The young couple slept until noon the next day, when their son woke up and was playing by himself, blowing bubbles.
"This life has brought me back to the old days. I don't have to get up early anymore, and the kang (heated brick bed) is really more comfortable than a regular bed," Tingting exclaimed.
"Honey, get up and get dressed. Let's have some barbecue and a little wine later. After we finish eating, I'll go shovel the snow, and also shovel the snow off the roof. The snow is so heavy, we don't want it to collapse."
“No problem, honey. Speaking of alcohol, I just remembered that we bought so much alcohol and cigarettes when we came here. Why don’t we sell them?”
"Wife, you're such a little money-grubber. Let me go find that Wang Hongjun again and see if I can sell some more things. We have too much liquor in stock, and we don't drink much of it."
"Alright, let's drive out at midnight then, avoiding the people guarding the village entrance and the people in town."
"Hello, I'm looking for Wang Hongjun," the two of them said, arriving early the next morning.
This time it was Wang Hongjun who opened the door. "Hey, little brother, you've got some good stuff again."
"Boss, I have some liquor and rolled tobacco here, would you like some?"
"This is good stuff! How much do you have? There's not even enough food right now, and you still have wine. You're quite capable."
"I don't need any coupons for my 1,000 jin of bulk liquor. It would be even better if I had liquor coupons. And this tobacco is also a good product."
"Okay, let's wait at the usual place. I'll find some things to put the wine in and take them with me. These things are rare and hard to come by."
That evening, Jianjun made a deal at the usual spot, earning a total of 4,700 yuan for alcohol. He gave out 10 alcohol vouchers and 2,000 yuan for cigarettes, making a considerable profit. Li Hongjun used the alcohol for personal consumption and for bribes, so there was no large quantity of alcohol available now.
The two went back and checked their accounts. They found that they had a total of 700 yuan, and put the rest into a safe.
"Is this enough now, honey? This guy has been causing quite a bit of trouble lately."
"This time it's good, I'm very satisfied. Let's not go for now, I feel at ease."
"Alright, you little money-grubber, let's hurry up and change our son's diaper and eat."
As for the tracks left by the car, they were covered by the heavy snowfall and posed no danger.
"Honey, it's New Year's Day today. What should we eat? How about some grilled skewers and a bowl of spicy hot pot?"
"Okay, I'll listen to you. I haven't had it in a long time, and I've been craving it." The spicy hot pot smelled amazing. After we finished eating, the two of us opened the window to let the aroma out.
Nothing much was going on, so I started reading a novel while looking at the snowy scenery outside. Then I heard someone knocking on the door. "Jianjun, wake up! See who's knocking."
Jianjun quickly got up, put on his cotton-padded coat, and asked, "What's going on? There's such a commotion outside."
"Jianjun, wild boars have come down into the village. We need everyone to go and catch them now. Okay, Aunt Wang, I'll go right now."
"Wife, a wild boar has come down the mountain and is in the village. I'm going to help. You and our son stay home and don't go out."
"Alright, be careful and don't stand out too much."
When they arrived at the destination, everyone was carrying a lot of tools. Together they worked hard and finally knocked down the wild boar. Since it was all shared, each family got a piece of meat. Although there was only one piece, everyone was quite happy to get meat for free.
"Honey, I've brought back the pork."
Wild boar meat?
"Yes, let's put it in our space. When everyone in the village is cooking, we can take the opportunity to make more food."
"Now I have an excuse, perfect!"
“Okay, honey, it’s really hard to eat anything all day.”
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