Year 1979: Eating meat with my wife and children

The next day, at 6:30 a.m.

Today, Li Xiangdong's family had to leave early to catch their ride, so they ate breakfast early.

"Third Uncle, take care."

"Third Uncle, come back soon."

"Xiaohai, remember to come back and tell us if your grandma's house is fun."

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After Li Xiaojiang and his friends went home last night to discuss the matter with their parents, they were all beaten up. Now they can only watch helplessly as their third uncle's family leaves.

Their maternal grandmothers all lived in the city, which was quite close by, so they were very envious of Li Xiaohai, who was able to leave the city.

Li Xiaohai, dressed in clean clothes, jumped and danced excitedly at the gate.

“My grandma’s house has mountains and rivers, it’s a lot of fun there. My cousin used to take me up the mountain to catch wild rabbits.”

Li Xiaojiang's eyes lit up. "Really? Did you catch them?"

"Wild rabbit must taste delicious."

Li Xiaotao swallowed hard.

"We didn't catch any, the rabbits were too fast. Xiaotao, I don't know if wild rabbits are tasty, but my second cousin can swim, and he even took me fishing before. You know, fishing is great..."

Standing to the side, Li Xiangdong listened to his son's incessant chatter and was afraid that he would persuade Li Xiaojiang and the others to give in, and what if they couldn't resist and sneaked out of the house, chasing after him on the way?

Li Xiangdong walked over, grabbed Li Xiaohai by the collar, and lifted him up. "What are you smug about? If you don't leave now, your mother and I will take your sister and leave."

"Dad, put me down quickly."

Li Xiaohai broke free from his father's hand, straightened his clothes, walked to Zhou Yuqin's side, took her hand, and called out as he walked, "Brother Xiaotao, there are still wild fruits on the mountain near my grandma's house, they're so delicious."

"Shut up and walk properly!"

Li Xiangdong pressed Li Xiaohai's head back and kicked him in the butt.

Li Xiaojiang watched his third uncle's family walk away, feeling an indescribable envy. "Xiaohai can even take a big car to his maternal grandmother's house."

"What's so great about big cars? Xiaohai can catch fish and wild rabbits at his grandma's house. Wild rabbits are sure to taste delicious!"

Li Xiaotao doesn't care about big cars; he just wants to eat meat.

Li Xiaobo walked up to Li Ersao, tugged at her clothes, and said, "Mom, why don't you let my uncle's family move to the outskirts of the city? That way, I can ride in a big car when I go to Grandma's house, and I can go up the mountain to catch wild rabbits."

"go away."

Li Ersao was furious and slapped Li Xiaobo's hand away from her clothes.

Everyone else begs and pleads to move to the city, but her stupid son, just for food and fun, actually made her family move to the countryside.

Li Erge, puffing on his cigarette, squatted down and looked at his son with a smile, saying, "What's so good about wild rabbit? Mutton is much better. Do you want some?"

Li Xiaobo rubbed his hand, which had been red from his mother's beating, and nodded, saying, "Dad, I want to eat."

Li Erge pointed at his wife, who was walking into the yard, and laughed, "If you want to eat, why don't you go and ask your mother to discuss moving to Inner Mongolia with your uncle? That way, when we go to your maternal grandmother's house, we'll not only have mutton to eat, but you can also ride horses."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaobo's eyes lit up, and he ran into the yard, shouting, "Mom, I want to eat mutton! I want to ride a horse!"

A moment later, Li Xiaobo's screams echoed from the courtyard.

"Ah~ Mother, I was wrong, please don't hit me anymore, I won't eat mutton anymore, and I won't ride a horse anymore, ah~"

"Li Weimin, get in here right now! Can't you teach the kids anything decent?!"

"Here he comes, here he comes, I'm just teasing him."

Li Erge threw away his cigarette butt and strode into the courtyard.

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Once outside the city, the roads become bumpy dirt tracks, and the bus drivers have absolutely no sense of safety.

