Chapter 160 City Bumpkin

Chapter 160 city bumpkin

Li Jianhong walked back. Zhou Chunmei had just sent another guest away. Zhou chunxing was looking at the clothes with the other two guests. "Mom, was that tall girl Li Haitang just now?"

"Yeah, I almost didn't recognize it." Li jianhong dragged her eldest daughter into the store.

Zhou Chunmei used to like to play with Li Ting. She was the same as her, but she had changed a lot in the past few years. Although she was still very shrewd, she was much more sensible. She sighed, "I haven't seen her for more than three years. She seems to have changed completely."

"Chunmei, I heard from your aunt a few days ago that her shop is hiring people. Her salary is a little higher than yours in the factory, and her life is easier. Otherwise, you don't have to go south next year and work in her shop, okay?" Li Jianhong was actually worried that she was out there alone. If she was in the provincial capital, with her three uncles there, she would be completely relieved.

"Mom, it's just that your relationship with Li Haitang hasn't been good. She probably won't agree." Zhou Chunmei was a little worried about this. Although she didn't play with Li Haitang before, she didn't always bully her, but her mother was different and scolded her whenever she saw her.

"Hey, it's all mom's fault. I'll apologize to her some other time. Your uncle has said that she's long forgotten about the past. I'm the one who can't let go of my pride here." After Li Jianhong got divorced, he had a good life, and a lot of things came to his mind.

Zhou Chunmei frowned and did not speak.

After finishing a business deal, Zhou Chunxing smiled and handed the money to Li Jianhong. "Mom, that big uncle's car is so elegant. I guess this is the only one in our town."

"It cost sixty or seventy thousand yuan whether it was bought by Li Haitang or secondhand." Li Jianhong heard what Liu Fen said. The thought of how much money she made at such a young age made her heart very complicated.

The two sisters widened their eyes. They didn't know the car was so expensive before. Li Jianhong patted Zhou Chunmei on the shoulder and said, "Chunmei, if she agrees, you can go to her place next year. I heard from your aunt that she didn't have to work overtime at night. She worked from 8: 30 a. M. To 6: 00 p. M. Every day, and she could rest for two days a month. The food was specially cooked, much better than the big pot of rice in your factory. It's also convenient to come back from the provincial capital. You can take your uncle's car for the new year. Besides, mom's shop needs to be stocked. You can help me do it there."

"Okay." Hearing what her mother said, she nodded this time, which was much easier than in the factory.

The four wheels of the truck were much faster than the two wheels of the bicycle. It usually took twenty minutes to ride the bicycle, and they returned to the village in just a few minutes.

Li Jianguo had driven the truck back once before. As soon as the truck appeared, everyone knew that it was the li brothers who made a lot of money in the provincial capital. At this time, the cement plant was on holiday, and most of the families had already finished their lunch. Now, groups of people came to Li Jianguo's house to chat.

As soon as Li Jianguo stopped the car and jumped out of the driver's seat, he heard a familiar voice on the side of the road: "Jianguo, good job. I drove a luxury car in a year."

Li Haitang opened the door of the copilot, jumped down lightly, and joked at the man, "Uncle yuan lin, are you here to pick up your precious son?"

"Haha, you still need me to pick you up, brat? I'm here to pick up your father." Li Yuanlin walked over and punched Li Jianguo, taking the cigarette from his hand.

Li Yongchun jumped out of the car with the package in his hand and cheerfully called out, "Dad!"

"Well, go back quickly. Your mother is waiting for you to go back for dinner." Li yuanlin lit a cigarette with a lighter and talked to his son.

Liu Fen also got out of the car and said, "Yongchun, don't listen to your father. Go back after dinner at your aunt's house, lest your mother still has to heat up your food."

"Okay, I can already smell the delicious chicken in auntie's house. I'll go back after eating the chicken." Li Yongchun was already familiar with their family, so naturally, he was not polite.

Seeing Li Rong and Li Mingtang walking home with their bags, Liu Fen also shouted at them, "Rongzi, Ming Tang, come over for dinner later. Your food is ready at home."

"Okay."

"Jianguo, Jiangang, Jianhua, you three brothers are doing well. You drive home in a luxury car. Would you like some good food and wine to serve us today?" A large group of Man came over shouting in line.

Li Jianguo didn't say much, but he smiled as well. He picked up his cigarette and sent it all the way to the house to invite them to sit down.

Zhao Chunhua and Lu Hongyu had already prepared dinner at home. Seeing so many people coming, they quickly took cups to make tea. Liu Fen asked Li Tao and Duan Jinqiao to set the table, and she went to the inner room to bring cigarettes, wine, peanuts, melon seeds and other guests. As for Li Haitang, he called his grandparents, uncle Uncle, and sat directly by the fire.

All the people who came to the door had eaten. Li Jianguo opened two bottles of wine for them to drink at the side table. The li family ate at another table. A few big men chatted with the drinkers while eating. There were two coal stoves burning in the room. It was warm and lively.

After dinner, Li Yuanlin took Li Yongchun home first. Before he left, he did not forget to say hello, "Jianguo, Jiangang, Jianhua, come to my house later to play. My brother's house is dry pond this afternoon. He promised to give me a big black carp. He will come to my house to eat fish in the evening."

