Chapter 171 The heartbroken Ah Wei
After some discussion, they moved the dug tree stumps to the cart and pulled them back to the old house. They saw several cousins ​​riding tricycles in the yard, one and two laughing happily.
When Zhang Xiaoxia saw them coming back, she happily stepped forward and grabbed Li Changxi, "Mom, our family will also buy a tricycle so that we don't have to walk when we come to grandma's house."
Li Changxi wiped her sweat and said, "My mother has no money, so I will give you to Xiaohai as my little wife, and my mother will ride her tricycle home."
Zhang Xiaoxia pouted, "No, Xiaohai is not older than me. I want to be Brother Xiaotao's little wife."
"Auntie, I don't want a little wife. It costs a lot of money. My family has no money." Li Xiaotao, who was crowded on the tricycle, shouted quickly.
"I don't want you either." Zhang Xiaoxia made a face at him.
"Hahaha……"
The adults all laughed and moved the tree stumps on the cart to the west end of the house to dry them in the sun.
Li Changxi sniffed and said, "I can smell the bean noodles stewed in Shachu. I'm still keeping the ones you sent in the bucket!"
"Today we are going to make bacon and glutinous rice, stewed old duck, and steamed blue crabs..." Li Changle got excited talking about delicious food, mainly because he felt that these days, both pork and seafood taste better than those in later generations.
"I'll go in and help light the fire." Li Changxi quickly walked into the kitchen and saw Zhou Ruonan cutting jellyfish skin, "When did you pickle the jellyfish skin at home?"
"My second sister-in-law brought it back from her parents' house. I soaked it all day yesterday and mixed it just right today." Zhou Ruonan said, putting down the kitchen knife and putting the shredded jellyfish on a plate.
Add minced ginger and garlic, chop a chili pepper and place it on top of the shredded jellyfish, add an appropriate amount of soy sauce and vinegar, mix well, and you will have crispy and delicious cold jellyfish skin.
Li Changxi smiled and walked to Mother Li who was cutting the salted pork, "Mom, do you need my help?"
"No need!" Mother Li looked at her daughter lovingly, "How about the homestead over there? Is it spacious?"
"Spacious!" Li Changxi said with a smile, "Brother and A Le have built their houses over there. A Huan will live here in the old house when he changes his job?"
"Your father asked him when he came back to visit relatives last year. He said that he would live in the old house. The army has regulations. For non-commissioned officers who have served with third-class merit and have overstayed their service, the government will arrange jobs for them."
Mother Li said happily, "Your aunt also said that when he changes his job, she will find someone to help her and see if she can get Ah Huan to work in the cooperative?"
Li Changxi didn't expect her aunt with her nose to be so kind to her younger brother. "The cooperative is very popular. If my aunt is willing to help, I have to thank her properly."
Li Changle came in and listened, fearing that their letter would influence Li Changhuan and transfer his unit to the cooperative.
"Aniang, I told you last time, don't listen to my aunt and ask Ah Huan to go to the cooperative. Why don't you listen? I am his brother, can I still harm him?"
"Mom, listen to me. When you write the letter, tell Ah Huan and ask him to apply to the border police station or the Maritime Safety Bureau. He is a sailor and can do well in both places."
Mother Li rolled her eyes at him angrily, "The cooperative is so good. What's so good about the Border Police Station and the Maritime Safety Bureau? Both places are doing errands that offend people."
Li Changxi also said: "Yes, Ah Le, the cooperative is very popular. It doesn't matter, but you can't get in!"
"Sister, you see, there are more and more people setting up stalls to sell things on market days. We also go to small stalls to buy things. Who still goes to cooperatives? Now, only department stores can still sell some big-ticket items. Their downfall is
It's a matter of time."
After hearing this, Zhou Ruonan thought for a while and then interrupted: "Sister, what A Le said makes sense. You can buy small things at small stalls. For large things, the black market behind my house has everything. The prices are cheaper than those in department stores.
No votes required."
Sister-in-law Li nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, the sewing machine and watch that Ale bought from Lucheng last time are cheaper than those in the department store."
Li Changxi thought that most of their purchases now are at small stalls, and they don’t have the money or tickets to buy large items. “Auntie, what Ale said makes sense. When writing a letter, remind Ahuan and let him think carefully.
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Mother Li: "We don't understand these things. Why don't you write a letter and tell him about this to see what his plans are?"
"Well!" Li Changle looked at Zhou Ruonan, "A'nan, next time you write a letter, add this in and tell him not to go to supply and marketing cooperatives or department stores. Those will be broken units in the future."
He felt that Li Changhuan had never made a wrong choice in his previous life, and as long as no one influenced him in this life, he would not make a wrong choice either.
"Mom, the glutinous rice is washed." Sister-in-law Li came in carrying a basin of glutinous rice.
"Okay, wait while I stir-fry the salted pork." Mother Li shoveled a little oil into the pan, stir-fried the salted pork with scallions for a few times, poured in a few ladles of water, then put the washed glutinous rice into the pan, and the salted pork.
Cook together.
After the glutinous rice and salted pork rice are simmered and cooked, a dozen eggs are then simmered on top. The salty aroma of the salty pork and the fragrant aroma of the glutinous rice are mixed with the aroma of the eggs. Add a bowl of rice wine and the taste will make your mouth water.
"It smells so good!" Li Changle swallowed and couldn't remember how many years he had not eaten salted pork and glutinous rice.
