"Mom, if you say that, I have to criticize you. Clothes are bought to be worn. Good materials are comfortable to wear. What do we earn money for? Isn't it just to eat well and dress well? You and Dad have worked hard for most of your lives and raised the four of us brothers. It's time for you to enjoy your life."
Li Mingqing advised earnestly.
Old man Li agreed: "My son is right. Look at me, I wear it every time."
Every time he returned to the village dressed neatly, his fellow villagers envied him.
They say he is blessed, with filial sons and daughters-in-law, and promising grandchildren.
Old Lady Li glanced at him and said, "Who is like you? You can't keep the clothes you get and you wear them as soon as you get them."
"Mom, you have to learn this from my dad."
Xiaohong also said: "Yes, grandma, the old ladies in the capital all wear clothes like this. The ones your parents bought for you are both beautiful and comfortable to wear."
"My eldest grandson is right," said old man Li lovingly.
Li Mingqing asked, "Have Big Brother and the others returned to the village?"
"I went back yesterday and waited for you."
"I'll buy some beef, mutton and pork later, and also buy a pig's head," Li Mingqing said as he took things.
Old Lady Li said quickly, "I've bought everything, including the pig's head and pig's trotters."
"Wouldn't it be bad if I went back empty-handed?"
"Look at what you said. What's there to buy at home? How can you be empty-handed? Look at all this precious stuff. There are so many things I haven't even seen before."
Old Man Li also said: "It's a bit embarrassing to say it, but sometimes we don't know how to eat the food you send back."
"Dad, you'll know how to eat it after eating it a few times."
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Lijia Village.
Li Mingfu mobilized the villagers to clean up the alleys and roads.
The villagers chatted while working.
"Why hasn't Ming Qing come back yet? Is he not coming back for the New Year this year?"
"No, we have to come back for such an important day as the New Year."
"I saw the three Mingli brothers buying meat and vegetables. They bought a lot of food. If Mingqing and his family didn't come back, they would definitely not be able to finish it."
"I also want to express my gratitude in front of Ming Qing."
"Of course, if it weren't for the Ming and Qing dynasties, where would we get the money to build a new house?"
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Wu Liqiang and Wang Dazhu, who were slacking off in the back, were dismissive of what the villagers said.
Wu Liqiang said, "Dazhu, how could Mingqing, who is doing so well, return to the village? Maybe he looks down on us from the bottom of his heart."
"You're right, Li Mingqing is just forgetful of his roots."
"Our village has developed well this year, but the villagers all attribute the credit to Li Mingqing. I disagree. It's clearly our hard work that earned the money, how can he have anything to do with it?"
Zhang Tiezhu, who was standing by, reminded them, "Keep your voices down, I heard everything."
Wang Dazhu said, "It's better to hear it, Tiezhu, just tell me if what I said is right."
"What's right? If it weren't for the Ming and Qing dynasties, we wouldn't be able to make so much money."
"Why do you say that too? I think the villagers have been deceived by Li Mingqing. And the village chief and the team leader, they keep saying good things about Li Mingqing."
Wu Liqiang said with envy.
It’s really true that Mr. Li gets all the good things.
It’s just an idea, what’s the big deal? They are the ones doing the work.
I don’t know when the old village chief came here.
A slap hit Wu Liqiang's arm so hard that he gasped in pain.
Seeing this, Wang Dazhu very tactfully walked aside.
I thought to myself, why is the old man walking so quietly? I wonder how much he heard.
"Dazhu, Liqiang, I really want to give you a shovel! You can't be like this. If it weren't for the Ming and Qing Dynasties, we wouldn't know when we can have a good life in our village."
"Uncle, I don't think so." Wang Dazhu said dissatisfiedly.
"Use your dog brain to think about how other villages live and how we live. Do you really think you can get rich by brute force alone without Li Mingqing's ideas?"
The old village chief wanted to pry open his head, he was such a blockhead.
If you could get rich just by relying on your physical strength, then every village in the surrounding area would be rich.
Ideas that can make money are so important.
If it weren't for the income from the greenhouses and orchards, the village wouldn't be in such a good situation.
Zhao Laogen came over and asked, "What are you talking about? How did you two make the old village chief so angry that he's fuming?"
"Uncle Zhao, that's not true," Wu Liqiang said with a forced smile.
"Old Zhao, you're here just in time. Talking to these two is so frustrating. They've been secretly saying bad things about Ming and Qing, and they think the village could be this good even without Ming and Qing's ideas."
The old village chief glared at them, angry at their ignorance.
Zhao Laogen said, "Then I have to explain. I believe Ming Qing deserves half the credit for the village's improvement. He brought improved seeds, doubling crop yields; he built roads and electricity, provided medical care, and helped the village become prosperous. Every bit of this is worth remembering."
Wang Dazhu and Wu Liqiang simply couldn't agree with this.
The two of them just thought that what he said was exaggerated.
They do not recognize Li Mingqing's contributions to the village and town.
Seeing the two men's unwillingness, the old village chief and Zhao Laogen shook their heads helplessly and said nothing more.
Xu Yaozu, who was hiding aside, pricked up his ears to listen to the villagers talking.
He was particularly afraid that Li Mingqing would come back and settle the score with him.
Xia Tian did something wrong in a moment of anger and was almost beaten to a pulp by Niu Niu.
Old Man Wu said cheerfully, "Ming Qing is truly amazing. The younger generations in the village should take him as an example and learn from him."
Liu Xiang rolled his eyes and said sarcastically:
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