A leisurely life reborn in the fiery age

Chapter 231
"Tangyuan, can you eat it?"

Liu Xuefang looked at Li Xing eating steamed buns and asked with concern.

Zhang Jianguo was numb: "Mom, these are white flour steamed buns, only eaten during the Chinese New Year!"

Li Xingle said: "Auntie, I have been eating steamed buns on the way here."

Of course, he didn't say that although the staple food was steamed buns, he still had milk to drink, eggs to eat every day, and sometimes a piece of braised beef.

Father’s liberation package is unfathomable.

Zhang Jianguo asked cheerfully: "Tangyuan, what do people in Hong Kong eat?"

Li Xingdao: "In the morning there are shrimp dumplings, pineapple buns, rice rolls, siu mai and beef balls. At noon..."

Zhang Jianguo shouted "stop" and couldn't accept it: "Can you eat these in the morning?! It doesn't matter if you have money on Hong Kong Island, don't you need a ticket to buy things? Are there so many food stamps and meat stamps?"

The adults are all a little sad. Since the nationwide implementation of vouchers in the past five years, this thing has accompanied the growth of a generation and has become a matter of course.

Li Xing shook his head and said: "As long as you have money in Hong Kong Island, you can buy everything. Even the very poor in squatter areas can have enough to eat as long as they work hard. I have never heard of requiring a ticket to buy things... "

Looking at Zhang Jianguo, whose spiritual world was shocked, Li Yuan said: "You are not a child anymore. Can't you understand this kind of thing? There must be a gap. Hong Kong Island is a port-style city and one of the three excellent seaports in the world. Just because This is enough to feed the people of a city. What about us? Overall, we are still an agricultural country, and most places still rely on the weather for food. This is called resource scarcity.

It's a very simple truth. Some people are born into noble families and naturally live a good life.Some people are born into poor peasant families, and most of their lives will not be as good as your current life.

It all depends on two words: fate.

If you feel dissatisfied, then fight on your own to change your destiny.What else can be done?
Being born in a poor country means that you are not good at reincarnation and cannot blame others.

Annan was almost blown to the ground by the United States. Who do their people go to complain to?

We were originally miserable, but it was your father and the others who used their flesh and blood to forcibly reshape the bones for us to stand up.

Complain less, use your brain more and do more. "

Zhang Dongya laughed and said, "That's good."

Liu Xuefang felt sour in her heart. These principles were originally taught by her father.

It's a pity that my son's father has been dead for 20 years...

Zhang Jianguo smiled bitterly and said: "Godfather, I don't blame others, I just feel...aren't they all living in dire straits?"

Li Xing laughed.

Li Yuan also laughed, and then said: "Jianguo, you are my godson. If you want, I can take you south to Hong Kong Island this time, and you can live a life where you can buy things without a ticket." In life, you can learn to drive on Hong Kong Island, and you will still drive a car. But your mother can't go, and neither can your grandpa."

Zhang Jianguo shook his head repeatedly and said: "I will be where mom and grandpa are. Godfather, I won't go there."

Li Yuan smiled warmly and said: "Then tomorrow you go to the security office of the steel rolling mill to find Ma Changyou. I have already made an agreement with him. He will arrange for you to join the automotive class to learn to drive."

"Really?"

Zhang Jianguo stood up happily, his round face full of surprise, and said: "That's great!"

Before he finished speaking, the lights went out and the power went out...

After lighting the kerosene lamp, Zhang Jianguo and Li Xing finished eating, and Li Yuan asked them to go out to talk and exchange views on the two worlds...

Then he said to Zhang Dongya and Liu Xuefang: "I have made arrangements for my career after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and I will not let him drive all the time. When the situation gets better in a few years, he will definitely be taken to Hong Kong Island. Master, Sister Xuefang, so are you..."

Zhang Dongya shook his head and said: "I have old bones, where will I go? Jianguo... I really have to worry about you."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Why bother? Jianguo is so old, he is sensible and filial, it is a blessing to have such a child. The climate in the south is mild, which is also good for you. In addition, there are more and more children in the family, and they all point to You help lay the foundation. Seeing that Jianguo has reached the age of marriage, can the great-grandson learn kung fu? There must be successors in your lineage after all.

