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

Chapter 471 I feel happy and serious

Seeing his mother's appearance, Wang Antun felt that he had committed a serious sin. It was not only that he pretended to be a cripple, but he really shouldn't have "moved" away.

You said this scared me so much that my voice changed tone, and it looked like I couldn't stop crying.

What a mess this is. What a mess!

Fortunately, Wang An reacted quickly and said loudly while blaming himself:

"Nothing, I just sprained my ankle. I just got off the sled and it bumped against me. It hurts."

Hearing Wang An say this, Liu Guilan was obviously relieved. She stepped forward to support Wang An and said distressedly:
"How can you sprain your ankle when you are a grown man? I have never sprained my ankle while working in the mountains, but I sprained my ankle while working at the market."

Wang An listened to his mother's nagging and not only did he not feel annoyed, but he felt quite happy instead.

While Liu Guilan was chattering, Wang Dazhu and others also came over. When they heard that Wang An just sprained his ankle, they immediately didn't take it seriously.

Nowadays, sprained ankles are a common occurrence, probably due to malnutrition, and there is really no need to worry about it.

When Wang Dazhu saw the green horse tied behind Wang An's sled, he frowned deeply but didn't ask anything.

Mainly the horses and mules of Wang An’s family, none of them were bought normally.

And now, including the mule, the horse and the donkey, there are already five large animals in the family. If the donkey gives birth to a foal, there will be six in total.

So Wang Dazhu felt that this blue horse was definitely not bought by Wang An. If he asked now with these old people present, it would definitely not work.

When Wang An saw everyone coming, he immediately said to Wang Li:

"Lao Wu, come here and give everyone a bottle of soda. After that, give everyone the cigarettes. Tell everyone to feel free to smoke."

Wang Li took the soda but not the cigarette, and said with a smile:

"Fourth brother, my family has prepared cigarettes, you can take them back."

Wang An said loudly without caring:

"Then give it to those who helped. They are close relatives in the village, so they don't work for nothing."

In fact, Wang An said this intentionally for the people who came to help him to hear.

You should know that the cigarette Wang An handed to Wang Li was Changbai Mountain!

Nowadays, as long as the cigarettes are in boxes, they are actually good cigarettes in rural areas.

Because at that time, the tobacco people smoked were generally raw tobacco leaves grown at home.

Because they have not been processed, raw tobacco leaves taste spicy and pungent when smoked. People who are not used to smoking tobacco will be completely stunned after just one puff.

Even if you endure it, you will still feel your head buzzing and your head feels like it is blocking you.

To be frank, people can't even afford to smoke flue-cured tobacco.

Flue-cured tobacco is the tobacco leaves that Wang An exchanged for roe deer meat when he was reborn. They have been processed in a tobacco curing room.

Although flue-cured tobacco also tastes very strong, it is indeed much easier to smoke than raw tobacco leaves.

The Changbai Mountain in Wang An's hand had indeed exceeded the highest smoking standard for ordinary people at that time.

This is also the reason why Mu Xueli told Wang An so proudly that he only smoked Changbai Mountain.

In fact, Mu Xueli’s behavior at that time could not be said to be showing off, because even if it was showing off, Mu Xueli did not dare to show off to Wang An.

To be precise, Mu Xueli's behavior at that time was a kind of sharing, sharing her excitement about being able to afford Changbai Mountain. And the reason why Wang An took the cigarettes and soda was just because he caught up, there was absolutely no deliberateness, and to Wang An, these were really nothing.

When Wang Li heard Wang An say this, he took the cigarette with a smile.

No matter whether it was Wang An's family or his father-in-law's family unloading bricks, as long as the villagers came nearby, they would always lend a hand to some extent.

Although I won't help from start to finish, even if I can help unload three or five trucks, it will still be a favor.

So, good cigarettes, that is, boxed cigarettes, naturally get the right place, but they can't help you do any work, you can't even get a cigarette.

Wang An looked at the people unloading the bricks and found that there were not enough sodas to share, so he said to Wang Li again:
"This bundle of soda doesn't seem to be enough. Go get another bundle from my sled. I finally get to drink some soda, so I can't go without it."

Wang Li also glanced at everyone. Even though he felt a little embarrassed to take Wang An's things, he couldn't show favoritism. Wang Li agreed and said:

"Yes, fourth brother, I'll bring the bottle to you after you finish drinking."

After everyone had a drink of soda, they all continued to unload bricks with cigarettes in their mouths. It was time for Wang An to go home, so he said to Wang Li:
"My ankle is hurting, so I'm going home first."

As Wang An spoke, he turned around and got on the sled. He heard Wang Li's voice behind him:
"Then slow down, Fourth Brother. Tell my sister-in-law to stop lighting the fire. After that, you all come over for lunch."

Wang An waved his hand and said, "We can just eat at home, don't make our own portion."

After Wang An finished speaking, he drove the sled back home.

What Wang An didn't notice was that not far behind him, Niu Daming was looking at Wang An's back with a ferocious face.

It can be seen that Niu Daming has basically recovered at this time, but he has completely become an enemy of Wang An.

It's normal to think about it. He was beaten into a terrible state by Wang An that day. Although the fault was indeed his, he would not be willing to accept the beating no matter who it was!

Next to Niu Daming, there was another person with the same surname Niu and a person from another village.

I only heard the man from the outside village frowning and whispering:

"Why do I find the green horse tied to the back of this crazy guy's sleigh so familiar?"

It has to be said that Wang An was indeed cunning, because while waiting for the clothes to burn, Wang An untied all the red cloth strips on the big blue horse and threw them into the fire.

Wang An also used a knife to cut off all the long mane on the green horse's neck.

So even if the owner of the big blue horse came back to life, if he saw the big blue horse again, he would have to identify it carefully.

Upon hearing this, Niu said:
"Aren't most of the horses you see at the county fair these things?"

The man from the outside village did not answer what the man surnamed Niu said, but continued to frown and said:

"No, I think I have seen this horse before."

After this person finished speaking, Niu Da understood what he meant and said unhappily:

"About five out of ten horses here are of this type. I don't know about other places, but from the beginning of spring until now, there have been more than twenty young horses in this village. I think they all look the same. There's nothing special about one horse."

The outsider did not refute, but nodded and said:

"That's true. If we don't buy horses, we have to buy cows and mules. Otherwise, once the land is in someone's hands, it's not a good idea to always have to borrow animals to use."

Niu Daming and another man with the surname Niu nodded almost at the same time when they heard this.

(End of this chapter)