A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 58

It’s so edible!

The eldest sister witnessed the whole process of the food being served being destroyed.

The two baskets of steamed buns with two noodles were eaten, although everyone put down their chopsticks.

But looking at the faces of my uncle and two cousins, they didn't look like they were full.

The eldest sister believes that if another basket is served now, they can still pick up chopsticks and continue eating.

Fortunately, when my mother wanted to steam white flour steamed buns, she was stopped. Otherwise, the few kilograms of white flour left for making dumplings during the New Year would have to be made completely.

Little Brother Li was enjoying his meal today. He was burping while touching his stomach.

That look made Li Xiang and the eldest sister blind. As soon as they put down their chopsticks, Li Xiang was sent away from the table.

Even though there was nothing left in the kitchen, Mother Li still greeted politely: "Is that enough? There is not enough left in the kitchen."

Fortunately, Uncle Li and the others all nodded and said enough, and stopped him from going any further.

The eldest sister didn't dare to think about it. If they didn't say enough, Mother Li would conjure up something and bring it to the table.

After eating and sitting for a while, Uncle Li and the others stood up to say goodbye.

Li Xiang looked at the moon hanging high outside. It was unrealistic for the three of them to walk back to their hometown at this time.

Regardless of their refusal, lead them to the guest house.

Nowadays, you need to have a certificate to stay in the guest house. Fortunately, Uncle Li and the others asked the brigade to issue a certificate and bring it with them.

After paying 6 cents, the teller took them to a room. The door opened and there were only two single beds inside.

I have no choice but to squeeze in tonight.

By the time Uncle Li and the three of them were settled, it was almost ten o'clock when they got back.

The lights in the outhouse were still on, and Li wondered if his mother must be waiting for him.

After entering the house, Mother Li poured a cup of hot water and handed it to him to warm his hands.

She glanced at the sacks still piled in the corner, sighed, and then asked softly: "What are you asking for?"

Li Xiang drank the hot water, held the cup in his hand, and replied softly: "I want a bicycle ticket. The person my second cousin is looking for has a family who said he must have a bicycle before he agrees to get married."

Mother Li frowned and said, "This ticket is not easy to get. Bicycles are sold at sky-high prices outside."

"Who says it's not the case? They asked about it on the black market. The ticket is almost as much as the cost of buying a car. If you include the miscellaneous expenses after buying the car, the total cost is [-]." Li Xiang My mother and I calculated the amount of money spent on buying bicycles through informal channels.

"Hey, obediently, you want so much." Mother Li couldn't help but click her tongue after hearing what her eldest son said.

Then she looked at her son and asked hesitantly: "There's nothing you can do about such a difficult ticket."

"I can get it, although it will take some effort. It depends on whether this relative is worth the effort. I didn't agree to this matter with my uncle. I said I would come back and discuss it with my mother."

Li Xiang looked at Li's mother and asked her doubtfully: "Mom, why have my uncle's house and my house not moved together for so many years? He didn't even come when my dad passed away. And I think he reacted badly to my dad's death. You didn’t even know about it, didn’t you inform your family at that time?”

Mother Li also looked melancholy when she saw her son asking about these old events.

Explaining the situation back then, it turned out that Father Li and Uncle Li were not brothers at all. Grandma Li brought Father Li to marry Grandpa Li.

Although they both have the surname Li, Li's father did not change his surname because Grandma Li's husband who died earlier was originally surnamed Li.

Moreover, most of them have this surname, so they are considered members of the same clan.Grandma Li got married, which was not good for Uncle Li. Uncle Li was old enough to remember things, so why did his stepmother remember everything about him?

Uncle Li didn't have any feelings for his younger brother Li Shengli. He said they were just two brothers. As they grew up, their relationship became weaker and weaker.

Grandma Li and Grandpa Li here did not have another child to consolidate the family relationship.

With the death of Grandma Li, Father Li also has his own home outside, and he doesn't move around much like his hometown.

When Grandpa Li was still here, he would go back to see his stepfather once a year. When Grandpa Li left, the relationship was almost broken.

Later, in order to buy the current house of the Li family, Li's father raised money everywhere. At that time, he was short, so he wanted to borrow some money from Uncle Li.

Li's father also knew that Grandma Li was not kind to Uncle Li when he was alive. Now she asked this brother to borrow money, which was just shameless.

But a penny is too much for a heroic man. If he had not bought this house at that time, Li's father was really afraid that his wife and children would be evicted from the city.

So I had to bite the bullet and talk to Uncle Li. Of course, Uncle Li was not willing to borrow it.

Not to mention that life in the countryside was not easy at that time, even if he had it, he would not want to borrow it from the bottom of his heart.

Later, the old lady in the courtyard couldn't stand it and helped the Li family pay the last payment so that the Li family could take over the house.

So this is why Mother Li often talks about the old lady's kindness to the Li family. She has worked hard to help her take care of the old lady for so many years.

That's why.

Li's father also had no contact with his hometown at all because of this incident. Even before he died, he told Li's mother not to contact the other party again. If she was unreliable, contact would be useless.

After listening to Li's mother's narration, Li Xiang also fell silent, not knowing what to say for a while.

It was difficult for him to judge the disputes between the older generation and what was right and wrong, and he had no position to blame anyone.

Moreover, it turns out that the two families are not related by blood. Just now he looked at the height of the two cousins ​​and thought that they were worthy of being part of the same family. Li Xiang felt a little embarrassed.

Mother Li sighed deeply and said to him: "You, uncle, must have been forced to come here because of no choice. Otherwise, according to his previous temperament, it would be best for him to stay away from us forever."

Li wanted to ask her: "Mom, what do you mean, do you want to help or not?"

Mother Li didn't speak for a while. She turned her gaze to the corner and stared at it for a long time.

After a long while, with some relief in his tone, he said to him: "As long as you are not in trouble, then help if you can. If you can't help, forget it."

She put the initiative in her son's hands.

"I understand. When uncle and the others come over for breakfast tomorrow, I will ask them when they want it. This ticket is not easy to get. If they have it, it will only take a few days. If not, it will take a few days. It’s also possible after the new year.”

Li wanted to say so much, but Li's mother still stayed on the sentence before him.

Mother Li said angrily: "Have you already made plans, so you asked your uncle and the others to come over tomorrow morning? Then why are you pretending to ask me?"

"Mom, you misunderstood me. Uncle and the others have come all the way to carry so much stuff. I can't let them go back hungry."

Li Xiang explained to her, and Li's mother seemed to agree with her. Since she decided to change the story, she naturally had to be more polite to others.

But Li Xiang's true purpose is only known to him.

He was obviously laying a brick just in case that Li Xiaodi might pass by a road with water in the future, although he might not need it then.

But when you really need to use it, you only think of people. By then it's too late.

(End of this chapter)