Zhoujia Village.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Zhou Chengming, who had been lying in bed all day, immediately jumped up from the bamboo mat, intending to get up and eat something.
But when he walked into the kitchen and opened the rice jar, he found that it looked like it had been looted by bandits, and there was not even a grain of rice left.
He had clearly just brought back 50 kilograms of rice yesterday, which was the family's food ration for the next quarter, but now the food had disappeared again.
The reason why I said it was again is because this is not the first time such a thing has happened to Zhou Chengming.
Ever since Zhou Tiegen recovered from his illness, more and more people have come to his house to collect debts. However, all Zhou Tiegen's money has been spent on his stepson Yang Tao. How can his family have any money to pay off the debts
But Yang Tao refused to admit it. No matter how harshly people outside said, he just said, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, who are you going to ask for the money?" and that shut them up.
The creditors had no choice but to look for Zhou Tiegen and Zhou Chengming again.
However, Zhou Chengming just gave up. A good young man turned into a famous lazy man in the village.
Zhou Tiegen had disabled fingers and was unable to pay off his debts.
Later, no one knew who took the lead, but they directly used things from Zhou Tiegen's house to pay off debts. Other creditors followed suit and immediately emptied Zhou Chengming's entire house.
However, this was just the beginning. Zhou Tiegen owed too much money.
Things have developed to the point where no matter what Zhou Chengming brings home, as long as someone sees it, it will be taken away within an hour.
Although Zhou Chengming has become accustomed to this kind of thing, at least the creditors in the past had their limits and would leave something for them and his son.
But this time not a single grain of rice was left, and Zhou Chengming finally couldn't help but get furious.
He didn't know what he had done wrong? Why did he have such a father? Why did he have to pay off Yang Tao's debt
It seemed like his life was born a mistake, but why
Zhou Chengming clenched his fists, and finally couldn't help but punch the mud wall. The skin on his finger joints was scratched and bright red blood flowed out. He felt severe pain in his hands, but he seemed to feel nothing, only his face looked very ugly.
After a while, Zhou Chengming said nothing. He just kicked the wall twice and ran out.
Zhou Tiegen, who was lying in another room, heard the noises in the kitchen and his eyes became gloomy.
His expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Wang Juhua, Yang Tao, you wait for me."
He will have a hard time, and the vicious and cruel mother and son will have no good time either.
However, before Zhou Tiegen could go to the Yang family at the entrance of the village to cause trouble, he heard Zhou Tieshu's loud voice coming from outside.
"Famous, famous, are you at home?"
Zhou Tiegen frowned, wondering why Zhou Tieshu came to see his son
His two hands were disabled, but his feet were fine. He quickly walked out of the house and said, "Iron Tree, why are you looking for my Cheng Ming?"
Seeing this confused Lao Gen for half his life, Zhou Tieshu did not hide anything: "It's like this, isn't my Mingyue going to the city to do business? Her business is doing well, but she can't handle it alone. So she called me and asked me to ask Chengming if he has time to come to the city to help her."
Zhou Tieshu felt it was a pity for Zhou Chengming. He was such a good boy, but he had such an unreliable father, and his good life was ruined. Thinking that he could help as much as he could, Zhou Tieshu immediately agreed to it when his youngest daughter mentioned it, and that’s how he made this trip.
Zhou Tiegen was stunned when he heard this. Let his son go to the city? What should he do then
Both of his hands are disabled now, and without his son to take care of him, how can he survive
But just as he was about to refuse, he thought of the noise from the kitchen and his son's resentful look.
He already owes his son too much. Does he really need to continue delaying his son
Zhou Tiegen opened his mouth several times before he finally said, "Okay, I'll tell Cheng Ming about this."
"Okay, then I'll go back first!" Zhou Tieshu felt sorry for him because he was so thin.
Zhou Tiegen seemed not to have heard what he said, his eyes were dull and no one knew what he was thinking.
It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Zhou Chengming returned home in the dark.
He originally thought that Zhou Tiegen had gone to bed long ago, but unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the main room, the dim light bulb in the room lit up.
Zhou Chengming paused. He had nothing much to say to this father who had been partial to his stepson since he was a child, so he went straight to his room.
At this time, Zhou Tiegen, who was sitting on a bench in the main hall, spoke up: "Your uncle Tieshu is here today. He said he wants you to go to the city to help Mingyue with work. If you want to go, then go ahead."
Zhou Chengming stopped and turned to look at him for a long time. He felt uncomfortable looking at him, and then he sneered, "I would like to go, but what will you do if I go? Apart from me, your biological son, I have no choice but to be forced to take over and take care of you. Who else can you rely on to go?"
Zhou Tiegen's face twitched and he felt a little sad. He knew that his son had complaints about him, and he also knew that he deserved it.
He looked down at the ground and said in a dry voice: "Don't worry, I will find someone to take care of you, you just need to take care of yourself."
Zhou Chengming sneered again. Find someone to take care of him? With the current situation at home, who could he find to take care of him? His stepmother Wang Juhua had already changed her husband.
"I'm not going." After saying these three words, Zhou Chengming went back to his room and slammed the door.
Zhou Tiegen slapped the table, but when he saw his five fingers shriveled into chicken claws, all he felt was endless regret.
However, this only strengthened his resolve.
He couldn't let Cheng Ming be a burden any longer and couldn't let Cheng Ming be a lazy guy in the village for the rest of his life.
So early the next morning, Zhou Chengming was still sleeping soundly in bed, and Zhou Tiegen had already gone to Yang Tao's house with several sets of his own clothes.
When the villagers came to call Zhou Chengming, Zhou Chengming found out that Zhou Tiegen insisted on living in Yang Tao's house. He kept shouting that he paid for the construction of the house and that he was the most qualified to live here. If he was not allowed to live there, he would destroy the house.
To be honest, if Zhou Tiegen had had the courage earlier, Zhou Chengming would still look up to him whether he really smashed the house or could rely on Wang Juhua and Yang Tao.
But now, so much time has passed, Zhou Chengming just feels impatient.
What’s the point of acting this out now!
It just adds to the joke!
(End of this chapter)