Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 24 Damn it, it’s you!

Because they were worn for a long time, the shoes often got torn, and Liu Xueting had to mend them on weekdays, so each of the little ones had patches on their shoes.

The same goes for clothes. The adults’ torn clothes are taken and altered to be made smaller for the children to wear. The older sisters wear them, then the younger sisters. The clothes of the six little ones are always grey and dull.

Especially the two girls, Da Ni and Er Ni, who were older than the other little ones and had to endure more hardships. The two little girls had fluffy, dry and yellow hair that looked like weeds.
His limbs are thin and weak, and he looks like bean sprouts. Fortunately, it has improved a little in recent days.

Chen Weidong saw all of this and felt pain in his heart, but he also knew that not everything can be achieved overnight.

"I still need to buy cloth to make clothes? Forget it! Save as much as you can. We still need to keep some money at home..."

Liu Xueting frowned slightly and asked Chen Weidong to buy cloth and cotton to make new shoes for the little ones. In addition to the cold weather, the shoes of Da Ni and Er Ni were too small and their feet hurt when they wore them.

Liu Xueting wanted her daughters to be warm in winter, but to make a set of cotton-padded jackets and trousers, she needed one or two kilograms of cotton (cotton was expensive these days) and three or four feet of cloth.

This is just one set of clothes for one little one. It would cost at least twenty or thirty yuan to make a set of clothes for several little ones!

Twenty or thirty yuan is not a small amount of money. It is not easy for Chen Weidong to make money. Although Liu Xueting has never gone hunting in the mountains, the living example of her uncle is right in front of her.

How could she not be worried, but she couldn't persuade him. After all, the burden of a family of eight fell on Chen Weidong.

Even if the badger oil and skin can be sold for some money this time, the family will still keep them in case of emergency.

After all, when you encounter any problem, even a penny can make a hero fall. Even if you beg for help from everyone and kneel down to others, you may not be able to borrow a few cents.

She has lived a hard life and understands the bitterness of it.

Chen Weidong also saw what Liu Xueting was thinking, and smiled and said, "I don't want the kids to stay on the kang all winter. Believe me, our lives will get better and better. By then, let's not only make a new set of clothes for each child, but also make a few sets for them to wear. Wife, the same goes for you!"

"Puchi~ You're just talking nonsense and changing your clothes. I'll be satisfied if the children can have enough food and not be hungry. And you, too, need to be safe!"

"Ah."

……

The next day, early in the morning, the two little ones, Sanni and Sini, woke him up from the kang. Now, at Chen Weidong's repeated requests, the family had three meals a day, and the little ones also got up early.

Liu Xueting made a pot of noodle dumplings this morning. Noodles are a fine grain, and in the eyes of the little kids, they are a delicacy that they can't usually eat. They all ate until their stomachs were full.

"Dad, come back soon!"

"dad……"

After breakfast, under the gaze of the little ones, Chen Weidong set off with pheasants and rabbits.

…………

"Old Wu! I heard that you were tricked. What happened?"

Inside the state-owned restaurant, a middle-aged man in his forties in Wu Gensheng's shop was joking.

This middle-aged man is called Liu Laosan. He is the third of five brothers in his family. He is a blacksmith and a neighbor of Wu Gensheng. The two are old enemies!

"Liu Laosan, who told you this? Why are you so talkative?"

"Who else could it be, Chen Dabazi?"

Liu Laosan smiled. He was happy to see Wu Gensheng being humiliated. You know, Wu Gensheng is usually very stingy! Last time, he bought two kitchen knives. He was very picky and haggled over the price for a long time. It was only today that he got the money when he came to the store. "Chen Dabazi? Damn it, what a big mouth you have!"

How angry was Wu Gensheng? He was the only one who knew about this, but he couldn't help but tell it out when he was drinking with Chen Dabazi.

The result is predictable. Liu Laosan is the fourth person to come and talk about this in these days!

Shame on you!
I’ve lost all my face!

Even now, when Wu Gensheng thought of the young man who had deceived him, he couldn't hold back his anger: "Damn it, that guy is really dishonest. He promised to send it over tomorrow, but it's been a few days! If I see him again, I will have a fight with him!"

"Haha, Old Wu, you are usually a very smart person, how could you be fooled by a young man?"

Liu Laosan looked at Wu Gensheng with a frown on his face. The more he looked at him, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but sneer at him.

"Liu Laosan, what the hell are you looking at?"

"Wu Laogen, look at your face, it looks like it's been licked by a dog!"

"..."

There was no big market today, so there weren't many people from the village, but there were quite a few people gathered in front of the state-owned restaurant. Chen Weidong walked in and saw that it was because Wu Gensheng was arguing fiercely with someone.

For a moment he didn't know whether to go in now or wait until the other party finished arguing.

Many people have the impression that people from the Northeast “try not to argue if they can get physical.”

Chen Weidong could only say that this impression was too stereotyped. Although people from the Northeast were more aggressive in their style of doing things, only those who understood them knew that fighting was just a hobby of the people from the Northeast, and quarreling was actually their specialty.

After watching Northeastern people quarrel, you will know that they "try not to quarrel if they can fight".
It's not because they can't argue, but because the arguments are too exciting. Take the two people in front of me for example, their argument is very exciting, and there are many people around watching the fun.

This made Chen Weidong finally decide to wait until the fight was over. It would be too disrespectful if he went in. After all, they were arguing and probably wouldn't have time to collect his pheasants and rabbits.

……

After a while, the quarrel ended without a fight. The crowd outside dispersed. Chen Weidong then went in with the pheasant and rabbit: "Old Wu, what's going on? Why did you quarrel with someone?"

"Hey!"

Wu Gensheng just sighed and when he looked up he saw a familiar young face.

"Damn it, it's you!"

"It's you, kid. How dare you come here? If it weren't for your father, would he have quarreled with Liu Laosan?"

Wu Gensheng watched Chen Weidong come to his store with a sack and a smile on his face, and the anger that had just been extinguished in his heart began to rise again.

That day, Chen Weidong sold a wild hog badger. As agreed, Wu Gensheng waited in the store the next day, but he didn't see a single hair.

Wu Gensheng thought that the other party was in trouble, but after a few days, he didn't see him. At that time, Wu Gensheng realized that he was fooled. You know, he usually fooled others, but no one else fooled him.
"because I?"

Chen Weidong showed a little surprise on his face. Although he had cheated Wu Gensheng, it was unreasonable for Wu Gensheng to quarrel with others because of him! And he didn't know that person! What did it have to do with him?
On the other hand, although Wu Gensheng wanted to beat up Chen Weidong, he looked at his broken right leg and Chen Weidong's 1.80-meter height and strong body, and decided to give up - he couldn't beat him.

(End of this chapter)