"Just came back," Li Hongji approached the door, and also saw the foreign object in Shuangxi's hand, "What is Shuangxi busy with?" ”

"I'm cooking, since the second uncle is back, let's have a meal here!" Shuangxi let Li Hongji into the house, "Second uncle is back at this time, is there anything going on at home?" ”

"It's a long story, I'll talk about it slowly later," Li Hongji didn't sit down, "Your aunt has prepared a few small dishes at home, let you go over for dinner, I'll go to the town to get some wine, and you will come later." ”

"Second uncle doesn't have to go to town, once you come and go, I'm afraid it's twenty miles, I just have a jar of distilled spirit, if there is no one else, it should be enough to drink," Shuangxi took out a roasted mud jar covered with thick dust from under the bed, "Auntie doesn't have a vegetable garden at home, I just have a few vegetables, bring them over!" ”

How could Li Hongji accept it, "How embarrassing is this?" Your aunt said she wanted to invite you to dinner, but it was all your wine and food, how can this be done? ”

"Second uncle treats me as an outsider, doesn't he?" Shuangxi quickly washed his hands in the clay basin and put away the two vegetables that were about to be put into the pot, "Second uncle is sitting here?" ”

"No, since Double Happiness is like this, then bring the greens back and let your aunt tidy them up!" Double Happiness has ready-made wine, so Li Hongji doesn't have to go to the town again.

"It's okay, then let's go over first, I haven't seen the second uncle for a long time, let's get close." Shuangxi closed the door and followed behind Li Hongji.

Double Happiness is the son of Li Hongji's eldest brother, the big name Li Guo, the same year as Li Hongji, just four months younger, when Li Guo was born, because the Li family added a man after Li Hongji, his grandfather Li Shouzhong was happy, so he named him "Double Happiness".

But when Li Guo was only three months old, his father Li Hongming died, and the township thought that Li Guo killed his father, so the old man Li Shouzhong gave him the big name "Li Guo", which meant that he wanted him to correct his mistakes.

When Li Guo was three years old, his mother also died, and since then he was raised by his grandfather Li Shouzhong, and lived under the same roof with Li Hongji.

He is the same year as Li Hongji, and he looks similar in points, and the two are called uncles and nephews, which is essentially a brotherhood.

After Li Hongji went to Ningxia Town as a post man, because he rarely went home, the two gradually interacted less, but their relationship did not grow.

When Li Hongji went home this time, the first thing he thought of was Li Guo, and Li Guo also took out his only bottle of distilled liquor to share with Li Hongji.

Li Hongji and Li Guo walked side by side, and after a while, they came to Li Hongji's house, and the two sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals.

Han Jin'er poked her head out of the back room, "Double happiness is here?" Hongji, the wine was bought? So fast? ”

"Jin'er, Shuangxi's family has wine, and he also brought side dishes." Li Hongji handed over two kinds of greens to Han Jin'er.

"Double happiness! How does this work? Han Jin'er took the wine and food and looked at Li Guo with a smile.

Li Guo also smiled, "Auntie, when the second uncle comes back, I should invite me to dinner, there is Aunt Lao." ”

"Then you sit down, and I'll be fine for a while." Han Jin'er said as she entered the back room.

Li Hongji saw that Han Jin'er was busy in the back room, so he said leisurely: "Double happiness, I came back this time, not because I had something at home, but because I was dismissed by the post station." ”

"Abolished? The second uncle said that he doesn't need to go to the post station in the future? A hint of gloom flashed across Li Guo's face.

"Well," Li Hongji avoided Li's hot gaze, "It's nothing to be dismissed, it's a big deal to find a long-term job in the future, it's just ......"

"What's wrong with the second uncle? Say whatever you want! Li Guo poured a cup of hot water for Li Hongji, and then poured himself a cup as well.

"It's just a matter of owing Ai Juren money...... Li Hongji estimated that Li Guo didn't have any choice, let alone become a dead horse doctor, "Can Shuangxi think of a way?" ”

Li Guo was just about to speak, but he stopped talking and pondered for a while, "The second uncle owes Ai Juren six or seven taels of silver, right?" ”

Li Hongji sighed faintly: "It should be about the same, no, as soon as I went home, your aunt said that Ai Juren has already been asked to go twice." ”

"Second uncle, did the post station pay the silver?" Li Guo estimated that if he paid some money, there would not be much left, and it should not be a big problem to borrow from a friend.

"No, Yi Cheng said, the money from the household department has been sent to Liaodong to fight, and the other people who have been laid off have not had a penny, and they don't know that they will ...... in the Year of the Monkey."

"Second uncle, if you don't find Min Zheng and make meritorious contributions, they all have a salary, how much balance is there, but ......" Li Guo shook his head lightly, "If you want to borrow so much, I'm afraid it's impossible." ”

"Min Zheng and meritorious service to them, I'm afraid that they are more than willing but not enough, they just have that little money, and they have to support their families, so thank God they can make a family full of old snacks," At this time, Han Jin'er served two side dishes, and Li Hongji took the opportunity to say: "Double happiness, drink first, and talk about other things tomorrow, it's a big deal to let Ai Juren slow down." ”

"Hey...... What the second uncle said was, let's drink first, and I'll go warm the wine. Li Guo just stood up, Han Jin'er was already here, she smiled at Li Guo: "You're welcome, sit down, the wine has already been warmed." ”

"There's Aunt Lao." Li Guo sat down again.

