Chapter 25
【Smooth marriage, long life and peace. 】
Li Zhuiyuan remembered the face he showed Xue Liangliang.
Everything has many sides, and as long as you change your perspectives frequently, you can always find good aspects.
For example, this marriage is indeed going smoothly.
Love is made at first sight, and love is made in one day.
Even if we only meet once every three years, it can be considered a kind of compensation if combined with longevity and peace, right?
"Xiaoyuan, please accompany me to see Zhao Hequan and see if he is okay now."
"Brother Liangliang, can you get out of bed now?"
"Yes."
Xue Liangliang got out of bed, and then his legs began to tremble.
Li Zhuiyuan hurriedly supported him so that he didn't fall.
Xue Liangliang looked a little embarrassed.
"Brother Liangliang, you have just recovered from a serious illness. You are a little weak, which is normal."
"Yes, yes, yes."
"You walk slowly and support me."
"Okay, Xiaoyuan."
The two left the ward, went down the stairs, and came to Zhao Hequan's ward.
Zhao Hequan's parents have arrived from other places and are listening to the doctor's explanation of the condition. They are both dressed decently and formally, and their family conditions should be good.
When they heard the doctor say that Zhao Hequan's condition suddenly improved and that he was completely out of danger, the two of them cried with joy.
When he continued to hear the doctor say that Zhao Hequan had multiple erosions and ulcers on his body, and some parts had to be removed, including the two eggs below,
The two of them cried even louder!
【A rough marriage leads to a life of being alone and widowed. 】
Li Zhuiyuan thought to himself, it seemed that he was right again.
However, he originally thought that he would respond after Zhao Hequan went to the United States with his girlfriend, but he did not expect it to be so soon.
Avoiding the two crying old men, Xue Liangliang opened the ward door and walked in with Li Zhuiyuan.
At this time, Zhao Hequan was already awake and sitting with his back on the hospital bed.
He looked very haggard and depressed.
Li Zhuiyuan remembered that when he had just returned to the village to play with Pan Zileizi and the others, he saw a disinterested dog lying on the dam.
At that time, I asked my brothers if the dog was sick.
Pan Zi replied: "I just finished my gelding yesterday, and I haven't recovered yet."
However, although both of them were wearing hospital gowns, after seeing Xue Liangliang, Zhao Hequan's eyes immediately flashed with fighting spirit. He instinctively thought that Xue Liangliang came here specifically to see his joke!
Li Zhuiyuan knew that was not the case. Brother Liangliang was here to confirm whether all the ladies from the Bai family had returned home and disembarked.
After careful analysis, this should also be included in the negotiation conditions, and it is a "hidden gift" belonging to Brother Liangliang.
Therefore, Xue Liangliang should be Zhao Hequan's savior.
Zhao Hequan: "Haha, don't laugh too early. American medicine is advanced. When I go to the United States, the disease will be cured!"
Xue Liang nodded and comforted: "Relax, it doesn't matter if it can't be cured. If they continue to deconstruct the concept of collective, your status in the United States should be getting higher and higher in the future."
When Zhao Hequan heard this, his whole face turned red with anger, and his body began to tremble, as if he had been stepped on an egg that no longer existed, or he had phantom limb pain.
"Oh, I will definitely live a happier and better life than you in the future.
I will live well and wait to see your jokes.
In addition, I want to tell you that Lili has called me. She said that no matter what happens to me, she will never dislike me. When we go to the United States, she will marry me. When the time comes, I will send you a mail. Photos of our wedding in the church. ”
"Congratulations." Xue Liangliang sighed, "I'm married."
"What are you talking about?" Zhao Hequan was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "Are you making up lies to the point of making me angry?"
At this time, the ward door was pushed open again, and it was Luo Tingrui who came.
If something happened to a student at the school during a practical class, the school would be held responsible. Not only would it have to bear the cost of treatment, but it would also have to pay compensation. Fortunately, the person was out of danger.
"Zhao Hequan."
"Director Luo." Zhao Hequan immediately smiled at Luo Gong.
"Recuperate well and try to return to school as soon as possible to continue your studies."
"Okay, Director Luo."
"Liangliang, why did you run out just after you woke up? Be obedient and go back to the ward to rest. How can I feel relieved when you look like this?"
"I'm fine, Director Luo."
"Why should I be called director? I will call you uncle from now on."
"Okay, Uncle Luo."
It is impossible for a person to lie to others when he is in a coma. Luo Tingrui already admired Xue Liangliang very much, and after this incident, he became even more fond of this young child.
