Leng Zhao soon arrived at the foot of Yueshan Mountain. Just as he was about to go up directly, he was stopped by someone who suddenly jumped out from the side.
"Hey, comrade, what do you want to do? You are not allowed to go in here now," it was Li Tiezhu who stopped him.
Li Tiezhu had just returned from the fields when he saw a young man swaying in front of him from a distance.
As soon as he got close to the young man and saw that he wanted to go up the mountain, he went up to him and stopped him without saying a word.
Leng Zhao was grabbed by Li Tiezhu's arm, still a little confused, "Who are you? Why won't you let me go up the mountain?"
Only then did Li Tiezhu realize that the person in front of him was not from his team at all, but a stranger.
For a moment, thinking about what people were saying in recent days, Li Tiezhu hesitated to speak.
"Young man, you look unfamiliar. Are you from our team?"
Leng Zhao felt a little guilty when he heard Li Tiezhu say this, but he still looked calm.
"What's wrong? People who are not from your team can't go up the mountain?"
Li Tiezhu realized he had misunderstood and quickly explained, "No, that's not what I meant. This mountain isn't ours. It's a rule from above that prohibits us from going up the mountain during this period. Otherwise, we'll be arrested."
Looking at the sincere old man in front of him, Leng Zhao believed that this man was not lying.
He decided to go along with the old woman first to dispel her suspicions, and then find an opportunity to sneak in and see what was on the mountain.
After making up his mind, he said directly to Li Tiezhu, "Okay, thank you!"
After saying this, he walked down the mountain.
Seeing that he was really walking down the mountain, Li Tiezhu felt relieved and walked along the road towards the brigade headquarters.
Leng Zhao hid in the dark and only came out after seeing the old man leave.
Looking at the road ahead, I fell into deep thought.
On this side, it was exactly noon when Li Mingxi drove Niu Cuihua to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Li Guiying had just gotten off work and was about to push the cart home for dinner.
Li Mingxi spotted his aunt pushing the cart at a glance and greeted her from a distance.
Li Guiying was originally thinking about her son, but she came to her senses when she heard someone calling her.
"Mom, why are you and Xiaoxi here?"
Li Guiying was surprised to see Niu Cuihua and Li Mingxi suddenly appear in front of her.
Niu Cuihua pretended to be angry and said, "Why are you here? How long have you not been home? Why is it that your mother doesn't feel like coming to visit you?"
Recently, there were some things going on at home and I haven't been home for a long time. Thinking of this, Li Guiying looked at Niu Cuihua with guilt on her face.
"Mom, I haven't been to see you because of something at home recently. It's not that I don't want to go back."
Niu Cuihua had guessed it long ago. It must be this. Otherwise, no matter what, her daughter would have to go home and take a look!
Niu Cuihua felt annoyed when she looked up at her daughter's sad face. Her daughter was still like when she was little, showing everything on her face. If you didn't know, you would think something was wrong!
"Okay, Xiaoxi and I are both here, and you're still putting on a sullen face. What's wrong? Are you not happy that I'm here?"
After Niu Cuihua said this, she looked at Li Guiying seriously.
Seeing that Niu Cuihua seemed angry, Li Guiying quickly stepped forward to explain, "No way, mother, I'm so happy that you're here!"
"Okay, okay, stop explaining. Are you off work now?"
Li Guiying was about to speak when she was interrupted by Niu Cuihua.
"Let's go, let's go home and have dinner. Xiaoxi and I have checked on you and are relieved to see that you are okay."
"Come on, Xiaoxi, let's go home." Niu Cuihua said, and asked Li Mingxi to turn the car around.
Li Guiying didn't expect that Niu Cuihua would say something to her and leave. Besides, it was already noon. If they went home now, would they still be able to eat?
Therefore, Li Guiying stopped the two of them and said, "Mom, don't leave. Come home with me for dinner!"
Niu Cuihua: "No need. You have to go to work after dinner. If we go back with you, won't it delay you? Besides, your mother-in-law may not cook much, and if we cook too much, you won't have enough to eat."
Then, she said to Li Mingxi, "Come on, Xiaoxi, let's go back quickly so as not to delay your aunt from going to work this afternoon."
Seeing this, Li Mingxi was about to ride away on his bike, but Li Guiying grabbed the handlebars.
"No, it's unacceptable for a niece to come visit her aunt and not invite her home for a meal."
Then, she looked at Niu Cuihua and said, "Mom, even if you're not hungry, isn't Xiaoxi hungry? Just have a meal at my house, what's the problem?"
"If you guys don't even eat and just go home, how will people look at me? How will I have the face to go home and see my brothers?"
After Li Guiying finished speaking, she looked at Niu Cuihua and Li Mingxi with a worried look on her face, as if she would burst into tears immediately if they didn't agree.
Li Mingxi looked at her aunt complaining to herself and didn't say anything. Anyway, she was accompanying her grandmother to visit her aunt today, so whether she went to her aunt's house for dinner or not was not her decision.
Niu Cuihua originally wanted to take Xiaoxi home and cook some food, but since her daughter said so, what else could she say?
Finally, Niu Cuihua and Li Mingxi followed Li Guiying into the house.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw Yu Xiaowei and his wife Liu cooking!
When she looked up, Old Lady Liu saw Niu Cuihua coming back with her daughter-in-law, followed by Li Mingxi who was pushing a cart.
Mrs. Liu hurried forward, "Hey, my dear, why are you here? And why is Xiaoxi here too?"
When Li Mingxi saw Liu Pozi greeting him, he hurriedly said hello.
"Hey, come on, if you guys are coming, please let me know in advance. I haven't prepared any dishes yet!"
Niu Cuihua waved her hand and said, "What's there to prepare? Just a home-cooked meal will be enough!"
Mrs. Liu refused outright, "No, Xiaowei, I'll give you some money, go to the restaurant and buy some meat and vegetables!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Liu took out a few banknotes from her pocket and handed them to Yu Xiaowei.
Yu Xiaowei took the money and left.
Seeing Yu Xiaowei disappear, Liu Pozi greeted Niu Cuihua and Li Mingxi.
"Come, come, come, let's eat first and ignore him."
"Let's wait for him. It won't take too long for us to have dinner."
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she agreed. She thought it would be okay to wait until her grandson came back and then eat.
So, a few people sat there and chatted.
Li Mingxi sat aside and listened to them chatting. He always felt a little awkward, after all, they were a group of adults chatting there.
Somehow, the conversation started with him. Li Mingxi listened quietly on the side. For a moment, he felt that he was neither able to leave nor to listen.
"Hey, sister-in-law, your child is really smart. I remember Guiying said before that he was going to skip a grade. It's such a pity now!"
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