Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 68 Mom’s family background Drawing cakes for Mom
  Xu family, outhouse.

Yang Shuhua was simmering the meat in the pot and piercing the chopsticks into the aluminum basin. Han Fengjiao was holding the sauerkraut beside her, preparing to put the sauerkraut directly into the meat soup. The sauerkraut stewed in this way would be fragrant.

Liu Lizhen stood in front of the root vegetable board, cutting mustards, pickles, and pickles. Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang did not go into the house to rest. Instead, they sat on the wooden pillars and guarded the stove pit to add firewood.

Xu Ning opened the door curtain and walked into the outer room. Liu Lizhen turned to look at him and put down what she was doing.

"Er Ning, go get me some firewood, and I'll put food in your big pot for the dog later."

Xu Ning nodded: "Shao Kuai, please order some wheat bran and corn noodles, and I'll feed them."

After saying that, Xu Ning turned around and went to the firewood shed, then returned to his house with a bundle of firewood.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Liu Lizhen frying the meat in the pot and stuck her chopsticks into the basin.

Before Meng Yinhe came, Xu Ning had set the stove on fire in his house.

He knew before then that his mother would definitely have to use this pot to cook meat, because even though the two yellow-haired men looked big, they could not hold more meat in one pot.

While the mother was piercing the meat, she casually opened her mouth and asked: "What's going on between you and Lao Meng's daughter? Then don't you usually avoid her and don't even go to the door of Lao Meng's house? You still think she is too thin. Why is this so abnormal?"

Xu Ning leaned against the door frame and said with a smile: "Mom, what do you think about letting her be your daughter-in-law?"

"What?" Liu Lizhen was stunned when she heard this, and the chopsticks holding meat in her hand almost fell into the pot.

"This damn child, you scared me! No, why don't you pinch your eyes half-closed to see her?"

"Mom, can you first ask her to be your daughter-in-law?"

Liu Lizhen gave him a blank look and said, "It's okay, but why can't you squeeze it? I've always looked at that girl and she's fine. Her little face is as white as a porcelain doll, which makes people curious. I don't know what your eyes are like. Yes, I always find it annoying to be disrespectful!"

After saying that, she felt something was wrong with Xu Ning and said, "I'm telling you, if you haven't thought about it well, don't offend others, or else let me tell your dad how to tell people! What are you thinking about? "

Xu Ning grinned: "She's curious about me. Don't both families know about it? Now I'm happy with it. Besides, the two families know each other well. I don't want to fool around like before. If she is willing in the future, then we can live a good life together." .”

Hearing this, Liu Lizhen put down what she was doing, stood up and looked at him, "Are your words accurate?"

"How can I be sure? Am I the one who recruits people easily and is irresponsible? Today I am going to deliver pork to my Uncle Meng, and I have already warmed up in advance. I have been thinking about it for a while, and Uncle Meng will have to drink with my dad. Ask what’s going on.”

Liu Lizhen was slightly confused, "...No, what are you doing in advance? You are a brat, you are so obvious? It's not the parents who make the decision for the marriage of a child, do you take me and your dad seriously?"

"I didn't directly say that I wanted to take her. I just said that I would often go to my Uncle Meng's house from now on. I've already said this. Don't they understand? I want to tell the truth, so I'm not as good as a whistle."

Liu Lizhen stared at him sideways, "I don't think you are too sharp! But what you say is right, so it's up to you to say it. If anyone else, you, Uncle Meng, wouldn't believe it."

"Well, don't talk about this at the dinner table. Let's talk to my dad again in the evening."

"...Well, I still don't understand. Why do you suddenly care about Zi Yan?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "What could be the reason for this? Didn't I think she was thin before, and I didn't say she was ugly. When we get married in the future, I will let her eat more to nourish her body."

Liu Lizhen felt happy and resentful at the same time. She ran over and punched him on the shoulder.

