RBCT Chapter 2 My Wife Wants to Eat Fish [Please continue reading, otherwise I can't sign the contra
Chapter 2 My Wife Wants to Eat Fish [Please continue reading, otherwise I can't sign the contra
Whether it's relatives or friends, lending money is a favor, not lending is their right.
It stands to reason,
Even if his second uncle refused to lend him money, Li Xiangyang had nothing to be angry about.
It could be from a previous life.
However, he heard a different version from the old Party Secretary of the village commune.
The old Party Secretary said:
Originally, after learning about their family's situation, the commune planned to postpone their payment of ranch contract fees for a year.
However, when it came to the voting stage, Li Zhenhai, the second uncle who was also a commune cadre, vehemently disagreed.
They keep saying that this family is having trouble today, and that family is having difficulties tomorrow.
How could the commune then proceed with its work?
At last,
The suggestion to allow them to postpone their ranch rent payments for a year was rejected.
so.
In their previous life, their family could have kept the ranch, but it was entirely due to their second uncle's interference.
After all that's done, they still dare to come over and pretend to be good people.
Li Xiangyang grew angrier the more he thought about it, but he forced a smile on his face.
He folded the money neatly and stuffed it into Li Zhenhai's breast pocket, then slowly opened the wooden door and said:
"Second Uncle, we will pay the ranch lease fee on time, and my brother and I will manage the ranch well. You don't need to worry about these things. Go back now!"
"Mmm, mmm..."
Li Zhenhai nodded.
"Wait, oh! Um... you don't want the money anymore...?"
Li Zhenhai was stunned. How could this spendthrift not even want the money he had already gotten his hands on?
Li Zhenshan and Li Xiangdong both looked up in surprise, wondering if they had misheard!
Given Li Xiangyang's personality, there's absolutely no way he would pass up the money he's already got.
Before anyone could react, Li Zhenhai was forcefully shoved away by Li Xiangyang.
At this time, the snow in the yard was compacted and hard, making it slippery and hard.
Li Zhenhai was pushed backward out the door, then tripped by Li Xiangyang and fell to the ground.
"Ouch... Li Xiangyang, you little rascal, you did that on purpose! It hurts so much... How can you be so disrespectful? How dare you treat your second uncle like that?"
"Pah, Second Uncle...?"
You dare call yourself my second uncle? Anyone who tries to take advantage of my family is my enemy!
Also, the roads are slippery in snowy weather, don't fall in front of someone's house and then try to extort money from them!
With a loud bang, the wooden door slammed shut.
Inside the mud-brick house, Li Xiangyang snorted coldly and then ignored Li Zhenhai's clamor.
outside the house,
Li Zhenhai, clutching his back, grumbled as he got up. It was clear that Li Xiangyang had deliberately caused him to fall.
But the roads are slippery in this heavy snow, and falling is common. Even if you want to be serious, there's no way to reason with them.
They could only silently swallow this injustice.
"Hmph! A family of ungrateful wretch!"
In a few days, the commune accountant will come to collect the debt. If you don't have the money, we'll just take back the ranch's operating rights. Let's see what you can do then!
Li Zhenhai snorted coldly.
After uttering those harsh words, he limped away and disappeared into the swirling white fluff.
In fact, Li Xiangyang knew that in twenty days, the commune cadres would come to collect the debt.
So he needs to find a way to get 50 yuan in the next twenty days.
In the 1980s, when the average daily wage for farmers across the country was only 50 cents, and it was a snowy day when even dogs wouldn't want to go out.
It's not easy just thinking about it.
Unfortunately, at this time, the pastoral areas were still in the stage of unified purchase and sale, so it was not realistic to secretly take the registered sheep from the sheepfold to the black market to sell.
"Ugh, my head hurts!"
Just as Li Xiangyang was feeling frustrated, the other family members, hearing that his second uncle had left, also came out from their respective rooms.
Their large family lived in a mud-brick house less than 3 meters high, a type of architecture unique to the plateau region.
It is resistant to wind and sand, and provides insulation in winter and heat insulation in summer.
There are three rooms: east, west, and middle. Li Xiangyang's family lives in the west room, Li Xiangdong's family lives in the east room, and his parents live in the middle room, which also serves as the kitchen.
Everyone had just heard his inspirational speech when he confronted his second uncle, but they only glanced at him strangely when they entered the room.
