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Chapter 21 The old lady's partiality

"Wait a minute -"

Li Dazhu chased him to the door of the Yamen, and happened to see Li Gugu and his party, so he hurriedly called out to the people in front.

"Dazhu, why are you running here?" Li Gugu heard the voice, turned around and saw Dazhu running behind him, and asked.

"Yes, your family's three treasures and four girls have been found. Your mother, let me tell you that you don't need to report to the official. Go home quickly." Li Dazhu walked in a hurry and rushed to the county government office. He couldn't even breathe, so he gasped and said to Li Gugu.

"What, are the two children really back?" Li Shangu asked with disbelief on his face.

"Yes, yes, I can still joke with you." Li Dazhu said with a smile.

As soon as he heard that the child had been found, Li Gushan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Brother Dazhu, for coming to tell us." Otherwise, when they went in to report to the official, they would end up reporting to the official indiscriminately. It's about the board.

They came to the Yamen to report to the officials, and what they reported was just a hope. If something really happened to the child, it is not necessarily true that the Yamen officials would really help them, ordinary people, to find the child. Fortunately, the child was found back before they could report it to the authorities, which is naturally even better.

"As long as the child is found, we officials don't need to report it, so let's go back." Two uncles followed Li Shangu to the town's Yamen. They were a little older and walked slower. Everyone worked hard all the way to the county seat.

This is also the reason why Li Dazhu, who came from behind, can catch up with the people in front.

A group of people left from the yamen gate. The yamen servants at the yamen gate saw a few people coming and then left without having anything to do. They were still muttering to themselves what was going on.

Knowing that the child was back home, Li Shangu was anxious to go home quickly to see if the child was really back. He felt a little uneasy without seeing the child. There are also wives and old mothers at home. Everyone has been worried for a day.

When Li Laoer heard that the two children were back, he felt relieved. He walked back with ease and even talked and laughed with people on the way.

"Brother, if you hunt some good prey another day, you can also send it to our restaurant. Our restaurant will keep it for you." The shopkeeper received several prey sent by the hunters, and they were all still alive. He waved to the waiter to take them to the kitchen behind. Go, settle the money for Orion, and say to Orion.

Some customers in the restaurant like to eat some wild game, so they can try it at a reasonable price. The hunters would always bring their prey to their restaurant. The shopkeeper found that the wild animals brought by the hunters were better than those sent by other hunters. After getting to know the hunters over and over again, the shopkeeper would not overpower the hunters. The price, the price given is quite reasonable.

"Okay, if I hunt some wild animals another day, I'll bring them to your Ruyi Building. Thank you very much, Shopkeeper Wang." The hunter took the money. If he had to leave the money in the past, he would definitely not take it lightly. He took the money Into the arms.

Looking at the entire Qingping Town, Ruyi Restaurant is the largest and has the best business. The restaurant will collect the prey sent to it, which saves him having to run outside. And after comparing the prices of several other restaurants, the prices offered by Ruyi Restaurant were quite reasonable. The hunters brought their prey to this restaurant.

After thanking the shopkeeper, Orion came out of the restaurant.

Passing by a group of people walking in a hurry on the street, Orion walked into a tavern opposite.

Li Gugu and his group returned to the village from the town, and it took them half a day to return.

"Thank you for coming to the town with your uncle, brother and the boy. It's hard for uncle and the brothers to make a trip." Back in the village, Li Shangu thanked several uncles and brothers who went to the town with him and asked him Everyone went to his house to drink water.

The two uncles waved their hands, "Let's go some other time. Don't worry. You go home first to see if the child is back. We also went back home."

Everyone did not follow Li Shangu to go to his place. In the village Everyone separated and went back to their respective homes. Li Shangugu kept his children in mind and hurried back home, followed by Li Laoer and Li Dazhu.

***

The mother and son slept in the house all afternoon and woke up, it was already sunset.

After a good sleep, Sun Yi's energy improved a lot. When Li asked, he yawned and followed his mother-in-law. Seeing that the child looked awake, the woman touched the child's face and said, "Sambo, why don't you go back to the house and sleep for a while?"

"If you don't sleep, Aniang, you won't be able to sleep again at night. " "Li Wen rubbed his eyes. He wasn't actually sleepy, but he just hadn't recovered from his energy. "Just wait for me to calm down."

"Well, I'm going to work in the kitchen. If I don't make dinner, I'll have to wait for a while. " It's late." The man at home hasn't come back yet, and Sun Yi is a little worried, but it's time to make dinner now, and she has to make dinner first.

Their family is not separated. They eat together, so the work in the family is done separately. The women in each family take turns cooking at home. Yesterday, Aunt Li did the cooking. Today, it was Sun Yi's turn to cook. There are more than a dozen people in the family eating, and it is not easy for one person to cook a meal. Fortunately, Daya and Erya will help with any work at home.

At this moment, every household is cooking dinner, and the small village is filled with smoke and is peaceful.

Everyone in their yard was busy working. Mrs. Li Wang was sitting on a small stool in front of her house, following her grandson with her eyes. Seeing her grandson in front of her, the old lady felt more satisfied than anything else.

"Hey -"

The door to the yard opened, and Li Wen was following his grandma. When he turned around and saw his father and second uncle coming back, he immediately tightened his skin and moved towards his grandma. He moved a little and called out, "Dad, second uncle."

Li Shangu looked at his boy with a serious face. When Li Wen thought that his father was going to pick him up and beat him up, his father said heavily, "Yeah." "Sounded. When Sun Yi saw her husband and second uncle coming back, she asked, "Husband, second uncle, you are back. Have you gone to the Yamen to report to the official?"

"No, we just arrived at the Yamen and were about to report to the official, when we were Zhu rushed over and stopped her." Li Shangu looked at his wife with a much softer look and said.

"Oh, that's good." Hearing her husband's words, Sun Yi showed a smile on her face. She knew that the man in the family was tired after walking such a long way back from the town, so she asked him to rest for a while and he could eat later. .

"Yeah." Li Shangu glanced at his boy. Li Wen was stunned by his father's gaze. Fortunately, his father glanced at him and had no plans to deal with him for the time being. Li Shangu walked over to his mother-in-law and called out, "Mother-in-law."

"Just come back." Mrs. Li was relieved when she saw her two sons coming back and heard them say they hadn't reported to the official.

Li Gushan went to pour a large bowl of water and drank it all in one gulp.

Li Wen glanced at his father out of the corner of his eyes, not daring to approach his father at this time. His father looked over at him, and the eyes of father and son happened to meet. Li Wen looked away guiltily and followed his mother every step of the way.

When Li Laoer came back, he called "Aniang" and went back to the house to see his wife and children.

The sun set in the west, and their family's dinner was cooked.

Today, they saw meat on their dinner table. They stewed pork with cabbage and had vermicelli in it. This was the first time meat appeared on their dinner table after the Chinese New Year. Aunt Li came out from the house after breastfeeding her baby and couldn't help but swallow her saliva when she smelled the aroma of meat. She said to her mother, "Mom, the food our family eats today is better than the Chinese New Year."

Several girls started talking about it just now They started to swallow their saliva while cooking, but none of them dared to eat it when they looked at the meat in the pot.

Daya chopped up the wild vegetable stalks she picked and fed them to the chickens. Several hens gathered around and pecked at them.

"Everyone, let's sit down and eat." Li Wang glanced at Li Dahua who was speaking and said.

Li Dahua happily found a seat and sat down.

In addition to Chinese cabbage, stewed pork and vermicelli on the table, there was also steamed rice mixed with cornstarch and sorghum, and a large plate of fried wild vegetables. The cooking water was all green, with no oil at all, and just a little salt in it. Go down and cook.

This is already the most sumptuous dinner they can have at home.

After seeing Mrs. Li sitting down, everyone followed suit and sat down one by one.

There are many people eating at home, so naturally there is a lot to eat. It is said that it is Chinese cabbage stewed with pork and vermicelli, but in fact there are not many pieces of meat in the pot, it is all vegetables and vermicelli. Mrs. Li scooped it out with her spoon, and the first bowl she gave to her grandson scooped a spoonful of vermicelli and vegetables, with several pieces of meat in it.

Next came the food in the son's bowl, and then the food in the bowls of the granddaughter and daughter-in-law. The old lady herself was the last one.

There was not even a bit of meat in the bowls of several girls. They were all used to grandma's favoritism, and none of them dared to say anything. They all thought that because they were used to eating meat at home, they didn't have a share, so they didn't think it was unfair.

Aunt Li Er's eyes turned red when she saw the meat in Li Sanbao's bowl. Why did he, a little kid, do nothing and eat more meat than all of them? They could only drink some soup and some vermicelli. Li Dahua feigned a smile and said to her mother, "Mom, these girls haven't eaten meat for several months. You should also let the girls taste meat."

"I see it's not that these girls want to eat meat, but You want to eat meat yourself." Mrs. Li Wang saw that this second daughter-in-law was not very nice to the girls on weekdays, so don't think that the old woman is easy to fool.

This woman beat and scolded her own girls, how much could she love them. Although she, as a grandmother, doesn't like a few girls, she, as a grandmother, will not hit or scold them at every turn.

Of the two daughters-in-law, neither one of them was liked by the old lady. When she thought about this, Wang Li felt heartbroken. Fortunately, she also had a good grandson, which made the old lady feel a little better.

"No way, I'm just talking." Li Dahua glanced at her mother-in-law. She had been suppressed by her mother-in-law for a long time. Even if she was dissatisfied with her mother-in-law in her heart, she did not dare to show it in front of her mother-in-law.

"Okay, I can't stop your mouth now that I have something to eat. Eat it quickly." Li Laoer put the meat in the bowl into the mother-in-law's bowl. When he saw the meat in the bowl, Li Dahua didn't say anything. With a pinch of chopsticks, he put the meat into his mouth.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finally calmed down and started eating.

Chapter 22 Looking for a job

Seeing that there was no piece of meat in his grandma's and grandma's bowls, Li Wen was not a solitary eater, so he gave his grandma a piece of meat, and without leaving his grandma behind, he put a piece of meat into his grandma's bowl. , he held his own bowl to prevent his grandma and grandma from bringing it back to him, and smiled sweetly at grandma, "Grandma, let grandma eat Sanbao's meat. Sanbao likes to eat vermicelli."

