Chapter 13 Brothers
The four brothers Li Jiren went to the city to look for day laborers. I don’t know if they found the day laborers, but the brothers came back with wounds on their faces!
From the village entrance to the west of the village, passing through the village, I saw a lot of people.
As soon as the group entered the house, Li Yishan rushed over after hearing the news, "What happened? I heard that Jiren and the others were injured?"
When Father Li saw his eldest brother coming, he quickly asked him to take his seat and said, "I don't know yet, I was about to ask!"
When Li Yishan heard this, he quickly looked at Li Jiren and others standing in the hall, "Jiren, tell me quickly, what happened? Were you beaten?"
Li Jiren pursed his lips tightly. He kept his mouth shut and kept a straight face.
Li Yishan also knew that the eldest son of his second brother was dull and talkative even when he was young. He quickly looked at Li Jihe and said, "Jihe, tell me!"
Li Ji He couldn't help but show a hint of embarrassment on his face. He couldn't help being such an honest man to lie, but to be honest, he was afraid that his father and uncle would be angry!
You asked me to do this!
But even if he didn't say it, Jili would know it. When the uncle asked Jili later, the whole story would be clear.
Therefore, Li Jihe just paused and spoke truthfully.
Yesterday, the four brothers hurried into the city before dawn. After entering the city, they went straight to Gongzui Alley where they used to find part-time workers.
There is a big stone standing at the entrance of Gongzui Lane. It is said that it has been here for hundreds of years. The stone looks like a pig's mouth, hence the name Gongzui Lane.
The two nostril holes on the stone can accommodate small children. On weekdays, there are many children playing here. There is a big tree next to the stone, and many elderly people often gather under the tree. As time went by, Gongzui Alley became extremely lively.
There are rows of food stalls outside the alley, and people are coming and going. Any news in the city spreads fastest here.
Therefore, when people in the city want to hire people to do some work, they will come here to take a look. The old man under the tree knows this best.
Li Jihe and Li Jiren first came here to look for day laborers after hearing about this place from Li Jili, who had been in the city for a long time. Over the past few years, they have gained something every time they came.
Yesterday was no exception. Not long after the brothers arrived, they heard the old people talking about the renovation of the ancestral home outside the Jia Yuan in the east of the city.
I heard that the ancestral home of the Jia family is very large and needs to be repaired inside and outside. It requires a lot of work and needs to be repaired before the year. Jia is very generous and pays thirty-two wages a day. Woolen cloth!
But just don't care about food.
But regardless of food, thirty-two cents a day is still good.
The four of them can earn quite a lot by working for a month.
Li Jiren and Li Jihe will go to Jia's house to sign up immediately, so as not to be too late and they will be left behind.
But they didn’t want to, but Li Jifu and Li Jigui were lingering, either complaining that they were tired or hungry, and refused to leave.
When Li Jiren saw this, he asked them to rest where they were. He and his second son went over to register their names and talk later.
I don’t know why these words angered Li Jigui. He then started to act stupid and said: "I won’t go! If you want to go, just tell your names! Don’t count me!"
Li Jifu paused and then answered, "I'm not going either!" Li Jiren was furious and said angrily: "If you don't go, let's see how you go with your father when you get home. "Explain!"
Li Jigui frowned and glared at Li Jiren, "Sister-in-law is a flatterer. Do you want to be a accuser? You can't tell dad when you go back!" Anyway, if you earn money, you can give it to your son to repair, so why should we do it?”
As he said that, he didn't forget to ask Li Jihe, "Second brother, don't you think so?"
Li Jihe was extremely embarrassed. The two younger siblings were just arguing with their elder sister-in-law. The third child Why did the fourth child also start a quarrel?
"Fourth, what you said is wrong. As a big family, don't we eat or drink? It's the Chinese New Year. Let's earn more money and go back. We can also buy some sweets for our children!"< br>
“How much does it cost to buy candy? Anyway, we brothers are not going! Second brother, you have to go with the eldest brother Just go! But you are not allowed to complain to your father when you go home!" Li Jifu said, working hard to repair the house is very tiring, and this member of the family does not have a meal, he can imagine eating dry cornstarch and drinking cold water. Hang Chi Hang Chi was so tired from working that he decided without hesitation to listen to his wife's choice.
Anyway, both of them are willing to go all out today. If they don’t do it, they won’t do it!
Li Jiren was so angry as he listened to the third and fourth elders keep saying that they were earning money for his son to study, and he also called his wife a flatterer and didn't take their eldest brother and sister-in-law seriously at all. He came out and gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't go, forget it, but when I go back, I will tell dad everything honestly!"
< br>As soon as Li Jifu heard that he was going to tell his father, he got angry thinking about his father's slap. He was so anxious that he didn't have time to think more, so he pushed Li Jiren and said, "You can't tell dad!"
Li Jigui met his old man The third time he got his hands on him, he behaved in a nonchalant manner, rolled his eyes, rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.
Things changed so quickly that Li Jihe didn't even react. The eldest brother and his two younger brothers started fighting together.
"Brother, the third and fourth! Oops! Stop fighting!" Li Jihe rushed forward to start a fight without thinking.
But both parties were jealous, and he was the only one who started the fight. He couldn't pull it off. In the end, it turned out that he was the one who started the fight, but it was the brothers who suffered the most!
Just say whether this is unfair or not!
Then, the four brothers were taken away by the patrolling yamen on the charge of disturbing public order by fighting in the street. It was the first time in their lives that they had been sent to the county yamen. It was a feeling to forget.
When Li Jihe talked about it now, his heart was pounding and his legs were weak. If they hadn't just been brothers fighting, and Li Jili had come to help him, he had to pay a bribe. If the chief of the government officials is killed, they may not be able to come back today.
This is an exciting day!
Father Li only listened to his second son talking about what happened. His eyelids jumped up and down when he heard that his third and fourth sons refused to work part-time. Then he heard that several of his sons started fighting in the street and were even beaten by the government officials. He was caught, and the veins on his forehead could not be hidden, and he almost felt like he was about to collapse.
Li Yishan was also making loud noises, but seeing his brother like this, he was startled and couldn't care about himself anymore. He quickly supported his brother and said, "Breathe out, breathe out, don't Boss, don't be angry Damn your body, ah.”
“Kneel down!” Father Li took a few deep breaths, his eyes were still dark and he said angrily, and Li Jiren was in a hurry. Kneel down.
Wu's sisters-in-law who heard the commotion outside the main room also had different thoughts. Their hearts were pounding fiercely, and they hurriedly knelt down and came in.
Looking at his four sons kneeling in front of him, Father Li had more and more thoughts in his mind, and they became more and more confusing. They were intertwined one by one, and they were intertwining him. The whole brain was buzzing, and finally, it exploded with a bang.
"Brother! Brother! Hurry, call the doctor!"
(End of this chapter)