The third child of the slippery family is called Hua Penglong, and there are two sisters above, both of whom are married; He is the pillar of the family, very loyal, very down-to-earth, except for a few cards to play, there is no fault that can be blamed. And as a native of the Northeast, he also has the unique heartiness and enthusiasm of the men born and raised in this black land, and after drinking a drink, he will be a brother with Lu Li," ...... If you don't believe me, you can ask which family has a fight, which family has gone up to the tree to dig out birds' eggs, which father-in-law and daughter-in-law are not clear, and which family has ganged up, I know everything. ”

"The third brother is just inquiring?" Xu Yunjian smiled and said, "Third brother, what do you mean by pulling a gang?" ”

Hua Penglong ignored him, Xu Yunjian's alcohol consumption was too poor, it was not worth mentioning at all, in his opinion, he was not a man - he couldn't drink a lot, so what kind of man was it? Therefore, he always likes to ignore him.

Xu Yunjian touched a soft nail at him, and asked Lu Li again, Lu Li had heard about it, but he didn't know it, "I don't know much either." Why do you ask this? ”

"Ask what's going on."

Aunt Slippery smoked a cigarette and explained to them on the side, "Pull a gang, it's just that the old man of this family can't do it, and he can't do the work in the field, so he will find a man to help him work during the day and do the work of those two people at night." ”

"With whom?"

"Who else can you talk to, with the women of this family."

Xu Yunjian was dumbfounded! Polyandry? Is there such a thing in the world? How could the men of this family endure such humiliation? "What's so strange about this, we here, the man is the heaven of the family, and if the sky is not good, we have to find another piece."

"That ......"

Zhao Xiaodong patted him on the shoulder, "There are such and such new things everywhere. In the northeast, the work in the fields is everything, and without this, the family can't even get by, so there is this special situation. ”

"It looks like men still have to be long."

That's it! I'll tell you whatever. If the old man is not capable, in the villager's house, he doesn't want to raise his head and be a man. ”

Lu Li never said much, just listened quietly, Hua Penglong is not a bad person, on the contrary, the two of them can be regarded as acquaintances at first sight, and making a friend here is not necessarily a bad thing for him. What's more, it can also provide some help for further development in the future, "Third brother, this ...... How is the secretary? ”

"No."

"Oh?"

"I don't mean you say this, if you change to a second person, I won't tell him."

"Pull it down." The sister-in-law of the slippery family came in with a large pot of pork stewed vermicelli, squatting on the table with a smile. skillfully lit a cigarette, "Big brother, don't listen to his nonsense, what don't tell outsiders, no one in the village knows, his tongue in his mouth." Older than old witsies? ”

Xu Yunjian and Zhao Xiaodong laughed at the same time; Lu Li just hooked the corners of his mouth, just between these few words, he understood that the slippery dragon was not a bad person, but it couldn't be used! If you entrust him with the purchase of mutton. With his big mouth, he must have known all the noise—this matter may not have been hidden for too long, but such a fanfare is never what he wanted. Thinking about it this way, I can only say that I regret it.

The sister-in-law of the slippery family didn't know that she had lost a good fortune because of her few words, she giggled, and pulled in a child from the outside, it was a female doll, like Brother Nai, she was black and thin, and she was a five-year-old girl, as if she was much younger than her actual age, "Didn't I tell you at the door just now, my uncle gave you five yuan to buy new clothes, come, kowtow to my uncle." ”

"Don't!" Lu Li was startled, and hurriedly pulled the child up, "Don't be like this, sister-in-law, we are here this time, eat at your place, live at your place, speaking of which, we have caused you too much trouble, and I have to thank you, how can I let the child ...... Hurry up, come up, the kids haven't eaten yet, have they? Eat with your uncle, okay? ”

Xiaogou was already familiar with him, but the girl looked timid and pitiful, until she saw her brother pick up chopsticks and dumplings, she dared to be bold and picked up the dishes and chopsticks, "Don't look at your father, uncle has the final say, come, give you meat to eat." ”

