Lu Li is not the kind of person who doesn't understand the ways of the world. On the contrary, he is a shrewd person and he remembers everything that is good to him.
Apart from anything else, Lu Jiandang was quite relieved.
This boy is filial. Others say that Lu Li is sneaky and cunning, and a good-for-nothing. No girl will want him in the future.
However, he felt that Lu Li was a smart man, even though he looked a bit rude.
He was thinking that he would have a great future, and fortunately Lu Li did not let him down and made him very proud.
From the village to outside the village, everyone said that the boys in his Lu family were capable and that each of their wives was more beautiful than the other.
Zhang Yulan looked at him lovingly, "Your uncle is doing this for your own good. Don't think your aunt is nagging. You have started a family now, and you are not alone anymore. You should discuss everything with your wife."
Song Jingtian said appropriately: "Second Aunt, just accept this money. I think Xiao Li gave you too little. Let him buy you a few more clothes tomorrow so you can change them.
You have been sincere to him, and your love is immeasurable. If he has anything good to offer, he will definitely think of you first."
Song Jingtian's words touched the hearts of the two elders.
The wrinkles on Lu Jiandang's stiff face deepened, and he smiled, "Since you said so, we will accept it. If we continue to be polite, I'm afraid you will be embarrassed!
Don't buy clothes. His aunt and I have clothes to wear. In the countryside, we don't care so much. We work all day and night and can't afford two good clothes. If they get dirty when we go out, we'll feel bad."
Miao Xiuying patted Lu Li on the shoulder and said, "It's not easy for your uncle to raise you. You have to respect him if you have money. Your father and I don't care about you so much."
It is true that children who can talk get candy. Lu Li is much more favored than his son who can't even fart even if he is beaten with three sticks.
Lu Jiandang said loudly: "This guy is sweet-talking and capable. I have liked him since I was a child, but he is a little lazy. Now that someone has taken over, I can breathe a sigh of relief."
Lu Jianguo has too much say. "I'm afraid it will fail in my own hands, and I won't be able to explain to my ancestors when I go to the grave."
Having four tall and strong sons should have been a great honor for him, but the feeling of frustration that he couldn't get rid of made him feel anxious.
Especially the strange looks from the people in the slum, as if to say, your son is not bad looking, why can't he get married? Is there something wrong with him?
Just tell me, are you angry?
Lu Li spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm not that mean, let's not talk about that, let's sit down first."
Lu Li cooked today's meal again. He followed the tastes of Jiang Yan and Song Jingtian and it can be said that he served these two pillars of the family well.
As for the others, it’s just a side job. They don’t care about it anyway. As long as they can fill their stomachs, that’s the best.
The meal was eaten with laughter and joy, but the smell of meat still made the neighbors drool.
Looking at the pot of boiled cabbage, my stomach is already growling.
The one who was most angry was Lu Jianjun. The house was built casually and was barely habitable! The coal stove was second-hand and he was not willing to burn even coal briquettes.
Lu Jianjun couldn't stand the cold anymore, so he went to the mountain to pick up some firewood. The firewood was burning and the air was filled with smoke. Tears welled up in his eyes.
When Han Meina first got married, she had never suffered this kind of suffering, and she complained, "Jianjun, let's go to the city and buy a house. We can't live like this anymore.
It's cold with the window open, but the smoke is choking if the window is closed. Why don't you buy some coal briquettes? Adults can make do, but kids can't stand it!"
After being beaten several times, Lu Shizong became obedient, huddled in one corner like a quail, his teeth chattering from the cold.
Lu Jianjun had a gloomy face. "Do you think I don't want to buy? How much money do we have on hand? Don't we have to be frugal? Now there is no income, it's all because of those two money-losing things. If I had known earlier when they were born, I should have drowned them in the urinal to save us from trouble."
Speaking of Lu Xiangdi, Han Meina's face twisted, "I said I was too lenient. When I was young, I stole needles, and when I grew up, I stole hearts. Now, I have stolen everything in my family. What sin have I committed? I raised two ancestors and really forced us, their parents, to death. They are also very unfilial. God must send down thunder to strike them to death.
I heard that Lu Li and Lu Yan came back with their wives. They have been in the village for a while. Is he really pretending not to know?
You brought a lot of bags to Lu Jiandang's house, but you didn't even bring anything to honor your uncle. To put it bluntly, you were ignored! The woman you introduced to me was just a little older.
He still doesn't like her. He finds a soldier who has been rolling in the mud, and he treats him like a treasure. He is so short-sighted, just like his mother."
Even though they were so hungry that they had to eat dirt, Han Meina still looked down on everyone. Miao Xiuying was living a prosperous life, and she couldn't even catch up with her.
I just say a few sour words in private.
Hearing this, Lu Jianjun became even angrier, and gnashed his teeth as he said, "There is no place for me, his third uncle, in his eyes. I found him a good one, and he still thinks I am harming him.
The brigade commander's daughter is just a nice title. If she were a treasure, she would be the wife of a country boy like him.
Let’s not talk about it anymore. Don’t we still have three pounds of meat coupons in our house? Let’s buy some meat tomorrow. I’m so hungry.”
Han Meina sighed and resigned herself to cooking. She saw that there was not even an iron pot in the kitchen, so she could only make do with ceramic pots.
But he was cursing in his heart. The Lu family had good food and drinks, but they didn't even invite their third branch. They really treated their third branch as some kind of monster.
At the Lu family's house, before going to bed, Zhang Yulan soaked soybeans, planning to grind tofu early the next morning and make some soy milk for the baby.
When Jiang Yan and the others got up, they looked at the steaming white soy milk and the fried dough sticks.
She took a bite. The crust was golden and crispy, and the inside was fluffy and soft, exuding a rich aroma of wheat and oil, which greatly aroused Jiang Yan's appetite.
After drinking two sips of soy milk, she soaked the fried dough sticks in it, which is another way to eat it.
Lu Li and Song Jingtian were also satisfied with their meals. Miao Xiuying peeled a boiled egg for them and said nostalgically, "In the past, during the Chinese New Year, I was able to drink a bowl of hot sweet soybean milk. I was so happy."
Everyone was poor in those days, but now we can eat meat even if we don’t eat for three or five days, and life has become better.
Zhang Yulan lowered her head, her brows softened, "Alas, we all came from poor times, we have suffered and been exhausted, so shouldn't the younger generation have an easier life?
By the way, that educated youth is getting married in a few days. Do you want to go and lend a hand? You know the person getting married. She is from the Liang family. Her son is a down-to-earth man. He works as an apprentice in the city and earns more than ten yuan a month.
He had originally been in love with a girl from the brigade, but the boy fell in love with an educated youth and fell head over heels in love with her. No matter what his mother said, it was useless. There was no other way, so she had to marry him, right?
The next year, he is almost 25 or 26 years old, and his family is as anxious as ants on a hot pot, just waiting for a new daughter-in-law to come home and give birth to a big fat boy next year! "
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