With the Qin family showing off their wealth, the Li Fang family's popularity in the village instantly continued. But on the third day of winter, Chen Zheng was deprived of the popularity by another incident.
On this day, Cheng Xue sent the Li Hui brothers out to work as usual. Before they returned to the hospital, they heard the sound of "dang dang dang" being knocked on the basin.
This basin is different from what Urozheng usually knocks, and it is obviously a personal behavior.
All three people heard the sound and looked around. They saw Li Xiang's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gao, holding an iron basin and a shovel in her hands. She was beating and scolding Li Fang for being "ungrateful" and "not a thing." Li Xiang's two sons, Li Qingchun and Li Qingdong, followed.
From behind, no one stopped Gao.
Cheng Xue walked to Li Hui and guessed in a low voice:
"Is this... they broke up?"
Without waiting for Li Hui to answer, Mrs. Gao ran over and quickly grabbed Cheng Xue's arm——
"From the Huizi family, you ask Huizi to help my aunt, and my aunt will help you pull Li Fang down, so that your family's Huizi can teach the family, is it possible?"
Although she doesn't move around on weekdays, Mrs. Gao knows very well who has the final say in the Li Hui family.
Before Cheng Xue could speak, Li Qingchun hurried over, pulled his mother aside, and shook his head to stop:
"Mom, what are you talking about? Our first priority now is to find people to find dad. It's not that we have all these things."
"Yes, mother, it's important to find someone, just follow my second uncle's words..."
"Don't you dare call him 'Second Uncle', he doesn't deserve it-" Mr. Gao roared angrily, his eyes red, and he was obviously on the verge of going berserk.
When Li Hui saw this, he frowned and asked:
"What happened? Is Uncle Xiangzi missing?"
Li Qingdong, like Li Qingnian, despises Li Hui the most. But now he is waiting for someone to employ him, and he has a good job in the forest farm, so he cannot offend him.
"Brother Huizi, please help me and my brother apply for leave from the forest farm. On the day my father turned 30, he and Er... Bah, I went to town with Li Fang to deliver things. Did he come back yesterday? I'll think about it with my brother tonight.
I went to Li’s house to ask what was going on, but unexpectedly Li Fang was at home and said that my father would be back in the evening of his thirties.”
"Li Fang just farts, he's afraid of your father... um... uh uh uh..."
Mrs. Gao couldn't help but shake his head, but his strength was too weak and he couldn't break away at all. He could only look at Li Hui and the others helplessly.
Finally, Yu Zhao couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward and pushed Li Qingchun away, scolding:
"What are you doing? This is your mother. Do you want to cover her to death?"
Li Qingchun felt relieved now and hurriedly stepped forward to show concern and check on Mr. Gao.
So, what else is there that you don’t understand?
Although there is no evidence, Li Xiang's disappearance must not have anything to do with Li Fang.
If Li Fang and his son could do Li Xiang so easily, then their family... Cheng Xue didn't dare to think about it anymore, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
Sensing something strange about her, Li Hui took her hand and squeezed it hard, silently reminding her that "he is here."
"Since Uncle Xiang has been missing for three days, you should go find Li Zheng and report it to the official. You don't have to worry about the forest farm. I will ask the chief manager to help you apply for leave."
Li Qingchun cupped his fists and cupped his hands to say "thank you", while Li Qingdong did so unwillingly.
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi.
I think that the person they looked down upon the most at the beginning is now asking for help.
Many villagers around were watching. Several enthusiastic villagers gathered around the three of them to find Li Zheng, while other members of the Li clan were discussing how to find someone. This is the strength of the clan. Suddenly one person was missing, and the whole clan was busy. But
If Li Hui’s family is gone, there won’t be many people who can help.
Someone saw Li Hui standing aside and wanted to ask him to contribute.
As one of the elders of the Li clan, Li Laosan scolded:
"Li Qingliu, please save your face. He's looking for someone. Who can help you apply for leave from the forest farm? Wangchuan, go find Li Fang quickly and say we'll wait for him at the ancestral hall."
He has always coveted the position of the leader of the Li clan. Although he has never bullied Li Hui, he has never stood up and said fair things. The reason why he is like this today is just because he has the ability and can afford to eat well in the forest farm.
Li Hui is not angry either. After all, it is not worth it to be with these grandsons.
Carrying Cheng Xue home, she stood at the door of the courtyard and whispered:
"Lock the courtyard door, remove the fence in the backyard, and let the tiger cub run around in front of and behind the house. It won't eat the chicken."
Cheng Xue nodded, and also said with uneasiness:
"You should also pay attention to yourself. Go with your cousin wherever you go. Don't be alone."
"I know, just hang up the door."
Hearing her closing the courtyard door, Li Hui left with peace of mind. Li Laosan and others had already dispersed, probably going to the ancestral hall for discussion.
To be honest, this kind of situation is not easy to find. As long as there are no witnesses, he is dead, not to mention it snowed for most of the day yesterday. If he was the murderer, he would have tricked Li Xiang into the woods or cliffs. He would definitely not
I will take action in the official way.
At the Houshan Forest Farm, no one with the surname Li came today, except Li Hui.
When Song Yu heard that he asked for leave for his clansmen, he chuckled and said:
"You go home too."
"Ah?"
"Go home!" Song Yu repeated, "I know you have issues with your clan, but since you have decided to take the scientific examination, you must not fall out with them. This is an opportunity to ease the relationship, and things will be fine in the future.
Yes."
Li Hui was a person who listened to advice. He nodded and walked out. When leaving, he did not forget to tell Dong Cheng to wait for Yu Zhao when they left work.
As soon as I returned to the village, I saw Li Qingshan and others walking outside.
"Brother Huizi? Why are you back?"
Li Hui looked at Li Qingshan with a smile and replied:
"I've taken leave from you and will come back to help. Where are you going to look for me?"
This simple sentence immediately left several people with mixed emotions.
Although Li Qingshan and Li Qingchuan are brothers, their temperaments are completely opposite. Although they are not separated, they rarely talk to each other. Li Qingchuan doesn't like to talk to him because he doesn't like his brother's character.
It is said that people of the same species flock together, and the tribesmen Li Qingshan interacts with on weekdays all have similar temperaments to him.
Now that I see Li Hui repaying evil with kindness, everyone admires him.
Li Qingshui has an outgoing personality. Hearing this, he walked over, gave a thumbs up and said:
"Brother Huizi is really kind and righteous, and I, Li Qingshui, admire him."
"I admire you too, Brother Huizi."
"And me."
"And I..."
"..."
Li Hui felt embarrassed for a while, scratched his head and said:
"Okay, okay, we have a long way to go, take your time, there is plenty of time. Now let's go find someone. Where do you plan to go?"
"Brother Huizi, tell me. We will listen to you. You have studied." Li Qingshan was the first to support.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Li Hui interrogated others about where they were looking, thought for a moment, and said:
"Since there are people looking for you along the way, let's walk around the woods around the official road."
"Yes, yes, yes, go to Huweilin, it's close to the official road." Li Qingyao nodded hurriedly.
Li Hui counted carefully and found that he only had eight people in this team, and the seven of them usually did not have a high presence in the clan. They were all down-to-earth, hard-working, and money-grabbing.
It's best to work with the seven of them to completely wipe out the Li family...