When he got home, Zhang Quhun was already waiting outside the Chang family's courtyard.

These past few days, Chang Kun and his father went into the mountains without him. He went to the foot of the mountain to catch wild rabbits and field mice, but he caught nothing. He admired Chang Kun more and more.

Chang Kun asked Zhang Quhun and his mother Liu Meifen to skin the wolf at home.

He then went to Liu Tiezhu's house with his father.

Liu Tiezhu is the team leader; you have to go to him to get the certificate.

When we arrived at his house, it was almost evening, and he was picking wild vegetables with his wife, Li Erniang.

"Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, are you busy?"

Chang Kun stepped forward to greet him.

"Ah, Xiao Kun is here, and Lao Chang is here too. Come inside and sit down."

When Liu Tiezhu saw the father and son arrive together, he knew something must have happened.

His son, Liu Chuqiang, ran out when he heard Chang Kun's voice.

"Brother Kun, Brother Kun, tell me how you guys fought the black bear."

Li Erniang glared fiercely at her son.

"What do you think you're doing, daring to go into the mountains? I'll break your legs!"

The day before yesterday, this bastard son stole a gun and went into the mountains with Chang Youfu. They encountered a black bear, and Chang Youfu lost his arm, but luckily his son was unharmed.

This terrified Li Erniang, and she never again tried to get the old man to go into the mountains.

She also kept a close watch on her son, forbidding him from going anywhere.

Chang Kun chuckled twice but didn't say anything.

The three of them sat down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). Chang Dashan told Liu Tiezhu to sit firmly so he wouldn't fall to the ground.

The two were very close friends in the village and spoke very casually to each other.

Chang Kun explained the work targets in detail.

Upon hearing this, Liu Tiezhu's eyes widened, and he turned to look at Li Erniang standing to the side.

Li Erniang was also stunned. The basket of wild vegetables she was carrying fell to the ground, but she didn't care. She turned to look at Liu Chuqiang beside her.

Liu Chuqiang was still just a young boy, and his feelings about working in the city weren't as strong yet, but he was still quite shocked.

"So, does that mean my Uncle Chang, Aunt Chang, and my Brother Kun will be city people from now on?"

Liu Chuqiang's words startled Liu Tiezhu and Li Erniang out of their daze.

Liu Tiezhu gasped a few times, then asked with concern:

"Old Chang, is this all true?"

Chang Dashan laughed heartily.

"How could this thing be fake? Xiao Kun, show your uncle your work quota."

Chang Kun placed the three envelopes on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Uncle, you see."

With a bang, Liu Tiezhu and Li Erniang, both trying to read the letter, bumped their heads together.

"You tigress, what are you meddling in for if you can't even read!"

Liu Tiezhu rubbed his head and opened the envelope.

Li Erniang glared at the old man, "Hurry up and read it, you're the most dawdling one."

After reading the work certificate, Liu Tiezhu looked up at Chang Dashan.

My old buddy will be a city dweller from now on, completely different from me.

I should be happy for my brother, but why do I feel so bitter?

It's truly a case of being both afraid of one's brother suffering and afraid of one's brother driving a Land Rover.

Seeing his son standing with Chang Kun, his son being chased by a bear while Chang Kun fought off a bear and got a job, the difference was huge.

"Old Chang, you've raised a fine son!"

The two were roughly equal in hunting skills, and the captain himself was slightly better than Chang Dashan, the militia captain.

Looking back now, all of that is nothing!

Chang Dashan has moved to the city and is now working for the government!

Li Erniang opened her mouth wide, looked at Chang Kun, then at Chang Dashan, still finding it unbelievable.

Liu Meifen, who goes to dig for wild vegetables with me every day, is about to go to the city?

I'll go work as a sales clerk at the supply and marketing cooperative!

We never brag this much when we're just joking around!

Chang Dashan patted Liu Tiezhu on the shoulder.

"Old Liu, come over to my place tonight for some wolf meat and a few drinks."

Liu Tiezhu came to his senses and gave a bitter smile.

"Old Chang, you've given me a really big surprise! I'm totally impressed!"

He walked to the octagonal table, took out a letter from the cabinet, and began to write a certificate.

