Parents are busy farming

Lao Li's house was built very quickly, and the beams could be put up in more than ten days.

On the day of the ceremony, Lao Li took out the big red cloth given by Ye Zifen and handed it to Li Laosi.

When Li Laosi saw such a good cloth, he wanted to ask him, "Why are you so willing to give up today?"

Suddenly I saw the reluctance in the eyes of Lao Li and his wife. After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that this was given to them by the fifth lady of the Ye family.

Speaking of the fifth lady, he was extremely grateful when he saw the crowd rushing around, waiting for his son to eat sweets.

If the fifth lady hadn't been too young, he would have wanted his son to recognize her as his godmother.

"Did Miss Fifth give it to you?" Li Laosi still asked.

Lao Li nodded.

"Okay, just use what Miss Fifth gives you! Only things given by kind people like this can suppress evil spirits." Li Laosi said.

The red cloth used during the local beam-raising ceremony is said to be able to suppress evil spirits in the house and has the effect of suppressing the house.

After hearing this, Lao Li no longer hesitated, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Yes, yes...just use it, just like you said!"

It was very funny for Li Laosi to see Lao Li so excited.

When the auspicious time comes, several handles are wrapped in red cloth, burned on both sides, and oiled and placed on the highest point of the roof.

Then Lao Li placed offerings in front of the house, respectfully lit incense and burned paper.

Li Laosi, who was in the last room, took out snacks, steamed buns and sugar from the basket beside him, and sprinkled them down.

People jumped up and grabbed one and ate it, feeling happy.

There were only children crawling around and picking up food that fell on the ground.

When people were sitting at the table eating and drinking, they took out the things they had picked up and competed with who could pick up the most.

It is a big event for a family to go up to the beam. People in the village will give you a few eggs or a few copper coins from my family, and they will give gifts. So on the day when the beam is raised, the men from other families will come to the host's house to have a feast.

People who are particular about it will ask a master chef who specializes in wedding banquets to cook it, while people from average family backgrounds will also serve hard dishes such as chicken, fish, and meat.

Lao Li's family didn't hire a chef, but the food they served was still very rich.

This was again thanks to the Fifth Miss. When Lao Li went back that day, the Fifth Miss stuffed him with something again, rice noodles, oily eggs. There are also three dried chickens.

I used them all today, which is very embarrassing for Lao Li.

Just when Lao Li was happy! Lao Li's wife came to Lao Li and pulled him aside.

He took out a tael of silver and showed it to him.

Lao Li's face was full of confusion, "What's going on with this one tael of silver?"

Lao Li's wife replied with a sad face: "This is a gift from Li Laosi's team leader. They built a house for us, why are they giving us gifts, and so many more."

Lao Li didn't know why, but it was obvious that this was not the time to ask. He took a bunch of money and put it in his arms and said, "I'll go ask Li Laosi after everyone leaves."

When Lao Li's wife heard about it, she said, "That's all we can do. I'm busy here! Don't forget this."

After saying that, he went back to work in a hurry.

After everyone finished eating, Lao Li finally found a chance to be alone with Li Laosi. He took out the money and asked him: "This is a gift from your team leader. What's going on?"

Li Laosi was also confused. When did the team leader become so generous?

"I don't know either. When I ask you, you can collect the money first." Li Laosi agreed to the matter.

Everyone else who worked in the evening left, but the team leader, his son, and Mr. Li were the last.

Li Laosi quickly called Lao Li over to talk together.

The team leader opened his mouth and asked: "Brother Li, I have an unkind invitation here!"

Without waiting for Lao Li to say anything, he pointed his head at his son and said: "This brat of mine has fallen in love with your eldest girl. I wonder if your eldest girl has told her about it. If not, what do you think of this one in my family?" ?”

Lao Li didn't expect that such a thing would be waiting for him, and he was stunned there. It was only after Li Laosi pulled his sleeve that he came back to his senses.

"These two children can be regarded as the ones I grew up with. They are both good children!" Li Laosi said to Lao Li.

"What about that? Just wait for me." Without looking at other people's reactions, he ran to the grass shed.

I was very happy to find my wife and daughter. I didn't care whether my daughter would be shy, so I asked them what they wanted on the spot.

And told them what Li Laosi said.

Li Laosi's wife looked at her daughter.

Her little face turned red, but she still opened her mouth and said, "I've seen him before, and he's quite..."

He didn't say the next words. His wife already knew what she meant and said, "Promise them, but the three matchmakers and six betrothals are indispensable!"

She doesn't value money, but her daughter can't be wronged.

Her daughter has never had a day without work since she was born. She has finally become the master of her own family, and she must compensate her daughter.

Before Lao Li left, he added, "Also, I want to keep her for another two years and teach her something."

The wife asked, what else did Lao Li not understand? She looked at her eldest daughter distressedly, "I understand."

After Lao Li left, Lao Li's wife grabbed her daughter's hand and looked at it. The roughness on it was not what she should have at her age.

"In the future, our house will be built, and you won't have to do the menial work anymore. You will live a comfortable life at home for two years. After you get married, you won't be able to be lazy anymore." Lao Li's wife said with a look of reluctance. .

It seems that I can still see her appearance when she was born, and now she has grown into a big girl.

The daughter also lost her shyness and shouted affectionately, "Mom!"

"Hey! I won't let my son be unable to hold his head high in my husband's family. The other party's family is well off, and I will try my best to give you as much dowry as possible."

After hearing what my mother said, the daughter quickly said: "Mom! No need, my brother still wants to get a wife, and our family has just built a house. There is no need to make the family live a tight life for me."

The daughter feels sorry for the family, so they cannot wrong the child.

After Lao Li and Li Laosi shared their thoughts at home, Li Laosi immediately conveyed them to the team leader.

"It seems that the family also cares about the child. We agree to have a matchmaker come to the door in two days." The team leader was very talkative.

It’s hard to talk! Didn't you see your cheap son winking at him?

The child is too old to be kept. If he stays, he will become an enemy!

So after the Li family's house was built, the good news of their daughter's engagement came.

Li Daniu hurried back from Ye's house on the day of the engagement. After having a meal with his future sister-in-law, he hurried back to Ye's house with his father.

In the past few days, Ye Zifen and Ye Ziwei combed the two corn seedlings again.

When Lao Li came back, he hired two short-term workers to water the cotton and spring corn, and there was basically no loose work in the fields.