He took out a cloth bag, hung it on the handlebars, shook the handlebars, and the cloth bag swelled. He reached in and put in ten peaches, one, two, three, one by one.

I got on my bike and went to Ling’s house at the post office.

Ling Quan was at home. Seeing Zhou Xiang coming, he asked her to come in and sit down. "Sit for a while. Ling Ran will be home soon."

Zhou Xiang took the cloth bag off the handlebars and said, "Here are the peaches. There were too many people there just now."

Ling Quan took it. It was given by his future daughter-in-law, so he had to accept it.

"I see. This time, there aren't many left on the tree, right?"

"Well, the rest belongs to Big Brother."

"Your elder brother is good, he has a pure heart."

"Yes, very obedient."

The two chatted for a while, then Zhou Xiang rode away on his bike and went into the bank for another walk.

When I got home, there were two women sitting in the yard, and my mother was with them.

"Oh! Xiang Xiang is back?" Zhu Changxiu greeted him warmly.

Haha, he usually calls me by my full name, but today he calls me so affectionately, he must be a rapist or a thief!

Chen Peijuan called out softly, "Zhou Xiang."

Zhou Xiang nodded to the two of them, "Aunt Zhu, Aunt Chen."

Then he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhou's mother, "Mom, I saved all that money. I'll die in three years."

When Zhou's mother took the deposit certificate, the four big words "Six Thousand Yuan" caught her eyes. Zhou's mother was already too stimulated by her little girl, and she put the deposit certificate away very calmly.

Zhu Changxiu could hardly hold the smile on his face. This damn girl was too cunning.

Chen Peijuan was relieved. She was forced to come here by Zhu Changxiu. She had no say in whether to buy a house or not, and she had no say in whether to borrow money or not.

After a few more awkward words, the two left.

"Mom, what are they doing here? To borrow money?"

Mother Zhou nodded. "That's what she meant. She didn't say it directly. I think she's waiting for you to come back."

"You're dreaming! Their two sons bullied my eldest brother, and they still want to borrow money? No way!"

Zhou's mother nodded at her and went into the house to hide the money. Although she was calm when she received it, she felt uneasy if she didn't hide it.

Zhou Xiang followed his mother into the house and saw that she had tried every cabinet in the house but still couldn't hide the deposit slip.

So I went to the south room and got an iron box, and brought some paper and pen.

"Here, I'll write down the deposit slip number, amount, and date, just in case. Wrap the deposit slip up and put it in this box. Pry up two bricks at the end of the kang and stuff it in."

"Yes, yes, that's a good idea."

Zhou's mother found some tools. Zhou Xiang looked at the kitchen knife in his mother's hand and said, "Alright, I've copied it down. Just pry it open slowly! Just close it at the end. I'll go out and stop my dad. Oh, where is he?"

"I went to buy steamed buns. Your second sister forgot to make the dough this afternoon."

"Oh, I'm going out now. When Dad comes back, I'll take him to the kitchen."

My mother said it so easily, my second sister must not have been scolded. My father took the opportunity to go out to the street to play with others, most likely to Fat Uncle's house, and he would not be back for a while.

More than half an hour later, Zhou's mother took out the knife with a smile.

"Are you relieved now?"

"Yeah! Now that many people know our family is rich, it's inevitable that they will have bad intentions. It's safer to sleep under me."

Zhou Xiang laughed in his heart. Even if there were drugs, it would still be unsafe. It was better not to discourage his mother.

My two dogs are amazing! They grew up eating eggs from the space and are as smart as monkeys.

Even Yang Ji's green tea can't escape their eyes. Who dares to try? I'll bite you half to death first!

The Zhou family was happily eating dinner, while the Yang family was caught in a quarrel.

Yang Jin blamed her eldest brother for giving her bad advice. Yang Cheng had already been looked down upon many times today, and was scolded by her eldest sister again. He became furious and started arguing with Yang Jin.

"You agree too, and don't you think you're smart? Why didn't you think of your own house? That means you're not even as good as ten-year-old Zhou Xiang!"

After Yang Cheng shouted, he rushed out of the house.

It's so hateful. You all blame yourself when everyone agreed to it.

Yang Jin looked unhappy after being scolded by his eldest brother, and when he saw the expressions of approval on his family members' faces, he felt chilled.

He took a deep breath and said, "Dad, I plan to ask Da Bernu to work hard to transfer my job to the county."

Her brothers and sisters at home are all useless. She doesn't have the energy or time to waste with them. She is already 22 years old and it's time for her to plan for herself.

"There's no money left at home."

"I'll find a way to borrow it myself."

"Whatever you want!"

Dad Yang also felt very powerless. There were too many children in the family, and currently only the eldest daughter was promising. The eldest son's behavior just now obviously hurt the eldest daughter. He couldn't let these younger children drag her down. Whoever could leave should be the first.

Yang Ji did not expect things to develop to this point.

Zhou Xiang was able to turn defeat into victory and earned 800 yuan. Moreover, she was able to take out more than 7,000 yuan, which means she had more.

If only he could make money with Zhou Xiang... Thinking of this, Yang Ji felt his blood boiling. Although the ultimate goal was to marry into a family like the Ling family, they were all still young and it would take at least eight years to do so.

Getting close to Ling Ran is a long-term plan and does not affect his own pursuit of making money with Zhou Xiang.

The two are not contradictory and both require Zhou Xiang to achieve their goals. Therefore, it is impossible for Zhou Xiangxiang to get rid of herself. She must be her stepping stone.

After Yang Cheng ran out, his mind gradually became clear, but it was definitely impossible for him to turn around and go home. Didn't he have any face left?

Before I knew it, I arrived at Zhu Hang's house.

Zhu Hang, 27 years old, is a bachelor. Both his parents have passed away. He has been stealing since he was in his teens. When he was 15 or 16, the villagers of Zhuwa Village finally couldn't stand it anymore and drove him out.

After coming out, I went to the town and rented a house with a dilapidated courtyard, two brick and mud houses and a pot house.

The landlord initially rented the house to him because he felt sorry for him, but after he moved in, he planned to cheat and not pay the rent.

But almost all the people in this town were from the surrounding big villages, and they would not tolerate his cheating. After being beaten several times, he paid the rent honestly.

The landlord didn't evict him or raise his rent, so he continued to live in the town.

After the people in the town knew his temper, no one wanted to pay attention to him. The only people who were willing to pay attention to him were those who shared the same bad taste as him.

Gradually, his shabby yard became a gathering place for the town's low-class people.

When Yang Cheng got into trouble and was beaten up, he was rescued by Zhu Hang and his men. Later, he became close to this group of people.

He only distanced himself from this group of people after he went to work at the grain station. In fact, in Yang Cheng's heart, he felt that this group of people were still loyal enough.

Looking at the dim tungsten filament lights in the yard and listening to the noises of people playing and fighting inside, Yang Cheng reached out to push the door.

But he retracted his hand, remembering that his uncle had warned him not to associate with these people anymore, saying that there was no future in them.

With a creak, the door opened.