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Chapter 501: Xu Feng, who was sent gifts to her doorstep and attracted many people
In the yard, the stove was emitting heat waves. Meng Ziyan, who had been guarding the stove for a long time, now had beads of sweat sliding down her forehead and cheeks.

She was wearing a pink petal-pattern short-sleeved shirt, navy blue sleeves and apron, and if you looked closely at her fair neck you could see the blue veins. She was only half a head shorter than Xu Ning, which was considered very tall in today's society. The two of them looked very well matched standing together. Xu Ning was handsome and had a cool and cool temperament, while she exuded a virtuous and lovely temperament.

When Meng Ziyan heard Xu Ning's introduction, her cheeks turned slightly red, but she did not lower her head out of embarrassment. Instead, she nodded generously to Lao Qian, Liu Xuemin and Lao Jin.

After Xu Ning introduced them one by one, Liu Xuemin smiled and said, "I heard Xuebin say a few days ago that you two are a good match. Today I see that you two are indeed a good match!"

Lao Qian asked: "When are you two going to get married? You should have set a date, right?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "It's settled. Originally I was thinking of waiting until tomorrow afternoon to tell you, but I won't keep you in suspense. Our wedding date is September 9th, the 13th day of the eighth lunar month. You can all come over then."

Liu Xuemin said: "Needless to say, you must come over."

"That's not a big deal. My brother is getting married, if we don't come to the wedding, where else can we go to hang out?"

"Hahaha...Okay, let my sister-in-law be busy. Let's not be idle either. Let's quickly unload all the things."

"Okay!" Xu Ning turned around and said, "You are free to move around."

Meng Ziyan nodded silently, Lao Qian, Liu Xuemin and Lao Jin smiled, and Hu Zhibin said with a smile: "Erning, don't pretend in front of us brothers."

Xu Ning said with a straight face: "I have to show some strength! Hahaha, let's go and take a look at the pigs."

After that, he walked out of the yard. Lao Jin asked, "How did you know there were pigs?"

"I heard the noise. I deal with pigs all year round. I could smell something when you drove over here. Did you buy it on the street?"

Hu Zhibin said: "I guess so, but I didn't sell it in the market. I bought it from a private family. The total weight of the pig was 240 kilograms."

Liu Xuemin continued, "This pig is a little small, but the seller said his family needs money urgently, so he won't wait until the New Year to sell it..."

现在猪肉的零售价格是1块8，240斤的毛猪收购价估摸能达到1块2左右，所以这一头猪就差不多需要300块钱！

Xu Ning walked to the back of the car and peeked inside. He saw five or six boxes of Daqu liquor and said, "Brother Bin, we have liquor at home! I'm not being polite to you guys. You guys are embarrassing me."

Lao Jin said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's not much money at all."

"I know it's not much for you guys right now, but it's a lot for me. Brother Bin, Brother Liu, Brother Jin, I understand your intentions. Please don't do this in the future, okay?"

Liu Xuemin nodded: "Okay, whatever you say is what it is."

Hu Zhibin lowered the rear window and said, "We were originally thinking of giving you a red envelope, but with your temper, we definitely can't accept it..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "That's not necessarily true. If you want 10 yuan, I might accept it, but if you want 100 yuan, I won't accept it."

"Hahaha, did you see that? I told him not to give him red envelopes. He definitely won't accept them."

Xu Ning was stunned and tilted his head and asked, "You really want to give 100?"

Lao Qian said: "Originally, we were thinking of giving 200 yuan to each person, but Brother Bin said that was a bit too much, so we should buy something."

"Erning, don't feel pressured. This is not a matter of reciprocity!"

Lao Jin nodded: "Yeah, the main reason is that you don't want the shares, which makes us feel embarrassed. You said that this is our first visit, how can we come empty-handed."

"Not so good!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "If you have any new ideas in the future, let's work together!"

"Okay! I'll remember this. You'll be responsible for coming up with ideas, and we'll take care of the rest!"

After Hu Zhibin finished speaking, Liu Xuemin, Lao Qian and Lao Jin nodded heavily. These were truly their true thoughts.

