Zhao Xiaoling smiled helplessly, she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

He was clearly racking his brains to help Li Mingqing figure out who had put the nail in the hole, but now he was speaking harshly.

"How much does it cost to repair the car?"

"Inner and outer tires are fifty cents."

"It's quite cost-effective, much cheaper than replacing the tire directly."

Li Mingqing was so angry that he wanted to rush back to the village, and he had to make the two of them give up the fifty cents.

Anyway, he has both the witness and the invoice.

He was wondering when Li Goudan and Wang Dazhu had colluded with each other. He felt that he had not beaten them lightly the previous times.

Sun Jiaxue came from the town government to the supply and marketing cooperative to wait for him to get off work together.

"Jiaxue, go to the repair shop in front and see if the car has been repaired. Here is the invoice."

She was stunned when she heard this.

How could a good bicycle break down suddenly? It's such a pity.

She didn't ask what was going on but went to push the cart first.

"Master, I'm here to pick up the car."

"Have you got your ticket? I can't just give my car to someone who comes and asks to pick it up."

Sun Jiaxue quickly took out the ticket from her pocket.

The repairman took one look at the receipt and said, "What a coincidence! It's just been repaired."

"Thank you, Master."

She handed over the fifty-cent note.

On the way back, Sun Jiaxue muttered, "How come the tire broke? It cost fifty cents. I have to take good care of my car next time."

"Brother Mingqing, it's fixed. Come out and take a look."

Li Mingqing and the other two immediately came out to look at the bicycle parked in front of the door.

There is no sign of a puncture at all, it looks like a new one.

Sun Jiaxue said: "From now on I can just walk here by myself."

"Why walk? It's so fast to ride a bike."

She wondered if the tire broke because the two people were too heavy.

"Wife, there's a nail stuck in the car, but we already know who did it."

"! Who is it that would do such a thing?"

"Let's talk later. It's almost time to get off work. I'll go fill out the form first."

Sun Jiaxue stood there obediently waiting for Li Mingqing.

Zhao Xiaoling smiled and said, "Is your work at the town government going well?"

"It was very smooth and easy."

"My brother and sister-in-law often mention you to me, saying that you work diligently and efficiently."

She asked doubtfully, "Your brother?"

"The mayor is my brother, and Wu Jingmei is my sister-in-law."

Sun Jiaxue suddenly realized that she had no idea about this relationship before.

After Li Mingqing finished his work, the two of them went to the supply and marketing cooperative next door to pack their meals.

As soon as Su Yuhong saw Sun Jiaxue, she took her hand affectionately.

"I haven't seen you for several days. I thought Comrade Li had locked you up at home and wouldn't let you out."

"Sister Yuhong, no, I rested for two days," she said embarrassedly.

"Come over for dinner?"

Li Mingqing, who was ignored, said, "I want four stir-fried dishes, five servings of dumplings, and ten large buns."

After he said this, everyone in the hotel looked at him.

It's really generous to order so much at once.

Su Yuhong said, "Why are you shouting so loudly? I'm not deaf."

After she delivered the message to the kitchen, she came back to chat with Sun Jiaxue.

After the food was served, Li Mingqing quickly took Sun Jiaxue's hand and went out, "Wife, let's go."

On the way back, Li Mingqing told her about the bicycle.

She was so angry that she turned into a little pufferfish.

"How could they do such a thing? It's so evil."

Li Mingqing smiled when he heard her cursing, "They are quite mean. I'll settle the score with them when I get back."

After a while, Sun Jiaxue whispered, "How about tomorrow?"

Today is a good day and we can't let this ruin the house-warming party.

"Wife, I think so too. When I first found out, I wanted to fight back immediately, but now I think I'd better wait until tomorrow."

When they were at the village entrance, Li Mingqing noticed that there seemed to be someone behind the haystack looking at them from time to time.

It’s easy to tell that they are Li Goudan and Wang Dazhu.

"Didn't you say that nail would definitely puncture the tire? How come it's still fine now?"

"You were the one who put the nail there. Maybe it was in the wrong place."

"I put it exactly where you said. You must have not sharpened the nail properly."

The two men thought that the nails they put did not puncture the bicycle.

As they were talking, the two of them started fighting and wrestled on the ground until they were tired and let go.

Li Goudan was lying on the ground when he suddenly thought, "Maybe he sent his bicycle to be repaired?"

"Who knows? It's really unlucky."

Wang Dazhu got up, brushed the dirt off his body and walked home.

Parted on bad terms.

After getting out of the car, Sun Jiaxue used her key to unlock the door and asked Li Mingqing to push the car into the yard.

Old Lady Li and her colleagues haven't finished work yet.

"Put these meals in the pot and keep them warm first."

Sun Jiaxue poured the food into the plates one by one, and she also poured warm water into the pot.

The children came back first before the master of the Li family came back.

"Uncle, look at the little crabs we caught."

They are indeed small crabs, each one is about the size of a fingernail. This is a sign of disturbing the crab nest.

It’s a pity that there are not many, otherwise it would be very fragrant if fried in oil.

"Take it back and feed it to the chickens."

"There's a big basin at home. This is specially given to my uncle to feed the chickens and ducklings."

"A basin?"

"Yeah, there are a lot of them in the river. We caught them all afternoon and caught a lot."

Li Mingqing said, "Take me to see it."

When I got to the old house and took a look, wow, it was really half a basin.

"Stop feeding the chickens and move to my place so I can fry you some crabs."

When Li Xiangdong and the others heard this, they quickly picked up the basin and walked towards the new house.

"Wife, pour half a bowl of peanut oil, coat these little crabs with egg liquid and flour, and fry them."

"Okay, I'll go get the pan and oil."

Li Mingqing took a few children to wash the crabs clean and waited to put them in the pot.

Li Danniu looked at the oil at the bottom of the pot and thought that the fried crabs would definitely taste delicious.

Small orange-yellow crabs were taken out of the pot and placed on a plate.

"Try it now."

The children were already craving for the crabs after smelling the aroma of the oil. They grabbed a fried crab and put it in their mouths without fear of the heat.

Fried until crispy and fragrant.

Li Mingqing ate it and gave Sun Jiaxue a thumbs up.

"Wife, please try it, it's delicious."

He picked one up with chopsticks and fed it to her.

Li Xiangxi said regretfully: "The little crabs I had before were wasted, and my mother said they were not tasty. They are so fragrant now."

Of course fried food tastes better, but except for Li Mingqing, I guess no one would be willing to use so much oil.

When cooking, every household just dips the tip of the chopsticks in oil.

After eating a few, the children stopped and stood aside to watch.

The three sisters, Da Niu, sat in front of the stove and added firewood from time to time.