Ning Yuan was stunned: "What did you say?"
Was he inviting her to take a bath with him?
Rong Zhaonan then realized what he had said, and his usually cool and fair face flushed red.
He was a little embarrassed: "Um... I mean, let's wash off the dirt together... no... I mean, let's shower separately... but we both have to shower together..."
"Okay, okay, stop talking, I know what you mean!" Ning Yuan waved her hand with amusement as she watched him go on and on, looking unusually embarrassed.
She knew he meant that both of them should wash off the blood and sweat before going to work.
Rong Zhaonan coughed lightly, his fist pressed to his lips, and said, "Hmm."
Ning Yuan shook her head: "No need to wash. We all look like we've been fighting wild boars all night. You should quickly take the pheasant and pork to Grandma Xia and the others before going to work. Don't let anyone see us!"
Besides the meat they took to smoke, she selected a wild boar from the remaining four pigs, cut off more than ten kilograms of meat (skin and all), and brought it down the mountain along with the pheasant meat.
Ning Yuan took out about seven or eight pounds of wild boar meat, put it in a sack, carried it on her back, and walked out the door: "I'm going to see the old Party Secretary first."
After seeing Ning Yuan off, Rong Zhaonan packed the pheasant and the remaining wild boar meat into a sack and delivered it to Grandma Xia and the others.
Grandma Xia had just helped Grandpa Tang wash up when she saw Rong Zhaonan come in carrying a sack.
When Grandpa Tang saw the sack in his hand, he couldn't help but cough: "Cough cough cough... Xiao Rong, why are you bringing us food again? You keep going into the mountains in the middle of the night. You still have to go to work the next day. How can your body take it?"
The child knew that they had low work points, worked hard, and often didn't have enough to eat, so he tried to find ways to subsidize and help the elderly couple.
Rong Zhaonan dumped the meat and chicken from the sack onto the ground: "I'm still young, it's alright. I caught a wild pheasant, you can make soup to nourish your body."
Grandpa Tang stared in disbelief at the pork with black hair still on it and the slaughtered pheasant: "You... encountered a wild boar?"
Grandma Xia immediately went over and anxiously grabbed Rong Zhaonan, looking him around and asking, "Are you hurt, kid? It was so dangerous!"
Grandpa Tang was anxious: "Take the pork back right away and never go up the mountain again. If a wild boar bumps into you, you can break bones at best, or be bitten and trampled at worst, and even die!"
How can we let young children risk their lives for two old fogies!
Rong Zhaonan shook his head: "I'm fine. When I was sent down to the countryside, if it weren't for your help and guidance, I probably would have acted impulsively. This little bit of food is nothing, and I wasn't injured."
He paused, recalling how Ning Yuan had been chased by the wild boar and was running for her life, and suddenly couldn't help but chuckle: "It's just that Ning Yuan might have been scared."
Grandpa Tang was so surprised he almost dropped his reading glasses: "What? That little girl went up the mountain with you? How could you let a young girl go hunting with you in the middle of the night... cough cough cough cough..."
"Slap!" Grandma Xia suddenly jumped up and slapped Rong Zhaonan on the back of the head: "You brat, you definitely didn't tell your wife what you were going up the mountain for, so she worried about you and went up the mountain with you. And now you have the nerve to laugh at her!"
Rong Zhaonan: "..."
Why did Grandma Xia suddenly start speaking up for that little spy?
Grandma Xia said irritably, "And another thing, when you bring us back game, so much meat... did you never even ask your daughter-in-law's opinion?!"
Rong Zhaonan frowned: "She said she didn't care."
Grandma Xia looked him up and down with disdain: "It seems your young wife doesn't like you and doesn't treat you like a man. Otherwise, why would she ignore you like this?"
Rong Zhaonan: "..."
The old lady really knows how to hit the nail on the head.
They were only pretending to be a couple, but for some reason, Grandma Xia's words made him feel a little uncomfortable.
"Alright...cough cough...young couples have their own way of getting along, don't try to be their life coach...cough cough..." Grandpa Tang waved his hand while coughing.
Grandma Xia patted his back and said, "Rest now. I'll go and prepare the chicken and start stewing it. You can keep an eye on the fire. Have some for lunch yourself."
