Chapter 333 Li Jia coaxes people for a while, Nan Yi gets married
Anyway, there is no one at home now, so there is no problem in getting it. This is what I promised the eldest sister and the second sister in the morning.
First he took out a bunch of messy snacks, and then he took out a few boxes of chocolates.
After thinking about it, Li Jiayi took out some more fruits. Of course, the meat and ribs should not be left out.
The ribs Li Jiayi took out were different from those in the butcher shop.
Those in the butcher shop can no longer be called spareribs. To be precise, they should be called bones, because the meat on them is all clean.
And what Li Jiayi brought out was exactly the same as that of later generations, and they were all carefully arranged.
After taking out everything, Li Jiayi went over to light the fireplace.
Because the firewood is burned, the temperature rises quickly, and the room is warm in just a few minutes.
"Brother Jiayi, are you back?" Li Jiafen came in from outside carrying a schoolbag.
"Yeah! By the way, look at the things on the table and take whatever you like."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Jiayi."
"You're welcome." Li Jiayi said, rubbing her head.
"Brother Jiayi, why did you bring so many delicious foods back this time?"
He used to take it from the tricycle and put it in a mesh bag, but of course it couldn't hold much!
This time was different. This time there was no one at home, so he took it directly from the space, not taking as much as he wanted.
If it weren't for the fact that the Eight Immortals table couldn't hold too much, he would probably have taken more.
But these are enough. If only the second sister and cousin eat it, it will be more than enough for ten days and half a month.
Of course, not all of this is given to the two of them, everyone also gives some to their colleagues.
"It's not like you don't know that the second sister is a foodie, and even this won't be enough for her to eat for a long time."
"Giggle!" Li Jiafen said with a smile: "Brother Jia Yi, you are the only one who dares to say that to the second sister. Even the eldest sister dare not say it."
Li Jiayi curled his lips and said: "Sister, let her go and don't have the same experience as her."
The eldest sister's physical fitness is very good. Coupled with the nourishment of the spiritual spring water over the years, her body is much stronger than that of adult men.
To be honest, Li Jiayi most hopes that his eldest sister will go to the army.
But everyone finally chose to go to the district bureau, and Li Jiayi also respected the eldest sister's choice.
No matter how good this is, no matter how good your health is, you will have to endure hardships in the army. In this case, it is better to go to the district bureau.
And in the district bureau, with the eldest sister's skills, there won't be any danger.
You must know that spiritual spring water can transform a person's body in all aspects, not just the physical constitution, but also the five senses and so on.
Soon the eldest sister also came back. After entering the house, she took off her police uniform and said, "I came back very early today!"
She felt how warm the room was, and the fireplace must have been lit long ago.
"I just came back not long ago."
"That's it!"
Then he saw the snacks and other things on the Eight Immortals table and asked: "Are these the snacks you brought back?"
"Well! Sister, please take some first! Otherwise, the second sister should take them all when she comes back."
Thinking of what her sister looked like, Li Jiaqi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take some and put them in my bag first."
When the eldest sister goes to and from get off work, she also carries a military schoolbag, which is mainly used to carry things, such as lunch boxes and so on.
Of course, this is only when commuting to and from get off work. During work, she will not carry the bag.
The eldest sister took the schoolbag over, put part of it into the schoolbag, and hung the schoolbag on the hanger.
He turned his head and looked at the pile of snacks on the Eight Immortals table and said, "Brother, you just spoil your second sister too much."
Li Jiayi shrugged and said: "There is no way! If you don't get used to your sister, why should you let others get used to it?"
Hearing what he said, Li Jiaqi shook her head helplessly.
In fact, she knew very well that not only did her brother dote on her sister, but she, the eldest sister, also doted on her.
"Brother Jiayi, can you get used to me?" Li Jiafen suddenly asked.
Li Jiayi rubbed her head and asked, "What do you think?"
Li Jiafen nodded heavily and said, "I must be used to it."
“If you know, you still ask.”
"What are you talking about? It's so lively?" Ye Xin came in from outside at this time and asked casually.
"Nothing? Mom, are you back?"
