Genius One Second Remember If You Want To Go? Translator: Noodletown Translations Editor: Noodletown Translations
After the Lantern Festival, He Zhaodi's mother, Zhao Chunfang, finally had a son after more than 20 years. The whole village celebrated, and many people were relieved. Otherwise, they didn't know how long this family would last.
Zhao Chunfang happily announced to her man, "From today onwards, we won't!"
She wasn't even out of confinement yet. She was nursing the child at the door and eating melon seeds at ease. Her voice was several degrees higher.
She had already figured out the trick to confinement. As long as the person was clean and ate well, there was no need to stay in bed for a month.
He Laoxi was depressed and sat under the big tree at the door, smoking. How could he raise so many children? Moreover, he couldn't escape the fine for giving birth. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. The sparks at the end of the cigarette grew brighter, and he sighed continuously.
At this stage, He Zhaodi couldn't go out on the boat to take care of her mother. She was busy at home, cooking for her mother and washing diapers for the child. Her arms were blue from the cold.
She said to He Laoxi, "Don't worry so much. When the boat reaches the bridgehead, it will straighten out. Go and ask Liu Chuanqi how much he should pay.
I'll pay it. "Not having a boy had always been a big problem in the family. Now that this problem had been solved, she was happy. This joy was heartfelt and deeply rooted in her heart.
He Laoxi said, "That money was earned by your sister. How can I use it? Don't let your mother know."
He Zhaodi said, "It's okay, Dad. Let's think about the long term. We can save the money if we don't have it. We'll have a peaceful life in the future."
Li He sat on the doorstep and listened to the group of old women chat about the He family. He was sincerely happy for the He family, or rather, happy for He Zhaodi. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↓ Say △ Net w
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After the spring plowing began, he went to the fields with his family, leaving only Li Zhaokun at home to look after the child.
The length of the land was about a hundred meters. The ridges and ditches had to be straight, perfectly straight. Li He had been working for a few days. His hands were burning with pain, his back was aching, his legs were stiff, and he felt dizzy.
Wang Yulan said, "You're really the same as your father. You only do a little bit of work and then you have this bad habit. Go up and rest."
Li He took the opportunity to slack off and lit a cigarette on the ridge of the field.
He had only taken a few puffs when a tall and skinny man came over to greet him. "Erhe, are you busy?"
Li He asked, "Your fields are here too, right?"
This was also his family. The two families were not far apart. His name was Li Zhi, and he was in his thirties. His family was living a terrible life.
"My field isn't here, it's on the other side of the slope," Li Zhi mumbled.
It was obvious that the two of them had nothing to talk about, but Li Zhi did not leave.
Li He handed Li Zhi a cigarette and said, "Brother Zhi, is there something you need? Just say it."
Li Zhi took the cigarette and struck a match, but he lit it for Li He first. Then, he said, "I want to borrow some money from you."
Before Li He could say anything, Li Zhi hurriedly added, "The main thing is that the two children will start school tomorrow. I don't have any other choice."
Li He asked, "How much do you want?"
"Thirty dollars. Isn't that a little too much? Fifteen is fine too. I'll return it to you immediately after I sell the wheat during the autumn harvest. "
Li He said, "Your two children are in middle school, right? They're really hardworking."
It was normal for Li Zhi to come to him to borrow money. Life in the village was tight, and the obvious change in the past two years was to fill their stomachs. However, after filling their stomachs, there was a series of major events such as school, medical treatment, marriage, and so on. None of them were easy to endure. It was rare to see a family with a hundred dollars in savings, let alone borrowing twenty or thirty dollars at once.
Right now, only he and Xi Tongcai's daughter, Seagate, were working in the village, and they both seemed to have a stable income.
Seagate was a girl, and she didn't have a surname, so it was impossible for Li Zhi to borrow money from her.
