Li Mingren returned to the room and lit the oil lamp. Zhao Yunlan took Xiaobao to wash up and went to bed. Seeing that Li Mingren was not ready to sleep, Zhao Yunlan politely said: "Mr., it's time to rest."

Zhao Yunlan felt very uneasy, but thinking that Xiaobao was by his side, Li Mingren wouldn't do anything.

Li Mingren said: "You guys go to sleep first, I will study for a while." Li Mingren took out his book and sat at the end of the bed, leaning on the wooden box.

Zhao Yunlan thought to herself that even with an oil lamp, this room was very dim. Reading like this would be hard on the eyes, but she didn't say anything else. After all, the two of them had always been silent when they got along before. It would have been embarrassing if they paid more attention. Zhao Yunlan went.

Inside the bed, I put the little baby in the middle, leaving only the outer space for Li Mingren. It is quite convenient to have a baby! There is no need to make excuses when dealing with this kind of thing.

There was just one more person occupying the bed, and he couldn't move around at night. Zhao Yunlan closed her eyes and patted Xiaobao gently, thinking about it, and slowly fell asleep.

Li Mingren watched the mother and son fall asleep so quickly, and involuntarily turned down the sound of turning the book. When he turned another page, he heard Zhao Yunlan's little snoring. He seemed to be infected, and the sleepiness came over him. He persisted

After a while, he decided to close the book and lie down to sleep. Li Mingren didn't realize that tonight was the earliest sleep he had had in a long time.

Li Mingren covered himself with the quilt. He didn't know if it was because the quilt had just been dried in the sun today, so it became warmer. Smelling the faint smell of sunshine from the quilt and listening to the snoring around him, Li Mingren quickly fell asleep.

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Early the next morning, Zhao Yunlan woke up and saw no sign of Li Mingren. Zhao Yunlan didn't expect that he could sleep so well with a stranger beside him. Zhao Yunlan looked at Xiaobao still sleeping in the middle and could only shake his head.

He smiled helplessly, they were really two mother and son.

Zhao Yunlan has recently developed the habit of getting up early for morning exercises, so she gets up earlier than the Li family. Unexpectedly, Li Mingren gets up even earlier.

Zhao Yunlan put on her clothes, tucked Xiaobao into a quilt and walked out gently. When she saw Li Mingren standing there in the yard, shaking his head and endorsing, he also greeted Li Mingren out of politeness: "Good morning, Mr.

You got up so early."

Li Mingren had never greeted others good morning in the morning. He was a little stunned for a while, and then said: "I am used to getting up in the morning to memorize an article, so I get up earlier every morning."

Zhao Yunlan nodded understandingly. Zhao Yunlan didn't care whether Li Mingren got up early or not. The two of them just seemed to have an intersection.

Zhao Yunlan walked out of the yard and started jogging slowly. Perhaps after Zhao Yunlan's brainwashing yesterday and a good night's sleep, Li Mingren easily accepted Zhao Yunlan's behavior and continued to memorize the book. The Li family also

Get up and clean up one after another.

When Zhao Yunlan trotted back, there was smoke coming from the kitchen, and the younger sister had already started cooking breakfast. Zhao Yunlan went back to the room to wash up and then see if Xiaobao was up. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the father and son staring at each other.

Eyes, Xiaobao was still sleeping when Zhao Yunlan came back from running, but today Li Mingren endorsed it in the morning, and he didn’t know whether it was because he was in a good mood or something, and it got louder and louder, waking Xiaobao up.

When Xiaobao woke up and heard something whimpering outside, he started crying if there was a familiar mother around him. When Li Mingren heard that he came in in a hurry, he looked at Xiaobao without knowing how to coax him,

When Xiaobao saw someone coming, he didn't cry, and there was the scene of Zhao Yunlan entering the door: "Ms., please go to the upper room to greet your parents first. I will dress Xiaobao and come right away."

Li Mingren suddenly felt defeated, but he had no choice but to go out to see his parents first. Zhao Yunlan took Xiaobao down to pee, then stuffed him back into the quilt, then scrubbed himself and gave Xiaobao

Get dressed and wash your face.

Li Mingmei shouted that it was time to eat, and Zhao Yunlan hugged Xiaobao and went to the upper room. The family sat neatly together and had breakfast. After dinner, Zhao Yunlan went to the village chief's house to borrow money.

The family's nerves suddenly became tense. Zhao Yunlan continued, "My husband can study with peace of mind. If my father and several brothers go to the fields, they can go as normal. My younger sister will take care of my mother at home. I will wait until I borrow the money."

arrange."

Li Mingzhi said he wanted to go to the mountain to see if there were any mountain products. Old Li didn't say anything, and went out with his hoe. The second and third sons followed behind, and the fourth son also hurried out with a basket on his back, as if he would be able to do it in the next second.

