Li Xu was speechless and had no idea what Li Jianguo was thinking.

The water is so deep now, do you dare to go down?

Can you catch fish in this situation?

Besides, there are so many depressions in the river. Aren’t you afraid of getting stuck in one and not being able to get out?

No wonder your father would be so cruel. If he doesn't teach you a lesson, you'll probably end up drowned one day.

After a moment of silence, Li Xu asked, "Master, you said before that you came to the city to do business, is it to treat Jianguo's leg?"

Old Master Li hummed softly, glanced at the car, and said calmly, "Lessons are lessons, but treatment is necessary. We can't let this little calf's legs get hurt, otherwise it will cause trouble in the future."

At this time, Li Jiafu took over the conversation, "If it happens again, I won't treat him. At worst, I will just support him for the rest of his life."

Li Xu: ...

What you said is totally unnecessary.

Judging from the ruthlessness you showed this time, how much experience does Li Jianguo have to have to dare to do it again?

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Mr. Li take out the pipe hanging from his waist, put the pipe bowl into the pipe and scoop out the tobacco, and said, "Okay, it's getting late, we have to go back, Xiaoxu, come in."

Hearing this, Li Xu hurriedly gave Li Jianguo some instructions.

When Li Jiafu pulled the cart and started walking, he said, "Be careful on the road," and then stood there and watched them leave.

Only after seeing their figures completely disappear from his sight did Li Xu sigh and walk back to the yard and continue running.

night.

After hearing about Li Jianguo's situation, Li Jiakang immediately stated, "This little bastard is just asking for it. Third brother, I'm telling you, if you dare to learn from him, then I'll learn from your second uncle. Do you understand?"

After listening to Li Xu's story just now, Li Chen knew that someone would definitely use this to warn him.

So I was prepared and answered decisively, "I heard it."

"Remember what you said. Don't give me a chance to make a move, or you'll have no place to cry." Li Jiakang then pondered, "Xiu'er, I think the old man is missing a great-grandson. Why don't you bring Wenbo to him tomorrow night?"

"Okay." After answering, Sun Xiu asked, "How about we wait until the grain is distributed in the countryside in a few days and then bring the old couple over to stay for a few days?"

"That's fine, but I don't know if they're willing to come."

Sun Xiu pondered for a moment, then a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face. "Are you afraid they won't want to part with the two pigs and the chickens and ducks at home?"

Hearing this, Li Jiakang replied with a bitter face, "The chickens and ducks are not a big deal. The main thing is the two pigs. Nothing can happen to the pigs, otherwise the old couple will be heartbroken."

In 1954, in order to ensure the supply of meat for the urban population, the authorities decided to implement a pig levy policy.

From the county to the commune, and then to the brigade, team, and farmer, everyone must complete the task with quality and quantity within the specified time.

A series of reward and punishment policies have been formulated for this purpose, and the collected task pigs will be paid according to their weight.

Therefore, pig farming has become one of the sources of income for farmers, and it accounts for a considerable proportion.

This policy became unsustainable until a drought that lasted for several years occurred.

After all, if people have nothing to eat, how can they feed the pigs?

In order to survive, many farmers slaughtered their task pigs and then privately exchanged the meat for food.

This is also one of the reasons why meat has not been available in recent years.

This year the situation is very good and the drought is about to end, so the authorities have picked up this policy again.

A few days ago, after the second season of rice harvest was completed in the county, Tang County received the pig-raising task for next year, along with piglets.

That's how Mr. Li got his two pigs.

As long as he can hand in a mission pig that meets the standards next year, the remaining one will belong to him.

Of course, if the task is not completed, you will have to accept the corresponding punishment, and the punishment is very severe.

This is also the reason why Li Jiakang thinks the old couple will not come.

Sun Xiu thought about it and felt that what he said made sense, so he sighed, "Old man, really, he's so old, and there are not many people at home. Taking this task is just asking for trouble."

These days, food and feed are in short supply and the prices are still high. In order to avoid losses, people mainly feed pigs with pig grass and rice bran.

If you only feed these things, you have to feed them in large quantities to satisfy the pigs' appetite.

So farmers have to spend a long time every day collecting pig grass.

There are only six people in Li Jiafu's family. Now that Li Jianguo can't walk, the task of collecting pig grass has to fall on the other five people.

You can imagine how much time they spend on pigs every day.

Sun Xiu felt that if the two elders got hurt from all their hard work, it would be a waste of time and effort.

After all, their family is not short of money, and the reward for raising pigs can only be said to be dispensable. Even the money given for handing in the pigs for the task will not exceed one hundred yuan at most.

Why bother with all this?

Li Jiakang spread his hands and said helplessly, "I know you're right, but the old man doesn't think so. He's still waiting to complete the task so that he can give half of the remaining pig to our family. You don't know how much effort the old man put in for this quota."

Since there are various benefits for completing tasks, if you want to raise pigs now you have to rely on connections to get a job.

For this purpose, Mr. Li gave some gifts to the team leader of his team in order to get this position.

He was not doing it to make money, but to complete the task so that he could get the remaining pig and give his family a few good meals.

Seeing that the two were getting increasingly irrational, Li Xu quickly interrupted, "Just raise the baby. Besides, it's too late to say anything now. Tomorrow I'll take a few cans of milk powder to give to grandpa and grandma. Then everyone can persuade them not to be reluctant to drink it."

Now he has accumulated a lot of milk powder in his space. He originally wanted to give some to Li Jianguo in the afternoon so that he could recover faster.

But after thinking about it, I gave up the idea.

There's no way around it. Li Jianguo was punished because he did something wrong. If I give him milk powder, is that a punishment or a reward?

After saying this, Li Xu felt that it was not appropriate, and quickly added, "I'll get two more cans for grandma. If I'm free in the next two days, I'll send them to her. Mom, you can talk to her properly when the time comes."

The palms and backs of your hands are all made of flesh. Grandpa and grandma are your closest relatives, and grandma is also your closest relative. You cannot favor one over the other.

What's more, Mrs. Sun's health is worse and she needs more supplements.

But Li Xu was a little worried about her temper.

You have to know that she is someone who can give up her life for her children and grandchildren. If the milk powder falls into her hands, it is hard to say who will drink it.