Return to 1983 Hunting Xing'an Mountains

Chapter 655 You still want a wife, but it's not a trap
As everyone knows, due to Sun Cuiping's personality, she would definitely not say she wanted to find a partner if Li Feng and Chang Lihong did not help her worry about it.

After Li Feng left in a hurry, Chang Lihong pulled over a stool and sat down, and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you afraid that Tongtong will be unhappy?"

Sun Cuiping paused for a moment and nodded: "Yeah, I'm afraid she'll be angry."

"What's there to be angry about? What can a little girl like her understand? Besides, as long as we raise her safely, she will definitely have to find a husband in the future. What are you going to do then? You can't live your whole life by yourself. If you're worried that Tongtong won't be happy, I'll talk to her when she comes back."

Sun Cuiping quickly grabbed Chang Lihong and shook her head, saying, "Don't say that... From what Li Feng said, even Yang Jun doesn't know about it now."

"Ah, then wait for Yang Jun's reply and then you two can meet and talk about it."

Hearing this, Sun Cuiping blushed and slowly lowered her head. She felt a little embarrassed.

But she was not afraid of the gossips of the villagers, because she had never thought about it!
There are two main reasons. One is that Li Shan died less than a year ago, and the other is Li Tong’s opinion…

It is a little after three in the afternoon. The sun shines on the snow-covered mountains, emitting dazzling spots of light.

Da Laba and Lao Jiang sat in the reception room of Lao Xu's house, eating melon seeds and chatting with Xu Ning and others.

The two of them were not anxious to ask how to sell meat in winter, but instead talked about how the forest farm organized a large-scale hunting and how to form a team to participate in the battle...

In the north kitchen, Liu Lizhen and others were talking about sticky rice dumplings. They first set a date, and then boiled red beans and kneaded cornmeal. Zhang Guifang had the most say because the sticky rice dumplings she made last year were praised by several families including Xu, Wang, Liu and Li as delicious.

The sticky bean curd made by Liu Lizhen, Han Fengjiao and Wu Qiuxia two years ago was not as good. It was so sticky that it stuck to the teeth when chewed. It was impossible to swallow it down and had to be eaten raw!
In some places, sticky rice dumplings are made in the twelfth lunar month, but in Qing'an winter comes early, so as long as the temperature drops below zero, the sticky rice dumplings can be left outside to freeze and then made.

So the women set the day for making sticky rice dumplings on December 12, the 9th day of the tenth month in the leap lunar calendar. By that time, the temperature would be more than 10 degrees below zero and the river surface would be frozen, which would naturally freeze the rice dumplings.

At this time, the door of the plastic shed under the eaves of Old Xu's house was pulled open. Xu Ning heard the noise and got up and walked to the door to greet them.

Then he saw Li Feng smiling and nodding at him, and said in a low voice: "It's OK!"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Did your sister-in-law agree?"

"You have to agree. If I don't help, she will be a widow for the rest of her life, given her personality."

"Okay, then I'll go to Lengchang tomorrow and ask Junge."

Inside the reception room, the loud speaker saw the two people standing at the door whispering to each other and said, "What are you two talking about? Come inside and chat!"

Li Feng walked in and said with a smile, "Nothing to talk about. Have you talked to Er Ning about us selling animal meat?"

Lao Jiang said, "I'm waiting for you to come over before I tell you. Otherwise, I'll have to tell you again."

Xu Ning asked, "What's the matter with selling meat?"

Then, the loud speaker told the three people about their current concerns.

After hearing this, Xu Ning waved his hand and said, "You three are just making unnecessary assumptions. You are collecting and selling meat to make money, not hoarding meat. Are you afraid of losing money? Besides, you are well-known throughout Qing'an. Logically, the price of livestock meat should be set by you. You can sell it at the same price as others."

Lao Jiang asked, "What if someone else lowers the price?"

