Chapter 108 Entering the City
In the Qin family's kitchen, Qin Huairu was sitting in front of the stove and lighting a fire. There was a pot of chicken soup stewing in the pot, and it would be ready soon.

"Mom, you will go into town with us tomorrow afternoon.

Zhiguo has rented the house next door and has already cleaned it up. You can live there when the time comes."

Qin Huairu was chatting about family matters and would talk about this matter at the dinner table later.

"Let's go into the city tomorrow. OK, OK."

Qin's mother also wanted to move to the city, not only because it was lively there, but also because she could take care of her daughter and son-in-law.

At this time, Second Aunt asked, "Huai Ru, why don't you move to the big courtyard? There are so many rooms, it's hard to live in them. You don't need to rent a house."

"Second Aunt, that compound is a little far from our factory. Zhiguo is used to living in a quadrangle courtyard. There are many neighbors in the courtyard, and it is lively."

Qin Huairu thinks it doesn't matter where she lives, as long as her man is happy.

"Hey, Auntie, I just thought that there are so many empty rooms, what a waste."

Second Aunt was thinking of her own family. Of the three brothers in the old Qin family, two had moved to the city and lived in a large compound, but her family was the only one left behind.

But her husband only knows how to farm, and there are no fields to farm in the city, otherwise she might be able to live in that big courtyard.

Qin Huairu understood what her second aunt meant, but she did not respond. She had no say over family matters, so she would ask the man when she had the chance.

"Where's Guangyou?"

"It seems like something went out."

"Guangming, go call your brother-in-law to eat, the food is ready."

"Okay, sister!"

Qin Guangming knew where his brother-in-law had gone, and ran to his third uncle's house to call for him.

Soon, lunch started. It was very sumptuous. Li Zhiguo drank half a bowl of chicken soup first, and then ate the dishes with half a glass of wine. As a coolie, he was also helping to harvest the wheat.

In the afternoon, he wore a straw hat and went to the field. He personally cut a few handfuls of wheat and tried to pick up the wheat pile. The wheat straw was light, not heavy.

Many children in the fields can work. They carry a few handfuls of wheat straw and walk very fast on the road. This is the joy of harvest.

After walking around for a few laps, Qin Guangyou reminded us again that it was time to go fishing.

"Okay, Guangyou, you lead the way, I'll go around the front."

Li Zhiguo took the opportunity to slip away, but Xiao Jingru followed him and said she wanted to see the fishing rod, which was a good idea.

After he left, not long after, a lot of aunts gathered on the Qin family's field.

"Auntie, I heard that you are going to the city to take care of your son-in-law's children. Are you not coming back?"

"Auntie, you are living a good life now. This is the capital city, and there are cars on the roads."

The aunts were extremely envious. The Qin family had really become rich and the whole family was going to move to the city.

Mother Qin smiled and said, "My son-in-law wants a third child, but my Huairu is able to have one. After I take care of the third child, I can let go. It will probably take several years.

I was old by then, but luckily my son-in-law had many houses, so I could live in the city."

"Oh, Auntie, you really want to be a city dweller. When we have time, can we go to the city to find you? Please don't stop contacting us."

"Yes, Auntie, we have been fellow villagers for decades, please don't forget us sisters."

Mother Qin was delighted. "I can't forget it. The house in the village is still there. I have so many relatives. I have to come back when I have time."

At this time, another aunt said: "If you ask me, Jingru is lucky. She has been clinging to Li Ge'er since he came to the village. Now she is going to study in the city.

I just asked her, after she came to the city, she never ate coarse grains, every meal was either flour or rice, she had meat every day, and she often went out to eat with her brother-in-law.

If you ask me, this is a new society now. Otherwise, let Jingru be Li Ge'er's wife and she won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life."

A few aunts were chatting and laughing. They stopped working in their own fields and helped the Qin family harvest the wheat.

“Oh, I got it.”

Li Zhiguo had just arrived at the fish pond and put down his fishing rod. In less than two minutes he had a catch, a fish the size of a palm. He didn't think it was too small. This was a fish pond. Small fish were easy to catch, but big fish were actually difficult to catch.

When you fish in a fish pond at home, all you want is a refreshing experience. Catching dozens of fish in an afternoon can be a very enjoyable experience.

"Brother-in-law, the float here is moving too."

Xiao Jingru shouted quickly, but suddenly realized that her voice was too loud, so she quickly covered her mouth.

"brush!"