He has made up his mind to apply to the school to participate in the Southwest Aid Project. Then he will be able to take Xue Liangliang with him, giving this kid a higher starting point from the beginning.
"Okay, I'll go out first, and you can go back to the ward to rest early." After Luo Tingrui said that, he went out to comfort Zhao Hequan's parents.
Zhao Hequan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. What kind of tone did Director Luo use towards him, and what kind of tone did he use towards Xue Liangliang? Why did he actually ask Xue Liangliang to call him uncle?
He understood. No wonder Xue Liangliang said that he was getting married. He was going to get married to Director Luo!
As a student of Haihe University, Zhao Hequan certainly knew that although Luo Tingrui was only the leader of the school department, he was definitely a leader in related fields in the country. Moreover, the higher authorities now encouraged school professionals to join the officialdom. If Luo Tingrui was willing to leave the school, his status outside It will be greatly elevated immediately.
"Okay, Xue Liangliang, I can't tell. No wonder you act so realistically on weekdays. It turns out you are just trying to climb a high tree!"
"I was also under a lot of psychological pressure, and I had no choice but to do this."
"You..."
Li Zhuiyuan discovered that white smoke was coming out of Zhao Hequan's head.
At this time, Zhao Hequan's mother came in while wiping her tears and said: "Izumi, the Shanghai expert hired by the school for you is coming soon. Mom and dad will greet you at the door. Don't worry, your illness is fine."
"Well..." Zhao Hequan nodded calmly.
After his mother left, Zhao Hequan sneered and said: "Look, it's like this in China. Everything has to be done through relationships and favors. It's not like the United States, where there are no such things."
Xue Liangliang asked doubtfully: "How do you think that a country with a recommendation letter system has no human relations?"
"You... get out, get out, get out!"
"Take good care of your health and pay attention to rest."
Xue Liangliang was supported by Li Zhuiyuan and walked out of the ward. After closing the door, Xue Liangliang said:
"Don't go back to the ward yet. I'll go to the hospital entrance to buy you snacks and toys."
"No need."
"Yes. Although I don't know what happened specifically, I know that your coming here proves that you have helped me a lot. Besides, this is what I promised you.
Let's go, brother buy some food and fun for his brother, isn't this just and natural, unless, you don't want to recognize me as your brother? ”
"Okay, brother."
The two slowly went down the stairs. At the corner of the first floor, Zhao Hequan's parents were standing there talking. Because Xue Liangliang went downstairs very slowly, he heard a relatively long conversation.
"My son is gone, can it really be cured?"
"That one is gone after it's cured. We should seize the time and work hard to have another one. We can't let my family die."
"I think I can still give birth, but if I have a second child, my job and yours..."
"Just write an application report and explain it. After all, the boss is disabled."
"Yeah, too."
Xue Liangliang and Li Zhuiyuan went straight out of the inpatient building without stopping or saying hello and went to the store outside the hospital.
"Go ahead and choose. Take what you want to eat and those toys too. Don't be polite to my brother."
Li Zhuiyuan went to get some snacks and stationery for errands.
"Just take this little?"
"Enough for me."
"Okay." Xue Liangliang paid the bill, then stuffed all the remaining money in Li Zhuiyuan's pocket, patted it, and said, "This is the pocket money my brother gave you."
"Thank you, brother."
When he sent Xue Liangliang back to the ward, he saw Uncle Qin sitting on the bench in the corridor waiting. After Li Zhuiyuan said goodbye to Xue Liangliang, he walked out of the hospital with Uncle Qin.
"You go to sleep, I will carry you."
"Okay, uncle."
Li Zhuiyuan was carried by Uncle Qin. He was indeed tired and sleepy, and soon fell asleep on his back.
I don’t know how long it took, but I just felt my body shaking slightly, and I could still hear the sound of car horns in my ears.
Li Zhuiyuan's first reaction was, did Uncle Qin also use the paper car trick?
Open your eyes with excitement, then disappointment.
There are people in the car. This is a bus from the city to Shigang Town.
This is not a move used by Uncle Qin, this is a ticket bought with money.
Li Zhuiyuan wanted to ask Uncle Qin more specifically about the paper cart last night, but he held back in the end because the closer he was to home, the less he could talk about some things.
However, I remember Uncle Qin said last night that "she" carried it.
