Lucky husband

Accompanied by the voices of the two children, Old Madam Li joked with Jiang Zhiyun in a good mood: "Mother Yun, the parents of Mingde and Mingli are illiterate, and they were sent to the school when they were seven or eight years old. The old boy was born in Kaimeng, and now his temper is slowly sinking, and he looks like a scholar."

"You said, you and the third child were both literate in the first place, and Brother Jin is also literate with you now. The whole family is all educated."

"Kang'er is so young, Brother Jin catches him to recite these things every day, will Kang'er study very well in the future?"

Jiang Zhiyun didn't expect her mother-in-law to suddenly have such an idea. Her expectation for her child is very simple. She will grow up healthy and healthy, and just be an upright, kind, and courteous person. She doesn't expect her child to achieve much, and she can live a mediocre life. fine.

But she had to answer her mother-in-law's words. Jiang Zhiyun thought for a while and replied: "Right now Kang'er can't understand what Brother Jin is talking about, but he is quite happy to see Brother Jin recite the Three Character Classic. I don't think he doesn't like going to school in the future, as for whether he will be good at reading, my wife doesn't know."

It is one of Jiang Zhiyun's habits not to talk too much. If Li Mingkang is like his nephew Jiang Qiming in the future, he is an old-fashioned little gentleman who can read but is not very good.

Mrs. Li put the half-made shoes on her feet, gestured, and said indifferently: "You and the third child are smart people, and the children born are also smart. When Ming Cai speaks, teach him more. questionable."

Mrs. Li understands Jiang Zhiyun's thoughts. She used to be like this when she was a daughter-in-law. Her own child is very good, but when facing people other than her husband, she always has to be self-effacing, saying that her child is not that good, etc. .

"To be honest, my highest expectation for Mingde and Mingli is that they pass the examination as a scholar, and life will be easier in the future. As for Kang'er, it is temporarily designated as a scholar."

"However, I always feel that Kang'er's eyes are dark and bright, and he will be a promising future." The more Mrs. Li looked at Li Mingkang, the more she liked him, the youngest son and youngest grandson, and she was full of love when she looked at him.

I don't know if he understood what Mrs. Li was talking about, but Li Mingkang raised his arms and yelled "Yeah" to Mrs. Li twice, which made Mrs. Li even happier.

Jiang Zhiyun smiled at the side without saying a word. She felt that the two nephews were quite talented. If they could calm down and study, it would be no problem to be a scholar. .

As for Kang'er, who is still babbling in his infancy, no one can say for sure what he will look like in the future, but Jiang Zhiyun believes that it should not be difficult for the child she brought up to pass the exam.

More than ten days passed by in a flash, in mid-August, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Brother Jin's birthday.

Once this day is over, he will be nine years old in real life and ten years old in falsehood.

Li Chengshi only had one day off in the middle of the month, and went home on the afternoon of the fifteenth day. This time, he had two days off for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He came back from the county office on the afternoon of August fourteenth.

Since the threat of wolves has always been there, Li Chengshi still did not buy meat for his family, but bought about half a catty of pastries, and the price was several times that of before the drought.

Since it was Li Mingjin's birthday soon, he also brought a small gift for the child alone.

But the day when he came back was the fourteenth, and the fifteenth was Li Mingjin's real birthday. After Li Chengshi returned, he put away the gift and did not let Li Mingjin see it.

On the night of August [-]th, Li Mingjin had a dream. He dreamed that it was raining heavily during lunch on the [-]th day. His father, mother, grandfather, grandma, and uncle all gave him birthday presents. He slept with a smile all night.

In the morning, Li Mingjin got up from the bed very happily, put on his clothes and ran into his parents' room: "Father, it's going to rain at noon today."

"Huh? How does Brother Jin know?" Jiang Zhiyun thought of the reason when she asked this sentence. Brother Jin knew it must be because he was dreaming.

Li Mingjin raised his head: "Last night, I dreamed that it would rain heavily at noon, and I also dreamed that everyone gave me birthday presents. Hehe, I'm so happy."

Li Chengshi listened to Brother Jin's words and deliberately teased him: "Brother Jin, you already know what gift Dad is going to give you, so do you want to get the gift now, or wait until noon when everyone is together before giving it to you?" ?”

Li Mingjin didn't think about such a thing. When he used to dream, he dreamed that his father came back from the county to bring him delicious and interesting things. He got them immediately after his father came back, without waiting.

This time he was dreaming at night after his father came back, and he could see his father when he woke up in the morning, but he didn't get the gift until noon, so he was a little conflicted.

At this time, the old lady Li in the yard shouted: "Everyone who has woken up, hurry up and wash your face, don't waste water, and get fresh water to wash your face later."

Mrs. Li's words interrupted Li Mingjin's thinking, he shook his head and stopped struggling: "Father, don't give it to me now, wait until lunchtime."

