Chapter 20 Find something for Yan Bugui
Carrying his bag and two lunch boxes, Li Shengli set out on his journey home.

While walking on the road, Li Shengli found a deserted place, opened the red envelope, and stuffed five dollars inside.

It’s okay, not a lot. Life is hard for anyone these days. Li Shengli nodded, took out the money and put it in his pocket.

Li Shengli put the peanut candies given by the host into the bag separately. It is not appropriate to carry it like this. When the time comes, there will be a group of children on the road.

Li Shengli packed up his things and walked towards the courtyard with a slight smell of alcohol.

At the entrance of the alley, Banggeng was chasing and playing with a group of children.

Lee Seung-ri took a quick glance and stopped paying attention. I don’t know what level of appreciation Shazhu has. This good joke can be considered a good kid.

I walked into the alley and passed by this group of children.

"Banggeng, that's from your courtyard, right?" An older child asked Banggeng while looking at Li Shengli's back.

"Yes, a lousy cook who lives in the front yard." Bang Geng said fiercely as he looked at Li Shengli's back.

His grandmother often scolded Lee Seung-ri at home, saying that Lee Seung-ri was a jinx and that his parents had died. He also said that he never brought home a lunch box and even if he did, he would not help his family.

After hearing his grandmother say this so often, Banggeng naturally had something against Lee Seungri.

The older children didn't take Banggeng's words seriously. After all, their parents had also said that the cook had a good life now. Looking at the lunch box in Li Shengli's hand, the older children nodded with envy. Yes, having meat to eat is happiness.

Li Shengli didn't know that the group of little kids behind him were talking about him. Even if he heard what Bang Geng said, he didn't take it seriously. He was not his father, so why should he give the lunch box to his family? As soon as he walked into the alley, he heard shouting from behind.

"Victory, wait a minute."

Li Shengli heard the voice and looked back, and saw the third uncle Yan Bugui coming from behind with a bucket.

"Uncle, is there anything I can do for you?" Li Shengli asked doubtfully.

"Oh, I saw you from a distance." The third uncle Yan Bugui rolled his eyes and looked at Li Shengli.

When Yan Bugui saw the lunch box, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Shengli, are you preparing a feast for someone?" the third uncle asked with a flattering smile, quietly swallowing his saliva as he spoke.

"Yes, come here, uncle, have a cigarette." Li Shengli took out the cigarette given by Mr. Zhao, tore it open and handed it to the third uncle Yan Bugui, and took out a match from his pocket.

"Wow, Hardeman, what a nice cigarette." Seeing Li Shengli take out a match, the third uncle Yan Bugui waved his hand quickly.

"Don't light it yet, I'll smoke later." After saying that, he picked up the cigarette, put it under his nose, smelled it, and then hung it on his ear.

Li Shengli knew that the third uncle Yan Bugui was going to go back and pack up the cigarettes so that he could look proud when he went out later.

Li Shengli was not annoyed. Everyone has their own way of living. The third uncle Yan Bugui was a bit stingy, but he didn't take advantage of him. It was mostly basic human relations. He couldn't have bad relations with all his neighbors. "Shengli, you brought this back..."

Seeing the third uncle Yan Bugui hesitant to speak, Li Shengli also found it funny. Old Master Yan is really good at taking advantage of opportunities.

"Oh, yes." Seeing Third Uncle Yan Bugui like this, Li Shengli stopped joking with him.

"Uncle, could you bring some wine with us tonight?" Seeing Yan Bugui's eager eyes, Li Shengli shook the net bag in his hand.

"Oh, I've been waiting for you to say it. Your third uncle has some good wine." Third uncle Yan Bugui smiled and agreed quickly.

"Uncle, you'd better have good wine. If you drink water mixed with wine, I won't agree." Li Shengli said with a deliberately fierce face. If he drank Yan Bugui's water mixed with wine, wouldn't it be a waste of the dishes he brought.

"Oh, how could that be possible? It's absolutely great wine." After hearing what Li Shengli said, the third uncle Yan Bugui gave up the idea of ​​drinking the wine diluted with water.

Yan Bugui likes to take advantage, but if Yan Laokou gives him some benefits, he will definitely pass on some information to himself.

The two of them walked towards the courtyard together. Li Shengli took a curious look at the bucket of the third uncle Yan Bugui.

"Uncle, do you have any fish in this bucket?"

"Yes, but it's not very big." The third uncle Yan Bugui smiled a little embarrassedly.

"By the way, Third Uncle, First Uncle is looking for fish for Qin Huairu. If you have any fish, why don't you go and take a look." This uncle Yi Zhonghai has nothing to do all day and wants me to help the widow, so I have to find something for him to do.

"The first uncle is looking for fish for Qin Huairu?" The third uncle Yan Bugui was an experienced person and he understood what was going on after thinking about it.

"Yes, Third Uncle, I guess First Uncle won't care about the size of the fish. For stewing soup, maybe small fish will be better." Li Shengli gave advice to Third Uncle Yan Bugui, intending to let the two uncles face off.

"You can discuss the price with the first uncle. I am just giving you some information." Looking at the third uncle Yan Bugui thinking, Li Shengli smiled playfully. Now there is something interesting to watch.

At this time, the third uncle Yan Bugui was thinking that no one would buy these small fish, so it would be a good idea to sell them to the first uncle Yi Zhonghai. He also knew those fishing friends, so it would not be too much to ask for some running errands for helping Old Yi collect the fish.

The two men entered the yard, and Li Shengli carried the lunch box back to his home. Everyone in this neighborhood had a decent life, and Li Shengli and the people in the yard were just ordinary neighbors. Li Shengli had never given the lunch box in his hand to anyone else.

As the saying goes, 'It is not the lack of wealth that is worrying, but the inequality of wealth'. If he gave it to one of the families in the courtyard, wouldn't this old man Yi Zhonghai use moral blackmail on himself? By then, not only would the people in the courtyard not remember his kindness, they would also find him a few fathers, several mothers and a grandmother.

Uncle Yan Bugui happily returned to his home, put down his fishing rod, held the bucket and walked towards the central courtyard. Usually no one wants these small fish, so they usually keep them by themselves, and only when they are really out of luck will the whole family eat them as a snack.

"Is his first uncle here?" The third uncle Yan Bugui walked to the central courtyard and looked around first. This matter could not be made public, so he reached out and knocked on the door of the first uncle Yi Zhonghai.

"Third uncle, are you in trouble?" The first uncle Yi Zhonghai opened the door and asked puzzledly when he saw the third uncle Yan Bugui standing at the door with a bucket. This third uncle Yan usually doesn't come to the central courtyard unless he has nothing to do. Is there something wrong today?
"I heard that you, the first uncle, were looking for fish for Qin Huairu. I caught a few small fish today, and I came to see if you want any." The third uncle raised the bucket in his hand and asked.

"Who told you this?" Uncle Yi Zhonghai asked in confusion. This is not a good thing to say. If he doesn't know, he might think that Qin Huairu's child is his. At this time, Uncle Yi Zhonghai suddenly didn't remember the conversation with Li Shengli in the morning.

(End of this chapter)