Chapter 70: Typhoon is coming
Li Changle panted and walked to the first floor. Fortunately, his father's ward was on the second floor. If it were one floor higher, he would definitely not be able to carry it.
Chen Yongwei came over with the rickshaw. The two of them helped Li's father get into the car and sat down, and asked Li's mother to sit next to him. The two followed the rickshaw to the side of the road. Half an hour later, the four of them got off the minibus. He found that the wind at the beach was getting stronger, the branches were swaying back and forth, and the rice in the fields was blown around. Chen Yongwei rushed to carry Li's father on his back, and walked to the entrance of the village before switching to Li Changle's back.
"Ah Tang, are you discharged from the hospital so soon?" Neighbors who were darning fishing nets in the alley greeted each other warmly. Mother Li said cheerfully: "Ah Le asked the doctor to use good medicine and also gave him a serum to detoxify. He was cured quickly. !」
"Grandpa and grandma are back." Li Xiaoyang and his younger siblings cheered and greeted him, "Grandma, third uncle has left, so we are waiting here." Mother Li looked at her grandchildren happily, "Go home. , Grandma made lychee and longan tea for you to eat."
Several granddaughters asked with concern: "Grandpa, does your leg still hurt?"
Li's father said cheerfully: "It doesn't hurt. The doctor said that grandpa is healed!" Li Xiaozhou looked at him curiously, "Then why don't you leave by yourself?"
"Grandma's legs are not strong enough." Father Li warned several people, "You must never go to play in the grass, caves, or at the foot of the mountain. Have you remembered?" "Remember." Several children agreed. Went to play again.
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"Abba, Aniang, you are back!" Zhou Ruonan's three sisters-in-law came out of the house to welcome him.
Zhou Ruonan took out the walking stick made by Li Changle and said, "Ale went to the grove to cut it. It's similar to a walking stick. He also bought two big pig's trotters and said we would eat them together tonight." "Okay!" Mother Li Looking at the amiable people, I felt very happy, feeling that my son had not been raised in vain and that he had not treated his daughter-in-law in vain all these years.
Li Changle carried Father Li into the house and found that the house was dark, as if it had already darkened. "Anan, turn on the light, you can't even see clearly from the back room."
After settling down, Sister-in-law Li asked about the hospitalization expenses, "Calculate how much we should pay, and I'll give it to you."
"I paid three hundred yuan in advance, and there are still six yuan left. My mother-in-law gave me ninety-six yuan, and my family gave me a total of one hundred and ninety-eight yuan." Li Changle said, taking out the receipts and putting them on the table. . He suddenly felt that people like his second sister-in-law were very nice, and there was no need for brothers to quarrel over trivial matters like some families in the village.
Second Sister-in-law Li glanced at the receipt, nodded and said: "One hundred and ninety-eight, three families share it equally, which is exactly sixty-six dollars per family. I will go and get it for you." Li Changhuan hasn't married yet, so there is no need to count him with the second elder. Share money.
"Second sister-in-law," Li Changle scratched his head, "I want to buy dad's fishing boat. If you agree, don't rush to give me the money yet." Li Ersao nodded happily, "As long as dad agrees, I won't Opinion."
She also hoped that Li Changle would have his own thing to do. If he was still as lazy as before and could not be transferred, his parents-in-law would still find ways to subsidize them, and in the end the trouble would still fall on them. Li Changle did not expect that she would not even think about it. I agreed without thinking about it, and said gratefully: "Thank you, second sister-in-law, thank you sister-in-law!"
Sister-in-law Li smiled and said, "You told me that day, so I told A-Zhen. I sold the boat to you. You have to work hard in the future. You can't fish for three days and dry the nets for two days!"
"Don't worry, I won't do it." Li Changle looked at Father Li and Mother Li with a smile, "Both the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law agreed, and the elder brother and the second brother must have no objections either. Dad, have you thought about how much the boat will be sold for? "The bow of the boat is broken, and it will cost a fortune to repair it. I discussed it with your mother-in-law and asked Ah Le to come out with 350 yuan and sell him the fishing boat and fishing nets."
Three hundred and five is a bit biased towards Ah Le. You and I also want to give him a hand so that he can make a living and support his family in the future." The two daughters-in-law of Li's father and Li's mother had no objections when they saw the elder, and they were pleased. He told me the price that had been discussed long ago.
Because Ah Le wants to partner with Ah Wei, the price they charge is not too cheap, otherwise they will suffer a loss.
It's good to have Ah Wei with him, because the kid is sure-footed in doing things, and with him helping to watch over the impatient Ah Le, they feel more at ease.
After Ah Le left that day, the old couple were still glad that they had pressured Ah Le to go out to sea with them and cast nets to catch fish. Otherwise, let alone buying a boat to go to sea, there was nothing he could do if they gave the boat to him for free. Sister-in-law Li After taking a look at Mrs. Li, the six-meter-long fishing boat plus the fishing nets only cost three hundred and fifty yuan. The price was a bit low, but it was much higher than they expected.
The two of them thought that their parents-in-law could sell it for more than 200 at most, which was incredible, but 350 was really a bit beyond their expectations. Thinking that Ah Le and Ah Wei were working together, they felt that the price was reasonable.