Xu Ning and Hu Zhibin first moved six boxes of Daqu liquor to the lower room, and handed the Yingchun cigarettes and smoked chicken to Meng Ziyan, Sun Lianfang and Guan Hua. When the three of them entered the outer room, Liu Lizhen and others were surprised.

These roast chickens were paid for. When asked what else she had, Sun Lianfang told her the truth. Liu Lizhen gritted her teeth and clapped her hands, saying, "Oh, such a big favor, how are we going to repay you in the future?"

You can't blame Liu Lizhen for being anxious. A few days ago, Hu Qian and Liu Jingang sent her something worth 300 yuan, and now they sent something worth more than 300 yuan, which makes a total of more than 600 yuan. Xu Ning is friends with them, so he can't always eat at their expense. He must also send them something. Liu Lizhen only believes in one principle, that is, whether it is relatives or friends, it is mutual. Only by doing so can you get along better and better...

Sun Lianfang advised, "Auntie, my brother said it's okay, and we'll give them a job to earn money later, and we'll pay them back for everything."

"When did your brother say that?" Liu Lizhen was stunned.

"Just now when we were unloading the wine, my sister-in-law, Hua and I heard it very clearly."

Liu Lizhen curled her lips and said, "That little calf has a really good idea!"

Zhang Guifang said, "Haha, old aunt, you don't have to worry about anything. We can just prepare some food at home and wait for you to enjoy yourself!"

Liu Fenfang said, "That's not a big deal, sister-in-law. We shouldn't get involved in their affairs. Just accept whatever they give us. Since Erning has accepted it, he must know what's going on."

Wu Qiuxia put down the kitchen knife, raised her hand to wipe the meat on her face, turned around and said, "Sister, this 200-pound fat pig must be worth nearly 300 yuan? There are also six boxes of wine, two packs of cigarettes, and more than ten smoked chickens..."

"It must be more than 300. These four guys from Erning are really particular."

"You make friends like people. Erning is very particular about his work. How can his buddies from other places be bad at their work?"

"..."

Outside the yard, Xu Ning, Lao Qian, and Lao Jin worked hard and finally unloaded the pig from the car. However, there was no place to keep the pig in Lao Xu's yard or backyard. What should they do? They could only build a fence around Lao Wang's backyard and drive the pig in. However, they did not loosen the ropes tied around its front legs and neck because they did not know whether it would be killed tomorrow...

After they finished their work, they walked to the front yard of Lao Wang's house and looked at Lao Xu's house, which was separated by a wall. Liu Xuemin pointed at the low wall and said, "How about we climb over from here?"

Hu Zhibin laughed and said, "Haha, Brother Liu, you are really not polite."

"We're at home now, why should I be polite? Go wash your hands quickly, they stink."

Then, Xu Ning supported himself on the top of the wall with one hand, jumped over the low wall with his nimble legs and landed easily. Then came Liu Xuemin, Hu Zhibin, Lao Qian and Lao Jin. However, Lao Jin was slow when he climbed over the wall. He said frankly that he was old and his legs and feet were not so flexible.

It was past 4 o'clock at this time. Sun Lianfang gave Kuai a few scoops of water, and they squatted under the eaves to wash their hands.

Suddenly, two consecutive horn sounds were heard. Old Qian stood up and looked outside the yard, muttering, "My uncle and his family are back so soon?"

Liu Xuemin continued, "Just now I saw that the outer wall was finished, so I came back after it was finished."

But Xu Ning felt something was wrong. Logically, Xu Laonian and others should have walked from the west to the east, but the horn sound came from the east.

He stood up and took the rag handed to him by Lao Qian, and walked towards the gate while wiping his hands.

Just after taking three steps, I saw a Dongfeng car slowly approaching and stopped opposite the old Jiefang car outside the yard.

Chai Baotong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, quickly opened the car door and waved, "Uncle Xu!"

"Hey! Baotong! Ah, Jun'er, Yan'er... Third brother! Haha, my uncle arranged for you to come here in advance to serve as a pioneer?"

Chai Bing jumped out of the car and grinned, "Yeah! You guys asked us to come over first. Hey, Brother Liu, Brother Jin, Xuebin, Shude, you four came quite early."

