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Chapter 44
"You two are back! Oh Amitabha, finally blessed by the Buddha!" ​​When they arrived at the door, their mother Chen Yueying and their grandparents and grandparents were standing in front of the gate. , My heart finally returned to my stomach.

Li Chong went out with the village protection team in full armor, making everyone in the big courtyard fearful. The whole family was chanting the blessings of the Buddha. up.

"Mother, the Buddha didn't help us at all, it's all because of the great skills of the second uncle and the village guards!" Li Chong couldn't help but said with a smile when he heard his mother chanting "Buddha's blessings", don't give the credit to us all the time. Is Buddha good?In the face of a crisis, it depends on whether one's waist is strong or not.

Chen Yueying was slightly resentful, "You child, you are good everywhere, but you have gone out for a while, and you are disrespectful to ghosts and gods."

"No way, I just believe that everything can be achieved with hands." Li Chong spread his hands, but he would not argue with his mother about science. This is a deep-rooted thought of the older generation. Values ​​formed over time, I don’t need to use so-called science to subvert my mother’s worldview, otherwise my mother will fall into the confusion of understanding the world.

The eldest son has grown up and has his own ideas. Chen Yueying simply stopped entangled in this topic, and instead asked about matters that the whole family cared about, "Master, what do you say about 'Sun Shayou'? How much money will you pay this time?"

"Haha, you have to thank our eldest son, Chong'er came back just right! That guy Sun Chenghai was beaten up by your son, and now he's gone in disgrace, so we don't have to pay any money or food. .Go in and let the servants finish the meal. Our family eats and chats. The banquet at Yufeng Restaurant today is full of Han people. It's a pity that the atmosphere is not good and there is no appetite."

While walking with the family sitting at the round table, his father Li Derun gave an overview of the situation.Speaking of being almost beaten by Sun Chenghai grabbing the hem of his clothes, his mother Chen Yueying's heart jumped into her throat. When Xuan'er heard that her eldest son arrived in time at this time, she called out "Buddha bless".

While talking, the female worker below brought the bowls and chopsticks, put on the wine glasses, and poured the tangerine peel wine warmed by boiling hot water.The dishes were served one after another. The mother, grandparents and grandparents hadn't had dinner until now because they were worried about the father and son. The dishes were ready and needed to be heated up now.

This tangerine peel wine is a local specialty. It is made from white glutinous rice, supplemented by tangerine peel, Codonopsis pilosula and other Chinese medicinal materials.However, because of the raw materials and production process, even if the price is not high, it is not something that ordinary farmers can enjoy. Only landlords and gentry like the Li family would eat this kind of wine on ordinary days.

Li Chong took a sip of the wine very comfortably, the taste of the wine was pure and familiar.Listening to Mother still thanking "Buddha's blessing", she said with a smile, "Mother, the reason why I arrived in time is not Buddha, but the tacit understanding between father and son."

"Brother, what does it mean to have a heart?" Li Yuanxiu, the third sister, raised her head and asked.

"For example, I know what you're thinking now, big brother. You must be thinking about the last time big brother said he wanted to bring me milk candy before he went out. Why haven't you brought it out yet?" Li Chong said as he spoke. Take the same gift box as for Lin Wanru from the cabinet at the back, open it and put it between the third sister Li Yuanxiu and the second brother Li Zhixin, the box is full and there are many.

The two children had never tasted milk and sugar to form a milky white solid, and everyone tried it. The grandfather Li Qiantang, who was not very good at teeth, also took one and put it in his mouth. The second brother and the third sister His eyes narrowed happily.

"Brother and I also have a mutual understanding." Second brother Zhixin said suddenly.

"Oh? Tell me, where can you see it." My second brother, who is almost ten years old, is exactly the age that even a dog would dislike him. Where did the tacit understanding come from?

"In the past, every time my elder brother and I went out to bake eggs, we didn't feel like we had eaten them." Zhixin said loudly.Uh, I was suddenly a little embarrassed, the disgraceful past was lifted on the table.

Li Chong quickly changed the subject in a blunt manner, "Eat later, and you can't eat too much sugar at night, otherwise your teeth will grow worms, so save it for the daytime." Li Chong knew that tooth decay was not explained in this way, but he said Bacteria, the second brother and third sister have not received education in biological sciences, so they don't understand.

The dishes in the kitchen were served one after the other, starting with four: braised crucian carp in soy sauce, tofu with minced garlic, braised peppers in oil, and fried peanuts for drinking.

"Grandson, didn't you say that this trip to Shanghai would only take five or six days? Why did it take an extra three days? Did anything go wrong on the way?" Grandpa Li Qiantang asked while clamping After eating a large piece of tofu with minced garlic, and taking a sip of tangerine peel wine, the wrinkles on his face relaxed a lot.

"I made a circle around the capital, Nanjing, and explored some ways out in the future. Shanghai's dignitaries are now running to Nanjing like ants moving house." The servants added three new hot dishes, seven The dishes were lined up on a table, the aroma was overwhelming, the smell of wine and smoke were intertwined, and the atmosphere on the table became lively.

Except for Li Chong, none of the family had ever traveled far, and the furthest father Li Derun went was to Taicheng.The entire Dongtai City has a well-developed water system, and it is still a place where dry roads are dominated by horse-drawn carriages and waterways are dominated by small boats. Cars are a rare commodity. The family was surprised to hear Li Chong say that there are iron bumps that can run around without being led by a horse.

Seeing the yearning look in the eyes of his second younger brother Zhixin, Li Chong picked up a large piece of fish maw and put it in his mouth, then smacked his lips and said, "When I go to a big city, my elder brother will take you to take a car, a train, or even travel in the city." A plane flying in the sky."

"I want it too, I want it too!" The third sister put down her chopsticks and shouted, although she still didn't understand what the elder brother was talking about, it sounded very interesting.

Seeing the harmony between her children, mother Chen Yueying was the happiest at this time, but suddenly remembered something, and sighed in depression.

"Mother, what's the matter?" Li Chong thought that his mother was depressed because she was about to leave her homeland.

Mother Chen Yueying sighed, "It's not the daughter-in-law of Xiao Tang at the back of the village, what happened during the day when you didn't come back."

"Little Tang's daughter-in-law, what's wrong with her?"

"Today, someone found that she had hanged herself from the door beam. She was bruised and purple when she got off the door. She is a miserable person." Mother Chen Yueying sighed.

Li Chong listened to his mother, chewed a few peanuts, drank a couple of sips of tangerine peel wine, and the memory of what Xiao Tang's wife saw and heard became a piece in his mind.

This little Tang is not from Lizhuang, he was a shopkeeper in the village in the early years, and at the beginning of winter of a certain year, he finally took root in the back of Lizhuang village.It is not easy for outsiders to take root, but Xiaotang has been shopping for goods in Lizhuang for so many years. Firstly, he is a familiar face. Secondly, Xiaotang invites the most busy village banquet in the village. It was Li Zhuang who accepted Xiao Tang.

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