Chapter 281 Contradiction
As long as there are neighbors, as long as your life is related to a second person, there will inevitably be conflicts.
The Zhou family is quite harmonious, but little Qian sometimes quarrels with her sisters-in-law. Zhou Silang often passes on work to his brothers, and the older brothers occasionally bully their younger brothers.
Not to mention quarreling, even brothers have fought.
Qili Village is small, and the villagers often quarrel over various things throughout the year. Qian is quite a Buddhist. Two years ago, she blocked Zhou Dalu's house and scolded him for half an hour because of Manbao, and even went to the village chief to make a fuss.
And Dali Village is a big village.
This village has more than 130 households, more than twice the number of Qili Village.
With more people, there will naturally be more disputes.
Moreover, unlike Qili Village where the surname Zhou is the main one, the surnames in Dali Village are very diverse, with as many as eight or nine surnames, and three or four of them are relatively strong.
If the surnames are different, there will be more conflicts.
The two brothers of the Jia family mentioned by Zhou Silang are also famous in Dali Village.
Because there is a big market in Dali Village, there are butcher shops, grocery stores, and many small businesses.
There is a market day every two days. Even if people are used to bartering and cannot directly deposit copper coins into their accounts, they can still make a fortune by taking the things they exchange to the county town.
Moreover, compared with other things, grain and cloth used for exchange have always been hard currency. Even some places in the county still use these two things to exchange things.
Therefore, the villagers in Dali Village generally live better than those in other villages.
The two brothers of the Jia family started making charcoal seven or eight years ago. No one knew who they learned the skill from, but they came back and dug two kilns on the open space next to the vegetable garden and started making charcoal.
They tried various types of wood and finally found that pine wood was easier to burn and was more popular among city dwellers, so they specifically targeted pine wood for cutting.
In addition to cutting trees from their own mountains, they also cut trees from other people's mountains.
If the firewood is collected and burned at home, there will certainly be no problem. However, if the firewood is collected and burned to make charcoal and then sold, no one will be very happy.
Moreover, there are rules for cutting down trees. If you cut down too many trees at one time, you have to replant them. Otherwise, if you keep cutting down trees like this, will there still be any trees on the mountain in a few years?
Not to mention that the owner of the mountain disagrees, even the village head and county officials cannot agree to it.
So seven or eight years ago, the owners of several mountains that the Jia brothers had taken special care of had a quarrel. Because of this, the Jia brothers had almost cut down all the pine trees in their own mountains, and then they set their sights on those in other mountains.
Zhongshan is a little distance away from Qili Village, and not close to Dali Village either. It is located at the junction of the two villages, and is even closer to Qili Village.
The pine trees above are the most numerous and most complete among the nearby mountains.
So the two brothers of the Jia family secretly took people to cut wood, and they made a fuss after they were caught by Zhou Dalu.
In the end, no one knew how the head of Dali Village took back the land originally allocated to the two brothers of the Jia family and redistributed the mountains to the Jia family. Then they gave 40 acres of mountain land from their share to Qili Village, and the matter was finally settled.
This incident caused quite a stir at the time because Qili Village was poor and small. The village chief even brought the young and strong men in the village, carrying hoes, to negotiate with the head of the Dali Village and the Jia brothers. The two villages almost came to blows.
Zhou Silang was about the same age as Zhou Liulang is now. Although he didn't have to go, he still followed behind to join in the fun.
So he knew very well how unwelcome the Jia family was in Dali Village.
At this time, he did his best to instigate others. In order to exaggerate their evil deeds, Zhou Silang even lifted his clothes without any shame to show everyone his lower back.
It had been a while since he fell, and all the marks were coming out. His lower back was bruised and swollen, and some parts were purple and red. It looked very serious.
The skin next to him was white and tender. A group of aunts and wives stared at him intently. They felt sorry for him and tried hard to look at the part of him that was not exposed.
Fang was talking to her mother. Seeing this, she took two steps forward and pulled his clothes off. She took the opportunity to pinch him, but said with concern: "It's cold at night. What if you catch a cold? Put the clothes away quickly."
The aunties looked away with regret. Zhou Silang chuckled and didn't think it was a big deal. When the weather got hot, it was common for them to jump into the river to bathe at this time.
It's just that he is married now, so he doesn't act like the single young people in the village anymore.
Everyone has seen the injuries on Zhou Silang's body, and the crusade against the two brothers of the Jia family has reached its climax. Firstly, many of them have conflicts with the Jia family, and secondly, who made Zhou Silang so handsome?
Fang's mother also thought her son-in-law was good-looking, so she was a little concerned about him being "naked". So when she saw them finish talking, she asked everyone who came to visit to leave.
Of course, she didn't say it explicitly, but asked her youngest daughter to take Zhou Silang and Manbao to clean up the room they would stay in for the night.
When everyone heard this and looked at the sky which had already darkened completely, they all said goodbye and went home. It was indeed time to go to bed.
However, having just gotten this piece of gossip, they didn't feel sleepy yet, so they decided to move to another place to continue their conversation.
The Fang family is well off, and most importantly, Brother-in-law Fang doesn't have any children yet, so the rooms of the Fang sisters are empty, and they have a place to live as long as they return to their parents' home.
Fang had only been married for two months, and her feelings towards her family had not changed much. She still regarded her parents' home as her own home, so she went into the kitchen as if she knew the place well and boiled some water for Zhou Silang and Manbao to wash.
Fang's mother slipped into the kitchen and whispered to her, mainly asking her how she was doing at Old Zhou's house.
Fang's mother also saw the little girl's actions just now. She guessed that she was not having a bad time, otherwise she would not have reached out and grabbed Zhou Silang. However, she still had to talk to her, "If you want to teach him a lesson, you have to go back to the house. Otherwise, if outsiders see it, it will embarrass him. It will not be good if your mother-in-law sees it."
Fang blushed slightly and said, "I understand, mother."
Fang's mother sighed with satisfaction, "This marriage is really the right choice. Marrying in Qili Village is not bad either. It's close. Look, my family didn't come to pick you up, but you have been able to go back to your parents' home three times. Unlike your sister, she only comes back once or twice a year and stays for half a day before leaving."
"Mom, you must be disgusted by me coming back so often."
"Nonsense, why would I dislike you? I wish you would come back every now and then, as long as you are not driven back by your in-laws or you come back because of a quarrel." Mother Fang was very happy that her daughter was home, and the Zhou family was also doing well. Every time the children came home, they would not be empty-handed. Even if they did not bring some tofu or something, they would bring two kilograms of beans.
For example, today, they came with beans.
"However, I think Shilang was seriously injured just now. What did the old doctor say? Is he really okay?"
(End of this chapter)
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