Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 421 This is too hard. Take it seriously!

The floor of Old Sun's house is paved with red bricks. Although they have been trampled and worn for many years, the red bricks still look very new. Sun Jiye accidentally revealed that they were just painted the day before yesterday. Before that, the gaps between the red bricks were filled with black mud, and even the newspapers on the roof were newly pasted...

From this we can see that the Sun family attaches great importance to Guan Lei. After all, it was Sun Lianfang who brought him home themselves. Even if her parents do not give face to the new son-in-law, they have to give face to their own daughter. Besides, Sun Lianfang is the treasure of the entire Sun family.

Although Sun Jiwei's family is wealthy, the decoration of the house is very simple. The walls are covered with newspapers, the kang mat is made of sorghum stalks, and there are four floor cabinets against the wall. On the cabinets are a thermos, a teacup, a mirror, a radio, and a black and white TV.

Inside the house, Sun Jiwei and Guan Lei sat on the edge of the kang and chatted. They talked quickly and happily, but they eventually talked about Guan Lei's family. Originally, Sun Jiwei wanted to avoid this matter, but he spoke too quickly and regretted it as soon as he asked.

However, Guan Lei didn't care. He smiled and slowly told the story of his family. He didn't play the victim or pretend to be pitiful. He just told the story as usual. After he finished talking about his family, Sun Jiwei had a better impression of him because he didn't play the victim. If it were someone else, they would have to say that they were miserable in order to impress the other person...

When the two of them were chatting alone, Sun Jiye would drag Xu Ning, Wang Hu and Li Fuqiang to sit at the end of the kang, smoking cigarettes, eating melon seeds, drinking water, and talking about mountain hiking. Sun Lianjun would walk back and forth on the ground, pouring some water for Xu Ning when he saw that there was no water in his teacup, and handing him a cigarette when he saw that Guan Lei had no cigarette. Moreover, since the two Sun brothers started chatting with them, Sheng, Jun and Xu never interrupted them, and only grinned when there was something funny.

This tutoring is not just good, it is military training, the main focus is to obey orders and follow instructions...

Two pots in the outer room were steaming, and the two sisters-in-law were busy cooking. Sun Lianfang also took the initiative to lend a hand, pouring the dishes from the large basins into plates and placing them on the large round table in the west room. Sun Lianfang carefully counted the number of people, arranged the stools, bowls and chopsticks neatly, and placed the delicious dishes in the direction of the guests.

After the two sisters-in-law cooked the last two dishes, they served them to the large round table in the west room. They glanced at Sun Lianfang, then looked at each other and smiled.

Sun Lianfang was dumbfounded, and said with her mouth open: "Mom, Third Aunt, what are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at your good looks!" said Aunt San, covering her mouth.

Fang's mother took her arm and sat on the edge of the kang, saying, "Fang, when I ask you, have you decided on him?"

Sun Lianfang nodded heavily: "Yes! Otherwise why would I bring it back? I have met his family a few days ago. Look! The gold bracelet his sister gave me!"

"Oh my god, this big gold bracelet..." Aunt San said in surprise.

Fang's mother was stunned and asked, "Didn't he say his family wasn't well off? Why did he give you a gold bracelet?"

Sun Lianfang grinned and said, "I'm good-looking! Well, to tell you the truth, this gold bracelet belonged to his mother. When his mother passed away, she gave the gold bracelet to his sister, saying that his sister should keep it for his future wife, and then his sister gave it to me! Hehe..."

Third Aunt said, "A family heirloom! Second Sister-in-law, his family is very nice. I saw the boy just now and he doesn't look bad either. He's a little skinny, but I can't find any other faults."

Fang's mother was sharp-tongued, but she held back her words. If she had said them, her daughter would have been furious. What did she say? She meant: I think the boy surnamed Xu is not bad. He has good looks, is tall, and comes from a good family...

But Fang's mother certainly couldn't say such a thing, she was not a fool.

"Aunt, don't look at him because he's skinny, but he's fought against an old leopard before. My uncle said he killed a jackal with one axe! And he does physical work in the woodcutters' yard, and he works more skillfully than experienced lumberjacks..."

Third Aunt smiled and said, "Lianfang, why did you choose him?"

Sun Lianfang lowered her head and thought for a while, then said, "I don't know either. Anyway, it's quite comfortable to be with him, so I'm happy to be with him."

Fang's mother took off her apron, stood up and said, "Since you like it, your mom and dad won't stop you, but there is something I need to ask him later. If he gets married to my daughter, he can't just go and starve to death, right?"

"Oh, Mom! His brother has already arranged this matter, so don't worry about it!"

Fang's mother frowned and said, "What do you mean by worrying about nothing? I'm your mother, can't I ask? Besides, what can his brother do to arrange it..."

"His brother is Xu Ning, he is the best in Qing'an! His nickname is Little Xu Pao with Golden Claws, he carries a gun to hunt bears, chase pigs, and catch little black blind men..."

