Chapter 130 The More You Fear Trouble, the More Trouble You'll Get
Chapter 130 The More You Fear Trouble, the More Trouble You'll Get
Brother Li nodded, "That's right. The more you fear trouble, the more trouble you'll have. To deal with people like the Wang family, you have to be more shameless and cruel than them."
After hearing this, Father Li and Big Brother Li seemed to be thinking deeply, wondering if they had been too conciliatory in the past.
Li Changle slapped the money on the table, "Share the money! Share the money! Anyone who sees it gets a share!"
"As long as we see there's a share, shouldn't we all have one?" Mrs. Li said happily.
"We have them all!" Li Changle counted out one hundred and one with a smile and placed them in front of Chen Yongwei. "Yours, take them."
"Hehe, I earned everything back." Chen Yongwei put the money in his pocket happily.
Li Changle counted out two more fifties and placed them in front of the second and first brothers Li, "Brother, this is for you."
The two brothers hurriedly pushed the money away, "We can't take it. What can we do with the money they gave you as compensation?"
"If it weren't for your help tonight, it wouldn't be so easy to catch Wang Mazi and A Biao." Li Changle took the gun and stuffed it into the two men's hands, "Take it. If you don't take it, you don't treat me as your brother."
Zhou Ruonan also said: "Big brother, second brother, take it, Brother Ale is giving it to you sincerely."
I have relied on my parents and my older and younger brothers for help over the years. Now that family is doing better, I should repay them for their kindness.
"Then we'll shamelessly accept it." The two brothers accepted it with a smile and handed it to their wives. "There are still fish and crabs in the net. Let's clean them out to prevent them from getting smelly."
"How can we take so much money?" Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li didn't expect him to give them the money. They didn't know what to say.
Zhou Ruonan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you have helped us a lot in the past. Besides, when we arrested Wang Mazi and A Biao today, our eldest and second brothers also helped."
"Brothers should help each other. We are family and we don't have different opinions. Look, we have accepted the money you brought."
After saying this, Mrs. Li Da and Mrs. Li Er happily went out to help clean up the traps.
Li Changle counted out fifty and gave them to Li's mother, "Mother, take this. You and father also helped make the trap."
Mother Li smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "Oh! We have it too!"
"All of them!" Li Changle smiled and put the money in Zhou Ruonan's hand, "The rest of the money belongs to my wife."
"The money should be given to Anan." Li's mother said happily.
"There is corn and hot water in the pot. Go and get some for your brother and the others." Zhou Ruonan blushed and went into the house with the money.
The family happily cleaned the trap net and hung it up to dry before going back to their rooms to rest.
Li Changle walked into the room and saw the new clothes placed on the bedside, as well as his better shirt and pants. "An Nan, have you packed the dried fish and seafood? It's a rare trip back home, so you should bring more back."
"I brought all the dried oysters and dried fish. Take less fresh ones. My mother won't be able to finish them if you bring too much."
"Bring them all with you, so we don't have to go there. My mother-in-law even bought seafood for us to eat."
"Yeah!" Zhou Ruonan looked at the children and didn't see any mosquitoes biting them, so she went to bed and said, "Go to bed, it's already past twelve o'clock, and you have to get up early tomorrow morning!"
There are only two buses a day from the town to Lucheng, one at 7 a.m. and one at 2 p.m. If you miss it, you will miss it.
"Yeah!" Li Changle yawned, "Get up at six tomorrow morning, stop a tractor at the entrance of the village, go to Tuxia Bridge first to sell the earth dragons, and then go to Lucheng."
"Okay." Zhou Ruonan pulled down the light cord.
The next morning, Li Changle was still in a daze when she heard Zhou Ruonan calling her to get up, followed by the voices of her two sons.
I opened my eyes and saw my eldest son standing in front of the bed with a grin on his face, "Dad, do you think I look good?"
"Looks good!" Li Changle stroked him, "So handsome, so handsome!"
"Dad, am I handsome?" The younger son hurriedly squeezed next to his brother.
"Handsome, two handsome boys!"
"Let's go see grandma and grandpa." The two brothers said and ran out.
"Slow down, it will be ugly if you fall." Zhou Ruonan hurriedly chased after him and warned.
"got it!"
The two brothers happily ran to their grandparents' house and said, "Grandma, Grandpa, look, my mom made this for us."
Mother Li came out carrying a cloth bag. Seeing the two brothers, she touched their heads lovingly and said, "Wow! Whose children are these? They are so cute!"
"Your child!" Li Xiaozhou pulled the ribbon on his chest, "Grandma, it looks good, doesn't it? It's the same as uncle's. My dad said we are handsome little boys."
"Yes!" Li's mother walked out with the bag, "Be clean on the road. If your new clothes get dirty, it won't look handsome when grandma sees them."
"I know." Li Xiaohai looked at her carrying a bag and asked, "Grandma, what are you carrying?"
"The glutinous rice is for your grandmother." Mother Li walked into the room and saw Zhou Ruonan carrying porridge out. She smiled and said, "Here are a few kilograms of glutinous rice. Take it to your mother."
"Mother, you've already brought a lot of things." Zhou Ruonan hurriedly put down the rice bowl. Li's mother brought a lot of things over, including several kinds of dried fish and dried shrimps, and she was worried that the two of them couldn't carry them all.
"A few kilograms of glutinous rice isn't heavy." Mother Li put the bag in the backpack. "I'll help take care of the chickens and ducks. You can stay there for one night and come back."