They all gathered around Li Zhenshan, wanting to see what arrangements the head of the Li family would make next.
Faced with everyone's disdainful attitude towards him, Li Xiangyang felt embarrassed, but could only smile helplessly.
His image as a lazy, good-for-nothing scoundrel in his youth was so deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Seeing everyone eagerly waiting for him to make a decision, Li Zhenshan rubbed his deeply lined old face with both hands, leaned wearily against the low table, and remained silent.
The atmosphere inside the room suddenly became extremely oppressive.
Wang Guiying looked at her husband, who had been through thick and thin with her for decades, looking so tired.
I feel so sorry for him!
Knowing that Li Zhenshan had no other choice, he turned to everyone and said:
"Go back to your rooms first, and let your father think it over."
"Mmm-hmm-hmm."
Although everyone was unwilling, they still turned around and went back into their houses.
Li Xiangyang looked deeply at his parents, filled with guilt from his past life.
He turned and went back to the west room.
Entering the west room,
His wife, Liu Xiulan, had already sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and started sewing shoe soles; she looked very virtuous.
In those days, herders generally married quite young. Liu Xiulan was only 20 years old at the time, looking like a young girl, but she had already been married to him for almost two years.
She had an oval face, big eyes, and a head of jet-black hair tied into two long braids that hung down to her breasts, which were swollen and full from giving birth not long ago.
Simple, pure, and beautiful!
A 70-year-old soul meeting a 20-year-old wife—isn't that a disguised form of an old cow eating young grass?
The atmosphere inside was a bit awkward.
Just as Li Xiangyang was about to say something, a round little mushroom head popped out from under the cashmere blanket spread on the kang.
Upon seeing him, she immediately let out a few childish "baba" sounds.
It was Li Xiangyang's daughter, Li Doudou, who was not yet one year old. Her chubby little face was red from being heated by the earthen bed.
Very cute.
Li Xiangyang's heart melted instantly. He stepped forward, picked up Li Doudou, and showered the chubby little face with kisses.
Liu Xiulan was taken aback.
Xiangyang used to be very unhappy that his first child was a girl, and he wasn't close to the baby.
He also hasn't held his daughter since she peed on him a few months ago.
What's wrong with me today?
Surprised as she was, Liu Xiulan knew it was a good thing that her husband loved their daughter, so she didn't try to stop him.
moment.
After playing with the baby, Li Xiangyang reluctantly put Li Doudou down and turned to look at his wife Liu Xiulan with mixed feelings.
It is widely known that women whose names contain the character "秀" (xiù) are good women.
Xiuzhi in The Wrangler, Xiuqin in Bright Sword, and Xiulian in Ordinary World.
His wife, Liu Xiulan, was also Li Xiangyang's wife.
It's just that I was too much of a jerk in my previous life!
Not only does he not go out to earn money to support his family, but he also frequently takes money from home to gamble.
That's what drove away such a good woman as Liu Xiulan. I heard that she never remarried and raised her daughter alone.
Life is not easy.
Having been given a second chance at life, he would never let such a thing happen again.
Ignoring Liu Xiulan's resistance, Li Xiangyang stepped forward and hugged her tightly, confessing:
"Xiulan, I used to be a bastard, always loafing around and addicted to gambling, but I won't be like that anymore!"
Liu Xiulan remained silent for a long time.
Li Xiangyang thought his sudden action had startled her, but when he looked up, Liu Xiulan's face was already bright red.
It turned out she was too shy to speak.
I almost forgot.
Women in this era are still very reserved, and even after marriage, they can't stand these sudden kisses and hugs.
Li Xiangyang quickly let go.
"Um... what's wrong with you?"
Liu Xiulan's cheeks were burning hot as she managed to squeeze out a few words.
"What? Am I going crazy?"
"No... Xiulan, I mean it. I really won't gamble anymore. I'll work hard to earn money to support my family."
"Okay, I understand."
Liu Xiulan responded calmly.
Li Xiangyang felt helpless, and his eyes dimmed. He knew his wife didn't believe him, but he didn't say anything more.
Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain.
If he doesn't make some real changes, all the talk now will be useless.
Perhaps sensing that Li Xiangyang was feeling down, the kind-hearted Liu Xiulan felt sorry for him.
After thinking for a moment, he whispered again:
"Um... Xiangyang, since you're always out and about, have you heard of any places where I can buy fish? I want to eat fish."