Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 618 He doesn't bully me, is the dog gang sick?

After distributing the purchased items in the house, Liu Lizhen and others began to talk about what they had seen and heard in the city in the past few days. Everyone laughed and had a great time listening to them.

Meng Ziyan deliberately dragged Xu Ning to the second west room, not to nag him, but to show off the cloth she bought to him. These cloths mainly came in three colors, one black, two navy blue, and three spotted colors. However, there were many types of cloth, some that could be made into outerwear and trousers, and some that could be made into autumn clothes, autumn trousers, and waistbands.

Xu Ning thought she didn't buy thread, so he made a joke. Unexpectedly, Meng Ziyan pulled a cloth bag over and dumped the contents onto the bed. She said proudly, "I'm not a fool. How can I buy cloth without buying needles and thread? All this is Mom's money."

"Then you have to give the first piece of clothing you make to your mother, understand?"

Meng Ziyan nodded: "I know! That's what my mom told me."

When the two returned to the reception room, everyone had already started chatting about family matters.

Liu Lizhen asked: "When will Qiangzi and the others come back?"

"Maybe around 2 o'clock this afternoon. My uncle Chai will come over then."

Although the Chai family and the Wang family do not have any deep feelings for each other, they are still somewhat related, just distantly.

The main purpose of Chai Liangyu's coming was to see Xu Pao and Chang Danian off. The three brothers wanted to have one last drink together. As they got older and their health deteriorated, they didn't know when they would meet again.

"How's the situation now?"

Xu Ning told the truth again, and said: "We have already rented out the back hill, and the annual rent is nearly 17 yuan."

"Oh, that's quite cheap!" Liu Lizhen waved her hand with satisfaction.

Xu Laonian curled his lips and said, "This is a desolate mountain. If the people in our village knew about this, they would definitely say that they were kicked in the head by a donkey."

Liu Lizhen said unhappily: "What do you know? You have never seen the world. This broken mountain may come in handy at any time!"

Xu Ning exclaimed: "Oh my god! Mom, your thoughts are so clear! Your thoughts have changed so much in just a few days away from home?"

Liu Lizhen blushed and glared at him: "I heard what your third uncle said."

At this time, Han Fengjiao asked: "Why haven't Lianfang and Leizi come back yet?"

"They will have to come later, and come with my uncle Wu. We are going to Wanye to hold the wedding banquet."

In fact, Guan Lei, Wu Zhouquan, Guan Hua, and Guan Mei had discussed this before. Since Guan Lei and Guan Hua's wedding dates were close, they had to choose one person to go back to Wanye to hold a banquet. Specifically, should it be Guan Hua's wedding banquet or Guan Lei's wedding banquet...

After discussion, Guan Hua decided to let her brother Guan Hua go back to Wanye to hold the wedding ceremony, because it was impossible for the two to hold two wedding ceremonies in Wanye. That would simply be playing fools with the villagers of Wanye Village, and after all, the way they eat is really ugly.

Besides, the reason why Guan Hua didn't want to go back to Wanye for the wedding was that she was not the head of the Guan family. In the past, the gifts that Wu Zhouquan brought were basically written in Guan Lei's name, so naturally Guan Lei had to go back...

Guan Lei's idea was simpler. He would go back and hold a wedding banquet just as a formality. He would give all the money collected to Wu Zhouquan and Han Fang. If the two did not want it, he would give it to Guan Hua as a dowry.

The next day, just after breakfast, Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan went to Old Meng's house with their things.

Since returning to her parents' home after getting married, Meng Ziyan has not been back to her parents' home once. It's not that she doesn't want to go back, but she was delayed because she went to the city.

This time when they went home, Meng Ziyan and Xu Ning did not buy anything. They carried the clothes that Liu Lizhen bought for Meng Yinhe. Xu Ning also took out two packs of Yingchun cigarettes and two bottles of Fengcheng Laojiao from the cupboard. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Liu Fenfang and Meng Quezi were very happy to see the two of them. When Meng Yinhe heard that the clothes were bought by the old lady, the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears.

At noon, Liu Fenfang managed to prepare six dishes. Xu Ning accompanied Meng Quezi to drink some wine. They stayed overnight and returned home the next day.

In fact, the two families were close to each other and there was no need for them to stay together, but Xu Ning insisted on staying overnight. This was not only a respect for his father-in-law and mother-in-law, but also meant that the married girl lived a good life in Old Xu's family.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Chai Bing and Chai Shao drove two cars to Qing'an. One car was carrying Qing'an's largest dog gang, and the other car was carrying people.

Xu Ning welcomed everyone into the house. Just as the tea was ready, they heard a horn outside the yard. As soon as everyone went out, they saw Wu Haiquan, Wu Zhouquan and others getting off the car one after another.

"Oh my god! Auntie, I missed you so much!" As soon as Sun Lianfang got off the car, she rushed towards Liu Lizhen, hugged her warmly, and said with a smile.

Xu Feng was not willing to be outdone, and rushed towards Han Fang and Guan Mei, shouting loudly: "Auntie, sister, I miss you too!"

The two people's competitive behavior made everyone laugh.

