Chapter 1144 Sad Niu Dali

The college entrance examination in 78 began on July 20th. At that time, Wang Yan and others were in Harbin. By the time they returned to Ningyang, Ma Yan had also finished the exam.

At this time, Ma Yan had already checked her answers. Actually, she didn't need to check them. She had already felt it during the exam and kept thinking about how awesome Wang Yan was. She checked her answers again and when filling out her application form, her first choice was Dongda.

Ma Yan is already a college student. Old Ma never closes his mouth, smiling every day, no longer scolding Wang Xin, and even less glaring at Wang Yan, he is very happy. His favorite words are "I heard your daughter got into college", if anyone says that, the old guy will definitely laugh like a chrysanthemum.

As for Wang Sufang, she was immersed in the happiness of the girl's promising future. She was in high spirits and felt stronger.

In the blink of an eye, it was August. A postal courier came to the compound on a bicycle with a large backpack on his back, calling out Ma Yan's name and delivering the admission letter from Southeast University.

A week later, Ma Kui held a banquet in the courtyard, which was considered Ma Yan's graduation banquet. This was a rare event in the courtyard. However, no one cared about the Ma family's banquet and gifts. After all, the supplies were relatively scarce at the moment, and everyone contributed money as a family. In fact, they were the ones who got the better deal.

On this day, Wang Yan and others visited all the households and started working early in the morning.

Needless to say, all the supplies were arranged by Wang Yan, even the chickens, ducks and pigs were alive, and the men and women in the yard slaughtered the pigs together, with Wang Yan holding the knife and the chef butchering the pigs. The women prepared the dishes and gathered together to chat and laugh while working.

The chef was not hired from outside, but from a master chef on the train, whose skills were quite good. In addition, Wang Yan, Lao Wu, and Lao Cai also helped, preparing small ingredients and cooking the long dishes in advance.

"Great, brother. Why didn't I realize you have the skill to cook such a big pot dish before?" Cai Xiaonian grabbed the big slices of meat that had been boiled and cut into plates, gave a piece to each of the children, and ate it with relish himself.

"You're talking nonsense. It's not like you haven't eaten my cooking before. The small pot is good, and the big pot is not much different."

"Do you think I don't understand? There's a huge difference between a small pot and a big pot. It's either too salty or too bland."

"I am a genius."

"Well, I don't object to what you said. I'm a natural cook."

"Are you eating secretly?" At this time, Ma Yan came over with a basin of washed vegetables.

"What? It's the first time my brother is cooking a dish, so I'm helping him taste the saltiness and make sure it's done." Cai Xiaonian said with a righteous tone without changing his expression.

"Try it well. If it doesn't taste good and you've wasted the food, you'll be executed immediately." Ma Yan rolled her eyes at him, put the food down, turned around and left.

Looking at her back, Cai Xiaonian came close to Wang Yan and whispered, "Brother, Ma Yan is in college now. She will be a college student soon..."

Wang Yan smiled and pretended not to know: "What do you mean?"

"She has a bright future ahead of her. The university is full of people from all over the world, and each one is more capable than the other. By then, she will have seen a lot, and a railway policeman like me may not be in her eyes. You must seize the opportunity. Dear brother, my words may sound harsh, but I am doing this for your own good. You must take it seriously and don't think about it. You will have no place to cry when the time comes."

Wang Yan smiled and nodded: "I know what you said, Ma Yan is not that kind of person. Besides, who says that people who go to college are capable? You can't help others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. It's better for her not to go to college. If she goes to college, she will know how capable and excellent I am. Otherwise, she won't know how to cherish me."

"Yes, yes, brother, you are the best. The key is that you can't stand the sourness of those college students, each one is more eloquent than the other. You know about the educated youths who fooled the rural girls. In the current situation, Ma Yan'er is the rural girl. You can't be sure that she has been fooled by others. It's better to be careful."

"I know. Don't worry about me. Here, Meatball."

Cai Xiaonian didn't say anything more. He put the meatballs straight out of the pot into his mouth and ate them without caring about how hot they were. A group of children nearby also ran over and watched eagerly.

Of course Wang Yan was not stingy. After letting it sit for a while, he gave one to each person. Soon there were a bunch of furry babies crying out in pain from the heat.

Watching the children eating happily with a smile, Wang Yan took out a cigarette and gave one to Cai Xiaonian, and they both lit up.

"Dear brother, you really..."

"Get lost, why are you wasting time? I've said it all. I know you're doing this for my own good, so I'll treat you to meat next month and you don't have to chant sutras, okay?"

"Hehe, that's great. I'll remember it. You are really my brother."

Cai Xiaonian nodded repeatedly, then looked into the distance with a look of disgust on his face, "Look at that old fool. My little Yao'er's dislike for him is written all over his face, but he's still acting like a lapdog."

