Rebirth: My 80s

Chapter 838 New Year’s Eve Dinner

"Your name is Jiankun, right? Thank you."

"I, Liu Laowu, have lived for most of my life. This is the first time I have seen a person like you who spits and nails every time. Please let me know if anything happens in the future."

"I'm sorry, Housheng. We've been driven crazy these days. If there's anything we did wrong, please bear with me."

...

Under the cover of night, several large light bulbs set up on bamboo poles were pulled over to illuminate the area around the Yellow River Daka. The last few people from other villages also received the money one after another. Like the people before them, they were all grateful to Li Jiankun, with expressions on their faces. With awe.

After clearing the accounts of people from other villages, it is the turn of people from this village.

Every Qingxidian person who came forward to receive money had embarrassment on their faces. They felt more sorry than people from other villages. At the same time, they had a deeper understanding of Jiankun's ability and his commitment to what he said. .

To put it bluntly, after this incident, Li Jiankun's reputation in Qingxidian reached its peak, which even the old man from Guiyi could not match.

It was already early in the morning when all the accounts were settled.

Uncontrollable rage rose, and at this moment he even had the intention of killing someone.

"He used to be a carpenter..." Guifei, a lazy man, knew everything and spoke eloquently.

Li Jiankun returned home exhausted, and saw Li Guifei with a bruised nose and swollen face, half dead, which made him realize that something had happened before and his family had been beaten.

This dog and his son actually want to destroy their entire family! !
"Okay, okay, this disaster is over." Mrs. Yuying said, calling her eldest daughter, and they went to the kitchen together. No matter what, today is New Year's Eve, and according to tradition, we should have a New Year's Eve dinner, even if we prepare it temporarily Not a few dishes.

Anyone who has experienced rural life knows that the business scope of rural carpenters is not limited to making furniture, they are also deeply involved in daily life.

It's not about influence, but no one's money comes from a flood. Li Jiankun would definitely not be happy if he had to give out 30 million for nothing. He looked at the lazy man in Guifei and said, "Let's talk about Li Qifeng."

He threw down the sack containing the money and hurriedly found his elder sister and younger sister. He could not help but feel relieved when he saw that they were still clean but their eyes were swollen from crying.

"Jiankun, don't blame me. My intention is good. I want to make the villagers rich. Who would have thought..." said the lazy man in Guifei weakly.

Biaozi hesitated and asked: "Jiankun, if you take out such a cartload of money, will it have any impact on you?"

"You are so awesome, why doesn't Li Qifeng run away with you?" Li Jiankun gave him a hard look.

'My mother knelt down! 'he thinks.

"Uncle Guoqing?" Li Jiankun's face turned pale. He had never expected that the honest and disabled Uncle Guoqing would step forward to help and confront people from other villages.

"Over 100 million is for sure. After all, look at me alone..." Guifei Lazy Man said with a smile. He is also very talented in this area. Apart from Li Qifeng, he should be the largest president. In the past, he was He was often proud of his achievements.

Mrs. Yuying stepped forward and grabbed her youngest son's bruised hand, with distressed eyes, and told him not to be angry. Then she told him that thanks to the timely help of the villagers, it did not cause a big disaster.

"Isn't it because of the distance? He and I don't really know each other well..." Guifei's lazy man's voice became weaker and weaker. He noticed his younger son's expression and realized that the more he spoke, the more he would make mistakes.

Soon, his business became popular in Yueqing, and rapidly expanded outwards, breaking through townships, counties, and spreading to several surrounding counties.

This year's New Year's Eve was spent like this.

Talking about it, Li Dazhuang is an elder in the same village. He can usually tolerate things, but this matter is an exception.

Li Guifei trembled when he saw his younger son glancing over with red eyes, and hurriedly said: "It's all Li Dazhuang's father and son's fault. They keep setting fire to the outside. I wish our whole family would die."

In this regard, Li Qifeng is also deeply influenced by the elders in his family.

