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Ordinary people are more frugal, and their annual expenses are about three taels to four taels of silver.Even if Father Li is paralyzed in bed due to a stroke and needs to take medicine regularly, it will not cost more than ten taels of silver a year.Although it is said that someone needs to take care of her, Mrs. Li is still in good health, and it is more than enough to take care of Mrs. Li.Now that Li Zi'an said that he is willing to give ten taels of silver to Brother Li every year, how could the elders present here not understand the meaning?Looking at the faces of Boss Li and his wife, they couldn't help shaking their heads secretly.

After hearing what Li Zian said, Mrs. Li's complexion was as colorful as a palette.But the words just now have been said to death, and turning around and changing his words is tantamount to slapping his own mouth.Although she has a thick skin, Sister-in-law Li really can't do it if she is asked to repent in front of so many elders.Thinking about giving three liang of silver to the second child every year, Mrs. Li felt even more pained.

Brother Li doesn't feel much anymore, anyway, the days after moving out of the old house have been planned, and what happens to the old house in the future has nothing to do with him.

The head of the village asked the three brothers what objections they had to Mrs. Li's distribution. Seeing that the three brothers nodded to express that they had no objection, he asked a literate uncle next to him to help write the contract, and asked the three brothers to sign it. After writing, it will be kept by Granny Li.

After the deed was signed, the head of the village walked up to Old Man Li and asked him to take a look, but Old Man Li just glanced at it and closed his eyes angrily.Seeing this, Mrs. Li chuckled lightly, thanked Li Chang, took the deed, folded it, and put it in her arms.

After the matter was settled, it was already noon.During the new year, everyone discussed for a long time, and naturally there was no reason for people to go home hungry.Mrs. Li asked Mrs. Li to go to the kitchen to cook together. Mrs. Li wanted to help, but was stopped by Mrs. Li.

"Now that we are separated, there is no need to help. It makes no sense for guests to cook and help."

Old Madam Li acted as if she regarded Mrs. Li as an outsider, and she was so angry that Mrs. Li's face immediately changed.But Nai He had no words to refute, and stared fiercely at his own man, and went back to the room with a cold snort.

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The separation of the family ended smoothly. Brother Li and his wife had already chosen a new homestead.On the second day after the separation, I started running around ordering materials and looking for masons. After six or seven days of tossing around, I started laying the foundation.

At this time, there are still three days before the Lantern Festival, and the spring has already opened, and the weather is gradually starting to warm up.

Li Zian saw that the weather outside was fine, so he helped Father Li out of the house and let him sit at the door to bask in the sun.Leading Li Wenshu, who had been asking for glutinous rice balls since yesterday, poured a few catties of glutinous rice to the mill at the entrance of the village, and returned after grinding some glutinous rice flour.

Seeing that Li Zi'an really wanted to make glutinous rice balls for Li Wenshu, Second Sister-in-Law couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and hurriedly stopped Li Zian and said, "Wen Shu has a temper, you don't need to pay attention to him, you will forget after playing for a while."

Li Zi'an patted Li Wenshu's little head and replied with a smile: "The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and this year's special situation at home is unprepared. If the child wants to eat, I will cook it again. It's a good time to make some casually."

After all, Li Zian handed the glutinous rice flour in his hand to Granny Li, and asked her to filter out the coarser particles with a sieve.I took Li Wenshu to crush the black sesame seeds and put them in a bowl for later use.

Seeing the curious faces of Li Wenshu and Li Wenyue holding the chopping board, Li Zian smiled and tapped a small white dot on the tip of the noses of the two little guys with his fingers dipped in glutinous rice flour.

"When making glutinous rice balls, my uncle may be overwhelmed. You two should help me later."

The two had never seen dumplings before, and they nodded obediently when they heard what Li Zian said.

The two little guys are usually no different from the devil in the world, but now they are very obedient in front of Li Zian.Granny Li who was watching from the side couldn't help laughing.

Li Zian waited for Mrs. Li to sift the glutinous rice flour, took a large bowl out and poured it into a clay basin, mixed the glutinous rice flour with warm water to form a dough, kneaded it well, covered it and let it rise for half an hour.Li Zian, who finished the preparations, saw that the ice under the eaves was melting, worried that it would hurt people if it fell, so he took the two children with bamboo poles, and knocked down the places where he often walked one by one.

Mrs. Li poured a glass of warm water, walked up to Father Li and handed it to him, and sat down on a stool not far from him.Seeing the happy three people playing in the yard, Old Madam Li couldn't help showing a smile on her face.

"You have been strong at home all your life, but you never thought you would get this disease."

Old Madam Li's plain tone was filled with some relief, and Old Li turned his head to look at her.Old Madam Li glanced at his slightly surprised face, a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes.

"Actually, according to my original intention, I shouldn't treat you, but I'm worried that the three brothers won't agree." Mrs. Li was sitting on the small stool in front of the door, shaking her body back and forth, with a smile on her face, but her mouth was restrained. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"Hey, Li Lao Si, Li Lao Si, you said that you are really lucky. When you didn't get married, your cowardly brothers didn't bother to bully you. If you got married, I'll help you stay at home. Besides sending These households basically don’t care about anything, and don’t worry about anything. You’ve been with that woman for so many years, do you really think I don’t know anything about it?”