Han Jin'er took the bowl and chopsticks, and moved the warmed wine jar over, "Hongji, Shuangxi, you eat first." ”

"Alas, my aunt bothered!" Li Guo took the wine jar and patted the mud, and there was a strange fragrance in the room.

Han Jin'er rubbed her nose, "Hongji, Shuangxi's mouth is so sweet, rush Ming'er to help Zhang Luo and marry Shuangxi's mother-in-law." ”

"Hehe," Li Guochong smiled at Han Jin'er, "Auntie, don't bother with this, I can't even support myself, and marrying my mother-in-law will also suffer." ”

"This aunt-in-law, I don't know where I raise it, I know it's distressed, and some people don't think so," Han Jin'er glanced at Li Hongji, and turned her delicate body, "You eat first, and I'll go to the back room to have a look." ”

"This aunt ......" Li Hongji shook his head with a smile and sighed, "Double happiness, let's drink first." ”

"Alas," Li Guo agreed, filling the wine cup for Li Hongji and himself, "Second uncle come, drink, and talk about the troubles tomorrow." "Li Guo has always been drunk today, Li Hongji owes a lot of debts, but he is not in a hurry, anyway, he doesn't have to go to jail if he owes debts.

"Come, drink."

When Han Jin'er came out again, a jar of distilled liquor had already been drunk by the two of them.

"Hongji, slow down," Han Jin'er frowned lightly, "Double Happiness, your second uncle has been on the road for more than ten days in a row, let him drink less." ”

"Yes, aunt," Li Guo and Li Hongji drank half a glass again, "Since the second uncle is not going to Ningxia, there will be time in the future, so drink less today, this jar of wine is dry, let's finish." ”

Han Jin'er glanced at Li Guo, "Shuangxi, did you persuade your second uncle like this?" ”

"Auntie," Li Guo smiled, "Second Uncle just came home, no, I'm here to celebrate, it's not right to drink at all." ”

"You two uncles and nephews, the same virtue," Han Jin'er gave two more side dishes, as well as a bowl of lean meat and green vegetable soup, "There are only so many dishes, you drink slowly." ”

Li Guo smiled and said, "Auntie, come over and eat some too!" ”

"I've already eaten, you guys finish it early." Han Jin'er returned to the back room on the other side, where was her bedroom.

Li Hongji took two more sips of wine, and felt that the jar was about to bottom out, so he asked Li Guo: "Double happiness, is there any place nearby that produces trona?" ”

"Trona?" Li Guo thought for a while, "It seems that there is one over there in Hengshan, but the output is not large, and the government says that the mining value is not high." ”

"As long as there is." Li Hongji plans that as long as he gets some trona, he can carry out glass experiments, and when the experiment is successful, when glass is produced on a large scale in the future, there will be money to buy trona.

"What does the second uncle want to do with this?" Li Guo has lived with Li Hongji since he was a child, and he is very clear about Li Hongji's foundation, and he thought that he was going to sell trona.

Li Hongji took a sip of the wine in the cup, "I want to make some attempts, if successful, we can sell a lot of silver in the future, and then we will no longer have to live a poor life like this." ”

Li Guo's eyes flashed with a fine light, he approached Li Hongji and asked in a low voice, "Second uncle, really?" What is it? ”

Li Hongji's old face had already climbed onto the distilled liquor, and he closed his eyes slightly, "This matter will be discussed slowly in the future, and now the eight characters have not been skimmed, if the second uncle can really make a fortune, can he still get your share?" ”

"That is, as long as the second uncle can get rich, I will naturally be naked," Li Guo was also slightly drunk, but he still didn't believe it, how could Li Hongji get rich overnight? He couldn't even pay a few taels of silver from Ai Juren.

Li Hongji is not sure whether the glass can be produced, even if it is produced, sales are also a problem, the current Daming, glass is still priceless, "Double happiness, this matter is silent, once I have a clue, I will naturally ask you for help." ”

Li Guo drained the last bit of wine in the cup and lowered his voice, "What the second uncle said is that I am waiting for the good news of the second uncle." ”

"Double happiness, the wine is also dry, let's eat a full meal and rest early!"

Han Jin'er heard the voice and quickly came out of the back room, "The nest is still hot, you guys eat it quickly!" ”

Sending Li Guo away, Han Jin'er packed up the dishes, Li Hongji was about to go to bed, but was stopped by Han Jin'er: "Hongji, you go home from Ningxia Town, eat and sleep all the way, or take a bath, the hot water is ready." ”

"Ao, what Jin Er said is that along the way, I haven't even stayed in a decent hotel, so it's time to wash." Li Hongji sent the cuffs of the padded jacket to his nostrils and sniffed it vigorously, and sure enough, there was a smell of sweat.

After Li Hongji took a bath, he found that Han Jin'er only gave Xiaoyi, "Jin'er, the cotton jacket and cotton pants are also dirty, right?" ”

Han Jin'er had just brushed the bowl, and when she heard this, she glanced at Li Hongji, "What do you want at night?" Could it be that you are going out to be a thief? ”

Li Hongji had to smirk, in such weather, wearing a small coat, he could naturally feel a trace of chill, and he had no choice but to quickly get into the quilt.

Han Jin'er picked up Li Hongji's changed clothes, latched the door again, and then returned to the back room, took off his clothes in the dark, and gently squeezed into Li Hongji's arms.