Chapter 41 Sun Xiuqin feels uncomfortable
Li Kang saw that all three of them had received rewards, and after hearing what Li Wanyue said, he couldn't help but feel regretful. If he had known earlier that he had helped with the work, he would definitely have received a reward as well.
But when I looked again, I saw that Li An was not there either, and I felt relieved immediately. Li An went to collect firewood and dig wild vegetables, but there was no reward for that, right?
Li An blinked his grape eyes and stared straight at Li Wanyue.
Li Wanyue smiled, took out another bamboo dragonfly and waved at Li Ang.
Li An stared at the pen with shining eyes and ran over immediately.
Li Wanyue touched his head and said, "Our Xiao An is the youngest, but he is very sensible. He followed his sisters to collect firewood and dig wild vegetables. He also made his own efforts for the family. He performed very well. I will reward you with a toy."
"Wow, thanks auntie."
Li Kang stared at the bamboo helicopter in Li An's hand. He was still so young and just helped pick up some firewood. He could get a reward by following his sisters. It seemed that his aunt would not indulge him just because of his poor health.
Sun Xiuqin felt unhappy. The eldest son's family had three children, and she only had two, so her family was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. Yet, even at this time, her family still hadn't been given a well-off reward.
She said directly: "Little sister, Xiaokang's reward has not been given yet."
Li Wanyue looked around and saw Li Erhu went to the back of the house. Then she whispered, "Second sister-in-law, have you forgotten what happened last time? Even if it didn't happen last time, I have said that if you want to get something, you have to give first. Only those who work will be rewarded. Did Xiaokang go up the mountain to collect firewood, or dig wild vegetables? Or did he feed the pigs and chickens, wash clothes and dishes? Did I not see it?"
Sun Xiuqin retorted: "Xiaokang is too weak to work, you know that, isn't this unfair? Besides, he is the eldest grandson in the family, and he is a man, how can he feed pigs and chickens, wash clothes and cook? Those are the jobs for girls."
"Oh, sorry, I don't distinguish between men and women here, I only distinguish between working or not. Besides, why can't boys do the laundry, cook, feed the pigs and chickens? Even if they don't do these things, they can always go collect firewood. No matter how weak they are, they can't even dig wild vegetables."
"But he has never done these things before. How could he do it? What if his health gets worse because of working?"
"Is this what you taught him when I wasn't home?" Li Erhu came back at some point, stepped forward with a sullen face, grabbed Sun Xiuqin, and said in a low voice, "I always tell you to let him go out to work more. Do you think he is a porcelain doll? You have the nerve to say that your younger sister is unfair."
After saying that, he turned to look at Li Kang and said, "Li Kang, let me ask you, did you go to collect firewood and fetch water when I asked you to?"
Li Kang shuddered and hid behind Sun Xiuqin.
Li Erhu stretched out his big hand and grabbed the man, saying sullenly, "I'm asking you a question. You think you are a kid, but when something happens you just hide behind your mother. What kind of kid are you? You might as well change your name and follow your sister's name."
"No, I don't want to change my name."
"Starting tomorrow, you will work with us. If I find out that you are lazy again, I will punish you by making you collect firewood every day. Otherwise, you will not get any food, let alone rewards. You will not even get a single chicken feather."
Li Kang pouted and was about to cry, but was held back by Li Erhu's low growl.
Li Erhu looked up at Sun Xiuqin and said, "Come with me. I have something to tell you."
Sun Xiuqin's heart tightened when she saw his cold expression. When she saw him turn around, she had no choice but to follow him into the house.
Li Erhu lowered his voice and said, "I'm saving your face by not scolding my wife in front of others. Do you ignore what I say to you on a daily basis? For the sake of the child, I won't mind even if you have some minor flaws, but you can't teach the child to have that kind of temper. If you don't change, then I will have no choice but to give you a divorce letter and send you back to your parents' home."
Sun Xiuqin's eyes immediately turned red: "Li Erhu, do you have a heart? When I was pregnant with Xiaokang, I fell and almost had a miscarriage. I struggled for a whole day and night before I gave birth to him. He has been weak since he was a child. Can't I be more partial to him? Do you have to tire him to death before you are happy?
I didn't disobey you. I was just afraid that he would go out to work and his health would be worse. I was just thinking about the child, but you want me to go back to my parents' home. How can you be so cruel?"
Li Erhu still had a cold face: "If you hadn't gone too far, would I have said anything harsh to you? You've been married to my family for ten years, have I ever said anything harsh to you? Didn't you see that Xiaokang doesn't play with his sisters and brothers?
The friendship between brothers and sisters is built by getting along with each other. If he doesn't get along with the others, how can there be family affection?
Look at Xiao An, he is also a boy, the youngest, but very sensible. Isn't my sister-in-law afraid that he will be tired from collecting firewood? Isn't she afraid that he will be bitten by snakes when digging wild vegetables? She still let him go. Children of our farmers are not spoiled, and his body is not so weak that he can't do anything. I don't let him do too heavy work, but he can do light work, which can also strengthen his body.
If you really want to do this for the child's own good, then listen to me and don't spoil him too much."
After Li Erhu finished speaking, he ignored Sun Xiuqin and strode out of the house.
Seeing Li Kang sitting there alone with his head down, he walked up to him and pulled him out of the yard.
In the main room, Li Wanyue put the banknotes and change on the table. Li Youshan and Zhao Suying were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.
I couldn't recover for a long time.
Li Sandong was secretly proud that he was a little better than his parents.
Li Youshan swallowed his saliva and said, "Yueyue, is a prescription worth so much money?"
"yes."
"Then why are we still selling it? Can't we just supply them? This craft can be passed down from generation to generation."
"But Dad, the others are not fools. What if they have figured out how to do it? Besides, the mountain road is not easy to travel on. It is a problem to transport the goods back and forth. We still have to farm. We don't have that much energy."
Li Youshan nodded. His daughter wanted to make things easier for them, so he just sold it.
"Don't worry, Dad. We will have other ways to make money in the future. Things will only get better and better."
The couple looked at each other and smiled. Yes, things will get better and better for them.
Li Wanyue also told Li Youshan about Zuixianju asking them to provide bamboo bowls for a long time, and Li Youshan rubbed his hands with joy.
He said, "Okay, okay, since we have work to do at home, I'll leave the bamboo bowl work to Yougen Youtian and the others. I'll go tell them right away."
Li Youshan walked out quickly.
Zhao Suying looked at the silver and frowned again: "Where should I put so much silver? What if it gets lost?"
She had never seen so much silver before.
"Mom, I heard from Shopkeeper Wu that you can take your household registration certificate to the county bank to deposit it. It is a bank established by the Ministry of Revenue, and you can withdraw money anywhere."
"Okay, then let your father take it to the county town tomorrow and store it."
Zhao Suying felt relieved now.
The next day, Li Wanyue also got up early and went to Zhushan with her family.
Although digging more than 100 kilograms of bamboo shoots is not tiring, she cannot always sleep in and let the family do the work. She goes out for a run as a way to exercise.
The family walked up the mountain and met Li Youfu and Li Dalin on the way.
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