Li Xu took it and opened it.
A pistol and dozens of bullets lay quietly inside.
"Hey, Mauser, Uncle Liu, how did you get this gun for me?"
"Isn't this the gun I usually see you using? I happen to have one at home, and it's in good condition, so I gave it to you."
Li Xu nodded and said, "Thank you, Uncle Liu."
After collecting the gun and bullets, Li Xu asked, "Uncle Liu, how much food is this gun worth? I'll give it to you later."
Liu Gang glared at him angrily, "Alright, who do you think your Uncle Liu is? This gun is for you."
Li Xu waved his hands repeatedly, "Uncle Liu, this won't do. I just wanted you to help me find a gun. I definitely want to buy this gun."
Liu Gang's face instantly turned serious. "I have it at home, so I gave it to you directly. Why did you buy it? If you mention this again, I will be very angry with you."
Seeing that he was really getting angry, Li Xu quickly said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I'll shamelessly accept it."
Liu Gang then laughed, "Boy, your face is as thick as a city wall."
Li Xu also laughed and expressed his gratitude to Liu Gang again.
Then Liu Gang slapped his forehead and said, "By the way, you have to return the bag to me tomorrow. I can give you the gun, but not the bag."
Li Xu looked at him speechlessly, "I know."
After dinner in the evening, Li Jiakang and Li Ping went to deliver food to Mr. Li.
Li Xu stayed at home, talking to other people and protecting the whole family.
Well, there's actually no protection...
There was a plate of toffee on the table, and I would peel one and put it in my mouth from time to time.
Put a cup of tea in front of you and take a sip from time to time.
It's so comfortable.
Even Li Ju stopped clamoring to play and just sat quietly aside.
I have to say, Li Xu thought the milk candy at this time was really delicious.
So he stocked up a lot of goods, not to mention that he could still afford it now.
After eating a candy, Sun Xiu said in a somewhat vague voice, "The news that someone in the county was robbed has spread. The factory asked us to be careful during this period."
Li Mei asked curiously, "Mom, doesn't the factory have any ideas?"
"What can we do? All we can do is have the factory security department conduct more patrols during this period. The rest depends on everyone being more vigilant."
Hu Guilan also looked worried, "I don't know if this kind of thing will happen again in the future."
Li Xu smiled and said, "Don't worry. I can't say how many there are, but I think there will be a lot of such things in the next year."
Sun Xiu nodded. "Some people in our factory said the same thing. There's nothing we can do. As long as food is still in short supply, this situation will not stop."
Hu Guilan also sighed after hearing this.
Although her life is very good now and she has no worries about food and drink.
But if this continues, I can't help but worry that my family will be targeted.
Li Xu also persuaded her, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Even if there are robbers, they dare not come to rob our house."
At this time, people in the countryside lived in scattered areas, and some people lived without any neighbors around them.
So it is still possible that robbers will break into your home.
But in the county town, the houses are built in rows.
If there is any sign of trouble, just shout and half the people on the street will come out.
Unless they are looking for death, no robber would dare to come...
After hearing this, Hu Guilan felt much better.
Everyone drank tea, ate candy and chatted.
It was very late before Li Jiakang and his friend got home.
Everyone came forward to show their concern.
After the two responded, they picked up a glass of water from the table and drank it.
And then there was a burp...
This made Li Xu sigh in his heart, worthy of being the father and son...
After Li Jiakang recovered, he said, "Everything went smoothly on the way today, except for something that happened at the second brother's home."
After hearing this, everyone hurriedly asked.
Li Ping responded, "It's not a big deal. Some people in the brigade just knew that my uncle's family had enough food, so they went to borrow some."
Li Xu was stunned and asked quickly, "Brother, did Second Uncle borrow it?"
Li Ping smiled and said, "No, I didn't borrow it. My second uncle and the others asked Qin Hua to come to the county town with them for a while because they were afraid that something like this would happen. Now I have an excuse."
Sun Xiu said unhappily, "Those people must not be close to our family, otherwise they wouldn't come to borrow food so soon after we distributed it."
Li Ping gave her a thumbs up and said, "Mom, you're wise. Second Uncle said that people who come to borrow grain are just there to say hello at most."
Li Xu stepped forward and echoed, "Of course, who is our mother? How could she not be wise?"
Unfortunately, Sun Xiu remained unmoved. "Alright, stop flattering me. How could I not know the moral character of those people? They said they were borrowing, but in fact, they just wanted to take advantage of your second uncle's extra grain."
After saying this, he thought for a moment and continued, "Boss, does his second uncle have any other preparations? If this continues, I'm worried that some people will take risks."
To put it bluntly, you can still get away with it now, but you will have trouble making ends meet later on.
The first thing they thought of was definitely whether Li Jiafu had food.
But by then, it is possible that they will not borrow it, but rob it directly.
Li Jiakang nodded. "Dad and I have discussed this. We will go find someone to buy two guns in the next few days, and then ask the captain to help spread the news."
Sun Xiu nodded. "That's one way. I think those who openly rob people will have to think about it. Is there anything else?"
"Yes, the second brother said that after a while, he will lend some food to the neighbors in my name as a way to help them. However, he also needs them to take care of their own families. I will explain this to them clearly when the time comes, and I believe no one will refuse."
"That's a good idea. They've been neighbors for decades, so it's only natural that we should lend a hand. It also helps keep his uncle's home safer."
After hearing these two ideas, the others nodded repeatedly.
As the old saying goes, "One hero needs three helpers." The Li family is small, so they can only rely more on their neighbors.
Although Li Jiafu and his family usually have a good relationship with their neighbors, if you don’t help them through this difficult time, who will be willing to help you?
It is said that you have to give up in order to gain.
It would be fine if Li Jiafu’s family really had no food.
But the problem is that he has...
Over time, their complexion will be very different from that of others.
You can't just stop eating because you're afraid someone will come and rob you, and then starve to death every day even though you have food, right?
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