"Yeah!"
Not only is mom back, dad, and the eldest and second brothers also come in from outside.
Today, the eldest brother and the second brother did not go back to Courtyard No. 15 first, but came directly back here.
Yes, now that the weather is cold, of course they are more willing to come here! There is a fireplace here!
Back in Courtyard No. 15, if I don't get under the covers, I feel cold, how can I feel as comfortable as here?
"So many snacks?" The second brother said as he looked at the Eight Immortals table in surprise.
In fact, the second brother is the same age as the eldest sister, and he is only seventeen this year. In future generations, he will still be a child in the eyes of his parents.
A seventeen-year-old child is certainly a gluttonous age.
"Second brother, if you want to eat, pack some first, otherwise you won't be able to eat when the second sister comes back."
"It's okay, I'll just eat some. Let's leave these to Jialin and Jiafen!"
Children of this age are very sensible. Even though Li Chenghou is only seventeen years old, in his opinion, he is already an adult, so he is already working.
How can adults compete with children for food?
Li Jiayi shrugged and said: "You can figure it out yourself!"
"By the way, plus one, I heard you got a salary increase again?" the second brother suddenly asked.
"Hey, how did you know?" Li Jiayi looked at Li Chenghou in surprise.
Li Cheng later scratched his head and said, "Jiayi, have you forgotten where I work?"
"Uh!" Li Jia scratched his head and then remembered that his second brother worked in the factory office!
"Son, did you raise your salary again? How much did it increase this time?"
"It hasn't increased much, now it's administrative level 22."
"Administrative Level 22, doesn't that cost fifty-six yuan a month?" Ye Xin said in surprise.
"Yeah!"
"That's great. Your dad has been working for so many years, and he is also an administrative level 22."
At this time, Li Aimin couldn't listen anymore and said: "Don't just talk about me! You have been working for so many years and you are not at this level!"
"What did you say?" Ye Xin asked with eyes wide open.
"Uh! No, it's nothing!" Li Aimin was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was a little carried away and dared to say anything.
Ye Xin snorted and ignored him. Instead, she looked at Li Jiayi and asked, "Son, your current salary is higher than your father's."
Ye Xin remembered that her son still had a salary at the district bureau! And it's also fifty-six. Taken together, the salary is higher than that of a sixteenth-level section chief.
A section chief at level 16 only earns 110 and 50 cents a month.
And Li plus one or two wages add up to one hundred and twelve yuan, which is one and a half yuan more.
Administrative level 16 can be a full-time department or a deputy department.
The same goes for administrative level 15 or administrative level 14, which are both deputy departments or full departments.
Once you reach the thirteenth level, you will be at the deputy director or senior level.
In fact, if you only count the salary, Li Jiayi's salary is more than 112 yuan. Don't forget that there are also the Fifth Rolling Mill and Hongye Steel Plant!
Although the wages in these two places are not high, they add up to fifty-four yuan.
All calculated, Li Jiayi has a monthly salary of 166 yuan.
It is higher than the 155 yuan for the 13th administrative level, but lower than the 172.5 for the 12th administrative level.
And this is just about salary, don’t forget that Li Jiayi also has rewards! This is the most.
However, the reward cannot be counted as salary. His salary is actually one hundred and sixty-six yuan.
Li Jiayi scratched his head and said: "It's a little taller than my dad."
"This is nothing! It's more than ten yuan higher!" the second sister Li Jialin said at this time.
Li Jialin had been back for a while and had been standing at the door listening, just in time to catch up.
As soon as the second sister finished speaking, Li Aimin patted her on the head and said, "You are everywhere."
"Ugh!"
"Not bad, not bad. Keep working hard, son, and strive to be twice as good as your dad." Ye Xin said.
Li Jia touched his chin and said: "If it's only twice as much, I can achieve it without working hard."
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Li Aimin laughed and scolded: "You brat, do you know what it means to earn more than twice my salary? You really dare to say anything."
More than twice his salary, that's one hundred and ninety-eight! You know, the administrative level 11 only costs 195 yuan a month!
