Chapter 694： Lao Hei returns

Chapter 694 The return of Lao Hei

Li Laoer was also advising from the side, "Don't worry, Fourth, this matter has been handed over to the Ministry of War for investigation, and the truth will definitely come to light.

“It sounds like you were just unlucky. The soldier died suddenly and you were leading the training.

"You can live at home with peace of mind, I'm here in the city. It just so happens that during this period, I can't take care of the trivial matters at home and in the village. You can help me deal with it at home."

“It’s the Chinese New Year, so I’d like to give my mother and younger siblings a little help.”

Li Laosi nodded and said quickly: "Okay, second brother, just go and do your work. I will take care of the family matters."

“Hey, that’s right!” Mrs. Li was very pleased to see her sons united.

She patted her younger son on the shoulder and told him, "Listen to your second brother and have a good rest at home. It's time to go on an expedition again in the spring next year. This time you can spend the New Year at home peacefully."

Tao Hongying had just felt sorry for her husband and had red circles in her eyes. Now she quickly gathered her emotions and said: "Mom, my fourth brother is at home and someone is working. Can we make some sticky rice tomorrow?"

“Most of the sticky bean buns and fried dregs cakes we steamed last time were distributed, and the family didn’t even have enough to eat.”

Jiayin also joined in the fun, ran to hug his father's waist, and shouted: "Dad, take me to catch the bird tomorrow, okay? My brother is not at home, and there is no one to burn the bird for me!"

"Okay!" Li Laosi rubbed his daughter's hair and responded with a smile: "Father, find a big dustpan, pick up ten or eight pieces at a time, and then skewer them and bake them for you to eat!"

Mrs. Li smiled and scolded, "I can't even finish the fat chicken at home, but I still want to eat the roasted house bird that's all bones. It's really annoying for you two!"

“Go and play if you want to, just be careful not to set the firewood pile on fire!”

The family talked and laughed, and soon the little depression in their hearts was relieved.

At this time, the village chief, Uncle Zhao, Liu Biaotou and others heard the news and rushed over.

Li Laoer and Li Laosi chatted with them, and Tao Hongying arranged dinner, leaving the old men to eat something good.

The leg of lamb brought back by the Marquis has been marinated all day long and is now being roasted in the oven.

Stew a chicken with mushrooms, dry beans, potatoes and pork belly, stir-fry two simple side dishes, steam a large bowl of snow-white rice, heat up a basket of steamed buns, and dinner is ready.

Thinking that there were two other pregnant women, Tao Hongying made some chicken soup in a clay pot, cooked wontons, and fried salted cucumbers with some minced meat, which was Mrs. Wen and Wenjuan's favorite.

Sure enough, when it was dark, Mr. Wen came over supporting Mrs. Wen.

Sister-in-law Qiong, who was following behind, carried a basket of two hundred eggs in her hand and brought them directly into the kitchen.

Mrs. Li asked: "Are there any chickens laying eggs at this time of year?"

Mrs. Wen glanced at Mr. Wen, her face turned slightly red, and she whispered: "My delivery date is after the New Year, and the chickens didn't lay eggs at that time. My senior brother was afraid that I would have no eggs to eat during my confinement, so he put the little ones in Zhuangzi The chickens were put in the greenhouse.

“Maybe it’s not too cold, but the chickens are still laying eggs. I saved six hundred eggs, which is enough for Wenjuan and I to have confinement, so I brought these for the family to eat on weekdays.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Li was not polite, but smiled and said: "Mr. Wen really loves his wife, he takes such little things into consideration.

“We usually say that Jia Huan loves her daughter-in-law, but now it seems that she is not even half as good as Mr. Wen.”

Tao Hongying said with a smile: "It's the end of the year and the restaurant is too busy. Otherwise, Jia Huan would be wishing to stay at home with Wen Juan all day long."

Everyone laughed.

Mrs. Wen asked: "Have you found a suitable pickle shop for Hongying?"

Tao Hongying was busy with her hands, but she shook her head and replied: "Not yet. I looked at two and they didn't suit my liking."

Mrs. Wen said: "I went out to socialize the day before yesterday and met Mrs. Jia Er. She said that she had a good sister and wanted to open a grocery store in a very good location.

"I have some free time at home tomorrow, shall we go for a walk in the city?"

"Okay," Tao Hongying said with a smile, "If it works, Mrs. Jia Er has been a big help. Next time she comes over, I will cook two delicious dishes to thank her."

While they were joking, Zheng He ran in from outside and went all the way to the main room. Everyone was confused, and after a while Li Laosi came out, walked to the door of the kitchen and said: "Fu Niu'er, Lao Hei and the others are back.

“Perhaps he was worried that this trip was to collect bones and he was very yin-y, so he didn’t come over to pay homage. He just left a message at the entrance of the village and went back.”

Jiayin quickly said: "Dad, do you want to go there? Help me tell Uncle Hei and the others to have a good rest and talk to you tomorrow if you have anything to say.

“Tell Aunt Xiao Cui for me to provide good food and drinks for Uncle Lao Hei and others, so that they can eat and drink well.”

“I know, I’ll go over there and you don’t have to wait for me to eat.” Li Laosi waved his hand and left.

At the second village, it was also very lively because Lao Hei and others returned.

They are all brothers who came down from the battlefield. No one has many lives in his hands, so no one is taboo about the evil spirit.

Hence, Lao Hei's row house was now crowded with people.

Lao Hei and the others simply washed away their travel dust, sat on the hot kang, and chatted with the old brothers.

They even showed off the wolf skins and mink skins they had hunted in the mountains, making everyone envious.

Xiao Cui brought several women with him, all of whom were very agile.

When Li Laosi came over, the food was already on the table.

Everyone quickly went down to the ground to salute Li Laosi. Li Laosi took off his shoes and got on the kang, invited Lao Hei and others to sit together, and asked about the situation in the north while eating.

Seeing him like this, everyone lost their restraint and started talking about whatever they thought of.

Especially after drinking a few bowls of wine, the room became more lively.

Although Guo Wenhao is young, he has endured a lot of hardships and has studied with Mr. Wen for so long, so he is very considerate in his actions.

This time, they went north to collect the bones and went deep into the mountains and forests. Lao Hei and others did their best, and he was also generous.

In the afternoon, the bones were transported to Guojiazhuangzi, and Guo Wenhao settled the commission directly and doubled it.

Lao Hei and others each earned twenty taels. Adding in what they earned from going to Yunzhou Prefecture, everyone almost has a net worth of fifty or sixty taels.

Don't underestimate this little money.

This is enough for a family of three to live for five or six years, or to marry a daughter-in-law with dignity.

Everyone was half drunk, so they started joking and wanted to introduce their wives to Lao Hei and others.

Lao Hei and others were used to being free, and they didn't want to be tied down by their wives and children for the time being, so they quickly waved their hands and refused.

Although the crowd was making noises, it was just a joke, so naturally they would not force them.

But some people couldn't understand the look and really had their thoughts on it.

This person is none other than the young daughter-in-law who bakes clothes in the workshop. She was also the one who disliked the Li family's reward for being too thin when they first moved here.

Her husband’s surname is Kong, Kong Qinghe, so everyone calls her Sister-in-law Kong.

Sister-in-law Kong has a younger sister from her natal family. She is mean and has a high level of ambition. She is already eighteen years old this year and has not yet found her husband's family.

Although Lao Hei and others are almost thirty years old, they earn a lot of money and still need to be put to good use by the princess!

Sister-in-law Kong thought that if she could find a brother-in-law, not only would her sister's life be better, but she would also benefit from it...

(End of this chapter)