Chapter 248 The open space must be utilized! (Two in one)

After being amused by Erhan’s behavior, the Dai family members, who were originally extremely nervous, laughed so hard that they bent over.

Although the little girl didn’t quite understand what her father had just said, she noticed Erhan’s smooth little tail with her sharp eyes, and she couldn’t help but stretch out her little hand to play with it.

Erhan, who had been unwilling to lift his head from the food bowl no matter how Dai Bo pulled him, was suddenly poked by the little girl and immediately pulled his face out of the bowl, and the sticky soup was immediately scattered all over the floor.

“Oops~”

Jiang Weiqin had a look of disgust on her face, but she had already taken a small piece of clean cloth and smeared it on Erhan’s face, “Look at you, you’re so dirty!
It’s just a joke, it’s okay~
How many years will we have to go through during our stay in this world?

You have met so many people and things over the years. Can you remember them all?

Maybe you made a fool of yourself today, but others saw it and laughed at it, and forgot about it after a while. How could they keep it in mind and laugh at you?
We must not torture ourselves and be hard on ourselves!

As the old saying goes, eat when you’re hungry, drink when you’re thirsty, and don’t forget anything.

And then again, you still have a lot of time in the future, maybe you can see other people’s fun~
By then, we don’t have to be afraid of anything. We can have fun if we want to. When it’s over, we can just forget about it and let it fade away little by little…”

Jiang Weiqin wiped Xiao Erhan’s face clean, her eyes full of kindness, and she muttered her wisdom on life.

In the past, Jiang Weiqun almost never nag about these things.

She has to make the final decision on almost all matters big and small at home. In everyone’s mind, she is silently treated as the old lady of the family.

Such a reliable person obviously wouldn’t talk about these things, but today Jiang Weiqin suddenly started talking about these things, but everyone didn’t feel it was out of place at all, but listened quietly to Jiang Weiqin’s nagging to Little Bear;
After all, after being together for a long time, people will naturally ignore the wisdom and conclusions expressed by the people closest to them, which have been washed away by time.

And these crystallizations of wisdom often burst into unexpected light at some unexpected moments.

Xiao Erhan understood what people said, and after being comforted by Jiang Weiqin’s plain words, his confidence suddenly rose.

Before, he was lying in the food bowl in a daze, unwilling to move at all.
At this moment, he let the little girl behind him play with his bald tail, while he held the food bowl. After taking a few bites, he stretched his neck and put his mouth close to Jiang Weiqun’s hand to try to eat. He would not continue to eat unless Jiang Weiqun pinched the hair on the back of his head.

The big bowl of sticky food went into the little bear’s stomach little by little as he licked it constantly.

“Gah~”

Erhan burped and lay down on the ground leisurely. His little belly was now completely round, as if there was a big iron pot on it.

Seeing that the little bear was full, the others stopped teasing it and started preparing dinner.

Jiang Weiqun started a fire in the yard and threw the four bear paws she had taken out earlier, one in front and one behind, into the fire. Black smoke immediately rose from the fire.

When the hair on the bear paw was almost burnt, the two brothers used a stove hook to pull out the bear paw and scraped it with a kitchen knife to avoid the black burnt hair.

During this time, the others were busy processing wild boar meat and wood frogs. They even took out the flying dragon they had killed before, plucked its hair and stewed it with wood ear mushrooms.

Jiang Weiqin originally wanted to thaw the frozen roe deer in the snow to entertain the guests, but was stopped by Dai Song.
People have been hunting for a lifetime and are tired of eating these things. If they really feel that the food is not enough, they might as well take a few dollars, go around the village and see if they can buy a big goose and stew it in an iron pot. To Lao Li Pao, that thing is more attractive than the livestock roaming in the mountains.

Jiang Weiqun felt that what the old man said made sense, so she waved her hand, took out two dollars from her own pocket, gave it to Dai Xiaoqian, and asked her to go to the village to buy a goose.

