freenovelworld Chapter 144: The poor kid who was driven to death by worldly prejudice (3)
Chapter 144: The poor kid who was driven to death by worldly prejudice (3)
Liu Erniu realized that he had used too much force and touched his head embarrassedly.
He is a rough guy and sometimes he doesn't care how hard he hits people.
However, Li Jianjun didn't mind. He had heard from his father about Liu Erniu's character and knew that he was a carefree person, so he naturally didn't mind.
Seeing that Li Jianjun didn't look unhappy, Liu Erniu felt even more cheerful.
He took the package from Li Jianjun and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the gathering point in Kaoshan Village!"
"Oh, okay, Uncle Erniu!" Li Jianjun said happily.
The two followed Liu Erniu, and with Liu Erniu leading the way, they easily reached the gathering point in Kaoshan Village.
The so-called gathering point is actually where the ox carts in the village stop.
The ones who came to Kaoshan Village to pick them up were Liu Erniu's second uncle and his eldest cousin Liu Dalong.
"Second Uncle!" Liu Erniu shouted loudly as he approached.
The old village chief turned around and looked at his nephew, and immediately grinned.
Liu Erniu led Li Jianjun over and introduced both parties. The attitudes of the old village chief and Liu Dalong suddenly became enthusiastic.
"Okay, Erniu's nephews are our own children. If you have any problems in the village, just go to find Second Grandpa!" The old village chief said happily as he looked at the two well-looking children with clear eyes.
Liu Dalong also said cheerfully, "You can also find Uncle Dalong!"
The father and son knew before that the son of Liu Erniu's comrade-in-arms with whom he had a life-and-death relationship was going to work in their village. They also led people to build the house. They built two rooms in just four days. It must be said that this old village chief is really real!
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing greeted the old village chief and Liu Dalong respectfully.
The educated youth who were also sent to work in Kaoshan Village were looking at them with envy.
After a few brief greetings, Liu Dalong counted the number of people, and when everyone was present, he started to return to the village.
Liu Erniu took a special leave today to pick up Li Jianjun and the other person, so he went back to the village with them.
Before returning to the village, Liu Erniu and Li Jianjun went to the post office to pick up the package.
On the way, the old village chief and Liu Dalong talked about the newly built house. It took four days to build the house and two days to dry it. During these two days, Liu Dalong went to heat the kang every day. It was just right to live in it today.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing were even more grateful.
The other educated youth were even more envious, and some of the female educated youth's eyes changed when they looked at the two of them.
Kaoshan Village is neither far nor near from the town, and it only takes about an hour to walk there. However, because these new educated youth were frail, it took them an extra half hour to arrive. It was already past three in the afternoon.
After sending the other educated youth to the educated youth site, Liu Dalong and Liu Erniu took Li Jianjun and Yunqing to the new house.
Along the way, Liu Dalong also introduced Li Jianjun and Yun Qing to the villagers who were watching the fun.
When the villagers heard that it was Liu Erniu's nephew, they immediately became enthusiastic and said that this was their own child from Kaoshan Village.
Looking at the enthusiastic villagers, Li Jianjun and Yun Qing were even more grateful to Li Duofu who was far away in Beijing. If his father hadn't made arrangements in advance, they would never have been able to have it so easy.
The new house was built at the west end of the village, two or three hundred meters away from the nearest villagers. It was very quiet. Li Jianjun and Yun Qing liked it at first sight.
As for the rooms, two were built, a bedroom and a kitchen, and then two simple sheds, a toilet and a woodshed were built.
Li Duofu had said before that both children were boys, and they grew up together and could just sleep in the same room.
Therefore, the old village chief Liu Erniu and the others did not suspect anything.
I have to say that Li Duofu really considered every aspect for them!
The kang was still warm and a mat had been laid on it. Li Jianjun and Yun Qing thanked Liu Erniu for his offer to help and spread out the bedding.
Then Li Jianjun went to the kitchen, where Liu Erniu was already busy.
Knowing that the two children would live alone in the village, Ma Lihua directly sent them a large iron pot, food and seasonings when she mailed the package. She wanted the two children to be able to cook for themselves as soon as they arrived in the village!
With Liu Erniu's help, Li Jianjun quickly put everything in order in the kitchen.
"Okay, the water is boiling in the pot. You two just wash up and go to my second uncle's house for dinner tonight. I'll ask the kids to call you later!" Liu Erniu checked and saw that everything was almost ready, so he clapped his hands and said.
"Uncle Erniu, thank you so much to you and the village chief. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be so happy!"
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing felt a little embarrassed. They didn't expect Liu Erniu and the old village chief to have prepared so well. It was no different from just moving in with their bags.
"You silly child, what are you talking about? Isn't this what should be done? Okay, go wash up. I'll go to your second grandfather's house first!" Liu Erniu patted Li Jianjun on the back again and strode out of the yard.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing stood in the small courtyard, looking around this home where they would live for the next two to three years, their hearts filled with joy.
The two looked at each other and smiled happily. This was their home, a home that belonged only to the two of them!
They both quickly washed up.
Li Jianjun took out the gifts his mother had prepared from the big package and waited for the old village chief's children to come and call them.
Half an hour later, a chubby little boy of about eight or nine years old ran over and knocked on the door of Li Jianjun's courtyard.
Li Jianjun opened the door, and the little boy smiled innocently, "Are you the new brother Jianjun? I'm Xiao Shitou, and my uncle Erniu asked me to call you to my grandfather's house for dinner!"
Li Jianjun smiled and touched Xiao Shitou's head, then handed him a handful of candy. "Okay, I'll get something and we'll go, okay?"
Little Stone looked at the handful of candy and was very surprised. He happily took it and said, "Okay! I'll wait for you!"
Li Jianjun turned around and went into the house, picked up the small package, then called Yun Qing out and followed Xiao Shitou to the old village chief's house.
The old village chief and his family were very welcoming. They happily led Li Jianjun and Yun Qing into the house. Liu Erniu was sitting in the main room drinking tea with the old village chief. When he saw Li Jianjun coming in, he took him and Yun Qing aside and started introducing them.
Li Jianjun and Yun Qing followed Liu Erniu, calling out "grandma", "auntie", and "auntie" and then recognized everyone in the old village chief's family.
The meal tonight was also very sumptuous. There were two large pots of meat dishes alone, one pot of braised pork and the other pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms. The meat was from Liu Erniu and the chicken was from the old village chief's home.
Liu Dalong's wife is a good cook. Li Jianjun and Yun Qing finally had the most delicious meal in the past four days. Not surprisingly, both of them were full.
Knowing that the two children were very tired after sitting in the car for several days, Liu Dalong and Liu Erniu sent Li Jianjun and Yunqing home after dinner without much chatting.
When the old village chief's family opened the package that Li Jianjun brought, they were stunned. There were so many things in it, four neatly folded pieces of cloth, each about ten feet long.
There are two packs of fruit candy and milk candy, each pack weighing two kilograms.
There are two packets of white sugar and brown sugar, and each packet looks to be two pounds.
And some cigarettes.
Everything is very practical!
The old village chief took a few puffs of his cigarette and said,
"Take it, and be nicer to the two kids in the future!"