Zhao Yunlan thought that the matter of pepper was basically settled, and she took advantage of the temporary leisure to deal with the matter of planting fruit trees. Zhao Yunlan called Li Mingli to go to Xiaoqing Mountain to find a person named Deng Yong.

This Deng Yong is the person who Zhao Yunlan asked Steward Sun about planting fruit trees before. Originally, Deng Yong's family had a fruit forest, and the living conditions at home were not bad. Deng Yong also has a younger brother, just because of some small money in the family unknowingly contaminated with gambling, the family did not notice that the second child went to the gambling house to gamble at first, and when the family sold the fruit was always inexplicably less, Deng Dad found out that it was his second son who collected the account and went to the gambling house. But at this time, it was too late, and Daddy Deng tried all kinds of methods, beating and scolding, and scolded and scolded, and he was stunned that there was no way to take this dick.

Deng Yong's younger brother won more and more bets, lost nine out of ten, and finally exported the fruit forest at home, and Deng Yong's father had a stroke because of this incident and was paralyzed in bed all day long. Deng Yong's mother was also exhausted by the debt collection in the gambling house. Deng Yong's wife Zhang Heru also came to the house to move things because of debt collection, and was injured, and the family's illness and injury caused the economic life to plummet, and finally Deng Yong mortgaged the house in Xihe County to the gambling house, and the family rented a small yard and squeezed together.

But Deng Yong's younger brother was still unrepentant, and secretly ran out to gamble, and when he had no money to gamble, he stole Deng Yong's medicine money to carry a big bag for Deng's father, Deng Yong wanted to find a way to make money, and he had to take care of the younger brother at home, and then Deng Yong's younger brother was caught stealing money in the town, and was beaten and sent to the government, but the second brother followed the devil, and wanted to resist arrest when he saw the official, but his hand was interrupted because he resisted too much during the arrest. When Deng Yong knew, this younger brother had already been assigned to hard labor. Father Deng died not long after learning about this, and Deng Yong's mother couldn't afford to be sick because of Father Deng's departure, and relied on medicine every day to maintain it.

Deng Yong's wife never gave up on Deng Yong, but because of the changes in Deng Yong's family, Zhang Heru's family also began to alienate Deng Yong. Later, Deng Yong decided to move to the old house in Xiaoqingshan, although the old house was a little broken, but the people here were simple, and the neighbors took better care of Deng Yong. Zhang Heru helps take care of his mother-in-law and son at home, Deng Yong sometimes carries bags outside, and sometimes he can also receive some simple work to plant flowers and trees.

After Li Mingli listened, he packed his things and went to Xiaoqingshan, Zhao Yunlan saw that Li Mingren had been staring at him recently, so he sent Li Mingren to accompany Li Mingli to Xiaoqingshan. Since you can't study at home, it's better to go out and do something, and save yourself in front of Zhao Yunlan.

After the two brothers Li Mingren and Li Mingyi left, Zhao Yunlan finally felt that her breathing was smooth, and she was stared at by Li Mingren's straight eyes every day, and it was inconvenient to do anything. Zhao Yunlan was in a good mood, and took Li Mingmei to Li Mingren's mountainous land, thinking about how to plan planting while weeding and reclamation.

Li Mingli drove the family's ox cart to Xiaoqingshan early in the morning, and when he arrived at Xiaoqingshan, it was already the end of the time. The brothers were hungry, so Li Mingren proposed to find a family to eat.

Li Mingli held the money bag in his arms: "Big brother, did you bring money?" ”

Li Mingren: "Where did I get the money, now I am the poorest in my family." ”

Li Mingli: "Then you still want to eat other people's food for nothing!" ”

Li Mingren: "Didn't you bring money?" Hey hey"

Li Mingli was helpless: "Big brother, what you proposed, of course, you spent money." ”

Li Mingren touched the money bag, and there were still twenty yuan. "Hey, that's it."