Li Jiayi scratched his head and said: "Is it difficult? My current salary is one hundred and sixty-six. If it increases by more than thirty, I will surpass you."
"One hundred and sixty-six? Son, what's the situation? Even if your salary is included in the district bureau's payment, isn't it only one hundred and twelve yuan?" Ye Xin asked.
"That's it, Mom! I also receive a salary from both the Fifth Rolling Mill and Hongye Steel Plant, but they are relatively small. Each of these two plants only has twenty-seven yuan."
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"What, you are getting four wages now?" Ye Xin looked at Li Jiayi in surprise.
I thought: Is this still my son? This is too awesome! Four wages!
"Yeah! It's indeed four wages." Li Jia nodded.
"Hahaha, good son, your salary is almost as high as that of your father and I combined."
"That brother! Do you think that when the second sister goes to work, can you help the second sister get some wages?"
"Pull me aside." Ye Xin pushed Li Jialin aside.
Because Ye Xin knew very well that this was impossible. There must be a reason why his son could get four salaries.
It is simply impossible to get a salary for nothing.
"Okay, you brothers and sisters chat, I'm going to cook. Today is a celebration. I'll cook a few more dishes."
"Mom, let me help you." Li Jiaqi stood up quickly and said.
"No, let your dad cook the pot."
"Oh! Okay then."
Mom and dad went to the kitchen to cook, and the whole living room suddenly became lively.
"Brother, how did you get four wages? Teach me!" said the second sister.
"Second sister, don't think about this. I only get four wages, which are the income from my labor."
"Income from labor?"
"That's right! I purchase supplies from them! And even so, I'm just a temporary worker."
"Temporary workers? How can temporary workers have such high wages?"
Generally, temporary workers only earn 12 to 15 yuan per month.
For example, if Uncle Sun works as a cleaner in the street office, he is a temporary worker and his monthly salary is fifteen yuan.
There are also some temporary workers whose wages are even lower, only 12 yuan per month. These workers work for a relatively short period of time.
As a temporary worker, Li Jiayi directly received the highest salary for temporary workers.
Although the wages of temporary workers are low, these wages are more than enough to support two or three people.
You must know that here in the imperial capital, the per capita income is five yuan, which is not considered a poor household!
Even if the salary is only twelve yuan, it is absolutely no problem to support three people.
As long as there are rations, it actually doesn’t cost much to buy food.
White flour costs more than 10 cents per catty, cornmeal costs 7 cents per catty, cob flour costs 5 cents, and miscellaneous grains are even cheaper.
Even if you buy all the stick noodles, one hundred pounds will only cost you seven yuan.
What's more, this is simply impossible, because the ration of coarse grains is only 30%.
Rice is 10%, white flour is 20%, and after removing 30% of whole grains, the remaining 40% is miscellaneous grains.
Therefore, if you just survive, the temporary salary of twelve yuan can definitely support three people.
“The reason why my temporary worker salary is so high is because I include meal and car allowances.”
"Meal and car allowance? Do temporary workers still get this kind of treatment?" the second sister looked at the eldest sister and asked.
"I don't know about this either. It probably doesn't exist!" The eldest sister shook her head and said.
Li Jiayi gave the second sister a roll of his eyes and said: "My temporary position is as a buyer. Of course the other two or three do not have this benefit."
"Uh! That's it!"
"Every unplanned purchaser in the factory has this benefit, and it is directly calculated into the salary."
"That's it! What you said makes me want to be a buyer." The second sister said.
"You can pull it off! You can just sit in the office peacefully and don't think about all the things you have and don't have." Li Jiayi shook his head.
Isn’t it a joke to ask the second sister to be a buyer? If she really became a buyer, she wouldn't sleep at home every day.
For the next period of time, Li Jiayi had nothing to do except deliver things to these factories and go to school every day.
And he has already agreed with Teacher Wang that he will not translate materials in the future, which is too boring.
But the weather is getting colder and colder, and the cold second sister doesn't want to go to school.
It's a pity that she is not Li Jiayi, so it is impossible not to go to school.
But the cold is only outside. The house is very warm. Not only does it have a fireplace, but the stove is also on when I go to bed at night.
