country bumpkin

The eldest sister went to the kitchen to cook, while Li Fugui, along with his parents, Xiang Hong, and Xiang Yang, went to look at cars.

Li Weixiu sat in the passenger seat, curiously looking at the things inside the car.

I gently touched the steering wheel, then lifted my buttocks and sat down hard. The seat was very bouncy. I patted the seat with my hand. It was so nice, soft and bouncy.

The two children and their grandmother sat in the back, and Li Fugui turned on the tape recorder and played songs from the cassette tape.

The two children were incredibly excited, praising the song repeatedly.

Li Fugui started the car and said to everyone, "Sit tight, I'll take you for a ride."

Xiang Hong and Xiang Yang exclaimed, "Oh! Great! Long live Uncle!" Li Fugui shook his head, thinking how mischievous the two children were.

After everyone was seated, he checked that all the car doors were closed before starting the car with peace of mind.

He didn't go into the village; he just drove around the main road at the village entrance a few times. Adults and children from the village all gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Several children looked enviously at Xiang Hong and Xiang Yang as they got off the bus, asking them if riding in a car was fun and what it felt like.

Xiang Hong said, "It's not fun at all. I feel a bit nauseous, my head is foggy, and I feel dizzy."

The child who asked the question was so frightened that he dared not look at the car again.

Xiangyang said, "Brother Gouzi, don't believe my sister. This ride is so much fun! The car goes really fast, and you can even listen to music while sitting in it. It's great! I don't feel dizzy or nauseous at all. It's just that the ride is too short. I want to ride for a while longer."

The boy scratched his head, puzzled. Who was right? He turned to the two elderly people and asked, "Grandpa Li, Grandma Fang, how are you feeling? Was the ride comfortable? Are you dizzy?"

The two elderly people looked at each other and Fang Jinxiu said, "They're fine, they don't feel uncomfortable."

Li Fugui explained, "Xiang Hong is probably carsick. She'll get used to it after taking a few more car rides."

The children listened and looked like they had learned something.

The dog and a few children gathered around, looking at Li Fugui with longing expressions.

The dog spoke up on behalf of the group, pleading, "Uncle Fugui, could we go up too and experience what it's like to ride in a car?"

Li Fugui was in a bit of a predicament. There were 20 children surrounding him, and he would have to run back and forth several times.

Fang Jinxiu noticed her son's predicament and said, "How about we shorten the journey a bit and not go so far? Otherwise, with so many people, how long will it take to get here?"

The children nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes...yes...that's good too. Thank you, Grandma Fang!"

The group of seven made three trips, and on the last trip, Xiangyang also went up.

When the car stopped, all the children got out and thanked him in unison: "Thank you, Uncle Fugui."

Li Fugui patted the dog's head: "Alright, you guys go play! I have something to do, I'll go take care of it first!"

All the children obediently ran off. Xiang Hong and Xiang Yang didn't run off to play.

They stayed close to their uncle, afraid he might leave at any moment.

The eldest sister, Li Chunmei, came to the village entrance to call them home for dinner, and saw her younger brother's parents walking towards them carrying large and small boxes.

Looking at all these things, she asked, "Young man, what do you mean by this? Why bring so much stuff to your own home? It's such a waste of money!"

Li Fugui lied with a smile: "Sister, I didn't spend any money. Several things were given to me by others."

Li Chunmei said in disbelief, "No way! Who would be so generous as to give you so many nice things!"

Li Fugui affirmed, "It's true, it was all given by the villagers of Kongjia Village. They all want to come with me to work in other places next year."

"Oh! Is that so! Haha, you didn't waste your money, so keep it!" After saying that, she smiled and took the things, then went home with them.

The family had just arrived home when they saw Nie Dayong, the brother-in-law, searching for someone in the yard. He was calling out, "Wife, wife, where have you been?"

Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw a large group of people. He blushed with embarrassment.

Li Fugui greeted him with a smile, "Haha, brother-in-law, we're here!"

Nie Dayong blushed even more, extremely shy. When his parents-in-law weren't around, he would affectionately call her "wife."

In the village, people call each other by name. This time, not only did my father-in-law and mother-in-law see me, but my brother-in-law also saw me. It was so embarrassing.

The elderly couple saw their son-in-law blush and knew he was shy. Li Weixiu quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Oh, good son-in-law, you're back! It's perfect that your younger brother is back today, let's have a few drinks together."

Nie Dayong seized the opportunity and said, "Hey! Okay, let's drink until we're drunk tonight."

Li Chunmei hurried to the kitchen to serve the dishes, while the children went to wash their hands. The adults washed their hands, served the food, prepared chairs, and gathered together to eat.

The dinner table was filled with laughter and joy. It was a harmonious and lively scene. After a few rounds of drinks, the men got drunk amidst the toasts. The women cleaned up the mess, and the children ran off to play with their friends.

That evening, Li Fugui did not return to Kongjia Village. He had drunk too much and was completely drunk, so he stayed at his eldest sister's house to rest.

The eldest sister and brother-in-law were resting in the east room. The two children used to share a room. Later, their grandparents came, and Xiang Hong slept alone, while Xiang Yang preferred to sleep with his grandparents.

Sometimes Xiang Hong would stay in the west room with her maternal grandmother, while Xiang Yang would stay in the side room with her paternal grandfather, each with their own room.

This time, since my maternal uncle came, I left the west room to him. Xiang Hong and my maternal grandmother were in the south room of the side room, and Xiang Yang and my paternal grandfather were in the north room of the side room.

My brother-in-law was drunk and fast asleep on the bed. Li Fugui was also completely drunk and unconscious.

In the middle of the night, Li Fugui got up to go to the toilet feeling dizzy and lightheaded. After he finished, he heard rustling sounds coming from next door.

He didn't pay attention; they were all adults and understood everything, so he turned over and went back to sleep.

Perhaps because my brother-in-law was drunk, he made an unusually loud commotion today. The chaos kept Li Fugui awake.

The mud bricks on the old wall fell down with a clatter, the dilapidated double bed creaked incessantly, and the suppressed breathing of the two people disturbed Li Fugui's mind.

He sobered up completely, his mind clear as he listened to the sounds of activity coming from next door. Stimulated by the surge of youthful hormones, he also began to think about finding a wife.

Listening to the pleasant rustling sounds, I slowly drifted off to sleep and had a sweet dream.

The next day, Li Fugui rubbed his temples, wondering what time his brother-in-law had gone to bed the night before. He quickly got up, dressed, and went to the bathroom.

After settling this major life event, I happened to run into my brother-in-law.

He glanced at his brother-in-law's dark circles and joked with a smile, "Brother-in-law, you're in good shape! You went to bed really late last night! Haha, hahaha."

Nie Dayong blushed and replied embarrassedly, "Hehe, you little rascal, you dare to say anything. You've gone astray outside."

Li Fugui said without any shame, "My sister and brother-in-law have a good relationship, and I, their brother-in-law, am happy about it. Besides, we're all men, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Nie Dayong didn't know what to say, so he could only say helplessly, "Alright, hurry up and go wash up, stop joking around."

After saying that, he took care of his important life event and ignored him. Li Fugui also wisely went back to the courtyard to wash up.