Jiang Guozhu walked beside Jiang Li, and when Jiang Li was talking to him, he lowered his voice and asked casually, hearing this, Jiang Li was stunned at first, and then smiled and nodded: "It's good." ”

However, she asked Jiang Guozhu in a shallow voice in an instant: "Is it your idea, Brother Guozhu?" ”

"The arrangement of the town leaders."

Jiang Guozhu responded, followed by saying, "But I think it's a good idea." ”

"Actually, I prefer to keep a low profile."

Jiang Li smiled, and when she heard someone talking to her, she couldn't help but move her eyes to the other party and respond politely.

The group did not go to the brigade headquarters, but went directly to the courtyard gate of Jiang Li's house.

"Dad, mother, Li Bao, are you back?!"

Knowing that Jiang Li and Captain Jiang arrived home today, the third brother Jiang and the fourth brother Jiang returned to Wuli Village yesterday and cleaned the house and the outside.

Jiang Li said "um".

Captain Jiang nodded.

After the introduction of Jiang Li and Jiang Guozhu, Jiang Sange and Jiang Sige successively greeted Jiang Hongfa, Jiang Boya, and provincial, municipal and county leaders, and town leaders.

What I want to say is that the leaders from the county are still acquaintances of the Jiang family, that is, the former director of the commune Wu who was the matchmaker for Jiang Li and Luo Yanqing.

The group entered the hall and sat down, greeted each other for a while, and got to the point, and Jiang Li did not hide it, and put her plan together in front of the leaders.

At the end, Jiang Boya said a few more words of his thoughts.

After getting what they wanted, the provincial, city, county, and town leaders were very satisfied, and they wanted to invite Jiang Hongfa, Jiang Boya, and Jiang Li to the county restaurant for dinner, but Jiang Li refused.

Of course, Jiang Hongfa and Jiang Boya also refused.

It's just that the focus of their trip is on personal matters, not specifically for investment, so they don't want to waste time on the wine table.

The leaders understood the meaning of Jiang Hongfa and Jiang Boya's words, and naturally they would not take up more time to affect Jiang Hongfa and the Jiang family.

Sending the leaders to the gate of the hospital, Captain Jiang saw that County Magistrate Wu gave him a look, he didn't think much about it, he and County Magistrate Wu walked aside, and listened to County Magistrate Wu say: "Brother Jiang, you have raised a good girl!" ”

The county magistrate Wu is Director Wu, and after many years, the original position of the director of the commune has been promoted, and he has advanced the county's leadership team in three years.

"You won the award, it's all the children who work hard enough, and I haven't done anything as a farmer."

Captain Jiang responded with a smile.

"Humble!"

County Magistrate Wu smiled kindly, he was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Jiang Boya said that when he is busy with this matter, he will go to several companies in our city to inspect one or two, so as to decide whether to inject funds, what do you think is the probability of Mr. Jiang Boya's investment?" ”

"I can't say that."

Captain Jiang shook his head, his expression solemn: "Although our family and Mr. Jiang are close because of Li Bao, Mr. Jiang is a person who does great things, what decisions he wants to make, how can others guess." ”

"Okay, I see."

There was no abnormality on County Magistrate Wu's face, he shook Captain Jiang's hand, and then said: "To be able to raise such a good daughter as Comrade Jiang Li, we all know that it is the credit of you and Comrade Cai Xiufen, here, I thank you two for the fathers and villagers of our county!" ”

Captain Jiang's expression was not flattered at all, and the smile on his face was still humble and simple: "I still say the same thing, Li Bao can have today, all of which is her own credit,

And she is willing to invest in building roads for her parents and fellow villagers, willing to build a new primary school in the village, and willing to set up a factory to drive the villagers to get rich together, in her words, this is called giving back to the society. After all, without the stable life given by the state and the education of the country, she would not be where she is today. ”

"Brother Jiang, you can still talk as before!"

Principal Wu smiled sincerely, and he let go of Captain Jiang's hand: "When you go back to the county seat, remember to come to me, and when the time comes, let's go to my brother's house and sit down and have a good drink." ”

Captain Jiang: "I'll go if I have time." ”

"That's it, we'll see you later."

