Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 639 Must buy a car! The little Xu Pao is really useful

When the three sows were dragged back to the yard, it was already past 9 o'clock. The workers had not gone to bed yet and were all looking forward to it. After seeing the old sows, the workers were very excited and shouted loudly that they had to work in the 28th yard. Not only could they eat oily food every day, but they could also eat pork every now and then!

Can you imagine where the food in the village is so hard? There is hardly any! After winter, let alone the village, even ordinary families in the village can hardly smell meat. Most people eat cabbage and potatoes.

A group of people represented by Pan Yan and Zhang Chunsheng felt that Lengchang was better than their home. They could earn money by working in Lengchang. Although it was hard work, the boss treated them very well. If anyone was sick, he would buy medicine and give them canned food. The only thing they were forbidden to do was drink alcohol privately. They could only drink a little during festivals...

Three old sows were split into two halves and sent to five yards, 25-2, 17 and 28 respectively. The workers got up at the smell of meat. When they saw Ma Liu, Zhao Shengmin and Uncle Yang stewing meat in the big pot outside, they immediately became excited. Everyone was in a very excited mood, as if it was New Year's Day.

Lao Zhang, Li Tielin, Lao Lin and others who drove a special sports car to transport goods had lunch at No. 28-2 Lengchang. When they went to the forest farm to hand in their license plates, they told everyone they met that the food at No. 28 Lengchang was really good. Others were very envious when they heard about it, and some even asked why the food at No. 28 Lengchang was like this all day long.
After Lao Zhang told the truth, some workers started to have concerns, because they all heard that Xiao Xu Pao had shares in the Wulengchang. Xiao Xu Pao would run to the mountains to hunt livestock when winter came, and he was very good at it. Others were considered experts if they could hunt one or two in the mountains, but Xiao Xu Pao could hunt a whole nest at a time!
For a while, the workers in other yards had some ideas and went to yards 28 and 17 to inquire. They heard that these yards were still recruiting people, but only experienced wood restorers and tree fellers who could use chainsaws. As for the lumberjacks and porters, they were not needed much.

This has given rise to the idea of ​​changing the field of work for many people...

Three or five days passed in a blink of an eye, and Yang Jun drove to Lao Xu's house. He came to give him money.

"Erning, this is the money for one truckload of yellow pineapples and two truckloads of walnut wood, a total of 2390 yuan!"

Xu Ning and Yang Jun sat on the kang in the west room. Xu Ning took the money, counted out 956 yuan, handed it to Yang Jun, and said, "Check if it is 956."

"Okay!" Yang Jun nodded after checking the money and said, "That's perfect! Hey, I heard that a lot of people want to come to our 28 Leng field these days. Do you think this can be done?"

Xu Ning grinned and said, "If they are willing to come, can we still push them away? But we must recruit experienced people. What's the point of recruiting those who don't know anything?"

Hearing Xu Ning's words, Yang Jun smiled knowingly and said, "I knew you were cunning! Then I'll discuss it with my uncle and Lei Zi. What does Hu Zhiyong say..."

"Brother Yong needs to send some experienced people. He should be short of tree fellers. Please help recruit a few people and send them to him when the time comes."

Yang Jun asked, "What if they don't want to go to Hu Zhiyong?"

"The food is the same for all five of us, so why would you be dissatisfied?"

Yang Jun nodded and said, "Okay! Then I'll go and discuss it with my uncle and the others."

Then he continued, "By the way, I went to the city to deliver wood yesterday, and I ran into Wang Yuanjun and his girlfriend at Jinbao's store. His girlfriend is good-looking and has a good figure..."

"Ah, he's getting ready to get married, right? Going to my brother Bao's place to order furniture?"

"Well, both parents have reached an agreement and are quite satisfied with each other. He also mentioned that the city's grain depot has a lot of fine bran and wheat bran, but they are all from the first two years. If you want them, he can report the lowest price to the company. I think it should be cheaper than the market price."

Xu Ning looked up after hearing the voice, thought for a moment and said, "Then call my brother later and let them talk. Once the deal is done, you can bring the wood back directly when you go to the city to deliver it. These dogs in my house need half a bag of cornmeal a day."

Yang Jun said with a smile: "What's there to be afraid of? If you have nothing to do at home, just grind the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn and other things in my yard into powder and feed them to me!"

"You're not selling it anymore?"

"I've worked hard for a whole year, how much can I get from selling it? Besides, we're just in the same village. What good things does my aunt have that I can't let my son lose? Just take them all away."

"Okay, then I won't be polite."

Yang Jun waved his hand with a smile on his face, stood up and said, "I'm going to go home first and pick up my son to go to Lengchang for a walk. Are you free in the evening? Let's have a drink."

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's not possible tonight. I have to go to Qingli. My wife's grandmother is having a birthday. How about tomorrow?"

"Then tomorrow! I'm leaving first."