In this world The pork was raised on a diet of whole grains and there is absolutely no clenbuterol. It is really fragrant when cooked. It's just that when people here buy pork, the fatter the better. Li Wen doesn't like eating fatty pork, so he doesn't really care about the pork in the bowl.

But he really likes cabbage and vermicelli cooked with pork. It's really delicious.

"My dear grandson, why did you give the meat to Grandma? Grandma specially bought this meat for Sanbao to eat. Why don't you eat it? Sanbao will only grow meat after eating it." No wonder Mrs. Li loves her little grandson to the core. She has known since she was a child that she would treat her grandma well and give her every good thing.

When Mrs. Li saw her grandson put the meat into her bowl, the old lady was about to put the meat back for her grandson to eat.

Seeing that her good grandson refused to take it, fortunately there was still a little bit left in the pot, with two pieces of meat in it. Wang Li scooped them up and put them into his grandson's bowl, along with a chopstick of vermicelli, which filled his grandson's bowl. It was filled to the brim, and the old lady said lovingly, "My dear grandson, if you like vermicelli, eat more."

Li Wen looked at the protruding bowl, twitched his eyes, and said, "Thank you, grandma. " "

Grandma, other people will have opinions if you act like this!" It's no wonder that his sister-in-law is always jealous of him.

The second aunt opposite looked at him with dissatisfaction and jealousy in her eyes.

Li Wen pretended not to see it. You are jealous and jealous but you can't do anything to me? He knew that with his grandma here, his second aunt would not dare to do anything to him.

Li Siya looked at the food in her third brother's bowl with envy, knowing that the food in that bowl was not something she could imagine, so she lowered her head and ate the food in her bowl obediently. But just having a bowl of cabbage and vermicelli stewed with pork made the little girl very satisfied.

Li Wen saw the big fat meat in the bowl and sighed inwardly.

Seeing that his mother-in-law was still trying to bring the piece of fat back to him, Li Wen shook his head at his mother-in-law and whispered, "Mom, you can eat it. I still have it here."

"Well, eat more of Sanbao, Ah. Mom just ate it." Sun Yi saw that her son's bowl couldn't be filled, so she stopped insisting on giving it to her son. Li Shangu quietly gave the meat in the bowl to his wife, hoping that she would eat more. Sun Yi shook her head at her husband.

Li Wen noticed his father's little movements and secretly smiled in his heart.

Today's pork was boiled with Chinese cabbage, and the soup was fresh and sweet. By the end, all the Chinese cabbage and vermicelli were eaten, and not even a bit of the soup base was left. It was completely eaten. The girls were all full. Aunt Li didn't eat less. She stuffed it into her mouth with big mouthfuls. After eating, she wanted to eat more.

Today, half of the pot of wild vegetables was left uneaten, and Mrs. Li didn't say anything when she saw it.

The old lady was in a good mood today and didn't bother with everyone. She just turned a blind eye and passed.

After dinner, it was getting dark.

Sun Yi put away the dishes and chopsticks on the table, and Daya helped her sensibly. Erya followed behind her. When Aunt Li saw the two girls helping the eldest son, she cursed in her heart. These two rotten girls had been helping outsiders all day long.

Hearing the child crying in the room, Li Dahua cursed, "The children are all debt collectors who just cry and cry all day long."

Li Dahua cursed and went back into the room. After a while, the children in the room Stop crying.

This time after a meal of the day is the most leisurely time for the family. Everyone sits in the yard and rests for a while after eating. It is the satisfaction after the meal.

"Mommy, I have something to tell you." Li Shangu glanced at his wife who was busy collecting things, turned his attention to his grandma, and said to his grandma.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" said Wang Li.

"There is not much work in the fields now, so I want to find a job in the town." There are also wives, children, and mother at home. With so many mouths to feed, the family can only live on a few acres of land at home. It was difficult, so Li Shangu wanted to find a job in the town.

In the past, after the busy farming season, Li Gushan would go to the town to find part-time jobs. It was hard work, and he could make as much money as he could.

The son is growing up day by day, and he cannot live without a penny. My wife has never been in good health. If I have money on hand, I can hire a doctor to look at my wife and give her some medicine. So after all this calculation, the family has too much money to spend. If I don't go out to work, Where does the money come from?

"Brother, let me go with you." Seeing that his eldest brother was going out to work, Li Laoer had no reason for his younger brother to stay at home. The mother-in-law at home gave birth to another girl, and they had another mouth to eat.

In previous years, his eldest brother would go out to work alone, while he was busy at home. Now that his elder brother told him to go to work, Li Laoer became interested and wanted to go with his eldest brother.

"Okay, there isn't much work in the fields now. If you two want to go to the town to find a job, go ahead. We have Dahua, Xiaoyi, and a few girls at home, so just let them work hard. "When Mrs. Li heard what her two sons said, she thought about it and nodded.

"Okay, let's go to the town to look for it tomorrow." Li Gushan decided immediately.

Li Wen, who was working as a follower to his mother-in-law, rolled his eyes when his father told him to go to town to find work. Li Wen actually wanted to visit the town. He had never been to the town since he grew up. In previous years, his father would go to the town to work at this time. He was still a little younger at that time. Every time he said He wanted to go to town with his father, but his family didn't agree with him, a little kid, going to town with an adult.

What excuse should he find now to follow his father to the town?

However, when he thought that he had just lost her and was brought back, I also knew that his family would definitely disagree if he proposed to follow his father to the town. Thinking about it this way, I can only put this matter aside for a while and wait for some time to see when the time is right to mention it again.

Li Wen wanted to go to the town to see what was going on outside. It must have been hard for his father to work for others, and he could not make much money. It would be great if he could find some way to make money. Li Wen My mind is moving.

But let's talk about it slowly now.

Fortunately, his own father had no intention of beating him that day and had a peaceful sleep in his own little bed at night. Before dawn the next day, Li Wen heard the sound of the door opening and knew that his father and second uncle had gone to the town to find work.

He woke up for a while, but not quite. Then he fell asleep again in a daze, and it was already dawn when he woke up.

Chapter 23: His father went to work

After that day, his father and second uncle found a job in the town.

From what his father and second uncle said, Li Wen roughly guessed that Qingping Town was close to a large river, and was probably a branch of the Yangtze River Basin. Every year after spring warms up in March, the upper reaches of the river thaws and the waterway is open. Ships traveling between the north and the south pass here, passing through Qingping Town on the way.

So every year at this time, just after the spring plowing, there is not so much farm work in the fields. Men from several nearby villages will go to the docks in the town to find work. That's where his father and second uncle went to find work. Most of the jobs are physical, hard work, and you don't get much money. But even if the money is small, for families like them who don't have much income, people who are not afraid of hard work are still willing to work.

Logically speaking, their place is a transportation hub and it is not considered closed. Why does Li Wen think that the people here live in such poverty? However, this also has factors of time and people, just like they are close to the mountains. Except in times of drought and famine, people only dare to go to the mountains to eat when they are extremely hungry. If food could be grown in the fields, no one would be willing to risk their lives to go to the mountains to find food. After all, there are man-eating beasts waiting in the mountains.

By the same token, now that the world is at peace and people's lives are going well, most people will be content with the status quo and have no desire to change their current living conditions and try their best to make their lives better. Consciousness, this is also a problem of the limitations of people's thoughts due to the era.

This is why historians of later generations analyzed the social state of ancient times. This is one of the reasons why people are in a self-sufficient social state of small-scale peasant economy. Most people are content with the status quo and society has stagnated.

But now, no matter what Li Wen, a boy with an adult soul, thinks in his heart, to put it bluntly, it is all fantasy. He has never even been out of Lijia Village. He even analyzed what Qingping Town is like from his father's words. I have never witnessed it with my own eyes, let alone seen the world in person.

After his father and second uncle went to town to do work, they didn't get home from town until it was almost dark at night.

Recently, his family didn't let him go out very much. Only then did Li Wen find out that his second uncle had brought the old cow back that day. Fortunately, the cow was not missing, otherwise he wouldn't be able to afford the loss if it was sold. But now it was someone else's turn to take care of the family's cattle, and they had to wait until next time for their turn, so he no longer even had the job of herding cattle.

Life at home was boring. Li Wen wanted to go out and play, but his family didn't allow him. His grandmother and mother-in-law looked at him like a ball in their eyes, for fear that people outside would take him away.

"Dad, second uncle, you are back." Seeing his father coming back, Li ran over eagerly, looking up at his biological father who was as tall as a mountain, wondering when he would look like him He is as tall as me.

According to modern calculations, his biological father's height is over 1.7 meters and nearly 1.8 meters tall. This height is considered very tall in this world. However, his second uncle was not very tall, so Li Wen thought that his biological father might look like his deceased grandfather, while his second uncle looked more like his grandmother.

I just don't know if he will inherit his father's height and grow taller in the future. Of course, Li Wen hopes that he can be as tall as his father.

"Sambo is playing in the courtyard." Uncle Li came back, saw his nephew, and touched his head. Li Lao'er didn't seem to have much enthusiasm when he saw his own daughter. When he saw his own mother sitting in the yard, Li Lao'er called out "A'niang."

When Mrs. Li saw her two sons back, they Her son asked her and she responded.

"Well, Dad is back. Did you listen to your grandma and grandma at home today? Where is your grandma?" Li Shangu looked down at the boy who was not even up to his thighs. After all, he was his own son, man. After thinking about it, he bent down and picked up his son.

The father and son looked at each other. Li Wen, who was picked up by his biological father, looked embarrassed. He wanted his biological father to put him down, but he thought that at his age, it would be okay to let his biological father hug him, so he just let him go. His biological father hugged him.

Li Wen said, "Sambo, did you listen to grandma? If you don't believe me, ask grandma. Grandma is in the kitchen."

Sun Yi, who was in the kitchen, heard the noise outside and knew that the man at home was back, and the woman brought the food. He came out of it, put it on the table outside, and said, "Husband, second uncle, you are back. There is food left for you in the pot. It is still hot. Are you hungry? Come over and eat. I will give it to you." "Bring out two sets of bowls and chopsticks."

"Okay," Li Shangu put his son down, walked over, and sat down to eat.

Uncle Li also sat down to eat.

The two men had been working outside for a day. For lunch, they ate the steamed buns brought from home, and they were not very full after eating them. Now that I came back from outside, I was really hungry, so the two brothers started eating in big mouthfuls.

