When I got home, the fish stewed by Bald Lao Wang was a bit salty and my mouth felt dry.
Li Donglai picked up the enamel jar and drank the herbal tea in one gulp.
"Elbow, go shopping with your brother!"
There is no economic market these days, so no one sets up stalls on both sides of the street.
Almost all daily necessities must be purchased from supply and marketing cooperatives.
certainly,
The gift I bought this time was relatively expensive, so I had to go to a large supply and marketing cooperative - a department store.
The brother and sister got on their bicycles and went straight to Beixinqiao Department Store.
Along the way, Li Xiaomei was sitting in the back seat chattering.
"Brother, when will you marry Sister Qiunan back?"
"I heard that if you get married early, your children will be smarter."
"It's best to give me a nephew!"
Hi, this little guy,
Is it okay to favor boys over girls at a young age?
Li Donglai turned the handle of the car,
Dodged a telephone pole.
Turning his head: "Didn't your teacher educate you? Boys and girls are all flowers of the motherland!"
Li Xiaomei pouted after being scolded: "The boy has rough skin and thick flesh.
It’s easier to fight.”
"..."
....
The Beixinqiao store is divided into two floors, one for daily miscellaneous goods and the other for high-end products.
The brother and sister went straight to the tobacco and alcohol cabinet on the second floor.
Moutai was also a famous wine in this era, and was packaged in milky white ceramics. However, the bottle cap was a little different. It was not a plastic cap, but a sealing paper made of oil paper and pig urine skin. It looked the same as the colors of this era, simple and old.
Li Donglai was amazed at the price of four yuan and two cents a bottle.
In later generations, a bottle of 60-year-old ordinary Moutai was auctioned for RMB 2.8 million, making it hard to find anything.
If I have the chance in the future, I will definitely buy hundreds or eighty bottles and bury them under the house.
There are more than ten kinds of cigarettes, such as large cooperation, large front door, large production, fighting brand...etc.
Li Donglai accidentally discovered a light blue package of Da Dao brand cigarettes in the corner.
I asked about the price,
Eighty cents a pack.
Without further ado, let’s go straight to the two articles.
For nothing else,
That's because this cigarette is generally not sold locally.
There is a saying among the common people,
It is called: 'Divisional cadres go to Taihang, regimental cadres ride on the front of the car, battalion cadres ring the golden bell, company and platoon cadres wield machetes, and revolutionary warriors Xiangyanghua'.
Those who can smoke a machete are at least company and platoon cadres.
When you go to your father-in-law's house, you naturally have to bring cigarettes.
Four bottles of Maotai, plus two red boxes of flowers, totaled 18 yuan and 14 cents.
An average family's monthly ration may only cost this little money.
Seeing Li Donglai take out a stack of unity and tickets, the salesperson at the tobacco and wine cabinet also had a very good attitude, so he turned around and found a red horse manure paper to wrap it up.
Carrying the gift back to the first floor, Li Donglai weighed another two taels of Cuban candy for Li Xiaomei.
He was about to push the car back when Li Xiaomei's timid voice came from behind: "Brother, can you buy me a pack of small whips? It's only 2 cents, and you can buy a hundred whips."
Li Donglai glanced aside and found, sure enough, there were firecrackers placed on the department store counter.
Li Donglai has always been repulsive to things that pollute the environment.
But looking at Li Xiaomei’s almost pleading eyes,
His heart softened and he agreed.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang"
The two returned to the courtyard and stood at the door having a great time.
There is always an inexplicable desire for destruction in men's bones.
Watching firecrackers explode, this desire for destruction will be released, and the pituitary gland will secrete endorphins, making people feel happy and relaxed.
In my previous life, it was forbidden to set off firecrackers, but now I can finally enjoy it.
"Brother, give me two more, brother."
"Didn't I just give you thirty?"
"There are a hundred cannons per hanger, and I only have thirty." Li Xiaomei was not happy.
"I am an adult and you are a child, so naturally I have more than you."
"I won't cook for you tonight."
"...."
...
Li Donglai had no choice but to remove ten more from the hanging whip and gave them to Li Xiaomei.
This time, Li Xiaomei did not let it go by herself, but called Yan Jiedi, Liu Guangfu, and Liu Guangtian.
Although these three children are older than Li Xiaomei, they often play together and can be considered good friends.
"Here, everyone has three firecrackers each." Li Xiaomei distributed the firecrackers like a little adult.
The four children held the firecrackers in their little hands and were filled with joy, but they were in trouble.
They dare not use matches to light firecrackers directly.
"But how should we set off the cannon later? Like Brother Dong Lai, do you light it with a cigarette?" Yan Jiedi's face was full of fear, "The cigarette is so short, what if it explodes?"
"I have a solution, just wait." Liu Guangfu's eyes rolled around, he turned around and ran back home.
When I ran over again, I had an extra stick of incense in my hand.
"Commander, if we stay far away, everything will be fine."
Liu Guangfu squatted on the ground, struck a match, and lit the incense.
Then he stuffed the firecrackers into the cracks in the bricks of the flower bed, covered his ears with one hand, and used incense to light the firecrackers.
"Cah...pa!"
The firecrackers exploded and a puff of blue smoke rose up. The four children jumped up and down with joy.
Not far away, a half-year-old child looked enviously. He held his crippled leg and came to the side of the four of them.
"Hey, Li Xiaomei, Yan Jiedi, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, give me some firecrackers."
The four of them turned around and saw that this half-grown child was the legitimate son of the Jia family, Bangge.
"Go, you go and play." Liu Guangtian refused with a look of disgust on his face. This kid's hands and feet were dirty, and everyone in the compound knew about it.
Also, Bangge also likes to complain. If he can't beat others, he will go to Jia Zhang to complain.
