"Okay, okay, the second child's family is not easy. He is still a brother-in-law who comes to the door. It is benevolent enough to be able to help us," Li Laoyao said, referring to Sang and scolding Huai, alluding to Li Changfeng's family. It's not that there is no food, but Xu Qing doesn't give it, "It's getting late, you go back quickly, or else the family will be in a hurry."
Li Changfeng didn't refute too much. After saying goodbye to the Li family, he drove a donkey that wasn't thin at all, and went home while the moon was still in full bloom.
"Ah, the donkey is so fat." Li Laosan's little brother was pulling on the corner of Li Wangshi's clothes, his face was full of covetousness. The child didn't know what a drought was, but he knew that there was food on the table these days. There are fewer and fewer things, and there are not many days to be full.
Li Laosan returned to his senses, touched the child's head, and looked at Li Wangshi's thin face these days, full of guilt and distress, Li Xiaoge went back to the room, locked the door, lowered his He was rummaging in the cupboard at the end of the bed looking for something.
When Li Changfeng came home, Xu Qing was completely asleep, because he was afraid that he would make too much noise, so Li Changfeng cleaned up and climbed into bed. Although it was summer, the temperature at night was still a little low. , As soon as Li Changfeng went to bed, Xu Qing leaned over with the source of the heat.
Li Changfeng hugged Xu Qing gently, put his hand on Xu Qing's four-month-old belly, and caressed gently. In six months, the child will come out, and it will be the beginning of the spring of the coming year. I just hope that God will open his eyes, the rain will come earlier, and the children will live more comfortably.
A few days later, Xie Amo came to chat, "I went back to Jixiang Village yesterday, do you know what happened in that village?" Because he bought enough food in advance, Xie Amo was not Very sad, I often come to chat with Xu Qing when I have nothing to do.
"What's going on at this time?" In the year of famine, everyone was a little worried. Xu Qing really didn't know what was worth discussing.
Xie Amo didn't understand Xu Qing's thoughts, "Don't look at the drought and famine now, no one is talking about anything. This man, when he is free, he just gathers up and chats about everything when he has nothing to do!"
Xu Qing moved his body a few times, and then dragged his increasingly cumbersome body to sit down, "Then you can talk quickly, and don't make people lose their appetite."
Li Changfeng went to wander around, and Xie Amo was not afraid that he would hear, "It's not the third child of the Li family."
It turned out that Li Laosan had not achieved his own ambitions, and his family had a large population and very little food. If he continued to work like this, not to mention children, even adults might starve to death, so he discussed with Li Laohan, He wants to teach!
I even went to Lizheng's house for this matter. Lizheng is also very helpless. This old Li, the villagers looked at him and taught him in the early years. Most of them can't get enough to eat, and he wants to teach again!
"I don't want any money for repairing, I just need to give some food every month." After Mr. Li finished speaking, Li Zheng asked, "Do you think food is more important or money is more important?"
The price of grain in the rice shop in the town has skyrocketed. How much grain can this peasant family buy with that little money? No one else can get enough to eat. They want others to exchange their money for grain, which is really beautiful.
Li Laosan was a little embarrassed, so he didn't answer the question. He sat bored and didn't leave. Just thinking about it, he informed the villagers that Li Laosan would teach the children to study outside the ancestral hall in the village, and wanted to send the children there. , just go, as for the beam repair guy, it's not easy now, it's just what he means.
"What's the result? Does anyone send their children?" Xu Qing was really curious if anyone would send their children to study. Such an opportunity is in front of everyone. Although everyone is not doing well these days, such an opportunity is also very good. It's worth it, and the things submitted are much less than in the stable period.
Xie Amo's expression was also a little surprised, "At the beginning, there was no one there, but I heard that there are more than ten people sending their children, and they are all slapsticks, and it's not easy. I thought that Mr. Li Three will not accept it, and as a result, all unexpectedly accepted."
