In winter, in December, it gets dark over Yongan as soon as 3:30 in the afternoon.
At five o'clock, every household in Yong'an Village lit up their lights.
Smoke came out from the chimneys of Zhao's and Li's families, and smoke also came from the two large stoves in Zhao's courtyard.
Today, Zhao Jun shot a leopard and shot it in the head. The leopard's skin was intact. Wang Meilan was overjoyed and wanted to celebrate.
In Zhao Jun's hometown, there is a saying when celebrating: chickens kill chickens, dogs kill dogs.
Of course the Zhao family would not kill dogs, so Wang Meilan just said that if there are chickens, kill chickens, and if there are donkeys, kill donkeys.
However, after everyone tried their best to dissuade her, Wang Meilan finally gave up her life and killed a goose that knew the Sun family.
One big goose alone was definitely not enough. I also killed a chicken and stewed it with the hazelnut mushrooms Yang Yufeng picked in the mountains in autumn.
In addition, there is also beef that Zhao Baotou brought back last month. He takes the beef shank and cooks it in a big pot first and then sauces it.
Goose stewed in an iron pot, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and beef shank with soy sauce. The three main dishes were ready. Wang Meilan also soaked the fungus and vermicelli, and prepared to stir-fry fungus, cabbage, and pickled cabbage powder.
While Wang Meilan was leading the people to prepare for the evening celebration banquet, Zhao Jun put on his clothes and hat and left the house.
When the commuter train stopped outside Yong'an Tun, the workers got off the train and headed home.
What was surprising today was that Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong, and Lin Xiangshun got off the bus last. Before getting off the bus, the three of them got together and muttered.
After getting off the car, the three of them were still walking at the end of the crowd, whispering to each other.
The three of them were not the only ones who were surprised. Li Ruhai usually disappeared as soon as he got off the commuter bus, but today this child was also walking in the crowd, in front of Zhao Youcai and the others, three or four meters away from them.
Li Ruhai walked very slowly. As he walked, he secretly looked behind him and pricked up his ears to find out what the three of them were studying.
It has to be said that Li Ruhai is indeed talented in some aspects. At Zhou Dakui's house at noon today, he persuaded Sun Yongrong in just a few words.
Moreover, he is not relying on his idol effect, he is purely presenting facts and reasoning to Sun Yongrong.
Li Ruhai said this, Yu Quansheng and Yu Quanjin are relatives, and if Zhou Shujie marries them, the Zhou family and the Yu family will become relatives.
Since they are relatives, the job of the boss of the Zhou family will be easier.
If you want a complete gold, you can arrange it in the forest farm; if you want a complete victory, you have a chance to enter the Forest Railway.
Besides, the Yu family is in good condition, and they only have one son. Zhou Shujie will definitely be able to marry him. Compared with these, what is the use of the extra two hundred yuan as a bride price?
In this way, Sun Yongrong was persuaded and immediately agreed not to increase the betrothal gift. Then, Sun Yongrong also invited Li Ruhai to lunch according to the specifications for entertaining a matchmaker.
Sun Yongrong's kindness was rejected by Li Ruhai. Like Zhao Youcai, he knew that he could not go back to the village like this and had to come back at night with the commuter bus to avoid arousing suspicion.
Therefore, before entering the village, Li Ruhai told Han Genliang to wait for him at the entrance of the village.
After coming out of Sun's house, Li Ruhai repeatedly told Sun Yongrong to keep his matchmaking secret. Then Li Ruhai avoided people all the way, slipped out of Yong'an Tun, and took a jeep back to the forest farm.
When Li Ruhai arrived at the gate of the forest farm, he saw Zhao Youcai fighting with a tenant there.
The reason why the two broke up was very simple. Previously, Zhao Youcai asked the tenant to send him to the forest farm, and then gave the tenant two yuan. The tenant wanted five yuan because it was too little, but Zhao Youcai said he didn't have five yuan, and finally settled the deal for three yuan.
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But when he arrived at the forest farm, Zhao Youcai got off the sledge, took out the remaining big unity card from his pocket, and handed it to the tenant to ask for change.
