Hearing this, Meng Fei's heart skipped a beat. Apart from the cornfield, the sows here were the most valuable at his second uncle's house. Normally, his second aunt took good care of them and kept them fat and plump, which was extremely rare.
If I sell this, I'll probably be heartbroken.
What's more, Meng Long's case is a bit strange, and we can't let our uncle and aunt make a decision so easily.
Thinking of this, Meng Fei hurried into the yard and greeted his uncle and aunt.
"Uncle, Aunt, they are busy."
Seeing Meng Fei coming, Uncle and Aunt were obviously a little embarrassed.
"Oh, Gouzi is here. You kid, you suddenly appeared and didn't even call out in advance, scaring your aunt." As she spoke, Second Aunt patted her chest.
"Hey, I was in a hurry to bring you something delicious, but I forgot. Here, I just dug some potatoes, radishes and other things out of the vegetable cellar. Your vegetable garden was flooded this year, and the ones you planted didn't produce anything. I still have a lot in my vegetable cellar. If you want to eat some, just tell me and I'll bring it to you."
Looking at the woven basket handed over by Meng Fei, Second Aunt's eyes lit up, nodded and said with a smile: "It has to be Gouzi, Second Aunt loves you for a long time, come on, come in... um... let's chat outside for a while..."
Meng Fei was stunned and looked at his second aunt with some confusion, then turned his head to look at his second uncle standing beside him.
Feeling Meng Fei's gaze, the second uncle spitted and cursed: "Your brother Long hasn't woken up yet. If you ask me, your second aunt is just spoiling the child. What time is it? It will be noon soon, and he is still sleeping on the kang."
"The child finally comes home, so let him sleep. Besides, he works so hard and it's rare for him to have a rest. If you don't feel sorry for him, I do!"
Hearing the second aunt's blame, the second uncle shrank his neck and said nothing more.
At this time, Meng Fei looked at his second uncle and whispered, "Uncle, I heard what you and my aunt said just now from outside the courtyard wall. You two should not sell the pig. I will advance the 20,000 yuan for you. I am not in a hurry to use it. Just give it to me when you have it."
Hearing Meng Fei's words, the second uncle and aunt looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Gouzi...I'm sorry to make you laugh. Your uncle and aunt have never been very capable in their lives. They finally paid for your brother Long to go to college, but they didn't expect that buying a house would cost so much money...You said this...Alas...In the end, I still have to trouble you..."
"It's not a big deal. We are all family. When Brother Long leaves, I will give him the money. You should keep these old sows for them to give birth next year."
"Okay, Gouzi, I won't say any more polite words. I'll give you the money. I'll write you an IOU later."
"What's the use of IOU? How can I not be at ease with you two elders?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Meng Fei's eyes fell on the pile of half-chopped wood beside him.
"Uncle, I remember you just chopped a lot of wood the day before yesterday. Why are you chopping wood again? Have you burned all that wood?"
"It's not very good. These days, we have to heat the kang and slaughter pigs. The firewood is running out quickly. If we don't chop it today, there will be nothing to burn tomorrow."
"Hey! Second uncle, don't you still have a lot of corn pods in your field? When my brother Long wakes up later, I'll call Second Uncle and we'll bring those corn pods back. It won't be a problem to burn the corn pods in your field for most of the winter."
Hearing Meng Fei's words, the second uncle's eyes lit up: "Oh my God, look at my brain, why didn't I think of this, so, go and call your second uncle, we will stew some braised pork for lunch, and then go and bring back those corn hulls in the afternoon."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
As soon as Meng Fei arrived at Erye's house, he saw Erye holding a cotton swab, dipping it in the Xanthium sibiricum oil that Meng Fei had made for him, and wiping his nose.
Seeing Meng Fei coming, the second master grinned and said, "Oh, here comes Xiaogouzi. Hey, you're right. This old cangzi oil you made is really effective. I've only been applying it for two days and my nose is cleared. Why didn't I know about this fun thing earlier? I've suffered for so many years in vain."
"Hahaha, as long as it works, you can use it first. When it's no longer useful, just tell me and I'll make it for you again."
"Hahaha! It's okay! The dog is still sensible. What do you want from me?" Erye put down the cotton swab, tightened the lid, sniffed his nose a few times and asked.
"Oh, Uncle said he's going to make braised pork for lunch, so he asked me to come and call you."
"Yeah!!! He is a filial old man. Gouzi, go to the outer room. There is a jar under the bowl rack. It contains salted duck eggs that I pickled. Take a few and take them to your uncle's house later so that we can all taste them together."
"Okay, okay. Oh, by the way, Uncle Er asked us to help him pull the corn hulls back from his field this afternoon."
"Okay, I'm staying here anyway, so I can get some exercise. As long as your uncle provides me with enough wine and meat, I'll be fine with anything."
After Meng Fei finished fishing out the salted duck eggs, he went to his second uncle's house with his second master.
When he arrived at his second uncle's house, he saw his second uncle and second aunt standing in the yard. The second master looked unhappy and asked, "What's wrong? Meng Long hasn't woken up yet."
Without waiting for his uncle and aunt to explain, the second master didn't care and just pushed the door open and walked into the house.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Meng Long lying in bed, snoring loudly.
The second master snorted coldly, walked to the kang, and pulled away Meng Long's quilt.
"Little guy, what time is it? Why are you still sleeping? The sun is burning your butt!"
Meng Long was awakened instantly, frowning, and before he even opened his eyes, he started to curse: "Fuck the guy next door! Who is that? Is there something wrong with you......"
Halfway through the scolding, Meng Long came to his senses and quickly shut his mouth. When he saw the frosty face of the Second Master, he instantly woke up, got up from the kang in fear, and said with an apologetic smile:
"Hey, Master, I'm really not scolding you. I was just dreaming... Yes! I was talking in my sleep. Please don't take it to heart..."
The Second Master snorted coldly, glanced at his Second Uncle and Second Aunt beside him, and without saying anything more, he found a warm piece of kang and sat down.
Seeing that the Second Master did not pursue the matter, Meng Long finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed on the kang. Thinking of the scene when the Second Master beat him when he was a child, he felt a pang of fear in his heart.
When Second Aunt saw Meng Long wake up, she went to the kitchen and started preparing lunch.
For lunch, Second Aunt made a big pot of braised pork. Although it was a little black in color, it was very much to everyone’s taste. The pot was full and only the bottom of the pot was left.
After the meal, everyone rested in the house for a while to digest the food, and then my second uncle got up and ran to the kitchen to boil water.
After the water was heated, my second uncle called into the house.
"Son! Gouzi! Come and help me fix the car."
After saying that, he went out of the house first, carrying a large basin of hot water.
By the time Meng Fei and Meng Long put on their shoes and went out, their second uncle had already poured a large basin of water into the water tank of the four-wheeler and was placing a few pieces of wood under the engine of the four-wheeler.
He put some hay under the wood and set it on fire.
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