"You don't even think about this matter after getting married? There is really a daughter-in-law who forgets her mother!"

"Hey, how can that be impossible? I won't separate my family even when I get married. I will go up to the mountains to earn more money these days. When the time comes, we will find Lao Du to approve a homestead and build a new five-room house!"

This has been nagging in my mother’s mind, that’s what she thinks, but how can she use her son’s money to build a house?

"You don't have to earn the money to build the house. Mom has already saved it for you."

Xu Ning asked: "How much money do you save?"

Liu Lizhen didn't want to tell him, but she couldn't resist his insistence.

"It's more than 2,600! Mom has saved all the wages of your father and your eldest brother over the years, as well as the money they earned from hunting livestock in the mountains."

"Then I don't make any money here. How can I feel happy living in a new house? Besides, if we want to build it, we can build it!"

"You can't even take a look at this house that you built with nearly 3,000 yuan for your ability? You really know how to live on the street."

"Hahaha... Mom, do you know what kind of houses there are in the street? They are all terrazzo floors. When the time comes to build a house, you will have to build half a meter of wall panels. It will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer! The furniture in the house is also new, and it costs 5,000 yuan. Not even possible."

"Oh my God, what is terrazzo floor? What's the matter with you?"

Xu Ning hugged her mother and said, "You will know before the house is built."

Liu Lizhen's eyes were shining brightly. Listening to her son's words, the more she thought about it, the more she looked forward to it.

New house, new furniture, terrazzo floor...

Wouldn't it be a comfortable life then?

"Really? Are you sure? Don't tease mom. Mom is so worried now..."

"Why don't you believe me? When have I ever told such lies? I will definitely let you and your dad live in the best house in our village!"

"Yeah, mom will remember it."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Okay, why don't you finish asking questions? Go back to the house and get busy."

"Hey, you kid, you're done asking questions."

"You asked me to hold firewood. Don't you just want to ask me what I think?"

Liu Lizhen glanced at him, turned around and walked out with the meat basin, "Why doesn't this little smart guy have to be straight?"

She turned around and closed the door, reminding: "There are still two or three pieces of meat in the pot. Cut it up and put it in the dog's food."

"Hey, I know."

Watching his mother leave, Xu Ning felt much happier.

Although he had only been reborn for five or six days, he had done a lot of solid things.

Xu Ning feels quite satisfied. As long as the family is happy and harmonious, isn't that better than anything else?

He walked to the pot, took out the pieces of meat from the pot, chopped the meat with a knife, and took out half a basin of broth, then poured the wheat bran and corn noodles into the pot.

He used the wooden stick to put the dog's food in and stirred it up. Seeing that the dog food in the pot was a little dry, he poured two ladles of broth into the pot, and then poured the small pieces of meat into the pot together and stirred it up.

Before serving, add less salt.

Some people say that dogs cannot eat salt, otherwise they will easily get sick.

In fact, in nature, all animals have to eat salt. To be precise, it should be sodium. It’s just a matter of the amount. Just like deer, why do some people set up alkali fields to treat deer?

The alkali field is where hunters pour salt water on the ground before spring to lure deer to lick it, so it is called an alkali field.

Having said that, dogs really can’t eat too much salt, so feeding them twice a week is enough.

Salt helps animal bones, muscles, and nerves, which are very important and indispensable.

Xu Ning mainly uses wheat bran and corn noodles to feed dogs, which also help the dog’s intestinal digestion and make the dog’s fur grow longer and shinier!
  After inserting the dog food, take it out and put it on the stove to dry for a while.

Xu Ning took advantage of the time to scoop out some water into the pot to prevent it from filling up the pot.

At this time, Xu Feng and Jin Yumantang came in.

As soon as she came back, the Xu family became lively.

She asked Jin Yumantang to go into the room first, because she saw someone in the east wing.

"Second brother! Where are you Gaha? Are there any animals hunting on the mountain today? Why didn't I look at anything..."

