Chapter 267 Worry
Manbao blinked, Liujia Village?
Isn’t that her ex-brother-in-law’s village?
Zhou Xi's lips curled up, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her face as she said, "She went back to her parents' home a few days ago and saw a big event. It was Liu Dalang. His son turned one year old, and when they were doing the "Zhuazhou" ceremony, the villagers went to see and found that the child looked nothing like him. Instead, he looked very similar to someone from the neighboring Dama Village. Someone in Liujia Village who knew that person could tell at a glance."
Manbao is not a child anymore, so of course he knows what this means.
Besides, she has heard similar words many times.
For example, when she was younger, she would visit her uncle’s house for the New Year, or meet people on the road who would come to visit the Qian family. They would pinch her face and laugh, “This child is so cute, so white and round. I don’t know who she looks like.”
Manbao was still young at that time, so he naturally said proudly that he looked like his mother.
But those people just laughed and said, "Your mother's face is oval, and your father's face is square, they don't look alike at all."
Manbao was a little unhappy at the time, but she was reluctantly happy when someone said her eyes were a bit like her father's.
Later, when she grew up a little, she was raised by her fourth, fifth and sixth brothers. The eyes of the four brothers and sisters looked very similar. It should be said that the eyes of the Zhou family brothers and sisters are very similar, among which Manbao and Zhou Silang's eyes are the most similar.
Only then did Manbao escape from that strange atmosphere.
So when Zhou Xi said this, she immediately realized, "The child is not my ex-brother-in-law's?"
Zhou Xi was quite restrained and didn't laugh out loud, but her face was still filled with joy. She nodded and said, "No, the whole Liujia Village knows about it."
So she was very happy.
That's why she decided not only to make new clothes for Manbao, but also to buy more meat and bones to nourish her family.
She raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Manbao, don't tell anyone what my elder sister said to you."
Manbao nodded fiercely, "I won't tell you. I'm the best at keeping secrets."
Zhou Xi naturally believed her and said happily, "When I heard this news, I felt as happy as if I had worked in the fields under the scorching sun for three hours, then drank a bowl of ice well water, and felt a gust of mountain breeze."
Manbao: "It's like eating ice cubes."
Zhou Xi was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "I've never eaten ice cream before, have you?"
"I've eaten it before," Manbao said, "at Shanbao's house. The cheese made from ice and the red bean candied flowers chiseled from ice were both delicious."
Zhou Xi didn't expect Yaomei to have actually eaten it. She subconsciously touched her stomach and asked hesitantly, "Ice is cold, right? Won't eating something so cold upset your stomach?"
You know, their youngest sister has a very bad stomach, and even though she has been taking care of her for years...
Manbao said dejectedly, "Auntie Zheng doesn't let me eat much, just a small bowl each time."
It was really a small bowl, with only a little bit in it, just enough for the two kids to have a few bites.
Because there was not much, both of them were reluctant to eat it, so they ate it slowly every time. And because they ate slowly, they were less likely to have any problems.
Zhou Xi breathed a sigh of relief, then became happy again, "Yes, it should be as happy as eating ice cream on a day like this."
It has been almost two years since Zhou Xi returned home. Matchmakers come to her house from time to time, but she has no intention of leaving.
Because the conditions offered were not good, it was useless even if Qian had spread the word that her illness had been cured and her body had recovered.
Old Zhou was originally anxious to marry off his eldest daughter, but she had been back for almost two years, and he had long been accustomed to having his daughter at home. Seeing that she was not anxious, he was no longer so anxious either.
The main reason was that the people the matchmaker found were too low-quality. Even he looked down on them, let alone Qian and his daughter.
If the Zhou family had not built the house next door, Old Zhou would definitely be anxious, because he would be upset because the whole family would be crowded together and living unhappy.
But now, each son and daughter has a room, and even the grandchildren have separate collective rooms. Even if there are more people at home, they can all live in it, so of course he has nothing to worry about.
With Zhou Xi's labor force, it's still okay.
She did whatever Xiao Qian and others at home did.
During the busy farming season, I work in the fields with my family. During the slack season, I can take care of the vegetable garden and household chores. In the autumn, I have my own ginger field to earn income from.
It was also because of Jiang’s income last year that Old Zhoutou was more tolerant of her.
If Zhou Xi could have such an income every year, apart from paying it to the public, she would keep the rest for herself and live and eat at home, so she could save a lot of money.
What happens to this money after it accumulates for ten or twenty years?
The eldest daughter kept saying that she didn't want to get married, and his wife kept persuading him to consider his daughters' feelings, saying that a forced marriage would not be sweet. The younger daughter said that it would not be good for her to get married if her eldest sister was unhappy. After thinking about it, Old Zhou lost his desire to marry his eldest daughter off.
When the eldest daughter returns home, the fourth son, with his conditions, can find a good wife like Fang Fang, so the fifth and sixth sons will have no problem finding one.
Therefore, the eldest daughter's return to her parents' home will not have much impact on the marriage of the children in the family. In this case, let her not marry.
When they are older, they will find a way to register her as a female household, or let her rely on her brothers for support.
The room she lives in now is allocated to her, so even if the six brothers of the Zhou family split up in the future, no one can drive her out.
As for the issue of supporting his daughter in her old age, which was his biggest concern, Old Zhou had also thought it through. If his daughter could continue to sell ginger and save money for twenty or thirty years, and then have the money, she could just say that whoever took care of her would be paid.
He just doesn't believe that Zhou Jin has so many grandchildren, how can he not be tempted when the time comes?
How long can a person live until he needs someone to take care of him? One year, or three years?
The longest is probably five years.
Twenty years' money is enough to buy five years' worth of filial piety.
Of course, Old Zhou's ideas were more than just thoughts. He had discussed them with Qian and asked her to tell Zhou Xi to save money in her daily life.
Don't buy unnecessary things like clothes and beads, and don't always buy things for your family. Be more stingy with your brothers. Anyone who wants to borrow money from her must go through them first. With them around, her brothers won't dare not pay back the money in the future...
As for meat, snacks and the like, buy as little as possible and save the money. They will be her livelihood in the future.
Qian said this to Zhou Xi in the spring.
But Zhou Xi was not very happy, because she felt that her parents were not very relieved. Although her current life was good, no one had confidence in her future.
Zhou Xi felt quite uncomfortable.
I feel confused about the future and guilty towards my parents.
She's already so old, yet she still causes them worry.
So there were some things she couldn't tell her parents, let alone her sister-in-law and siblings, let alone her brothers.
So she could only tell Manbao, who made the Zhou family have only two daughters?
When she heard that Liu Dalang was cuckolded and had to raise someone else's son, she was so happy that she felt all her depression had disappeared.
When he was happy, Zhou Xi hugged Manbao and laughed out loud.
Feng had just finished bathing the remaining children. When she heard the laughter, she turned her head to look at Zhou Xi's room and looked at Zhou Erlang curiously, "What's wrong with you, big sister? Why are you so happy?"
It seems that there has been no fixed update and chapters, so let me say this, I will try my best to stabilize the update time, the old habit, update at 12 noon and 8 pm, update three chapters normally every day, and the additional chapters will be stated at the end
For example, this chapter is an extra chapter to make up for the recommended votes from Qidian. There is still one chapter left for the recommended votes from Qidian.
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