"Buy a lower price? Then I won't buy his meat anymore. Let him sell it himself."

Loudspeaker scratched his head and said, "What it means is that we should just continue to sell meat normally and not worry about other people, right?"

"Don't worry about it, but don't sell them during the period when the forest farm is enclosing them."

Lao Jiang smiled and said, "Of course I can't sell it. I have to go into the mountains with your father and your second uncle to hunt for livestock."

Xu Ning was stunned for a moment and asked, "When did my dad tell you that?"

"The night before yesterday."

Dababa said, "I have to team up with Lan Dabing and Li Mazi. I will take the dog into the mountains and they will help me. When the time comes, I will get two shares and they will each get one."

Li Feng smiled bitterly and said, "You guys are fine. I'm partnering with my two brothers-in-law, so maybe we won't get anything."

"You owe me a favor, so just pay it back first."

The loud speaker said bluntly, then looked at Lao Jiang and said with a smile: "Brother, your uncle Jiang is going to do something!"

While Xu Ning was in a daze, Li Fuqiang asked, "Doing business? What do you want to do?"

"Oh my god! What else could it be? It's just a wedding!"

The big trumpet showed its yellow teeth and all the bald teeth were exposed.

"Hasn't he been dating the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in Yongping Village for quite some time? He went to her house to drink a few days ago, and it seems that they have decided..."

At this time, the old ladies who were picking vegetables in the north kitchen heard it and all poked their heads out of the door.

Liu Lizhen exclaimed: "Oh, Lao Jiang really does great things quietly. He settled the matter without saying a word? How do you do things at that time?"

Old Jiang was a little embarrassed and said, "The date hasn't been set yet. I thought I'd ask Guifang to ask Mrs. Zhang. I have to go to her house to celebrate the wedding."

Liu Lizhen said, "Okay! I'll go with Guifang tomorrow. Can't you treat us while we're at it?"

"Of course I will, sister-in-law. I was just about to talk about this. You can go and help me out when the time comes."

"What else is there to say? My wife is the chef and will make sure the guests from my family are well fed and happy!"

Xu Ning said, "Uncle Jiang, you have to calculate how many people there are first, because we still have to go to the street to buy vegetables when the time comes."

"I know. Once the date is set, I'll go make preparations in advance. That's all. I'll go home and prepare dinner..."

"Why go home? Just eat here! When Xiaoqiu comes back later, ask her to come over directly."

"She has an exam these two days, and she will review when she gets home. I should go home and make her some food."

"Hey, bring some food to her when it's ready. Studying shouldn't interfere with eating."

Hearing this, Lao Jiang smiled and nodded: "Okay, I just want to have a drink with my big brother."

After the food was out of the pot, Liu Lizhen first served Jiang Qiuer an aluminum basin and asked Sun Lianfang and Meng Ziyan to ride a donkey to take it to Old Jiang's house. At this time, Jiang Qiuer had already returned home from school. The two chatted with Jiang Qiuer for a while and then hurried back.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard Xu Laonian say, "I'll stay at home for a day tomorrow and go to the forest farm for a meeting the next afternoon."

"What kind of meeting is this?"

"It's a mobilization meeting. Anyone who wants to go into the mountains to hunt has to go. Tomorrow someone from the forestry farm will come down to notify each village one by one."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "This old Zheng is quite good at making trouble."

"Don't talk nonsense, mainly talk about the precautions and rewards for this hunting trip."

The loud speaker was surprised: "Why is there a reward?"

"Of course! It was my son who proposed it. Look how awesome my son is. Even the forest farm leaders have to listen to him."

Xu Laonian never missed any opportunity to provoke Xu Ning, but he didn't expect that Da Laba and others all nodded: "That's true! My brother is the smartest one in our village."

This made Xu Laonian speechless. Wang Erli said, "It seems that the forest farm stipulates that 3-4 people should be in a group. Brother, should we shout Daming?"

