The next morning, Li Shiqiang got up early.
After having breakfast with his family, he prepared to work on his own plot.
I went out for a day yesterday, and it was time to help my family with some work.
Although it is basically a collective economy now, each household in the countryside still has one or two private plots of land, where they usually grow some vegetables for their own consumption.
Just when the Li family was about to go out to work, they saw three people heading straight to their house.
Two of them were the mother and daughter Li Shiqiang had rescued in the mountains before.
"Ah, aren't those Sister-in-law Wang and her daughter Juanzi?"
Chen Xianglan put down the bamboo basket in her hand and hurriedly approached her: "Sister-in-law Wang, why are you here?"
Wang Zhenhua pushed a man standing next to her and smiled: "Last time I was in a hurry, so I didn't thank Brother Li for saving my life. After Juanzi and I got home, we immediately called my family Dayong , specially came to thank you."
The middle-aged man on the side quickly picked up an old hen and a basket of eggs tied in his hands, and said gratefully: "Thank you for saving my mother-in-law's life. I, Zhang Dayong, will definitely remember this kindness. This is Please accept some of the things we brought from home."
Chen Xianglan waved her hand with a smile and said: "Oh, come as you want, why are you bringing these things?"
"What the hell is this!"
Wang Zhenhua shook her head and said quickly: "How can this little thing be worth the life-saving grace? The main reason is that there is nothing at home, only these chickens and eggs. Don't dislike it!"
After saying that, Wang Zhenhua urged Zhang Dayong again: "Hurry up and give the things to others."
"Don't dislike it, don't dislike it."
Chen Xianglan waved her hands with a smile on her face, turned to look at Li Shiqiang and said, "Er baby, please take your Uncle Zhang and Wang Niang in to sit down."
"I want it."
Li Shiqiang nodded and was about to reach out to take the things from Zhang Dayong's hand and take them into the house.
But as soon as he walked over, Zhang Dayong immediately put down the things in his hands, grabbed his hands and shook them with excitement: "You are the brother Li who saved my mother-in-law! Brother! Thank you, thank you... you Saved my mother-in-law’s life! Brother, if anything happens to you in the future, you must remember to find me!”
"Haha, Uncle Zhang, it's just a matter of convenience, don't worry about it. I'm a hunter in the mountains. If I see a blind bear, how can I not fight it? Besides, no matter who sees this, it won't matter. I won’t care.”
Li Shiqiang shook his head, took out his hand, picked up something on the ground and said, "Come on, come on, come on, come in and sit down."
"Okay, I want it."
After waiting for the two families to sit down in the room, Chen Xianglan first asked the boss Li Shiying to pour three bowls of herbal tea prepared today, then took out some fruit candies that Li Shiqiang had bought before, stuffed them into Juanzi's hands and said: "Come on, Juanzi , eat some sweets if you have nothing to do."
"Thank you, Mrs. Chen."
As soon as Zhang Juan finished speaking, she noticed someone next to her staring at the fruit candy in her hand.
She smiled softly, stretched out the candy in her hand and said, "Would you like to eat it?"
The fourth child, Xiao Xuemei, secretly glanced at Chen Xianglan who was busy talking. She ran over with a smile and took out two fruit candies from Zhang Juan's hand. She handed one to the third sister and stuffed one into her mouth.
Noticing this, Chen Xianglan waved to Li Shiying: "Shiying, you take the third and fourth sons to work first, we will come over later."
"I want it."
After the two little guys followed the eldest sister out, Wang Zhenhua on the other side apologized again: "Actually, we should have come to thank you earlier, but it's really too troublesome to live on the cliff side. It's better to just go in and out." It took several days, so it has been delayed until now.”
"It's out of the way, it's out of the way."
Chen Xianglan said with a smile: "My eldest son-in-law is also from the cliff. He went back some time ago and he hasn't come back yet. It's too troublesome and dangerous to get in and out over there. Otherwise, you wouldn't have done it last time. Encountered a blind bear.”
"Oh, what can be done!"
Wang Zhenhua sighed and said with envy: "Your home is better. It's not troublesome to get in and out. Moreover, a blue-tiled house has been built."
When she mentioned the blue-tiled house she was building, the smile on Chen Xianglan's face became a little brighter.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Those who live in the county are the ones who live conveniently and well. We are slightly better off here than in the village."
"Not only is it better, how many in the village can afford to build blue-tiled houses now? Even if they are, they are still old houses left over from the past."
"Hahaha..."
The two old sisters-in-law laughed and chatted together, as if they had endless things to say.
But the two grown men were somewhat silent. Li Nongchang took out the cigarette and handed it to Zhang Dayong. Zhang Dayong immediately took it happily and said with a smile: "Brother, are you willing to smoke this thing?"
"Ha, I didn't buy it with my money anyway."
Li Nongchang glanced at Li Shiqiang next to him, with a bit of pride in his eyes.
After the two lit up their cigarettes, they started chatting.
Li Shiqiang had no one to talk to him, so he could only look at Zhang Juan sitting on the stool and said, "Don't you like candy? How about I get you something else?"
"no, I'm fine!"
Zhang Juan waved her hands quickly, and then said a little embarrassedly: "I want to take it back to my brothers and sisters."
"Then bring more!"
Li Shiqiang nodded, grabbed another handful of fruit candies, stuffed them into Zhang Juan's hand and said, "There should be enough candies for them. You can also take two and try them."
"good..."
Zhang Juan nodded hesitantly, then stretched out the candy in front of Li Shiqiang and said, "Brother Li, you can eat it too."
"Okay, I'll take one too."
Li Shiqiang had just taken a candy and was about to peel it, but suddenly he heard Zhang Juan's mother Wang Zhenhua laugh and ask: "Sister, Brother Zhang is not married yet, right?"
Chen Xianglan nodded slightly hesitantly and responded: "Not yet."
"That's just right!"
Wang Zhenhua clapped her hands fiercely and said excitedly: "My Juanzi is not married yet. Should we let them get along first?"
"My Juanzi can do any kind of work at home. She is also diligent and good-looking. She is quite worthy of Brother Li."
After saying that, Wang Zhenhua looked at Zhang Dayong next to her and asked, "Dayong, what do you think?"
Zhang Dayong nodded with a smile and said, "I think it's quite appropriate."
Li Shiqiang suddenly became anxious after listening to what Uncle Zhang and Aunt Wang said, and turned his head hurriedly to speak.
But Chen Xianglan said with a look of pity at this time: "Sister Wang, I'm afraid this won't work. Although the second baby is not married yet, he already has a partner. It is estimated that the marriage will be finalized in a while. .”
Li Shiqiang breathed a sigh of relief and turned around, just in time to see Zhang Juan's face suddenly darken.
