Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 624 Wife: I'll serve you... I'm strong

Flashlights were flashing in the yard. Liu Daming, Lao Jiang, Li Feng and others moved the sacks of bear meat to the platform. Han Fengjiao carefully laid a layer of tarpaulin on the ground to prevent the bear's blood from seeping into the platform. Once the blood seeped in, countless flies would swarm in and make a buzzing sound, disturbing people.

Wu Qiuxia, Zhang Guifang and others took a large aluminum basin from the north kitchen and poured the bear meat in the sack into the basin. After Liu Lizhen carefully selected a pile of fat and lean meat, they brought it to the north kitchen and soaked it in water overnight, waiting to refine oil and chop dumpling fillings the next day.

The remaining bear meat included the head, paws, and three pieces of fat. The rest was all lean meat, or fat and lean meat. Da Laba and Li Feng were very happy to see this. These were all good meats. If they were to charge 1 yuan per catty, their profit would reach 6-8 cents! If they sold all of it, even if they divided it equally among the three of them, they would definitely make a lot of money.

When Liu Lizhen entered the north kitchen, she saw Xu Ning and Wang Hu scrubbing their heads, necks and shoulders with their bare chests. Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua were serving them with gourd ladles, pouring some warm water on their heads from time to time.

At this moment, when Liu Lizhen turned around to lift the lid of the pot, she suddenly saw a small cloth bag hanging on the shelf next to the stove.

She took it off and opened it, then exclaimed: "Oh my god! What the hell is this?"

Xu Ning took the handkerchief from Meng Ziyan and said with a smile, "Brown bear copper gallbladder! This gallbladder is the same price as the grass gallbladder of a black bear."

"Oh my god! This time I'm really rich! With such courage, it must be sold for 2000 yuan, right?"

"Hahaha, we have to wait until it's dried in the shade before we can weigh it. Mom, you can dip it first and hang it in the lower room to dry later."

"Eh!"

Liu Lizhen's face was full of joy. She put the brown bear gallbladder back into the cloth bag, but she did not rush to dip it in water. Instead, she took out the vegetables and rice from the pot first.

Since Xu Ning and Wang Hu had finished washing, Meng Ziyan and Guan Hua came over and brought the food into the house. Then Liu Lizhen put some firewood into the stove. While waiting for the water in the pot to boil, Wu Qiuxia and others brought the bowls, chopsticks, pickles and other things to the dining table.

Xu Ning changed into clean clothes and walked to the reception room, saying, "Uncle, why did you guys come down the mountain so late in the evening?"

Liu Daming said, "Your uncle Jiang insisted that the cellar be dug today and that the pillars and beams be erected tomorrow, otherwise he would have come down after four o'clock."

Lao Jiang said, "I have something to do in two days, and Zhou Hui asked me to take Xiao Qiuer to the street for dinner."

Xu Ning laughed when he heard this: "Hey, Uncle Jiang, did you get her?"

Lao Jiang blushed slightly: "What can I do? I'm just in the understanding stage. I'm already so old, don't tease me all the time."

Xu Laonian grinned as he smoked a cigarette: "You are getting worse as you get older. That old woman is obviously interested in you. What are you going to do?"

"Najia" is a Northeastern dialect, which means pretending to be innocent and acting like a fool in this sentence.

Loudspeaker said: "Brother Jiang has been holding back for a long time, so it's normal that he can't get along with women for a while!"

"Get lost, you're not holding it in. Your parts are all rusted, what do you say?"

The loud speaker slapped his legs and shouted, "Who is rusty? I'll put some oil on it and it will work just fine! I swear on the lamp..."

"Hahaha……"

Zhang Guifang came over with a bowl of sauce, hit him on the shoulder and said, "Are you a scoundrel? Why are you talking so much?"

"I'm just chatting with my family, why are you arguing with me?"

Wang Erli smiled and said, "Guoxing's chat is quite interesting, it goes well with wine! Drink more later, I'm happy to listen to your chat."

Lao Jiang said, "Guifang, it's nothing, we're just chatting, don't fight when you two go back."

"I have to tickle him when we get home!"

Xu Ning continued, "Sister-in-law, remember to make your fingers sharp, so that if you scratch them, they will leave a mark!"

"Hahaha……"

"Er Ning is even worse!"

Xu Laonian said, "This little jerk is full of bad intentions. Guifang, don't believe him! If he scratches Guoxing's not-so-handsome face again, your daughter-in-law won't dare to enter your house anymore."