Drive straight into small potholes, brake suddenly over large potholes, or make a sharp turn with the steering wheel.

Car windows are usually kept closed, otherwise you'll inevitably end up covered in dust and dirt after getting out of the car.

Li Xiangdong's family sat at the back, smelling the cigarette smoke and sweat in the car, listening to the laughter and chatter, and occasionally hearing the crowing of a rooster.

Having endured the train journey, Li Xiangdong didn't experience any discomfort.

Li Xiaozhu sat in her mother's lap, her eyes fixed on the scenery outside the car window, occasionally covering her mouth and laughing.

Sitting between his parents, Li Xiaohai suddenly spoke up: "Dad, I need to pee."

Li Xiangdong asked, "Can't hold it in anymore?"

"Ah."

Li Xiaohai nodded quickly.

"Ticket seller~"

Li Xiangdong stood up and held onto the back of the seat in front of him. "My son can't hold it in anymore and needs to pee. Could you please ask the driver to stop the bus?"

Upon hearing this, the ticket seller turned around and laughed, "No need to stop the car. Just have your son stand on the chair and pee out the window."

"Okay then."

Li Xiangdong really didn't expect that this could be done. He got up and switched places with Zhou Yuqin who was sitting inside. After opening the window, he let Li Xiaohai stand on his lap.

"Go ahead and pee."

He pulled down Li Xiaohai's pants, placed one hand in front of Li Xiaohai's body, and grabbed the back of Li Xiaohai's collar with the other hand to prevent his son from being thrown off again by the swaying of the vehicle.

"Hold on tight, don't pee everywhere."

"I know dad."

Li Xiangdong turned his head to the other side, worried that his son's urine would fly onto his face again.

He saw his daughter wriggling towards him and asked, "What do you want to do? Your brother needs to pee."

"Beat... de de..."

As Li Xiaozhu spoke, she raised her hand and slapped Li Xiaohai's buttocks.

'Snapped'

"Ah~ Dad, I peed on my hands, quickly take my sister away."

"Why are you complaining about your own pee? Hold on tight and don't pee on me again."

"Oh."

Zhou Yuqin picked up her naughty daughter and pinched her nose, saying, "Why are you so naughty?"

Li Xiaozhu raised her hand to touch her little braid and complained, "Bad cackling..."

Zhou Yuqin laughed and said, "You spank your brother for picking on your little tricks? You really can't stand to suffer even the slightest loss."

The bus stopped at an intersection, and Li Xiangdong and his family of four got off the bus.

"Dad, why haven't we arrived at Grandma's house yet?"

"We'll be there soon."

Li Xiangdong walked to a grassy hut, put down the bundle he was carrying, and took out all the gifts for visiting the family and placed them on the ground.

Zhou Yuqin, holding her daughter and leading her son by the hand, walked up to him and asked, "What are you doing?"

Li Xiangdong did not answer his wife's question. Instead, he said, "Don't carry our daughter. It's tiring. Put her on my back and wrap her in a cloth bag. I'll carry her."

Li Xiaohai stood aside until he saw his younger sister, Li Xiaozhu, clinging to his father's back, her body wrapped in a cloth, with only her little head peeking out.

He looked up and waved to Li Xiaozhu, saying, "Xiaoqi, your brother is here. Isn't it fun to carry you on my back?"

Li Xiaozhu stared wide-eyed and giggled, "So...fun..."

Li Xiaohai said enviously, "Dad, I want to do that too, and you can carry me on your back."

"There's no more bundle, let's hurry up and go, it's not far to your grandma's house."

Li Xiangdong checked the knot tied in front of his chest and, after confirming that there was no problem, he and Zhou Yuqin each carried some gifts and began to walk along the path in front of them.

As Zhou Yuqin walked, she realized that her husband wasn't worried about her being too tired from carrying their daughter; he just wanted to show off!