Farewell to Captain Jiang, County Magistrate Wu walked to the jeep not far away.

After the leaders left in the car, Jiang Guozhu came to Jiang Li and asked questions, as for Jiang Hongfa and Jiang Boya, due to the bumpy road, the two of them had been taken by Fourth Brother Jiang to the room prepared for them to rest.

In the hall, only Jiang Li and Jiang Guozhu, Captain Jiang, as well as Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang are their own family members.

"Li Bao ......"

Jiang Guozhu suddenly called Jiang Li in a low voice.

"Huh?"

Jiang Li looked at her, and his beautiful eyes were puzzled.

"You call that old Mr. Jiang's grandfather, call Mr. Jiang's father, this ......"

The latter words were not spoken, but Jiang Guozhu believed that Jiang Li must have understood what he meant.

In fact, Jiang Li did understand his unfinished intentions, she raised her eyes to look at Captain Jiang: "Daddy......"

This is to ask for the opinion of Captain Jiang.

Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang, as well as Jiang Guozhu and other members of the Jiang family, all looked at Captain Jiang.

"That's what you think."

Captain Jiang's expression was calm, he paused for a moment, and continued: "But whether it is now or in the future, Li Bao is still the female doll of the old Jiang family, the little girl of me and her mother, and the baby bump of our family." ”

Jiang Li's cheeks flushed: "Dad, I'm about to get goosebumps!" ”

I didn't expect to hear her father say such a sensual thing one day.

"Second uncle, you're right, Li Bao will always be the baby bump of our old Jiang family, and he is my Jiang Guozhu's baby little cousin!"

Jiang Guozhu grinned.

Uncle Jiang felt that the eldest son's smile was really spicy, and he couldn't help glaring at Jiang Guozhu: "Smile so ugly, don't scare my old man's precious little niece." ”

"That's right, Guozhu, if you scare Li Bao, even if your third uncle and I are a lot older, it will definitely not be a problem to chase you and fight."

Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang are already old men in the countryside, unlike Captain Jiang, although they are three or two years older than Uncle Jiang, but in the past few years, they have been working in Beicheng without the wind and sun.

There is also Jiang Lirun's silent maintenance in all aspects of life, plus he often gets together with those old men in the compound, watching others play chess, and he also plays from time to time.

Even if it is the gray hair on his head, it is even less than that of Third Uncle Jiang!

"Dad, uncle, if I don't bury people like you, why am I laughing ugly, how can I scare Li Bao?"

Jiang Guozhu frowned his face, and said angrily: "I'm Li Bao's lobby brother, and I can't even scare Li Bao, how can I be willing to scare her?!" ”

"You're fifty-two-thirteen, and you don't know how many folds you've grown on your face? This laugh is like elm bark squeezed together, can Li Bao be afraid when he sees it? ”

Uncle Jiang is in his early seventies, but his body is quite tough, and his voice is full of energy.

"Uncle, my country's Brother Zhu is good, he laughs very kindly, and the smile I saw when I was a child is not the same."

Jiang Li spoke up at this time, lest Jiang Guozhu, the lobby brother, be said by Uncle Jiang to doubt his life.

"Listen, listen well, we Li Bao are so considerate, in order to make you have face, we are all wronged to say such undesirable things."

Hearing Uncle Jiang say this, Jiang Li was amused and helpless for a while, she looked at Jiang Guozhu and gave the other party a "I did my best" look.

The hall was lively, and the kitchen was also very lively.

Jiang San's sister-in-law and Jiang's fourth sister-in-law, as well as several daughters-in-law of Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang's family, were busy selecting vegetables, washing vegetables, cutting meat, and stewing chicken...... They chatted and laughed from time to time.

As for Cai Xiufen, she was dragged into the house by the two concubines, namely Jiang Li's aunt and sister-in-law, and the concubines did not become alienated from each other because they had been separated for a long time.

At about twelve o'clock in the afternoon, when the students were out of school, Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang, who were studying in the village elementary school, heard the bell ringing, and ran to their second grandfather's house, that is, Jiang Li's house, to see their little cousin.

What I want to say is that the children under the knees of Jiang Sange and Jiang Sige, except for Jiang Yifei, the eldest son of Jiang Sange, who is studying in the provincial capital, the others are all studying in the county seat, so they have not returned to the village today.

