After working for most of the night, Li Shiqiang finally returned to bed.
But just after sleeping for a while, he was woken up again. After sitting up suddenly, he found a drop of water falling on his face, and then sliding down his cheek.
He looked up and found that the thatch above his head was wet.
"Ta...ta...ta..."
There was the sound of falling water everywhere in the room.
"Erguo, fell into the water."
The fourth child, Li Shimei, stood up from the bed with a sleepy face, holding her own quilt.
Last night, the youngest Li Shijun was frightened by the yellow tiger and insisted on sleeping with his mother Chen Xianglan.
The fourth brother, Li Shimei, came and slept with the second brother.
"Um..."
Li Shiqiang nodded in a dull voice, feeling a little dizzy.
It seems I still have a cold.
After sighing lightly, he turned to Xiao Xuemei and said, "Wait for me to get it."
Looking out the window, it was already dark.
Li Shiqiang first got dressed, then went to the main room to find a raincoat and a bamboo hat. After putting them on, he thought about what to put on the roof.
At this time, Li Nongchang walked into the main room quietly.
"Is there a leak in your house too?"
Li Shiqiang nodded and asked, "Is there anything above the house that can block the rain?"
Li Nongchang looked used to sitting on a long chair, took out the cigarette rod and said: "Use a basin to catch it first. The spring rain won't last long. When it's over, I'll find someone to renovate the roof."
After searching for a long time, it turned out that there was nothing to keep out the rain at home.
Li Shiqiang shook his dizzy head and entered the house with two enamel basins.
"Let's make do with it for now."
After placing the basin on the bed where the water fell, he was very tired and looked for a place where he could sleep.
"Erguo, hold me."
Xiaoxuemei crawled into a cocoon and soon got into his arms.
"Go to sleep."
Li Shiqiang hugged the little guy and made a vague decision in his heart.
.......
"Second baby...Second baby..."
I don’t know how long it took, but Li Shiqiang was woken up again.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his mother, Chen Xianglan, standing by the bed with a worried look on her face and a bowl in her hands.
"Er baby, get up and drink a bowl of ginger soup before going to bed."
Li Shiqiang didn't speak, he just pushed himself up and took the bowl.
"Um...."
As soon as he took a sip, he discovered that there was sugar in the ginger soup.
Chen Xianglan reached out and touched his forehead, then touched her own forehead and said, "Er baby, do you want me to call Doctor Wu?"
"No, I'll sleep some more."
"Okay."
After drinking the ginger soup, Li Shiqiang lay down again.
When he woke up again, he finally felt better and his head was no longer so dizzy.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the thatched roof above his head had not fallen into the water, but there were only a few screams from outside the yard from time to time.
"Is this the Yellow Tiger?"
"It looks a little scary."
"Then when did Mr. Li have the ability to do this? I've killed all the yellow tigers."
...
It rained today, so I didn't go to work.
Many people from Jinsha Village came to Li's house to see the strange things.
Li Shiqiang originally didn't want to go out, but after sleeping for almost a whole day, he was already hungry.
After he got dressed and walked out, he immediately received some people's attention.
"Er baby, why are you up now? Were you scared by the yellow tiger last night?"
Li Shiqiang turned around and took a look and found that the person speaking was Chen Minghai, the captain of the second team of Jinsha Brigade, who was about the same age as his old man.
"It's a bit, Uncle Chen."
After Li Shiqiang nodded in agreement, he walked to his kitchen.
As soon as he entered, he saw his eldest sister Li Shiying busy inside.
"Sister, is there anything to eat? I'm hungry."
"Are you awake? Do you still have a fever?"
The eldest sister Li Shiying raised her head with surprise, and quickly came to him. First she wiped her hands on her apron, and then touched their foreheads back and forth.
"Finally you're feeling better! When I went to call you to eat in the morning, I couldn't wake you up for a long time. As soon as I entered the room, I felt something was wrong. I stretched out my hand and felt it, and then I realized that you had a fever."
It turned out that the eldest sister was the first to notice that he had a fever.
At this time, the eldest sister Li Shiying waved to him again and said: "I left sweet potato porridge and two eggs for you. You go to the main room first. Someone is looking for you. The old man and mother are also in the main room. I will give it to you right away. Bring it over."
"Who is looking for me?"
Li Shiqiang looked stunned, a little confused.
After hearing this, the eldest sister Li Shiying sighed softly and said: "It's Liu Sixi's son and daughter. They want you to sell them the yellow tiger you shot last night, saying that you want to use it to worship their old man."
Li Shiqiang recalled carefully and remembered that Liu Sixi seemed to be the old hunter who was eaten by a yellow tiger some time ago.
"Okay, I'll go there first."
He nodded, turned and walked towards the main room.
He had just entered the house, and before he could take a look, he heard the voice of his old man Li Nongchang: "The second baby is here, what do you have to say to him?"
Li Shiqiang turned around and saw a man and a woman sitting at both ends of his square table.
"Er baby, I heard that you have a fever. Are you feeling better now?"
The speaker was a middle-aged woman with a sleek short haircut. She was wearing sky blue floral clothes and black trousers. She looked no different from ordinary rural women except for her short hair.
But she was wearing a half-exposed watch on her hand, and a pair of leather shoes on her feet.
Chen Xianglan on the side opened her mouth with a smile: "This is you Liu Siniang. It's a rare trip back from the commune today. The one next to you is Uncle Liu, who works as an accountant in the second team."
"What an accountant? He's just a scorekeeper."
The Uncle Liu who spoke looked like someone from the village. His trouser legs were rolled up high and his shoes were stained with yellow mud.
Li Shiqiang smiled and replied to Liu Siniang: "It's almost good."
Liu Siniang nodded with a smile, pointed to the table and said, "I brought you a canned orange with sugar water. If you are still not feeling well, just eat some of this."
He turned around and saw a can of oranges with sugar water on the table.
The youngest Li Shijun was sitting on Chen Xianglan's lap, with his head on the table, staring straight at it.
"Er baby, come and eat."
At this time, the eldest sister Li Shiying also came to the main room carrying sweet potato porridge and two boiled eggs.
"I'm a little hungry. I'll eat something first."
After Li Shiqiang said with a smile, he sat on the table and took a sip of porridge.
"It's okay, Erba, just listen while you eat."
Liu Siniang looked a little anxious, and she couldn't wait to tell her the purpose of her visit: "Er baby, I heard that you killed a yellow tiger. I want to ask you if you want to sell it?"
"Sister, buy it back...?"
Liu Siniang touched her eyes and said with some choking: "When my old man was eaten by a yellow tiger, I paid someone to help me beat the yellow tiger.
But they searched for several days and couldn't find it.
Now you just happened to kill a yellow tiger, and I want to buy it back to worship my old man. "
