Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

That's true. If you want to follow the rules, you have to be full before you follow them.

"Uncle San, see how much you can collect tomorrow. I'll take it all back first, and I'll send it back immediately after exchanging it for food."

After dinner, several maids from Uncle San's family pestered Li Bowen to tell them stories.

Li Bowen held the youngest eight-year-old sister in his arms, took out a piece of candy from his bag and put it in the little girl's mouth: "Is it sweet?"

"Yeah, sweet!"

The other three watched eagerly.

Li Bowen smiled: "Old Four is still young, do you guys still need me to feed you? Just take it out of the bag!"

The three girls immediately smiled happily: "Thank you, big brother!"

He reached out for the bag and checked the contents: "Wow! So many things!"

"These are all for you. There are candies, melon seeds, peanuts, and I gave the peach cakes to grandma. If you want to eat them, just ask grandma for them!"

The youngest girl pouted and said, "Grandma hides all the good things from us and says she's saving them for my brother."

"Fourth brother!" The eldest sister spoke up to stop him.

"Okay, I know what our grandma is like. Next time I come back, I'll prepare a few more so that you all have something to eat, okay?"

"No need, brother. That would cost a lot of money!"

"It's okay, your brother is making money now, more than 30 yuan a month!"

"So many!" The eldest sister's eyes showed a look of disbelief and envy: "I really envy you, brother, do you think I can go to the city to work?"

Li Bowen looked at his sister and could see reluctance in her eyes.

It can be said that the Li family has good genes. The eldest sister, who is already sixteen years old, has grown into a graceful young lady with long black hair and a delicate face. Even the stars of later generations cannot compare to her.

It would be really unfair to her if she really had to stay in this mountain village for the rest of her life.

"Big sister, you have graduated from junior high school now, right?"

"Well, I've been staying at home for half a year since I graduated! My mother said she's planning on finding a husband for me, but I don't want to get married yet!" The eldest sister's eyes became red as she spoke.

"How old are you? Why do you want to get married? No, I'll go talk to my uncle and aunt."

The eldest sister grabbed Li Bowen's arm and said, "Brother, can you find me a job in the city?"

Li Bowen suddenly felt distressed. He was a child who lived a carefree life in the future, but now he couldn't even control his own destiny: "Yes, I will find you a job in the city!"

"Well, thank you brother!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm your biological brother, so why do you need to thank me? You take them out to play first, and I'll go find my third uncle and aunt!" Li Bowen touched his eldest sister's head.

When he came into the house, in front of the whole family, he said, "Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, I have a few words to say."

"What's so serious?"

"I don't agree with my elder sister talking about marriage now, and my elder sister doesn't want to!"

"What's the point of her not wanting to get married? Girls will get married sooner or later, so it's better to choose a good family now! Which girl in the village is not engaged at the age of sixteen or seventeen?" said the third aunt.

"That won't work either. I want to find a job for my eldest sister in the city and bring her to the city!" Li Bowen shook his head.

"Xiao Wen, every household in the village is having a difficult time now. It would be better if your elder sister gets married earlier to reduce the burden on the family and make it easier to find a wife for you!" Third Uncle also advised.

"What does it have to do with my elder sister finding me a wife? No, I won't agree. I will take my elder sister to the city!"

Seeing Li Bowen's firm attitude, Li Dahai finally spoke up: "Old Third, don't say anything more. Just do as Xiaowen says. Big sister will follow us back to the city. Xiaowen said that I will take care of all the matters concerning the wife at home. You just need to be responsible for finding a suitable family!"

"But brother..." Third uncle Li Dahe wanted to say something else.

Li Dahai simply waved his hand, indicating that the matter was settled.

As the only child in the family, your voice is so important.

The eldest sister who was eavesdropping outside the door was so happy that she went crazy.

When Li Bowen came out, she threw herself into his arms: "Brother, you are so nice!" Then she kissed him on the face!

"Oh, you drooled all over my face! Go back and pack your things, we'll leave together tomorrow! So that Uncle and Aunt won't regret it!" Li Bowen wiped his face with a look of disgust.

"Okay, I'll go now!"

Looking at the elder sister running away happily, Li Bowen also laughed.

The next day, I wanted to go to the reservoir to cast a net, but my whole family refused me sternly, saying it was too dangerous.

In the end, Li Bowen could only watch from the shore as his uncle led people fishing on the water, which made him feel itchy.

But the harvest was still good. In half a day, we caught thirty or forty fish. The big ones weighed three or four pounds, and the small ones weighed seven or eight ounces. Most of them were silver carp and grass carp, and there were also a few crucian carp. All together, there were about a hundred pounds.

We also harvested more than 20 kilograms of pickled meat and some dried goods in the village.

It was really hard to handle so many things, especially the fish. It was too hot in this season and the dead fish were difficult to preserve. I could only get a mule cart, add a baffle and cover it with plastic sheeting, add water inside, temporarily keep the fish inside, and cover it with a fishing net to prevent the fish from jumping out.

Let my third uncle Li Dahe drive a mule cart directly to the steel mill in the city.

Li Bowen and his friends took the car and went back early.

After returning to the courtyard, Li Bowen hurried to find He Yuzhu.

"Brother Zhuzi, come with me quickly!"

He Yuzhu was lying on the bed humming a little tune.

Li Bowen grabbed her and said, "What are you doing? You look so anxious!"

"Hurry up, are you still going to make money?"

He Yuzhu immediately perked up: "Of course, you got it?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I be so anxious! Over 100 kilograms of fish, 20 kilograms of pickled meat, and more than 10 kilograms of various dried goods, that's a lot!"

"That must be a lot! Where are they?" He Yuzhu's eyes widened.

"It can be delivered to the factory by nightfall, but the village wants to exchange it for food. Can you handle it? If not, you will end up in the pigeon market at night!"

He Yuzhu thought for a while and said, "It should be no problem. It's just a matter of a few hundred kilograms of coarse grains. Come with me to find Director Li!"

He Yuzhu and Li Bowen went straight to the home of logistics director Li Huaide.

It happened that Li Huaide was still at home at that time.

In order to make money, He Yuzhu had to put on a smile.

Seeing He Yuzhu's attitude, Li Huaide was quite happy: "Okay, it's rare that your attitude is so good, He Yuzhu, this time I will do as you ask, come with me back to the factory to take a look!"

I followed Li Huaide to the factory and saw my third uncle Li Dahe had already arrived and was standing by the car smoking.

Li Huaide looked at the lively fish in the carriage and laughed.

"Not bad, not bad, they are all quite fresh, but there are a few missing. Which village are you from, fellow villagers?"

According to Li Bowen's previous explanation, Li Dahe smiled and shook his head: "I am just a driver, delivering goods. The fish is not mine. The owner told me that if you want to take the fish, then I will keep it. If not, I will take it back!"

"Of course I will. Don't get me wrong. I just want to ask if you can supply this fish for a long time in the future."

"Then I don't know, but if I meet the owner, I can help pass on a message for you!"