So, the paper car is just like a kind of dreaming or hypnosis. In fact, it is a certain Bai family lady, carrying herself and Uncle Qin on her back, running from Siyuan Village into the city?
From this point of view, there seems to be nothing special. Isn't this a replica of Brother Runsheng?
"No more sleep?"
"No, uncle, it's strange. I don't know why I feel full this time after just sleeping for such a short time."
"It's four o'clock in the afternoon because of traffic jam due to road construction."
"Oh, no wonder."
The bus stopped, Li Zhuiyuan and Uncle Qin got off the bus, and they walked in along the village road.
"Xiao Yuan, uncle wants to ask you something."
"Uncle, tell me."
"What do you think of your older friend's choice?"
"He doesn't know what's happening outside, so it's normal and understandable to make such a choice."
"That's not what I'm asking. I want to ask you. If it were you, would you be willing to marry me?"
Li Zhuiyuan stopped, first looked in the direction of the grandfather's house not far away, and then turned to look at Uncle Qin standing beside him.
He did not answer Uncle Qin's question, but asked: "Uncle, are you leaving?"
Qin Li seemed not to have expected the boy to ask such a question, and there was a moment of astonishment on his face: "Why do you say that?"
"Feeling."
Qin Li smiled, no longer obsessed with the answer to the previous question, did not speak anymore, and walked home quietly with the boy beside him.
Qin Li took her feet back from the threshold, stood up, and came to Li Zhuiyuan holding the small chess box.
Li Zhuiyuan looked at Liu Yumei, who was sitting on the dam drinking tea. Uncle Qin was standing behind her, talking with his head lowered.
After Liu Yumei nodded, Uncle Qin followed Aunt Liu back to the west room.
"Xiaoyuan, your grandfather and Runsheng have gone out." Liu Yumei said.
"Grandma Liu, do they have any work?"
"That's not true. I just made two batches of paper payments today. Your grandfather has money in his pocket, so he asked Runsheng to take him to Shigang Town to buy a TV."
Li Zhuiyuan could only sigh in his heart, the master really doesn't save money, he spends whatever money he has in his pocket.
However, he really didn't expect anything from the TV.
He has now finished reading "The Essence of Yin-Yang Physiology" and "The Theory of Deduction of Fate". Although he has not fully understood it or dare not to understand it now, at least he can put down those two books first.
Next, I have to go to the basement to look for books again.
Although my grandfather's earnest teachings are still ringing in my ears, and I know the importance of laying a solid foundation, but... I really can't help it.
He didn't want to have to be a soy sauce bottle the next time he experienced something similar.
This kind of eagerness for quick success is definitely wrong and needs to be criticized. However, who calls me still a child?
Well, you can't always be too mature and rational. You are also controlling your condition.
Li Zhuiyuan first went to the drawer to assemble the flashlight, and then entered the basement. The difference was that this time he took Qin Li with him.
"Ali, come on, help me choose a box."
This time, Li Zhuiyuan was no longer obsessed with cleaning out the first box.
Ah Li walked to the box in the middle.
"Is this what you want?"
Li Zhuiyuan motioned to Ah Li to hold a flashlight, and then he opened the lid of the box with force.
"Ali, take a photo for me."
Li Zhuiyuan began to look for books inside. The books in this box were all thick and large. They were very similar to the "Jianghu Zhigui Lu" he read for the first time. They all started at least 20 volumes, and they were very organized. very good.
But generally they are basic and conceptual, well, the most common ones are health care.
Li Zhuiyuan even saw a copy of "Tai Xuan Shuang Cultivation Sutra".
I took out a volume and flipped through a few pages. There were pictures, text, and various action poses.
Li Zhuiyuan quickly closed the book before Ah Li leaned his head over to read together as usual.
He frowned. These were not the books he was looking for. Although he admitted that these books would be useful in the future, they were useless now.
Li Zhuiyuan leaned into the box and planned to take out the two sets at the bottom. After a lot of effort and sweating, he finally took them out.
If these two books were about health care, this box would have been gathering dust forever.
Looking at the cover of the book, Li Zhuiyuan immediately became energetic.
"The Right Way to Conquer Demons Part 1"!
Although the title sounds a bit like the Hong Kong and Taiwan martial arts novels that are popular in mainland China today,
But it is much better than the health-preserving scriptures I read before, and it gives people a strong sense of expectation.
But, why is it just "up"?
Li Zhuiyuan looked at the other set he took out. The cover said "The Right Way to Conquer Demons".
