The village chief got up early and met Uncle Zhao next door. He heard that the Li family was almost wiped out last night and was so frightened that he hurried over to visit.
Mrs. Li didn't hide anything and told the fourth child about the trouble he caused.
The village chief sighed, "It's been a hard time these days. There have been years of disasters. In order to survive, more and more people have taken the wrong path."
Li Laosan also nodded, "When I entered the city a few days ago, there were fewer people on the streets. Although the grain shop is still selling grain, the price has not dropped much, and everyone can't afford it."
The village chief felt nervous and stood up quickly.
"No, I have to talk to the villagers again and go to the fields more at night. Our crops are too eye-catching. If we hold on for a few more days, we will collect them as soon as possible."
After that, he left in a hurry. .
There were many people in the family, so Li Laosan took Jiayi to the city to do some shopping.
Mr. Ye's master and servant were originally distinguished guests, and he saved the lives of the whole family last night. He is his savior and cannot be neglected.
Dongmei wanted to go with her, but Mrs. Li was afraid that she would spend money and refused to let her go.
Dongmei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she took the opportunity to walk into the city. After buying food, she went to the Silver House to pick up things, and then hired a carriage to return to Li's house.
Li Laosan just arrived home and bought a lot of chicken, fish, meat and eggs.
Add this all together, and there is a glut of food.
Tao Hongying and Zhao Yuru were worried, but fortunately Mrs. Li remembered that she still had a granddaughter...
anything that was afraid of spoilage was collected by Jiayin and put in the freezer in the small courtyard.
The freezer, which was mostly empty, was now half full.
Doctor Zhang is really capable. He not only adjusted the prescription, but also gave Mr. Ye acupuncture every day, and added delicious food and drink.
However, within four or five days, Mr. Ye stopped coughing.
The young and old of the Li family were all happy for Mr. Ye, but they were not allowed to hold wine to celebrate, so the village became a little chaotic.
First, relatives from each family came to the village to borrow food. Naturally, the village would not borrow food and there was no food to borrow.
Then there were the several families who had rented the house before and then moved away. When they heard that the Li family only lent grain to the villagers, they made a fuss and wanted to move back.
After being ungrateful for grabbing water, the villagers didn't like them, and of course they didn't agree with them moving back.
As a result, bad words about Qingshui Village gradually spread in eight villages in ten miles.
People in the world have always been worried not about scarcity but about inequality.
Every family has lost its production, and only the Li family has kept food. This is a sin.
No one thought that the Li family wanted to wear out their shoulders and bend their backs to save the thirty acres of land.
None of them were helpful at that time, but they were all idiots and idiots.
The village chief and several old men felt like they were facing a formidable enemy. They didn't dare to close their eyes every night and just stared at a few crops.
I just hope that it will grow for a few more days, so that I can harvest it in early August.
At such a tense moment, Jiayin's first birthday is coming.
The Li family stretched their necks, hoping that Mr. Li would come back.
If it weren't for the inability to leave Tianli and home, Li Laosan and Jiayi would have gone out to greet him.
Mrs. Li's mouth was full of bubbles and she couldn't eat. She could only eat porridge three times a day. She was worried about her son as if she was fried in oil.
Even so, everyone in the Li family did not neglect Mr. Ye's master and servants at all.
Three meals a day, a combination of meat and vegetables, the food is not exquisite, but delicious and comfortable.
Mr. Ye and others were easy to get along with. Ye Shan didn't need the Li family to get involved, so he took the gangster out and dealt with it.
Regarding life, death, and how to deal with it, the Li family has no problem with anything.
Dashan often played with Jiaxi and Jiaan, and at night he followed the old men next door to inspect the fields.
Dongmei helps with laundry and cooking, and gets along well with Tao Hongying.
Even Mr. Ye would hug him when he saw good news, he was loving and patient.
It was a light rainy day, and the Li family was busy chopping dumpling fillings, planning to make some dumplings to eat, which would be warm and satisfying.
Mr. Ye hugged Jiayin and played in the courtyard. He threw stones and knocked down a sparrow on the tree, making Jiayin clap her hands and laugh.
Mr. Ye felt that he had completely recovered, so he said to Mrs. Li.
