It's okay for two people to live in the house to help with the work, but she doesn't like the presence of outsiders in her house, and the two of them can do things like cooking together, and they can still talk.
Zhou Chengkang on the side had already said first, "We don't like outsiders in our family."
The two looked at each other, both were a little disappointed, and sighed, "We really can't help it. Our parents are partial, and the land allocated to us is very remote and barren. It's not as good as yours, and an acre is less It turns out that the two of us are at home, and we rely on day-to-day labor for a living. Just like this, our parents often ask us to be filial... Thinking that the boss is kind, I just help you with work, it seems that it still doesn’t work.”
The two turned around, planning to pack up and leave.
Zhou Chengkang thought for a while, "If you are willing, I will build a house on the other side of the pond. You will live there, help me with the work during the day, and watch the pond for me at night."
Hearing this, the two were overjoyed, thanked each other repeatedly, and hurriedly agreed.
"The salary is not much, and I will give you three silver coins every month." Zhou Chengkang said with a serious tone, "But you have to work hard, and I can fire you at any time."
Hearing this, the couple responded positively.
Their family's autumn harvest was over, and so was the other family's. Zhou Chengkang took the man from that family, Yu Ermo, to help Zhou's mother with work for two days.
"I heard that my mother-in-law gave birth to him when she was grinding grain." Mrs. Chen swept the yard, not idle, and said to Li Qinghe who was sitting under the eaves holding the child in the sun, "My father-in-law I married a second brother casually. The older ones are sensible, and the younger ones need to be careful. The second child of many families is at a disadvantage. I am also the second child. I already have an older sister in front of me, and a younger brother in the back. I also ignore a lot of me, anyway, you have to eat in one bite, you don’t need to pay attention to it, and you can handle it by yourself when you are sick. I remember one time when I was sick, groggy, about... about ten years old, no one at home took care of me, I woke up and ran to the roadside to gather some grass and boiled water, I don’t know if I picked the right herbs, so I saved my life.”
She held the broom up to her chin, "Anyway, I made up my mind at that time that if I have children in the future, no matter how many children I have, I will never be partial! Our husband and wife have suffered enough from partiality."
As he spoke, he shook his head. Hearing this, Li Qinghe couldn't help laughing, and felt a little sour in his heart. From this point of view, Zhou's mother is really good, and she doesn't favor anyone. Anyway, as long as she doesn't take advantage of her son, it's easy to talk.
After the autumn harvest was over, Zhou Chengkang got into a carriage early in the morning and took the Zhou family, including the pregnant Fifth Sister, to the yard of Mrs. Liu in the town.
The fifth sister and his wife mainly came to see the doctor. A few days ago, the autumn harvest was busy. Although the fifth sister did not have to go to the field, she inevitably did some housework. Everyone in the family was busy. Well, when she was going to cook in the kitchen yesterday afternoon, she fell down.
I didn't feel any pain at the time, but at night my stomach started to hurt, and I couldn't help but tell Zhao Liyuan, but he didn't sleep all night, so he came to find Zhou Chengkang early in the morning and wanted to use his carriage to take Fifth Sister to the town to see a doctor.
In the end, I heard that I was going to talk to Boss Zhou, so we happened to be together.
When they arrived in the town, the fifth sister went to see the doctor first, and Zhou Chengkang's carriage went directly to the back street of the restaurant and stopped at the gate of Mrs. Liu's courtyard.
After knocking on the door, it was Mrs. Mei who opened the door. Seeing that Zhou's family members were all there, she was a little surprised, and said with a smile, "Mother, why are you here today, and the fair will be held tomorrow, did you remember the wrong date?"
That last sentence was purely a joke.
No one in the Zhou family laughed, and Mrs. Mei noticed something was wrong. Even at the fair, no family would go to the street together like this, and it wasn't Chinese New Year.
She helped everyone serve tea, and then asked tentatively, "Mother, is there something wrong?"
"Where's the boss?" Zhou's mother looked at the yard, there was still a plate of tofu, which seemed to be half sold, as if she had set up a small stall. It should be said that it was placed there deliberately, waiting for someone to come to the house to buy it.
Mei forced a smile, "I went to the street, and I should be back soon. The business has been good recently, and many people come to pick it up at home, and I can't leave."
It seemed that she vaguely guessed why the Zhou family was here.
Just at this moment, the gate of the yard was pushed open, Boss Zhou entered the door carrying a load, and was a little surprised when he saw a lot of people sitting in the yard, "Mother, second brother, third brother and fourth brother, why are you all here? Didn't something happen?"
"Are you busy?" Mother Zhou asked coldly.
"It's really busy. Now I have to make half more tofu than before. They can all be sold out." Boss Zhou laughed, seeing her mother's cold face, and said, "You guys also bring some back to eat later, come here It's not easy in town."
"It's not easy." Mother Zhou nodded in agreement, "It's not easy for you to go home. Boss, think about it carefully, how long has it been since you went home?"
"I'm quite busy here." He said while putting the tofu into the burden, watching his posture, before leaving.
Zhou's mother asked again, "No matter how busy you are, can you still be busy with the autumn harvest at home?"
The words here are straightforward enough. Boss Zhou finally came to his senses, and said with a smile, "Mother, there are second brothers and the others at home. One of them will help you, and the little land will be cleaned up. Besides, how much can you get? If you can't do it, just give it to me." It doesn’t matter if the third brother and they do it.”
It's very contemptuous to say what's inside and outside.
