Zhou Dalang is not a farm boy who cannot read a word. He has also read some books, and he and his brother-in-law Wang Jielei have something in common.
Unfortunately, we don’t have many common languages, and it won’t take long before we get stuck. He could only smile in response to some questions raised by his brother-in-law.
Seeing his third brother rushing back from the bullpen, Zhou Dalang quickly greeted him with a smile.
"Third brother, please take care of your brother-in-law and talk to him more about academic problems. I have something to do now and I am very busy."
"Okay, brother."
Zhou Lang nodded like a little adult, walked to Wang Jielei's side seriously and seriously, and asked with dazzling eyes.
"Brother-in-law, I heard from my sister that your studies are very good. Can you teach me a lesson?"
Many scholars have a problem, that is, they like to be teachers. Seeing his wife's younger brother coming over, Wang Jielei quickly sat upright and nodded meticulously.
"Third brother, if you don't understand anything, just ask. My brother-in-law will teach you whatever he can."
When he said this, he patted his thin chest, looking confident.
A hint of joy flashed in Zhou Lang's eyes, and he quickly went back to his room to get an old book and placed it in front of Wang Jielei.
"Brother-in-law, look, I don't understand something here. Can you explain it to me?"
This is a book called "The Doctrine of the Mean", one of the Four Books and Five Classics. Only by familiarizing yourself with these Confucian classics can you have a certain possibility of becoming a scholar.
Wang Jielei took a look and explained slowly. He has been reading and practicing calligraphy since he was a child, but he is much better than the dabblers in the Zhou family.
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After talking for a while, Wu Meili and Mrs. Zhou sent the tightly wrapped baby back to Hehua's room. Then, the sister-in-law and sister-in-law, who were less than two years apart, started talking with smiles. The mother-in-law listened on the sidelines and interrupted from time to time.
Half an hour later, the mother and daughter walked out of the room and saw Wang Jielei helping Zhou Lang study. The teenager's face is still childish and his figure is still slender, but he has gained an extra bit of charm out of thin air.
Seeing the mother and daughter walking into the hall, Wang Jielei stood up in a hurry and bowed respectfully and politely.
"Mother-in-law, my son-in-law is so polite."
This time, Wu Meili didn't mercilessly ridicule and sarcasticly when they met. Instead, she said with a face full of relief.
"Son-in-law, you are like a man and a good brother-in-law. Now I can rest assured that I will leave my wife to you."
Wang Jielei was flattered by the rare good look on his mother-in-law's face. He bent down to salute again and said solemnly.
"My mother-in-law is here, my son-in-law will definitely be a good husband and brother-in-law."
Wu Meili looked at Wang Jielei's thin body, frowned displeased, and said with concern.
"Son-in-law, when you have time, take a walk outside and take good care of your body. I heard that you need to be in good health to take the imperial examination. You are not qualified."
At that time, because of poor health, I went to the examination room. Will it make their eldest wife a widow
"Thank you for your concern, mother-in-law. My son-in-law will remember it."
Wang Jielei nodded solemnly and answered without looking sideways.
Wu Meili glanced at the son-in-law again, and finally nodded with satisfaction. Although this son-in-law is a bit dull and stupid in dealing with people. However, the advantage is that it is more obedient and easier to control. With her daughter's methods, she can win over her for a lifetime.
"You two continue to study, the eldest lady and I are going to the kitchen now. If you think it's noisy outside, go to Saburo's room, it's quiet there."
Without waiting for a reply from the two readers, Wu Meili took her daughter out of the hall and into the kitchen.
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Hehua lay on the bed, looking sideways at the sweetly sleeping little girl, and felt that her heart melted.
Perhaps feeling her mother's gaze, the little girl snorted, slowly woke up, and cried loudly.
Lotus is also knowledgeable and knows what is going on. So, he quickly sat up and fed the baby unfamiliarly.
The little girl was really hungry. She held a soft piece in her little hand and drank it. The helpless cry also dissipated in the air.
After half a cup of tea, the little girl let go of her mouth and started crying again. That pitiful look made people feel very distressed.
Hehua frowned and changed the direction of the little girl. Then, she once again watched the little girl stop crying, concentrate on eating the food with relish.
Not long after, the little girl emerged from Lotus's arms and burst into tears again. As if to say, Mom, I’m so hungry.