"Uncle, don't worry. She just has a bad mouth. She actually cares about me. Last time, after listening to my brother's advice, she will scratch my body and never scratch my face next time she scratches me..."

"Haha, you two are really a family. Come sit down and eat, why hasn't Qiangzi come back yet?"

At this time, Guan Lei and Li Fuqiang, who had gone home to change clothes, came back and sat at the dining table. Li Fuqiang asked, "I just ran into Du Manzhi when I got home. He said Yang Jun called to say he was moving and wanted to ask if my aunt had found a house."

Liu Lizhen served the meal and said, "Let him live in the old house first. The vacant houses in our village are all shabby and he has a child. There is no way he can live there. Let's wait until we find a good house."

"Then let him live in my second uncle's old house first. My uncle can be quieter at home. Otherwise, a child will make a fuss."

After Xu Ning finished speaking, Ma Liu smiled and said, "It's fine with me. I'll be going to the camp in a few days. It doesn't matter where they stay."

"One day of peace is a day of peace. Tomorrow the four of us will go find Yang Jun and help him move. Uncle, don't go to clean up the cellar tomorrow. Sell the meat when it's time to sell it, otherwise it will go bad."

"Row!"

Since we had dinner late tonight and had some drinks, we didn't finish until 8:.

After the meal, Lao Jiang, Dalaba and others weighed the meat on the platform under the light from the house. The total weight of the meat, including bones, was 768 kilograms. Bear paws were sold separately, at 8 yuan each, and 32 yuan for four.

Xu Ning knew that Lao Jiang, Da Laba and Li Feng would not be able to escape with so much money, so he said, "We'll settle the score after you've sold everything."

"Let me put it on first." Liu Daming said.

"Why bother with that, uncle? We are all family, just keep it in mind."

Lao Jiang nodded: "Okay, I'll give it to you after I sell it. Have you shaved off the bear nose and ribs?"

"No, the nose of a brown bear is much cheaper than that of a black bear. See if you can sell it."

"Okay, I'll give you the price separately after I sell it."

Xu Ning turned around and said, "Shitou, drive the tractor to deliver the bear meat to Uncle Jiang's house."

"okay!"

The tractor parked in the yard is Sun Lianfang's dowry, and Xu Ning's tractor is parked in the 28th yard.

Liu Daming, Dalaba, Li Feng and others went directly to Lao Jiang's house, because after the bear meat arrived home, it had to be cut into small pieces so that it could be sold outside.

After Li Fuqiang and Yang Shuhua returned home, Xu Ning sat in the west room enjoying his wife's foot massage. Meng Ziyan raised her head and looked at him with watery eyes.

He covered his head and said, "I will go to help Yang Jun move tomorrow. You can take two pieces of meat home."

"Okay, then tonight..."

"Come on, forget it. I feel exhausted and I have to wash up after I'm done."

Meng Ziyan blushed and said, "I'll serve you. I'm strong enough."

"Hey, why are you like this? Are you so anxious to have a child?"

Meng Ziyan lowered her head and said nothing. Xu Ning said helplessly, "Okay, do whatever you want. I won't move anyway."

"Then let's go to the second west room. This room is too close to the east room..."

After Xu Long and Wang Shujuan left, Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan moved to the west room. Because the west second room had a bed and only a fire wall, if one had the habit of kicking off the quilt when sleeping at night, one would definitely catch a cold.

"If you are really good at making trouble, then you go and pour the water, and I will make the bed."

Meng Ziyan nodded heavily with a radiant look. She was not in a hurry to have a child, but she admired Xu Ning. They were originally going to pick mushrooms today, but Xu Ning turned back halfway and really killed a big brown bear. The old lady said that a bear gall was worth 2000 yuan, and selling bear meat made another 800 yuan. In just half a day, Xu Ning earned 10 years' income for others. How could she not admire him?
Women admire strong men, and Meng Ziyan is no exception.

That night, she tossed and turned on Xu Ning until his waist and knees were sore. She then helped him to the kang in the west room and cleaned the bed vigorously.

When she returned to the kang in the west room and heard Xu Ning's snoring, Meng Ziyan couldn't help but grin. She covered her lower abdomen with her right hand, looking forward to the days after Xu Ning and her child were born. That would definitely be very happy!

The next day, everyone gathered at Old Xu's house and had a quick breakfast. Then Xu Ning, Li Fuqiang, Guan Lei, and Wang Hu drove a tractor to Yang Jun's house.

