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Chapter 610: Dowry converted into two tractors. Whose child is missing?

The new son-in-law must get drunk when he comes home, so as to show that the food and wine in his father-in-law's house are delicious, and also to highlight that Xu Ning does not regard himself as an outsider.

If he kept hesitating and procrastinating, it would easily lead to criticism, such as people thinking that he was not close enough to his father-in-law's relatives, or that he looked down on Meng Ziyan's family...

Xu Ning was indeed a little confused, but he controlled his alcohol tolerance well and did not vomit to embarrass himself. He only lay on the kang in the west room for more than half an hour. After his head was no longer confused, he opened his eyes and got up to go to the toilet.

Meng Quezi and his three uncles could drink better than him, but his brother and brother-in-law were worse than him. At this time, they were lying on the kang and taking a nap, while Meng Quezi and his three uncles, uncle Mo and others were chatting quietly.

After Xu Ning came back, he joined them, drinking freshly brewed tea and chatting with them until after 4 o'clock. He just raised his head slightly, which was seen by Meng Ziyan, who then prepared to leave.

The rule on the day of Qing'an was that a married girl could not stay at home on the day she returned home, and had to leave before dark. As for the reason, no one could tell. They only said that it was passed down from the older generation. Since it was a rule and custom, it must be followed, so Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan left.

Meng Quezi, Liu Fenfang and other family members sent the two to the door, watched them drive the tractor away before turning back to the house. Meng Ziyan's grandmother had come here with great difficulty, so she would definitely have to stay here for a few days, so her three uncles, brother and sister-in-law, sister and brother-in-law also left first.

It was really hard to have a quiet home all of a sudden. Fortunately, Meng Yinhe was at home, so the old couple and the old lady could still find some fun...

When the tractor passed the bridge, it saw a Dongfeng car parked at the door. As the front of the car turned into the gate of Old Xu's house, Xu Ning looked up and saw another Dongfanghong 28 tractor, which was as new as the one under his car.

Guan Lei, Chen Hedong, and Sun Liansheng came out from the house to greet them. Xu Ning stopped the tractor to put out the fire and asked, "When will Brother Sheng get home?"

"It's been a while since I arrived, it must be a little over half an hour, how about my sister-in-law coming back?"

Meng Ziyan smiled and said, "It's fine. How's my sister-in-law? Can she go out for a walk now?"

"She has always been able to walk around. It's not a big deal. She just needs to stay at home for the full month of confinement. I don't quite understand..."

Xu Ning said, "I don't understand. Let's just listen. But when Lianfang gets married, sister-in-law still can't go, right?"

"Yeah! Then ask her mother to come and take care of her for two or three days."

At this time, Guan Lei pointed at the 28% new Dongfanghong with a smile on his face and asked, "Brother, what do you think of this four-wheeler?"

Xu Ning looked around carefully and nodded, "Not bad! The engine should not have been used for a long time, the oil seal and other things are all in good condition. Brother Sheng, this tractor has not been used much, right?"

Sun Lianfang raised her hand and gave a thumbs up, saying, "Well! I've used this tractor for more than half a year since I bought it, and then the transmission shaft was broken by a rock, so it has been left at home. My second uncle heard that the other party wanted to sell it, so he asked my third uncle to contact them twice. The price was quite suitable, so my second uncle decided to sell it."

"It was sent to the city for repairs and maintenance. It was repaired just before your wedding, but there were too many people in the car that day and it couldn't fit on the tractor, so it wasn't brought here."

Xu Ning smiled and nodded: "Very good! My second uncle also spent a lot of money to marry his daughter off. Shitou, this is all a favor, you can't forget it later."

Guan Lei immediately expressed his opinion: "How could I forget? After Lian Fang and I get married, they will be my real parents!"

Sun Liansheng raised his head and laughed: "You have to say this in front of my second uncle."

"Hey, Brother Sheng, I'm not the kind of person who just talks. I feel a little embarrassed to say it in front of him."

"Hahaha... Damn it! There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We need to talk and act at the same time."

At this time, Meng Ziyan had already gone into the house to chat with Liu Lizhen. She was wondering whether she should tell the old woman about Liu Fenfang's education of her. When she saw Su Yawen, Guan Hua, Guan Mei and others, she gave up the idea. Just like Xu Ning said, you have to be careful at all times.

Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. You can't expose your weaknesses, because your weaknesses may be handed to others as a knife handle...

Of course, this doesn’t mean that Liu Lizhen won’t understand her, but it means that the simple Meng Ziyan should be more careful.

Xu Ning, Sun Liansheng and others surrounded the front of the tractor, kicking the tires from time to time. Sun Liansheng came from the city alone. He had two main purposes. One was to come to Qing'an to deliver the dowry tractor, and the other was to pick up Xu Ning, Xu Laonian and others to go to Sandaohe.

