sjar Chapter 182 A Worthy Child, Get a Sliced Off
Chapter 182 A Worthy Child, Get a Sliced Off
Li Ju'an sneered at the chubby Sun Hao. The Sun family was cunning, Sun Weimin was no good, and this kid Sun Hao was sly as well. He kicked Sun Hao out from under his seat and said, "Last time you didn't say anything in our house, but if I hadn't asked today, you would have just watched me get fooled by Sun Weimin. I don't believe a damn thing like you."
Sun Hao was kicked out, and yelped as he fell right in front of the flashlight beam. A staff member in the auditorium shone the flashlight on him and shouted with a stern face, "Another kid who skipped the ticket. Put him over there and make him stand as punishment."
Li Ju'an whispered to Sun Hao, "If you get Xiong Cang right, and I actually see a bear on my phone, I'll give you 4 cents. You can buy a ticket and watch a movie properly, and you can even show off to the kids."
Just as the chubby Sun Hao was about to get angry, he immediately beamed with joy upon hearing about the money, his face lighting up like a flower. He quickly said, "Brother Li, you're like my own brother. The warehouse I'm giving you is definitely the right one. Just trust me and see. If we don't catch any bears, it's on me."
He happily stood in the corner with a group of mischievous kids as punishment, and after the movie ended, he cleaned up the sunflower seed shells and oil paper packets on the floor, and swept and mopped the floor.
In their words, "What kind of relationship do we have? We're inseparable! We even swept the auditorium floor together back in the day!"
As the screening ended, it gradually got dark.
In winter, the sun sets early, making it somewhat dim, and no one can see anyone clearly; everyone is focused on their journey. Li Ju'an took Lin Mei's small hand, carefully stroking and kneading it. Lin Mei lowered her eyes shyly and said, "There are still people around; be careful not to be seen."
Li Ju'an looked around and saw two women selling melon seeds standing near the Workers' Auditorium on Shima Road. He hopped onto his old bicycle, patted the front bumper, and said, "Get on, let's get to the little train station soon."
Lin Mei hesitated for a moment, but once he got on, he found that the bicycle was much faster than walking. He pedaled, his arms filled with a warm, soft body, and he could smell the pleasant fragrance of Lin Mei's hair, a scent that had a calming effect.
The two men laughed, wearing thick felt hats and thick cotton-padded coats, braving the biting winter wind, but neither of them felt cold.
The woman selling melon seeds on the street saw them and gave them a wary look, as if she were watching the young couple closely, wary of any overly intimate behavior.
The bicycle sped along, and soon the aunt selling goods flew past in the scenery. Lin Mei laughed heartily for the first time, tightly hugging Li Ju'an's waist with both hands, her whole body almost pressed against his chest.
A kiss landed on Li Ju'an's chin.
He was momentarily stunned, then looked down and met Lin Mei's gentle, smiling eyes, beautiful as a crescent moon, truly captivating. He lowered his head and kissed her fiercely, taking the initiative, hearing the girl in his arms unable to suppress her moans, his body going limp from the kiss.
Suddenly, someone in front shouted, "Watch out! Watch out!"
Li Ju'an looked up and realized he had almost hit the curb, so he quickly stood up and pedaled. The two laughed heartily and rode all the way to the small train station, where they boarded the forestry train and returned to their village.
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Li Ju'an managed to extract information from the chubby boy, Sun Hao, and then rescheduled the location for the bear-themed movie screening. Although Sun Hao was a bit cunning, his desire to see a movie was genuine. Li Ju'an booked the bear-themed screening, gave Sun Hao 4 cents as a small change, enough to make the boy grin from ear to ear and become the leader of the other kids.
In the past few days, he made several trips to the county town, using the provincial fine grain coupons and coarse grain coupons he had taken from Zhang the Madman to buy 10 jin of fine grain and 10 jin of coarse grain at the supply and marketing cooperative in the city, and brought them back to the Li family home. He was afraid that his mother would ask about the source of these grain coupons and worry, so he only said that he had taken the hides to the city to exchange them with other hunters.
