Chapter 164 Each with their own thoughts
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Only a dim oil lamp illuminated the room. Li Youfu looked at the words written on Li Shiyang's reply: "...Father, you can't force Li Shiyue to bow down like you would any other young lady...How many young ladies in the world would dare to kill someone?"
"...If Grandpa continues like this, he'll push Li Shiyue to the opposite side of us, and the Li family will be in danger."
Li Youfu knew that Li Shiyang was right. Li Shiyue was not an ordinary young girl; she was capable of killing!
But Li Youfu, who had long been accustomed to having the final say in the Li family and had been the head of the Li family for nearly thirty years, was not the kind of person who would bow his head.
How could he let a little girl, barely ten years old, climb on top of him?
Li Youfu was unwilling to admit his old age and weakness, but given the reality, what could he do?
Could he possibly kill Li Shiyue?
In Liujiatun, how could Li Youfu be the only one who had his eye on Li Shiyue?
Li Wangjin, the eldest son of the eighth great-uncle, couldn't sleep because of the sound of rain outside the window. He reached out and nudged the woman next to him, who mumbled a "hmm" with her eyes closed.
Li Wangjin nudged her again, and the woman, Wang Xiangxing, Li Wangjin's wife, had no choice but to open her eyes. With an impatient air of being disturbed from her sweet dreams, she said in a low voice, "What? What? What? You're not going to sleep? I still want to sleep!"
Seeing that his wife was awake, Li Wangjin turned over and spoke into Wang Xiangxing's ear: "Tell me, where did Wang Shui and the others get the plow and the planting tools they used?"
How come their stuff works so well? They managed to finish all the work in just a few days?
That's not all. Did you see the wasteland they cleared at the foot of the mountain over the riverbank?
Xing'er, you need ten acres of land!
Ten acres of land!
Speaking of which, Wang Xiangxing couldn't sleep either, and her energy returned. She sat up halfway, took some clothes from the kang (a heated brick bed), put them on, and started talking to Li Wangjin.
"Of course, that good thing must have been obtained by that girl October from somewhere!"
"It's all your dad's fault! If he hadn't tried to put on airs and force October to submit, we might have gotten some benefits and used that good stuff too!"
When it comes to farming, Wang Xiangxing has endless things to say.
"Also, our family should learn from others and buy a donkey."
Look at other people, they have donkeys, horses, mules, and even big horses to serve them. What about us? Your dad treats you like a donkey!
People born in October are capable; do capable people need to be divided into men and women?
Why is your dad so ungrateful?
Have you forgotten about the refugees and Japanese pirates we encountered on our journey to escape famine?
If it weren't for October, our clan wouldn't have known...
Li Wangjin quickly covered Wang Xiangxing's mouth; she was getting angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her voice was getting louder and louder.
"Keep your voice down, don't wake the child."
Wang Xiangxing turned around and glanced at the sleeping baby beside her. Seeing that the baby was sleeping soundly, she turned back and glared at Li Wangjin.
"Come on, I think you're just afraid your dad will hear what I'm saying!"
The couple lay down again and whispered in each other's ears under the covers.
Li Wangjin knew perfectly well that his wife was right. Li Shiyue was no ordinary woman; her father had half a finger chopped off!
If Li Wangjin were to say it, Li Shiyue was a figure even more formidable than any man.
Regardless of what each household in Liujiatun thought, they all had to act according to the will of Heaven.
The heavy rain really lasted all night. When Li Shiyue got up and went out of the house in the morning, the sky outside was still gray and gloomy. She wondered if it would rain again today.
When they came back last night, because they had been caught in the rain, Li Shiyue and Shitou were forced to drink a bowl of bitter medicine by their mother. She also made them cover themselves with blankets to sweat it out.
This made Li Shiyue feel constantly damp from the heat, and she finally managed to drift off to sleep around midnight.
It has to be said that the system's products are good. In fact, ever since Li Shiyue gave everyone in the family water with added vitality to save Li Wangming, no one in the family has ever been sick again!
None of the medicine packets that Li's mother bought had a chance to be used; yesterday was the first time they were used.
As a result, by the time Li Shiyue had finished her breakfast, the sky had begun to clear up, and by noon, it was completely sunny.
The water that had accumulated in the Li family's courtyard had dried up considerably after a morning of intense sunshine.
Li Shiyue originally wanted to go up the mountain with Li Qiutian and the others, but they had been too busy lately and hadn't been up the mountain for a while.
But just as she took out her machete and before she could even put her basket on her back, she heard a sound coming from afar—several footsteps. Someone was coming.
She walked to the door with her machete in hand, and looked ahead. She saw Granny Liu leading two people, including Little Chestnut, towards her house.
She only needed one glance to recognize that it was Zhao Youcai from the Zhao family and a young man she didn't recognize, who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, who had come to their door.
Upon approaching, Li Shiyue stroked Xiao Lizi's head and called to Li's mother, who then welcomed the group inside. Aunt Liu led the way and tried to take Xiao Lizi back, but Xiao Lizi, seeing the Li family's dogs, didn't want to leave.
"Grandma, stay and talk to my mother. She wants to ask you about the market in Qingsong Town."
Turning around, Li Shiyue bowed to Zhao Youcai and the unfamiliar young man, who quickly returned the bow.
Zhao Youcai said to Li Shiyue with a hint of nervousness, "I met Xiao Fu on the road. What a coincidence, I came to find you, and so did he, so we came together."
Li Qiutian invited the two men into the main room and served them tea. Zhao Youcai and Sun Xiaofu from Sunjia Kiln then explained why they had come.
Zhao Youcai came to ask Li Shiyue and the others why they needed to build houses. Now that spring plowing was over, everyone had free time and wanted to earn some money.
As for Sun Xiaofu, he was the one who ordered the bricks from Li Shiyue in Sunjia Kiln. Sun Daqiang sent Sun Xiaofu over to ask them when they would be able to deliver them.
Li Shiyue counted the days and made appointments with the two of them separately. Before seeing them off, Li's mother took it upon herself to give each of them two pancakes.
The two of them were too embarrassed to accept the money, after all, they had only come to ask a question, and they had come empty-handed.
Li Shiyue had already led the donkey out. She said to the two of them, "Don't be shy, take it and eat it on the way. It's not easy for you to come all this way."
I was just about to go to town to buy some things. Here, I'll take you all back with me.
"I won't keep you for dinner this time. There will be plenty of opportunities later when we're working, so please be sure to stay for meals then."
Zhao Youcai managed to maintain his composure, but Sun Xiaofu became delighted. He smiled, bowed to Li's mother, and accepted the cake she gave him.
The journey had exhausted him; Liujiatun was so far from their Sunjiayao village.
"Come on, get in the car."
Shi Tou and Li Shiyue drove the cart together, with Zhao Youcai and Sun Xiaofu also on board. The four of them trotted out of the village in the spring breeze.
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