Because Xu Laonian didn't have a car, it would be inconvenient to go to Sandaohe. At that time, the forest farm was busy with transportation, and there were basically few cars that were idle. So Xu Laonian and Xu Ning were unwilling to ask others to borrow a car. Can they borrow a car? Of course they can! But what should the other party's family think?
After all, it is not like June and July, when there was not much work in the forest farm. Now you have to wait in line for work! Is it okay to delay others from making money?
Sun Liansheng and Guan Lei revealed some bad news, but Guan Lei and Xu Ning thought it was good news. What was it? Wasn't it that Sun Jiwei came to Qing'an to attend Xu Ning's wedding? He heard that the TV, washing machine, sewing machine, radio and rice cooker together cost 1500 yuan, so he thought these furniture were a bit expensive.

If he uses his connections, he can definitely get a bargain, but there is no need for that! Sun Jiwei talked to Guan Lei and Xu Ning, and it means that Guan Lei will have to leave Qing'an and go out to do business in two and a half years at the latest. If he buys all the home appliances home, they can only be used for two and a half years, or even less than two years before they are abandoned. What should he do then?
It's not cost-effective to give her away, and they would lose money if they sold her. Sun Jiwei and Er Niang thought that it would be better to get 2000 yuan from Sun Lianfang as a dowry. However, Guan Lei's house would seem empty in this way, so Sun Liansheng came to deliver a message in advance, wanting to see what Guan Lei meant.

"Okay! I didn't want them to buy home appliances before, because my brother has everything and we don't need them! We usually eat and drink here, and I go up the mountain in winter, so I don't have time to watch TV at home."

Xu Ning said: "What kind of food can they cook at home after they get married? Just come over to eat when it's time to eat! It just so happens that my mom and the others really like Lianfang."

"Okay! Then when we get back to Sandahe, I'll let my uncle talk about this in front of you."

"You don't have to talk, I'm sure I don't have any objections."

Xu Ning shook his head: "We have to talk about this. We understand it, but others don't."

Guan Lei smiled and nodded, then asked, "Brother Sheng, what did Lian Fang say?"

"When she heard that she was going to be given an extra 2000 yuan, she jumped up and down. Oh my god... everyone in the room was so happy."

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.

Why can Guan Lei and Sun Lianfang get along well with each other? Although they have some minor conflicts in daily life, it will not affect their relationship. It is because they have the same values. They both believe that useless things are dispensable, but useful things must be obtained by all means.

"Lianfang told me that she didn't bring back the clothes she bought in the market, so she asked you to remember to take them."

"Ah, her clothes are in my closet. Let's talk about it when we get back tonight."

After dinner, Liu Lizhen cleared away the leftovers and chatted while cleaning up in the north kitchen. She asked Yang Shuhua to stay at home and asked Wu Qiuxia and Liu Tianen to come as well. It would be better to call Zhang Guifang and Huang Lin to come and keep them company.

After Xu Ning, Xu Laonian and others went to Sandaohe, the house became empty, and Li Fuqiang, Dalabao and others went to Wangxing, leaving Yang Shuhua alone. She felt too lonely living in her own home, and the new house of the old Xu family was too spacious, so it was the right choice to let Wu Qiuxia, Zhang Guifang and others come. After all, there are only two families, Xu and Wang, at the north end of Qing'antun, and the back is backed by a mountain, and the front is quite far from the house. The more people there are, the better, so that they can take care of each other if anything happens.

Ma Liu was sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking tea. After hearing the chatter from the north kitchen, he said, "I'll go back to Dongshan tomorrow."

"What are you doing? Just stay here. When I come back, I'll be busy with the work."

"Oh, I have to take care of the bees when I return to Dongshan. Winter is almost here. If I don't take care of them, they will definitely produce less next year!"

Xu Ning frowned and nodded: "Okay, then you can go back. I will pick you up when I come back."

"No need to answer it. I'm just packing up the things in the cellar. When winter comes, I'll need bowls, chopsticks, pots, and stoves for eating. It's a good time to move all those things over."

"Then you have to wait for me to come back. Then I can ask two people to move together."

"Row!"

Xu Laonian said, "Let Biao and the other two take you there tomorrow, Biao!" "Hey, uncle!" Wang Biao came out from the west room.

"Tomorrow I will send your uncle Ma back to Dongshan. There is a 10-jin pot of wine in the cellar. You can take it all. Also, take some trough cakes and other things. Got it?"

Wang Biao stood at attention and said, "I guarantee that the mission will be completed!"

"Hahaha, this kid..."

