Chapter 18 Born to Work Hard

Li Yadong set up a stall, and then Cai Xiaohui's family was in chaos, and the people who wanted to eat roast duck in the capital were going to rebel.

No matter in that era, those who dared to go against the will of the people basically had no good fruit to eat, and the social hierarchy in those years was from top to bottom: industry, agriculture, and commerce......

The farmer is the second uncle, you go and try to breathe the meat that your second uncle eats to the ground?

On the first day, it was okay, everyone thought that the owner had something to do, although it was a little disappointing, but it was okay to be considerate, who didn't have an emergency yet?

But when I came to see it the next day, it was still not open, and after inquiring, I learned that the kid who used to make roast duck had set up a stall, and the people were suddenly unhappy.

What a great cause of lofty significance is it to bring the delicacies of the capital to the town so that the masses of the people can taste the taste of the capital? How can we take care of everyone in the small family and say that if we don't do it, we won't do it? Such people should be arrested and criticized!

Cai Xiaohui and Zhang Chunxi couldn't stand the pressure, and tried to bake a stove by themselves, okay, as soon as the people ate it in their mouths - "Phew! What the hell!"

"Xiaodong, you can do it, hurry up and save the scene, my aunt and her door are now blocked by dozens of people all day long, so I almost didn't rush in to demolish the house!"

On the third pole of the day, Li Yadong lay leisurely on the cool bed under the eaves, holding a small teapot that was black and did not slip away, and he didn't know where to find it, which was brewed with wild mountain tea picked from the mountain, and took two sips from time to time.

"Brother Dong, my own brother, even if you really can't do it, why don't you take a day to teach us to the church, so that the half-hung hanging there, the roasted ducks and dogs won't eat, what's the matter!"

Li Yadong glanced at him angrily, and told him not to worry, don't worry, it's normal for everyone to be a little emotional, but this emotion is destined to last less than a few days, and patience will pass, but he just doesn't listen.

And Li Yadong is very skeptical that the situation is as tense as he said.

"If you want to stay here any longer, the trade of tea and eggs will be yellow, and you will make too much money?"

"That can't be!"

Zhang Chunxi finally turned around in three steps, just like Li Yadong said, there is no hope for the roast duck, if the trade of tea eggs is delayed any longer, he will be directly beaten back to his original shape.

In the past two days, Li Yadong was almost annoyed to death by him and his third sister-in-law Liu Jinju, the roast duck matter was obviously not withdrawn, and the third sister-in-law finally sent it away with twenty yuan, presumably she would not let her husband know, otherwise she would definitely have to send it back.

"Investment income" and "reaching out for nothing" are completely two different concepts, and often the closer the person, the less likely they will reach out to you for something.

Li Yadong raised his head slightly, and just saw the fourth sister Li Dongmei walking out of the door with a broomstick, and quickly sat up and asked in a low voice: "Sister, do you think I have to go to the county to talk to the eldest brother?"

"This ......" Li Dongmei tilted her head and pondered for a while, then replied: "Don't go, the eldest brother is angry, you will add to the blockage if you go, I don't think it's anything, it's not the first time he has quarreled with the second sister, and it will be good to dissipate his anger after a while." ”

Li Yadong took these words in his mind and found that it still made sense, otherwise how could he be called a bystander and a fan of the authorities?

He blames himself too much, always feels that the conflict is caused by him, and thinks about how to solve it, so he ignores the most essential thing - they are a family.

It's like two people fighting at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, how can a family have a lump that can't be broken? Although the old Li family has nothing on the four walls, there is also something that many rich and noble people can't think of, and that is unity.

Although many things have gradually deviated in this life, Li Yadong knows that the unity of the old Li family is indestructible, and the concept of "home" will always be in the first place in the hearts of the old Li family.

"Sister, when did you become so smart?" Li Yadong felt a little surprised, is this still his fourth sister who is extremely unassertive and loves to pee on cats when she encounters problems?

"Die Xiaodong, let's beg for a fight!"

Li Dongmei was annoyed and angry, and picked up a broom and ran around the yard with Li Yadong.

After the sister and brother fought for a while, Li Yadong felt a lot better, and ran to the village for a walk, just when Uncle Datian was driving an ox cart to the township, so he ran home and told his mother, "Mother, I went to the township with Uncle Datian." ”

"Why did you suddenly want to go to the countryside again?" asked Hu Xiuying, who was pickling a large grass carp in the kitchen, poked her head out.

Yesterday, in the dried fish pond of Xiaofengzi's house in the village, the son used to shake it for a while, and bought the largest grass carp back, which was twelve catties, where can I eat the fresh? So she had to pickle the rest, prepare to dry it and make it into salted fish, and steam it when eating, but the son said that he likes to eat fried, but it is old and oily, and Hu Xiuying is a little reluctant.

"Go to the township to find someone to exchange for some meat tickets, cut some pork belly and come back, and eat noodles at night. Li Yadong had agreed to his mother, and after leaving the next sentence, the person disappeared.

He had been doing this good baby for too long, and he decided to be willful in some things, such as making up for his mother and sister who had been malnourished for a long time.

He only took out half of the money he hid and gave it to his mother, and the remaining half was still in the night pot under the bed, not because he didn't want to give it, but because he couldn't give it. With his mother's temperament, it will press the bottom of the box, and it will be difficult to take it out again.

"Oh, Xiaodong, don't run, why do you want to cut the meat again, haven't you finished eating the fish and meat at home......" Hu Xiuying hurriedly chased out, but where was there anyone outside the door?

"This kid ......"

Li Dongmei was sitting on a small bench rubbing her clothes, and she couldn't help but be a little happy when she saw her mother's appearance, and asked with big eyes, "Mother, eat noodles at night?"