So, these two sets, which add up to more than a hundred volumes, are actually one book? But why should we distinguish between top and bottom?
The books in the box are basically hand-copied editions, and they are not publications. I hope that the first volume will sell well before releasing the next one.
Li Zhuiyuan took out the first volume from the upper and lower sets respectively.
I quickly flipped through the pages and scanned the content format. The pictures and texts were detailed. It also drew various kinds of death blows in various environments, and I also saw things used to deal with death blows.
But why does it feel familiar?
With such a mood, Li Zhuiyuan took out the first volume of "Part Two", opened it and quickly scanned the page. The pictures and text were still detailed, but there were bubbles drawn in each picture and text, indicating that he was in water, and the props Used less and more in close combat with the dead.
Therefore, the first volume talks about the shore environment and how to use various props to deal with die-ups; the second volume talks about the underwater environment and how to deal with die-ups.
However, the two should not be completely conflicting, and it does not mean that all methods on shore cannot be used underwater.
The author divides it this way for the convenience of narration, and cannot just copy it mechanically.
But this comfortable font and this familiar style of matching pictures... Li Zhuiyuan immediately pulled out the last volume of the next volume and turned to the last page,
Sure enough, on the last line it says:
"——Wei Zhengdao."
Looking at this name, Li Zhuiyuan felt very kind.
"The Chronicles of Jianghu" can be regarded as his enlightenment reading, but he really didn't expect that Wei Zhengdao would actually write a sequel.
The former is a conceptual definition, so the two volumes in front of you are the formulas.
Li Zhuiyuan likes this rigorous and orderly feeling.
Looking around at the dozens of boxes, are there any books by Wei Zhengdao?
An idea arose in Li Zhuiyuan's mind. If this person really started writing from introductory popular science books and wrote advanced level by level... Then, every article in "The Records of Jianghu Zhiguai" ends with "Destroyed by the Righteous Way". Could it be that the author is not simply entertaining himself?
But it was really... destroyed by Wei Zhengdao.
Before, Li Zhuiyuan only thought the author was interesting, and also thought the idea was ridiculous. After all, how could a person go to so many places in his lifetime, see so many deaths, and still destroy so many.
But last night, after witnessing Uncle Qin's style with his own eyes, he realized that it didn't seem impossible?
Just like my grandfather never believed that he was taking classes in college, it is indeed easy for people to make empirical mistakes in their own unfamiliar fields.
"If I read all the books you wrote, will you be my teacher?"
Then if I keep a diary in the future, what should I write next?
So-and-so fell to death,
Destroyed by the inheritor of the righteous path?
……
Liu Yumei was eating snacks and sipping tea when she saw Li Zhuiyuan walking up the stairs holding a pile of books, followed by her granddaughter, who was also holding a pile of books.
The two children carried the books up to the second floor and put them in the bedroom. Then they ran back downstairs and went up from the basement each with a pile of books. They went back and forth many times.
Liu Yumei was a little helpless and wanted to laugh. Alas, this was her precious granddaughter who she had cared for and raised since childhood.
However, this was fine. As long as she was not allowed to sit in a daze behind the threshold of the house, Liu Yumei would not stop the boy even if he took her to farm with a hoe.
After moving the books, Li Zhuiyuan first took out a towel, wet it and scrubbed it. He wiped Ali's face and hands first, then folded the towel and wiped his own sweat.
Later, Li Zhuiyuan took out three cans of Jianlibao, opened one for Ah Li and kept the other.
Next, the boys and girls sat together on the terrace, drinking drinks while enjoying the evening breeze.
The girl's hair was blown up by the wind from time to time and brushed against her face, making it itch.
The boy occasionally turned his head and looked at the girl's side face. She was sitting on the west side, just in the same frame with the warm orange sunset. "Come back!"
Runsheng pushed the cart, and the grandfather sat in the cart, holding a yellow cardboard box in his arms.
"Xiao Yuanhou, I will buy the TV for you!"
"Here we come, Master."
Li Zhuiyuan ran downstairs and greeted him, looking very happy and excited.
I unboxed it, plugged it in, put up the two antennas on the top, rotated the channels, and watched CCTV, Nantong local stations and county stations.
The county TV station is broadcasting a new Qiong Yao drama. At this time, local small TV stations will show whatever they can as long as they can get the source of the film. They don't care about copyright issues. Anyway, only local people are watching, and the radiation range is not large.
"How is it, Xiao Yuanhou, you are quite clear, right?" Li Sanjiang touched the TV head and showed off to Li Zhuiyuan.