Li Jianguo replied, "Don't go today. Come back when your family kills the new year pig."

Li Yuanlin said with a bright smile, "That's fine. My family will kill the pig tomorrow morning, and the black carp will be cooked tomorrow morning. Come with us." Li Haitang, who didn't forget to call out for tea in the corner, said, "Haitang, you bring your brothers and sisters here too."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle yuan lin." Li Haitang smiled at him. It seemed that Li Yongchun inherited his father's generosity.

The father and son left, while the others were outside in the sun valley terrace looking around the car. Even the children went. Only Li Haitang stayed in his room to watch tv, while Liu Fen and the other two aunts went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

"Haitang, I cleaned up a room for you upstairs. Do you want to sleep for a while now?" Liu Fen came out of the kitchen and saw her sitting alone by the fire.

Li Haitang shook his head and stretched his limbs, "No need. I don't want to move around the stove this winter. I'll go for a walk later and visit every house."

"Hehe, that's fine. Then go with aunt fen to the captain's house to buy some fish later. I told him yesterday that I would go and buy some new year's fish." Liu Fen had always lived in the city, and her old mother-in-law's family was also local to tan city. She went to the farmers'market to buy food. Now, she quickly adapted to the way in the countryside.

"Okay, then let's go early and go to the scene to see them fishing."

Duan Jinqiao came running over in her little leather shoes and said happily, "Mom, Sister hoi tong, I'm going too."

"Well, let's go together. We've never seen fishing since we were so old. It's good to go and see it." Liu Fen stood up, looked at the cotton shoes on his feet and smiled, "I'll go change my shoes first. Wait for me."

After all the guests left, the five of them closed the door and went to captain Li Yuanhua's house together. Along the way, they met a lot of neighbors, so naturally, there was no lack of chatter. By the time they arrived, Li Yuanhua had already called Man from the village to work together in the water.

When Li Jianguo went out, he was ready. He changed his rain boots, greeted Li Yuanhua and went to help.

"My father is really a cold-faced and warm-hearted person. I think no matter who has something to do in this village, he has taken the initiative to help. He probably never asked for a penny." Li Haitang squatted at the corner of the pond and watched a large group of Man cast a big net and fish.

Liu Fen smiled. She had been back for almost half a month. She was familiar with the people in the village and heard a lot about his past. Naturally, she also heard about his ex-wife, Deng Wenfang, and lamented that she had a good life and found a good man.

"Sister hoi tong, can the net really catch fish if it drags along like this? That's not what the book says." Duan Jinqiao was confused.

Li Haitang introduced her in detail, "Of course. The kind of fishing net in the book is different. A person can hang it on his arm and throw it out with one hand. The kind that catches up to a few fish at a time. And this kind of trawling is good. It takes a lot of effort to catch 90 % of the fish in this pond by two trips back and forth. It takes a lot of strong men to do it."

"Oh." Duan Jinqiao didn't seem to understand.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a fish jump out of the net. She was so excited that she jumped and shouted, "Ah, that fish ran away. What a big fish."

Li Tao silently kept some distance from her and gave her a look of disgust. "How big is that fish? What kind of eyes are you giving me? You're just a little crucian carp that no cat likes to eat."

Duan Jinqiao's face was glazed over. The fish was so big, did the cat really dislike it?

"Haha..." Li Haitang laughed unkindly and suddenly found that the way they got along was quite interesting.

Liu Fen also smiled helplessly and introduced her daughter, "Jin qiao, that was indeed a small crucian carp just now, but it was a big one among the crucian carp. The crucian carp is small, too prickly, and can get stuck in the throat easily, but the stew is quite delicious to drink."

After waiting for 10 or 20 minutes, the first catch was finally over. Seven or eight big men dragged the fishing net to a corner and the crowd gathered around.

"Wow, wow, a lot of fish. Oh my god, why are there so many, so big? Mom, we're going to buy the biggest grass carp." Duan Jinqiao, the usually quiet little girl, was so excited that she jumped up and down.

Li Tao covered his face awkwardly. He wanted to say he didn't know her. The biggest one in his head was a bighead, not a grass fish, okay?

Li Haitang also wanted to cover his face. Jin qiao's lively personality had been concealed. It seemed that it would be revealed from now on.

The others in the village also laughed happily. The little girls from this city are really interesting.

Li Jianguo took the initiative to pick up the big head fish that she asked for, pulling a smile from the corner of her mouth, "Jin qiao, this is called bighead fish, also known as the big head fish, not the grass fish. The grass fish you are talking about is this kind." After that, she picked up another fish from the fishing net and placed the two fish together for her to distinguish.

Duan Jinqiao: ..." Did she admit her mistake again?

"Haha, Duan Jinqiao, you're a city bumpkin. You don't even know fish. Haha." Li Tao was laughing so hard that the two fish were so different. What kind of eyes did she have?

Duan jinqiao blushed and chased after him, "Li Tao, you're the bumpkin. I'll beat you to death."

"You fierce, masculine woman, always beating people up. It's really not cute." Li Tao immediately ran away.

Li Yuanhua threw the fish into the basket and said jokingly, "Jianguo, your son and daughter get along well. You are a good parent."