Rebirth of the Age of Wealth

Chapter 7 The old and young men of Lijiazhuang

Before the sun went down, Li Weidong and Li Weimin returned to the village with big bags and saluted. As soon as they parked their bicycles, they saw the little girl running out of the house, followed by a little girl and an older sister who was looking at the little girl.

"Brother!"

"Weidong is back, wipe your sweat quickly!"

"Sister, I will do it by myself, don't move around, let uncle see if you have grown taller?"

The little nephew was not afraid of strangers, but he looked at the gift bag in the little sister's hand with his eyes trembling.

"Mom!" Looking at his mother walking out of the door, Li Weidong's eyes were still moist with difficulty in controlling his emotions, and his voice was trembling. Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and no one noticed it. Only the eldest sister who was more sensitive during pregnancy seemed to have discovered something!

"Where's our dad?" Li Weidong washed his face, wiped his sweat and asked.

"My father and your brother-in-law are helping to build a set of tables and chairs at the house of the head fool in the north of the village. His son Li Qiang is going on a blind date. Are your eldest brother Li Lei and you classmates?"

Li Weihua tactfully asked something that my mother had not asked just now. Li Weihua is 65 years old and Li Weidong is 67 years old. His classmate Li Lei is the same age as him. They got married the year before last and their children are already one year old.

And he still has no trace of the matter. Although the marriage law stipulates that men should get married at the age of 22, but it is different in rural areas. They get married first, and then go to get the marriage certificate when they are 22 years old. Some even don't do it, and wait for the family planning office to pay the fine.

I went, but it got better later because the fines increased.

Li Weidong naturally didn't answer. In his previous life, Li Weidong was a cadre and didn't meet and get married to the wife of the City's No. 3 Cotton Factory after he was introduced by his colleagues after he was 25 years old. However, not long after his marriage, the performance of the National Cotton Factory was too poor. Later, the performance of Li Weidong's factory also declined.

Unfortunately, my daughter went to kindergarten again, and my daughter-in-law had to work as an accountant in a private factory to support the family. It was not until Li Weidong started doing business that the family conditions became better.

"This cream is so fragrant, sister, smell it!"

Li Weihong took a piece of cream and handed it to Li Weihua, but Li Weihua had something on his mind and said it in a perfunctory way.

Without Li Weidong's instructions, Li Weihong divided the things clearly, including his own cream and a pen, the shoes of his father, brother-in-law and second brother, a scarf and coat of his mother, a pair of small leather shoes and a hat of his eldest sister.

You must wear a warm hat during confinement.

Then there were gifts for grandparents, uncle and aunt, and even the children of the second uncle’s family brought some small things for the occasion.

Li Weidong walked towards his grandparents' house with two bottles of wine and two bags of soy milk powder. The young and old men he met in the village called each other on the way and handed them red boxes of big chickens.

On weekdays, people smoke dry cigarettes in the village, and there are not many cigarettes. The ones that are available are like Fei Ge, which cost more than ten cents a box without a filter. His big red box chicken with a yellow filter is considered a rarity in the village.

Along the way, two boxes of cigarettes were not enough to spread out. Fortunately, I had prepared a lot, and there were more than 20 packages of large chickens in the gift bag.

The front-line leader intentionally or unintentionally told Li Weidong that he helped them earn a few more yuan in bonuses. At this time, the workers were still very innocent, and they immediately suggested giving something to Li Weidong. After discussion, each person pooled 50 cents and bought it.

I bought three big chickens and gave them to Li Weidong, even if I didn’t want them, because he wanted to smoke.

Li Weidong scattered these two packs of cigarettes and ran away. It's not that he didn't have enough cigarettes. The aunts and ladies in the village were about to start gossiping.

"Weidong, have you brought your wife back?"

"Where is your wife from? When will she be having your wedding?"

Look, it's not just the new century that has these three questions to urge marriage, it can be found in every era. Li Weidong suddenly felt that it was not a good thing to show off in broad daylight, and he still had to keep a low profile.

"Milk, Master, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Weidong is back. I heard from Xiaohong this afternoon that you were coming back. I was still thinking about when I could come back, and now I'm back!" As he said that, he looked behind him and found that there was nothing, and his face became less happy.

Li Weidong understood what was going on!

"Nai, I'm a cadre now. The country calls for late marriage and late childbearing. You can't get married under the age of twenty-five!"

"Humph, when will the country stop allowing wives to be married? It's not certain whether your father and I will be able to survive in a few years?"

"Grandma, I'm sure. I'm still waiting for you to take care of my child. You will live a long life!"

In the last life, the old couple actually saw his child being born. They just gave birth to a daughter. It can't be said that they were unhappy, but they were not that happy.

The older generation has more serious ideas. As a cadre, you can only have one child. Naturally, a son is the best. At least in the eyes of the old couple, the eldest son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are the best. Although Weimin has already given birth to a son, the one he hopes most for is the eldest son.

You can also give birth to a great-grandchild.

"Okay, you can also participate in the country's affairs. Quickly prepare two dishes. Wei Dong and I will have some drinks. You have also worked and can drink!"

"Drink, just drink, I'll drink you to death sooner or later!"

The old man likes to drink, and he would make wine when he was young. But later, when there was not enough food to eat, there was no food to make wine. In recent years, life has become better, and he would plant some sorghum every year to make wine for himself.

"Don't stop making milk. My father and my brother-in-law will be back soon. Come to my place for a drink tonight. Wei Min and I bought some meat in the county. My mother is making a stew. We are just in time to go there!"

The old couple did not refuse. Their eldest grandson was back, so they had to give him some face.

The old couple lives in the north end of the village, which is also where the most old houses are in the village. It slowly spreads to the south end of the village, and there are more and more new houses.

Li Weidong's home is in the middle of the village, but the two newly designated homesteads are at the south end of the village. They belong to the two brothers Li Weidong. In his previous life, Li Weimin's house would be built in two years, but his house has never been built.

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In summer, there are many people enjoying the cool air. When they saw the two coming, many people greeted them. Li Weidong also called his uncles and brothers. When he walked to the door of his house, Li Weidong's second uncle Li Chengwu and his family also came.

"Second uncle, second aunt!"

"Weidong is back. You said you have just started working. How can you have the spare money to buy those things for your second uncle? Outside is not as good as at home. Everything requires money! Besides, you also have to save money to marry a wife. Look at Lei.

Son, the child is about to run away, you should hurry up and let your mother hold her grandson!"

Shen Yueying had never felt that what her sister-in-law said was so nice, and she even had the intention of laughing away her past grudges.

The two sisters-in-law didn't deal with each other from the moment they entered the house. They both felt that the old lady was partial. She worked for you today and didn't look after the children for me. She didn't expect that what she said today would reach deep into Shen Yueying's heart.

The second aunt is naturally not a fool. Now that Li Weidong is working, she is so generous and gives away things worth ten yuan. She must be promising. She has two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is useless in school. He did not go to high school.

After that, I came back to work. My daughter was willing to do it, but she was a girl after all, and the younger son, who fished and fished for shrimps every day, didn’t seem to be the material to study. He would have to count on Li Weidong to help him in the future!

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