Jiang Li was surrounded by children, the sound of chirping in her ears kept ringing, she would respond to this, and she would respond to that, and the smile on her face never fell for a moment, so that after a long time, she felt that her facial muscles were almost stiff with laughter.

It wasn't until Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang were picked up from Uncle Jiang's house by Captain Jiang and the three brothers Uncle Jiang and Uncle Jiang that Jiang Li was freed from the encirclement of a group of little guys.

In Auli Village, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang are considered longevity old men.

One is eighty-eight this year, the other is eighty-five, although he needs help to walk, but his body is still healthy, and his spirit is okay, as far as the current health status of the two is concerned, as long as there are no accidents, such as falling, or bumping into something, it is okay to live for a few more years.

Knowing that the two old birthday stars no longer have a few teeth in their mouths, they must pay more attention to eating, so naturally, the lunch prepared for the two old birthday stars was specially made by Jiang San's sister-in-law.

"Grandparents, have you eaten well?"

After eating, Jiang Li asked Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang with a smile, and the two old birthday stars nodded together, seeing this, Jiang Li said: "Then I will talk to you and send you to rest later." ”

Grandma Jiang said yes repeatedly.

The sun in the courtyard was very warm, Jiang Li accompanied the two old birthday stars to bask in the sun while talking about the interesting stories of dumplings and fruits, and from time to time he talked about the study of Rui and Minghan Mingwei.

Then what Grandpa Jiang asked, Jiang Li answered, not perfunctory, not impatient.

"The grandson-in-law is busy with work, you have to understand him more, and the couple should talk well when they encounter something, and don't quarrel casually!"

Holding Jiang Li's hand, Grandma Jiang patted it lightly: "Your father and I have never blushed in our lives, when I first married your grandfather, my grandmother's temper was not very good, but your grandfather always tolerated me and never got angry with me, and then my milk's stinky temper slowly changed." ”

Jiang Li smiled and asked, "Why?" Actually, she asked a little knowingly.

"I don't want your grandfather to work hard."

Grandma Jiang seemed to be stuck in the memories of the past, she looked a little in a trance, and said: "Your father wants to support the family, he is very hard, but even so,

Your grandfather won't let me do heavy work, if my milk is not particular, and I often play tricks in front of your grandfather, I will be a little ignorant. ”

"What did you old woman tell Li Bao to do?"

Grandpa Jiang glanced at Grandma Jiang, and then looked at Jiang Li lovingly: "Your grandmother is a good woman, although she has a little big temper when she was young, but your grandmother is diligent and her eyes are full of work.

She has entered our door, and she is busy at home, and she is working in the field with me, with your uncle, your father, and your uncle, your milk can't be idle.

is still as busy as when she first entered our house, and when your grandpa and grandma are old and can't move, she feeds and feeds water, takes care of your grandpa and grandma with all her heart, and never complains. ”

"I'm not as good as you say."

Grandma Jiang glanced at Grandpa Jiang with disgust: "Besides, it is my duty to take care of the old and take care of the young, not to mention that my father and mother are very good to me, who in our village does not envy me?" They all say that my father and mother treat me as a daughter! ”

"Daddy and mother rarely like you, that's because you're good."

Grandpa Jiang muttered something in his mouth.

In Grandpa Jiang's generation, his parents were the only son under his knees.

When Grandpa Jiang married Grandma Jiang, in just seven years, Grandma Jiang gave birth to three children and gave birth to three big fat boys.

Father-in-law and mother-in-law, not to mention how happy.

Then again, what Grandpa Jiang said was true, after Grandma Jiang entered Jiang's house, Jiang Li's grandfather and grandmother were indeed very good to this daughter-in-law.

"Humph! I naturally know I'm good. ”

Grandma Jiang glanced at Grandpa Jiang, her expression looked a little arrogant, seeing this, Grandpa Jiang smiled and didn't say anything.

Looking at the interaction between the two old birthday stars, Jiang Li sighed secretly: This is the love of each other!

Although for Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang, they may not know what love is, but after decades of getting along, the love that belongs to them has unconsciously blended with their lives.

cares about each other, from youth hand in hand to white hair now, the two do not doubt each other, even if they occasionally quarrel, in her opinion, this is just to adjust their lives and make their lives more warm and harmonious.