After the two men in the family went to work in the town, the family did not wait for them to come back for dinner, because sometimes they would not get home until dark if they were late, so the whole family ate first, leaving rice in the pot for them.

Seeing that her husband and her second uncle, who had come back late, were having dinner, Sun Yi went to get bath water for her son. The woman shouted from inside the room, "Sambo, come back and take a bath." "

Oh, grandma, I'll come." Li Wen He wanted to pester his father to talk, but he glanced behind him and ran towards his mother-in-law.

When he came out from the shower and his father had finished eating, Li Wen ran over to pester his father and asked him about his father's work in the town. Li Shangu was not surprised by this. He just thought that his son was curious about the outside world, so he would answer whatever his son asked him. It was rare for his son to be close to his father.

Sun Yi came out of the house and saw the father and son talking, a smile flashed in her eyes.

Chapter 24 New Shoes

On a spring afternoon, the woman was sitting in the house sewing shoes, and the child was beside her.

Li Wen watched his mother-in-law holding an embroidery needle and sewing the little shoes in her hand stitch by stitch. The basic prototype of a pair of shoes came out. He felt it was amazing when he saw it. In modern society, many women don't even know how to thread a needle or thread. They don't know how to mend their own torn clothes, let alone make a pair of shoes by themselves.

Their Ms. Song is beautiful and can play the piano, but if she is asked to use an embroidery needle to embroider clothes, Ms. Song will definitely not be able to do it.

The woman in front of him is just a very ordinary rural woman, but his grandma has a pair of skillful hands. She can wash clothes, cook, thread, and use an embroidery needle to mend clothes for her husband and children. His grandma's clothes have been his since childhood. He patched it up stitch by stitch.

There was a hole in the shoes on my feet, and my two toes were hanging out.

But in this family, he is the only one who has new clothes and shoes to wear from time to time. Sisters like Daya and Siya, they don't have any new clothes all year round. They wear clothes that the younger ones picked up, and they still wear them after mending them. Li Siya hasn't worn any clothes since she was a child. When you wear a new dress, all the clothes on your body are patched.

So in this family, as a boy, he enjoys many privileges that girls do not have. Li Wen is also very happy that he was reincarnated as a man instead of a woman. There are too many injustices for women in this society. Even in their small family, girls are not treated fairly.

Li Wen's eyes were fixed on his mother-in-law, and his mind had already flown to nowhere. His mother-in-law's voice brought him back to reality.

"Okay, Sanbao, come and try to see if it fits." Tying a knot on the thread, Sun Yi put the sewn shoes on her knees, pulled up the child's little feet and put them on her thighs, and put the old ones on the children's feet. He took off his shoes, reached out and patted the soles of the child's feet, wiping all the sand off them.

"Giggle, mother, it's itchy..." Li Wen was ticklish and wanted to retract his feet as soon as his mother touched the soles of his feet.

"Haha, kid, don't move around, be careful not to fall. It's fine if I don't touch your feet. It's just your stinky feet. Grandma doesn't care about touching them." Sun Yi smiled and glanced at the child with a smile in his eyes. .

She put on new shoes for her child, reached in and touched them, and said with satisfaction, "I think it's okay. I made it a little bigger so that you can wear it until the end of the year. Sanbao, you can try it and see if it works." There's nothing uncomfortable."

"It's fine, Auntie." Li Wen moved his feet and felt there was no problem.

"Well, that's good. Once grandma sews this foot for you, you can replace the old pair on your feet." Sun Yi touched the child's soft hair and looked at it. He is full of love and affection for his children.

"Don't be in a hurry, Mom. Just take your time. You can still wear these old ones." Li Wen smiled, putting his elbows on the table, supporting his little face with both hands, and looked at his Mom. I made little shoes for him with every stitch.

"The pair on your feet is too small, and there is a hole in it. You see your little toes are exposed. I will replace the old pair for you when my mother-in-law makes this pair." Sun Yi took another pair. Just hold the needle and sew the shoe. All you need to do is sew the upper.

Thinking that her son would soon be able to wear the new shoes she made, the woman's heart felt tender and her hands moved a little faster. She thought that the shoes on her husband's feet were also torn. After making shoes for her son, she would have to make a pair for her husband later, Sun Yi thought in her heart.

The woman who was sewing shoes with her head lowered had a gentle smile on her face.

Li Wen looked at the profile of his mother-in-law and had a very vague feeling in his heart. The person in front of him was his mother-in-law in this life. He had really come to another world. In this life, he had a father and a mother-in-law who loved him. His grandma, there are uncles and aunts in the family, as well as older and younger sisters. Their whole family lives in a lively courtyard.

"Okay." The other shoe was also finished, and Sun Yi put away her needle and thread.

"Thank you, grandma. The shoes made by grandma are so beautiful. Sanbao likes them very much." Li Wen put on the new shoes that his grandma had sewn for him. He came down and took two steps on the ground. He raised his head and gave his grandma a big hug. smiling face.

"My mother's craftsmanship is average. I can make a pair of shoes for you if I make do." When the woman heard her son's words, her eyes widened with laughter. Sun Yi put the old pair of shoes aside, planning to put them away after they were washed tomorrow.

Li Wen knew that his mother-in-law was reluctant to throw away his small clothes and shoes, so she washed them one by one and put them in the box. He knew that his mother-in-law wanted to keep them for his younger brother or sister when she gave birth to a baby. Wear them.

In this era of material scarcity, even old clothes and shoes are very precious.

If his mother-in-law is in good health, Li Wen hopes that his mother-in-law will have a younger brother or sister. But now that his mother-in-law's body is like this, Li Wenzhi doesn't want his mother-in-law to get pregnant again. After all, in this era of low medical standards, a woman giving birth to a child is like walking away from the gate of hell. If you are not careful, you will kill two people. So now Li Wen

actually suspects that the child who was originally in his mother's belly may have died of suffocation in his mother's stomach due to dystocia, so he was given the opportunity to come into this world.

However, this matter would not even be mentioned to his biological parents, Li Wen, and even he himself thought it was a very unbelievable thing. But no matter what, God allowed him to live again. When he came to this world, God gave him one more chance. He must cherish this hard-won opportunity.

"Sambo, your shoes are so beautiful." Li Siya saw envy in her brother's eyes when she saw her brother's new shoes. She has been wearing clothes that her sisters didn't want since she was a child. When it was her turn to wear the clothes, they were already very old, and the clothes on her body were all patched with holes.

Li Wen didn't know what to say. He touched the little girl's head and said to the little girl, "When Sanbao makes money, he can buy Siya a lot of new clothes."

"Really?" The little girl's eyes Liang Liang asked.

"Really." Li Wen nodded seriously and said.

Hearing her brother's words, the little girl was obviously very happy, with a smile on her face, and she was not so envious of Sanbao for having new shoes.

Silly girl, Li Wen felt a sour feeling in his heart when he saw the smile on the little girl's face.

When Li Dahua saw the new shoes on Li Sanbao's feet, she exclaimed and said angrily, "It's so shameless to wear new shoes." Aunt Li said something broken in her heart. It's really different if she is a grandson. , it's not like she gave birth to a bunch of girls, and her mother didn't like her.

"Sanbao's original shoes had holes, and there were still a few broken shoes there from the year before last. I just made a pair of shoes for Sanbao." Sun Yi heard this and said.

"What's wrong with my grandson wearing a new pair of shoes? He has to celebrate the New Year before he can wear new shoes. You have to be diligent and you can make a pair for each of the girls and I won't tell you." Li Wang glanced at Li Dahua lightly and saw The grandson came out wearing new shoes and called him over, "Sambo, come and show grandma whether your new shoes fit."

Li Dahua didn't dare to say anything anymore. She thought she was making shoes for several girls. She still had to wait a few days. Someone made her a pair of shoes! What I thought was beautiful.

"Grandma." Li Wen touched his nose in his mind, walked over to his grandma, and gave her a sweet smile. He also doesn't like his aunt's eyes always staring at him. That stupid woman doesn't know how to hide it. Everything she thinks is written on her face. Besides, what does it have to do with me if you can't give birth to a son? You can't target me just because I'm a son and you gave birth to a woman.

But if others don't like him, he won't lick their cold ass with his hot face.

For the sake of the family, Li Wen would not care about his aunt as long as she didn't do too much.

Fortunately, his aunt is mentally ill and his second uncle is still mentally sane, otherwise there would be a lot of conflicts if the family lived under the same roof. But even so, his aunt still caused trouble for his mother-in-law from time to time.

Sun Yi has a good temper, and as a sister-in-law, if she can't tolerate even her second aunt, it won't sound good outside, so even if her little aunt says something unpleasant, she doesn't go there. I argued with my aunt and endured it.

After March, April will be summer.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, the little cotton-padded jackets worn on the bodies are taken off, and the children wear a thin coat and run outside.

This day is the 60th birthday of the seventh uncle.

In this world, fifty years old is a watershed. After fifty years old, you will enter old age. At fifty, you know your destiny, and at sixty, you are attuned to your ears. Sixty is the age of sixty. Compared with people in this world, those who can live beyond sixty are already long-lived people.

The seventh uncle and his great-grandfather were brothers. His great-grandfather had passed away long ago, and now the only one alive is their seventh uncle. Uncle Seventh is the seventh among the brothers, so everyone in the village calls him Uncle Seventh when they see the old man.

The seventh uncle is the father of the village chief. The village chief's family is the only one in the village who has a slightly better life and has money on hand. Therefore, the village chief must make a big deal for his father's sixtieth birthday. On the seventh uncle's birthday, the village chief held a big banquet at his home and invited the whole village to eat.

Their family and the village chief's family had not yet released the fifth server, and they still had a close relationship. Two days ago, members of the village chief's family came to their home and invited them to have dinner on this day.

He said he was calling them to have a meal, and they understood what he meant. We were all relatives. If someone had something to do, everyone would go there in advance to help. Mrs. Li Wang took her two sons and daughter-in-law to help out early in the morning. Li Gugu and Li Shanmin did not go to town to work today and took a day off to come back to help.

Li Wen followed the adults to make soy sauce. Da Ya and Er Ya were a little older and they were going to help with the work. He and Si Ya were left with nothing to do and could play in the yard. No one cares about them.

Chapter 25: Seventh Uncle's Birthday

The village chief's family lives in a blue brick house with a large yard inside.

