Chapter 2 Uncle, I want to eat meat "I don't have any money either." "No money? How is it possible that you have no money?" Gu Ermao was shocked. "You work in a food factory, even if you are an apprentice, you should make more than 10 or 20 yuan a month, right? You haven't saved any money in three months? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Xiaolong, we are brothers. How can you not help your brother when he is in trouble? You were the first one to rush to me when there was something wrong. Isn't my business your business? Let me see where the money is..." As he said that, he reached out to search Li Long's pockets. "Pah!" Li Long slapped his hand away and said rudely: "what?" Gu Ermao used to look through Li Long's pockets, and he was used to it. And Li Long never refused. Every time he said a few nice words, Li Long couldn't lose face and would definitely do what Gu Ermao wanted. I didn't expect Li Long to be upset today. Gu Ermao was stunned for a moment before he blushed and asked: "What? I told you to lend me some money. Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back!" "I told you I have no money!" Li Long raised his voice. "It's true that I earn a salary, but don't I spend it? I live with my brother and his wife, and eat their food, so don't I pay them some money? Besides, why don't you go to your brother when you have trouble? Why do you come to me? I'm not your biological brother!" The merciless output made Gu Ermao confused. Then his face turned red and he said angrily: "If you don't want to lend it to me, then don't lend it to me. Why are you talking so much nonsense! Li Long, I misjudged you! Don't call me your brother in the future! This is the only thing you are capable of. No wonder you were fired. I think you deserve it! If you have the ability, don't come to me in the future! Let me see if I will take you to play with Maodan and the others!" After saying that, he slammed the door and left angrily. As Gu Ermao walked out, he counted silently in his heart.
one two Three…… In the past, whenever he got angry, Li Long would usually come out within ten seconds and comfort him with a smile. He knew that Li Long was a very vain person and didn't want others to say bad things about him. After all, Li Long was not born and raised in this village, and he wanted to be recognized by other people of the same age in the village. And he was the first person to recognize him. But today, after counting to fifty, Li Long still didn't come out. Gu Ermao couldn't figure it out. Has Li Long changed? Or is he really out of money? But he had already said it, and it was impossible for him to go back to Li Long. Since he failed to borrow the money, he had to find another way. However, he would not let Li Long have an easy time. "Since you don't give me face, don't blame me for being rude and reporting your affairs to Wu Shufen!" In fact, Li Long also knew that, however, tomorrow, Gu Ermao would spread the news that he had been fired, and tomorrow, Wu Shufen, who had heard the news, would come to him and ask for a breakup. Just right. In the west room, Li Jianguo and his wife, who heard the noise, looked at each other, both a little confused. Because both sides were talking loudly, they could vaguely hear the conversation between Gu Ermao and Li Long. However, they couldn't figure out why Li Long, who used to obey Gu Ermao's orders, reacted so violently today. "Did the firing from the food factory change Xiaolong's personality?" Liang Yuemei guessed. "That could be the case. Xiaolong is not stupid. He has learned a lesson and may have figured it out. He should not let others take advantage of him anymore. Anyway, it's a good thing." "That money..." "Let him decide on the money himself." Li Jianguo shook his head. "Young man, how can you date someone without money?" As they were talking, the door to the east room opened and the two men immediately stopped talking. The door of the west room was pushed open and Li Long walked in. He took out ten yuan and handed it to Liang Yuemei: "Sister-in-law, I came back quite suddenly. I think we are running low on firewood. Use this money to buy some charcoal. I will go get some firewood in the next two days. Don't worry." "What are you looking for?" Li Jianguo glared at him. "It's so cold, more than 30 degrees below zero, where can you find firewood?" "Yes, yes, yes, keep the money. Young people should carry some money with them." Liang Yuemei actually didn't have much opinion about Li Long. She was quite satisfied with her brother-in-law's attitude. "Sister-in-law, please keep it." Li Long stuffed the money into Liang Yuemei's hand, "I can't let you spend money on me. I am an adult after all...Brother," He then said to Li Jianguo:
"I'm almost twenty years old. I didn't have much brains before and did some wrong things. Now I know that those things were wrong. It's okay if it's cold. Just wear something thicker. Don't worry about it. There's nothing to do in winter anyway... Okay, I'm going back to the house." After saying that, he turned and left the west room and returned to the east room. Li Long let out a long sigh and felt that he had at least taken the first step. In the second half of his last life, he always felt regretful when he recalled the stupid things he had done. Now that he had a chance to start over, how could he possibly make the same mistake again? But I am a little hungry right now. In the countryside, people usually eat two meals a day in winter. People don't move much, and the food rations are not much, so they have to calculate their food carefully in winter. Now with my addition, I’m afraid my brother and sister-in-law’s family won’t have enough food to last until spring. I was really a "troublemaker". In the past, I only knew to ask my brother for food and clothes, and I asked with a clear conscience, without thinking about how those things came from. Thinking about it now, it’s really infuriating! He was still blaming himself when the door rang. When I looked up, I saw that the person pushing the door was my five-year-old nephew Li Qiang. "Uncle, I want to play with you." Li Qiang was wearing thick clothes. He wiped his nose with his sleeve and said, "You came back from such a long distance, did you bring anything fun?" Li Long felt a little ashamed. He really didn't buy anything after returning from Wucheng. Not to mention the things for his brother and sister-in-law, he didn't even buy any gifts for his niece Li Juan and nephew Li Qiang. He rummaged through his bag and pulled out only a box of rice paper. This is used to wrap candies in food factories. After the milk candy is processed, it is wrapped in glutinous rice paper, and then wrapped in candy paper. Rice paper is very common in food factories, but it is almost never seen in villages these days. Li Long picked up a card and said to Li Qiang: "Put your hands out." Li Qiang stretched out his hand as he was told. Li Long put the rice paper in his hand and said to him: "Don't move. Look carefully. The paper will move soon." Li Qiang was very obedient. He stretched his hands straight, motionless, and stared at the paper. Sure enough, the rice paper moved and slowly curled up. "It's moving, uncle, it's moving!" Li Qiang shouted in surprise. Li Long smiled. Having lived two lives, he knew the principle of the movement of glutinous rice paper. However, not many people knew about it, so Li Qiang was surprised. Li Qiang's voice was very loud. After a while, Li Juan pushed the door open and looked at Li Long warily. Li Juan is ten years old and in primary school. She often helps with housework - even some chores that Li Long doesn't do. This made Li Juan hate Li Long. If Li Long was not around, it would be fine for her to do the housework. Children of similar age all helped with the housework. But when Li Long was around, she would feel that it was unfair for Li Long not to do the housework but for her to do it. "Sister, sister! Look, this can move...ah? Why did it melt?" Li Qiang was about to tell Li Juan, but he noticed that the rice paper in his hand was stuck to his hand.
"It's okay, there's more." Li Long put another one in Li Qiang's hand. Li Qiang said to his sister like a curious baby. Li Long put one in Li Juan's hand. Li Juan didn't refuse, but she didn't say anything either. Although the ten-year-old girl was emotional, she was also curious. She was also surprised to see the rice paper moving in her hand, but she didn't ask. "Uncle, why?" Li Qiang didn't care and asked Li Long directly, "Why does it move?" "Because this thing is very sensitive to temperature, that is, when the room is hot, it will shrink and melt. It's just like plastic encountering fire." Li Long briefly explained, "This can also be eaten." "Is it edible?" Li Qiang's eyes lit up when he heard it, then he lowered his head and licked it. "Yeah, it's melted. But it's not as delicious as meat." Li Qiang glanced at Li Long: "Uncle, I want to eat meat." (End of this chapter)
