Two catties of brown sugar, three catties of white rabbit grandma candy, two taels of tea leaves, half a catty of snacks, three red head ropes, and two catties of apples

Li Weidong made a big purchase in the supply and marketing cooperative, and Liang Ladi's mouth was a little uncomfortable.

"Brother Weidong, there is no need to bring so many gifts, Liang Damin is my cousin."

"He is very kind, among several cousins, I am the rarest, what you want to ask, as long as I ask him, he will definitely not refuse."

Li Weidong put the gift into a canvas bag, put it on the handlebar, and said with a smile: "You shouldn't have been back to Liangjiagou for a long time, right?" ”

"Hmm" Liang Ladi frowned and pondered for a moment, and hesitated: "It's been more than half a year, and you also know that my family has three children, and when I take the children back, every time the uncles and uncles in the village will give them a lot of gifts." ”

"In these years, life in the countryside is more miserable than in the city, and they themselves often eat without a meal, how can I bear to ask for their gifts?"

"But they are very realistic, and if you don't take the things you take, they will think that you look down on them."

"So, I just won't go back."

These words made Li Weidong look at Liang Ladi with admiration, although this woman is greedy and cheap, but she still has a certain bottom line, if she is replaced by Qin Huairu, she will have to make the villagers in Liangjiagou bald.

Li Weidong rode on the bicycle and said with a smile: "These gifts are not mine, but what you are going to give to those villagers." ”

"Really?" Liang Ladi looked incredulous.

When she saw Li Weidong nodding heavily, she almost couldn't help but rush up and hug Li Weidong.

What is called a man who can be relied on, this is it.

When the two rode their bicycles back to Liangjiagou, it was nine o'clock in the morning.

Although it was cold and there was no work in the fields, the members were still not idle, and they built an aqueduct early in the morning under the leadership of the leader of the production team.

Liangjiagou is a large commune, with thousands of people, and the scene is very spectacular.

Liang Ladi inquired about the ditch where Liang Damin was and walked over with Li Weidong.

"Uncle Damin, Uncle Damin."

The scene was very lively, and the members were chatting and working.

Liang Ladi stood on the ditch and shouted a few times, Liang Damin heard it, carrying a shovel, straightening up his sore waist, and when he saw that it was Liang Ladi, a trace of surprise and joy appeared on his face.

"Ladi, why are you back?"

Liang Damin asked for leave from the production captain and ran over in stride.

"Of course, I'm coming back to see you and my aunt." Liang Ladi said with a smile.

Liang Damin took Liang Ladi's hand: "Go, go, you haven't been back for more than half a year, your aunt was still talking to you yesterday, let's talk at home." ”

After speaking, Liang Damin saw that there was a gay man standing next to Liang Ladi.

He subconsciously looked Li Weidong up and down, burly, tough-looking, wearing a Zhongshan suit with four pockets, a shiny watch on his wrist, and a pair of leather shoes on his feet.

This man was dressed more flamboyantly than the secretary of the commune, and he must have come from a lot of background.

Liang Damin swallowed and foamed, pointed at Li Weidong and asked, "Ladi, who is this?" ”

This simple sentence stumped Liang Ladi, her relationship with Li Weidong is so complicated, how to introduce Li Weidong, is it appropriate?

Li Weidong saw Liang Ladi's embarrassment, took out a cigarette and handed it to Liang Damin: "Comrade Liang Damin, I am Liang Ladi's worker. ”

Liang Damin took the cigarette and was subconsciously stunned, there was a sponge head on the cigarette, this thing is rare.

He sniffed in front of his nose, put the cigarette in his ear, and sneered: "Workers are friendly, working together is conducive to cultivating feelings." ”

Just kidding, Liang Ladi has been working in the city for so many years, and she has never brought her co-workers back, and she is still a male co-worker.

And. Liang Ladi grew up under the watchful eye of Liang Weimin, and he knows Liang Ladi very well, just through Liang Ladi's eyes looking at Li Weidong, he realized that the relationship between the two was not ordinary.

"Uncle Damin, it's really just a colleague, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Ladi stomped her foot.

Her pretended to be angry, but she couldn't deceive Liang Damin.

Liang Damin smiled: "Yes, yes, yes, for the time being, it's just a worker."

Oh, this member doesn't seem to be as wooden as Liang Ladi's introduction.

Li Weidong was unwilling to waste time on such a thing, and said with a smile: "Comrade Damin, come this time."

"Oh, if you come, you will definitely have to sit at home, if there is anything, wait until you get home and drink tea."