Jiang Li bent over and sat on the bamboo skirt, at this moment she put her elbows on her knees, her hands on her cheeks, quietly looking at the two old birthday stars in front of her, looking at the two old people she called grandma.

"What are you looking at, girl?"

Sensing Jiang Li's gaze, Grandma Jiang tapped Jiang Li's forehead, her eyes were loving, and she asked with a smile.

"I'm looking at my dear grandma and grandpa."

Jiang Li's eyebrows and eyes were curved like the first quarter moon, and without waiting for Grandma Jiang to react, she said: "At present, although my dearest grandma and grandpa are old, my grandma is still a big beauty, and my grandpa is also a super good-looking old man. ”

“……”

Grandma Jiang and Grandpa Jiang were stunned when they heard Jiang Li's words, and after a moment, Grandma Jiang smiled: "You little girl, do you know what your father and I look like when we are young?" ”

"There is a saying that 'beauty is in the bones but not in the skin', grandma and grandpa are old, but the bones of your two elders show that you both had excellent looks when you were young.

What's more, I saw my uncle, my father and uncle when I was young, they are all very good-looking, and my eldest brother and my cousin and cousin have good looks, which shows how good you and my grandfather looked in the past! ”

Jiang Li faced Grandma Jiang with one hand on his chin at this time: "Grandma, in fact, I want to say that the genetics of our old Jiang family are very strong, and I also want to say that the relationship between you and your grandfather is very good, so good that I envy it!" ”

"Genetics?"

Grandma Jiang was puzzled.

Jiang Li explained to Grandma Jiang in plain language, and on the side, Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang listened very seriously.

Speaking of which, the two old birthday stars are old, but their eyesight and hearing are not bad, and at the same time, even if they lose a lot of teeth, they can still speak clearly.

After listening to what Jiang Li said, Grandma Jiang and Grandpa Jiang laughed together.

Jiang Li laughed, and for a while, the courtyard was filled with the laughter of the three of them.

About 20 minutes passed.

Jiang Li saw that Grandpa Jiang and Grandma Jiang showed tiredness between their eyebrows, and she said, "Grandpa, or I'll help you go back to the house and lie down." ”

"There are a lot of people in your family, so your father and I should go back to your uncle."

Grandma Jiang said, helping Grandpa Jiang to stand up.

Seeing this, Jiang Li hurriedly supported Grandma Jiang.

……

Uncle Jiang's house.

"Li Bao, this is ......"

Looking at the big bags and small bags and a big boxy box on the ground in the middle of the hall, Jiang Guozhu's eyes were filled with doubts: "Don't tell my brother, why did you get such a big box here?" ”

"Brother Guozhu, don't you know the words on it?"

Jiang Li asked with a smile.

"Yes, your brother and I know a few words, but if you get such a big piece here, I can't call the shots."

Color TV!

Before today, there were two televisions in their village, which were black and white, one was bought by the brigade and placed in the brigade headquarters for the villagers to watch at night during the agricultural slack, so that the villagers could learn more about the outside world; The other one was bought by the little cousin in front of me for the second uncle's family, but today the little cousin actually brought a big color TV directly to his family, why is this?

"What's big?"

Jiang Li looked at the other cousins, and then at the cousins, and at the end, she looked back at Jiang Guozhu: "This color TV is my filial piety to my grandmother, with it, when grandma is bored, you can watch TV programs, so that they can also feel what the outside world is like now." ”

Jiang Guozhu confirmed: "I bought it for our grandma?" ”

"That's right! It's not easy for me to come back from Beicheng, I can't always honor my grandmother, and my father and mother can't be by my grandmother's side at any time in order to help me take care of the children, and now I have a little ability in money, so I want to buy a TV for my grandmother to pass the time on behalf of my father and myself. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Li pointed to a slightly larger package: "Inside are the clothes I bought for my grandmother and aunt, and in the package next to it are the gifts I bought for my cousin and sister-in-law, and then in this package,"

Moving his fingers, Jiang Li pointed to another package and said, "It was a gift I bought for my nephews, and the remaining package contained supplements, cigarettes and alcohol." ”

"Why are you bringing so many things?"

