Chapter 14: Both Parents Are Drama Queens
Chapter 14: Both Parents Are Drama Queens
In autumn, it gets dark earlier and earlier. By the time Shen Anan walked to the threshing ground in the village, it was already completely dark.
Wanyang Village has electricity, but now only the brigade headquarters has the power line. Other villagers still use kerosene lamps at home. The threshing ground is where everyone gathers daily, so a small light bulb is also installed.
The threshing ground was already filled with villagers who had heard the news. They gathered in the middle and exclaimed from time to time.
The wild boar on the mountain had indeed been carried down the mountain and was now lying on the ground with its four legs facing up. Shen Laiyou was standing next to the wild boar with a flushed face, talking and gesticulating.
"The wild boar rushed towards me at that time. How could I, Shen Lai, give in? I picked up the hoe and hit the big guy."
"I didn't expect this big guy to be so ferocious. I fought with it for three hundred rounds before I finally exhausted its strength."
"Let me tell you, it was truly dangerous..."
Shen Anan: “…”
This...if she wasn't involved, she would believe it.
Shen Laiyou looked at the admiring eyes of the people around him and felt as if his bones had become lighter. He couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. Just as he was intoxicated, he saw the little girl standing behind the crowd and his face turned red.
"Daughter, you're here!"
Shen Anan squeezed into the crowd and saw other members of the Shen family standing nearby. Shen Yuancheng and Shen Yuanxing were still covered in blood, probably from when they lifted the wild boar just now.
"An An is here! Your father is incredible. No one in our village has killed a wild boar in years."
"That's right, this guy weighs nearly 500 kilograms. Isn't this the modern-day Wu Song?"
Shen Layou's chest puffed out higher and higher with the praise from the people around him. Old Zhao next to him scratched his head in confusion. Didn't he know Shen Layou? He was not as strong as him, but he could kill a wild boar. Was this wild boar made of paper?
Aunt Zhao, who was standing nearby, suddenly noticed the scratch on Shen Anan's hand and was shocked. "Anan, what happened to you? This is the hand you hold the pen with, how did it get hurt like this?"
Ever since Aunt Zhao passed by the river and saved Shen Anan last time, the two families have been visiting more frequently. These days, whenever the Shen family makes delicious food, they always remember to serve a bowl to the Zhao family, and Aunt Zhao also often visits the Shen family.
"It's okay, Aunt Zhao, this is..."
Shen Anan waved her hands nonchalantly and was about to say that she fell accidentally when Wang Sufen next to her interrupted her.
"It's because she heard that our father, Mr. Shen, encountered a wild boar in the mountains. The child was worried about her father and fell down because she lost her balance."
"Ah, in the end, our old Shen, who has thick skin and flesh, was fine, but An An's hand became like this, which really broke my heart!"
"An An is such a filial child. It's such a blessing to have a daughter like her!"
"Who said it wasn't true? When I get home and see those bastards in our family, I get mad. They really are the ones who get thrown away when they compare!"
"That's right, Sufen, you are lucky..."
Wang Sufen listened to the compliments from people around her, smiled, and spoke more excitedly. In her heart, her daughter was the best.
Shen Anan: “…”
It's true that people from the same family are alike!
Shen Anan couldn't help laughing when she saw her parents' excited expressions. What would it feel like to have parents who were both dramatic actors?
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Seeing that most of the villagers had arrived, Shen Yuanxing took the gong and knocked it a few times. After attracting everyone's attention, he cleared his throat.
"As you all have seen, the wild boar my father hunted in the mountains this time has just been weighed, and it weighs a total of 512 kilograms."
"According to our village's tradition of driving away wild boars, those who participated in killing the wild boar share half of the meat, and the remaining villagers share the other half."
"But this time the situation is special. My father hunted the wild boar alone. We have discussed it and decided to take only one-fifth of the meat. The rest will be shared among us and given to the children as a snack before the New Year."
The branch secretary next to him hesitated and said, "This isn't good. Old Man Shen risked his life to hunt this wild boar. How can we let your family suffer this loss?"
"If it weren't for Old Man Shen, we wouldn't have gotten a single pig hair. Just give your family half, and no one will say anything."
Shen Yuanxing waved his hand and insisted, "No need to say anything. We're all from the same village. Why should we suffer any loss? Hurry up and boil some water. Let's get rid of the wild boar. If we wait too long, the blood will get into the meat and that will be bad."
This was also Shen Anan's suggestion, which was approved by the whole family. Living in the same village, their family saw that their lives were getting better and better, but they also had to be on guard against those who got conjunctivitis.
This wild boar is a wild animal from the mountains. It is not private property after all. Strictly speaking, it belongs to collective ownership.
Although there was a tradition of driving away wild boars, at that time most of the strong laborers in the village had to participate, and each family would not get much more. This time, if only their family got to share more than 200 kilograms of meat at once, I'm afraid many people would be anxious.
Shen Anan knew that the policy would change later, so she didn't want to be caught. After weighing the pros and cons, she felt that taking one-fifth was the most appropriate. After all, the Shen family was large, so it wouldn't be that conspicuous if she took the money.
The threshing ground soon became lively. Everyone was busy cleaning the wild boar, and their hearts were also very excited.
Such a large wild boar is truly rare. The Shen family has been truly charitable this time, giving each person a few ounces of meat. Don't underestimate these few ounces; a family can get several kilograms. Whether it's pickled into bacon for New Year's or used as a supplement for children, it's excellent.
the other side.
Wang Pan'er stood in the crowd, confused. There was clearly no wild boar in her previous life. What went wrong?
Wang Pan'er remembered that she was dead, but she didn't expect that when she opened her eyes, she was back in 1968. Since her rebirth last night, Wang Pan'er has been excited. In her previous life, she was implicated by her family and suffered a lifetime. In this life, with her memories, she must seize the opportunity to become a superior person.
Especially Shen Anan, she must live a better life than Shen Anan!
Thinking of the interview she saw before she died in her previous life, in which Duan Hongzhe was still elegant and graceful in his middle age and loved Shen Anan very much, Wang Pan'er felt suffocated.
Why is Shen Anan so lucky? She has been spoiled by her family since she was a child, and she is spoiled by her husband after she got married. She has all the good things!
In this life, she must snatch Duan Hongzhe away. Without Duan Hongzhe, Shen Anan is just a spoiled country girl!
I remember that the village accountant will bring the educated youth back to Wanyang Village today. Because there have never been educated youth in the village before, the villagers have gathered everyone and will first place the educated youth in families with vacant houses.
When Wang Pan'er heard the bell, she thought that the educated youth had arrived early, so she changed into her best clothes and rushed over, hoping to leave a good impression on Duan Hongzhe on their first meeting.
She didn't expect to see a wild boar on the ground when she came here. She couldn't help but feel dazed. Could it be that it had been too long and she remembered things from her previous life wrongly?
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