After listening to Lu Xiaotang's words, Xu Ning felt as if something had twisted her heart. She couldn't imagine how heartbroken and sad a boy of only sixteen or seventeen would feel when he knew his parents were in trouble and his relatives had betrayed him.
In her previous life, when she was ignored by her father, she hid in her bed and cried secretly many times.
Xu Ning walked over and sat next to him on the small stool that Xiao Mo often sat on and said, "Brother Lu, don't be sad. Family relationships also depend on fate. It's not bad now, and the future will be even better. There's no need to worry about those people who are insignificant to us." After saying that, he gently pulled his hand.
Lu Xiaotang held her hand and smiled at her, "Xiao Ning, I'm not sad. They are not that important to me. If it weren't for my dad, I wouldn't bother with them. It's my dad who is sad. He was stabbed by his own sister like this."
Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't seem to be lying. They both sniffed at the same time. Xu Ning immediately jumped up and saw that the dried meat in the pot was almost burnt. He quickly took it out and put new meat in to roast.
Xu Ning asked again, "Are the three of them still in Beijing now?"
"Zhen Ting is now serving in the military district of Beijing, Wen Qing is a clerk in the Beijing government department, and Ming Yu is an educated youth in Xinshi. He lives in the same county as my sister. When I visited my sister two years ago, I stayed at his place for a day. Last month, this guy wrote to me and said that he was dating the daughter of the village chief, and asked me to prepare the gift money."
Then he laughed and said, "The last time I went there, he somehow offended the village chief's daughter, and the girl chased him with a fire poker and beat him."
Xu Ning couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "Then should we send him some mountain products or something?"
"No, that kid doesn't lack food. He is the only son in his family. He went to the countryside to replace his second sister. At that time, his eldest sister was married, and one of them was going to the countryside. His second sister was reluctant to let him suffer in the countryside, so she planned to go by herself. He disagreed and secretly signed up. When he came back, he was beaten by his second sister. She said that he was a man to support her, so she asked her to find someone to marry at home.
His elder sister and second sister both married well, and his parents also had high salaries, so they sent him a lot of money and food every month. Last time I went to his place and wanted to give him some money, but he refused. He opened the box and showed me that there were a lot of canned cakes, malted milk and other things inside. He also asked me to take some back to eat, saying that they were all sent by his parents and two sisters.
He showed me a handful of banknotes in a very proud manner, saying that he was richer than me. I wanted to beat him up at the time, but then I thought better of it. We hadn't seen each other for so long, and it wouldn't be appropriate to beat him up as soon as we met. So I asked him to treat me to a meal at a state-owned restaurant. ”
Xu Ningjue thinks this person is pretty good. He is loyal, righteous and responsible.
Someone helped to light the fire, and the roasting went very quickly, and seven or eight kilograms of food were roasted in just the morning.
Lu Xiaotang told her not to roast it, as venison was nutritious, and asked her to save the venison for later consumption. He would see if he could hunt a wild boar in a couple of days and then roast some pork jerky.
Xu Ning saw that there were still a few pounds of marinated meat strips, so he said, "Let's roast them all, there aren't many left."
Lu Xiaotang asked, "How is the village chief of this village?"
"The village chief is a very good man, very fair. As long as we don't cause trouble, work honestly, and don't hold the village back, it's fine. When we first came to the countryside, the village chief saw that Xiao An was young, so he asked him to cut grass for pigs and gave him two work points a day.
The lazy guy in the village said that his son was so old but only got two work points, why did this kid get two work points? At that time, the village head's aunt scolded him, saying that his son was fourteen or fifteen years old and could not cut two baskets of grass every day, and giving him two work points was too much.
When this house was being built, it was the village chief who helped to find people in the village. During the days of construction, he would come over to take a look when he was free. It might have been because I gave him a gift. Although he accepted the gift, he did a good job. Brother Lu, why are you asking this? ”
Lu Xiaotang said, "I'm going to visit his home. How many people are there in his family?"
Xu Ning said, "One of my daughters is married and lives in the county. My eldest son, Chen Sen, graduated from junior high school this year but failed to get into high school. He is now working in the village. I also have a younger son, Dalin, who often comes to visit Xiaoan with Jianmin."
Lu Xiaotang said, "You all call him Dalin, I thought he was the eldest in the family."
Speaking of this, Xu Ning couldn't help laughing, "Dalin said his father was partial and named his eldest brother Sen, which means "three woods", while his name only has two woods. He was not convinced, so he asked others to call him Dalin and his eldest brother Xiaosen."
Lu Xiaotang couldn't help laughing and asked, "What kind of person is Chen Sen?"
Xu Ning said, "I'm not sure, but Xiao An often goes to Dalin's house to play. Ask him when he comes back."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu An came back from school and said, "Sister, what do you want to ask me?"
Xu Ning asked, "Xiao An, when you went to Dalin's house, did you see Dalin's brother? What do you think of him?"
Xu An asked curiously, "Sister, why are you asking this? Brother Xiaosen is a nice guy. Last time I went to his house, Matchmaker Chen was trying to introduce him to a girl, but he refused and said he would wait a few years before looking for someone."
"It's okay, I'm just asking. Put your schoolbag in quickly, wash your hands and eat."
Xu Ning waited for Xu An to leave and asked, "Brother Lu, do you want to recommend Chen Sen to join the army?"
Lu Xiaotang said, "Let's see what kind of character he has first."
After dinner, Xu Ning put a can of meat and a pound of fruit candy that he had prepared in the afternoon into a bag, said something to Xu An who was washing dishes, and the two went to the village chief's house.
The village chief opened the door and saw the two people stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "It's Xu Zhiqing. It's so cold, why are you here? Come in and sit down."
When they walked into the house, Xu Ning smiled and said to the village chief, "Uncle village chief, this is my cousin Lu Xiaotang, he is a soldier in Nanshi, this time he is going to study at the military academy in Jingshi, and he came to see me and Xiaoan. I know that you and aunt take good care of me and Xiaoan, so I came to see you." Then he put the things in his hand on the table in the main room.
The village chief greeted them warmly, "You city kids are just too polite. Xu Zhiqing, Comrade Lu, please come sit on the kang. It's warm there."
Several people sat on the kang, and Lu Xiaotang said, "Uncle village head, Xiao Ning and Xiao An told me that since they came to Yushu Village, you and your aunt have always taken good care of them. You also helped to build the house. We are very grateful to you in our hearts. We don't want to delay your work during the day, so we come to talk to you at night."
The village chief sighed and said, "It's not easy for them to come to the countryside when they are so young. We should help them if we can. Besides, Xu Zhiqing and Xiao An are both very capable."
The village head's wife came in with a kettle, followed by Chen Sen with a teacup in his hand.
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