Today is the 60th birthday of the seventh uncle. A birthday banquet was held at the village chief's house. People from the clan came over to help with the work early in the morning, and the children were playing in the yard. The seventh uncle was sitting in the main room. The old man's face was red and he spoke in a very loud voice, which sounded very energetic.

There were several people sitting in the main room talking to the seventh uncle. They were all people who came to wish the old man a birthday.

"Seventh Uncle." Li Wen noticed the Seventh Uncle's beard at a glance. It was just like the beard of the opera singers in Peking Opera, long and white. He relied on his good looks, and no one could resist his charm when he smiled. He smiled sweetly at the old man, bowed to the old man in a decent manner, and said, "Today is the seventh uncle's birthday. The Three Treasures wish him good luck." Like the East China Sea, life is as long as the Nanshan Mountain. "

Haha, good. Sanbao is so sensible. Who told you to say this?" The seventh uncle liked this tall and graceful child. He waved to the child. The child came to him.

"Three Treasures will remember what they were told." Li Wen easily got into his seventh uncle's arms, and his sinful little hand reached out to touch the old man's beard, and took the opportunity to pull it. Really a beard?

"Ouch!" The seventh uncle covered his chin and looked at the boy in his arms with wide eyes.

"Seventh uncle, I'm sorry, Sanbao didn't mean it." Li Sanbao blinked his big eyes, looking extremely innocent.

People who don't know really believe that he didn't mean it.

This kid even dared to pull his seventh uncle's beard! Li Shangu, who happened to be walking by, saw what his son had done. He quickly came over to take the child away and apologized to the seventh uncle. "Seventh uncle, don't be angry. I will teach this kid a lesson later."

"It's okay, the child loves to play. "Son, Sanbao is joking with Uncle Seven, don't you think so, Sanbao?" Uncle Qi smiled with his eyes narrowed, his face full of wrinkles, and he wasn't really angry.

Li Wen smiled and showed his two little tiger teeth, hummed twice, and followed the words of the seventh uncle and said, "Sambo and the seventh uncle are playing around. Sanbao really likes the seventh uncle."

Seeing the boy's funny look, he provoked the others. The adults all laughed.

His father took him away. Li Wen followed his father out with his short legs, and turned back to wave goodbye to his seventh uncle and other grandfathers.

"You boy, can you pull the seventh uncle's beard randomly? You bastard." Li Shangu held his son away dumbfounded. When he went outside, he couldn't help but slap his son's little buttocks. Of course, he didn't Be willing to exert force.

Others don't know, and he doesn't know that this boy deliberately pulled the seventh uncle's beard. Can the seventh uncle's beard be pulled casually?

Li Wen felt a little guilty after he was caught red-handed by his own father after doing something bad.

"Dad, I promise I won't pull at Uncle Seventh's beard next time." Li Wen was patted on the buttocks by his biological father without any pain. Li Wen didn't pay attention and showed a flattering smile to his father.

"Is there a next time?" Li Shangu stared.

Li Wen shrank his neck and said, "There's no next time."

"Be honest. Go play, just play at the end of the yard, don't run around." There are still many things to do, and Li Gushan also I don't have time to see my son, so I let him play with himself.

"Yeah." As soon as his father put him down, Li Wen quickly slipped away.

Seeing his son running away, Li Gugu, who was behind him, shook his head and strode outside to help with the work.

After turning a corner, Li Wen glanced behind him. He didn't see his father anymore, and he chuckled. But when he looked forward, there was no one here. "Where is this?" Li Wen felt strange. He walked a few steps forward and heard the sound of reading.

"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is vast. The sun and the moon are shining, and the stars are lined up..."

Li Wen stretched his neck and looked along the source of the sound, and saw a man standing in front of the window reading, dressed in white and dressed as a scholar. This person is Li Xiulin, the third son of the village chief, the youngest son of Wen Quxing who the village chief's wife went to talk about outside. Li Xiulin is also the only person in their village who has passed the county examination and obtained the qualification of childbirth.

"Oh, this should be the yard behind the village chief's house." Li Wen muttered quietly.

Li Wen had never seen Li Xiulin a few times in his life. Li Xiulin usually studied in the academy in the town and rarely came back. Even when he came back, he would probably stay in the courtyard to study. It seems that today is the seventh uncle's birthday, so Li Xiulin came back from the academy to congratulate his grandfather on his birthday.

With so many people outside, Li Xiulin still has the patience to study here.

It seems that Li Xiulin is serious about reading, but whether the book has really entered his mind is open to question.

The sound of reading was quite pleasant to the ear. Li Wen didn't want to go out and play with a bunch of little carrots, so he just wanted to stay here and listen to Li Xiulin's reading, and hide in peace.

In his previous life, Professor Li and Ms. Song started his enlightenment education with him since he was three years old. What he first learned was the Hundred Family Surnames and the Thousand-Character Classic. At that time, Professor Li taught him to read and read to him word by word. Explaining the meaning of the book, Li Wen still remembered that he knew these things by heart when he was a child. However, whenever he did something wrong when he was a child, Professor Li and Ms. Song would punish him by endorsing and copying articles. Thinking of these things used to be like a nightmare, but now it makes people miss him very much.

When I heard someone reading it, I felt a sense of intimacy.

There happened to be a grape trellis in front of it, which was full of green leaves. Li Wen got inside, found a place to lie down, and listened to the people in the room reading.

Chapter 26 Banquet

As he listened, he somehow fell asleep under the grape trellis. In his dream, he dreamed that Professor Li taught him how to read in his previous life. When he woke up, he felt melancholy.

When he woke up, the sound of reading in the room had not stopped.

Seeing that it was already close to noon, he didn't expect that he had slept for such a long time. Li Wen wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. He was afraid that his father and mother would look for him outside, so he didn't linger here anymore and hurriedly left. Out.

The scholar who was studying in the house did not know that there was a child under the grape trellis outside who had been listening to him reading all morning.

As soon as Li Wen went out, his mother-in-law caught him.

"You kid, where did you go to play? My mother-in-law looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you." Sun Yi was helping in the kitchen. She was panicking after not seeing her child for a long time. She came out and saw Si Ya. She was playing with other children, but she didn't see her three treasures.

After asking Siya, Siya said that Sanbao was nowhere to be seen. She searched around the courtyard and saw no one. Thinking of the last time the child disappeared, Sun Yi felt a little panicked.

As soon as she turned around, she saw a child running out of nowhere. The woman grabbed the child.

"Mom, Sanbao is in this courtyard, there is no one running around." Li Sanbao smiled at his mother.

"You kid, you said you weren't running around, why are your clothes so dirty?" Sun Yi saw something stained on the child's clothes, bent down and patted the dirty things on the child's body, and said, "It's already noon. "Are you hungry, Sanbao? We won't have food until later. You can play in this courtyard for a while, don't run around, okay?"

There is a lot of food in the kitchen, but she is not doing anything in it. So that you can take food out of it and give it to the children. Others will gossip when they see it. These days, everyone has to plan everything for a banquet in a hurry. If everyone takes it in advance, and there are not enough items by the time the banquet begins, it will not look good if the host pursues the matter.

The banquet won't start until the afternoon. It's only noon now, so it's still early.

"Yeah, Mom, I understand. Mom, if you are tired, you need to take a rest." Li Wen meant to tell his mother not to work hard, because others don't know his mother's health. He knows it.

"I know, don't run around outside. I'm working in the kitchen. If you need anything, just go to the kitchen and see her." Sun Yi also warned a few words, and Li Wen nodded honestly. After touching the child's little face, the woman went to the kitchen.

It wasn't until sunset that the banquet at the village chief's house began.

Everyone in the village who had a table or bench was brought over. The children followed the adults and found a place to sit down. People from every household in the village came. The village chief and others greet guests at the door. Everyone in the village who comes to eat will give them a piece of meat and a basket of eggs as gifts, and some will shamelessly grab a few handfuls of wild vegetables and come over to eat.

When the village chief's wife saw someone coming over with two handfuls of wild vegetables, she curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

The shameless man also went in, making it clear that he was here for a free meal.

There are all kinds of people in the village, and everyone has long been used to it, but after these things happen, everyone will still talk behind their backs.

The adults sat at the same table, and the children sat together.

Li Wen was sitting among the children. Their table was full of children. He could hear the noisy noises of the children. The child opposite had a runny nose and was wiping it with his sleeves. But there is no way, because he is a child himself, so he can only sit with a group of little carrots.

"Sambo, when did you say they would arrive at our table?" Li Siya sat next to her brother, looking back constantly to see when the food would be delivered to them.

As soon as the kitchen started cooking, the aroma came out. Li Siya's mouth never stopped drooling, and his stomach had long growled with hunger.

"It's almost here, wait a minute, we're indispensable." Li Wen saw his mother-in-law helping to serve the dishes, and thought that his mother-in-law had been helping with the work from morning until night, and he felt very sorry for his mother-in-law.

The dishes were delivered from above to below, and soon they were also delivered to their table.

There were only children sitting at their table, and they didn't follow any rules. These days, children are hungry and don't have enough to eat. As soon as the food was delivered, a group of children started to grab it. Those who were not good with chopsticks even grabbed it directly.

"..." The corners of Li Wen's eyes twitched. Fortunately, he stretched out his chopsticks very quickly and picked up a lot of them with one chopstick, and gave some to Li Siya.

"Thank you, brother." Li Siya has short hands, so if she moves further away, she won't be able to grab it.

Not to mention the kids at the table grabbing the food, the side where the women sit is not the same. As soon as the food comes, each person passes it with chopsticks and then it disappears. If the food is slow, the bowl will be empty by the time the chopsticks are put down.

The dishes came one after another, and they started the next round of grabbing the dishes. The scene was noisy. Eating a meal was like fighting a war. The children who couldn't get it were crying loudly. The hot-tempered ones even started to take action directly.

The adults didn't have time to take care of the children when they saw it. Everyone was busy picking up vegetables at the moment, so there was no time to take care of the children.

"Si Ya, I'm full, I'm leaving first." Li Wen hurriedly finished eating and ran away, not wanting to stay here any longer.

"Oh, brother, why are you leaving?" Li Siya continued to eat. Her stomach was not full. Seeing that her brother was gone, the little girl continued to grab food.

Those who helped with work had to wait until the end to eat. The host's house specially set aside two tables of food. After finishing the work in the kitchen, Sun Yi followed her mother and sat down to eat with everyone.

