Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 236
"Hey, Brother Handy, Brother Xu, how many tricks did you play this time?"

Dong Haisheng asked with a smug smile when he saw them coming back.

From this look, he knew that he had a good harvest.

"Why, do you still want to compete with us?"

Guo Bizi glanced at Dong Haisheng and said with some disdain.

"What? No way? Or are you afraid that you will lose to me?"

Dong Haisheng provocatively said confidently.

"Heh! Just kidding, can I be afraid of you? When I will catch rabbits, you still don't know where to play with mud?"

Guo Shuzi said with some annoyance.

"Cut! Don't talk about these useless things, just talk about the comparison? Whoever loses will give up his rabbit skin!"

Dong Haisheng waved his hand and said with a look of disgust.

"Hey! I dare you to think about my rabbit fur! Okay, let's compare, I just want to wear the whole small waistcoat."

Guo Bizi raised his eyes and said.

"Add me one!"

At this time, Shi Dongwei, who was watching the play next to him, suddenly spoke.

"Tsk tsk! All right! Dong Wei, your wings are stiff now, you dare to fight me for food! Be careful not to lose money by stealing the chicken!"

Dong Haisheng turned his head to look at Shi Dongwei, and said jokingly.

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at the others, and shouted loudly: "Whoever wants to compete with each other, hurry up and speak up, the one who wins in the end, all our rabbit skins will belong to him."

"Hey, why are you looking at me? I just made a trick just now, and it's obvious that I'm losing. I'm still comparing myself to you!"

Meng Dazhuang said angrily.

"How do you know if you don't try? Maybe we didn't catch the rabbit, but you did!"

Dong Haisheng hastily persuaded.

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Meng Dazhuang stared at Dong Haisheng with wide eyes, and said unswervingly.

"Oh, no, no."

Dong Haisheng waved his hands hastily, and said with a sneer.

He forgot it for a moment, and it was no different from not participating.

"Humph!"

Meng Dazhuang snorted angrily, pulled out a piece of pasture and put it in his mouth.

"Me, count me in!"

Xu Lingjun sat beside him and watched the play for a long time, then raised his hand with a slight smile and said.

How could such an interesting thing be missed without him!
"You? Brother Xu, you also have tricks?"

Dong Haisheng asked in surprise when he heard the words.

"Yes! I just learned a few games from Lao Guo."

Xu Lingjun nodded and smiled.

"Don't underestimate Lao Xu, he is much better at playing tricks than me now."

Guo Bizi sat aside and said with some emotion.

At the beginning, he played one trick, and Xu Lingjun also played one trick, but later, he played one trick, and Xu Lingjun already played two tricks.

What he had to admire the most was that Xu Lingjun was not only faster than him, but also better than him. He didn't look like a person who just learned how to catch rabbits.

This also made him more determined to let his children study hard and become a cultural person like Xu Lingjun in the future.

"Really?"

Dong Haisheng said suspiciously.

And the others also showed a look of surprise.

You must know that although catching rabbits is relatively simple, the simpler the matter, the more experience is required.

They all know that this is the first time that Xu Lingjun has learned how to catch rabbits. If Xu Lingjun has already learned how to catch rabbits, they are willing to believe it. Great, then they don't dare to believe it.

"Believe it or not, is it possible that I deliberately lied to you?"

Guo Xiezi said a little angrily.

"No, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that what you said is too exaggerated! How can someone be so good at playing tricks for the first time? Doesn't this mean that all the tricks we've played over the years have been for nothing!"

Dong Haisheng explained with a resentful smile.

As he spoke, he gave Xu Lingjun an embarrassed look.

"You really don't believe it. When the time comes, you will find out tomorrow when you follow Lao Xu to see what he has done."

Guo Shuzi said with some annoyance.

"Old Guo, it's alright, we are not comparing anyone's tricks better, as long as we can catch rabbits, no matter how bad the trick is, it is still a good trick."

Xu Lingjun waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Listen, listen, why don't you say that Lao Xu is a cultural person! This is a level of speaking."

Guo Bizi was taken aback for a moment, then joked with a smile.

"Or is it like you? A few years ago, you were asked to go to school as a representative of the poor|middle peasants. You can't even fart when you speak on stage."

Hu Zhongguo exhaled a puff of dry smoke, and said with some contempt.

"At that time, I didn't know a lot of Chinese characters. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to speak on stage! If I hadn't learned some characters from Lao Xu in the past few years, I'm afraid I would still be illiterate now!"

Guo Bizi smiled sullenly.

"Okay, it's getting late now, let's put up the tent first!"

Hu Zhongguo stood up, patted the weeds on his trouser legs, and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, everyone else got up and got busy. Some took out the tents from the luggage they brought, and some went to the nearby forest to cut wood and pick up some firewood by the way.

Grazing on the mountain, if there is no tent, there is no way to sleep at night. The wind blowing down from the Qilian Mountains is bone-chilling.

Soon after, with everyone's concerted efforts, three triangular tents covering an area of ​​[-] square meters were successfully erected.

Each tent is shared by two people, on the one hand because the number of tents is not enough, on the other hand, it is also for mutual care and heating.

Then, after they had made their respective quilts, they began to dig a pit in front of the tent, set up an iron pot, and prepared to cook lunch.

The food is very simple, in addition to a big pot of porridge, there are some steamed buns with mixed noodles, and some side dishes with red oil flavor, which make people appetizing and refreshing.

Xu Lingjun was not surprised by this either.

In this day and age, it is good to have a stutter.

What's more, the herdsmen in pastoral areas are agricultural and animal husbandry workers, and they are paid the same wages as factory workers.

工资待遇从一级到七级，分别是32元、36.5元、41.6元、47.3元、54.1元、61.7元、70.4元。

The main upgrade conditions are the number of years of grazing and the evaluation of the production team.

Today, Xu Lingjun earns the salary of a first-class worker, 32 yuan a month.

If it weren't for the fact that the herdsmen helped him fight for it, and that he had been raising horses in the pasture for more than ten years, it is estimated that he is still receiving an apprentice's salary, which is only 18 yuan a month.

With this little money, apart from buying rice noodles, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, as well as cloth and clothes, there is basically not much left over every month. Even if there is a little left, he has to return it to other herdsmen.

Because, at the beginning, it was a joint venture with other herdsmen to help him build the house.

However, at the end of last year, the predecessor had already paid off the money, and up to now, the predecessor had saved more than 30 yuan, which made him cheaper for nothing.

Although he didn't like this little money, it also gave him an excuse to take things out of the system in the future. Otherwise, if he was still in debt, he could only find a way to repay the debt first.

(End of this chapter)