Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 457: Prospering rice and fighting against rice and hatred

His parents raised the issue, and Li Weimin agreed, so he couldn't break his promise. Li Weidong pondered for a moment and said: "After the new year, I will make arrangements!"

"I listen to you!" Li Weimin responded. What he was most afraid of was that Li Weidong had been talking for a long time without giving him any face. Now that Li Weidong agreed, he was happy enough.

"Wait a minute!" Li Weidong turned around and went upstairs. After a while, he came down with a black plastic bag. Judging from his size, he could tell that it contained cash.

"You will go to the village committee later and help me deliver this money!"

"What kind of money is given to those households with five guarantees?" Li Weimin said with a blank look on his face.

Li Weidong nodded!

"I give them every year, and they get into trouble!" Li Weimin muttered in a low voice.

"There's so much nonsense!"

"Brother, you didn't want to say it before and always gave it to them in the name of the village, but now everyone knows that if you give it in the future, you have to keep giving it!"

"How do you say that word? What is Sheng? Dou..." Li Weimin rubbed his forehead and couldn't think of anything.

"If you win favor with rice, you will lose hatred with rice!" Li Weidong reminded.

"Yes, yes, that's the word. If you get used to it, they will think you should give it!" Li Weimin said with sudden realization.

"Tell me, among the five-guaranteed households in our village, except for the two childless ones, who was not idle when they were young and could not marry a wife!"

"The five old men in Xitou drank and gambled when they were young, but could not earn any work points. After finally marrying a wife, they ran away from hunger. Do they deserve it?"

"It's good now. I've suddenly become a five-guaranteed household. I receive 3,000 yuan a year, have fish and meat every day, and can drink two drinks. It's better than those families who live a normal life!"

"If you're not talking about it, let's just talk about the family in the front yard. What kind of life does their family live? They usually don't bear to eat even two of the food, so they only get a bit of meat when they are busy and tired from farming!"

Li Weimin was filled with indignation when he spoke. He looked up at his brother who was silent and his voice gradually became quieter. "You build bridges and pave roads in the village, dig wells and canals. Everyone appreciates you for these things, but you do this to those households with five guarantees?"

With a lot of money, there are a lot of sarcastic people!"

Li Weidong took out a cigarette, threw one to Li Weimin, lit one himself, and smoked without saying a word.

The first time I gave money to a five-guarantee household was because he passed by the house of a five-guarantee household that winter and I couldn't bear to see him wearing tattered clothes.

I didn't expect that someone who couldn't bear to show some kind thoughts at the beginning would have such a bad impact on him. Did he give him too much money?

"You have money to burn!" Li Chengwen walked out of the room and said angrily.

When Li Weidong heard what his father said, he knew even more that although his move made some people feel comfortable, there were also many who felt uncomfortable.

"When you give this money to the village, you say it is to buy some New Year's goods, rice, flour, grain and oil for needy households and older people in the village!" Li Weidong hesitated and said.

Then he sighed and added: "Give the five-guarantee households more, don't give money directly!"

His previous actions had indeed destroyed the balance of the village, doing bad things with good intentions, and to a certain extent, fostering a majestic and evil atmosphere.

This little money is nothing to him, but he doesn't want this little money to make him a topic of discussion among the villagers behind their backs.

He comes back every year to celebrate the New Year. If he comes back to celebrate the New Year once in a while, it doesn't matter if he gives more or less, it's all one-time anyway.

It's just that in these days, if you have money, it's your original sin. If you don't take care of everyone, and don't share some with everyone, it's like a crime.

This kind of brain circuit is very strange. The key is that you can't correct it, otherwise public opinion will make you a typical example of rich and unkind people.

Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a tradition of returning home in rich clothes and starting to scatter money as soon as you enter the village, and Li Weidong is no exception.

"This must be around 100,000 yuan. How much should I buy?" Li Weimin muttered in a low voice, but he still listened to his brother's words and left the house with a pile of money.

Today is already the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, so you have to hurry up when buying new year’s goods, otherwise you won’t be able to catch up with the new year!

"Don't come back for the New Year in the future. It will cause trouble for the whole family and make the family uneasy!" Li Chengwen sat and said with a sigh.

"This is his home. Where can he go if he doesn't come back?" Shen Yueying also came out and helped.

"Where will I go if I don't come back? How about we all spend the New Year in Qizhou?"

Although Li Weidong disagreed with his father's words, he still felt that they made sense. Ever since he came home, there had been no separation in the family.

