Zhou Zhoulang lowered his head, and Qian Sanjiu also lowered his head.
Uncle Qian glanced at the two of them, snorted coldly, and said, "That's it for today, let's go back first, and let Wulang call us if there is anything to do."
Old Zhou responded and hurriedly sent three uncles and brothers out.
At night, Zhou Xi slept in the same bed with his mother and sister. Qian touched her hand and said, "It's a little cold. This girl's hands can't be cold. If you touch the one full of treasures, it's so warm."
Man Bao was already sleepy, and was yawning to go to bed. Hearing this, he lifted his spirits, and stuffed his chubby hands into the elder sister's hands, and said with a smile, "Is it hot or not, I'll warm your hands."
Zhou Xi stroked her hand and smiled, "Manbao is taking care of her very well now. I remember that when she was a child, her hands and feet were cold. No matter how many clothes she wore, it was useless. Sometimes her back was hot and sweaty, and her hands were cold. Still cold."
Qian Shi became a doctor after a long period of illness, and said: "It's a lack of yang energy, you are now, most likely it is a problem of cold palace, what your second uncle said is right, after you get the money from the Liu family, you go to the county to see a doctor first. "
Zhou Xi smiled wryly, "Mother, if you want me to say that you don't need to spend this money, it's not that I haven't seen it before. He just said that I am weak and let me take good care of it. He didn't say a word. I also took a lot of medicine. , but it’s useless at all, why bother spending this money?”
Qian sighed, "The best doctor in the county is the doctor from Jishitang. I don't know who is familiar with him. At any rate, I can tell you whether it can be cured, and how to treat it."
Man Bao raised his little hand, "I, I, I know the doctor well."
Before Zhou Xi could speak, Qian nodded her forehead and said, "You just met him once, what do you know?"
"Not only that, I also borrowed books from him, and I returned them. Although Brother Wu returned them, we have correspondence," Man Bao insisted, "We are friends."
Since we are friends, the other party must seriously answer the questions you ask.
Man Bao said: "Sister, when you go to see a doctor, I will go with you."
Zhou Xi looked at Qian Shi, and Qian Shi nodded slightly, "Alright, let your sister go with you."
It didn't take long. On the second day, Lao Zhou took his sons to clear out the open space next to the firewood house, made adobe bricks with straw and soil, and then took out the wood that was going to be built. Go down along the woodshed to build a house.
Thatched huts are faster, but it’s still winter, and the weather is very cold. Lao Zhou is also afraid that his three sons will be ruined, so he plans to do a little better.
But it's not much better. After drying the adobe bricks and going up to the first base, I don't need help from anyone. My family can finish it in two days.
This is one of the benefits of having more sons.
On the third day, the Zhou family went to invite the three uncles of the Qian family again, and then invited the head of the village to go to Liujia Village together.
This time, Zhou Xi followed suit.
Heli didn't have to ask her to be there, usually the two families could handle this kind of thing, but Zhou Xi still wanted to go and see for himself.
It is impossible for children to go to such a scene, so Manbao squatted at home to practice calligraphy and reading, and they came back just after noon.
I brought a lot of things.
Two new quilts and two new clothes, these two looked the biggest, and Zhou Xi carried the rest of the little things close to his body.
Zhou Xi kept a set of new clothes for himself, and wanted to give one set to his mother, so Qian pushed it back and said, "You don't need to give it to me. Lack of clothes to wear."
Zhou Xi was a little surprised, "Where did Man Bao get the money?"
Qian just laughed, "Don't underestimate her, she earned a lot of money this year, but she didn't save it."
That night she took out the remaining seventy or so papers, and Mrs. Qian took them all. It was rare for the little girl to give them the money, and she would be a fool if she didn't.
So now there is no more money in Manbao.
Zhou Xi didn't force it, and then gave Shiro and his two new quilts, because the new house burned all day today, and they can move in at night, and Zhou Xi will move to the house they live in.
Their new house was colder, but the new quilt was warmer.
Qian didn't stop her, and then counted the remaining things with her.
A pair of silver earrings, a pair of silver bracelets and two pennies.
Mrs. Qian wrapped everything up for her, and told her in a low voice: "You collect these things yourself. Whether you marry again or not, they are all your capital. It is better to have something than nothing."
Zhou Xi responded in a low voice.
Zhou Xi's return home had an impact on the Zhou family, whether it was big or small, and Xiaoqian's third sister-in-law got used to it after two days of working with her.
Zhou Xi was a little guilty at the beginning, so she wanted to take all the work from the family, but was stopped by Qian, and then she gave the work that was assigned to three people to four people instead, and many things were done in turn. here.
Xiaoqian and the others got used to it after two days. It was almost the same as before, except that there was a little less housework to do every day, and then one more person came to take turns. Isn't this equivalent to having an extra sister-in-law?
Qian's face is not partial, except for taking special care of Man Bao when eating every day, there is no difference between Zhou Xi and the three daughter-in-laws, so Little Qian and the others quickly accepted Zhou Xi.
And Zhou Xi gradually calmed down after the first few days of panic. Now that he has money, Qian is also decisive, calling Zhou Zhoulang and saying: "Tomorrow you will take your sister and Man Bao to the county again, Go to Jishitang to see the doctor, and ask what is wrong with your sister and whether it can be cured."
Tuesday Lang agreed.
Man Bao asked, "Let the fifth and sixth brothers go with us."
Candy can still be sold in this way, and it will be New Year's Eve in a few days, so there must be a lot of people buying snacks on the street at this time.
Man Bao ran out of money again, and she couldn't even buy meat if she wanted to.
Qian glanced at Man Bao, nodded and said, "Okay."
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang were overjoyed, and Thursday Lang looked at Man Bao quietly.
Man Bao and him looked at each other for a while, then ran back to the house, and said to Qian: "Mother, let the fourth brother go too."
Qian Shi said: "What is he going to do? Isn't it enough for your fifth brother and sixth brother to run errands for you?"
"Let him watch the excitement. I think the fourth brother gambled before because he had too little knowledge. Let him learn more, so that he won't do stupid things again."
Man Bao's voice was not low, and the brothers outside heard it.
Thursday Lang: ...
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang covered their mouths and laughed.
Mrs. Qian thought about it seriously, and felt that what the little girl said made sense, so she nodded, "Then you have to keep an eye on him, and don't allow him to approach the casino again."
Man Bao said there was no problem. After she went out, Zhou Zhou Lang couldn't help but whisper in her ear, "I told you that I don't know how to gamble anymore, and I don't have any money on me now, so why should I bet?"
"If you don't have money and don't gamble, how could you be in debt before?" Man Bao said: "It can be seen that you can gamble without money."