Chapter 11 A Gift
Is "Lao Hetou" referring to him, who is just 23 years old and in the prime of his life?
He Liansheng's back trembled almost imperceptibly. Of course he remembered the voice; it belonged to his little "wife". Why did he feel as if she had known him for a long time and was particularly familiar with him?
But he is particularly sensitive to people's faces. If he has seen them before or interacted with them before, he must have an impression of them.
Qin Lai Di also realized that she was too emotional, and quickly said, "You're back. I heard that our rabbit was found?"
He Liansheng nodded.
Lai Di glared at the Liu family members in a warning tone, "I, Qin Lai Di, am making this clear today. If anything is lost in our Qin family again, I will only look for you."
Widow Liu curled her lips and said, "Oh, you are so arrogant. Don't think you can be so arrogant just because you have a pretty boy son-in-law. I don't know how many times your aunt comes to visit us in a year, but the seven sons of our Liu family are at home every day."
Everyone sighed. This was the reason why the Qin family suffered.
Qin Ju glanced at the Liu family indifferently, and the kindness that had just emerged in his heart disappeared. These people were not worth it.
Widow Liu had a blue nose root and red spots on her thenares and hypothenars, which showed that she had liver problems. She died of advanced liver cancer many years later.
Needless to say, Liu Dahu's arm is disabled.
Liu Erhu has puffy eyes, swollen face, pale lips, weak waist and knees. He is a born severe azoospermia patient, but he has three fat sons.
Liu Sanhu...is the only healthy one among these evil people in the Liu family.
He Liansheng also glanced at Lai Di with a little worry, but he saw that the little lesbian had a calm expression and even had time to look at the Liu family, as if she didn't hear the other party's unexpectedly threatening words at all.
I guess he is too young to understand these jargons.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand, so you don't have to worry. Even small minions like the Liu family are not enough for him to deal with with just his little finger.
Because the new aunt had just returned and had made her proud, Qin Guihua was generous for once. She asked Pan Di to go to the tofu shop at the entrance of the village to cut a pound of tender tofu, and stir-fried it with tender celery until it was sweet and fragrant. She also took out a piece of bacon that had been hanging for half a year and she was reluctant to eat it, stir-fried it with green and red peppers, crushed a few cloves of garlic, scooped a spoonful of soybean paste, and stewed a soft and rotten eggplant.
It must be said that although Qin Guihua had never been out of the house and had no experience, her cooking skills were unexpectedly good. He Liansheng could have eaten four bowls of rice, but he put down his bowl and chopsticks naturally after eating two bowls.
He knew that the three members of the Qin family were tightening their belts for fear of not treating him well enough. This feeling was all too familiar.
In that "home" in Beijing, whenever there were guests, my mother would repeatedly tell them not to sit at the table. If they had to sit at the table, they were not allowed to pick up any food. If they had to pick up any food, they could only pick up vegetarian dishes. They had to put down their chopsticks and say they were full after five minutes at most.
But, little Liansheng, is he really full?
No one cares. I've gotten used to being hungry anyway.
"Xiao He will not leave this time he comes back, right? If the young couple is not in a hurry, they can stay for a few more days before returning to Haicheng." This hinted that he should take Lai Di away.
He Liansheng paused and said, "The work is not finished yet. I am only back for two days."
Qin Guihua was very disappointed, and didn't dare to ask what the job was, "How long will it take?"
"Don't blame grandma for being nosy. You two are not young anymore. Hurry up and get things done. Also, bring Lai Di to the Great Northern Wilderness to visit your parents so that they can feel at ease."
He's father is an artist, and she doesn't know what a cello is, but she feels that with such a "flashy" job, it is almost impossible for her to return to Beijing in the future. However, He's mother is a doctor in a large hospital in Beijing. With a skill in hand, she can control the world. The country is always in need of good doctors. Maybe one day she will return to Beijing like Dr. He?
Lai Di must improve her favor, otherwise the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be difficult in the future.
"By the way, last time I told you that you have a brother. What job does he do?"
"Worker."
Qin Guihua breathed a sigh of relief. This was not a bad thing. The worker brothers had always had the closest relationship with the farmer brothers. The relationship between them and Lai Di's sister-in-law should be good.
Qin Lai Di sighed quietly. Lao He had a cold relationship with his parents, and with his brother and sister-in-law...that was another story, oh no, an accident.
The old lady talked about Liu Baozhu next door while eating. In just half a day, the whole brigade knew that widow Liu's granddaughter was going to marry the third son of the Zhao family and become an official's wife. Because they were in a hurry, the army's marriage application had been approved, and they would go to get the marriage certificate tomorrow and hold the wedding the day after tomorrow.
Qin Lai Di listened with a blank expression on her face, and even felt like laughing. Even the speed of getting the marriage certificate and the wedding was the same as in the previous life. It was true that Zhao Qingsong was always the same, but his wives were always changing.
After dinner, it was dark, and the next question was where to stay. There was only one room and one kang in the house, and it was impossible for an old man and a child to squeeze into the same kang with the young couple, right?
He Liansheng took the initiative to stand up and said, "I have something to do with Zhao Qingsong, so I'll stay at their house."
"Let Lai Di take you there. Don't worry, she knows this village well."
The young couple went out and walked slowly along the village path. The moonlight sprinkled on them like a layer of gauze, so ethereal that Lai Di thought it was an illusion... It has been two months since they got the marriage certificate, but she still hasn't realized that she is married.
"you……"
"you……"
The visitors spoke at the same time. He Liansheng touched his nose and said, "You speak first."
"What are your plans next?"
"First, finish the task in the factory. If everything goes well, it will take about half a month. If you are willing, you can go back to Haicheng with me."
