Chapter 127 Coincidence
Chapter 127 Coincidence
"Wow, uncle, you are so powerful. Come on, work harder and you can beat your second uncle."
Li Hong's loud voice was louder than Li Manping's, and Li Manping was completely suppressed when he shouted at the same time.
"Brother, are you annoyed? What trouble are you making here?"
Li Manping couldn't help but give her brother a kick, lightly kicking his calf.
Li Hong glanced at her with contempt and silently moved half a meter away.
"Sister, you don't understand men. You have to fight happily. Besides, the second uncle is so powerful. He must be better than the younger uncle. If you don't cheer for the younger uncle now, the younger uncle will definitely lose miserably."
"Really, that's how you miss your brother-in-law. He is really my good nephew. Haha, wait for me. We will practice later and see how your Master Song's teaching goes."
Li Yilong spoke quietly behind Li Hong, but the content was semi-threatening, proposing another fight.
"Haha, uncle, we are busy. I have to prepare a lot of firewood, so I don't have any free time."
Li Hong and Li Yuan are now boarding at the school. Like everyone else, they have room and board at the school. They need to hand in rice and firewood, so they have to go home every week and bring a week's worth of rations and firewood to school.
The food was provided at home, and the two brothers went to the mountains to collect firewood for cooking every week. This was Li Yilong's idea.
Li Hong ran away as he spoke. He was afraid of his evil-hearted uncle. Last year, he got carried away and provoked him, but he found an opportunity to punish him severely. Now he is afraid when he sees him.
"How cowardly!"
"Aunts, my family has something to do today, so I won't entertain you all. Please go back."
After Li Yilong said it was inconvenient, he took his fat son from his aunt's arms and took Li Manping into the yard.
Because today was a reunion, Li Yichang bought a lot of meat and vegetables, including pork belly and ribs, as well as pig trotters, chickens and ducks. Among them, Li Manping contributed two large hens free of charge.
Several sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen in an orderly manner, eating various kinds of food, stewing pig's feet, roasting ribs, frying five-flower salad chicken, talking by the way, chatting about the men's work and the children's studies, it was very lively.
Li Manping originally wanted to go in and help, but was kicked out by her sisters-in-law, so she had to go and play with her brother and younger brothers.
A few people got together to play a few games of checkers and backgammon. Li Manping lost to her cousin Li Yuan and younger brother Li Zhao. She felt that her mind was not clear today, which was not conducive to brain-burning fun, so she immediately quit the game team and looked at her brother. There was a duel between three cousins.
After the winner was determined, a few people took stools and sat next to the adults. They listened to their chat and also talked about their own words. Somehow the topic turned to transportation.
The adults talked about the current situation, development, and their own families, while the children talked about oxcarts, horse-drawn carriages, and automobiles.
"I took a train a few years ago, but it just didn't feel good."
"Yes, I did it when I was a kid. It was so uncomfortable to take the train."
Li Manping heard her brother teasing her shy younger brother Li Zhao, and curiously leaned over to listen to their chat.
"I remember I went to see my dad for the first time three years ago. After staying for half a month, I transferred from him to my grandpa's house. Because my mother couldn't buy a first-class seat, we took a third-class seat."
Every time Li Zhao thought about that train ride experience, he was always amused, and his young and clear voice was filled with laughter.
"The environment in the third-class carriage was particularly bad. There were so many people. I was so crowded that I couldn't even get off my feet, so my mother opened the window."
"Why put it on the window? It's so dangerous."
Li Yuan was confused and couldn't understand the second uncle's operation.
"I was too young, and I would be stepped on by people squeezing around when I stood. My mother also had to put her luggage and had no time to hold me, so she put me there. I saw that there was a sister next door who was like me. It was hung in the window and I talked to her.”
Li Manping:...?
When Li Hong and Li Yuan heard what their little cousin said, they suddenly turned around in realization and looked at Li Manping, who was also shocked and stiff.
Li Manping stared at them with dead eyes, just not wanting to admit this dark historical coincidence.
Afraid of making Li Manping unhappy, Li Yuan pursed his lips and snickered, his shoulders trembling.
"Pfft...hahaha..."
It was Li Hong who broke through first, smiling happily, patting Li Zhao on the shoulder and back with one hand, and pointing at Li Manping with the other.
"Hey, there's a sister like you, hahaha..."
Li Zhao understood what his cousin was laughing and looked at Li Manping in surprise, unable to believe what a coincidence it was.
"Sister, is it really you?"
"Probably, if the time and train number are right, it will be right."
Li Manping was also speechless, so she liked the little guy because he was a blood relative?
"Is it so magical? We have actually seen it before."
Li Zhao also found it incredible. You should know that he had traveled far away that time and unexpectedly met his relatives. Unfortunately, no one knew him, and he missed them for several years in vain.
The adults chatting next to them were also paying attention to a few children. When they heard their words, they all felt that this fate was quite mysterious.
Li Yichang looked at Li Shengguo and explained to him.
"We moved in those few days. We took a train from our hometown and then changed trains. It took about ten days."
Li Shengguo looked at his eldest brother and held his forehead helplessly. They had really missed a few years.
"Brother, in early October of that year, I asked a comrade of mine who had returned home to find you and give you my address. But he found out from the county that you had returned to your hometown a long time ago, so he chased you there again. I was looking for you in my hometown. I didn’t want to hear from the nearby chatters that our old house was on fire before we even arrived in the village. You had already returned to the county seat. Then he went to the county to look for you again. It turned out that you sold the shop the day before. I don’t know where I went.”
Li Yichang, Li Yixing, and Li Yilong were all speechless. They were just walking slowly, one step at a time, chasing them behind, right?
Li Manping and several children were also confused. Their second uncle's luck was so bad, how could it be just a little bit worse?
"Originally, I wanted to give you a reminder and ask you to clear the land. Who knew it would be a step too late, but fortunately you are also smart. You know, my hometown was liberated not long after the new year, and then the land clearing was carried out. reform."
"I definitely can't watch you get to that point. I planned to arrange you to the old liberated area. I didn't expect that I wouldn't have to worry about it. You have already made some moves."
Li Shengguo was relieved when he received the reply. Although he was a revolutionary warrior and agreed with a series of policies, he was not a bad person who was evil. How could he, as a brother and son, be willing to see the hard work of several generations of the Li family destroyed, and his family still wanted to To endure all kinds of suffering.
He cannot be so selfless and generous, and he admits that he is also an ordinary person.
"You have done a good job, as long as you are worthy of your heart and the people."
Li Yichang patted him on the shoulder and affirmed him firmly.
"Are you ready? The table is set for dinner. Two people will come in to serve the food."
The busy woman in the kitchen has already prepared the meal, calling the men to stop chatting and help with the dishes and setting out the dishes.
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