Chapter 345 The Wind is Coming

Chapter 345 The Wind is Coming

Chapter 345 The Wind is Coming

Li Changle looked at her with a smile in his eyes, stretched out his hand to hold her shoulders, and leaned close to her ear, "I'll bring out the bedding, and we'll sleep on the floor!"

"Just last night..." Zhou Ruonan said, glancing at the grinning Li Changle, "I've been tired all day, and I feel exhausted all over now..."

"You're bored, but I am!" Li Changle hugged her and looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Wife, I am very happy to serve you. Wait for me to make the bed."

Zhou Ruonan watched him quickly open the box and take out the bedding from the box. His tanned skin looked even stronger and more powerful, with ape arms, wasp waist, and strong long legs...

Li Changle took out the quilt, turned around and saw his wife with a rosy face, and put his arm around her as they walked out...

……

In the early morning, the wind and rain suddenly got stronger, with howling wild winds. The strong wind blew in through the cracks in the door, and outside came the sound of trees being broken by the strong wind.

Li Changle was awakened and reached out to pick up the flashlight on the pillow. The power went out in the afternoon and has not come back yet. Fortunately, there are several battery lamps at home, which are much more convenient than lighting kerosene lamps.

Zhou Ruonan also sat up, "Ah Le, the wind is starting to blow again."

"Yes!" Li Changle handed her the flashlight and said, "Go to bed and sleep. I'll go out and take a look. Put away the bedding when I come back."

Zhou Ruonan stood up and folded the quilt. "I'll carry you in. It's so windy outside. I'll go out with you."

"No need!" Li Changle simply picked up the quilt and walked inside, put the quilt on the bed, looked at his two sons, pulled the quilt that had been kicked off to cover them, and then was hugged by Zhou Ruonan.

He grabbed her hand and whispered, "Wife, the public grain has been paid. If you still do that, I will have to drink seahorse wine and sacrifice my life to accompany you!"

"Hateful!" Zhou Ruonan sniffed and pressed her face against his vest, "I just want to hug you."

Li Changle heard her nasal tone when she spoke, so he turned around and held her face, "Why are you crying again?"

Zhou Ruonan was a little embarrassed, and she burrowed into his arms, punched his chest, and said coquettishly, "You're the one who made me cry."

After watching too many short videos and reading too many chicken soup articles, Li Changle understands that women are made of water. They cry when they are unhappy, they cry when they are happy, and they will cry when they feel happy.

"Okay, okay, I made you cry. When I come back from watching, I'll drink seahorse wine to make amends!"

"I don't want to bother with you!" Zhou Ruonan let go of him, "Be careful, just look outside the door, don't go too far."

"Don't worry!" Li Changle leaned over and gave her a kiss, then went out with a flashlight, only to see strong winds and heavy rain, which were whipping the glass windows.

As soon as I opened the door, wind and rain blew in my face. The scaffolding around the new house creaked in the strong wind. Not to mention going out to check, I couldn't even walk into the yard.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew over unexpectedly. He quickly grabbed the door panel and closed the door forcefully. He stood behind the window and watched for a while, then turned around and went back to rest.

……

The storm lasted until dawn, when the rain finally subsided and the wind died down.

It seems that this storm is really coming. Fortunately, everyone has made preparations and is now waiting for the storm to pass.

When Li Changle got up early in the morning, she saw a mess outside the house. Zhou Ruonan and Li Ersao were wearing raincoats and holding bamboo rakes and crowbars to clean up the branches and stagnant water blown by the wind.

"The wind hasn't died down yet, why are you packing up so early?"

"Clean it up so that water doesn't accumulate in the yard."

"Just sweep it casually."

"You little bastard, you don't do it yourself and you don't let others do it."

"Hey!" Li Changle said to his second brother Li who was looking outside, "Brother, shall we go to the beach?"

"It's not even seven o'clock yet. The tide won't go out until after eight o'clock today. You see the wind and rain are still so strong, I don't know when it will go down. Forget about fishing."

“If you don’t fish in the sea, just see if the waves are big!”

"All right!"

Brother Li went back to the house and put on his raincoat and rain boots. The two brothers walked out together and saw the straw covering the Jin family's pit toilet, but they didn't know where it had been blown away by the wind.

The pear tree behind the toilet, which was as thick as a wrist, was blown down, and the dirt road was full of potholes due to the rain, with puddles everywhere.

When we were almost at the intersection leading to the beach, we saw two or three small trees as thick as bowls, which were broken by the wind and were lying across the road.

"Ah Le, wait a minute. I'll go back and get the machete to chop down the tree and take it back to dry for firewood."

"Then you can pull the cart over here."

As Li Changle spoke, he stepped forward and broke the trunk of a tree with only a bit of bark still attached to the stump, pulled it to the side of the road, and then went to deal with another tree.

When Brother Li came over pulling the cart, the two men cut down the broken tree trunk, dragged it onto the cart, tied it up with ropes, dragged it to the side of the road, and then went to the beach.

The tide had risen to its highest point, the wind was whistling, and the white waves were high and fast. Even the big puddle where they usually killed fish was submerged by the tide.

"Look at the waves. I estimate the wind force is at least level six or seven!"

"It looks like I can't retreat today."

"Let's go!" Brother Li turned around and walked back.

