Liu Jiajia and Zhou Jingli immediately separated from each other when they saw Li Mingqing, as if they had been electrocuted.
The two of them smiled at him in a way that made their smiles more obvious.
Many people in the village noticed that they were having an affair, and since the man was unmarried and the woman was unmarried, they thought they were dating.
But judging from the situation just now, he is not the target yet.
Zhou Jingli said, "He works at the supply and marketing cooperative, how could he bring back so many precious things every now and then?"
"I've seen it two or three times. Every time I walked past his door, I could smell meat."
Liu Jiajia drooled as she spoke.
I'm so greedy. No one can stick to eating plain soup and water every day.
The educated youth thought about going to the mountains in two days to see if they could catch any pheasants or rabbits.
New house.
Sun Jiaxue and Mrs. Li were busy pickling vegetables and had already started to finish.
Li Mingqing took the meat off the handlebars.
"Wife, let's make kidney bean and meat dumplings for dinner. Fresh meat is just right for making dumplings."
When Mrs. Li saw the large piece of meat, she exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, it's so big."
"It has to be pickled in this hot weather, otherwise it will go bad by tomorrow morning."
"Mom, stay and eat dumplings."
"Your father and I still have some shredded potatoes left over from lunch, so we won't be coming over."
"Okay, take this malted milk back with you."
"Kid, keep it for yourself. Your father and I haven't finished the drink you gave us last time."
Mrs. Li is not exaggerating, there is too much food at home and we can’t finish it.
"Tomorrow there's a big market, and your father and I are going to sell basketball hoops."
"How many baskets did Dad make?"
"I've made five or six of them in the past two days. If I'm lucky, I can sell them for two or three yuan."
As it was getting dark, Li Mingfang brought Sun Xiaocheng back together.
"Brother Li, what are you busy with?"
"Xiaocheng is here, come in and sit down. You've come at the perfect time, your sister-in-law is making dumplings right now."
Sun Xiaocheng put the liquor and cigarettes in his hand on the table.
"Why are you carrying things when you're here?"
"I'm going to join the army, and I may not have time to come back."
"Congratulations! I thought you'd go back to high school and then take the college entrance exam, but you ended up joining the army."
At this time, they were always in a state of preparation for war, and people could join the army at the age of sixteen or seventeen.
The soldiers were wearing Type 65 military uniforms.
Whether cadres or soldiers, they all wore simple military uniforms with a red star and two red collar badges, which were simple and bright.
"It's all thanks to you that I can join the army. Otherwise, I would be lame and stuck at home."
The two chatted for a while and then Li Ming came over.
It was Team Leader Sun who arranged for him to work at the meat processing plant, and he must have invited his son to his home for dinner when he came.
"Fourth brother, Xiaocheng, come to my house for dinner."
"Brother San's meal is ready. Let Xiaocheng eat here tonight and we'll go to your house tomorrow morning."
"Okay, it's settled."
"Third brother, sit down and eat something."
"I'll go back and tell your third sister-in-law that she doesn't need to prepare any dishes. You guys eat, I'll go home and eat."
When Li Mingfang returned to the house, Yang Daya was preparing to beat eggs.
"Wife, Xiaocheng will come over tomorrow morning. Let's beat the eggs tomorrow."
"Fourth brother is really popular."
The next morning, Sun Xiaocheng returned to the county town after having dinner at Li Mingfang's house.
Li Mingqing sent both liquor and cigarettes to the old house.
After seeing this, Old Man Li was so exhausted that he couldn't even move his feet and didn't want to go to the market anymore. It would be much nicer to just have a drink at home.
"Dad, go to the market and buy me a broom."
The broom at home is so worn out that it is unusable.
"Why spend that money? I'll make a broom when I get back this afternoon. I haven't used up all the pampas grass I cut from the mountains last year."
Pampas grass grows on hillsides and river banks.
The ears that grow are soft and slender, making them good material for brooms.
"Dad, I'll come back this afternoon and we'll get it done together."
After saying this, Li Mingqing went to work in town.
The village clinic is under construction. It is planned to be a small house and can be completed in one day.
The village chief specially found a few people to go to the mountain to cut thick tree trunks to support the roof.
The children in the village are waiting for the adults to dig the foundation.
They were waiting to pick up earthworms, and there were quite a few earthworms in the soil they dug out.
The children of Old Li's family were picking up earthworms and reciting the Three Character Classic.
The Three Character Classic was taught to them by Li Mingqing.
The other children followed suit out of curiosity, saying, "Man is inherently good..."
The shirtless old men were digging in the soil and sweating profusely, but the children's clear voices sounded full of energy.
They wondered how the Li family's children could actually recite the Three Character Classic, which they could only learn in school.
The children in the village only think about going to the river, climbing mountains, fishing and hunting game.
Zhang Tiezhu smiled and said, "I heard that the Li family's children will go to school after summer."
"Why spend that money? It's better to save it."
"Exactly. What a waste of money. Jumping around like a little monkey is not the right way to go to school."
"But in the last one or two years, at least I can recognize a few words."
Several people discussed school matters while working.
Lin Yan has a seven-year-old son at home. Logically, he is old enough to go to school, but he has no plans to send him to school.
He asked Zhang Tiezhu: "Will you send your son to school in the future?"
"I heard Li Mingqing say how good it is to go to school, so I'm willing to send him there."
"Who wouldn't want to have money? It's a pity that we don't have it. Children can still earn two centimeters a day at home, but going to school is useless."
"We'll talk about it when the time comes. The child isn't even born yet, so even if he starts school, it'll be seven or eight years later."
The village chief listened from the side, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
He thought of sending the two naughty kids, Xiang Nong and Xiang Gong, back to school.
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