Jiang Guozhu frowned: "Brother knows that you have money in business now, but your money is not easy to come by, not to mention that you have to invest in building roads for us, and you have to build primary schools and factories......"

Before Jiang Guozhu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Li: "I can fund my hometown to build roads, build primary schools, and set up factories, where is the lack of money for my own relatives to buy gifts and honor my grandmother?" ”

With a smile, Jiang Li turned around and walked towards the door of the hall: "I'm going back, my brothers and sisters-in-law don't have to send it." ”

When they came to Uncle Jiang's house, they didn't need Jiang Li's orders, and the two assistants and bodyguards helped Jiang Li send the big color TV and the size package.

"Li Bao, aren't you sitting at home?"

Jiang Guozhu chased out of the hall: "I didn't even drink a glass of water, you just went back like this, and the second uncle and aunt knew about it, what should I say?" ”

"An, you don't know what kind of temper my father and my mother have."

Jiang Li waved his hand and said with a smile: "I still have to go to my uncle's house, so I won't talk to you more here." ”

When the sound fell, Jiang Li took his assistants and bodyguards out of the courtyard gate of Uncle Jiang's house, and not many people came to Uncle Jiang's house.

"Li Bao, you ......"

Aunt Jiang was about to leave the hospital, and when she saw Jiang Li coming over, she was stunned and said, "Third Aunt just fed the pigs when she came back from your house, and she was about to go to your house again to continue chatting with your mother and your aunt, I didn't expect you to come over, hurry, come into the house and sit." ”

Invite Jiang Li into the hall to sit, and when she saw Jiang Li ask the two black-clothed bodyguards to put down the things in their hands, Aunt Jiang was moved: "You kid, what will you bring?" Over the years, you have been busy studying and working, although you have not gone home much, but you have sent us something back every year, and now it is rare to go home in person, why do you have to spend so much? ”

"Auntie, it's just a little bit of my heart, you just take it."

Jiang Li smiled, she said: "I have known since I can remember that everyone in our family loves me very much, and I remember how much you and the third uncle love me, I can remember it clearly!" ”

Third Aunt Jiang smiled: "Silly girl, Auntie and your third uncle should love you, but I didn't think about asking you to repay us anything." ”

"I know."

Holding the crook of Aunt Jiang's arm, Jiang Li smiled and said, "Let's go, isn't Auntie going to my house, together." ”

……

On the first day of returning to his hometown, Jiang Li breathed a long sigh of relief and rested until he lay down on the hot kang.

The door was gently pushed open, and Cai Xiufen walked in.

"Mother."

Sitting up and putting on his coat, Jiang Li looked at Cai Xiufen: "Come up and sit." ”

"No, my mother just came to see you."

Cai Xiufen shook her head, and then said: "I took the car all the way back, and I didn't rest during the day, are you tired?" ”

"It's fine."

Jiang Li smiled: "I'm a young man, I'm in good health, and have you forgotten?" I said I was as strong as a calf! ”

"Go look in the mirror and see what you look like now."

Cai Xiufen shook her head, her eyes full of distress.

"What's wrong with me?"

Jiang Li touched his face and touched his eyes again: "Have I become ugly?" ”

"You!"

Nodding the forehead of the baby girl, Cai Xiufen said helplessly: "I know that you are tired and panicked, but you want to open your eyes and say nonsense!" ”

Seeing Cai Xiufen sitting on the edge of the kang, Jiang Li blinked her eyes, pursed her lips and smiled, she moved her body, nestled into Cai Xiufen's arms, and said in a coquettish voice: "I don't want my mother to feel distressed!" ”

Pulling the quilt and wrapping it on the baby girl, Cai Xiufen said: "It is natural for your mother and me to feel sorry for my daughter, but you are obviously very tired but you want to hide it from your mother, this is your fault." ”

"It's been a bumpy road, my mother is more tired than me, my father is the same, and my father and grandfather, they are also tired."

Sitting upright, Jiang Li's eyes were also full of distress: "Mother, go and rest, let's all sleep well, and we will all be relieved tomorrow." ”

Then catch the insects...

(End of chapter)