Chapter 26 I'll go with you
Chapter 26: Walking Down the Sign with You
Li Changle smiled and said, "Okay, if you like it, I'll give you some meat when Dad makes some money tomorrow!"
Zhou Ruonan glanced at him and said, "We just ate meat today. If you want to buy more, wait a few days."
"Uh-huh!"
Li Changle took a bite of the satay and then a few mouthfuls of vermicelli. He felt that the vermicelli that had absorbed the satay soup was so delicious. No wonder people said that the taste of satay soup was three times that of crab and comparable to puffer fish soup.
The only drawback was that the weather was too hot. Sweat started running down my neck after a few bites of food. There was no electric fan or air conditioner, only a few old energy-saving and environmentally friendly palm-leaf fans.
Mrs. Li picked up a palm-leaf fan and fanned vigorously a few times. "They said that the radio broadcast this afternoon said that a typhoon was coming soon, and asked the fishing boats that were not out to sea not to go out to sea."
Zhou Ruonan frowned and said, "When will we fight? Big brother and the others haven't returned yet!"
"We're going to Zhoushan fishing grounds this time. A typhoon has hit, so it might land on a nearby island." Mrs. Li thought about it and said, "Uncle is so stingy that he wouldn't even spend money on a maritime radio, but he's willing to spend money on other things."
Li Changle felt that the level of the typhoon this time should not be high, because he had some impression of the strong destructive power of high-level typhoons.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. They will be back in a few days." He asked curiously, "Just now you said that uncle was willing to give away other things, but why didn't I find that he was willing to give away anything? I remember even grandma said that he was a Pixiu, who only takes in but never gives out."
"What can I say about this? If I say it, people will think I am unfilial and reluctant to spend money." Mrs. Li curled her lips, "But like him, when the old lady was alive, I didn't see him being very filial, but now that he is gone, there are many who are willing to spend a lot of money. It's obvious that he is doing it for the living!"
Li Changle then remembered that when the old lady passed away, her uncle insisted on having a grand celebration and the other three families would be considered unfilial if they didn't cooperate, so they had no choice but to follow him.
Two groups of monks chanted sutras to pray for the souls to be reborn, and the Taoist priests chose a day to rebuild the tomb. The brothers all followed suit and their pockets were emptied. In the end, Uncle Li became the most filial son, while the other three families emptied their family assets and were given a reputation for being reluctant to spend money.
Zhou Ruonan picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of sand for Mrs. Li. "Let him be. As long as we have a clear conscience, that's all."
Li Changle smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, which of your sons is filial? When grandma and grandpa are still alive, they know it best. They won't just bless their family. They might come back one day to punish them!"
Mrs. Li glared at him and said, "You stinky Ah Le, you know I'm home alone, but you still say scary things."
Li Changle said with a playful smile: "Big brother said you are so bold that you dare to hit even mice. Are you still afraid?"
"How can they be the same?" Mrs. Li glared at him. "The mouse is alive and visible, but the old lady and the old man are gone. They are ghosts! Who wouldn't be scared?"
Li Changle glanced at Zhou Ruonan quietly. Thinking that he could sleep next to his wife tonight, his heartbeat suddenly quickened. He turned his head and saw the two people in the house who were in the way. His eyes rolled, "If you are afraid, let Xiaohai and Xiaozhou sleep at your house tonight to keep you company?"
Before Mrs. Li could respond, Li Xiaozhou rushed to say, "I'm afraid that grandma will come back. I want to sleep with my mother at home!"
Mrs. Li laughed and said, "You two, Auntie doesn't want to sleep with you guys!"
After hearing this, Li Xiaohai turned his head and looked at his brother who was drinking soup with a spoon, "Xiaozhou, drink less soup, or the Jinshan Mountain will be flooded again in the evening!"
Li Xiaozhou looked at Li Changle and said, "I sleep with my father at night!"
Li Changle sighed secretly and ate in silence. Just as he put down his bowl, Chen Yongwei came over with a crab cage and a ground cage on his back. "Brother, are you done eating?"
Zhou Ruonan said hurriedly, "Awei, come in and eat some more." Chen Yongwei waved his hand quickly, "My grandma cooked a full bowl of rice noodles for me, and it was all full in my throat after I finished it."
Rice noodles are actually made by grinding rice into powder, then making rice noodles as thick as steel wire, and then drying them.
"Grandma Chen is so kind to Awei. There are few young men as strong as him in the village." Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Awei, when will I come back to my parents' home to see you and introduce you to a partner?"
Chen Yongwei's face immediately turned red like a cooked shrimp, "Thank you, sister-in-law, my family is poor, I'm afraid people will look down on me!"
After hearing this, Li Changle hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, don't listen to this silly boy. If there is a suitable one, introduce him to someone else."
Mrs. Li nodded and said, "Yes! I will go back tomorrow morning to check. If the girl has not promised to marry someone, I will come back and tell Granny Chen."
"Don't worry about it!" Li Changle wiped his lips, "An Nan, I'm leaving first. You and your son should go to bed early. Weaving the net at night will waste electricity and eyesight."
"I know what's going on!" Zhou Ruonan thought about it and reminded him, "The longworms will come out to enjoy the cool air at night. Don't go to places with deep grass. Be careful of the longworms."
Li Changle nodded, "Don't worry, we are very careful!"
Li Xiaozhou looked at him and said, "Dad, we've got some big fish and crabs."
"Okay!" Li Changle agreed, went into the house, got a headlamp, a scoop net, and a net bag, and left with Chen Yongwei.
Chen Yongwei carried the trap on his back, and Li Changle followed him, swinging his hands.
Suddenly, a stench of dead fish and rotten shrimp drifted over, "Fuck! Ah Wei, when did you get all these dead fish and rotten shrimp? I almost passed out from the fumes!"
"I was planning to go to the beach tonight to set up traps, and I picked out some small ones to cover them this morning!"
"You are really diligent!" Li Changle walked up to him and walked side by side. "You idiot, just now my sister-in-law said she would introduce you to someone, why are you still being polite? Do you really want to marry Amei?"
"Brother, those were all things that happened when Amei was young!" Chen Yongwei sighed, "My grandma went around asking for favors and gave away a lot of things. She looked at several people, but none of them succeeded. They either thought my family was poor or they thought my grandma followed me.
There was a woman who asked a matchmaker to tell me that as long as I was separated from my grandmother, she would agree to marry me. For the sake of being a woman, I pushed away my grandmother who had worked so hard to raise me. Who am I?"
"Brother, you did the right thing!" Li Changle patted him on the shoulder. "We two brothers must work harder and do better than others, so that our family can be proud. Only then will your grandma not have to go around asking people to introduce you to a date."
He paused, pointed at him, and said, "Look at you. Your hair is so greasy, and you reek of sweat. How can you be a young man? You look like a pick-footed man! Starting tomorrow, clean yourself up. If you keep looking so smelly and dirty, don't come to me!"
Chen Yongwei raised his hand and sniffed, "Fuck! It really smells strong!"
"I just realized it! I have to stay away from you and walk with you down the road!"
"I want to go with you and stink you up, so that Wang Mazi's wife won't have to look at you with eyes lit up every time she sees you!"
"Oh my god!" Li Changle hit him, "Don't ruin my reputation, my An Nan will be shocked if she hears it!"
(End of this chapter)