Chapter 379: Uncle Li Finally Has a Full Meal
"Uncle, there are 20 kilograms of oil in here, don't spill it!" Li Rong reminded.
Li Hu was holding the jar carelessly at first, but he held it tightly upon hearing the words. Twenty kilograms of oil could fry a lot of scallion oil cakes, which was more precious than his life. Even if he dropped it, he would be determined to hold the jar tightly and not let a drop of oil spill.
"Nephew, what are these?"
Li Gang looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he dared to ask.
"The food was bought through connections."
Li Rong spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"So much food?"
Li Gang took a deep breath and his heart beat faster.
Each bag weighs 50 kilograms, and there are seven bags in total, which means 350 kilograms. There is so much meat and oil. Even when their family was at its richest, they were never so rich.
"right."
Li Rong smiled. He felt very good about his second uncle's family. His wife also liked them very much. It was no big deal to buy some food.
"Ah... isn't that sand?"
Li Hu's channel was always a beat behind, and he couldn't react after listening for a long time.
"It's food. Second uncle will be able to have a full meal tonight." Li Rong said with a smile.
"Nephew, are you really full? 100% full? Actually, 70% or 80% is fine."
Li Hu asked in disbelief. He had been waiting for twenty-seven years, hoping that someone would tell him that he could have enough food to eat, but he never waited for it.
Unexpectedly, the first person who said this to him was his dear nephew!
"I'm really full. I'll buy more after I finish eating. Be careful where you walk. If you drop some oil, you won't have any more to eat!"
Li Rong joked that it was quite interesting to tease this silly second uncle.
Li Hu then became more careful when climbing the mountain, and he didn't speak a word until he returned home.
It was getting dark and smoke was rising from the village. Second Grandma and her two daughters-in-law were preparing dinner and were about to put the rice into the pot after washing it.
"Second Madam, please cook more rice tonight."
Li Rong came back and took the rice on his shoulder to the kitchen.
The Li family was surprised by such a large amount of food. When the second uncle learned that it was Li Rong who bought it through his connections, he felt proud but also blamed himself. As an uncle, he couldn't even afford to treat his nephew to a delicious meal, and had to buy food by himself. Alas!
"Second uncle, I still have to trouble you with my leader's illness."
Li Rong knew that the old man was overthinking it again, so he mentioned Mr. Yang.
"When the high priest comes back in two days, I will go to see him."
The second uncle felt much better. He was not completely useless and could still help his nephew.
The Li family's dinner that day was unprecedentedly sumptuous. They had two full pots of rice, and chicken, fish and meat were all served in large bowls. Second grandmother also prepared fried scallion oil cakes in the evening. The adults and children of the Li family were happier than during the Chinese New Year. Even the most mature and steady Li Long was looking forward to the scallion oil cakes in the evening.
To Mr. Yang, Li Rong sent two bags of grain, as well as meat and oil, and the food was also very rich.
The Li family witnessed Li Hu's fighting ability for the first time. He ate half a pot of rice by himself and took away all the remaining dishes.
Just like Zheng Laopi in the movie "The Mansion Gate", he poured all the leftovers directly into the rice pot, then hugged the pot and ate with relish. He ate very satisfyingly and it was very tempting. It made people greedy just watching him, and they wanted to have a bowl of rice too.
"If your second uncle were alive sixty years from now, he would be a perfect candidate for food streaming, and he would definitely have a million followers."
Luo Xinxin leaned close to Li Rong's ear and whispered.
Some food broadcasters who induce vomiting and fake eating can have millions of fans and earn hundreds of millions or even tens of millions. But Li Hu really eats, and eats so deliciously, he can definitely become a big name in the food broadcasting world.
"What is eating broadcast?"
Li Rong heard a new term and quickly asked for advice.
Luo Xinxin gave a brief explanation, and Li Rong frowned. He was finding it increasingly difficult to understand why people sixty years later would choose to eat boiled cabbage instead of delicious fish and meat. They would watch food broadcasts with their eyes turning green with hunger while eating, and even give money to the food broadcasts.
Can't you use this money to buy yourself something delicious?
Moreover, their generation worked so hard to ensure that people across the country could eat meat, but people sixty years later don't want to eat meat anymore.
Li Rong was a little confused. What was the point of their efforts?
However, his confusion lasted only three seconds, and he soon became determined again. No matter what will happen in sixty years, he will still work hard for the rise of China!
"Burp~~~~"
A loud burp interrupted Li Rong's thoughts. Li Hu put the last spoonful of rice into his mouth and rolled up a grain of rice at the corner of his mouth, his face full of happiness.
"I feel so comfortable after eating, burp..."
Li Hu burped again. After living for 27 years, he finally knew what it felt like to be full. He felt so happy!
Second Uncle's eyes became moist. It was his incompetence that caused the children to suffer.
In the evening, the second grandmother and her two daughters-in-law fried scallion oil cakes. Although everyone was very full, they were still looking forward to it. They could only eat fried cakes like this during the Chinese New Year, and they couldn't even think about it at other times.
Soon, the tempting aroma wafted out, and everyone in the village was attracted. It was not a festival, but the clan leader’s family was willing to fry and eat rice cakes. Aren’t they living a normal life?
"It's rare for my nephews to come home, so I fried some fried cakes for them to eat."
When my second uncle went out for a social event, he gave each man a cigarette. The cigarettes were naturally given by Li Rong as a gift. People in the mountains basically smoked their own rolled cigarettes or water pipes.
"Is this the cigarette that people in the city smoke? It smells so good, so classy."
"I've smoked it before, but it was too soft and not as punchy as the tobacco I grow myself."
The men who were given cigarettes were reluctant to smoke them. They put the cigarettes behind their ears and planned to smell them for a few days.
Women and children were not left out either, and each of them received a piece of fruit candy.
"Chief, is your nephew a high-ranking official in the city?"
He looks quite impressive and generous, so he must be a man with great potential.
"It's okay, but life in the city is not easy either. You have to buy everything. You have to pay for water and even a few green onions. It's better for us to live in the mountains and enjoy the freedom."
The second uncle did not admit it, because once he admitted it, people would come to him and ask his nephew to do things for him, and some would even shamelessly ask his nephew to find a job. In the past, when his eldest brother came back, he was pestered by several shameless people. The eldest brother kindly found them manual labor jobs. These people had no education and could only sell their physical labor.
But some people felt that the eldest brother was not really helping. After working for a few days, he couldn't handle it and ran back without saying goodbye. They also said in the village that the eldest brother was heartless and didn't recognize his fellow villagers after he became rich.
These words soon reached him. He was so angry that he went to his elder brother's house and scolded him. He also wrote a letter to his elder brother, asking him not to help the villagers find jobs in the future, because some people were not worth helping at all.
The second uncle learned his lesson and took the initiative to cut off the thoughts of the people in the village. He was determined not to cause trouble for his nephew again.
Not to mention, there are actually people who want Li Rong to help find a job in the city. Although they also have the surname Li, they are already five generations apart, so the relationship is a bit distant.
This person shamelessly brought it up, "Uncle Huairen, can you ask Arong to help my third child find a job in a big city?"
"He's having a hard time keeping his own job, how can he possibly help others? Your third child is smart, capable, and handsome, so why should he worry about not having a job? He's sure to have a bright future!"
The second uncle immediately refused and silenced the other person.
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