The only thing left was for his mother to feed him.
To put it in a more emotional way, his father was becoming more and more dependent on his mother. Sometimes, he couldn't stand it. As his biological son, he had to avoid her.
Fang Jiuzhang said, "Alright, I'll wait for him to come at the end of the year. I heard that he quit drinking? That's a pity. Otherwise, I could drink with him. He's a good drinker. "
Fang Lian said, "It's the same for Li Lan to drink with you. He can hold his liquor well."
Fang Jiuzhang said, "Don't drink too much. A few of my old comrades didn't lose their lives in the war, but they died because of smoking. When they found out that their lung cancer was in the late stage, they died because of smoking.
Think about it, how aggrieved would it be to die like that? Shouldn't you quit while you're not addicted to smoking?
When I first met your old man, he was smoking one cigarette after another. Didn't he quit when he said he would? "
He Long lifted the lid of the pot, added some shallots and garlic, and took the fish out of the pot. Fang Laoliu wanted to help, so he moved aside and lit a cigarette. He smiled and said, "Uncle Jiu, you're right. But as a human, we have to have some hobbies. If we don't smoke or drink, what's the point of living? If you want to smoke, you can smoke. If you don't want to, it's not too late to quit."
Fang Jiuzhang was trying his best to persuade the younger generation to quit smoking. He Long was unhappy with He Long's actions, so he said, "If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Look at your Huzi, he's a heavy smoker. It's fine if you don't care, but you instigated your nephew to smoke. That's outrageous."
"Instigated?" He Long couldn't bear the responsibility and quickly said, "I didn't teach him to smoke."
Li Lan said, "I learned it from him less than two months ago. It's fine. I'm just smoking for fun. It's not a big deal. "
Fang Jiuzhang nodded, "That's good. You have to know that this isn't a good thing."
As noon approached, there were more people at the door. Fang Lian didn't need to call them one by one. They all came at the right time.
Because there were people going to work, work, or be busy during the day, there weren't many people. There were only two tables.
Having learned his lesson last night, Li Lan was determined not to drink more this time. No one forced him to drink, either. He finished two bottles of beer and two bowls of rice, then slipped away from the table.
Just as he lit a cigarette, he looked up and saw Fang Qiong standing at the intersection with a bucket of fishing net in her hand.
He hurriedly jogged to catch up with her. After turning the corner, he asked, "Where are you going?"
Fang Qiong said, "I'm going to catch some fish. Are you coming? "
Li Lan said, "Forget it. Using a fishing net is too harmful. As long as you're not an idiot, you'll catch all the fish in the net. It's not fun at all."
In the Greater Khingan Mountains, there were many mountains, rivers, trees, and fishes. There was no shortage of any of them.
There was an old saying, "When the water is too clear, there will be no fish." This saying did not apply in the Xing 'anling region. On the clear river surface, one could often see thick schools of fish swimming past.
Therefore, it didn't take much effort for Fang Laoliu to fish in the river.
Fang Qiong said, "I'm not going into the river. I'm going to look for small fish in the pond. I'm going to dry them and bring them back to school."
There were ditches and ridges everywhere. There were ponds and swamps of different depths everywhere. There were a lot of fish in the pond.
Li Lan said, "I'm not trying to scare you, but be careful. Don't go. It's not a joke if you fall into it."
Fang Qiong laughed. "Is this your house or mine? How could I not know? It's not like it's winter. The soil inside is very thick. I can't even step on it. "
Li Lan insisted. "Don't go. Every year, someone will drown in the pond."
Ever since he was a child, his grandmother had never said anything harsh to him, let alone beat him up.
Once, when he followed his grandmother back to the village, he was beaten up because he was too close to the pond.
Later on, because of this kind of trivial matter, his beloved sister was also beaten up by his father.
Until now, he could still remember the look of disbelief in his sister's eyes.
Fang Qiong said, "Are you going or not? It's not like I've been there once or twice. "
"If you really go, I'll call you grandpa." Li Lan threatened. "It's really dangerous over there."
Fang Qiong rolled her eyes at him. "You're so young. Can't you be more adventurous?"
"If it's at the cost of my life, I refuse." Li Lan said nonchalantly. "I'm not joking. How about this, I'll take the fishing rod and we go fishing?"
To cast a net, one had to stick close to the edge of the pond and walk along the pond. However, fishing was easy. One only needed to find a fixed fishing spot.
Fang Qiong ignored him. She turned around and took the bucket and the net back to the Fang family's storeroom.
Li Lan was waiting for her there. He didn't expect that she would walk along the wall of the Fang family's house and walk in another direction.
The summer in the northernmost village of China was pure, innocent and beautiful. He liked it here very much.
If there was anything bad about it, it would be that it rained too often, and it was the kind of rain that came out of nowhere.
When it wasn't raining, he liked to swim in the river. He learned to swim here during the summer vacation when he was in the third grade.
At first, he learned how to dog paddle. Later on, he couldn't correct his bad habits in the swimming pool at the Children's Palace.
He was addicted to swimming. He spent most of his time by the river. Gradually, he fell in love with the deeper waters. Occasionally, he would meet Russians swimming from the other side of the river.
Many times, he had the urge to swim to the other side of the river. Unfortunately, this idea was unrealistic. Every time he reached the center of the river, he would feel a sniper aiming at his head from the other side.
If he wanted to reach the other side of the river, he would have to go through the port.
However, he wasn't interested in crossing the port. He had been there a few times. The other side of the river was sparsely populated. It was boring.
One day, he came out of the river. Before he reached the gate, he saw a few cars parked nearby. There was a group of people gathered there. He didn't ask around and just listened to their conversation. It turned out that the leaders of the county were there to welcome him.
Fang Quan's car arrived at the gate at around two o 'clock. He got out of the car and exchanged a few words with the people who welcomed him. They seemed to have agreed to something. In an instant, the crowd dispersed.
Li Lan sat on a small stool at the gate. He thought to himself that this was even bigger than when his father returned to his hometown.
His father had never participated in any of the county's activities. He was basically invisible to the public.
When he saw Fang Qiong approaching, he stood up and was given a bear hug. He almost lost his breath.
"Nephew, I only found out that you were coming yesterday. If not, I would have come back a long time ago." Fang Quan said with a smile. "What's wrong? Did your uncle bring you out to play?"
Li Lan laughed. "No, fishing and swimming are good. I'm too lazy to go far."
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