Chapter 71 Typhoon is coming

Chapter 71 Typhoon is coming

Chapter 71 Typhoon is coming
Li Changle walked to the first floor breathlessly, thankful that his father's ward was on the second floor. If it was one floor higher, he would definitely not be able to carry him down.

Chen Yongwei came over with Huang Bao. The two of them helped Li's father into the car and sat him down. They also asked Li's mother to sit next to him. Then the two of them followed Huang Bao to the side of the road.

Half an hour later, the four got off the minibus and found that the wind was much stronger at the seaside. The branches were swaying back and forth, and the rice in the fields was blown all over the place.

Chen Yongwei rushed to carry Li's father on his back and walked all the way to the village entrance before Li Changle took over.

"Atang, you're discharged from the hospital so soon?" The neighbors who were mending fishing nets in the alley greeted him warmly.

Li's mother said cheerfully, "Ah Le asked the doctor to use good medicine and also injected serum to detoxify. He will get better soon!"

"Grandpa and grandma are back." Li Xiaoyang and his younger brother and sister-in-law greeted them with cheers, "Grandma, we've been waiting here since Third Uncle left."

Mother Li looked at her grandchildren happily and said, "Go home, grandma will make you some lychee and longan tea."

Several granddaughters asked with concern: "Grandpa, does your leg still hurt?"

Father Li said cheerfully, "It doesn't hurt. The doctor said Grandpa is well now!"

Li Xiaozhou looked at him curiously, "Then why don't you go by yourself?"

"Grandpa's legs are weak." Father Li warned them, "Don't go to the bushes, caves, or the foot of the mountain to play in the future. Remember?"

"Remember." The children agreed and went back to playing.

"Dad, Mom, you're back!" Zhou Ruonan and her three sisters-in-law came out from the house to greet them.

Zhou Ruonan took out the walking stick that Li Changle had made. "Ah Le went to the grove to cut it. It's about the same size as a walking stick. He also bought two large pig's trotters and said we'd eat them together tonight."

"Good!" Mother Li was very happy when she saw the harmonious group of people. She felt that it was not in vain that she raised her son and treated her daughter-in-law well over the years.

Li Changle carried Li's father into the house and found that the room was pitch black, as if it had already gotten dark.

"Anan, turn on the light. I can't see clearly in the inner room."

After settling down, Li Ersao asked about the hospital expenses, "Calculate how much we should pay, and I'll give it to you."

"I paid three hundred in advance, and there are six dollars left. My mother gave me ninety-six dollars, and my family gave a total of one hundred and ninety-eight dollars." Li Changle said as he took out all the receipts and placed them on the table.

He suddenly felt that people like his second sister-in-law were also very good. They didn't have to be like some families in the village, where brothers would quarrel over trivial matters.

Mrs. Li glanced at the receipt and nodded, "One hundred and ninety-eight. If we split it evenly among the three of us, it's exactly sixty-six dollars per person. I'll go get it for you right away."

Li Changhuan has not yet married, so he lives with the two elders and does not have to pay his share of the money.

"Second sister-in-law," Li Changle scratched his head, "I want to buy my father's fishing boat. If you agree, don't rush to give me the money."

Mrs. Li nodded readily, "As long as Dad agrees, I have no objection."

She also hoped that Li Changle would have his own things to do. If he continued to be lazy and unfocused as before, her parents-in-law would still find ways to subsidize them, and in the end the trouble would still fall on them.

Li Changle didn't expect that she would agree without even thinking about it, and said gratefully: "Thank you, second sister-in-law, thank you, eldest sister-in-law!"

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "You told me that day, so I told Ah Zhen. I'm selling the boat to you, but you have to work hard in the future. You can't fish for three days and rest for two days!"

"Don't worry, I won't." Li Changle looked at Li's father and mother with a smile, "My eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law have agreed, and my eldest brother and second brother will definitely have no objection. Dad, have you decided how much you want to sell the boat for?"

"The bow is broken, and it will cost a lot of money to repair it. I discussed it with your mother and asked Ah Le to take out 350 yuan and sell the fishing boat and fishing nets to him.

Sanbaiwu is a little biased towards Ah Le, and your mother and I also want to help him so that he can have a job and support his family in the future."

Seeing that the two older daughters-in-law had no objections, Mr. and Mrs. Li happily told them the price that had been agreed upon long ago.

Because Ah Le wanted to form a partnership with Ah Wei, the price they asked for was not too cheap, otherwise they would suffer a loss.

It's good to have Awei with them. That kid is down-to-earth and they feel more at ease with him helping to look after the impatient Ale.

After A Le left that day, the old couple were glad that they had forced A Le to go with them to sea to set traps and cast nets to catch fish. Otherwise, let alone buy a boat to go out to sea, even if they gave him the boat for free, he would not be able to do anything.

Mrs. Li looked at Mrs. Li II. The six-meter-long fishing boat plus the fishing nets only cost three hundred and fifty yuan in total. The price was a bit low, but it was much higher than they expected.

The two thought that the parents-in-law would sell it for more than 200 yuan at most, so 350 yuan was really a bit beyond their expectations.

Thinking about Ah Le and Ah Wei working together as a partnership, I feel that this price is reasonable.

