Back to 78: My Leisurely Country Life

A bunch of villagers from Dongquan Village surrounded Old Lady He and denounced Zhou Laosi's family for being unkind.

The scene was so grand that more and more people came to join in the fun.

The current situation fully reflects what it means that those who are righteous have many helpers, while those who are unrighteous have few helpers.

As for what is righteousness?

That is obviously power.

Whoever is richer and more capable has more reason to speak!

The young couple stood quietly aside and talked privately, while He Liang was surrounded by a group of children again.

He Tiantian was also innocent and playful at an age, and she also came over when she saw a bunch of little brats.

As the little princess of the He family, He Liang didn't dare to let He Tiantian suffer grievances, so he used the prestige he had accumulated from driving a tractor with the little brats to call them to cooperate with He Tiantian for entertainment.

He Tiantian had a group of little brats to cooperate with her, and she was very happy.

The children's games were simple and interesting.

They chased each other in the open space, and their laughter echoed throughout the venue.

He Liang watched and even helped, and He Tiantian always won without any suspense.

He Tiantian ran with the children, and her laughter was as clear as a silver bell.

The game of catching people soon became boring, and the children started a blindfolded catching game again.

Of course, with He Tiantian's treatment, it was impossible for her to be a"ghost".

Not only was she not a"ghost", she also had the privilege of being exempted from being caught!

Whenever He Tiantian was about to be caught, He Liang would come out and shout:"Come and catch me, if you catch me, I will take you on a tractor ride!"

While the children were playing, the old people started to talk at length.

When people get old, they like to nag and reminisce about the past.

These old men and women have not seen each other for two years. Now that the He family has changed so much, each of them has endless things to say.

What's more, everyone wants to inquire about the situation of the He family, and once they talk, it seems that there will be no end.

Because more and more people are coming, they are all crowded on the road. In order to facilitate communication, they even go to the canteen in the collective era to chat together.

The scene was quite like a big meeting!

As they were talking, the sun was already high in the sky, and the families of these old men and women came to invite everyone to eat.

At this time, the lively scene began again.

"Sister, come to our house for dinner!"

"Mother San, please come to our house for dinner. I’ll ask my daughter to fry the bacon!"

"Come to my house for dinner, San Niang……"

"Come to my house to eat……"

A bunch of people were fighting to get Old Lady He to come to their house for dinner.

But soon a voice rang out from behind the crowd.

"Stop arguing, let's go to the village office (the name in that era, actually it should be the village committee, this was the name before the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is a common habit, those who understand will understand) and eat. Can Zhou Sanjie come to our house today? The cadres of the brigade want to talk to your family."

Everyone looked back and found that it was the village cadres who came.

Some people immediately gave up. It's better for the county magistrate to be in charge now.

How can they compete with the village cadres for the limelight at this time.

Of course, some people are not unwilling to give up.

After all, the feet are on the He family, and it is their freedom to eat wherever they want!

At most, let these village cadres come to the house for dinner!

But who is Grandma He?

How could she not tell the priority in such a matter?

These relatives are counting on her good grandson, but the village committee is an official, even if it is an official of no rank, it is a state cadre.

"We are all from the same hometown. We will have many opportunities to visit each other in the future. At noon, we will not disturb you all. After lunch, we will come back to chat about the past."

Old lady He said a few words to the villagers, and then nodded to the village cadre. After receiving the signal from old lady He, the village cadre also showed a tacit smile on his face, and at the same time, he smiled at He Qiang tactfully:

"Comrade He, the village committee is about ten minutes away from here. If possible, let's take a tractor together. This will be much faster and the old lady can walk less."

"No problem, please go first."

He Qiang pointed to the truck bed.

As a middle-aged man, the cadre obviously didn't need anyone's help to get on the truck. With He Qiang's consent, he climbed onto the truck bed.

He Qiang supported Old Lady He and He Liang and put her into the truck bed, then climbed up and pulled Wu Shuhua in.

He Liang then lowered the clutch and shifted gears, and the tractor slowly turned around and went on the road. When the middle-aged village cadre saw that the villagers were left behind, he smiled and said to He Qiang:

"Comrade He, you picked a really good tractor."