"Is it necessary..."

"Brother Bing, did you go home at noon? Did you have lunch?"

"We finished eating at around 11 o'clock, so we came here just in time for another dinner! Auntie, is my uncle still working at the construction site?" Liu Lizhen stood at the door holding a gourd ladle and said, "Old Third, yes, he still has some odd jobs to do. Come in quickly, the tea is ready, and Xuebin and the others just came here not long ago."

Liu Xuemin said, "Bing, let's go inside and talk."

"Unload your stuff first, then talk."

Liu Lizhen was startled and said, "Why are you being so polite?"

"Aunt, I'm not being polite. This is what Lian Jun's father, his third uncle, and my grandfather asked for. Lian Jun went to Wangxing last night and took two sacks of fish. We're entertaining guests tomorrow, so they can be used!"

Sun Lianjun turned around and said, "Well, there's nothing else."

Hu Zhibin said with a smile: "Then hurry up and unload it. After that, we can go into the house and have some tea."

"Okay!"

As soon as Chai Hongyan got off the car, she was dragged into the house by Sun Lianfang and Meng Ziyan, and started chatting with Yang Shuhua, Wang Shujuan and others. Guan Hua was rather shy, and she did not chatter like Sun Lianfang, but just followed them and listened to them chat.

When Xu Ning, Chai Bing, Liu Xuemin and others came to the rear of the car, they saw the things in the car, including two sacks of fish, a sack of snacks, peanuts and melon seeds, two boxes of soda and 50 kilograms of beef.

The fish was brought by the old Sun family, and the beef, soda, and peanuts and sunflower seeds snacks were brought by the old Chai family. In fact, the things brought by the old Sun family were normal, and the things brought by the old Chai family were a little more. Why? Not only did the old Chai family have a better relationship with Xu Ning, but also because Xu Ning had to go to Wangxing to protect farmers in autumn, and many other reasons!
In fact, from the gifts given by Liu Xuemin and his four friends to the Lao Chai family, we can see that the deeper the bond, the stronger the relationship. When there are interests involved, the relationship is basically unbreakable.

Hu Zhibin thought the beef was quite fresh and estimated its value in his mind. Together with two bottles of soda and peanuts and sunflower seeds, it would be almost 100 yuan. He thought that the Chai family had a close relationship with Xu Erning.

Old Qian didn't think too much about it and asked, "This beef looks fresh. Where did you buy it?"

Chai Bing laughed and said, "I didn't buy it. It was raised by Lao Bi in our village. Lao Bi's eldest grandson went to the mountains to herd the cattle. He didn't pay attention and the cow missed a step and fell off the cliff and died."

"Oh, that's a pity." said Lao Jin.

Liu Xuemin asked, "Didn't Lao Bi give his eldest grandson a beating on the butt?"

"No, I didn't even touch it... Old Bi has six cows at home, and this cow has the worst temper. He said he had disliked this cow for a long time, and it just happened to be his own fault."

Hu Zhibin laughed and said, "That's just an excuse that Lao Bi made up for himself. He doesn't want to beat his grandson, but he also doesn't want to lose face."

"That's about it. The main point is that the Bi family was not well off before. His wife and children are gone, leaving only his eldest grandson. Aren't the cattle, land, and house in this family all his eldest grandson's?"

"Ah, so his grandson is quite grown up, right?"

"Sixteen or seventeen years old, maybe one year younger than Bao Tong."

Chai Baotong was holding a sack and said, "He is half a year younger than me, but his grandson is a piece of shit. He doesn't listen at all. The more you tell him not to do something, the more he does it. He is always going crazy."

"..."

Everyone threw the fish sacks at the base of the wall of the east wing, stored the beef in the cellar, and put snacks, peanuts, melon seeds, and two boxes of soda in the east wing.

Liu Lizhen saw so many things but did not say anything to spoil the fun. The many old ladies had already talked about it. The more gifts Xu Erning's friends gave, the more face she and Xu Laonian would have. As for the things she was worried about, such as how to repay the favors, she had now figured it out. With Xu Ning around, it was not her turn to worry about anything.

