It is almost eight hours away from Beiman and is not open to traffic. It has the same name as the towns around Bingcheng. The difference is that it is located near a mountain with lush trees. There are many forest farm carpenters who come to log wood, which creates such a habitat.
When Xu Ruifeng drove here, it was exactly eight o'clock in the evening.
"Uncle Six?!"
Wen Wan, whose legs had become numb from sitting on the road, jumped out of the donkey cart after her husband parked the car, and shouted at the iron gate of the farmer's house in front of her.
Xu Ruifeng was very unhappy and reprimanded: "Tiger, don't you know why this heavy snow falls slowly? What will you do if you fall?"
Maybe after riding in the car for a day, Wen Wan's temper got worse, so she waved her hand and replied: "It's okay, why are there such ink stains?"
"Uncle Six!"
After calling twice, no one in the village with lamps on the courtyard wall responded. Xu Ruifeng couldn't continue arguing with his wife, so he quickly went into the house to warm himself up and asked more seriously: "Is this the right place for us to come?"
Although Lao Xu was bought with money, it was still called a marriage in name. A matchmaker came to the door and a betrothal gift was decided. The only difference is that the Lao Wen family doesn't care what kind of person your groom is, even if he is a paralytic.
, as long as fifty silver dollars are delivered, Wen Wan will still wear a hijab and get married.
Therefore, Lao Xu had been here when we were picking up the bride, but it was a little different from the place we saw under the moonlight today.
At that time, there was no courtyard wall about the height of a person, and there were no pig pens, chicken coops, or cow sheds that could be seen from the iron gate. When I came here, I just took Wen Wan out from a few small thatched houses.
Unlike now, a row of newly built large tile-roofed houses are standing in the courtyard, just like the homes of wealthy locals in the countryside.
"Uncle Six!!"
Bang.
Wen Wan shouted while shaking the iron door. It was impossible for her to remember the wrong place. Even if the environment in front of her was completely different from before, how could she forget the place where she had taken refuge.
Prosperous!
Wangwang!
An old black native dog in the yard remembered to bark a few times when he heard the sound of the iron door. He was obviously used to seeing people coming to the door and didn't take it seriously. If he hadn't heard the sound of the door, he probably wouldn't have bothered to leave the house in the cold weather.
Climb out.
"Who?"
The door of the tile-roofed house opened, and the old man with a cotton-padded jacket draped over his shoulders picked up a lantern and walked out. As he walked, he shook his shoulders to wrap the cotton-padded jacket more tightly. He approached the iron door and then picked up the lantern to look.
What was illuminated at that moment was not only Wen Wan, but also his face.
"Are you asleep?"
When he asked the question gently, Xu Ruifeng could clearly see the sadness on the other person's face, but when the two of them were surrounded by the light, the old man slapped his thigh: "Oh, aren't these my eldest niece and nephew's son-in-law?"
Excitedly, he removed the door lock and quickly opened the iron door: "Why are you here so late at night?"
"You're not welcome?"
"How can that be possible?"
The two men were arguing, and Xu Ruifeng pulled the donkey cart and turned around and entered the courtyard. He shouted gently: "Big Tiger, Erhu, hurry up and move your things. Let's see what delicious food my sister brings you."
As soon as she entered the courtyard, Wen Wan was stunned at first.
Pigs in the pig pen, cows in the cowshed, chickens in the chicken coop, everything is available here. There is still a snowy dung pile in the yard, and there is a vegetable garden with yellowing seedlings next to it. How can I care about myself?
Family of fan pig and a chicken.
When Xu Ruifeng turned his head, there was a big goose that had been awakened lying under his feet, screaming "Yeah, yeah, yeah~" in anger.
bump.
The door was pushed open with force. It was such a weather day. Two young men, still wearing single clothes, walked out of the room. When they saw Wen Wan, they shouted in a muffled voice: "Sister." Then they looked at each other.
Xu Ruifeng was in a daze.
They met Xu Ruifeng once when they were getting married. It's been half a year, so it's normal that they don't know each other.
"You prodigal thing, you don't know how to call someone, that's your brother-in-law!"
Only then did the big two tigers say: "Brother-in-law."
Xu Ruifeng was not polite: "Here, help me." He picked up the pig's leg and put half of the pig on the big tiger's shoulder, and then gave the chicken to the second tiger. The somewhat hunchbacked uncle Liu then greeted: "Hurry up and come in the house.
, I will ask your two brothers to unload the donkey cart for you in a while. Come inside quickly to warm yourself up."