That night, Meng Ziyan stuffed the money into the red envelope, turned her head and looked at Xu Ning who was sitting on the bed soaking his feet, then walked over and hugged his arm, saying: "I'll get up early tomorrow, let's rest like this tonight..."

Xu Ning turned his head and stared into her eyes, then smiled and said, "What do you think I have in mind? I don't have any!"

"Hey, I have an idea, okay? I'll wear thin socks tonight..."

"Fuck..." Xu Ning blurted out, "Don't make trouble! I really don't have any idea."

"My mother told me to have a baby sooner rather than later, since I am still young and recovering quickly."

"Just let it happen naturally. How can you be so busy just after getting married? This is more tiring than running in the mountains. My waist hurts now."

"Then I'll give you a massage. How's that?"

Xu Ning hurriedly wiped the water stains on his feet, turned around and lay on the bed and said, "This strength is average, brother is struggling."

"Okay! What now?"

"Oh my god, stop paralyzing me..."

"Hahaha, wait a minute, I'm going to change my socks."

"..."

Xu Ning climbed to the head of the bed, covered himself with the quilt, and watched her change her socks.

In the early morning, the air smells earthy.

After breakfast, Xu Laonian, Xu Ning, Wang Hu and others moved the things Liu Lizhen had prepared last night to the back of the carriage, and placed a few stools and torn mattresses in the carriage.

Xu Laonian urged Liu Lizhen to get in the car quickly. She could only leave the unwashed dishes and dirty stove to Yang Shuhua and others, and then she got into the back car with Meng Ziyan, Su Yawen, Guan Hua, Chen Hedong and Wang Hu.

Guan Lei helped Guan Mei get into the passenger seat, and Xu Ning handed the child to her, turned around and said, "Mom! You sit in the passenger seat, my dad and I will go to the back."

"No! I'm fine here."

"Oh, hurry up." Xu Laonian waved his hand while standing at the rear of the car.

Liu Lizhen jumped out of the car and came to the passenger seat. She picked up the child and said, "This child is not noisy at all."

"It's all good now. It was a big commotion last year..."

At this time, Sun Liansheng dragged Guan Lei to drive the car. After he and Xu Ning got into the car, he patted the railing to signal Guan Lei that he could drive.

Liu Lizhen gave Yang Shuhua a few more instructions before looking away, and the car drove across the bridge.

They set out from home at 7:, stopped twice on the road, and Wang Hu and Chen Hedong took turns driving. Finally, they drove to Sandaohe before Sun Liansheng took over.

It was not until after 2 o'clock that the Dongfeng bus arrived at Dahe Village.

Chen Hedong observed the village through the gap and said, "This village looks quite wealthy. Every house is a red brick house. It looks like they have been built for several years."

"Yeah, Sandaohe is much richer than Qing'an."

The car stopped in front of Old Sun's house, and then Sun Lianfang was heard shouting, "Oh my god! They're finally here! Mom and Dad! My brother and the others are here!"

As the voice fell, Sun Lianfang was seen coming out from the lower room, while Sun Jiwei, Sun Jiye and others ran out of the main room.

Xu Ning and others jumped out of the car one after another and greeted each other. They hadn't seen each other for three days, so naturally there was no special greeting.

"Come into the house quickly, let Lian Jun and the others move the things! Erning and Hedong, you don't have to worry about anything." Sun Jiwei called.

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just lazy! Huzi, go and help me."

"okay."

After everyone entered the house, Xu Ning saw Second Mother holding the child, Third Aunt and Guan Mei chatting, while Sun Lianfang took Guan Hua and Meng Ziyan to the next room.

Xu Laonian sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "Brother hasn't come back yet?"

"He has to wait until 8 o'clock in the evening. Don't worry about him. Let's eat when it's time! The food will be ready soon. I didn't ask them to prepare the food at home because it would be too noisy. I asked them to prepare it at the third child's place..."

Xu Ning asked, "Where is my Uncle Chai?"

"They have to arrive tomorrow afternoon. They called yesterday and said someone's child was missing."

"Whose child is missing? How did he get lost?"

Sun Jiye said: "I spoke to the third brother on the phone, and he said it seemed to be the grandson of Yan. I don't know why, but he went to the mountains to play and got crazy."

"Oh my god, we have to look for it quickly. There are all kinds of things in the mountains. Don't let anything go wrong!"

Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "No, my uncle Xu and the others are all in Wangxing, they should be able to find it!"

"Yeah, they all went up the mountain to look for it. The original date was this afternoon, so isn't that a delay?"

Er Niang said, "Don't let the children go to the mountains to play by themselves. It's very dangerous."

Liu Lizhen nodded: "Not bad at all!"

(End of this chapter)