As soon as Xu Feng entered the door, she started chirping with witty remarks.

Xu Ning looked at her and said, "Hurry up and go into the house. There's meat in the house."

"Ah? What kind of meat is this?"

"Pork, what else could it be?"

Xu Feng pouted, "Why, it's pork again. I'm tired of eating it. I've been having trouble eating it these past two days."

"Feng'er, why don't you think you're so rude, why are you talking about everything outside? Hurry up and go into the house. You won't eat less every time you eat meat."

"Hey, second brother, we're not on good terms, aren't we? You're laughing at me."

"Hurry inside, I have to feed the dog."

"I'll go feed the dogs with you!"

No one can control this annoying person. She is willing to let you hang around, but you still have no way to deal with her.

Xu Ning glanced at her and saw that she was blinking her watery eyes and looking at him with a smile.

He said helplessly: "Then let's go, don't come forward, that dog will die."

"Hey, I'll just follow you and watch."

Xu Ning put the spoon in the basin and turned around with the dog basin in hand.

Xu Feng was very discerning and lifted the door curtain and said, "Second brother, look at it. If I hadn't lifted the door curtain for you, you wouldn't have been able to get out of the house."

"Well, you play the role of the boss."

"That is!"

He first came to the den of the two yellow dogs. As soon as he stepped over, the two yellow dogs came out smelling the smell and wagging their tails at Xu Ning.

"Go back Dahuang!"

Dahuang was startled when he heard this, but then turned around and returned to the kennel.

"Second brother, you are gahaha, you are a funny dog ​​gahaha."

"Don't say anything yet."

"okay."

Xu Ning called Xiao Huang back to the nest again, and Xiao Huang was quite obedient.

He picked up the dog food with a spoon and put it in the dog bowl. The two yellow dogs looked at the steaming food in the rice bowl, and their barks dripped out, but they did not rush out to grab the food.

"Come out, let's eat."

When they heard that they were eating, the two yellow dogs came out, glanced at Xu Ning, and after receiving an approved response, they lowered their heads and gulped.

Then Xu Ning took the dog food bowl and came to the dens of the green wolf, black wolf and other dogs.

These two gangs of dogs were like two yellow dogs, scurrying out and wagging their tails at Xu Ning, and the greedy dogs Qing Lang, Er Lang, and Gray Wolf were grunting without any bottom line.

"Get everyone back to their nests! Hurry up!"

When the dogs heard Xu Ning's scolding, they thought they had done something wrong. They hurriedly lowered their heads and groaned twice, then turned back to the den, but did not enter the den. Instead, they stopped outside and looked at Xu Ning.

When Xu Ning filled the dog bowls of Hei Lang, San Lang, Hua Xiong, and Hua Danzi, none of them moved.

When it came to the green wolf, the second wolf and the gray wolf, they couldn't bear it anymore.

Xu Ning paused and pointed the spoon at them, "Go back to the nest! Don't make me say it a second time!"

Xu Feng put her head back and curled her lips, muttering in a low voice: "Second brother is so old and vicious, but the dog didn't mess with you."

Xu Ning heard this and replied: "I am setting rules for them. They have only known me for less than two days. If they don't set rules now, they will not obey me when they go up the mountain. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, what you say makes sense."

Xu Ning turned his head and raised his eyes, "Just leave it alone!"

"Hey, second brother, I didn't say anything. You just slapped me."

Xu Feng pouted aggrievedly, walked over and hugged Xu Ning's waist.

"Okay, don't let this bitch go. Don't you want the card issued?"

"Yes! Second brother, why are you going to the street?"

"You have to wait until I come back from Wangxing. Why are you in a hurry?"

"Why don't you be in a hurry? It's winter vacation soon. If you don't buy it for me, how can I show off to others?"

"Haha, okay, I'll buy it for you in a while."

"alright."

(End of this chapter)