As Liang Damin spoke, he walked to the village with a shovel.

This guy has a bit of a personality.

Liang Ladi looked at Li Weidong apologetically: "Brother Weidong, I'm sorry, Uncle Damin has this kind of temper, my aunt used to scold him a lot, and he was stubborn, even if it was ten cows, he couldn't pull it back." ”

Li Weidong was just about to answer, and Liang Damin, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "Liang girl, I heard everything you said." ”

Liang Ladi grimaced and followed him quickly, Li Weidong shook his head with a wry smile, and could only follow.

Originally, I was going to be able to return to the capital after asking about the matter, but it seems that I will have to delay a little time.

In those days, the countryside was full of mud roads, and it had just rained here two days ago, and the ground was a little slippery.

Li Weidong dodged the puddle all the way and walked towards the village.

Liang Damin's house is located in the westernmost part of the village, and the courtyard wall is an earthen wall, painted with white slogans, and the wooden door is tattered, turning back and forth in the wind, making a creaking sound.

Liang Damin strode over, pushed open the wooden door, and shouted inside: "Old woman, Liang Ladi is back with the object." ”

A woman wearing a peasant blue cloth shirt walked out of the hall quickly, looked Li Weidong up and down, and sighed twice: "This young man looks very energetic, his appearance is good, and there is righteousness between his eyebrows, which is much better than Hu Mao." ”

Liang Ladi stomped her feet: "Auntie, don't listen to my uncle's nonsense, this Comrade Li Weidong is just my worker." ”

Liang Dashen looked at Liang Damin with a puzzled face, Liang Damin gave her a vague look, and the two of them showed their original expressions at the same time.

Didn't you say that the members are very simple? Are these two different?

Seeing Li Weidong's different color, Liang Ladi was really angry this time: "Uncle, aunt, if you joke again, I'll leave now." ”

Hearing this, the two of them were instantly anxious, and Aunt Liang stepped forward to hold Liang Ladi's hand: "Ladi, don't talk about it, okay." ”

"You came back just in time today, yesterday your uncle hunted a hare from the mountains, and was going to sell it in the town, but when you come back, we will stew the rabbit and eat it."

Liang Damin glared: "Can you speak, what is it meant that I was going to sell it in the town, that is what I left for Ladi." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Liang Ladi: "Ladi, don't listen to your aunt, now that the relief food above has come down, there is no shortage of food at home." In addition, I often go up to the mountains to hunt, and I can get some hares, foxes, etc., so there is no need to sell these rabbits. ”

Regarding Liang Weimin's words, Li Weidong did not believe it.

The relief food is only enough to survive, and there is indeed a hill near Liangjiagou, but when the bark is gnawed away, how many wild things can there be on the hill?

He just said this for the sake of Liang Ladi's heart, from this point of view, Liang Weimin seems to be cunning, but he is still quite kind in his heart.

Li Weidong could guess that Liang Ladi knew more about the situation in Liangjiagou, so he naturally realized this.

It's just that in the face of the enthusiastic Liang Damin, she has no way to shirk it.

"Okay, then we'll bother you today."

"Old woman, I'll talk with Ladi for a while, you go and skin the rabbit first."

"Okay."

Aunt Liang went into the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife, and began to skin the rabbit.

Li Weidong and Liang Ladi were allowed into the hall.

The hall floor is dirt, and the mud on the walls is mixed with wheat straw, which looks a little old.

A whirring table and two crooked benches were all the furniture, and the only thing that stood bright was a frame on the wall.

The pale gold frame, illuminated by the sunlight, emits a brilliant golden light, dispelling the darkness of the room.

"Sit down."

Uncle Liang asked the two of them to sit down, and hurriedly poured two bowls of boiling water, and said with a sneer: "There is no tea at home, so you can make do with it." ”

"Boiling water quenches your thirst the most." Li Weidong took a sip of the bowl and gave Liang Ladi a look.

Liang Ladi took out the gifts that had been prepared a long time ago from the canvas bag and placed them on the table.

"Uncle, this is a gift I brought to you old couple."

Two catties of brown sugar, three catties of white rabbit grandma candy, two taels of tea leaves, half a catty of snacks, three red head ropes, and two catties of apples almost filled the table.

Liang Damin looked at those gifts, looked a little surprised, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Ladi, what are you doing, your family is not rich, these things are too expensive, uncle can't accept them." ”

Liang Ladi smiled and said, "Uncle, you can take it."

As she spoke, Liang Ladi subconsciously glanced at Li Weidong.