As he participated in more affairs, Li Qifeng became more mysterious and prestigious, and everyone who knew him knew that he was a man of his word.

Biaozi shook his head with a smile and said it was nothing, just settle the matter.

Li Qifeng was born in a poor family in Yueqing Town. The family could not support him in studying, so he dropped out of school early and learned carpentry skills from the elderly at home.

Li Yunmeng became particularly well-behaved now and poured tea for his father and two brothers.

Disappearing with Li Qifeng was not only his wife, but also several young presidents.

There were still a million yuan left, so Biaozi stepped forward to help and carried his money to the house with his younger brother. Only then did Li Jiankun notice that he was covered in shoe marks and asked him what was going on.

However, the next second, his emotions suddenly exploded.

He did not invent the ceremony. It had been widely popular in the local area during the late Qing Dynasty, but it was usually on a smaller scale. With the recommendation of many people, Li Qifeng became the president and established his "Hundred People, One Hundred Dollars, One Hundred Months and One Thousand Clubs".

Li Jiankun doesn't even have the energy to scold him now.

In this matter, Li Qifeng showed a talent a hundred times higher than that of a carpenter.

The three of them were either aching all over or exhausted from exhaustion. They sat down at the square table in the slightly messy main room.

Li Jiankun really couldn't muster the energy to scold him, his eyes showed deep thought:
Li Qifeng must still have a lot of money on hand.

It is obvious that at this point, Li Qifeng has all the foundation to become the president.

"Yes, National Day." The lazy man from Guifei nodded vigorously and made a great wish, "I want to make their family rich!"

"I don't know exactly how many members there are in the association, but a conservative estimate is that it is no less than 100,000!" Guifei Lazy Man said.

Under the strict teachings of the old man at home, over a long period of time, Li Qifeng became more and more skilled in his craftsmanship, received more and more orders, and became a well-known local carpenter.

He immediately understood why.

Li Jiankun silently remembered this great kindness. At the same time, he would not forget the hatred between father and son Li Dazhuang and Li Jianqiang.

"How much does it cost?" Li Jiankun asked.

boom!
Li Jiankun's eyes were bloodshot, and he punched the wall hard. More details around him told him that the room had been cleaned deliberately, and God knew what a mess it was before.

He noticed that the two knees of his blue cloth pants were particularly dirty when his old mother, who smiled and told him that he was fine.

It is said that except for the money collected from his two-story red brick building that day, which was divided among the creditors present at the time, the creditors who swarmed behind him found no other money.

It is impossible to determine whether the money was arranged in advance by Li Qifeng or hidden by him.

Only by finding this money can you make up for your losses.

It's just that there is too little information at the moment. Li Jiankun knows almost nothing about the situation in Yueqing and the shock caused by this incident, except for his own family. He decided to take some time to take a trip and make long-term plans after he understood the situation clearly.

Let’s put this matter aside for now. Li Jiankun thought of the father and son Li Jianqiang and Li Dazhuang again.

It's not easy to deal with Li Jianqiang. This guy's wealth is all in Italy, and he has never been there, and he doesn't have any power or resources.

But for Li Dazhuang, it's not difficult to deal with this old boy...

"Let's eat," Li Yunshang walked into the main room and tried his best to smile. "The four dishes include fish and meat. What do you guys want to drink?"

Four dishes... Li Jiankun thought to himself that this was the most miserable New Year's Eve he had ever had in his life. In previous years, no matter how poor his family was, there would always be more than four dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Not long after, four dishes were served, salted fish and bacon. It was Li Guifei who gave money to help others do it.

As for other dishes, the family had not prepared them at all. When Li Jiankun and the others came back that day, the house was under siege. The problem had not been solved, so how could they bother to prepare for the New Year.

Six people sat around the square table in the main room, eating four dishes, miserable.

hard to swallow.

"Boom boom boom!"

At this moment, there was movement outside the courtyard gate.

Everyone looked at each other, and Li Yunmeng trotted to open the door. A woman walked in, holding a sea bowl in each hand, which contained radish stew and home-cooked fish. The steam was rising and the aroma was overflowing.

