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Chapter 541 Xu Heting was sent to the city to study
In half a month, Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan were to get married, followed by Guan Lei, Sun Lianfang, and then Wang Hu and Guan Hua. These six people all had to get married within half a month, which kept Liu Lizhen and the others busy. They had to clean up the new house, cut window flowers, make red envelopes, etc. Although they didn't have to sew dowry bedding, they had to do all the small chores and they were so busy that they sometimes forgot about it, and sometimes slapped their thighs when they suddenly remembered.

Letting Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua go for a stroll in the provincial capital just suited the wishes of the old ladies. They could buy everything that could be bought with money, so they wouldn't have to worry about anything and saved a lot of trouble.

Then, Xu Ning, Meng Quezi, Li Fuqiang and others sat in the east room and chatted, while the old woman was making dumplings in the outer room until noon. She steamed two trays of large dumplings stuffed with mutton and boiled a pot of small dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs.

After the meal, everyone was drinking tea in the house. Meng Quezi asked, "Sister-in-law, how many dishes are you going to prepare for the feast? Have you bought the meat yet?"

"No need to buy meat. Didn't Hu Zhibin and his friends give us a pig last time? We'll slaughter it in two days."

Meng Quezi said with a smile: "It would be a pity to kill them now. It would be better to wait until the New Year. Although Erning often hunts wild boars, the taste of wild boars is still much worse than that of domestic pigs."

"Well, sister-in-law, let's keep the pig until the New Year and kill it. After five or six days, I'll ask her second uncle to go to the street to buy some meat and chicken."

Xu Ning took a sip of tea and said, "Don't bother. We're going to do it on the 13th. I'll go to the street or city to buy it on the 11th, and then I'll pick Biao and Tian En up."

He glanced inside the house, but didn't see Xu Feng, Li Jinyu and Li Mantang. It was obvious that they had gone out to play with Zhang Haiyang, so he continued, "Tomorrow I will send Feng'er and Jinyu Mantang to the city to study. Has my brother's company allocated a house for him?"

"Ah?" Liu Lizhen was a little confused. She came over and patted Xu Ning on the shoulder: "Why didn't you tell me in advance? When was this done?"

"Didn't I tell you before? My brother Bin took care of it. I have to go to the military headquarters and then go to school. You go back and pack them up, and let my sister-in-law go with you. Aren't you anxious to have a grandchild? It's just right for my sister-in-law to take care of Feng'er and the other two."

Wang Shujuan blushed and rolled her eyes when she heard her brother-in-law talking like this. "When you and Yan get married, Mom will be waiting to hug you two."

"Hahaha..." everyone laughed.

Yang Shuhua sat on the edge of the kang and said, "Brother, when can the three of them go home to attend junior high school in the city?"

"I'm back from a long vacation."

Li Fuqiang waved his hand: "You can come back anytime you want. Why do you miss your child when he leaves home?"

"Why wouldn't I miss the flesh that fell from my body?"

Liu Lizhen said with a smile: "Shuhua, they are both grown up, it's time for you to let go. I heard from others that the junior high school in the city is much better than ours. The better the educational environment, the greater the chances of them getting into college."

Meng Quezi said, holding a cigarette in his mouth, "My Yinhe is not cut out for study, otherwise I would have sent him to the city to study no matter what. Now we have this good opportunity and we must seize it. Children will eventually grow up, and it is normal for them to leave their parents."

Li Fuqiang said: "There is nothing wrong with what he said. These two children were raised by my wife since they were young. The three of them have a deep relationship. They just need to get used to it."

Wang Shujuan said, "Erning, have you called your brother? Don't let him disappear when you get there."

"No, I'll make the call now."

Meng Quezi stood up to see her off, walked to the door and asked, "Sister-in-law, did you tell my eldest brother when you moved?"

Liu Lizhen clapped her hands: "Oh, he went to sleep as soon as he came back last night, and left in a hurry this morning. I didn't even have time to tell him."

Xu Ning turned around and said, "We'll move when we get back from the provincial capital. Mom, go find Mrs. Zhang tomorrow to calculate the date."

"Okay, move in early and pack up early. You all can come over to eat in the evening..."

"Okay, Fengxia and I will go there first after I finish packing." Liu Fenfang nodded.

After everyone left the courtyard and walked more than 30 meters, Liu Lizhen pulled her oldest son and asked, "Feng'er and the other two are going to study in the city. Have you asked about the tuition?"

"Why are you asking about that? My brother Bin has already taken care of it. There won't be any extra fees. It's about the same as being in the forest farm school."

"Ah, your father doesn't know about this yet?"

"I didn't tell him. You tell him. Go home and pack some clothes for Feng'er, sister-in-law? You and my brother should go home and pack them first. Bring them over directly when you're done, so you don't have to forget them tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll go home with your sister-in-law now."