Zhou Ruonan nodded, "Mother, the day after tomorrow Ah Le will go to Shuilu Zhang to pick up the boat to go home. We will stay for one night and then return. Please help me prepare the incense and candles."
Mother Li nodded happily, "I know, the day after tomorrow will be a good day, and everything will go smoothly after the boat returns."
The family happily had breakfast and greeted Mr. and Mrs. Li. The couple, carrying a backpack filled with dry goods and their child, walked towards the village entrance.
A family of four arrived at the entrance of the village and waited for about two or three minutes, but the tractor didn't come. They thought they couldn't just wait here. What if they waited until the minibus from the town left and the tractor didn't come, they would miss the time.
I think it's better to stop a car while walking. If there is one, that's the best. If not, I won't miss the minibus in town that will take me to the bridge.
The sensible Li Xiaohai held his brother's hand and followed the two of them. After walking for a while, they heard the rumbling sound of a tractor coming from behind.
"Dad, the tractor is here." The two brothers shouted happily.
Li Changle hurriedly stopped and waved. When the tractor came closer, he found that it was Li Changqing who was driving it. The two little guys cheered happily because they had a tractor to ride on.
"Come up quickly. Where are you going so early?" Li Changqing asked in a hoarse voice.
"We are going to Lucheng to visit my mother-in-law. You can just drop us off at Tuxia Bridge."
Li Changle put the things away and carried the child onto the truck bed. The tractor started moving with black smoke coming out.
When they arrived at Fenghuang Street, after the family got off the car, Li Changle saw that the roadside shop was open, so he put the things next to the shop, asked the mother and her two daughters to wait there, and hurried to the restaurant carrying the bamboo basket.
Just as he was about to knock on the door, it opened. A Kun looked at him in surprise, "A Le, have you been waiting for a long time, or did you just arrive?"
"Just arrived, just arrived!" Li Changle smiled and put down the oilcloth bag and opened the bag. "Uncle Kun, take a look at the earth dragon we got last night."
Ah Kun leaned over to take a look and exclaimed, "Fuck, it's really a dirt dragon, and it's so big."
Then he reached out and grabbed the big one and lifted it up, "Oh my goodness, what a good thing! I heard it's very difficult to dig this thing out. You guys are amazing!"
Thinking about what the boss said last night, asking him to bring back a few earth dragons to compensate the Hong Kong businessman who took the lead, to entertain him well, and to finalize the investment project as soon as possible, he didn't expect that Ale would deliver them today, and they were all good stuff, which was simply great.
"My eldest brother is back, and he figured it out. If it were me, I probably wouldn't have been able to do it."
"Your eldest brother can also dig earth dragons. Ask him to bring more good stuff like this."
"They said we'll go check again today and Awei will deliver it to us if we get it." Li Changle said with a smile, "Uncle Kun, my wife and children are still waiting on the side of the road. Please weigh them quickly, as we still have to catch the bus to Lucheng."
"Okay, I'll weigh it for you right away." A Kun took two steps, turned back and said, "Everything is 15 yuan per pound."
"Okay!" Li Changle happily picked up the net bag and waited for him to come out with the scale to weigh it.
The four earthen dragons weighed a total of twelve pounds and six ounces, and were sold for one hundred and eighty-nine yuan. He gave A Kun a five-dollar kickback, packed up the money, and quickly rushed to the side of the road.
Just as I had relaxed for a while there, the bus to Lucheng arrived.
The couple got on the bus with their two children, and the family of four rode around in the car for two hours. The bus passed through an ancient city wall and rode around for a while before arriving at Lucheng Bus Station.
After getting off the bus, it still takes another half an hour to walk to the old street where Zhou's mother lives.
Li Changle got off the rickshaw carrying her things and waved to a rickshaw driver who was soliciting passengers not far away. The driver came up to them enthusiastically and helped them put the things on the pedal. The two of them sat down holding their children, and the driver pedaled the rickshaw towards the old street.
In the past, when two people brought their children here, Zhou Ruonan was never willing to ask for help. They always carried the seafood on their backs and held or carried the children.
As soon as Huang Bao arrived at the street corner, the aroma of baked cakes hit him in the face. Various side dishes were placed on both sides of the street, and occasionally there was a stall selling fresh goods.
Li Xiaozhou greeted the neighbors he knew, "Grandma Lu, we're here to see your grandmother. Are you buying vegetables?" When he saw someone selling iced water, he asked, "Grandma Zhang, your business is booming!"
"Xiaozhou is here! Anan is back!" Familiar neighbors greeted them with smiles as they looked at the mother and children dressed in new clothes in the rickshaw.
The roulette wheel soon reached the entrance of the first alley. The Zhou family lived in the first building next to the alley. Li Xiaohai and his brother rushed to the old woman selling side dishes who was sitting on a small bamboo chair and shouted happily.
"Grandma, grandma, here we come!"
When Zhou's mother heard the shouts and looked up, she saw the family of four on the rickshaw. She stood up excitedly and walked towards them, "Oh, grandma's dear grandson, my dear baby, you look so beautiful today!"
"Grandma, grandma..." After the rickshaw stopped, the Li Xiaohai brothers jumped off and ran towards their grandma, cheering.
Mother Zhou happily held her grandson's hand and said, "You've grown better. You've become more fleshy than the last time I came." Then she said to the two people who were carrying things downstairs, "Why did you take so much? I can't eat much by myself."
She felt that her daughter and son-in-law were in different spirits this time. Anan's face became rosy, her eyebrows were curved like crescents, and her eyes were narrowed into slits when she smiled.
My son-in-law's skin is not as white as before, but he looks much more energetic than before.
(End of this chapter)