Old man Li and old woman Li did not plan to sleep after returning to the house.

The two were concerned about the bricks and tiles next door, fearing that someone might break them at night. If that happened, all the money they had spent would be wasted.

"Old woman, find me some warm clothes. I'll go next door and watch over me tonight."

"We really think alike. Ming Qing is really generous and isn't afraid of being bullied at all."

As Old Lady Li spoke, she took out a large cotton-padded jacket for winter from the cupboard.

The temperature difference at night in early spring is quite large.

"No rush, wait two or three hours. The villagers probably haven't slept yet. Even if someone really wants to, they don't have the courage to come at this time."

The old couple took a short nap and were woken up by the sound of the wall clock.

There is an old-fashioned wall clock in the couple's room, which is specially set to tell the time on the hour.

"Don't go, old lady. I can do it alone at this close distance. If I shout, you can hear me."

Old man Li put on his cotton jacket and took a wooden stake to watch next door.

He had been sitting there for about ten minutes when he heard the rustling sound of footsteps getting closer and closer to him.

He didn't move, but gently picked up the wooden stick at his feet, and when someone approached, he hit the person with the stick based on his feeling.

"ah!"

The person being beaten cried out in pain.

"Who are you and what are you doing here so late at night?"

The man cursed, "How dare you hit me, you old man? I'll show you how I'm going to deal with you."

The voice sounds very familiar. It must be a young man from the village, but I really can't remember who it is.

At this moment, a beam of light shone on his face, and Old Man Li instantly saw the appearance of the person who came.

It is Wang Daguo.

Li Mingqing walked over with a flashlight and said, "Wang Daguo, why are you here so late at night instead of sleeping at home?"

"Is it not okay for me to go out for a stroll? Why do you care about me?"

Li Mingqing turned off the flashlight and said, "Haven't you heard that I'm a good fighter? I just don't know if you can take it."

Wang Daguo was a little scared. "How dare you hit me? How dare you touch me..."

Li Mingqing came to him swiftly and started beating him up.

When he came over, he picked up a branch and hit him all over.

"I advise you not to shout. If you call the villagers over and see you here, it will be bad. Anyone with a discerning eye will know that you have no good intentions when you come here. Why do you come here to stroll around instead of at home?

By then, the villagers will know that you are not clean, and if the news gets out, you won’t be able to find a wife.”

Wang Daguo regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. Why did he get so possessed by the devil?

He was in so much pain that he immediately resisted. Li Mingqing turned on the flashlight, and the strong light made it impossible for him to open his eyes, so he could only passively take the beating.

"Let me teach you how to be a good person today."

He talked and beat at the same time, showing no mercy at all. Old man Li who was standing by felt pain just by the sound of the beating.

Just when Wang Daguo was about to beg for mercy, Li Mingqing suddenly stopped.

"I'm giving you a chance to tell the truth. What on earth do you want to do here?"

"Take two and go back to pad the table. Definitely two."

He felt that Li Mingqing had not given him face during the day and was planning to come and take revenge on him.

However, he was timid and had the desire but not the courage to do it, so he only dared to take two bricks to satisfy his desire.

Li Mingqing looked at the bricks at his feet and found that there were indeed only two bricks.

"Okay, go ahead."

Wang Daguo breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up and left, fearing that Li Mingqing would go back on his word.

On the way back, Wang Daguo thought of Wang Cuihua's words that asked Wang Daya to take down Li Mingqing, which was simply a pipe dream.

He had to quickly persuade his mother to change her target, as Li Mingqing was too dangerous.

Don't end up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.

"Dad, why are you here in such cold weather?"

"Of course I'm worried about these bricks. Look, if someone really comes to steal bricks, if I weren't here, all these bricks would be stolen and what would they use to build the house?"

Li Mingqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and felt very grateful in his heart.

"Dad, go back to bed. No one will come at this hour. Even if he stole the bricks, he can't get far. It's hard to carry so many bricks."

No one would stay up all night to make this trip just for a brick or two.

Old man Li still said: "Wait another hour."

"Dad, go back. I'll watch here."

After hearing this, Old Man Li felt that this statement was not credible at all, but seeing Li Mingqing's serious look, he was still willing to believe it.

Twenty minutes later, Li Mingqing quickly returned to his room to sleep.

Before going to bed, I muttered, "It would be great if there was a surveillance camera."

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning a chance to draw a lottery]

What the hell!

It's the dead of night and Li Mingqing is caught off guard. He will think that he will be rewarded as long as he beats someone up.

【Is there a lucky draw?】

"Draw, it's so hard to get a chance to draw a lottery, why not draw a lottery?"

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the monitoring equipment, valid for one month]

Um.

Um?!

The little sleepiness that Li Mingqing had disappeared. It was really like someone was offering him a pillow when he dozed off.

"How do you use this thing?"

[Monitoring range is 50 meters, the host can specify the location at will]

Li Mingqing clicked his tongue in surprise. This was actually true. Fortunately, he didn't have the habit of peeping, otherwise he would have had a lot of fun.

"The bricks outside the wall are left to you."

After saying this, I fell asleep instantly. If I toss and turn again, I will definitely not be able to get up tomorrow morning, and I will have to go to work sadly.

The next day, Sun Jiaxue asked, "Brother Mingqing, can you get some soybeans?"

"Soybeans? Are you going to make tofu?" Actually, there are.

There was half a bag left, and since he didn't eat it often and didn't eat too much, he took it out from the space and also took half a bag of wheat bran.

"Wife, when you steam buns, add more wheat bran to the white flour."

"I know. I'll soak the soybeans in water and make steamed buns later."

"Mom will come to help you later. If you are tired, just rest. Don't force yourself."

There are many things to prepare today as we have to start work tomorrow. At least the food should be prepared in advance, otherwise it will be too late tomorrow.

Before Li Mingqing left, Zhang Lihua and Li Lizhu came to help.

"Fourth brother hasn't gone to work yet?"

"I'll go right away. I'll trouble you guys at home. This is Jiaxue's first time, so please help."

Li Lizhu teased, "Go to work quickly. You will definitely not tire your wife out."

Sun Jiaxue blushed when she heard this.

Zhang Cuihua laughed out loud when she saw her like this, "How come you are still so thin-skinned even after getting married, like a little girl?"

"My wife is only eighteen, isn't she just a little girl?"

As soon as Li Mingqing went out, he saw Old Man Li coming back from outside with an axe in his hand.

"Dad, what have you been doing?"

"I went to the mountain and picked out some trees for you to use as beams. Your brothers and I will go cut down the trees and bring them back later."

"Why don't I go to town and buy some beams."

Old man Li waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. Just leave the beams to me. Most of the beams in our village are made by my family. I learned all your grandfather's skills."

Li Mingqing recalled the original owner's memory and it seemed that this was the case.

But later on, Old Man Li injured his hand and stopped doing this job.