Not long after everyone entered the house and exchanged greetings, they arrived, along with the Sun family from Sandaohe and the Xu He and Xu He families from the provincial capital.

There are still the same number of people, but the relationships are different. The Sun family from Sandaohe came to participate in Guan Hua's wedding because of Guan Lei's face, so they are considered to be the bride's family.

The Xu family brothers and sisters brought their children home to play. They were not polite to the Wang family, but Xu Pao and Wang Hu had run across the mountain. It was like a comrade-in-arms relationship. Although the relationship was not that close, since they were all back, they had to be more casual...

At dinner time, Wang Hu and Wang Biao went to the village and called Lao Jiang, Lao Wei, Li Feng, Yu Kaihe and others.

Everyone gathered at Lao Wang's house for a pre-wedding dinner, which is a banquet held to entertain relatives and friends on the night before the wedding.

During the period, Wang Hu and Guan Hua specially toasted Xu Ning with a glass of wine, which is called a thank-you wine for matchmaking.

The banquet was over, just like when Xu Ning and Guan Lei got married. The old ladies cut window flowers, Xu Laonian wrote couplets, and the little boys pasted wedding characters.

At around 8 o'clock, Yang Yusheng and Sun Jishan brought Xiao Du over. Xiao Du gave Xu Long the photo of Xu Ning when she got married. When the old women saw the photo, they started chatting with smiles. While selecting the photo, they praised Xu Ning for his handsome appearance and Meng Ziyan for her delicate appearance, saying that they were a perfect match...

As for the photos of Guan Lei’s wedding, they have not been developed yet, because it is very slow to develop photos nowadays, it must be done in a specific darkroom environment.

October 1984, 10, National Day.

Friends and relatives gathered together to witness Wang Hu and Guan Hua officially become husband and wife on this day of celebration.

The wedding process was basically the same, except that Wang Hu drank a little too much that day, because Wang Biao replaced the water that Guan Hua had prepared in advance with Sanbai liquor, which made Wang Hu stagger from side to side and dizzy after drinking it.

But Wang Biao did not get beaten, because Wang Hu took this opportunity to play a little trick. He lay in the bridal chamber and talked to Guan Hua from the bottom of his heart under the influence of alcohol, which made Guan Hua tearful and deeply moved.

Before the two got married, Guan Lei and Sun Lianfang discussed it and decided to give Guan Hua 1500 yuan as a dowry, and Guan Mei and Wu Hailong gave 200 yuan, which were not included in the gift bill and red envelopes.

Although Wang Hu and Guan Hua did not receive much in gift money for their wedding, only 164 yuan, they received a lot of red envelopes, totaling more than 5 yuan.

The red envelope is not something that can be given and forgotten. Wang Hu has to go to other people's business in the future, and the money he leaves cannot be small. This is a matter of reciprocity...

That night, Han Fengjiao called Guanhua to the second room in the east, took out two stacks of money from her hip pocket, and said, "Hua'er, take this 2000 yuan."

"Ah...Mom, I don't want it. My brother and sister-in-law have already given me 2000."

"What don't you want? What your brother gave is a dowry, and what mom gave is money for you and Huzi to live on! Take it now! When you two get married, your father and I will give you 2000 yuan, and when your younger brother gets married, your father and I will give him 2000 yuan again. We are two young men in our family, and we will definitely separate in the future, but we will have to wait until the time comes to separate."

Guan Hua pursed her lips as she took the money and nodded: "Thank you, Mom." "What are you thanking me for? We've been together for such a long time, we know each other's personality and what kind of person we are. Hu Zi can be quite stubborn sometimes. If he makes you angry, just tell mom and I'll ask his second brother to beat him up!"

"Haha..." Guan Hua couldn't help laughing, lowered her head and wiped her nose and said, "He doesn't bully me."

Han Fengjiao put her arm around Guan Hua's shoulders and smiled. She was quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law. She had no temper, worked hard and was diligent, didn't talk much and had a gentle personality. She was the embryo of a good wife and mother.

Saying that Guan Hua is a good wife and mother is not an insult to her, but the highest evaluation of contemporary housewives. Besides, not everyone can become a good wife and mother. The requirements are very high and most people cannot do it.

The Xu and Wang families were quite quiet because the friends and relatives who came to the wedding were all sleeping inside or drinking tea and chatting in low voices.

After Xu Ning woke up in the west room 2, he felt a little dazed. When he saw the salt water handed to him by Meng Ziyan, he leaned against the head of the bed and drank half a cup.

Meng Ziyan sat on the bedside and whispered, "My sister-in-law and I just went to Lao Fang to feed the dogs. We filled their bowls with food but they didn't move. They looked listless. I don't know what's going on."

Hearing this, Xu Ning's originally confused mind immediately started to work quickly, and he asked hurriedly, "Did they not eat anything, or were there only a few who didn't eat anything?"

"The gray wolf, the two yellow dogs, and Huadanzi ate happily, but the black wolf only took a few bites. The blue wolf came out to smell the food and then went back into the den."

"What about Flower Wolf?"

"It just lay in its nest and hummed. I called it but it wouldn't come out..."

Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he frowned, wondering if he was sick. If he was really sick, then all these dogs would be doomed!

He quickly lifted the quilt, hurriedly put on his shoes, and said, "You stay at home, I'll go take a look."

"Oh, put on a coat. It's cold outside."

Xu Ning turned around, picked up the coat on the hanger, and hurried out the door.

He ran to the reception room where Yang Yusheng and Ma Liu were drinking tea. Seeing him so anxious, they asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go check on the dog and come back later."

He jumped on the donkey and rode towards the old house. Because Wang Hu was getting married and there were many people in his family, he sent the dog gang to the old house, otherwise there would be trouble when there were too many people.

When he arrived at the old house, the dogs seemed to smell something and instantly jumped out of their kennels, staring at the door. When they saw that it was Xu Ning, their expressions changed and they all made faces and wagged their tails.

At this time, Xu Ning felt relieved and said to them, "Why don't you eat? Eat quickly, or it will get cold."

The blue wolf and the black wolf kept humming at him and trying to get into his arms. Seeing how happy they were, Xu Ning smiled and asked, "Did you miss me?"

The dogs responded with grunts, and under Xu Ning's gaze, the Blue Wolf, the Black Wolf, and the Spotted Wolf licked the food in the dog bowl clean.

Xu Ning sat on a wooden stool, combing their fur with a small rake made of wire. The blue wolf stuck out its tongue at him, stared at him with wide eyes, and occasionally scratched his legs with its claws.

"Are you not feeling comfortable running around? I'll have to wait for a few days before I can take you into the mountains..."

They are all good dogs, but Xu Ning has been too busy recently and has no time to take them for a hike in the mountains. Moreover, they have been in Wangxing for nearly a month. Even with Xu Pao and Chang Danian accompanying them, they must miss Xu Ning very much, especially the five Hualang dogs. They were raised by Xu Ning and have the deepest feelings for him.

It was completely dark. When Xu Ning stood up to leave, Hualang and other dogs started groaning again. He had no choice but to turn around, untie the dog leashes and tie them to the donkey.

"If you drag me into the ditch, I will definitely cut you into pieces!"

The dog gang turned his head, stuck out his tongue and panted, then he struggled to pull the donkey forward, slowly increasing the speed, while Xu Ning put his right foot on the brake pedal to control the speed, for he was really afraid that the dog gang would get too excited and drag him into a ditch or a cornfield.

Fortunately, they arrived at Old Xu's house safely. At this time, Wang Biao, Liu Tianen, Xu Feng, and Li Mantang came out and tied the dogs one by one in front of the kennel.

Liu Daming sat on the steps and asked, "Have you seen Hualang grow taller?"

“It seems to be a size bigger.”

"Yeah, when we were in Wangxing, your third brother fed them meat all day long, and they all became fat."

Chai Bing stood at the door and said with a smile: "Feed them some meat every now and then. Too much will make them digest poorly. Hey, Erning, when the black wolf gives birth to another cub, leave one for me."

"Okay! That depends on how many babies Black Wolf can give birth to. There are three more people waiting in line before you."

"Oh my god, there are four of you including me, right? You have to keep two for yourself, then I don't want any."

"Forget it now. If the black wolf gives birth this year, I won't keep it. Let's wait two years and see."

"When will this dog get pregnant? I see other dogs are getting pregnant."

Xu Ning said: "It's hard to say. Some dogs give birth in September, and some dogs give birth in November. The main reason is that the black wolf gave birth to a litter of cubs last year, so it may take some effort this year..."

Last year, the black wolf was seedled in late August and bred with the blue wolf in early September. The spotted wolf, one-eyed wolf and three black dogs were born in early November. So this year Xu Ning does not want the black wolf to have cubs, because frequent births will easily affect the lifespan and health of the black wolf.

Chai Bing said, "If all else fails, let Hua Xiong give birth to a litter. I can also adopt one. If I raise this good dog, it will easily become useless."

"That's not possible. You don't need to be too careful when raising a dog. You can raise a puppy in just half a year."

"I know. I'm afraid I won't be able to train it, and if I take it into the mountains again, something bad might happen."

"Oh my god, you can't go into the mountains by yourself! If I find out you dare to go into the mountains by yourself, I'll kick you to death!"

Chai Liangyu said as he stood at the door, cigarette in hand.

Chai Bing turned around and grinned, "I was just saying that. If we really want to run in the mountains, I will go with Er Ning."

"I feel relieved that Erning is leading you to run in the mountains... Erning, let your third brother and the others go tomorrow, and I will stay at your house for a while."

"Okay, uncle. Then you and Uncle Xu can go fishing. I have a fishing rod here."

"What kind of fish are you fishing for? I was thinking of drinking with your Uncle Xu and Uncle Chang for a few days. I don't know when we can drink together again in the future."

"Okay! Do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Why don't you stay here for a few more days, Third Brother?"

Chai Bing shook his head: "The land at home hasn't been harvested yet, and the winery will start cooking in a few days."

"Then I won't stop you. Come back when you have time and we'll go hiking together."

"Okay!"

(End of this chapter)