Hehua carefully untied the child's swaddling clothes, touched the very soft belly, and the expression on her face became even more ugly.
After taking so much milk, the little girl's belly still didn't move at all. It was as if her stomach was connected to another dimension and couldn't be filled at all.
Hehua looked around distressedly, picked up the warm water on one side and fed the little girl some water. His past life told him. Her past experience told her that although drinking water could not fill her stomach, it could also relieve her hunger.
After drinking less than half a glass of water, the little girl stopped drinking and burst into tears several times. The voice was very loud and finally attracted Zhou Dalang who was busy.
"Lotus, why is the baby crying all the time? Is it time to change the diaper?"
Zhou Dalang wiped his hands with a towel, looked worriedly at the child in Hehua's arms, and asked.
Hehua shook his head and said with a distressed look on his face.
"Da Lang, the child is hungry and wants to eat."
Zhou Dalang was slightly stunned and said subconsciously.
"Then just feed the child and make her full."
When Hehua heard this, the wrinkles on her face became more and more numerous, and she said in a broken voice.
"I wanted to breastfeed the baby, but I had no more milk. After the baby finished eating, he drank a small half glass of water, and he still feels hungry."
Zhou Dalang was a little embarrassed because he didn't understand this matter either. I had no choice but to say something to the lotus, turned around and walked out of the door.
"Lotus, just wait, I'll go find my mother and ask."
When he came to the kitchen, Zhou Dalang saw his mother and sister busy in the kitchen. He called his sister, then pulled his mother aside and whispered.
"Mom, the baby doesn't have enough milk and is crying all the time."
Wu Meili didn't even frown. She walked directly to the cupboard and took out a tray, two large bowls, and two spoons.
She first made a bowl of milky white crucian carp soup, put a large piece of fish meat in the bowl, and placed it on the tray. Then, she said to her silly eldest son beside her.
"You give this crucian carp soup to your wife for lactation. I also made a bowl of rice oil, and you let your wife feed it to the child. This rice oil is a good thing. In the past, many women gave it to their children when their milk supply was insufficient. of rice oil.”
After saying this, Wu Meili came to a clay pot and opened the lid of the clay pot, revealing a whole pot of rice porridge.
Zhou Dalang looked over curiously and saw his mother carefully scooping up the porridge with a spoon, and there was a layer of fine, sticky, ointment-like substance floating on it.
Wu Meili smiled and said in a joking tone.
"Boss, do you think you are wronging your children by giving them this food?"
Zhou Dalang nodded honestly and said, "Yes, mother, I don't think this thing can fill my stomach."
Wu Meili laughed and explained slowly.
"You didn't know this, but this rice oil is comparable to ginseng. If the elderly from poor families are sick, they will boil a bowl of rice oil to eat."
Zhou Dalang nodded, but he still didn't quite understand. Why can the layer of oil produced from rice be used by children as breast milk to fill their stomachs
Thinking like this, he asked this question to Wu Meili, hoping to get an answer from Wu Meili.
Wu Meili glared at the boss and said angrily: "You ask me this, how do I know? I know it from the older generation. Did you eat it when you were a child? Look at how strong you are now Yes, I knew that rice oil is indeed a good thing."
Zhou Dalang stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Wu Meili directly placed the bowl filled with rice oil on the tray aside, and put the spoon into the bowl. Then, he pointed at the tray and said.
"Send it to your wife quickly, lest the child starves."
"Thank you, mother, I'll go right away."
Zhou Dalang nodded, picked up the tray and ran away.
Returning to his room, he looked at the child who was still crying and quickly placed the tray on the small table beside him.
"Lotus, my mother asked me to bring you a bowl of crucian carp soup and a bowl of rice oil. She said, you drink the crucian carp soup, and the child drinks the rice oil."
Hearing this, Hehua, who had been frowning, put down the crying child. He didn't even use a spoon and drank the crucian carp soup in big gulps. By the way, he put the crucian carp meat inside in his mouth and chewed it slowly.
Next, she picked up the child again, scooped out the rice oil in another large bowl with a spoon, and carefully brought it to the child.
The little girl seemed to realize something and opened her mouth to take a bite. Then, her crying gradually stopped, and she started eating like a wolf.
A smile flashed in Hehua's eyes. While feeding the child, she swallowed the unfinished crucian carp meat into her belly.
However, soon, she became worried again.