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Li Laifu waited for an hour and put the pig's head, pig's trotters, pig's tail, and leg bones and ribs into the basin. The old lady and his second aunt were removing the meat from the pig's head, and the three children were on one side. Waiting for two people to feed.
Li Laifu cut the large intestine, pork belly, and pig ears into a big pot, chopped some green onions, Sichuan peppercorns, and chili peppers, heated the oil and poured it on top, added some soy sauce, and mixed it with vinegar.
"Dad, we don't have enough wine, this dish is too delicious," Li Chongwu said while looking at the cold dish mixed by Li Laifu.
Seeing that Old Man Li was about to scold him, Li Chongwu hurriedly said: "Dad, it's not my fault. The food cooked by your grandson is also delicious."
There was a soy sauce bowl beside the old lady. She dipped the disassembled pig head meat in some soy sauce and fed it to the three children. She said, "You are the only one who knows how to eat. Who doesn't know how delicious it is? Why don't you look at my eldest grandson?" How much oil?”
This family would be really boring without Li Chongwu's gags. The key is that he has nothing to scold and can still make old lady Li happy.
Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee was gnawing on a big bone, and the little girl was held in the arms of the old lady and fed.
The second aunt gnawed on the pig's trotters and said with emotion: "Mom, how dare you think about it before. Even if you eat meat until you are full, our family is still very powerful. Laifu will wait for you to get married and have children. Your aunt has no time to help you." Take it, I’ll bring it back to my second aunt to help you keep an eye on it.”
Li Laifu didn't blush and agreed, "Okay, I'll give birth to two more children and let you and grandma watch."
The old lady loved hearing this sentence the most. She held her granddaughter in her arms and said, "Even if his aunt has time, she won't take care of her. I have been waiting for many years."
"Dad, there are two kinds of wine on the same wine table?" It turned out that Li Laifu stopped drinking, and there was still a little left in the bowl. Li Chongwu quietly took it and took a sip, and the difference was made in one drink.
Old Man Li wanted to laugh himself, so he suppressed his laughter and said with a straight face, "Maybe I'm old and have a bad memory. I originally wanted to give you a good drink."
Li Chongwu rolled his eyes and said, "Dad, you don't have a bad memory. You have a very good memory. You can clearly distinguish two identical bowls!"
"Mom, you don't care about my father. He bullies your second son like this. Why don't you scold him?" Li Chongwu complained.
The old lady's granddaughter and eldest grandson still couldn't stand it and had no time to talk to him. She glared at him and said, "I don't care about the lawsuit between you two. Please don't bother me."
Old Man Li drank wine and said with a smile: "It's good now. You can't find anyone to complain to. The only one who can control me in this place is your grandfather in the ancestral grave. Otherwise, you can go find him to complain."
Li Chongwu shamelessly poured some wine from Old Man Li's bowl, shook his head and said, "I'm not going. My surname was changed later. What if the old man doesn't recognize me and I stay there again?"
The family happily finished their meal. Li Laifu looked at a basin of bones and said, "Let's just bury these bones. We can't leave them outside."
If Mrs. Li Chongwu slapped her, she touched her eldest grandson's head and said, "How can I throw this away? I can make a pot of soup later in the evening."
The second aunt went to take the ax and said, "Don't worry about Laifu. Just break this big bone. I'll make a pot of soup at night and add some polenta paste to the bowl."
Li Laifu thought for a while and stopped talking. Some of his actions can only be called life, and what people do in this era is called living.
He can only help his family improve their lives, and he has to live with these people.
After dinner, the three children were playing in the yard, the second aunt and the old lady went to the house to make cotton-padded jackets, and the three of them were sitting at the table drinking tea.
"Does my second uncle still deliver fish to the steel rolling mill in this village?" Li Laifu asked casually.
Li Chongwu took the newspaper and rolled a cigarette and said: "After sending it for ten days, Lao Liu kept all the fish. Isn't this busy farming? I stewed soup for the villagers to drink, but I still made twenty or thirty yuan in ten days. There are also ten pounds of stick noodles, which makes Lao Liu extremely happy."
Old Man Li said with emotion: "Xiao Liuzi is a good boy."
Li Chongwu said in a low voice: "There is only one boy from the commune in our village. He was frightened by Xiaoliu. Six people from the commune came to Hewan Village. Do you think it was a coincidence or not? The pig happened to break his leg. Six The people in the commune eat so much that their mouths are full of oil, and even a fool knows what’s going on.”
"These bastards," Old Man Li cursed.
People these days are not stupid, they just dare to be angry but dare not speak out.
The old lady opened the window and cursed: "Don't drink some cat urine. You will lose your way. What are you talking about?"
"Grandma, your ears are very good!" Li Laifu said loudly with a smile.
The old lady heard her eldest grandson talking and said with a smile: "Your second aunt told me, how could I hear it so far away?"
If Li Chongwu was the only one, the second aunt would have scolded her long ago, but she didn't expect to file a complaint and turn around and be betrayed.
"This prodigal bitch has a big mouth and long ears," Li Chongwu muttered, and he knew he was the only one scolding him.
Li Laifu laughed for a while and stopped chatting. Li Chongwu went home and lay down to gain weight.
