mtl008 Chapter 250 Sister, I really want to grow up quickly!
Chapter 250 Sister, I really want to grow up quickly!
Concerned for her husband and granddaughter, Aunt Li went home first with Sister-in-law Li and the doctor, leaving Li Mian and his son to guide Liu Zi and the others.
Liu Zi and the others wanted to wait for the old woman doctor to go back together, so they couldn't let them wait in the car at the village entrance.
Liu Zi wasn't in a hurry. He waited until everyone else had disappeared from sight before calling a few brothers to take out a bag of rice, a bag of flour, some dried fish, dried clams, and a food box from a hidden compartment under the donkey cart seat.
Only then did he ask Li Mian to lead the way.
Li Mian was puzzled, but despite feeling embarrassed, he still asked with a forced smile, "Brother Liu, what's this?"
Liu Zi laughed and said, "This is what Miss Lin asked us to bring to Brother Li's family for an emergency. There are many people and things to do today, so it's not much. There are fifty catties of rice and flour, twenty catties of dried small fish and dried clams, and the food box contains braised pork for tonight and a few steamed buns. They are still warm. We brought them to Master and the maid to eat."
“This…” Li Mian was immediately dumbfounded and waved his hands in a panic, saying, “This won’t do. The Third Madam has already helped us invite a doctor, and Lord Wu has helped pay the consultation fee. We, we can’t accept these things anymore.”
Liu Zi shrugged. “Brother Li, it’s no use telling me this. We’re just following orders. Don’t make things difficult for me.”
After saying that, he discussed with him, "How about you personally deliver these things back to Miss Lin another day, Brother Li?"
Li Mian: "This..."
At this moment, Li Qingyang tugged at her father's sleeve and said, "Father, the Third Madam has something to tell me."
Li Mian hurriedly asked, "What is it? Tell me quickly."
Li Qingyang tilted his head back and said, "The Third Madam said that life is never smooth sailing. Only by overcoming the current difficulties can we have the opportunity to look to the future. She also said that we should be flexible and adaptable, and we can overcome any obstacle."
Li Mian was stunned for a long time, then suddenly raised his sleeve to wipe his eyes, bowed to Liu Zi to express his gratitude, "Brother Liu Zi, please help me pass on a message to the Third Madam: I have accepted the gifts, but I will personally come to thank you after things are settled at home."
Liu Zi waved his hand, "Oh, why talk about this? As Miss Lin said, relatives should visit each other more often to maintain the relationship."
He scooped Li Qingyang up and held her in his arms, patting Li Mian's shoulder. "Let's go home!"
"Go straight ahead, then turn right at the fork in the road!" Li Qingyang giggled as she put her arm around Liu Zi's neck and pointed the way.
The other digital brothers carried the loads and followed behind, while Li Mian lagged behind, falling behind.
Listening to his son's laughter, after years of hardship, it was as if a bright light had been lit in his heart, and his hope for life was rekindled.
When they arrived home, medicine was already being simmered on the small stove, and a little girl who looked slightly older than Gu Xiaolu was sitting by the stove eating a steamed bun.
The little girl nibbled on it little by little, as if it were some precious delicacy.
Seeing Li Qingyang being carried into the courtyard, he quickly stood up, "Brother!"
Then she called into the house, "Mother, the guests have arrived."
Sister-in-law Li hurriedly came out of the kitchen and greeted them, "Brother Liu, brothers, come in and have some water."
Liu Zi put Li Qingyang down. "No rush, sister-in-law, put these things away first."
Sister-in-law Li then noticed that the brothers who came in behind her were either carrying or holding cloth bags.
Sister-in-law Li, unaware of the reason, hurriedly looked at her husband who was walking at the back. Seeing him nod, she then hurriedly greeted, "This way, this way, please trouble the brothers."
"It's just a small favor." Liu Zi smiled and helped put the things away.
Li Qingyang had already arrived beside her older sister, Li Qingning. "Sister, I'm back."
Li Qingning smiled at him and broke off half a steamed bun for him, saying, "Eat the steamed bun."
Li Qingyang shook her head, "Sister, I've already eaten."
He then pulled out an oil paper package from his pocket, "For my elder sister."
"What is it?" Li Qingning asked.
Li Qingyang kept everyone in suspense, saying, "Sister, you'll know once you open it."
Li Qingning sat down on the stone by the stove, carefully opened it, and saw a large piece of meat inside. Her eyes widened instantly. "Meat? Where did you get this from, little brother?"
Li Qingyang squinted, "My third aunt's family has a little brother who hunted a wild boar today, so we're having wild boar meat at my third aunt's house tonight."
"Really, have you eaten?"
Li Qingyang nodded, "I ate it. It was given to me by the older sister from my third aunt's family."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingning held the braised pork, smelled it, and then wrapped it in oil paper. "I'll give it to Grandpa to nourish him tomorrow."
Li Qingyang quickly pressed her hand down, "Sister, Uncle Liu and the others brought meat for Grandpa, sister, have this piece."
Li Qingning looked at him, "Really?"
Li Qingyang nodded, "It's true, there was meat in the food box that Uncle Ba just brought in."
Li Qingning tilted her head and thought for a moment, then wrapped the meat up again. "Let's save it and eat it together tomorrow."
Li Qingyang responded, "Okay!" Seeing that the fire in the stove had died down a bit, she picked up a piece of firewood and put it in, then rested her chin on her hand and said, "Sister, I really want to grow up quickly!"
"Why?" Li Qingning asked, munching on a steamed bun.
Li Qingyang said, "When I grow up, I can go to work and earn money to support my family. I just need to grow three more years."
Li Qingning looked at him and burst out laughing, "Even if you grow three years older, you'll still be seven. Where would you find a seven-year-old laborer?"
Li Qingyang looked up at her older sister and said, "Today I heard from the older boys in Linshui Village that they work as helpers at Madam San's house after school every day and they get ten coins a day! That's enough to buy two and a half catties of brown rice, which is enough for our family to eat for several days."
Li Qingning looked at him as if she had discovered something new, "Really?"
Li Qingyang hummed in agreement. "The Third Madam also runs a primary school. Anyone from the Linshui Village Coast Guard or whose family works in the Third Madam's workshop can attend the school for free."
"Although that primary school is not as formal as the private school in the wealthy man's family, the Third Madam is very insightful and will definitely make it better and better in the future."
As Li Qingning listened, she also felt a longing for the elementary school her younger brother had mentioned, even though her father taught at the private school run by a wealthy man.
However, the wealthy man was very harsh. He often criticized his father, and the family's private school only accepted children from the clan. His father only had time to teach them to read when he was on leave.
Li Qingning held the steamed bun and thought for a moment, "Little brother, do you think if Father could teach at the primary school, we could go to primary school too?"
Li Qingyang's eyes lit up. That's right, if Father were to teach at the primary school, Third Madam would definitely agree to let them go to school.
However, "Sister, the Third Madam has already been very kind to our family because of our Third Aunt, so Father certainly wouldn't want to trouble her any further."
"I see!" The little stars in Li Qingning's eyes dimmed. After a moment, she suddenly said, "Then what if I go to work for the Third Madam? My older sister is seven years old this year. If my older sister goes to work for the Third Madam, can my younger brother go to the Third Madam's primary school?"