Lucky husband

Qian Xinghua watched Mrs. Li accepting the two taels of small silver ingots with a smile, and she was a little dazed. Just as she was about to say something, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a smile on the face of the husband who had never shown much expression. With a guilty expression in her joy, she suddenly had an intuition that if she said something, something bad would happen.

Both Li Chengzhi and Li Chengli gave their filial piety to old man Li and old lady Li, leaving only Li Chengshi.

Without keeping everyone waiting, Li Chengshi took out a red purse from his pocket: "Father and mother, you have worked hard to take care of our family all these years. From now on, my son and Yunniang will be filial to you and let you live a good life. Together, the two elder brothers made our old Li family's life more and more prosperous."

The money was in the purse, and it was hard to tell how much it was, but when Mrs. Li weighed it in her hand, she knew that there were four taels of silver in it, which was twice as much as Li Chengli's.

Without saying anything, the angle of the smile on Li's face did not change: "Good boy, you are all very well, and your parents are very happy that you are so sensible. There is still a long way to go for the three of you, remember to support each other, Only then can our Li family prosper more and more."

The three sons were all filial piety. After old man Li said a few words, the time came.

The sound of firecrackers began to be heard in the village, and it was set off by Village Chief Bai. The sound of this string of firecrackers seemed to wake up the whole Shanghe Village, and the people who bought firecrackers started to set it off.

Old man Li grinned: "Boss, second child, third child, let's set off firecrackers too."

When Jiang Zhiyun heard the movement, she quickly covered Li Mingkang's ears, fearing that the sound of firecrackers would scare the child.

As for Li Mingjin, who was already sound asleep in the next room, he was the kind who couldn't wake up no matter how loud he fell asleep, Jiang Zhiyun wasn't worried.

In the dark night, listening to the crackling sound of firecrackers, seeing the sweet sleeping face of her youngest son, Jiang Zhiyun's heart and eyes were full of happiness.

After letting go of the firecrackers, old man Li and old lady Li asked their sons to go back to their respective homes, and they had to get up early tomorrow to go to the grave, so they must not sleep in late.

Going back to the room and lying down, Old Madam Li didn’t feel sleepy, she sat up again and took out all the tributes given by her sons this year and put them on the bed: “Old man, when the families were not separated before, the tributes received during the New Year were just clothes. Shoes, we separated this year, I got a silver bracelet, you got a good tea mug, we each have a set of clothes, and the filial piety of six taels of silver from our two sons, why do I think it would be better to separate? .”

"What do you think about these things now, no matter whether the separation is good or not, we are all separated, don't think about it. Go to sleep, go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow, you are always talking about the children not getting up early on the first day of the new year, and being a lazy person for a year, be careful of yourself Can't get up." Old man Li was very sleepy, the man didn't care about the family's money, he didn't have any special feeling for the filial money given by his sons.

The old lady Li pushed the old man dissatisfied, but obediently put away the silver on the bedding and put it in her purse, put on the silver bracelet, and covered herself with the quilt to sleep.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li heard movement in the next room.

It was Li Chengzhi and Bai Xiuhe who woke up. They got used to getting up early every day to prepare rice noodles, and they were the first ones to get up at home.

Bai Xiuhe went to the stove lightly, and cooked the porridge that the whole family wanted to drink in the morning, while Li Chengzhi went to the stove to help light the fire. When he noticed that his parents were up, he hurriedly made a pot of hot water for them Take it over and let them wash up.

"Father and mother, happy new year." Li Chengzhi and Bai Xiuhe said together.

Mrs. Li's good mood has been maintained since last night. She patted her eldest son with satisfaction, and took the water basin in his hand: "Okay, okay, happy new year for you husband and wife, I hope your rice noodle business will be better and better this year. Prosperous, keep making money!"

Li Chengshi and Jiang Zhiyun in the left room also got up when they heard the movement. Li Chengshi stood at the door of the house, Jiang Zhiyun opened the door in the room, and they both said happy new year to old man Li and old lady Li.

After a while, several children in the family got up one after another. Li Mingjin dressed himself and ran out. Seeing his grandfather and grandma chatting in the yard, he ran over to salute, and called out sweetly: "Grandma, grandma!" ,Happy New Year."

Li Mingjin was the first to ask the old couple to pay New Year's greetings, and the old lady Li took out a small red envelope wrapped in red paper from her pocket with a smile: "Brother Jin, happy new year, I hope you can grow taller and longer in the new year." The better it looks."

Mrs. Li prepared eight little red envelopes, and after giving one to Li Mingjin, Mrs. Li took out another one: "Brother Jin, this is for your younger brother Kang'er, you take this red envelope to Kang'er." Come on."

In Shanghe Village, there is no such thing as lucky money. The elders give red envelopes to younger generations in the first few days of the new year, which means that the new year will be more and more prosperous.

After everyone in the first room and the third room had paid New Year's greetings to the old couple of Li's family, the people from the second room came together.

Regardless of the time of day, Mrs. Li treated everyone equally and gave red envelopes to the two granddaughters and one grandson of the second room, three copper coins for the boy and two copper coins for the girl.