Li Mingli hurriedly took the money: "Okay, big brother, twenty wen is enough, give it, I'll bring cakes to eat." ”

Li Mingren suddenly felt deceived: "You brought the cake and didn't say it earlier!" Give me back the money. ”

Li Mingli: "Ah, what kind of money, if the eldest brother doesn't want to eat the cake, he will pay me back." ”

Li Mingren hurriedly stuffed the cake into his mouth, and he almost choked on the dry cake.

Li Mingli was still very brotherly and affectionate, and handed Li Mingren a water bag intimately.

After Li Mingli finished eating the cakes, he drove the ox cart to continue without waiting for Li Mingren, but Li Mingren was drinking water, and the ox cart stuck a small stone.

Li Mingli hurriedly helped Li Mingren, smiled awkwardly, and patted the water on Li Mingren's clothes.

Li Mingren was about to get out of the car, Li Mingli smiled: "Brother, then you go down, ask Deng Yong where he lives by the way, hey, big brother, don't go so fast!" ”

Li Mingren turned over angrily, and after getting out of the car, he walked forward in a daze, not wanting to deal with Li Mingli at all.

Seeing this, Li Mingli hurriedly drove the ox cart forward, and it happened that there was an old man carrying a bundle of firewood in front of him, Li Mingli saw that Li Mingren passed by the old man without raising his head, so he had to get off the ox cart and come forward to ask.

"Uncle, I'm from Lijia Village, do you know where Deng Yong lives?" Li Mingren asked with a polite smile.

The old man who carried the firewood looked at Li Mingli vigilantly, this Xiaoqingshan more or less knew why Deng Yong's family moved back, and this old man thought that he was a debt collector who came to Deng Yong. After all, the debt collectors have also chased this Xiaoqingshan before, Deng Yong is kind and down-to-earth, and now Deng Yong's family is in this situation, and the people in the mountains are willing to help Deng Yong's family.

Li Mingli looked at the old man in front of him and never spoke, thinking that this old man was a dumb man, and continued: "Uncle, I'm sorry, if you know that it's troublesome to lead the way, I'll have something to do with him." Li Mingli looked at the eldest brother who was still walking forward and continued to shout: "Brother, don't leave yet, I won't find anyone later." ”

The old man saw that the little brother in front of him actually had an accomplice, and he became even more vigilant. hurriedly said: "We don't have Deng Yong here." After saying that, he trotted up with firewood on his back.

Li Mingli was also stunned by this little old man, he was not dumb, his legs and feet were quite flexible.

After Li Mingren was called out, he stopped in place and waited for Li Mingli, and when he saw that Li Mingli couldn't come, he couldn't help shouting: "Why are you still stunned over there, hurry up!" ”

Li Mingli rushed to Li Mingren's side: "Big brother, I asked the old man just now, and he said that there is no one named Deng Yong here." ”

Li Mingren rolled his eyes angrily: "He said that if he doesn't have you, he will believe it!" Just you, my lady actually sent you to find someone, hum~ The old man of the family saw that you had bad intentions, and they were willing to tell you! ”

Li Mingli: "Big brother, why are you talking!" We're brothers, I have bad intentions, and you're in the same league as me, hum~"

On the other end, the old man ran to Deng Yong's house and told Deng Yong to quickly find a way to find a place to hide, and there was a debt collector coming to the door.

Deng Yong has been at home for the past few days, and as soon as he heard what Second Uncle Xu said, he thought that the debts that should have been repaid had been repaid, how could anyone still come to collect debts. I thought about meeting these two people for a while, if I came to find fault, Deng Yong was not ready to be polite. Deng Yong asked Second Uncle Xu to go home with peace of mind, and he could handle it. After Uncle Xu left, Deng Yong took a hoe and put it at the door, found a sickle and gave it to Zhang Heru, and waited at home for the Li brothers to come to the door.

The Li brothers ignored no one at this time, and walked on both sides of Niu Niu left and right.