Old bachelor Li originally wanted to say a few more words of advice, but as soon as Old Man Li came out, she immediately fell silent.
"What are you doing kneeling here?"
"Brother, please have mercy on me. I have no other choice but to be so shameless."
Old man Li said, "Are you disabled? Can't your legs walk?"
"No, but I'm really hungry. Is your neighbor home?"
He couldn't say yes, because if he did, he wouldn't be able to reach the village at all.
"Didn't you see it? It's blocking the door."
"The door is only bolted, not locked. He must have gone out to visit someone. I'd better wait here."
Old man Li looked up at old bachelor Li and asked, "I just heard you two talking. Do you know each other?"
"I didn't know him, I just said a few words."
Old man Li turned around and left to find Li Mingqing.
How can a grown man kneel here? It's just causing trouble for others.
Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue were chatting with Zhao Hongbin.
"You haven't been to my house for a long time. My mother still misses you."
"We'll see each other every day in the village."
"There's not much work left. I'm just preparing to hibernate. Thinking about winter makes me sad. Fortunately, the harvest in the village is good this year."
"It's still two or three months before it gets cold."
"It's coming soon. It's winter, it's so sad."
Zhao Hongbin has a lot of firewood piled up at home, which can burn for a long time.
We prepared early enough, so we will have no problem surviving the winter.
Li Mingqing said, "Go buy some charcoal and burn it directly in the pot. The kang will be warm, and the doors and windows of the house will be sealed tightly, so we won't get cold."
"Not everyone can afford charcoal fire. It burns very quickly, so no one is willing to spend money on it."
"Well, it has to be spent. Burning charcoal is more convenient than burning firewood. You don't have to watch over and add firewood, and it burns more easily."
"We'll see when the time comes. This year, things are still okay at home."
The Zhao family did save some money this year, and Hongbin's mother recovered without having to see a doctor or take medicine.
So the Zhao family is very grateful to Li Mingqing.
Sun Jiaxue said: "Xiaolan has been busy making clothes for the family for the past two days, so they won't be cold."
"Ming Qing, speaking of this matter, I would like to trouble you to help buy some cotton. You know a lot of people, and I really can't get cotton."
"That's easy. Just come to my house tomorrow and get it."
"Really, brother, you are really the savior of my family."
He went to the black market yesterday and saw no one selling cotton. Instead, he saw several people who were as anxious to buy cotton as he was.
Everyone thinks that when the weather gets cold, cotton will be in short supply and out of stock.
In fact, it is difficult to buy good cotton even in summer.
Li Mingqing harvested several batches of cotton in his planting space.
It was snow-white and fluffy, filling at least thirty bags, all of which were high-quality cotton.
Old Man Li saw Li Mingqing from a distance and shouted, "Mingqing! Mingqing!"
After hearing this, Sun Jiaxue turned around and saw Old Man Li. She said, "Brother Mingqing, Dad told us to go back."
After meeting, Li Mingqing asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
"There's a beggar kneeling at the door."
"My doorstep?"
"Yeah, at your door, you said you wanted to stutter."
"He's a liar. I asked him to exchange a load of firewood for it, but he just kneeled down without a bone."
"It's not what it seems, so go home."
Sun Jiaxue said worriedly, "Brother Mingqing, what if he doesn't leave?"
"It's okay. If you don't want to leave, just keep kneeling."
He doesn't mind being ashamed. As long as the beggar is willing to kneel, he will let him kneel as long as he wants.
I have never had any morals and never been soft-hearted.
Don't think you can control him by pretending to be pitiful.
When the three of them returned, Old Lady Li was cursing loudly.
"What are you doing kneeling at someone's door? It's really annoying."
"It's shameful for someone with arms and legs to not work and yet want to eat this shameless free rice."
"How can you kneel here with all this bad luck?"
Old Lady Li had originally tried to persuade him to leave with good intentions, but she was just too thick-skinned.
He doesn't listen to good or bad words and is shameless.
Sun Jiaxue went over to support Old Lady Li and said, "Mom, calm down."
"Jiaxue, I'm fine."
Li Mingqing said, "Didn't I tell you to go chop wood? Do you think firewood will fall from the sky if you kneel here?"
"I'm not kneeling in front of your house."
"You're kneeling without even knowing who's at the door. Well, kneel properly. Your knees are softer than cotton."
No one in the village dared to speak out, for fear of being blamed.
"Dad, Mom, it's okay, go home, he won't be able to stay for long."
After Li Mingqing finished speaking, he pulled Sun Jiaxue, opened the bolt, went into the yard and closed the door.
The beggar only realized that it was his home when he saw him enter the house.
He is so stingy even though he is rich. He has no kindness at all.
Li, the old bachelor, advised again, "You'd better leave. Even if you kneel for a whole day and a whole night, he won't even blink an eye."
"Then I'll go to your house."
"Are you okay? Don't you know what I look like? I just have a shabby thatched hut."
There's really nothing in his house.
All the money was spent on Widow Zheng, and the house was left with nothing and no money to move in.
"Having a place to stay is better than living on the main road. The temperature is too low in the morning and evening at this time of year."
"no."
"Why not? There's no one at home anyway. If you have nothing to fear, what's there to be afraid of?"
Old bachelor Li regretted coming over to talk to him.
Now it’s all my fault.
But he is not a good person, so I definitely won't let him come. What if he insists on staying here?
That little thatched hut is a place to stay no matter what.
Old Mrs. Zhang didn't know whether she could get out of prison.
Just a few days later, he got married.
Old bachelor Li took advantage of the fact that his legs were numb and he couldn't stand up, and trotted away.
In the courtyard.
"Brother Mingqing, do you think he will leave?"
"Of course he will leave. Maybe he has already left. If he can't bear the hardship of chopping wood, he certainly can't bear kneeling on the ground and crying. If he can kneel for an hour, he is a man."
"Alas, the villagers will definitely say bad things about me."
"That's perfectly normal. Maybe someone is giving advice to the beggar right now."
Sun Jiaxue went from disbelief to belief after hearing this.
It is indeed possible. Old Lady Xu, Zhang Cuihua, and Dazhu Niang are the most likely three people.
Old Lady Xu did come over to talk to her.
"You really have a good eye for talent. This man works at the supply and marketing cooperative. His family has plenty of money and plenty of food. You should hang in there and knock on the door from time to time. Otherwise, how will the people in the courtyard know you're still here?"
"Big sister, am I any use here?"
"It will definitely be useful. Who wouldn't want to lose face?"
The beggar asked, "Do you have any leftovers at home?"
"Of course not. How could there be any leftovers when we couldn't even afford to eat? But the Li family is different. Every meal is a feast. Don't miss the chance to live a good life."
She was afraid that this person would leave, and she couldn't miss such a good opportunity to make trouble for the Li family.
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