70s Xiao Que Xing

Chapter 159
"What should I do? Zhongming Hongfu Qitian, it must be fine. A few years ago when we hunted collectively, there were also snow days. It's okay, don't worry." Although Xu's mother was also very worried, she saw how scared her daughter-in-law was. So, she said firmly, and at the same time she was cheering herself up.

And this kind of situation is also staged by many people in the team.

The mountains are already dangerous, but now it is even more dangerous when it snows again. Even though similar situations have happened before, people are still very worried and can only pray silently in their hearts that the snow will not fall too much this time.

But God didn't seem to hear people's prayers. The snow fell all day and night, and it didn't stop until the morning of the 14th.

Because she was worried, after breakfast, Xie Xiaonian came to the sister-in-law's house with the dustpan she made for sewing, and while she was doing work, she waited for the hunters to come back with Xu's mother and the others.

According to the plan, the hunting team that was supposed to come back around 10:12 a.m. did not come back until [-]:[-] a.m.

Mother Xu and Li Suxin, who were extremely disturbed, ran down the mountain several times in the morning, but each time they returned disappointed.

Not long after noon, the extremely worried Mother Xu couldn't help but said: "No, I can't sit still, I'll go to the foot of the mountain and wait!"

"Mother, it's so cold outside. Wouldn't it be more worrying if you got sick from the cold? You just wait at home. There are guards at the foot of the mountain. If the hunters come back, we will definitely hear the shouts. If it doesn't work, I'll go, I'm young and in good health." Although Li Suxin was worried, she couldn't let Xu's mother wait at the foot of the mountain.

"No matter how young you are, you can't stand such a cold day!" Xie Xiaonian said disapprovingly.

"Everyone is waiting at home, no one is allowed to go." Father Xu, who had been silent all this time, ordered directly.

Although no one went to guard at the foot of the mountain in the end, they were even more worried. The whole room was quiet, only the sound of father Xu's non-stop smoking could be heard.

The children in the family also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and they all buried their heads in their homework, not daring to say anything.

After waiting until after 5 o'clock in the evening, when everyone was about to collapse, they finally heard shouts from outside.

"Here he is, the hunter is back."

"My dad is back!"

"My grandpa is back!"

At this time, on the main road, the shouts of children one by one, in the ears of the Xu family, were as beautiful as a beautiful symphony.

Everyone in the house heard the sound and immediately started running towards the foot of the mountain.

When Xie Xiaonian and the others arrived, they saw the hunting people in the village walking towards the brigade with their prey one by one.

And those who arrived early were gathering in front of their husbands and fathers, keeping warm and warm, and some were secretly wiping away their tears, which showed how worried each one was.

The Xu family also saw the two brothers Xu Zhongming and Xu Zhonggui in the team, and they were relieved to see that neither of them was injured.

Xu's mother hurried forward and said reproachfully, "Why did you come back now? Is there something wrong?"

Xu Zhongming also knew that he came back a bit late this time, and his mother must have been very worried, so she said directly: "Nothing happened, it's just that it's snowing and the road is difficult to walk, so I came back a bit late."

Xie Xiaonian, who was standing outside, observed the group of people who came back, and found that although everyone carried some prey, but not many, and the biggest prey, that is, the two roe deer, the rest were small animals, wild boar, There are no wild deer or anything.

Xie Xiaonian originally thought that if wild boars were hunted in the village, she would be able to share the meat, so that she could find a source for the wild boars in the space, but the plan fell through like this.

On the mountain side of Xujialing, there are traps and traps set by the villagers on the periphery, and there are hunters or daring people from the village visiting from time to time. In addition, the hunting team does not go deep into the mountains, so it is possible to hunt big guys. The possibility is very small, it's just that Xie Xiaonian doesn't know.

Because it was already late, the prey was placed in the compound of the brigade headquarters, and after a few cadres were left to count and keep accounts, the others went back to their respective homes.

But Xie Xiaonian saw that the man had already returned, so he didn't follow to the brigade headquarters, and went home directly from the foot of the mountain.

Because Xu's mother felt that Xu Zhongming suffered a lot on this trip to the mountains, she took out all the eggs she had saved in the past few days and made him a bowl of sugar water eggs. Give them.

While the other people were staring at the bowl of sugar water eggs, Lan Hua was thinking about her own thoughts in a daze.

When the meal was almost over, Lan Hua plucked up her courage and said, "Grandpa, grandma, father, mother, I don't want to go to school after the new year, and study medicine with my aunt."

"What if you don't go to school? You haven't got your junior high school diploma yet, and there's only half a year left. How can you say no to going?" Li Suxin immediately retorted when she heard that Lanhua would not go to school.

"Studying medicine is a good thing, but what your mother said is right, you should get your graduation certificate first! And this medical skill is passed down from generation to generation, and it can't be taught to others casually." Xu Zhongming also agreed Said.

"It's not that you don't know that the school is very chaotic and there is nothing to learn. Many students in our class don't go to school. As long as we continue to pay for teaching, we can get a diploma next year. And my aunt will join the army next year. Well, if I don’t hurry up to learn, I won’t have time. You also think that I have the skill of eating, so I don’t need to plan food in the field! As for whether my aunt is willing, mother, you can help me and ask, see Is my aunt willing to accept me as an apprentice, if not, I will go to school obediently, how about it?" It is related to her life, Lan Hua is no longer silent, and tells her what she thinks in the past few days out.

