pertwk Chapter 56 Liu Jianguo is in trouble
Chapter 56 Liu Jianguo is in trouble
"Make way, make way!" Li Xiangyang desperately pushed through the crowd, squeezing his way in.
He squeezed to the front and jumped into the two-meter-deep ditch without saying a word.
It was called a ditch, but the water had long been frozen and covered with a thick layer of snow.
"Where...where is everyone?" Li Xiangyang was a little confused.
There was no one in the ditch except for straw and a horse-drawn cart, not even a horse...?
He looked up and saw a group of villagers staring at him with extremely strange looks.
"Xiangyang, why did you jump down?" a villager asked.
"Where...where is the driver of the carriage?" Li Xiangyang stammered anxiously.
"Oh...you mean your brother-in-law?" The villager slapped his thigh after hearing this, then pointed to the mud-brick house not far away and said, "He went home with Zhao Youcai to get a rope. Don't worry, we'll help you pull the cart up when he comes back with the rope."
"Phew~"
Li Xiangyang let out a long sigh of relief, then plopped down on the snow, feeling like his soul had almost left his body.
At this moment, Liu Jianguo and Zhao Youcai arrived, each carrying several thick hemp ropes.
Seeing Li Xiangyang there, Liu Jianguo felt a little embarrassed, blushed and didn't say anything, not knowing what to say.
Intending to help Li Xiangyang, I hired a horse-drawn cart to transport the straw, but ended up driving the cart into a ditch...
So embarrassing.
This is intolerable for a young person with a strong sense of self-esteem.
"Is he alright?" Li Xiangyang asked Liu Jianguo with concern as he climbed up with the help of the villagers.
"No, no, it's nothing. I jumped out of the carriage before it veered off course." Liu Jianguo waved his hands frantically, his movements blurring into a blur: "Brother-in-law, I..."
He wanted to apologize to Li Xiangyang for making him lose face.
But before he could say anything, Li Xiangyang interrupted:
"Nothing else needs to be said, it's good that everyone is alright." He then patted Liu Jianguo on the shoulder earnestly and said, "Young man, there's nothing shameful about doing anything. What's shameful is not daring to do anything."
These words were like a comet in the dark night, instantly illuminating Liu Jianguo's gloomy heart.
"Really?" Liu Jianguo's eyes lit up.
"Go and bring the straw up here, what are you still talking about?" Li Xiangyang slapped him hard.
This is both an encouragement and a form of support from Director Cui.
Liu Jianguo immediately became full of energy again. At this moment, Li Xiangyang's image in his young heart became much more majestic.
At this time, the people still on the village road were mostly villagers who had just gone to haul timber with Li Xiangyang and were worried about not having a chance to repay Li Xiangyang.
Upon hearing that it was Li Xiangyang's brother-in-law's carriage that had overturned, everyone rushed forward to help enthusiastically, some even trying to take over the job.
Liu Jianguo was somewhat taken aback by what he saw.
"Are all the people in my brother-in-law's village this hospitable? How come I never noticed before?"
However, it wasn't long before he realized something was wrong. Everyone seemed to know Li Xiangyang and was very enthusiastic towards him.
So it seems that it wasn't because the villagers themselves were enthusiastic, but because they were enthusiastic about their brother-in-law; they all came because of him.
"When did my brother-in-law gain this kind of influence in the village...? Just over ten days ago, wasn't he a scoundrel that everyone in the village criticized?"
Liu Jianguo found that he understood Li Xiangyang less and less.
By the time Li Xiangyang had unloaded all the straw and returned to the Li family home, it was already nearly dark.
It was too late, and Liu Xiulan was worried about Liu Jianguo driving the carriage back alone, so she invited him to stay at her house for the night.
Liu Jianguo couldn't refuse, and considering that he had to go to Wuzhen to sell fish with Li Xiangyang early the next morning, he stayed. He was having dinner with the Li family at the moment.
"Here, Jianguo, have a chicken leg. Don't just eat rice." Seeing that Liu Jianguo was a little reserved and was only eating rice, Liu Xiulan picked up a chicken leg and put it in Liu Jianguo's bowl.