The tenant was not happy at the time and said that Zhao Youcai was lying. He clearly said he didn't have five yuan, but now he took out ten yuan.
However, Zhao Youcai said that he did not have five yuan, so he only had a ten yuan ticket, and then he urged the tenant to find money.
It snowed late in Yong'an this year, and the tenants came in late. The account of last month's work was only settled in the first few days of the month at the forestry farm. The tenants haven't received their wages yet, and they only have a few cents in their pockets. How can they do it?
Ten yuan for change?
Just as the two were arguing, Li Ruhai arrived. Zhao Youcai borrowed three yuan from Li Ruhai and then sold the account.
After sending away the apartment, Zhao Youcai turned around and saw Li Ruhai standing there, looking at him with a smile.
Li Ruhai asked Zhao Youcai if he could hunt the leopard, but Zhao Youcai refused. At that time, the leopard skin was rolled up and placed in the arms of Zhao Youcai's cotton-padded jacket. The large cotton-padded jacket did not stand upright like a down jacket and was very bulky. Li Ruhai could not tell that Zhao Youcai was hiding something.
But even if Zhao Youcai did not admit it, Li Ruhai concluded that Zhao Youcai would gain something from his trip. Because Li Ruhai thought from his perspective, if Zhao Youcai had not gained something, then he would not go back to the forest farm like himself.
Li Baoyu didn't come to work today, and without the spy, Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong, and Lin Xiangshun gathered in the corner and muttered as soon as they got on the commuter bus after get off work.
Li Ruhai approached several times, but Li Dayong scolded him and told him to get out.
The more the three of them behave like this, the more Li Ruhai feels that something is wrong, and the stronger his curiosity becomes, and he wants to find out.
Unfortunately, Zhao Youcai and the other three were too defensive about Li Ruhai, so Li Ruhai didn't hear anything.
At this moment, Li Ruhai saw a person standing under the big tree in front of him. Through the flashlight in the person's hand, Li Ruhai saw the person's face clearly and immediately raised his hand and waved continuously.
"Huh?" Zhao Jun was startled, but saw Li Ruhai turning around and looking back.
Because they were too far away, Zhao Jun couldn't see Zhao Youcai and the others behind him even with a flashlight. But most of the people had passed by. At this time, Li Ruhai looked back again. How could Zhao Jun not know that Zhao Youcai was behind them?
"Hey? Xiaojun!" As he approached Zhao Jun, Lin Xiangshun spotted him and called out to warn Zhao Youcai.
"Huh?" Zhao Youcai was startled and looked up.
When people do something wrong, their hearts become weak.
"Ah, smash it!" When Zhao Youcai saw Zhao Jun for the first time, he said with a guilty conscience: "It's such a cold day, are you out doing something?"
Zhao Jun came out just to see if Zhao Youcai came back by commuter bus.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When he first saw Zhao Youcai, Zhao Jun couldn't help but doubt that Zhao Erdong in Hu Dahai's mouth might not be Zhao Youcai. After all, there are so many Chinese people with round faces and small eyes.
Zhao Youcai is not the only one.
Just when Zhao Jun couldn't make up his mind, the kind tone of Zhao Youcai's words made him suspicious again.
"Ah, it's okay, dad." Zhao Jun said with a smile: "I'm cooking at home, and there's smoke in the house, and it's extremely hot. I'm going out for a walk, for a walk."
"What's wrong with your mother?" Zhao Youcai said, "It may have been a long day."
When Zhao Jun arrived, Zhao Youcai and the other three began chatting about what happened in the unit today.
Li Ruhai arrived home first among the four of them. When he stopped in front of Zhao's courtyard, he saw lights on in his house.
Li Ruhai thought for a while and ran back home.
As soon as he opened the door, a rush of hot air hit his face.
The big pot of stew filled the room with steam.
Li Ruhai opened the door with his hand and saw Jin Xiaomei and Xu Chunyan sitting in front of the stove chatting.
