Chapter 17: Television
In the evening, after Li Jinde and Peng Lanhua came back, they were also very happy to see Li Xian.
Li Jinde wanted to ask Li Xian how his studies were, but he himself studied in a primary school, and he didn't know how to speak at all, so he thought for a long time before he said: "Daxian is working harder, don't be surpassed by his younger brothers and sisters." ”
Undoubtedly, another knife was inserted in Li Xian's heart, and he walked out of the yard depressedly, picked a wild chrysanthemum outside the fence, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.
"Yo, Daxian is back?"
Li Xian followed the voice and glanced at him, and a middle-aged woman walked towards him with a smile on her face.
The person who came was a plug Wu Nannan.
Wu Nannan saw the chrysanthemum in Li Xian's hand, and said diligently: "Daxian picks flowers, I have some sun-dried chrysanthemum tea at home, Daxian wants to drink it, I will bring some over tomorrow." ”
"Aunt Wu, you're welcome, I'm going back to school the day after tomorrow, and I won't have a chance to make tea when I go back to school. Li Xian politely refused.
"Yes, yes, look at my memory, show my morale to the village, read a college student early, don't let the next village overpower us." ”
Wu Nannan sent another basket to Li Xian, and said with a smile: "Da Xian, thanks to your care, I took hundreds of bolts and pillars for my family last month, and there is nothing to show as an aunt, this is my salted duck egg pickled at home, it is not worth anything, give you a taste." ”
Since her two sons have made a difference, she is grateful to Li Xian from the bottom of her heart.
At first, she was still showing off in front of the villagers, but after learning that Li Xian's uncles and uncles had made a fuss, she dared to say more, for fear that Li Xian's cousins would steal her position.
So, no matter how others asked, she said perfunctorily: "My pillars and bolts are bitter, I can't go home once a year, and I can't make much money, and no one does the farm work at home, but they are disobedient, and my mother's heart is broken." ”
The villagers who originally wanted Li Xian to help him also retreated.
"Auntie, you are too polite, why don't you have dinner together?" Li Xian was not polite and accepted the bamboo basket.
Wu Nannan's mouth is a little bigger, a little thing can make the city stormy, but it is not bad for Li Xian, a few years ago, when Li Xian had no money to pay tuition, Li Jinde borrowed a circle, and only Wu Nannan took out fifty yuan without saying a word.
"No, your uncle is still waiting for me to come home and cook, just let my sister-in-law return the basket to me tomorrow." Wu Nannan waved his hand and refused.
Li Xian didn't keep it, watched her leave, and returned home and gave Peng Lanhua the duck eggs covered in mud, explaining the reason.
Peng Lanhua washed a few duck eggs and boiled them in a pot, and told Li Xian to invite Zhuzi's parents to dinner next time.
Boredom, Li Xian sat next to Li Shan and the three of them, watching them do their homework, and there was no desk, so the three of them lay on the stool.
Looking at their serious appearance, Li Xian was a little sad, and called Li Jinde: "Old man, find someone to make three desks, the quality is better, and money is not a problem." ”
"It's time to make a few tables, bitter baby, I'll go to your fourth uncle tomorrow." Li Jinde nodded.
"Thank you, brother, thank you, Dad!" the three of them said obediently.
"If the fourth uncle doesn't do it, it's not impossible to find someone else. Li Xian touched Li Xin's head, he still had a lot of opinions about the fourth uncle.
Li Jinde was unhappy: "You kid, you talk nonsense again, can your fourth uncle still not recognize money?"
Li Xian was speechless when he heard it, and what his father said seemed to be fine.
Peng Lanhua has a lot of dishes, including tamales, braised fish, freshly picked stewed pork ribs with radish, and sliced salted duck eggs.
The family had a lively dinner, chatting about family life, Li Xian ate two bowls of rice and walked in the yard to digest and digest.
"I vaguely dreamed of it, and my heart was turbulent, leaving aside the world and breaking my sorrows and grievances......"
The singing of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" came from next door, and it was very loud.
Only then did Li Xian remember that his neighbor seemed to have bought a black-and-white TV set of more than ten inches, which was the envy of everyone in the village.
The neighbor also specially asked someone to make a wooden speaker and connect it to the TV.
As long as the TV is turned on, you can hear the sound of martial arts from far away outside the village, as if you are afraid that the people in the village will not know that he has a TV at home.
Every night, the neighbor would turn on the TV, close the door tightly, and turn up the volume on the TV.
Itchy villagers would lean into the crack in the door and sneak a few glances inside, while the neighbor did a perfect job of secrecy and deliberately turned the TV sideways to the door.
So, even if you peek, you can't see anything.
Of course, there are also Li Xin and Li Zhen who are itching.
"Brother, brother, next door is in the Legend of the Radiating Eagle Heroes. Li Xin pulled Li Xian's sleeve with a look of yearning.
Li Xian was unwilling to put a hot face on his cold ass, knocked on the neighbor's door, and begged to watch a TV series for one night.
"Does Xiao Zhenzhen want to see it too?" Li Xin rubbed Li Zhen's head.
Li Zhen shook his head and said, "They are stingy and don't let us see it." ”
Children are unscrupulous, and they basically can't hide things in their hearts, so they can say whatever they want.
"Why don't I tell you a story? ”
Li Xin smiled and sat on the stone steps at the door, Li Xin and Li Zhen sat beside him on the left and right.
"Yes, yes!"
"Sister Shan, come and listen to the story. ”
Hearing the shouts of the two, Li Shan moved a wooden bench and sat in front of them.
Li Xian translated the familiar stories into a language they could understand, and told them as well as possible.
I heard that the expressions of several people were very rich.
"It's better than what the old branch secretary said!" Li Jinde came over at some point, and said coldly.
"Brother, is Guo Jing's martial arts great? Have you beaten Ouyang Feng?" Li Xin is a boy who is born to be active, and he always cares about fighting and killing.
And Li Zhen is concerned about whether Huang Rong and Guo Jing are together.
As for Li Shan, only she knows what she thinks, and the girl who is growing up has everything in her heart.
"The end of the year is not far away!" Li Xian sighed in his heart, really hoping to give everyone around him the best material conditions.
After listening to the story told by Li Xian, everyone no longer had the previous yearning for the TV series, and slept steadily.
The next day, Li Xian carried a basket and took the three of them up the mountain to pick mushrooms.
This season is the time when mushrooms grow wildly.
Li Xian patiently taught the three of them to identify which mushrooms were edible, and by the way, they watched to see if there were any rabbits around.
The three of them soon learned about the edible mushrooms, turned over the grass and picked them, and in a short time, they picked a basket full of them.
Li Xin found a nest of wild eggs in a bush of thorns and planned to take them back to hatch.
Back home, Peng Lanhua cooked a large pot of mushroom soup, which was delicious and delicious.
Although the life at home is dull, it is perfect for Li Xian, who has already experienced the vicissitudes of life.
After a peaceful weekend, Li Xian was about to go to school, and when he left, Li Shan and the three of them said goodbye, and their eyes seemed to be a little red.
Li Xian was also a little reluctant, and tried his best to let them go home quickly, but until the car started, the three of them were still standing on the side of the road and watching him go away.