Ning Jia came here for this purpose. As soon as the old man opened his mouth, she hurriedly followed him.
Old Ning brought her to the back of the room.
Behind the Ning family's house is a spacious open space, surrounded by a wall built with mud bricks. Ning Jia didn't see the wall when he came here during the Chinese New Year, so it should have been built recently.
Near the corner of the wall, there were piles of firewood. They were the dead branches that Old Ning picked up from the mountains every day and used them for burning and cooking.
Passing the pile of firewood, you can see a chicken coop built with stones and mud. When you get closer, you can hear the chirping of chickens inside.
Ning Jia squatted down in front of the chicken coop and took a look inside: "Oh my God! My mother actually raised so many chickens!"
Moreover, these chickens laid eggs, which were round and particularly cute lying in the straw.
"Yes, there is one in the front yard." said Old Ning.
"You keep so many chickens, aren't you afraid that the brigade will find out?"
"Although it is forbidden to raise so many chickens, in fact every household raises them secretly, but they just don't show them openly."
We can’t even get enough food these days. If we don’t raise a few chickens to lay eggs, how will we have the energy to work?
"Tsk tsk tsk." Ning Jia couldn't help but admire, "My mom really knows how to raise a child."
This fenced-in backyard was originally a lawn. After the chickens were let out to roam, they would catch insects on the grass and eat them, which saved some food.
"Take a few of them with you."
Ning Jia nodded repeatedly: "Ah, ah!"
"How many?"
“Three!!”
Old Ningtou: "Well, then bring one!"
"One!!" Ning Jia thought she had heard wrongly. It was not until Old Ning caught a chicken, tied its feet and threw it under her feet that she realized the old man was not just talking casually, he was serious.
"Grandpa, my mom raised more than 20 chickens in total, and I took care of a quarter of them at once. Won't my mom be mad when she gets home?"
Old Ning hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "You are right. If your mother knew, she would be very angry. Then you may not take the chicken next time you come. In this case, let's go all out..."
Old Ning leaned over the chicken coop and caught two more in one go: "Make it seven!"
"Tsk tsk tsk! Grandpa, I think my mom might kick you out of the house when she comes back!" Ning Jia said.
Lao Ning's neck stiffened: "She dares!"
After taking the chickens, Old Ning picked up a basket of eggs from the chicken coop and said, "Take these too."
The chicken and the eggs were taken, and it was almost noon, so Ning Jia felt it was time for him to slip away.
When she returned to the front yard, Li Hong was waiting for her with a piece of bacon in her hand: "Jia Jia, take this too."
Ning Jia looked at the tempting piece of meat and swallowed his saliva: "Am I going too far? With so many things, I think my mother will break up with me."
Li Hong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I gave you this bacon. If Mom is angry, she will be angry with me, not with you."
"It's not okay to get angry with you! Li Yao was already worried that you weren't living a good life, and if my mom scolds you again, Li Yao will be even more worried."
"No, I can't bear to scold me." Li Hong touched her bulging belly. "I went to the town with your brother yesterday for a check-up. The doctor said I'm pregnant with a boy. I'm so happy."
This child is her "golden ticket to immunity from death".
No matter how extreme her behavior was, Yang Huilian would forgive her for the sake of the child.
Besides, this is not an excessive act. This thing was given to Ning Jia, not to an outsider.
"Then I would like to thank my second sister."
"Don't thank me, just hurry up!"
"Tuo!"
Old Ning tied up the legs and mouths of the seven chickens to prevent them from clucking on the road.
He found a woven bag, stuffed the seven chickens into it, found a wooden stick, picked up the bag, and placed it on Ning Jia's shoulders.
He wrapped the piece of meat tightly in oil paper, placed it in the egg basket, covered it with a piece of white wool, and handed it to Ning Jia.
"Jia Jia, can you take this thing back? It's a bit heavy!"
"Don't worry, Grandpa. You've given me so many things. I'll crawl back home carrying them!"
Ning Jia's words amused Old Ning, and he urged Ning Jia: "Then hurry up, it will be too late and your mother will catch you, and no one can save you!"
"T."
Ning Jia strode out of the house with his things on his back. After taking a few steps, he felt his legs and feet became heavy as if they were filled with lead.
It seems that I still need to exercise more on weekdays, otherwise it will be difficult to move things when I come to my parents' house next time.
She had just walked out of the house and met her neighbor's aunt not far away. Like Yang Huilian, she worked in the brigade's dyeing workshop.
Because there was something going on at home, she came back early. When she finished dealing with the matter, she ran into Ning Jia: "Hey, Jia Jia is back? Your mother is still at work, why don't you wait until she gets off work before going?"
"No, I don't have much to do. I'll leave now. I'll come back to see my mom next time I come back."
"What's in this woven bag of yours? Why is it so bulging?" asked the neighbor lady.
"Nothing. Auntie, I'm going to leave now. Let's talk later."
"Okay, okay."
As Ning Jia left, the neighbor lady rushed back to the dyeing workshop. Seeing Yang Huilian still busy, she came forward to remind her: "Stop working. Your daughter just came out of your house with a basket covered tightly in her hands and a big bag bulging with something on her shoulders. I think if you don't go and check, your daughter will empty your house."
Yang Huilian was stunned, remembering that the last time Ning Jia came back, she wanted to bring two chickens, but she didn't let her.
"Oh my God!" Yang Huilian slapped her thighs, "It's over! I'll go back and take a look. This damn girl is really ruthless."
"Don't go back. Your daughter might be at the entrance of the village by now."
Yang Huilian didn't have time to say anything more. She rushed out of the dyeing workshop and ran towards the village entrance at full speed.
Ning Jiaqian was tired and was sitting on a big rock at the entrance of the village to rest when she suddenly heard Yang Huilian's voice. She turned around and saw that something was wrong. Her stepmother had caught up with her.
This won’t do!
She will defend this thing to the death!
"Jia Jia, stop, stop! Mom has something to tell you!"
Ning Jia thought, whoever stands still is a fool!
She stood up hurriedly and started working without saying a word.
Yang Huilian almost suffocated when she looked at the big woven bag behind her. How many chickens would be in such a big bag?
no!
No matter what, you can't let this damn girl mess around!
Yang Huilian started jogging after him and was about to catch up with Ning Jia.
Ning Jia was so anxious that he gritted his teeth and ran away.
Ding-ling-ling——
A crisp bicycle bell rang from behind her. She didn't bother to look back, but just moved to the side of the road to let the bicycle pass first.
Unexpectedly, the bicycle stopped in front of her. There was a young man on the bicycle, who smiled a bit roguely: "Did you steal someone's things?"
"Bah! Can you speak?" Ning Jia glared at him, "If you want to do something, do it quickly and don't make trouble here."
"If you don't steal, will they catch you?"
"That's my mother! If I take something from my mother, can that be called stealing?" Ning Jia glared at him fiercely.
The man found it interesting. He looked back and saw that the other party was about to catch up. He smiled and asked, "Your mother is catching up. You can't outrun her. Come up? I'll take you!"
"Who are you? I don't know you!"
The man smiled and said, "My name is Qin Ming. I am an educated youth from Laohuaishu Village! I came to Qingshan Village today to do some work. I am on my way with you. How about taking you for a ride?"
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