Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 266 The meaning of life

Hearing Li Weidong's agreement, the old man became happy. He could not be said to be very innocent after being the village director for so many years, but at most he only took bags of noodles and barrels of oil from the village, and never touched a lot of money.

If Li Weidong is not allowed to look at the accounts, he will always feel uneasy and will always feel that he will be misunderstood for taking money. In fact, to put it bluntly, he just wants to prove that he has a thief heart but not a thief courage.

Moreover, the income of the village this year is much better than before. I have to say something to this talented person like Li Weidong. The enthusiasm of the village in paying public grain funds is much better than in previous years.

Anyone whose family has a labor force can go to the gravel factory to earn some wages, and the rent in the village will naturally bring in a lot of money. This can be regarded as the best year after the household responsibility system was implemented.

The village held a meeting and decided that every household would receive New Year's goods during the Spring Festival this year. Flour and peanut oil are produced here, but for the self-sufficient people, rice is a foreign product and is quite rare!

He could hold his head high when walking in the village walkways. The old and young men in the village he met would always politely ask him what new year gifts he was giving out, and he would always say grandly: "We will know when the time comes, so why worry?"

How many years have it been since the household responsibility system was implemented? In which year has the village been able to give something to the people to celebrate the New Year? Now he feels that the payment is too little. Should he give more?

Li Weidong was responsible for the gravel factory, and now there are people in the village working in the cement factory. Who doesn't know that this is a factory run by Li Weidong's friend, and this affection must be remembered on Li Weidong's head.

Li Zongqi and Li Weidong "reported" on the situation in the village this year, including the approximate income, expenditure, balance, and what they plan to do next year. The smiles on their faces never stopped.

Li Weidong, who is well versed in this, naturally showed admiration. When he arrived, he said: "With a leader like you in the village, our village will not be far away from becoming well-off."

With Li Weidong's words, Li Zongqi seemed to feel that he really had the ability to lead the villagers to get rich. According to the growth rate in the past two years, the per capita annual income would exceed 10,000 yuan in a few years, which would be a piece of cake.

Li Weidong came out with the old man's warm farewell and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Why didn't he realize that this old man was so eloquent before? Could it be that he had no money before and was too depressed?

Feeling cold after leaving the house, Li Weidong wrapped up his clothes and walked home with a bag of walnuts. Li Weidong was carrying wine. It was normal for others to give him some gifts in return.

Moreover, they asked Li Weidong to take the wine back if they refused to accept it. If he really took it back, the nature of the wine would change. In desperation, Li Weidong could only accept it, which was regarded as a courtesy.

Halfway through, he saw a flickering bright spot in front of him. Anyone who smoked regularly knew that someone was smoking. Li Weidong paused and continued walking forward.

At the highlight of the road, the man saw Li Weidong clearly and said: "I just went to your house to look for you. My aunt said that you were at the third grandfather's place. I didn't expect to meet you here. I knew I would be waiting at your house!"

Li Weidong also saw clearly that the person coming was Li Sanyuan, and said: "Third brother, I am not busy today. Do you have anything to do with me?"

Li Sanyuan took out his cigarette case and handed one to Li Weidong and said, "What you said is heresy. We are all brothers. Can't we chat with you when we have nothing to do?"

Li Weidong lit a cigarette and said nothing. If anyone went out in this winter, his wife and children would be hot on the bed!

Li Sanyuan said angrily: "Well, why is it that no one believes me when I tell the truth? I'm really fine, I just watched the gravel factory rest in the cold weather, and the gravel money to the south of the cement factory has also been settled.

Come on, let’s have a meal together as brothers?”

Li Sanyuan can't say that because of your relationship, my brother has made a lot of money and wants to treat you to dinner. That would seem too unreasonable.

Li Weidong said: "Third brother, you don't need to be so polite. Doing business is mutually beneficial. It's impossible for others to see me lose money because of my face. Everyone has to earn so that we can continue to do business and last long, so you

Don’t thank anyone else!”