He Qiang looked at the middle-aged cadre, not knowing whether he really understood tractors or was just flattering.

After all, Shanghai brand tractors have a good reputation in later generations, but now they are a new model.

At least from a probability point of view, He Qiang believes that this village cadre is trying to get close to him.

He Qiang has come into contact with these cadres many times in his life, and he knows the twists and turns too well.

Although Dongquan Village does not belong to the same county as Gunziwan, they are both villages in the area around the county boundary. They are close to each other, so it is normal for him to find out about some of the situations in their village.

He Qiang doesn't believe that he is so attentive now and doesn't have any ideas.

"Uncle, you have a good eye. I picked this tractor after careful selection."

He Qiang followed the middle-aged village cadre and started to be polite.

The other party wanted to get close to He Qiang, so naturally he was flattering him.

They soon arrived at the village office, where the cadres of Dongquan Village had been waiting.

As soon as the tractor stopped, a group of people came over.

The village chief, who was the leader, came over to support Old Lady He and said,

"Third aunt, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Old Mrs. He looked at the village chief and said with a smile:"Not bad, Xiaoliu still remembers to treat me to a meal"

"Third aunt finally came back, I must treat her well."

The village chief of Dongquan Village smiled brightly and acted like a junior.

Seeing the other party's attentive attitude, He Qiang was already guessing what these guys wanted to talk about today.

He Qiang also knew the village chief of Dongquan Village. Because he was the sixth child in the family, he was called Zhao Laoliu.

Of course, this was a name only the elders could call him.

People of the same generation or younger generations all called him Sixth Uncle or Sixth Brother.

When Grandpa He was alive, he visited the He family often.

However, since Grandpa He passed away, the two sides have visited less frequently.

Now that He Qiang has brought Grandma He back to the village, Zhao Laoliu seems to have returned to the time when Grandpa He was still alive, and he was as close to the He family as before.

""Qiang boy, don't stand there, come in! The dishes are ready, just waiting for the feast to begin!"

Zhao Laoliu greeted He Laotai, but he did not forget He Qiang.

The group entered the house.

A large round table was already set with food.

It was obvious that Zhao Laoliu and his family had prepared a lot for this meal.

Chicken, duck, fish, and pork were all available.

"Xiaoliu, it must have cost a lot to prepare such a large table of dishes."

After sitting down, Mrs. He also started chatting with Zhao Laoliu.

Obviously, the old lady also knew that a utilitarian relative like Zhao Laoliu was so enthusiastic, and he must have something to ask for.

But in a society of favors, it has always been you help me and I help you.

For some things, if they are within the scope of ability, it is not impossible to help each other.

"Third aunt, eat first, it won’t taste good if it gets cold!"

Zhao Laoliu was not in a hurry to speak, but instead asked everyone to eat first.

This feeling of forcing people to do something made He Qiang feel that it should not be a big deal.

After all, if it was really an urgent matter, it would be somewhat impolite to just want to have a meal to open the situation.

Grandma He also picked up the chopsticks generously and said to He Qiang:"Then eat first, and talk while eating!"

He Tiantian sat in Wu Shuhua's arms. Although she was fed by her biological mother, her big black eyes were staring at the old father beside her.

"Dad, can we still play here this afternoon?"

He Tiantian was still recalling the joy of He Liang playing games with a group of little kids.

""Let's play, we have to stay here for a while this afternoon."

He Qiang said dotingly.

He Tiantian cheered,"Great!"

She was so happy that she couldn't help but raised her chubby little hand. As a result, Wu Shuhua, who was picking up food, directly knocked the chopsticks away.

""Just eat, why are you moving around? It's unruly!"

Wu Shuhua frowned and lectured He Tiantian in a low voice.

The little girl immediately shrank her neck, stuck out her tongue, and apologized in a low voice:"I know, Mom!"

"It's normal for children to be a little lively. It's okay, I'll get you another pair of chopsticks."

Zhao Laoliu immediately acted as a peacemaker and handed another pair of chopsticks to Wu Shuhua.

After Wu Shuhua took the chopsticks, he said to He Tiantian:"If you don't eat well, eat by yourself. Your dad doesn't like children who don't eat well the most." When

He Tiantian heard this, she immediately admitted her mistake in a baby voice:"Niuniu is a good child, Niuniu, eat well!"