In the distance, Wang Xin was helping to move tables, chairs and benches, while Yao Yuling was sitting on the other side, eating sunflower seeds, her eyes fixed on Wang Xin. Next to her was Niu Dali, who was nicknamed "Pug" by Cai Xiaonian.

Niu Dali was getting closer and trying to make small talk. There was visible impatience on Yao Yuling's face. Niu Dali pretended not to see it, but the sadness had already spread to Wang Yan.

"It's hard to say. Once they get back together, I guess everything will be fine."

"That's even worse."

"He's seriously injured, so what can he do? The important thing is that there's still hope."

Wang Yan waved his hand, "Okay, go help with some work if you have nothing to do. Don't eat here all the time. You'll be full soon."

"Look, we are a family after all, we can't bear to eat anything."

"piss off."

"Okay." Cai Xiaonian ate another piece of meat and two slices of chopped garlic very attentively before leaving. He kept talking to people everywhere, but he didn't say a single serious word...

There were quite a few people here today, not to mention those in the compound, Ma Kui had quite a few friends, most of whom were policemen, some were from other government departments, and there were also people from the bureau like Lao Hu. If you count the relatives of Ma Kui and Wang Sufang, it was really lively, and the tables filled the compound.

To Wang Yan's surprise, Ma Kui even called the old blind man over. The old guy wasn't annoying. Wang Xin came over and brought a plate of meat and fried peanuts. The old guy started drinking...

The excitement lasted until the evening. After eating and drinking, the excitement died down. With the help of everyone in the courtyard, the mess was cleaned up and the dishes and tables contributed by each family were washed. The graduation banquet came to an end.

Evening, at Lao Ma’s house.

Ma Kui sat on a chair drinking tea with a rosy face. Wang Yan sat at the dining table, helping Wang Sufang and Ma Yan count the money.

"I collected a lot." Wang Yan said with a smile.

"They were all given in the past. During the time when Old Ma was in prison, we never asked anyone for a gift." Wang Sufang said, "How much did you spend on buying vegetables and meat? I'll pay for it. I can't let you pay for it."

"It's not much money, aunt, don't be so formal, we are all family, why are you saying that?"

Ma Yan nodded: "If he wants to pay, then pay. Don't worry about him."

She didn't know where Wang Yan got the money, but she knew that Wang Yan had money, because she felt that the money Wang Yan spent didn't match his income as a police officer. Of course, this was not the reason why she spent Wang Yan's money, but because she agreed with what Wang Yan said, "We are all family." She also understood Wang Yan, and if he said no, it meant he really didn't want it.

This was all sponsored by the big brothers in Harbin and Ningyang. The stopover time in other places was short, but the time at these two terminals was long. Wang Yan went there regularly to chat with various people. He didn't feel any burden, not because it was illegal, but because at this time, there were basically no good people who made money.

Wang Yan smiled and said, "Yes, don't worry about me."

"That won't work. Although we have no objection to your relationship with Ma Yan, there is no reason for us to ask you to pay."

Ma Kui said, "Give him three hundred. If I give it to you, just take it. Don't hesitate."

Wang Yan shook his head in amusement, but did not refuse: "Just take one hundred." "Then two hundred!" Wang Sufang counted out twenty ten-yuan bills and put them in front of Wang Yan. After watching the latter put them in his pocket, she nodded with satisfaction, "That's right."

"Oh, that's great..." Ma Kui said with satisfaction on the side.

Wang Yan said mischievously: "It's been a month, and you still haven't recovered? What, you got into college too?"

"Ma Yan is my daughter. If she passed the exam, I will pass it too. So what?"

"What else can I do? Whatever you say is right. Okay, I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. I'm going to go back and take a shower and go to bed. Aunt, you should pay attention and keep your mood. Don't get tired. You've been busy all day. Go to bed early."

"I'm in a very good mood. I'm happy today. I didn't do any work. I'm not tired at all. Let's go."

Wang Yan left with a smile, and Ma Yan stood up to see him off.

When they got outside, Ma Yan said, "Thank you very much. You took care of everything here."

"What? Are you going to separate from me now? Let me tell you, someone told me today to please you as much as I can, so that you won't feel that I am not worthy of you after you go to college and kick me out."

"Did Cai Xiaonian say that?"

"Oh, you know all this?"

Ma Yan rolled her eyes: "I knew it was him. But he is really particular. If it were someone else, he wouldn't tell you this. Does he really treat you as his own brother?"

"He is more down-to-earth and speaks his mind."

"Forget it, he's a good liar. Don't worry, I won't bear a grudge against him." Ma Yan said with a smile, "But he is right. It depends on your performance. If you don't perform well, I will really do this."

"I'm so capable, but you can't tell the difference between the big and small Wang? I'll punish you according to the family rules." Wang Yan slapped Ma Yan on the butt.

