Chapter 171 Why don’t you go back and work hard

"Auntie Guixiang, don't send me off. Go back and take care of Uncle Fu!"

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Li Guoqiang came out of Xu Guangfu's house with a flashlight, waved and greeted Tian Guixiang, and then quickly walked into the night.

Tian Guixiang stood at the door, watching Li Guoqiang gradually go away with a worried look on her face. Finally, she shook her head and opened her mouth to let out a sigh.

How great it would be if such a nice guy could be her son-in-law!

It’s a pity that her silly daughter didn’t live up to her expectations and wasted such a good opportunity.

At this time, the entire Jinshan Fort was silent, with only a dim light walking alone on the village road.

As Li Guoqiang walked, he recalled that even when Xu Guangfu was drunk, he still held his hand and kept saying good things about Xu Yuying, telling him to seriously consider dating Xu Yuying. He couldn't help but think of the old saying.

Poor parents!
If he had not traveled through time from the future, if he did not have Father Jin to protect him, if he did not have a loving and loyal sister waiting for him at home.

Perhaps, he would be happy to be the son-in-law of Xu Guangfu and Tian Guixiang.

However, if he was not as described above, Xu Yuying would not have liked him.

Therefore, there is no solution to this problem at all.

Unless Xu Yuying is willing to follow him without any official status, just like Xu Yuping, and Xu Guangfu and Tian Guixiang are willing to help cover up like Qu Yinfeng.

But is this possible?
Even if you use your toes to think, you can tell that this is impossible.

So, from the very beginning, Li Guoqiang's attitude was very clear, leaving no room for easing.

Otherwise, you will only end up hurting others and yourself and make things worse.

Now, he has said what he should say and done what he should do. Presumably, Xu Yuying will not pester him anymore, and his relationship with Xu Guangfu has not become strained. It can be said that he has achieved a relatively satisfactory result.

Thinking of this, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face. Then he quickened his pace and walked towards his home, preparing to take a hot bath first and then cook some noodles for Xu Yuping.

However, before he reached the gate of the courtyard, he suddenly saw a familiar figure holding a flashlight and hurriedly walking towards him.

He was slightly stunned, then hurried forward and shouted, "Sister Yuping, why did you come out?"

"I"

Xu Yuping took a breath, then said softly, "I saw that you hadn't come back so late, and I was a little worried, so I thought of going to Uncle Fu's house to check on you."

"Ah!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he laughed and asked, "I'm just going to Uncle Fu's house for a meal, what's there to worry about?"

"I worry"

Xu Yuping raised her head and glanced at Li Guoqiang, then pursed her lips a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm worried that you will agree to date Xiaoying!"

"what!"

Seeing Xu Yuping like this, Li Guoqiang couldn't help but smile and asked, "Didn't you urge me to find a partner before? Why are you worried about this now?"

"Could it be that you were deliberately coaxing me before?"

"no!"

Xu Yuping's heart tightened, and then she quickly waved her hands and explained, "I didn't try to coax you on purpose. I really hoped that you could find a partner."

"But, but Xiaoying is different. She works in the commune. If you date her, you will move to the commune."

"And her father is the captain. If she finds out about us, you'll be in big trouble."

Having said that, she grabbed Li Guoqiang's arm tightly, with a very worried look on her face.

"Do not worry!"

Li Guoqiang felt a little warm in his heart when he heard what Xu Yuping said, and then he said softly: "Not only did I not agree to date her, but I also made it clear to her that she probably won't come to me again in the future."

"Really?"

Xu Yuping was delighted, and then suddenly thought of something, and asked hurriedly, "Then Uncle Fu didn't embarrass you, did he?"

"no!"

Li Guoqiang shook his head and said softly, "Uncle Fu is not an unreasonable person, so don't worry about him."

"That's good, that's good!"

Xu Yuping breathed a sigh of relief, then hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "Qiangzi, I have thought about it seriously tonight. I am so much older than you. I can't serve you well now, and I guess it will be difficult in the future."