Qin Lai Di raised her lips and asked, "What if it doesn't go well?"
The man was silent.
"Is there a house to live in Haicheng?"
"No." As if afraid that she would be sad, he added, "I will find a way to change the room when the time comes."
Now he still lives in the youth workers' dormitory, which is a collective household.
Qin Lai Di also laughed. He had said the same thing when he helped her rent an apartment in her previous life. She thought he just randomly found one, but who knew he had to run all over the neighborhoods and houses in the city before finding a yard with a big pear tree. And what made her happiest at that time was that every time he came back from a business trip, he would bring her something unexpected, sometimes a box of local specialty pears, sometimes two cans of sweet golden autumn pear paste, and sometimes souvenirs with the fragrance of pear blossoms.
The things are not worth much, but the feeling of being thought of is something that both men and women like. But look at this dead wood now, he has been away on business for such a long time, and they are legally married anyway, but he didn't bring her anything!
"I heard that Zhao Qingsong also brought a gift for Liu Baozhu?" She said casually.
“No.”
Lai Di was furious. What I wanted to say was, did you hear me? I was hinting at you!
"I see Baozhu is quite happy." Give it to me, give it to me. I'll be happy even if you give me a branch.
“I didn’t notice.”
Qin Lai Di: "..." Who could tell her how the wise, considerate and humorous old man in his previous life could be such a stubborn and insensitive person when he was young!
The two families were not far apart, and the journey of a few minutes was completed quickly. He still didn't notice anything, but found that Comrade Xiao Qin seemed a little unhappy. "You go back, I'll watch."
He Liansheng, He Liansheng, you are destined to be alone, you will be a bachelor for the rest of your life! But when I felt the eyes behind me watching me walk to the door of my house, I felt very relieved. I was married, but I still had a long way to go in my training.
At noon the next day, before He Liansheng went to the provincial capital, a major event occurred in the Wulitun Production Team - Liu Sanhu was taken away by the commune's armed officers!
Speaking of the Liu family, the strongest fighter is not Dahu or Erhu, but Liu Sanhu. Dahu looks strong but is weak inside, Erhu is stubborn, and Si, Wu, Liu, Qi all listen to their younger sister Liu Baozhu and dare to make trouble but never really do anything to anyone... Only Sanhu is not only good at fighting, but also has strong muscles that can scare children to tears, and most importantly, he is also sinister.
He was the one who had the most dishonest subordinates and loved to fan the flames between the two widows. He watched the fun from the side and looked for opportunities to do something to the girls from the Qin family. Little Lajiao had suffered many losses at his hands in the past.
If Liu Dahu is the sweetheart of widow Liu, then Sanhu is her military advisor. When she was about to leave work today, several officers in military uniforms came to the field and asked who was Liu Sanhu. Without saying a word, they handcuffed a pair of silver bracelets on Sanhu's hands and took him away without saying anything... She was completely shocked.
The armed officers of the commune were not the militia of the brigade, so they would not give her face, let alone be afraid of these tigers. It was not until she returned home crying and saw the house turned upside down that she realized that Sanhu was in trouble this time, and it was a big trouble!
Every year during the agricultural idle season, each commune would carry out infrastructure projects to learn from Dazhai in agriculture. Liu Sanhu was always selected because he was strong and healthy. He was not only provided with food, but also had connections with the commune cadres. He was very happy every time. Unfortunately, he was used to taking advantage of the Qin family and could not change his ways. When he got up to urinate at night, he saw diesel used for pumps, cement and steel bars left over from bridge piers. He would put them in his arms and take them home quickly during the weekend.
Cement is commonly used in building houses and is not available outside. Widow Liu was so happy when she saw it that she didn't even look at her eyes. Instead of stopping him, she encouraged him to take more next time and save more. She wanted to find a way to melt the steel bars and make an iron pot. She planned to add the diesel to kerosene lamps to save a lot of electricity bills... She didn't realize that this was stealing public property at all.
What they had never expected was that early this morning the commune suddenly received an anonymous tip-off that the supplies previously lost by the infrastructure team had been found at Liu Sanhu's home in Wulitun.
If it was rice, flour, grain, oil or other daily necessities, that would be digging into the corners of socialism. At most, the commune would send two officials to understand the situation. But what are diesel, steel bars and cement? They are strategic reserve materials! They must be produced, sold and used strictly in accordance with the national plan. This is completely different from stealing public property!
In addition, a lot of things were lost, and the infrastructure team was worried about how to explain to the county revolutionary committee. After receiving this report, they were immediately encouraged, and more than a dozen armed specialists rode bicycles and carried guns and rushed to Wulitun.
The first thing they did after rushing in was to search the Liu family's house. Coincidentally, Liu Baozhu and several sisters-in-law followed Old Lady Zhao to the city to buy clothes this morning, and Widow Liu was working in the fields with several grandsons. They effortlessly searched out a bunch of miscellaneous things from cellars, water tanks, kang holes, secret compartments in the wall and other places, including the war supplies they were looking for!
The supplies in the commune all had special marks. If there was no mark, how could the Liu family, three generations of poor peasants, buy so many scarce supplies? Anyway, Liu Sanhu was really finished this time.
That afternoon, widow Liu brought Baozhu to the Zhao family and begged Zhao Qingsong to use his connections to see if he could save his future third uncle. It was said that she had tried every trick, from crying to making a fuss to threatening to commit suicide, but Zhao Qingsong still did not agree.
When Qin Laidie heard the news, two small smiles appeared on her lips. That's right, this is the style of Zhao Qingsong, who is "upright and impartial" and "impartial".
You are a fan of officials, so I will give you a big gift today.
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