Chapter 465： Mrs. Li godson

Chapter 465 Mrs. Li teaches her son

After eating, the boys were going back to the academy soon, and they were a little reluctant to leave.

Especially when Brother Cat hugged Fat Sister, his face turned red from exhaustion and he didn’t let go.

It was Mrs. Li who spoke again, saying: "Go and study when you should. We are staying for ten and a half months this time, so we are not afraid of not being able to see each other.

“Besides, we are very busy at home, so hurry up and open the canteen. You will eat in the canteen at noon, and you will have two hours of free time in the evening. Not to mention playing at home for a while, even sleeping is enough.”

"Seriously? That's great, you can kick enough by playing football!" Brother Cat was immediately happy, put his sister down and ran away.

The academy has already rung the bell. If you don't get there, you will be punished.

The other boys also waved to Grandma and then chased Brother Cat.

Jiaren was more cautious and kept behind him, calling his brothers to watch the road from time to time and not to hit anyone.

Jiayin stood in the middle of the ground, blinked his big eyes twice, and was still a little confused. He wanted to speak but yawned loudly.

Having just eaten, my brother was dozing off in his arms. He was in a daze. Why was he suddenly left behind...

Mrs. Li was amused by her granddaughter and quickly took her back to the house to take a nap.

After her granddaughter fell asleep, Mrs. Li told Shui Ling to watch over her. Then she took Aunt He and called Li Laosan and Wu Laojiu's family to go to the vegetable field for a walk.

Tao Hongying had nothing to do and followed Zhao Yuru to the academy cafeteria.

Of course, Dazhu and his wife, Sun Ersao and his wife, also followed.

The thirty acres of land purchased by Li Laosan is just to the west of the town. He happened to pass by it when he came from Kyoto.

It can be said that the location is quite good. The fields have been well taken care of before and are very fertile.

There is a small village next to the field, with more than thirty households. Looking at the houses from a distance, most of them are made of thatch and adobe, and they are not particularly wealthy.

The two vegetable gardeners hired by Li Laosan before were from the village here.

At this moment, he felt a little regretful. He helped his mother and said, "Mom, I didn't think carefully when I bought the land. The neighbors here are not good."

Old Mrs. Li patted her son and said with a smile: "It's the same everywhere, there are good people and bad people. And they are bad people, but they are just lazy and taking advantage. They are not really evil people.

"Don't be discouraged. Since things have happened, let's find a way to solve them. There is no use in complaining about ourselves."

Li Laosan felt even more guilty after hearing this. It was really unfilial to ask my mother to persuade and bother me even though I am so old.

Ount Li called Grandma He, took some melon seeds and peanuts in the car, and then led her son to the entrance of the village.

It is afternoon now, and everyone who should go out to work has already gone out, leaving only some old people and children in the village.

Old Mrs. Li was dressed neatly, but the material was ordinary cotton, and there was only a silver hairpin inserted into the bun on the back of her head.

Li Laosan was wearing gray coarse cloth clothes and trousers when he wanted to go to the fields, no different from ordinary farmers.

As soon as the two women appeared, the old women sewing under the big tree at the entrance of the village stopped and stared at them.

Mrs. Li didn't care. She stepped forward with a smile and said, "Sisters, I'm doing needlework! My legs and feet are sore. Can I lend you a place to rest?"

Holding out their hands to avoid hitting the smiling man, the old women quickly nodded in greeting, and one of the oldest ones responded: "You're welcome, sister. If you don't mind our dirty place, just sit down." "Oh, you don't mind anything, everyone does. A native who pretends to be a farmer!" Mrs. Li laughed and shouted to her son, "Silly boy, what are you waiting for? Bring me some snacks and I'll share them with the elder sisters."

Li Laosan quickly stepped forward and handed the box in his hand to his mother.

Mrs. Li first greeted the three or four naughty children playing in the mud next to her. When she saw that their hands were dirty, she took off the handkerchief and wiped them clean. Then she opened the box and gave each of them a small handful of crispy peanuts.

The rest she put among the old women, "Old sisters, have a try, this is my daughter-in-law's craftsmanship."

The old women had smiles on their faces for a long time. After all, whose children are loved by others.

Mrs. Li did not mind that their children were dirty. She not only wiped their hands but also gave them food. This made them very happy and they were naturally much more enthusiastic than before.

An old woman in gray clothes took a few peanuts first and said with a smile: "Then we are not polite. Old sister, your wife is so filial. When you go out for a walk, I will bring you snacks!"

"Yes," the companion sitting next to her agreed, "I'm so lucky, my wife. She wishes I had died early to save some food for the family."

Old Mrs. Li waved her hand and said, "Every family has problems that are difficult to recite. Those who have children are troubled, and those without children will have no one to rely on in their old age.

“The head of our original village has no children. He just adopted a young couple as adopted sons and daughters a few days ago, and I want to have someone to rely on when I grow old!”

“Oh, how can this be the same as the village chief of our village? Our village chief has no children!”

“It’s different. The village chief has no children, but his brother’s family has five boys, and they are all very filial and capable!”

A few old women ate melon seeds and peanuts, and occasionally shouted at their children, and their chat with Mrs. Li became more and more heated.

Li Laosan was sitting under a tree a few steps away. He didn’t pay attention at first, but he gradually started to understand what it was like.

After finishing the melon seeds and peanuts, Mrs. Li's mouth felt dry and she waved goodbye to the old ladies.

When the two of them were walking on the road again, Mrs. Li asked, "Third brother, can you hear anything?"

Li Laosan nodded vigorously, looking very excited, "Mom, you are really awesome. You want to leave the vegetable garden errands to the village chief's nephews, don't you?"

Mrs. Li smiled and shook her head, "Yes, and no."

Li Laosan was confused when he heard this, and Mrs. Li had no choice but to continue to teach her son, "The vegetables grown in the vegetable garden are to be supplied to the canteen. If there is any problem, it will be a big deal. Therefore, we can only grow vegetables from our own family that we can trust." Take charge.”

"How do you want to appease these people? They treat our family like fat on their pillows and want to take a bite at any time!" Li Laosan worried.

Mrs. Li pointed to the fields in the distance, "Of course they will make the fat meat their own! There are only a few hundred people in the academy, so it is enough to allocate ten acres of land to grow vegetables, and the remaining twenty acres of land will be rented out.

“The village chief’s younger brother’s family is definitely the first choice, but it can only give ten acres. The other ten acres will be found in the village, and the two families will supervise each other to guard against the dominance of one family and the slave of the master.

"In the future, if there are any chores in the vegetable field, we can also ask the women of the tenants' families. In this way, if our vegetable field is damaged, they will not be able to earn pocket money. Even if our family gets angry and abandons the job, their family will not even be able to do it. No more fields to plant!

“Let them know that if our family is good, they will be good, and if our family is not good, they will be good too. From now on, we don’t have to worry about it, they will take the initiative to help take care of the vegetable plot and maintain our home!”

Li Laosan’s eyes lit up when he heard this, and he happily said, “Mom, this is a good idea!”

(End of this chapter)