His mother, Song Lanhua, pulled him to warm himself by the fire, telling him not to go into the mountains again before the New Year, so that the family could have a peaceful and quiet New Year.
Li Ju'an shook his head: "It'll be almost a month since I started collecting specimens. I'll send the specimens to the forest farm after the New Year, and then I can get my driver's license from the experienced driver after the New Year."
A mother feels both gratified and worried when her son is successful. All she can do is stuff some rice cakes and sticky rice dumplings into his cloth bag and tell him to go down the mountain soon.
"Okay! I know, Mom."
He chose a Saturday and arranged a meeting place with Song Desheng and Lu Zhiqiang. This time, Lu Zhiqiang brought a large animal, a water buffalo that Li Ju'an had entrusted to Lu Jinyang and kept at the Lu family's house.
"How about it, Li Ju'an? This time we'll get a bigger share. This is a big animal, great for pulling a sled."
Li Ju'an was so angry that he shoved him: "You're pulling a water buffalo, why don't you pull an old sow to pull the sled? Look at you, so capable, pulling my water buffalo."
Water buffalo was out of the question, so the three of them thought it over and suggested that Lu Zhiqiang ask the Sun family to borrow a mule. The relationship between the Lu and Sun families was currently quite delicate, with both sides just a step away from reconciliation. In addition, Lu Zhiqiang had helped Sun Weimin, and the Sun family had some dealings with him. With more personal connections, perhaps the past grudges could be put aside.
Lu Zhiqiang and Sun Weimin were brothers who grew up wearing the same pair of open-crotch pants. As time went by, both families remembered the good things they had done for each other and had the idea of rekindling their friendship. There was no need for them to become mortal enemies.
Lu Zhiqiang knocked on the Sun family's door, quite confidently. He puffed out his chest and shouted, "Sun Weimin! I'm giving you a chance to apologize. I've come to borrow your mule."
Before Sun Weimin even opened the door, he shouted, "No! No mules."
In the courtyard, even the Sun family's mules were snorting and braying. Could it be that they didn't have any mules? Lu Zhiqiang was furious, his temper flaring up. "You think you're so great? If you don't want to lend them, fine! Who cares?"
When Sun Weimin learned that Li Ju'an was leading a group to hunt in the mountains, he opened the door with a grin and came out to crack sunflower seeds in the yard, saying, "Oh, off to clean the granary? It's so cold, and the end of the year is just around the corner. I'm not going to go up the mountain to work."
Li Ju'an had already seen through his thoughts, but he didn't expose him. He said, "You can stay home and rest. I didn't call you."
Sun Weimin grinned twice, then turned around and went back to the kang (a heated brick bed) to warm himself by the fire.
After the three left the Sun family, Song De was furious and said, "How can this guy be so annoying? Just look at his face, he's so irritating. Li Ju'an, you were right to hit him last time, he deserves to be hit, even a dog passing by would pee on him."
Da Hu looked up at the two of them, and then led the white mastiff to the corner of the Sun family's wall. The mastiff lifted its leg and peed twice. The white mastiff was tall and big, and its urine was extremely smelly; the smell couldn't be covered up even by the snow.
After the group had walked away, the voices of Sun's mother and her sisters-in-law could be heard coming from the Sun family's house. A commotion erupted in the courtyard: "Who's that stinking place? It's suffocating!"
"Sun Weimin, did you sneak out again to borrow a dog?"
"Third Aunt, I'm not going out to borrow a dog either."
"If you didn't borrow the dog, why does it smell like urine? And you still say you didn't borrow it? Just wait until your dad gets back and gives you a good beating."
"Second Uncle is back. Second Uncle, Sun Weimin has gone out to borrow a dog again. He's really bold."
Sun Quande's eyes widened in anger, his good mood about returning home frozen on his face. He grabbed a stool from the side of the kang (a heated brick bed) and started chasing Sun Weimin around the room, beating him. The room was filled with Sun Weimin's cries of pain.
"You little brat! You think you're all grown up now? I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget today."