After Li Shiqiang returned from the bamboo forest with the red pandas, he happened to miss some inquiries from the villagers.
When those who helped build the house arrived at Li's house, they were all shocked by the scene in the yard. They all gathered around and asked curiously where the meat came from.
The smile on Chen Xianglan's face never stopped, and she told them with a hint of pride how Li Shiqiang brought two takin back and how he beat the blind bear.
Listening to Chen Xianglan's narration, everyone also spoke kindly and praised Li Shiqiang for his abilities.
"Hey! Your new house hasn't been built yet, and your second son is asking for change for your house. Once you sell the bear bile, you can get another few hundred dollars."
"That's right! The second kid's abilities are really getting better and better. He just defeated a yellow tiger some time ago, and now he's beaten a blind bear. Will he have to fight a big-headed cat again next time?"
"Big-headed cat? If the second kid hits a big-headed cat, he will have to go to the commune to receive the prize!"
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It is taboo to talk about vicious animals in the Bachuan area.
For example, tigers are called big-headed cats, and snakes are called shuttle laoer.
Chen Xianglan listened to everyone's words and quickly waved her hands and said: "Forget it, forget it. Forget about the big-headed cat, I'm satisfied now. You guys, please work harder today. I'll get antelope beef for you at noon. You can have some more in the evening." Bring some meat back!"
Isn't it just for this little meat that everyone says so many good things?
After hearing the words, everyone responded quickly: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep your house in order today."
When Li Shiqiang came back, he happened to see everyone building a house in full swing.
"Er baby, are you back?"
Li Shiqiang nodded to Chen Xianglan, then reached out and grabbed the guy in her hand and said, "Mom, I'll come, you take a rest first."
Chen Xianglan, who had been busy all morning, was indeed a little tired. When she heard this, she smiled happily and loosened the things in her hands.
There were nearly 2,000 kilograms of meat. The whole family worked almost all morning to divide the meat.
After dividing the meat, he was busy cooking for everyone.
This meal is so cooked that it is filled with the aroma of meat.
The fragrant antelope meat spreads almost throughout Jinsha Village.
There were more than ten or twenty people sitting in the courtyard of Li's house, holding bowls of meat, their mouths full of oil.
After everyone finished the meal with satisfaction, Li Shiqiang found that his eldest brother-in-law Tong Shunqiang took his eldest sister down the mountain, probably to the commune to buy things.
Li Shiqiang had nothing to do at home, so he went door to door delivering meat to people in the village.
If you have a normal relationship, give one or two pounds as a gift; if you have a better relationship, give more.
For example, to his future father-in-law, he personally cut off a bear paw and sent five kilograms of bear meat and five kilograms of antelope beef to him.
After such a big gift was delivered to his door, Huang Qingyun was naturally very happy to welcome him into his home.
After entering Huang's house, Li Shiqiang first chatted with his future father-in-law and brother-in-law, and then ran to talk to Huang Yun again.
This time, the Huang family naturally turned a blind eye.
Even Zhou Fenglan, who had never been optimistic about him, didn't say much, but her face was still unhappy.
When he came out of Huang's house and returned home, he happened to bump into Chen Xianglan who was in tears.
Today’s meat delivery, of course, goes to my grandparents’ house.
In order for his mother to reconcile with the two elderly people, Li Shiqiang also specially asked Chen Xianglan to come to the door alone with the meat.
"Mom, have you talked to your grandparents?"
Chen Xianglan nodded and reached out to wipe the tears from her face.
Then she took out the purse that her grandparents gave her last time and said, "They just refused to take it back."
Li Shiqiang smiled, held his mother's hand and said, "They just want to give you this money because they feel they owe you. If you give it back, doesn't it mean you are unwilling to accept it from them?"
"No matter what I owe, they are still my mother and old man no matter what!"
Chen Xianglan shook her head, as if she had really reconciled with the two elderly people.
But Li Shiqiang knew that after so many years of estrangement, it would still take some time for his mother and grandfather to really get back together.
Immediately, he asked: "How is grandpa and grandma's health?"
When Chen Xianglan heard this, she immediately lowered her head and said: "Your grandma is in good health and can usually work in the fields, but her ears are not very good. But your grandpa is not in good health. He was hit by a bullet in his foot before. Now, It hurts so much every day.”
"Whenever his body hurts, he wants to drink, but when he saw a doctor before, the doctor said he was not allowed to drink. Moreover, he couldn't sleep every night and often lay in bed all night waiting for dawn."
Listening to his mother's statement, Li Shiqiang was silent for a while with some discomfort.
It is true that the elderly are often accompanied by injuries in their old age, and most of these diseases cannot be cured. As juniors, we can only watch them suffer.
"Mom, don't we still have bear bones at home? You can send them to them another day. Use the bear bones to make wine for grandpa. If he feels uncomfortable, drink some bear bone wine."
"OK!"
After Chen Xianglan nodded in agreement, she looked at Li Shiqiang a few times, hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong, Mom? It's my grandparents, are they okay?"
"Um..."
After Chen Xianglan hesitated for a moment, she said slowly: "You also know what kind of people your second aunt and uncle are. It is already considered good for them to cook a meal for the house every day, let alone take good care of your grandparents. They. Now it happens that your grandparents are not in good health, so I plan to..."
As the saying goes, a child is better than a mother, but the reverse is also true.
Li Shiqiang smiled softly, looked at his mother and said, "Mom, do you want to take your grandparents home to take care of them?"
"Um."
Chen Xianglan nodded, then looked up at Li Shiqiang and said, "When the new house is built, the old house will be empty, and there will be room for them to live."
"Take it over. The old house is going to be empty anyway, so we only need two more pairs of chopsticks for dinner."
Li Shiqiang gently pressed his mother's shoulders and said comfortingly again: "Besides, those are mom and old man, and they are my grandparents. We are all a family, and it will be fine if we take more care of them."
When Chen Xianglan heard this, she immediately said with joy on her face: "Really! Second baby!? The new house is almost all paid for by you. Are you really willing to let your grandparents move here?"
"Of course it's true."
Li Shiqiang smiled and nodded, and then said: "But Mom, you also need to discuss this matter with the old man. I can't just agree to it."
"How dare he refuse to agree!"
After hearing this, Chen Xianglan quickly glared and said, "I have been married to your old man for so many years, and I have asked him for everything. I don't believe he can still agree!"
"Hahaha..."
Li Shiqiang chuckled a few times and quickly pushed his mother's shoulders into the yard: "Mom, go and talk to the old man. I'll go find Sheng Wa and tell her about going to the mountain tomorrow."
Chen Xianglan was a little surprised: "Are you going to the mountains again tomorrow?"
"I have nothing to do at home anyway, so why not go to the mountains to find more money. Then I can buy a gold bracelet for my mother. Didn't you say that the old man didn't even get a decent piece of jewelry when he got married?"
"Oh, why did you buy that! I'll just tell you!"