Besides, if you say things like "Why are you taking things again? What are you doing with all these old things?" too much, it will sound fake, as if you are taking advantage of someone and acting ungrateful.

"You two can go inside and take a rest. Erning, can you see if the tea has cooled down? Ask your sister-in-law to make a new pot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xuemin took a sip from the cup and swallowed it, saying, "No need! Auntie, the temperature is just right. This will quench your thirst."

"Yeah!" Chai Bing responded, and as soon as he put down his teacup, he asked Xu Ning when he got married, because when he was at Old Chai's house before, Xu Ning had said that they would set the wedding date some day before.

After Xu Ning told the truth, Chai Bing was shocked and said, "Oh my god, then it's only 7 days away from Lianfang Leizi? August th is a good date."

"The time is a bit tight. But it's not too busy at that time, right? Third brother, when are you going to join the ginseng?"

"September and October, this year it should be October, when the weather is just starting to get cold."

"That's just right."

"That's perfect. If you get married in September, you won't be able to drink the newly brewed ginseng wine, but I still have a lot of boxes in my cellar. If I take 9 more boxes, it will be enough, right?"

Hu Zhibin was stunned when he heard this, and interrupted, "Ginseng wine? Is that the ginseng wine that our city sent to us during the Party Festival a few days ago?"

"Well, you've been transferred to the city now?"

"I was hired on the 1st day, just in time! Oh, your ginseng wine is really good, and my colleagues all say it tastes good."

Chai Bing said with a smile: "It has to be done. If the tone is not right, Er Ning cannot be married..."

"It's absolutely true!"

"Third brother, I still have several boxes in my cellar. I think they should be able to be used."

"Okay, I'll take a few less boxes, so that when the time comes, there won't be enough. That would be embarrassing."

Everyone drank tea in the house for more than ten minutes, and then Chai Bing went to the courtyard to collect the fish. There were carp, silver carp, salmon, snapper, willow root, and tooth fish in the two sacks. Because they were all caught in the same net, they were put into the sacks without any classification.

Sun Lianfang was very considerate and found each of them a stool and a wooden block, as well as a small knife, scissors, a large basin, etc., and they sat in a circle to clean the fish.

The fishy smell made the dog gang drool. Xu Ning laughed and scolded them for being useless. Sun Lianjun wanted to give the dog gang some fish intestines, but was stopped by Xu Ning. The dog gang could not eat fish intestines and other things raw, as their stomachs might not be able to handle it, so it was better to eat them cooked.

At this time, there was a noise outside the yard, and a group of college students carrying bags ran into the house. The leader, Xu Feng, saw Chai Bing and laughed twice: "Oh my god, Third Brother! I was wondering if the car parked on the street was yours! How could you have arrived the other day?"

"We just arrived a short while ago. You guys are back pretty early."

"Well, isn't it tomorrow that the house is going to be built? I was thinking of coming back early to help my mother with some work."

Xu Feng was chattering very confidently, which made Xu Ning grin. This little girl was very open-minded when chatting now, but her ability to act was lacking.

"Second brother, my third brother has only been home for a short time, why are you still asking him to work?"

Xu Ning frowned and said, "You say another word? Hurry up and call them over to recognize the person..."

Xu Feng turned around and waved, "Brother Biao! Come over here quickly, what are you dawdling for?"

Wang Biao muttered, "I seem to hear the sound of pigs squealing."

Xu Ning looked at the group of kids and said, "You have met our Brother Bin. This is Qian Shude, the manager of the supply and marketing cooperative. Call me Brother Qian."

"Oh my god, Brother Qian, I knew you would come! How are you doing recently? Is the supply and marketing cooperative busy? Are my sister-in-law and nephew doing well?"

Hearing Xu Feng's words, Lao Qian was a little confused. Xu Ning was so angry that he stood up, grabbed Xu Feng's shoulders, and slapped her on the butt.

"Hey, second brother, why are you hitting me? Your hands are full of fishy smell, and you've made my clothes dirty. My sister-in-law will have to wash them later..."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone in the courtyard could no longer hold back their laughter. They felt that Xu Feng looked quite adult-like. It wasn't that they found her annoying, but rather that she had a childlike cuteness that was quite endearing.

(End of this chapter)