Xu Ning sent Yang Jun to the door of the house. When he saw him leaving the yard, he went to the doghouse and took a look at the wolf. This dog had injured its mouth while hunting for eggs a few days ago. Zhang Yinshan gave it two injections, but it still refused to eat or drink, and its temper became irritable. It just recovered today because Meng Ziyan stewed a pot of wild boar meat for it, and the broth soaked cornmeal, which tasted so delicious!

As soon as she entered the house, Meng Ziyan dressed herself and put the clothes she made for her grandmother into a cloth bag.

Xu Ning walked to the second west room and took out a pair of gold earrings from the secret compartment of the bookcase. He asked Lao Qian to buy these gold earrings in the city, and Lao Jiang brought them back when he went to the street. The price was not expensive because the purity was not high, so the pair of gold earrings cost less than 60 yuan in total.

When he and Meng Ziyan were about to leave the hospital, Liu Lizhen stood under the eaves and shouted, "Aren't you two ashamed to go out empty-handed? Come back quickly!"

Meng Ziyan held up the cloth bag and said, "Mom, let's get our things!"

"Hey, come back soon."

Xu Ning walked back after hearing that. His mother pointed at him and said with gritted teeth, "You really don't care about anything after getting married! Didn't you prepare something in advance for your grandma's birthday? You took everything on the chopping board! You are so shameless to go there with empty hands..."

Xu Ning listened to his mother's words of disappointment, but instead of getting angry, he smiled and said, "How can I go empty-handed? I just don't bring any cigarettes or alcohol."

"You have your hands full, why don't you take some cigarettes and alcohol? Take them now!"

Wang Shujuan poked her head out of the cellar and grinned, "Hey, did you scold me?"

"Hey, sister-in-law! Why did you go down to the cellar? It's so dangerous!"

"It's okay. The doctor said I should exercise properly..."

Liu Lizhen said, "I told her but she didn't listen. She can't stay idle all day. You two should hurry up and get your things and leave. If you don't come back at night, you can stay there! I will close the gate at eight o'clock."

"Ah, this is annoying me."

Liu Lizhen rolled her eyes and said, "I really miss you."

"Hahaha... Then we're leaving. Sister-in-law, if you have nothing to do, go to the military headquarters with Lianfang and call my brother. My brother Jun sent a letter from the city saying that the grain depot has accumulated fine bran and wheat bran. He asked my brother to do some research and bring them all back if the price is low."

"it is good."

Liu Lizhen curled her lips and said, "Maybe he asked your sister-in-law to help. Yan, ask your parents to come over for dinner tomorrow night."

"Okay, okay." Xu Ning and Meng Ziyan carried the things on the chopping board, turned around and went out. When they got to the gate of the yard, they put everything on the donkey and then rode to Old Meng's house.

Meng Quezi, Liu Fenfang and Meng Yinhe had already packed up. They picked up the three of them and headed straight for Qinglitun.

Xu Ning held the handlebars of the donkey cart tightly with both hands, for fear of throwing his father-in-law and mother-in-law into the ditch. Because there were four people in the front bucket of the donkey cart, it lacked power and the handlebars were very heavy, making it extremely difficult to control.

He was thinking that after he made some money from the business this year, he would buy a car next year. Even a second-hand car would be much better than riding a donkey. This thing can only carry small items and won't work if it's a little heavier.

Arriving at Lao Liu's home in Qinglitun, his three uncles, brother and sister-in-law, sister and brother-in-law all came out to greet him. Seeing this scene, Xu Ning thought that his mother was really good. He originally thought that a pair of gold earrings would be enough, but as soon as he entered the door, he saw a pile of gift boxes in the outer room, such as large fruit gift boxes, canned food, trough cakes, etc.

These things were brought by several brothers-in-law, but there were no valuable items. After Xu Ning put the cigarettes, alcohol and gift boxes on the ground, he squeezed into the house. When he heard Meng Ziyan showing off the clothes she made to her grandmother, he took out the gold earrings directly from his pocket.

"Grandma, I wish you good fortune and a long life. I think the earrings match your outfit today. Would you like to try them on?"

The old lady turned around and opened her eyes wide, and then she heard Meng Ziyan exclaim: "Oh my god! When did you buy the gold earrings?"

Xu Ning grinned and said, "I have already prepared it. Do you think I am not prepared?"

"Oh my god! Erning is so thoughtful, this guy..." said the second uncle, clapping his hands.

My second uncle stared at the gold earrings with a wide smile on his face: "My mother must be so happy this time! Look, her face is full of wrinkles from laughing..."

My uncle turned around and said, "Can you chat? You have wrinkles all over your face! Erning's cake is better than the birthday peach cake I bought for my mom..."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Uncle, we are a family. Today is my grandma's birthday, and the main thing is to make her happy. We can't be competitive."

Liu Fenfang looked at her son-in-law and was happy. She couldn't help but smile. She sat next to her mother and asked with a smile, "Mom, your nephew's son-in-law bought it for you! Are you happy?"

"Happy! Haha... This pair of gold earrings is quite expensive, don't buy such expensive things in the future, I'm already so old..."