"Yeah, it's clear."
"My lord, I bought the latest model. Okay, Marquis Runsheng, take the TV to Marquis Xiaoyuan's room."
"No, sir, let's put it on the first floor so everyone can see it."
"That's fine. I just bought it for you. Why don't I put it in your room?"
"In that case, I will be addicted to watching TV, which will affect my study."
"Oh, okay, just put it on the first floor."
"Okay!"
Runsheng happily moved the TV in. He slept on the table on the first floor every night, which meant he could watch TV all night.
Aunt Liu said at this moment: "It's time to have dinner."
Four groups of small dining tables have been set up. Runsheng holds a large stick of incense in his hand, and next to it is a bundle of small incense sticks, which look like green onions and spring onions.
Ever since Xiao Yuan reminded him that he had opened the door to a new world, he could no longer do without this way of eating. However, before eating the incense, he had to light it first and then start nibbling from the other end.
Li Sanjiang took a sip of wine and shouted to Uncle Qin who was sitting with Liu Yumei and Liu Ting for dinner:
"Lihou, the day after tomorrow there is a funeral at the old Zhao family in Shijia Village. I met him on the way back. He ordered sixteen sets of tables for me. You can send the tables, chairs, dishes, etc. to him tomorrow afternoon.
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Oh, and Tinghou, please check again and see if the stock at home is enough for one batch. If not, you should seize the time to make up for it and ask Lihou to send it to Lao Zhao's house the day after tomorrow when he is on business. ”
Aunt Liu nodded and said: "I will mend the paper tie. It's too late, but Ali..."
"What happened to Lihou?"
Qin Li stood up and left the table, walked to Li Sanjiang, and said, "Uncle Sanjiang, my uncle from my hometown is sick. I'm afraid he may die. He has no children, so I have to go back to my hometown to take care of him."
"When will you come back, Na Lihou?"
"I don't know. At least, the old man must be sent away."
"Then we have to go for a long time." Li Sanjiang scratched the back of his head with the end of his chopsticks, "Are you the only one going back, Tinghouli?"
"Uncle Sanjiang, I will go back alone. Ating, my mother and Ali will continue to be here."
"Okay, then you go."
"Uncle Sanjiang, you don't have to wait for me to come back. There are many things at home and we need a strong labor force. You'd better hire someone else."
"It's okay, it's okay, no need to hire." Li Sanjiang pointed to Runsheng, who was sitting in the corner eating fragrant rice with rice grains all over his face, "There is Runsheng!"
"Well, I'm here, it's okay!" Runsheng not only did not refuse, but proactively nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, uncle, I won't let you work for nothing, I will give you wages."
"Uncle, you are out of touch when you say this, aren't you? You have meat to eat and chew, and you can watch TV when you live here. I should work for you."
"What the hell are you doing to your mother? I don't want you to pay me this much? If your father knew that you were working for nothing at my place, would he be stunned to death?
Besides, you can save some of your wages from me, and go back later to buy some more rice, flour, grain, oil, etc. for your father. Don’t let that old guy really starve to death. ”
"My father has money there. He made a lot of money at Niu's last time, and I wasn't here. He had enough to eat and drink alone for a long time."
"Ha." Li Sanjiang snorted disdainfully, "That old guy has never had any luck in gambling, but he still likes to play cards. I don't know how long he can keep that money in his pocket."
Immediately, Li Sanjiang looked at Qin Li again: "Ali, when are you leaving?"
"Leave tomorrow morning, go to the station."
"So fast? Are things ready?"
"Ating has packed everything for me, and I don't have many things. I just need to bring a few clothes back."
Li Sanjiang reached into his pocket, took out the money, and handed it to Qin Li:
"Well, most of us have bought a TV. This is the remaining money. If you go back to your hometown, you may have to treat your uncle, so you should take the money with you first. By the way, don't forget to buy some Nantong specialties to take back to your hometown, like Xiting Crispy Cake white Pu tea dry these.”
"Uncle Sanjiang, I can't accept your money, take it back quickly."
Li Sanjiang's expression turned solemn: "You brat, just take it if I tell you to!"
"It really doesn't work. I can't take your money anymore. Look, my whole family is eating and drinking at your place. You also paid me wages."
"I took advantage of your little wages. If I give it to you, take it. If you don't, I will be angry."
Liu Yumei said at this time: "Take it, remember your uncle Sanjiang."