To be honest, she is also quite greedy, and she can't usually eat things like noodles during the New Year, and she almost forgot what it tasted like.

"Eat, eat, eat, you know, what's wrong with not wanting money!" Hu Xiuying glared at her angrily, these two losers were so angry with her.

Li Dongmei knew that his mother was not really angry, but reluctant to pay, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't be angry, aren't you rich now, what can you do if you don't eat and drink?"

It's okay if she doesn't say this, but after blurting out, Hu Xiuying directly rewarded her with a braised chestnut.

"You dead girl, let's have a snack! Xiaodong doesn't need money for the round-trip trip to school? You are also a big boss, I used to have no hope, but now that I have more money, I can't think of buying you a dowry? What do you think two hundred yuan is a fine cost?"

"Mother, why are you mentioning this...... Li Dongmei's face instantly turned red, and she said coquettishly.

Hu Xiuying probably knew that her daughter was thin-skinned, so she didn't continue to nag about this matter, stood on tiptoe and looked at the entrance of the village, and sighed faintly, "Do you think Xiaodong will develop the problem of being lazy and lazy?"

In the past two days, she has seen all the situation after her son is home, and she has not done anything right all day, as long as there is a piece of something under her buttocks, she is lying down, and she loves to come to the kitchen to join in the fun.

No, now she's thinking about how to get something delicious, both fish and meat, which makes her really worried.

"Mother, if you want me to say that the young man should not let him be idle, or let him work in the fields?" Li Dongmei suggested, she knew that her brother had long wanted to share the housework for the family.

"But there's no work in the field right now, the edamame has just been harvested, and the seedlings in the field have just been planted, what can I do?"

Li Dongmei was stunned for a moment, yes, otherwise she could sit here in the morning and wash her clothes? She opened her mouth, and just wanted to say something, but the words came to her mouth and swallowed back.

Li Yadong didn't come back until mid-afternoon, the distance to the township was really a long way, and the ox cart was slow, swaying, and his ass was almost torn in two. When he got home, he had an extra lock of pork belly, which was the best pork breast he carefully selected, and it was the best to use to make braised pork or baobao noodles.

What is the use of Hu Xiuying except for a few words?

Li Yadong's ears had just been cleared for a while, and a few fresh faces came to the village, and the village chief Fang Huozi personally took them around for a walk and pointed.

"Brother Yadong, have you heard, our village is about to be electrified!" Zhang Ximao, the third son of Zhang Benwang's family, passed by the door, looked at Li Yadong on tiptoe, and told with a smile.

"Electricity?" Li Yadong was overjoyed, remembering what he met on the way when he went to his second sister's house last time.

"Isn't it?" Zhang Ximao probably thought that he hadn't figured it out yet, and said with a look of knowing a lot: "It's just pulling the wire, and then installing light bulbs at home." Fang Huozi is taking them to see the place, and I will find someone to fill the labor force later, and go to the mountain to cut straight trees to make telephone poles, I'm not afraid of being caught by them, so I quickly ran, hehe......"

"Run, why do you want to run? Haven't you touched enough of the dark?" Li Yadong glanced at him angrily, this guy seems to be eighteen years old this year, and it is the most powerful time, the village is electrified and unwilling to contribute, I don't know what to think.

"Brother Yadong, you don't know, that live thief is tired. Zhang Ximao smiled, and was ready to leave after speaking.

"Eh...... Don't go, it's a great thing for yourself, let's go together......"

Zhang Ximao finally failed to escape the fate of being dragged to work as a coolie, and was dragged away by Li Yadong. Because of their enthusiasm for signing up and actively participating in labor, the two of them were also praised by the village chief Fang Huozi as a model worker for a long time.

As the sun set, the sky outside gradually darkened, Hu Xiuying was adding firewood to the belly of the stove, boiling a large pot of water, and the noodles had already been wrapped, waiting for her son to come back to the pot.

But wait, wait, I never heard any movement outside, I couldn't help but walk out of the kitchen, saw my daughter sitting on the threshold in a daze, and asked, "Where is your brother?"

"Wow. Li Dongmei raised her hand and pointed in a direction.

"Where?" Hu Xiuying followed her fingers and looked, where she saw her son, she saw a mountain opposite.

"On the mountain. ”

"This kid, it's getting dark, why are you running to the mountains if you have nothing to do?"

"Cut down trees and ......"

Immediately, Li Dongmei told her mother, who had been busy in the kitchen for half an afternoon, about the electricity in the village.

"Oh. Hu Xiuying didn't say much, knowing that this was a good thing, and she also approved of her son to help.

But half an hour later, when Li Yadong came home dragging a body of yellow mud and dirt like crawling out of a brick kiln, she felt a little distressed.

"Xiaodong, didn't the village chief say how long he would work?"

At the dinner table, she ate fragrant noodles in her mouth, but Hu Xiuying always felt that it was not a taste.

Li Yadong was very happy, busy eating, his cheeks were full, "I have to pull the wires after erecting the pole, why don't you take seven or eight days?"

"Seven or eight days!" Hu Xiuying couldn't help frowning, although she was in favor of her son to help, she really didn't expect this job to be so pickled and tired!

If she didn't know that she herself was reluctant to let her son do heavy work.

Hu Xiuying, who finished eating a bowl of noodles, didn't know how to finish it, and before going to bed at night, she came to her son's room. When he found that his son had not yet slept, he said, "You will do your business tomorrow." ”

"Huh?" Li Yadong was lying on the bed humming a song that probably no one could understand, and after hearing this, his jaw almost fell into his neck.

"Rest early. Hu Xiuying didn't explain anything, turned around and left.