Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Chapter 410 Liang Ladi's Past
Two catties of brown sugar, three catties of big white rabbit milk candy, two taels of tea leaves, half catty of snacks, three red strings, two catties of apples
Li Weidong made a lot of purchases at the supply and marketing cooperative, and Liang Ladi couldn't close his mouth in shock.

"Brother Weidong, there is no need to bring so many gifts, Liang Damin is my cousin."

"He is very kind. Among several cousins, he is the rarest of me. If you want to ask him, as long as I ask him, he will definitely not refuse."

Li Weidong put the gift in a canvas bag, hung it on the handlebar of the car, and said with a smile, "You haven't been back to Liangjiagou for a long time, right?"

"En." Liang Ladi frowned and pondered for a moment, then hesitated and said, "It's been more than half a year, and you also know that my family has three children, and when I take them home, every time the uncles and uncles in the village give them a lot Gift."

"Life in the countryside these days is harder than life in the city. They often eat their own meals without stopping. How can I have the heart to ask for gifts from them?"

"But they are very down-to-earth. If you don't follow up on what they bring out, they will think you look down on them."

"So, I simply won't go back."

These words made Li Weidong look at Liang Ladi with admiration. Although this woman is greedy for petty gains, she still has a certain bottom line. If it were Qin Huairu, she would have to pluck the villagers of Liangjiagou.

Li Weidong rode on the bicycle and said with a smile: "These gifts are not mine, but you are going to give them to those folks."

"Really?" Liang Ladi looked in disbelief.

When she saw Li Weidong nodded heavily, she almost couldn't help rushing up to hug Li Weidong.

What is a man who can be relied on, this is it.

It was nine o'clock in the morning when the two returned to Liangjiagou on their bicycles.

Although it is cold and there is not much work in the fields, the members are still not idle, and early in the morning under the leadership of the production team leader, they built the diversion canal.

Liangjiagou is a large commune with thousands of people, and the scene is very spectacular.

Liang Ladi inquired about the ditch where Liang Damin was, and took Li Weidong over there.

"Uncle Damin, Uncle Damin."

The scene was very lively, and the members were chatting and working.

Liang Ladi stood on the ditch and yelled a few times before Liang Damin heard it. Holding a shovel, he straightened his aching waist. When he saw that it was Liang Ladi, a hint of surprise and joy appeared on his face.

"Lady, why are you back?"

Liang Damin asked for leave from the production team leader and ran over in great strides.

"Of course I came back to see you and your aunt." Liang Ladi said with a smile.

Liang Damin held Liang Ladi's hand: "Go, go, you haven't come back for more than half a year, your aunt was still talking about you yesterday, let's talk at home."

After speaking, Liang Damin saw a gay man standing beside Liang Ladi.

He subconsciously looked up and down Li Weidong. He was tall and strong, wearing a Chinese tunic suit with four pockets, a shiny watch on his wrist, and a pair of leather shoes on his feet.

This man is dressed more luxuriously than the secretary of the commune, so he must have a lot of background.

Liang Damin swallowed and spit, pointed at Li Weidong and asked, "Lady, who is this?"

This simple sentence stumped Liang Ladi. Her relationship with Li Weidong was a little bit complicated. How should I introduce Li Weidong properly?

Li Weidong saw Liang Ladi's embarrassment, took out a cigarette and handed it to Liang Damin: "Comrade Liang Damin, I am Liang Ladi's worker."

Liang Damin took the cigarette and was subconsciously stunned. There was a sponge tip on the cigarette, which is rare.

He sniffed it in front of his nose, put the cigarette in his ear, and said with a smile: "Workers are friendly, working together is conducive to cultivating relationships."

Just kidding, Liang Ladi has been working in the city for so many years, but she has never brought back a coworker, and she is still a male coworker.

and.Liang Ladi was raised by Liang Weimin. He knew Liang Ladi very well, but he could detect the unusual relationship between the two through the way Liang Ladi looked at Li Weidong.

"Uncle Damin, it's really just a colleague, what nonsense are you talking about!" Liang Ladi stomped her feet.

She pretended to be angry, but she couldn't fool Liang Damin.

Liang Damin chuckled: "Yes, yes, I'm just a coworker for the time being."

Heh, this member doesn't seem to be as dull as Liang Ladi introduced.

Li Weidong didn't want to waste time on such things, and said with a smile: "Comrade Damin, come this time."

"Oh, I'm sure I have to sit at home when I'm here. If there's anything else, I'll talk about it after I get home and have some tea."

