Chapter 66: Take your wife to the beach!
They had just chatted for a few words when they heard Liang Lizhi and Liang Xiaohai screaming outside. They were so surprised, as if they had discovered a new continent.
Sure enough, in the main room, two people were fighting over the White Rabbit milk candies, and it looked like a fight was about to happen.
"Don't rush, don't rush. We have them all. One bag for each person!" Liang Ziqiang stopped the two in time.
"You have a lot of money, right? Why did you buy this thing? It's obviously a waste of money!" Liang's mother, who had just held a huge sum of money, began to feel heartache when she saw this scene.
"What a waste! This candy is very cheap!"
"Can this be so cheap?" Liang's mother was skeptical about her son's words.
Liang Xiaohai bit open the package with his teeth and then did an unexpected move.
He took out the candies, peeled the first one and didn't put it into his own mouth. Instead, he stood on tiptoe and pushed it upwards towards Liang's mother.
Liang's mother was a little surprised and quickly bent down to catch the candy with her mouth.
At this moment, the mumbling stopped abruptly, and there was no more blame on his face. Instead, there was an expression as if he was about to melt.
I don’t know whether I was touched by the sweetness or the cuteness of my grandson’s heartwarming behavior.
It seems that adults also need to be coaxed! Liang Ziqiang watched this scene silently, with the corners of his mouth raised, thinking to himself.
Go to bed directly after dinner.
Liang Ziqiang and his brother entered the room one after another. When Liang Zifeng saw the pillow, he probably thought of the books that were ruined by the soaking, and his face became a little unhappy.
He went to bed quietly, put his head on the pillow, and prepared to fall asleep.
With my face resting on the pillow, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
There was something hard under the pillow, and it was obvious that there was something there. But he remembered that he had thrown those soaked books aside.
With suspicion, he didn't think much about it and quickly lifted the pillow.
Three brand new books, still smelling of ink, lay quietly under the pillow.
For a moment, he had an illusion that the storm that day had never happened, rain had never come in through the window, and his books had never been damaged.
"How is this possible?" Liang Zifeng was so surprised that he even forgot to be happy. "What's going on?!"
Liang Ziqiang said nothing and pursed his lips.
Seeing his second brother's trembling lips trying to hold back his smile, Liang Zifeng finally understood:
"No way, second brother, you bought it for me? You went to the city today to buy books for me?!"
Liang Ziqiang just laughed a little, and when he heard this, he immediately frowned: "Can't you keep your voice down? You got whipped, and you want me to get whipped with the bamboo stick too?!"
Liang Zifeng shrank his neck, glanced quickly towards the door, picked up the three books, and smiled with great delight like a thief.
After laughing, he said to Liang Ziqiang: "Second brother is worthy of being the second brother. I will never forget this kindness!"
"Stop it!" Liang Ziqiang's head suddenly swelled when he heard him start using those strange words from the book:
"Those words you have are all good. Save them for your exams. Don't use them in front of me!"
Unexpectedly, when the exam was mentioned, Liang Zifeng's expression darkened again: "Second brother, you know that I was just imagining things. Everyone in our family works hard, but the money we earn is not enough to live on. How can I sit at home and study for the exam?"
Seeing his brother's disappointed and unwilling look, Liang Ziqiang actually wanted to think, maybe the income from going to sea will be higher and higher in the future? In that case, will your father still care about your exam preparation? But he didn't say these. He fell on his bed: "Who knows? We'll talk about the future later. Go to sleep and don't think too much!"
Liang Zifeng obediently put away his books and went back to sleep. It looked like he would be able to sleep peacefully tonight.
Early the next morning, Liang's father went to the Mazu Temple with Liang Ziqiang as usual and burned incense.
After breakfast, I put the money in my pocket and went straight to the county town.
When it came to buying the boat, he did not ask Liang Ziqiang to go with him, but instead made an appointment with Zhong Yongrui.
The boat of Zhong Yongrui's family was purchased at the "Fengshou Shipyard" in the county seat. The quality is still quite good and it is quite durable.
So Liang's father directly invited Zhong Yongrui to go to Fengshou Shipyard with him today.
As he watched his father walk away, Liang Ziqiang remembered that there was something very important that he had forgotten to discuss with his father last night.
That is proposing marriage and giving betrothal gifts.