After Li Wen had finished eating, he came out and saw his grandma and grandma before they started eating. He went over and called grandma.

"Why is Sanbao down?"

"Mom, I'm full, you can eat, I'll go over there and play by myself."

After telling his mother, Li Wen went to the side, and Sun Yi saw When the child left, she turned back to continue eating her meal and whispered something to her mother.

Li Gugu, who was drinking with someone over there, saw their Sambo. Li Wen looked up and saw his father looking at him. The eyes of father and son met. Li Wen walked over to his father and called out, "Dad."

"Well, have you eaten?" It's not that he loves his son, it's just that men usually talk less, and he loves his children no less.

"I've eaten, I'm full." Li Wen got into his father's arms and smiled at his uncles.

Compared to the tables where women sit, it is much more civilized for men to sit together to eat and drink. At least no one at the table will grab food. When everyone saw the boy from Li Shangu's family, they all liked to tease him. Li Wen continued to pretend to be an innocent and a little smart kid, dealing with his uncles.

"Want to try it?" Li Shangu saw his son staring at the wine in his glass, dipped his chopsticks in the wine and put it to his son's mouth, and asked.

Li Wen really stuck out his tongue and licked it, wrinkled his little nose.

"Haha..." All the men at the table laughed.

"Okay, let's go play when you're full." Li Gugu patted his son's butt and asked him to play.

"Oh." Li Wen smoothly transferred out of his father's arms. The taste of the wine he tried just now was naturally not as strong and fragrant as the modern sorghum liquid liquor. To say that the taste of this wine was not as strong as that of modern sorghum liquor. The water was the same, and he suspected that the wine had been watered down.

In this era, selling liquor had to be approved by the imperial court, because making wine required grain, and ordinary people could not make it casually. The liquor shops in the town had to register with the Yamen before they could sell liquor.

When the sun went down and the banquet was over, everyone got up from the table one after another, and almost all the food on the table was eaten.

"Today's seventh uncle's birthday banquet is this." When talking about today's banquet, everyone gave a thumbs up.

There are also meat dishes on the table today. Although there is not much meat, there is still a little oil and water. For many people who have never eaten any meat, this banquet is already considered a good one.

I didn't see anyone serving wine last time. The dishes were all plain, with no oil or water at all.

After the meal, the women stayed to help clean up.

After working for a day, everyone was tired by now, and everyone's work was a little slower. The eldest lady said, "Let's be more agile and quickly pack up our things and go home to rest." "Let's

hurry up . Come on, you can go home after you finish." Someone echoed.

After getting up in the morning and working until now, Sun Yi felt tired, as if something was always stuck in her heart. She took a breath, but still squatted and insisted on washing all the pots and dishes.

"Mom, the child is crying. I will take the child home first." The child was crying, which gave Li Dahua an excuse. Li Dahua told her mother and took the child away with her consent. When Aunt Li went out, she sneered at people and said, "When it gets dark, the child recognizes his place and keeps crying. I take the child home to coax him."

The child is obviously hungry, so just feed him milk.

Then Li Dahua took the younger one and left. The two older girls stayed here to work, and Li Dahua didn't care. Who could be so stupid? He stayed there to help with the work even though his stomach was full. Li Dahua, who had walked away, curled her lips in her heart.

Today, Li Dahua brought a child to help with the work, and she was lazy while working. When she saw that she brought a small child, no one would say anything to her. Li Dahua felt at ease and worked less, but she was not seen when eating. Eat less, use your chopsticks faster than anyone else, and pick up more food than anyone else.

Some things are visible to others, but they don't say them face to face.

After Li Dahua left with the child, the old woman who was close to Li Wang discussed her two daughters-in-law. The talkative old woman said, "I see your two daughters-in-law, the second daughter-in-law is very thoughtful." , this person from the boss's family is honest and hard-working. "

What's the point of working hard? She can't bear a baby. If it weren't for the sake of her grandson, she would have divorced that woman and remarried her. , Mrs. Li smiled in her heart and responded to other people's words with a smile on her face.

When there is still the last bit of sunset left in the west, all the work is finished.

Seeing that everyone had finished their work, the village chief's mother-in-law smiled and said to everyone, "Thanks to everyone's help today. If it weren't for you, I don't know how I would have done so many things. Thank you very much." Thank you all, thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, no matter how hard it is, we are all members of the family, so we should come and do something. If anyone has something to say in the future, we will come over and help. They are all members of the same clan, so they are all related by kinship.

This is how it is in the village. When someone has a happy event, everyone goes over to help. If the family doesn't cook, the whole family comes to eat. The village chief's wife is stingy and has a good face. The woman muttered in her heart and thanked everyone politely.

There was still some food that had been taken back in the kitchen, and the woman was not willing to take it back to anyone to eat, so it was still kept in the kitchen.

After the work was done, everyone went back together. Some people were talking quietly on the way.

"Auntie, can we go home?"

"Well, let's go back."

Li Wen waited until his auntie finished her work, then followed his auntie, his auntie, grandma and the others. Let's go home together. Sun Yi held the child's hand, touched the child's head, and took the child home.

The men behind saw their wives returning home with their children, and they followed her home in groups of three or three.

Chapter 27 proposes [Enter the competition to ask for branches]

"The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast. The sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars are arranged..."

I listened to Li Xiulin read a book all morning that day, and something hidden deep in a certain part of my memory seemed to be opened by a key. These things in the past were Professor Li was forced to memorize the text with a ruler. He didn't need to remember it. He could memorize it by speaking it smoothly.

Li Wen didn't know that his father was standing behind him.

When Li Wen turned around, he saw his father standing behind him, looking directly at him with a pair of eyes, which even startled him.

Li Wen patted his chest, looked up at his father, with bright and clear eyes, and asked, "Dad, when did you come back?"

"Sambo, tell dad what you were reading just now. Where did you learn it?" Li Shangu suppressed his excitement, squatted down and looked at the child at eye level, and asked.

He stood on the child's back and listened for a long time. Li Shangu was a rough man and had never read. Li Shangu also knew that the child was studying just now. It's not like this man has never thought about letting his child go to school. His wife's body is in such a state that she can't give birth to him. He may only have such a son in his life.

This child has been able to speak since he was one year old. He understands everything others say and is smarter than other children since he was a child.

If it was to send his children to study, Li Shangu had only one thought in his mind, he wanted to send his children to study!

"Yes, I remembered it on the seventh uncle's birthday when Sanbao was listening to Uncle Xiulin reading in the yard." Li Wen's face was a little shy, and he looked at his father with big eyes, appropriately showing the dissatisfaction a child should have. Sorry.

In terms of seniority, he should call Li Xiulin uncle.

"Sanbao listened to Xiulin's reading, and Sanbao remembered it?" Li Gugu grabbed his son's shoulders with both hands and asked.

"Yes, yes." Li Wen said feeling a little guilty in reply.

However, his father was currently so caught up in the excitement that his son could read and remember the words after listening to them once, that he did not notice these small details.

Li Shangu picked up his son, found a small stool and sat down. He looked at his son standing in front of him and asked, "Does Sanbao want to go to school? If, my father means that if he sends Sanbao to study, Sanbao is willing to go." "

Reading? " I must be thinking about it.

But...

Li Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "Dad, studying costs money."

Studying costs money, and taking the imperial examination requires a lot of money. Their family doesn't have that much money. This is a very real problem.

Li Wen naturally wanted to go to school. He knew the situation at home. At least for now, it was very difficult for him to go to school alone. Li Wen thought that in a few years, when he would grow up a little and be able to think of ways to help his family earn some money, it might be easier to bring up the idea of ​​studying.

"About the money matter, daddy will figure it out." Li Shangu paused. He didn't expect this child to understand this at such a young age. He pulled the child into his arms, touched the child's head and said, "Sambo just needs to tell daddy "Do you want to go to school?"

Li asked after thinking about it, looking at his father and saying, "Yes, Sanbao wants to go to school."

"If Sanbao goes to study, he has to get up very early every day and walk a lot with his father. " After a long journey to the town, is Sanbao still willing to go to school?" Li Shangu knew that Li Xiulin was studying in an academy in the town. There were no private schools in their village, and children had to be sent to the town to study.

Li Xiulin's grandpa's house is in the town, so Li Xiulin usually stays at his grandpa's house in the town and only comes back home once a month, which saves him from having to run back and forth every day.

Their family has no relatives in the town, and the child is still so young. Not only does his mother and daughter-in-law disagree with him, but he himself is worried about leaving the child in the town, so he will definitely have to send the child there every day. Picked it up again. It happened that he went to the town to work early every morning, and could also send his children to study by the way, and then pick them up in the afternoon. Li Shangu explained these things clearly to his children first, telling them that studying is a very hard work, so as to save time. The child refused to go after studying for two days.

"Dad, Sanbao is not afraid of hard work." Li Wen pursed his lips and clenched his little hands into fists, telling his father that he was not afraid of hard work.

"Haha, that's good. It's good that our three treasures are not afraid of hard work. I'll leave the matter of San Bao's going to school to my father. Later, my father will discuss it with your mother-in-law and your grandma." The person who sent the child to study Things still need to be discussed with his family, it is not something he can make a decision on his own.

In this family, his mother-in-law loved Sambo the most, and Li Shangu believed that his mother-in-law would definitely agree to send her son to study.

A rare smile appeared on the face of this man who rarely smiled.

Lying in bed at night, Li Gushan talked with his wife about sending their children to study. The couple lay in bed and discussed the matter.

Li Wen was lying on his little bed, listening to his parents' words.

Li Shangu was talking to his wife about sending their children to study. Sun Yi asked, "Can the second bedroom agree to our sending our children?"

"If grandma agrees, the second bedroom will agree."

The two families live together . There is no family separation. Sending a child to study is not a matter for one family, but a matter for two families. Li Shangu thought about it. If the second brother didn't agree, at worst, the two brothers would separate. In the future, he would work harder to support his children in school.

"Well, let's talk about this with A Niang and the others tomorrow." Sun Yi understood the meaning of her husband's words. It would be a great thing if she could send her children to study.

The couple talked for a long time that night, all about sending their children to school.

Li Wen listened to the voices of his parents talking. He listened carefully at first, but then fell asleep in a daze.

