Chapter 106 Excuses, White Lies
Chapter 106 Excuses, White Lies
Five or six minutes later, the boat docked. Li Jiayi got off the boat, thought for a while, and took out half a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket.
He handed it to the boatman and said, "Sir, take this cigarette."
"Kid, what are you doing? Take it back now."
Although Li Jiayi doesn't smoke, he always has cigarettes in his pocket and sometimes gives one to people he meets.
For example, when he went to the street office, he would give a cigarette to the old man who was guarding the door, and sometimes when he went to the pigeon market to exchange tickets with others, he would also hand over a cigarette.
"Uncle, I don't smoke, you can take this!" After saying that, he stuffed it into the boatman's hand and ran away.
Running to the river bank, Li Jiayi took out his pocket watch and took a look. It was just two o'clock.
Thinking that he might arrive before his parents, Li Jiayi felt like laughing.
From where he is now, five or six kilometers west and slightly north is Lijia Village.
Liucun Commune is more than ten kilometers to the northeast.
At this point, my parents might not have arrived at Liu Village yet. Even if they had, they were probably waiting for Sixth Grandpa's ox cart.
After running for a while and seeing that there was no one around, Li Jiayi released Asheng and the other three.
With Ah Sheng and the others following him, Li Jiayi felt that he was running much faster than he could on his own.
In fact, this is normal, because he can't run faster than Ah Sheng and the others, so the spirit of competition comes out, and of course he feels that he is much faster.
It was a journey of five or six kilometers, and in less than an hour, Li Jiayi saw Lijia Village.
This time he did not take Asheng and the others away. Instead, he found an excuse to bring Asheng and the others back to the yard.
"Grandma, I'm here." Li Jiayi shouted loudly before reaching the door.
The door opened quickly and grandma appeared in front of him with a look of surprise.
"Oh my eldest grandson! Why are you here at this time?" Grandma asked a little incredulously.
You have to know that her eldest grandson has started school and only has one day off a week, so there is no way he can come over.
This is because she didn't know there was such a thing as a National Day holiday, otherwise she wouldn't be so surprised.
"Grandma, we have three days off, so we came to see you and grandpa."
"Hey! It's only three days off. Why don't you stay at home and rest? Why are you coming here?"
"Grandma, isn't this also a place to rest?"
Just then, Asheng and the other three came to Li Jiayi. Seeing them, grandma was frightened and quickly pulled Li Jiayi aside and stood in front of him.
"Where did this dog come from?"
To be honest, Li Jiayi was very touched when he saw his grandmother standing in front of him. He didn't expect that his grandmother was still protecting him at this time.
He quickly pulled grandma and said, "This is my dog, don't worry."
"Your dog?" Grandma asked in surprise.
"Ok!"
After getting the confirmation, grandma breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Why do you keep several dogs this big? What if one bites you?"
"Don't worry, grandma. They are very obedient and won't bite you." Li Jiayi said, holding his grandmother's hand.
"Okay! Let's go inside and rest and drink some water." After saying that, he pulled Li Jiayi and walked into the yard.
"Grandma, where is grandpa?" Li Jiayi asked when he came to the yard and did not see his grandpa.
"Your grandpa went to the mountains to pick up branches."
"Picking up branches?" Li Jiayi felt speechless as he looked at the piles of firewood in the yard.
These piles of firewood are enough to burn for two or three years. Why bother picking up branches?
But if you think about it, you can understand it. There is nothing to do at home. It would be nice to go out for a walk and pick up some firewood. After sitting down, grandma poured him an enamel pot of boiling water and asked, "Don't your parents have a holiday?"
"Yes, they are here too. They should still be on their way at this moment."
"On the way? You didn't come with them?" asked Grandma.
"No, I went to Mentougou to get these three dogs! So I didn't come with them. I didn't expect that I arrived earlier than them."
Hearing what Li Jiayi said, looking at the three dogs squatting quietly beside her, grandma said, "You came here by boat, right? That means you must have come earlier than your parents."
"Yes, and the boatman hasn't charged me yet."
"Yes! We are all fellow villagers. Although our village is a little far away, we won't charge any money."
Before Li Jia had finished drinking the water in the enamel jar, Li Laogen came back from outside carrying a bundle of firewood.
Seeing that Li Jiayi was also surprised, he put down the firewood and asked, "Your parents didn't come with you?"
Obviously grandpa knew about the National Day holiday, otherwise he wouldn't have asked this.
"They didn't come together, but they are here too. They should be riding Sixth Grandpa's ox cart to drive here now."
"You weren't with them?"
"I..." There was no other way, Li Jiayi could only repeat what he had said to his grandma before.
"So that's how it is! But these three dogs are really big." Grandpa said, looking at Asheng and the others.
In fact, there was one more thing he didn't say, which was that he had never seen such a big dog in his life.
It is much bigger than the wolves in the mountains. If it fights with the wolves, it will probably kill a large number of them.
To be honest, it's hard to say. Although Asheng and the others eat well and drink spiritual spring water, it's hard to say who will win or lose if they really fight with the wolves.
Of course, in terms of lifespan or physical fitness, Asheng and the others are definitely stronger.
But Asheng and his friends are not that wild! They can't be compared with the wolves in the mountains. You won't know until you have a real fight.
"Grandpa, have you smoked the cigarettes I brought you last time?" Li Jiayi asked.
"I smoked it. Why not? Are you waiting for your uncle to come and take it away for me?"
"Huh!" Li Jia was stunned. He didn't expect that his uncle, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would do such a thing.
It’s funny to think about it, but it’s also his fault. Every time he comes, he only brings good cigarettes and alcohol for grandpa, and never thinks of bringing anything for uncle.
"Have you finished your drink?"
"I didn't drink the wine. Your uncle didn't dare to take my wine, so he secretly took my cigarettes."
"Grandpa, uncle might have taken it out to show off." Li Jiayi explained on behalf of his uncle.
"What's the point of maintaining a facade? What kind of facade does he have to maintain? He just wants to smoke the good cigarettes my eldest grandson brought over."
Li Jiayi didn't know how to respond to this, and he had no way to respond.
"By the way, Grandpa, has the house been repaired?" Li Jiayi asked, changing the subject.
"It has been repaired. The beams and everything have been replaced, and as you said, wooden boards have been nailed to the beams."
"But it looks like it hasn't been repaired at all?" Li Jiayi asked puzzledly.
"Nothing else has been touched, so of course you can't see anything. You'll know if you go inside and take a look."
"Has Uncle's house been repaired as well?"
"We repaired it together. Not only your uncle's family, but basically everyone in the village has repaired it. Anyway, everyone in the village listens to what you say."
(End of this chapter)