"Grandpa, please go to the recliner and rest for a while."
Old Man Li shook his head and said, "I'm not lying down. I'm drinking tea! Lean back and pour it on me."
Li Laifu was lying on the recliner, his mind entered the space, and he looked at the various meats in the space, including two wolves, a bear, three pheasants, and two prepared beggar chickens, a total of five wild boars, each weighing eighty or ninety pounds. One weighs more than 130 kilograms, another weighs 40 to 50 kilograms, and a small one weighs more than 20 kilograms. There are also two goats and a silly roe deer.
In the next few days, Li Laifu continued to cook various meals for his grandparents, and Li Chongwu's family occasionally came over to improve their lives.
Li Laifu stayed at grandma's house for another four days, and it has been ten days since he came to the countryside this time.
When I woke up in the morning, I was in trouble. I actually harvested more than 1,000 kilograms of cotton from five acres of space. How the hell could I use it all? I didn't even dare to sell cotton. There was no need to do so. I quickly shoveled all the cotton fields and planted corn again. I was worried about having too much food. I thought to myself, where can I get some ginseng seeds? If you don’t have enough land, you can’t stop planting. If you have too much food, you can’t eat it all.
This time he said he wanted to leave, but the old man and the old lady didn't stop him. After all, he stayed here for a long time, and unexpectedly, Li Xiaohong didn't leave.
The boy hugged his grandma and burst into tears. He completely forgot about his mother. The old lady also looked reluctant. Li Laifu directly waved his hand and said: "Grandma, why don't you let her stay for a while, and I will come to pick her up after a while. "
Anyway, there are plenty of fine grains at home, so Li Laifu is not worried about food and drink at home. He still arranges: "Grandma, you, grandpa, and Xiaohong have to drink milk powder every day, as well as malted milk, and eat the pastries quickly, so as not to spoil them by then. I’ll bring it to you next time I come.”
The old lady happily hugged her granddaughter, kissed her little face, and said, "Okay, okay, grandma listens to you."
"Grandpa, you don't have to go to the village to work and eat from their big pot. We have food at home, so you can eat as much as you want. If there is no more, I will get it for you."
"I know my grandson is capable," Old Man Li said with a cheerful smile.
"Laifu is gone," Li Chongwu shouted outside the wall.
Li Laifu walked to the bottom of the mountain. Almost everyone in Lijia Village had arrived, including those carrying poles and carts. There was only one bullock cart in the village, which was also full of grain. This was to deliver grain to the city, moving toward the city in a mighty manner. As they walked away, Li Laifu and Li Laoliu hurriedly chatted.
What Li Laifu admires most about this group of people is that they don’t have to stop when changing shoulder poles. As soon as the shoulder is lifted up, the pole is changed to the other shoulder.
"Brother Six, why didn't you see that boy from the commune?" Li Laifu asked after looking around.
Li Laoliu smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "Let's go. After recording the amount of food, we will leave."
After hearing him record the amount of grain, Li Laifu asked, "Brother Six, have you left it in our village?"
Li Laoliu looked around for a moment, then pulled Li Laifu to the roadside and whispered: "While that kid wasn't paying attention, we hid it. If you pay too little for food, you'll get punished at best. Anyway, I get scolded every time I have a meeting. It’s almost turning me into a negative example.”
Li Laoliu sighed and continued: "Last year I repaid the grain in real terms, but in the end the grain was withheld and I was scolded for a year. This year I just let it flow out in the fields."
Li Laifu knew that this was going to be discovered, but he made a big mistake and asked in a low voice: "Brother Six, didn't the people in the commune find out?"
Li Laoliu smoked a cigarette and said proudly: "No one from the commune wants to come to our village this year. They all know that food is scarce. I am digging again and get a young man to come over. In the evening, I will drink with him and he will be drunk." .”
As the two walked, Li Laoliu sighed again and said: "This is our Lijia Village. They all have the same surname. Other villages don't dare to do this. Everyone in the commune looks at them like hungry wolves. Woolen cloth."
Seeing that Li Laoliu had run out of economy cigarettes, Li Laifu handed him a Chinese cigarette.
I wasted this good cigarette smoking, so I went to the grain station to smoke for the inspector and put the cigarette in my coat pocket.
Li Laifu looked at him with contempt, but Li Laoliu was indeed a serious person, so he threw the whole box to him.
Li Laoliu took the cigarette and said with a smile: "Brother Six, I won't be polite to you anymore. This pack of cigarettes can at least improve the food supply of our village."
Then Li Laoliu said: "Brother Laifu, our village has borrowed a lot of money from you. It's so kind of you to take us to the steel rolling mill. Last time, you even gave us ten kilograms of cornmeal in exchange. I've asked about it, pigeon." Although food is priced in the market, there is no food for sale.”
Li Laifu waved his hand indifferently and said, "Okay, don't thank me again and again. It seems that I am not from Lijia Village."
Li Chongwu came over with a pole and asked: "Laifu, do you go home directly after entering the city? If you have nothing to do, come with me to see your sister?"
PS: On the last day of 2023, thank you very much for your continued support. I wish you all a prosperous 2024, a prosperous and prosperous Year of the Dragon, and I wish all readers a lot of blessings.
