Chapter 304: An Honest Family

It took a whole day's journey from Pingzhou to the mansion in Lijia Village. The return journey was a bit rushed. We arrived at Lijia Village around four o'clock in the afternoon according to modern time. When the carriage entered the village, everyone in Lijia Village knew about it.

Li's father, Li Yong, came running. When he arrived at the gate, Zhou Shuren was getting off the carriage. Without even catching his breath, Li Yong congratulated him, "Congratulations on your birth."

Zhou Shuren quickly reached out and helped Li Yong up, "You are so polite, come and sit for a while."

He really likes the character of the Li family, they are honest and simple, look how tired and sweaty they are, the in-laws are really sincere, they just keep running after him without saying a word, even a man with such a dark heart was moved.

Li Yong was indeed a little unsteady on his feet, so he sat down and hammered his legs, "I can't even run a few steps when I'm old enough."

Zhulan just got off the car, "........"

How many steps is it from the Li family to the mansion? One thousand meters, okay? Anyone would be out of breath after running all the way down!

Zhou Shuren was also speechless. His body was not able to run a thousand meters in one breath.

Boss Zhou helped Li get out of the car. Li held a water bag in his hand. "Dad, take a deep breath and drink some water. You are sweating from running so much."

Li Yong smiled innocently and replied, "Oh, I see the fat lady again, I see you have gained a lot of weight since the last time you came back, good, good, it's good to be fatter."

Li Yong's perceived fatness shows that he eats well. Although the Li family members are all big in stature, none of them looks plump. It must be his daughter who is lucky. He is the plumpest daughter in the entire Li family, and is plump and white.

Li, "........"

It hurts my biological father so much, I look at him with resentment, it’s because I inherited the physique of the Li family!

Zhou Laoer and several other relatives got off the carriage one after another, and Zhou Laoda opened the door. They did not bring much luggage this time, only the clothes they had for the past few days. There were not many luggages, less than two boxes per room, and they moved their things in quickly.

The hired carriage took the money and left. Li Xu also arrived with her son and daughter-in-law. Zhulan looked into the distance and saw more people coming one after another.

Li Xu came over and said, "Mother-in-law, I thought you guys should be back by now. We just cleaned the mansion a while ago."

Zhulan held Li Xu's hand and said, "Thank you, mother-in-law."

Li Xu quickly withdrew her hand, "My hands are all cracked, don't hurt my mother-in-law's hand."

Zhulan's hands had been well maintained for two years, and they were very delicate. Li Xu's hands did have quite a few cuts. Zhulan held Li Xu's hands again, "I don't like what you said, mother-in-law. Let's go inside and talk."

Li Xu was indeed afraid that her mother-in-law would dislike her. She didn't want to be disliked, but she didn't expect that her mother-in-law didn't dislike her at all. She responded loudly, "Hey!"

Li looked at her mother's big grin and pouted in her heart. She had already said that her mother-in-law liked her the most and was most partial to her, but her mother still didn't believe it and thought that she only reported good news and not worries. Is she the kind of person who only reports good news and not worries?

Li quickly followed and came to her mother's side, "Mom, you believe it now!"

Li Xu, "......."

This fool, isn't this telling my mother-in-law that she has been asking about the young lady's situation many times?

Li was not afraid of her mother. She smiled and said to her mother-in-law, "Mom, my father has picked up some firewood for us. I will go and light a fire and cook."

Li said to her mother, "Mom, please stay for a while and eat too!"

Li Xu was embarrassed. She really hadn't eaten dinner. The Li family always had dinner after dark. Eating later would not make them too hungry at night. She stared at Li. She was everywhere. "Mother-in-law, this girl is outspoken. Don't take it to heart. I'm going back first."

Zhulan didn't take it to heart. Mrs. Li was also worried about her parents. She had never heard Mrs. Li talk about the situation of the Li family, but she could guess a little. Mrs. Li Xu's hands proved her guess. The Li family had too many sons, all of them big and small. After paying taxes and selling some of the food for a year, it was really not enough to eat. "Mrs. Li said exactly what I wanted to say. Let's eat at home today. I've been away for so long, and we haven't talked for a long time. I was in a hurry when I came back last time and didn't come to your house. I'm embarrassed!"

