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Chapter 135 Building a House is a Big Deal

To understand what a large family means, just look at the Li family.

There are more than 20 people in the family. No wonder A Niang asked the neighbors Aunt Li and Li Zheng to borrow a wooden table the night before.

Even though there were three tables, the children in the family still had to stand with their bowls in their hands.

Fortunately, we made a lot of bowls to sell frozen food, otherwise with so many people, we would have to borrow bowls and chopsticks from outside.

The spicy diced rabbit and pickled fish on the table were made by Lin Xiaoman and are considered two signature dishes.

The rest of the dishes, such as stewed pork ribs with chicken mushroom, four-color meatballs, steamed long-bearded worms, cold cucumber salad, and eggplant with minced meat, were also more than enough.

Li Taohua also steamed a large pot of rice and made her own specialty, the juicy steamed dumplings.

The Li family boys ate so much that their mouths were drooling.

Especially the two boys from the fourth child, Li Zisheng and Li Zining, and Li Xiaolian from the third child. They were not tall enough and there were not enough stools, so they had to eat while standing without stopping.

His eyes followed the chopsticks and the spicy food made Sihasha lower his head and ate a few mouthfuls of white rice.

Zhang looked at her grandchildren and found that although they seemed quite polite when eating, they were farmers and did not have the habit of not talking while eating or sleeping. They were always noisy during meals.

It’s not as quiet as it is today.

She was worried that her grandchildren would eat her daughter into poverty.

Will the peach blossom steamed rice be insufficient?

Not only Zhang, but also the four brothers of the Li family felt scared when they saw their children and nephews eating like this. Coming to their aunt's house for a meal does not mean eating her out of money!

Who can bear to eat like this?

The older boys were more restrained, but the younger boys had no tact at all, and only had eyes for the delicious spicy rabbit cubes and pickled fish.

There is also the juicy steamed bun that fills your mouth with gravy.

Not to mention children, even adults can’t stand it.

Even Zhang and Li Zhong ate two each, even though they wanted to save money for their daughter.

No wonder Taohua can do business in town.

In addition to hard work, it also requires skills, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Li Taohua saw that her parents and brother and sister-in-law were taking their time with their food, while her nephews and nieces at the next table were fighting for food.

So he smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, why don't you move your chopsticks? Is this dish not to your liking?"

Li Zhong shook his head, "No, no."

"Then eat it. It's so hot, and if you don't finish it, you won't be able to save it until tomorrow!"

Li Taohua could see that her parents, brother and sister-in-law were too embarrassed to eat.

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, please don't waste it. We caught the fish in the river yesterday during the Spring Equinox." Li Taohua tried her best to persuade them. Her brother and sister-in-law were more honest.

She was grateful to her parents and four brothers from the bottom of her heart.

There are brides who marry into Shanglin Village from other villages, but there is no family that is willing to mobilize all the male members to help marry off their daughters.

The Li family is an exception.

Li Taohua felt sad. In the past, when they were poor, her parents would live frugally and save a piece of bacon to bring to her.

She has never forgotten these.

Now that he has earned some money thanks to Xiaoman's blessing, he is determined to support his mother's family.

Especially since several of my older nephews have reached the age to get married, building a house has become an urgent matter.

Otherwise, the one in front has not married, and the one behind will also be waiting, and will wait until their revenge comes.

Such examples are not uncommon in the village.

Li Taohua's dishes were generous in portion, so there were three tables and more than 20 people eating until their stomachs were full.

The boy Ning asked Li Zhong naively: "Grandpa, is today the Chinese New Year?"

"Ha, silly boy, how can you celebrate the New Year in summer?" Li Zhong said happily.

"But mom said that only good food can be had during the Chinese New Year. If we eat so well today, what else can it be but Chinese New Year?"

Li Zhu's wife blushed and stammered, "It's because of this. This kid keeps yelling for meat every day, so I just bluffed him so that he can have a good meal during the New Year."

Li Zhu blushed, "Don't scare the kid next time. He will be looking forward to eating meat every day during the New Year, right?"

Li Shi could understand Li Zining's thoughts.

Not to mention the children, Li Shi himself felt that the only time he could have a good meal was during the Chinese New Year.

This made the adults in the Li family feel ashamed. Li Shan blushed and said, "It's all my fault that I, as the eldest brother, am incompetent."

Li Shan's wife glanced at Li Shan and gently twisted his arm.

Li Qiao shook his head and waved his hands, "How can we blame Big Brother? It's because we don't have much ability. We only have one acre of land at home. We don't know how to adapt to anything we do, and we don't know how to use our brains to think of ways to make money."

Li Shi nodded, "Yes, if Dajiang and Jingzhe hadn't brought a few guys to catch wild rabbits last year, those of us who often go in and out of the mountains would never have thought of catching live rabbits to raise."

Li Zhu agreed: "If you ask me, you still have to study. My brother-in-law went to a private school, and Jingzhe also learned a lot of words from my brother-in-law. Isn't he smart?"

Seeing that the conversation had shifted from food to reading and learning to read, Lin Dajiang attributed the activeness of their brains to learning to read.

In fact, if he were to tell it, the fundamental reason why the Li family was poor was that they had too many boys.

There are only two boys in the family. It will be a headache to raise the bride price when they get married and have children.

Li Taohua wished that her parents could buy some land in Shanglin Village, so that they could have more harvests and at least they wouldn't have to go to town to buy food in the future.

She brought this up in front of her parents.

Zhang refused immediately, "Taohua, your eldest nephew is already 20 years old. We want him to get married next year. If that happens, we have to build a few more houses. Your father and I have agreed that the money we have saved over the years is just enough to build four thatched houses, one for each family. We two old men will keep the old house, and we will turn the house where you brothers live into a storage room."

Building a house is a big deal, so Li Taohua stopped persuading him.