The whole family worked until around four o’clock in the afternoon. When the sun was setting, the street lights in the village flickered and then lit up one by one.

Dai Song went to the village headquarters and invited Jiang Haohan and Li Qinghai, who had spent the entire afternoon talking and drinking three jars of tea, to go home.

During this time, Qi Shunli pulled Dai Song aside and told him that the town had called, asking when they could go to the state-owned restaurant in the town to attend the welcoming banquet, and whether they had time the day after tomorrow.

When Dai Song heard this, he immediately understood the subtext and nodded in agreement.

Immediately before going home, he called Yonglitun to inform his father-in-law and his family that they would come to the town for a banquet.

The person who received Dai Song’s call was Su Shaoda.

When I heard Dai Song say that he would take the Nan family to the town for a welcoming banquet, I was so envious that my mouth almost drooled.

However, this time the leaders only invited the Dai family. The Nan family, as Mrs. Dai Song’s family, could go. Even though Su Shaoda was the head of a village, he couldn’t force his way in in such a matter.

After hanging up the phone, Dai Song hurried home to entertain the guests.

This family dinner at the Dai family was truly a feast for Li Qinghai. The beauty of it was not in the quality of the food, but in the atmosphere of the whole family being so happy and lively, as if they did not treat an old man like him as an outsider at all.

The little girl alone was holding a small cup and toasting him in a very serious manner.

The little girl drank the juice in her cup and poured it out again, then drank it again, and managed to drink until her belly was full.

Li Qinghai was also a down-to-earth person. Under the persuasion of the little girl and several others, he soon became drunk and almost crawled under the table.

The dinner lasted until eight o’clock in the evening. Dai Song felt that it was too late. Even if he escorted Wang Tu Douzi and drove the tractor to take Li Qinghai back, it would not be safe. So the two families simply cleaned up the house and let Lao Li Pao and Jiang Haohan live together in the side room of Dai Bai’s house.

After settling the guests, Dai Song returned to the main house. The little girl was so excited during the day that she was too tired to open her eyes. Now she had crawled into the bed, her two big eyes kept squinting. When she heard some movement at the door, she turned her head and called “Dad” in a sweet voice.

Dai Song smiled and agreed, then quickly walked to the kang, sat down sideways, and tucked the corner of the quilt for the little girl.

“Why aren’t you sleeping yet~”

Xiao Yingying twisted in the bed with a hum, and stretched out her little hand to hold Dai Song’s hand, “Dad, I haven’t heard you tell stories for a long time~”

“What story does Yingying want to hear? Do you want to hear Monkey King’s story again?”

At this time, only a few episodes of Journey to the West were filmed, and they were replayed over and over again. After watching it for a while, the little girl could even recite the lines in the show.

When the little girl heard that Dai Song was going to tell the story of Journey to the West, she nodded her head and kept saying “yes”.

So Dai Song told the little girl the story of the Golden Horn and the Silver Horn.

When the little girl saw Dai Song playing two roles and acting out the famous scene where the Silver Horn King was deceived by Monkey King with a fake gourd, she was overjoyed and the family of three in the house was even more harmonious.

Dai Song controlled the rhythm of the story very well. After the famous scene, the pace began to slow down. The little girl was happy and satisfied, and gradually became tired. While listening, she closed her eyes and snored softly.

When Dai Song saw his daughter’s cute little appearance, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up. He habitually looked at Nan Chunwan, wanting to urge her to turn off the lights and go to bed, but he did not expect that his little wife had already snuggled into bed.

The only difference is that in the past, in order to keep warm, the couple each had their own quilt, but now they have a particularly large quilt that takes up space for two people.

Dai Song blinked his eyes. Although he was anxious and stiff, he was a little dazed by what he saw. For some reason, he asked softly,
“What’s wrong, Xiaowan? Are you feeling uncomfortable today? Why are you using a big quilt?”