Now he can only get presents from his father and mother. He will definitely not be able to receive those from his grandparents and uncle now. Why don't he wait until noon to receive gifts together, and he should be happier to receive more at once.

After Li Mingjin finished speaking, he ran out. He didn't want to stay in his parents' house, lest he always think about what kind of gift his parents gave him, and wanted to see it in advance.

After everyone in the family had finished their breakfast, Li Chengshi went to Mrs. Li alone: ​​"Mother, I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Li is peeling peanuts under the eaves. She is going to use peanuts to steam rice at noon. The whole white rice has no sweet potatoes and taro. Today is Brother Jin's birthday and it is a holiday. It is better for the family to eat together.

"Brother Jin had a dream last night, and he said that it will rain at noon today." Li Chengshi now talks about Li Mingjin's dreaming very naturally, and more than a year is enough for him to get used to his little brother having a dream or two from time to time.

"What!" Old Madam Li raised her head in surprise, she subconsciously looked at the sky.

The sun had already come out at this moment, and it began to shine hotly on the earth. The weather was cloudless like the previous few months, and there was no sign of rain at all.

However, all kinds of things before and after have verified the authenticity of Brother Jin's dream. As long as he has a dream, it will definitely happen.

"Mother, do you think the drought is about to end?" Li Chengshi approached Mrs. Li, and this was the question he wanted to ask the most.

It has been dry for several months, and now it finally rains for the first time. Does it indicate that the drought is coming to an end, or it may continue to dry in the future.

Old lady Li shook her head: "I'm not sure, did brother Jin say how much and how long it rained?"

"No, he said that just as our family was about to start eating lunch, it started to blow outside, and it started to rain halfway through the meal. Then he dreamed that everyone gave him his birthday present, and he woke up happily. At that time, the rain was still there. It's quite big." Li Chengshi briefly described Li Mingjin's dream.

"This kid." Mrs. Li was a little funny listening to Li Chengshi's words, and she woke up with joy after receiving the gift, which is what a child would do. "Well, you go and call your father over, and I will discuss it with him."

Li Chengshi obediently went to the backyard to find the old man Li who inspected the chicken shed. It didn’t rain every day and was exposed to the sun. In addition, there were no chickens at home and he didn’t take care of it on weekdays. The straw on the roof of the chicken shed had several obvious cracks.

Old man Li accidentally found it yesterday afternoon and wanted to fix it quickly, but it was too hot in the afternoon and Li Chengzhi refused to let him go, so he got up early this morning and hurried to do the job.

The old man Li patted the ashes on his hands, looked at the old lady Li who was thinking about something under the eaves, and asked, "Old woman, the chicken coop hasn't been repaired yet, why did you ask me to come here?"

"Just let the sons repair the chicken coop. I must have something to discuss with you when I called you here." After finishing speaking, Granny Li shouted loudly, "Boss, third child, you two are going to repair the chicken coop now." , from the old family, from the third family, you two peel the peanuts together, and I will use them for lunch later."

After arranging the work of the old couple, Mrs. Li took old man Li back to the house: "Just now the third brother came over and said, brother Jin had a dream last night, and dreamed that there was a heavy rain at noon today."

"What?" Old Man Li didn't realize it for a moment, "It's raining?"

It's been a long time since I heard that it's going to rain, and old man Li couldn't help but want to go out to see if the sky outside showed signs of rain.

But there was such a thing once before, and it didn't look like it was going to rain at all. Brother Jin dreamed that it was going to rain, and it really did rain.

Repeating Li Chengshi's words, old lady Li lowered her voice and asked old man Li: "Old man, do you think the drought will end because of this rain?"

Shanghe Village, Changping County, and even Hongyun Prefecture are all in the former Han Province, which is an area with many rivers and a lot of rain. It is rare to see drought for tens of hundreds of years. Drought, it is not particularly clear how the drought will end.

The two discussed for a long time, and Mrs. Li suggested that he go to Village Chief Bai to talk about this matter, see what the village elders think about it, and remind the villagers by the way.

Due to the lack of rain for a long time, every household stockpiled a lot of food. When Mrs. Li went to the village last time, she found that many people would take out the food and spread it in the yard to dry in the sun during the day, so as to prevent the food from getting moldy after a long time.

At this time, if there is a sudden heavy rain, the food will be soaked by the rain before it can be collected in time. If it rains again in the next few days and there is no sun, it will be bad, and the food will not be able to be preserved.

Even if the drought ends today, there will be no way to grow food in the fields, and each household will have to rely on the leftover food until next year's autumn harvest, so it cannot be wasted.

After finalizing what to do, old man Li went out. He was going to pick up Village Chief Bai and said that he thought it might rain today. Let’s see if Village Chief Bai wants to remind the villagers to put things that cannot be exposed to rain outside the house, such as Food, bedding, cotton-padded jackets, etc. were taken home.

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