Once again, everyone devoured the food in no time, and two tables full of dishes were completely eaten up by everyone.
As the one with the largest number of attendees, Xu Jianguo felt a little guilty. After all, with the current living standards, no family can afford so many people coming to eat for two consecutive days.
But Xu Jianguo didn't know what to say, because he knew Li Mancang's temper and knew that if he was polite, he would definitely be scolded.
So he thought that after he left, he should leave some things at home and let Li Mancang take them himself.
What he didn't know was that all the food for the past two days was pooled together by the three families.
Although life in the village is much better than before, as farmers for generations, it is currently difficult to have the opportunity to generate income.
The vast majority of villagers still live a self-sufficient life as before.
At most, when there was a big market in the commune or county, they would sell some wild vegetables, dried goods and other things in exchange for some banknotes, and then use these banknotes to buy some daily necessities.
Last night, in addition to the gifts Xu Jianguo brought to each of them, he also put twenty yuan and some bills at the bottom of each bag, taking into consideration their difficulties.
But after two days of eating and drinking, Xu Jianguo felt that this was far from enough. After all, he was from Sandaliang Village, and he knew best what life was like for his fellow villagers.
Just from the food he prepared over the past two days, Xu Jianguo could feel the deep longing these elders had for him.
The more he thought about Xu Jianguo, the more uncomfortable he felt, so he decided to get up and go home to prepare.
Unexpectedly, Li Mancang looked at Xu Jianguo who was sitting there in a daze and called out to him, "What are you thinking about, kid?"
Xu Jianguo was stunned for a moment when he came back to his senses. Then he curled his lips and said, "Uncle, you must have spent a lot of money on food and drink these past two days, right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Mancang frowned and said, "What are you talking about? Your father and I are best friends. I treat you like my own child. What's wrong with eating and drinking a little? You're not that old, why are you worrying about everything every day? Besides, this isn't about you. It's me, your Grandpa Dashan, and your Uncle Erniu who care about Xiaowen and the kids. Don't be so self-indulgent!"
When Xu Jianguo heard this, he thought to himself that this was indeed the same Uncle Mancang, he hadn't changed at all, he could turn hostile and scold at will.
"That's right, at most you are just benefiting from your wife and children. Don't be ungrateful!" Li Erniu took a puff of his cigarette and spoke.
"You only think about how much money we spent, but why don't you think about how much those things you gave us are worth? Having said that, I have to criticize you. If you put money in your pocket again next time, be careful or I will beat you up!" Li Dashan said with a frown.
Listening to the three people scolding him in his ears, Xu Jianguo was not angry at all. Instead, he felt a long-lost sense of security.
If he thought about it carefully, whether in his previous life or this life, Xu Jianguo rarely heard his elders nagging or scolding him, so he missed this feeling abnormally.
So when Li Mancang, Li Erniu and Li Dashan continued to criticize him, he suddenly raised his head and grinned at the three of them, revealing a very bright smile.
This completely confused Li Mancang and the other two. They didn't understand what this brat was up to.
"Grandpa Dashan, Uncle Mancang, Uncle Erniu, I came from our Sandaoliang. I know the village best. No one can afford to build it like this!"
"You don't need to worry about it. Can I let you go hungry when I get home?"
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more, okay?" Xu Jianguo said, completely defeated. However, he had already made up his mind that he must leave more things behind. After all, after he went to Jingzhou, he didn't know when he would come back next time.
After sitting in Li Mancang's house for a while, Xu Jianguo said goodbye, saying that he wanted to take the children to the village cemetery to sweep the graves of his parents.
After hearing this, the three of them did not try to persuade them to stay. They asked Xu Jianguo what time he would leave the next morning and then sent the family to the gate of the courtyard.
Before leaving, Zhang Meijuan, Wang Yan and Wang Erni held Wen Sitian and Daya's hands and kept reminding her to take good care of herself.
Li Dashan and the other two asked Xu Jianguo to write home as soon as possible after he settled down in Jingzhou.
Looking at the family's backs as they left, the eyes of Li Dashan, Li Mancang and Li Erniu turned slightly red, while Zhang Meijuan and Wang Yan, who had shallow eye sockets, had already shed tears of reluctance.
The group of little ones were not much better off. Li Xia, the aunt, held Lele's hand with tears in her eyes and kept saying something.
This is also the reason why Xu Jianguo doesn't like to let them see him off when he leaves. No matter who they are, no matter when or where, he doesn't like the feeling of parting.
When the family strolled to the village cemetery, the children who were originally chattering suddenly became quiet.
Lele, who is a little timid, has already run to Daya's side and actively holds her hand.
Even though this girl usually plays with Funiu the most, whenever something happens that makes her feel uneasy, the first person she runs to is definitely Daya.
Even Xu Jianguo and Wen Sitian did not receive this treatment, and no one knows why.
However, the couple were also happy to see this. After all, as the eldest sister and aunt in the family, Daya still had to have some prestige.
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