Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
When Li Danian and the others heard this, they looked at each other anxiously. âUncle Zhiming, didnât your Xiao Xu open a vegetable shop in the city? Tell Xiao Xu to buy all the vegetables in our field. If we donât sell them now, we wonât be able to,â Li Danian said nicely.
The roots had probably started to rot. If they didnât harvest the vegetables now, they would only rot in the field.
Even if they did, they couldnât keep them for too long if they were soaked in the rain.
Therefore, they could barely keep some money by selling them now.
âWhat are you thinking about? My Sisterâs vegetable store is only that big. We canât even sell our vegetables. Why should we sell your vegetables?â Li Yong snorted and said.
Li Danian ignored Li Yong and just looked at Li Zhiming and begged, âUncle Zhiming, we are all fellow villagers. Please help us. We will never forget your great kindness in our lives.â
âI really canât help you. If I could, why wouldnât I help?â Li Zhiming explained. âUncle Zhiming, your familyâs situation is different from ours! Your family has money. Even if you really lose this money, when the rainy season is over, you still have the capital to make a comeback. But we are different. Our families have really gone bankrupt for this greenhouse. Please do us a favor and let Xiao Xu buy our vegetables. The price will be whatever you want. It doesnât have to be too high. In this case, your Xiao Xu wonât suffer a loss.â
Hearing Li Danianâs words, Li Yong couldnât help but laugh.
âAccording to what you said, my Sister should thank you, right?â
Liu Guihua, who was beside him, pulled him back, afraid that his words would be too harsh.
After all, they were neighbors. If things got too awkward, how would they meet in the future.
Of course, she also scoffed at Li Danianâs suggestion in her heart.
It wasnât that she hadnât seen the vegetables in Li Danianâs shed.
They were all wilted. Not only were they small, but the color wasnât good either.
They wanted to sell such vegetables at a high price, but the key was that they couldnât sell them!
âLi Yong, arenât you going a little overboard with your words? You know I didnât mean it that way!â Li Danian was also a little angry.
âThen what do you mean? Our family is rich, so it doesnât matter if the vegetables rot in the ground. Your family doesnât have money, so my sister has to take all your vegetables? is that what you mean? Youâre poor, so youâre right, isnât it?â
No matter how Danian and the others looked at it, Li Zhimingâs family was impervious. At this time, they also lost their patience.
âLi Yong, how can you say that? Which family didnât come from poverty? Your family has been living a good life for a few days, and now youâre looking down on us?â Another person said angrily.
Li Danian pointed at Li Yongâs nose and scolded, âLi Yong, shouldnât you be responsible for this matter? If it werenât for your family set up a greenhouse, would we follow suit? You guys just watched as we invested all of our assets into it and didnât say a word. Youâre just waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves, right?â
Li Yong wasnât someone to be trifled with, he immediately went forward and said, âYou guys are doing the same thing as our family setting up a greenhouse. You guys are clearly following the trend, and now itâs our fault? Now that youâve lost money, youâre blaming us. If you earn money, would you be able to share it with us?â
Seeing his brother and Li Danian confronting each other, Li Lei silently stepped forward and stood beside Li Yong to support his brother.
âBesides, what do you mean by us not telling anything? Watch your mouth! Didnât my father remind you guys not to invest too much in this yearâs rainy season? You guys didnât listen, whoâs to blame now?â
âEvery single one of you in your family is very sinister. At that time, we had already invested a lot of money. If we didnât continue, wouldnât the previous ones have gone down the drain? Since you knew that the weather was bad this year, why didnât you warn us earlier?â Li Danian argued.
Li Yong was so angry that he laughed. âAm I God? Can I know a few months in advance that there would be a flood this summer?â
He looked around and ran to the kitchen to get some firewood. âAll of you, leave. If you continue to spout nonsense in my house, be careful that my stick doesnât have eyes!â
As he said that, he waved it a few times in a decent manner.
Li Danian was so scared that he hid back for a moment. He did not pay attention to his feet and squatted on the ground.
The scene was a mess. Li Yong and Li Lei took the opportunity to chase the three troublemakers out.
After closing the door, Li Yong spat on the ground, âPei, what bad luck!â
Having lived in the same village for so many years, he really didnât know that Li Danian was so thick-skinned.
âThis kind of person deserves to lose everything!â Li Yong said bravely.
The whole family didnât say anything. Not long after Li Yong sat down, Li Lei stood up. âDad, Mom, Iâm going to Sisterâs place to check on the situation. Iâll discuss it with her and visit Xiaoning at the same time!â
Li Miao was a little worried. âItâs raining so heavily outside. How are you going to get there?â
Li Lei said, âDonât worry. Iâll go there by bike. Iâll be fine.â
Li Miao was still a little worried. âItâs better not to go. What can Big Sis do? If we go, weâll be giving her a hard time!â
Li Lei was silent for a moment before saying, âDonât worry. I know what Iâm doing. I wonât make things difficult for Big Sis. I wonât be back tonight. Donât wait for me for dinner.â
He took out a raincoat from the side, put it on, and rushed out in the rain.
He pushed the bicycle out from under the metal shed next to the courtyard.
The puddle on the ground was a little deep. He walked out slowly with the water dripping.
Li Yong stood up. He wanted to follow him.
But on second thought, he was afraid that Li Danian and the others would come back to cause trouble again.
With only his Little Sister and his parents at home, he was afraid that they would not be able to control them.
He sat on the wooden cart dejectedly and let out a long sigh.
At this time, the rain was very heavy. Li Lei did not dare to walk fast. He was afraid that he would slip and could only walk slowly.
He could have reached the distance in half an hour, but he painstakingly walked for almost an hour.
Even so, he still fell several times on the road.
When he reached Li Xuâs shop, he was covered in mud.
Li Xuâs neighborhood was located on a higher elevation, and the drainage system was also better. The business of the shop was not affected.
Seeing Li Leiâs miserable appearance, Li Xu was so scared that she hurriedly came up to him. âWhat happened?â
Li Lei stood under the eaves of the door and patted the mud on his body. âNothing, I just fell on the road!â
Li Xu took a towel to wipe his face. âArc you alright? Did you fall?â
Li Lei shook his head. âNo!â
Li Xu looked up at her watch. It was almost five oâclock. It was almost time to go home and cook.
âLetâs go home first. You should change your clothes. The children should be back by now.â Li Xu dragged Li Lei home.
The weather had not been good these few days, so Li Xu ordered the children to go home before five oâclock at night..