When Xu Ning returned home, he put the soybean paste on the table, washed the cans he had prepared, and put the food in the cans for easy carrying when he left.
After dinner, Xu Ning and Xu Yang quietly went to the cowshed through the back door. They first gave the letter to Lu's father and mother, and then put the food sent by Lu Xiaoran on the kang table.
After reading the letter, Lu's father and mother were both happy and worried. Lu's mother sighed, "Xiao Ran is getting married, and we can't go to her wedding. I don't know if her son-in-law and in-laws will treat her well."
Father Lu took the letter and read it again, and said, "From what Xiaoran wrote in the letter, this family should be pretty nice, and Xiaoran gets along well with them."
Xu Ning also said, "Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, I think Xiao Ran's in-laws should value her very much. Look how carefully this gift was prepared. Her mother-in-law even embroidered the insole herself and sent it over. Now there are several mothers-in-law who do needlework for their daughter-in-law's parents."
Mother Lu was a little nervous at first, but after hearing what Xu Ning said, she felt that this made sense. She stood up, took out a tattered cotton coat from under the kang cabinet, tore it open from the sleeve and took out a stack of money.
He said to Xu Ning, "Xiao Ning, here is 300 yuan. Your uncle Lu and I are both inconvenient to go out. Please send 100 yuan to Xiao Ran, and for the remaining 200 yuan, please help me buy some wedding supplies and send them over."
Xu Ning took the money and asked, "Aunt Lu, what are you going to buy for Sister Xiao Ran with these two hundred yuan? When Brother Lu came here last time, he left a lot of money and various bills with me."
Mother Lu sighed and said, "We don't know what the local customs are like where she's married. Xiaoning, you can buy whatever you want. If you have cloth coupons, buy some cloth for Xiaoran and send it to her so she can make some clothes for herself! You can also buy something for your son-in-law and in-laws."
Xu Ning said, "Uncle Lu, Aunt Lu, I will go to the city to prepare it for Sister Xiao Ran in the next two days. I will show it to you after I buy it."
The two waved their hands and said, "Xiao Ning, just send it over after you buy it. Don't bring it back. If you don't have anything to do in the future, don't come to the cowshed too often. There is a female educated youth who often hangs around here recently. She even greeted us when she saw us."
Xu Ning nodded and said, "Uncle Lu, I understand. My dad also asked Xiao Mo to tell us."
Xu Ning went to her parents' room and sat for a while. Her father told her again, "Don't send things here too often in the future, and don't let Xiao Mo eat at your place too often.
That female educated youth came here several times a day. Your uncle Lu and I didn't feel that she had any ill intentions, but we didn't know why she wanted to get close to us. Normally, people of our status would want to stay away from us, but she just kept coming here.
The day before yesterday, I took two small bottles to your mother and Aunt Lu and asked them to wipe their hands, but your mother and Aunt Lu confiscated them and advised her not to come to the cowshed in the future. ”
Xu Ning nodded and said, "Dad, I understand. I will be careful."
When Xu Yang and Xu Ning were about to go back, Xu's mother said, "Xiao Ning, your sister Xiao Ran is getting married. Send her ten dollars and say it's a gift from me and your father."
"Mom, I know,"
As soon as they got home, Xu Yang asked, "Sister, is the female educated youth that Dad talked about today the one you said was weird last time?"
"That's her, brother. Don't worry. Dad and Uncle Lu also said that they didn't sense any ill intentions from her. We just need to be careful and not deal with her. Just keep a distance from her."
Xu Ning knew clearly that Lin Miao just wanted to curry favor with someone. By making friends with a few people now, she would have someone to rely on when she returned to the city. She probably had no intention of harming any of them, and she didn't dare to do so.
Seeing that Xu Yang was still worried, afraid that he would have wild thoughts when he arrived at the army, he thought for a while and said, "I heard her and her boyfriend say on the mountain that the people in the cowshed used to be officials. If you make friends with them now, if one of them turns over a new leaf, it will be a great support.
She must have approached my parents with this in mind. Since I heard her say this, I felt that she had a problem with her ideological awareness, so I stopped dealing with her. "
Xu Yang heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and said, "If that's the intention, the cowshed should be safe, but you and Xiao An must be careful when walking around the cowshed."
After checking the watch, it was getting late. He said to Xu Ning, "You should go and have a rest first. I will go and give some instructions to Xiao An and Xiao Mo."
Seeing that he was relieved, Xu Ning stopped caring about him and went back to sleep. They were going to go up the mountain to hunt tomorrow, and Xu Yang would return to the army the day after tomorrow. She would get up early tomorrow to prepare food and things for him to take with him on the journey.
Xu Yang and Xu An went up the mountain. She was making salt and pepper biscuits, and Xiao Mo was helping to light the fire. There was nothing suitable to eat on the road. They could just take some biscuits and get a kettle of water in the car to make a meal. In the afternoon, they would steam some steamed cakes for him, both sweet and salty, to change the taste.
Xiao Mo was eating sesame cakes while making fire, and she kept saying, "Sister, my elder brother will leave tomorrow, and I will sleep with Grandpa Qi. Grandpa Qi is really good at telling stories. When the weather gets cold, I won't come here every day. If you make something delicious, please bring me a bite!"
Xu Ning looked at this clever little boy and found him so cute. She smiled and said, "Xiao Mo, I will go to fetch water every day from now on. We will agree on a time. You wait at the door and I will bring you something delicious."
Xiao Mo's eyes lit up and he said, "Sis, let's make a secret signal. You bark twice outside and I meow twice when I hear you. If you don't meow, it means I didn't hear you, so you should bark louder."
Xu Ning...
You better stop eating it, kid.
Xu Yang and Xu An brought back a roe deer, a pheasant, and a hare.
Xu An said to Xu Ning, "Sister, when my elder brother and I went up the mountain, we met Uncle Hongjun and three men from the village who were also going hunting, so we went together.
They were not as skilled as the eldest brother, and they were very envious of the pheasants and rabbits that he caught. So the eldest brother said that they should form a partnership and split the prey equally. They were very happy.
In total, we shot two roe deer, more than ten pheasants, and more than ten rabbits. When it was time to divide the spoils, Uncle Hongjun insisted that my eldest brother take a roe deer, and gave us a few pheasants and rabbits. So my eldest brother took a smaller roe deer, and let them share the rest.
They all felt a little embarrassed because the two roe deer were caught by the eldest brother, and another older uncle took a chicken and a rabbit and put them in our backpack. ”
After listening to this, Xu Ning said, "Brother, you are right. Now that we have met, we can't eat alone. That would make people hate us. It's better to share. Although it's less beneficial, it's risk-free. Everyone gets a share, and no one will tell others and get into trouble."
Xu Yang looked at Xu Ning and felt really relieved. This sister was really smart.
At first, he didn't think of teaming up with a few people. He just wanted to keep a low profile and not attract envy. Later, when he saw a few people looking at the prey he had hunted with envy, he came up with this idea.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com