He Qiang looked at Wu Shuhua using him to teach his daughter a lesson, and was speechless for a moment.

"Hey, as for children, your Niuniu is considered good. My little grandson is a troublemaker. He eats every day like he is in a war and can’t be caught up with."

A village cadre smiled and adjusted the atmosphere.

In fact, feeding children is a difficult thing, and it is usually found in well-off families. Such families feed their children with a bit of doting, and naturally develop the bad habit of making it difficult for children to eat.

For example, in ordinary farmers' families, the problem of children eating is never a headache, because if you don't eat, you will either be beaten or your share will be eaten...

Everyone is scrambling to eat, so how can feeding be difficult?

"I think your little one is not beaten enough. In our time, we always felt that every meal was not enough, so there is no reason for him to be picky."

Zhao Laoliu said with emotion.

He Tiantian, who was sitting in Wu Shuhua's arms, had her mouth full of food and was chewing it happily. At this moment, she was frightened to tremble when she heard Zhao Laoliu say that she would be beaten if she didn't obey the instructions when eating.

He Tiantian chewed the food with her little mouth, and her cheeks were puffed up, just like a hamster with a mouth full of food.

However, because she was frightened by Zhao Laoliu, He Tiantian hurriedly swallowed the food in her mouth, and asked He Qiang pitifully:"Dad, will I really be beaten for not eating?"

He Qiang laughed:"Ask your mother, I don't care whether you eat or not."

Wu Shuhua said expressionlessly:"Then ask this grandfather to spank you!"

He Tiantian shook her little head like a rattle, and said anxiously:"Niuniu eats every day, don't beat Niuniu!"

Zhao Laoliu sat there and said with evil humor:"Eat well every day, or I will spank you!"

He Tiantian was so scared that she trembled all over, and then immediately opened her mouth and said to Wu Shuhua:"Ah! Mom, feed me quickly!"

Wu Shuhua looked at He Tiantian's appearance and laughed secretly in his heart, little brat, can't I cure you?

With Zhao Laoliu's intimidation, He Tiantian's eating speed suddenly became faster.

While eating, He Tiantian secretly looked at Zhao Laoliu.

Zhao Laoliu saw the cute appearance of the little girl and suddenly became playful. He deliberately looked at He Tiantian with a serious face. Whenever their eyes met, He Tiantian would quickly turn her head away to avoid sight, and then quickly chew the food and swallow it.

Then after each bite of food, He Tiantian would look at Zhao Laoliu again, as if to tell him that she was already eating well and not to spank her again. The cute appearance of the little girl made everyone at the table laugh.

Soon, Wu Shuhua fed the little girl and put her down on the table to let her play by herself.

On the table���The adults had almost finished their meal. Seeing that they had gotten along well before, Zhao Laoliu also began to test the waters.

"Third Aunt, do you have any plans for your tractor recently?"

Zhao Laoliu asked.

Old Lady He waved her hand cheerfully and said,"Xiaoliu, don't ask me about this. The specific arrangements for the tractor are all decided by Qiang Wa. I, an old lady, can't control it."

You can't control it?

Zhao Laoliu obviously didn't believe it.

But he didn't refute it, but cast his eyes on He Qiang and asked again politely.

"Uncle Liu, this tractor really doesn't have any tasks recently. Apart from transporting some building materials to the brick factory, it can still spare a lot of time."

After hearing what Zhao Laoliu said, He Qiang obviously wanted to use the transportation capacity.

But he was more curious about why Dongquan Village had its own tractor?

Zhao Laoliu obviously saw He Qiang's doubts and explained:

"It's like this, the tractor in our village is quite old and can't take on the next transportation task, so I was thinking if I could entrust your tractor to transport the goods. Of course, don't worry, the buyer will pay for the freight."There

's no reason not to make money, He Liang doesn't have a salary yet.

The brick factory only needs to transport the materials within the workload every day to ensure the construction progress, and it's not impossible to let He Liang earn money in his spare time.

"As long as the freight is reasonable, it's not impossible."

He Qiang didn't agree, but continued to ask:"So, Uncle Six, what do you want me to transport?"