Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Wang An's initially excited face froze upon hearing this, and he said with a look of annoyance:
"Bang bang bang, all you know is how to bang, what the hell are you banging for? Why are you so annoying? What the hell do I need you to bang for? All you do all day is annoy me, damn it!"

Wang An discovered that Huang Zhong had become increasingly impetuous ever since he mastered the Black Dragon Eighteen Hands.

I don't like to use my brain when I do things; I prefer to solve problems using the most barbaric, but also the most ridiculous, methods.

Although Huang Zhong was scolded, his face was still full of smiles, as if he were actually quite happy.

Wang An ignored Huang Zhong and carefully considered how to handle the situation so that he could ensure his own safety while instantly plunging Song Ping into an abyss of despair.

After thinking for a long time, Wang An felt there were no flaws, so he stood up and greeted Huang Zhong:

"Xiao Zhong, go and have your uncle and aunt pick some vegetables in the greenhouse, all kinds of greens. After that, you don't need to cook dinner. Let's have hot pot mutton together in this room."

After Wang Dazhu gave several kilograms of mutton to his great-uncle Wang Dashu and his elder brother Wang Yong, there was still a lot left over. Wang An planned to use all of this meat for hot pot.

The main reason is that this thing is so famous, and Wang An wants everyone to try it out.

After Wang An finished speaking, Huang Zhong quickly agreed:

"Okay, brother, I'll go right away."

Just as Huang Zhong was about to leave, Wang An called out to him again:

"Go to the warehouse and get 5 catties of soybeans, then go to the convenience store and exchange them for some tofu."

This autumn, Old Ding's family, who run a small shop, started making tofu again. The price was even cheaper than the tofu shops in the village; eight ounces of soybeans could be exchanged for one pound of tofu.

However, there are only about 80 households in the entire Kaoshantun village, so the small shop only makes 10 jin of tofu from soybeans every day, which is 30 jin per block.

Unless someone needs a lot of tofu for a special occasion and places an order in advance, the convenience store will only make more tofu as needed.

Huang Zhong agreed again and ran off. After Huang Zhong left, Wang An did not stay idle, but instead took up carpentry work.

That's right, it's carpentry work, because Wang An needs to use a carpenter's plane to cut enough thin slices of meat to cook in hot pot.

The main problem was that there weren't any slicers or anything like that back then. You couldn't even cut frozen meat with a kitchen knife; you could only use a grater to push it.

I must say, slicing thin pieces of meat is a job that requires both strength and skill; most people simply can't do it.

When Wang An was slicing meat in the outer room, Wang Yi suddenly came out of his room and went to the back room.

As soon as they entered the back room, Wang Yi took the initiative to say:

"Hey bro, wanna have hot pot for dinner tonight?"

Wang Yi started his winter vacation a couple of days ago, but after arriving home, he did nothing and didn't leave the house. He just stayed in his room all day studying.

Only when he was tired from studying would he spend some time playing with his two younger sisters, Xiao Lai and Huang Ying, or go to Wang An's room to comfort Xingfu and Kuaile.

At home now, Wang Yi is definitely the "second young master" in every sense of the word!
However, no one in the family had any complaints about this.

Because at that time in Northeast China, the vast majority of families were fully supportive of their children's education.

As long as the child is studying, the parents will never ask the child to do chores or anything else. In fact, the parents will feel very gratified and happy to see their child studying.

It must be said that parents in Northeast China at this time still placed great importance on education.

After Wang Yi finished speaking, Wang An, without even looking up, said with a smile:
"Hmm, let's have some hot pot. You've been studying so hard, I'll get you some good meat to help you recover, hehehe." Wang Yi said "Oh," but didn't reply, standing there seemingly lost in thought.

After a while, Wang An noticed that Wang Yi was still standing there, and asked with some curiosity:

"What's wrong? Is there something you need?"

Wang Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, then forced a smile and said:

"It's nothing, nothing at all, hehehe."

Upon seeing Wang Yi's expression, Wang An knew that something was definitely wrong, so he frowned and said in an annoyed tone:
"If you have something to say, say it now. Don't beat around the bush with us. If you try to talk about it later, I won't take care of you anymore."

After dealing with those thugs from outside the school who bullied Wang Yi and demanded money from him, Wang An instructed Shi Suo to take a group of people to the county's No. 1 Middle School whenever he had free time. In any case, the area around No. 1 Middle School was under Shi Suo's control.

Wang An did this for two reasons: firstly, to have Shi Suo and his group intimidate the thugs outside the school; and secondly, to have Shi Suo back up Wang Yi so that if anyone outside the school dared to bully Wang Yi, they would be dealt with immediately.

To be fair, Wang An went to great lengths to ensure his younger brother could study well and grow up healthily at school.

Therefore, Wang An believed that Wang Yi's worries were definitely not about Wang Yi himself.

Sure enough, after hearing what Wang An said, Wang Yi said somewhat flusteredly:

"Yes, yes, I have a classmate."

After saying "I have a classmate," Wang Yi suddenly stopped. Wang An waited for a while but didn't hear Wang Yi say anything more, so he looked up and glanced at Wang Yi, but didn't ask any further questions.

After a while, seeing that Wang Yi still didn't speak, Wang An said somewhat impatiently:
"You're not getting any younger, can't you be a little more efficient? It's so difficult for you to talk about things. If you're not going to talk, then go stand over there and don't keep me from getting to work."

If it's about Wang Yi, then Wang An, as the eldest brother, will definitely listen patiently, and after listening, he'll think of a way to solve Wang Yi's problem, and it will be a perfect solution.

But as soon as he heard it was about Wang Yi, Wang An didn't even bother to listen, let alone try to find a solution.

The main problem is that there are countless people in this world facing difficulties, and Wang An is not Guanyin Bodhisattva, so how could he possibly take care of everything?
Wang Yi was probably organizing his thoughts, so he was momentarily speechless, and after pondering for a while, he awkwardly stammered out:
"I have a classmate who lost both her parents. She's staying with her aunt now, but her uncle doesn't want her to continue her studies. He says he can't afford to support her anymore and wants her to go back and get married."

Wang Yi finally managed to stammer out the story, but what puzzled Wang An was, what was the point of telling him this?
So, Wang An frowned, looking completely bewildered, and asked:

"Then why are you telling me this? Or are you saying you don't want to study anymore and want to go home and marry her?"

Seeing Wang An's unfriendly expression and unpleasant words, Wang Yi quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying:

"No, no, I don't want to drop out of school. I only got 5th in the whole grade this time. I want to get into the top three at the end of next semester. I'm not going to drop out. Our family doesn't need me to work."

Upon hearing his younger brother's words, Wang An's face instantly broke into a smile, and he felt genuinely proud.

This is his own younger brother. To be able to rank fifth out of more than 5 students in the entire grade, Wang An was already quite satisfied with this achievement!

So after Wang Yi finished speaking, Wang An said with a smile:
"You're still not satisfied with being fifth in the whole grade? Hehehe, fine, you're much better than your brother was before you started school."

Actually, Wang An's grades when he was in school were just so-so, so let's not even mention them.

After a pause, Wang An thought for a moment and then said with a smile:

"Next semester, you don't have to be in the top three of the grade. Just stay in the top five, and I'll grant you one more wish. It will be the same in the future."

"That's it! Even though you got fifth place, it wasn't for nothing. I have a reward for you too. Just tell me what you want, and I promise I'll buy it for you." (End of Chapter)