ryethenovel Chapter 38 The Chaos of the Li Family
Chapter 38 The Chaos of the Li Family
When the news of Li Xiangqian's arrest reached the Li family through Zhao Lijuan, Wang Guiying's blood pressure spiked and she nearly collapsed.
Li Zhenshan was so anxious that his back pain flared up, and he couldn't sit up for a moment.
Lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), he still urged Li Xiangdong to go to the brigade to inquire about news every half hour.
But the messages we received were all:
The answers were ambiguous, such as "I don't know," "I'm not sure," "He might not have been caught," or "He might have been caught."
no way,
The brigade doesn't know the specifics yet, only that someone in the brigade was caught selling fish.
It is completely unclear who was arrested or how many people were arrested.
Li Chunsheng still doesn't understand what it means that Li Xiangyang has been arrested.
But the adults were all in a bad mood today, and he could sense it. His small body huddled in the corner of the heated brick bed, terrified.
Shivering.
Zhao Lijuan was busy taking care of two elderly people and didn't have the energy to attend to his emotions, so she made an exception and gave him a handful of fruit candies.
"Chunsheng, come here, have some candy. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid... Your mother is here, and your uncle is so clever, nothing will happen."
She was saying this to Li Chunsheng, but also to the two bedridden elderly people.
It's more like something I'm saying to myself!
Just last time,
After Li Xiangyang shared the venison he had hunted with her and told her to take it back to her parents' home, Li Xiangyang was no longer just a brother-in-law in her eyes.
He was also her younger brother.
Now, the thought that Li Xiangyang might be arrested in Wuzhen makes her feel indescribably sad.
My chest felt like it was blocked by a stone, a tightness that made me feel suffocated.
"Yes, my brother is clever, he won't get caught," Li Xiangdong said as he pushed the door open.
"My second uncle and Secretary Guodong went to Wuzhen Commune to pick up the people. For now, only Li Xiangqian in our team has been arrested. My brother won't be arrested so easily; I believe in him."
"Is it possible... that Xiangyang was arrested but refused to identify himself, and is being beaten up right now..."
Wang Guiying made wild guesses.
After hearing this, Li Xiangdong shook his head repeatedly and retorted, "Mother, no way! My brother isn't the kind of person who would risk his life for money."
He told me more than once that if he got caught, he would just pay the fine.
Besides, it's not like our family can't afford it.
Li Xiangdong had been going out early and returning late with Li Xiangyang lately, and had come to a new understanding of Li Xiangyang. He believed in his heart that Li Xiangyang wouldn't be so stupid as to get arrested.
Cough cough...
cough cough...
"Yes, Xiangyang won't be arrested. Guiying, don't overthink it, you're confusing me."
Xiangyang is a clever kid, and I believe he'll be fine.
Xiang Dong is right. Even if Xiang Yang is arrested, we can just pay the fine. It's not like the Li family can't afford it.
Li Zhenshan endured the sharp pain in his back and forced himself to sit up.
There must be at least 170 yuan left in the house!
This is the source of his confidence, and this confidence comes from the hard work Li Xiangyang has put in for him these past few days since his rebirth.
With Li Xiangyang not home, he is the pillar of this family.
It must not be tilted.
Seeing that Li Zhenshan was able to sit up, the others felt a little more at ease.
at this time,
Li Xiangyang had already returned to Liujia Village, picked up his wife and daughter, and headed back.
Unaware that the Li family was in complete chaos, he was still plotting where to set a trap for the wild rabbit.
He ordered dozens of rabbit costumes from Wang the blacksmith, but it cost him more than 5 yuan.
However, he was confident that he could earn the money back quickly.
"Xiangyang, maybe... we shouldn't go to the black market to sell fish."
As Li Xiangyang was driving the carriage, Liu Xiulan suddenly spoke cautiously behind him.
She knew that Li Xiangyang couldn't possibly not go sell fish right now, and she was also worried that Li Xiangyang would suddenly turn back into the lazy good-for-nothing he used to be.
But she was more afraid that Li Xiangyang would be arrested because of this.
I felt very conflicted.
I muttered something, and to my surprise, Li Xiangyang actually agreed.
"Sure!" Li Xiangyang replied nonchalantly.
"Huh? Okay...?"
Liu Xiulan was greatly surprised and rubbed her fair and delicate ears, thinking she had misheard.
"What do you mean by 'okay'? You're really not going to sell fish on the black market anymore???"
"Great, that's great! I'm not going to sell fish on the black market anymore."
"Xiangyang, really? You really can't bear to sell fish on the black market?" Liu Xiulan asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, really, I'm not going to sell fish on the black market anymore," Li Xiangyang said again.
"Are you really not going to sell fish anymore?" Liu Xiulan muttered softly.
Li Xiangyang's answer was exactly what she wanted to hear, but she also felt a strange sense of disappointment inside...
"I said I wouldn't sell fish on the black market anymore, but I didn't say I wouldn't sell fish anymore! Don't confuse the two."
"Ugh, you've confused me completely!" Liu Xiulan said angrily, brandishing her little fist, while simultaneously laughing inadvertently.
She understood that Li Xiangyang would still sell fish, just not on the black market. But that didn't matter; as long as he wanted to work, it didn't matter where he sold fish.
Li Xiangyang had already thought about this on his way back to Liujia Village.
The black market has existed for a long time and has always coexisted peacefully with the city management team. Today, the city management team suddenly attacked the black market, which is likely due to pressure from above.
He wouldn't be foolish enough to provoke such bad luck.
Moreover, after today's crackdown, the black market will definitely be sluggish for a few days, and there won't be as many people buying things as before.
There's no need to go.
His next plan is to sell to employees' compounds in agricultural machinery factories and coal mines.
This was something he had planned out on his first day selling fish, having familiarized himself with the route beforehand.
The carriage arrived at the gate of the Li family compound, and before Li Xiangyang had even come to a complete stop, he noticed something was wrong: "Why is the gate wide open...? And the sled has been carelessly abandoned at the gate...?"
At this time of day, Li Xiangdong would usually be out fishing in Chahar Lake on a sled, something Li Xiangyang knew very well.
Shout it out loud: "Dad, Mom, Brother, Sister-in-law, we're back!"
A moment later, the low wooden door was suddenly kicked open.
Upon hearing the sound, Li Xiangdong rushed out and, upon confirming that the person was Li Xiangyang, his eyes welled up with tears.
"Brother, you're finally back!"
His voice trembled, making Li Xiangyang's heart clench.
"Brother, what happened at home?"
He hurriedly jumped off the carriage and rushed into the house, thinking that something had happened to Li Zhenshan.
Li Zhenshan is the only patient in the family right now.
He never expected that his family thought he had been arrested: "Where's Dad? Is Dad alright?"
Li Xiangyang was getting anxious, so he took three steps at a time, shouting as he went.
This completely confused Li Xiangdong.
"No, little brother..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Xiangyang rushed into the house and met the eyes of everyone.
The whole family was there, all together! Father Li Zhenshan was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) smoking.
"Father, what happened? How come my brother is...?"
"Come here," Li Zhenshan beckoned him over.
As Li Xiangyang approached with suspicion, Li Zhenshan unexpectedly slammed his copper pipe at him.
"You bastard, why didn't you come back sooner!"
"Now everyone in the team is saying you got arrested for selling fish in Wuzhen, do you know that? It scared your mother so much she fainted. And you still dare to ask what happened?"
Li Zhenshan had just been worried, but when he heard Li Xiangyang's voice, he couldn't help but feel a nameless anger rising in his heart.
Perhaps this is the insincerity and inability of words to express a father's love.