When a son-in-law comes to his uncle's house, anyone who knows something about people knows how to treat him like a distinguished guest, in order to make his niece be valued and live a better life when he returns home.
No, Xu Ruifeng was put on the kang. As soon as he entered the room, he finally understood why Dahu and Erhu were wearing single clothes. The whole wall of the room was filled with fire, and the heat hit his nostrils.
"Niece, son-in-law, why did you two come here at night instead of during the day?"
Wenwan complained while taking off her scarf and earmuffs: "I came here during the day. I wanted to come back before the snow melted and take a look. Who knew the sun would rise in the afternoon? There was mud along the way and the wheels were stuck in two holes.
Return."
"The road is not easy to walk on when it snows."
Xu Ruifeng asked curiously: "Uncle, you built a house and a livestock pen, how did you make such a big fortune?"
It was just a casual chat. Xu Ruifeng couldn't help but talk when he entered the room, but Uncle Six visibly shook his eyelids: "Hey, we'll talk about it later, what, haven't you two eaten yet?"
"Let's eat first."
"Big Tiger, Erhu, these two beasts have not finished unloading the truck."
"Niece, what do you want to eat? How about my uncle kill a big goose for you?"
As Wen Laoliu spoke, he walked to the outhouse. When he got outside, he didn't wait for Wen Wan to reply and started catching geese.
Xu Ruifeng and Wen Wan looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
Is it possible for ordinary people to live like this with fifty silver dollars in half a year? If Wen Laoliu really had this ability, how would he live in a thatched house when Xu Ruifeng came to pick up his bride?
No one in the couple had figured it out. As soon as they turned around, busy work started in the outer room. The big tiger and the two tigers were running back and forth between the two rooms, boiling water and plucking hair. They also made a bowl of tea for Xu Ruifeng and Wen Wan.
After a while, the tables were placed in the room, and Dahu brought a basin as big as a washbasin into the room and placed it on the table.
"Nephew, son-in-law, niece, please eat quickly while it's hot."
Dahu and Erhu had boiled the wine, and Xu Ruifeng was polite: "Stop being busy, I don't know how to drink."
Uncle Liu came into the room with a plate of pickles and peanuts: "There are no men who don't drink. We must drink some today."
Anyway, there was an atmosphere of family togetherness, and everyone gathered around the table warmly.
The big tiger was not polite and didn't care about anyone else. He picked up a goose leg and started to chew on it. The second tiger carried two big bowls of rice. Wen Laoliu looked at it and took out another goose leg from the basin and gave it to Wen Laoliu.
She handed it over gracefully: "Niece, let me see this body, do you have it?"
There was a little shyness on Wen Wan's face: "It's been five months."
"What a happy event. Doesn't the old Xu family have a heir?"
Goose stewed with potatoes, a spacious big tile-roofed house, and a yard full of livestock. The more Xu Ruifeng thought about it, the more wrong it became. But at this time, Dahu had already picked up the wine bowl: "Brother-in-law, we have to take a sip from such a good thing."
The two of them just tasted it. Wen Wan couldn't hold back her words and asked again: "Uncle Sixth, what's going on? I haven't been back for half a year. How come the house has completely changed."
Wen Laoliu, who had a slightly rosy face, lifted the wine bowl and touched his mouth with his sleeve: "Ah, isn't this the bride price of fifty silver dollars given by my nephew and son-in-law? I asked your two brothers to rent a forestry farm. Don't you think so?
You know, foreigners are curious about our mountains full of wood, and they pull it out of the mountains in trucks. How do they understand that there is not much wood in the mountains? Our money is flowing in like water. No, it won’t be half a year.
Just get over it."
puff……
Xu Ruifeng almost choked on his drink!
He is a land gunner in Northern Manchuria, and he knows very well what kind of business this forest farm is.
The woods grow on the mountains. For the Mu Gang, this is a business without capital. Can the work of making money by setting up a hill and hiring a bunch of coolies fall into the hands of the common people? How many people in the world are thinking about it, can they?
Is it your turn?
Businesses such as wharves, forest farms, salt gangs, and horse gangs are all controlled by Jianghu people. Even if Lao Xu wants to make such money, he will have to pay for it with blood. Your two stupid sons are not enough to be plotted by others.
If you also rent a forest farm, you have to charge some money to let the gangsters in the mountains smash it into the kiln. Whatever you make is for others.
"Ah, this is pretty good." Wen Wan really doesn't understand anything. She doesn't believe what Wen Lao Liu says: "Now that life has improved, will the next step be to find a wife for our two brothers?"