It is estimated that now that the news has spread, more people will come. The key is that they are all from the countryside. If they are missing, it will look looked down upon.

In Qizhou, he could do whatever he wanted, and even these people might not have the chance to see Li Weidong before being sent away.

"Your grandparents are here. Is it okay for me to go to Qizhou?" Li Chengwen waved his hand and said.

"That's it!" Li Weidong spread his hands helplessly. The principle is the same. Wherever Li Chengwen and his wife are, they have to go there to celebrate the New Year.

In the afternoon, Li Weibing came back with his wife Wu Wei, which cooled down the hot search topic that Li Weidong came back with.

After all, everyone already knows that Li Weidong is rich, and they are also familiar with Li Weidong, but Wu Wei is here for the first time and is a newcomer, so the popularity is naturally higher.

Wu Wei is good-looking, well-educated, and a college student. She caused quite a stir in the village as soon as she appeared.

The fluctuations were only bigger than when Li Weidong married Liu Jinhui. After all, Liu Jinhui and Li Weidong were a good match and both were college students.

But Li Weibing is different. He dropped out of junior high school and was regarded as a model of failure. Now he is not only rich, but also married to a college student wife.

Suddenly it became a typical example of a toad. When you listen to it, it is very inspiring and tempting. It is natural that it will cause a sensation!

Anyway, Li Weidong's smile never stopped when he saw his second aunt's face. She probably never imagined that this disobedient little son would give her such a big face.

The village bought New Year's goods faster than expected. In the morning, Li Weimin sent the money. At noon, the village came to thank Li Weidong, and in the afternoon, the items were delivered to the village committee.

The news that the village asked everyone to receive things spread quickly, but various voices appeared, and naturally most of them were happy. After all, the New Year's goods were given out in large quantities.

But the former five-guarantee households also had different opinions. The three thousand yuan was gone and replaced with a few hundred yuan of new year's goods. Although it was a little more than others, the gap was too big.

Some people even said, "Why should we use our money to give everyone New Year's goods?"

Li Weidong was not at the scene, so he naturally had no first-hand information, but Li Weimin learned from him so vividly that he sighed in his heart, human nature is really unreliable.

"Why are you so happy?" Li Weidong said angrily, looking at Li Weimin's expression and the way his hands and feet were dancing.

"If you're not happy, you just feel worthless. You think they can say such things, what kind of thing is this? If it weren't for the elders, I would definitely slap him with a big mouth!"

"Let's see what you can do. If you really dare to fight, I will really have someone to rely on for the rest of my life!" Li Weidong became even more angry.

"The main reason is that these words are too irritating, and they deserve to die off their descendants!" Li Weimin said angrily.

"Okay, that's it. Are we going to kill pigs and sheep tomorrow? Go get to work quickly, don't be an eyesore here!" Li Weidong waved his hand, not wanting to hear any more.

He himself is not a very generous person, his magnanimity is only because he has lived an extra lifetime, seen more, and has seen away many things.

Look away, it doesn't mean he has no temper, money doesn't matter to him, the money is not enough for him to wear clothes, but spending money to scold him will make people angry!

"I'll go right away!" Li Weimin knew from Li Weidong's expression that he was very angry and should run away quickly. He didn't want to continue to hit the muzzle of the gun.

In fact, there is nothing to prepare for killing a pig. The pigs are bought from the village and they can be driven over early tomorrow morning. The sheep were delivered to them tonight, so they don’t have to do anything except eat!

But my brother said, Li Weimin has to pretend to be busy!

Killing pigs is a skilled job, and it is also a courageous job. It is said that pig butchers have murderous intent on their bodies, and children will be scared when they see them.

However, the very act of killing pigs is extremely attractive to children. Maybe it is very charming to watch the butcher's knife slice through the meat.

It is estimated that people have this kind of knife-wielding gene in their bones. When something goes wrong, they want to pick up the kitchen knife and fight their way out!

On the night of New Year's Eve, after the reunion dinner, it is like completing some kind of ceremony. According to tradition, the villagers will get together to play cards, mahjong and chat.

After playing two rounds, Li Weidong became a little discouraged, and the fun of playing dropped a lot. Mainly because his "card luck" was so good, he could get whatever cards he wanted, and play as randomly as he wanted.

In the past few years, he could still lose a few games. In the past two years, everyone's pockets have been bulging, and he has won more and more, making Li Weidong unable to find the fun of playing.

He doesn't know what level he is at. It's so boring to let him off on purpose!