Also, I am building a large manor over there, which is also a huge undertaking. Sister Xuefang has to help me look after it.

Ezi's sister Lou Xiu and I are also married and have just become pregnant with a child.

The number of people in my family will definitely increase in the future, and without a strong person to control them, I am worried that there will be more trouble.

With Sister Xuefang here, the children will not be spoiled and have no rules. "

Liu Xuefang: "..."

Zhang Dongya: "..."

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"Dad, you are so kind to Auntie and Brother Jianguo!"

On the road from Sijiucheng to Qinjiazhuang, Li Xing sat on the back of his father's bicycle, feeling the cold night wind in the north, and suddenly spoke.

Thinking that Zhang Jianguo, the godson, enjoyed his father's care and teachings when he and his mother were away, even though Li Xing was much more mature, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

Of course, this is the normal nature of mind.

Li Yuan smiled and said: "I won't talk about the great righteousness of your master and Jianguo's father who were injured and sacrificed for the country. I will just talk about your master's grace in teaching skills. My son, without your master, I would have done all the hard work." Xiangdong, Dad still may not be able to go to Hong Kong Island to find you and Mom. Not to mention, Hong Kong Island is a place where good and bad people are mixed. If Dad's skills didn't make them afraid to act rashly, it's hard to say what the situation would be now.

When drinking water, you must remember the source, and you must never forget your roots as a human being.Your master taught me how to settle down and make a living. I will let him have a good life for the rest of his life and let his grandson have a good life. "

Not to mention, a few years ago, Zhang Jianguo led a group of martyred children to snatch back many antiques and national treasures for him.

Even if Li Yuan lay down now, relying on the jade paintings, calligraphy, antiques and treasures in the space, even if he only spends one-tenth of his money to buy land and houses and establish a family trust, the Li family's wealth will be enough to support them for ten lifetimes.

It's nothing to take care of and train this child.

Li Xingdao: "Dad, I understand."

Hearing the shame in his voice, Li Yuan smiled and said: "Son, you are my father's eldest son, and you are destined to inherit a huge family business in the future. You must be prepared, because your father's requirements for you will become more and more strict. Not only in terms of knowledge, but also in terms of character.

However, for now, your performance far exceeds your father's expectations and requirements for you, and is much ahead of children of the same age.In fact, there is no need to be so tired. Dad is still young and can support you. You just need to grow up step by step. There is no need to be anxious or put too much pressure on yourself.

After all, dad's biggest expectation for you is that you can live a happy life. "

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"Dad, there's something going on outside, why do I hear the sound of a bicycle..."

Qinjiazhuang, Li Gui's house, Li's mother was lying on the kang, about to fall asleep. Suddenly she heard some movement from outside, and said to Li Gui, who was leaning on the kang head and smoking a pipe.

Li Gui clicked a match, opened the shade of the kerosene lamp, and turned on the light.

He put on an old coat, stood in front of the window, and asked outside, "Who is it?"

I heard a voice coming from outside: "Dad, it's me."

Li Gui's eyes lit up and he turned back to Mother Li and said, "Hurry, the youngest is back!"

Mother Li got up and put on a sweater and cotton-padded jacket, and shouted in surprise: "My youngest! Why did you come back at this time?"

The old couple lived in the west room, and Zhao Yehong's eldest daughter Sun Yuexiang and daughter Li Hui lived in the east room. The lights were also turned on at this time.

Li Gui opened the main door to the outer room, only to see a boy and a half come in first.

After the child came in, he knelt down and kowtowed on the spot, shouting: "Grandpa, grandma, Tangyuan is back to see you!"

Li Gui was stunned, and Mother Li's face turned pale with fright. With trembling hands, she carefully grabbed Li Yuan, who was smiling at her. The closer she got, the more frightened she became, fearing that if she touched her, it would be empty...

In ancient rural legends, children who have an accident outside will come home to see them the night before they are reincarnated.

Don't blame her for overthinking, but her grandson has been to Hong Kong Island for several years, so why did he suddenly come back?
How can it be possible to come back to a year like this now...

If it was empty when touched, Mother Li's heart would be broken. How could she survive...