The family had saved about three hundred and twenty dollars a while ago, and had originally planned to collect three hundred and fifty to buy a new boat.
But now the new ship has the more than four hundred we brought back from the city yesterday, which is enough.
The previous three hundred and twenty can be considered as a betrothal gift.
As for the specific amount of the betrothal gift, two hundred and eighty-eight?
It is much higher than the originally planned 188, but it should not be considered low in rural areas these days.
The money was there, and the only thing left was the date. He had promised Chen Xiangbei in person that he would marry her within this year.
If he wanted to propose marriage, it would be within the next ten days or so? There must be some rules and considerations for the specific date, and it was unlikely that he could decide it alone.
Otherwise, let’s wait until father comes back tonight and discuss it.
Not wanting to think too much about it for the time being, he picked up a basket, grabbed a hoe, and went down to the field to dig sweet potatoes.
After scooping out half a basket each, Liang Ziqiang felt that it was enough, so he carried half a basket of sweet potatoes and strolled back home.
As soon as he walked out of his house, he heard Liang Lizhi's voice flying outside.
I don’t know if that silly girl has picked up a treasure or encountered something delicious, but now she is like crazy, giggling, laughing particularly loudly and brightly.
After laughing for a while, Liang Ziqiang heard her shouting loudly: "If you want to hug me, you must hug me! My sister-in-law is mine, and I love hugging my beautiful sister-in-law the most!"
Liang Ziqiang was puzzled. Has this girl's madness become more serious recently?
Her relationship with Kuang Hoi-ha has always been just average.
How come while he was out digging half a load of sweet potatoes, the two of them became so intimate that they were about to hug each other?
Liang Ziqiang, confused, stepped into the door.
At first glance, I was surprised, but at the same time I understood everything.
Lizhi was indeed hugging a figure tightly in his arms, laughing like a stagehand so hard that his whole body was shaking.
But how could that slender figure be sister-in-law Kuang Haixia? It was clearly Chen Xiangbei!
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about going to her house to propose marriage, and she actually came over?
Today, Chen Xiangbei was probably coming to his house, so she didn't wear the most ordinary gray shirt and gray pants as usual. Instead, she was wearing a floral dress and her braids were carefully combed.
At first glance, it looks brighter and more eye-catching than usual.
Just as Liang Ziqiang looked over, Chen Xiangbei also looked towards the door.
She shook twice, trying to break free from the silly girl's arms, but gave up after failing, letting Liang Lizhi hold her, and said to Liang Ziqiang:
"You didn't go out to sea today? Last time you came back in a hurry early in the morning, and my mother kept complaining about you carrying those dry goods over but coming back empty-handed. Today she asked me to bring some freshly picked fruits over."
Chen Xiangbei said this to explain to him why she suddenly came here today.
"Oh, what's the matter!"
Liang Ziqiang put down his carrying pole and wanted to persuade Liang Lizhi to leave.
This girl is really something. I haven't even hugged her once, but she's already enjoying it. She hugs me every time and won't let go.
Mainly, he was afraid that Lizhi's enthusiasm would be too intense and scare Chen Xiangbei away...
After pulling twice without success, Liang Lizhi raised her head and said:
"Why are you holding me? Just now, Second Sister-in-law put down her things and was about to leave, but I helped you hold her back! I said that we should go to the beach to dig clams and snails together, and Second Sister-in-law agreed to stay!"
So that's how it is! "Are you free?" Chen Xiangbei looked up and asked him, with a look of expectation in her eyes.
Liang Ziqiang remembered that when he first came to his house, Chen Xiangbei followed his sister-in-law and others to take a walk on the beach, and was very happy just picking up a few clams.
Perhaps it was because she was bored in the orchard every day that his young wife seemed to like watching the sea and going to the beach? He estimated the time. It was still morning and it was still early for lunch. And the low tide today was about now.
The key point is that the sun today is half covered by clouds and not very bright.
"Mom, I'm going to take Xiangbei and the others to the beach to catch some fish. I'll be back in an hour or so!"
Just because we can't go out to sea these days doesn't mean we can't go fishing.
After greeting his mother, Liang Ziqiang picked up a bucket, elbow pliers, and a hand-scoop net, and walked towards the beach with Chen Xiangbei and Liang Lizhi.
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