Seeing him about to jump up into the air, Li Mingqing said, "Don't get excited yet. Calculate how much honeycomb coal costs."
"No need to pay, I took advantage of you for all this cotton."
"One thing is another."
"Brother, stop talking. I don't have enough money today. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."
"It's okay, it's worth more than fifty pieces of honeycomb briquettes."
Zhou Jiangang waved his hand and said, "That won't do. You'll suffer a lot."
"To be honest, coal isn't cheap and hard to buy. In the past, every time I bought honeycomb coal from your family, you would give me a few pieces, and I accepted them with a clear conscience. You can just keep these cottons. How can I be the only one taking advantage of you? Don't be polite to me."
He was deeply moved after hearing what Li Mingqing said.
"Okay, I'll take it then."
Sun Jiaxue said, "You guys chat here, I'll go cook some dishes."
"Sister-in-law, don't bother. I'll be back soon. It will be dark soon."
He stood up and tied the bag of cotton to the back seat, checking it twice before he felt relieved.
"Let's go. I'll take you to the village entrance."
"No need. I'm a grown man, why should I worry? I've been here twice, how could I not know the way? Don't send me off, go back."
Zhou Jiangang rode away on his bike after he finished speaking.
Just as Li Mingqing was about to turn around and go back, he saw the brothers Li Hongtao and Li Hongbo running naked on the street.
Then came the sound of cursing.
"You two little bastards, not only did you not go to school, but you even dared to go to the county town. It's so far away. If you meet a beggar and sell you two off, let's see what you will do."
"Dad, we just went there because we had nothing to do."
"You've really grown wings, telling us only after you came back. I have to teach you a lesson today, or you'll have to go to the provincial capital on your own next time."
Li Shuiniu chased the two brothers with a small stick.
There were obvious marks of beating on the buttocks of Li Hongbo and Li Hongtao.
It seems that Li Shuiniu and his family were really angry, and even the two children's grandmother Zhang Chunya did not stop them.
You are so smart that you dare to go to the county town with two people.
If the two brothers had only gone to the town, it wouldn't have been such a big deal, but they chose to go to the county town.
The county town is much more chaotic than the town, with all kinds of people living there.
Last time, Li Mingqing caught a human trafficker who kidnapped a child, and the entire human trafficking gang was arrested.
If anything happens to the two children, they might not be able to survive in this life.
The neighbors who were making a lot of noise came out to watch the fun.
Although Zhao Xiaohua felt sorry for his son, he did not stop him. He would not learn his lesson if he didn't feel sorry for him.
When Sun Jiaxue came out, she saw such a chaotic scene.
Li Lizhu came back from the vegetable garden with two small cabbages in her hand.
She asked Zhang Chunya: "Mom, what happened?"
"Your two nephews went to the county town without saying anything. Your brother and sister-in-law and I just found out now. They are really lawless. What will we do if they don't come back?"
"Mom, you're back now, calm down."
"Don't worry about this. They must learn a lesson."
Li Hongtao and Li Hongbo were beaten so badly that they cried for their parents and ran around everywhere.
But he was just a child after all, so Li Shuiniu hit him hard a few times and then stopped.
"Come on, tell me why you went to the county town?"
"We just wanted to go and take a look. Erniu and Sanniu said the county town is very beautiful and has a lot of fun things to do and delicious food."
"So you guys went there with courage?"
"We went for a walk and came back soon."
However, Li Shuiniu still admired the two brothers very much. They had never been there before, but they found the way and returned safely.
"If you do it again, I'll beat you up. Next time, just tell us where you want to go. We're not going to tie your legs and stop you from going. You can rest assured knowing we're here with you no matter what happens."
This matter has come to an end.
Li Danniu, Li Xiangdong and other children did not dare to speak.
Especially Li Erniu and Li Sanniu, who were afraid that Li Lizhu would scold them.
They had talked about it when they were playing with Li Hongtao and his brother. They also heard it from Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue, but they had never been there.
I didn't expect the two brothers to be so stubborn and go there quietly.
The villagers were not shocked by beating children; it was just a common occurrence.
But the excitement is still worth watching.
The children in the village were so scared that they covered their buttocks tightly for fear of being beaten.
If you really get beaten, they will be serious. Not only will your skin be torn, but you will also scream in pain. At this time, your father and mother will not show any mercy.
Li Erniu and Li Sanniu looked up at Li Lizhu.
The two sisters were a little scared, worried about being scolded.
Li Lizhu stroked the two people's soft hair and said, "It's okay, uncle won't blame you."
The two sisters breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Li Mingqing said, "Shui Niu, when you have time, why don't you take the children to the provincial capital? The round trip isn't too far, so they won't worry about you."
"After this busy period is over, the electric poles will be erected in two or three days."
"Boys are just skinny."
Zhao Xiaohua looked at the red marks on the two children's buttocks from being whipped. Although he felt distressed, he still said, "Well, have you learned your lesson?"
"Mom, we won't dare to do that again."
"I'll go with you guys after I finish my work in the village, but you can't go alone, okay?"
"Yeah, I know."
Li Fuwen said, "Go to school honestly tomorrow. You've already paid for a semester's tuition. Even if you can't concentrate on studying, you still have to go to class."
"Grandpa, we got it."
"They don't learn good things, but learn bad things. They dare to skip school and go out to play. They are really lawless."
Li Fuwen became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and wanted to hit them a couple more times.
Old man Li quickly persuaded, "My dear relative, calm down. Nothing happened. I think Shuiniu was quite ruthless just now. He must have learned his lesson."
"Brother, it seems that your children are really worry-free."
"It's really worry-free. Ming and Qing taught well."
Old man Li heard Li Mingqing explain easy-to-understand principles to the children at home several times.
No one else in the Li family would say these words.
In the past, our family adhered to the principle that as long as the children were not hungry, it would be fine. But now we hope that the children can read more books, be sensible, and not be trapped in the countryside, facing the loess and backs to the sky as rural people.
If you can go out, go out.
Li Shuiniu sighed and said, "Originally, my family didn't want the Hongbo brothers to go to school, but since your family even sent the girls to school, I decided to follow suit.
Unexpectedly, I am not a good student.
I couldn’t stand staying in school at all, so I just wanted to go back to the village and have fun, going up the mountains and down the river.”
"Children are unstable. It's better to go to school so that they can at least get to know a few people. It's better to not go out and understand nothing."
"You have a point."
After hearing this, old bachelor Li shook his head in disapproval.
He said, "Going to school is pointless. Fortunately, the child doesn't like studying. Otherwise, he would have to spend money on junior high and high school. Besides, he can't go to college, so there's no need to spend money on studying. Li family boy, don't you think this makes sense?"
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