Rebirth 1983: Murakami's Wife Wants a Divorce

Chapter 33
"Yugang, you are the boss of the family, how do I think you are becoming more and more ignorant?

Li Taishan asked coldly.

Li Yugang is a good player in farming and can score ten points in the production team.After the production was contracted to the household, in addition to planting the family's fields, he also helped workers everywhere, doing odd jobs to make money.There is also one or two dollars for a day's work.

Hearing his father's accusation, he was perplexed, and he didn't know which side was angry.

"Father, why am I not sensible?"

Li Yugang was puzzled.

Li Taishan glared at Li Yugang, and asked, "Why don't you use your brain? If my brother-in-law is really as useless as you say, can you get so many benefits from Su Shuhai? The County Public Security Bureau is not him. The family opened it, and he said he would let him go?"

Li Yugang and Li Yutie brothers, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to answer for a while.

This thing is really weird.

Except for Li Cuiyu, the person next to his pillow, Liu Ye has not revealed his hole cards to anyone.

Even Li Cuiyu only knows a thing or two.

But judging from Li Cuiyu's expression, she didn't seem to have disclosed the situation to her old father.

The reason why Li Taishan saw the clues of the matter was entirely based on his life experience.

After being stunned for a while, Li Yugang sighed and said, "Father, I'm a farmer, how can I know so much? If you have something to say, just say it. Why am I not as good as my brother-in-law?"

Li Taishan said angrily: "After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the country has sounded the horn of reform and opening up. I don't blame you if you don't read newspapers, and you don't have a TV at home. Don't you understand? Do you look at the policy? After the implementation of the household contract system, those few acres of land are no longer enough to grow, and I haven’t seen any tricks for you to make money!”

The last sentence really hit the hearts of the two brothers!
The two brothers of the Li family are both farmers, and they have no special skills. They face the loess and their backs to the fields all day long, relying on a little brute force to make money.

Next, Li Taishan's words broke Li Yugang and Li Yutie even more.

"Think about it clearly. The Su family stumbled in front of my brother-in-law. This is not an accident. My brother-in-law is not as incompetent as you say. I know Su Shuhai well. He has strong organizational and leadership skills. He is also very strategic. If he hadn’t been caught by his brother-in-law because of his weakness, he would have been so stupid to give a lot of money to his brother-in-law? Look at Su Shuhai’s sons, except Sigou who was spoiled by his mother , How many cowards are there? Which one is not a good money maker?"

Hearing this, both Li Yugang and Li Yutie had the feeling of being pressed on the ground and rubbed hard.The one who pressed their heads was Lao Die, but the one who really hit them in the face was Liu Ye.

For a long time, few people in the Li family really valued Liu Ye.After some analysis by Li Taishan, it seems that Liu Ye is the real strong man.

Liu Ye knew very well that the Li family brothers in the previous life all went to the coal mine to dig coal in order to make money. Because the coal mine was dug to the bottom of the Da’ao reservoir, a water flooding accident occurred, and all 36 coal miners were suffocated inside.

In this life, the tragedy must not be allowed to repeat itself!
After Li Taishan's provocative words, Li Yugang became anxious and said, "Father, you are right. It is true that you can't make money by farming. I want to go to the town's coal mine to dig coal. I heard that the salary is very high."

"how much is it?"

Li Taishan asked.

"Five dollars a day."

Li Yugang replied.

Li Yutie heard about such a high salary and said, "I want to go too."

The coal mine in the town he mentioned was exactly the Fenglin coal mine where the flooding accident occurred. Liu Ye was secretly surprised when he heard it.Li Cuiyu and her two daughters were rescued, but the matter of Li Yugang and Li Yutie is still running along the track of fate.

In 1983, the monthly salary was 150 yuan, more than twice that of the average town cadre. No wonder they were tempted.

Li Taishan had served as a soldier and fought in wars, so of course he knew the hardships and dangers of mining coal mines.

It is precisely because he has experienced too many dangers that he does not feel how dangerous it is.

Li Taishan said: "What's the point of going to the coal mine? Our generation has done many more dangerous things than this."

Wealth is in danger.

Nobody's money just falls from the sky.

Li Cuiyu looked a little dignified, apparently not agreeing with her two elder brothers going down to the coal mine.

The old man spoke, and she could only remain silent.

But Liu Ye said: "Father, I don't agree!"

The two brothers looked at the useless brother-in-law with some unkind eyes, but they didn't curse.

Li Taishan was also a little unhappy, but he was not so arbitrary, but asked lightly: "Xiaoye, do you have a better way?"

Liu Ye said: "Father, my two elder brothers helped me build the new house first. My salary is the same as that of the Fenglin Coal Mine. It's five yuan per day. How about it?"

Li Taishan was a little confused, and asked: "We are our own family, how dare we take your wages? Even if you give money, I will break their legs!"

As soon as this remark came out, the two uncles became uncomfortable.Liu Ye has money in hand, and the wages he offers are also high.

The problem is, why is he unreliable, he is also his brother-in-law!
Liu Ye: "Father, didn't you just say that you should read more newspapers and watch more news?"

"Right? Am I wrong?"

Li Taishan asked unhappily.

Liu Ye smiled and said, "You're half right."

"Oh?"

Li Taishan was taken aback when he heard that, and asked, "Tell me what's wrong with me?"

Liu Ye: "Reading books, reading newspapers and watching the news is of course a good thing. The problem is that your thinking has not yet changed. The country is engaged in a socialist market economy. Now it is the process of transforming from a planned economy to a market economy. Not only you, Many people have not changed their minds. The two uncles help me do things, and I give them wages, which is a matter of course. This is the market economy. Because the two uncles also have to support their wives and children."

Hearing this, Li Taishan said sullenly: "That can't be done only for profit! How can we do it regardless of family affection?"

Li Taishan has been a soldier and a grassroots cadre, so he can be regarded as someone who has seen the world.In front of his son, he always exists like a god.

Liu Ye actually dared to reason with him.Li Yugang and Li Yutie couldn't understand this truth.

Li Cuiyu and Liu Ye went to the county town a few times, so they were exposed to some new things, and knew that what Liu Ye said was reasonable.

She said, "Father, I think it's only natural for our two elder brothers to help us with our work. Liu Ye still has many ways to make money—"

"Cough-cough-"

Having said that, Liu Ye coughed dryly twice, and Li Cuiyu quickly shut up.

Knowing her husband is more like a wife.

Li Taishan has seen a little way.My unreliable son-in-law should still have a lot of secrets.

"Girl, it doesn't matter if you don't say anything. As long as Liu Ye has no objection, what other objection do I have? By doing this, he is also helping my brother get rich."

Li Taishan said.

Liu Ye stood up suddenly and said, "Sorry, I forgot one thing and need to go out. My wife, you can go with me."

Li Taishan asked: "Where are you going?"

Liu Ye rolled out his bicycle and said with a smile, "We need to go to the county town and we will be back in the evening."

(End of this chapter)