flstandardbreds Chapter 24 Lu Yuan can give birth to a child
Chapter 24 Lu Yuan can give birth to a child
I don't know how much he imagined. In the original body's memory, the man who was silent and worked hard became a chatterbox in his eyes, and his words and deeds all implied that he was wronged.
"This year our farmland doesn't have to pay taxes. When the grain merchants come to collect the grain later, we will sell it.
Once you get the money, pay more tuition to the teacher. Li'er, you don't have to cook for yourself in the future. I think the cook in the private school will cook for you if you pay more money.
Studying is hard, how can I let you cook for yourself? You have never cooked at home..."
Xiao Li's mouth twitched.
Indeed, due to his family situation, the original body had not paid for meals before, but the teacher was very optimistic about him and planned to use him as an admission brochure after he passed the examination. So even though he did not pay more, the teacher still let him stay in the private school and eat.
None of my classmates knew about this, and in order not to cause trouble for the teacher, I didn't even tell my family.
Seeing that Xiao Laosan was getting more and more upset, as if he had suffered a great injustice, he couldn't help but interrupt him.
"Uncle San, the food is ready. Please take it out and then let someone else come in."
The topic changed so quickly that Xiao Lao San seemed a little slow to react. "Why change people?"
Xiao Li looked at him helplessly, "I'm afraid you'll cry soon, Third Uncle, and I won't be able to comfort you."
Xiao Laosan's expression froze: "..."
No, who is crying? Who is crying?
Xiao Li didn't care about his expression. He washed the pot and fried the next dish. Seeing that he hadn't served the dish yet, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Uncle San, you really think too much. I haven't been wronged. I just disliked the food in the private school, so I secretly figured it out. Now that I have some cooking skills, I want to show them off."
Xiao Lao San only thought he was only reporting good news and not bad news. "Then when you were working on your cooking skills, I imagine it must have been hard work. None of the men in our family have this talent..."
Seeing that he was getting more and more outrageous, Xiao Li shouted directly outside, "Third Uncle?"
Xiao Laosan's eyebrows jumped, and he had a bad feeling.
"I'm coming." Lin Cao responded and walked into the kitchen from outside. "What's wrong?"
He first glanced at Xiao Li, then glanced at Xiao Lao San. Seeing that his eyes were red, he couldn't help but feel a little amused and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Li couldn't help but sigh. As expected of someone who slept in the same bed with him, he could see the problem at a glance.
He didn't say a word. He took out the blanched wild vegetables and rinsed them with cold water to make a salad, while glancing at Xiao Lao San out of the corner of his eye.
Xiao Laosan raised his voice, trying to hide his mistake, "What's wrong? What's wrong? The fire is burning too strong, it hurts my eyes."
The last dish was already cooked. After saying that, he dropped the fire poker, picked up the bowl of pork ribs and hurried out.
Lin Cao shook his head helplessly, "What happened to your third uncle?"
"It's okay." Xiao Li briefly explained to him what had just happened.
After hearing this, Lin Cao looked at him with some heartache. "Don't worry about your Third Uncle overthinking it. Look, apart from those who specialize in cooking to make a living, which man in Yangliu Village can cook? And even if they can, which man can cook so well?"
There are people from Yangliu Village who work as chefs in restaurants in the town. It took them many years to go from being an apprentice to becoming a chef, and their skills were just barely passable.
What's more, I have to figure it out by myself, and I don't know how much hardship I will have to endure in the process.
Xiao Li knew that there was no way to explain it, so he chuckled and shook his head: "Maybe I am gifted?"
"What does gifted mean?" Lin Cao looked puzzled.
Xiao Li: “…” I forgot that most of the Xiao family members have never received any education.
By the time he and Lin Cao explained what it meant to be gifted, the last dish was ready.
Lin Cao picked up the dishes first and said as he walked away, "Li'er is a very good reader."
Xiao Li: "..."
If these words were used to praise the original body, I think it would be well-deserved. But if these words were used to praise Xiao Li, Xiao Li would just smile and say nothing.
He is the illegitimate son of the Xiao family. His scumbag father's legitimate wife is still alive, and his eldest brother is an extremely outstanding person. He doesn't want to become a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh, so it is true that he is uneducated.
If the end of the world had not come later, he would have been a second-generation rich man who just lay down and did nothing.
But the end of the world is too cruel and brutal. Even if he has prepared sufficient supplies, he will be targeted if he does not have enough strength and will be forced to become stronger.
Everyone had been envious of Xiao Li's cooking skills for a long time, and when they saw them come out, they all picked up their bowls and chopsticks, even Bao Ge'er was no exception.
"Fourth brother, come quickly~" Baoger looked eagerly at Xiao Li who was walking behind him.
"Okay, fourth brother, hurry up." Xiao Li rubbed his little head and sat down in the position that belonged to his original body.
"Let's start eating!" Xiao Shugen said, and everyone couldn't wait to stretch out their chopsticks.
Pickled fish, braised fish, braised spareribs, pork bone and mushroom soup, and cold wild vegetables.
Each dish was served in a large bowl, and everyone except Xiao Li couldn't stop eating.
After eating, everyone was full.
Xiao Lao San touched his slightly swollen belly and said with great satisfaction, "Isn't this really the New Year?"
Lin Cao ate in moderation, though she was a little full. She was gently hugging Bao Ge'er's round belly. Hearing this, she smiled and agreed, "Yes!"
Although Xiao Shugen didn't say anything, he obviously thought the same.
Only Li Jinhua rolled her eyes speechlessly, "We didn't eat that well during the New Year holidays in previous years. This is all thanks to our Li'er's ability."
Xiao Shugen knew his wife best. He sat up straight after hearing this and said, "Old woman, there's something behind your words!"
