Two kilograms of brown sugar, three kilograms of White Rabbit granny candy, two taels of tea, half a kilogram of snacks, three red ropes, two kilograms of apples
Li Weidong went on a shopping spree at the supply and marketing cooperative, which shocked Liang Ladi so much that she couldn't close her mouth.
"Brother Wei Dong, there is no need to bring so many gifts. Liang Damin is my cousin."
"He is a very kind-hearted person. Among the several cousins, I am the rarest. If I ask him anything you want to ask, he will definitely not refuse."
Li Weidong put the gift into the canvas bag, hung it on the handlebar of the car, and said with a smile: "You haven't been back to Liangjiagou for a long time, right?"
"Well" Liang Ladi frowned and thought for a moment, then hesitated and said: "It's been about half a year. You also know that I have three children in my family. Every time I take the children back, the uncles and uncles in the village will give them a lot.
Gift."
"Life in the countryside these days is even harder than in the city. They often have too much to eat. How can I bear to ask for gifts from them?"
"But they are very down-to-earth. If you don't take what they bring out, they will think you look down on them."
"So, I simply won't go back."
These words made Li Weidong look at Liang Ladi with admiration. Although this woman was greedy for petty gains, she still had a certain bottom line. If it were Qin Huairu, she would have to wipe out the villagers in Liangjiagou.
Li Weidong was riding on his bicycle and said with a smile: "These gifts are not mine, but what you are going to give to the folks."
"Really?" Liang Ladi looked incredulous.
When she saw Li Weidong nodding heavily, she almost couldn't help but rush up and hug Li Weidong.
What does it mean to be a man you can rely on? This is it.
It was nine o'clock in the morning when the two of them rode their bicycles back to Liangjiagou.
Although it is cold now and there is little work in the fields, the members are still not idle. Early in the morning, under the leadership of the production team leader, they build aqueducts.
Liangjiagou is a large commune with thousands of people, and the scene is very spectacular.
Liang Ladi inquired about the ditch where Liang Damin was, and walked over with Li Weidong.
"Uncle Damin, Uncle Damin."
The scene was very lively, with members chatting and working at the same time.
Liang Ladi stood on the ditch and shouted several times before Liang Damin heard it. He picked up the shovel and straightened his aching waist. When he saw it was Liang Ladi, a trace of surprise and joy appeared on his face.
"Ladi, why are you back?"
Liang Damin asked for leave from the production team leader and ran over in stride.
"Of course I'm coming back to see you and Auntie." Liang Ladi said with a smile.
Liang Damin took Liang Ladi's hand: "Let's go, let's go. You haven't been back for more than half a year. Your aunt was still talking about you yesterday. Let's talk at home."
After speaking, Liang Damin saw a gay man standing next to Liang Ladi.
He subconsciously looked up and down at Li Weidong, who was tall and tough-looking. He was wearing a four-pocket tunic suit, a shiny watch on his wrist, and a pair of leather shoes on his feet.
This man was dressed more luxuriously than the commune secretary, so he must have a lot of background.
Liang Damin swallowed, pointed at Li Weidong and asked: "La Di, who is this?"
This simple sentence stumped Liang Ladi. Her relationship with Li Weidong was so complicated. How should she introduce Li Weidong appropriately?
Li Weidong saw Liang Ladi's dilemma, took out a cigarette and handed it to Liang Damin: "Comrade Liang Damin, I am Liang Ladi's coworker."
Liang Damin took the cigarette and was stunned subconsciously. There was a sponge tip on the cigarette, which was rare.
He sniffed it in front of his nose, put the cigarette in his ear, and said with a smile: "Workers are friendly, and working together is conducive to cultivating feelings."
Just kidding, Liang Ladi has worked in the city for so many years, but she has never brought back a coworker, and she is still a male coworker.
Moreover, Liang Weimin grew up watching Liang Ladi. He knew Liang Ladi very well, but he could tell that the relationship between the two was unusual just by the way Liang Ladi looked at Li Weidong.
"Uncle Damin, I'm really just a colleague, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Ladi stamped her feet.
She couldn't deceive Liang Damin even more by pretending to be angry.
Liang Damin chuckled: "Yes, yes, we are just coworkers for the time being."
Haha, this member doesn't seem to be as dull as Liang Ladi introduced him.
Li Weidong didn't want to waste time on such things, so he smiled and said: "Comrade Damin, come this time."
"Oh, I'll definitely have to sit down at home when I get here. If anything happens, we'll talk about it after we get home and have some tea."
