Once when they were young, he took her to fish in a creek. At that time, the creek had just been built to supply water to the rice fields. There were a lot of small fish. When they stood in the ditch, the small fish would swim across the creek without fear of people.
Even two kids can catch a lot of fish.
Brother Zhou Zhou put water and fish in a white transparent plastic bag and walked on the road.
An auntie looked at the large number of fish in the bag and joked, "Hey, this is Zhouzhou, you took your sister to fish, and you caught so many. Unlike my son Liangzi, he only knows how to do his homework and study all day long. He won't come out to play even when I call him."
Then Brother Zhou Zhou started singing to the aunt, shaking his head.
"Little swallow, wearing flowery clothes, comes here every spring. You ask the swallow why it comes? The swallow says: Take care of yourself first."
The aunt was so angry about the last sentence that she called him an uneducated person and said she would go to Zhou's house to complain.
"Lululu~" Brother Zhou Zhou stuck out his tongue, made a face, then pulled her hand and ran away.
Memories to this point.
Xu Qingzhi looked at the face in front of him, which should have been that of a mature man, but he could still see the boy's childishness and pride.
Zhou Liang looked anxious and asked, "Qingzhi, give me a word. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. Your aunt wouldn't let me say this, but this bastard couldn't make it in Kyoto, so I definitely won't let him come back to live off his parents. I thought I had to find him a job. So, while your aunt was taking a nap in the evening, I shamelessly pulled him over to ask him a question."
Xu Qingzhi didn't agree directly, but looked at Zhou Zhou and asked, "Do you want to come and work?"
Zhou Zhou's face was a little embarrassed, as if he had lost face in front of his sister. He stammered and scratched the back of his head: "Well, I... I can actually go to the county town to find a job."
"Well, brother-in-law, I can't force Brother Zhouzhou to do the job. I will recruit someone else later." Xu Qingzhi said.
She really needed to recruit some people. The work in the back mountain had been finishing up these days. There were many people in the village and the work could be done quickly, but the family only had Aunt Zhou and a few others as regular workers, which was definitely not enough.
However, since they are here to do the work, she must not be begging others to do the work, but it should be a mutual consent.
Zhou Liang understood the meaning of Qingzhi's words, "Qingzhi, are you looking to recruit someone?"
"Yes, the mountain behind is so big, my parents and I can't handle it all." She answered truthfully.
He pulled up a section of his short-sleeved shirt, raised his arms, and showed off his biceps.
He was afraid that Qingzhi would not hire anyone, and he hired him only because of his relatives' face.
He earned a lot in Kyoto, but he also spent a lot, so he couldn't save much. He was also worried about his mother's health, so he wanted to go home and find a job in the county so that he could spend more time with his parents.
His mother was in poor health and didn't have many years left. It was for this reason that he didn't want to work in Kyoto anymore.
If I could work in the village, not far from home, it would be much better than working in the county town, even if the salary is lower.
Xu Qingzhi nodded, "Okay, then you can try working for me for three days and I'll see how you perform. I won't let you work for nothing during these three days. I'll give you 100 per day."
Zhou Liang's heart, which had been relieved, became anxious again. He couldn't settle down until the matter was finalized.
When Zhou Zhou heard this, he became very motivated.
If he decided on it easily, he would feel unsure.
Xu Qingzhi asked him to come back tomorrow morning, as everyone was about to finish work. Before leaving, he took some eggs and vegetables for his brother-in-law to take away.
Back home.
The dim lights in the house were already on. Xu Fuchun was sitting alone at the square table, her hands still shaking. Seeing the two men coming back, she guessed in her heart that they were going to say something, but she refused, so the two men went away secretly without her knowing.
Xu Fuchun raised his eyes, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, "How did the talk go?"
Even though she didn't want to add burden to Fuqiang's family, since she knew to ask, how could she not want her son to stay at home and have something to do.
Zhou Liang said nothing. After all, he knew his son's character well.
Zhou Zhou said excitedly: "We have discussed it. Qingzhi let me try for three days. Don't worry, I will work hard and strive to become a regular employee."