"Mom, Mrs. Lin!" Li Ruhai called someone first, then came to Jin Xiaomei's side and said, "Mom, I didn't run around today. I got off the car and came back as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Jin Xiaomei stretched her neck and looked into the inner room, looking at the big clock on the wall. Sure enough, the winter commuter bus arrived at Tunkou at six o'clock, and it was only six o'clock seven now.
"My old son has become sensible..." Jin Xiaomei smiled and was about to praise Li Ruhai, but suddenly Wang Meilan told her that if the child behaves well at home, it must be because he has not behaved well outside.
Thinking of this, the smile on Jin Xiaomei's face disappeared and she looked up and down at Li Ruhai.
When she saw the military hook shoes on Li Ruhai's feet, Jin Xiaomei suddenly stood up from the bench and grabbed Li Ruhai's ears.
When Li Ruhai was being interrogated, Zhao Jun and the trio who were off work entered the house. Today, when Zhao Youcai came back, he didn't even care about the rare dog and entered the house as soon as he entered the hospital.
As soon as I opened the door, a rush of hot air hit my face, and the ground outside Zhao's house was filled with mist.
"Lan!" Seeing Wang Meilan cooking in front of the stove, Zhao Youcai asked hurriedly: "What are you busy with? Have you been tired for a day?"
"Huh?" Wang Meilan was startled, then saw Zhao Youcai smiling at her, and then walked to the back room.
Wang Meilan greeted Li Dayong, and Lin Xiang followed suit and cast an inquiring look at Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun blinked at Wang Meilan, and Wang Meilan twitched the corner of her mouth, feeling secretly resentful in her heart.
Good wine and good food were served on the table, and since it was a celebration banquet, the women also put beer and soda in the room.
After drinking for three rounds, Jin Xiaomei called over Li Ruhai who had finished eating in the next room.
Just now at home, Li Ruhai escaped by refusing to admit it. He insisted that he bought the hook himself, and Jin Xiaomei didn't pursue it too closely in the end.
From Jin Xiaomei's point of view, even though this kid spends money recklessly, as long as he doesn't go out and cause trouble, he can do whatever he wants.
After all, next Sunday is the day when his family and Lao Liu's family celebrate gifts. As long as Li Ruhai doesn't pull strings for the matchmaker during this period, Jin Xiaomei will burn incense.
"Tomorrow!" Jin Xiaomei put the back of her hand on Li Ruhai, then pointed her hand forward at Zhao Hong, Li Xiaoqiao and the others, and said to Li Ruhai: "Accompany your sister and the others to Dongdagou and pull the sledge for them."
"Ah... okay." Li Ruhai was a little reluctant. Although he was a boy, he was not interested in smoking ice cream or anything else, so he was willing to chat with others.
Suddenly, Zhao Chun put down the soda bottle and said with a smile: "I want to go tomorrow too."
"Then you go." The old lady said from the side: "Chun'er, you go with them, leave the child at home, and I will keep an eye on you."
"Is this okay, Grandma Jiang?" Zhao Chun's heart was moved. She had been pregnant and had a baby for two years, but she had been very depressed.
"Okay!" The old lady smiled and said, "Why not?"
After Zhao Chun answered correctly, the old lady turned to Jie Sun and called out: "Her aunt!"
"Huh?" Mr. Xie Sun, who was chewing the goose leg, did not put down her food, but raised her eyes to look at the old lady.
The old lady told Mr. Xie Sun, "Tomorrow I will come to take care of Chun'er's child, and you can stay at home and let the little bear make soup."
"Yeah, yeah!" Mr. Xie Sun nodded while chewing on the goose leg and pronounced the words through his nose.
"Hey!" At this time, Wang Meilan said in a high tone: "Zhao Jun will ask Jiang Carpenter to make a big sledge tomorrow. If there is nothing to do the day after tomorrow, let's go to Dongdagou to play."
"We are so old, can we do it?" Jin Xiaomei said with a smile: "We can't let our children pull us, so how about we pull each other?"
"What's that for?" Wang Meilan pointed back and said, "Don't we have a donkey?"