Fortunately, fortunately, Li Yuan's arms are strong and real!
Seeing Mother Li's appearance, Li Yuan was moved in his heart, and said warmly: "Mom, I went to find your grandson. I will pick him up and come back to see you and dad. We are all fine."

"Youngest! Why are you so brave, kid?"

Mother Li hugged her little son tightly and burst into tears.

The emperor loves the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son.

Of course Li's mother also cares about Li Xing, but after all, the time they get together is short, unlike Li Yuan...

Li Yuan was in poor health since he was a child, so he invested the most energy and care, so among the eight sons, Li Yuan was the most favored.

Li Gui felt better. With tears in his eyes, he helped Li Xing up, looked him up and down, nodded his head and said, "Good boy, good boy! Grandpa misses you too, grandpa misses you too!"

Li Xing stood beside his grandfather with a smile, watching his grandma caring for his father...

He is very happy because his father has his own mother who loves him, so he will not be too sad when he and his mother are away.

Sun Yuexiang heard the commotion and brought Li Hui out. Seeing this scene, she was so surprised that she didn't know what to say.

She never returned to the city. After Sun Da went to the normal school to make trouble with dignitaries several times, but there was no news, the school almost acquiesced that she had died in that chaotic situation.

Fortunately, he didn't go back. Although the soldiers in Feng Feng Huo Huo were all driven to the countryside, the people in the unit started to stab him with knives, even worse.

According to the information Sun Da had, Sun Yuexiang's sister-in-law and brother-in-law had already gone to her work unit and reported her.

If Sun Yuexiang goes back, the end will never be good.

"Tangyuan, do you know my sister?"

Li Hui is 12 years old this year. She is very delicate. She is wearing a red cloth jacket. She looks at Li Xing with a smile and asks.Li Xing blushed and nodded with a smile: "Sister Hui."

Li Hui was so happy that she said to Sun Yuexiang: "Mom, look, Tangyuan still knows me!"

Sun Yuexiang was not good at words. She looked at Li Xing and smiled and said: "You are so old..."

Li Xing called out: "Auntie!"

Sun Yuexiang burst into laughter and patted her good nephew's head.

Li Gui asked Li Yuan, "What's going on? Didn't you say you were on a business trip?"

Li Yuan said softly: "I'm going to Hong Kong Island. I'm going to see my son. Dad, Mom, Xiao'e left in the first place because the Lou family anticipated what would happen in six or six years in advance, in order to avoid disaster and not to harm our family. , just took the child away. Before Ezi left, she was already pregnant with our second child, named Li Si. Missing Si is also four years old this year. After I knew the news, I tried my best to find an opportunity to go out. Now My name is Li Aiguo on Hong Kong Island. This time I will bring glutinous rice balls back to see you and your two elders. I will continue to go there under the pretense of a business trip until the world becomes peaceful. Mom and Dad, please don’t worry about me. My wife and children are all there. Bian, you're doing well."

Li's mother was naturally very reluctant to leave, but Li Gui could understand. He looked at Li Yuan and said: "You are a man and the father of the children. You should protect them. If you can't do it, don't come back. You keep running back and forth like this. , if there is a fork, it will be troublesome."

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Dad, don't worry, it will get better and better in the future."

By the year after next, the situation had indeed begun to improve, at least at the level of the people, it could be said to have improved greatly.

But Li Gui shook his head and didn't give any more instructions. He knew what his youngest son was capable of, and said, "Can Tangyuan show up? People in the village are very discerning, but they have become accustomed to Xiaoxiang in the past few years, and they all know her." He is a distant relative of your mother, who fled here during the disaster years. Tangyuan looks so much like you that I might not be able to hide it."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Let him play with Xiaohui in the house. After meeting his uncles and aunties, he will go back to the city."

Li Xing made an appointment with Zhang Dongya, and the master gave him guidance for two days.

Li Yuan's kung fu is a fool's errand, and it makes no sense for him to get stronger as he practices.

Therefore, the experience and vision of the disciples are far inferior to those of Zhang Dongya.

Sun Yuexiang said: "Yuanzi, have you visited my mother?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Of course, tut tut, it's a shame to be scolded..."