People here really like glutinous food, rice cakes, steamed rice balls, mochi, glutinous rice balls... They make them in different ways during festivals or when entertaining guests.
"Glutty!" Mother Li slapped him funny, "Your father and brother-in-law are talking outside, why are you coming to the kitchen to guard the place all by yourself?"
"Let me see if you guys are cheating!" Li Changle came out of the kitchen with a playful smile and saw Li's father gathered around the table to look at the floor plan he had drawn.
Several children were also watching, and they proudly stepped forward and patted them, "Isn't your third uncle great? He can go fishing in the sea, and he can also draw."
"Look, he's bragging again." Father Li smiled and knocked him, and said to several children, "Don't imitate your third uncle. If you're not great at anything else, bragging is the best!"
"Grandpa," Li Xiaoqing looked at Father Li, "I think this kind of house painted by my third uncle is good. I like it. Dad, we will build this kind of house painted by my third uncle."
Li Xiaotao nodded honestly, "I think it's good too. When you have diarrhea, you don't have to run into the latrine with your buttocks between your legs. How convenient!"
Zhang Dejin smiled and nodded, "That's true!"
Several others burst out laughing after hearing this.
Brother Li smiled and gave him a hand, "I know it too, but unfortunately I don't have enough money in my pocket. How about selling you?"
"I won't do it. Besides, no one buys men!" Li Xiaotao glanced at Li Xiaoqing and swallowed his words.
Father Li touched his grandson's head and said, "My lord, let's discuss the matter. You go and play."
"oh oh!"
After the children left, Father Li said to brother Li Changle: "Building a house is a lifelong matter, and debt is unavoidable. With Ah Jin helping to lend the bricks and tiles back on credit, you can build the house according to your own wishes and go there."
It’s also comfortable to live in later.”
Brother Li and Brother Li nodded, "Got it, let's discuss it with A Fang (A Zhen), and if they agree, it will be the same as A Lejian."
Father Li nodded happily, "A Le went to see if Uncle A Dong was done with his work, A Ping went to A Qing's house to call for your third uncle and A Qing, and A An went to call for Ah Shui."
"Okay!"
As soon as Li Changle went out and entered the alley, he saw Chen Yongwei standing at the entrance of the alley, talking to a pretty girl with two big braids and a little dark skin.
The action was quite fast. As soon as the foundation was laid down here, the conversation began over there.
"Brother Ale, have you eaten?" Black girl Lai Amei saw him and asked openly.
Chen Yongwei turned around and saw Li Changle, scratching his head in embarrassment, "Brother, where are you going?"
"You guys talk, I'll go to the brigade headquarters." Li Changle winked at Chen Yongwei, who was even shyer than other girls, and strode away.
Lai Amei watched Li Changle walk away and said softly: "Brother Ale seems to be a different person compared to before."
When Chen Yongwei heard her talk about Li Changle, he started to talk a lot, "My brother has changed a lot and he understands everything. This time, he drew the drawings for our new house for brother-in-law Axi."
The house he painted is nice, with a living room, a dining room, a bathroom and a toilet."
After hearing this, Lai Amei glanced at him in surprise, "That will cost a lot of money, right?"
"Well! My house is the one in Dongshan. It costs about five to six thousand yuan to build. I may owe more than a thousand yuan in debt. Brother-in-law A Jin said that he would help us pay for the bricks and tiles on credit, and there will be no interest for half a year."
"My mother-in-law said that Brother Ale's family are all kind-hearted people. If you build a house with them, you will get a big advantage."
"Yeah! My grandma said the same thing." Chen Yongwei looked at her a little embarrassed as he said that, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Ami, do you have a partner?"
Lai Amei blushed, "I have a partner. We are engaged in the Mid-Autumn Festival. I am looking for you because I want to introduce my little sister Aju to you..."
"No need!" Chen Yongwei, who was full of joy, felt his heart freeze after hearing this, and said quickly, "I don't want you to worry about my affairs. You can walk slowly. I will go home to pick up Grandma and go to Brother Ale's house for dinner."
"Hey~ Why are you like this?" Seeing Chen Yongwei walking away without looking back, Lai Amei stomped her feet, twisted her buttocks, turned around and left.
When Chen Yongwei got home, he sat down on the bamboo chair and sat dumbly for a while. Then he got up and went into the house and said to Grandma Chen: "Grandma, there is no need to find someone to go to Ami's house. She has a partner."
Grandma Chen looked at her grandson who was so happy just now, with a depressed look on his face, and frowned, "Then what does she want from you?"
"She said she wanted to introduce me to a partner, but I don't like it!" Chen Yongwei took a deep breath, "Let's go and have dinner at Brother A Le's house. We'll find the partner slowly after the house is built."
Grandma Chen looked at her grandson with distress, "This kind of thing depends on fate. Take your time and you will meet the girl you like." Then she asked, "Who does she want to introduce to you?"
"Ah Ju, she is the girl who sat at the same table with me in school, that damn girl who was so fierce."
"Aju from Wang Zhenghai's family?"
"Well, it's his Ah Ju." Chen Yongwei came to the door, "This damn girl is so greedy and her face is as round as a copper plate. I don't like her."
"I think Ah Ju is pretty good. A round face means she is lucky. A girl with a face as big as a slap looks like she is unlucky."
Chapter completed!