Lucky husband

When Li Chengzhi arrived, the waiter of the restaurant was sitting on the threshold, looking at the few people on the street, a little distracted, Li Chengzhi waved his hand in front of the waiter: "Brother, do you accept live chickens? "

"Ah." The shop clerk suddenly came back to his senses, and a standard smile immediately appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Should I be a guest officer or stay in the shop?"

"I want to sell live chickens, do you accept them?" Li Chengzhi repeated.

"Take it, take it, wait a moment, I will go to the shopkeeper." The waiter hurried to the shop to find the shopkeeper, "The shopkeeper, this is the big brother who wants to sell live chickens."

The shopkeeper came over and asked Li Chengzhi to take a look at the live chicken before saying the price: "That's right, the chicken is very energetic. I'm willing to give you thirty cents a catty. Do you think this price is okay?"

Thirty Wen a catty, the price is not considered cheating, Li Chengzhi thought about it and agreed, the two chickens added up to a little less than ten catties, the shopkeeper of the restaurant made up the whole, and gave him three hundred Wen.

With three hundred cash in hand, Li Chengzhi went to the grocery store to see if the price of salt had increased.

After all, salt is not something that can fill the stomach, and the price has not changed much. It used to be fifteen yuan a catty, but now it has risen to eighteen yuan.

The shopkeeper of the grocery store saw that Li Chengzhi didn't move much in the place where the salt was, and thought he wanted to buy salt but thought it was too expensive, so he walked over and explained with a smile: "Brother, there is a drought everywhere now, people don't want to eat enough to eat." Running outside, there are not as many caravans transporting salt as before, and the price of salt has increased accordingly, not because the small shop deliberately adjusted the price."

After listening to the shopkeeper's explanation, Li Chengzhi smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, I'll buy ten catties of salt."

"Okay, okay, brother, don't worry, our salt is the cheapest in the whole county, and it's all refined salt, the taste is not harsh, so come again after eating." The shopkeeper was very happy, ten catties of salt is not counted At least, he is the first to open a business today, and it will definitely bring good business to the shop.

After buying salt, Li Chengzhi rushed to the county government office non-stop, and told Li Chengshi about the wolves that came to the village last night.

"Third brother, don't worry. I came to the county today to sell the chicken backs at home. Now that the family has no livestock, it is not very attractive to wolves. Besides, our mother is very foresighted, and she prepared it at home early. Without a bone cutter, our courtyard walls and houses are the strongest, absolutely no problem." Li Chengzhi is really not worried that wolves can run into his yard.

After finishing speaking, he thought of something, and winked at Li Chengzhi and said: "Third brother, I want to raise a cub from Zheng's hunting dog. I will mention it to my mother when Mu Xiu returns next time. You can help me say a few words and try to convince my mother, and when Zheng's hunting dog has a cub, we will go and bring one back."

Li Chengzhi mentioned the hunting dog of Zheng Orion's family, and Li Chengshi was also a little moved. He is not at home all year round, so he should have a dog to guard the house. This is a good idea: "Brother, I think we should keep two dogs. Adult hunting dogs don’t need to feed dogs meat, dogs can eat whatever people eat, so it’s not difficult to raise.”

The two brothers agreed that when Li Chengshi Muxiu came back, they would talk to Mrs. Li together.

After Li Chengzhi left, Li Chengshi still couldn't help worrying about his lovely wife and young son at home, and the idea of ​​moving to the county town couldn't help but sprouted again.

But this idea is impossible to realize, not to mention anything else, just say that it is a drought now, if he brings his wife and children to the county, it is impossible to leave the parents at home, and the elder brother's family who are with the parents, move The idea can only be buried in the bottom of my heart.

Before noon, Li Chengzhi rushed home.

After lunch, Li Chengzhi and old man Li blocked all the windows of the house together, and then Li Chengzhi continued to check the corners of the house, while old man Li went to the house of village chief Bai, reminding village chief Bai to tell the villagers not to stay at home Live poultry and livestock.

And Mrs. Li led Bai Xiuhe and Jiang Zhiyun's two daughters-in-law to clean up an extra room in the main house.

Now it is not clear when the wolves will appear again, and there is no man in the third room, so the old lady Li decided to let Jiang Zhiyun and his mother and son live in the main house first. The main house was the largest and had extra rooms.

"Mother, are we going to live with grandma and them from now on?" Li Mingjin asked Jiang Zhiyun quietly when she was packing the bedding.

"Brother Jin, what's the matter?" Jiang Zhiyun stopped what she was doing and looked at Li Mingjin.

"It's nothing, I just feel weird." Li Mingjin's cheeks puffed up slightly, a little unhappy.

He likes his grandpa and grandma, as well as his uncle and auntie, but Li Mingjin finds it strange that he wants to live with them instead of his own home.

"A pack of wolves may come to our house at any time, and we have to live there temporarily." Jiang Zhiyun explained to Li Mingjin, "When there are no more wolves in the future, we will definitely move back to live."

"I see." Li Mingjin's mood did not improve because of Jiang Zhiyun's words, so he turned and ran out.