Sun Yuexiang couldn't stop laughing. When she saw Li Hui yawning heavily, Li Yuan said, "It's too late. Senior sister, please take Xiaohui to bed. We should also rest."

Sun Yuexiang followed her daughter back to the house, while Li Yuanze and Li Xing hurriedly washed up and got on their grandparents' kang.

Only now did Mother Li remember to ask Li Xing: "Grandson, how are you living in Hong Kong Island? Capitalist society is in dire straits, so you have to suffer a lot, right?"

Li Xing was stunned by these words, but he was still smart and nodded: "Grandma, you are right, the place is very chaotic, there are clubs everywhere, and the clubs are black XX. There are hundreds of thousands of clubs in Hong Kong Island. . But the place where we live is very safe. The foreign devils don’t let people from the community make trouble there, otherwise the Niu Niu army will shoot them.”

Mother Li breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Oh, that's really not easy. Fortunately you live in a good place, otherwise it would be really worrying."

Li Xing smiled and said: "Grandma, I'm not afraid. Dad is gone, and no one dares to bully us."

Mother Li was almost amused. Fortunately, she didn't laugh out loud. Fortunately, she knew how to save face for her son in front of her grandson, so she just said tactfully: "It would be okay if your second and fifth uncles went there. They can fight very well. Your father When I was little, I would pick on them.”

Li Gui said: "Okay, go to sleep. The child has just come back. He may have suffered a lot on the road. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

The oil lamp was blown out with a "whoosh", and the family fell asleep in warmth and tranquility.

……

"Cuckoo cuckoo!"

At dawn, the roosters raised by the production team crowed.

In recent years, rural areas have not been much lighter than cities. The endless efforts to cut the tail of capitalism have made farmers miserable.

As long as the family has some private wealth, it is not proletarian and revolutionary enough.

This situation will not gradually reverse until after [-], but it is still no longer allowed to raise more than three chickens and no more than one pig...

Li Yuan got up very early, while Li Xing was still sleeping. He had been traveling for more than a week, and his bones really ached.

After Li Yuan went out, he began to sweep the yard as Li Gui usually did.

After working for a while, the boss Li Chi arrived.

Li Chi was startled when he saw the man sweeping the floor with a big broom in the yard. He walked over and took a closer look before frowning and saying, "Youngest, when did you come back?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "Brother, we will talk later, otherwise we will have to say the same thing seven times."

Li Chi fell silent, looked at him for a while, and then entered the kitchen.

He didn't enter the main room because Sun Yuexiang was there and it was inconvenient for him to be a man.

The Li family respects Zhao Yehong's family.

Without Zhao Yehong accepting Li Yuan as his apprentice, Li Yuan would not be able to enter the city, become a doctor, and support the education of so many children of the Li family.

Not to mention, the food supply for those three years, and even the place where the whole family settled in the city was the courtyard of Zhao Yehong's family.

After another battle, the Li brothers came one after another, and the daughters-in-law also arrived at home after putting away the dishes and chopsticks.

When everyone saw Mr. Li Daguan coming back, they were naturally excited and surprised.

But when I entered the house and saw the trumpet Li Yuan, I was frightened again.

Li Yuan laughed and laughed, and after repeating the same rhetoric he told Li Gui before, the fifth sister-in-law who had the closest relationship with Lou Xiaoe happily said: "Let me just say, Xiao'e is not that kind of person, she must have her own reasons! Look, look! I have been scolded for so many years in vain!"

Li Chi said with a solemn expression: "Then from now on, you can come back once a year?"

Li Yuan nodded and said: "Basically no problem. In a few years, when the situation gets better, maybe they will all come back."

Li Xing smiled and asked Li Hai: "Fifth uncle, where is the eighteenth brother?"

Li Hai looked at Li Xing for a while, then smiled at everyone: "Tang Yuan smiles like this, just like an old man." Everyone laughed, and Li Hai said happily: "Your eighteenth brother has gone to university, Tsinghua University."

Li Xing's jaw almost dropped in shock. Li Yuan had told him that among so many cousins, eighteen was the worst!
Li Hai laughed proudly and said: "You didn't expect it, did you? None of us expected it! Now you don't have to take a test to go to college, you have to be recommended. You are the best at memorizing the quotations of the [-]th brother. Your father punished you hard that year, and the result He was lucky. When the commune recruited college students, he recited quotations by himself and passed a group of older children. The examiner was so happy that they gave him a place to attend Tsinghua University!"

