books44 Chapter 540 It's Chinese New Year! Everyone is having a great time.
Chapter 540 It's Chinese New Year! Everyone is having a great time.
Well, some people are well-fed and can think about all sorts of random things.
However, many people are not getting enough to eat, and they only think about cultivating more land and growing more grain.
As Grandma waved the red flag, the hungry people emerged from their hiding place and began to dig holes with their hoes, dreaming of the future, as rushing water meandered down the irrigation ditch and irrigated the parched wheat fields.
"This is none of your business. Go back and prepare lunch! While you're at it, go and weed the place where your mother is staying, and chat with the second and third sons for a while..."
Grandma glanced at Jiang Xia's thin frame, shook her head, and sent Sizhu back with him. She then casually tucked Jiang Dong, who was still struggling with that dark, lumpy stone, into Jiang Xia's arms.
"Oh, should we invite Jiang Qiu along?"
As he spoke, Jiang Xia scanned the rammer again. Hmm, not bad. Apart from some structural deformation of the chain, everything else was normal.
"It's alright, Jiang Qiu can go later. The actual function of your rammer still needs to be measured by her. Don't be fooled by how fast it runs; if it doesn't achieve the desired effect, it's all for nothing. As for that charming young man, I don't think we can count on him today."
As she spoke, Grandma pointed her chin at the group of people who were still entangled together, and curled her lips in disdain.
"Tsk, this scholar's rebellion has lasted three years and he still hasn't succeeded..."
"Oh, Grandma, wasn't our brother a scholar too? When he passed the exam in Wudaokou, didn't everyone praise him as the God of Literature?"
"Alright, your brother is different!"
“What’s different? They’re both so…” Jiang Dong finally met his older brother’s terrifying gaze, and a sudden inspiration struck him. He immediately changed his words: “They’re both so elegant…”
Jiang Xia nodded in satisfaction, then dragged his troublesome younger sister away. Jiang Dong was pulled so hard she was grimacing, but even so, she still managed to hug the big, dark-skinned girl.
"No, why are you carrying it? Doesn't it get tiring?"
"Oh, I found a stone on Mom's grave yesterday when I was tidying up her room. I couldn't find a suitable one right away, but this one is the perfect size!"
“The second and third brothers like round things, so I found one for them too!” Jiang Dong said, throwing down the dark, gooey thing and showing off the round stone in his pocket.
"I'm determined!"
After thinking it over, Jiang Xia refused Si Zhu's help and instead carried the stone himself, albeit unsteadily.
"Let's go!"
Jiang Dong watched his brother lift the stone, feeling relieved, and then took out a candy ball and stuffed it into his mouth: "Brother, I think what people say about you being a literary genius is really true!"
"how do I say this?"
"I've been looking for the right stones, but I couldn't find any. Then, when I slammed you into the snow, those two round stones just rolled out by themselves!"
"You brat, don't run away!"
……
Back in the village, Jiang Dong personally placed the stones on his relatives' graves.
"Mom! The roof is all paved now! You won't get cold. Second brother, third brother, these are round stones I got from bullying our eldest brother. You can play with them. If I find any rounder ones later, I'll bring them to you..."
"If we can't find him for a long time, I'll throw the eldest into the snow and run him over..."
Jiang Xia touched the two inconspicuous bumps on his head, then looked at the round stones in front of the second and third brothers' "houses". Oh well, little brat, I won't bother with you!
However, not taking it to heart is one thing; the lawsuit must still be filed!
After taking the child away, Jiang Xia began to complain to his relatives.
Just as we were talking, Jiang Dong interrupted, gesturing wildly as he spoke ill of his older brother.
"This is intolerable!"
Don't think you can talk bad about me in front of Mother just because I can't beat you!
Jiang Xia, enraged and defiant, got entangled with his simple-minded younger sister again, and the scene became quite lively...
It was tough on Sizhu (a person's name), who wanted to laugh but couldn't, so he could only bow a few times to his elders and then slip away to avoid seeing them.
Time always flies when you're with your family. By the time Jiang Xia rubbed his blurry eyes and looked at his watch, the hands of his wristwatch had already reached 11 o'clock.
"Let's go! Back to cook! Mom, second brother, third brother, I'll bring you something delicious tonight!"
After lighting the firecrackers given to him by the department store in front of the graves, Jiang Xia carried his silly younger sister back to the old house.
Oh my, preparing food for so many people is no easy task.
Jiang Xia was calculating whether he had brought back enough things while thinking about what to cook for lunch.
Before we even reached the old house, we saw several people digging a hole around their yard.
"Hey, Old Wang, are you getting desperate? Why aren't you interrogating those prisoners? What are you doing digging a hole in my house?"
Old Wang, whom Jiang Xia hadn't seen all night, stared at him with bloodshot eyes.
"Pah! You ungrateful wretch! Here's a phone line for you!"
"Hey, why did you think of laying a cable here?"
"How would I know what's wrong with the old man? Why does he insist that I sign a contract for you to come to your old house..."
As he spoke, Old Wang approached Jiang Xia with a resentful look on his face, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and gave them to him before continuing to speak.
"Didn't I hear that tone? Immediately! Right now!"
"Tsk, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my dad? I feel like you're the real son."
"Ha... Old Wang, to put it bluntly, if Xiao Jiang Gong were willing, I reckon if he nodded in the morning, you'd be expelled from the family tree by the afternoon... Your ancestors wouldn't blame your father at all; they'd definitely say with satisfaction: Well done! That's my good eldest son!"
The big guy poked his dirty head out of the pit and greeted Jiang Xia happily.
"Oh, you guys are here too!" Jiang Xia was delighted to see old acquaintances.
"Yeah! I was originally assigned to be a security guard at some social gathering, but listening to those pedantic scholars spouting off about 'international affairs' made me want to throw up my dinner from last night. A bunch of idiots, all they do is talk and no action."
"I got the message from the headquarters and came over overnight. It's a pity I interrogated those guys for most of the night, so I missed having New Year's Eve dinner with you!"
"Ha, don't worry about it. I'll make it for you right away!"
With that, Jiang Xia patted his bottom and ran into the house, leaving several acquaintances grinning from ear to ear.
"Jiang Gong is so considerate. If it were anyone else, they would probably have started asking about the interrogation results right away!"
Yes, yes.
"However, their statements seem so ridiculous to me! If we hand them in, won't the boss think we're making things up?"
"Hey, it's really like that! It's even more outrageous than what's described in the stories..."
"The people who went to check with the French haven't reported back yet. If it's really as they say, then that bet in our hideout, I don't think even Old Wang needs to participate; he'll be instantly annihilated..."
Big Guy looked at the depressed Old Wang and laughed heartily.
"Pah! The outcome is still uncertain!" Old Wang raised the phone in his hand, striking a righteous pose.
The man in the leather jacket scratched his head and tugged at the clothes of the second man:
"No, it's solitary confinement. Why is Team Leader Wang still thinking about striving for advancement?"
Number Two shrugged: "Give me the spot that Xiao Jiang gave you, and I'll tell you!"
"Want to eat peaches!"
"Hey, why are you eating peaches?"
"Hehehe, Little Jiang taught me. I'm not telling you!"
Yes, it's Chinese New Year, everyone is having a great time!