Li Hongjian came back happily with his salary in his hand and found his mother Chen Xiaoying: "Mom, here, take the flowers."

He also saved some money, which he used to support his mother.

Look how nice his mother was to him just now.

Looking at the second child's simple and honest appearance, Chen Xiaoying shook her head and said, "No need. Mom is making money now and has money to spend. You can take it yourself. When you save enough, I will help you buy a house in the county."

Li Hongyan, who was standing next to him, almost stretched out her hand, but immediately retracted it after hearing what her mother Chen Xiaoying said.

She had become accustomed to keeping her brothers' salaries, but once they were kept, the money basically disappeared. After all, she had three sons, who spent a lot of money and could not save it, and her brothers would not ask her for it.

Seeing that his mother said no, if she stretched out her hand, it would seem like she had a relapse of her old habit, so she stopped talking.

The mother and her two sons returned to the house rented by Li Hongjian and Li Hongqiang.

Chen Xiaoying thought Li Hongqiang was there, so she stood at the gate and didn't want to go in. As a result, Li Hongyan shouted, "Mom, Hongqiang is not here."

Chen Xiaoying frowned and walked in.

The second son, Li Hongjian, was searching for his own clothes among the messy pile of clothes on the kang. He found a urea bag to pack it up and said, "No doubt, he is playing cards in the third son's courtyard."

Chen Xiaoying had a cold expression and said nothing.

Her eldest daughter, Li Hongyan, felt her heart sink, and she couldn't help but curse with gnashing teeth: "Why does he have no memory?"

Just now, Hei Lao San looked like he was going to pounce and beat their mother Chen Xiaoying. Li Hongqiang didn't even bother to step forward to stop him and threatened Hei Lao San before bringing him back. As soon as they left, he couldn't wait to run back again.

"He feels like he can't live without playing cards." Li Hongjian said with a sigh.

Chen Xiaoying said expressionlessly: "Stop talking, let's go."

She just pretends that she had never given birth to the third child.

When I was leaving, I passed by Hei Laosan's courtyard gate and heard noisy sounds inside, with people drinking and playing cards.

Li Hongjian hesitated for a moment and put down the urea bag: "Mom, I'll go in and tell him."

Chen Xiaoying didn't say anything and just walked forward.

Li Hongjian felt that since they were brothers, he had to give the third brother a warning, so he walked in.

I found Li Hongqiang and told him that he was quitting his job and was going home.

Li Hongqiang couldn't even enjoy drinking anymore, and he subconsciously felt uneasy: "Second brother, what should I do if you leave?"

Sometimes he hadn't finished his work, and it was always the second and fourth brothers who helped him. Now the fourth brother is gone, and the second brother has also gone back. He is alone now, who will help him?

"Then you can go back with us. Our mother came here just to pick you up." Li Hongjian said kindly, not knowing that the third brother had just broken up with their mother Chen Xiaoying.

Li Hongqiang thought that it was their mother Chen Xiaoying who asked Li Hongjian to persuade him again, so he got angry and said, "I won't leave. If you want to leave, go ahead."

Li Hongjian had nothing to say when he was like this: "Forget it, you can leave or not. I have said good things in advance. You should be more careful in the future."

He had already told him that the boss wanted to lay off employees, but he acted like he hadn't heard anything.

Li Hongjian followed his mother Chen Xiaoying and elder sister Li Hongyan back to his hometown Kaiyuan County.

Li Hongjian discovered that the fourth brother lived in the store. The small house was clean. He pushed a cart and sold buns every morning, earning more than 30 yuan a day. After finishing his work at 10 o'clock in the morning, he went to the hot pot restaurant opened by his niece Li Yutong to wash vegetables and dishes, and received another 1,000 yuan salary a month.

This adds up to more than two thousand yuan, which is much more than what they earn from the hard work in the lumber mill.

Chen Xiaoying asked Li Hongjian: "What are you going to do?"

Li Hongjian said honestly: "Mom, I can do whatever you say."

The second son, Li Hongjian, followed the instructions, so Chen Xiaoying felt relieved: "You have several choices. The county wants to open a food factory specializing in hot pot ingredients. With the connection, you can be arranged to work as a worker, an ordinary worker. Or, you can go back to grow red peppers for hot pot ingredients. You will be freer and no one will take care of you. When you grow them, we will buy them first. Another option is to follow me and sell buns."

"What do you think, which one do you want to do?"

Li Hongjian couldn't help but think about it carefully. It seemed that anything he could do would be fine. He could make money and it would be down-to-earth and not tiring.

However, he was a man who kept himself clean outside, and he was afraid of being cheated of money and sex by those unclean women.

He had also been disciplined before and had just escaped from the clutches of his boss. It was not like he would immediately fall into working under another boss, that is, his mother.

"Mom, can I make money by growing peppers?" he asked.

Chen Xiaoying said, "It will definitely make money. We will buy our own land first. If you want to go back to farm, go ahead."

The couple has been separated for such a long time, and the second daughter-in-law, Wang Xiaoqin, is timid and dares not come to the county town, so it would be fine for the second son to go back and grow peppers.

"When you are not busy on the farm, you can still come to the county town to work. As long as you work, Mom will pay you." It costs money to hire anyone, and as long as the second son does the work, the wages will be given to him, which is not a problem.

The second child, Li Hongjian, grinned and said, "Okay, Mom, I'll listen to you."

Missing his wife, he immediately went back to the village.

There are now rumors of demolition in the county town, and the land of Wangjia Village, which is closest to the county town, has been surveyed.

Two villages away is Lijia Village.

Everyone is thinking about making a lot of money from demolition, but Li Hongjian feels that his village is still far away from the county town and will not be demolished. He even hopes that it will not be demolished.

After the demolition, the rural people have no land to farm and they all flock to the county town. Are there enough jobs in the county town to support these farmers?

Anyway, Lijia Village is not far from the county town, and it only takes more than half an hour to get there by bike.

The second son, Li Hongjian, came back and went to see his father Li Pingwang first with some things in his hands.

Li Pingwang was feeding the dog in the yard. Five or six sheep appeared in the former sheep pen in the corner of the yard.

"Dad, why are you raising sheep again?" he asked puzzled.

Just because of raising sheep, his mother Chen Xiaoying fell and almost got into an accident, so why did his father continue raising sheep?

"I'll sell it to you later, don't let it get you hurt too."

He had good intentions, but Li Pingwang was afraid of him. He glared at him and cursed: "If I don't raise sheep to earn some money, who will support me, you unfilial people? Huh?"

Li Pingwang was actually lonely.

After divorcing his wife Chen Xiaoying, he had nothing to do all day. He was too old to do much farm work, so he just gave up.

Playing chess in the village becomes boring after a long time.

He was in charge of a huge yard where he could even hear his own breathing, and the noise from the neighbors on both sides made for an enviable atmosphere.

He just couldn't bear it. He didn't want to remarry at all. He couldn't afford to lose face.

It was he who proposed the divorce and was already laughed at. It would be even more embarrassing to propose a remarriage.

He raised sheep and a dog.

Finally, there is some life in this yard.

The second child, Li Hongjian, was scolded but he was not angry. He was used to it. "Dad, this is the egg cake I bought for you. Try it. You have bad teeth, so this is just right for you."

Li Pingwang is old, has bad teeth, and likes to eat sweets.

For those who have lived through the bitter days of famine, sweet things are a luxury. When they get older, they especially like to eat foods like pork with preserved vegetables, braised pork, and sesame candy.

Egg cakes have only become popular in recent years. Li Pingwang felt relieved. He took one and ate it while asking, "Why are you back? Is there something wrong?"