"Dad, uncle, you guys talk first, I'm going to ask someone to eat first." After saying that, Li Wen jumped out of the way.

"This brat doesn't know how to help me suppress your father's arrogance. I'm so angry." Seeing Li Wen running away, Li Dezhong laughed and cursed angrily.

"hehe!"

"My eldest grandson doesn't want to hear what you two are doing!" The old lady laughed while sitting on the kang.

When Li Wen went out, he saw that it was completely dark. There were no street lights in the countryside these days, especially in winter when there was often no moon, so it was really dark.

"Dad, where is our flashlight? It's pitch dark outside. It's hard to find the way without a flashlight!" Li Wen returned to the room and asked.

"Wait a moment, I'll get it for you." Li Deyou stood up and opened the locked cabinet, took out the flashlight from inside, pressed the battery and handed it to Li Wen.

Li Wen took the flashlight and took a look, "Hey guys, this flashlight was secretly purchased from the black market when he was at home eight years ago."

After so many years, the glass cover in front of the flashlight has become yellowed, and he probably can no longer see clearly.

"Dad, can this flashlight still work?" Li Wen asked, looking at the yellowed glass cover.

"Why can't it be used? It's just that the light is a little weak." Li Deyou rolled his eyes at Li Wen angrily.

"have to!"

Seeing his father like this, Li Wen had no choice but to go out with a flashlight.

Sure enough, after turning on the flashlight, most of the weak yellow light bulb was blocked by the glass cover, and the visibility was only two or three meters.

This Brightness Rujia is from Li Wen. I have thrown it away a long time ago. Why should I use it? Just replace it with a new one!

However, he knew that his family was quite frugal, and as long as the things in the house were not broken, he would continue to use them.

"Forget it, I need to pack this flashlight when I get back. The light is too weak." Li Wen took the flashlight and strode towards the location of the brigade.

In fact, Li Wen himself has no use for this gadget at all. With his own mental strength and night vision ability, he can see the road no differently than during the day.

This flashlight was mainly prepared for Liu Yuanchao and the others. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to travel in a strange place without even using a flashlight on such a dark day.

"Who is it?"

Li Wen came to the entrance of the brigade department with a flashlight, and the militiamen vigilantly turned on the lights in front of the brigade department.

"It's me Li Wen, Uncle Fourteen." Li Wen stood at the door and shouted loudly.

Li Wen didn't approach rashly. There were guns in these days. Most of the village's valuables and food were stored in the brigade headquarters. The brigade's militia team would arrange a few people to guard here every day. It was really useful for strangers to approach.

Shoot!

"It turns out to be Xiao Wen! Come in and sit down." After a while, a middle-aged man walked out of the observation door of the guard room and waved to Li Wen.

"Uncle, if you smoke, you have to worry about the brigade's public property at night. Thank you for your hard work." Li Wen smiled and handed his 14th uncle Li Detian a cigarette.

"Why is it so hard? The night shift is more centimeters, and I can still take turns sleeping. It's so comfortable! ωωw..net

I haven't been back in the past few years, and my uncle hasn't recognized him yet. He looks really strong and fairer." The fourteenth uncle Li Detian smiled and patted Li Wen's arm.

At this moment, another militiaman who was sleeping in the guard room was also disturbed.

"Brother Six, I'm disturbing your sleep." Li Wen smiled and came forward to say hello.

This man is the third eldest son of the second uncle in the village. He is the sixth eldest son of the same generation as Li Wen. He is already in his thirties this year.

As for Li Wen's ranking, it's already over ten.

His father, Li Deyou, is the fifth in the family, and there are four cousins ​​older than Li Deyou. These days, every family has more than four or five children, and it is Li Wen's turn to be the thirteenth.

Li Wen's father, Li Deyou, had 17 people in his generation, excluding those who died young. When Li Wen left a few years ago, his father said that his generation in the village had reached more than 40 people. At that time, Li Wen was asked to call him a good guy.

This is the ranking of the clan. The person in the front may be in his forties, fifties, or even fifty or sixty years old, while the person in the back may still be a little baby who has just been born.

The consequence of this is that the newborn baby becomes a father, and seniority begins to appear from this point on.

After not coming back for a few years, Li Wen chatted with the two for a while, and before leaving, he threw two bags at the front door.

"Xiao Wen is so prosperous now!" Li Detian said with emotion as he looked at Li Wen walking into the yard.

"yes!"

The two uncles and nephews, who were of similar age, sighed in unison.

"Xiao Liu, have you slept, Brother Wang?" Li Wen saw that the light in the room was still on, opened the door and walked in.

"No!"

Liu Yuanchao and driver Wang Ge saw Li Wen coming in and hurriedly greeted him.

"Okay, let's go back and eat. After eating, we can sleep comfortably." Li Wen greeted with a smile.

The two of them only had one meal at a state-owned restaurant at noon, and they were indeed hungry after seven or eight hours.

After hearing that Li Wen was not polite about serving dinner, he immediately slipped off the kang.

When he went out, he said hello to the fourteenth uncle on duty and asked them to stay. Li Wen smiled and led the two of them out of the brigade headquarters.

Li Wen did not lead anyone to the old lady's room, which was where his family usually talked.

There is usually a place for eating at home, which is the front hall, where guests are usually entertained and have meals.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Liu is back. Come and sit in front of the stove to keep warm." Li Deyou saw Li Wen leading people in and hurriedly stood up to greet him.

"Uncle Li, you are too polite."

The two of them smiled and said hello, then sat in the specially reserved seats.

Li Wen originally wanted to eat batter for dinner, which he was most proud of. But Wang Chunmei was afraid that the guests would not be used to it, so she specially cooked white porridge.

However, we still fried a few vegetables, braised pork with potatoes, stir-fried bacon with mushrooms, shredded potatoes in vinegar, and spicy and sour cabbage.

With two meat and two vegetables, this meal is still very rich in this era.

After Liu Yuanchao and others arrived, Wang Chunmei just came over to say hello and left.

In the evening, only Li Wen and a few grown men ate in the front hall. Li Wen's mother and other women and children in the family ate in the old lady's room.

This is a local custom in my hometown. Generally, women and children will eat somewhere else after guests arrive.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Wang, are you used to eating this kind of food?" Halfway through the meal, Li Deyou asked as the host.

"Very good! You can eat these four dishes and steamed buns as you like. Not many customers in the city have this kind of treatment." Liu Yuanchao quickly gave Li Deyou a thumbs up.

"As long as you get used to eating, I happened to kill the pigs at the end of the year and keep them for sale. I can live with peace of mind these days. The family will have meat every day and have enough to eat." Li Deyou said grandly.

Not to mention the driver Wang Ge, Liu Yuanchao himself is a disciple of the big courtyard, and his family does not dare to say that they have meat for every meal. They can only say that they have enough food.

He didn't expect that in this remote Qin Province, he could actually eat meat every meal, which made him feel that his family was not as good as a farmer's family.

But when I think about it, I feel relieved. There is a giant Buddha like Li Wen in the Li family. As long as Li Wen's fingers are a little leaky, the family's money will be endless.

But he thought differently. In recent years, the life of the Sanxing Village Brigade has been better than that of ordinary two-income families in the city.

Now the Sanxing Village Brigade has implemented mechanized farming, with water pumps for irrigating the land and agricultural machinery for farming. The original heavy plowing has become a matter of course.

Moreover, every household has been raising pigs in recent years. In addition to handing in tasks at the end of the year, each household has at least twenty or thirty kilograms of meat.
Chapter completed!