Fang's mother scolded, "Don't talk about unnecessary things!"

"Well, anyway, Qing'an is going to open four new venues..."

"We know about this. His brother wants to give him one?"

"Yeah, it seems like they're saying give him some shares, let him run the place for a while, and then let him go out and try his luck after two years."

Aunt San asked, "Where did he get the money?"

"Sell leopard skins and black bear gallbladders! Isn't that rich? He had never been to the mountains before. Only after he met his brother did he lead him to the mountains. He would get a share of the kills."

"Ah, then isn't this just giving him money?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"How many animals has his brother killed?"

Sun Lianfang said: "My father ate jackal and leopard bones, not to mention bear gallbladders, wolf skins, bear skins and so on. There were a lot of them hanging on the beams of his house, and they were all hunted in one winter."

"That's really awesome..."

Fang's mother hesitated for a moment and said, "Invite them to eat."

"okay!"

Sun Lianfang jumped out of the door and ran to the east room, shouting, "Dad, Third Uncle, Brother, Brother Qiang...it's time to eat!"

"Well, we haven't finished talking yet, so let's get moving. Lei Zi, help me, I think my waist is sprained."

Guan Lei stood on the ground, holding Sun Jiwei's armpit with a smile, turned his head and glanced at Xu Ning, and immediately he knew that his old brother and his father-in-law had a good chat. Sun Jiye embraced Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu, lifted the door curtain and sent them to the outer room, and explained: "Not many people usually live in the west room of my second brother's house, so I changed it into a dining area."

"It's good to have a big place!" said Li Fuqiang.

"Hey, this house has been built for many years. I advised your uncle to rebuild it before, but he always said that it would be fine as long as it could be lived in."

Sun Jiwei smiled and said, "This house is windproof and rainproof. It would be troublesome to build a new one, so let's just live in this for now. Hey, Erning, I was just chatting with Lei Zi, how is your house going?"

"The foundation has just been laid. The wood, bricks and tiles were all prepared before I came here."

"It will be soon. I estimate that we can move into the new house in two months. Huzi's new house is next to yours, right?"

"Next to each other! My dad and his dad grew up naked. Our two grandfathers were comrades-in-arms. After all these years, neither of us wants to be separated. It can be a bit fun to have our two families together."

Fang's mother replied, "Not really. When people get old, they want to have a companion. There's nothing to talk about."

When you walk into the west room, you will see a large round table with twelve dishes on it. It is quite a sumptuous meal!

There are Mudanjiang's Aohua fish, dog fish fillets stewed in sauerkraut pot, pork belly fried with garlic sprouts, pork ribs stewed with beans, cucumber and pig ears, braised pork head, pork elbow with sauce, beef stewed with potatoes, clear-boiled lamb chops dipped in chives, red sausage on a plate, sugar-coated peanuts, and the last one is braised bear paw!
This dish is so hard that it is ready for a city banquet! But it is still far from being ready for a provincial or state banquet...

"Oh, how did you prepare all these delicious dishes! Shitou, did you see that? Why do Second Uncle and Second Aunt value you so much!" Guan Lei nodded with a smile, then turned to Sun Jiwei and Fang's mother and grinned: "Thank you, Second Uncle and Second Aunt!"

"Stop being polite, come and sit down! Come, Leizi, sit next to me... Erning, Qiangzi, can you two drink less?"

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Second uncle, my elder brother and I have given up drinking. Let Shitou and Huzi drink with you. I have to eat more of these delicious dishes."

"Hahaha, okay! Then eat more. Don't put down your chopsticks until we leave the table."

"Yeah, that's a must!"

Xu Ning didn't feel restrained at all when he went to other people's homes, and Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu and Guan Lei also felt relaxed as a result.

Sun Jiwei naturally took the main seat, with Guan Lei, Wang Hu, and Sun Jiye on the right, and Sun Liansheng, Sun Lianfang, Fang's mother, the third aunt, Xu, Jun, Li Fuqiang, and Xu Ning on the left. There was no particular reason for this seating arrangement, but it was mainly to highlight the importance of Guan Lei.

Sun Lianfang was very satisfied after seeing this. She had a smile on her face the whole time and kept winking and raising her eyebrows at Guan Lei. In fact, she didn't expect her parents to treat Guan Lei like this. She thought her parents looked down on Guan Lei.

Although Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang did not drink, the Sun family had already made preparations and prepared glass bottles of orange soda for them, which Sun Lianjun poured into their glasses.

Sun Jiwei and the others drank Wuliangye liquor. After filling their cups, he raised the cup and said, "We are gathered together today. The child's mother and I are very happy! I used to worry about what kind of family my daughter should find. Now I understand that I have to find someone she likes and who cherishes her!
I heard about Lei Zi’s family conditions before, and I was a little unhappy...”

Fang's mother rolled her eyes and said, "Why are you talking about this! Are you going to let the child eat?"

