At noon, Lee Long came back from his father-in-law's house after eating and drinking to his heart's content. He told Li He, "I borrowed five dollars. It's not much. His grandpa really couldn't bring himself to do it."
Li He asked, "Meizi doesn't know?"
"His grandfather was afraid that we'd quarrel, so neither of us dared to say anything." Li Long was also furious at Li Zhaokun. This was too embarrassing. Li Zhaokun had to borrow money from everywhere. Not only was his family embarrassed, it also made it seem like his two brothers were not filial. Li Zhaokun was in need of money. In fact, as long as Li Zhaokun opened his mouth, he would not skimp on it. Usually, he would give three to five yuan.
"Okay, in the future, tell everyone that you can't lend him money anymore." Li He thought and said, "Go to grandpa and ask if the people digging the well are here. If they are here, we can start working. It can be used before the New Year."
Wang Yulan looked at her son's bald head. She didn't like it, "What kind of girl can be scared away by you?"
She didn't mention anything about matchmaking for Li He anymore.
Li He was now lighting a cigarette with his legs crossed. With that bald head, he looked like a living prisoner in labor reform. It was no wonder that Wang Yulan had no confidence in her son.
Li Zhaokun invited several mahjong friends to the riverside, and then he came back and hurriedly called Li He over.
Li Long and Da Zhuang also followed him to the riverside.
"Smoke a cigarette." Mouse Wang and others dared to ignore Li Zhaokun, but they dared not ignore his two sons. Not to mention the eldest son, Erhe Li Zhaokun, he was an iron rice bowl. As for whether he was as good as Li Zhaokun bragged, he was definitely not someone to be trifled with. But the third son, Li Long, was not someone to be trifled with.
Li Long had opened a waste station in the county. He was rich, young, and hot-tempered. He liked to hit people in the face. Who was not afraid of him? Few people were willing to provoke him.
Li He winked at Li Long, indicating that Li Zhaokun and the other three people should stay away. He wanted to talk to Mouse King alone.
Li Long wasn't so polite. As soon as he went up, he began to push Second Lai and Bai Xi. He immediately cursed, "Son of a b * tch, have you gone crazy thinking about money?"
He pushed, and Bai Xizi retreated, pushed, and retreated.
Mouse Wang wanted to stop the fight, but Li He pulled him aside. "How much did I owe you?"
"You also know about this kind of thing at the poker table. You can laugh today and cry tomorrow. You can't be sure, right?" Mouse Wang and the others didn't come so much to ask for money, but to reconcile. If there was any misunderstanding, it would be a feud!
If they said they didn't want the money, they couldn't bear to part with it. If they asked for it and the brothers didn't want it, they couldn't do anything about it.
"How much is it?"
"310," Mouse Wang said it unnaturally. Looking at Li He's gloomy face, he hurriedly said, "We didn't cheat him. He really lost. We also told him to play less, but he didn't listen."
"I know, I don't blame you." Li He could only blame Li Zhaokun for not having enough IQ. With his IQ, he couldn't win at poker. There was an old saying that nine out of ten gambles were cheated, but Mouse Wang and the others didn't spend money at poker. They were all well-behaved. They won the money with their own ability, so Li He couldn't be angry. "But you played too much, right? Three hundred dollars. Ask around. Who plays cards as big as you guys? He didn't just owe you 300 yuan. He borrowed a lot from the people in the village. "
Mouse Wang smiled bitterly, "It was his father who asked to play so much. He didn't want to play too little."
"I'll return the money to you, but I have a condition." Li He didn't want to care about how they took advantage of Li Zhaokun. Li Zhaokun was willing to be taken advantage of, and they would be fools if they didn't take advantage of it. Besides, he couldn't even teach his own loafers a lesson, so what qualifications did he have to teach others a lesson? They were all from the same village, and if things got out of hand, it would embarrass the two brothers.
"Go ahead, I'm listening." Mouse Wang also knew that it wouldn't be easy to get the money.