Just because Li Sanyuan didn't say anything, it didn't mean that Li Weidong didn't know. Once he knew, he couldn't pretend to be confused. Moreover, Li Weidong couldn't be vague about people who were so arrogant and had to speak clearly.

Li Sanyuan said: "Okay, brother, thank you for your help. Let's have a drink together at the end of the year!"

Li Weidong agreed, and the two exchanged a few more polite words before Li Sanyuan left.

Li Weidong continued to walk home, but he also felt some differences. Yin Ning, Ma Weidong had changed, Li Sanyuan had changed, the village director had changed, and everyone had changed.

He didn't have this ability in his previous life, but the feeling is different in this life. Everyone is rushing to please him. It is estimated that fewer and fewer people will come back to this family in the future!

When I got home, it was already past nine o'clock. Li Qian may have slept a lot during the day, but he was still very energetic. He was rolling around on the bed but not sleeping.

Sitting in the west room were Shen Yueying, Li Weihong and Liu Jinhui, looking at Li Qian and watching TV. His father, Li Chengwen, was leaning against the radiator in the main room and also watching TV.

Li Chengwen turned around and saw that Li Weidong had come in. He was disgusted and ignored him, and continued to watch TV. Now that Handong Satellite TV was on the star, they could also receive signals in their mountain nest.

Now in the winter, watching TV has become a relatively fashionable activity in rural areas. Nowadays, most homes can have a 14-inch TV, and better homes can have a 17-inch TV. As for Li Weidong’s home, he doesn’t even have a color TV.

Don't talk about other people's homes.

Li Weidong was quite bored. In the west room, the two of them were watching TV and chatting, sometimes in a rather explicit manner. It would be a bit embarrassing for him to go there, and now he could only be under the same roof with Li Chengwen.

After holding it in for a long time, Li Chengwen finally asked: "What did the village say?"

Li Weidong said: "Just report it when you build it. Take a look at what kind of foundation it is, draw a picture and let the village stamp it!"

"I just said there's no need to go. It's not like this when you go. You still bring two bottles of wine. How can they have the nerve to drink that wine? You really have nothing to do!"

"Didn't they also give me a bag of walnuts? Walnuts are so good and nourish the brain. Besides, if someone in the village causes trouble, we have reasonable grounds and no one can say anything."

Li Weidong said helplessly that there was no shortage of wine at home, but Li Chengwen was reluctant to give it away, especially if he felt he shouldn't give it away.

"How much are those walnuts worth? How much are those two bottles of wine worth? Who doesn't know how to calculate these accounts?" Although he said this, he felt that his son had considered it carefully.

Li Chengwen has lived a comfortable life in the past two years. He no longer has to work as hard as before to build houses and make furniture for others, and he no longer has to envy other people's houses while working.

No matter how he treats his son, his nose is not his nose and his eyes are not eyes, but in his heart he is proud of his daughters and sons, each of whom has his or her own career and studies.

In addition to not listening to him very much, it seems that there are no such outstanding children in the whole town.

Sometimes he thinks, what use does his life have to his children? Maybe all his value has been fulfilled and all the meaning of his life has been achieved. Aren't parents just living hard for their children?

"Your mother said that you want to travel to Hong Kong Island to celebrate the New Year. I'll tell you this. I definitely can't agree. If I want to go to you, I won't go anywhere. Isn't it ridiculous to not be at home during the New Year?"

Li Weidong looked embarrassed. His mother agreed, but Li Chengwen, who liked new things, was stuck.

Li Chengwen gasped for breath, and then continued: "I won't go to the New Year, but it's okay to travel in the past. Let's come back during the two days of the New Year. You won't be short of the travel expenses, but we agreed that we have to go by plane.

Can’t take the train anymore!”

Before Li Weihong returned to his hometown, he told him that his brother had promised him to travel to Hong Kong Island, and he had been looking forward to it. He was the father, so he naturally wanted to think about the little cotton-padded jacket. If he didn't have the ability, didn't he still have a son?

(End of chapter)