Li Xu was in high spirits, and once again admired her deceased mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law had a good vision. Not only did she find a good mother-in-law for her daughter, but she also found a good in-law for the Li family. Her mother-in-law had become a married woman, but her attitude towards her hadn't changed. She held her hand tightly and never let go. She was so affectionate. "Look, what your mother-in-law said is so outrageous. What is the relationship between our two families?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "Since my mother-in-law said so, I should stay for dinner."

Zhulan said to Li: "Dinner is now in your hands. Take out the roast chicken, braised pig's trotters and braised pork that you brought back from Pingzhou. Don't search them."

This is what Li planned. She has always had the final say on the family meals. This is the right given to her by her mother-in-law.

Both Zhao and Dong were heartbroken. Zhao hurriedly said, "Mom, I'll go help my sister-in-law."

Dong also said, "Mother, I've been there too."

Zhulan waved her hands, "Xuehan, you go and help too!"

Xue Han responded, "Hey!"

Li Xu looked at her daughters-in-law. They were going to have a big meal at the daughter-in-law's house. The mother-in-law even asked her daughter-in-law to help. Her daughters-in-law should stop standing around. "You guys should go and see if you can help."

Li Xu's daughters-in-law were very happy. They hadn't eaten meat for a long time. They responded and went out.

Li Xu was sad. "I made a fool of myself, my mother-in-law. I understand how hard it was for my mother-in-law. People say it's good to be a mother-in-law, but I prefer to be a daughter-in-law. I didn't feel tired at all because my mother-in-law worried about me before. Now I have to be thrifty. Life is obviously better now, but it's still hard!"

Zhulan comforted him, "Everything will be fine. It will be fine even if it takes a few more years of hardship."

Zhulan did some calculations for the Li family. If the Li family helped to cultivate the Zhou family's land for a few years, at least all the unmarried people would get married, and they would have no problem having enough food to eat in a few years. Of course, the premise was that there would be no natural disasters or man-made tragedies.

Li Xu smiled and said, "Then I'll borrow your mother-in-law's good words."

When Mrs. Li Xu saw her three younger brothers and sisters coming in, she thought that all the land was cultivated by her in-laws, but it would not be a good idea for them to just come and take a look. Besides, since her in-laws had become the groomsmen, it was natural for them to come and congratulate them.

Mrs. Li Xu looked at the baskets in the hands of her three younger brothers and sisters. She was so anxious to come over that she never thought of picking some vegetables.

Li Xu slapped her thigh and said, "Look at my brain. There were no vegetables in the yard after my in-laws came back, and I actually forgot about it."

Zhulan held Li Xu, who was going home to pick vegetables, and said, "My aunt-in-law brought three baskets of vegetables. We have enough to eat. Please sit down, mother-in-law."

Mrs. Li Xu was stunned. "My dear in-laws, are you planning to stay a little longer this time?"

Zhu Lan nodded, "This time we came back mainly to worship our ancestors and attend to some matters within the clan. Once everything is done, we will return to Pingzhou City."

Li Xu wanted to chat with her in-laws more, "Why don't you stay a little longer?"

Zhu Lan was stunned for a moment, "Didn't my mother-in-law hear what Li said?"

Li Xu was a little dumbfounded. "No, she just told me how great Pingzhou is when she came back, and she didn't say anything else."

Zhulan thought that Li had forgotten to show off, and she was right. It was only after Li returned to Pingzhou that she remembered the most important thing, which was not to show off. She regretted it very much.

Seeing that everyone was waiting for her reply, Zhulan said, "The head of the family will take part in the Spring Examination next year, so we have to go to the capital in advance and leave in a few days."

Li Xu's heart was hesitant, and her voice rose a few notches, "Are we going to Beijing?"

(End of this chapter)