It's like picking up another chicken.

Zhao Yunlan saw that the Li family members were all busy with their own affairs. After coaxing Xiaobao, she went to the village chief's house. The village chief's house was in the center of the village. It was not too far to walk there. When she arrived at the door of the village chief's house, she looked at the village chief.

The daughter-in-law was drying firewood in the yard and called out, "Auntie, is the village chief uncle at home?"

Wang Guifang saw Zhao Yunlan standing outside the yard, and quickly put down the firewood in her hand and asked Zhao Yunlan to come in and sit down: "Your uncle is cleaning up in the backyard. You come in first and sit down. I'll call you." Then she walked to the backyard.

Zhao Yunlan looked at the house of the village chief's house, a bright brick house. The furniture in the house was old but very clean, and there was no damage. The house was spacious and bright, and the yard was clean and tidy. The house was twice as large as that of Lao Li's house.

The village head of the Li family is called Li Chunsheng. He has three sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Li Dashan, works as a policeman in the county government and already has a son and a daughter. The second son, Li Dachuan, takes care of the fields at home, assists his father in handling village affairs, and is also married.

They have a son. The third son, Li Dalin, works as a shopkeeper in a restaurant in the town. Not long after they got married, the eldest daughter, Li Yulan, got married and went to the Xiaojia Liquor Shop in the town, which sells liquor. The younger daughter, Li Yuqing, has not yet announced their marriage.

Currently, only the eldest grandson of the Li family is studying in the county. Because of Inspector Li, the whole family lives in a house arranged by the county government. Although the housing expenses are reduced, the pressure to provide for students in the future is still a bit high.

Seeing the village chief walking from a distance, followed by Li Yuqing and the village chief's wife, in Zhao Yunlan's eyes, the village chief was a capable middle-aged man. However, in ancient times, people got married early and their life span was not long. The village chief was considered an old man.

He is a few years older than Old Man Li, but because the food at home is pretty good, he doesn't look as old as Old Man Li.

Li Yuqing: "Hello, sister-in-law, I'll get you a bowl of water."

Zhao Yunlan: "Hey, no need to trouble my sister."

Next to her, Wang Guifang said, "If you want, if you want, just drink a bowl of water poured by your sister. How is your mother-in-law doing? I heard that she is much better that day and can even do needlework."

Wang Guifang and Mrs. Wang are both from Dawang Village. They married to Lijia Village one after another. In the first few years, when Mr. Wang was still healthy, they often went to the river to wash clothes and enjoy daily life together. Since Mr. Wang became ill and died,

After leaving home again, the two of them had less contact, so Wang Guifang would visit Wang when she had time.

Zhao Yunlan: "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. My mother's health has improved a bit during this period. Before, she used to concentrate on sewing. As you know, my mother will never lie down even if she can move. I can't persuade her."

Wang Guifang: "That's fine! If you need anything, just tell your uncle."

Li Yuqing: "Sister-in-law, drink some water and chat slowly. I'm going to the backyard to feed the chickens. I'll stay for lunch later."

Zhao Yunlan said: "Auntie, please don't be polite to me. I will go back after I finish speaking. I came here to borrow money from the village chief uncle. My husband-in-law is about to take the exam and he needs money inside and outside.

There are still some days before the spring rush, and I can't get any money at once, so I have to come here to my uncle as a last resort. It's because the grain harvested this spring rush may not be enough to pay back the money. I will pay it back after the autumn harvest at the latest. Uncle, if you have a lot of money, can you

Borrow a thousand dollars."

Li Chunsheng: "Hey, it's not easy to provide a scholar. Your eldest nephew has been studying in the town for two years, and we all feel that it's not easy! What's more, with your family's situation, you can still insist on letting Akihito study. Hey, it's only been so many years.

The boss is still..., let’s not talk about this, your uncle lent you the money. The last time your father sold the land, I persuaded him not to sell it. I will use it here to save an emergency. He refused to listen to his advice, so I also

I won’t ask any more questions, I’m borrowing it from you, and I won’t ask you when you’ll pay it back, I believe in you.”

Zhao Yunlan did not expect that borrowing money would go so smoothly. When Li Chunsheng took out a bunch of money, Zhao Yunlan's eyes were red. This was the first time in her life that she had borrowed money. She was touched and excited.

Wang Guifang left Zhao Yunlan to eat, but Zhao Yunlan resolutely postponed it. He was used to eating two meals on weekdays, so it was a bit strange to see the village chief's house having three meals.

Zhao Yunlan put the money in his pocket and walked out. Li Chunsheng asked Yuqing to send Zhao Yunlan off. The two walked for a while, and Zhao Yunlan said there was no need to send it off anymore and asked Li Yuqing to go back.

Zhao Yunlan returned home in a good mood.

While everyone is asleep, I will update quietly
Chapter completed!