"Aunt Wang." Li Yunmeng sipped her saliva and called sweetly.

"Eating." Aunt Wang smiled and nodded, looking towards the main room, "I thought your family didn't prepare any New Year's goods, so I sent two dishes."

Everyone at the square table stood up at the same time.

This is a serious matter of etiquette and affection.

Before Aunt Wang's dishes were put on the table, there was another movement at the door of the courtyard. Li Yunmeng's eyes lit up and he called "Uncle Degui".

Uncle Degui also held two sea bowls in his hands, containing braised hare meat and braised prawns respectively.

"What a coincidence, Chunxiang, you're here to deliver food too."

"My food is not as good as yours. Hurry up and put it on the table."

As soon as these four hot dishes were placed on the table, it turned into a miserable meal. Li Yunshang covered her mouth and wanted to cry.

And then, she did burst into tears.

Villagers delivered food one after another, and the threshold of Lao Li's family was almost broken.

Due to the chaos of the day, the New Year's Eve dinner in Qingxidian was almost postponed this year. At this time, every household started to have dinner. After the dishes were cooked, they did not forget to cook out a few of the best dishes and send them to Lao Li's house. Most of them They deliberately did more——

Everyone thought of the same thing and realized that Mr. Li's family had not prepared any New Year's goods.

"I can't let it go, I can't let it go..." Madam Yuying was crying like crazy.

There was almost no space left on the square table, and the dishes brought from behind had to be stacked on the edge of two bowls. The person who brought the dishes in front had not left yet, and more people came from behind, and the hall was suddenly overcrowded.

Li Jiankun's eyes were red and his throat was sore. He was speechless and wanted to bow. Before he could finish the gesture, seven or eight hands around him came to him.

"Jiankun, it's not your fault. In the final analysis, we can't blame your father. We know that he invested more than anyone else, and he is also a victim."

"That's right. When you came back, you didn't say a word to shirk. You took over all the responsibilities and settled all the money that passed through your father's hands. I'm not very educated and can't explain the truth. I just saw two words - responsibility."

"This child would rather suffer a loss than treat us badly."

"Jiankun, thank you for your hard work. It's definitely not easy to get so much money. If you have any difficulties, just let me know and give you the money. I won't worry!"

...

Folks, you said something to me, it made me cry. The macho Yu Biaozi couldn’t stop his tears from falling.

Li Jiankun rubbed his eyes and said, "Xiao Meng, go get the wine. Today is the 30th night. We are all guests here. How can we leave without a drink?"

Lao Li's family didn't prepare any food, but there was really no shortage of wine.

Li Yunmeng rushed to the back room and took out a whole box of Maotai.

Li Yunshang took out all the wine cups at home, but they were not enough, so he had to use bowls instead.

Li Jiankun took a white porcelain bowl, poured more than half of it into the bowl, held it up with both hands, invited all the folks present, and drank a lot.

"Kid, please drink slowly."

"Hey, Jiankun's drinking ability is getting longer."

"Come on, I'll accompany you."

Just as the hall was filled with laughter and excitement, a voice came from behind the crowd: "It's so lively."

Everyone turned to look and saw that the old branch secretary had also arrived, taking his wife with him, each carrying a tray filled with sumptuous dishes.

Unlike other villagers, after the New Year's Eve dinner in Guiyi's family was cooked, everyone brought it over without leaving any at home. Plan to eat here tonight.

Guifei, a lazy man, had forgotten how many years it had been since he had a New Year's Eve dinner with his brother. In the past, he would not have scorned it. Now he hesitated, waved and said: "Come on, come on, let's eat together. Let's see what dishes are served. Is my house short of food?”

"I'm not serving it to you."

"Okay, okay, I won't quarrel with you today. If you have the ability, we will see you at the wine table."

"Afraid of you?"

The villagers laughed.

Li Jiankun wanted to take back what he said. This was the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner he had ever had in his two lives.

(End of this chapter)