How can I go back to the past?

Chapter 199 Preparing for Three Years of Hardship

"Brother Le, how do we count? Don't we weigh them?" Zhao Yanran asked.

"No need, uncle and madam, we sell them by the piece, just count them."

"Oh! All right."

With the help of Ma Feng and others, the entire cart of watermelons was quickly moved down.

Zhao Yanran came over and said to Li Le, "A total of eighty-three."

"Yes!" Li Le nodded, turned around and said to the two old men, "Is this number correct?"

"Yes, yes, that's eighty-three." The old man nodded quickly.

"Yanran, take the money. Two hundred and fifty thousand."

"Okay Brother Le."

"Yanhan, you don't use the kettle I bought you last time, right? Fill one with sugar water and add a little salt."

"it is good."

Li Le had bought seven kettle racks for everyone. Originally, each person had one, but Zhao Yanran and her sister didn't go out, so they didn't use them.

It can be used now. I can fill it with water for the two elderly people so they can drink it on the way back.

Zhao Yanran quickly took out the money, counted out 250,000 and handed it to the old man.

"If that's too many, just count eighty." The old man said quickly.

"No, just the right amount."

In fact, based on eighty-three people, two hundred and fifty thousand is too much, it should be two hundred and forty-nine thousand.

But one thousand yuan is not a lot of money for Li Le. It is not even enough to take a shower.

"Thank you!"

At this time, Zhao Yanhan also came out with a kettle. The reason why she came out so quickly was that Li Le's family had never lacked sugar water.

And they are all cold, or you can say boiled water, but with some sugar added in it.

"Yanhan, I remember there are still a few eggs left from the boiled eggs this morning. Bring them to the two elderly people."

"Okay Brother Le."

"No, no, no, we really don't need this. We are not hungry." The old man quickly refused.

"It doesn't matter. It's not worth much. You can take it with you and eat it on the road." Li Le said to the old man.

"This……"

"Okay, old man, it's already noon. By the time you get home, it will be past dinner time. Just take it with you!"

There were quite a few things I didn’t finish eating in the morning, about six or seven. It was mainly because it was too hot and I couldn’t eat.

"Thank you!"

"Old man, you are too polite. It's getting late. You and Auntie should go back quickly!"

"Good good."

Ma Feng helped them push the cart out and then handed it to the old man.

Watching the two old men staggering away, Li Le shook his head. It’s not easy!

Getting old is difficult. Getting old is difficult. This is what I am saying. I don’t know if the two old people have children. If they do, they shouldn’t be allowed to go out!
"Brother Le, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Yanran asked from the side.

"It's okay, I just feel a little emotional. It's not easy for the two old people!"

"Yeah! I wonder if that will be left or right when we get older?"

Hearing Zhao Yanran say this, Li Le said firmly: "Absolutely not."

Zhao Yanran smiled and said nothing more.

"Let's go! Go back to the house."

"Ok!"

When we came into the room, Ma Feng and a few others were already sitting under the fan.

"Gousheng, get two watermelons and put them in the well." Li Le shouted.

Although Li Le's family uses tap water, they also have a well, which was probably used in the past when there was no tap water.

The well mouth is not very big, only about 40 centimeters in diameter. In winter, when the tap water freezes, you can still draw water from it, and it is warm.

It’s not used in summer now, so I covered it, but it’s still very good for freezing a watermelon on weekdays.

After leaving it for two hours, take it out and cut it open it will be really cold.

"Okay big brother."

Gousheng went out with two watermelons, came to the well, and pulled out a net bag from the well.

This net bag was made by Zhao Yanran herself, just for eating chilled watermelon. It’s really useful.

"Brother Le, what are we having for lunch?" Zhao Yanran asked.

"It's so hot today, let's eat noodles!" Li Le said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, let's eat noodles. I'll make it right away."

"Ok!"

"I'll go light the fire." Li Daila said and went to the kitchen.

There is only one person in this family who doesn't work, and that person is Li Le.

Except for Li Le, whether it is the Zhao Yanran sister or Ma Feng and others, everyone has his or her own mission.

"You guys stay here! I'll go in and lie down for a while." Li Le said to Ma Feng and the others.

These guys are pretty good at getting by. During the day, when they are at home, they basically stay in the main room, because then they can just turn on a fan.

Unfortunately, there is one person who can't get by. He just likes to lie down. Whenever he has nothing to do, he goes back to his room and lies down.

Of course, before lying down, Li Le also took a shower, otherwise his body would be sticky and very uncomfortable.

The fan was turned on and Li Le fell asleep soon.

He didn't get up from the bed until Zhao Yanran came and called him to eat.

The noodles are vegetarian, with some vegetables blanched in hot water and left to cool, and minced garlic.

But even with such food, Ma Feng and his friends can eat several bowls in one meal.

After dinner, he took a nap and didn’t get up from bed until around four in the afternoon. Then he went out to collect waste.

At this time, Ma Feng and his team probably collected all the tricycles.

There was no way, it was too hot and Li Le didn’t want to go out at all.

If it weren't for giving people the impression that he was running around collecting waste every day, Li Le wouldn't want to go out.

But going out is going out! Li Le did not go to collect waste, but bought some cooked food, took two bottles of wine, and ran to find Uncle Guan to drink.

Needless to say, Uncle Guan’s house also had a fan, and the two of them drank and chatted until about seven o’clock, when Li Le came out of Uncle Guan’s house and hurried back.

When I got home, Zhao Yanran had already prepared dinner. The meal was quite rich, with two meat dishes alone.

Before eating, Li Le said to Zhao Yanran: "Tomorrow morning, give each of them one million."

"Okay, Brother Le." Zhao Yanran didn't ask why, but just nodded in agreement.

"Brother, why are you giving us money?" Ma Feng asked.

"Starting tomorrow, go to the grain and oil store before going home and buy some rice and flour. It's best not to let anyone see you."

"Forehead!"

Ma Feng and the others looked at each other, not understanding why Li Le asked them to do this.

"Brother Le, our family has no shortage of rice and flour, why do you buy so much rice and flour?" Zhao Yanran asked.

"Don't worry about this. Just do as I say. When the money is gone, tell your sister-in-law and ask her to give you more."

"I understand, brother." Ma Feng nodded.

Although he didn't understand, he still resolutely carried out Li Le's orders.

After seeing Ma Feng and the others agreed, Li Le turned to Zhao Yanhan and said, "Put the rice and flour they bought in the back house on the east side of the gate first. You will be in charge of this."

"Got it, Lego."

"Okay, let's start eating."

"Come, let's eat!" Zhao Yanran said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)