Chapter 51 Another literate person
Li Wanyue nodded and took out the snacks and brown sugar: "Dad, before, our family didn't have money, only enough to pay off part of the debt, so when you went to pay the money, you didn't bring anything. This time I bought some snacks and brown sugar, you can send them to several uncles when you have time. I also made shampoo, you can also bring it, but don't say I made it, just say I bought it.
As for Shuangshuang's family, we will boil the pork fat we bought and give them some pork fat residue and brown sugar. They are really helping us, so we should thank them."
Li Youshan nodded with satisfaction: "Now our daughter is not only literate, but also thinks things through."
Li Wanyue smiled: "Okay, you decide how to send my parents off. I'll go take a rest first."
"Go ahead."
After Li Wanyue left, Zhao Suying's eyes were a little sour: "I didn't expect our daughter to become so successful now. Dad, when the lard is ready, you can go and give it to the village chief, Youtian and the others."
"Okay, let's divide everything up first."
"The village chief's family borrowed the most at that time. Give them a pound of brown sugar, a snack, and a bamboo tube of shampoo. His grandson is studying in the academy in town, so I think he would be more particular."
"OK."
The two discussed what to send to each family: brown sugar with a big bowl of fried bamboo shoots with oil residue, or dim sum with fried bamboo shoots with oil residue. In the end, there were only two packets of brown sugar left.
Let's give these two bags of brown sugar to the two daughters-in-law first. The one for the eldest daughter should not be left out. There is still some brown sugar at home, enough for my own daughter to drink. I will buy some for her next time I go to town.
Wang Guixiang was boiling lard in the kitchen. Several children gathered around the stove, watching the white lard blocks gradually turn golden. The fragrance filled the entire yard, and the greedy people were drooling.
The oil residue was scooped out and filled into a large bowl. It was golden and crispy. Wang Guixiang pinched a piece for each child, and the children looked very satisfied after eating it.
Wang Guixiang looked at Xiaotao and said, "Xiaotao, go get a bowl."
"Ai."
As soon as Li Xiaotao turned around, she saw Li Kang quickly handing over the bowl.
Wang Guixiang was stunned and Li Kang lowered his head embarrassedly.
She took the bowl and praised: "Xiaokang's performance is getting better and better, that's great."
Li Kang suddenly felt his face getting hot and ran out.
After the lard was cooked, Li Youshan put the things in a basket and went to the village chief's house first.
Village Chief Li had just set up the table in the yard to prepare for dinner. When he saw Li Youshan coming in, he greeted him, "Youshan is here, come and sit down."
The village chief's son Li Ming immediately moved a stool.
The village chief's wife asked her daughter-in-law to add another set of bowls and chopsticks.
Li Youshan waved his hands and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, stop working. I didn't expect your family to have dinner so early today."
Village Chief Li smiled and said, "Wenxuan is back from his day off today, so I cooked a little early. What are you doing here?"
"Wenxuan is getting better and better at studying."
Li Youshan praised and took out two taels of silver, two bags of brown sugar, a snack, a bowl of braised spring bamboo shoots, and a bamboo tube from the bamboo basket.
I paid back one tael before, and I still owe two taels. This time I have paid it off.
Village Chief Li was confused: "Youshan, what do you mean? Why are you giving gifts when it's not a festival?"
Li Youshan said, "Brother, I was injured at that time. Fortunately, you and the people in our village helped me. Otherwise, I would not be alive. My family was in a tight spot before, and I wanted to thank you, but I couldn't give you any gifts. Now that my family is finally a little more relaxed, I bought some things and brought them here."
The village chief's wife said, "We are all from the same clan, so why should we say thank you? Besides, your gift is too expensive, we can't accept it."
Village chief Li nodded. He had heard his wife talk to him about the idle chatter of the people under the old locust tree. Then he looked at what Li Youshan brought and thought that their family had indeed made some money.
He said: "You have finally come to an end of your hardship, but it is not easy to earn a little money. So, leave the food in the bowl and take the rest back."
Li Youshan still waved his hand: "These are specially bought by my Yueyue. Before I left, she told me to deliver them. This is also a little gift from her to you and sister-in-law. How about I take them back and ask her to deliver them?"
Village Chief Li smiled and pointed at him: "You...Okay, I'll take it. The bamboo shoots you sent last time, your sister-in-law just stir-fried them plain, they were delicious. Now stir-frying them with oil residue, they look shiny and oily, they should be even more delicious."
"Yeah, we've wasted good things over the years."
"So your family members are always going out these days, just to deliver bamboo shoots to people?"
"yes."
The village head's wife smiled and said, "Yueyue is a good person. After returning from Kaoshan Village, she did not cry and weep. Instead, she lived a better and better life. She is a promising person. I heard that she and Sandong made some things to sell. What did they make?"
"Ink strips." Li Youshan knew that everyone in the village was curious, and Yueyue also said that there was no need to hide it, lest it be spread around and something unpleasant be spread out, so as to let them know that their family earned money bit by bit.
"What? Ink sticks? Yueyue can make ink sticks?" Village chief Li and his family's eyes widened like bells.
Li Santan definitely wouldn’t know how to make ink sticks. If he knew how to make ink sticks, he wouldn’t have to wait until now.
Li Youshan: "Yes, the only thing she gained from her three years at the Gao family was learning some words and reading some books. She learned this method from the books."
"Yue girl can actually read. That's good. We now have one more literate person in our village." Village chief Li was very happy.
The village head's daughter-in-law asked: "Uncle, does Yueyue still make ink sticks? My family..."
"Ahem." Village Chief Li interrupted and glared at his eldest daughter-in-law. Then he took the bamboo tube and changed the subject: "Youshan, what's in this bamboo tube?"
Li Youshan thought about it and decided to tell the truth. The village chief was a good person and he was tight-lipped. He knew what to say and what not to say, so he didn't want to hide anything from him.
He leaned closer and whispered, "Brother, to be honest, Yueyue bought these herbs herself, but she was afraid that others would know... Most people in our village are very nice, but some people can't say anything, so she asked me to tell others that I bought them in the county town."
The village chief nodded, he could understand.
"No wonder everyone in your family has such smooth hair recently."
Li Youshan smiled and said, "Yes, pour a little when washing your hair and it will be clean. Look at my hair." Li Youshan touched his hair.
He has used it several times and his hair has indeed improved. It is much better than wood ash.
He went on to say, "Yueyue, let me get you a tube too."
Village chief Li's little granddaughter Xiuzhu's eyes lit up, and she said why she felt that the people in the Li family looked a little different these days. Yes, it was their hair, which was fresh and smooth. It turned out that they used shampoo.
Village Chief Li smiled gently: "Thank her for me."
Li Youshan waved his hand and smiled, then left. He had to go to another place.
After Li Youshan left, Village Chief Li looked at his eldest daughter-in-law and said, "I know what you are going to say, but you shouldn't say it like that."
The eldest daughter-in-law, Chen, felt wronged: "Dad, I also want to save some money. Wenxuan's writing and painting costs a lot of money a year. If I can buy two pieces cheaply from Uncle Youshan's house, I can save some money."
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