Li Erniang stood to the side watching, her eyes filled with a desire to write her name on the letter.

Liu Tiezhu was so excited that he tore the paper while writing.

He took a different piece of paper, took a deep breath, and slowly wrote the proof. After finishing, he checked it and found no mistakes before handing the letter to Chang Kun.

After writing three pages in a row, Liu Tiezhu twisted his wrist and looked at Chang Kun.

"Little Kun, remember to mention your brother Qiang if anything good happens in the future."

Most parents would consider their children's needs, so it's only natural for Liu Tiezhu to ask Chang Kun to look after his son.

Chang Kun nodded. In his previous life, he owed many people favors, and many people in the village had taken care of him.

"Come on, Uncle Liu, let's go to my house for a few drinks."

They forcibly dragged the Liu father and son into their home.

In the small courtyard of my home.

Zhang Quhun and Liu Meifen had already skinned the wolf and chopped it into pieces.

The water in the pot was boiling and steaming, and some wolf meat and bones were already stewing in the pot.

"Cricket, take a wolf leg home, then come back for dinner."

Zhang Quhun was a little embarrassed and declined a few times before finally picking up a wolf leg and taking it back.

A cool breeze was blowing in the courtyard.

Several people carried the octagonal table and stools into the courtyard.

Although the wolf meat wasn't cooked yet, Chang Dashan had already filled the glass with wine.

"Old Liu, have a drink."

Chang Dashan has lived in the village for most of his life. He only knows how to farm and has a little bit of hunting skills.

Now that he has to leave the village collective and go to work in the city, he is filled with mixed feelings.

"Okay, let's have a drink!"

These days, there's hardly any alcohol to drink in the countryside. Even at weddings, only the newlyweds get to drink a little. Today, Liu Tiezhu is really getting a taste of it.

However, he didn't stand on ceremony with Chang Dashan. The two had been close friends for a long time.

Seeing that Chang Dashan was about to go to the city to eat the rations, he was happy for his brother, at least the Chang family's little girls wouldn't have to go hungry anymore.

Before long, the wolf meat was served. The meat had a bitter taste that even Sichuan peppercorns couldn't mask.

But everyone enjoyed the meal.

At this moment, Zhang Quhun also returned.

He learned from Liu Meifen that Chang Kun was going to work in the city, and he was very happy about it.

When Chang Kun was dismissed and returned to the village, he heard a lot of rumors that Chang Kun was a spendthrift.

Now that all three members of the Chang family are going to work in the city, those gossipy old women have nothing more to say.

The people at the table were in high spirits, drinking and eating meat with great enjoyment.

The girls tasted a bite of wolf meat and then spat it out.

Normally, their eyes would light up at the sight of meat, but these days Chang Kun has spoiled them so much that they dare to spit out meat.

Seeing this, Liu Meifen slapped the girls a few times, driving them all into the house.

Seeing their mother getting angry, Chang Qing and Chang Mu didn't say a word and obediently went to the kang (a heated brick bed) to play with crayons.

Xiao Changxiu was too young to understand and didn't know why she was being beaten.

She threw herself onto her older brother's lap, tears streaming down her face, seeking comfort.

Seeing the little girl's pitiful appearance, Chang Kun carried her to the east kang (heated brick bed), took out a few pieces of pork jerky, and stuffed one into each of their mouths.

The three little girls immediately beamed with joy and rushed to their eldest brother, acting all cute.

When Chang Kun saw his mother walk out of the main room and into the yard, he took out the reward he had received for hunting pheasants earlier: Dezhou braised chicken.

The aroma of the Texas-style braised chicken wafted into the little girls' noses as soon as it was taken out of the oven.

The little girls' eyes lit up; they had never smelled such a fragrance before.

Xiao Changxiu even hung directly on her older brother's neck, opening her mouth and making "ah ah ah" noises, with saliva dripping from the corners of her mouth.

A piece of glistening chicken skin was torn off and stuffed into Xiu'er's mouth. The little girl's eyes narrowed, and she covered her mouth with her little hands, afraid that the oil inside would spill out.

She looks absolutely adorable.

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