Li Changle followed him and pulled the cart back to Nanshan Ao, and saw Father Li and Big Brother Li coming over. "Dad, how's the rice?"

"The rice field near the village is fine, the problem of lodging is not very serious. But for the rice field near the saline-alkali land, a large area of ​​rice has fallen to the ground, and it is not very useful even if we support it.

I have seen that the husks of most of the rice in that field have turned yellow, the grains of some rice have become hard and crisp, and a small number of rice grains still have green on the back.

Father Li looked up and saw that the sky was still dark. "It looks like it's about 8% ripe. We can only wait until the weather clears up before collecting it in time."

"It can only be this way!"

"While the wind and rain are not strong, let's go to Tuxia Bridge to deliver the goods after dinner." Li Changle paused and said, "We can also go to the town to check out the houses."

"Let's go check if there's any leaks!" Father Li thought for a moment, "When I come back, buy some tofu, some meat and some cakes, and make some bowls to go to the master's temple to worship."

"Ok!"

After arriving home, they told Li's mother and daughter-in-law about the situation with the rice. Although everyone had expected this, they still felt sad.

After dinner, Li Changle and Li Erge rode their tricycles towards Tuxia Bridge against the wind.

When passing by the Lord's Temple, I met a few families who came to worship in the rain. They told me that the family that caught the least fish in the village this time also sold them for dozens of yuan.

When they arrived at the Phoenix Restaurant, they went to the kitchen and knocked on the door. When Ayu saw Li Changle, he pulled him aside to ask about Yu Yu.

They were amazed to learn that the fish in the bamboo basket were caught yesterday afternoon.

After weighing them, A Kun said to Li Changle, "A Le, the equipment that the seafood store needs will be here next Monday. Someone from you can go and install it then."

"Thank you, Uncle Kun!"

"Why are you being so polite to me?" A Kun said with a smile, "I have something to tell you. When the wind stops, go pick some of those Buddha's hand snails. Two customers with some background have asked about it several times."

"Okay, wait until the tide goes out and then we'll go take a look."

"Be careful!" A Kun thought about it and said, "We must take protective measures. If there is any danger, don't try to cut the big one. Just get something small."

Li Changle felt warm in his heart, and thought about how he had lied to him, and felt a little guilty, "Uncle, don't worry, we will take protective measures."

"Okay!" A Kun gave him the money.

The remaining four baskets of fish were sold for more than three hundred yuan. The two took the money and went to the shop in Caishi Street.

I opened the door and checked one by one, but found no leaks or water seepage. I closed the door and came out, and saw Lao Chen standing outside the shop looking around.

"Uncle Chen, business is good!" Li Changle smiled and handed over a cigarette.

"Not bad!" Old Chen took the cigarette with a smile, "Ah Le, I heard a few days ago that this shop was bought by someone from our area to open a seafood store. At that time I told Ah Dong that it might be yours, and it turned out to be right!"

Li Changle smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, it's not us who's driving it, it's my sister."

He wouldn't ask them to take care of him. After my sister opens the store, the two companies will be competitors, and it will be impossible for the relationship to be the same as before.

But the Chen family's father and son are both good human beings, and they probably won't do anything shameful. In the future, they just need to look decent on the surface.

Lao Chen gave him a thumbs up and said, "So many people asked but you didn't dare to do it. You are really courageous!"

When he learned that the house was to be sold, his family also thought about buying it and running the business themselves. However, after asking about the price, he did some calculations and felt that he had not yet deposited the money in the bank, and it would be more cost-effective to rent the house with the interest, so he gave up.

I didn't expect that Ale was so brave that he was willing to spend more than 9,000 yuan to buy an old house.

"He's far inferior to your Adong." Li Changle meant what he said. After all, Chen Dong's business was booming in his previous life, and he was one of the top businesses in Shatou Village.

"No wonder Accountant Chen said you are good at talking." Old Chen smiled and patted his shoulder. "Don't forget to give Uncle Chen a share when you get good or big goods in the future."

Li Changle nodded readily, "As long as we can get it, we will definitely do it."

The three of them exchanged a few polite words, and Li Changle and Li Erge rode their tricycles to buy tofu, meat and vegetables. They went to a hardware company to look at the blower, and only after asking did they realize that they still needed industrial coupons.

After hearing this, Brother Li was a little worried. "Ah Le, where can we find industrial vouchers? How about asking Uncle Kun for help?"

Li Changle shook his head. "It will take some time before the house is built. Next time I go to Lucheng, if I can buy a ticket without a ticket, I won't bother Uncle Kun."

"also!"

Brother Li rode his tricycle out of town, thought about it and said, "Ah Le, Chen Dong's business is old, can Ah Xi do better than him?"

"Brother, we each do our own business. As long as Sister does the same as we do with dry goods, and sells genuine goods at fair prices and treats everyone fairly, over time, we will have more repeat customers and our business will flourish."

Brother Li thought about it and agreed. "Everyone in my family is honest. Ah Jin is also an honest man. He would not do something like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"Then it's over!"

Before the two of them left Pan Town, they felt the wind picking up again.

Second brother Li hunched over and pedaled the tricycle with great effort. Li Changle simply got off the tricycle to help push it forward. The two brothers were soaked before they got home.

(End of this chapter)