The Li Valley brothers went to the town to work early the next morning, and they did not return from the town until the evening. During dinner in the evening, everyone was at home. Taking advantage of everyone's presence, Li Shangu said to his mother-in-law, "Mom, I want to tell you something. And my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, you also want to listen. Listen."

Mrs. Li looked at the boss and said, "Tell me what's going on, boss."

"Auntie, it's like this. I want to send Sanbao to study in the town. I don't know if you agree with this. "The power of running the family is in the hands of his mother-in-law. Sending children to study must first obtain his mother-in-law's consent. When Li Shangu mentioned this matter, his hands on the table clenched into fists. It could be seen that this man was nervous.

When she heard that her family was going to send Li Sanbao to study, Li Dahua was the first to jump out and object, "I don't agree."

"What kind of family is ours? We eat only chaff and wild vegetables every day, without even a little oil or water. Where can we get the silver?" Send Sanbao to study. Besides, our family doesn't have as much land and money as the landlord Yuanwailang's family to support a scholar. How can we have the spare money to send our children to study these days when we don't have enough to eat. ..."

"Shut up, sit down!" When Mrs. Li saw her second daughter-in-law jumping up to object, she said with a cold face, "I'm from the second daughter-in-law's house, the boss is not asking you a question, so jump up. Why are you so loud? Do you really think that this old woman is dead? "

"I tell you, I am the one who decides this family if I am alive for a day, and it is not your turn to argue with me." The old lady said sharply.

"Sit down." Seeing that his mother-in-law was angry, Li Laoer quickly reached out and pulled his wife to sit down.

Li Dahua sat down reluctantly.

"Boss, you also know the situation at home. Why do you suddenly want to send Sanbao to study?" Mrs. Li loves her grandson so much that if she wants to send her grandson to study, the old lady will definitely not object to this matter.

However, when we suddenly talk about sending children to study, we must also take into account the situation at home. We do not just mean sending grandchildren to study.

Li Shangu told his mother-in-law that his son went to the village chief's house for his seventh uncle's birthday banquet that day and listened to Li Xiulin reading, so he could read by himself when he came back. "Our family's Sanbao is smart and he will definitely be able to read." Mom, why don't we give Sanbao a try?"

When it comes to sending his children to study, it's rare for this man to be so insistent. He firmly believes that his son must be a good reader and be able to read well.

I don't know where this blind confidence came from. Probably every father believed that his child was from Chongming. Fortunately, Li Wen later lived up to his parents' expectations of him.

But that's a story for another day.

At this moment, he heard his father talking to his grandma about sending him to study. Li Wen knew that this was not the right time for a child to speak, so he remained silent and waited for the adults to discuss the outcome.

"Second brother, what do you say about this matter?" Mrs. Li Wang has already made up her mind. The old lady has her own thoughts, otherwise she would not have been able to raise several children as a widow.

The hardships of a widow with several children cannot be described by outsiders. If it were any other woman, she would have abandoned her children and found someone else to marry.

But Mrs. Li Wang raised several children by herself. Now her two daughters have married to other villages, and her two sons have married wives and had children. The whole family still lives together. This family has always been hers. In control.

"Auntie, this matter..." Li Laoer is not a person who can make up his mind, and there is a bit of hesitation on his face. Sending Sanbao to study is not a trivial matter, it costs a lot of money. How can their family get so much money to send their children to study? Li Laoer was thinking about money.

Li Dahua pulled her man down, trying to get her man to object to this matter.

"My dear grandson, tell grandma, do you want to go to school?" Mrs. Li turned to ask her dear grandson who was sitting next to her. Li Wen raised his little face and looked at his grandma, hummed, and said, "Grandma, Sanbao wants to go."

"Sanbao wants to go to school, so let's send Sanbao to study." About sending his grandson to study, Li Wang agreed here. As soon as he heard that his mother-in-law agreed to send her child to study, Li Gugu breathed a sigh of relief, and Sun Yi also had a smile on her face.

Li Dahua looked angry and glared at Li Sanbao.

Several girls were sitting there, no one dared to speak.

Whatever happens in this family, it is not the turn of these girls to speak up. Li Siya was still young and naive, but Li Daya was a little older, and she already understood what her family meant by sending Sanbao to study.

Chapter 28 Li Dahua breaks up the family

Aniang agreed to send Sanbao to study." Mrs. Li looked at her second son and glanced at her second daughter-in-law. She could see that the second son's family did not agree to send them as a gift. Sanbao goes to study.

It turns out that the second child has a group of girls to support. The eldest girl is only eight years old this year, and the younger one is only a few months older. Life is not easy for everyone. Mrs. Li looked at her son and daughter-in-law and said, "Second brother, I know you don't agree with sending San Bao to study. Second brother, this family also has your share, and I have to ask you if you agree with sending San Bao to study." Agree."

"Aniang and your eldest brother want to send Sanbao to study. This matter is decided by Aniang. , Let's separate our families here today, and we'd better send Sanbao to study." After all, it was Wang Li who brought up the matter.

The tree has large branches. When the sons grow up and marry wives, each has his or her own thoughts. It is also a reasonable thing that the family will eventually separate in the future. It would be best if the two sons could live together. If not, it would be better to separate them as soon as possible and live their own lives, which is also a good thing.

"Mom, then..." Li Dahua felt happy when she heard her mother say that they were separating.

"Auntie, what are you talking about? I don't want to separate the family. If you want to send Sanbao to study, then just do it. I agree." When Li Laoer heard his grandmother said that the family was separated, he looked frightened. He said, "Auntie, my eldest brother and I are not separated."

"We are divided, why not? It costs so much money to send Sanbao to study. We can't even have enough to eat. Where can we get the money to send Sanbao to study?" Li Dahua When she disagreed, she gave her man a slap.

Divide, why not? If the money is divided, they can each live their own lives. In the future, they won't have to pay any money if Li Sanbao wants to go to school.

Now she has to send Li Sanbao to study, and then she will give birth to a son. Doesn't her son have no chance at all? Li Dahua refused to send Li Sanbao to study no matter what.

"What are you talking about, mother-in-law? If you continue to talk nonsense, I will send you back to your parents' home." Li Laoer pulled away his wife's hand and cursed.

As soon as she heard that her husband was going to send her back to her parents' home, Li Dahua was stunned for a moment, then covered her face and cried in aggrievedness, but she did not dare to speak anymore.

These days, if she is sent back to her parents' home by her husband's family, it is a shameful thing. If she is divorced by her husband's family and goes back to her parents' home, she will not be able to live her life in the future.

Li Dahua felt aggrieved in her heart. Why should Li Sanbao be given some good things to Li Sanbao in this family first, and now they have to send Li Sanbao to study? Where did the family get the silver to send Li Sanbao to study? Wouldn't this cost their lives?

"Second brother, you have to think carefully about whether we can separate our families. I only have two sons, you and the eldest, and the third and fourth sisters are married. I hope you are still alive. Brothers are harmonious, and they can live together and support each other." Mrs. Li realized that the wife of the second child wanted to separate the family, and the second child meant that she did not agree, but it was better to make this matter clear first.

After a pause, Mrs. Li continued, "If your family disagrees with this matter and wants to separate the family, we will split it up. If you and your elder brother separate, my mother-in-law will definitely live with your eldest brother. Yes, Auntie's share will be given to your elder brother, and it will be reserved for Sanbao's studies in the future. It will definitely cost a lot of money for Sanbao's studies. If you don't separate from your elder brother, it will be up to you to study. If you and the boss break up, it will be up to the boss to figure out the solution for the three treasures."

"But don't blame me for not reminding you, after all, we are different from before. Sanbao is a smart boy. When Sanbao becomes a scholar, you will also follow suit. Are we going to split up the family? You only have a few girls now, but in the future, all the girls will get married. You two have no son, and you will become a destitute family in this village from now on."

"If you don't care about Sanbao now, Sanbao will take care of your uncle and aunt in the future. It's because Sanbao misses the past, and if he doesn't care about you, you won't either. You must be talking about the Three Treasures, so my mother-in-law will make this clear to you here."

Mrs. Li Wang made this clear to her second son and second daughter-in-law, so as not to blame her mother-in-law in the future. At her age, she doesn't know how long she can live, she doesn't know where to stretch her legs, and she can't care about her children and grandchildren.

"Auntie, please stop talking. I understand what you said. There are no divisions in this family. We live together with my eldest brother. If you want to send Sanbao to study, just send it to him. I have nothing to say." Li Shanmin glanced at his eldest brother and said to him Aniang said.

Li Dahua touched her belly and secretly thought to herself, what if this belly doesn't live up to expectations and never gives birth to a son? She was thinking about separating the family, but she was also afraid that she would not be able to give birth to a son. When the girls all got married, they would have no one to support them when they were old. When she thought of this, Li Dahua felt a little uneasy.

If they don't help Li Sanbao today, Li Sanbao won't care about them in the future, and outsiders won't say anything about his uncle's family.

This is also the reason why people in the village have to have sons. The girls will always get married, and the sons will belong to their own families. The sons will carry on the family line, and they will have children and grandchildren to take care of them when they grow old. If a person dies without a son, there will be no one to burn incense in the underworld. Therefore, this is why everyone must have a son. Even if a son is not born, they must find a way to adopt a son from relatives.

"Second son, and the second son's family, you have to think about this matter carefully. If you don't separate now, don't mention the separation in the future." Mrs. Li glanced at Li Dahua with warning eyes and said, "If I hear someone talking about Sanbao studying in the future, I have to tear her mouth apart."

As a mother, she naturally knows what kind of character the second child is. Even with Li Dahua, this woman is not an honest person. of.

"No, grandma, I won't. Don't worry, we won't separate our families now, and we won't mention the matter of family separation in the future." Seeing his grandma's look, Li Laoer knew that his grandma agreed. It was over, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

As for my mother-in-law, just talk to her properly later.

"Since you all agreed, it's settled that we will send Sanbao to study." As soon as Mrs. Li made the decision, it was settled that she would send her grandson to study.

Mrs. Li changed her harshness towards her son and daughter-in-law, and said to her grandson in a gentle voice, "My dear grandson, we will send you to study. When your father comes back to ask for details, we will send Sanbao to study."

"Thank you . Grandma, Sanbao will definitely study hard in the future." After hearing his grandma's words, Li Wen tried hard to control the curve of his mouth, not to smile too proudly, and gave his grandma a sweet smile.

It's really great!