She still dotes on her younger brother.
"Thank you, sister!"
Liu Jianguo thanked him, but looking at the chicken leg in his bowl, he didn't eat it immediately.
Instead, he carefully observed everyone.
The conclusion drawn is that the Li family is too extravagant and doesn't know how to manage their finances.
Just like this chicken, if they were to cook it for their family, they would chop off a chicken leg every day to make a dish.
That way, we can eat for several days.
"Yes, Jianguo can help himself to whatever he wants to eat. There are no outsiders here." Seeing that Liu Jianguo was still in a daze, Zhao Lijuan, the eldest sister-in-law of the Li family, also chimed in.
She's not a stingy person, and besides, there's no shortage of food at home right now.
"Oh, I almost forgot about that." Li Xiangyang suddenly slammed his hand on the table, startling everyone.
Then, under the scornful gazes of the crowd, he pulled out the "Advanced Individual" certificate from his pocket.
He handed it to Li Zhenshan.
"Dad, this is the certificate of merit that the brigade gave to your son."
"What is this...?" Li Zhenshan took the red paper with a puzzled look. He had never been to school and could not read, but he recognized the name Li Xiangyang.
"Because I told the team the location of that deadwood stall the day before yesterday, and the team gave it to me," Li Xiangyang said casually.
But Li Zhenshan became very excited after hearing this.
People who have just emerged from the era of collectivism tend to value this highly.
This is an honor!
Li Zhenshan took the red paper from Li Xiangyang and quickly leaned close to the oil lamp, squinting as he examined it repeatedly.
He smiled when he confirmed that the certificate was indeed issued by the team.
"Great, great... My son, Li Zhenshan's son, has made something of himself!" He pounded Li Xiangyang's chest to show his approval: "Xiangyang, you've really brought honor to our family this time!"
As Li Zhenshan spoke, he picked up the certificate again and looked at it repeatedly for a long time before carefully handing it to Li Xiangdong, saying proudly:
"Xiangdong, make some paste and stick the award certificate on this wall. I want everyone who comes into our house to see it."
"Uh..." Li Xiangyang was a little embarrassed: "Dad, it's not that serious. It's just a certificate, there's no real prize..."
"Xiangyang, you don't understand. This is an honor that the team has given you and our family have." Zhao Lijuan explained to Li Xiangyang, "No amount of prizes can buy this."
Wang Guiying, who was standing to the side, did not say anything. She smiled and wiped the corner of her eye.
Li Zhenshan used to complain that she spoiled Xiangyang, making him idle and do nothing all day, but what about now...?
Not only was Xiangyang not spoiled by her, but he also became successful, and even the team praised him!
"Here, Xiangyang, have a chicken leg too." Wang Guiying placed the tender, stewed chicken leg from the pot into Li Xiangyang's bowl: "Your mother has done all these years of loving you."
"Forehead........"
Li Xiangyang scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed, but as long as his parents were happy, that was all that mattered.
............
After dinner, it was completely dark outside. After Liu Xiulan finished washing the dishes, Li Xiangyang's family went back to their room to sleep.
Maybe I was too tired from traveling today, or maybe I'm just being sensible.
Liu Jianguo had barely lain down on the kang (a heated brick bed) when he began snoring.
To be honest, Li Xiangyang was reluctant to share a room with Liu Jianguo.
But there's no way around it; my brother-in-law is staying overnight at home. If I don't sleep on the same kang (heated brick bed) with them, can I sleep with my parents, brother, or sister-in-law?
Joking? That's even more inappropriate.
However, this caused him some trouble. Just now, Li Zhenshan was in a good mood and kept dragging him to drink deer blood wine, which was a medicinal wine that Emperor Kangxi used to drink when he visited his concubines three hundred years ago.
Liu Jianguo was also there, so even if he was itching to do something, he couldn't do anything to Liu Xiulan!
Finally, unable to resist any longer, he secretly reached into Liu Xiulan's bed and groped around, making Liu Xiulan blush with embarrassment.
She kept pinching his arm and whispered, "Ming, tomorrow."