Li Xing was speechless for a moment and looked at his father.

Li Yuan scratched his chin and said happily: "The year before last, your eighteenth brother wanted to get on the train and travel around. He was only eleven or twelve at that time, and he was kicked off as soon as he got on the train. There were too many people on the train. Where is his place? He came back to me crying and asked me to press there and recite quotations. Hey, this kid is really lucky."

Workers, peasants, and soldiers college students were also college students, and the country later recognized them, although they still suffered some discrimination at work.

But as far as Xiao Shiba is concerned, being able to go to Tsinghua University is already a sign of smoke rising from the graves of his ancestors. If he is subject to some discrimination in the future, he will be subject to some discrimination.

But something suddenly occurred to him, and he said to Sun Yuexiang: "Senior sister, the children at home are not allowed to take this road until they are [-] years old. On weekdays, you can teach them some cultural knowledge when you have time. Those who go to work should also learn it when they go home. No. If you are willing to learn, tell me to my eldest brother and second brother, and you will know how to learn after being beaten to death."

The eldest sister-in-law said in confusion: "My youngest, you are already in this situation, why do you still need to learn some culture?"

Li Yuandao: "Sister-in-law, it can't go on like this forever. Sooner or later, the college entrance examination will be resumed. At that time, all the children in the family under the age of 25 will take the college entrance examination and go to college. I can't explain this matter for the time being. Please listen to me at home. of."

Li Gui made the final decision: "Then just listen to the youngest."

Li Yuan has trained fourteen technical secondary school students for his family, which is also fourteen cadres!

These fourteen children all went to Northeast China and wrote back saying that even when the situation was the worst, they did not stop production.

Knowing this, Li Gui felt at ease. At first, Li Yuan insisted that all the children in the family learn petroleum and electricity. None of the family members understood it, so naturally he had the final say.

When it came time to send their children to the Northeast, many people still felt uneasy and couldn't understand it.

It’s so hard in the Northeast, how can I send it there?
Over the past few years, I have come to understand that just because I can work with peace of mind, it is worth going to the Northeast.

Now Li Yuan is preparing to train college students for his family. If this happens, the Li family will be prosperous in the future!

Li Chi also said: "The youngest knows more, so just listen to him. Xiaoxiang, if anyone disobeys you later, just tell me. If I'm not here, tell your second brother."

Sun Yuexiang said with a smile: "The children in my family are still sensible and obedient, but the [-]-year-old is more naughty and doesn't like reading. They even went to Tsinghua University."

The fifth child, Li Hai, laughed and said, "That was also typed by his uncle!"

Li Yang, the sixth child, laughed and said, "If I really want to go to college, I can play every day."

The second eldest son, Li Jiang, said: "Qin Sanzhu's family has a college student who is very good at everything from day to night. Before the Chinese New Year, his daughter was criticized by people from the commune and fell ill when she came back. If she hadn't been friends with you, For my sake, when those bullies from the commune came to arrest people, they asked me to take them and beat them away. His daughter will probably be beaten to death by now."

Li Yuan's face became more serious when he heard this and asked: "She is a role model and has been received by the elderly. Why do you criticize her?"

Li Jiang scratched his head and said, "Youngest, are you confused? Those bullies don't just fight whoever is in the limelight. How can there be a reason?"

If he hadn't thought that Qin Xue and Li Yuan might get together, he wouldn't have bothered to meddle in this matter.

The relationship between Qin Sanzhu and the Li family is not good.

However, after this incident, Qin Sanzhu came to the door and almost knelt down to kowtow.

The people of Qinjiazhuang are becoming more and more united...

Li Gui said to Li Yuan: "Go and have a look. If you can help, please help."

Mother Li also said: "I heard that the child is not well. Go and have a look."

Li Yuan nodded and told Li Xing to stay at home. He walked towards Qin Sanzhu's house...

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PS: I took my family out for dinner this afternoon, so I covered my face. It’s probably going to be afternoon again tomorrow, so I’ll do it as soon as possible!

(End of this chapter)