Jiang Zhiyun sighed. Of course, she also felt more comfortable in her own house, but now that the drought and the wolves are coming down the mountain, how can she rest assured that she will continue to live in the left wing with her two children, and move in with Mrs. Li and the others? Live at its best.

Li Mingjin's emotions came and went quickly, and by the time he had dinner, he had returned to normal, having fun with Li Mingyue.

After dinner, the sky was still bright, and Mrs. Li asked the family members to wash their faces and feet and go to bed early, maybe they would be woken up again at night.

This night, the wind and sea were calm, the dogs were quiet and there was no movement, and the wolves did not go down the mountain.

Not just for one night, but for three or four days.

After a few days without seeing the wolves, everyone in Shanghe Village began to relax a little. Before, because their houses were a little dilapidated or the population was small, people who went to other people’s houses to live in crowded places couldn’t stay. They always felt uncomfortable living in other people’s houses. It was too inconsequential to give additional food and money, so I couldn't wait to move the bedding and bedding back to my home.

As a result, that night, the wolves went down the mountain again.

This time, the dogs barked louder than when the wolves went down the mountain the first time, successfully waking up all the villagers again.

Everyone hid in the house and did not go out. Li Chengzhi's hearing was good, and he seemed to hear the screams of dogs mixed with howls of wolves and pigs.

"Father, does anyone still raise pigs in the village?" Li Chengzhi asked uncertainly. The day after his father went to Village Chief Bai and told him that the family should stop raising livestock, everyone seemed to have already sold the pigs. How did he hear the pig cry.

"I don't know." Old man Li also didn't know, since the wolves went down the mountain that day, they rarely went out, and didn't bother to ask what happened in the village.

"I hope nothing happened tonight." Li Chengzhi said quietly.

The members of Li's family were all sitting in the main room of the main house. After the village became quiet, Mrs. Li asked everyone to go back to their houses and go to sleep.

The next day when the sun was bright, the Li family woke up one after another. Li Chengzhi walked out of the yard with two hatchets and went to the village to find out what happened last night.

This time, the family targeted by the wolves was replaced by a family in the northwest of the village. The reason why the wolves targeted them was simple. Their family also raised pigs.

Domestic pigs are not as aggressive as wild boars. When a domestic pig encounters a wolf, it is like a rabbit encountering a wolf. It cannot escape the fate of being eaten.

The last time the wolves in the fourth room of the Bai family left behind chicken feathers and blood, this time it was different. The pigs in this family were particularly miserable. They were eaten in pieces by wolves, and their internal organs and blood were splashed everywhere. Yes, looking bloody and disgusting, Li Chengzhi came out after eating breakfast, and he almost vomited at one glance.

The people who came with him were similar, and they all immediately turned around and dared not look any further.

The family's cries and curses came from behind, and Li Chengzhi sympathized with them, but he didn't. If he had listened to Village Chief Bai and sold the pigs early, this would not have happened.

"Did wolves come to their family alone?" Li Chengzhi asked quietly with the people around him.

"I've heard more than that." The person beside him looked around to confirm that there was no one around and said, "I heard that the wolves went to Li's house last night."

The men in the Li family died early, leaving Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li to live with Li Dawa, the only seedling of the Li family. Their house is a bit dilapidated. A few days ago, Village Chief Bai arranged for them to spend the night at someone else’s house, but after a few days, nothing happened. Seeing the wolves coming again, Mrs. Li took her daughter-in-law and grandson back to their house.

Last night, the wolves passed by Li's house first, and knocked a hole in the wall of Li's courtyard. Fortunately, Li's house didn't raise livestock, and they lived in the innermost room. When the wolves came, I guess If you can't get in, you leave.

The villager who spoke lived not far from Li's house. He was frightened when he heard the movement last night. He thought the wolves were outside his house. Until he got up this morning and saw that the courtyard wall of Li's house was broken up.

"It's too dangerous." Li Chengzhi said with emotion. There is no man in the Li family. If the wolves really go in, what will happen to the women and children of the family is really uncertain.

Hearing what others said, Li Chengzhi felt scared. He figured out what happened last night, so he hurried home and told old man Li and old lady Li.

Mrs. Li heard Li Chengzhi talking about the women in the Li family, and thought of the Bai family next door: "The Bai family next door doesn't have grown men either. You stay at home. I'll go over and ask how their house is doing."

It is true that there are no men in the Bai family, but their branch is the most able to read in the entire Bai family. From the grandpa's Bai Xiucai to the later Xiaobai Xiucai, and now this Bai Zhiwen, the village chief Bai took good care of their family. Ignoring them will not ignore them.

When the big guys in the village bought grain collectively for the first time, Village Chief Bai and his wife came forward to help the Bai family buy a lot of grain.

Later, a pack of wolves appeared in the village, and the head of Bai took the Bai family members to see their house. The newly built house was very strong and no problem, but the courtyard wall of their house was low, and the wolves could easily jump in.

At this time, it was impossible to go all out to rebuild the courtyard wall, so Village Chief Bai had to seal the windows of their house with something, and they used tables and other objects to push over the gate every night before dark.

Therefore, the situation of the Bai family is much better than that of the Li family.

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