"Don't bring him to play poker anymore. If you do, we won't be so nice to you next time. You know what crime it is to gather people to gamble, right?"
"Got it, got it."
Li He saw that he seemed to be dealing with it, so he said, "My family's situation is different from yours. I'll send him to the labor camp for a while, and it will save us a lot of trouble. Anyway, us two brothers can set up a family, so it's the same with or without him. "
"Don't worry, I definitely won't bring him to play anymore. I'll tell them when I get back." Mouse Wang was shocked. He knew that this Li Lao Er would definitely do it. The Li family was indeed different from them! The two brothers of the Li family could both earn money. Whether Li Zhaokun was in the family or not, life was the same. They couldn't do it. They had a family to take care of. If they went to prison, their whole family would have nothing to eat.
Li He counted 310 yuan and gave it to him, "That's it."
"Okay, okay." Mouse Wang took the money and didn't count it again. He directly stuffed it into his pocket. When Li He counted the money just now, he didn't even blink.
On the other side, Li Long wanted to make a move on Bai Xizi and the others, but Li Zhaokun didn't allow it and pulled his third son back.
"Let's go home." Li He didn't just shout at Li Long. Seeing that Li Zhaokun still didn't move, he said, "Dad, I've given you the money. Let's go back."
Li Zhaokun said, "You guys go back first. I still have something to do."
Mouse Wang was smart and smiled, "I'm going back to plow the land today. Why don't you help me for two days?"
"There's still a lot of land at home. Go back to work, go back to work." It was basically impossible to count on Li Zhaokun to work for them.
On the way back, Li Long was still unwilling, "Are you going to let them off so easily?"
Li He said, "It's only right to pay back a debt."
"I didn't say that I won't pay back. At least give them a beating."
Li He said, "Mouse Wang's son is only ten years old."
Fighting in the countryside required at least two families with similar male laborers. His family had two brothers who were strong laborers, while Wang Moutou's family had two daughters and a son who was about ten years old. If Wang Moutou's family really beat him up, it would be a bit like bullying.
Li Long sighed, "Sigh."
Li He said to Li Zhaokun, "If you need money in the future, just tell me. Don't go around borrowing money. It's embarrassing."
Li Zhaokun snorted, "I want it. Must you give it to me?"
Li He gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, but I have a condition."
Who asked him to have such a father?
Who asked him to be rich now?
"What condition?"
"Stay at home and don't run around." As long as Li Zhaokun was willing to stay at home and take care of his mother, it was not a big deal for Li He to give him money. His heart ached for Wang Yulan. As long as Wang Yulan could be happy watching over Li Zhaokun, it was fine.
It was not unreasonable for Wang Yulan to spoil Li Zhaokun. Li Zhaokun was eloquent and good at coaxing people. His sweet words were intoxicating. Although he was a bit of a male chauvinist and sometimes had a vicious mouth and a bad temper, he had never fought with Wang Yulan in his life, not even a finger.
As for Li He, sometimes when he couldn't take it anymore, he would think about Li Zhaokun's good points. For example, although he scolded children, he had never hit them. The only time he knocked Four's head was unintentional.
"I'll think about it again." Li Zhaokun put his hands behind his back and wandered to another fork in the road. That was the gathering place of the men at the entrance of the village. They would all gather together to brag and chat. He hadn't been there for a long time.
Now, he finally realized the taste of life. According to him, he was tired of eating meat!
Li Mei and her husband came with little Yang Huai. He was already four years old and his steps were wide. The little guy called Li He uncle and couldn't stop.
Little Li Pei seemed to be jealous. He usually didn't like Li He. Seeing how Yang Huai was so attached to Li He, he also wanted to find Li He to get some love. Li He hugged one in each of his arms and happily strolled around with them in his arms.
Little Li Ke saw that there was no place for her in Li He's arms and started crying. She was usually the one who pestered Li He the most.
Li He had no choice but to let go of the other two and hold her alone, which made her very happy.
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