Qin Li then took the money and bowed solemnly to Li Sanjiang.
Li Zhuiyuan lowered his head and ate in silence. He didn't believe Uncle Qin's words about returning to his hometown to serve his uncle. He had gone to the east room to pay homage to the memorial tablet in the mourning hall. This was clearly the whole family, no, the whole clan was gone.
Uncle Qin left only because of what happened last night.
Li Zhuiyuan could sense that they had been trying their best to avoid certain taboos when they lived in Taiye's place. Uncle Qin's departure must also be for safety reasons.
Alas, the cost of lifting a soy sauce bottle is really high.
He secretly looked at Liu Yumei and found that Liu Yumei was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other briefly.
Liu Yumei's eyes were full of meaning and she had a smile on her lips.
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this was a silent warning.
I can no longer come back to beg the Qin family when encountering difficult things like in the past. I have to leave one after I beg. There really aren't enough hairs on this duster for me to pick up.
After dinner, Runsheng couldn't wait to turn on the TV and tune up the channel.
Li Sanjiang didn't go to the second floor to lie down and listen to books. He also sat here and smoked.
Soon, an exciting melody came from the TV. It was the county station, playing "Leo".
Runsheng sat back, grabbed a few sticks of incense in his hand, lit it with a match, and gnawed on it as if he was eating spicy strips.
Li Zhuiyuan did not rush back to the house to read Wei Zhengdao's new book. Instead, he moved a small bench and sat with Ah Li to watch TV.
Li Sanjiang asked Runsheng with some curiosity: "Who is that guy in the red leather jacket?"
"Uncle, this is King Liba."
"What about the round ones that fly?"
"It's a disc creature, a monster, a bad one."
"Oh, that's it."
Runsheng used to watch TV a lot, sometimes in the village, sometimes at his employer's house, or even in shops, but it was always intermittently.
However, in this era, it is difficult for most children who are able to watch TV to watch such dramas in a systematic way. It is inevitable that something will happen in the middle and they will be delayed and missed, or the TV station will change the program before the series is finished.
Although there are now home video recorders, they are expensive, and the circulation of video tapes is inconvenient. This has given rise to the rise of video recorder parlors in various places. Tickets are charged for a group of people to watch together in the same room, and there will be some at night. At fixed times, the boss will show exciting videos.
After the episode ended, an advertisement for an ointment to treat psoriasis began to play.
Runsheng continued to stare at the commercials carefully, hoping that he would be able to put down another episode after the commercials ended. Although, there was a high probability that there would be no more. When he continued to touch the TV for a while, even if he did not have a program list in his hand, he would be able to clearly remember this episode in his heart. What programs will be shown on several stations in each time period.
Well, by the way, I can even memorize those advertising lines.
After waiting for a long time, Runsheng looked back at Li Zhuiyuan and asked, "Xiaoyuan, have you seen this?"
Li Zhuiyuan nodded.
"How many episodes are there?"
"Forty or fifty episodes."
"Wow, that's great."
When Li Zhuiyuan was in the family home, several older brothers took Li Zhuiyuan to watch video tapes at home. They collected many complete sets, but the one in their version was called "Superman Neo".
The Chinese works of this period were still dominated by the Xiangjiang version and the Baodao version, so there would be differences in translation habits.
Liu Yumei came over at this time and said, "It's time for Ali to rest."
This was said to Li Zhuiyuan.
"Ali, go back to the house with your grandma and rest. See you tomorrow morning."
Ah Li stood up obediently and went back to the house with Liu Yumei.
Li Zhuiyuan left the small bench and walked up the stairs. He looked back and passed through the paper products in the room on the first floor. He saw Brother Runsheng and his grandfather still sitting in front of the TV, watching the advertisement with gusto.
Thinking back to last night, Uncle Qin was driving him on a motorcycle.
The fierce collision between tradition and new trends, the friction between backwardness and advancement. It is really hard to imagine that so many things can be stacked up in the same era.
However, people in this era, including myself, are unable to notice it most of the time, even if the stormy waves are right next to them.
Perhaps only after many years have passed, when everything has settled down, and you look back, will you be surprised to realize what a bizarre period of time you have lived in.
"Xiao Yuan." The person who broke Li Zhuiyuan's thoughts was Uncle Qin. He was standing at the stairs of the second floor, as if he had been waiting for him.
Li Zhuiyuan ran up.
"Horse stance."
"Okay."
Li Zhuiyuan knew that this should be the last lesson.
