Li Yao'er was recovered, and soon after Li Lincai put his mind at ease, another problem came to him.

That is, dozens of people in the village helped him find it for a day and a night, and now that the child has been found, he needs to thank them.

The empty and white-toothed thanks are not sincere, Li Lincai thought about it for a long time, and made a decision with great difficulty.

He was going to kill the last sow in the family and use it to feast on the villagers.

The reason why it is said to be a difficult decision is because the sow is the last valuable thing of the Li Er family in addition to the house.

Li Er's family originally had three pigs, and last year Li Lincai's mother, Mrs. Li, had a serious illness, and in order to make up money for Mrs. Li's medicine, Li Lincai sold the two pigs in the family.

At that time, Li Lincai and Li Da tried their best and tried everything they could, selling everything they could sell at home to raise money to see a doctor for Mrs. Li.

If it weren't for Li Lincai's thought that the sow would be able to give birth to cubs and the piglets could be exchanged for money, which would also slightly relieve the pressure on the family after paying the tax and grain, he would have overwhelmed the sow in the end.

His plan was not to sell the pig as a last resort.

I don't know if it's fortunate or unfortunate, Mrs. Li didn't survive until that last resort and passed away in the first month.

At that time, Li Lincai was sad, but he was also secretly relieved in his heart, although his mother was not saved,

But at least, his wife and children will not go hungry in the coming year because they have no money to buy food.

In fact, it was precisely because when Mrs. Li was sick that Li Lincai's grief and helplessness were imprinted in Li Yao'er's eyes, which caused Li Yao'er to dare not mention it to her family after she felt sick.

She was afraid, afraid to see in her father's eyes that he was powerless and had to carry the weight again.

However, after more than half a year, Li Lincai came to the situation where he had to kill the sow, and the difficulty he decided, how to open this mouth with the Li family made him even more difficult.

Li Lincai wandered in the courtyard for most of the day before gritting his teeth and pushing open the door to discuss with the Li family.

Li Yao'er sensibly stayed outside her father's door and didn't bother her father.

But the voice of the father's mother discussing in a low voice still reached Li Yao'er's ears intermittently through the not thick door panel.

“...... Is there no other way...... Killing Chickens ......"

"Dozens of households, how can six chickens be enough for ......"

“...... Ask his third uncle to borrow ......"

"You know my third brother...... He also has two scholars......"

The conversation between my father and mother ended with my mother's low sobbing and my father's helpless sigh.

Li Yao'er listened to the crying behind the wooden door, her heart throbbed secretly, and she quietly returned to her room without making a single movement.

That night, Li Yao'er had insomnia.

Early the next morning, Li Lincai went to the village to invite the butcher, invited Li Da, and the three of them killed the sow in the field outside the back door of his house.

After that, he personally went to the village and went door to door to invite the villagers to come to his house for dinner the next day.

The next day, Li Er's family was very lively, most of the village, forty or fifty families either dragged their families or came alone, bustling and crowded the courtyard.

Li Yao'er obediently followed her father to greet the villagers, or helped carry a stool, or handed someone a bowl of hot water, and did her best to do what she could.

Seeing that she was so well-behaved, the villagers either picked up the words of "capable", "smart" and "blessed" to praise Li Lincai and Li Yao'er.

Li Zijin was young and couldn't help seriously, so he chased his friends back and forth in front of the yard and behind the yard.

For a while, the voices and laughter of adults and children in the courtyard of the Li family were sandwiched with the aroma of pork on the stove, swinging far and near, just like the New Year.

Li Yao'er's third uncle, Li Linjie rushed to the time when the atmosphere was the most lively, wearing a Sven robe and carrying a small jar of liquor, and stepped into the door of Li Lincai's house.

The peasant people mostly wore short clothes, and most of the people who could wear long robes were scholars.

Therefore, Li Linjie's appearance in this group of big bosses was very different, and the people around him turned their eyes to him for a while.

Li Linjie didn't feel embarrassed, he walked into the courtyard calmly and steadily, and greeted him with a loud voice.

"Second brother, second brother, come out quickly, you see what I brought you. ”

Li Lincai and Li Da, who had been helping the cook in the open space in the back garden, heard the sound and came in from outside the back door.

The farmer's stove is small, and it is impossible to cook the meals of these many people, so he temporarily set up a stove in the back garden, boiling soup, washing vegetables, and cutting vegetables in the back.