No way, it’s not December yet! The temperature has reached minus six degrees.
Of course, this is talking about night, but the highest temperature during the day is only two or three degrees, and this is still at two or three o'clock in the afternoon.
At other times, it is basically below zero, especially in the morning and evening, it is minus four to five degrees, which can be said to be extremely cold.
Fortunately, Li Jia's family has no shortage of cloth or cotton. As for Li Jiayi, he starts making goose down jackets whenever the weather gets cold.
Because his body grows every year, he has to wear two sets of clothes every year.
So no matter how cold the weather is, Li Jiayi doesn't feel anything.
In the coldest year of 1958, Li Jiayi also made leather jackets. It’s not that cold now, so he hasn’t made them again.
In fact, the goose down jacket made by Li Jiayi is warm enough.
A pair of goose down pants worn underneath uses three to four hundred grams of goose down.
A goose down jacket worn underneath requires four to five hundred grams of goose down, which means that it is getting colder now. In the future, I will probably sweat!
That night, Li Jiayi and his second sister had just returned from school when they heard bursts of laughter coming from the house.
I tied up my bike and returned to the house.
"What are you so happy about?" Li Jiayi asked while hanging his school bag.
"Your Uncle Nan is getting married."
"What?"
"You kid, your Uncle Nan is getting married."
"With whom?"
"You unlucky kid, of course it's with your Aunt Liang! Otherwise, who else could you be with?"
"Hahaha, congratulations to Uncle Nan." Li Jia walked up to Nan Yi and said.
"Don't congratulate me yet, I have something else for you to help me with!" Nan Yi said.
"You said, as long as I can do it, I will definitely do it." Li Jiayi said, patting his chest.
"Help me get some ingredients. I need everything. Do you think you can get it?" Nan Yi looked at Li Jiayi and asked.
"Hey! I thought it was something! Aren't you just getting some ingredients? Do you need me to get Maotai for you?"
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, Nan Yi grabbed Li Jiayi's arm and asked, "Can you get it back?"
"No, I said Uncle Nan, you are stupid! You can buy Moutai now."
"Uh! Is that okay?"
"Of course, you can buy it at the supply and marketing cooperative for sixteen yuan a bottle."
"Pfft! You can knock me down! Do you think I look like a Maotai that costs 16 yuan a bottle?"
Just kidding, a bottle costs sixteen yuan. If this thing is really put on the table, people will probably drink some even if they don't know how to drink.
In that case, how much wine will be used for this banquet? Even if he spends all his savings, it probably won't be enough.
He thought Li Jiayi could help him get cheap Maotai!
But the cheap Maotai requires tickets!
"Then there's no other way. I think you'd better use Erguotou! That thing doesn't require a ticket, and it's cheap."
"That's all it can do, but you have to help me prepare the ingredients."
"There must be no problem with the ingredients, but Uncle Nan, when do you plan to host it? Also, how many tables do you plan to host?"
Hearing Li Jiayi's question, Nan Yi thought for a while and said: "I don't know many people in our courtyard, but there are a few people I want to invite, and then there are the workers here from my side, and your Aunt Liang's side." Workmates.”
After thinking about it again, he said: "About five or six tables!"
"Five or six tables, right! Okay, I understand, I'll prepare eight tables of ingredients for you."
"Okay, and the other thing is, we'll do it this Sunday."
"Sunday? Or this Sunday?"
"Yes! What's wrong?"
Li Jiayi scratched his head and said: "I don't have time on Sunday!"
"Ah! What should we do?"
"I said Uncle Nan, did you do it on purpose? You knew I was going out on Sunday, and then you held a banquet?"
"I..."
"Okay, I'll prepare things for you, but I can't attend your wedding."
"Ah! You can't participate? I thought you didn't have time to get the ingredients!"
Nan Yi's words made Li Jiayi very hurt. It turned out that the ingredients were much more important than his participation in the wedding.
"Hey hey hey, I'm sorry, Jiayi, I really didn't know you were going out on Sunday, otherwise it would be like this! I'll make it up to you when you come back."