Following Uncle Qin's teachings in the past, Li Zhuiyuan took up his stance and began to exhale at the same time, allowing himself to quickly enter the state.
Uncle Qin's hands kept wandering around the muscles and joints of Li Zhuiyuan's body, carefully adjusting each force.
After a period of time, Uncle Qin said: "Okay."
Li Zhuiyuan stood up. He didn't feel tired, but felt relaxed. Now after reading for a long time, he had gradually begun to use zama steps instead of radio gymnastics.
"Practice hard and don't give up."
"I remember, Uncle Qin."
"Yeah." Uncle Qin walked downstairs.
Li Zhuiyuan felt a little disappointed. Uncle Qin had so many abilities, but he seemed to have only learned the Zama Step.
But fortunately, Wei Zhengdao's "The Record of the Righteous Way to Conquer Demons" describes the method of fighting with death, so I can practice that myself.
Returning to the bedroom and turning on the lamp, Li Zhuiyuan was not in a hurry to read the next volume. After all, he was still a child. Before practicing melee combat, he had better learn how to use utensils.
Open the first volume of the previous volume and start reading from the first chapter.
Next,
Li Zhuiyuan abandoned all distracting thoughts and began to study seriously - the correct breeding of boy black dogs.
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In the morning, after waking up, Li Zhuiyuan turned his head and looked at Ah Li who was sitting on the chair. She was not wearing a skirt today, but a white and green tight-fitting outfit.
If she is given another sword, she can play the role of a childhood heroine in martial arts dramas.
A smile appeared on Li Zhuiyuan's lips. It seemed that Grandma Liu had just changed to a new taste, and Ah Li had also changed to a new style.
"Good morning."
After walking up to the girl and saying hello, Li Zhuiyuan's eyes unconsciously fell on the girl's belt. The belt was glowing with silver and had fine carvings on it.
Um, could it be...
Li Zhuiyuan stretched out his hand and touched it. The girl did not avoid it, nor was she embarrassed. She just stood there calmly.
Feeling the touch from his fingertips, Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but be surprised that the girl's belt was really a soft sword!
I had to lament in my heart how compulsive Grandma Liu was in pursuing perfection.
Perhaps, part of Ali's obsessive-compulsive disorder comes from Liu Yumei's inheritance.
Ah Li saw that Li Zhuiyuan was interested in her belt, so she stretched out her hand, pretending to take it off and give it to Li Zhuiyuan.
"No, no, no, no need to untie it." Li Zhuiyuan quickly held the girl's hand to stop her movement, and then praised, "It's so beautiful."
Ali's eyelashes twitched slightly, but this time it was not a sign of anger, but a sign of happiness.
Li Zhuiyuan was pleasantly surprised to find that this was the first time Ah Li had used such obvious actions to express his emotions other than rage.
She is really changing.
During breakfast, Uncle Qin carried his luggage, said goodbye to everyone, and then walked down the dam.
Everyone's mood is quite stable, except for Li Sanjiang.
He was probably the person who was most reluctant to let Qin Li leave, not entirely because he left a guy like Qin Li who took less money but did more work. After all, this person has feelings after getting along for a long time.
After the meal, Li Zhuiyuan walked up to Aunt Liu and took out a list and a sum of money: "Aunt Liu, you are going to the town market to buy vegetables today. Can you help me buy these?"
"Okay, it's easy." Aunt Liu picked up the list and glanced at it. She was shocked at first, and then turned to traditional doubts, "Xiaoyuan, what did you buy these things for?"
"The school has assigned extracurricular practical assignments during the summer vacation. These are the materials I need to complete the assignments."
It's a lame reason, but it doesn't matter, because all it takes is one.
"Okay, Auntie will buy them all for you when the time comes."
"Thank you, Auntie."
I feel relieved when I ask Aunt Liu to buy it for me, and I don't have to explain any instructions because there is a high probability that they are much more professional than me.
In the morning, Li Zhuiyuan continued to read. This book is actually relatively simple. The difficulty lies in the experimental operations. It can be said that without considering practice, this first volume is more like a manual activity textbook.
At the same time, Li Zhuiyuan also noticed that many of the things mentioned here were actually found in the Grand Master's place.
Every time my grandfather retrieved a corpse or went to fast, he would bring a lot of things with him. However, after careful comparison, I found that the things my grandfather owned were just similar in shape or had the same name, but were not essentially the same thing.
Li Zhuiyuan couldn't help but wonder, the master actually relied on a set of fakes to fish out corpses to get where he is now?