This scene was seen by Liang Damin, and he suddenly came to his senses.

He knows Liang Ladi's situation very well, although Liang Ladi is a worker and can buy affordable grain every month, she has to raise several children and pay off debts for her dead husband, and her life is very difficult.

How can there be so much money to buy gifts.

These gifts must have been bought by the young comrade.

Hehe, if it weren't for that kind of relationship between you, who would be willing to spend so much money.

After thinking about this, Liang Damin's eyes when he looked at Li Weidong suddenly became eager.

"Comrade Weidong, our Ladi is a good girl, diligent and capable, and kind-hearted."

"It's just that when you meet someone who is unladylike and meets Hu Mao, you will fall into a predicament."

When Li Weidong heard Hu Mao's name, he was immediately interested.

After he confirmed the transaction relationship with Liang Ladi, of course, he had to investigate Hu Mao's situation.

However, every time she asked Liang Ladi, she tried to push her.

This made Li Weidong more interested in Hu Mao.

Now that I have met someone who knows Hu Mao's details, it is natural that I can't miss it.

Li Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, what's the matter with Hu Mao?" ”

Liang Ladi saw that Liang Damin was about to speak after taking the cigarette, and suddenly became anxious: "Uncle, don't mention Hu Mao in front of me." ”

Liang Damin struck a match and lit a cigarette and glanced at Liang Ladi deeply.

"Ladi, you have to start a family again sooner or later, and it's better to explain some things clearly."

"This also reassures Comrade Weidong."

Seeing that Liang Damin had misunderstood again, Liang Ladi was about to step forward to explain clearly, and Li Weidong made a straight face: "Comrade Liang Ladi, Uncle Liang is an elder, you should listen to the opinions of the elders." ”

After speaking, he turned his head to look at Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, you go on." ”

Liang Ladi also realized what the hell Li Weidong was doing at this time, and understood that no one could stop what this man wanted to do.

She excused herself to help Aunt Liang deal with the rabbits and left the hall.

After the sound of the script disappeared, Liang Damin smoked a cigarette and said slowly: "Liang Ladi's last man is called Hu Mao. ”

"She is a worker in the machinery factory in the city, and when Liang Ladi was able to marry in the city, our relatives were happy for her."

"This girl has no father or mother since she was a child, she grew up eating hundreds of family meals, and she married someone from the city, so she finally came to the bitter end."

"However, what we never expected was that Hu Mao was an unserious guy."

"Although he is a workshop worker, he often absents himself from work, and follows a group of fox friends and dogs to fool around outside."

"As soon as the monthly salary was paid, he spent it cleanly, and Liang Ladi said that she went to the city, and her life was harder than in the countryside."

"Later, Hu Mao suddenly became seriously ill and needed a large amount of medical expenses, but the little money of the Hu family had already been shaken off by him."

"Liang Ladi didn't ignore Hu Mao because of his previous behavior, but did her best to help Hu Mao treat his illness."

"For this reason, she borrowed a lot of foreign debts, but even this did not save Hu Mao's life."

"Hu Mao lay in the hospital bed for half a year, and finally died because of his serious illness."

"After Hu Mao died, Liang Ladi found out that Hu Mao had borrowed a lot of foreign debts behind her back in the past."

"When those creditors heard the news of Hu Mao's death, they came to the door one after another to ask for debts."

"But at that time, the Hu family was already poor and white, and our relatives persuaded Liang Ladi not to admit those foreign debts."

Liang Ladi disagreed, she said that even if Hu Mao was bad, it was her husband, and she had to help Hu Mao pay off those debts.

After listening to Liang Damin's words, Li Weidong understood why Liang Ladi's life was so difficult.

Liang Ladi is a fourth-level mechanic and can get more than 40 yuan a month.

Although there are several children, the children are still young and do not spend much money, and the biggest expense is the children's tuition fees.

The factory also has a certain amount of care for families with children, with more than 40 yuan per month, which is enough for their family of four to live comfortably.

Liang Ladi still has to risk her notoriety to 'cheat' the male worker's steamed buns, all because she is trying to help Hu Mao pay off his debts.

Her behavior looked a little stupid, but Li Weidong admired it in his heart.

Perhaps only in this era of simple folk customs will a woman like Liang Ladi appear.

Liang Damin continued: "Comrade Weidong, Liang Ladi is a good girl, you must not let her down." ”

Li Weidong was about to answer, when Liang Ladi walked in from outside with a plate of fragrant rabbit meat.

"When you're eating, go wash your hands!"

(End of chapter)