Chapter 53 Night talk at the Chenglin family
Chapter 53 Night talk at the Chenglin family
The moonlight was hazy, and it was almost 12 o'clock in the evening.
The ox cart drove slowly on the snow-covered mountain road, making a constant squeaking sound.
A horse lantern hung next to the wooden carriage, and its faint light illuminated the surrounding snow.
"Fourth brother, this is really exciting today, haha~ You didn't see it, the village chief of Sanhe Tun'er asked me to point a gun at me, and my legs were shaking with fear."
Cousin Xu Hu huddled in the car holding a shotgun. The wind blowing by was very cold, but it couldn't stop the excitement in his heart.
"Tonight is indeed dangerous. Fortunately, I brought a gun, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
"Ah, it's unimaginable? What? Do they really dare to kill us?" Xu Hu's eyes widened and he felt incredible: "Isn't it just ten yuan? Isn't this impossible?"
Xu Dahai believed that the people in Sanhetun did not want to kill them, but if they really started fighting, what if they missed?
There were so many villagers, one punch, one kick, no matter how hard or light. In addition, someone might have done something secretly - it was really possible to beat someone to death.
Human life is really fragile sometimes.
Xu Dahai thought of something his wife Wang Xiuxiu had told him before. A young man from the county went to the village to steal sheep for food, but was beaten to death.
This is a living example.
Xu Dahai told Xu Hu his thoughts, and the latter couldn't help but feel scared.
"Whenever you do things in the village from now on, think more carefully and don't be too impulsive and reckless."
"I know." Xu Hu suddenly chuckled: "Fourth brother, I find that you seem to have changed, and you have become much more powerful."
"Huh? Haha, stop talking about everything, cheer up and be careful of the wild beasts."
Many wild animals have phototaxis, and when wild animals are active at night, it is always wise to be more careful.
Fortunately, the journey back to Xujiatun was uneventful. When I passed by the canteen, I could clearly see that the lights were still on and the noise was loud.
The cheers of winning money and the shouting and cursing of losing money are intertwined to form a vivid human tragedy and comedy.
The card game is still in full swing, and I'm afraid the decisive battle will last until dawn.
……
The ox cart pulling the brothers Hong Shen and Xu Dahai stopped outside the courtyard gate. Wang Xiuxiu, who heard the noise, quickly put on her cotton-padded jackets and came out.
"You guys are back and you bought so much red ginseng?"
"Yes, where is Xiao Tingzi?"
"She was so sleepy that she couldn't hold on any longer and had already fallen asleep."
Wang Xiuxiu wanted to help move the red ginseng, but Xu Dahai said: "It's quite heavy, so Huzi and I can move it. Just hold on to the door, don't let the wind blow it open and close."
"Well, have you eaten? Can I give you some food?"
"No need, sister-in-law, fourth brother and I have already eaten, big meat dumplings." Xu Hu replied with a smile, and Xu Dahai and Xu Dahai each carried a bag of red ginseng into the house.
The fat orange cat was sleeping in Xiao Tingzi's arms.
Now that Xiao Tingzi was completely asleep, the big orange cat ran out of her arms when she heard the noise, jumped lightly on the pot table, lay down with its paws in its hands and called to Xu Dahai.
"Meow~meow~"
After moving all the red ginseng into the house, it was getting late, so Xu Dahai asked Xu Hu to go back to bed first.
"Oh my God, I just saw it. Why is there so much snow on your cotton-padded jacket?"
Wang Xiuxiu said with a worried face.
"Oh, the ground was too slippery and I fell several times tonight. It's okay."
Xu Dahai saw the lights on in Rongcheng Lin's house before, so he said to Wang Xiuxiu, walked out of the house and led the old scalper to his house.
Although Rong Chenglin said before, there is no need to return the bullock cart if you come back late.
However, Xu Da's family does not have a cow shed, and there is no telling whether the cows will get frostbite if they stay out in the open all night.
He didn't know how to handle cows. After driving all night, did he need to drink or feed the cows?
So it's better to go back, the lights are still on in his house anyway.
"Brother Cheng Lin! Brother Cheng Lin!!"
After shouting twice through the wooden stick, the rustling sounds of conversation and the sound of getting dressed could be heard in the room.
After a while, Rong Chenglin, wearing a cotton-padded jacket and panting, came out.
"Who is it? Oh, it's Xiaohai, come in."
"I saw that the lights were still on at your house, so I brought the cattle cart over. I was afraid that if I couldn't manage it properly, the cattle would get sick... Brother Cheng Lin, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
Xu Dahai saw Rong Chenglin panting and his face red, as if he had just run two miles.
"Ah, I'm fine. The cows are easy to feed. Just grab a handful of bran in the water and a handful of corn flour.
There are no bean cakes at home. If there are bean cakes, it would be good to feed them some bean cakes. "
Rong Chenglin led the ox cart towards the backyard.
Seeing Rong Chenglin's evasive eyes, Xu Dahai seemed to understand something. There was nothing else to do in winter - drinking, playing cards, and tossing women. This was what many men did.
Rong Chenglin might have been doing the third thing just now.
No wonder I haven't gone to bed so late.
Seeing him feeding the cow, Xu Dahai pointed out that his cow could not be used in vain, so he took out 5 yuan and handed it over.
5 yuan is quite a lot in this day and age.
"Come on, aren't you just slapping me in the face? Okay, you should go back to bed early."
Rong Chenglin raised his hand and blocked the money back.
"Okay, let's have a drink together some other time."
"no problem!"
Xu Dahai didn't force it.
Rong Chenglin sent him out of the yard, inserted the fence gate, and walked back to the house to sleep through the snow.
As soon as she entered the house, her wife said, "Who is it? Is it the fourth son of the Xu Houtian family?"
Her plump, white and tender arms were stretched out outside the quilt, and she was not too cold.
"Yes, he returned the bullock cart. I don't know what it was like. He just came back this late at night."
"Oh, why are you so embarrassed to call our cows for nothing?" Rong Chenglin's wife curled her lips and said sarcastically.
"Don't say that. I didn't ask for the money they gave me."
"How much did you pay? Where is it?" Rong Chenglin's wife raised her head instantly, her eyes shining.
"I didn't see it clearly because it was so dark. It seemed like there were several dollars in it. I told you I didn't want it. Why are you glaring at me?"
"Staring at you? I'm staring at you like that. Just take it if he gives it to you. Why don't you dare to ask for the money that comes to your door?"
"What you are saying is that you are a fellow villager who doesn't need anyone.
Taking other people's money for returning cattle will make people scold you for being money-minded, and will make people laugh if word spreads about it. "
Rong Chenglin took off his clothes and got on the bed. Looking at his wife's white and tender lotus-rooted arms, his heart felt very hot, and he wanted to continue doing what he had not finished before.
As a result, his wife pushed him away, turned away and ignored him:
"Don't touch me. Your face is the most important thing, and your belly is not. Then just go drink the northwest wind every day."
……
Xu Dahai locked the door and hung the rifle on the wall. In order not to worry his wife Wang Xiuxiu too much, he didn't say anything about the fight.
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