Li Jiayi curled his lips and said: "Uncle Nan, what are you trying to do for me! Are you planning to get married again?"
"Go away, who wants to get married again! I will make up for the banquet for you."
"I'm sending you this meal!"
The most exciting part of a wedding is not the feast, but the participation.
"That can't be helped." Nan Yi shrugged and said.
"By the way, who do you want to prepare the wedding banquet for you?"
"Who else can there be, it must be Sha Zhu and Liao Kai! There are two chefs living in this courtyard, I can still look for them outside!"
"That's right." Nan Yi got married too quickly. From the time Li Jia found out, it only took three days until he got married.
It's really a bit rushed, but that's normal. The weather is getting colder and colder. It's better to get married now than in the dead of winter.
And the reason why Nan Yi got married now is probably because of the cold weather! There is a difference between burning two fires and burning one fire!
With the coal coupons issued by the street office, it is definitely not enough to burn two stoves, but it is more than enough to burn one stove.
Although there is only one person in Nanyi, the number of coal stamps is the same. This is not based on head, but on household basis.
Of course, there are exceptions, that is, there will be more big households, but in the entire No. 7 Courtyard, no two can reach the level of big households.
It is estimated that Liang Ladi did not want her children to freeze for another year, so she married herself to Nan Yi.
This is good, and the backyard will be more lively in the future.
In fact, this is not the only happy event, there is also He Yuyu who is also engaged. Yes, it is Qin Han who Li Jiayi introduced to her.
However, we have to wait until Qin and Han graduates to get married, but it is still a happy event.
It was Saturday in a blink of an eye. Needless to say, Li Jiayi skipped class in the afternoon.
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After returning home, I drove a tricycle to Pigeon Market to sell fish for an afternoon, and then returned home.
There are too many fish in the space now, and the factories are not willing to take them. Also, who would want fish when there is pork!
No, during this period, Li Jia would go to the pigeon market to sell fish whenever he had nothing to do.
Although not as many people buy this stuff as pork, there are still quite a few.
No matter what, this is meat! It’s better than nothing!
The main reason is that Li Jiayi sells it relatively cheaply. A fish weighing six pounds only costs two yuan without a ticket.
You know, in aquatic product shops, even if you buy this fish with a ticket, it costs one yuan and eighty-nine yuan!
Yes, the fish at the aquatic product shop sells for 30 cents per catty, and you still have to use a ticket. In this way, it is much cheaper.
But if Li Jiayi wants to deal with these fish, it's cheaper. It's better than throwing them in a static space.
But even so, it only cost more than a thousand yuan in one afternoon, which is incomparable to selling pork.
This is not about how many things were sold, but how much they were sold for.
Halfway through, Li Jia put the things prepared for Nan Yi into the carriage.
He had prepared a lot for Nan Yi! There were eight carps, eight chickens, and eight elbows in total.
In addition to these, thirty pounds of pork, ten pounds of beef and ten pounds of mutton were also prepared.
The rest are vegetables, mainly radishes and cabbage, as well as potatoes, onions, carrots, garlic sprouts, etc.
He didn't take out anything else, but this was enough. At least there were garlic sprouts that could be used as vegetables.
In fact, there are vermicelli in Li Jiayi’s space! But after thinking about it, I forgot about it.
Even if he doesn't take it out, Nan Yi will go to his house to get it, because Nan Yi knows that he has this at home.
You can take it home when the time comes.
Li Jiayi came back relatively late, and sure enough, as soon as he entered the courtyard through the back door, he was surrounded.
"Uncle Nan, are you okay? Can I forget it?"
"Oops! Plus one! It's not that Uncle Nan doesn't believe you, I just want to see what's missing and I'll find a solution here."
"Jiayi, what did you get back?" He Yuzhu asked.
"Are there any vegetables?" Liao Kai also asked.
Li Jiayi himself gave him a look and said: "Uncle Liao, what are you thinking about? I have to prepare vegetables for so many people! But it's not nothing, do garlic sprouts count?"
"Count it! Why doesn't it count?"
"Then there is."
