Just when Lao Liu was worried, Liu Guangqi's uncle extended an olive branch. Regardless of his wife's objections, he just allocated a piece of land from his homestead to Lao Liu as a homestead.
Although this piece of land was not big, it solved Lao Liu's urgent need at that time and brought Liu's mother into the family. Mother Liu didn't care too much about the fact that the house was a bit small. After all, they didn't live in the village, they mainly lived near the factory. This house is also a place to stay when you come back during the New Year.
Looking back on Lao Liu's experience over the years, it's good that Liu Guangqi didn't fall out with his third uncle. No wonder Lao Liu and his wife didn't want to come back, and he wouldn't be happy to come back if it were him.
"Third uncle, I won't help you if I'm not a nephew. In fact, the positions of workers in the city are like carrots and pits. I just gave that pit to my elder brother. Where do you want me to find another pit for you? , Besides, you are over thirty now and you are illiterate. What kind of job can you do when you go to the city? You can't carry big bags. The work is tiring and the wages are small. Sweeping the streets is easy, but the wages are even more. If there is less, it will be a problem to even eat if you can’t move.”
Liu Guangqi looked at his third uncle with a smile and said that there was only one meaning in his words, that is, you want to be a worker in the city, just go ahead and dream. But in the end Liu Guangqi still saved some face for the other party and said.
"You can't go, but Guangli can go. Don't worry, when Guangli grows up, my father and I will find a way to find him a job in the city."
It's a pity that Liu Guangli is only seven years old this year, one year younger than Liu Guangtian. It will be at least ten years before he grows up.
"Oh, I see"
After Liu Haisheng heard Liu Guangqi's words, his face became ugly, but everything Liu Guangqi said made sense to him: nothing went wrong, and in the end he could only take a puff of the cigarette in his hand.
"Guangqi, look at how you got some meat for your uncle's house. Can you get some for our family too? Your little brother hasn't eaten meat for half a year."
Seeing that his father had a bad start, Liu Guangqi's third aunt stepped forward and prepared to take advantage of Liu Guangqi.
"Well, let's talk about this when we get back. I'll ask someone to send thirty kilograms of rice to my house later. Let's see if there's any meat then."
Liu Guangqi did not refuse his third aunt's request, because Liu Guangli did seem a little malnourished, and the grievances of the previous generation belonged to the previous generation and had nothing to do with the next generation.
Liu Guangqi is still clear about this. Even if Liu Guangli turns into a white-eyed wolf in the future, that will happen in the future. Now he is still his cousin, the closest person besides Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.
After saying these words, the affairs of the Liu family were finally finished. Liu Haizhong exchanged greetings with the old man sitting above and returned to his house with his wife and children.
After entering the door, there was no dust storm as Liu Guangqi imagined. On the contrary, the furnishings in the house were quite neat, and it looked like someone should usually live here. After thinking about it for a moment, Liu Guangqi guessed who lived here.
After the family entered the house, Liu's mother was busy cleaning up, while Liu Haizhong went out to say hello to a familiar boy in the village, leaving Liu Guangqi sitting on the kang in a daze. Although he looked dazed, Liu Guangqi was thinking about it but followed Liu Hai. Zhu and his wife came to Qinjiazhuang.
"In-laws, in-laws"
The distance between Liujiacun and Qinjiazhuang is not that of a courtyard. Under Liu Haizhu and his wife's haste, they arrived at the home of Liu Guangqi's sister-in-law Li Hehua from Liujiacun in ten minutes.
"Uncle, aunt, why are you here?"
Li Hehua, who was cooking for her parents in the kitchen, heard some movement outside, walked out and saw that it was her future parents-in-law, so she quickly welcomed them in.
"In-laws, why are you here? What's the matter?"
When Li Hehua's parents saw Liu Guangxiao's parents coming at this time, they were heartbroken, because his family's conditions were not good, he and his wife were both in poor health, and the eldest daughter also had a son and two daughters. Such a heavy burden also caused the eldest daughter to suffer. The girl was already twenty years old and no one had come to propose marriage. She finally had a family, and now she suddenly came to her door. He was really, really scared.
"My dear, don't think blindly. I have something good going on now. A great thing."
