Li Laifu didn't hesitate and said, "Okay, I'm fine anyway."
Li Chongwu picked up the burden and said happily: "That's just right. We will go there together later. I'm not familiar with the city, I only know a general location."
Li Laoliu was silent when he mentioned the girl from Li Chongwu's family. After all, she was still his sister in terms of seniority, and Li Laifu's real seniority was there. Li Chongwu was just a scoundrel. Normally, he wouldn't call Li Chongwu Uncle, unless there was someone else. Old Man Li is here.
After walking for an hour, everyone rested on the side of the road. There were two buckets of water on the ox cart, and a gourd ladle inside. Dozens of people took turns drinking water, while Li Laifu hid in the shade of a tree and ate mushrooms.
After finishing the two buckets of water on the oxcart, Li Chongwu put the two bags of grain on them. He and Li Laifu walked towards the city first, "Second uncle, where does Xiaoli work?" Li Laifu asked after entering Dongzhimen. .
"Zhang Ermao's Tailor Shop in Dongjiaomin Lane, Chongwenmen," Li Chongwu opened his mouth and clearly had memorized it at home.
Li Laifu was a little disappointed. It would be better if this was Zhengyangmen. "Second uncle, don't walk away. How many kilometers is there?" Li Laifu stopped Li Chongwu and said.
While Li Chongwu was stunned, Li Laifu went to the roadside and hailed a tricycle. "Laifu, we'll be there in a short walk. Why did you pay for the ride?" Li Chongwu stood there motionless and said.
Li Laifu was the first to give him 20 cents and said with a smile: "Second uncle has already given me all the money. This uncle doesn't look like a good person at first glance. I guess he won't give us a refund."
Li Chongwu smiled and said to the tricycle master: "Brother, I'm sorry, children like to talk nonsense."
"You look like a real person from the country. You can tell from the opening of your mouth that this kid is a bitch. There are not many kids in the city who are not poor. I got in the car and left."
Not to mention that there is no navigation in this era, but this tricycle master really points out where to go. He gives you the name of the tailor shop and pulls you directly to the place. Li Laifu stood at the door and looked at the facade. It couldn't be any smaller.
"Laifu, wait a moment, I'll go in and look for Xiaoli."
Li Chongwu entered the small tailor shop. Li Laifu stood at the door and looked at it. Suddenly he saw a girl walking in the distance with a large urine bucket in her hand and a child on her back. They had not seen her for two or three years. Li Laifu He still knew his sister and walked over quickly.
Li Laifu frowned and asked, "Xiao Li, what are you doing?"
elder brother?
Li Laifu looked at the patches on his sister's clothes. If he remembered correctly, these were the clothes he had replaced before. He was only fifty or sixty pounds thin, carrying a two-year-old child on his back and carrying a big urinal in his hand. The barrel was thicker than her body, and memories suddenly came to her mind. This sister was more than half a year younger than him, and she followed him all day long calling her brother...
"Brother, why are you here?" Xiaoli continued to ask.
Li Laifu bent down to pick up the urine bucket, threw it on the road, and pulled his sister towards the tailor shop.
"Brother, brother," Xiaoli called twice, but Li Laifu didn't answer her at all.
After kicking the tailor shop away with a bang, Li Chongwu was talking to a 50-year-old man with few hairs on his head.
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Both of them were startled, "You are the boss here, take your child away, my sister is no longer studying here," Li Laifu said straight to the point.
"Laifu, what's wrong with you?" Li Chongwu got up quickly and asked.
"It's okay, my sister doesn't want to learn anymore," Li Laifu said angrily.
That Zhang Ermao looked at Li Chongwu and asked, "Cousin-in-law, this guy is..."
Li Chongwu quickly replied: "Cousin-in-law, this is my eldest brother's son."
Zhang Ermao said with a smile on his face: "It must be the big brother who works in the steel rolling mill. Young man, sit down quickly."
Li Laifu couldn't help but smile bitterly. This is the real old businessman. He can't reach out to hit the smiling person. No matter how unreasonable he is, it's a bit unbearable.
Li Laifu took a deep breath and said, "Let me tell you, my sister is no longer studying with you. I have arranged another job for her."
"Laifu, don't be ridiculous, Xiaoli has been studying here for a year," Li Chongwu said beside him.
Li Laifu rolled his eyes at him and said, "What have you learned in one year? Learn to take care of children, learn to pour urine buckets?"
If he hadn't realized it, they would have smashed the glass with bricks in the 1960s. Even the cross talkers who begged for food in Tianqiao in the past had three years of study and two years of service. What's more, this serious tailoring skill must also require I have been working for the master for several years.
"What nonsense are you kidding? Which apprentice doesn't do this?" Li Chongwu said.
"Brother, I'm fine here," Xiaoli said beside him.
Li Laifu shook off Xiaoli's hand and said, "Second uncle, if you don't want to go back and let my grandpa beat you, just don't interrupt."
Li Chongwu smiled and said: "You stinky boy, you even brought out the old man to suppress me."
Li Laifu looked at Zhang Ermao and said, "You are also my elder. I don't know what to call you. Anyway, I just want to tell you that my sister will no longer study with you."
Zhang Ermao smiled, took the child from Xiaoli's back and said, "Chongwu, why don't you go back and discuss it." He also saw that Li Chongwu couldn't control his nephew at all.
"Xiao Li, do you have any luggage?" Li Laifu asked.
Xiaoli shook her head obediently.
"Cousin-in-law, I'm sorry, I'll take Xiaoli home for one night, and I'll send her here tomorrow," Li Chongwu said apologetically.
"If you are willing to come, you can be an apprentice tomorrow," Li Laifu pulled Xiaoli outside.
"You brat, what are you causing trouble? Do you know how difficult it is to learn a craft these days?" Li Chongwu ran after him and said.
Li Laifu said nonchalantly: "That's because it's difficult for others. Don't worry about Xiaoli's affairs." He no longer plans to let Xiaoli be an apprentice anymore. Even if she finishes learning tailoring, it will be a few years later. In two years, she will be there soon. When the wind blows, the tailor shop won't be open at that time, so I'd better go to work honestly.
"You brat, your temper is getting better every day, do you believe it? I'll go to the steel rolling mill to find your father and ask him to beat you up," Li Chongwu said after him.
Li Laifu looked at Li Chongwu's rubbing hands. It was obviously itchy. He said, "I don't believe it. Go find it. Anyway, if you dare to beat me, your grandparents will make you kneel down when you go back."
Xiaoli was laughing beside her. His brother was not like this before. After not seeing him for two or three years, it seemed that his brother had completely changed.
It was impossible to leave, so Li Laifu spent another 20 cents to hail a tricycle. This was not a tricycle with a backrest, but a tricycle for pulling goods. Li Chongwu said nothing angrily, and Li Laifu took out a tricycle. White Rabbit toffee filled my sister’s pocket.
