"Oh my, so it's you two, husband and wife."
"Xiping, you're something else. Why aren't you home hugging your wife so late at night? What are you doing hugging each other in the wind and snow? Ugh, tsk tsk." The other person turned away, looking embarrassed.
Sheng Xiping rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath, "What do you know? This is called romance."
A man who has been married for many years may not necessarily be thinking about other things when he is with his wife. Sometimes, he just wants to quietly hold his wife for a while.
However, with four "light bulbs" constantly bothering Zhou Qinglan, Sheng Xiping never had a chance to spend time with his wife.
The night was beautiful, and the light snow was quite fitting. The couple was thinking of having a romantic embrace in the snow, but things got ruined again.
"Alright, let's go home. If we don't go back soon, our parents will worry." Zhou Qinglan barely managed to suppress her laughter, grabbed Sheng Xiping, and ran back quickly.
When the two returned home, the light in the east room of the Sheng family's house was still on. The light from the color television reflected off the glass with its decorative patterns, refracting a rainbow of colors.
Hearing Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan's footsteps, the dogs crawled out of their kennels and wagged their tails incessantly at Sheng Xiping.
Sheng Xiping could only go up to them, touch them one by one, and coax them before going inside.
The couple went inside to chat with their parents for a while, telling them about the situation at the Chen family's house that evening, before returning to the west room to rest.
Hua Hua must have gone back to the mountains; she wasn't lying on the kang (heated brick bed) in the west room.
Xinhua, Xinyu, Xinyue, and Xinqi, the four children, lined up from one end of the kang (a heated brick bed) to the other, all sleeping soundly.
The couple didn't dare turn on the light. They took off their clothes in the dark, got on the kang (a heated brick bed), and crawled into bed.
Sheng Xiping pulled his wife close, and the couple snuggled together, soon drifting off to sleep.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Sheng family slaughtered their New Year's pig.
In early spring, Zhang Shuzhen caught two piglets and raised them until the New Year, when they weighed about 200 jin (100 kg).
According to past practice, one animal should be killed during the Lunar New Year, and another should be killed in the spring.
But the situation is different now. None of the Sheng Xiping brothers are home, and there's no one to eat the pig they slaughter in the spring.
So Zhang Shuzhen said, "Let's just kill them all together, leave more meat so I can make some sausages and cook something delicious."
I'll bring more for the kids after the New Year, so they'll have something to eat on the road.
Just after breakfast, Wang Jianshe, Gao Haining, Chen Weiguo, Zhang Zhijun, and Pan Fusheng all came to the Sheng family's house.
The group went into the pigpen and grabbed both pigs, tying them up.
The pig probably knew it was doomed and started squealing desperately. As the sharp knife fell, after a few more screams, the pig went still.
Slaughtering two pigs is no easy task, but thanks to the help of many people, we finally managed to clean them up after a busy morning.
The men prepared the pork, while the women cleaned the cuts, boiled the meat, and chopped the sauerkraut, keeping them all very busy.
Around 2 p.m., the stewed pork was finally ready, and everyone gathered together for a lively meal.
"Let's get down to business. Hey guys, how about you head south with me and try your luck?"
My company needs to expand its business again after the New Year, which is exactly when we need manpower.
If you go, your salary will be the same as my two older brothers from the Liu family. In addition to your salary, you will also receive bonuses and year-end dividends.
We're brothers, I'd never let you down, okay?
After a few drinks, Sheng Xiping looked at his brothers and asked seriously.
These men all grew up with Sheng Xiping; they were close brothers, no less so than the Liu Yujiang brothers.
In his previous life, when Sheng Xiping was down on his luck, everyone didn't abandon him. Whenever there was a job that could make money in the forest farm, they would help Sheng Xiping take on the contract, which gave him the capital to do business later.
Now that Sheng Xiping has the ability, he naturally wants to lead his brothers to start a business together and make money together.
With their abilities, these people can all stand on their own after being mentored for a period of time; they are definitely good helpers.
"That's exactly what I've been waiting for! When it comes to making money, how can we do it without our brothers?" Gao Haining slapped his thigh and said loudly.
"Ever since you came back, we've wanted to talk to you about this, but we haven't had the chance yet."
"You brought it up first today. If you hadn't said anything, we would have been too embarrassed to bring it up." Gao Haining said, scratching his head with a grin.
“Yes, yes, Brother Xiping, we all want to go out and explore with you,” Zhang Zhijun and Pan Fusheng said in unison.
"Jianshe, Weiguo, what about you? Would you like to come out and make something of yourself with me? Let's brothers work together and build something together?"
Sheng Xiping looked at Wang Jianshe and Chen Weiguo and asked them what they thought.
"What else is there to say? We brothers do everything together, don't we?"
"When we were kids, we always shared the blame when we got into trouble, let alone now that we're making money, I have to be with you." Wang Jianshe glanced at Chen Weiguo, and the two of them laughed.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Xiping laughed and said, "Alright, with the help of my brothers, I feel much more confident."
The company is in its early stages and lacks manpower, especially trustworthy people who can be entrusted with important tasks.
Wang Jianshe and his friends are reliable and dependable, and they've been childhood friends since they were little. They're much better than those guys from the Dajianchang alkali field.
"Of course, if you go, the work at the forest farm won't be able to continue."
You'll need to discuss this with your family later to see how the forest farm can make reasonable arrangements.
If all else fails, you can wait until after the winter operations are finished in April to go over there, and you can work with me for the next six months.
"If you think it's good, you can stay there. If you don't think it's good, come back before the winter production season in November. That way, it'll be easier to explain to the forestry station."
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