Grandpa Tang is sick, but Grandma Xia has to go to work.
Grandpa Tang gently patted Grandma Xia's hand: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll get better soon."
"Alright, old man, get some rest." Granny Xia picked up the butchered pheasant and walked out.
Grandpa Tang smiled at Rong Zhaonan: "Little Rong, your wife is a kind-hearted girl. You should treat her well. She will like you sooner or later. If you have two big, healthy boys, your Aunt Xia and I can help you take care of the children."
Rong Zhaonan: "...Okay."
Never mind, there's no need for him to explain too much, and there are some things that are inconvenient to tell the two elders.
Having a child with a little spy...
Rong Zhaonan thought expressionlessly, "That's impossible."
...
"That's impossible!"
A startled cry rang out in the room.
Manhua, Huazi, and the old Party Secretary's family stared in disbelief as Ning Yuan poured wild boar meat out of her bag.
"Ning, you're not hurt, are you?" The old Party Secretary frowned and looked at Ning Yuan.
Wild boars occasionally come down and damage crops. Ning Yuan said that she and Dr. Rong encountered a wild boar yesterday when they went up the mountain to collect firewood at dawn.
They even "fought" with wild boars and killed four of them.
It was difficult for more than a dozen people to deal with four crazed wild boars, since these large wild boars would only become more ferocious and attack people if they were injured.
How could a girl and a skinny, bamboo-like scholar kill four wild boars?
Ning Yuan shook her head, feigning shock, and said, following the plan she had previously discussed with Rong Zhaonan—
"It was very dangerous, but luckily we lured the wild boars into a trap left by an old hunter. Once they were too tired to struggle, we dragged them out. I cut some meat and brought it back; the rest is still on the mountain!"
Although this vague explanation couldn't withstand close scrutiny, the old Party Secretary's family still accepted it.
After all, the important thing is that everyone has meat to eat, so why bother to investigate where the meat comes from?
Manhua couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiaoning, this is too dangerous! If your family knew, they would be worried sick!"
She was a sent-down youth from the "Old Three Classes" (referring to the three graduating classes of 1966, 1967, and 1968), and she knew she would never be able to go back. She got married in the village, but she felt a strong connection with the sent-down youth from the city who came with her.
Besides, Ning Yuan has always been very sensible, unlike Tang Zhenzhen who has a spoiled, pampered temperament.
This girl is grateful; she remembered to bring them so much meat from the wild boar she risked her life to kill, even after they had given her candy, wine, and so on. How could she not feel good about her?
Ning Yuan patted her chest and smiled, "I'm scared too, but we've encountered wild boars. It's either them who die, or we're doomed. What else can we do but fight?"
As she spoke, she pointed to the meat: "Luckily, we're in good shape; our village will have more vegetables tonight!"
"Hey, Dad, we can eat pork in our village today!" Hua Zi exclaimed excitedly, swallowing hard.
Pork? In their village, they only eat it once a year, during festivals or holidays!
Several children surrounded the seven or eight pounds of meat, jumping around excitedly: "Eat meat! Eat meat!"
The old Party Secretary tapped Hua Zi's leg with his pipe in annoyance: "All you know is eating. This was earned by Xiao Ning and Doctor Rong with their lives. Call your brother Hei Zi later, and bring more people up the mountain to carry the wild boar down and hand it over to the government. Give Xiao Yuan's family a bigger share."
Hua Zi chuckled dryly, "I know, I know!"
Ning Yuan waved her hand: "I've already left some meat for myself, so I won't give any more!"
Manhua sighed, "Why are you so honest? Don't even mention the huge risks you two took to get it; it wouldn't be cheap to sell it!"
Although they have to hand over everything now, they still feel guilty eating the wild boar meat that people risked their lives for.
The old Party Secretary took a couple of puffs of his cigarette and suddenly said, "Xiao Ning, you've eradicated a pest and made a contribution to our village and the collective. Since you've made a contribution, you should be rewarded."
He first defined the nature of Ning Yuan's matter.
Ning Yuan's eyes lit up immediately. Such a good thing?!
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