The autumn wind blows, and the cold winter comes unexpectedly.
There is no green on the mountain, and even the golden color of autumn has disappeared, leaving a gray scene everywhere.
On this day, the Beginning of Winter, Zhao Cuihua got up early to prepare. According to the custom of her hometown, she eats dumplings on the Beginning of Winter.
Of course, many people in Banpo Village do not have such a good thing. Most of them still have no money at home, and they are all busy in the fields. Few families will stay at home to make dumplings to celebrate the beginning of winter.
Liu Futang went out early, and it took him a while to return home with his hands behind his back.
"Where's Liu Xiong, this evil person?"
As soon as Liu Futang came back, he yelled at his wife who was making dumplings.
Zhao Cuihua nodded toward the west room and said, "I haven't gotten up yet."
"What's wrong with this bastard? If you don't sleep at night, you won't be able to afford it in the morning. Look, the brick and tile factory is now in full swing after being contracted by Chen Erniu."
Liu Futang cursed and picked up the dry tobacco bag placed on the edge of the kang.
Zhao Cuihua rolled her eyes at Liu Futang and said, "You can only scold your son now. If you had known earlier, why didn't you contract the brick and tile factory to your son?"
"Shut up! You're the only one who can work in a brick and tile factory? You just idle around every day. If you don't cause trouble for the family, you'll be happy."
Liu Futang said angrily, and he squatted on the edge of the kang and smoked a dry cigarette.
At this time, following the sound of messy footsteps, Liu Xiong walked in with messy hair and disheveled clothes.
"Dad! Let me ask you something, who is this Chen Erniu contracting the brick and tile factory for?"
Liu Xiong leaned against the door frame. As he spoke, he began to button his coat.
Liu Futang glared at his son, and said with great displeasure: "Of course I contracted it myself, who else could it be?"
"Tch! Don't even think about it. In the case of Chen Erniu's family, they can afford three years of contract fees at once.
do you know? They also hired three brick-burning masters from HN. With this attitude, there must be a big boss behind them. "
Liu Xiong smiled coldly. He was extremely dissatisfied with his father's answer.
When Liu Futang heard what his son said, he felt something was wrong, but since the contract was signed and the contracting fees were handed over to the village, it was hard for him to care who contracted the contract.
"It doesn't matter who it is, as long as the village can make money."
Liu Futang said a little perfunctorily, and knocked the dry cigarette he had finished smoking on the edge of the kang a few times.
Liu Xiong smiled coldly and said, "I knew you would say that, what if the boss behind this is Lin Xiao?"
"Who? Lin Xiao? You can pull him down! Lin Xiao's family is poorer than Chen Erniu's family.
I also heard from your eldest brother that the young man from the Lin family made a mistake and was discharged from the army early. He had no job arrangement and no retirement pay. How do you think he has so much money? "
As Liu Futang spoke, he jumped down from the edge of the kang a little excitedly.
Liu Xiong shook his head and said, "It seems that you are really old, with so little information."
"What are you talking about, you bastard? Talk to your dad."
Seeing that her son was a little disrespectful to Liu Futang, Zhao Cuihua immediately became angry.
Liu Xiong put his hands in his trouser pockets, then walked to the center of the room, shaking his toes like a township cadre giving instructions to the villagers, and said: "Chen Erniu and Xia Huzi have been harvesting apples, and they have harvested a lot.
If I guessed correctly, they were working for Lin Xiao. "
When Liu Futang heard what his son said, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Are you saying that Lin Xiao is doing business and he contracted the brick and tile factory after making money?"
"Nine times out of ten, that's the case. If you don't believe it, just wait and see. Based on Chen Erniu's brain, he doesn't have such an idea."
Liu Xiong said, shaking his hair, then whistling and walking towards the door.
Liu Futang's brows knitted into knots. Why didn't he think of this?
The sky was overcast, the wind was howling, and there were occasional snowflakes drifting by.
Liu Xiong walked in the village, but he didn't see anyone. He went to Feizhu's house, but his family said that this guy went to the market in Nanyang Township.
When he passed the gate of Shouhou's house, he couldn't help but feel guilty. In any case, she was the one who encouraged Shouhou to push Zhao Yulian off the ridge.
After the accident, his father lost a lot of blood, and he also used his eldest brother's relationship. Shouhou finally got a light sentence. Even so, Shougou's mother still came to his house every two days to blackmail him.
When he thought of this, he quickened his pace.
With these two followers absent, Liu Xiong felt very boring for a while.
If Li Xiaomei were in Banpo Village, he could go to her house to warm up on the kang.
When he thought of Li Xiaomei, Liu Xiong felt a little angry. This was not a good woman, she was a little greedy.
He originally wanted to take Li Xiaomei to the county town to live a happy life, but he didn't expect that this woman wanted to control him. It was okay, because they were not husband and wife.
Then why should she care about him? He can't even say a word to the woman.
In a rage, Liu Xiong ditched Li Xiaomei and ran back to Banpo Village. Staying in the county cost him money every day, and he couldn't afford to support this woman.
Just when Liu Xiong was whistling and looking around, a woman suddenly walked towards him.
Although this woman is not very beautiful, she is attractive. However, her clothes are a bit old. If she can dress up in new clothes, she still looks good.
When the woman came closer, Liu Xiong recognized her. She turned out to be Tian Siwa's wife.
Tian Siwa is a well-known honest person in the village. His wife was brought back from other places with the help of several sisters.
"Hey! Isn't this Tian Siwa's daughter-in-law Sun Lanhua? Where are you going in such a cold weather?"
Liu Xiong stood in front of Sun Lanhua, his eyes darting around her body.
Sun Lanhua smiled charmingly and said, "The wire at home is broken. Find someone to connect it. Whose daughter-in-law are you waiting for?"
Sun Lanhua came from out of town, spoke with a strong local accent, and spoke very boldly.
Liu Xiong chuckled, lowered his voice and said, "I'm waiting for you!"
Sun Lanhua flashed her big eyes and giggled: "You can pull me down! Who doesn't know that you and Li..."
The woman hesitated to speak, but she almost said it.
Liu Xiong took a step closer and asked, "Where is your man?"
"Oh, he went to work on the sidelines in other places."
Sun Lanhua deliberately kept her voice low when she said this.
Liu Xiong secretly smiled and said, "Let's go! Why don't you just pick up the line? I'll do it for you."
"Yo! You can do this too."
Sun Lanhua said, covering her mouth and smiling.
When Liu Xiong saw that this woman was as bold and open-minded as the villagers said, she did not shy away from him at all, which suited his taste.
"There are many things I can do. For example, I can do things your Tian Siwa doesn't know.
Look, you have been married for more than two years! But your belly is still not bulging, Tian Siwa can’t do this, I..."
"Damn it! Don't talk nonsense. This is in the village. If you want help, go ahead, but we have to leave."
Sun Lanhua interrupted Liu Xiong's words in a low voice, turned around and walked towards home.
Liu Xiong was very happy when he heard this.