Mrs. Jia Zhang is an old pious woman who rushes to other people's homes indiscriminately and yells at them.
Therefore, the children in the compound all hate Bangge.
Banggeng cast his longing eyes on Li Xiaomei again: "Little sister, I heard from my mother that our two families are relatives, and you should give me some firecrackers. I don't want much, just the four firecrackers in your hand.
"
"Don't give it to him, this guy is a nuisance." Yan Jiedi was afraid that Li Xiaomei would be embarrassed, so she pulled Li Xiaomei and went to the side to play.
The two walked to the flower bed, and Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian followed them. There were too few firecrackers, so they had to take turns to play.
Banggeng stared at the firecrackers in their hands and wanted to get closer, but Liu Guangfu pushed him.
Bangge knew that Liu Guangfu had a hot temper, so he could only stand aside in silence.
He accidentally turned his head and saw Li Donglai sitting at the door.
To be precise, I should have seen the firecrackers in Li Donglai's hand.
"Li Donglai, you have so many firecrackers and you don't play with them, you might as well give them to me!"
Bangge limped to Li Donglai, his eyes shining.
Li Donglai waved his hands speechlessly: "Go and ask me to buy it for you."
Just kidding, after so many days of contact, Li Donglai has completely understood.
This seemingly harmless child is actually a white-eyed wolf.
Of course I won't talk to him anymore.
...
Bangge is afraid of Liu Guangfu because Liu Guangfu is also a child.
Even if he was beaten by Liu Guangfu, he would not be able to cause trouble.
He is not afraid of Li Donglai.
Li Donglai is an adult. How can an adult hit a child?
"Li Donglai, will you give it to me?"
BangGeng spat hard, clenched his fists, and wanted to rush up to grab the firecrackers.
But he was frightened back by Li Donglai's cold eyes: "If you dare to come here, I will beat you to pieces."
That cold look in his eyes made Banggian's veins freeze to the point of freezing with icy stubble.
When he came to his senses, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.
"It's terrible, adults are bullying children!" Bangge wiped his tears and cried loudly as he walked.
Mrs. Jia Zhang was collecting shoe mats at the door, and she was heartbroken when she heard Bang Jie crying.
She rushed forward, took Banggong into her arms, wiped his tears with Banggong's clothes, and asked: My dear grandson, what's going on? Who bullied you? "
Banggeng swallowed more and said: "Li Donglai, I asked him for firecrackers, but he didn't give them!"
"Is this okay? You dare not to give my grandson firecrackers. It's unreasonable and unreasonable!" Hearing this, Jia Zhang was furious, "Let's go, Jia Xudong, call your master, let's go meet this Li Donglai for a while.
.”
The last time she cheated on medicine, she was caught out by Li Donglai, and she was holding back her anger.
I just took this opportunity to vent.
Jia Xudong originally wanted Qin Huairu to call Yi Zhonghai.
After searching around, I couldn't find Qin Huairu, so I had to go alone.
However, he came back soon.
"Mom, Master Yi has returned to his parents' home with his aunt. What should we do?"
"What should I do? Of course I will tear Li Donglai alive. This time he dares not to give his children firecrackers. He is being unreasonable!"
Jia Zhang took Jia Xudong and Banggeng to Li Donglai's door in a menacing manner.
Li Donglai and Li Xiaomei were about to go back to the house, but then took back their steps.
"Aunt Jia, do you have something?"
"Is there something wrong? Bah, Li Donglai, you are really nothing!" Old and new hatreds surged into her heart, and Jia Zhang's voice trembled a little when she spoke.
Li Donglai is no longer the Li Donglai who just entered the courtyard.
If you dare to curse, today I will let you know why the flowers are so red!
He strode forward and threw Pia's big butt bag over her.
A red slap mark immediately appeared on Jia Zhang's face.
She covered her face, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"You, you, how dare you hit me!"
"What's wrong with hitting you? Who told you to curse first?"
Li Dong said and raised his palm again.
Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and sneered in her heart: Li Donglai, you are in trouble this time. If you don't pay me two hundred yuan, the matter will not be over.
She squatted on the ground and began to cry loudly.
"It's so unreasonable that you dare to hit someone!"
"Lao Jia, Lao Jia, open your eyes and see, you died early. They bullied us orphans and widowed mothers."
Jia and Zhang used their trump card and summoned the undead warrior Lao Jia.
The sound of crying broke the silence of the courtyard, and the residents who were resting in the house came out one after another.
Among them is Liu Gangzhu.
Liu Tiedan is now taking a homeschooling class. After dealing with Li Donglai several times, he feels that this barefoot doctor is honest and loyal.
The two quickly became friends.
Liu Gangzhu was shocked when he saw this scene. He came close to Li Donglai and asked in a low voice: "Brother Donglai, why are you messing with this old woman? She must be trying to blackmail you."
Li Donglai smiled faintly: "It's okay, I know it well."
"It's nothing. Didn't you see that Lao Jia has been moved out? Every time the Jia and Zhang family move out, they always make a lot of money. The living can't argue with the dead," Liu Gangzhu said worriedly.
The second aunt and the third aunt also rushed over, trying to reach out and pull Mrs. Jia Zhang up.
Mrs. Jia Zhang squatted on the ground like a shrew and couldn't get up: "Today Li Donglai beat my old lady. If he doesn't pay two hundred yuan, I will call the police and have the police arrest him behind the fence."
"Old Jia, Old Jia, please open your eyes and take a look. You are relieved if you die, leaving me to be bullied in this compound."
Everyone heard the words and talked a lot.
"Did you see it? I told you that this old woman is trying to extort money. You still don't believe me."
"Alas, Doctor Li is in trouble this time."
"Jia Zhang is like a big pile of dung, we have to stay away from each other from now on."