Li Lincai didn't bother to wipe the sweat on his forehead, smiled at Li San, and said hello.

"Third brother, you came here, they are all your own brothers, what are you mentioning, what about your brother and sister and Zirui Zisheng, why didn't you come together?"

Li Linjie first shook the wine jar.

"The good aging of Bai Kee Winery cost me a hundred dollars!"

Li Linjie said and handed the wine to Li Lincai, and then opened his mouth to explain why his wife and daughter did not come together.

"Your third brother and sister went to the private school to pick up those two boys, and they will come later. ”

After saying this, Li Linjie left Li Lincai and greeted the surrounding villagers with a big face.

After a villager who knew him gave way to a stool, he sat down and came up to greet him.

"Sit down, sit down, Li Da's account room is full of spring breeze today, and I'm in a good mood. ”

"You don't know, my family Zirui was praised by Mr. a while ago, saying that he was expected to take the township test next year......!

Li Lincai was carrying the small jar of wine, and saw that there was indeed a word on the jar, which seemed to be the word he had seen at Baiji Winery before.

He wondered slightly in his heart, looked at the third brother who was talking to the villagers, and put the wine jar together with the gifts given by the other villagers, and went to get busy.

Li Yao'er saw Li Linjie stepping into the yard from a distance, so she made an excuse and slipped to the back garden to help, refusing to run into the yard again.

Her third uncle doesn't know if he reads too much books, he especially likes to talk about people, and he loves to boast about his two boys in a corner.

Li Yao'er is usually innocent, and she is often reprimanded by him for various reasons, not to mention that this time Li Yao'er stabbed such a small basket, so she was a little stunned when she saw Li Linjie.

It's a pity that she only hid for a while before she heard Li Linjie looking for her in the yard.

Hearing that the third uncle hadn't forgotten her, Li Yao'er had no choice but to walk to the front yard, and sure enough, she didn't escape Li Linjie's good reprimand.

"Big girl, you are not allowed to run into the mountains in the future, learn more from your cousin Rui Zisheng to be obedient, and women should have the appearance of women!"

"Look at you, how much trouble has you caused to everyone this time, how much worry your father and mother and us as elders, I didn't sleep all night for your business the night before. ”

......

Li Yao'er wrung her hands and hung her head, seemingly well-behaved, but she was actually very unconvinced to listen to Li San's reprimand.

When she lost it, the third uncle didn't come back to help at all, and the third uncle was free to kill the pig at home today.

Besides, she didn't run up the mountain for fun, in a sense, she and Jinhua saved the lives of the whole village.

But after dealing with the third uncle for so many years, she has long learned not to talk back, otherwise with the temper of the third uncle, she will definitely say that she is a child talking nonsense, and if she is not good, she will be scolded by her father for disrespecting her elders.

Li Yao'er pouted and reluctantly listened to Li San's reprimand for a long time, and finally saw an opportunity and found an excuse to slip away.

In the time that followed, Li Yao'er didn't dare to come to Li Linjie again.

The meal that was about to be stuck for dinner, the third aunt and Li Zirui and Li Zisheng also stepped into the courtyard.

Li Zirui is the eldest son of the third uncle's family, the second oldest in the entire Li family, twelve years old this year, Li Zisheng is two months older than Li Zijin and the fourth.

Li Zijin Xingwu, Li Zigui, who was just born in the Li Erjia family, is now the youngest doll Xingqi in the entire old Li family.

The eldest uncle also has three children, the eldest Li Zihao is fifteen years old this year and works in the blacksmith shop in Zhancheng, the second Li Ziren is one year older than Li Yao'er and walks three at home, and the third Li Zihe is eight years old this year and walks six.

When Li Zirui and Li Zisheng also stepped into the courtyard of Li Er's house, in addition to the eldest brother Li Zihao who was still doing chores in the city, the six male babies of the three brothers of the old Li family gathered.

Li Zijin and Li Ziren of the Li family, Li Zihe has always played well, but Li Zirui and Li Zisheng of the third uncle's family do not have many opportunities to get along.

The two of them were sent to private school when they were five or six years old, and they didn't see anyone at all in the past.

Although Li Zijin doesn't get along much with Li Zirui and Li Zisheng, he actually envies and admires these two cousins who can read in his heart.

Therefore, as soon as Li Zijin, who was playing crazy in the yard, saw Li Zirui and Li Zisheng, he instantly became up, and Ai Ai leaned towards the two cousins.