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Chapter 343 The origin of the three dogs who shared their secrets with their brothers

Being stubborn does not mean that Wang Hu likes to dwell on trivial matters. On the contrary, he is very obedient. He just does not know how to adapt. He does things in a rigid manner and finds it difficult to have his own understanding and innovation.

But during this period he often went out with Xu Ning to do business, and he also learned to be smooth-talking. This was influenced by the environment, but the strength in his bones was difficult to change.

The three of them came to Lao Jiang's house arm in arm, entered the backyard and stood behind the warehouse, then they climbed up the ladder in three steps with both hands, and lay down under the ventilation window to see the situation inside the warehouse.

The three dogs curled up in the corner, their chins resting on each other's buttocks and abdomen, and sleeping soundly with their eyes closed. Even when Xu Ning and the other two stepped on the ladder and made a noise, the three dogs did not move.

On the other hand, the yellow-haired pig suddenly jumped up from the ground after hearing the noise, and glanced at the door and the ventilation window, showing basic respect...

Xu Ning pulled the corners of his mouth, filled with anger but unable to vent it. These three dogs were truly not worthy of being on the stage, they were the slipperiest of the slippery dogs!
Wang Hu pursed his lips and frowned, "Second brother, if it doesn't work, how about we use a stick to dig it out?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "Do you think this is a cricket fight? You can't tease dogs like this. If we throw them into the barn, they will hate us. This is only Brother Huang's dog. If it were my dog, I would definitely not do this."

To be honest, this method of dragging dogs is quite cruel. It is like locking a group of dogs in a dark room without giving them food. When they are hungry, they will bare their fangs and bite their own kind.

However, the three dogs were facing a wild boar, which was the dogs' prey, so there was nothing wrong with dragging it out.

Guan Lei had heard about the three dogs when he arrived, so he said, "Brother, it's ok not to feed the dogs, but why don't you feed this pig too?"

Xu Ning shook his head: "The pig needs to be fed, but not now. It has only been in the pen for less than a day and is not familiar with the environment yet. It won't eat even if you feed it. Look at how listless it is. It's obviously not used to being penned in."

"Too……"

Xu Ning stepped down the ladder, took Wang Hu and Guan Lei to the sheltered place where he and Meng Ziyan kissed in the morning, and sat on a log to chat.

On the way here, he did not open up to Guan Lei, but just teased him and Wang Hu repeatedly. His purpose was to make Guan Lei relax physically and mentally and not be so worried all the time.

"You are only one month younger than me. When your sister-in-law and I get married before autumn, we will have to have a child. Hu Zi and Xiao Hua will also have to have a child after they get married, right?"

"Yes! Second brother, we must have it." Wang Hu nodded with gritted teeth.

There is nothing to be embarrassed about when chatting about this kind of thing with people of the same age. Just say whatever you want to say openly.

"Look, by then Hu Zi and I will have children, and you will still be single? What will Hu Zi's children call you? Uncle, right? What will my children call you?"

Guan Lei lowered his head and said, "Just call me uncle."

"When your nieces and nephews are old enough to help with family matters, will you still be single? I know you want to get married, but you're just afraid of meeting a girl who's not suitable for you..."

Guan Lei nodded and said, "Brother, I have never told anyone else, but I must tell you from the bottom of my heart. I really want to start a family. Seeing you all so happy, I must feel bad...

Hey, brother, I'm not jealous of your good life, I just feel a little uncomfortable, I feel like I have nothing to worry about, I look quite free..."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "I know what you're thinking. Take today's incident for example. Since a girl likes you, why are you backing off? I'm not asking you to rush forward, but you can't be scared by her and pretend to be drunk, right?"

Guan Lei's face turned red, "Brother, I'm really confused."

"Hahaha, I know!"

Wang Hu also smiled, but said nothing, just listened silently.

Xu Ning continued, "Today your aunt asked you if 200 yuan is enough to marry a wife. Do you think it is enough?"

Guan Lei lowered his head and thought: "It is enough, but I am saving this money for Xiaohua as a dowry."

"Then sell the leopard skin and bear gallbladder. Is that enough for you to start a family? We can't compare with the Sun family. We can't compare with them no matter how we compare. In Qing'an and Wanye, can you tell me which family spends 1000 yuan to buy meat?

Sun Lianfang is the only daughter of the Sun family, so she must find someone who is similar, who knows how to live and can make money, right?"

Guan Lei nodded: "Yeah, that's what I was thinking too."

"Then think about it again. How much will you get after the leopard skin and bear gall are sold? At least 1,800 yuan. When the market approves it, I won't have time to take care of it. It will be your and my uncle's business! You have to earn at least 500 yuan a year, right?