Xu Qing nodded thoughtfully. That's right, now the Li family's yard is afraid that apart from the food that Li Changfeng sent that day, there will be no extra food. The whole family has to eat. Li Laosan is not willing, and there is no way to refuse it.
"Daughter-in-law! I'll go to Li's yard! My brother is gone!"
Li Changfeng ran home as soon as he saw it, followed by a Boss Li.
"Gone?"
Xu Qing stood up and asked suspiciously, Boss Li hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "It's just that I have less clothes, and I was not at home yesterday. We all thought we were here with you, and we didn't come back today, so I will come to have a look. …”
Li Changfeng got the donkey cart ready, and didn't say much, "I'll look for it, thank you, Ah Qing, I'll ask you to take care of it, daughter-in-law, I'm leaving."
"What are you polite to me, let's go," Xie Amo also felt that it was a big deal. The unmarried brother disappeared, but it was a big deal!
"Go, don't worry about me."
Xu Qing wanted to follow him, but he was powerful but powerless!
Xie Amo took Xu Qing to sit down and said in a puzzled tone: "This Li family has a big heart, and this brother hasn't been home for almost two days, so he was thinking of looking for someone at this moment. Isn't he blind!"
Xu Qing thought about what Boss Li said, people left, and some clothes were taken away, which means that the younger brother stole it by himself. Thinking about this, Xu Qing felt a little less worried, but in a blink of an eye, he thought again, This is in case Li Xiaoge is following another man... ! This is no less than his own escape!
Xie Amei also had such thoughts in his heart, but he didn't talk much about it. Now the brother's mind is not quite the same as they were back then, and he has more ideas.
Li Changfeng took Boss Li back to Jixiang Village, but there was still no one at home. He went to several brothers in the village who got along with Li Xiaoge a lot on weekdays to inquire, but he did not ask why.
"correct!"
Boss Li suddenly remembered something and said to Li Changfeng, "I remember that my brother often went to Zhou's house to look for Chen Hong these days!"
"Why is Chen Hong at Zhou's house?" Li Changfeng was said to be confused, shouldn't he go to Chen's house to find Chen Hong? Why did I go to Zhou's house to find it
Boss Li patted his thigh and said, "This Chen Hong is married to that guy from the Zhou family! No, the age is not good, and there is no big deal. It's normal that you don't know."
So Li Changfeng and Boss Li went to Zhou's house again. Chen Hong was doing embroidery work under the eaves. Although Zhou Wen was a scholar, his family was not well-off. He could earn some trivial money for embroidering handkerchiefs. If you don't go out, you won't be able to eat this year, so how many people will buy it.
Li Changfeng knocked on the courtyard door, Chen Hong put down his work and opened the door, "Brother Li, Brother Changfeng." Chen Hong didn't expect Li Changfeng to come to him, just like Li Changfeng didn't expect Chen Hong to be so silent The same as marrying Zhou Wen.
Li Changfeng saw that although Chen Hong had lost some weight, he was not haggard. He didn't feel any grievances when he wanted to come to Zhou's house. "Come in and sit." Chen Hong generously invited the two of them to enter the courtyard. , it's not very suitable for the two of them to enter the door.
In order to save time, Li Changfeng gave a straight-to-the-point explanation. Chen Hong lowered his head and thought for a while, "He has been here a few times, and he doesn't talk as much as before, and his temperament is much calmer." He also knew a little about what happened to Li Xiaoge's ears. Some, "But the last time he came, there was a bit of parting in his words, but he didn't say much about this."
Li Changfeng and Boss Li couldn't, so they had to thank Chen Hong, and went to the town to ask acquaintances to see if they had seen Li Xiaoge. "By the way, please keep this matter a secret. The younger brother is also angry," Li Changfeng said. Knowing that people's words are terrifying, she ordered a few words before leaving, and Chen Hong answered them one by one.
"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of this matter, goodbye, Brother Changfeng." Goodbye, you are the deepest and deepest in my heart.