His home is separated from Qing'antun by a river, but is very close to Nanxing Village, which is right next to Qingli's Qingyitun!

Qingyi Village is surrounded by mountains. A few days ago, due to inconvenient transportation, the forest farm organized people to build a road for it. However, the children could not take the train to school. What should they do? Guo Xingmin called on people in Qingyi Village who have cars to volunteer to pick up and drop off the children. In return, the forest farm would give them some preferential treatment, such as assigning them two more trips per month...

When Xu Ning and others arrived at Qingyitun, it was already past 8 o'clock.

Before the tractor stopped in front of Yang Jun's house, he was already standing at the gate holding a boy of four or five years old and waving.

"Son, why don't you open your mouth and speak? What did I teach you just now?"

After the tractor turned off, the child said, "The noise is too loud. I'm afraid Uncle Xu can't hear me."

"Oh, my son is so smart. He can listen now. Hurry up."

Yang Yi waved his little hand and said, "Hello, Uncle Xu!"

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Oh my god, how come my nephew is so smart? How did you know I'm your Uncle Xu?"

"My dad said that Uncle Xu has the most handsome face." "Hahaha..."

Everyone stood there laughing. Li Fuqiang said with a smile: "This child will definitely be one in the future!"

"Of course, this is your Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, and Uncle Guan."

After Yang Yi greeted everyone one by one, Yang Jun put him down and let him go into the house to play by himself.

"Brother Jun, is everything done?" Xu Ning asked.

"Well, the old woman refused to admit it at first, but later I called a few witnesses and explained it clearly in front of the team leader and several elders in the village."

Yang Jun rubbed the fat on his face and said, "I have raised my son for 14 years in vain! Fortunately, I made the right decision four years ago, otherwise my son would have died. Damn it..."

"Okay, Brother Jun, it's all in the past, don't think about it anymore."

"Of course I would, eh... I've lived my life in vain, and now this woman has extorted 100 yuan from me."

"Give her another 100 yuan? Did she give you the money she borrowed from the neighbors before?" Li Fuqiang asked.

Yang Jun is two years older than Li Fuqiang. He is 35 years old this year. Due to his ugly appearance, with fat bags and freckles on his face, he looks like a man in his 40s.

"Give her shit! She gave all the money she borrowed to her family members, and they are so stingy! Can she give back the money she got? This makes me so angry that my liver hurts!"

Xu Ning said, "Brother Jun, you can't be so stubborn. Think about it this way. Your son is only 4 years old and you are only 35. Let's say you still have 30 years to live. You have to think more about Yang Yi. Besides, you can find another one with your conditions. What are you afraid of?"

Yang Jun covered his face and said, "I know that, but I haven't recovered from the shock yet. Besides, I'm not good-looking. Which woman would like me? I'll just take it one day at a time."

"It all depends on fate. Look at my uncle Jiang, he's about the same age as you, hasn't he found a partner? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Really? Then... let's talk about this. Whose house did my aunt find for me? How much did it cost?"

Xu Ning said, "You can live in my second uncle's old house first. The empty houses in the village are all quite shabby. You definitely can't live here with a child. When the time comes, you can go and look around by yourself. Let my father-in-law help you clean up."

"Okay! Thanks..."

"Brother Jun, don't say that. We are brothers for each other, right?"

Yang Jun said with a smile: "Yes, I have been alone for so many years, I didn't expect that I could become brothers with you guys."

Li Fuqiang waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and move. Have you packed everything?"

"I just finished packing yesterday. I wanted to drive to find you, but the child started crying at night. Eh..."

Xu Ning patted Yang Jun on the shoulder and said, "It will be fine after a while. Let's move the things first."

Then, they moved the things into the car, but did not move items like floor cabinets and water tanks. They mainly moved bedding and clothes, pots and pans, etc.

Yang Jun sat in the passenger seat holding the child, Xu Ning drove his car in the front, Wang Hu drove the tractor with Li Fuqiang and Guan Lei behind.

"Erning, if you're free tomorrow, why don't we load a load of wood and send it to your brother Bao?"

"Okay, I'll send another car later, and then you can go with me to Laoshanzi to pick someone up."

"Lao Shanzi... is it the home of Feng Ye and Zheng Dazhi?"

"Okay, I'll call them when I get back and pick them up. You can lead the workers to work first. I still have to drive your car to Malian Shuangfu Village."

