Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

Chapter 133 Liang Ladi

There was no work arrangement at the factory today, and it was almost 11 o'clock. Liang Ladi said, "Chief Li, why don't you come home with me now and let the children chat with you. It will be almost noon when I finish cooking."

Li Dongfang pushed his bicycle and followed Liang Ladi. The factory leaders who came out behind him looked at each other, feeling despised, but they could do nothing but leave with stern faces.

Li Dongfang rode a bicycle with Liang Ladi to a row of tiled houses. It looked neat and clean, and there were many big trees at the entrance. It should be quite comfortable in summer.

Following Liang Ladi into the house, I found it was quite big, but it only had one room. A few pieces of worn floral cloth separated the room into a separate space. There were a few pieces of cut cloth on the table, as if it was a place for making clothes. There was a wooden bunk bed, and the table and everything else were all very clean. It was obvious that Liang Ladi was very virtuous and kept the house very tidy.

There were four children in the family. The eldest boy was holding a baby in a swaddle and was being coaxed. When he saw Li Dongfang coming in with Liang Ladi, he looked confused. He didn't recognize him and didn't know how to call him.

"Hurry up and call someone. This is your Uncle Li." Liang Ladi said to the children while moving a square stool over and asking Li Dongfang to sit down.

"Uncle Li."

"Uncle Li."

"Uncle Li."

The three boys called out in childish voices. Li Dongfang saw that the oldest child was only about six or seven years old, but he was much more sensible than Banggeng, the ungrateful boy. His eyes were clear and he didn't have so many thoughts.

Liang Ladi smiled and tucked her short hair behind her ears, then said with a charming smile: "Chief Li, these are our three children, Damao, Ermao and Sanmao. Please sit back first, I will feed our Xiu'er first." As she said that, she took Xiu'er from Damao's hands and walked into the compartment, obviously to feed the children.

Seeing Liang Ladi walk into the compartment surrounded by floral cloth and hear the rustling sound of her undressing, Li Dongfang really wanted to follow her to see if the child had eaten enough and if there was any leftovers...

Turning his head to look at the three timid children, Li Dongfang said with a smile: "Come here, introduce yourselves, and uncle will give you something delicious."

When they heard about the delicious food, the three skinny children's eyes lit up, and Da Mao took the lead and said, "Hello, Uncle Li, my name is Da Mao, I'm the eldest brother, and I'm 6 years old this year."

Li Dongfang touched his head, reached into his pocket, took out a piece of candy, peeled it and stuffed it into his mouth.

"So sweet." Damao's eyes lit up and he was about to pinch the candy out of his mouth and give it to his younger brother.

"Don't use your hands, just eat yours, they're all there." Li Dongfang hurriedly stopped him.

Ermao came over as soon as he saw it and said with bright eyes: "Hello Uncle Li, my name is Ermao, and I'm almost 5 years old."

Li Dongfang also stuffed a piece of candy into his mouth and then looked at Sanmao.

Seeing that both of his brothers were eating the candies, Sanmao quickly came over on his short legs and said in a baby voice, "Uncle Li, my name is Sanmao."

After saying that, he looked at Li Dongfang eagerly. Da Mao added, "Uncle Li, San Mao is only 3 years old."

Li Dongfang picked up tiny Sanmao and stuffed a candy into his mouth. He felt that this little guy was really fun, especially his short legs which looked so adorable when he ran.

At this time, Liang Ladi's voice came over and said, "Da Mao, take your brothers to see what dishes we have at home. Your uncle Li will have lunch with us at noon."

"Oh..." Damao agreed, then looked at Li Dongfang cautiously before hesitatingly saying, "Mom, we...we only have half a cabbage left, and the cornmeal is... gone too."

Li Dongfang glanced around the house. The house was really clean. There was no food that could be eaten. There was even half a cabbage in the basket, which was washed clean.

"Oh, okay, Damao, come in and take the money to buy some vegetables and flour." Liang Ladi said behind the curtain.

Li Dongfang put Sanmao under the square stool and said, "No need to buy any more. I just happened to buy some vegetables and food when I passed by the market this morning."

With that, he got up and went outside to get something from the bicycle. Now Li Dongfang had hung a bag similar to a postman's parcel on the back seat of the bicycle. This was to cover up the fact that he took out some things from time to time. The bag was hanging loosely on the back seat, and if you didn't pay attention, you couldn't tell whether there was anything inside.

Li Dongfang has become more and more skilled at taking things out of the space. He doesn't even need to enter the space, he can just reach out and take them out.

He pretended to rummage in his bag and took out a piece of pork belly, weighing about 3 pounds. He then took out a cloth bag from another bag, which contained about 5 pounds of rice, and also took out some cucumbers and radishes, five eggs, and four tomatoes.

The three children who were peeking at the door were stunned. They felt that Li Dongfang's bag was so magical, with everything in it. But the children were ignorant at that time. If children in later generations saw it, they would definitely shout Doraemon.

Li Dongfang had no idea that someone was watching him, so he took out a large bag of peanuts and melon seeds before stopping.

He turned around and saw three children, and waved, "Da Mao, come and help me carry all the things into the house."

When they heard that these were all for their family, they didn't care about anything else and ran over to help. Even the youngest Sanmao carried a few radishes into the house.

When I entered the room, Liang Ladi had just finished feeding Xiu'er. She had just put her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and was tidying up her clothes.

Seeing what Li Dongfang and the three children had brought in was also surprising. Damao also said excitedly: "Mom, there are a lot of good things in Uncle Li's bag."

Liang Ladi came back on Li Dongfang's bicycle. She didn't feel that there was anything in Li Dongfang's bag, but she didn't doubt anything. After all, people of that era didn't have such a wild imagination to take things out of thin air. After all, they were not as knowledgeable as Tomato readers.

"Chief Li, there are so many things..."

Liang Ladi was surprised when she saw the things clearly. Li Dongfang interrupted her and said, "Sister Liang, just call me Dongfang. My friends all call me that. I bought these when I came here today. I didn't prepare any gifts for the children, so I took these instead."

"Dong... Dongfang, there are too many of these. We..."

"Sister Liang, I still feel a little embarrassed about this. Let's just make do with it today. I'll bring you more tomorrow when I come. Look how skinny these kids are."

"Then... then I thank you. Why don't you thank your Uncle Li quickly?"

Liang Ladi hesitated for a moment but still did not refuse. After all, she felt bad when her children did not have enough to eat every day and cried out for hunger in the middle of the night.

Liang Ladi has suffered a lot for these children. Not only does she have to go to work, but she also occasionally helps her neighbors and co-workers make clothes to earn some extra money when she gets home. Because of this, there are always misunderstandings and rumors. Now many people in the factory are gossiping about Liang Ladi, which has made her reputation in the factory bad. But for the sake of her children, Liang Ladi still persevered.