It wasn't until Li Changfeng and the others were nowhere to be seen that Chen Hong closed the courtyard door. Zhou Wen, who had been hiding in the corner since Li Changfeng and the others came to the door, walked out and stared at his courtyard door. Throat, open the courtyard door.
"I am back."
After Li Changfeng and Boss Li arrived in the town, they separated to find someone to ask. The first place Li Changfeng asked was Lin Fangliang, and he was also the first to get news of Li Xiaoge's whereabouts.
"Did you say he went to the Deng family in town to take care of the sick youngest?"
Lin Fangliang nodded, "That's the youngest Deng alone, Deng Amo's family went to another town to do business, and there is no one to take care of them at home, no, they were looking for someone to take care of the youngest Deng in those days, but Mrs. I don't want to do anything, just as Brother Li came to get the medicine, Deng Amo talked about it, so Brother Li said he would try it."
After seeing Li Changfeng's face calm down, Lin Fangliang continued: "I don't know that Deng Lao Yao really agreed to go, so he asked Li Xiaoge'er to prepare to come to town in the past few days, and stay and eat with Deng Lao Yao. A month is four hundred and fifty wen, which is very generous at this time."
Lin Fangliang really didn't know that Li Xiaoge'er didn't even know about the family, so he came out alone, "Don't worry, this Deng family is also a real person, although the business is not very big, but they are still relatively loyal, plus the Deng family There is no man, but the location is close to the official residence, and the security is good. Brother Li takes care of Mr. Deng's three meals a day, takes medicine, arranges worries and relieves boredom, which is much better than when he is unhappy at home."
No one wants to see someone who almost ruined their whole life, at least not for the time being.
"Then please show me the way. I'll go see him." Li Changfeng felt less worried when he knew where Li Xiaoge'er was going, but he still had to see someone so that he could learn more, and he was really relieved.
"Okay, let's go."
Although the Deng family's house is not big, it is relatively strict, Li Xiaogeer stood in front of the expressionless Li Changfeng, "Second brother, I really didn't do it on purpose. He promised me that I could come directly, but that afternoon, Mr. Deng had a fever, and there was no one at home, so I had no choice, and I couldn’t leave him alone, so…”.
"You terrified us. Such an old man should know what's big, what's small, and what are the consequences!" Li Changfeng scolded Li Xiaoge, and Li Xiaoge listened obediently, from time to time. Nodding his head to show that he was indeed wrong.
But after Li Changfeng finished speaking, Li Xiaoge said, "You and the second brother are the only ones who are scared..."
Li Changfeng glared at Li Xiaoge'er, "What are you talking about! Big brother isn't following you everywhere today!"
Li Xiaoge stopped talking, drooping his head where he was sullen, Li Changfeng sighed, "Okay, Lin Fangliang also told me something about the situation here, and I have just met Deng Laoyi, so I feel at ease. , are you going back with us to make it clear, or I'll go back and say it on your behalf."
Brother Li immediately chose the second option, "Thank you second brother! You are so kind!"
"If you have nothing to do, go home and take a look. After all, you are not married yet, so there are still some things that you have to do." Li Changfeng felt that he was really worried. Before his child was born, he already knew that he was a father. How difficult it is.
"Understood, and I'm also thinking about the situation at home. If I do more things, the family won't be so poor." Li Xiaoge knows about the food problem at home, and the three children always make trouble for not having enough to eat. , The little boy still wanted to eat meat, and he felt uncomfortable looking at it.
"Okay, let's go back, I'll go and find Big Brother, and I'll make it clear when I go back." Li Changfeng asked Li Xiaoge to go back, and he and Lin Fangliang, who was waiting outside, went to find Big Brother Li on the street.
By the time Li Changfeng and Boss Li returned to the Li family's yard, it was almost evening. After listening to Li Changfeng's words, the Li family's husband and everyone were immediately excited.
"Is this true?! The little brother really went to take care of that person! What's the salary like?!" The most excited youngest Li asked Li Changfeng one after another.