Xiao Laosan and Lin Cao also stopped and looked at the old lady curiously.
When Bao Ge'er was young and didn't know how to feel full, he was the one who ate the most in the family.
As soon as Lin Cao stopped, he groaned in discomfort. Only when Lin Cao continued to rub his belly did he look at Xiao Li with admiration.
"Fourth brother is awesome~"
"Li'er is amazing!" Li Jinhua was a mindless blowhard of her original self, and her praise was particularly sincere. "Li'er just casually wrote a storybook, and the bookstore owner took a fancy to it. Do you know how much silver he gave him?"
"How much?" everyone asked in unison.
Li Jinhua stretched out two fingers and made a "yeah" gesture.
Seeing the common hand gestures in later generations, Xiao Li suddenly felt that the two worlds seemed to have a little more connection.
Perhaps many years later, this world will develop into the prosperity of the future and become the peaceful and happy world in his memory.
Xiao Lao San's eyes widened, his voice trembling with shock, "Two taels is so much?"
Their family couldn't even save two taels of silver in a whole year! Li'er earned two taels of silver just by selling a storybook. No wonder his mother was so happy today!
Li Jinhua rolled her eyes with a look of "You are so ignorant!" and shook her head. "No, guess again."
"Could it be..." Lin Cao asked tentatively, "Twenty taels?"
This time, Xiao Laosan's eyes almost popped out. Twenty taels, their family couldn't save enough even in ten years!
Even Xiao Shugen's heart was burning with excitement. "Is it really twenty taels?"
Li Jinhua laughed contemptuously, "You are such cowards! Guess again!"
Xiao Laosan and his wife looked at each other, their breathing becoming noticeably faster.
Xiao Shugen was so excited that he almost lost his voice, but he still remembered the principle of not showing off one's wealth. Fearing that there might be ears, he deliberately lowered his voice and asked, "Is it two hundred taels?"
Seeing their shocked expressions, the old lady smiled with satisfaction and nodded, "That's right this time!"
Except for Baoger, everyone gasped and looked at Xiao Li proudly.
As the head of the family, Xiao Shugen was the first to calm down. "Our Li'er is really capable. When we sent him to private school a few years ago, the villagers laughed at us. If their Li'er was as capable as he is now, they would probably be jealous to death!"
Xiao Lao San also said: "That's right, Xiao Lao Er also knows what he is thinking. Just because of a false accusation of being a relative, he treated Li'er harshly. Otherwise, it would be his family that is happy now."
The person in the Xiao family who paid the most for Xiao Li was undoubtedly Xiao Lao San, and he was also the person in the Xiao family who hated Xiao Lao Er the most.
When they heard him mention Xiao Lao Er, the smiles on Xiao Shugen and Li Jinhua's faces faded noticeably.
Lin Cao patted his arm and looked at him unhappily, "Why bring up something so unpleasant?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Look at my broken mouth!" Xiao Lao San slapped his mouth and apologized to Xiao Li guiltily, "Li'er, Third Uncle didn't mean it."
"It's okay." Xiao Li didn't feel anything. "It's all over."
As soon as these words came out, even Bao Ge'er looked at him nervously.
Xiao Li realized belatedly that just because he didn't care, it didn't mean the original body didn't care.
Although he was desperate about Xiao Laoer and his wife, the original body was still very taboo to mention Xiao Laoer. This was an unhealable scar in his heart, and it would hurt if it was touched lightly.
Li Jinhua looked at him cautiously and asked, "Li'er, do you... do you really think it's all over?"
Once words are spoken, they are like water spilled. Xiao Li cannot take them back.
Besides, he is different from his original self after all, and they will see the difference sooner or later.
Rather than waiting for them to find out and ask about it later, it’s better to just be honest.
"Really." He nodded, lowered his head and touched the spot where his original body's head had fallen, and said half-seriously, "I don't know if it was just the fall, but a lot of things I couldn't understand before, now suddenly seem so simple."
"Good fall!" Xiao Lao San was outspoken. He had just finished speaking when Xiao Shugen, who was sitting next to him, hit him hard on the head. "Good job!"
Xiao Lao San gritted his teeth and stood up. Only when he was away from his father did he dare to mutter, "You really have forgotten your son after having a grandson!"
Xiao Shugen sneered, "What are you talking about secretly, you little brat?"
"No, I didn't say anything!" Xiao Lao San admitted his mistake.
Baoger pushed Lincao's hand away, ran over and hugged Xiaoli's legs, patting him with his childishness, "Fourth brother, it doesn't hurt~"
"Yeah, it doesn't hurt." Xiao Li picked up the little guy and placed him on his lap. He took over Lin Cao's job and continued to rub his belly, not forgetting to make fun of him at the same time, "Whose little pig is so greedy? Its belly is so round?"
Bao Ge'er shyly twisted on his legs, covered his face and said "ah", "It's not Bao'er~"
It would have been fine if he hadn't said this, because once he said it, it sounded like he was trying to cover up his own wrongdoing.
"It's not Bao'er? Is that Bao'er Pig?"
"Not like that, not like that~" The little guy was so anxious that he couldn't speak clearly.
On the other side, Li Jinhua looked at the two brothers with eyes full of affection, leaned close to the old man's ear, and whispered to him.
"Li'er likes Bao'er so much. When he and Yuan'er have a child, he will definitely be a good father!"
Xiao Shugen was also looking at them. Hearing this, he nodded slightly, "Yes!"
At least this generation of the Xiao family has not gone completely astray.
Xiao Li, who had keen senses, accidentally overheard their conversation and suddenly remembered something -
Brother can have children!
Lu Yuan can give birth to a child!