The whole family arrived, and he refused to stop to say a word, especially the contemptuous and disdainful tone of his family, which really hurt Zhou's mother. A trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She sighed and glanced at the rest of the family. Son, "Let's go back. Since he is busy, we won't delay him."
Boss Zhou finally realized something was wrong, "Mom, what happened? Why did you leave when you first came?"
"Meihua, you go cook. Later, Liuniang will have dinner with some younger brothers."
"I'm still eating when I'm full." It was Zhang Haiyao who said this, "Brother, even though you are old, you are actually not as transparent as the third child. At least she helped mother with work for two days. If mother doesn't I like me, no matter how lazy I am, I will help to cook for a few days. The fourth brother also brought the helpers hired by others to work, because he was afraid of tiring the mother. You are good, just say you are busy... During the autumn harvest, who Are you busy at home?"
Her tone was harsh, and her eyes were full of disdain. Boss Zhou finally came to his senses, "Mom, I was thinking about going back to see you after these two days. Didn't I have some younger brothers to help?"
Zhang Haiyao sneered, "If I don't go back for a few months, to put it bluntly, I'm afraid my mother will die..."
Surprised that he had made a slip of the tongue and quickly shut up, Zhou Laosan gave her a hard look.
"There's nothing you can't say, there will be a day sooner or later. You can do your work." She looked at Zhou Chengkang, "Fourth, take us back. In the future, I won't come here again."
Hearing this, Boss Zhou rushed to the door, "Mom, everyone is here, let's eat the food first. I'm really busy these days. When I'm free, I'll go home to accompany you."
Counting that Zhou and the eldest two moved to the town, they haven't been home for nearly half a year, so it's no wonder Zhou's mother is disappointed. I wanted to have a good talk, but I was so busy that I didn't have time to talk.
After getting into the carriage, Zhang Haiyao said angrily, "They are so rich that they look down on us, sister-in-law is wearing gold bracelets and rings."
This Li Qinghe really didn't notice, in such a small town, they only lived together, the courtyard wall was not high, Jin Zidai was serious? Not afraid of recruiting thieves
Fifth Sister was waiting for them at the entrance of the town, a little surprised, "Is it so fast?"
Li Qinghe pulled her up, "What did the doctor say?"
"It should be fine. Just be careful, don't fall any more." Fifth Sister looked happy, and Zhao Liyuan carefully supported her.
Mother Zhou's face softened when she heard the words, "Be careful in the future and work less. Do you want to go home and stay with me for a while?"
Does this make you feel lonely? Otherwise, he would not have thought of bringing all his sons to the town to find Boss Zhou, and ended up breaking his heart.
Zhou's mother's temperament was not the kind that would hold back her anger in the past, but said whatever she had. For example, was she ever afraid of arguing with Granny Liu before
"Mother, why don't you come to live with me soon." Zhou Chengkang said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Nayu, the newcomer, she talks a lot, so you can definitely chat."
Li Qinghe echoed, "That's right, sometimes it feels like my ears are getting callused."
"Okay." Zhou's mother answered immediately, and took a particularly careful look at Li Qinghe's expression.
Just look, she is really not afraid of her living, how much can she eat by herself? Besides, Xi Yu has grown up recently, and if she insists on being led while walking, the adults have to bend over to support her, and her back is sore within a quarter of an hour. Zhou's mother likes the child very much, and everyone is happy to let her hold it.
So, when she came home, she really went home to pack some things, and followed the carriage to the new house. And as soon as he entered the door, he began to coax Xiyu, as if he had forgotten the unpleasantness in the town.
Mrs. Chen talked a lot, especially after Zhou Chengkang gave her instructions, he picked up some things that happened in their village to chat with Zhou's mother.
In fact, Zhou's mother didn't want the two of them to live for a long time at the beginning. After two days of contact, she brought the child to talk with the working Chen family every day. Li Qinghe took care of the child for more than half a year, and these days he was finally able to relax a bit, and went hunting with Zhou Chengkang in the mountains. Because Zhou's mother is watching at home, it's okay even when it's dark.
When the two came back that day, the moon was out when they got home. Mother Zhou took the children and together with the two of them sorted out the mushrooms brought back from the mountain. There were many dead leaves in them. She picked them up and said softly, "This afternoon, Qian The mother and daughter are back."
came back
"Did anyone trouble her?" Li Qinghe was curious.
"Besides, it's not someone else's turn to look for her. Youshi rushed to find her desperately, and the two started fighting at the entrance of the village." Mother Zhou shook her head, "How can she beat Youshi, her clothes are torn, Her hair is messy, You Shi still doesn't let her go."
"So cruel." Li Qinghe was speechless, "Is there anyone to help her?"
She was a little afraid that Li Fu would run to help, after all he had protected Qian for many years, what if he got used to it
"No one will help." Zhou's mother shook her head, "There are so many people watching the fun, who dares to pull it? She caused the Qian family's scholar to disappear, and Youshi became so ruthless, trying to desperately look like that. But later, everyone Start pitying her."
"Ms. Qian started to cry when she couldn't beat her, saying that she lost her younger brother. When her younger brother died, many people said that she deserved it. During the Chinese New Year that year, there were still many people talking about it."
Indeed, I remember that during the Chinese New Year that year, Zhou's mother also said that she hoped that the children she would have in the future would not be the kind of people who killed their parents for funerals.
The author has something to say: There will be another chapter at 11 o'clock in a while.