Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1075 Thinking of Family

It’s not that Wang An didn’t want to stay at Huangli’s house for a while longer, but the situation at Huangli’s house was such that he simply couldn’t stay there for long.

If he stayed too long, Huang Baoguo would think that Wang An was going to have dinner at his house. Then Wang An's visit to his house would be making things difficult for their family.

The main reason was that Huang Baoguo's living conditions were so poor. How could a family that relied on mushrooms and wild vegetables to survive treat Wang An to a meal?

Although Huang Baoguo received 400 yuan from Wang An, for a family living in a cellar and lacking food and clothing, there were too many places to spend the money, and 400 yuan was just enough to solve the most urgent needs for such a family.

After Wang An finished speaking, Huang Li continued to laugh:

"Yeah, just take a look, one look is enough, hahahahaha"

Although the two houses are only sixteen or seventeen miles apart, it is not easy for Huangli to go back. It takes more than two hours to walk over mountains and hills. So it can be seen that Huangli will be satisfied as long as he can go home.

As she was laughing, Huang Li suddenly turned around and looked at Mu Xueqing and said:
"Sister-in-law, can I give my sister some of the clothes you gave me?"

Mu Xueqing was stunned when she heard this, and then she smiled and said:
"Take it if you want. The clothes given to you are yours now. You can decide for yourself."

In that era, old clothes were still good things and could be considered property, so except for extremely wealthy families, there was no such thing as taking old clothes lightly.

In fact, until the late 90s and even into the 21st century, there were still people who specialized in selling second-hand clothes, and their business was very good.

After Mu Xueqing finished speaking, Huang Li quickly drank the porridge in the bowl, and ate the half steamed bun in his hand in a few bites, then said to everyone:
"Uncle, aunt, brother, sister-in-law, Xiaomei, Xiaoli, please eat slowly."

Then, Huang Li said to Liu Guilan:

"Aunt, I'll go pack up and I'll be right back to clear the table."

Liu Guilan said with a smile:
"Just clean up after dinner. Don't worry. I'll clean up the table after dinner."

After getting Liu Guilan's approval, Huang Li said:
"It's okay, auntie, I'll be done with it soon."

When he said the last few words, the sound came from outside, which shows how excited the oriole was at that moment.

After Huang Li left, Liu Guilan suddenly asked in confusion:

"She's only been here a few days, and she didn't bring anything with her. What does she have to pack?"

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, Wang An and Wang Dazhu were also very puzzled, because Huang Li was brought back by Wang An, and Wang An remembered clearly that even the clothes Huang Li wore when she came were temporarily taken off from her brother Huang Zhong, otherwise Huang Li would not even have clothes to wear.

After a while, Mu Xueqing smiled and said:

"She was probably packing up the cookies and candies I gave her these days. I've never seen her eat anything I gave her. I always asked her to put them away. She must have wanted to leave them for her brothers and sisters, hehe."

Wang An’s family has always had a supply of biscuits, candies, canned food, malted milk soda, etc. It can be said that they have been there since Wang An was reborn and moved to the county town.

Of course, as for the candies, Liu Guilan had been hiding them before, only giving the two little girls one or two candies every day to satisfy their cravings. Later, when candies could be bought without candy coupons, Wang An bought a lot of them at once and forced the two little girls to eat enough.

To be precise, it’s not that I’ve eaten enough, but that I don’t take the candy seriously anymore. Sometimes when I remember to eat a piece, I eat one, and when I don’t remember to eat it, I don’t think about it anymore.

Mu Xueqing's words surprised everyone.

The main reason was that no one had expected that Huang Li would care so much about her family. Although Huang Li's actions were touching, Wang An's family tacitly did not mention sending anything to Huang Baoguo's family.

As the old saying goes, "Help in need, not in poverty."

Huang Baoguo's family lives in poverty, which is their own business. If Wang An's family takes the initiative to help them, in the end not only will they not receive any favors, but they may even create enmity.

Besides, Wang An’s family’s money didn’t come from the wind, so how could it be given away so easily? No one owes anyone anything.

Wang An and the others hadn't finished eating when they saw Huang Li running back. Seeing this, Liu Guilan hurriedly said:

"Little oriole, you're not full yet, are you? Sit down and eat something."

Mu Xueqing also said:

"Yeah, you ran away before you finished your meal. Why are you in such a hurry? Eat something else, or you'll be hungry before noon."

Huangli didn't know whether he was too excited to eat or he was really full, so he waved his hands and said:

"Aunt, I'm full just now. Really full."

Liu Guilan and Mu Xueqing persuaded Huang Li to sit back at the table and eat half a steamed bun.

It has to be said that oil and water definitely have a direct impact on a person's appetite.

You know, when Huangli first came, no one in the family could eat as much as Huangli. But after a few days of meat supply, Huangli's appetite at each meal has obviously begun to decline.

After breakfast, when Wang An was carrying the bucket to fill up the sidecar with gas, Shen Wei suddenly came over and said that she wanted Wang An's help to lay out the wires and turn on the lights.

Wang An naturally would not refuse such a small matter, but because Wang An had to go to Weizigou, Wang An calculated the time and felt that he would be able to make it in time even if he connected the wires to Shen Wei's house, so he agreed.

The main reason is that Shen Wei's house is a mud house, and the two main lines can run under the eaves, so the speed of wiring and installing light bulbs is also very fast.

And the most important thing is that Wang An has been out of shells for several days. To be honest, he is really feeling very frustrated.

Wang An said hello to his family, mainly to tell Huang Li that he would go to Weizigou later, and then followed Shen Wei to Shen Wei's home.

It must be said that although Wang An's home is very close to Shen Wei's home, it is really not very convenient for Wang An to go to Shen Wei's home and chat with Shen Wei at any time.

Because apart from working in the fields with Wang Dazhu and his wife, Shen Wei is also very busy every day.

In fact, when electricity was connected to Kaoshantun this time, the higher-ups sent electricians to help with wiring and installing light bulbs.

After all, electricity was a new thing at that time, and rural people really didn’t understand it.

It's just that these two electricians were so slow at work. After so many days, they had only installed the power for half of the 80-plus households in the village.

You should know that most people only install three light bulbs, and the main line is placed under the eaves, so both wiring and installation can be said to be very simple.

But they work so slowly and take their time, what can anyone do to them?
Thanks to “The Emperor of the Big Empire” for the reward, thank you, thank you very much!
I wish my brother happy every day, joyful every day, and making fortune every day.

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(End of this chapter)