As Liang Damin spoke, he walked towards the village with the shovel on his shoulder.
This guy has quite a personality.
Liang Ladi looked at Li Weidong apologetically: "Brother Weidong, I'm sorry, Uncle Damin has this kind of temper. My aunt used to scold him a lot. He had a stubborn temper, and even ten cows couldn't get him back.
"
Just as Li Weidong was waiting to answer, Liang Damin, who was walking in front, turned back and said, "Girl Liang, I heard everything you said."
Liang Ladi made a face and followed him quickly. Li Weidong smiled bitterly and shook his head, but he could only follow.
I originally planned to return to the capital after asking about the matter, but it seems that I will have to delay a little time.
Rural areas in this era are all filled with dirt roads. It just rained here two days ago, so the ground is a little slippery.
Li Weidong avoided puddles and walked towards the village.
Liang Damin's house is located at the far west end of the village. The courtyard wall is a clay wall with white slogans painted on it. The wooden door is in tatters and rotates back and forth in the wind, making a creaking sound.
Liang Damin strode over, pushed open the wooden door, and shouted inside: "Old lady, Liang Ladi is back with her partner."
A woman wearing a peasant blue shirt quickly walked out of the main room, looked at Li Weidong up and down, and said twice: "This young man looks very energetic, has a good appearance, and has a righteous look between his eyebrows. He is much better than Hu Mao."
Liang Ladi stamped her feet: "Auntie, don't listen to my uncle's nonsense. This Comrade Li Weidong is just a coworker of mine."
Liang Dashen looked at Liang Damin with confusion, and Liang Damin gave her a subtle wink, and both of them showed the same expression at the same time.
Didn’t we agree that the members of the club are all honest? Are these two different people?
Seeing the strange look on Li Weidong's face, Liang Ladi was really angry this time: "Uncle, aunt, if you keep joking around, I'll leave now."
Hearing this, the two of them became anxious instantly. Aunt Liang stepped forward and took Liang Ladi's hand: "Ladi, aunt, please stop talking, okay."
"You came back just in time. Yesterday, your uncle hunted a hare from the mountains. He originally planned to sell it in the town. When you come back, we will stew the hare."
Liang Damin glared: "Can you speak? What do you mean? I was going to sell it in the town. That's what I left for Ladi."
As he said that, he turned to look at Liang Ladi: "Ladi, don't listen to your aunt. Now the relief food from above has come down, and there is no shortage of food at home. In addition, I often go hunting in the mountains and I can get some hares.
Like a fox, there is no need to sell this rabbit at all."
Li Weidong didn't believe Liang Weimin's words.
The relief food was just enough to survive. There was indeed a hill near Liangjiagou, but when the bark of the trees was all eaten away, how many wild animals could there be on the hill?
He just said this to ease Liang Ladi's heart. From this aspect, Liang Weimin seemed cunning, but he was quite kind-hearted at heart.
Li Weidong could guess that Liang Ladi knew the situation in Liangjiagou better and was naturally aware of this.
But facing the enthusiastic Liang Damin, she had no way to escape.
"Okay, then we'll stop disturbing you today."
"Old lady, I'll chat with Ladi for a while, and you go skin the rabbit first."
"okay."
Aunt Liang went into the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife, and started skinning the rabbit.
Li Weidong and Liang Ladi were let into the main room.
The main room has a dirt floor, and the dirt on the walls is mixed with wheat straw, making it look a bit old.
A broken table and two crooked benches were all the furniture. The only bright object was a picture frame attached to the wall.
The light golden frame emits brilliant golden light under the sunlight, dispelling the darkness in the room.
"Sit down."
Uncle Liang asked the two of them to sit down, then poured two bowls of boiling water, and said with a smile: "There is no tea at home, so you can make do with it."
"Boiling water is the best way to quench your thirst." Li Weidong took a sip from the bowl and winked at Liang Ladi.
Liang Ladi took out the gifts she had prepared long ago from the canvas bag and placed them on the table.
"Uncle, this is the gift I brought to you, the old couple."
Two kilograms of brown sugar, three kilograms of White Rabbit granny candies, two taels of tea, half a kilogram of snacks, three red ropes, and two kilograms of apples almost filled the table.
Liang Damin looked at the gifts with a somewhat surprised expression and waved his hand quickly: "Ladi, what are you doing? Your family is not well-off. These things are too expensive and my uncle cannot accept them."
Liang Ladi smiled and said: "Uncle, just accept it."