"Just shout him out. Let the little bastard go to the arena to pick him up tomorrow."

When the dishes were about to be served, a Jeep 212 stopped in the open space in front of Lao Xu's courtyard.

Xu Long got out of the car first and supported Wang Shujuan, and whispered softly: "The ground is slippery, be careful!"

"It's not that valuable, just hurry up and get it." "Then go slower!"

When Wang Shujuan came in, Xu Long was still a little worried. He took something from the back seat while looking at Wang Shujuan's pretty figure.

Meng Ziyan saw a figure in the yard, and hurriedly pushed the door open to take a look, and shouted, "Mom, my sister-in-law is back! Sister-in-law, how about going to check it out?"

Wang Shujuan said: "Very good..."

Before she could finish her words, Liu Lizhen walked out the door and asked, "Did Dalong take you to the old Chinese doctor to check your pulse?"

"I went there, and the doctor said I was in good health."

Xu Long walked in carrying something and said with a smile, "You didn't mention the point, Mom. The old Chinese doctor said it was a boy."

"Boy? Is it true? Is the old Chinese doctor's diagnosis accurate?" Xu Laonian asked anxiously.

"It's amazing. Xiao He introduced it to me. He felt his wife's pulse and said it was a girl. And when she was born, it turned out to be a girl!"

Liu Lizhen and Xu Laonian smiled when they heard this. They were not the kind of people who favored boys over girls, but there is a saying that goes, the eldest grandson is the lifeblood of the old lady...

After they entered the room and greeted everyone, they said to Chen Hedong, "Brother Dong, we have to leave at around 6 o'clock tomorrow morning. We will go back to the city first, and then go directly to the provincial capital."

"Okay! We should be able to reach the provincial capital around five o'clock. Is the road easy to travel on?"

"It's easy to walk on. The snow isn't too thick. Before I came back, I went to the logistics department to change the tires to tread patterns. These tires are more non-slip."

After everyone sat down at two tables, Zhang Guifang asked, "How are Feng'er and the other two doing in the city? Can they cook?"

Xu Long said: "I can usually make fried rice and some noodles, but I was afraid that they would set the kitchen on fire, so I paid some money to the small restaurant in front and asked the three of them to go to the restaurant to eat after school. This saves a lot of trouble."

"It really saves trouble, big brother. Look at Dalong's work now. Isn't it more flexible than before?"

Xu Laonian smiled and said, "You have to grow in everything you do. He is not a stupid person. He will understand it if he figures it out himself."

That night, everyone drank happily. Xu Laonian and Wang Erli also knew that Lao Jiang was going to do something. However, Li Feng, Xu Ning, Liu Lizhen and others did not tell them about Yang Jun and Sun Cuiping. After all, they hadn't even started yet. If they talked about it so early and it didn't work out, it would be embarrassing.

The next day, morning.

Xu Long and Chen Hedong set off on time at six o'clock. Xu Ning, Liu Lizhen, Xu Laonian and others sent them to the door. Chen Hedong spent a lot of money on this trip. He bought a lot of things and also had a car delivered. Although he only paid 3300 yuan, it was still a lot of money!

Just after breakfast, Xu Ning was sharpening a knife in the plastic shed when Lao Wei came to visit. He went into the house and chatted with Xu Laonian for a while. After Xu Ning finished sharpening the knife, the two drove to Taipingtun.

Lao Qian has already returned to the street, but Liu Xuemin stayed at Lao Hu's house for two nights. Today he led four people to Taipingtun to help two families install plastic sheds. One of them is the home of Lao Deng's nephew Li Ye. He and Hu Zhiyong both live in No. 25-2 Lengchang, but he has a wife and two children at home. Since he has made money, he must let his family enjoy it.

"Brother Liu! How many families are there in this village?"

Liu Xuemin turned around and said with a smile: "There are three more. How come you have time to come?"

"I'm sending you someone. This is my uncle Wei."

