That day, when Li Mingqing came to the supply and marketing cooperative, he saw Zhou Liang standing at the door.

He dressed neatly and had shiny hair.

It can be seen that Zhou Ming is eager to bring Zhou Liang and Qian Xiaoli together.

What surprised him most was that Zhou Liang had not found a wife in all these years.

Given how lustful he is, he shouldn't be single forever.

As soon as Zhou Liang saw Li Mingqing, he greeted him enthusiastically, "Comrade Li, long time no see. When my brother first told me he was working with you, I didn't believe it at all. I never thought it was true."

"Why are you standing here?"

"Oh, I'm waiting for someone."

Li Mingqing went into the house without saying anything else.

Zhou Ming smiled and said, "How's it going? Zhou Liang looks pretty energetic, right?"

"It's okay."

The key issue now is not what Zhou Liang thinks, but that Qian Xiaoli does not come to the supply and marketing cooperative often.

If we keep waiting like this, we don’t know how long it will take.

It would be better to wait at the entrance of the county hospital.

At least Qian Xiaoli has to pass by there on her way to and from get off work.

I don't understand what's going on in the minds of these two brothers.

So Zhou Liang sat at the door and waited for a whole day but got nothing.

"Brother, how long do we have to wait? If she doesn't come in a week, I will have to wait here for a week."

"I didn't ask you to do anything, just wait."

Zhou Ming said angrily.

"I'm freezing to death sitting outside in the middle of winter. Whoever wants to endure this pain can do so. I'm not coming tomorrow anyway."

Zhou Liang was shivering with cold and said very dissatisfiedly.

Li Mingqing thought he could hold on for two or three days, but he gave up after just one day.

"It's up to you. I'm looking for a wife for you, not for me."

"I told you yesterday that it was unreliable, but you and mother insisted that I come. The girl's conditions are the same as mine."

Zhou Ming didn't like what he said and said, "It's not like you don't have a job. You took over your father's job showing movies in the countryside. With such conditions, all the girls in the village are vying for you."

"It's not an easy job. I have to work till midnight every day to rest."

"It's better than having no job."

"I won't say any more. I'm going back first."

After Zhou Liang finished speaking, he rushed to the town without looking back.

He had to go to the village to show a movie in the evening, and if he didn't go back now he would be late.

Zhou Ming complained, "Whatever you want to do, do you really think I care about your business?"

Li Mingqing watched a good show for free.

But less than five minutes after Zhou Liang left, Qian Xiaoli came to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Zhou Ming cursed Zhou Liang in his heart.

I've been waiting for a whole day, why can't I wait for another ten minutes? The person will come now.

"Comrade Qian, what are you here to buy?"

"Get me a box of blue ink for my fountain pen."

Zhou Ming swiftly took out a brand new box of blue ink from the counter.

After paying the money, Qian Xiaoli glanced at Li Mingqing.

He turned and left without saying a word.

It only took two or three minutes from entering to leaving.

Qian Xiaoli took a deep breath after she went out.

If she hadn't run out of ink and was in urgent need of it, she wouldn't have come in person to avoid the embarrassment of seeing Li Mingqing.

Zhou Ming said frivolously, "It seems like it's over."

"Nonsense, it's nothing in the first place. If you keep acting like that, I'll lose control of my fists."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming was so scared that he didn't say anything.

Before leaving get off work, Li Mingqing took two newly arrived windmills and a few boxes of firecrackers for children to play with.

"How much?"

"You're really willing to spend four or five dollars on this. Is this for your son?"

"How could it be bought for you?"

"My two sons haven't played with it yet, but it's a bit expensive, so I'd better save the money. It's just for the sound, so you can just listen to the bangs of other people's firecrackers."

Li Mingqing laughed when he heard this.

He was willing to spend money to eat at the restaurant next door.

——

New Year’s Eve.

Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue returned to the village carrying large and small bags.

The villagers are cleaning the streets together to welcome the New Year.

When Mrs. Li and Old Man Li saw them come back, they quickly put down their brooms and took the things in the hands of the two men.

"You asked Mingyuan and Mingfang to bring back so much a few days ago, why did they bring so much again today?"

"Isn't this Chinese New Year?"

"Your eldest brother and his friends brought back quite a bit of food a couple of days ago. If we can't eat it, it will go bad when the weather warms up next spring."

"Mom, eat as much as you can. It may look like a lot, but there are many people in the family."

Old Lady Li smiled and said, "You're right. Today is the New Year's Market. Let's go to the market later."

"Jiaxue and I came back so early just to go to the New Year market."

"Xiaozhe and the others followed Xiangdong and the others. I gave each of them fifty cents."

Speaking of this, Old Lady Li whispered:

"Mingqing, why do you give the children so much pocket money? This morning I gave them a few cents, and Xiaozhe and Xiaohong took out more than three yuan from their pockets."

"It's okay, they don't spend money recklessly."

Giving them pocket money early is to cultivate their awareness of money management.

Otherwise they would have no idea how much money it is.

"I asked my brothers to leave the money at home to prevent it from being stolen by thieves at the market."

The children in the village don’t have any pocket money.

Only a few parents will give their children one or two points.

If the villagers knew that Xiaozhe and his friends only had three or four yuan in pocket money, they would definitely not believe it.

I always feel that it is unsafe to let children hold money.

Not to mention children of four or five years old.

There are many new brides in the village who don’t have that much money.

Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue went home, put down their things and prepared to go to the New Year market.

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