"I didn't spend your money, but you keep nagging me."
After Li Mingqing finished speaking, he signaled Li Mingli with his eyes to lead the whole family forward.
Every time this is mentioned, there will always be a few people talking about it. Those who don’t know would think that the money for schooling has to come from them.
Wu Li said dissatisfiedly: "You are really rude."
The villagers are very grateful to Li Mingqing. After all, they have a lot more food in their pockets this year.
Zhang Cuihua was about to say a few words when Wang Daya pulled her aside.
The family came to the village entrance to wait for the donkey cart going to the county town.
Lin Yan and Lin Zhaodi came over carrying baskets.
"What a coincidence, let's go together."
"The donkey cart is coming soon. Are you going to the county town too?"
"No, I'm going to town to exchange the dozen or so eggs I've saved for some money. I'm saving money for a good New Year."
Lin Zhaodi was so greedy when she saw the red hairband on the big girl's braid.
Her own hair was a mess, and she tied it up with a rag rope.
Lin Yan said carelessly, "Zhao Di, hurry up and go to the mountain to collect firewood. It might snow heavily anytime soon, so we need to store more firewood."
"Dad, I understand."
She turned around and walked back in disappointment.
Li Mingqing was curious about why Lin Yan didn't leave, and only found out the reason after two minutes.
Wang Dafeng and Lin Jinbao came over in a hurry.
"Let's go to town and buy some egg cakes."
The family of three went to town happily, leaving Lin Zhaodi at home to work.
Li Lizhu said, "What a pitiful child."
"But it's okay. At least I don't have to worry about food and clothing. I just have to work harder."
"But Wang Dafeng, as a mother, should at least comb her child's hair properly. It looks so frizzy, it's likely to attract lice."
Speaking of this, Zhang Lihua said, "Girls with long hair do tend to get lice. The eldest girl used the shampoo that fourth brother gave her before and it gradually got rid of them."
"Please stop talking about this. I caught a big louse on Xiangnan's head yesterday. It made me sleepless all night."
Yang Daya said this with disgust.
Although the Li family was so poor that they could barely make ends meet, they took very good care of hygiene and kept everything clean.
"Mom, that's the one."
"One is not enough. Luckily we caught it, otherwise our whole family would have lice on their heads. Where did you go yesterday?"
Xiangdong replied, "He went through the dog hole next to the school."
Li Mingfang slapped Xiangnan.
"You kid don't mind being dirty, you dare to go anywhere."
Erniu and Sanniu were watching the fun from the side.
Yesterday, he insisted on crawling through the dog hole even though I told him not to. Now, he got beaten up.
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More than an hour later, the Li family arrived at the tube-shaped building where Li Mingli lived.
As the old couple entered, they looked at the narrow corridor in disbelief.
Now it's time to cook lunch.
The entire corridor was filled with the smell of chopped green onions and the sound of pots and pans.
"Grandpa, the water you boiled is boiling!"
While speaking, the neighbor helped kick the kettle off the stove.
“The fried food smells so good!”
"Are you hungry? Come to my room later and just add a pair of chopsticks."
"Then I won't hesitate. I'll come over later."
The atmosphere is quite good, and I feel like I am in a harmonious big family.
A middle-aged man saw the Li family and shouted, "Everyone, come and see, there are new neighbors."
His shout attracted many people.
It can be said that one call will attract a hundred responses.
"He looks familiar. We've met before at the textile factory."
"Comrade Li and Comrade Zhang, I've met them before. They're a couple."
"But then again, you guys are all going to live in such a small house, right?"
"No, that won't work. It's too crowded."
For a while, everyone was talking non-stop.
Li Mingli raised his voice deliberately when he heard the noise.
"The family came to see us off, not all of them are here to live here."
The woman next to him said, "That's fine. Otherwise, we really wouldn't have room to live in. It would be really crowded for our family of four to live in one room."
Li Mingli and Zhang Cuihua led the Li family through the long corridor.
Stop at the door of the middle house.
Take out the key, unlock the door, and enter.
Yang Daya, who had been holding it in all the way, said, "Good boy, home is still the best. I won't envy those who live in the city anymore. It's so cramped."
Li Mingqing said: "It's just like this in the tube building."
"Forget it, the village is so bright and spacious."
Old Man Li also said: "Everyone wants to live in the city, but who would have thought that the place they live would be like this."
"Old man, at least you are paid by the government."
"If I just go home and stay there every day, I'll suffocate to death."
"Dad, Mom, actually, it's pretty nice to live here. It's more like home, and most importantly, it's close to work."
Old Lady Li sighed and said, "It's a pity that the three children didn't come with you."
Look at this little house, it’s barely big enough for you to turn around.
No wonder Li Mingqing stopped her when he saw her taking the table.
If I really put it on the table, there would be absolutely no space.
However, it is not too crowded for two people to live in, but it will be too crowded if there is one more person.
In fact, people who live in tube-shaped buildings basically live in a family of three or four people, and some even live in a family of five or six people.
There is someone sleeping under the bed.
After putting down the things, Li Mingqing took Sun Jiaxue and Niu Niu out.
There's no way around the house, so I'd better go downstairs and wait.
It is late autumn and the temperature at noon is just right.
"Brother Mingqing, it's a good thing we didn't come to the county town."
"If we were to come to the county town, I would definitely buy a large house with two or three bedrooms and a living room."
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