"Auntie, I still say the same thing, I eat and live here in your place, which has caused a lot of trouble, I dare not say that I thank you for this money, just when I honor your old ,......" Lu Li took out a roll of banknotes from his pocket and put it in front of Aunt Slippery, "Isn't it almost the New Year now?" Go back and find a good day, let the third brother and sister-in-law take you and the children into the city together, buy whatever you like, and eat whatever you want! ”

"You kid, why do you talk like that? What do you think of us farmers? Come 'and', can't we say hello? Still want your money? If you really recognize the eldest mother as a relative, get the money back! ”

Luli's heart is hot! The woman who grew up on the black soil is really a thumbs up! Enough for a man!

He thinks so, but it doesn't sound like that in my sister-in-law, this volume is a lot of money! If you take it, you will definitely be able to have a fat year! Hearing her mother-in-law say no, the woman was anxious, but she didn't dare to talk, so she had to give her husband a look.

"Auntie, listen to me, I still have to live in our three trees for a few days, we three young men, people eat horses and feed, don't spend money? Aren't you embarrassing your sister-in-law? If you really don't want to, my two buddies and I will leave! How about freezing to death outside tonight? ”

"Yes, mother, ...... Xiao Lu"

Aunt Slippery smacked her son viciously, "Dead thing!" See the money, right? It's someone else's, don't you want to take it! Little Lou ,......"

Lu Li didn't say a word, and went to the ground with his legs, "Xu Yunjian, Brother Zhao, let's go now!" ”

Seeing that the scene was a little stiff, the slippery couple were also a little dumbfounded, and the two children were even more frightened and didn't dare to eat anymore, holding the bowl and looking at a few adults blankly, at this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside, "Is the slippery aunt at home?" Is the aunt at home? "It's Tong Zhishu who came.

Aunt Slip greeted her with her little feet upside down, "Oh, this is the branch secretary, please come in, take a look, my aunt is also here?" Come in. Come in. San'er, light the lamp. ”

"No, no." The old boy laughed and went into the house with him, not very far from his house, but his shoulders and hat were full of snowflakes. Shaking his padded jacket when he entered the door, he gritted his teeth and smiled, "Yo, are you eating?" ”

"Isn't it, uncle," said Hua Penglong with a smile, "Come, have a drink?" I won't tell you, Xiao Lu, this kid, the thief can drink. I can't even kill him. ”

"No...... Drunk. Say a few words......, well, it's been a long time since I've looked at my aunt, no, come and take a look. You eat, you eat, I talk to my aunt. ”

He came on such a snowy night, and Luli guessed the approximately. With the bottom of the heart, people are more relaxed. Deliberately hung his appetite, immediately picked up his wine glass, and drank again with Slippery Dragon.

"Sister-in-law, if you don't want this money, I'll give it to you." He picked up the money. Stuffed into the hands of the sister-in-law of the slippery family, without waiting for the other party to push and push, he said: "I still say the same thing, the 50 yuan is to buy clothes and food for the eldest mother and the children." You can't be greedy. Third brother, when I come back before or after the year, I can ask them one by one, I won't lie to you, if you have special funds, I will have more in the future; If you take the opportunity to embezzle, the friendship between our brothers will end here, I only recognize the eldest mother, sister-in-law and this pair of little nephews, I don't recognize you. ”

"What words? What are you doing with me? Don't worry, my spit is a nail, and I will never do that shameful thing! ”

"That's good, come, let's drink."

Tong Zhishu and his wife sat on the side, and there was no one to talk to Aunt Slip, asking ten answers and answering one, and the donkey's lips were not right to the horse's mouth, even a person who didn't know a single word like Aunt Slip could see that he had something, "Uncle, is there something wrong with you?" ”

"Huh? Ah, it's okay, don't worry, don't worry, wait until they're done eating. ”

"Looking for Xiaogou's father?"

"Ah, no, it's to say a few words to Xiao Lu."