Liang Damin was talking, and walked into the village with a shovel on his shoulder.

This guy has a bit of a personality.

Liang Ladi looked at Li Weidong apologetically: "Brother Weidong, I'm sorry, Uncle Damin has this kind of temper. My aunt used to scold him a lot. When he got stubborn, even ten cows couldn't pull him back. "

Li Weidong was about to answer when Liang Damin, who was walking in front, turned around and said, "Liang girl, I heard everything you said."

Liang Ladi made a grimace, and quickly followed behind him. Li Weidong smiled wryly and shook his head, but he could only keep up.

I originally planned to return to the capital after asking about the matter, but it seems that there will be a delay.

The countryside in this era is full of dirt roads. It has just rained two days ago, and the ground is a bit slippery.

Li Weidong avoided the puddle all the way and walked towards the village.

Liang Damin's house is located in the westernmost part of the village. The courtyard wall is an earthen wall with white slogans painted on it. The wooden door is broken and squeaks as it rotates back and forth in the wind.

Liang Damin strode over, pushed open the wooden door, and shouted inside: "Old lady, Liang Ladi has returned with her partner."

A woman in a farmhouse blue shirt walked out of the main room quickly, looked Li Weidong up and down, and clicked her tongue twice: "This young man looks very energetic and good-looking, with righteousness between his brows, much better than Hu Mao."

Liang Ladi stomped her feet: "Auntie, don't listen to my uncle's nonsense, this Comrade Li Weidong is just my worker."

Liang Dashen looked at Liang Damin with doubts on his face, Liang Damin gave her a veiled wink, and the two showed their original expressions at the same time.

Didn't I say that the members are very simple?Are these two different?
Seeing the strange color on Li Weidong's face, Liang Ladi was really angry this time: "Uncle, Aunt, if you continue to joke around, I will leave now."

Hearing this, the two became anxious for a moment. Aunt Liang stepped forward and took Liang Ladi's hand: "Ladi, auntie, don't talk, okay?"

"It's just in time for you to come back today. Yesterday your uncle hunted a wild rabbit from the mountain. He planned to sell it in the town. When you come back, we will stew the rabbit."

Liang Damin stared: "Can you speak? What do you mean, you were going to sell it in the town? That's what I left for Ladi."

As he said that, he turned his head to look at Liang Ladi: "Ladi, don't listen to your aunt, the relief food from above has come down, and there is no shortage of food at home. In addition, I often go hunting in the mountains, and I can get some wild rabbits. Foxes and the like, there is no need to sell this rabbit at all."

Li Weidong didn't believe what Liang Weimin said.

The relief food is only enough to survive. There is indeed a hill near Liangjiagou, but how many wild animals can there be on the hill when the bark is all eaten up?
He just said this to ease Liang Ladi's heart. From this point of view, Liang Weimin seems cunning, but he is quite kind in his heart.

Li Weidong could guess that Liang Ladi knew better about the situation in Liangjiagou, so she was naturally aware of this.

But facing the enthusiastic Liang Damin, she couldn't shirk it.

"Okay, then we will bother you today."

"Old lady, I'll chat with Ladi for a while, you go and skin the rabbit first."

"okay."

Aunt Liang went into the kitchen, took out a kitchen knife, and began to skin the rabbit.

Li Weidong and Liang Ladi were let into the main room.

The main room has a dirt floor, and the dirt on the wall is mixed with wheat straw, which looks a bit old.

A dilapidated table and two crooked benches are all the furniture, and the only bright item is a framed picture on the wall.

The light golden frame, under the sunlight, exudes brilliant golden light, dispelling the darkness in the room.

"Sit down."

Uncle Liang asked them to sit down, poured two more bowls of boiling water, and said with a smile: "There is no tea at home, so you can make do with it."

"Boiled water is the best way to quench your thirst." Li Weidong took a sip from the bowl and winked at Liang Ladi.

Liang Ladi took out the gift she had prepared earlier from the canvas bag and placed it on the table.

"Uncle, this is a gift I brought to you old couple."

Two catties of brown sugar, three catties of big white rabbit milk candy, two taels of tea leaves, half a catty of snacks, three red strings, and two catties of apples almost filled the table.

Liang Damin looked at those gifts with a surprised expression, and quickly waved his hands: "Lady, what are you doing, your family is not rich, these things are too expensive, uncle can't accept them."

Liang Ladi smiled and said, "Uncle, just accept it."