"I think Lanhua's idea is good. Anyway, I can't go to college now, so it's good to learn a craft." Father Xu said.

"But can Xiao Nian agree, and can he learn it in just half a year? People learn medicine at an early age." Mother Xu said hesitantly.

"Do you agree or not, you will know if you go to ask tomorrow, and I heard that the current barefoot doctors have a shorter learning period, and go to see a doctor in February or March. As for the specifics, a group of us The boss doesn't know either, just ask Xiao Nian tomorrow. If you really can't teach it to outsiders, then forget it, and you can't make it difficult for Xiao Nian." Father Xu said.

"That's fine, then I'll come back from the market tomorrow and talk to Xiao Nian." Seeing that his daughter really wanted to learn, and it was a good thing, Li Suxin agreed.

The next day was the market day, so many people in the village went to the brigade to wait for the meat to be divided, and some went to the market.

Xu's mother was left behind by Xu's big family, and Xie Xiaonian didn't go to the market because she didn't have anything to buy, and followed Xu's mother to the brigade headquarters early in the morning, waiting for the meat to be divided.

When Xie Xiaonian and Xu's mother arrived at the brigade headquarters, the people who went to share their prey had already left, and the remaining prey in the yard were reserved for distribution to each family.

Going to the public to share prey is like paying public food. Every hunting team must hand in part of the prey according to regulations, and the rest will be distributed to the villagers.

Therefore, some large groups, because the nearby mountains are relatively barren, do not go to the mountains to hunt collectively, because sometimes, there are not many things left at all.

As soon as Xie Xiaonian and Xu's mother entered the yard, they heard the neighbor's grandmother Xu say to Xu's mother: "Mother Shuqin, come here, the meat will be divided soon."

"Hey, here you come, Auntie, you came early enough." Mother Xu responded and walked towards Grandma Xu.

"I didn't have anything to do at home, so I came early. I just checked, and there are a lot of prey left. Everyone should not share too little, so that the family can have more meat dishes during the Chinese New Year." Grandma Xu said happily.

"That's right, I just gnaw on the steamed buns, and I just pointed out how much meat I can eat during the Chinese New Year." Xu's mother also agreed.

"Aunt Zhao, this is your third daughter-in-law. She looks really iconic. It's been a long time since I've been here, and this is the first time I've seen her." A woman next to Grandma Xu said with a smile.

Mother Xu's boudoir name is Zhao Guiling, so the lower generation in the village will call her Aunt Zhao or Aunt Zhao.

"It's a sign, I'm not boasting, my daughter-in-law here is the first in the village, and she is also educated, filial and sensible, but she doesn't like to go out very much, usually she just goes to my house and her second sister-in-law's house. "Mother Xu continued without humility.

Then he turned his head and said to Xie Xiaonian: "This is the mother of a bitch, her family lives at the entrance of the village, you can call her sister-in-law."

"Hi, sister-in-law." Xie Xiaonian greeted, but she was complaining in her heart, the level of people's nicknames in this day and age is like a piece of shit.

"Hey, hello, hello, oh, it's different to be educated, and you can speak politely." Goudanniang said with a big smile.

Nowadays, girls in rural areas can’t go to elementary school for two years, and few go to junior high school, let alone high school. Therefore, although Xie Xiaonian only went to high school for half a year, in the eyes of the villagers, they are also highly educated. You must know that many elementary school students now The teacher is also the junior high school culture.

"Of course, I'm much better than you being blind, hahaha." Another woman next to her also smiled.

In this way, Xie Xiaonian got to know a lot of people in the village while waiting for the prey to be distributed, plus Xiao Nian knew a little bit of medical skills, so the three production team members were still willing to make friends with Xiao Nian.

According to accounting statistics, except for those handed over to the state, each person can get a catty of wild animals, and those under the age of 15 will get half of it. There are no people who eat commercial grain and do not live in the village.

Like Xie Xiaonian's family, only Xie Xiaonian has a share, and in the end he can only get 1 catty of pheasant or hare.

And Xu's mother shared 6 and a half catties of prey, and because Xie Xiaonian's 1 catty was not easy to divide, so she directly divided it with Xu's mother.

In this way, the two finally got a hare weighing 1 catties and a pheasant weighing more than 3 catties.

And the rare things like roe deer have already been handed in, and these farmers can also share some things like pheasants, hares, quails, birds and snakes, so the prey they share is not bad.

On the way back, Xu's mother said: "When I get home, I will pluck the chicken, and then I will give you 1 catty of yours."

"I only divided 1 catty, which is still the gross weight. If you calculate it, there is not much meat. I don't want it. You can save it for Weiguo and the others. I still have a few chickens at home, which are enough for the New Year." Xie Xiaonian said.

She didn't intend to ask for these things, so she asked the captain to share her share with the sister-in-law's.

"That won't work, it's yours, it's different." Mother Xu said disapprovingly.

"The meat is all together, and it's not easy to divide, and I can't cook just that little meat. If you wait until you make this chicken, I'll go and eat it." Xie Xiaonian said with a smile.

"That's fine, then we'll eat it together at that time. If you only cook this, it won't be delicious enough. The chicken is still mixed with potatoes and vermicelli. It's delicious when you eat it in a big pot." Mother Xu replied with a smile.

In the afternoon, Xie Xiaonian was cleaning the soles of her shoes in the house, when she saw her sister-in-law Li Suxin came home with something.

(End of this chapter)