"Oh..." Ma Yan quickly looked around, then angrily hit Wang Yan, "Get lost."

Turn around and leave without looking back...

Wang Yan smiled, wandered back to his home, washed up, read for a while, and went to bed at around twelve o'clock in the night...

Life was very ordinary. When Ma Yan went to college, Wang Yan borrowed a jeep, loaded bedding and other things, and took Lao Ma and Wang Sufang to Dongda.

Wang Yan made full use of his working hours and printed some of the magic skills for catching thieves that he had been writing for a long time. In the end, he named it "Catching Thieves" and distributed it within their Ningyang Station after printing.

The comrades responded very well, and even some of the more conceited older comrades did not say anything, because the prerequisite for commenting on Wang's words is that you have to catch more thieves than him and be responsible for safer lines than him.

Now on the trains on the Ningyang and Harbin lines, you won’t see a professional thief for ten days or half a month. We catch every one that comes out. It’s so awesome.

As time went by, some comrades who had read the book began to practice. It was not noticeable on one train, but with more trains, it was obvious that the number of thieves caught on the train was increasing. The leaders were very surprised and organized a collective learning activity of "catching thieves" to further improve the success rate of catching thieves, which became a political task.

It's so awesome. If you don't have anything to do with anyone, then no one will hate you. This is the situation with Wang Yan now. He has smiling faces wherever he goes.

Such peaceful days passed one after another as the trains ran, and time came to late autumn.

On this afternoon, people were chatting and basking in the sun in the yard. The women gathered in one group to knit sweaters, sew soles, and make insoles, while the men gathered in two groups, one playing chess and the other playing poker. It was lively and warm.

Wang Yan was standing by the faucet in the middle of the yard, washing clothes with a clicking sound.

At this moment, at the gate of the compound, Wang Xin and Yao Yuling walked in.

"Hey, hey, hey, why are they holding hands?" Old Mrs. Wu shouted in an exaggerated voice.

Her voice attracted the attention of everyone in the yard. Of course, this also included Niu Dali, who was standing there watching people play chess and giving them some advice...

Wang Xin smiled and said, "Since everyone is here, I'd like to tell you that Yuling and I are getting married. I don't know when we'll have the wedding banquet."

"Oh, well, we'll be waiting."

"That's great! Oh, this seems to be the first couple in our courtyard to get married, right?"

"The son-in-law is not here. He and Ma Yan have been separated for a long time." Cai Xiaonian came over and put his arm around Wang Yan's shoulders affectionately.

Wang Yan looked at Ma Kui, who was habitually frowning, and then looked at Wang Sufang, who was smiling gently and kindly, and laughed at everyone: "Yes, but I drank the wedding wine late."

"That's right. Ma Yan is in college and can't delay her studies. This is a big deal." Old Cai nodded in agreement and glared at his son, blaming him for talking nonsense.

Cai Xiaonian didn't care at all and said to Wang Xin: "He's so slow, you two should hurry up, we are all waiting to drink."

"I'm still waiting for you, Uncle Cai, Aunt Cai, hurry up and do some research. Xiaonian is two years older than me, so it's time."

Old Cai's wife smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, it's only a matter of time."

After chatting and laughing for a few more words, Wang Xin said, "Then let's go into the house first, you guys go and have fun." After saying these polite words, under the gaze of everyone, Wang Xin went to his house hand in hand with Yao Yuling. From beginning to end, the two of them never let go of each other's hands.

Everyone in the compound glanced at a certain place in the field without leaving a trace, and then continued with the previous liveliness and warmth.

"Brother, I think we can't wait until Wang Xin and Xiao Yaoer's wedding to drink, we have to drink something today." Cai Xiaonian looked at Niu Dali and shook his head.

At this time, Niu Dali was standing there blankly, staring at Wang Xinjia motionlessly. Finally, this day came, and finally his sorrow came...

Wang Yan also shook his head: "I have ten dollars in my pocket. Go buy some meat, some vegetables, and two bottles of wine. We'll drink later. He may not make it to the evening."

"Ah... this is really a life-and-death struggle, except that it's this old stupid cow that's dying."

When Cai Xiaonian heard that Wang Yan spent money to buy meat, he was not even happy. This was very rare.

"go quickly."

"Then I'll tell Lao Niu." Cai Xiaonian took out the money from Wang Yan's pocket, then walked to Niu Dali, said a few words, went home, got on his bike, and sped away.

Niu Dali watched for more than ten minutes, until his feet became numb from standing, and he limped back to his room.

When Cai Xiaonian came back, Wang Yan and the other two started drinking. Niu Dali kept drinking and crying, and finally fell asleep in the middle of the night.

The autumn wind blew, blowing up the yellow leaves in the yard. That was all the sadness that Niu Dali was overflowing with...

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