Nan Chunwan’s pretty face turned slightly red. When she heard Dai Song’s question, she turned her head slightly and looked at the light cord beside her.

“Mom washed your bedding during the day~”

Upon hearing this, Dai Song remembered that he had indeed washed the bedding during the day, and it was still hanging outside to freeze. But then he thought again and felt that something was not right. There were many people in his family and many beddings. How could there be no more bedding to cover himself with after washing one?
Dai Song thought that there must be something fishy going on. Could this goblin have eaten him up completely? He was surprised and delighted, and walked slowly over to turn off the light.

But just as he reached for the pull-cord switch, he turned around to look at his wife.

Dai Song was stunned.

In his pupils, the lively Nan Chunwan, wrapped in a large quilt, rushed towards him.
……

The next day, the two brothers tacitly leaned against the wall and walked out. After breakfast, Li Qinghai took Wang Tudouzi’s tractor back to Xiazhutun first.

Jiang Haohan was also picked up by Guan Haifu himself.

Before leaving, Guan Haifu made a point to shake hands with Dai Song and say goodbye, saying, “Thanks to you, our forest farm was able to successfully overcome this difficult time.” Dai Song was a little confused by what he said.

The deep meaning of these words was not understood until Dai Song and his family went to the state-owned hotel in the town and had a welcoming banquet with the leaders.

It turned out that because Dai Song and others successfully found the exact crossing point at the border and solved the wolf problem in Zhazi Forest Farm, Guan Haifu also benefited from it and successfully switched from work to politics and was directly transferred to the provincial government. It can be said that if the Dai family encounters any problems in the future, they can basically figure it out with just one phone call.

The factory director was promoted and his position became vacant, so someone was needed to replace him. Jiang Haohan, who had just gone through the test and proved his ability and loyalty, naturally became the most suitable candidate.

Although no specific notification document has been issued yet, this result has been recognized by all the leaders present.

Jiang Weiqun was rather reserved at the dinner table, and at first she could not understand the implicit conversation. But after the meal, when she heard Jiang Haohan share the good news, she was so happy that her eyes were wide open. She repeatedly asked Dai Song to take time out to go to the mountain to buy some products, and to ask her uncle to make some arrangements at the factory so that she could carry out her work more easily when she took office in the future.

In addition to Jiang Haohan, the issue of the Nan Family Orchard’s partners was also resolved;

As soon as Dai Song heard his brother-in-law’s request, he immediately told Jiang Zhanhua about it.

As soon as he expressed his idea, Jiang Zhanhua immediately called him.

Very quickly. The big guys who had cooperated with Nanjia Orchard called one after another.

It was in Jiang Zhanhua’s office that he had a sincere conversation with Nan Guofu and they also agreed on a time to set up a table in this state-owned hotel.

In addition, the leaders also took the opportunity of this welcoming banquet to pamper Xiao Erhan.

The little fat bear has been tied with a leather leash since he was brought to the town by everyone, so he knows very well that he has to be careful and well-behaved in this strange place, otherwise he might cause trouble for Daisong.

When the leaders saw the small medal with a bullet embedded in it on Erhan’s neck, they were all filled with emotion.

He immediately called on his assistant to bring a remade medal and the medal awarded for completing the mission.

Although the scene was not as grand as the last time the medals were awarded, the naive little waiter’s eyes widened immediately when he saw the shiny new medals.

It stood up quickly, but its short legs couldn’t move it anywhere, so it just stood stubbornly in front of the man holding the medal.

Seeing the little bear like this, everyone didn’t have the heart to keep it waiting, so they hurriedly hung the medal around Erhan’s neck under Dai Song’s care, and then took photos together.

Jiang Weiqun, who was witnessing such a grand scene for the first time, was immediately attracted by the camera. However, since her leaders were all there, she kept her thoughts to herself.

At the end of the welcoming banquet, a small incident occurred.

