, "The people behind Lian Yu are all family members. That one is Lian Yu's second brother, Sun Lianhong..."

After introducing their identities, Xu Ning had an idea in his mind. The children of the Sun Ji family were arranged according to the universe, Hong and Huang. The eldest was named Huang, the second was Hong, and the third was a daughter, and because the name Zhou didn't sound good, she was changed to Sun Lianshuang.

After they entered the house, they shook hands with Xu Ning. After Sun Jiye introduced them to each other, Sun Lianyu said enthusiastically: "Brother Xu, I was thinking of taking you fishing tomorrow when I have nothing to do. My second brother specializes in fishing and has been fishing for more than ten years."

Sun Jiwei said, "You guys go inside and talk."

Sun Lianfang said from behind: "Brother Yu, please don't lead my brother astray. My brother has worked hard to learn well, and you drag him into a pit again. Don't say that my aunt is unhappy, ask my parents if they are happy?"

Second Mother and Third Aunt looked at each other and thought that Lianfang had really matured. She no longer thought about things one-sidedly and had also learned how to use her influence to scare people.

Sun Lianyu said with a smile: "No, I said I would not play for the next two days, why don't you believe me?"

"How can you be credible? Why did you two fight last week? Did you steal money from the family? Your uncle is not willing to deal with you about this matter, so stop talking nonsense."

These words were said by Sun Jiye, who was usually seen as an approachable and amiable third uncle by the younger generation of the Sun family, but Sun Jiwei was a cold and merciless second uncle.

Sun Jiwei turned to look at Sun Lianyu, who was so frightened that he hurriedly explained: "Uncle, I really didn't take it! My wife insisted on blaming me. The money was under the kang mat, and I didn't know about it at all..."

"I'll go fishing tomorrow too. Please prepare a few more fishing rods."

"Okay..." Sun Lianyu was stunned, thinking why are you following us, how can we have fun with you around?

Sun Lianfang bared her teeth and said, "Dad, I'll go too!"

"Let's go out and have fun. There's nothing to do at home. Lian Yu, you guys can eat here tonight."

"That's incredible, Second Aunt, we just finished eating not long ago, we're not hungry yet, I'll just chat with Brother Xu for a while and then leave."

Sun Lianhong was not good at speaking, and stammered, "Aunt Ererer, we have to go back and pack up our fishing rods, otherwise we won't be able to catch up..."

Sun Jiwei waved his hand and said, "Then you guys should get lost now. I'll talk to Erning tomorrow when we go fishing. He just woke up and is still a little dazed. What can he talk to you about?" Xu Ning smiled and said, "Brother Yu, what time are you leaving home tomorrow?"

"Around 5:30, let's have an early start, sail into the reservoir to fish in the afternoon, have a picnic by the river at noon, and then have an evening start around 4 or 5 o'clock. How about that?"

"Okay, that's a very detailed arrangement."

Sun Lianyu smiled and said, "Of course! If you say I can't do things, I won't argue with you, but if you say I don't know how to play, then I definitely won't be happy."

Sun Jiwei raised his foot and kicked him hard on the buttocks, "Get lost! Are you still not happy?"

"Hey, Second Uncle, I didn't mean anything else... Well, Second Aunt, Third Aunt, we're leaving first."

"Come over to eat tomorrow morning, don't let your wife prepare the meal."

"okay!"

Er Niang turned around and said, "These kids only know how to play..."

"There's nothing to gain from playing, they're all complete losers." Sun Jiwei said with drooping eyelids.

"Don't say that in the future. If others hear it, they will definitely think you are crazy."

Sun Jiwei looked at his daughter and son and asked, "Am I crazy?"

"Dad, you are a little crazy, but you are cute in that way. I always like it."

"Hahaha, my eldest daughter is still the one who knows how to talk!"

There was still some time before dinner, so Xu Ning, Lianfang, Jun and Xu went to the village office and called home first, asking Du Shoucai to call Xu Laonian and Wang Erli to the phone and tell them about the arrangements for the Sun family. Wang Erli's family was building a house, and since his eldest brother had left, he could not leave, so he refused directly.

Xu Ning understood Wang Erli's thoughts. At the same time, Xu Laonian was also very upset. Even if Wang Erli was at home, it would easily cause gossip. Xu Ning smiled and promised that he would find a way to get the matter done and no one would find fault with it. After hanging up the phone, he called Wan Ye again. After waiting for a long time, Guan Lei answered the call.

"Shitou, when did you return to Qing'an?"

"I'm thinking of going back on the 23rd. My uncle and brother-in-law can go, but my sister and aunt can't go because there's a child at home."

Sun Lianfang shouted from the side: "Bring Jinbao here with you. He's almost one year old. What's there to be afraid of? It's not cold now. Last time I went to Wanye, our eldest sister promised to come. Why don't you keep your word?"

"You know nothing..."