Seeing the surprised look on the old man's face, Mrs. Li chuckled and said, "Fourth Li, I've lived with you for so many years, and you really think I'm a fool. Fortunately, my son worked hard and helped me out." This bad breath. At first, I hated God for not having eyes, why didn’t you accept a wolf-hearted man like you, now it seems that it’s not that you don’t report it, it’s that the time has not come, God is fair after all.”

"You don't want to separate the family. I just obeyed the wishes of the eldest daughter-in-law. Separate them and live alone, and we will not bother anyone in the future. You have been happy outside all your life, but you didn't expect it to happen to me. hand?"

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Li patted the dust on her trouser legs with a chuckle, got up and went to the kitchen, humming a little tune, leaving Mrs. Li sitting on the recliner, looking sideways at the direction Mrs. Li left Shaking with anger.

After eating the glutinous rice balls for the Lantern Festival, Li Zi'an packed up his things and prepared to leave for the town.Originally, Second Brother Li wanted to rent a car to take him off, but Li Zian refused.

"I have only one burden, and the town is only twenty or thirty miles away from our village, so it only takes one morning. It's cold and bumpy to ride in a donkey cart. It's not as warm as walking."

Hearing this, Second Brother Li didn't insist anymore, and after giving him a few more instructions, he led the two children and sent them to the entrance of the village.

Li Zian waved at the three of them and started on the road with the package on his back.However, when he walked outside Shenjia Village, he met Shen Linghua who was going to town with a basket of eggs.Li Zi'an didn't intend to pay attention to her, he threw the burden on his shoulders, and walked straight past Shen Linghua.

And Shen Linghua's eyes flickered when she saw Li Zi'an, seeing that the other party didn't care about her at all.Thinking that he might still be angry with himself for retiring the engagement, he bit his lower lip, hesitated for a while, and finally chased after him.

"Li Zian, are you going back to town?" Shen Linghua asked behind Li Zian with a basket on her shoulders.

"This road only leads to the town, don't you ask knowingly?"

For people like Shen Linghua, Li Zian didn't intend to give her a good face.Slanting eyes and looking impatiently at Shen Linghua who was smiling, Li Zian paused and then sped up again.

Shen Linghua was choked by Li Zian. Although she was angry, she still held back her temper and did not explode.Originally, she wanted to say a few more words to Li Zian, but before she could react, the other party's footsteps suddenly accelerated, and she had already left herself more than ten meters away before she could say anything to Li Zian.

Seeing this, Shen Linghua couldn't hold back in the end, and shouted angrily in Li Zian's direction with the basket: "Li Zian, are you still a man?!"

Hearing Shen Linghua's roar, Li Zian stopped and turned his head. Looking at Shen Linghua with an angry face, Li Zian said, "Anyone who has eyes can tell if I'm a man, what's the matter, Do you have no eyes, or are you blind?"

Hearing this, Shen Linghua's expression froze, she looked at the brocade robe Li Zian was wearing.Shen Linghua took a deep breath, suppressing the anger that was about to erupt.

"Li Zi'an, you have never talked to me like this before. And the matter of retiring the engagement is not what I want. You know that the major matters of marriage have always been decided by the parents. I really can't blame me."

Seeing Shen Linghua ready to cry, Li Zian couldn't help getting goosebumps all over her body.I couldn't help but sigh secretly, it's a pity that such a delicate 'white lotus' doesn't perform on stage...

"Your second brother was right. I really can't afford your family's status. What you said is also true. Marriage matters are decided by your parents. I thank your parents for retiring the marriage." After all, Li Zian wanted to Turning around to leave, but then turned around again, looked at Shen Linghua who had red eyes and continued, "Besides, I'm not your father, so I don't have the obligation to coax you to play. So you go your way, I'll pass My single-plank bridge. If we don’t interfere with the water in the future, we’ll pretend we’ve never met before.”

After speaking, Li Zian left without looking back.

Shen Linghua looked at Li Zi'an's back, and was so angry that she threw the whole basket of eggs on the ground.After the basket fell to the ground, Shen Linghua also came to her senses, looking at the eggs that were broken all over the floor, squatted on the ground anxiously and angrily, and began to cry.

"Hey, what's wrong with Linghua? Who bullied you, why are you squatting here and crying?"

Xu Wantang, who came back from the town, saw Shen Linghua who was squatting on the ground crying with pear blossoms and rain, and hurriedly jumped off the donkey cart to help her up with dragging and hugging.Lured Shen Linghua to tell the cause and effect, Xu Wantang suddenly understood the general idea.

The two were very close to each other, embroidered with the fragrance from Shen Linghua's body, Xu Wantang suddenly had a different thought when his eyes turned.Turning around and seeing no one around, Xu Wantang excused that he could buy the basket of eggs for Shen Linghua, and even coaxed him to push the person onto the donkey cart, and drove the donkey cart into the depths of the dense forest before Shen Linghua could react. ...