A Timely Wife

The matter of recruiting workers was settled by Li Liang in the end. He called the elders of the two families for a meeting to discuss the matter of the villagers coming to do helpers, and finally decided that a dozen or so families with relatively difficult conditions would come over. Doing things, among them is Li Laosan's family.

Li Ruosong remembered that when Li Liang came back from the meeting that day, Li Liang’s expression was very serious and he was in a bad mood. He didn’t ask at the time, but was later called to the main hall by Li Liang. It was at that time that he realized how poor the village was. , if the dozen or so families were not too poor, even the poor could not afford to support their children, there would not be only five or six children in the family. I don’t know how many children drowned in the river that runs through the village, boys and girls , Both children, poor, the poor can't afford to support them, and they don't know what to do except drown the children.

Li Liang also took Li Ruosong and his wife and Li Ruoshan to visit these dozens of houses. The dilapidated thatched cottages, the walls are made of yellow mud, and the roofs are made of thatch. There is wind here and rain here, and they are empty. In my house, the bowls used to pour water for them are all chipped, and this is already the best bowl in the house, and the other bowls are even more broken, and I am reluctant to throw them away.

There are few clothes in the house. The eldest brother’s clothes are changed from the parents’ clothes. The eldest wears the second child’s clothes, the second child wears the third child’s clothes, and the third child wears them for the children below. Three years old, three years of sewing and three years of mending, Li Ruoshan even felt that some clothes might be older than him, those patch upon patch of clothes made Li Ruoshan silent for a long time.

The husband and wife who are the head of the dozen or so families are not very old. They are only about 60 years old, but they look like people in their [-]s and [-]s. They are thin and dark, with white hair all over their heads. If you don't know, you may think that these people are all grandparents.

That day, after returning from a round outside, the seven members of the Li family sat in the main hall without saying a word, poor, this place is really too poor, they had only heard of it before, But they have never seen it with their own eyes. Even if they came to Liujiagou, they seldom go out. Ruosong, Chengdong, and Li Ruoshan all changed somewhat after this, especially Li Ruoshan, who seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, after all, he was the youngest child in the family, and most of his family felt sorry for him when he lost his mother when he was young, although they didn’t love him. Drowning, but has always been kind.

After all, Li Ruoshan is also a child who grew up surrounded by thousands of pampers. Even though he experienced the days when he couldn't eat enough, he still had a house to live in, a mother and concubine who loved him, and a little eunuch and a little palace maid who secretly hid food for him. Ladies, when we leave the palace, we have grandparents, parents, brother-in-law, all of whom regard him as a treasure. No matter how mature Li Ruoshan is, he still has a somewhat arrogant temper, but, since that day, he has been with the family at home. The elders went out for a trip, looked at the food where those people lived, and listened to what they said with tears, Li Ruoshan's arrogance disappeared overnight.

After these dozens of people with the worst conditions were arranged to work, the conditions of the family have indeed improved a lot. In addition, Li Liang promised that there will be more errands in the future, and the villagers also hope that the Li family will get better and better. In the future, I will be able to earn some copper coins. I don't want to get rich, but I can support my family anyway, and occasionally I can buy some meat for the children in the family.

Yueweitang and Yanwutang are barely open, but the biggest drawback has also been revealed. The first one is that there is no one. All the people who can be sent to the field have been sent to the field, but the manpower is still insufficient, especially Wang Ziqing and Wang Zize. After being transferred away from the Martial Arts Hall, their manpower was even more stretched. In addition, Cheng Dong, Li Ruosong, and Li Ruoshan themselves all had to take classes to practice martial arts, so the manpower became even more tense.

In the past, Li Ruosong and Chengdong felt that they should manage the place well. If Li Ruoshan could use it in the future, they would not have nothing to sell. But now, after seeing the villagers in this village, the two I feel that the burden on my body is a lot heavier. They are no longer just the Li family, but people who bear all the hopes of so many families in Liujiagou.

Both Chengdong and Li Ruosong, who were in the village, were more tolerant than before. When the two talked about the behavior of the villagers before, they no longer had the previous disgust and disgust, but a little more sadness.

That night, Li Ruosong and Cheng Dong were lying on the bed. After a long time, Cheng Dong said first, "Ruosong, I want to apologize for what I said before."