Xu Ning interrupted, "Second Uncle means that all of our families should get together. It's understandable that my second uncle didn't come, but it's a bit weird that my eldest sister didn't come, because this is not only about your marriage with Lianfang, but also about us getting along and recognizing our relationship. Do you understand? Tell my eldest sister to ask her to drive her husband to take Uncle, Auntie and Hua'er to wait for you in Lingdong, and you can decide when to come..."

"When you return to Qing'an, buy five cartons of economy cigarettes, take your elder sister to the construction site, give a pack of cigarettes to everyone, and then say that you don't have any elders to help you find a husband, so you're looking for my parents..."

"When the time comes, let Biao and Tianen live in the west room, and my sister-in-law and Feng'er live in the east room. Let my eldest brother and sister-in-law prepare the meals for the family..."

"Okay, then I'll go back to Qing'an on the 23rd and go to Sandaohe on the 24th. I estimate I'll be there around 1 o'clock."

Sun Lianfang said excitedly: "Come over and the feast will begin! Hurry up!"

"Oh, I know. What are you hesitating about?"

Xu Ning gave him a few more instructions before hanging up the phone. Sun Lianfang immediately pouted and complained, "Brother, look at how Xiao Shitou always bullies me."

"Wait for him to come over and I'll give him a couple of kicks to vent your anger, okay?"

"Okay! Beat him to death!" Sun Lianfang pinched her waist and felt much better.

Jun said, "The day after tomorrow is the 23rd, and the 24th is Sunday, sister, shall we go to the market?"

The market in Sandaohe is held on the fifth day of every lunar month. According to the lunar calendar, the fifth, fifteenth and twenty-fifth days of the lunar month, the 24th happens to be the twenty-fifth day of May.

"Going to the market... It's not impossible, brother, are you going?"

The four of them were walking on the way home, and Xu Ning said, "We can go for a walk, what's fun here?"

"There are people selling fried fruit! There are also people selling mountain products. Anyway, there are a lot of them."

Xu Ning asked, "Is there anyone selling ancient copper coins?"

"Yes! Those broken copper coins cost one dollar per sack."

He wanted the ancient copper coins to be used as a ward off evil spirits in the house. For example, a few copper coins should be placed under the door threshold, on the beams, and at the four corners of the house. Some time ago, Xu Ning wanted Wang Biao to exchange sugar balls for some copper coins from his classmates, because Wang Biao said that his classmates had all used the copper coins to play with others. However, he has been too busy recently and forgot about it in a hurry.

"Okay, let's go take a look then."

After arriving home, several dishes were already placed on the big round table in the west room, including Xu Ning's favorite dish, pig ears mixed with cucumber (sweet and sour), salted duck eggs, and pig's head mixed with day lily.

They had just sat down for five or six minutes when Second Mother and Third Aunt brought the hot dishes to the table, including Feilong soup, stir-fried mushrooms, and scrambled eggs, a total of six dishes.

Why didn't they prepare any hard dishes? The reason was that the dragon soup was light in flavor. If they prepared any heavy dishes, it would be a waste of two dragons. Besides, Xu Ning preferred to eat some light vegetarian dishes. The dishes this morning were a bit too hard and made him feel a bit greasy after eating.

After everyone was seated, Sun Jiwei took out a flying dragon and placed it in Xu Ning's bowl, saying, "Er Ning, try this meat."

"I can't eat so much, Jun, Xu, you two help me share the burden..."

Er Niang said, "Just eat by yourself. They usually eat a lot."

Aunt San said, "In the past, they were the ones who were invited to eat the best meat, but they are already tired of it. Look at Xu's face, it's so fat, it's almost drooping."

"Being fatter means a good life, Aunt San, Xu's face is full of baby fat, which means he is blessed."

"Really? Then I have to let him suffer a little more so that he can enjoy happiness in the future!" Sun Jiye said with a smile.

"Hahaha, my third uncle really knows how to torture people."

Xu Ning lowered his head and tasted the soup first. It tasted fresh without any other strange smells. This was because Third Aunt used fewer ingredients such as mushrooms and black fungus when stewing the soup. If she put in too much, it would easily cover up Feilong's own flavor.

I tried the Feilong meat again, and it was still tender! When I was chewing it in my mouth and about to swallow it, I suddenly felt a smell of mutton, but this smell was not pungent and tasted great!
"good to eat!"

Sun Jiwei said with a smile: "This toy doesn't have much meat, you should make it all."

"I can't do that. I also want to try some day lily. Is it from our mountain?"

"Well, the daylilies have just come down from the mountains. There aren't many these two days, but there should be more in a couple of days."

Xu Ning nodded: "The ones from our mountains are still the best..."

"That's not great. Last year, your third aunt raised some yellow flowers, but they didn't taste good. The ones from the mountains are much more flavorful."

This daylily can be picked in mid-to-late June and is usually used to mix into cold dishes. It has a floral and sweet taste and makes a crunchy sound when chewed in the mouth.

(End of this chapter)