On the way back, Li Xu was imagining Liu Gang's expression when he was being lectured.
And the more he thought about it, the happier he became, and in the end he even laughed out loud.
After arriving home, Sun Xiu waved repeatedly, "Xiao Xu, come here quickly. Your sister-in-law just came up with an idea that we think is great. Give it a listen."
"Please tell me."
"Your sister-in-law said she wanted to bring Xiaohua to our house to recuperate after giving birth. We have an empty room, and your uncle recently replaced the furniture in it with new ones. We just need to tidy it up a bit. Your sister-in-law can take care of Xiaohua during the day, and they can chat and relieve their boredom. This way, Xiaohui won't have to take leave."
Li Xu was stunned. She didn't expect Hu Guilan to take on the task of taking care of the child. "Sister-in-law, was this your idea?"
Hu Guilan looked excited. "Yes, I was thinking about this just now after you left. Xiaohua is a worker now, and her maternity leave is over 50 days. She must be so anxious staying home alone for such a long time. Our house is more lively, and I don't have much to do except sew clothes. I can take care of her during the day. How great is that?"
"Is Brother Qiang coming with us?"
Li Jiakang spoke up now, "Don't let him come. If he comes, how can Xiaohui live there alone?"
Li Xu thought about it and said, "I think it's okay, but I don't know if Brother Qiang and the others agree."
No matter how well they discuss it here, it will be useless. In the end, Li Qiang and his wife still need to agree.
"Your father and I will go again tomorrow and ask them what they think." Sun Xiu's face suddenly showed a helpless expression.
Li Jiakang also cursed angrily, "This stubborn donkey."
Everyone in the room knew he was talking about Li Qiang, and they all nodded in agreement.
After saying that, Li Xu played with Li Ju for a while, and then everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
Li Ping returned to the room and asked quietly, "If Xiaohua comes, you'll have a lot of things to do. Is that really okay?"
Hu Guilan laughed immediately. "No problem. There isn't much housework to do at home. Xiaoju is well-behaved and easy to take care of. Our son rarely cries. Besides, Xiaohua doesn't have a mother's home right now, and Second Aunt can't come. If we don't help her now, who else can she rely on? Xiaohui is only a little old. We can't really rely on her. If she gets sick from sitting too much, it will be too late to regret it."
Li Ping also nodded in agreement. "As long as you think it's okay, it's fine. I just don't know if Xiaohua can come. Our dad is right. Xiaoqiang is a stubborn donkey. If he doesn't agree, there's nothing we can do."
When Li Qiang was mentioned, both of them sighed, said no more, and went straight to bed.
Early in the morning, Liu Gang's face darkened when he saw Li Xu.
But Li Xu didn't care and still went forward to greet him warmly, "Hey, Uncle Liu, you look good."
Liu Gang said in a bad tone, "You are so capable! You even dared to complain to your uncle. You must be laughing so hard right now, right?"
"No, I'm not complaining. Yesterday, my uncle Xu heard that you were just drinking water to fill your stomach. You know, you two have such a good relationship, so he naturally wanted to care about you. Then he came to me to ask about the situation. I told him the general situation, and I guess he misunderstood."
Although he was really about to burst with joy, Li Xu didn't dare show it at all, for fear that Liu Gang would lose control and come up to beat him up.
But even so, Liu Gang still had no intention of letting him go.
Liu Gang stretched out his powerful hand and grabbed his collarbone, which scared him. "Uncle Liu, you...ah..."
Li Xu was in so much pain that tears were about to come out. After more than ten seconds, Liu Gang loosened his hand and said with a smile, "You must have complained, otherwise your uncle wouldn't have lectured me for so long. I know his temper too well."
Li Xu rubbed the sore spot with a look of pain on his face, but he said, "Uncle Liu, we are even now, and we will live in harmony from now on."
But in his heart, he was thinking that he would bully his son to vent his anger in a few days.
"Okay, we're even. If I had known this earlier, I would have just given you this blow. You really screwed me over yesterday." Liu Gang was also tired.
Li Xu thought to himself that he deserved it. He was such an adult but still so petty.
But he also felt that his action just now was really painful. He would try it on Li Chen if he had the chance and let him feel the difference between it and being spanked.
After that, Li Xu and the other man got along very harmoniously, and for a moment, the harmonious relationship between uncle and nephew was restored.
After dinner, Li Jiakang and his wife were about to go out to Li Qiang's place when they saw Li Jiafu and his wife walk in.
Everyone was stunned, and then hurriedly welcomed the two into the house.
After everyone was seated, Li Jiakang asked, "Why did you have time to come here?"
"Xiaohua is about to give birth, so her mother took a vacation to come and take care of her. The road was not safe, so I came along and came to visit you." Li Jiafu pointed at Duan Xiaoyun next to him.
Li Jiakang and the others looked at each other, then hesitantly asked, "Isn't the harvest about to start in the countryside? Can the team leader approve this leave?"
"The crops haven't grown well this year, and with so many new residents now settled in the brigade, the brigade leader thought one less person wouldn't matter, so he approved the leave."
Li Jiakang was stunned again. "Do you still think there are enough people during the harvest?"
Li Xu and others also felt that this reason was a bit far-fetched. Now when it comes to harvesting rice, they wish they could split the people in two and use them all. Everyone is rushing to harvest the grain, and no matter how many people there are, it would not be enough. How could they grant leave for such a reason?
"Really, you don't know how poorly the rice is growing in the countryside right now. Most of the rice ears are empty. We should keep all this food for ourselves. Those who ask for leave will get less. The team leader doesn't bother to care about this kind of self-destructive behavior, so he just approved it directly." Li Jiafu and his wife also showed bitter and heartbroken expressions.
It doesn't matter if they get a little less food, as their family doesn't lack it, but the fact that most of the rice ears are empty is the most heartbreaking thing for these farmers who have been dealing with crops for half their lives.
Li Jiafu did not mention the issue of paying public grain, and Li Xu knew the reason.
In 1958, the higher authorities issued a regulation on agricultural tax, one of which was that if grain production was reduced due to natural disasters, agricultural tax could be reduced or exempted according to the degree of reduction.
The public grain paid during this period was basically equivalent to agricultural tax.
Tang County suffered severe disasters this year, and there is a high probability that agricultural taxes will be exempted this year. We should receive a notice of this when the crops are ready to be harvested.
So after this harvest, these grains and the grain harvested in the first season will be distributed to people again according to work points.
Then everyone has to hold on until the grain is returned next year.
There are still several months left. If we can't survive because of lack of food, it will be our own fault.
In addition, there were quite a few people harvesting crops, so the team leader simply approved the leave.
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