"Who can do two laps for me? I'll put some water in!" Li Weidong touched the cigarette on the table, lit it, and walked out as he spoke.

As soon as Li Weidong went out, he heard someone shouting from behind: "Weidong, wait for me, I don't even wear clothes when I come out, you think I'm at home!"

"I had to wear a down jacket when I went to the toilet. I think a sweater could last a whole winter back then!" Li Weidong recognized Li Wen's voice and responded with a smile.

"You thought it was when we were kids, we could stay up all night during the Chinese New Year, but now it's a miracle to stay up until twelve o'clock!" Li Wenye recalled.

"Yeah, it's different now than when I was a kid!" Li Weidong took the down jacket and put it on, and then sighed.

"Yes, it was so innocent back then. I would have been happy for half a day just picking up a dumb firecracker. But now I can only be happy for two minutes if I win two hundred yuan!"

"We are not very old, so just give me a few days and stop being sentimental here. How is your sister-in-law doing?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

"It's still like that. I got her back, but I can't talk to my mother. I'm almost worried to death!" Li Wen took a puff of cigarette and said depressedly.

"Why don't they talk?" Li Weidong asked enlighteningly.

"Not yet...!" Li Wen stopped talking halfway, knowing that Li Weidong could understand what he meant.

"If you want to have a son and you have to have a son, then why are you hesitating? You can look for him after divorce?" Li Weidong said thoughtfully.

"You said it lightly, but am I still a human being?" Li Wen rolled his eyes and shook his head.

Then he sighed and said: "This is all fate. I have also read into science and know what is going on with tadpoles. It is not up to us to make the decision to have children!"

"Is there someone outside?" Li Weidong continued to ask.

"How could I be in that mood? How could such a thing happen?" Li Wen said with a wry smile.

"This is none of your business. The relationship between this marriage is nothing more than internal and external. Internally, you two are at odds with each other!"

"If it's not an internal problem, it's an external problem. As for the external problem, it can only be because of your mother. Don't deny it!" Li Weidong said again.

Li Wen glanced at Li Weidong, opened his mouth and said nothing.

"Listen to my brother's advice, each live his or her own life. Don't let the elderly interfere with your life, otherwise it will not be a good one!"

"Although depression is not a serious disease, it can kill people. Take your sister-in-law to the hospital for a checkup, either in Qizhou or Beijing. We all have people who take medicine for a period of time and they will be cured!" Li Weidong patted him.

Li Wen's shoulder said.

Li Weidong went into the toilet to drain the water, but Li Wen was still standing there. Li Weidong didn't know how true his words were, whether he really couldn't give birth to a son, or whether he really believed in fate.

In short, Li Weidong felt that he should take some responsibility, because this was caused by the butterfly effect caused by him. In his previous life, Li Wen gave birth to a son for his first child.

After returning home, Li Weidong stopped going to the card table and stood on the sidelines watching others play, which was at least much more lively than if he were playing in person.

On the night of the third grade of junior high school, Li Weidong received a call from Zhu Liping, saying that she wanted to treat him to dinner. Li Weidong had been waiting for this call for several days.

"That's too polite. I've been away from home for a long time and finally came back. I should treat my parents to dinner!" Li Weidong said with a smile.

"That won't work. Speaking of which, your current household registration is not here. We are the landlords!" Zhu Liping heard the song and understood its elegant meaning.

She is not a parent official now, and she is not the parent official in Li Weidong's words.

"That's not possible. I have always regarded myself as a Qiushan native. It must be me who invites you!"

"It's definitely me who's asking. We'll be at Qiushan Hotel at noon tomorrow, and I'll make arrangements with Secretary Dong!" Zhu Liping finally decided.

"You are the leader, and I will follow the leader's arrangements!" Li Weidong smiled and complimented. The goal was achieved, and it doesn't matter who invites you.

After hanging up the phone, Li Weidong went downstairs and saw Li Weimin playing game consoles with several children. It was probably him playing while the children watched.

"Tomorrow at noon, you accompany me to the county and ask your brother-in-law to come with you!"

"Okay!" Li Weimin was stunned at first, and then he was happy. He was worried that his brother had forgotten and wanted to remind him.

Zhu Liping is a smart person. She heard the meaning of Li Weidong's words and knew that Li Weidong wanted to invite the county leaders, but she didn't want to go around her, so she had to arrange the matter.

If someone gives her face, she must be able to do things!

So she not only invited Secretary Dong, but also several classmates of Li Weidong. She wanted to make the banquet less formal and similar to a gathering of friends.

(End of chapter)