Then, everyone split into three groups. Xu Ning, Wang Hu and Guan Lei came to the garrison again. Du Shoucai was drinking tea, obviously he had just finished his meal.

"Master, are you done eating?"

Du Shoucai put down the teacup and said with a smile, "I finished eating a long time ago. Did you eat at Old Meng's house?"

"Well, sir, I remembered something. You have to write me a gun-carrying note. If I had a shotgun, it would be fine, but if I had a 56 semi-automatic rifle, it would be hard to explain if the police found out."

"I was thinking of forgetting something this afternoon, so I've written it all down for you."

Xu Ning saw the note on the table and said with a smile: "It has to be my uncle..."

He chatted with Du Shoucai for a while, then walked to the table, picked up the phone and called Xu Long first.

After the call was connected, Xu Long asked, "Erning?"

"Well, I'm going to the provincial capital tomorrow and will take my sister-in-law, Feng'er and Jin Yu Mantang to the city. The three of them are going to junior high school in the city. My brother Bin has taken care of the matter."

Xu Long smiled and said, "I know about this. I saw Brother Bin telling me a few days ago that you want your sister-in-law to come as well? Then don't let her get the wine..."

"What kind of wine?" Xu Ning asked knowingly.

"What wine are you talking about? Keep that wine for yourself!"

"Hahaha, look at you, little guy. Which floor and room are your assigned houses on?"

"There are two rooms on the first floor, in the same building as Third Uncle's house, but they don't have the same doorway. There's a doorway in the middle. Third Uncle and I have moved to the first floor now, and the second floor is empty now. Your sister-in-law and the other four are just right to live on the second floor when they come over."

"That's perfect! That's it. We'll be there around 8 o'clock tomorrow."

"Then I'll wait for you in the family building."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning called Xu He in the provincial capital.

This call took a long time to be transferred, after all, it was a long-distance call. When Xu He answered, he said, "I am Xu He."

"Brother He, I'm Xu Ning."

"Hey! Erning! How are you doing lately?"

"Very good, how is my uncle?"

Xu He smiled and said, "Your uncle is always noisy and boring. He just goes fishing and takes a walk in the park all day. Oh, it really worries me."

"Then I'll go to the provincial capital tomorrow and ask my uncle and aunt to come back with me. I'm getting married on September 9th."

"Sure! I know you're getting married on September 9th. Your uncle Chai talked to my dad on the phone and he also told me that you killed a 13-pound pig in the mountains near your home."

"Hahaha, has my uncle even heard about this? Oh my god...Brother He, I have something else to trouble you with."

"Just tell me, we are friends, don't be polite with me."

"I'm getting married soon, and my family is building a house, setting up a business, and so on. I'm really short of money..."

Before Xu Ning finished speaking, Xu He said bluntly, "I have more than 1000 yuan in my hand now. When I go home tonight, I will talk to your sister-in-law and your sister He about it. I think I can get you or yuan. Is that enough?"

"Hahaha, Brother He, you are so particular! But I am not borrowing money. I just want you to help me find a way to sell some bear gallbladders, bear skins, leopard skins and other things that I have saved at home."

Xu He paused and said, "As for this matter, our pharmaceutical factory can accept bear gall, but as for the skin... I need to ask my friends."

"Okay, I have a few more mallets here, they're all in good condition."

Xu He became interested after hearing this and said, "Didn't I tell you last time? If you have mallets, give them to me and I'll make sure to find someone to give you the highest price! Your mallets are from several batches of leaves." "I have several batches of leaves...haha..."

Xu He was a little confused and asked, "There are also five batches of leaves?"

"More than that." Xu Ning said calmly.

"Fuck... Six batches of leaves?!" Xu He exclaimed.

"OK."

Xu He clapped his hands and said, "Brother! Do you know how many years it has been? Just look at that reed bowl and count how many there are..."

"About a hundred and twenty, the year is not lost."

"Oh my god! You're coming tomorrow, right? Then I have to contact someone now and ask him to find another leather collector. Erning, don't worry, I will make sure he gives me the highest price."

"Brother He, since I'm calling you, it means I trust you. You can arrange anything you want."

"Okay, you guys should be here tomorrow afternoon, right? I'll find you a place to stay."

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"No need to find a place to stay, we can just stay in the guesthouse."

"Which guesthouse should we stay in? I'll arrange one for you. How many people are there in total?"

"Six or seven people..."

"Okay, you don't have to worry about anything when you go to the provincial capital. I still have to tell your uncle. Do you want to come directly to the pharmaceutical factory, or go to his house to see your uncle first?"

"Let's sell the goods first. There are quite a lot of things."

"Then come directly to the pharmaceutical factory. I'll wait for you at the gate."

