Good luck every time

When the two brothers returned home, their aunt just came out to empty the basin of water. She saw them talking to each other in a vague way, but it was impossible to tell whether they liked it or not.

"Ouch! I was saying, I could smell meat as soon as these two guys walked in the door!"

Li Shiwu laughed.

"I thought I was just sitting there doing nothing anyway, so I might as well do some work and save some food for my family."

After hearing this, the unhappiness in my aunt's heart was suppressed.

What Li Shiwu said was right. If they eat one more bite outside, there will be one less bite to eat at home.

This is how I feel, I still don't feel comfortable.

She gave an instruction.

"Very good! Very good! Then you two should close the door tightly and go back to bed early!"

After saying that, she found a place to splash the water and turned back to the house.

There were six people sleeping on the kang in her room, including her husband and son.

The eldest son, Li Da, is 24 years old this year, but he still hasn’t found a wife.

She sighed as she entered the room.

"This Li Er is really promising. He even brought his brother to have dinner together! What do you think Li Ruyi likes about him?"

Li Shiliu, who was lying on the edge of the kang, frowned thoughtfully after hearing this.

Over there, Li Ershi and Li Shiwu also returned to their own rooms.

When they heard that they had returned, their parents were still awake, but Li Er's two younger brothers had already gone to bed.

Li Shiwu would always feel a little guilty at this time because he was full but his parents might still be hungry.

But there was nothing he could do about it, so he told his mother about it, saying that he didn't want to eat at Li Ruyi's house anymore, and wanted to take the food back and share it with everyone. But his mother disagreed, saying that Li Ruyi was the host, and since they were working for him, they had to abide by the host's rules.

Besides, it’s a good thing for him to be full. Let him eat more so that he will have more strength to work in the future and can help the family more.

Only then did Li Shiwu dispel those unnecessary thoughts.

Li Er tidied himself up and lay on the kang. He smelled the earthy smell of the kang wall and felt heavy in his heart, but he couldn't describe the feeling.

Having experienced the difficulty in communicating with Li Shiwu before, he is now unwilling to confide in his parents.

His parents, like Li Shiwu, are simple-minded, don't have that many ideas, and work hard, but they can't solve his problems either.

He tossed and turned on the kang and couldn't fall asleep. Listening to the snoring all around him, he stayed up until midnight and became more and more upset.

He simply pulled up his father's old coat and put it on, then walked out quietly.

Li Er didn't know what to do. The wind was exceptionally strong at night and it was quite cold for him to stand still, so he simply walked around the yard in circles.

As he walked, he heard the sound of a door opening and closing coming from the main house.

The sound was not loud, but it was particularly clear on this quiet night in early winter.

Li Er was afraid of being asked questions, so he couldn't organize his words well and didn't want to talk to anyone, so he quietly hid in the backyard.

Unexpectedly, the sound of slow footsteps also came to the backyard.

"Okay! You've been walking around my room for half the night, come out!"

Li Er heard the voice of the old lady at home, hesitated, and stuck his head out from the side.

"Milk……"

Old Mrs. Li stared hard, looked at him in the moonlight, and spoke to him in a low voice.

"Why aren't you sleeping so late at night?"

Li Er lowered his head and scratched his head.

Old Mrs. Li greeted him.

"Come here!"

Li Er walked over. The old lady was very old and shrank half a head shorter than Li Er.

"What's wrong with you? Talk to grandma!"

She held Li Er's hand with her withered hand, and walked towards the kitchen step by step with a hunched back.

Li Er followed her into the kitchen and the old lady gave him instructions.

"Go! Add some firewood to your grandfather!"

Li Er was used to doing these tasks. He would first check if there was water in the pot before lighting the fire.

The old lady struggled to bring a small stool, curled up and sat next to Li Er.

"This fire is much better than before! You were good in everything before, except being lazy. When you added more firewood, the smoke would run into the house."

After hearing this, Li Er suddenly felt very aggrieved.

The old lady lowered her head to look at the fire. She was so small that it seemed that when she lowered her head she was as tall as the stove.

Li Er suppressed his emotions and sighed.

"Is there something you can't figure out? If you can't figure it out, talk to grandma. I may not be able to give you any advice, but if you listen, it may make you feel better."

Li Er sighed again.

Maybe it was because of the sense of security the old lady gave him, or maybe it was because he was really feeling uncomfortable, so once he opened his mouth, he said a lot.

"Grandma, there are some things I don't understand."

"Why would I eat with someone who you say wants to kill me?"

"That is to say, even if I can't kill him now, there is no need for me to eat with him!"

"Also, the people I ate with weren't good people either. The things they said all the time made me feel uncomfortable."

"I don't know!"

The old lady nodded.

"Then did you ask? That person didn't want to kill you, but he wanted to kill Ruyi. But you don't understand why Ruyi would associate with such a person."

Li Er shook his head, he felt it was inaccurate.

"No, it's just... Hey... I feel like she doesn't care at all. She genuinely doesn't care... It's just... Hey! I don't understand!"

There was silence in the kitchen. Li Er seemed to have thought of something again. He turned around but still didn't say it out loud.

There are some secrets about Li Ruyi that he still can't tell.

The old lady sat up straighter, looked at him and smiled.

"My Twenty is still a child! But Ruyi has grown up!"

Li Er's heart suddenly felt sad.

"Grandma, I'm older than her, by several years!"

The old lady patted his arm with a smile, feeling the child's strong body.

“That’s why it’s sad!”

Li Er's heart suddenly seemed to be stabbed by something.

"Hehehe... Don't think you're great just because you're old. Grandma is also very old! But look at our family, it's not like that."

"Some things have their own reasons. She can't kill those who want to kill her, and she doesn't want to be trapped by these people. She can see far ahead!"