In the darkness, Li Ruosong's gentle and firm voice sounded, "It's not just you, we all need to apologize. I went to see it today and then I understand why they turned brothers against each other for the opportunity to work. Min, now that I think about it, I'm too arbitrary, I have a high self-esteem, and I don't think I would do such a disregard for siblings.

Thinking about it now, this is not the case at all. Being able to do an extra job and earn some money is not for anything else, but to survive, to let my children have a warm meal. Now that I think about it, it is I'm too narrow-minded and think things too simply. You kept reminding me before that you can't just look at things on the surface. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it a little bit. "

Chengdong held Li Ruosong's hand, and said, "No, me too. I didn't do what I advised you before. Not long after we moved here, we invited the whole village to dinner. I remember that after the banquet, I I once said that I have never seen such a rude eating appearance, and I have never seen such a person who likes to take advantage of small things.

That’s because some people at their tables couldn’t even take care of their chopsticks. They ate the food with their hands as soon as it came to the table. There are people like this, now that I think about it, if there is a way, they would not want to be ashamed like this, if they are not extremely hungry, how could they just use their hands, I think about how many of them, at that time they also came to us with shame Ask for it, Xu is thinking that a little bit is a little bit, and the children can have something to eat. "

Chengdong's tone was very light, of course he likes people with backbone, what is not cheap food, why not bend their waists for five buckets of rice, people with such backbone are either people who don't worry about food and drink, or are very few people, he remembered just now When I saw Li Ruoshan, the little child was already eight years old, but he was as thin as a five or six-year-old child. What did he think at that time? It seemed that he hoped that this child could eat more. Eat more and make up for it. Li Ruoshan is still his brother who has no blood relationship with him. He felt distressed when he picked it up. How uncomfortable those parents who watched their own children starve to death must feel so numb. It's not because of cold blood, but because of numbness. Instead of letting this child survive and suffer with him, it is better to send him to reincarnate earlier when he doesn't know anything, maybe he can be reincarnated into a wealthy family.

"Husband." Cheng Dong suddenly called out.

"What?" Li Ruosong asked.

"You said, can we really let the people in this village live a life of food, clothing, security, and steadfastness?" Chengdong was suddenly a little uncertain, he didn't know if he was really If he has this ability, the appearance of those people will always flash before his eyes, thinking of their appearance full of hope, and thinking of their skinny bodies.

Li Ruosong turned over, hugged Chengdong tightly in his arms, and whispered in Chengdong's ear, "Yes, with you, me, parents, and grandparents, we can definitely do it."

Cheng Dong smiled, and added: "There are also Ruoshan, Steward Zhang, Zhou Nuyuan, Guanshi Li and Guanshi Liu, and by the way, there is Nanny He."

"Well, you see, we still have so many people, we can always figure out a way, so don't worry, you won't be poor forever, and the folks won't suffer forever, we have opened a school now, don't Not to mention, three meals a day can always be settled here, at least, these people have saved a lot of food, right?" Li Ruosong said.

"That's right, sometimes I also feel that I'm worrying a little too much. It's not a big deal, but I always tend to think wildly. This is not good, and I need to change it." Cheng Dong grabbed Li Ruosong's clothes, feeling a little embarrassed Said.

Li Ruosong smiled lightly, and said, "It's okay, as a father, I just like you like this."

Chengdong put his face on Li Ruosong's chest, felt Li Ruosong's body temperature and heartbeat, and felt a sense of peace in his heart. When Chengdong was drowsy, he suddenly remembered something, "Ah, I forgot Yes, Mother said we don’t have enough silver taels in our account.”

"What?" Li Ruosong came to his senses at this sentence, "There is no more money? How come?"

No one is okay to say that the biggest problem encountered by the Li family is that the silver taels are not enough.

When the eldest son of the Li family left Songjiang Mansion, he didn’t bring much silver taels with him, and the total sum was probably less than 200 taels. Li Qi and the others followed the escort agency all the way to Xiahe Village, and gave 20 taels of silver for additional purchases. The furniture at home cost more than 30 taels of silver. Later, two houses were built, which cost about 100 taels. There are less than 30 taels of silver.

This situation is obviously beyond Li Ruosong's imagination. Hearing Chengdong say that the central bank is not enough, Li Ruosong frowned. Now that Yueweitang and Yanwutang have just started classes, more than 100 people have dinner, and the family has invited A lot of people work, they don't finish their work, and the busy season of farming has just arrived, and every family has no food surplus, but at this time they have no money in their hands, what should they do in the future?