Lu Li picked up the wine vat and touched it with Hua Penglong, "Third brother, it's done." ”

"Oh, that's ...... Gotta drink with you. ”

Lu Li drank his wine and gave Xu Yunjian a look, "That, auntie, sister-in-law, let's go out and talk for a while?" ”

Several women knew that they had something to say, so they chose to avoid it, and even Hua Penglong picked up the vegetable bowl and went out of the house, "Branch secretary, let's have a drink?" ”

Tong Zhishu smiled and sat cross-legged across from him, "Don't drink it, I've eaten it, oh, that, Xiao Lu, you eat, Uncle will tell you." ”

"Okay."

Tong Zhishu lit a dry tobacco pouch, took a few puffs, and finally opened the conversation, "Xiao Lu, I want to ask you, how much do you want?" ”

"I want as much as I want."

"So, let's ...... Things up and down ......, do you have a brain, can you think of a way for us? ”

"I don't care about this, anyway, according to what our grandfather said last time, you give me a sheep, and I will give you three yuan, as for how you distribute it, I don't care."

"No, Xiao Lu, do you know it, there are so many of us."

"Branch secretary, don't play fake with me, really I don't understand? You are the largest in the village, you say a word, who below dares to disagree? He put the dumpling down and said with a smile: "Uncle, I won't hide it from you, I may want more mutton in the future, money, I have it, it's up to you." As long as you nod your head, a large amount of money will flow into your pocket in the future, and now it depends on whether you dare to take it. ”

"You mean, in the future? We don't have that much, huh? So what to do? ”

"What about it, you won't buy it? Go to another village, the same as I bought from you! Anyway, it's three dollars a piece, you can buy it for two dollars, a sheep will earn one piece, and if you spend two dollars and five, you will earn five cents. Do the math yourself. ”

"Big brother, aren't you giving me a problem?"

Lu Li smiled well, "It's not so easy to make money, besides, branch secretary, you don't need to run by yourself for such a thing." ”

"How?"

"Gather the people of each village and tell them, two dollars and a sheep, you want as much as you want, and when the time comes, some people will lead the sheep to you, and you will be busy for a season, and in the days to come, you will sit at home and wait for the money!"

Tong Zhishu was deeply moved by the blueprint he described, and there was a longing in front of him: Is there really such a good day?

"Branch secretary, I have to go back in a few days, you find someone to slaughter two for me, I don't want the sheep's head, the water or anything, you like to give it to whomever you like, I will take four pieces of mutton back - put it on the outside to freeze, save the tick everywhere."

"Cheng, Cheng, I'll go, um, but ......"

Lu Li took out the money, picked up a large piece of unity and handed it to him, "Don't worry, I, Lu Li, will never lose you." ”

"This, a lot."

"I bought you more cigarettes to smoke."

Tong Zhishu smiled, didn't excuse him, and put it close to him, "Then, big brother, I'll go first?" You eat slowly, eat slowly. ”

Lu Li suddenly remembered, "Uncle, you wait a minute. ”

The old boy stopped, "What's the matter?" ”

"I just drank some of our specialty liquor with the third brother of the slippery family, I think, do you sell this kind of thing?"

"How do you want to buy it?"

"How do you want to sell it?"

"Well...... Tong Zhishu thought about it with his cheeks in his hand, the liquor is brewed by the commune's own distillery, and the raw materials are corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes, which are not worth much, and they are sold to the supply and marketing cooperatives, as long as 0.25 a catty, but he hates that Lu Li gives too little to collect sheep, so he intends to increase the price, "Well, we sell this to the supply and marketing cooperatives, and we want five cents and five pounds, so we will give it to you at this price, right?" ”

"Three-hair-five."

"No, Xiao Lu, you don't know, after selling this little wine, our commune only had a little living money this year, you took it all, and gave such a low price, we all lost to death!"

Lu Li knew at a glance that this old guy was talking nonsense, but he didn't have to fight with him, after all, he would have to deal with it for a long time in the future, "Okay, according to what you said, five cents and five pounds." (To be continued......)