With our conditions, you can find whatever you want. The Sun family can't find fault with it."

There is definitely nothing wrong with that. Earning 500 yuan a year is already pretty impressive these days.

Guan Lei took out a cigarette from his pocket, tilted his head and asked: "Brother, what do you mean..."

Xu Ning grinned and said, "I just want you to live a better life and not be so tired."

Guan Lei fell silent after hearing that. His hand that was striking the match froze in mid-air. He stared at Xu Ning intently, and it seemed as if tears were swirling in his eye sockets.

He lowered his head and struck a match to light the cigarette. Baba took a puff and nodded in a muffled voice: "Brother, I understand."

Xu Ning raised his hand and patted him on the back, saying from the bottom of his heart: "You work in the market first, and when our market opens, you can go and be the boss to gain some experience. In two years, if you want to go out and do business, you will have some money in your pocket. If it's not enough, I will give you some more."

"kindness!"

Guan Lei lowered his head, tears streaming down his face.

For a moment, the three of them were silent and fell into speechlessness.

When Guan Lei's emotions calmed down, he wiped his eyes, threw away the hot cigarette butt, looked up at Xu Ning and grinned.

"Brother, you've hit the nail on the head. I've been thinking about going out to try my luck before. I saw in the newspaper that you can make a lot of money in the south. I was itching to do it, but I couldn't move forward without money in my pocket."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "What is a gun? A man's courage! If you can't use a gun in the future, what is a man's courage? Money! With money, you can go anywhere, and you dare to go anywhere. You are not afraid of being penniless and falling into an embarrassing situation. Do you understand?"

"I understand! Brother, since you have arranged everything for me, I will listen to you..."

Wang Hu, who was watching the two of them talking, felt like ants were crawling around in his heart, and asked anxiously, "Brother Lei, do you like Sun Lianfang?"

Guan Lei paused, turned his head to look at the two of them, scratched his cheek and said, "I don't know either. I just saw her in the field and felt that she was quite annoying. Later, when I sat on the snow pile, she wiped my head with her sleeve. When I got home, she washed my head again in the outer room. I was so upset!"

"Hahaha……"

Xu Ning raised his head and stopped laughing, "That means I've chosen you."

Guan Lei did not deny that this was not his first time getting along with a girl. When he played with girls in the village before, he had no thoughts in his mind. First, he knew that the other party looked down on him. Second, he knew that it was impossible for him to marry any girl in the village. He knew them all well and the other party's family would not agree. He also did not want to find someone from the same village.

So when he was getting along with Sun Lianfang, he didn't have any special feelings at first. He just thought Sun Lianfang was like a tomboy, so he dared to quarrel and play snowball fights with Sun Lianfang. But he didn't expect that Sun Lianfang actually had feelings for him, and they were so obvious.

"Brother, what do you think I should do? I just climbed onto the kang because I didn't want to look at her, but I couldn't avoid her. She said she would come to play with me in the future..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "I think she has to come to you too. Her character is caused by her environment. Think about it, she is the only daughter in the family, so she must be cherished." "Then will the Sun family agree?"

"Agree to what? Agree to her coming to you, or whether you two can make it? You don't have to think about it yet, just take it one step at a time. If she comes to you, just bring her home."

"Well, as a man I certainly can't be afraid of her."

"What are you afraid of? How can you suffer a loss? Be open and honest. We are not bad. If you don't like her, then let your aunt look for other girls."

Wang Hu continued, "Second brother, I think Brother Huang should understand this matter very well."

Guan Lei waved his hand: "No, I'll meet her first. I'd like to know what she's up to."

"Hahaha, okay."

At this time, there was a noise at the door of Lao Jiang's house. Xu Ning raised his arm and looked at the watch. It was already half past three. The three of them had been chatting here for about an hour and a half.

"Uncle Jiang?" Xu Ning stood up and turned towards the alley.

The other party responded: "Hey, did you throw it in there for the dog?"

"OK……"

Then, Xu Ning, Wang Hu and Guan Lei walked towards the front yard. Seeing that Lao Jiang came back alone, they told him about the three dogs' shitty behavior, which stunned Lao Jiang.

"Are these three so cowardly? I have to go and take a look..."

When Lao Jiang climbed up the ladder and took a look, he immediately cursed: "What the hell! These three dogs and the pig seem to be friends. Oh my god, this is the first time I have met such cowardly dogs in all my years!"

"Who said it wasn't, Uncle Jiang, this is my brother Guan Lei, you haven't seen him before, right?"

