Chapter 40 It's Someone Else's Fault
Chapter 40 It's Someone Else's Fault
Father Li glared at him in disapproval, "I can't see you here, no one is mad at me, so of course you'll get better soon!"
"Dad, this is not right!"
Li Changle complained with a playful smile, "If you don't believe me, ask Ah Wei. Have I not rested for even a minute in the two days since you came to the hospital? Really, I'm more diligent than you at home, who whips me every day!"
"Uncle Tang, Brother Le really didn't lie. We came back from fishing yesterday afternoon and went to set up traps right after dinner..."
Chen Yongwei immediately told him everything that had happened from yesterday to today, proving that his brother was really diligent.
Father and Mother Li did not expect that they would encounter Fantang again last night. They were so happy that they could not close their mouths. "We have to cook a few dishes when we get home, light incense and pray to thank the Bodhisattva and the God of Wealth for their care!"
"Okay, let An Nan do it with you." Li Changle said as he stood up. "I'll come back to see you tomorrow morning. If you can be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow, I'll come and pick you up early."
Father Li waved his hand quickly, "No, there's no need to pay for the trip! We'll pack our things, go out and catch a minibus and go back."
"His father, Ah Le has to come pick you up." Mother Li said to Li Changle, "Doctor Lin said that your father's legs have been weak for a while, and he will have to rest for a month or two after he is discharged from the hospital and returns home before he can recover!"
"I told you, you see the old man didn't allow me to come!" Li Changle said to Li's father, "Don't worry, I won't spend money recklessly now, but we should save when we should save and spend when we should spend, otherwise what's the point of making money?"
"I'm so frugal because you're so worried. If you had been so diligent earlier, I wouldn't have to be so frugal!"
"Come on! Even if I earn a mountain of gold, you will still save it. If you don't save it for me, save it for your grandchildren and great-grandchildren!"
"Eat firewood!" Father Li grabbed a pillow and hit him with it, saying fiercely, "If I say one thing to you, you have a hundred things to say to me!"
"Hehe!" Li Changle saw him lift it high and then gently put it down, taking the pillow and putting it away, "You have such a strong force in hitting people, you will definitely be discharged from the hospital the day after tomorrow."
"I feel much better this morning. I will definitely be able to go home the day after tomorrow." Father Li said, and then asked, "It is said that a typhoon is coming. Have your brother and his family returned to the ship?"
"I heard they are at the Zhoushan fishing grounds. If they can't come back, they will land on a nearby island."
"That's good. Be careful when you go to the beach these two days and don't go too far." Father Li paused and said, "You work hard and wait for me to be discharged from the hospital.
We go fishing together, save some money to repair the boat, and then go offshore to set up crab traps and crab cages. If we are lucky, we can earn more.”
When Li Changle heard him mention the fishing boat, he hurriedly said, "Dad, I also want to talk to you about the fishing boat."
"you say!"
"Look, I fixed the fishing boat... Instead of making your whole family unhappy, why don't I buy it? What do you think?"
Seeing that he was willing to save money to buy a boat to go out to sea, Li's mother said happily: "His father, I told you when we divided the family property that if you can't work anymore, any of the four of them who wants a boat can buy it with the money.
Ah Huan hasn't changed his job yet, and Ah Ping and Ah An still have a year and a half contract with the ship owner, so you can't do any heavy work for the next six months.
The boat is already broken. If it is left alone for another year or two, the money for repairing it will be enough to buy a new boat. It is better to sell it to Ah Le at a discount now."
In the past two years, he didn't have to hand in fish to the brigade and the cooperative, and the price of second-hand fishing boats also went up. A Le didn't have much money, so the one he owned was just right for him.
If Ah Le wasn't so disappointing and worried that his two older daughters-in-law would say they were partial, they would have asked Ah Le to save money to repair the boat long ago. It's better to go out to sea and fish than to stay at home doing nothing and be gossiped about.
After listening to her mother's words, Li Changle remembered the agreement when they divided the family, and thought it was better this way. Father Li thought of the two older daughters-in-law, who were secretly complaining that they were partial to the third wife. They were partial because Ah Le was not doing his job properly.
It's a good thing that he wants to save money to buy a boat now! Ah Le spent money to buy a boat, which is equivalent to installing a bridle for himself. He should not relapse and hang out with Wang Mazi and others.
Another thing is, if they sell the boat to Ale, he will have his own business and they won't have to subsidize him often. In this way, the two eldest daughters-in-law will not complain behind their backs that they are biased.
"Okay, when I get back and your brother and his crew return, I'll tell them I'll sell the boat to you, and we'll split the money equally."
Li Changle didn't know that the two elders had thought so much. Seeing that they agreed, he said happily: "Okay, wait for my brother and the others to come back, and then you can discuss how much it will cost."
"It's our own boat, so it's good enough." Father Li looked at him and said worriedly, "Luck can be good or bad. Just because you've had good luck these past two days doesn't mean you'll have good luck every day.
Even if you earn two dollars a day, your family will have some income. Don't think the money is too little and not do it. The most undesirable thing is to be unwilling to earn small money even if you can't make big money..."
"I know. You take a rest. I'll leave first."
Seeing his attitude, Li Changle didn't interrupt him. She didn't know how long he would nag, so she pulled A Wei and the two of them left the ward.
Mother Li pulled a stool and sat in front of Father Li's bed. "I told you, it was that bastard Wang Mazi who led Ah Le astray. Now that they have fallen out, look how hardworking Ah Le has become!
When we were at home, we would stay up all night and sleep until noon. Today, we got up so early to collect the traps and send the fish and crabs to town to sell for money. We don’t have to worry about anything in the future!"
"When my mother was alive, she said that Ah Le was not a bad person by nature. It was because we spoiled him too much that he became unacceptable. And then he listened to that bastard Wang Mazi's instigation, and that's why he went astray."
"As the old saying goes, follow a good person and you will become a good person, follow a monk and you will become a good person. Awei is honest and hardworking, and Ale can't be lazy even if he wants to be lazy."
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Li Changle and Chen Yongwei came out of the hospital, looked at the snacks across the street, and pointed at the stall selling huoshaobing, "Let's go buy some huoshaobing for your grandma and the kids."
The sesame cakes they have here are not the same kind sold by Wu Dalang.
The diameter of the pancake is only about ten centimeters. It comes in two flavors: salty and sweet. The dough is made from high-quality flour that is fermented and then mixed with lard to make the pancake crust.
The salty huo shaobing is filled with chopped salt pork and green onions. After wrapping, it is spread with a layer of fragrant crispy oil, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and baked on the inner wall of the huo shaobing oven. The sweet ones are filled with white sugar.
Li Changle remembered that there was a shop near his mother-in-law's house that made excellent sesame cakes. The crust was crispy on the outside and soft and salty on the inside. This time she went there, she would definitely buy a few more for her son.
"Okay!" Chen Yongwei sighed, "I remember when I was a kid, my dad would bring us sesame cakes after he came back from selling seafood."
Li Changle patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry about him all the time. He will feel uneasy down there if you do this."
"Yeah!" Chen Yongwei said with a smile, "Brother, you have done a great job today, I will buy you a fire-baked bun as a reward."
Li Changle stretched out her arms and hugged him, "Let's go, let's go. I've already digested the soaked rice I had this morning. Let's have three first!"
"Thirty is fine!" Chen Yongwei said proudly.
Thanks to our friend Jianxian Hongshi for the support!
(End of this chapter)