Li Zhiguo has already raised his fishing rod and caught another fish that is four fingers wide. Isn't this wonderful? He has basically defeated all the opponents in the village.

……

In the courtyard of Beijing!
Yan Bugui came back from the backyard carrying a bucket. He had just finished taking care of the potted plants and subconsciously muttered, "Why don't I see Li Zhiguo today? What's there to be busy with this Saturday?"

"Boss, you don't know yet. Qin Huairu had another pregnancy test today, and then she went to the countryside with Li Zhiguo.

Isn't it the busy farming season these days? Li Zhiguo said he was going to help his father-in-law harvest wheat. I guess he was thinking about the good stuff."

The third aunt saw that the Li family's life was getting better and better, and her family seemed to have benefited from it as well. She could earn several dollars every month by helping people queue up to buy food.

Yan Bugui suddenly realized, "This is definitely him. He has received so many rewards, but he has not changed his original intention. He just finished robbing the old lady's house, and now he is robbing her father-in-law's house. He deserves to live a good life. I have to learn from him."

"Yes, he has to learn. I saw Li Zhiguo bring books with him when he went fishing. He doesn't work, but he must be studying secretly."

Yan Bugui disagreed with what the third aunt said. He found out clearly that every time Li Zhiguo went fishing, he would sleep all the time and basically let Xiao Jingru watch the fishing rod.

"Wife, there is something I want to discuss with you. We don't have any big items at home. I'm thinking, since we have extra income every month, I want to buy a radio for our home."

Yan Bugui’s first plan was to buy a bicycle, but it was too expensive. Among the four major items, the radio was the cheapest. He decided to buy one first so that he could keep up with Li Zhiguo’s pace and live a good life.

"Buy a radio. It's so expensive and it uses a lot of electricity. It's just a way to make a living."

The third aunt was not happy, she didn't understand and didn't care.

“You don’t understand this, this radio has many uses, it can help you learn about major events outside.

You see, Li Zhiguo listens to the radio whenever he has nothing to do. Maybe he got the inspiration for his inventions from it.

Yes, he still writes songs. If you keep up with the pace, you will have a good life. "

Yan Bugui gave a lot of reasons and finally convinced his wife to buy the radio tomorrow, Sunday.

"Boss, I just remembered something. Didn't Jia Dongxu ask you to help him with a song? How is it going?

He said, if you help sell this song, he will give you some money."

The third aunt is like her husband and likes to scheme and take advantage of others.

"Hey, forget it. Jia Dongxu called that songwriting? That's all nonsense. If you hum the melody of Rowing the Oars, it might match more or less, but the lyrics are not presentable at all.

He wants to make money by writing songs. I don't think he will make it in his next life. He is more suitable for writing plain poems, maybe he can even fool people. "

Yan Bugui shook his head. He had seen through Jia Dongxu: he was too ambitious and wanted to learn anything that could make money, but he didn't even consider his own capabilities.

"Oh, that's a pity. I can't take advantage of it."

The third aunt lost interest and turned to cook.

"Hey, don't forget to grab a handful."

Yan Bugui reminded that the amount of food to be eaten every day should be planned, and he would grab a handful and put it in a jar. A little bit adds up to a lot, which means saving money.

……

It was almost dark when Li Zhiguo returned to the Qin family carrying a wooden bucket. He had caught eighteen fish and was forever eighteen years old.

"Guangming, hurry up and prepare the fish. We'll put it in the pot soon."

Qin Huairu was greeting her brother but was waiting for the main course.

"Okay, sister!"

Qin Guangming quickly took the wooden barrel and went to the yard to scrape the fish scales.

"Brother, you must be tired. You caught so much and can't even eat it all."

Qin Huairu handed over the washcloth and wiped the man's face.

"When luck comes, it can't be stopped. There are so many people, can't everyone share some and eat it?"

Li Zhiguo was in a really good mood today, and felt a bit like he was at a farm stay.

This is the only dish missing in the kitchen. The juice in the pot has been cooked, and after the fish is processed, they will be put into the pot. This is a quick dish, and it will be served on the table in a large bowl in no time.

The cooked sauerkraut fish is not big, so it is cut into strips. I put it in the bowl and peel it slowly to eat, because there are so many tiny bones.

"Jingru, be careful with the fish bones. Otherwise, don't eat fish. Cabbage is good and it stimulates your appetite."