The leader of the town police station quietly found Nan Guofu and whispered to him that the end of the year was approaching and many lawless elements would take the opportunity to cause trouble, so he must be careful. If necessary, don’t be afraid of trouble and go to the police station to report the situation to them as soon as possible. They will do their best to help.

Nan Guofu was an experienced man. When he heard this, he immediately realized that the so-called criminals might be more or less related to his second daughter’s affairs, and they were hinting at whether they should intervene in the matter.

However, he had been deeply hurt by Nan Qiumei. Even if comrades from the police station came to remind him, he had no intention of helping that ungrateful person anymore. He immediately stated that he had nothing to do with those criminals.

Although Yan Pandi was sad, he did not express his intention to save his second daughter’s family.

Her eyes just turned red, and she let her eldest daughter-in-law support her, sniffling silently.

The welcoming banquet ended successfully. The two families said goodbye to their leaders and gathered together, feeling a lot of emotion.

On the one hand, they lamented Dai Song’s growth, and on the other hand, they talked about the future development of Nanjia Orchard.

It’s more about belonging than development.

In Nan Guofu’s own words,
“This orchard was originally built for the children.

Now with the help of Songzi, they can continue to operate the orchard. Songzi has made the greatest contribution, so Songzi and Xiaowan have a larger share in the orchard.

I have discussed this with our eldest brother. He is very busy with his career. If we ask him to worry about the orchard, he will definitely not be able to take care of it.

So let’s just leave this orchard to Songzi and Xiaowan in the future.”

The Dai family was shocked when they heard this.

After all, from what Nan Chunwan said before, the fruit trees in the orchard were only about ten to twenty years old, and they had not yet reached their peak production.

But just with this, the money they earned this year is more than what they earned in the past two or three years.

In addition, there is no need to worry about sales now. Other provinces and canning factories are rushing to purchase the fruits from the Nan family orchard. The value of the orchard is completely immeasurable.

Jiang Weiqin and Dai Laohan were not the kind of people who were blinded by money. When they heard their in-laws say this, they immediately wanted to refuse. But then they heard Nan Guofu and his wife pouring out their hearts. They felt ashamed of their previous prejudice against Dai Song. However, Dai Song not only did not mind, but also showed great concern for Xiao Wan, and even helped the Nan family solve the problem of unsalable fruits…

Dai Song felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, so he interrupted his father-in-law and promised to pay more attention to Xiaowan and his daughter in the future. For a moment, the harmony between the two families reached its peak.

Seeing this, Jiang Weiqun, who had been holding back an idea in her mind, immediately took the opportunity to suggest going to the town to take pictures.

When this proposal was made, everyone was very excited. Although they had taken a few photos with their leader before, those photos would not be given to them in the end. If they wanted them, they could only buy a newspaper with relevant reports, then cut out the page and put it in a book for safekeeping.

Now that everyone is in the village, why not just find a photo studio and take some family photos together?

Then the two families said goodbye to Jiang Zhanhua, left the hotel in a crowd, and followed Dai Song to the photo studio.

Along the way, Dai Bai complained about Dai Song, saying that he was quite familiar with the streets and alleys of this town. However, he was given the cold shoulder by Dai Xiaoqian and his wife. Dai Bai realized that he had said something wrong and immediately shut up.

The mood of the two families was not ruined by Dai Bo’s unintentional words. Instead, they happily took a group photo:

The elders from both the Dai and Nan families sat in the middle. Xiao Yingying was held by Jiang Weiqun, while Nan Buzhu stood beside Yan Pandi with his teeth bared.

The rest of the people stood in a row behind their elders.

As for Xiao Erhan, this guy really scared the photographer at first.

But when I heard its story and saw the three medals around its neck, one old and two new, I immediately realized that it was the little fat bear mentioned in the newspaper.

Finally, it was arranged to sit in front of Dai Laohan and Nan Guofu.

You know what, when the little fat bear sits there with his legs crossed, both the height and width are just right.