"Hey, listen to me first, Lei Zi, Er Ning, Qiang Zi, Hu Zi, I am like this, I am happy to say bad things first, and then continue talking! Although I am not happy about it, but I just talked a lot with Lei Zi, and I can hear from his chatter that this kid is very motivated and responsible, and he is a real man!
I still say the same thing, as long as Lianfang likes and approves, then her mother and I will support it! But, Leizi, I have to tell you a few words from my heart, my daughter has been spoiled by us since she was a child, and she has been willing to cause trouble since she was a child. If she causes trouble in the future, you have to stop her. If she really causes a big trouble, then come back and tell me, I will definitely find a way to solve it!
Her mother and I are not unreasonable people. If she bullies you, come back and tell me. Although I can't touch her, I will definitely stand by you! Got it?"

Guan Lei grinned: "Oh, I see!"

"It's all right now as long as you understand... Erning, Qiangzi, Huzi, I haven't talked to you since you came in. I'm sorry!"

"Hey, Second Uncle, my brother is the honored guest today, and the three of us are just accompanying the guests. Besides, Third Uncle chatted with us very well."

"Hahaha, just don't be picky! Then let's raise our glasses together? Take a sip first."

"Okay!"

"bring it on!"

Everyone stood up and leaned forward to clink their glasses. Guan Lei looked at Sun Jiwei and Sun Jiye who took small sips, then he tilted his head back and drank the two taels of wine in his glass.

"Hey! Lei Zi, what are you doing?" Sun Jiwei said anxiously, holding Guan Lei's arm.

Guan Lei put down his wine glass, his eyes reddened and he grinned, "Second Uncle, I should drink this glass of wine. First, to express my feelings for Lianfang, and second, to thank you and my second mother, thank you for agreeing to what Lianfang and I did.

To be honest, I never thought about getting married in my life, let alone any girl liking me. But Lianfang drove all the way to Qing'an to find me in the middle of the night, and I was very touched!

But when I came to Sandaohe today, I also felt scared. The mountain road was very difficult to drive on. I don’t know what Lianfang was feeling that night or how she drove to Qing’an, but when I saw the road conditions, I felt very uncomfortable...”

Sun Jiwei narrowed his eyes when he heard that, and patted his shoulder to interrupt: "You are a good boy! Come on, sit down, let's drink slowly, I want to chat with you more."

"to make!"

Sun Lianfang held the chopsticks in her hand with tears in her eyes. Her mother beside her glanced at her and said, "Her father, hurry up and pick up some food for the child!"

"Hey, Lei Zi, a whole lamb chop with some chives."

Guan Lei took the bowl with both hands and glanced at Xu Ning. He saw that Xu Ning was holding the bowl and picking up a giant catfish. He was eating and chatting with Sun Jiye. The two were talking about their experiences in raising dogs.

Sun Jiye has several dogs at home, including two called Laohei and Huabang. After hearing the whole story, Xu Ning said, "The longer you raise them, the thinner they become. It's mainly because of the environment and gastrointestinal problems. How do they eat?"

Sun Jiye said with a sad face: "He doesn't eat much. I give him a bowl of rice for each meal, but Lao Hei only eats two or three bites..."

"Where do you live?"

"I built a special doghouse for him. It has a wooden fence outside and a red brick and adobe nest inside. It's covered with a new cotton mattress."

"That shouldn't be the case."

"Who said it wasn't? He's been in my house for three weeks. He weighed over 60 kilograms at first, but now he only weighs over 40. He's so skinny that he's just skin and bones!"

Xu Ning swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "Uncle San, don't worry. Let's go take a look after dinner. Maybe it's not about the environment."

"Is that an illness?"

"Maybe he's sick..."

At this time, Sun Lianfang put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up and ran to Sun Jiye, whispering, "Third Uncle, I'm in trouble."

Sun Jiye wanted to ask what was wrong, but he swallowed it back as soon as it came to his mouth. He turned his head and asked, "What happened?"

"I made a blind decision and asked my brother and his friends to do something they didn't want to do. Can you help me?"

Sun Jiye said with a smile: "Are you meddling in other people's business again?"

"Well, Uncle San, I promise this is the last time. I didn't think too much about it before, but later I realized that it was indeed my fault."

Sun Jiye was stunned. "Oh, it's not easy to hear from you that you are wrong."

"Oh, Third Uncle..." Sun Lianfang stomped her feet twice and started acting coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it. I have Uncle San to back me up..."

At this time, Xu Ning said: "It's not a big deal, it's just difficult to handle."

Then Sun Lianfang told the story again, and Sun Jiye nodded: "Erning is right. If we really take that girl home, she'll be in trouble if she drinks some brine. How about this, I'll go to Dalingtun with you guys later, as I need to check the accounts there. Erning, why don't we stay at home tomorrow and go for a walk in the mountains?"

"Okay, I've brought my gun with me, and I'm thinking of taking a stroll in the mountains near Sandaohe."

Sun Jiye was very happy, "Okay! I said we are on the same page, haha..."

(End of this chapter)