Li Zhiguo was just joking. The little girl had a nice tongue and was not afraid of the bones when eating fish.

"Brother-in-law, I love fish."

Little Jingru's mouth was covered with paste from eating so much, she was so happy.

Old Qin's family set up two tables tonight. The three brothers were all here with their wives and children, and no one was left out.

When Mother Qin saw that they had almost finished eating, she said, "Son-in-law, I heard from Huairu that she wanted me to go to the city tomorrow?"

"Yes, it happened. Look at me. I was so busy discussing it with my uncle at noon that I forgot to tell you."

Li Zhiguo explained that it was nothing more than helping to take care of his wife and raise the children in the future.

"Son-in-law, I will pack my things tonight and give the key to the house to your third aunt tomorrow and let her take care of it." Qin's mother was happy. It was settled.

At this time, the father-in-law followed up and said, "Son-in-law, Guangyou's transfer procedures were completed this afternoon, and Jingru's certificate has also been issued."

Li Zhiguo nodded and said, "Then Guangyou can come with us tomorrow. I will take him to school the day after tomorrow, Monday morning.

Tomorrow, we will all stay in the compound, and the day after tomorrow afternoon, I will take Mom to the courtyard."

He had to go to the Qianmen Street Office on Monday, and since he was close to the compound, he didn't have to run back and forth.

At this moment, he noticed that his second aunt wanted to speak several times, but finally held back.

I couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Second Aunt, is there something wrong with you?"

"Hey! Nothing much, I just saw my eldest brother, his wife, and the third child all moved to the city, and I was envious."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhiguo understood immediately, but his second uncle only knew how to farm, and going to the city would only ruin his martial arts skills.

"Second Aunt, don't be envious. You're not old enough to pick up a baby yet. Wait until you're older and see if there's a suitable job."

The "picked up baby" that Li Zhiguo mentioned is the eldest son of his second uncle's family. He was given such a mean name when he was young because it was said that a child who was picked up would be easier to raise.

"Hey, listen to your uncle."

Second Aunt was happy now. She could no longer rely on her husband, and in the future she could let her son go to the city with the help of her son-in-law.

Li Zhiguo nodded. Now that things have come to this, he must give a gift when he leaves tomorrow.

After the meal, he drank half a glass of wine to nourish his stomach, and he felt just right and slept well at night.

I was woken up early the next morning.

"Woo woo, brother-in-law."

"No, Xiao Jingru, why are you crying?"

When Li Zhiguo opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Jingru crying beside the bed. He was a little confused.

Fortunately, the eldest son of the third uncle's family was standing next to him and explained, "Brother-in-law, Jingru is clinging to you. She couldn't sleep well last night and kept crying to find you. She was afraid that you didn't want her anymore."

"Ouch, is this a nightmare?"

He smiled and hugged little Jingru, teasing her, "Jingru, you're back home, and you're still shy."

"Brother-in-law, I want to go back to the city with you."

Xiao Jingru hugged her brother-in-law's neck and refused to let go.

"You, even your sister isn't as clingy as you."

Li Zhiguo shook his head. Could he really be so good at raising children that he could kidnap someone?

It took a while for Xiao Jingru to calm down, become sober and happy.

Qin Huairu came into the house at this time. She was just helping her mother pack up. Since they were going to the city, all the good things in the house had to be taken away.

"Jingru, stop clinging to your brother-in-law all day long. You're disturbing his sleep."

Qin Huairu scolded her sister. It was still early and they hadn't had breakfast yet.

"It's okay, you're all awake, so get up."

Li Zhiguo yawned and slept well, except that the bed was a little hard.

Little Jingru stopped crying and knew to help with the work.

Li Zhiguo washed his face and sat in front of the house in a daze. He saw that many villagers were already working in the fields in front. They were really hardworking.

"Huairu."

"Brother, here we come."

Qin Huairu came out of the kitchen and said hurriedly, "Breakfast will be ready soon."

"It's not about breakfast. Well, bring the things from home to the city and leave them for our dad and his family to use. Don't take everything back home."

Li Zhiguo was really afraid that his daughter-in-law would come on a major sweep and would really uproot all the land belonging to his father-in-law.

"I know. I know what's going on. It doesn't matter where it is. It's still our Li family's house."

Qin Huairu really considered herself a member of the Li family and always considered her small family in everything.

"You have a point."

Li Zhiguo was speechless. After pretending to be poor for too long, it was easy for him to forget that he was still the landlord and his father-in-law's family were all tenants.