"okay."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ning chatted with Du Shoucai for a while, then went home with Wang Hu and Guan Lei.

The reason why Xu He was so emotional was very simple. For a pharmaceutical factory as large as the provincial capital, the chances of receiving six batches of leaves every year were rare. Ginseng of excellent quality and year like this basically would not circulate in the market. They were all received by individuals and then given as filial piety.

In other words, if Xu He helps to pull the rope, he will also get some benefits, and these benefits are not money, but connections.

After arriving home, Liu Lizhen was packing clothes and bedding for Xu Feng. Xu Ning pushed open the door of the lower room and took a look. There were several bear and leopard gallbladders, and jackal skeletons hanging on the beams. He also saw many skins, including bear skins, leopard skins, wolf skins, jackal skins, sable skins, deer skins, and roe deer skins.

When he, Guan Lei and Wang Hu were packing the leather, Li Fuqiang walked in and said with a smile, "Let's go, brother."

"Come on, go into the house and get the keys, I'll wash my hands."

Then, Li Fuqiang went into the house to get the car keys, and he and Xu Ning got into the car and drove towards the forestry school.

Since school hasn't started yet, there are not many people in the school. A car stops at the school gate and a man walks out from the security guard. It is Director Zhang.

"Teacher Zhang, why are you on duty again?"

Director Zhang stood at the door, opened the small door and welcomed Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang in, and said with a smile: "Well, I don't have anything to do normally, so why are you here?"

"I'm busy arranging transfers for my younger sister and two nephews..."

Director Zhang was stunned for a moment and said, "Transfer? Where to transfer?"

"The city has already reached an agreement with them. They told me to take the file and bring the child over directly."

"Ah! Then you have to go to the archives room. There's no one in the archives room right now, but I have the key. However, you have to tell the principal about this. If he doesn't say anything, I can't give you the file."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Where is the principal?"

"Just leave it in the office. School is about to start in two days, and there are a lot of things to do."

"Okay, then I'll go find him directly."

Director Zhang thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you there."

Then, the three of them came to the principal's office. The door was open. There were two female teachers, two male teachers, and a middle-aged man with a bald hairstyle inside. The five of them were counting books.

Director Zhang knocked on the door and said, "Principal, two parents of children are here. They want to transfer their children to another school."

The middle-aged man with a bald head raised his head and was stunned when he saw Xu Ning and Li Fuqiang, because both of them were grinning. The principal raised his hand and pointed at them, saying, "You, you two... You are Xu Ning? You... You are Li Mantang's father!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Well, is the principal doing well recently?"

"What's good about that? I'm busy all the time, and the hair on my head is getting thinner and thinner."

Of course the principal knew Xu Ning. After all, Xu Ning had only graduated from school a few years ago, and Li Mantang and Li Fuqiang looked very similar, and one could tell at a glance that they were father and son.

"Who are you two going to transfer to? Where are you going to transfer to?"

Xu Ning said, "Give my younger sister Xu Feng and Li Jinyu and Li Mantang the chance to study in the city."

"Oh, these three kids are the best students in the class, and you suddenly took them away. I feel a little reluctant..."

Director Zhang said, "Principal, there is nothing you can do even if you are reluctant to let him go. They have already found a school in the city and are just waiting for the file to be transferred."

The principal nodded and said, "Then go to the archives and look for it. I'll write a certificate for you now."

"Thanks, Principal."

"Why are you being so polite? This is all for the children."

Director Zhang led the two to the archives room. He searched inside and took out three files, handed them to the two, and said, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go get the principal's certificate."

"okay."

The certificate is just a piece of paper stating that Xu Feng, Li Jinyu and Li Mantang were studying at the forest farm school and were specially transferred to the city school, with two sentences of comments written on it. In general, it is similar to a letter of introduction.

After Xu Ning got the certificate, he chatted with Director Zhang at the gate for a while before driving away.

However, the two did not go home directly, but went to the forest farm instead. They first filled up the gas tank of the car, and then put four barrels of gas in the trunk. They smoked cigarettes with people familiar with the forest farm, and stood there chatting for a while before leaving...

It was exactly half past three when I got home.

Xu Feng and Jin Yumantang had packed their clothes, books and other things, but when Xu Feng heard the news, she burst into tears.

When she saw Xu Ning coming in, she threw herself on him and burst into tears. Li Jinyu was also crying silently beside her, but not as heroic as Xu Feng. Li Mantang, on the other hand, had no expression at all. He had already accepted the reality when he was in the village room.

"Why are you crying? You are going to the city to study. It's not like you won't be coming back."

Xu Feng jumped up and down angrily, "Aiya! I won't go!"

"Don't be so noisy. Look at everyone in the hall. Why aren't they crying?"

Xu Feng pouted and said, "His conscience is made of iron. Second brother, I really don't want to go..."

(End of this chapter)