When Liu Haizhu saw his in-law's expression, he knew that the other party was thinking wrong and quickly explained. Sure enough, after hearing that Liu Haizhu was here for something good, the Li Hehua family smiled.
"Any good thing has to be said today, not tomorrow."
Hehua's father took out a pack of Liu Guangxiao's cigarettes from his pocket and lit one for Liu Haizhu.
"It's a great thing. As long as this thing is done, Guangxiao can go to the city to work as a worker."
"What's going on?"
"Sister-in-law Li, you have a niece named Qin Huairu, right?"
When the Li family heard that there was such a good thing, they immediately started asking questions. But Liu Haizhu didn't care about who was what, but asked about Qin Huairu's situation.
"Yeah, the daughter of our second son calls me auntie. What's wrong? Someone has taken a liking to her."
Not to mention that ginger is still hot when he is old, Hehua would have known what was going on when Liu Haizhu nodded. Someone must have taken a liking to her niece.
"Don't worry about this for now. Just tell me how this girl is."
"Oh, let's talk about my niece. She has a small cherry mouth, a willow-shaped eyebrow, and a pair of big eyes that can talk. Everyone who looks at her says that I feel pity for her. Compared with those from the rich and noble families in the city. The child is even better looking."
As soon as Hehua opened his mouth, he started the pattern of Wang Po selling melons and buying her own melons and boasting about herself, and she directly praised Qin Huairu to the sky.
"Don't just talk about looks, talk about character."
"There's nothing to say about her character. Although she didn't go to school, she knew how to help the family since she was a child. After she was twelve years old, she cooked all the meals for her family. She had no problem sewing and mending. She was definitely good at running a household. A good hand”
"Huairu is indeed the most beautiful girl in our village. She is much prettier than me. Someone proposed marriage to her family last year. However, she was too young and my second aunt rejected her."
Hearing He Hua's words, Liu Haizhu and his wife broke into a cold sweat behind their backs. If someone intercepted them, their son's entry into the city would probably be ruined.
Sure enough, good things are in demand everywhere. When I was at home, I felt that the two of them were young and could wait a little longer. Looking at the situation now, Guangqi did the right thing. He settled the matter early to save worry and avoid being overtaken by others. Thinking of this, Liu Haizhu simply stopped beating around the bush and said it directly.
"I have a nephew named Liu Guangqi, who is the eldest son of our second son's family. I heard our family Guangxiao talk about a great beauty named Qin Huairu in your village. I don't know why, but when he heard this name, he became fascinated. If you get married, you must insist on getting engaged to this Qin Huairu."
When the Li family heard Liu Haizhu's words, they couldn't help laughing. He wanted to get engaged. You guys actually came to talk about it. Isn't this nonsense? Only children can do such things.
"I know what you are thinking. My nephew is not an ordinary person. He is fifteen years old this year and his academic performance is nothing to say. He is very good. Not only is he good at studying, he is also good at writing articles. He even published an article in a newspaper a while ago. Well, there are three articles in one issue. It is a daily newspaper, and teachers all write articles in it. In addition to this, he also knows medical skills, which he learned from the old man of the Bai family. Now he can prescribe medicine for people, and he will wait for another two years. Even in college, you can become a doctor."
As a common method for blind dates, Liu Haizhu directly praised Liu Guangqi to the sky. Finally, seeing the Li family's disbelief, Liu Haizhu decided to be realistic.
"My nephew said that as long as we can get this thing done, he will get Guangxiao to work as a worker in the city. Don't believe it, he will get all the meat and fish from the Bai family for the banquet tomorrow. The old man of the Bai family really likes him. Getting Guangxiao to work as a worker in Baicao Hall is just a matter of words. And you don't have to worry about money and food. My nephew said that as long as the job is done, it doesn't matter how much food the other party wants. question."
As he spoke, Liu Haizhu started bragging. Liu Guangqi clearly told him that he had to get his eldest brother in even if he was kowtowing. When it came to his mouth, it became a very easy thing, as if Liu Guangqi just spit. It's like being able to handle this matter.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's get this matter done quickly."
When the Li family and his wife heard this, it was a good thing if they didn't come to their doorstep. If they didn't hurry up, they would be in big trouble if they were preempted by others.
After saying that, Li Hehua's mother took Liu Haizhu and his wife and walked towards Qin Huairu's house.
