Chapter 198 199 Siblings Reunited
Liu Changmin looked gloating, "Zhang Defa! At first glance, he is older than his uncle, his hair is white and his face is grim. He is helping others to move things!"
The old village chief sighed: "Zhang Defa was so proud back then! His son passed the examination as a scholar, and the family still had a business, but he never thought about who gave him all this!"
Grandma Chen curled her lips and said: "He must have received retribution! This man! Don't do bad things, God is watching! Look at the life of Xiaoyu's family now, it's like opening sesame seeds!"
Chen Yaohui agreed: "Yes! It's retribution. Xiaoyu said Zhang Defa at the beginning, and everyone can see the reincarnation of heaven."
Li Qing said to Li Mei at home: "Aunt, in two days, I will leave for Qingchuan to see my sister. I will go back to visit my parents' graves during the Qingming Festival next year!"
Li Mei looked at Li Qing, shook her head and said, "Jixiang has sent the goods to Beijing. I won't worry about you going back alone!"
"I'm not alone. People from Sihai Bank want to send rice seeds to Qingzhou. I'll go with them and give my sister some new rice seeds this year."
After hearing this, Li Mei thought for a while, "Your cousin is getting married next fall. Tell your sister, alas! Yu'er didn't have time to come back to marry Zhao Di! I don't know when I will see your sister again." .”
Li Qing stood up and saluted: "Aunt! I have prepared the gift for my cousin. When the day comes, you can go to the room to get it! I will leave the family affairs to my aunt!"
Li Mei held Li Qing's hand, looked at Li Qing with a face full of reluctance, and said with tears: "Ah Qing, you have to be careful along the way, and send a message to your aunt when you get there. Do you understand?"
Li Qing looked at Brother Zhu and told Li Mei, "I know! Aunt, you and your uncle should take care of themselves, and Brother Zhu should be disciplined strictly. Don't pamper him too much!"
After hearing this, Li Mei felt a little ashamed. She and her husband had finally gotten rid of Brother Zhu, and they had indeed pampered him. Even A-Qing could see it. It seemed that he could no longer be pampered. After raising him, he would harm the child.
"Auntie knows better. My Ah Qing is sensible now."
Brother Zhu watched his mother and cousin crying and laughing. He didn't know that such a carefree life would soon be far away from him!
Li Yu didn't know that Li Qing was about to leave to see her coming, and was still teasing Xiaoyu, "Congratulations, Xiaoyu, you see, you and Ruyi got married later than us, and you are already pregnant! Let Ruyi get married to your parents quickly!" good news!"
Xiaoyu was happy and ashamed, and looked at Li Yu with a blushing face, "Madam! You are teasing me again and ignoring you!"
The days are moving forward in an ordinary and warm way, and in a blink of an eye, it is winter when snowflakes are falling, and the county government office has been rebuilt! The ninth day of the first lunar month in winter was an auspicious day. Li Yu's family moved into the backyard of the county government office, and Tu Dianshi relied on Li Yu's family to move into the county government office.
The newly built county government house is a large courtyard with two entrances. There are more than a dozen rooms in the front and back yards. The back yards are built with fire walls, making the house as warm as spring!
The rivers in Qingchuan were dredged and the dams were reinforced before the twelfth lunar month. All the streets in the county were paved with bluestone roads. Following Li Yu's suggestion, Zhou Jiaqi built public toilets in every street and hired more than a dozen disabled people and lonely elderly people. , cleaning public toilets and streets, and built two huts next to each public toilet for street cleaners to rest.
A farmer's market was also built on the wasteland of Xicheng, with a designated place for selling vegetables, meat, and poultry.
The locations for vendors to set up their stalls have also been determined, including a street for eating, a street for selling bamboo and woodware, and various weaving products. Craftsmen were also asked to build bricks under each stall to store stall tools. In this place, a stall is six or seven square meters in size, and a monthly sanitation fee of thirty cash and a tax of sixty cash are charged. On the first day, dozens of companies came to sign up and reserve a stall.
After making arrangements together, the streets were cleaned, the public toilets were cleaned, and the city of Qingchuan became clean and full of vitality.
Zhou Jia is also planning to build a school in the north of the county after the spring. He plans to leave Shen Wu to Zhou Jia after the bandit suppression. All the unused money for repairing the county will be spent on Qingchuan City. Today, the people of Qingchuan no longer worry about being attacked by bandits. They plundered and lived a life of peace and contentment.
After noon on the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Qing and Alei finally arrived at the gate of Qingchuan City. They looked at the newly repaired city wall and the peasants on their backs lined up at the gate, waiting to enter the city. Li Qing thought to himself: Qingchuan doesn't look as bad as Shopkeeper Chu said!
Alei lifted his hat and smiled at Li Qing: "Master, my wife and uncle will be surprised and happy when they see you later!"
Li Qing imagined what his sister would look like when she saw him, and he couldn't wait to say, "Well! My sister and brother-in-law definitely didn't expect that I would come so far to see them. I wonder if they have lost weight or gained weight!"
After the people in front had passed, it was finally Li Qing's turn. The yamen servant smiled at Alei and said, "Brother, the horse has to hang a bag for catching horse dung on its back before it can enter the city. A bag costs three cents."
"Okay." Alei readily put three coins in the bamboo basket held by the yamen servant. The yamen servant hung the linen bamboo basket behind the horse's buttocks to catch the horse manure, and then let Li Qing's car enter the city.
Alei looked at the clean and tidy streets and boasted to Li Qing: "Master, you see that my uncle and his wife are very capable. The streets are cleaner than what we have seen in other counties."
Li Qing nodded, feeling very happy. When he arrived at the cross street, he saw the newly renovated county government office at a glance. Alei speeded up the speed. When the carriage arrived at the gate of the back office, Li Qing jumped off the carriage and walked inside. , a thin, lame middle-aged man stopped him and smiled politely: "Brother, this is the backyard of the county government and you are not allowed to break in. Who are you looking for?"
Li Qing had no choice but to stop, cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, could you please inform Madam that A Qing is here."
Seeing Li Qing's appearance, the man felt that he was very similar to his wife, so he politely said: "Wait a moment, I will inform you!"
After a while, Li Qing saw Li Yu running to the door with an excited face. Li Qing shed tears involuntarily and faced Li Yu, "Sister, I'm here!"
"You brat! Why did you come here so quietly? It's so far away. What if something happens on the way!" Li Yu pulled Li Qing with tears in his eyes and smiled, "I've grown taller and more handsome! Aunt!" Are they all okay?"
"Don't worry, everyone is fine. My aunt has made you new clothes and new shoes. I also brought you this year's new rice seeds." Li Qing saw Li Yu's rosy face and high-spirited look. He felt relieved and felt a little uncomfortable. He touched his face shyly and said, "It's true that I've grown taller, but how can I be handsome? You're not afraid of people hearing the joke!"
"New rice seeds! This is a great gift, and what's more! You are already handsome, and I didn't say anything nonsense. Who are you laughing at us! Tell me, have you charmed the little girl?"
"Sister! Why are you still the same as before! Is your brother-in-law still working in the Yamen?"