Father Li saw that neither of them expressed their opinions, "Ale brought the money to replenish your sister-in-law. If you don't have enough money from us, you can give it later." "Yes, yes!" Li Changle asked Zhou Ruonan to take it. When the money came, I gave the supplementary money to my two sisters-in-law, and the money that should be given to my parents was also given to them. Three hundred and fifty yuan, eighty-seven and a half yuan for each person, deducting the hospitalization fee of sixty-six yuan, and the remaining I need to pay twenty-one and a half dollars to the boss and the second child.
Zhou Ruonan gave the money to his two sisters-in-law and said gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law, sister-in-law two."
Sister-in-law Li smiled and said, "Why are you so polite as a family? You help take care of the children at school, and we don't even thank you!" "Sister-in-law is right, the family doesn't need to be so polite." Sister-in-law Li is so polite. One sentence.
She didn't have any objections to Zhou Ruonan and she liked him very much. She was dissatisfied with Ah Le. As long as he could work steadily in the future and cause less trouble to the family, it didn't matter if they suffered a little loss! Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li took the After receiving the money, he passed it on to Mother Li and said, "Mom, you can use this money to buy some nutritious things for my father and make up for it."
Mother Li looked at the money in her hand, her lips trembling, "If you have this intention, my mother and father will be happy." Then she put the money back into their hands, "You guys take the money... "Mom," Sister-in-law Li interrupted her, "we didn't even get a penny for dad's medical expenses. You guys should keep some money around so that it will be convenient if you have a cold or something."
"Yeah!" Mother Li happily gave the money to Father Li, "Look, Ah Fang and Ah Zhen gave it to me."
As the saying goes, a good son is not as good as a good wife, and a good daughter is not as good as a good son-in-law. Although they have no abilities in this life, they only have a few good daughters-in-law and son-in-laws. In this regard, they are better than most families in the village.
When Li Changle saw this, he only deducted sixty-six yuan, and took out one hundred and sixty yuan and handed it to Li's father, "Dad, we have made some money these days, plus the one hundred and fifty yuan given by Awei." , I will give you this much first, and when I make money, I will make up for it."
Father Li looked at the money in his hand and thought that the fishing boat that had been with him for most of his life and helped him support his family would be handed over to his third son from now on. He still felt a little reluctant to give up. "After the bow of the boat was damaged, I originally wanted to save money. The boat was converted into a motor boat. I went to inquire about it and found that it would cost 312 yuan to complete it. In the end, the price was settled at 300 yuan.
I originally planned to save up enough before going, but God is not as good as God. Before I could save up enough, I was bitten by a snake."
He said and looked at Li Changle, "Ah Le, your mother-in-law and I can't help you anymore. You are a man and you have to work hard in the future. Your family cannot be solely burdened by a woman named Ah Nan." Seeing that he was a little sad, Li Changle smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, Dad, when your leg is healed, I will pay you to work. Please help me."
Father Li rolled his eyes at him and said angrily: "It started blowing before it even started. You first make money to refit the boat!" Li Changle said hurriedly: "Don't worry, I will definitely work harder in the future."
Before he finished speaking, the door was blown against the wall with a bang by the wind, and the rice basket and lamp hanging on the beam were also swayed left and right by the wind.
"The wind is blowing, it's blowing strong." Then Li Xiaohai ran in holding two pieces of clothes, "Mommy, it's blowing strong, the dried fish has been blown down by the wind." "Oh!" Zhou Ruonan He and Li Changle ran out in a hurry.
Outside the house, the wind was blowing loudly, and the dark clouds in the sky were rushing in from the southeast like racing horses. The sky was getting darker and darker, and heavy rain was coming. In the yard, the rack for drying fish was blown to the ground. The clothes that several families were drying were blown everywhere.
Li Xiaoyang and others ran after the dustpan and clothes that were blown away by the wind, while Li Xiaoqing and others carried the vegetable basket to collect the dried fish.
The adults hurriedly helped put the things into the house. A thunder exploded overhead, lightning broke through the dark clouds, and strong winds carried heavy rain.
Mother Li stood behind the window, looking at the sky that seemed to have turned dark in the blink of an eye. She said thankfully, "Fortunately, we came back early. If we had waited just a few hours, the typhoon would have come." Father Li nodded, " Take out the tubs and pots, so you won’t have to worry about it later.”
Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li were also busy gathering buckets and basins together, preparing to pick up the household items wherever they saw water leakage. At Li Changle's house, Zhou Ruonan collected the dried fish and packed them. Fortunately "Fortunately, I moved quickly, otherwise I would have gotten wet."
"Yes!" Li Changle felt that his father's rheumatism and cold legs were more accurate than the weather forecast.
The two little guys were lying on the window sill. Although the doors and windows had been closed, they still made a creaking sound due to the wind. The flowers and plants planted by Zhou Ruonan in the yard were also blown around.
Zhou Ruonan looked at the raindrops blown up by the strong wind and hit the glass window outside the window, and said worriedly: "There are still many people going to sea. The strong wind came so suddenly, and the waves must be big. Motorized boats are okay, and rowing boats are okay. The boat is in trouble." Li Changle felt that some people really wanted money rather than their lives, "As long as they are not stupid young people who have just gone to sea, they will rush back when the weather is bad. Is it possible that they really want money rather than their lives?"
Chapter completed!