"Brother, breakfast will be ready soon. I made chicken soup porridge just for you."

Qin Huairu then went back to the kitchen and had to watch the pot. Her mother was still cleaning up in the house, so there was only one person in the kitchen helping.

Li Zhiguo thought about it, followed into the kitchen, and learned to stuff a few pieces of firewood into the stove hole, but he almost put out the fire.

"Brother-in-law, you put too much firewood at once. It won't light."

Xiao Jingru followed in and pointed at the stove hole timidly, saying that the food was not being cooked right.

"Well, Guangming, you should light the fire."

Li Zhiguo withdrew. It seemed that he was not born to work and just had to wait for food.

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Qin Guangming quickly came over to fill in the gap, his cooking skills were already good enough.

After breakfast, we have to set off in a few hours, mainly because the bus does not wait for anyone and there is only one trip in the afternoon.

My father-in-law's family has all moved to the city, and there are a lot of things to pack up. The fields also need to be taken care of, and the chickens and ducks that are raised also need to be taken care of.

Qin Huairu was also busy for the whole morning. After lunch, the group carried their bags and went to the highway to wait for the bus.

"Look, it's the Qin family's eldest brother and his family coming into the city."

"This is all thanks to a good son-in-law. He is not only rich, but also willing to help my father-in-law and his family. He has excellent character."

"What are you still standing there for? Go and send them off. We still hope that you can help our family in the future."

"Boss, you can't go here empty-handed. Go get the eggs we have saved at home."

Many villagers sent representatives to see him off. Li Zhiguo was carrying a basket of eggs in one hand and a large bag of eggplants in the other. He didn't even know the identities of the other party. Were they relatives or fellow villagers?
Before he could come to his senses, a bunch of garlic appeared around his neck.

"Guangming, please record all the gifts given by each family. We must not forget our gratitude."

Li Zhiguo shouted that it was not easy for the villagers and each family had different things.

These eggs just now belong to the Li family in the village. The family that sent the garlic occupied the two best plots of land in the village.

There were also people delivering mountain mushrooms, and it was obvious that they were experienced mountain climbers.

Make the best use of everything and everyone!
The bus arrived. We were lucky as there were not many people on the bus from Changping. We all had seats after getting on, which was convenient for storing our belongings.

Otherwise, I’m afraid the car won’t be able to fit all the bags.

My brother-in-law even carried two beds of quilt with him. Can you believe it?

"Guangyou, now that you are here you are a Beijinger. Study hard. Your brother-in-law has high hopes for you..."

Li Zhiguo repeated what he had said to his brother-in-law before. After drinking so much chicken soup, he also understood how to share chicken soup with others.

"Brother-in-law, I listen to you."

Qin Guangyou looked very excited. He had been thinking about it for a long time because he couldn't go to the city for Children's Day last time because of studying.

Now, I go to study in the city. Even if I am ranked last in the class, I can still have face when I return to the village.

At this moment, in order to avoid a recurrence of what happened when he came here, Li Zhiguo pretended to be asleep, but who knew he could really fall asleep.

When he woke up, he arrived at the station. He was carrying a basket of eggs, with wild mushrooms and garlic hanging around his neck, and he got off the bus with his wife.

"Dad, Mom, I'll take Huairu back to the courtyard and put some things away before coming back."

He suddenly thought that everyone would go to work tomorrow, so how could he and his mother-in-law move things? They wouldn't be able to finish it in one trip.

"Okay! Jingru, don't go with us."

My father-in-law thinks this girl is a burden, since she will have to return to the compound soon anyway.

"Uncle, I'm going back with my brother-in-law."

Xiao Jingru was afraid of being left behind, so she stayed on the front bumper and refused to get down.

"Okay, she's not heavy, I can carry her with me for a trip, and she can also help me get things."

Li Zhiguo didn't waste any time and set off on his bicycle.

Leave this bicycle in the yard tomorrow and use the new one at home to prevent it from rusting if left for too long.

Not long after, we arrived at the courtyard. I took my wife there so that she wouldn't have to stay in the courtyard to cook. When we got back later, we could just wait to eat. How nice.

Since Qin Huairu has married into the family, she will no longer serve the Qin family and will only serve him.

"Oh, you're back. I was just talking about you."

When Yan Bugui heard Xiao Jingru's voice, he walked to the gate of the yard in a few steps. Could it be that the bad boy is back?

(End of this chapter)