Li Laifu put two shoe tickets in his pocket, and Old Man Qiao took out a dozen more Class A cigarette tickets and said, "I don't have any use for these tickets, so I'll give them to you."
They are all smart people. Li Laifu did not hesitate to smile and said: "Thank you, Uncle Qiao."
He followed Old Man Qiao out of the office, "Xiao Zhang, please give Laifu a ticket for a pair of shoes, and the shoe ticket will be credited to me."
After taking a look at the socks on the side of the shoes, Li Laifu said and shouted: "Uncle Qiao, get two more pairs of socks."
Zhao Fang asked curiously: "Laifu, our family all has shoes, who are you going to buy them for?"
Li Laifu handed the ticket to Aunt Liu and said to Zhao Fang: "Auntie, Xiaoli and my second uncle are at our house. Xiaoli's shoes are worn out, so I bought them for Xiaoli."
"What? Your second uncle and Xiaoli are at our house?" Zhao Fang asked in surprise.
"I've been here for a long time, and my second uncle and my father are both drunk," Li Laifu said, picking up the shoes to compare their sizes.
Li Laifu took the shoes and socks and saw Zhao Fang fidgeting. She whispered to Li Laifu: "Do your father and the others have food to drink?" In all the years she and Li Chongwen have been in the city, they have never had a guest at home, and she also felt that very excited.
"Auntie, don't worry, I've prepared all the dishes at home," Li Laifu comforted her.
Zhao Fang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."
Li Laifu returned to the courtyard, and Old Man Zhang had also left work. He stood at the window and watched.
Old man Zhang was eating fish and steamed buns and scolded: "You stinky boy, remember, if I die one day, you will serve me steamed buns like this."
I originally wanted to tease old man Zhang, but this damn old man just said it. But you have to admit that as long as it is not a TV series, the more often an old man talks about death, the less likely he is to die.
He grabbed a few peanuts, put them on the table and said, "You old man, if I give you a few steamed buns, don't even think about relying on me to death."
Old Man Zhang grabbed two peanuts, put them in his mouth, ate them, and said, "You brat, I'm counting on you."
"Go and dream about your dream!" Li Laifu finished speaking and walked towards home.
As soon as I got home, I saw Jiang Yuan, Jiang Tao, and Li Xiaoli in the kitchen, all of whom had black mouths. The three of them were roasting sparrows in the kitchen.
"Brother, you are back."
"Xiao Li, come here and try on the shoes," Li Laifu shook his shoes and socks.
Li Xiaoli hurried over and said, "Brother, can I still wear my shoes?"
Li Laifu touched her head and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I bought it according to the size of your feet."
"Sister, please listen to eldest brother. It's scary when eldest brother is angry," Jiang Yuan said because he was afraid of Li Laifu in his heart.
Li Xiaoli sat on the kang and put on her new shoes. Li Chongwu sighed and said, "Brother, how can I repay the kindness to my father, mother, and your family in this life?"
Li Chongwen glared at him and cursed: "You are so unkind to me. We are all a family. If you say such disrespectful things again, I won't beat you."
"No more, no more," Li Chongwu waved his hands and said, he just kept gratitude in his heart.
Li Laifu watched Li Xiaoli put on her shoes and said, "There are also socks, you can put them on too!"
Li Xiaoli looked embarrassed and asked: "Brother, can you change me to two sizes larger? My mother said my feet are still longer?"
Li Laifu said jokingly: "You can't replace the ones you just wore. Besides, if your legs are growing, you can buy new ones. You work yourself and get your salary, so you can buy whatever you want."
Li Xiaoli also knew that her brother was teasing her.
Li Xiaoli took the shoes and socks in her hands with a face full of joy, and gently stroked them with a look of care.
Li Laifu looked at this thin little sister. At such an old age in later generations, she should be sitting on the sofa eating snacks, playing with her mobile phone, and waiting for her parents to call her for dinner. It was not delicious and she had to lose her temper. Parents usually would Be patient, as long as you don't fall in love prematurely, you can be forgiven for anything you do.
"Brother, are all people in your city like this?" Li Chongwu asked jokingly.
"Clothes and shoes must fit properly. Your nephew is so good at it, but no one else is like this," Li Chongwen said, looking at the confused Li Laifu.
Li Chongwen then said helplessly: "I can't control him now. He has to go pick up my parents at every turn. You brat always threatens me with this matter."
Li Chongwu smiled and said: "Brother, this is not a threat to you, our father and mother can really go to the city and beat you up!"
Li Laifu put the fish in the pot into a basin and placed it on the Kang table. "Xiao Li, you guys eat on the Kang table."
Li Xiaoli said very sensibly: "Brother, let's wait until the aunt comes back to eat together. We just ate the roasted sparrow, and we're not hungry yet."
"Okay, let's eat some peanuts first!"
"Why do you have everything in your schoolbag?" Li Chongwen asked in surprise.
He grabbed a handful of peanuts and put them on Li Chongwen's table, saying, "Dad, then you don't have to worry about it."
Li Chongwen glared at him and said, "I'm too lazy to care about you. Let's drink together."
Li Laifu looked at Li Xiaoli and asked, "Don't you have a dormitory in your unit? Why did you ask your second uncle to pick you up?"
Li Xiaoli stuttered her peanuts and replied: "Brother, Director Guo said that there is no room in the dormitory now, so we have to queue up. Besides, I am still an apprentice now. Let me hold on for one year and wait until next year."
Li Laifu thought about it and understood that in a large factory with tens of thousands of people like the steel rolling mill, it is impossible to arrange housing for everyone, and it is impossible to arrange housing for you just when you go to work. Basically, people will be queued up according to their length of service, and those with shorter service years will be arranged. At most, they will give you a single dormitory, except for cadres and those with connections.
Twenty years later, big factories like this would have too much money and no place to spend it, so they would start building buildings everywhere.
When Li Chongwu saw Li Laifu talking about this matter, he was afraid that he would try to have a relationship again and cause him trouble. He said, "I won't be fine until winter. I just pick her up and see her off every day."
Li Laifu felt relieved now. He knew that there was a section of Jiapigou in Lilijia Village that was not safe.
"Chongwu, Xiaoli, you are here," Zhao Fang finally got off work.
"Sister-in-law, aunt."
"Auntie, Xiaoli, we're just waiting for you to eat, so hurry up and eat!" Li Laifu said.
"Oh, why are you waiting for me? Just eat first. Xiaoli quickly comes to the table to eat." As for the two sons, they were directly ignored by Zhao Fang.
The family had a lively meal, and the two pots of fish were eaten cleanly. Zhao Fang kept picking up vegetables for Li Xiaoli, while Li Laifu chatted with his second uncle and his father.
After dinner, it was getting dark, and Li Chongwu also took his daughter away. Li Chongwen sent his brother and niece to Dongzhimen.
Li Laifu sat on the edge of the kang and asked, "Auntie, aren't you surprised that there are two more sacks in the room?"
"I saw it just now, but I haven't asked you what's there," Zhao Fang asked.
Li Laifu glanced at Jiang Tao and Jiang Yuan and said, "Auntie, you'd better see for yourself."
"Oh my God!"
Jiang Tao and Jiang Yuan also walked towards the sack. Zhao Fang immediately stared and said, "Are you two going out to play?"
