Du Ming agreed without hesitation, "Okay, it's settled."
The two families then discussed the wedding details. After everything was finalized, Li Xu hurriedly asked, "Grandpa, I have something to tell you. Is it convenient for you?"
Mr. Qi responded with a smile on his face, "It's convenient, go ahead."
"Can you come to my house and teach my younger siblings?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room instantly fell silent, and the Qi family members all showed displeased expressions. "What a joke! How can you let a teacher come to your home to teach a disciple?"
Old Master Qi waved his hand, signaling Qi Wen's brother to be quiet, and then frowned and said, "You have to give me a reason for doing this, right?"
Li Xu showed a helpless expression. "My sister's condition is not suitable for meeting outsiders. I also know that this suggestion is a bit presumptuous, but there is no other way. We can only do this."
"Huh?" Everyone in the Qi family was stunned. "What do you mean it's not suitable to see outsiders?"
Du Ming then explained, "His sister has a very fair complexion and doesn't tan easily. Plus, she's the youngest and is deeply loved by her family. Even though she hasn't suffered much in recent years, anyone who sees her would think she's never been hungry. To avoid trouble, her family doesn't dare let her see anyone."
"My sister has been sunbathing for a month, but she's still not getting much darker. There's really nothing we can do." Li Xu agreed helplessly.
Hearing this, Qi Wen's father was very puzzled. "Even if she is white, it doesn't make people think that she has never been hungry, right?"
Li Xu spread his hands and said, "The problem is that she has never been hungry, and her face is still chubby."
Hearing this, everyone in the Qi family was stunned.
Is this true or false?
No matter how favored you are, there must be a limit, right?
Are there still children who don’t go hungry in these years?
Besides, what the hell is that chubby little face?
Li Xu then explained, "My second uncle is from the countryside. He has provided my family with a lot of food in recent years, so our family is relatively well off. I love my sister very much, so I often get nutritional supplements from my uncles and aunts for her to eat. As a result, she actually gained some weight..."
"Yes, Xiaoxu's uncles are all big leaders in various units. They have given him many good things. Even my family has eaten a lot of cakes they sent." Yang Li said excitedly.
Although she knew that Li Xu was talking nonsense, she could only help cover it up.
But it was different for the people in the Qi family. They had no idea what to say.
Because they knew Du Ming and his wife, and knew that they were not the kind of people who liked to tell lies.
Besides, if this kind of thing is fake, it will be easily exposed, and the two of them are not that stupid.
So there is only one possibility - this is true.
After figuring it out, everyone in the Qi family was stunned.
It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
When they were starving, some of them actually gained weight.
Is this fair?
Now they also understood why Li Xu wanted Mr. Qi to come to his house.
If Li Ju's situation were seen by the Li family's neighbors, they would be so jealous that their eyes would turn red.
Once people feel jealous, they can do anything.
After a long silence, Mr. Qi asked, "Why don't you ask your sister to come over later?"
It’s easy to be envied if you have fat on your face now, but it won’t be a problem after a while.
Besides, he is old and doesn't want to work so hard.
Li Xu shook his head. "In just over a month, my little sister will be going to school. We're afraid she'll be bullied, so we want her to learn some skills to protect herself as soon as possible."
At this time, Du Ming whispered, "Grandpa, the food I sent you in the past few months was all given by Xiaoxu's family."
Everyone in the Qi family's expression changed.
In the past few months, Du Ming would send 5 kilograms of fine grain to their family every month, saying it was for the old man to eat.
They always thought that the Du family helped them because they saw that they were having a hard time.
Now it seems they were mistaken.
Qi Wen's father asked in disbelief, "Did your family really give it to you?"
Li Xu nodded. "We didn't think about this at the time. It was just because the old man waived the fees for my brother and sister, and our family felt bad about it, so we decided to send some food to the old man as compensation."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "This is also because my second uncle sent a lot of grain back to my family a few days ago, so we have a lot more food at home."
In fact, he didn't want Du Ming to tell this matter, because it would make people think that he was taking advantage of the situation to repay a favor.
After hearing this, Mr. Qi knew that he could not avoid this mission.
So he sighed and said, "The debt of favor is the hardest to repay. When will I go?"
Li Xu suddenly laughed and said, "If possible, let's go tomorrow."
Then he pulled out a thick wad of bills from his pocket and handed it over, "Old man, this is their fee, would you like to give me some?"
Old Master Qi glanced at the banknotes, then took them and put them directly on the table. "No need to count. Your family is kind and righteous. Every penny of the expenses must be paid in food. I believe that this money will not be less than a penny."
"Thank you so much for your trust."
Mr. Qi immediately laughed and continued, "Xiao Sen, you will practice martial arts with them tomorrow.
"Huh?" Du Sen was surprised. "I'm going to start training tomorrow too?"
"Well, if you can herd one sheep, you're also herding two sheep. Let's herd them both together."
Du Sen scratched his head and said, "Okay, Grandpa Qi, I'll come to see you tomorrow and take you to my brother-in-law's house."
"good."
After the matter was discussed, everyone started chatting again.
What Li Xu didn't expect was that the Qi family didn't care about the Du family's affairs, but instead kept asking about his situation...
After returning home and telling his family about this, Li Chen jumped up excitedly.
Seeing him like this, Sun Xiu quickly warned him, "Old Third, you must not shout loudly tomorrow. If you attract the attention of the neighbors, it will be troublesome."
"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."
Li Xu and others shook their heads and ignored him.
the next day.
After arriving at the motorcade, Li Xu heard another explosive piece of news - the market was about to open.
As a place for people to trade, the market is quite important in this era.
Simply put, it is equivalent to a second supply and marketing cooperative.
In the past, people bought and sold agricultural and sideline products at the market, and they didn’t need tickets, only money.
It was just that something happened in 1958 that caused the market to be closed, and it has been closed until now.
Li Xu was shocked when he suddenly heard the news of reopening.
It’s nothing else but that there are no agricultural and sideline products in the countryside now. Even if the market is opened, the farmers have nothing to sell.
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