"I have seen him before! We had a drink together."

Xu Ning said with a smile: "How about letting my uncle Wei do this job for you? He can find more than ten people."

"Okay, since you've said it, why can't I do it? This job doesn't require much technical skills, but it will definitely be a bit slow at the beginning. How about letting him do the two jobs first? From now on, all the work in Qing'an will be his, and I'll lead the people to the street. How about that?"

"That's what I was thinking. There are many rich people on the street, and many of them install plastic sheds. Let my uncle Wei buy the plastic and iron pipes from you. You can pay me according to the selling price, so that my uncle Wei can earn the installation fee."

"Don't go by the selling price. That's just a small profit. I can just add 5 cents to the purchase price."

Xu Ning turned around and asked, "Is it okay, Uncle Wei?"

Lao Wei patted his hips and said excitedly, "Okay! Thanks, brother."

"Hey, what brother? Er Ning and I are buddies, and you are his uncle, so..."

"Come on, forget it. I'm just a few years older than you. Let's just talk about our own affairs."

After chatting about family matters, Lao Wei's problem was resolved.

In fact, Xu Ning's words were a bit shameless, because Liu Xuemin had already opened up the markets in the 12 family settlements in Qing'an. It would definitely be a disadvantage to let Lao Wei take over now. However, Liu Xuemin was not willing to live in Qing'an permanently, as he had to go back to the street to work.

Moreover, there are only a handful of families in Qing'an area that have installed plastic sheds, which is really not as many as in the streets, so Liu Xuemin also plans to return to the streets to open up the market.

Then, Lao Wei stayed to work with the workers, while Xu Ning and Liu Xuemin chatted for a while and then drove to the 17th Leng Field.

17 Many familiar people in the field greeted Xu Ning. He nodded in response and then went into the headman's shack.

Yang Jun was eating. He looked up at him and said with a smile, "Why are you going up the mountain? Didn't the forest farm say they were going to conduct a large-scale enclosure?"

"There's a mobilization meeting tomorrow, why are you eating now?"

"I went to Libei this morning to deliver a load of wood. I just came back."

Xu Ning sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "Then the boss didn't invite you to dinner?"

"I don't eat at his house. This family is almost as stingy as Taiping Lao Fang. I will be complained about for three years after eating a meal. What's the matter with you coming here?"

"I have something to do. Do you still want a wife?"

Yang Jun's eyes lit up and he asked, "Are there any signs? Whose daughter is it?"

"You still want to find a virgin girl?"

"That's definitely not the case! What I mean is, since she was introduced to me, she must be single, and the old lady can't ask me to help her."

“Hahaha, that can’t be…”

Yang Jun put down the cornmeal cake in his hand and asked anxiously, "Whose daughter is this?"

"Then I'll tell you straight away, it's Li Feng's sister-in-law Sun Cuiping."

"..." Yang Jun suddenly fell silent, and after a while he said, "Didn't Li Shan just die? Why is she so anxious to find a new employer now?"

"What are you talking about? She is not in a hurry to find another husband. Li San and Li Shan are both dead. Li Feng is the only man left in the old Li family. She can't live with her brother-in-law for the rest of her life. Li Feng asked her yesterday and she nodded in agreement. So I went up the mountain to ask you today."

Yang Jun scratched his head and said, "She looks okay, how could she like me?"

"Oh, you're starting to dawdle again at this time."

"I'm not being nagging. To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to her before, but I heard that she has a good personality..."

"Just tell me if it's okay or not, if you're willing or not!"

"Of course I do. She seems to be younger than me?"

"Well, if you're willing, come down the mountain with me later and you two can meet."

Yang Jun was stunned: "So anxious?"

"I have to go to the forest farm for a meeting tomorrow, and then go hunting in the mountains the day after. I don't have time to arrange things for you two."

"That's fine. I can go home and see my son."

(End of this chapter)