However, the things here are really difficult to make. For some artifacts, you have to draw designs according to the descriptions in the book, and then ask carpenters and blacksmiths to build them.
There is a carpenter in the village, but where can I find a blacksmith now?
I can't find the "ding ding dong" blacksmithing workshop described in the book now. Or, can I find a factory and ask the master to use the machine tool to turn it out for me?
In the afternoon, Runsheng was going to deliver tables, chairs and dishes to Lao Zhao's family. He didn't know the way. Li Zhuiyuan knew where Lao Zhao's family lived, so he went with him.
The old Zhao family lived on the east side of Shijiaqiao, not far from where Li Zhuiyuan was waiting for the bus last night.
Runsheng pushed the large cart onto the dam of Lao Zhao's house alone and helped the Zhao family unload the goods.
The mourning hall had been set up at this time, and Li Zhuiyuan saw the deceased lying motionless on the bed in the center of the main room. He was a very young man, maybe seventeen or eighteen years old, not much older than Pan Zi and the others.
There were two old ladies standing next to each other, whispering together:
"It's a very good young man, but he's gone anyway."
"It was said that when I went to the town at night and came back from a play, I fell into a field on the way and the person was just gone."
"That's true. Why did Zheng Datong say he had a heart attack?"
"What a pity, tsk tsk, Lao Zhao's family is engaged in small business, and the family is quite rich, but this is the only son."
Someone happened to start putting makeup on the body, and the white cloth covering the body was lifted. Li Zhuiyuan saw the true appearance of the body. The eye sockets were sunken, the eyebrows were soft, the philtrum was smooth, and the lower lip was thin and sharp...
In facial appearance, this belongs to [the edge of the blessed pond is shallow and the bottom pond is lacking].
This is considered a lucky draw in fortune-telling, which means that your luck is thin and the gaps will keep flowing away.
If you cherish your blessings, keep your body, and be simple and pure, you can barely live a stable life. But if you overindulge, such as eating, drinking, and having fun, if you enjoy it too hard and too hastily in advance, you will easily squeeze yourself dry.
Combined with what the two old ladies said, the conditions of Lao Zhao's family are quite good. This kind of life is beyond the conditions of ordinary people around them, but it is not suitable for people with this kind of appearance.
After delivering the goods, Li Zhuiyuan and Runsheng walked home together.
On the road ahead, I met Pan Zi and Lei Zi walking side by side. I don’t know whether they had water or glue on their heads. Their hair was all combed back, and there was an obvious gap in the middle. In the sun, it looked shiny. .
"Ha, Yuanzi, we were just going to the grandpa's house to find you, but we didn't expect to meet you here."
"Brother Pan Zi, Brother Lei Zi."
Pan Zi came up and took Li Zhuiyuan's hand: "Come on, Yuan Zi, brothers will take you to the video hall in town to watch a movie. In the afternoon, Brother Fa's "A Better Tomorrow" will be released."
Lei Zi beside him kept shaking his hands in a shooting motion, and said in his mouth: "Bang, bang, bang!"
"Okay, I'm going too!" Runsheng shouted.
Li Zhuiyuan didn't want to go. He wanted to go back and continue reading, so he said, "I'll go back and get the money and invite my brothers to watch a movie. But I won't go. I still have to do my homework."
All the money in my pocket in the morning was given to Aunt Liu, and the other money was in the bedroom drawer.
"Go, go, go, how can I ask you to pay for it again and again? As brothers, we also want to show our face. We really didn't have pocket money before, but we don't just want to take advantage of your younger brother."
"That's right, we both have money now. We just went to the West Village Kiln Factory to move bricks for a day yesterday."
As they spoke, Pan Zi and Lei Zi each took out the coins from their pockets, counted them together, nodded, and included Runsheng.
After the last total, Pan Zi smiled and said: "Just right, with four tickets, you can still buy four bottles of soda!"
Runsheng was so happy: "I'll push the cart back first."
Li Zhuiyuan saw that they were in such high spirits, and that they had specially earned money from moving bricks to invite his younger brother to play, so he no longer felt embarrassed to continue to refuse, so he could only agree to go with them.
However, when sending the cart home, Li Zhuiyuan still went back to the bedroom, took some money and put it in his pocket. He spoke to Ali again, and then went to town with them.
Finally, the four of them came to a video parlor with a small facade and a simple sign hanging above it:
"Sister Mei's Video Hall."
(End of chapter)