“Sir, there’s something I don’t understand. This town’s Board of Education looks like it’s a money-losing job;
It's okay to say that Lijiacun School loses some money. It's all spent on the Li family's children anyway, but the whole business of running a school in Liu Town is a bottomless pit. It seems that Brigadier Chu is plotting against the master. How can you still be happy? Did you take it? "
Li Yaozu smiled enigmatically and said show off:
"Three, Chu Xiong is no longer the little company commander who just came to Lijia Village three years ago. Now, the only ones who can be plotted by him are his own people;
You have also heard that the third child has been promoted to battalion commander in the Eighth Route Army, and the third child’s wife is still Chu Xiong’s sister. Plus the second child, our Li family has no choice between the Eighth Route Army!
The biggest obstacle between us and the Eighth Route Army is land. Chu Xiong is plotting against us, so we will do what he wants. Promoting education requires spending a lot of money. If we don’t have money, we will sell the land, and sell it with great fanfare!
For the sake of Liu Town’s education plan, I, Li Yaozu, will not hesitate to break up my family;
Li San, these lands are now a hot potato in our hands. We will sell them all in the past two years and invest them in education. This will give the Li family a century-old reputation that cannot be bought with a lot of money.
No matter who takes over the world in the future, they will not take action against a celebrity who broke his family to develop education, because whether it is Yanzhou or Yuzhou, they all want face.
As long as the Li family no longer has land or a large mansion, in the Eighth Route Army, we will be the object of their unity;
In this world, I am more optimistic about the Eighth Route Army! "
Li San understood it somewhat, but he was still not optimistic that the Eighth Route Army could conquer the world.
"Master, are you really optimistic about the Eighth Route Army? The Eighth Route Army only has a few soldiers and guns, but the eldest young master said that the government has three million troops."
Li Yaozu shook his head and said:
"China not only has these three million troops, but also has more than 30 million people!
Three years ago, Chu Xiong was just a company commander with no more than a hundred soldiers;
In just a few years, he was already a brigade commander, with over 10,000 soldiers under his command, not including militiamen like Lao Er.
When Chu Xiong was the battalion commander, he ensured that the people in the whole town had enough to eat, and for this he did not hesitate to attack gentry families like us;
Now he is just a brigade commander, and he just wants to educate all the children in the town, while the one in Yuzhou wants to steal every last copper in the people's pockets to arm his army.
Since ancient times, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and Yanzhou and Yuzhou make judgments.
Land is not the only option to keep the family prosperous, the future of the children is!
With the second and third sons here, our Li family has a future in Liuzhen, and we cannot let the land and the tall mansion become a stumbling block for their development in the Eighth Route Army.
I, Li Yaozu, derived my wealth from land and used it for education. This is the ladder Chu Xiong built for our old Li family;
He is a high-ranking official of the Eighth Route Army, and he knows the Eighth Route Army best. My Li family appreciates this. "
Li San finally understood and whispered:
"The master is the real pillar of the Li family!"
Uncle Qi’s family, Li Guoping’s return filled their family with joy
"Dad, Mom, it's time to make dumplings! Make more dumplings today. I heard from Brother Ersha that Brother Chu is also here, and there is Sister Meng."
Erni's voice was as cheerful as singing. She made a dumpling and put on a brand new dress. She wore a hairpin that Li Guoping gave her newly on her short and sleek hair.
"Brother Er Sha is doing everything well now, but his habit of spending money indiscriminately has not changed. He doesn't even listen to me. I hate him so much!"
"Ni, where did this hairpin come from? It looks so much more handsome!"
"Dad, you don't care about mother, she is making fun of me again."
Old Uncle Li took a sip from the cigarette pot, glanced at Aunt Qi with a low eyebrow, and very wisely chose to shut up and continue smoking.
He should stay less involved in her mother-in-law's affairs.
The life of Old Seventh Uncle's family is getting more and more prosperous now. This year is another good harvest year, and Mr. Li has reduced the rent by 20%.
The bloody Japs have not come to cause trouble for more than a year. They were all beaten by the Eighth Route Army and walked around Liuzhen. There was no war. They caught up with Mr. Li from Renyi. The whole life in Lijia Village was very comfortable;
In the past, it was rare to eat dumplings once a year, but now you can eat them whenever you want.
Guoping's return is a happy day for Uncle Qi's family, not to mention Brigadier Chu, who is a rare visitor, and dumplings stuffed with pork and chives must be arranged.
The time for a family to make dumplings often passes very quickly, and it gets dark in a blink of an eye. Chuxiong is like a big rooster looking for food after dark, scurrying in after smelling the dumplings;
He didn't regard himself as an outsider. When he saw Aunt Qi holding a pot of dumplings that had just come out of the pot, he wanted to squeeze them, but Aunt Qi opened them with a slap.
"Your hands are dark, go and wash your hands quickly. We have enough dumplings for today."
Aunt Seven was not used to Chu Xiong's problems. When he was the company commander, whenever he came to Lijia Village, he would go to Aunt Seven's house to have dinner. She didn't care what kind of regiment commander or brigade commander he was. She couldn't catch him with a pair of black hands. dumpling.
Chu Xiong had no choice but to wash his hands honestly. When Meng Jiaqi saw the usually stinky brigade commander shivering in front of Aunt Seven, she couldn't help but chuckle and felt very good.
"Brother Chu, eat the dumplings, do they taste good?"
When Erni saw that Chu Xiong had washed his hands, she brought him a large basin of dumplings - yes, it was a basin, a basin bigger than his head. This man always used a basin to eat dumplings.
Aunt Seven also came over and handed him a few cloves of garlic that had already been peeled;
After Chu Xiong took it, he pinched a clove of garlic and stuffed it into his mouth. He chewed it until it was crispy. The garlic was in the dumplings, and it was so fragrant.
Meng Jiaqi reflexively moved away from him. He was indeed so sweet that he had no friends.
"Xiao Meng, you, a southerner, have to learn a bit. If you eat dumplings without garlic, the taste will be at least half as bad."
"Sister Meng, don't listen to Brother Chu. That's a joke. Come on, this is our old vinegar. It's delicious when dipped in dumplings."
It is said that girls are the easiest to get along with each other. After a while, Erni became close to Meng Jiaqi. They both agreed that Meng Jiaqi would teach Erni how to shoot.
Chu Xiong was stunned by Meng Jiaqi, but he was not angry, so he casually handed a piece to Li Guoping;
Li Guoping was about to pick him up, but was frightened by Er Ni's warning eyes and shrank back.
"Brigadier, my teeth are not feeling well today, so I can't eat garlic."
Chu Xiong really wanted to kick him out. Does eating garlic have anything to do with his teeth? It's so shameless to say that I feel sick to my stomach!
Chu Xiong still resisted the urge to kick Li Guoping, but he didn't see that Aunt Qi had already set his sights on him, like an old hen protecting her young.
The mother-in-law was protecting her son-in-law, but she kicked her son-in-law in front of her mother-in-law. Do you still want to eat dumplings?
He didn't seem to be regarded as the brigade commander in this room, so Chu Xiong decided that it would be better not to offend the public.
"Uncle Qi, how is the harvest this year?"
"Well, the devils didn't come to cause harm today. It snowed heavily last winter and the insects were frozen to death. We harvested three bushels more from one acre of land.
Mr. Li has reduced the rent by another 20%. You guys are living a good life. You can eat dumplings whenever you want. "
Chu Xiong was immediately moved. He was such a simple fellow. As long as he could live a life where he could occasionally eat dumplings, he would be extremely beautiful.
