After Lu Xiaotang went to the cowshed, Xu Ning took out a piece of deer ribs and chopped it into small pieces, and asked Xu An to make a fire. She planned to cook a pot of venison stewed with radish today, and put some two-grain flour cakes on the edge of the pot.
When Lu Xiaotang came, he brought Xu Mo back with him. As soon as the little greedy cat entered the house, he ran to the kitchen, stood beside the stove, and drooled as he looked at the meat in the pot.
Xu Ning picked up a piece of pork ribs from the pot and asked him to gnaw on it first, but Xu Mo refused. He shook his head and said, "Sister, I'll just smell it now and eat it with you later." After that, he looked at the piece of meat and swallowed.
Xu Ning put the piece of meat directly into his mouth and said, "Eat it. No one will laugh at you. Everyone knows that you are a greedy cat."
Lu Xiaotang said, "I asked Grandpa Qi, and he said that if we have wine, we can soak some deer antlers and deer blood in wine. The blood can be stewed and eaten, and the deer antlers can be ground into powder. He was afraid that we would ruin the good stuff, so he asked us to take it over and he would clean it up."
Xu Ning nodded quickly and agreed, asking Lu Xiaotang to take them over as soon as possible. She didn't know what to do with these things, and was reluctant to sell them. The purchase price of these things was very cheap now, and she was not short of that little money. She also asked Lu Xiaotang to take the wine in the small jar on the shelf and let Grandpa Qi make some.
A pot of deer chops and roasted radish, and a basket of pancakes, were highly praised by everyone who ate them.
After dinner, Xu Ning cut the venison into pieces of about two pounds in size and marinated it with salt. He planned to make some smoked meat, and when Lu Xiaotang left, he would take some with him. Xu Yang would be here soon, so he would ask him to take some back as well.
It snowed again in the evening. Xu Ning sat on the kang to finish knitting a vest. The three men sat on the kang and played chess.
Xu Ning asked, "Brother Lu, do you have any relatives in Beijing? Would you like to bring some black fungus and dried vegetables back as gifts this time?"
"I don't have any relatives. We've all severed ties, but I have a few friends who I grew up with."
Xu Ning nodded and said, "Then bring some for them, pine nuts, hazelnuts and so on, and let them try them."
Xu An also said, "Take some dried mushrooms too. We picked a lot this year."
"Okay, I got it," Xu Ning said, finishing the last bit of knitting. He said to the others, "I'm going to bed first. You guys should get some rest too."
When Xu Ning was carrying the water for washing her face out of the house and was about to pour it out, Lu Xiaotang came over, took the basin from her hand and took it out to pour it out.
"Hey, Brother Lu, I can do it myself,"
Lu Xiaotang said nothing, took the footbath and went to make water for her.
Xu Ning took the basin from his hand and said embarrassedly, "Thank you, Brother Lu. You should go wash up too."
"I'll wait a moment. They're still playing chess. Go in and take a shower. The water will get cold soon."
When Xu Ning came out with the foot-washing water, Lu Xiaotang was still standing outside. Seeing that she had finished washing, he naturally took the basin from her hand and took it out to pour it out.
The water for washing face was fine, but Xu Ning felt really embarrassed to ask someone to help him pour the water for washing feet.
Lu Xiaotang came back with the basin and saw that she was still standing there, so he put the basin down, walked over, held her hand and said, "Why are you still standing here? It's so cold outside, go to bed quickly, don't get up so early tomorrow, I'll make breakfast."
Xu Ning looked at him under the dim oil lamp. He had a gentle expression and eyes full of tenderness. The big hands holding his own were warm and powerful. Xu Ning thought, I will remember this look for a very long time.
The wind blowing in through the crack in the door woke Xu Ning up instantly. She smiled brightly and said, "Brother Lu, I'm going to sleep first. You guys should also get some rest early."
Lu Xiaotang looked at her smile, which was like a little sun that could melt people's hearts.
"Brother Lu, Xiao Mo is being shameless," the charming atmosphere was interrupted by Xu An's voice.
Lu Xiaotang let go of her hand and said, "Come in, I'll go see what's going on with them."
Xu Ning lay on the kang, listening to Lu Xiaotang next door deciding the lawsuit between two people, and slowly fell asleep.
When Xu Ning got up, Lu Xiaotang had already cleared the snow at the door and prepared breakfast. Xu An had just gotten up and was washing his face.
After the three of them had breakfast, Xu Ning put the rice he had reserved for Xiao Mo on the stove to keep it warm, and took out the venison strips that he had cut yesterday and roasted them jerky. After being marinated overnight, the meat would not be too salty and had just the right texture.
Lu Xiaotang helped her light the fire. Xu Mo got up and had his meal. Seeing that both of them were busy and had no time to pay attention to him, he took the radio and went to the cowshed.
"Brother Lu, I've salted the rabbits you killed yesterday. I'll make them into smoked rabbits in a couple of days. You can take them to Beijing to let your friends taste them."
Lu Xiaotang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go up the mountain again in the next two days and store some meat for you. Don't go out because the mountain is blocked by heavy snow. Take care of the two children at home and nourish them well.
"Over at the cowshed, just take the meat over and let my mom and the others cook it. I asked Grandpa Qi, and he said that in winter, basically no one goes to the cowshed, so if they are careful they won't be discovered. If you and Xiao An run back and forth like this, it will attract some people's attention," he said, looking in the direction of the educated youth point.
Xu Ning nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Lu." In fact, Xu Ning also planned to take the food and put it in Grandpa Qi's room so that they could cook and eat by themselves. With Lin Miao here, it would be very troublesome if they were discovered one day.
Lu Xiaotang also told her that several of his friends in Beijing,
"When the incident happened at home, I was at my uncle's house in Nanshi. My uncle was out on a mission and not in the army. My aunt was afraid that I was young and impulsive and would get myself into trouble again, so she didn't let my family tell me.
Zhenting and I were from the same compound. Mingyu and Wenqing were not far from us either. The four of us grew up together. Zhenting was the first to know that something had happened to my family, but he couldn't contact me. He only knew that I was at my uncle's house in the Nanshi Military District. But the Nanshi Military District was so big that he didn't even know the name of the place, so he went to look for Mingyu and Wenqing.
He asked Mingyu to talk to Fang Qianqian. Fang Qianqian had liked Mingyu for a long time, but Mingyu didn't like to talk to her.
Fang Qianqian is the daughter of my aunt, but we have severed our relationship. Fang Qianqianâs father also contributed to the trouble that happened in my family.
After Mingyu learned about my uncle's unit from Fang Qianqian, he immediately went back to tell Zhenting. The three of them discussed it and decided that Mingyu and Wenqing would go to the Nanshi Military Region to look for me, while Zhenting would inquire about my parents' news in Beijing.
I was able to take revenge successfully without the help of these three people. After my house was sealed, Zhen Ting brought several children from the compound and took back all my belongings. Now all my belongings are placed in the yard that my parents bought when they got married.
The day after my parents got into trouble, my aunt's family moved into that yard. After I returned, I used the same method they used to frame my parents to send them and two other families to the Northwest Farm. I took back the house and wrote a letter of severance with my grandmother and my uncle's family.
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