Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 3 Six Nuclear Bombs
When it comes to "the power of the tongue", Li Jintang is not even worthy of carrying shoes for the "village intelligence team".

Propaganda and public opinion are very important, so Li Xiang has to deal with this mysterious organization.

Of course, this is just a joke. Li Xiang is actually a very polite person.

After chatting with the intelligence team members for seven or eight minutes, Li Xiang received a lot of compliments.

For example, if someone says that he is filial and goes home to take good care of his grandmother, this would be considered a filial and honest person in ancient times.

Some people say that he is attentive and remembers to bring cakes to everyone. He is sensible, unlike someone from such and such family who takes a detour when he comes back.

Someone said that he bought a good refrigerator. I also have this brand at home and the quality is excellent.

Some people say that you will stay in the village in the future, and it’s time for you to get married. I’ll help you find one later. I guarantee that she will be pretty and have a big butt, and you will be satisfied!
……

The only thing that made Li Xiang regretful was that his grandmother was old, had difficulty walking, and liked a quiet life, so she did not join this "intelligence group".

Thinking about grandma, she lived alone in the countryside, and her life was actually very dull and lonely. It was undoubtedly the right decision for me to give up the so-called "opportunities" in the big city and come back to serve the old lady and spend her remaining years in peace.

After saying goodbye to all the "aunties" and "grandmas", Li Xiang drove his tricycle and continued towards home.

The "intelligence station" was located under a big willow tree at the east end of the village, and the outermost house at the west end of the village was his home.

It was still more than a hundred meters away from home. At the door, two big yellow dogs who were enjoying the cool under the shade of a tree were stunned at first, then jumped up, wagging their tails, and running over to greet me.

Li Xiang couldn't help but grin: "I haven't been back for so long, and you can all recognize me!"

These are two loyal dogs raised by my grandma. They are very smart.

Li Xiang drove the tricycle towards his home as two big yellow dogs kept jumping on the left and right to greet him.

When the elderly grandmother heard the noise, she had already walked out with difficulty on crutches. When she saw Li Xiang, she was so excited that she couldn't express it in words and tears streamed down her face.

"Grandma, I'm back!" Li Xiang jumped out of the car, walked quickly to his grandmother and gave her a gentle hug.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!" Grandma wiped her tears and was very happy.

"Grandma, this is for you." Li Xiang helped his grandmother sit on a chair beside him, then took out the gifts, six red ginsengs, three sets of clothes, as well as moon cakes, peach slices, ginger cakes, etc.

He also prepared some for his grandparents, which were packaged separately.

Grandma smiled happily: "My grandson has really grown up. Xiang'er, how long will you be back to play this time?" She thought Li Xiang was just coming home for a temporary visit.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "I will not go out anymore. I will farm at home and take care of you!"

"Ah?" Grandma was shocked, then sad, thinking that it was all because of me that I dragged my grandson down. If I had died earlier, my grandson would not be confined to this country, but would be able to fly high in the big city.

But she didn't know that even if Li Xiang didn't come back, she couldn't fly high in the big city. Unless the end of the world came.

The coming of the end of the world is a real opportunity for a lower-class person like Li Xiang, who is reborn and possesses a doomsday system, to soar to the sky.

"Grandma, you take a rest first, I'll go move the things first!" Li Xiang began to move supplies into the house efficiently.

First, I carried the large refrigerator in and found a corner to put it down. I left it there for a while and would use it later.

Other supplies were also moved in, and the luggage was taken to my room.

Grandma followed in with a cane, looking apologetic: "I didn't know you were coming back, and I haven't even tidied the room." Then she put down her cane and went to the closet to get the sheets and quilt covers.

Li Xiang quickly stopped him: "It's okay, I'll do it myself later. Grandma, you take a rest!" How could he let the old lady do it? In his "memory", grandma was in poor health and would pass away in five years.

I hope that in this life, I can take care of my grandma's daily life and help her live longer.

Li Xiang saw a pile of gifts in the living room, including grapes, bananas, milk, cakes, and mooncakes. He curiously asked his grandmother, "Who came to see you?"

Grandma said, "Your aunt came over. She cooked me a meal at noon. She was playing at home, and then Xiaorong came back, so I asked her to play mahjong with me."

"Xiao Rong" is named Li Rong, who is the same age as Li Xiang's aunt Li Caihong. They are childhood friends. Every time Li Rong goes back to her parents' home, she always asks if Li Xiang's aunt has come back. If she has, she will definitely go play with her.

Li Xiang nodded to show that he understood, then his face darkened and he asked, "Then the eldest and second aunts didn't come?"

