169 Repair of canals
The gossip of the Li family, with the completion of the new ancestral hall, slowly came to an end.
Time passed like flowing water, and in mid-June, Gushantun finally ushered in the first rain after a long drought. It didn't rain much, but it was dense and it rained from morning to evening.
Li Mei and her husband drove the car together, braved the wind and rain, pulled many jars and jars, and came to the backer.
Qiao Ximei welcomed her daughter and son-in-law into the house, asked them to take off their wet clothes, put them on dry ones, and poured them hot brown sugar soy milk to drink.
Since I have a tofu workshop at home, the small stove at home has replaced the warm white water with hot soy milk.
As long as you drink it with a little sugar, it will be sweet and delicious.
The family, men and women, young and old, all love this mouthful.
Li Mei and her family also liked it, and after drinking it, Li Mei sighed contentedly: "This pulp is so fragrant!" Mother, you are so good to me. ”
Qiao Ximei also smiled when she heard this, and her eyebrows and eyes, which were originally tightened, slackened a little.
This second daughter is not only too proud, but she actually has a good heart.
When the second daughter came back this time, she gave those altars in the name of her granddaughter before she repaired the ancestral hall.
In fact, Li Yunxin doesn't need these, these are all needed at home.
Qiao Ximei wants to use these jars to hold food. Then they all hid in the secret room of the new ancestral hall.
If you have food in your hands, you won't panic!
If it is autumn and what you expected does not happen, you can take out the food and eat it slowly.
But if what you expected happens, this is a lifesaver!
Qiao Ximei beckoned the children at home to come out and help move the jar.
Li Yunzhu also came. She has been raising these days, and her physical condition has recovered a lot. It's just that the body is still a little thin.
Li Yunzhu gently lifted the hem of her skirt, slowly squatted down, picked up a jar with both hands, slowly stood up, turned around, and slowly walked towards the house.
Qiao Ximei's gaze had been staring at her, with a faint worry in it.
Li Mei felt that she hadn't seen her for a period of time, and Li Yunzhu had changed so much that she could hardly recognize it.
Sister Zhu'er, isn't this child always dressed up beautifully?
Like her showy mother Cao, she can't wait for any money, so she will greet her head and body......
When did Sister Zhu change? And it's getting so ...... Naive?
Li Mei raised her hand and gently pinched her eye acupoint, and looked at Li Yunzhu carefully.
At this time, Li Yunzhu, like other children in the family, was wearing old homely clothes.
There are also a few inconspicuous patches with fine stitches on the placket.
There is no pearl on the head, only the hair is tied with a cotton silk handkerchief, and there is a black bamboo hairpin.
Looking at Li Mei's expression, Qiao Ximei sighed and pulled Li Mei into the room to speak:
"Sister Mei, come here."
Li Mei's husband did not follow suit, but helped the children move the jar into the house one by one.
"What? How can my eldest brother do this? ”
Soon, Li Mei let out a roar, and then was scolded back by Qiao Ximei:
"What are you shouting?!"
In the house, Li Mei's face was full of anger, and Qiao Ximei took a feather duster and knocked it on Li Mei's head:
"Why are you still shocked by such a big person? I'm not telling you this, I'm not here for you to scream! I'm asking you to have more eyes, don't be calculated by the Pang family! ”
Li Mei was so angry that both cheeks turned red: "Do you just let them bully like this?" Why is the eldest brother so cowardly? ”
"Don't mention your big brother to me! I'm angry when I think of him now! Qiao Ximei pressed the corner of her forehead, resisted the sudden jump, and continued:
"Someday, you go and give your eldest sister a heads-up. Actually, the fewer people who know about it, the better.
Although your eldest sister is a little shallow-eyed, she can't just be kept in the dark. What if she turned around and the Pang family killed her? ”
Li Mei was silent for a moment, then nodded in response:
"Mother, don't worry, I'm not an indiscriminate person."
……
Under the big locust tree in the mountain, the crowd of people sitting there shaking fans to enjoy the shade and snorting melon seeds soon discovered the new trends of Lao Li's family.
After they finished tossing and repairing the ancestral hall, they even had to toss and repair the canal!
I really made two bucks, so I don't know what to do!
However, the old Li family's repair of the canal this time is not a matter of their own family, but of the whole village.
Lao Li's family is going door-to-door to tell them about the benefits of building a canal.
The people in the village inquired and heard that this matter turned out to be the six girls in the fourth room, Li Yunxin's leader!
What's wrong with Lao Li's family? Stunned! How can you listen to that little fart kid in everything? Child, don't they all think of one out and one play? She is a little fart child who dares to say anything stupid, and the adults of your old Li family dare to believe it?
Because it was not their own family's business, the Li family talked about it for several days, but the family didn't say anything.
The big guys weren't happy to pay for the canals.
The Yu family is willing to pay, but they are not willing to pay alone, but like the Li family, they hope that the whole village can participate.
But the people in the village basically feel that paying this money is simply wronged.
Therefore, regardless of the attitude of the Yu family and the persuasion of the Li family, they all plan to stay out of the matter.
In fact, they also think very clearly:
If the Yu family wants to repair the canal, the Yu family can afford it. What are they poor people doing with it? Anyway, if they really finish it, will they still be able to stop them from using water when the time comes?
They won't let it be used during the day, so they will open a section of the drain at night, and then fool it up again at dawn!
Such an obvious cheapness, don't take advantage of nothing!
If the Li family wants to repair the canal, their power in the village will be far worse than that of the old man's family! We are not afraid of the old man's family, can we still be afraid of his old Li family?
If they don't fix it, won't it be the same as before?
Everyone went to the river to fetch water, and those who were closer to the river bank took advantage of it.
If you are far away like the Li family, you will suffer some losses. Anyway, that's how it has been all these years......
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"Sure enough, it still doesn't work."
Li Yunxin saw the reaction of the people in the village, and couldn't help but complain to Yu Qingmei:
"Why are you staring at the little profit in front of you? The canal is not only convenient for watering, but also for flood drainage. ”
Yu Qingmei raised her eyebrows, dropped a son casually, and comforted her with a nonchalant face:
"It's okay, it's okay, or we'll fix it together! It's a big deal, when the time comes, I'll arrange some people to guard it, so that they can't steal water if they want to! Hurry up, hurry up, it's your turn! ”
Li Yunxin tilted on the futon, biting a blade of grass, without looking at the chessboard, and shook his head:
"That's not good. How good is Master Yu's reputation! Famous for his great kindness! But if you really dare to do this, it is not certain that you can keep the canal. Master Yu's reputation was ruined. ”
Yu Qingmei saw that Li Yunxin didn't look at the chessboard, and quietly moved her car to a place:
"My dad doesn't care about fame!"
Li Yunxin shook his head:
"If you don't care, you can't deliberately destroy it! Let's think of something else! ”
She lowered her head and glanced, "Eh, why did your car get over here?" ”