Li Jiayi quickly took out the things. Seeing the things Li Jiayi took out, even He Yuzhu took a breath.
Apart from anything else, those eight big elbows are so eye-catching!
Liao Kai looked at these things, turned to Nan Yi and said: "These are basically enough."
"So much is basically enough? What do you want to do?" He Yuzhu asked as if he had never seen the world.
"Zhuzhu! Nanyi is talking about big things, how can he be perfunctory!"
"It's enough to hold these big events! In all these years, I have never had such a generous banquet."
At this time, Nan Yi turned his head and looked at Ye Xin standing next to him and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to borrow some of your vermicelli."
"What are you borrowing? Go to the wing and get as much as you need."
Li Jiayi doesn't eat vermicelli very much, so he can't eat much of his family's vermicelli.
The twenty kilograms of vermicelli that Li Jiayi brought back in early October has been almost two months old, and there is probably still a dozen kilograms left.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. Let's do this. I can't get the vermicelli either. I'll give you money later!"
"No, it's not worth much money." Ye Xin shook his head and said.
Originally, Li Jiayi thought he would start working on it tomorrow morning! Unexpectedly, the three people took the things to Nan Yi's house and started to do it.
That's right, if you work harder today, it will be easier tomorrow. Anyway, these tasks are theirs, and it doesn't matter whether they work early or late.
And if we do it today, Nan Yi will help. If we do it tomorrow, it will be the work of Liao Kai and He Yuzhu.
Who goes to work on their wedding day? And that was before marriage.
At around five o'clock the next morning, Li Jiayi came out of the space.
I thought he had gotten up early enough, but when he got downstairs, he realized that he had gotten up late.
Not only my parents are up, but also my eldest sister, second sister, and cousins are all up.
What surprised Li Jiayi the most was that both his eldest and second brothers came over.
But he soon understood what was going on. Nan Yi was getting married today, and the eldest and second brothers not only had to follow him to pick up the bride, but they also had to work when they came back.
As for the eldest and second sisters, they probably just watch the fun and help out.
"Why do you all get up so early?" Li Jiayi asked.
"Aren't you the same?" said the second brother.
"Of course it's different! I got up because I'm going back to the village today."
"Ah! Jiayi, are you going back to the village?" asked the second brother.
Li Jiayi gave him a look and said, "Aren't you asking questions knowingly? Which Sunday won't I go back?"
"No, of course I knew when I went back before. It's just that it's so cold now. Why don't you go back?"
"He's not cold." Li Aimin added.
After hearing what his uncle said, Li Cheng thought about it and it was true. After the weather got cold, Li Jia installed the glass carriage as soon as he went out.
With the current weather, as long as it's not blown by the wind, it's really not too cold.
"Mom and Dad, why are you getting up so early?"
"Nanyi has any relatives here? Your dad and I will get up and help."
"Okay!"
In fact, not only his parents were going to help, but Xu Wenwen, Qian Meilian and He Yuyu were also going to help.
There are also two sisters, Sun Qingmin and Shi Qiaomei. This was all discussed in advance, but Li Jiayi didn't know about it.
Today Nan Yi is getting married. This is the only one this year. Next year there will be two in this courtyard.
The first one is of course Li Chengqian and Sun Qingmin, because Li Chengqian got married as soon as he reached age.
As for He Yuyu, he has to wait until Qinhan graduates, and even if he wants to get married, it won't be until July.
It's definitely not as early as Li Chengqian's birthday in April.
"Mom and Dad, I'll leave first."
"Son, why don't you leave without eating something?" Ye Xin asked.
"I'm not going to eat. I'll just have some breakfast outside later."
"Okay then!"
"Jiayi, when I came here just now, I saw Brother Zhuzhu making soup. He said that it would be easier to work after drinking the soup. How about you go and have a look?" said the eldest brother.
Li Jia thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."
Li Jiayi hurriedly walked through the Moon Gate to the backyard of No. 7 Courtyard. As soon as he arrived, he saw He Yuzhu holding a bowl, drinking something, and eating steaming steamed buns.
"Hey, is Plus One here?"
"Brother Zhuzi, what did you do?"