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's so late now, almost four o'clock in the afternoon. If he hadn't come, he probably wouldn't have come.

Grandma lowered her head, drooped her eyelids, and sighed softly.

She has a son and three daughters. Her son and daughter-in-law died in a natural disaster in 08. Because the disaster happened in another place, they couldn't even find their bodies, so they had no choice but to build a cenotaph.

The three daughters had different fortunes. The eldest daughter married a man from a neighboring village who did business in the county. The whole family also settled in the county town. They had a car and a house, and lived a prosperous life.

The second daughter married an ordinary working-class man in another county 200 kilometers away.

The third daughter is Li Xiang’s sister-in-law Li Caihong, who lives the most miserable life.

Li Caihong was quite pretty when she was young, but she was born in the countryside and had a low level of education, and then... she was deceived by Huangmao.

At that time, Li Xiang's father and grandmother were strongly opposed, but Li Xiang's aunt wanted to get married, so she got married.

In the second year of their marriage, when their child was less than one year old, the man committed a crime and was sentenced to twenty years in prison. It should be the sixteenth year now, and he has not yet been released.

Li Xiang's sister-in-law was also very strong. She did not remarry and raised her son alone. She worked in the county town and still rents a house. Her son was not very good either. Like his father, he became a nobody. He entered the society after graduating from junior high school last year and is now said to be working as a waiter in a KTV.

Of the three daughters, only the youngest one, who was doing the worst, came to visit during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Li Xiang felt sorry for his younger sister, but was naturally quite angry.

It’s okay that my second aunt’s house is far away, because my eldest aunt’s house is in the county town, and her family has several cars. The road conditions are also okay now, so it only takes half an hour to drive back.

"Xiang'er, don't be angry. Look, isn't that your uncle? Isn't he here?" Grandma Li Xiang suddenly laughed happily.

Li Xiang looked and saw, as expected, a black Volkswagen slowly approaching with the windows open. It was indeed his uncle.

Li Xiang's expression brightened up. It's good that she's here. Although it seems that I didn't see my aunt, it was a little late.

"Maybe he came a little late on purpose because he was afraid of troubling grandma to make lunch?" Li Xiang thought.

Soon, my uncle parked the car on the side of the road, got out, took out a box of "Six Walnuts" from the trunk, and walked quickly towards the house.

"Mom, are you feeling well? Li Xiang, you're back too? When did you come back? Oh, you bought a tricycle?" The uncle smiled and put the gift at grandma's feet, then his eyes fell on the tricycle, with a flash of contempt in his eyes. Li Xiang was in a better mood, but he took a glance and saw that the gift was not six walnuts, but "six nuclear bombs"!
Oh my god, my uncle is a businessman in the county, how could he not recognize six nuclear bombs? Was this intentional or deliberate? I'm afraid he didn't prepare them specially and just bought a cheap one at a roadside stall.

Moreover, during the major festivals, there was not even any loose mooncakes available.

Li Xiang wanted to offer her a cigarette, but he snorted coldly and ignored him. He just said to his grandmother, "It's getting late, grandma. I'll go make dinner for you." Then he went straight to the kitchen.

Uncle: “…”

With a sneer, he said to his mother-in-law, "Xiao Xiang has a bad temper. To put it bluntly, his emotional intelligence is too low. I'm afraid he won't be able to make it in society in the future and will suffer a great loss."

Grandma Li Xiang remembered what Li Xiang had said before, that he would not go out anymore and would stay at home. She couldn't help but worry, could it be that her grandson had been wronged outside? So she said to her son-in-law, "He is young and does not understand the ways of the world. As his uncle, you should support him more in the future."

"No problem, leave it to me!" The uncle patted his chest cheerfully, but sneered in his heart, you want me to help you? It's better to help my son than to help you.

"Where is Yu'er? Why doesn't she come back?" Grandma Li Xiang still wanted to see her eldest daughter very much.

Uncle Li Xiang lit a cigarette, sat on a chair with his legs crossed, puffed out smoke, and said, "The family has just opened a tile shop, and business is very good. She is busy looking after the shop. She wanted to come back, but she was too busy, so she asked me to say hello to you."

He actually came in the morning and went to his hometown in the neighboring village first. He has been playing there until now and is about to go back to the city, so he came to visit to avoid being accused of being ignorant of etiquette.

"Oh." Grandma Li Xiang said nothing.

After finishing a cigarette, my uncle said, "Mom, it's getting late. I won't stay any longer. I'll come to see you next time." As he spoke, he glanced at the chickens walking back and forth at the door, and then stared at the three ducks not far away.

Li Xiang's grandmother said, "Let me help you catch a chicken."

