Li Bing saw Shouhou leaving, and stood at the door of Li Huan's living room and knocked. He had to have a good talk with Li Huan. Some things were done and that was fine, but they should not be done again in the future.
"Brother, what's the matter?"
"Come out, I want to talk to you."
"Brother, I know what you are going to say. Don't worry, I will stop."
Li Bing: “…”
This younger brother is so smart. He has actually stopped. There is nothing more to say.
Li Huan walked into the house, glanced at the soundly sleeping Cheng Qiao, and smiled as he took out all the money he had earned today. After thinking for a while, he decided to use part of the money to exchange for tickets on the black market. Without tickets, he would be unable to move forward at his father-in-law's place.
Another fifty yuan was taken out. Li Huan and Shouhou used the money to collect fine grain from various villages. The money earned from selling the fine grain was to be given to Li's mother.
"Mom, keep this money."
"No, I have enough food and drink with you, so why would I ask for your money? Besides, Qiao is pregnant now, so go to the county town tomorrow to buy some nutritional supplements for Qiao."
"Mom, take it. If you don't need it, save it for Lele."
When she heard that they had to save money for Li Le, Li's mother nodded. Cheng Qiao had said that a woman's economic status determines her future position in her husband's family, so she also had to help Lele save more dowry.
Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, there was a knock on the Li family's door. Li's mother went to open the door unhappily. Her daughter-in-law was still sleeping so early.
"Aunt, the village chief asked me to inform you that a leader from the county came to present a certificate of honor to our village today, especially to Li Huan, who was named as a hero by the police for commendation."
Mother Li was delighted. The village chief had been looking forward to it day and night, and finally received the certificate before the New Year. She nodded quickly and turned to go to Cheng Qiao's house.
"Huan'er, Qiao, are you awake? The awards ceremony will be held today, and the village chief has sent someone to call them."
Cheng Qiao rubbed his eyes, slipped into the space, and came out only after washing up. Li Huan had gotten used to Cheng Qiao's routine, so he calmly got up, opened the door, and went out.
"Mom, don't worry, prepare breakfast first. The county leaders are not stupid enough to come to present the awards on an empty stomach."
Li's mother agreed with him and her anxious heart calmed down. She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. The breakfast was simple, steamed corn bread made of two grains of flour, thick rice porridge, and pickles. It was very refreshing and filling.
Li Le took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth. This habit had to be corrected by Cheng Qiao. Otherwise, it would be too unsightly to always wipe his mouth with his sleeves.
"Mother, sister-in-law, I'm going to go out and take a look first. I'll come back and call you later."
When Li Bing heard Li Le mention his mother and second sister-in-law, he knew how important Cheng Qiao was in Li Le's heart. With Cheng Qiao at home, he could finally rest assured.
As soon as Li Le went out, Aunt Wang's little girl, Wang Xianghua, ran over. When she saw Li Le wearing a brand new flowered cotton jacket, her eyes showed envy.
"Lele, your clothes are so beautiful."
"It looks good, doesn't it? My second sister-in-law bought me the fabric and cotton, and my mother made it for me."
"Your second sister-in-law is so nice. Ever since she married into your family, your family's life has become better. My mother said that your second sister-in-law is a lucky star."
"Hush, don't say that nonsense, you will kill my second sister-in-law."
Li Le's face darkened. No matter how close Wang Xianghua was to her, she couldn't compare to the importance of her second sister-in-law in her heart. She didn't want her second sister-in-law to be harmed by others.
"I'm sorry, I just said it casually. I won't do it again. Don't be angry."
Seeing that Li Le was angry, Wang Xianghua quickly pulled her hand and shook it. His mother had said that he must never have conflicts with the Li family. The Li family members were all big hands, and any leak would benefit them.
Li Le nodded, warned Wang Xianghua again, and then followed her to the threshing ground. There were already many people there. Everyone had received the notice and brought small stools to attend the award ceremony.
Only after seeing the sun parting the clouds did Li Huan bring Cheng Qiao and his family to the threshing ground. When everyone saw Li Huan coming, they quickly made way for him.
Miao Qing was standing in the crowd. When he saw Cheng Qiao's unintentional glance, his heart started beating wildly. Why weren't Li Huan and Cheng Qiao arrested? Didn't Chunhua do anything
Miao Qing kept backing away, thinking about going back first, but before he could take any action, he was kicked out by the dung ball.
"Your in-laws are here, why don't you die?"
Miao Qing's right leg was kicked hard by the dung ball and he fell out. Fortunately, there was someone blocking him in front of him, so he didn't kiss the ground.
After Miao Qing stood still, she turned her head and looked at her biological father. There was a hint of coldness in her eyes. Just this one look made Fenqiu break out in a cold sweat on his back. He suddenly remembered how this girl had plotted against Li Bing.
But how could he show cowardice in front of his own daughter? He stared at Miao Qing fiercely, as if to say, "If you don't come over here, I'm going to kick your legs off." Miao Qing was finally defeated and walked towards Li's mother.
Looking at Miao Qing's back as he walked towards the Li family, Fenqiu gritted his teeth and whispered a few words in Daya's ear. Daya looked at her man in surprise and wanted to say something.
But the calculation in Fenqiu's eyes made her shut up. Forget it, Miao Qing was also a member of the Li family, and it was only right to throw her things to the Li family.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, the sound of gongs and drums came from the village entrance. Everyone knew that the people from the county had finally arrived, and they were all looking forward to it.
Chen Weidang finally showed up. Li Huan originally thought that Chen Weidang would appear in a proud and arrogant manner, but unexpectedly, he saw Chen Weidang in a servile manner. He couldn't help but look at the men beside him.
One of the men scared Li Huan. Wasn't this the head of the G Committee who brought people to search his house? How could he appear here
The fat man glanced at the crowd of heads, impatience in his eyes. Ever since he heard the name Miao Qing, he wanted to meet this person and see what kind of woman she was who dared to use Chen Chunhua so boldly.
He finally got the chance. Xiangyang Village was going to hold a commendation and award ceremony before the New Year. This was a rare opportunity. How could the fat man give it up
Suddenly, a familiar face appeared in front of me. This is not...
"Come here, what's your name?"
"Hello, leader. My name is Li Huan. I don't know who slandered and reported me yesterday, otherwise I would have asked her to come out for a confrontation."
The fat man suddenly had an idea and whispered two words in Li Huan's ear. Li Huan nodded. His wife was indeed smart and had already known that it was Miao Qing.
He turned around and looked around, and found that Miao Qing was actually standing next to Cheng Qiao. He pointed at Miao Qing, and the fat man looked in the direction of his finger, with disappointment in his eyes. He thought she was too ugly.
But when he saw Cheng Qiao, his eyes suddenly lit up. This woman was definitely not a country girl. She might be an educated youth who went to the countryside. If she was not married, then...