As soon as Limingchun and Limingxia got their red envelopes, Qian Xinghua took them away: "Chun girl and Xia girl are still young, I will keep these red envelopes for them first, and I will make them dowry later."

Old Madam Li didn't care about her at all, whatever she said, she had already figured it out, as long as the second son was taught well, the life of the second wife would be smooth, and the daughter-in-law would not be able to jump up and down.

Seeing that Mrs. Li ignored her, Qian Xinghua sneered twice and stopped talking.

Last night, after Qian Xinghua and Li Chengli went back, the first thing they did was to check her money jar. When she saw that a small silver ingot of two taels was missing, she immediately turned her head and looked at Li Chengli fiercely, asking Li Chengli to give it to her. a statement.

What she didn't expect was that Li Chengli suddenly asked her at this moment: "You haven't been filial to your parents in the past few months after the separation, and you didn't say it after I said it last time, Xinghua, don't you want to be filial to your father?" mother?"

Qian Xinghua's anger was half extinguished when she heard the words. Last time Li Chengli mentioned it and didn't continue to say anything. She thought he didn't care anymore, but she didn't expect him to be here waiting for her. How much money did Li Chengli take after the separation? When he came back, he knew it well, and it was obviously useless to tell Li Chengli that his family was poor.

But Qian Xinghua wasn't too worried, she didn't take the money back to subsidize her mother's family and didn't use it indiscriminately, she wasn't afraid of Li Chengli's caressing: "I said before, it's not that I'm not being filial to my parents, I want to save up more to give away before going to school, I……"

Li Chengli interrupted her: "You don't need to say anything, I understand what you think. From time to time, you feel that after the separation, the parents will be taken care of by the eldest brother, and it has nothing to do with us?"

Under the dim candlelight, the expression on Li Chengli's face was very calm, half of it was hidden in the shadows, which made Qian Xinghua feel like he was in the main room of Li's house just now, full of bewilderment and heart pounding. Feel.

Without waiting for her to explain, Li Chengli went on to say: "You want to send Mingcai to study and read. I also think that Mingcai is also my son. I will not wish him well, but it is not easy for my parents to give birth to me. Not being filial to them for other reasons.”

"Xinghua, I will tell you about this matter today. From now on, our family will give our parents two hundred cash every month as filial piety. Our family eats meat, so we must bring a bowl to our parents. You can't do what you told me, and I will take care of the money in our family in the future, and I will do what I say."

"I, Li Chengli, have such abilities. Unlike the third brother who can find a job in the county government, we can spend as much money as we can, without thinking about others. Also, I will discipline Mingcai well, you Don't spoil him too much, girl Chun and girl Xia are also our children, don't beat and scold them again in the future."

Part of what he said was taught by Mrs. Li, and part of it was thought of by him. He didn't care about the children before, but it doesn't mean he didn't know.

A person who never talked much suddenly said something like this, Qian Xinghua didn't know if he said it to scare herself, or if he really had such a plan.

Having been with Li Chengli for more than ten years, Qian Xinghua couldn't believe that she was suppressed by Li Chengshi, and immediately asked, "Li Chengli, what do you mean?"

After finishing what he wanted to say, Li Chengli returned to his previous seldom-talking appearance: "That's what I said."

Qian Xinghua's eyes widened: "How dare you! There is no reason why a woman is in charge of the money, and there is no reason why a man is in charge of the money. Do you not want to live with me anymore!"

Qian Xinghua no longer lowered her voice, but because several nearby families happened to be setting off firecrackers, her voice was not too abrupt at night.

"I didn't, as long as you can do what I said." Li Chengli's attitude remained unchanged.

"Life can't go on anymore. I want to take Mingcai back to my natal home. Li Chengli, I can't live like this." Qian Xinghua thought of threatening Li Chengli by going back to her natal home.

But Li Chengli was very firm: "You must be filial to your parents. If you don't want to be filial to my parents, then you can go back to your mother's house."

Never expecting that Li Chengli would say such a sentence, Qian Xinghua panicked, she realized that there was really no room for easing up, her crying was stuck in her throat, at least at this moment, she couldn't Dare to say such a thing as returning to her mother's house so easily.

Qian Xinghua didn't speak, Li Chengzhi assumed that she agreed, covered her with the quilt and prepared to go to bed: "Go to sleep, I will be scolded by my mother if I don't get up early tomorrow."

Qian Xinghua looked at Li Chengli who was almost asleep with her eyes closed, she really wanted to kick him awake and ask him what he meant, but she didn't dare.

During the time when the family was separated, she had a quarrel, firstly because she could suppress Li Chengli, and Li Chengli would help her, and secondly, because she was pregnant at the time, Mrs. Li would not do anything to her.

Li Chengli's attitude changed drastically tonight. Not only did he not help her anymore, but he also told her to go back to her natal home. Qian Xinghua hesitated. What can she do at her age when she goes back to her natal home?How could she really go back to her mother's house?

She stared in a daze all night and barely fell asleep, until there was movement in the main room, Qian Xinghua opened her eyes and looked at the person beside her.

Li Chengli put on his clothes in the dark and did not speak. Although he usually did not speak like this, Qian Xinghua felt a sense of pressure inexplicably, and got up silently, not daring to mention what happened last night.

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