Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 162 Liu’s shrewdness

In the front hall of the Li family, Li Mu and Ding were sitting at the main seats. The old lady was holding her great-grandson Li Rui and teasing her. Li Nan was sitting on one side with his son and daughter-in-law, and Li Dong was sitting on the other side with his family.

"Look at this little guy who doesn't recognize life and is still smiling at me." Ding said with a smile.

"Grandma, this Huanzi seems to have known family members since he was a child. As long as he is a member of the family, even if it is the first time he meets him, he will not make a fuss if he is hugged by an outsider. If he is hugged by an outsider, he will cry." Zhang Qing said with a smile.

"Haha, if you treat your family well, you will definitely value family ties and be filial when you grow up." The old lady's wrinkled face blossomed into a smile.

"Grandfather, grandmother, uncle..."

Just then Li An and Mr. Liu walked in and greeted each other.

"Okay, okay~"

When Li Mu saw Li An, his hands trembled with excitement, and some of the tea in the tea bowl he held spilled out.

Li Nan quickly stepped forward to take the tea bowl from his father's hand and put it on the table: "Dad, don't get excited."

"Aniu, come to grandfather." Li Mu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.

"grandfather."

Hearing this, Li An came to his grandfather's side, and Li Nan quickly moved away.

Li Mu stretched out his hand, and Li An quickly reached out and held his grandfather's rough and withered hand.

"Aniu, don't feel stressed. Even if you take the exam again, grandpa believes you can pass." Li Mu said, holding Li An's hand tightly.

"Grandpa, don't worry, my grandson will definitely pass the exam." Li An nodded.

In the past, he had some objections to his grandfather's partiality.

But later he also figured out that the ten fingers are still long or short.

Besides, my grandfather's partiality was not because he disliked other grandchildren, but he placed too much hope on Li Fu.

"Yes, grandpa believes it." Li Mu nodded vigorously.

"Okay, you old man also said not to put pressure on A Niu, just say this when you see A Niu. A Niu come over and talk to grandma." Ding said.

"You old woman, aren't I just trying to get rid of A Niu?" Li Mu glared at his wife angrily, but still let go of Li An's hand.

"Hey." Li An smiled and came to his grandmother.

Zhang Qing stepped forward and took his son back.

The old lady pulled Li An and did not talk about the county examination. Instead, she asked Li An about his life in Bianjing these years.

The last time Li An went back, she was happy and busy preparing food. Li An and the others left early and didn't say a few words.

Li An was not impatient at all and picked some to tell his grandmother.

"You are a kid who knows how to say nice things. How can you be so nice when you are alone and helpless outside?" the old lady laughed and scolded.

"Grandma, I really didn't lie to you. Look, I'm much taller now. I'm the tallest in our family." Li An said with a smile.

The Li family were ordinary people. Although they were better off than those whose families did not have tenants, the conditions were the same.

Under such an environment, brothers Li Dong and Li Nan are naturally not much taller, just over 1.6 meters tall.

In recent years, conditions have improved a lot. Li Ping and Li Fu have grown a lot, and are almost 1.7 meters tall.

At this height, he is already considered tall in Lijia Village.

Li An is fifteen years old this year and is now over 1.7 meters tall. He is taller than Li Ping and can grow a little longer in the back. 1.8 meters is not a problem.

This height would be considered tall in later generations, let alone in ancient times when conditions were backward.

"It's good to be taller, but I look a little thinner." The old lady said.

Li An: "..."

Why does everyone say he is thin?

In fact, he is really not thin, but with his current height, he is not considered strong, and he looks a bit thin.

"Haha, A Niu is fifteen years old this year. It's time to kiss him. Did your parents help you make arrangements?" the old lady asked.

As for the old lady, she doesn't want the old man to look up to Sun Chenglong like that.

She also hopes that her family members will be safe, well-fed, and healthy. The second is to spread the branches and leaves.

"Grandma, I'm still young."

Li An was a little hesitant when he heard this. Even though he had been born for two generations, he was still a little embarrassed to say this in front of so many people.

"Look, I'm sorry. Fifteen is not young anymore. Grandma had already given birth to a child when you were your age."

The old lady looked a little sad when she said this.

In fact, the eldest uncle Li Dong is not the eldest son. Grandma and the others have a son above him.

He fell ill and died when he was one or two years old.

Li An heard his father say about this, because children who died young are not ranked in order, so Li Dong is the eldest.

"Okay, A Niu is taking the exam for merit. Once he has the merit, he can marry a girl from a squire's family. What are you worrying about? You asked A Niu to sit down and talk, but he was hunched over and tired." Li Mu saw his wife. He looked wrong and said quickly.

"Yes, yes, Aniu, sit down and talk." The old lady came back to her senses and said.

"Grandma, my grandson is not tired. He is here to talk to you." Li An said with a smile.

Although the old lady wanted to talk to her grandson more, she felt sorry for her grandson and insisted that he sit down and talk.

At this time, Mrs. Liu had already called Zhang Qing to cook.

The eldest aunt also took her daughter-in-law Zhu and her daughter Daya to help.

Li An came and sat down next to his eldest brother Li Ping.

"My cousin was not at home last time. I heard that my cousin is now teaching elementary school in the academy. I don't know if he can adapt to it." Li An looked at Li Fu opposite and asked.

Compared with previous years, Li Fu seems to be much more mature and steady.

When Li An was talking to his grandmother before, his father and uncle were also chatting, but Li Fu was the only one who said nothing.

Seeing Li An taking the initiative to talk to him, Li Fu said a little unnaturally: "Not bad, I think it's pretty good."

In his early years, he had plotted against Li An, and had also helped outsiders to obtain Li An's formula. Facing Li An, he could not help but think of these things and feel a little embarrassed.

Li An noticed that Li Fu was unnatural, but he could feel that Li Fu didn't have any dissatisfaction when he mentioned teaching, his tone was sincere, and he was indeed very satisfied with his current life.

Li An heard from his father that Li Fun has changed the way he has now, except because he has matured a lot with age.

On the other hand, it is still the credit of his wife Zhu.

Although Zhu has never read a book, he is very virtuous.

The ancients often said that if you marry a virtuous wife, a virtuous husband will bring less trouble. This is the truth.

I have to say that although the eldest aunt is a bit annoying sometimes, she is surprisingly shrewd in choosing her daughter-in-law.

Li An chatted with Li Fu. Li Fu relaxed when he saw that Li An did not hold grudges, and told Li An some interesting things about teaching.

After lunch, Grandpa and the others rested for a while. He said that it was the autumn harvest time recently and they had already been delayed for a day by coming here. They really could not delay any longer, so they insisted on leaving despite Li An and the others' attempts to stay.

Li An and the others had no choice but to arrange some food for them to take and send them out.

Grandfather and the others came here because my uncle was driving an ox cart.

Li An's family stood at the door of their home, watching the bullock cart drive away.

"I want to go back and help dad and eldest brother harvest rice." Li Nan hesitated and said.

"Go if you want, I didn't stop you. You bought a cow for dad and the others, what did I say?" Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes at him and walked in directly.

"Uh..." Li Nan froze on the spot, a little dumbfounded.

It was true that he paid for the cow and sent it back.

For this reason, he secretly hid some money every day and saved it for more than half a year.

Even the eldest brother Li Dong didn't know about this. He secretly told his father and asked his father to tell the public that he bought it.

He thought he had done it perfectly, but now listening to Liu's intention, it seemed that he already knew it.

(End of this chapter)