"Okay! I have to take care of this child. He is too young to go to school."

Xu Ning nodded: "It will take another two or three years before he can go to school. I think your son is already in his teens."

"Uncle Xu, my brother is 14 years old." Yang Yi said naively.

Yang Jun stared at his son in a daze, and Yang Yi looked at him and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, you know I broke up with your mother, right?"

Xu Ning turned his head and glanced without saying anything. Yang Yi nodded: "I know! My mother said that my brother is not your biological son. I am your biological son."

"Son, when you grow up, don't blame me. You will understand in the future."

Yang Yi said, "I understand now! I've heard from others that my mother had my brother with another man after she was with you. Dad, you are right."

Yang Jun was a little confused when he heard this, and frowned and asked: "Who told you that?"

"Everyone says so, anyway my dad is right! But sometimes I miss my mom too..."

After saying that, Yang Yi pursed his lips and shed tears. Yang Jun hugged him, his eyes also becoming misty.

After arriving at the old house, the two cars stopped and turned off the engines. Mazda 6 heard the noise and walked to the door. Yang Jun got out of the car holding Yang Yi and greeted him.

"Is everything settled at home?"

"Okay, I understand now, son. This is your Master Ma."

"Master Ma! I am my father's son."

"Hahaha, great! This kid is quite smart, much better than you."

Yang Jun smiled and said, "Of course, each generation is stronger than the previous one!"

Ma Liu waved his hand and said, "Come and play with Master Ma, kid. There are sugar balls in Master Ma's room. Let your dad and the others move the things."

Yang Yi looked up at Yang Jun and said, "Go ahead, sir. Thank you for your help."

"Why are you being polite? I have no purpose in staying here. I was just thinking of having fun with Erning's kid. He's not in a hurry."

Xu Ning said helplessly: "Uncle, I just got married. Even if we have a child, it won't be born until next year."

"Hey, your parents don't urge me, I'm getting anxious just looking at them. Okay, hurry up and get ready, then go over to eat. Your mom and the others are roasting bear meat at home."

Ma Liu led Yang Yi into the east wing. Yang Jun turned around and asked, "Who was the black bear you killed yesterday?"

At this time, Wang Hu interrupted and said, "Not bad! Brother Jun, you don't know how strong my second brother is. Yesterday, my second brother killed a 1100-pound brown bear alone!"

"Oh my god, that's awesome! Where did he die?" Yang Jun asked.

"Heishitang, Brother Jun, you should just focus on repairing the farm. Once the forest farm settles the quarterly fees, you will have enough money in your hands."

Yang Jun grinned and said, "As soon as I say something, you know what I mean."

"You are short of money now, so it's normal to make money quickly, but you can't do it recklessly. Yang Yi is only so old, you mustn't do anything to cause trouble."

"I know. Don't worry. I'm just asking. There's no risk in this business. I can make back my investment in half a year..."

While they were moving things, Meng Ziyan, Sun Lianfang and Guan Hua came over riding donkeys, holding enamel basins and rags in their hands.

"My three brothers and sisters have worked hard."

"Oh my god, Jun brother, look at how polite you are."

Meng Ziyan said: "My mother asked you to check if there is anything missing..."

"There shouldn't be anything missing."

Xu Ning threw his things on the kang and said, "Help me clean up. Take apart the bedding and wash it."

"I know. Mom said that from now on, Jun Ge should bring the kids to eat at home. They don't know how to cook."

Xu Ning turned around and said with a smile: "Brother Jun, did you listen? Bring the kids home to eat from now on. When you find a partner, we can talk about other things."

Yang Jun was very touched. In fact, when he thought about it carefully, he and Xu Ning didn't seem to have much friendship. Their relationship was only established because of the 28th field. But thinking back on the contact over the past year, Guan Lei was often taken care of by him in the 17th field, and the two got along well. As a result, their relationship gradually became solid.

"Okay! Then I won't be polite."

Afterwards, everyone cleaned up the house and drove back to Old Xu's house.

As soon as he got off the car, Yang Jun slapped his thigh and said, "Erning, I remembered something. You guys go into the house first."

Xu Ning pulled his arm and said, "Brother Jun, stop making trouble. You are short of money right now, so why do you need to show off? Just go inside."

Yang Jun blushed: "Hey, this is my first time bringing my child in, I can't come empty-handed."

"You were carrying something when you came in, so stop walking away."

(End of this chapter)