The uncle was delighted and said quickly: "No, no, I can do it myself. You just bring some grain and lure them over." Then he stood up and went to Li Xiang's house to find a snakeskin bag.

Li Xiang saw this in the kitchen and couldn't help but curl his lips. But if grandma said she wanted to give it to him, then she would give it to him. After all, these chickens and ducks were all raised by grandma.

Soon, grandma scattered the grain, and the chickens and ducks gathered around when they saw it.

My uncle was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed two fat hens with his hands. Seeing this, the rest of the chickens and ducks immediately ran away.

"Mom, give me another duck." My uncle put the chicken into a snakeskin bag and tied the bag.

Grandma frowned, but still started to scatter the grain and called the chickens and ducks over.

Perhaps the chickens and ducks were stupid, or perhaps they trusted their owner, as more than ten of them still gathered around.

Seeing this, my uncle-in-law used the same trick again. He swiftly caught a local duck and stuffed it into the snakeskin bag.

Oh my god! Li Xiang couldn’t bear it anymore. He walked out quickly and snatched the snakeskin bag.

"What are you doing?" my uncle was angry and shouted angrily.

Li Xiang raised his eyebrows and said, "What gift did you bring for grandma? You wanted to take our two chickens and one duck? You are from the city, don't you know the value of these chickens and ducks?"

"Tsk, how much are two chickens and a duck worth? How can you, a grown man, be as stingy as a woman?" The uncle laughed contemptuously again.

Li Xiang said: "Even if it's worthless, it's still dozens of times more expensive than your six fake nuclear bombs! You're not stingy. You're the boss driving a car, why are you bringing this kind of rubbish?"

"You! You are totally crazy."

"Get lost!" Li Xiang couldn't stand it any longer. Not only because of the other party's behavior today, but also because of the other party's ugly face for more than 20 years. In the past, Li Xiang was not the head of the family, and his parents were honest, so they were bullied. Now, he didn't want to spoil the other party.

It’s okay not to have this kind of relative.

The uncle was so angry that he was shaking and raised his hands. Li Xiang glared at him and said, "What? Do you still want to fight with me?"

The uncle was startled by Li Xiang's sharp eyes. He withdrew his hand and said angrily, "With your emotional intelligence, you are not even worthy of carrying your cousin's shoes."

Of course, it means that he is not as good as his son.

He turned around and walked away, and soon the car drove away.

Grandma Li Xiang sighed and said, "Xiang'er, you've gone too far. This will embarrass your aunt."

Li Xiang was speechless and said, "Grandma, when did people respect you? Look at what fake and inferior products you bought. I tell you, these six nuclear bombs are fake. They cost only thirty yuan at most. It's not cheap, but the point is that you are already old. What if you damage your health?"

"If my aunt is really filial, can't she put her business aside for a while? Can't she spare even half a day?"

As he spoke, he opened the box of junk drinks, took out three cans, and poured them into the dog bowl.

Seeing this, two big yellow dogs came over and started licking the food, enjoying it with great relish.

On the roof, a pregnant old tabby cat saw this, jumped down nimbly and came over.

Li Xiang suddenly felt a little regretful. The big yellow dog might be fine after eating it, but the old cat was pregnant. What if it had a miscarriage? He quickly stopped her and emptied and cleaned the dog bowl. As for the rest, he would find a chance to throw it away.

When grandma saw Li Xiang busying around, she suddenly felt... her back straightened a little.

It was good to have her grandson's support. In fact, she was over seventy years old and although she had little education, she could still tell who was good to her and who was bad to her.

Not long after, my aunt came back. Grandma was so happy that all the unhappiness she had just felt disappeared.

Li Xiang greeted his aunt and talked about what happened just now. His aunt gave him a thumbs up and thought that Li Xiang did the right thing.

Then she persuaded her mother: "Mom, you are old now, don't always think about others, it's time to enjoy yourself. Don't you keep the chickens and ducks for yourself? Even if you don't eat them, they can lay eggs."

Li Xiang invited his sister-in-law to dinner. Although it was a homely meal, the whole family enjoyed it happily.

Before leaving, the aunt gave her mother 200 yuan.

Of course grandma didn't want it, saying that she had bought so many things and didn't want the money. It wasn't easy for her. Then my aunt said that she won the money playing mahjong, and maybe God knew that she wanted to be filial to her old mother, so he made her lucky today.

Li Xiang gave his aunt the two chickens and a duck that his uncle had just caught. He had not let the chickens and ducks go just now because he was waiting for this moment.

The aunt-in-law couldn't refuse, so she finally ordered a local chicken, invited Li Xiang to her home, and prepared delicious food for him.

(End of this chapter)