"Yeah, the two children are too close in age. One is in the third and the other is in the second. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry. They've both been admitted to middle school, and their grades are pretty good, so I can't say no to them. I'll give them money, and they can't blame me if they don't get in. "
Li He touched his pocket. He didn't pack a single cent when he went out, and he didn't want to give face to Li Zhi. He didn't want to yell and ask Li Long for money, so he said, "I have thirty dollars. I'll send it to your house tonight. I don't have money to pack when I'm out to work. "
Li Zhi left happily after hearing Li He's words.
Wang Yulan asked, "Why did Li Zhi come?"
Li He said, "He said that the children don't have school fees tomorrow, so he's borrowing money from me."
Wang Yulan said, "Then why didn't you ask me? Did you borrow money?"
"I don't have money in my pocket right now, so I'll send it to him tonight." Li He couldn't figure out Wang Yulan's attitude.
"Then I'll stop work and send it to him. When you were in your second year of high school, there was a winter when your elder sister went to school to send you buns and money. Do you remember? "
Li He shook his head. It was too long ago, so he couldn't remember the specific time. When he was in high school, those who couldn't afford to eat in the cafeteria would usually bring steamed buns from home and soak them in water to eat. The more extravagant ones would get a five-cent vegetable soup from the cafeteria.
Wang Yulan said, "Then I remember it clearly. I was worried that you wouldn't have enough money to eat at school, so I went to borrow money. Your second aunt didn't even borrow money. Later on, your sister-in-law Qiufen sold the eggs at home at the commune for two dollars and lent it to me. Didn't your elder sister bring the steamed buns with her? "
Qiufen's sister-in-law was Li Zhi's wife. Li He didn't expect that he owed her such a big favor. Subconsciously, he didn't want to recall the unbearable past, and he didn't even want to mention it. If Wang Yulan didn't tell him, how would he know?
Li He said, "Then I understand. I'll send the money to him tonight."
As the sun set, many people lit up the wheat straws in the fields. They flipped over the wheat straws that had been exposed to the sun for the entire afternoon, and when they burned, the entire village was covered in smoke.
Li He didn't have the time to promote the concept of environmental protection to them. They might even think that he was crazy. This was what they had been doing for thousands of years. When the government remembered it one day, they would come up with a policy of fines, and the effect would be immediate.
When they finished work and went home, Wang Yulan whispered to Li He when Duan Mei wasn't paying attention, "How much did he borrow? If you don't have enough, I have more."
Li He said, "I have some."
First, he washed his face, took some money from his bag, and went to Li Zhi's house.
The two houses were only five or six rows apart, and they weren't far from each other.
Li Zhi's house was similar to the one in the village, and it was also made of mud bricks. The back corner of the house was about to collapse due to the rain, and they had to use a big wooden stick to hold it up.
There were three rooms in the main house, and there was a kitchen in the corner. There was no yard, and his eldest brother was reading at the door. When he saw Li He enter, he shyly called out, "Er Da Da."
Li Zhi pulled Li He into the house, "Let's drink here tonight."
"Okay, you decide how much to drink." Li He stuffed 200 yuan into Li Zhi's hand, "You can pay me back when you have the money."
Li Zhi wanted to reject it, "It's too much, I don't need that much."
Li He whispered, "Alright, the kid is at the door."
Li Zhi took a look at his son, who was reading at the door, and accepted it. Every father wanted to maintain some dignity in front of their children, and no father would want their children to see them asking for money in a humble manner.
Sister-in-law Qiu Fen made a cabbage tofu, a pickled vegetable meat, an egg and chives, and a salad of lettuce.
Li He said, "Sister-in-law, don't be so polite, I won't dare to come next time."
Sister-in-law Qiu Fen said, "If I make pickled vegetable tofu, you won't dare to come even more."
The wine wasn't good, but Li He still closed his eyes and drank quite a bit. He said, "The two kids are quite sensible, it's good that they've grown up. Let's get over this first."
He didn't stay at home much in the past, and he only remembered that his eldest brother was quite promising, but he wasn't sure what he did specifically.
"Uncle, don't praise them. With you being a bit promising, the two of us will be comforted," Sister-in-law Qiu Fen said with a smile.
Li He was grateful for the couple's kindness, so he drank without holding back. When he left Li Zhi's house, he was already swaying.
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