He thought it would be difficult to go to school, but he didn't expect that with his grandma as a supportive assistant, going to school was just a matter of a word from his grandma.

The only person in the family who opposed him going to school was his second aunt, but Li Wen could understand that everyone had selfish motives. Who wanted to send other people's sons to study? If he wanted to send his aunt's own son to study today, Let's see if she still objects. So for this matter, Li Wen didn't feel that there was anything to blame his second aunt for. After all, everyone is human, not gods, and humans can be selfish.

However, since his second aunt was the only one who objected, this was not a problem.

Judging from his grandma's confidence in saying this, Li Wen was sure that his grandma must have some money in her hands, otherwise she wouldn't have said that she wanted him to study.

Even if he doesn't go now, Li Wen will propose to study in two years, but it's just two years earlier than he expected. But it was good to be able to study in advance, to find out what to learn in the ancient imperial examinations in advance, and to prepare in advance. Li Wen was happy in his heart.

But as long as he can go to school first, as for the money issue, he can figure out a solution later.

After everyone took a shower at night, they went back to their respective houses and closed the doors.

As soon as she returned to her room, Li Dahua hid her face and cried. While crying, she said, "Our life is so difficult and we don't have enough to eat. Why do we have to send Sanbao to study? My mother is partial, just because That woman Sun Yi gave birth to a son, and I gave birth to several girls, and all of you didn't treat me well. "

"Everything I say is wrong, wuwu... you all have to send Sanbao to study. , which family in this village sends their children to study? Can we compare with the village chief's family? The village chief's family lives in a brick house and eats big fish and meat every day. It is they who send Li Xiulin to study. Our family can afford that kind of money. What kind of family is this? Can we afford it?"

"Okay, don't cry. Aren't you clear enough? , If you keep making trouble like this, be careful of making grandma angry." Li Laoer was very upset when he heard his wife's words, and the man sat beside the bed.

Looking at the little girl moving on the bed, Li Laoer sighed and said, "It would be great if you said that the child

you are going to give birth to is a son." "I have already said it, don't mention Sanbao going to school in the future. Since grandma wants to send Sanbao to study, let's do it. Don't say I didn't remind you if there's going to be a separation. When the time comes, I'll send you back to your grandma and let you go back to your parents' house."

Li Shanmin didn't know. If he had a son by his side, would he be so unsure? If he and his eldest brother do not separate, even if he does not have a son in the future, his nephew will still be half a son. Besides, it's not without its benefits to send your nephew to study. Sanbao has been smart since he was a child. If he can really become a scholar in the future, won't they also benefit from it?

"Okay, don't cry." Seeing that his daughter-in-law was still crying, the man didn't have a bad temper. He explained to her the reason why we should not separate the families, and said, "It's better for us to live together with the eldest brother's family. "Yes, it's going to be divided. You think, we have four girls, and the eldest brother only has one son, Sanbao."

"If we are divided, we don't have the help of the eldest brother, do you think we can support the four girls by ourselves?" Just think about it, right?"

Li Dahua stopped talking when she heard this, thinking that what her man said was reasonable.

I don't know who is taking advantage of whom. There are four children in their family now, and the eldest brother's family only has three children. If the family is divided, whether they can support the four girls is another matter. The woman Sun Yi is not in good health, and the doctor has said that she may not be able to get pregnant in the future. She is in good health, so she might get pregnant again soon, and give birth to another baby next year.

It won't be too late to mention the separation of the family when she gives birth to a son next time. Li Dahua thought in her heart, well, that's it.

When we got to the back, the voices in the room disappeared.

Chapter 29 Birthday

As soon as May is over, the fifth day of the lunar month is Li Wen's birthday. This is his fifth birthday in this world. After his birthday, he will be five years old.

Early in the morning, his mother-in-law cooked him a bowl of noodles with an egg on top.

It was only on his birthday that the whole family could have a bowl of noodles and an egg. This was already a very luxurious thing for their family.

"After today, our family's three treasures are one year older." Sun Yi brought the noodles to the small table and asked her son to sit down and eat the noodles. Sun Yi dared to do this only after her mother specially ordered the food. Otherwise, she would not have dared to cook such good food for her son on her own initiative.

Seeing his son's well-behaved appearance, Sun Yi said, "Eat Sanbao while it's hot."

Smelling the aroma of noodles and eggs, Li Wen usually tried to control his appetite, but when he smelled the aroma of food, his The mouth also secretes saliva. He sat down on the small bench. Li Wen came closer and smelled it. He raised his little face and said to his mother, "It smells good. Thank you, mother."

"It's delicious. Mother, you can try it too." Li Wen Wen grabbed the chopsticks and took a mouthful of noodles, then took another chopstick and gave it to his mother to eat.

Knowing her son's temperament, Sun Yi went over to take a bite, smiled and rolled her eyes, and said, "Well, it's delicious. Grandma has eaten it, and Sanbao can eat it by himself."

His son has known how to be filial to his grandma since he was a child . Everything must be shared with his mother-in-law. If she doesn't eat, he won't eat it himself. Sometimes Sun Yi wonders to herself, how could she have given birth to such a good child? She has been smart since she was a child, and is so sensible and well-behaved. She is simply a treasure given to her by God.

The family promised to send the child to study, and hope arose in the woman's heart. Her son was so smart, he might be able to come back with a top score in the exam, Sun Yi thought in her heart.

"Grandma." Li Wen ate half of an egg and insisted on his grandma eating the other half.

With tears in her eyes, Sun Yi took a small sip of the egg and let the child eat the rest. More than half of the bowl of noodles went into Li Wen's stomach. His mother only took two small bites and refused to eat any more.

There was still some unfinished food left in the bowl, which was given to Li Siya who came over.

After the little girl finished drinking the soup, she stuck out her tongue and wanted to lick the bottom of the bowl clean. Li Wen didn't let the little girl lick the bottom of the bowl. He thought it didn't look good. He reached for the bowl, looked at the little girl and said, "I've finished eating. There's no more. Si Ya, I'll sell you a lot of them when I have money." Food."

When Li Siya heard this, she looked at her brother with bright eyes.

"Brother, I won't lie to you." Li Wen couldn't stand the little girl's gaze, looking at the little girl's hungry and thin face. Although he himself was not fat, he was not as thin as a hungry face.

The little girl has never had enough to eat since she was born, and is really skinny with only a handful of bones left. In addition, her aunt doesn't really care about her daughters, so it's not too difficult for the girls to live in this family. good.

Li Wen felt that he was actually a selfish person, but in such an environment, there was nothing he could do if he was not selfish. Everyone's stomachs were not full, and he had to fill his stomachs if he wanted to survive. Even if there was something good, he would take care of his mother-in-law and grandma first, and think of his sister and sisters for the rest of the dishes, but when it was their turn, they were gone.

But he thought that their family's life would get better soon.

What he ate for breakfast was the same as usual. Li Wen had eaten a bowl of noodles earlier, but he wasn't hungry when it was time to eat, so he didn't eat.

Humph, it's different being a grandson!

Li Dahua knew that Sun Yi cooked noodles and laid eggs for Li Sanbao in the morning, which was all with her mother's permission. She thought that even after she gave birth to a baby, she couldn't eat an egg. A kid would have a bowl of noodles and eggs on his birthday. It was her fault that she gave birth to another female baby. Li Dahua felt unwilling to think about this.

"You've been showing such a stinky face to everyone this morning. If you don't want to eat, just go down. There's no need to eat." Mrs. Li's sharp eyes glanced at the second wife's mother-in-law. This daughter-in-law was really getting more and more disgusted. People don't like it.

If I had known, I would have asked the matchmaker to tell my son about a girl from another village. It would be better than marrying such a thing back home. She would be lazy at work, eat more than anyone else, and couldn't even have a son!

"What's the matter, Mom, I don't want to eat, I'm hungry." Li Dahua murmured, and quickly lowered her head to eat her meal.

In this family, Li Dahua was still a little worried about her grandmother. She was like a quail in front of her, swallowing everything she said and not daring to say a word.

Li Daya and Li Erya ate their food with their heads lowered. The two girls had no sense of presence in this family.

Li Siya raised her head and glanced secretly at her grandma and grandma.

After breakfast, the family went about their own business. After the two men in the family went to work in the town, the two women took care of the work in the fields. The rain this year has been good, and it will rain from time to time after spring. The crops in the field do not need to be watered much, and the growth looks good. It is much easier than in drought years.

In addition, Da Ya and Er Ya can help with many tasks, and even Si Ya can work behind the sisters, so they can also be busy with the household chores.

Now his mother-in-law takes him with her wherever she goes. So when his mother-in-law goes to work in the fields, she takes him there, and Li Wen follows his mother-in-law.

"Just sit and play on the edge, don't run down." As the weather gets warmer, Sun Yi's cough gradually gets better. The woman looks better than before, and she doesn't look so pale.

"Oh." Li Wen actually wanted to help his grandma work in the fields. In fact, the work he did was very simple, just pull out the grass when you see it. But his mother-in-law didn't allow him to go to the ground, so he had to watch from the sidelines.

Li Siya followed him into the ground, as flexible as a small earthworm.

Li Wen was waiting for his mother under the tree. When he heard a rustling sound coming from the grass, he looked over there with confusion, thinking it was some kind of wild beast. Then he saw a big black dog with glossy black fur come out of it, looking at him with a pair of triangular eyes.

The big dog shook its black fur and walked towards him.

"General! Why are you here?" Li asked with surprise in his voice. He didn't expect this big black dog to appear here. He wasn't too afraid of the big wolf dog, maybe because except for the first time, the dog had never been vicious to them again.

In his previous life, when he was young, his grandma had a dog. Not long after his grandma left, the dog followed her. From that time on, there were no more animals in their house. Dogs are actually animals that understand human nature very well, so Li Wen is not very afraid of dogs, and he quite likes them.

When the big dog walked in, Li Wen saw the big black dog holding a pheasant in its mouth.

The big black dog threw the pheasant in front of him. The pheasant was still flapping its wings and was still alive. Li Wen looked at the big black dog and then at the pheasant in front of him and asked, "Is this for me?"

he answered . The big black dog gave him a cold look, and then the dog walked away, leaving only his butt for him.

Obviously this pheasant was just for him!

