Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Chapter 35 Supporting My Niece

"Dad, leave this at home, we can cook it ourselves." Tao Daqiang warmed it up, took some cornmeal steamed bread to fill his stomach, put on his clothes and said to Tao Jianshe:
"Don't let my brother take it away again, and don't send it over. If you send it over, I won't take it home later, because I can't eat it anyway. The New Year is coming soon, and we can't just eat steamed bread during the New Year, right?"

Tao Jianshe didn't respond, so Tao Daqiang went out.

Tao Jianshe knew that his eldest son would definitely be scolded by his wife when he returned, but who could he blame?
He was in a difficult position being caught in the middle, but he knew that he really couldn't send the things to his eldest son anymore.

My youngest son has just started to show some promise. It would be really troublesome if my actions discouraged him.

Although he said that he would be gone in the future, Daqiang still relied on Dayong for help.

But considering my daughter-in-law's personality, it's still unclear whether this will work out. I can't really go to Dayong's house with a shameless face, right?
Tao Dayong returned empty-handed and was indeed scolded by his wife.

"You didn't bring anything back? I saw there were a lot of things on the sled, why didn't you bring them back?"

"The rice and flour I brought back are for Dad." Tao Dayong said as he took off his shoes, "I can't take everything home, right? I brought back all the wood. Dad's house is very cold and there's no coal. I'll bring some coal over in the next two days."

"What to carry? What will we burn at home? Can't Daqiang follow Li's waiter to pull wood? Just let him pull some more!" Ma Chunhong was unwilling to give her own things to her father-in-law.

"Then bring the wood back." Tao Dayong was also a little angry. "The carriage was borrowed by the Li family, and the road was paved by the Li family. Why should they pull it just because you asked them to? At that time, I told them not to bring all the wood back, but you brought all the wood back without leaving a single piece..."

"My brother is getting married next year, and this wood looks good for making furniture..." Ma Chunhong felt guilty and lowered her voice.

"What about your brother? I have no objection to you finding wood for your brother, but should we consider that my father is so old and the house is cold, and send some coal over?"

Ma Chunhong turned her head away and said nothing, obviously unwilling.

Tao Dayong thought about it and felt a little angry at himself for being cowardly. He put on his shoes and prepared to go out.

Ma Chunhong naturally knew what her husband was thinking. She blocked the door and shouted:

"Tao Dayong, if you dare to take the coal out of my house, I will go back to my mother's house!"

"Then get out!" Thinking about what his brother said and what he had done in the past two years, Tao Dayong felt a pain in his heart. He pulled Ma Chunhong away and went out to the coal room.

Damn it, I am nothing!
Ma Chunhong was pushed to the ground by Tao Dayong. Seeing that her husband had no intention of saving her, she sat on the ground and howled.

When Li Long pulled the sled back home, he saw Li Juan and Li Qiang walking angrily from the neighbor's house to their home.

"Juan, Qiangqiang, what's wrong?" Li Long asked hurriedly.

"Uncle, you're back?" Qiangqiang ran over. "My sister and Lu Nier were grabbing thigh stones together. She insisted that my sister's two thigh stones were hers. My sister wanted them, but she refused to give them to her. She even asked her brother to kick us out!"

In the past, Li Long would definitely say "no" generously, but having lived two lives, Li Long knows how sensitive children of Li Juan's age are. If her family does not support her, then there will definitely be a rift in her relationship with her family in the future.

"Come on, uncle will help you get it!" Li Long drove the sled into the yard, and without entering the house, he took Li Juan and Li Qiang to the Lu family.

Liang Yuemei, who was in the house, heard the noise and came out to see what was happening. She saw things on the sled but no one. She walked out of the courtyard gate but still didn't see anyone, so she moved the things into the house first.

Liang Yuemei was so happy as she moved all the things down one by one and saw so many of them. She no longer had to worry about the New Year.

Especially the five kilograms of vegetable oil, which solved a big problem for the family.

The few kilograms of pork belly are equally important. If you only have chicken, fish and lamb for Chinese New Year, it always feels like something is missing.

When Li Long arrived at the door of Lu's house, he heard the sound of children laughing inside.

He knocked on the door, and then vaguely heard someone inside whispering:
"Li Juan must be here again, hide quickly..."

Li Long simply pushed the door open and saw Lu Nier hiding something behind the fire wall in the main hall.

"Take it out!" Li Long said gloomily, "I found Li Juan's thigh stone in the mountains. We all came together. It's different from the ones in your house!"

"I didn't take it!" Lu Nier stood in front of the firewall and answered loudly, but there was a hint of guilt in her voice. "Then take it out and let me see."

"Why should I show it to you?" Lu Nier's fourteen-year-old brother Lu Tietou picked up a fire hook from the side and said in a bluffing manner.

This guy is tall and strong, and he probably drove Li Juan and the others away by relying on his strong body. But Li Long is not afraid of such a guy.

"You don't want to take it? Then don't blame me for being rude." Li Long's voice was still calm, but it sounded scary. "My Li Juan never lies. Since she was playing at your house, then if it's missing, it must be at your house. You'd better take it out now. If you let me search it out, that won't sound good."

He took two steps forward and pushed Lu Tietou, who was blocking him, aside. Tietou was young after all, and he had a head, but he was powerless. Tietou felt very embarrassed after being pushed away, and tried to move forward, but was pushed aside by Li Long again. He couldn't stand steadily and sat down on the ground.

Li Qiang couldn't help laughing.

Mrs. Lu, who was in the kitchen of the side room, heard the noise and came over with a spatula. When she saw Li Long, she was stunned for a moment and said with a smile:

"Hey, Xiaolong is here, come, come, sit down."

"I'm not sitting here anymore. I'm here to get a thigh stone for my daughter Juan." He pointed to Lu Nier's seat and said.

"Then give it to Li Juan." Mrs. Lu didn't know what had happened, and hurriedly said to Lu Ni'er, "If you want to play later, just go to Li's house."

The two families lived next door to each other and had always had a good relationship, so the eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family didn't think much about it.

Lu Nier wanted to lie, but Li Long pointed behind the firewall and said:

"You don't need me to take it, right? If I do it, it will be a big trouble!"

Mrs. Lu figured out what was going on. She glared at Lu Nier and said:

"Take it out, it's not yours, give it to the owner!"

Li Long breathed a sigh of relief. Mrs. Lu was sensible and the matter would be easy to resolve.

Lu Nier was frightened by her mother's voice. She slowly reached behind the fire wall and took out a handful of stones.

"Two of them are mine." Li Juan stepped forward and said.

"Give it to Juan quickly," the eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family repeated while glaring at Lu Nier.

"It's okay. When you want to play later, you can come to my house or here." Li Long's tone softened a little.

Nowadays, there are unreasonable parents and there are parents with high bottom lines. There are even more parents who care about their reputation and don't want others to talk about their children's character.

"That's right." When the eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family heard Li Long say this, she knew that he was trying to give her a way out, so she smiled and said, "You two have such a good relationship, it would be great if you could play together."

Li Juan took the thigh stone handed to her by Lu Nier, turned around and walked to the door.

"Then Sister Lu, let's go back first."

"Okay, I won't keep you here. Come over to my house when you have time." The eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family responded with a smile.

After leaving the Lu family, Li Juan and Li Qiang both had smiles on their faces.

"Uncle, you are awesome!" Li Qiang gave a thumbs up, "We never thought of that before..."

"Things are different now than before." Li Long sighed softly.

Yes, it's different.

(End of this chapter)