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Chapter 635: Qing'an's No. Matchmaker Returns? Bringing His Wife Home

The Liu brothers felt a little awkward. They looked at the eight dishes placed on the big round table and were quite surprised.

Just think about it, I am just an ordinary citizen, but the Xu family prepared a feast for me like they were entertaining distinguished guests and did not treat me as ordinary friends at all.

At this time, Xu Laonian took out four bottles of Wuliangye from the wine cabinet and said to the four Liu brothers with a smile: "Eryin, can we drink this?"

Liu Eryin turned around and saw the wine in his hand. He immediately exclaimed, "Oh my god, Uncle Xu! Don't do this. This wine is too expensive. Let's just drink some light drinks!"

Xu Laonian said: "Wine is for drinking, let's try it. There are only four bottles in total, and we must finish them all tonight!"

Liu Sitie said: "Uncle Xu, you have treated us to such a good feast and wine, we really don't know what to do..."

Xu Ning walked over and said, "If you don't know what to do, just treat this place as your own home."

Guan Lei continued, "Fourth brother, don't be polite to me, come to the table quickly..."

Xu Ning grabbed Liu Eryin and Liu Sitie's arms and pulled them to the big round table, saying, "Don't be polite. Although we have only met a few times, we both know what kind of person each other is."

At this time, Liu Lizhen came over with a rice bowl, put it on the cabinet, and said, "Hurry up and start eating. We'll eat at the small table next to us."

The Liu brothers looked over and saw that there were also eight dishes on the small table next to them, but the portions were smaller than those on the big round table. There were also Wuliangye liquor and wine glasses on the table. They turned around and followed Xu Ning's arrangements.

For Xu Ning, he had no intention of showing off to the Liu brothers. The food and wine were what the Xu family usually had, but just this feast had already made the Liu brothers flattered.

Xu Laonian personally filled the glasses of wine for the four brothers of the Liu family, and then handed the remaining bottle to Guan Lei. Guosheng and Guosheng were sitting on both sides of him, so he poured wine for them.

The two men spoke relatively little, perhaps because they were stunned by the grandeur of Old Xu's family, and they still haven't recovered from their shock.

After everyone started eating, the conversation gradually increased...

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

The Liu brothers were obviously much more relaxed. They raised their glasses to toast Xu Laonian, and the tone of their voices also changed.

The nonsense they talked about made the Xu family laugh out loud. When it came to gossip, the Liu brothers were no worse than the Xu family. Because Shuangfu Village was relatively close to the Xianzu Prefecture, they often heard some strange things.

Four bottles of Wuliangye were not enough, so Li Fuqiang went to the cellar and took out two bottles of Fengcheng Laojiao. The Liu brothers had seen this wine before, so they were not too surprised.

Xu Ning put down his glass after drinking half a catty of wine and chatted with the Liu brothers until after 9 o'clock.

No one drank too much. These gentlemen all had similar alcohol tolerance, at most one pound.

But he can't be compared with Yang Yusheng, who can never get drunk no matter how much he drinks. Anyone who dares to compete with him in drinking will be in trouble.

When everyone was sitting on the sofas and benches in the reception room drinking tea, Xu Ning saw that the four Liu brothers were very sober, so he told them about the work he would arrange for them.

Liu Er and Liu Wu went to the 17th field, Liu San and Liu Si went to the 25-2th field, Guo Sheng and Guo Sheng went to the 28-3th field. This was decided after research by Guan Lei and Yang Jun and has nothing to do with Xu Ning.

They nodded in obedience, not feeling that they were superior just because they knew Xu Ning. The Liu brothers had a strong sense of self-awareness. If it were someone else, they would definitely think that working in their own brother's field would not require too much effort, so they could just take a break when they had nothing to do.

But one thing you need to know is that Lengchang does not keep idle people. All work is piece-rate and you earn money based on how much work you do. So it is the same wherever you go. It just makes it easier for the operation and management of Lengchang.

At night, the four brothers of the Liu family and Guosheng and Guosheng lived in the second east room. Guan Lei, Li Fuqiang and others naturally went home to accompany their wives. Only Liu Daming and Ma Liu did not come back, because someone needed to be guarding the place so that if anything happened, it could be dealt with in time.

After everyone had rested, Xu Ning sat in the west room and soaked his feet. His mother walked in and asked, "Are you going to stay at home tomorrow?"

"Well, I'll take a break for two days. Have we finished harvesting the land?"

Liu Lizhen pouted and shook her head: "How can it be so fast? More than half of your second uncle's land has not been harvested yet, and your uncle's small sloping land still has soybean stalks that have not been tied up."

"Then I'll go collect the land tomorrow."

"If you're tired, just take a break for two days, it's okay..."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "Why are you taking a break? If you don't know how to do the work at home, won't our village have one more lazy man?"

"What nonsense!"

Liu Lizhen turned around and was about to leave when she turned back and said, "Your brother Jun is famous in our village. Yesterday, when I went to the store to buy soy sauce, I heard your aunt Zhao and a bunch of old ladies chattering that Yang Jun is looking for a concubine. Your brother Jun hasn't come down the mountain these two days. Baozhu is with that little girl Pan Xiao..."