"If you're willing, I want Xiaoxia to come and help me!"

"Forehead"

When Li Guoqiang heard Xu Yuping's idea, his heart skipped a beat. He then asked in astonishment, "Are you crazy? Do you know what you are talking about? How old is Xiaoxia? Do you want her to do this?"

"Besides, you know I have no plans to marry a wife here. Do you want Xiaoxia to never marry?"

"I know!"

Xu Yuping nodded, then explained nervously, "I have no choice but to do this. If you don't agree, forget it!"

In fact, the main reason why she had such an idea was because Li Guoqiang's performance was too outstanding, which made her feel insecure.

In addition, there is the big issue of age between her and Li Guoqiang.

Therefore, she wanted Zhu Caixia to come and help her, and at the same time test Li Guoqiang's attitude to see if it was possible to get Li Guoqiang to agree to marry Zhu Caixia.

As for the fact that Zhu Caixia is relatively young, in her opinion it is not a problem at all.

Others may not know, but as Zhu Caixia’s mother, how could she not know what her daughter looks like?

What's more, in this countryside, there are countless girls who get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and Zhu Caixia will be fifteen after the New Year, so it is not too early.

But what she didn't expect was that most of Li Guoqiang's ideas and concepts came from later generations. How could he have any evil thoughts about a little kid at this time?

In comparison, he actually prefers older ones. Otherwise, he would not have easily agreed to let Qu Yinfeng accept Xu Yuping.

Soon, he guessed what Xu Yuping was thinking from her reaction, then waved his hand helplessly and said, "Forget it, let's leave it at that! Don't ever mention it again!" "Besides, unless you don't want to follow me anymore, don't worry that I will abandon you two. As long as I have something to eat, you will never go hungry."

"Ok!"

After listening to this, Xu Yuping nodded and agreed quickly, then said with some emotion: "Qiangzi, you are so kind. I will try my best to serve you well in the future."

"That"

Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows, then laughed softly and joked: "What are you waiting for? Why don't you go back and work hard!"

When Xu Yuping heard this, her heart warmed, and she hurriedly pulled Li Guoqiang back home.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.

After working hard all day, Xu Yuping was busy at the stove early in the morning. The rising smoke could not cover her delicate face at all. She looked like a flower blooming in the billowing smoke, making the slightly old house a lot brighter.

After Zhu Caixia woke up, she saw Xu Yuping's face had become younger again. She was stunned for a moment and then felt worried unconsciously.

Because if this were to happen, her plan to take over would be ruined.

Just when she didn't know what to do, Xu Dani suddenly ran in from outside and said excitedly, "Cousin, cousin, go brush your teeth and wash your face quickly. Big brother said that after breakfast, he will take us to the creek to go fishing."

"fishing?"

Zhu Caixia was slightly stunned, then without saying a word she turned around and ran to the washstand to start working.

As for the worry she had just now, she completely put it behind her.

Anyway, it's still early for her to take over, and Li Guoqiang is by her side, so she doesn't need to rush to find a solution.

In a short while, she finished her personal hygiene, then ran to the yard with Xu Dani, squatted beside Li Guoqiang, and watched him making a fishing rod with curiosity on his face.

Among them, the fishing hooks and fishing lines were all bought at the supply and marketing cooperative when he was purchasing supplies, in order to go to Xiaohewan to fish in the days before the New Year.

As for the fishing rod, I used some thumb-thick and relatively tough branches to make it.

Anyway, he is just going ice fishing now, so he doesn't have high requirements for the fishing rod, as long as it is strong and durable enough.

Soon, under the watchful eyes of Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani, he made four fishing rods in a row. He also used the largest fishing lines and hooks to make two sets of hooks for long-line fishing for big fish.