"I made some hot and sour soup, do you want to drink it? I'll give you a bowl." He Yuzhu put the bowl down and said.
"Well! Give me a bowl! I just went out after drinking."
He Yuzhu picked up a bowl and filled it with Li Jiayi and handed it over.
Li Jia took a look and saw that there were not only eggs but also day lily in the soup.
Li Jiayi was not polite, he directly picked up a steamed bun, took a sip and ate it.
After finishing a bowl of soup, I also had two steamed buns. To be honest, this is much better than eating breakfast.
This hot and sour soup suits Li Jiayi's appetite very well, because he likes spicy food!
"Hahaha, how is it? Is my soup good?" He Yuzhu asked.
"It's good."
"Would you like another bowl?"
"No need, Brother Zhuzi, everyone hasn't eaten yet!"
As soon as Li Jia finished speaking, he heard Liao Kai say: "You two can do it! Let's eat first."
"Uncle Liao."
"You haven't left yet?"
"Let's just go. Shouldn't we have something to eat first?"
“It’s good, we don’t have to eat breakfast outside.”
"Yes." Li Jia nodded.
"Have you finished eating Zhuzi?" Liao Kai asked.
"What?"
"When you are done eating, go and ask everyone to come over and eat! Start working after eating."
"Okay, I'll call someone right now, and you can eat!"
After He Yuzhu went to call someone, Li Jia said to Liao Kai, "Uncle Liao, I'll leave first."
"Go! Be careful on the road."
"Know."
As soon as Li Jia returned to Dongkua Yard, he started the tricycle and left the yard.
It’s not cold at all while driving a tricycle, and it’s even a little warmer than staying in the yard.
Yes, it’s windy even when you’re in the yard! There was no wind in the car.
But this time I have to tell the villagers when I go back that if it snows on Sunday, don’t kill the pigs.
Because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to make it by then, which was normal. His tricycle wouldn't be able to run even if it snowed a little bit.
He could use a sled, but that would have to wait until the snow stopped!
There is no shed for the sled! If you run in the snow, you probably won’t see anyone else anywhere.
We had already finished our meal, so there was no need to stop anymore. After leaving the city, we headed towards Lijiacun.
There is no problem at all with the tricycle on the small road, it is much closer.
Even though it was cold now, he still arrived at Lijiacun at around eight o'clock.
It was still the same tune as before. No matter how far away you were, you could hear screams one after another in the village.
It is estimated that many people will kill pigs again today. Not only did Li Jiayi think of the snow, but the people in the village also thought of it.
Everyone knows that the road will be difficult to walk after it snows. It is estimated that Li Jiayi will have to wait until a good day comes.
In this case, it is better to kill the pig in advance, and it is safer to keep the money in your own pocket.
Li Jiayi still didn't go to the village, but went directly to his grandma's house.
Although the door is open today, my grandparents are not in the yard, but in the house.
Yes, it’s not warm today!
But when she heard the sound of the engine, grandma still came out of the house.
"Come on, grandson, come inside and warm yourself up." Grandma came up and took Li Jiayi's hand and said.
"Okay grandma, but wait a moment."
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, grandma asked: "Did you bring something here again?"
"Yeah! I brought some lard, and also some sesame paste and sesame salt."
When she heard it was pork suet, sesame paste and sesame salt, grandma said nothing more.
Because these are all needed, but Li Jiayi not only brought these, he also brought some vegetables to his grandparents.
Tomatoes, garlic sprouts, spinach, beans, cucumbers, eggplants, etc.
Except for spinach, which cannot be stored very well, there is no problem in storing anything else for three to five days.
In the current weather, as long as it doesn't freeze outside, it won't be a problem even if it stays for ten or eight days.
"You kid, why did you bring so many vegetables here again! The ones you brought last week haven't been finished yet."
"Grandma, you and grandpa should eat more vegetables and supplement vitamins. If you can't finish them all, you can give some to your uncle's family."
"I've already given it, otherwise there will be more leftover. How much can your grandpa and I eat? You gave so much at once."
Li Jiayi scratched his head and said: "Then I will give less next time."
