Several children sat there obediently drinking soup.

Old Mrs. Li couldn't stop smiling at the well-behaved children.

Li Mingqing looked at her and said, "Mom, you should be content. You have so many grandchildren. Everyone in the village envies you. As for Jiaxue and I, we have our own plans. It will take us a week to take turns looking after so many children, one a day."

"I know. I won't mention it again."

Old Lady Li didn't expect that he was still thinking about what he had said before.

After eating, the eldest girl took the initiative to clear the dishes on the table, and the others were not idle either.

Just as Sun Jiaxue was about to stop them, Li Mingqing pulled her back and said, "Let them do it. Just consider it as meal money."

Mrs. Li and Mr. Li watched from the side without intervening.

Instead, he helped pick spinach.

"This spinach is growing so fast. If I don't eat it soon, it will get old and start blooming."

"That's right. We eat spinach for almost every meal of the day. It's better to be old than to go hungry. Ming Qing, you'll get beaten if you say that outside. Many families don't have enough spinach."

"I definitely won't tell anyone outside, so I'll just tell you guys about it."

"By the way, there are no matches at home. Bring a box with you when you go to work tomorrow. Here are the money and the bills."

Li Mingqing accepted the money and the ticket and sorted them out.

The children went back contentedly to show off the delicious meat filling and soup they had eaten at Li Mingqing's.

The next day, just as Li Mingqing was about to go to work, he was stopped at the door by Li Dahua.

"Is Ming Qing going to work?"

"Yes," he said, pushing the cart around her and leaving.

"Wait a moment, I have something to tell you. It will only take a minute of your time."

It’s definitely not a good thing. It’s better not to listen to it.

"Auntie, I really don't have time. I'm going to be late soon, so I'll leave first."

He got on his bike and rode away, leaving Li Dahua with only the back of his head.

"This little bastard is really taking my kindness for granted. He will regret it one day."

After hearing Li Xiangxia say that Sun Jiaxue was in charge of Li Mingqing's money, she has been looking for an opportunity to persuade him.

A daughter-in-law should not be beaten and tear off the tiles on the roof.

As soon as Mrs. Li came out, she saw her standing at the door with a bad look on her face.

"Captain's, what are you doing here?"

As soon as he heard her voice, Li Dahua's expression changed immediately.

"Oh, you're home! I thought you weren't. I just happened to come over to talk to you about something. I'm doing this for the good of your family. If it were someone else's, I wouldn't bother to say anything."

"What's going on?"

"Your Mingqing has been working at the supply and marketing cooperative for several months, right?"

"Yeah, isn't this something everyone knows?"

"It should be three months' salary. How much does your youngest son give you every month?"

"His aunt, what do you mean by that? I don't want his salary. It's not like he's in his seventies or eighties and can't walk anymore and needs pension money."

After hearing this, Li Dahua looked down on Old Lady Li from the bottom of her heart.

She is so stupid! No wonder the financial power is in the hands of a vixen.

"You can't say that. Giving all Ming and Qing's money to his wife is outrageous."

This time, Mrs. Li really didn't listen to her in a good mood. One or two of them always wanted to interfere in other people's affairs and make trouble for no reason.

"Look at what you said. Are you the one who manages the money in your family?"

"How can that be the same? Your daughter-in-law's pregnancy is still not moving, so don't run away with the money."

"Li Dahua, what do you mean? If you keep talking nonsense, I'll blame you rudely. Why didn't you tell me your son-in-law would run away? People in the city are very cunning. Don't let your Xiang Xia be fooled."

"I'm kindly reminding you, how can you say that about my Xiang Xia!"

"We all live in the same village. I'm being kind and doing this for your own good. Why don't you let Xiang Xia break up with the young man from the county town?"

Li Dahua was so suffocated that she shook her arms and left.

Mrs. Li had no idea about Li Mingqing's salary. As for the couple's affairs, whoever was in charge of the finances was free to do so.

She wants to live a few more years without having to worry so much.

Old man Li came back from the new house next door with a bucket. Every morning when he got up, he would wipe the walls, and now they look brand new.

When Li Mingqing arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, Zhao Xiaoling looked at him expectantly.

I'd like to ask if there's any food supply.

"Sister Zhao, I have 100 kilograms of rice. Please deliver it to me tomorrow afternoon."

When she heard this, she was so excited that she almost jumped up. One hundred kilograms of rice can last for a long time.

"You've been so helpful. I don't know how to thank you enough."

"It's too formal to say that. Maybe you'll need my help in the future." Li Mingqing said tentatively, although there was no need for help at the moment.

"No problem, I won't refuse if I can help you. My brother's influence is quite influential in this town."

County town, black market.

Zhou Jiangang rode his bicycle to find Zheng Chenggong to talk about the glass.

It was just a coincidence that Zheng Chenggong had just returned from the neighboring provincial capital, and he might not be able to see him if he came a day earlier or later.

"Brother Zheng, I'm incredibly lucky to have met you. Ming Qing needs a few pieces of glass, and here are the dimensions."

"I promise to take care of it properly and send it over when it's done."

After saying this, Zhou Jian was just walking home when Zheng Chenggong happened to give him a bottle of canned yellow peaches. If he didn't go home, his parents would probably go to the town to arrest him in two days.

Li Mingqing was leisurely growing crops.

Wang Dazhu came to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candles and matches. Seeing Li Mingqing sitting there without being exposed to the wind or rain, he felt very uncomfortable.

"Sister, has he always been so idle? Why don't you let him come over to work?"

Zhao Xiaoling and Zhou Yingzi looked at Li Mingqing at the same time, and some turned to look at Wang Dazhu.

"Do you have a grudge against him?" Zhou Yingzi asked excitedly.

"No grudge. I just saw that he was idle and you two girls were busying around. It was not like that. This is not the attitude to serve the people."

Li Mingqing stood up and said, "The Chairman once said that women hold up half the sky. How can you see them so clearly?"

"Stop talking nonsense. It's obvious that you're not working seriously."

"Everyone has their own job. We have different responsibilities. If you want to speak up for justice, at least you should understand the situation clearly. It's not good to make irresponsible remarks without knowing anything."

"Why are you so arrogant? I just can't stand it. Can't I let people talk?"

"If you can, you'd better stay here and talk for a day."

After Li Mingqing finished speaking, he ignored him. He was just bored and looking for trouble.

Wang Dazhu took the candle and matches and went out quickly.

Zhou Yingzi asked gloatingly, "You have so many enemies. Every now and then they come to the supply and marketing cooperative to scold you."

"Haha, be careful Zhou Liang is coming to find you."

When she heard this, she immediately shut up and sat there quietly watching the people coming and going in the supply and marketing cooperative. This joke was not funny at all. She happened to encounter it on her way home from get off work yesterday and was so scared that she couldn't sleep well all night.