Thinking of being scolded every day in the future, Li Jiafu couldn't help but shudder, and then hurriedly persuaded, "Brother, you are tired enough from work every day. If you run so far to see me, your body will inevitably be unable to bear it. In my opinion, you should rest at home more and come here once a month."
"It's okay. I can't run that far. I can get there by just lifting my legs."
"Hmm?" Li Jiafu was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"I'm looking for you because I want to tell you that after the land is divided, you should give your fields to others to farm and move your family to the city."
"What the hell?" Li Jiafu was so shocked that he jumped up from the stool with his eyes wide open.
Li Jianguo, who was standing by, was delighted.
He knew very well that his uncle could say this because he must have thought of a way out for his family.
But he was too happy too early, because Li Jiafu said firmly, "I'll live in the countryside and won't go anywhere."
I finally waited for the land to be distributed, but you asked me to move to the city. What’s the point of dividing the land?
Hearing this, Li Jiakang said earnestly, "Second Brother, you are over fifty years old. It's time to take a rest."
Li Jiafu didn't dare to say that he didn't want to rest, so he could only refuse from another angle, "Brother, I don't work in the fields anymore. Besides, I've lived in the countryside for most of my life, and everyone I know is there. If you ask me to move to the city, I won't even have anyone to talk to."
Li Jiakang's face darkened and he turned to look at Li Jianguo, "Jianguo, did your father go to the fields today?"
Li Jianguo glanced at his old father, made up his mind, and said through gritted teeth, "Get off."
He is still young and doesn't want to dig in the dirt all his life.
He knew that his old father would not listen to what he said, so he told the truth to give his uncle an excuse to pressure him.
Li Jiafu's face turned green. He never thought that his own son would stab him in the back.
He slammed the table hard and cursed Li Jianguo viciously, "You little bastard, now you have learned to talk nonsense."
"Bang."
Li Jiafu had just finished cursing when he heard a louder slamming of the table and an angry voice. "Whether he's talking nonsense or not, you know it in your heart. I'm telling you, Second Brother, you have to move out of this house whether you want to or not. Yang Dong, go and call Xiaoqiang and his wife and Xiaohui and their husbands over and tell them I need something from them."
Yang Dong responded and walked out quickly.
Sensing the tense atmosphere in the room, Li Mei interrupted, "Uncle, don't be angry. My dad is worried about you and doesn't want you to work in the fields anymore."
Li Jiafu replied sullenly, "I'm not angry," then picked up the teacup and said nothing more.
Seeing this, everyone didn't know what to say and could only sit quietly, waiting for Li Qiang and others to come over.
Not long after, Li Qiang and others hurried in.
Seeing that everyone was present, Li Jiakang slowly spoke and told them his plan.
After hearing this, Li Qiang and others looked at each other, not knowing which side to stand on.
Of course they hope that Li Jiafu and others will move to the city.
But the problem is that with so many people living in the city, the expenses are really too high. How much effort would it take to arrange a way for them to make money enough to live on?
Li Qiang and his friends didn't want to trouble their uncle's family anymore.
And they believe that Li Jiafu thinks the same way.
However, they did not dare to openly contradict their uncle.
More importantly, if we speak out against it, will Li Jianguo and Li Jianjun be happy?
Wouldn't relatives and friends be turned against each other by then?
Since it was inappropriate to stand on either side, they could only remain silent.
Perhaps knowing what they were thinking, Sun Xiu pondered and said, "This matter is not as troublesome as you think. We are just coming up with a money-making idea for Jianguo and the others. How much they can earn depends on themselves."
Li Qiang and his companions understood that, although they said so, if the money Li Jianguo and his companions earned was not enough to support the family expenses, would they really not care about them?
Seeing that they were still silent, Li Jiakang couldn't help but said, "I asked you to come here so that you can help me persuade your father, not to be mute."
Sun Xiu slapped him in annoyance and said, "Speak properly."
Li Qiang was overwhelmed. After thinking for a while, he stammered, "Uncle, this is a matter between you adults. It's not convenient for us kids to get involved."
The other three quickly agreed, "Right, right, it's not convenient for us to get involved."
Li Jiakang was almost laughing out of anger, "You guys are all over thirty, and you still call us kids?"
Li Hui quickly came up with a solution, "In front of you, even if we are eighty years old, we are still children."
Li Jiakang's breathing stagnated. It was really hard for him to refute what was said.
At this time, Sun Xiu shook his head.
He realized that Li Jiakang's approach was not feasible. There was only one way left, which was to force Li Jiafu to agree.
"Jiafu, don't blame your sister-in-law for speaking bluntly. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Jianguo, Jianjun, and their children. You've been digging in the fields for half your life, so you should know how hard farmers work. Do you expect them to stay on the land all their lives, facing the loess and back to the sky?
I'm putting this out there today, if you dare to say no, we'll never have to deal with them again."
Li Jianguo was suddenly startled, then looked at his old father nervously, fearing that he would say no.
The same was true for Li Qiang and others.
They knew very well that if their old father did not agree, there would be chaos in the family.
Seeing Li Jiafu lost in thought, Li Jiakang was delighted and quickly said, "Second brother, your sister-in-law's meaning is my meaning. Think it over before you speak."
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