Li Xiangxia looked at Li Mingqing and Sun Jiaxue holding hands and hated them to death.
Zhu Huamao came out holding the child and asked, "Mingqing, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year."
He wanted to chat for a few more words but when he looked up, the person was gone.
"Xiangxia, mother is calling us home for dinner."
"I see. You came at a really bad time."
Sun Xiuhua went over and helped Li Shuanzi up from the ground, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"You were so cruel! It hurt my internal organs so much! Wei Xueyi, you're so disloyal! Not only did you not help, you didn't even say a word."
Wei Xueyi said, "I wanted to help, but it wasn't too late."
"Don't flatter yourself. You're running faster than a rabbit."
The two families came and got nothing.
"Your mother is so cruel. She doesn't care about you two at all. She's like a stepmother."
"Looks like an enemy."
"Okay, stop talking and go back to avoid embarrassing yourself here."
He cursed for a long time before leaving.
When Li Mingqing got home, he saw the village chief and Old Man Li sitting by the wall chatting.
"Ming Qing, come, come and bask in the sun."
"Where's Mingfu?"
"He went to his father-in-law's house and will be back in the afternoon."
"We have to prepare the land for plowing in a few days. The plow isn't ready yet. We'll weld it on when the market opens."
"Uncle, we should at least wait until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month before we can start working."
The village chief smiled and said, "We have to work early or late, but we have to wait until the thaw before we can start working."
"The temperature has gradually warmed up since the Spring Festival. I tried it these past two days and it's been warmer than the previous two days."
"It's noon now, let's go."
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The afternoon of the fifth day of the New Year.
Li Mingqing heard the sound of the tractor starting at home.
The two brothers from the Wei family came to deliver bricks and tiles.
The three Li Mingfang brothers didn't expect that the bricks would be delivered so quickly.
It looks like we can break ground tomorrow.
"It's the New Year's Day and you're making a trip."
"It's not that hard. We are all acquaintances. We will definitely deliver it in time for Brother Ming Qing's sake."
Li Mingfang took out the money that the three of them had pooled together and handed it to Wei Yong.
"Then we will accept it without hesitation."
"You should accept it."
Li Mingqing came out and called out, "Come in and sit for a while."
"We have a mission to accomplish when we return, so we won't go in."
"Say hello to Brother Zheng for me."
"Okay, Brother Zheng asked us to say hello to you. Come to the county town for dinner when you have time."
After saying this, the two drove away on the tractor.
Old Man Li said, "I'll go ask the villagers if anyone can come and help. A small house was built in two days."
When the villagers heard this, they came over to help.
I'm willing to come just for three meals a day.
What's more, the Li family's food is excellent, with plenty of oil and water.
The first meal was big meat and vegetable steamed buns.
After eating, everyone worked even harder.
"Mingfang, why do you want to build another room?"
"When the children grow up, it's really crowded in one room."
"I see there's a spare room at your fourth brother Mingqing's house."
"Ming and Qing used the room in the old house as a place for their children to live in, and then built another room. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. It's always right to listen to the words passed down by the ancients."
Li Mingfang's words were heard by Zhou Jingli who was passing by.
"I'm not trying to stir up trouble, I just think you're wrong. Why are brothers born of the same mother so distant? It's understandable that Li Mingqing didn't let us educated youth stay in all the empty rooms at home, but it's unacceptable not to let our family live there."
"Zhou Zhiqing, isn't this what you call provoking trouble?"
"I'm speaking the truth. How can this be called stirring up trouble? Li Mingqing is so stingy that a family like this can still do this."
Zhou Jingli kept finding fault with Li Mingqing.
Li Mingyuan stepped forward and said, "What does our family's affairs have to do with you? It's useless to worry about it."
"You don't know how to appreciate kindness."
"Are you a good person? You're saying you don't know how to appreciate kindness. It makes people laugh."
Seeing that the Li family didn't appreciate it, he left with the basket angrily.
As soon as I turned the corner, I ran into Li Mingqing.
He was cursing Li Mingqing in the middle of his mouth, and he was so scared that he almost jumped up.
"He scared me to death, just like a ghost suddenly appeared out of nowhere."
"If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door."
"What bad luck! I bump into you right after turning a corner."
Li Mingqing didn't want to argue with him, so he raised his hand and took the basket from his hand.
Zhou Jingli was forced to take two steps back. He was so scared that he put his hands behind his back for fear that his fingers would be broken again.
My legs went weak and I almost peed my pants.
"What a spineless, worthless thing."
He was scared like this before he even started.
You are so useless and you keep asking for trouble every day.
The Lantern Festival is here.
People from all over the village came to Li Mingqing's door early to watch the fireworks.
Da Niu and her friends were holding the newly bought lanterns and were surrounded by children, who rushed forward to touch the handles of the lanterns.
"Old Li, when are the flowers going to be released?"
"It's not dark yet. Let's wait until it's darker, otherwise it won't be very effective if we release it."
Old man Li said while smoking the cigarette given by Li Mingqing.
Few men in the village have ever smoked cigarettes. At most, they would go to the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative to feast their eyes on them.
"These cigarettes are not cheap, right?"
"It was given by Ming and Qing. To be honest, I don't know how much it was."
"It's definitely not cheap, it's a real treat."
"Everyone in the village envies you. Your four sons all have decent jobs, while you two old people do nothing. With each son giving you a little, you can live a very good life."
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