Next, he tied up all the tools including fishing rod, hook, shovel, scoop net, bucket etc. on the sled, and then took Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani into the house to have breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, he said hello to Qu Yinfeng and Xu Yuping, then asked Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani to sit on the sled, and he pulled the sled towards Xiaohewan.

However, what he didn't expect was that when he walked to the village entrance, he happened to meet Liu Jianjun, Zhao Dabao, Wang Zhiyong, Zhang Chunyan, Xu Wanling and Shang Xiuzhen.

Moreover, judging from the fact that they were each carrying buckets, fishing rods, and shovels, it was obvious that they were also preparing to go fishing in the creek bay like him.

"Hey! Are you guys planning to go fishing?"

"Yup!"

Shang Xiuzhen walked forward, glanced at the fishing rods on the sled pulled by Li Guoqiang, then nodded in surprise and said, "Are you going fishing too?"

"Yes!"

Li Guoqiang nodded, then laughed and answered, "Chinese New Year is just a few days away! I was thinking of going to Xiaohewan to fish and see if I can add a strong dish to the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Then let's go together?"

Shang Xiuzhen looked at Li Guoqiang's confident face, and thought of the huge gains she had made from hunting in the mountains with Li Guoqiang. Her mind moved slightly, and she hurriedly opened her mouth to invite him.

"Forehead"

Li Guoqiang was slightly stunned, then he waved his hand without thinking and said politely: "Forget it! I have two children here!"

"That's it!"

Shang Xiuzhen frowned when she heard that, then nodded with some disappointment and said, "Okay, then we'll go first!"

After saying that, she turned around and walked out of the village.

Seeing this, the others greeted Li Guoqiang or nodded in acknowledgement, and then hurriedly followed Shang Xiuzhen.

In fact, as educated youth who came down with Li Guoqiang in the same batch, except for Liu Jianjun who had a minor conflict with Li Guoqiang, the relationship between others and Li Guoqiang was pretty good.

It’s just because Li Guoqiang doesn’t live with them, and they don’t want people to think that they want to lick Li Guoqiang’s choir, so they behave more reserved and cold.

In addition, they did not really believe that Li Guoqiang's ice fishing skills could be as good as his shooting skills, so there was naturally no need to be overly enthusiastic about Li Guoqiang.

Li Guoqiang watched his little friends slowly walk away, with a thoughtful look on his face.

According to his development plan, he will capture beehives and set up a apiary in the spring of next year. So would it be better for him to bring his friends to work together at that time?

After all, no matter what, he is a member of the educated youth group. No matter what he does, he should not be separated from the collective and the organization, otherwise it will easily lead to criticism.

However, this would make it a bit inconvenient to arrange Xu Yuping and Qu Yinfeng to work in the apiary in the future.

After thinking for a while, he still couldn't come up with a result, so he simply didn't think about it any more. It wouldn't be too late to make a decision when he started implementing the plan.

Nowadays, it is more important to go fishing and bring some fish home to taste.

In addition, after such a long period of expansion, the canal in the small world has become more than 20 meters long and more than 2 meters wide, which is enough to raise some fish.

So he also wanted to take this opportunity to get some fish in there and raise them first, either for his own consumption or as fish seedlings.

Soon after, he pulled the sled successfully to the river bend. He glanced from afar at his friends who were digging ice holes on the ice upstream, and then chose the downstream direction without hesitation.

Moreover, he did not forget to carefully observe the color of the ice surface, and finally successfully found two fish nests not far apart in the center of the downstream river.

Then he told Zhu Caixia and Xu Dani to stay on the sled and not run around to avoid falling accidentally. Then he took a shovel and started digging on one of the fish beds.

Since the ice above the fish nest is usually quite thick, it is not easy to dig a hole suitable for fishing.

Fortunately, his physical fitness at this time was also not comparable to that of ordinary people. As soon as he dug the shovel, a crack appeared in the ice, and a ball of ice chips exploded, and then quickly turned into a small pit.

(End of this chapter)