While speaking, Liang Ladi subconsciously glanced at Li Weidong.

This scene was seen by Liang Damin, and he suddenly came to his senses.

He knew very well about Liang Ladi's situation. Although Liang Ladi was a worker, she could buy cheap food every month, but she had to raise several children and pay off the debts of her dead husband. Life was very difficult.

How could there be so much money to buy gifts.

These gifts must have been bought by the young comrade.

Hehe, if you didn't have that kind of relationship, who would be willing to spend so much money.

After thinking about this, Liang Damin looked at Li Weidong eagerly.

"Comrade Weidong, our Ladi is a good girl, hardworking, capable, and kind-hearted."

"It's only when you meet an unkind person and meet Hu Mao that you get into trouble."

When Li Weidong heard Hu Mao's name, he immediately became interested.

After he confirmed the transaction relationship with Liang Ladi, of course he wanted to investigate Hu Mao's situation.

However, every time she asked Liang Ladi, she tried to push her past.

This made Li Weidong more interested in Hu Mao.

Now that you meet someone who knows the details of Hu Mao, you can't miss it.

Li Weidong took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, what's going on with Hu Mao?"

Liang Ladi saw that Liang Damin was about to speak after receiving the cigarette, and immediately became anxious: "Uncle, don't mention Hu Mao in front of me."

Liang Damin struck a match and lit a cigarette, and took a deep look at Liang Ladi.

"Lady, you're going to get married again sooner or later. It's better to explain some things clearly."

"This also reassures Comrade Wei Dong."

Seeing that Liang Damin misunderstood again, Liang Ladi was about to go forward to explain clearly, Li Weidong put on a serious face: "Comrade Liang Ladi, Uncle Liang is an elder, you should listen to the elder's opinion."

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Liang Damin: "Uncle Damin, continue."

At this time, Liang Ladi also realized what Li Weidong was planning, and understood that no one could stop what this man wanted to do.

She excused herself to help Aunt Liang handle the rabbit and left the main room.

After the sound of the script disappeared, Liang Damin smoked a cigarette and said slowly: "Liang Ladi's last man was named Hu Mao."

"It's a worker in the machinery factory in the city. When Liang Ladi was able to marry in the city, we relatives were all happy for her."

"This girl has no father or mother since she was a child. She grew up eating a lot of food, and married a city person. It is finally the end of all hardships."

"However, what we never expected is that Hu Mao is a dishonest guy."

"Although he is a workshop worker, he often misses work and hangs around outside with a bunch of cronies."

"Every month's salary has just been paid, and he has spent it all. Liang Ladi said that he has moved to the city, and his life is harder than in the countryside."

"Later, Hu Mao suddenly became seriously ill and needed a large amount of medical expenses, but the little wealth of the Hu family was wiped out by him long ago."

"Liang Ladi didn't ignore Hu Mao because of his previous behavior. Instead, he tried his best to help Hu Mao cure his illness."

"For this reason, she borrowed a lot of foreign debts, but even this did not save Hu Mao's life."

"Hu Mao lay on the hospital bed for half a year, and finally died of a serious illness."

"After Hu Mao died, Liang Ladi discovered that Hu Mao had borrowed a lot of foreign debts behind her back."

"When the creditors heard the news of Hu Mao's death, they all came to ask for debts."

"But the Hu family at that time was already poor and empty. We relatives advised Liang Ladi not to admit those foreign debts."

"Liang Ladi disagreed. She said that no matter how bad Hu Mao was, she would still be her husband, and she had to help Hu Mao pay off those debts."

After listening to Liang Damin's words, Li Weidong understood why Liang Ladi's life was so difficult.

Liang Ladi is a fourth-level mechanic and can get more than 40 yuan a month.

Although there are several children, but the children are still young, they can't spend much money, and the biggest expense is the children's tuition.

The factory also takes care of families with children. The monthly payment of more than 40 yuan is enough for a family of four to live comfortably.

However, Liang Ladi had to risk her reputation to 'cheat' the steamed buns of the male workers, all for the purpose of helping Hu Mao pay off the debt.

Her behavior seemed a little stupid, but Li Weidong admired it in his heart.

Maybe only in this era of simple folk customs, there will be a woman like Liang Ladi.

Liang Damin continued: "Comrade Wei Dong, Liang Ladi is a good girl, you must not let her down."

Li Weidong was about to answer the conversation when Liang Ladi came in from outside carrying a plate of delicious rabbit meat.

"After eating, go wash your hands!"

(End of this chapter)