"Auntie, after dinner, let Dashan ride a horse and take Jiayi to welcome the fourth child. Dashan is good at martial arts, and he can protect the fourth child when he comes back safely."
Mrs. Li was extremely surprised and quickly thanked her.
She had already meant this, but Mr. Ye was ill and it was right for Ye Shan to stay and protect him. Moreover, their family, old and young, are also afraid that the Jianghu people will seek revenge again.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Ye took the initiative to propose it, which would be great.
Everyone had hope, and their men worked harder, and soon the dumplings were in trouble.
As a result, before it was cooked, Li Laosi's loud voice could be heard outside the hospital.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Everyone in the Li family immediately threw down their work and ran out like crazy.
Seeing that it was really Mr. Li, everyone was happy to hold him back and cry and laugh.
The old men next door heard the commotion and came over to talk and offer some advice.
Li Laosi traveled day and night and was tired and thin. But when he got home and saw that everyone in his family was safe, it was more worth it than anything else.
After finally washing up and settling down, he heard from Tao Hongying about the previous thrill, and he wanted to slap himself to death.
Entering the room, he knelt down directly to Mr. Ye.
"Young Master Ye, you are a great kindness and virtue. I, Li Qiusheng, will never forget it. If the master has something to do in the future, I will send him to you, but I, Li Qiusheng, will definitely repay him for saving my life."
Mr. Ye helped him up with his own hands and responded sincerely.
"I was seriously ill when I was passing by. It was your family who took me in and took care of me, so I recovered today. Speaking of saving my life, I also want to thank your family."
"That's different. It's not easy to be away from home. Of course you have to help me if something happens." Mr. Li Si looked grateful and then frightened, and saluted again.
Everyone sat down for a while and started eating dumplings. Li Laosi ate a large bowl in one go, always feeling that something was wrong.
Looking around, he realized that his precious daughter was actually sitting in Mr. Ye's arms...
Could it be that he had only been out for a few days and his daughter recognized someone else as her father?
After dinner, everyone sat down and chatted. Mr. Ye asked about the situation in the south.
Li Laosi hugged his daughter, who had finally coaxed her over, and frowned.
"It's worse in the south than here. We have a drought here, but if we look forward to rain, we can replant vegetables and barely make ends meet.
But in the south, it starts to rain again after the drought, so we can't replant at all. We are just because of the falling rain and rockslides. We were delayed because of the road blockage, otherwise we would have been able to come back a few days earlier."
Everyone sighed, "God will not let the common people live anymore."
Mr. Ye didn't know what he thought of, and his face was not good, "The imperial court will waive the food tax. Just make it through this year."
Li Laosi shook his head and gritted his teeth with hatred, "The main reason is that those bad officials are afraid of delaying their political achievements and don't report it at all. The court doesn't know about the disaster, and the people are the ones being cheated!"
Everyone couldn't help but curse. , "It's so wicked. How can the court use such a person as an official?"
"The mountain is high and the emperor is far away. This is because the court doesn't know."
Mr. Ye's face was dark and he didn't speak...
Jiayin leaned in his father's arms, for no reason. , I always feel a little flustered.
It seemed that some unknown disaster was coming, and she was unable to resist...
Li Laosi came back safely. Everyone, young and old, was relieved and in the mood to celebrate Luo Jiayin's first birthday party.
In a year like this, the Li family can't do anything big. They can at most organize two banquets and invite several friends in the village to have fun.
On that day, a big red cloth was spread on the floor of the Li family hall, and some rouge, gouache, four treasures of the study, purse jewelry, and even abacus daggers were placed.
Good news lived up to expectations, and according to grandma's wishes, she grabbed a pen and a dagger.
Mrs. Li was so happy that she kept talking about how her granddaughter would be both civil and military when she grew up, and didn't care about the weird looks on everyone's face.
In the old lady's heart, her granddaughter is the best.
What's wrong with girls? Why can't they be both civil and military?
At the wine table, Young Master Ye presented congratulatory gifts, and before everyone in the Li family could be polite, the good news started anxiously.
The box was filled with golden light, and the good news stung my eyes, but tears flowed out of the corners of my mouth!