Xu Ning raised his head and waved his hands: "Don't worry about it. They can say whatever they want. This is also a good thing for my brother Jun. We have helped as much as we can. That's enough. Don't worry about it."

"Am I worrying about nothing? She's a virgin girl. If she gets into trouble in our village, how will she get married?"

Xu Ning tilted his head and said, "Whether she can get married or not has nothing to do with me, Mom, we are busy with our own family, why do you care about other people's affairs?"

"You are quite cruel! Just like your dead father."

Liu Lizhen said unhappily, "Didn't I hear you say last time that your uncle Wu's youngest son Haitao is looking for a date? I think the girl Yang Jun hired is pretty and has a gentle personality, so I'm thinking of asking you to help introduce her to someone!"

Xu Ning was stunned when he heard this, and slapped his thigh and said, "Oh my god, I forgot about this!"

Ignoring his mother's rolling eyes, he lowered his head and thought to himself that Pan Xiao was about the same age as Wu Haitao, and his appearance was above average. Although he was rather thin, he would definitely grow into a big boy if he took care of himself. He had a gentle personality and was caring. So he and Wu Haitao would be a good match.

The Pan family is the only one that has no parents and only three brothers. Their situation is similar to Guan Lei's...

With this comparison, the Wu family really has a good connection with families without parents. I just don’t know whether Wu Zhouquan and Han Fang would agree.

"I'll ask you about this when I have time. Don't tell anyone else yet."

Liu Lizhen gritted her teeth in anger: "Good intentions are not rewarded! Hurry up and wipe your feet. I'm going to splash water on you!"

Xu Ning grinned: "My mom is still the best, I'll give her a kiss."

"Get lost! You're annoying."

Liu Lizhen bent down, carried the foot basin and walked out the door, then turned around and closed the door to the west room, saying, "What are you going to eat tomorrow morning?"

Xu Ning crawled into bed and said with a smile: "How about some brown sugar buns? I want to put some shredded mustard greens in them..."

"You're quite a good eater!" After saying that, Liu Lizhen closed the door.

Xu Ning stretched out his arm and pulled the light cord, and the room fell into darkness. Since his wife was not at home, he fell asleep very quickly, almost as soon as he touched the pillow.

The next day, there was a howling cold wind and strong gales.

The few remaining leaves on the treetops fell down and hid in the corners as the wind blew.

Xu Ning slept until nearly 10 o'clock. When he woke up naturally, he heard Xu Laonian, Wang Erli and others chatting with the Liu brothers.

He hurriedly got up and walked to the north kitchen to hug his mother, because he really smelled the aroma of brown sugar steamed buns. Second Aunt was mixing shredded mustard greens next to the stove.

After greeting the Liu brothers, he hurriedly washed his face and hair. Although Meng Ziyan was not at home, there were people serving him. His two younger brothers and sisters poured water and handed him towels... Last night's leftovers were served on the table, and everyone gathered together to eat breakfast. At around 7:, Guan Lei drove Yang Jun's car and took the Liu brothers to Lengchang.

Xu Ning, Xu Laonian and others drank tea in the house, and then went to the fields with Li Fuqiang, Wang Hu, Li Feng, Lao Jiang, Lao Wei and others.

After cleaning the house, the old women came over wearing headscarves. The men used sickles to cut corn stalks and soybean stalks, and the old women tied them up with straw ropes or broke corn. Everyone knew what they should do, because they had been doing this job since childhood and were already very familiar with it.

At noon, they ate corn cakes and drank tea in the cornfield. It was not until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon that Liu Lizhen, Yang Shuhua, Han Fengjiao, and Wu Qiuxia returned home to cook...

Doing farm work is more tiring than carrying wood in the mountains, because you need to bend over all the time, and it is all tedious work. If you don’t have patience, you will get angry after working for two hours!

Many people came to help with the work, so all the remaining land was harvested in just one day.

It's not all work just after the harvest, as there are still bean stalks in the fields that have not been loaded onto the truck. After they are pulled home, they have to be threshered to remove the grains, and then the bean stalks and other materials are sent to the woodshed to be used as kindling.

Xu Ning has been busy since he returned home. Every day, he works in the fields and at home. Liu Lizhen sees it all. Han Fengjiao and Wu Qiuxia also say that Er Ning has really changed. If he had heard that his family was going to requisition the land, he would have run away long ago.

At this moment, there are three corn barns in the backyard of Old Xu's house. Soybeans and wheat are drying on the platform under the eaves, and dried sweet potatoes, dried potatoes, radish strips, etc. are drying on the roof of the lower house.

Isn't winter coming? Liu Lizhen and others are basically busy at home. Before winter, they pickle pickles and sauerkraut, and dry all the vegetables they can think of.

Xu Ning had only rested for half a day when his mother urged him to go and pick up Wang Shujuan and Meng Ziyan. It would be too unreasonable if he was a few days later.