Father Li saw that neither of them expressed their opinions, "Ah Le, give the money to your sister-in-law. If your money is not enough, you can give it to us later."

"Yes, yes!" Li Changle asked Zhou Ruonan to bring the money, and gave the money that should be given to the two sisters-in-law, and the money that should be given to their parents. Three hundred and fifty yuan, each of them got eighty-seven and a half yuan, minus the sixty-six yuan hospitalization fee, and twenty-one and a half yuan had to be given to the eldest and second sons.

Zhou Ruonan gave the money to her two sisters-in-law and said gratefully, "Thank you, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law."

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Why are we being so polite? You are the one who helps take care of the children at school, and we haven't even thanked you yet!"

"Sister-in-law is right. We as a family don't need to be so polite." Mrs. Li was rarely polite.

She had no opinion about Zhou Ruonan and she liked him very much. The one she was dissatisfied with was Ale. As long as he could work steadily in the future and cause less trouble to the family, it didn't matter if they suffered a little loss!

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li's second wife took the money and gave it to Mother Li, "Mother, take this money and buy some nutritious food for Dad to nourish him."

Mother Li looked at the money in her hand, her lips trembling, "You have this intention, and mother and father are happy." She was about to stuff the money back into their hands, "Take the money..."

"Mother," Mrs. Li interrupted her, "We didn't take a penny from Dad's medical expenses. You can keep some money with you in case he catches a cold or something."

"Yes!" Mother Li happily gave the money to Father Li, "Look, this is from Afang and Azhen."

As the saying goes, a good son is not as good as a good daughter-in-law, and a good daughter is not as good as a good son-in-law. Although they have no abilities in this life, their daughters-in-law and sons-in-law are all good.

In this respect, they are better than most families in the village.

Li Changle only deducted 66 yuan from the bill and took out 160 yuan and handed it to Father Li. "Dad, we have earned some money these days.

Together with the 150 that Awei gave me, I will give you this much first, and I will make up the difference when I earn money."

Father Li looked at the money in his hand, feeling somewhat reluctant as he thought that the fishing boat that had accompanied him for most of his life and helped him support his family would now be handed over to the third son.

"After the bow of the boat was damaged, I wanted to save money to convert it into a motor boat. I asked and was told it would cost 310 or 320 yuan to complete the whole process. Finally, we settled on 300 yuan.

I originally planned to save up enough money before going, but I didn’t expect that man proposes, God disposes, and before I could save up enough money, I was bitten by a snake.”

He looked at Li Changle and said, "Ah Le, your mother and I can't help you anymore. You are a man, you need to work hard. You can't let Nan, a woman, take care of your family."

Li Changle saw that he was a little sad, so he smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry, Dad. When your leg is healed, I will pay you and ask you to help me."

Father Li rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "You're bragging before you even start working. You should earn some money to refit the boat first!"

Li Changle hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I will definitely work harder in the future."

Before he could finish his words, the door was blown against the wall with a bang, and the rice basket and electric lamp hanging on the beam were swayed left and right by the wind.

"It's windy, very windy." Li Xiaohai ran in with two pieces of clothes in his arms, "Mom, it's windy, all the dried fish have been blown down by the wind."

"Oh oh!" Zhou Ruonan, Li Changle and others hurried out.

Outside the house, the wind was whistling, and dark clouds in the sky were rushing towards this side from the southeast like galloping horses. The sky was getting darker and darker, and heavy rain was about to come.

In the yard, the fish drying racks were blown to the ground, and the clothes hung out to dry by several families were also blown everywhere.

Li Xiaoyang and others were running after the winnowing baskets and clothes that were blown away by the wind, while Li Xiaoqing and others were carrying baskets to collect dried fish.

The adults hurriedly helped to put the things into the house. A loud thunder exploded overhead, lightning flashed through the dark clouds, and strong winds brought heavy rain.

Li's mother stood behind the window, looking at the sky that seemed to darken in the blink of an eye, and said thankfully: "Fortunately we came back early. If we had waited an hour or so, the typhoon would have come."

Father Li nodded and said, "Take out the wooden basin and jars, so you won't be too busy later."

Mrs. Li Da and Mrs. Li Er were also busy gathering buckets and basins together, ready to connect the household items wherever they saw water leaking.

At Li Changle's house, Zhou Ruonan put away the dried fish and said thankfully, "Fortunately I was quick, otherwise it would have gotten wet."

"Yes!" Li Changle felt that his father's rheumatic cold legs were more accurate than the weather forecast.

The two little guys were lying on the windowsill. Although the doors and windows were locked, they still made a creaking sound in the wind. The flowers and plants planted by Zhou Ruonan in the yard were also blown all over the place.

Zhou Ruonan looked at the raindrops outside the window that were blown up by the strong wind and hit the glass window, and said worriedly: "There are still many people going out to sea. The strong wind came so suddenly, and the waves must be big. Motor boats are okay, but rowing boats will be troublesome."

Li Changle felt that some people really valued money over life. "As long as they were not rookies who had just gone out to sea, they would have rushed back when they saw that the weather was not right. Could it be that they really valued money over life?"

"Brother, open the door!" Chen Yongwei suddenly ran to the door in the rain.

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