Could it be that Orion remembered his birthday? Did he make a special trip to ask the big black dog to bring him a pheasant? Li Wen grabbed the flapping pheasant and giggled. He looked at the direction in which the big black dog was leaving. The big black dog had disappeared.

When Sun Yi came up from the field and saw a tied pheasant at her son's feet, Sun Yi asked, "Sambo, where did this pheasant come from?"

She would not think that it was her son who caught the pheasant. Let alone a child who wanted to catch a pheasant, even an adult would definitely be able to catch such a thing. Pheasants are different from domestic chickens. They have wings and can fly, so they are difficult to catch.

"...Yes." Li Wen's mind turned, and he thought of the story of waiting for a rabbit, and said, "This chicken bumped into it on its own, and it knocked unconscious next to the tree. I just happened to pick it up." Although he didn't bump into it by himself, it was delivered to him by the big black dog. In essence, they are all the same, they are all delivered to his door.

It's hard for him to say that this chicken was brought to him by a dog, and it's hard for him to explain it to his family when he goes back.

"Really?" Sun Yi was dubious, but she happily grabbed the pheasant at her son's feet, weighed it, and said, "This chicken is really important. Today is Sanbao's birthday, so I will kill this chicken for Sanbao." Eat meat."

"Okay, okay, we have chicken to eat." Li Siya came up from the field and screamed when she saw the big fat chicken in the aunt's hand. Get up, feel happy.

Daya and Erya were also happy, and Daya smiled a little more reservedly.

Damn it, a chicken would come over and knock it unconscious on a tree for no reason? Why is she so lucky? She has never seen a chicken come to her door for her to pick up, Li Dahua muttered in her heart.

When they brought the chicken home, Mrs. Li bowed to the mountain after listening to her grandson's words. She muttered something without knowing what she was talking about. After opening her eyes, she said to her grandson, "My good grandson is blessed." "Maybe the mountain god knows that my dear grandson is celebrating his birthday today, so he gave me a chicken. Let's kill this chicken and eat it tonight, just in time to replenish my dear grandson's health.

" The hens are used to lay eggs, and they are reluctant to kill them for food.

Their family hadn't had chicken for who knows how long. When they heard that there would be chicken to eat tonight, everyone was very happy.

The big knife was wiped on the chicken's neck, and chicken blood spurted out. After a while, the chicken stopped moving.

"Pour down the water."

Hot water was boiled in the kitchen. Sun Yi killed the chicken. Li Dahua took out the hot water and poured it into the big basin. Everyone started to pluck the chicken's feathers together.

Today, Li Gugu thought it was his son's birthday and came back earlier than usual. He came back from the town before the sun went down. Li Shangu also cut half a catty of pork back from the town and hid a small bag of candy in his arms, which he bought specially for his son.

"Hey, did the family kill a chicken today?" Second Uncle Li came back and smelled the aroma of meat. He opened the lid and saw the chicken on the plate and asked.

"Yes, it's not that Sambo was just playing under the tree today. A pheasant bumped into it and knocked him unconscious, so we picked it up." Sun Yi explained. Seeing her man coming back with meat, she took it and said, "Why did you bring back meat? We have chicken to eat tonight. Let's save the meat for tomorrow."

Fortunately, it's not very hot now . , otherwise the meat will smell bad tomorrow.

"Yeah." Li Gugu nodded.

Uncle Li was still surprised that there was such a stupid chicken, "Thanks to this stupid chicken, we have meat to eat today." It doesn't matter whether the chicken is stupid or smart, as long as they have meat to eat, such a stupid chicken is the worst Better get a few more.

Cut a chicken in half, put half of it aside for tomorrow night, and use the other half to stew chicken soup. Then put Chinese cabbage and vermicelli in it to stew. Pick up the cooked chicken and cut it into pieces. There is a big plate.

Just as everyone was back, Mrs. Li Wang said let's start dinner.

"Mom, it's time to eat."

"Yes."

There is a large plate of chicken on the table today, and everyone has meat to eat.

As long as she didn't go too far, Mrs. Li didn't restrict who could eat more or less. She put the cut chicken legs into her grandson's bowl. Li Dahua didn't have any objections to this. Even if she had any objections, she had to put it back in her stomach. She used her chopsticks to get on and off the plate of chicken.

There were a lot of people in their family, and each person couldn't get a few pieces from the half chicken, but despite this, everyone was very happy with the meal.

After eating chicken, he also drank chicken soup. The Chinese cabbage cooked in chicken soup was fragrant and soft. Li Wen ate a large bowl of vermicelli and drank two bowls of soup. He was very satisfied.

But today, he was not the only one who was very satisfied with his food. Everyone was very satisfied with their food. In the end, they even drank up all the soup at the bottom of the pot, leaving nothing at all.

Chapter 30 College Admissions

More than a month passed like this, and Anlu Academy admitted new students in June.

Before going there, Li Shangu had already heard about several academies in the town from others. There were two well-known academies, one was Qingshan Academy and the other was Anlu Academy. Anlu Academy was better than Qingshan Academy. Just in time for Anlu Academy to recruit new students, Li Gushan took his children to Anlu Academy without a second thought.

Li Wendu was still sleeping in bed early in the morning when his mother-in-law woke him up from his sleep.

"Sambo, Sanbao..." Sun Yi shouted twice before waking up the child and asked, "Is Sanbao awake? Didn't your father tell you yesterday that he would take you to the town this morning and he was about to get up? , otherwise it would be too late to go to town. "

In the past, Sun Yi would have let the child sleep a little longer, but today she has to take the child to the academy, and it would be bad if she went late.

"Yes, Auntie." Li Wen looked out the window. It was still dark. He was sitting on the bed in a daze, and he hadn't woken up yet.

"Auntie, get dressed for you." Sun Yi took the clothes and put them on the child. She took a comb and combed the child's hair into a bun. Knowing that the child loves to be clean, the woman also twisted a towel and wiped the child's face.

"Are you awake? Sanbao, get on Dad's back. Dad will carry you and sleep for a while." The man pulled his son onto his back and carried him. Li Wen lay on his Dad's back and put his arms around his Dad's arms. neck. Li Shangu turned back and said to his wife, "It's still early. Go to bed and sleep a little longer before getting up. You don't have to follow us out."

"Well, be careful and don't let the child fall." Sun Yi warned. road.

"I know, let's go." The man said.

Li Wen lay on his father's neck, forced his eyelids to wave to his mother, and even said goodbye to her mother.

Uncle Li was already waiting outside, still opening his mouth to yawn.

In the village, not only the two brothers went to the town to work, but there were also several men who went to the town to work. They had to go out in a hurry at this time every day, and everyone didn't need to make an appointment. They met each other as soon as they came out of the village.

Some people saw Li Gugu carrying his son out and found it strange and asked why he carried Sanbao to the town.

"Oh, I'm thinking of sending Sanbao to the academy to study. I don't know if Mr. Ren will accept it. Let's take the child over and show him first." Li Shangu carried his son on his back and followed everyone. Hearing that sending children to an academy requires their husband to pass the academic exam before they can get in, and he didn't know if his children could pass the exam. Li Gushan was a little worried.

He is an illiterate rough man, but if his child can enter an academy and study with his husband, and become a learned man in the future, he, the father, will be willing to work even harder to make money for his child to study.

As soon as they heard that Li Shangu wanted to send his children to study, some people were surprised and said, "Why do you want to send your children to study? How much money will it cost to study?"

They didn't even think about sending their children to study . It has become a problem, who still wants to send their children to study. Of course, if you have money, not everyone would not want to send their children to study, but if you don't have money, no one dares to think about it.

Li Wen slept on his father's back before waking up.

As soon as the child on his back moved, Li Gushan knew that the child had woken up. "Sambo, are you awake?"

"Yes, Dad, I'm awake. Dad, please let me down and I'll go on my own." First. It was the first time he had woken up so early, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it. Li Wen asked his father to put him down, and he slapped his face twice.

After taking a nap, he felt much more relaxed than when he first woke up.

Li Shangu put his son down and asked, "Can Sambo walk on his own? Why don't you come on my father's back, and my father will carry you?"

"No, father, I can walk on my own." Li Wen refused. Despite his father's kindness, he didn't know how far his father had carried him. He took a look at the sky, and all the stars in the sky had fallen. The sky was getting bright earlier in summer, and it was almost dawn.

He knew that his father must be tired after walking such a long way on his back. Now was the beginning. Li Wen didn't want his father to carry him to school every day in the future. He had to learn to adapt.

Seeing that his son didn't want him to carry him on his back and insisted on walking alone, Li Gugu took his son's hand and deliberately slowed down a little.

I don't know how long they walked, but when the sky was slightly bright, the group of them arrived in the town. Li Gugu took his son to the academy, and he separated from everyone at the city gate.

This is the first time Li Wen has come to the town since he grew up.

The city wall is made of bluestone bricks, and the blue-grey bricks look to be old. There are two government officials guarding the city gate. Their eyes are half-squinted and they don't even open their eyes. They look like they are not awake.

Li Wen grabbed his father's hand and walked with his father, looking at the town curiously along the way. Maybe they came early, and there weren't many people along the way. There were vendors who had already set up stalls on the street selling things early in the morning.

"Are you hungry? Dad will buy you two buns to eat." They happened to pass by a stall selling buns, and Li Shangu lowered his head and asked his son. He went out with dry food on his person, but he just thought that his son had followed him out early in the morning and had not eaten anything, so he thought of buying two steamed buns for the child to satisfy his craving.

As soon as the vendor opened the lid, the aroma of steamed buns filled his nostrils.

Li Wen swallowed, hummed, and said, "Okay, Dad, just buy me a steamed bun." He thought steamed buns must be cheaper than steamed buns.

"Boss, how do you sell these buns?" Li Shangu walked over with his son and asked the boss how he sold his buns.

"Vegetarian ones are a penny for two, and meat ones are a penny each. What do you want, sir?" the hawker asked with a smile on his face.

"Dad, let's all be together, right?" Li Wen grabbed his father's hand and said.

"Okay, let's just buy vegetarian dishes. Boss, just bring me four vegetarian dishes." Li Shangu took out the coins, handed two to the boss, and took a paper bag from the boss's hand. He took a bun from it and gave it to his son.

"Thank you, Dad." Li Wen took it and took a bite.

"Abba, don't you want to eat?"

"Aba has brought dry food, so he can eat the dry food and leave the rest for Sanbao to eat when he gets hungry later."