He thought about it carefully and realized that it was true, so he rode his donkey to Qingli, had lunch at Meng Ziyan's grandmother's house, and chatted with his three uncles for two hours.

Didn’t the young man from my uncle’s family buy a donkey? He has been riding it to set up a stall to sell farm tools and knives recently. Business is pretty good because it is the peak season now. Every household is harvesting crops and making plans for next spring, so they buy some farm tools early and prepare them at home.

At around 3 o'clock, he and Meng Ziyan went to Nanxing Village to pick up his sister-in-law and get some cigarettes, alcohol, black tea and canned food.

Wang Minfu and Guo Hongxia were quite welcoming. After all, it was Meng Ziyan's first visit. The old couple originally wanted to invite them to have dinner, but Xu Ning refused to eat anything.

Why? Because the couple will have to go to the city tomorrow, and Wang Yuanjun and his girlfriend are progressing quickly and are already at the stage of discussing marriage.

According to Guo Hongxia, Wang Yuanjun was also allocated a house in the city, a small two-bedroom apartment of more than 70 square meters, and his job was also transferred to the Grain Bureau.

Xu Long contributed a lot to this, and of course Yang Yusheng's name was also indispensable. Although he did not hold a high position in the city, he had a wide network of contacts!

After sitting in the house for only half an hour, Xu Ning left. Wang Shujuan and Meng Ziyan sat in the truck bed with a thick, torn mattress under their buttocks.

Xu Ning was very careful when riding the donkey. He hardly dared to turn the accelerator. When there were bumpy roads, he would want to get off the donkey and push it.

Not for anything else, just worried that Wang Shujuan might get hurt...

Wang Shujuan saw it all. She thought that her brother-in-law was more careful than Xu Long. When Xu Long sent her back to her parents' home before, the car almost flew up!

After returning home, Xu Ning collapsed on the kang, but Meng Ziyan was anxious and rushed over to him after closing the door.

"Let me kiss you!"

Xu Ning pushed him aside and said, "Get lost, you rascal!"

"Hey, you said you've been back for a few days, but you didn't come to pick me up."

"You want to go home and work? Don't I have to collect the land?"

Meng Ziyan pouted and said, "I'm not afraid of working, I'm just afraid of not being able to see you."

"...Go get me some water. I'm thirsty."

"What water do you want to drink? I have saliva..."

Xu Ning rolled his eyes: "I think you are familiar with me! Who did you learn these words from?"

"I learned it by listening to crosstalk."

After saying that, she turned around and walked out the door.

Xu Ning had never noticed this side of her before. Perhaps it was because he never cared about her in his previous life, or it was too late when he started to care about her.

Xu Ning looked at her pretty figure and made up his mind that he must execute her on the spot tonight, even if she screamed at the top of her lungs, he would not stop.

When Meng Ziyan came back with the teacup, she asked, "Have you collected the land I put in Dongshan?"

"They've all been harvested. The corn is piled up in Shitou's yard, and the soybeans are piled up in the vegetable field west of the front yard."

"It has to be my master who can do it!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Just wait and suffer tonight. I can still continue to work..."

The Meng family has less land than the Xu family. They only have a few acres of land for food. Not counting the reclaimed land halfway up the mountain and the private plots next to the village, the four of them have only two and a half acres of land in total!
This year, Meng Quezi planted corn and soybeans, and potatoes and sweet potatoes in his own vegetable garden.

After playing with Meng Ziyan in the west room for a while, she suddenly asked, "When will my parents come back? Did they tell you?"

"The eldest one should be back. When Jun goes to deliver the wood, he can pick up the three of them. What's wrong? Do you miss your parents?"

"Yeah, it's been almost half a month since I last saw you."

After Xu Ning comforted his wife, Meng Ziyan went to the north kitchen to light the fire. He had nothing to do in the house, so he went to chat with the dog.

When the dogs saw Xu Ning coming over with a small rake, they all came forward, wagging their tails. Because the leashes were short, they could only stretch their necks and walk around the yard anxiously.

"What's the hurry? Line up! Come one by one."

While combing the dogs' fur, he used words to stimulate them, "Shall I take you to the mountains to play tomorrow?"

The dogs were all excited and barking, almost making Xu Ning's eardrums burst. He smiled and said, "Stop barking! Are you going or not?"

The dog gang barked excitedly again, and he sat there laughing: "Okay! Then I'll take you for a walk in the mountains tomorrow."

Although he had been working at home these days, Xu Ning's mind had already flown to the mountains.

When is the best time to go mountain running? This is the best time!
When the leaves fall, the wild fruits rot, and there is fog in the early morning, water mist will condense when the sun comes out, so the ground in the mountains is moist, and the livestock in the mountains will leave traces.

In the evening, Xu Ning informed Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu, asking them to get up early the next day and bring their rifles, holsters and clips.

The two were very happy to hear this. After being idle at home for so long, they could finally go out into the mountains and hunt livestock again.

This time, the three of them were not aiming to make money, they just wanted to have fun!

(End of this chapter)