Chapter 1082

It wasn't that Wang An didn't want to stay at Huang Li's house for a while, but the situation at Huang Li's house made it impossible to stay for long.

If he stayed too long and made Huang Baoguo think Wang An wanted to eat at his house, then Wang An's visit to his house this time would be embarrassing for their family.

The main thing was that the conditions at Huang Baoguo's house were too poor. A family that lived on mushrooms and wild vegetables every day—what could they use to treat Wang An to a meal?

Although Huang Baoguo had received 400 yuan from Wang An, for a family living in a dugout and lacking food and clothing, there were too many places where money was needed, and 400 yuan for such a family could only solve an urgent need.

After Wang An finished speaking, Huang Li continued to smile:

"Yes, just one look is enough. I'll be satisfied with one look, giggling..."

Although the distance between the two families was only sixteen or seventeen li, it wasn't easy for Huang Li to go back. She had to climb mountains and ridges for more than two hours. So it was clear that as long as she could go home and see, Huang Li was satisfied.

While laughing, Huang Li suddenly turned to look at Mu Xueqing:

"Sister-in-law, can I take one of the clothes you gave me for my younger sister?"

Hearing this, Mu Xueqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed:

"If you want to take it, take it. The clothes given to you are all yours. You can decide for yourself."

In this era, old clothes were still good things and could be considered property. So, except for very wealthy families, there was no such thing as not taking old clothes seriously.

In fact, until the late 90s, and even into the 21st century, there were people who specifically sold old clothes, and the business was quite good.

After Mu Xueqing finished speaking, Huang Li quickly drank the porridge in her bowl, ate the half steamed bun in her hand in a few bites, and said to everyone:

"Uncle, Aunt, Brother, Sister-in-law, Xiaomei, Xiaoli, you all eat slowly."

Immediately after, Huang Li said to Liu Guilan:

"Aunt, I'm going to pack some things and will be back to clean the table immediately."

Liu Guilan said with a smile:

"It's fine to clean up after eating. No need to rush. I'll clean the table after you finish eating."

Having received Liu Guilan's permission, Huang Li said:

"It's fine, Aunt, I can finish cleaning up very quickly."

When she said the last few words, the voice came from outside, which showed how excited Huang Li was at this moment.

After Huang Li left, Liu Guilan suddenly asked with some confusion:

"She's only been here for a few days, and she didn't bring anything when she came. What does she have to pack?"

After Liu Guilan finished speaking, Wang An and Wang Dazhu were also confused, because Huang Li was picked up by Wang An, and Wang An clearly remembered that even the clothes Huang Li wore when she came were temporarily taken off her younger brother Huang Zhong. Otherwise, Huang Li wouldn't even have clothes to wear.

After a while, they heard Mu Xueqing laugh:

"Eight out of ten, she's packing the biscuits and candies I gave her these past few days. I've never seen her eat the things I gave her. I reckon she put them away, surely wanting to save them for her younger brother and sister to eat, hehehe..."

The biscuits, candies, canned food, malted milk, and soda in Wang An's house could be said to have never been interrupted since Wang An was reborn and went to the county town.

Of course, as for candies, Liu Guilan used to hide them, only giving the two little girls one or two pieces a day to satisfy their cravings. Later, when they could be bought without coupons, Wang An bought a large pile, and the two little girls had eaten enough of them.

To be precise, they weren't tired of them, but they didn't take candies seriously anymore. Sometimes they would eat one when they thought of it, and if they didn't think of it, they wouldn't miss it.

Mu Xueqing's words stunned everyone.

The main thing was that everyone never expected that Huang Li, this girl, would be so concerned about her family.

It was just that although Huang Li's actions were touching, Wang An's family tacitly didn't mention sending anything to Huang Baoguo's family.

Because as the old saying goes, "Help the urgent, not the poor."

Huang Baoguo's family being poor was their own business. If Wang An's family took the initiative to help, they wouldn't get any gratitude in the end, but might instead form grudges.

Besides, Wang An's family's money didn't come from a strong wind; how could it be given away so easily? No one owed anyone anything.

Wang An and the others hadn't finished eating yet when they saw Huang Li running back. Seeing this, Liu Guilan hurriedly said:

"Little Li, you haven't eaten your fill yet, right? Hurry up and sit down to eat some more."

Mu Xueqing also followed up:

"That's right, you ran off before finishing your meal. Why are you in such a hurry? Hurry up and eat some more, otherwise you'll be hungry before noon."

Huang Li didn't know if she was too excited to eat or if she was really full, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said:

"Aunt, I just ate my fill, really ate my fill."

Liu Guilan and Mu Xueqing persuaded her a few more times, and only then did Huang Li sit back at the table and eat half a steamed bun.

It had to be said that oil had a direct impact on a person's appetite.

You have to know that when Huang Li first came, no one in the family could eat as much as Huang Li. But after these few days of meat supply, Huang Li's appetite for every meal had clearly started to decline.

After breakfast, just as Wang An was carrying a bucket to add oil to the sidecar, Shen Wei suddenly came over, saying she wanted to ask Wang An for help to lay some wires and install electric lights.

Wang An naturally wouldn't refuse such a small matter. However, since Wang An was going to Weizigou, Wang An calculated the time and felt that even if he finished connecting the wires for Shen Wei's house, he would still have plenty of time, so he agreed.

The main thing was that Shen Wei's house was an earth house, and the two main lines could run under the eaves. Wiring and installing light bulbs would be very fast.

And most importantly, Wang An hadn't "shelled the cannon" (had sex) for several days. To be honest, he was truly quite stifled.

Wang An greeted his family, mainly telling Huang Li that he would go to Weizigou a bit later, and then went to Shen Wei's house with her.

It had to be said that although Wang An's house was very close to Shen Wei's, it was truly inconvenient for Wang An to go to Shen Wei's house to "shell the cannon" at any time.

Because besides working in the fields with Wang Dazhu and his wife, Shen Wei was also busy every day.

In fact, this time when Kaoshan Settlement was electrified, the higher-ups had sent electricians to help lay wires and install light bulbs.

After all, electricity was a novelty at this time, and rural people truly didn't know much about it.

It was just that these two electricians were damn slow. After so many days, they had only installed lights for half of the 80-plus households in the settlement.

You have to know that the vast majority of families only installed three light bulbs, and the main lines were all placed under the eaves, so whether it was wiring or installation, it could be said to be very simple.

Unfortunately, they were just slow and dawdling. Who could do anything to them?

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you, thank you very much!

Wishing you, big brother, happiness, joy, and wealth every day.