After taking the group photo, the two families took family photos separately. It took nearly an hour in total to finish the photo shoot. Erhan’s eyes were doubled due to the dazzle of the flash and he could not walk properly. If Jiang Weiqun hadn’t been holding his hand, he would have turned corners every few steps and bumped into the wall after a few more steps.

The Nan family originally wanted to return to Yonglitun, but they could not resist the enthusiastic invitation of the Dai family, who said that they had one bear paw in front and one bear paw in the back at home, which were reserved for entertaining their in-laws.

So, the two families went to Tuanjietun in a mighty manner. When they entered Tuanjietun and passed the open space in the south of the village, Nan Xiaze’s eyes lit up involuntarily, but thinking about going to his brother-in-law’s house as soon as possible, he suppressed the idea in his heart for the time being.

As soon as everyone got home, the flower mushroom that was forced to watch the house started jumping up and down and humming non-stop.

Logically speaking, it was also a member of that operation and had its share of credit and hard work, but why could the little fat bear go with them while it had to stay at home to watch over the house?

But Jiang Weiqun took out an aluminum lunch box and poured all the bones and leftovers from the table into its dog food bowl. Huagu immediately became quiet, tilted its head, and began to chew on the fragrant bones with shredded meat still attached to them.

After feeding the flower mushrooms, Jiang Weiqun led a group of people and started showing off the musk deer she was serving.

The musk deer has now been raised by her to be as big as a piglet.

The body below the long and thin neck looked like it was filled with water.

It is bulging, shiny and slippery, which makes people wonder what kind of species it is.

After seeing the musk deer, the two children ran directly to Yingying’s pile of toys and started playing with them while chatting and laughing.

It has to be said that Dai Song bought a lot of toys for Yingying. Even the little fat boy living in the town couldn’t help but show an envious expression when he saw his sister’s toys. But then he covered his pocket, feeling that the brand new harmonica he was going to give to his sister, which he hadn’t even started to play, was a bit shabby.

The little girl couldn’t help but feel puzzled when she saw her brother’s expression. But when she heard Nan stammering as he took out the things and handed them to her embarrassedly, turning his face away and muttering something like “Sister, don’t despise me”, the little girl immediately became unhappy.

Although Yingying was young and couldn’t explain anything profound, she knew that her brother had always been very good to her. She was also very smart. When she saw her brother acting like this, she knew that he mistakenly thought that she would look down on the gifts he gave her.

So he immediately held it to his chest with great curiosity. When he had admired it enough, he moved his short legs to take out the small bag his mother had made for him last time, and carefully put the harmonica into it.

Nan couldn’t help but smile when he saw Yingying attaching so much importance to the gift he gave her. The two children shook their little heads and talked and laughed in the main room, looking very happy.

The women of the two families were preparing the ingredients for dinner;
Small yellow-haired sand chicken, frozen roe deer with black bear paws, flying dragon frog with sauerkraut, and finally a pot of stewed vermicelli.

The men were chatting and talking on the kang in the main room. As they talked, the two families couldn’t help but talk about Dai Song’s house building after the spring.

Nan Guofu immediately patted Nan Xiaze on the shoulder.

“My dear relatives! I’ll leave this matter to Xia Ze! You can rest assured!
Designate that Songzi’s house be made into the best and most magnificent house in Tuanjietun!”

Dai Laohan was overjoyed, but he was usually taciturn and was not good at speaking frankly. So he just kept treating Nan Guofu to snacks and cigarettes.

When it comes to houses, Nan Xia Ze, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally found an opportunity.

He put his arm around Dai Song’s shoulders, his eyes sparkling as he said,

“Brother-in-law, before I came here, I saw a large open space in your village!
That open space seems quite neat and tidy. What’s going on?

Is there any word now on what that piece of land is going to be used for?

If that piece of vacant land is not being used, we must act quickly and make use of it!”

(End of this chapter)