Xu Ning quickly interrupted and said, "Grandma, you should enjoy yourself. You are enjoying the blessing of having many children and grandchildren, so we should be happy!"

The uncle nodded: "That's not a big deal, Er Ning is right."

The atmosphere in the house was full of joy. Even though Xu Ning overshadowed his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, they did not feel jealous of him.

With Xu Ning's personality, he can get along with anyone as long as he is willing to. When he chatted with his brothers-in-law, he also made them feel warm.

At around 1 o'clock, after the Liu family prepared the food, they placed three tables in the east room. The whole family gathered together to celebrate the old lady's birthday. It was quite lively. The children said auspicious words and asked for birthday peach cakes, which made the old lady laugh so hard that she couldn't stop.

Meng Quezi was very satisfied with his son-in-law. His three uncles, the old lady and others all let Xu Ning start drinking first. As long as he raised his cup, everyone would raise their heads and drink. How did he get this status? First, money accounts for half, and second, he is good at chatting and talking. As long as he has these two things, most people can become the so-called social elite.

While drinking, Meng Quezi talked to everyone about how he and Liu Fenfang went to stay with Zhang Jinbao in the city. He had been thinking of going home to harvest the land, but he didn't expect that his son-in-law had harvested all the land and even husked the corn. Everyone praised him again when they heard it. Meng Ziyan was sitting on the kang with her grandmother. She felt very happy after hearing it. She felt a special sense of superiority when her family praised her husband, and she wanted to walk with her head held high.

Everyone had finally gathered together, and no one wanted to leave the table, so they kept drinking until seven o'clock in the evening.

While sitting in the house drinking tea, they heard that Xu Ning would not leave in the evening, so his three uncles hurriedly discussed how to arrange accommodation for him and asked him and Meng Ziyan to live in the west room of his uncle's house. After all, the new son-in-law must live in the best place.

In fact, when the three uncles and uncles heard that he was going to stay overnight, they were a little surprised. Why? Everyone has seen the old Xu family's house. People who have lived in a good house, how can they be interested in this broken stone and yellow mud house? Unexpectedly, Xu Ning really gave face and really treated this place as his own home.

As I walked towards my uncle's house in the dark, I chatted with my brother. He said, "A few days ago, Huang Guoxing from Taiping came to sell meat and ordered 10 pairs of foot braces from me. I heard that they were going into the mountains to collect pine cones. Did you know about this?"

"I know. I can't stop them even if I don't want them to. If they want to go, go ahead. It's going to snow soon, and then we won't be able to pick pine cones."

"Ah, big brother said he wanted to go with you."

Xu Ning shook his head: "It's better not to go... This job is not like other jobs. It's too dangerous. If you're not careful, you could easily fall down, and then there would be no way to save you."

"Then I'll try to persuade him again. It seems that it was organized by Lao Wei from your village. Didn't he work in the well-drilling team before? He and Big Brother met in the well-drilling team."

"Okay, you can try to persuade him. Old Wei is my neighbor. He has many children and is under a lot of pressure in life. It's understandable that he would take the risk to go hunting for pine cones."

"understand……"

October 1984, 10, the sixth day of the tenth month in the lunar calendar.

Xu Ning had rested at home for two days. A few days ago, he, Li Fuqiang and Wang Hu went into the mountains for three consecutive days. The dog gang only encountered a lone female roe deer in the mountains. After blocking it, Xu Ning shot it dead.

Although this was not a disappointment, it was far from what the three had expected. They had thought it would be a good thing to hunt a litter of wild boars for the first time in the mountains this autumn, but they had only hunted a female roe deer after wandering in the mountains for three consecutive days. This was really embarrassing for them.

This feels like fishing. After catching a meter-sized black carp, catching any fish below the meter size feels meaningless.

However, while Xu Ning was recuperating, a group of people led by Lao Wei were doing very well in the mountains. They picked pine cones for two consecutive days and produced more than 40 sacks. Each sack weighed nearly 100 kilograms, which means they produced about 4000 kilograms.

This is the weight before peeling or shedding the kernels. If there are 400 kilograms of pine nuts left after peeling the kernels, it is considered a very high yield.

That night, when Xu Laonian and Wang Erli came back, they said, "This old Wei is too arrogant! He was not satisfied after beating more than 40 sacks. He secretly went to beat them again last night and was arrested by the forestry security department."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "We have to catch him. He made too much noise. Did your second uncle speak up for him?"

Wang Erli shook his head and said, "I said bullshit. He directly mentioned Xiao Xu Pao to the security department, and then they let him go. The head of the forest farm security department punished him to help the forest farm beat 5000 kilograms of pine cones. Otherwise, let alone mentioning Xiao Xu Pao, it would be useless to mention anyone!"

Xu Laonian squinted his eyes while holding a cigarette in his mouth and said, "You are famous now, and it works just by mentioning you. Where did you get such a big reputation?"

"Hey, isn't this just to give face to you, Accountant Xu? Who am I? I've done you a favor. Go back and have a drink with the head of the security department."

"You don't even need to tell me..."

(End of this chapter)