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Just when Wang Meilan and others were studying winter travel, Yongsheng settled in the Zhou family.
In order to supervise the production, Zhou Chunming would not go home until the weekend. Zhao Chun and his children were enjoying themselves at her parents' home, leaving Hu Sanmei and Zhou Jianjun alone to eat.
"Jianjun!" Hu Sanmei picked up a green onion, dipped the white end in the sauce, and asked Zhou Jianjun, "Are you going to your mother-in-law's house tomorrow?"
After saying that, Hu Sanmei put the scallions dipped in the sauce into her mouth and took a bite.
"Yeah, Mom." Zhou Jianjun smiled and said, "After dinner the day after tomorrow, I will ask Xiaojun to take the three of us back."
Zhou Jianjun thought that his mother would be very happy if he said this. But Hu Sanmei put down the green onion in her hand, looked up at Zhou Jianjun, then picked up the rice bowl and took two mouthfuls of rice.
"What's going on, Mom?" Seeing that my mother didn't answer, Zhou Jianjun asked with a smile: "Aren't you happy that your grandson is back?"
"Happy!" Hu Sanmei picked up a bunch of vermicelli from the basin with her chopsticks and said, "Can you be unhappy?"
"Then why don't you smile?" Zhou Jianjun picked out a piece of pork from the vermicelli, put it in Hu Sanmei's bowl, and said, "Mom, eat more meat."
"Well, you can eat too." Hu Sanmei replied lightly.
"Oh my god." Zhou Jianjun felt that the atmosphere was tense, put down his job, lowered his body slightly, and said to Hu Sanmei: "Can you give me another two dollars?"
Hu Sanmei took two mouthfuls of rice and said vaguely: "What do you need money for?"
"Don't you go tomorrow?" Zhou Jianjun said, "I'm thinking of buying some food for my mother-in-law and two younger sisters. My mother-in-law has a large family, so I can't go empty-handed."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Last week, Hu Sanmei gave Zhou Jianjun fifty yuan and asked him to buy some food for the Zhao family when he went to the Zhao family to pick up Zhao Chun.
But when Zhou Jianjun was shopping, he met Zhao Youcai who was looking for money. Zhou Jianjun gave the fifty yuan he had to Zhao Youcai, saying that he was investing in Qinghuo.
Later, when Zhao Chun did not come back, Hu Sanmei asked where the money had been spent. Zhou Jianjun said that he had bought apples and food for the Zhao family.
The Zhao family has been very interested in the Zhou family this year. Hu Sanmei didn't say a word about how much money they spent on the Zhao family. But unexpectedly, Zhao Jun came to deliver wild boars to the Zhou family the next day. After chatting with Zhao Jun, Hu Sanmei realized that Zhou Jianjun went there empty-handed yesterday.
Zhao family.
This incident made Hu Sanmei very angry with her son, but she kept it in her heart and didn't say anything. She wanted to wait until her grandson came back to settle the score with her son.
At this time, Zhou Jianjun asked for money again, under the guise of buying things for the Zhao family. Hu Sanmei took a deep look at her son, quickly picked up the rice in the bowl, then picked up the bowl and chopsticks and got off the table, saying: "Okay,
Mom will get it for you tomorrow morning."
"Hey!" Zhou Jianjun responded with a smile, and then asked: "Mom, have you finished eating? Why did you only eat so little?"
"As long as you're full." Hu Sanmei took the bowls and chopsticks to the outhouse, leaving Zhou Jianjun to eat by himself.
At the same time, Lingnan Xiangyang Tunbu.
Liu Lanying, Xie Zhong's wife, held the phone to her ears with both hands. She listened to Jie Chen's second sister Jie Hua on the other end of the phone and said, "Sister-in-law, that Brother Zhao asked my Haizhu to order all the guns for him. Haizhu said he would drive tomorrow."
Send it to him, I'm thinking there is a car here, we can go with it and bring it back to our mother?"
"Okay!" Liu Lanying nodded heavily and said, "I'll fix it for you, too!"