"Yeah!"
Li Jiayi forgot to calculate the population. He gave the food according to the family's weekly allowance. It was impossible for grandparents, uncles and aunts to finish all the food.
When he came into the house, Li Jiayi saw his grandfather lying on the recliner and smoking, and there was also a fireplace in the house.
This fireplace was also repaired in 1958. Because the house is relatively small, the fireplace is also small.
But even so, this room is extremely warm.
"Okay, grandpa, the fireplace is lit."
"Of course, why not use it if you have it?"
"Same."
In order to burn the fireplace in winter, my grandfather usually went to the back mountain to collect firewood when he had nothing to do.
Now there are not only a lot of firewood piled in the yard, but also a lot of firewood piled outside the yard.
I guess it will last for a few years without any problem.
"Grandpa, when will the other pig be killed?" Li Jiayi asked.
"Just give it a while! Let it last longer."
Grandma's family has three pigs. Originally, according to the old man's idea, they were killed and eaten during the New Year.
After Li Jiayi's persuasion, one was left and the other two were killed and sold for meat.
One was killed some time ago, but now there is still one left.
"That's okay, it's up to you."
Li Jiayi didn't care, even if he didn't sell one of them, he would still have to spend money without his grandparents.
Many elderly people have the idea of saving money for retirement, but grandparents do not.
It’s not that grandparents don’t save money, but they don’t save money for retirement.
"Come, grandson, drink some tea and warm yourself up." Grandma poured a jar of tea and handed it over.
"Grandma, I can do it myself. Sit down and rest!"
"Grandma is not tired."
"By the way, eldest grandson, the eggs collected this week are all in the West House. You can take a look at them later."
"Grandma, look what it's doing! Just put it on when you leave."
It is becoming more and more difficult to collect eggs now, mainly because many chickens no longer lay eggs.
There are a lot more chickens and ducks than before, and they were probably killed if they stopped laying eggs.
In rural areas, as long as there are chickens, there will be no shortage of chicks, because everyone hatches them themselves.
Some old egg-laying hens will hold a nest and hatch some chicks when they no longer lay eggs.
So just kill them, and wait for the chicks to be raised for more than half a year before they can lay eggs.
Of course, everyone will not kill all the old hens, but only part of them. After all, it takes some time for the chicks to grow up.
"By the way, grandson, grandma will make it for you whatever you want to eat for lunch."
"Grandma, I will eat whatever you make. Anyway, I like to eat whatever you make."
Hearing Li Jiayi's words, grandma couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear with joy.
Only grandpa curled his lips next to him, but he had to admit that his eldest grandson's mouth was really good at coaxing people.
Now that the uncle's adult pigs have been sold out, there is basically nothing to do except for him going over to help others when they are killing pigs.
In this case, when the meat is harvested, grandpa and uncle can help, so grandma and aunt can cook.
Sure enough, just after nine o'clock, the uncle and aunt came over.
"Dad, Mom." The uncle and aunt came in and said hello first.
"Are you done?" Grandpa asked.
"Well! Now all that's left is to clean up." The uncle nodded and said.
The uncle had gone to kill pigs for others. The pigs had been killed and all that was left to do was to clean up. It is likely that others knew that he was coming over to do some work, so they asked him to come over first.
"Uncle and aunt." Li Jiayi also stood up quickly to say hello.
"Sit down and say, what are you standing up for?" the uncle said, pressing Li Jiayi on the chair.
"Plus one, won't Cheng Qian and Cheng Hou have a day off today?" asked the aunt.
"The eldest brother and the second brother are both off today, but an uncle with whom we have a good relationship is getting married, so they went to help."
"That's it!"
She probably asked because she saw Li Jiayi coming back in a car with a shed.
Unfortunately, what the aunt didn't know was that even if Li Jiayi was driving a tricycle with a shed, it was impossible for Li Jiayi to let his eldest brother and second brother follow him.
Unless he didn't come back to collect things, how could he collect these things into the space?
"Jiayi, who are you close to in the courtyard? Isn't Liao Kai already married?" Grandpa asked.
(End of chapter)