While speaking, Liang Ladi glanced at Li Weidong subconsciously.
This scene was seen by Liang Damin, and he suddenly woke up.
He understood Liang Ladi's situation very well. Although Liang Ladi was a worker and could buy affordable food every month, she had to raise several children and pay off the debts of her dead husband, so her life was very difficult.
How can you have so much money to buy gifts?
These gifts must have been bought by this young comrade.
Haha, if it wasn't for that kind of relationship between you, who would be willing to spend so much money.
After thinking about this, Liang Damin looked at Li Weidong with eager eyes.
"Comrade Weidong, our Ladi is a good girl, hard-working, capable, and kind-hearted."
"It's just when you meet someone who is not kind and you meet Hu Mao that you get into trouble."
When Li Weidong heard Hu Mao's name, he immediately became interested.
After he confirmed the trading relationship with Liang Ladi, of course he had to investigate Hu Mao's situation.
However, every time I asked Liang Ladi, she tried to push her away.
This made Li Weidong even more interested in Hu Mao.
Now that I have met someone who knows the details of Hu Mao, I can't miss it.
Li Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, what's going on with Hu Mao?"
When Liang Ladi saw Liang Damin taking the cigarette and preparing to speak, she suddenly became anxious: "Uncle, don't mention Hu Mao in front of me."
Liang Damin struck a match and lit a cigarette, and looked deeply at Liang Ladi.
"Ladi, sooner or later you are going to start a family again. It is better to explain some things clearly."
"This also allows Comrade Weidong to rest assured."
Seeing that Liang Damin had misunderstood again, Liang Ladi was about to step forward to explain clearly, but Li Weidong made a serious face: "Comrade Liang Ladi, Uncle Liang is an elder, you should listen to the opinions of your elders."
After saying that, he turned to look at Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, go on."
At this time, Liang Ladi also realized what Li Weidong was up to, and understood that no one could stop what this man wanted to do.
She excused herself to help Aunt Liang deal with the rabbit and left the main room.
After the script sound disappeared, Liang Damin smoked a cigarette and said slowly: "Liang Ladi's last man was named Hu Mao."
"She is a worker in a machinery factory in the city. When Liang Ladi was able to marry in the city, we relatives were very happy for her."
"This girl has had no father or mother since she was a child. She grew up eating the food of hundreds of families. She married a city man. Finally, all the hardships came to an end."
"But what we never expected was that Hu Mao was a dishonest guy."
"Although he is a workshop worker, he often misses work and hangs out with a bunch of gangsters."
"As soon as his monthly salary was paid, he spent it all. Liang Ladi said that she moved to the city and her life was harder than in the countryside."
"Later, Hu Mao suddenly became seriously ill and needed a lot of medical expenses. However, the little wealth of the Hu family was wiped out by him long ago."
"Liang Ladi did not ignore Hu Mao because of his previous behavior. Instead, she tried her best to help Hu Mao cure his illness."
"For this reason, she borrowed a lot of foreign debt, but even this did not save Hu Mao's life."
"Hu Mao lay in bed for half a year and eventually died due to serious illness."
"After Hu Mao died, Liang Ladi discovered that Hu Mao had borrowed a lot of foreign debts behind her back."
"When those creditors heard the news of Hu Mao's death, they came to collect their debts one after another."
"But the Hu family was already very poor at that time. We relatives advised Liang Ladi not to admit those foreign debts."
"Liang Ladi disagreed. She said that no matter how bad Hu Mao was, he would still be her husband, and she had to help Hu Mao pay off those debts."
After listening to Liang Damin's words, Li Weidong understood why Liang Ladi's life was so difficult.
Liang Ladi is a fourth-level mechanic and can earn more than 40 yuan a month.
Although I have several children, they are still young and I don’t have much money to spend. The biggest expense is the children’s tuition fees.
The factory also provides certain care for families with children. The monthly income of more than 40 yuan is enough for their family of four to live comfortably.
However, Liang Ladi still risked her reputation by 'cheating' steamed buns from male workers, all because she wanted to help Hu Mao pay off his debt.
Her behavior seemed a bit stupid, but Li Weidong admired it in his heart.
Perhaps only in this era of simple folk customs could a woman like Liang Ladi appear.
Liang Damin then said: "Comrade Wei Dong, Liang Ladi is a good girl, you must not let her down."
Just as Li Weidong was about to answer, Liang Ladi walked in from outside carrying a plate of fragrant rabbit meat.