Lao Jiang shook his head and said, "No."

He had indeed never met Guan Lei. On the day when Lao Jiang was killed in the mountains, Xu Ning and Guan Lei had parted ways with Xu Laonian and Yang Yusheng early in the morning. At that time, Xu Ning and Guan Lei went to Tiaoshitang to look for bears...

"Uncle Jiang, hello, my name is Guan Lei, you can just call me Leizi."

"Come on, Leizi."

After the two of them greeted each other, Xu Ning asked, "How about going to the street? Did you find anyone?"

"Who are you looking for? It's almost the same as what you said. After the three of us arrived in Jinxing, we asked about the two brothers surnamed Li. The villagers said that their family had moved away, and their current house was sold to Lao Hu from the same village. When we arrived at the door, we saw Lao Hu, and after asking, we found out that the two brothers sold their house and went to Mudanjiang to live with their relatives..."

"Are these two guys mountain runners? Whose dog is this?"

Lao Jiang waved his hand and asked the three people to enter the house. After they entered the house, he poured three glasses of water and said, "I heard from the neighbors that these three dogs were picked up by the adoptive father of the Li brothers from the mountains two years ago. Last year, the adoptive father of the Li brothers passed away. The two of them had no income, so they thought of selling everything at home..."

"Ah, I picked them up from the mountain. Are you picking up three at a time?"

Lao Jiang nodded. "These three dogs haven't been to the mountains for two years. The adoptive father of the Li brothers wouldn't go to the mountains either. If they were kept at home, any dog ​​would become less wild if tied up. And I heard that these two brothers would beat these three dogs whenever they had nothing to do. Their adoptive father might have died of anger."

"Hey... these two guys are pretty fucked up."

"Serious is fucked up. People in the village say they used to hang out on the street, pretending to be gangsters all day long. They finally saved some money, but they squandered it all on tattered clothes and pants."

Xu Ning frowned and said, "I haven't heard of two brothers with the surname Li on the street."

Guan Lei said: "That's because they are not doing well and don't understand."

"Anyway, they are both pretty badass. No one in Jinxing Village thinks highly of them."

Wang Hu said: "No wonder he had to sell his house to live with his relatives."

Lao Jiang nodded.

The three of them chatted with him in the house for a while, and Xu Ning stood up and said, "Uncle Jiang, the three of us will go back first. There is no need to feed these three dogs and pigs. I will come back tomorrow."

"Okay! Your uncle should be staying at your house. Guoxing went straight home. I think he will have a fight with his wife when he gets home."

Xu Ning laughed and said, "It's common for them to fight. If they don't fight once a day, they'll feel uncomfortable."

"Too."

The three of them stood up and walked towards the outer room. Lao Jiang followed behind them and sent them out of the yard. Then they came to the warehouse and glanced at the three dogs inside through the ventilation hole.

Lao Jiang sighed, "Hey, I don't know if it can be dragged out. If it can be dragged out... then I will also buy two dogs and let Erning help drag it out? It's really hard to make some money!"

He went to the street to ask about the price of leather today. Seeing that the price of leather was getting higher and higher, he had no choice but to sell four pieces of leather. After paying back Xu Laonian and Liu Guangmin, he still had 20 or 30 yuan left in his pocket, which he could use as living expenses for him and his daughter for several months. He had to be patient...

When the three of them got home, Liu Daming was there as expected. He was eating leftovers and recounting what he had seen and heard on the street while eating.

Liu Daming, Lao Jiang and Da Laba were all good at living. At noon, they went to the street with cornmeal cakes, but after walking such a long way back and forth, the little food they brought had long been digested. Even though they were hungry, the three of them did not eat at a restaurant on the street.

"Ge Guoxing was almost mad. Before he came back, he said that he had to go home and have a fight with his wife, otherwise he would be so angry that he would die."

“Hahahaha…” The people in the house laughed.

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "Guo Xing is really good at making trouble, don't let Gui Fang hurt him."

Xu Ning sat on the stool and said, "That can't be done. I told my eldest sister-in-law last time that if they fight, don't scratch their faces. It's too obvious. If you want to scratch, scratch your body. No one can tell if you put on clothes."

"Hahahaha... Erning is even more mean!"

Liu Daming pointed to a small package on the counter and said, "I bought a ruler for Feng'er, and two bags of hairbands and pins."

"What are you buying pins for?"

"It's almost summer, let's make some door curtains..."

This door curtain is not a cloth curtain, but is made of paper clips and calendar paper, hanging on the door in strips...

"Oh, that's fine, you think long term."

Liu Daming said with a smile: "Of course!"

(End of this chapter)