"Oh, what's going on... Oh, old man, please don't pull me, old man..."
Before Xu Geng could finish her words, Xu Daguo forcibly dragged her home and closed the courtyard door.
At the same time, Cheng Xue’s voice also came——
"...No need, Uncle Li Xiang, we can handle this matter ourselves. You can just go home and rest. You have caused a lot of trouble just now. I am really sorry."
Using retreat as a means to advance, Li Xiang instantly saw hope.
"Why are you being polite to me? After all, you and Huizi call me 'Uncle', so there's no point in standing idly by. It's Wanshan's kid who's gone too far today. Don't worry, I'll go talk to my second brother right now, and I'll let you go as well."
The Qingnian couple should discipline their children well, how can they say anything."
"No need, uncle, eh - eh..."
Cheng Xue gave a symbolic shout twice, then watched Li Xiang leave and let out a long sigh of relief.
Since you want to get involved with them, let’s get a certificate first!
Li Heng waited for the old man to walk away and said unconvinced:
"Mom, even if he doesn't come, I have no intention of letting the tiger bite him. Our tiger is obedient, and mom knows that."
"But Huzi is a beast after all!" Dong Shuanzi said directly without waiting for Cheng Xue to say anything, "Fortunately, nothing happened. If something happens, let's see what you do!"
"I..." Li Heng swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips.
There is nothing I can do, my mother is in front of me, she said she is afraid of getting beaten.
Cheng Xue looked at the loyal Dong Shuanzi and liked him from the bottom of her heart. She touched the top of his hair and said:
"Good boy, go home with your aunt. My aunt will thank you very much."
"No need, Auntie, Tiedan and I are buddies, so we should do everything we should. I just went to the forest farm with him. We were out for a while, and I have to go home."
"Okay, let's go home quickly. I'll come over tomorrow to play with the iron eggs."
"Okay." Dong Shuanzi said, waving and leaving.
Seeing that Li Heng was still unhappy, Cheng Xue rubbed the top of his hair vigorously and said:
"Silly boy, if you argue with Li Wanshan, you are destined to fail. But if you do it, it will be your fault. Since we know that the old man is a weasel paying New Year greetings, why not use it?"
Li Heng thought about these words carefully and suddenly became enlightened.
"Ah~! Mom is right, my son understands."
Yan Yixin also understood.
When children are scolding, adults cannot participate. Even if Li Heng goes to Li Wanshan's house to complain, it will not help. But as a bystander, Li Xiang is close to Li Fang's family, so he is the most suitable candidate.
Auntie is really smart!
As he walked, he saw Xu Geng lying on the courtyard wall when he got home, waving his hands excitedly, and asked in a low voice:
"What's going on, Huizi family, Li Wanshan bullied your iron man again?"
Cheng Xue winked at the two children, then walked over and said:
"I don't know who the kid was targeting, but he scolded me very unpleasantly."
Mr. Geng looked at the two children who entered the room and asked puzzledly:
"Why did I scold you?"
"Who knows!" Cheng Xue pretended to be helpless and shook her head, "It's probably because I didn't pay for the clan food, so I was unhappy. Huizi was not in good health, so the boy scolded Tiedan, saying that I saved the food for remarriage and let them
Make an oil bottle..."
Calmly, he recited the words Li Wanshan scolded with added embarrassment.
If Mr. Geng knows, it means the whole village knows.
Since Li Wanshan dares to scold, he has to pay the price, regardless of whether he is a child. It is not her child anyway, so there is no need to spoil him.
"...That's all I heard. I don't know what he was scolding before. Uncle Li Xiang had to stop me, otherwise I think the kid would have rushed over to beat me. At that time, he was holding a piece of dirt in his hand."
Geng frowned when he heard this. He knew that Li Wanshan was a little devil, but he didn't expect him to be so bad. What's more, those words were obviously not something a child could say.
Ouch...
"If the kid from Huizi's family, Wanshan, scolded him, could it be...?"
"Probably. Anyway, their family doesn't like us as a couple." Cheng Xue followed the trend.
At this time, Xu Daguo opened the door and scolded his wife on the courtyard wall:
"Didn't you say relieve yourself? It's on the wall of the courtyard? It's been a long time and if you don't start the fire yet, hurry up and start the fire..."
"Got it." Geng waved impatiently, Cheng Xue nodded, and hurried back to the house.
Cheng Xue turned around to leave, but Xu Daguo called her——
"From the Huizi family, we are not involved in the affairs of your clan. If my wife asks you anything in the future, don't tell her. Thank you in advance, uncle."
"Okay." Cheng Xue agreed, humming a tune and returned to the house.
Seeing her like this, Xu Daguo knew that he had figured out his wife's temper.
Even if the wife is restrained and not allowed to go out these days, when she can go out... Oh, why is this prodigal woman so willing to gossip? It makes her worried to death!
……
When the first pot of dumplings came out, Cheng Xue filled a small pot and asked Li Heng to bring it to Dong Shuanzi.
When he came back, Li Hui and Yu Zhao also came back.
Hot water has been prepared, Li Hui asked Yu Zhao to wash first.
Cheng Xue stood aside holding a handkerchief, waiting for him to wash it and hand it over and said:
"A fire was lit in the west room, and my cousin took a bath after eating. He became so thin that his chin could be used as an awl."
Yu Zhao took the towel with a smile, wiped his face and shook his head.
"How can my sister-in-law be so exaggerated? I have a big appetite now, and I can eat two bowls of rice in one meal."
The forest farm work is all physical work, and you must eat well and eat well.
"Then you eat more at night and make a lot of dumplings. That's enough."
"Okay."
Li Hui waited for him to enter the room, looked at Cheng Xue and asked:
"How are you today? Nothing happens at home."
Ever since they had breakfast together on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, they would always ask this question every day when they came back from work at the forest farm.
"Eat first, and I'll let you know after I finish."
Li Hui's expression changed suddenly when he heard this. Cheng Xue whispered, "I didn't suffer any loss," and then he went back to the house obediently.
Six plates of dumplings were placed on the dining table in the east room. Yu Zhao and his three children had already sat down, waiting for him to get on the kang and start eating. Several dumplings were placed in front of Li Huai by his two brothers. The little guy's eyes were gleaming, but he still
Sit obediently.
Now he can eat anything, but he still eats millet soup with egg yolk every day.
"Let's eat." Li Hui said while getting on the kang.
Picking up a dumpling and putting it in the bowl, the others started to use their chopsticks.
Li Huai picked up a dumpling with his little hands, and his mouth was so big, but he could only bite one corner. Yan Yixin felt heartbroken when he saw it, so he used chopsticks to cut the dumpling into small pieces for his convenience.
"Cousin, shopkeeper Song Yu came to see me today and said that he had a job of copying the ledgers at the end of the year."
"Just pick it up, I'll let him find you."
"Ah?"
Li Hui nodded and said:
"He told me about this job when I was doing the accounting in the fall, but I took over Manager Xiao's accounts a while ago, so I asked him to find you. Just copy the account book, it's easy. From now on, you will
Let's move back here and let's use the study room together at night."
The conditions in the mountains are still a bit worse than at home.
Yu Zhao thought for a moment, nodded, and agreed. There are still two months to celebrate the New Year, so I can make more money during this time, and my family can also have a good year...