Chapter 3386 Extra Zhou Yin 1
Before Zhou Yin, the most talked-about thing about the Zhou family in Qili Village was that his great-grandfather spent two bags of millet to pick out a very beautiful wife for his grandfather from among the fleeing refugees.
When she was brought back to Qili Village, everyone in the village came out to watch the fun. Although she was wearing tattered clothes like them, her face was white and tender after washing, and her face was prettier than theirs no matter how you looked at it.
Such a good-looking person, I don’t know how the Zhou family was lucky enough to snatch her.
Many people think that the Zhou family cannot protect their children. If such a beautiful person is seen by outsiders, won’t she be snatched away?
After all, those were not peaceful years, and the emperors outside were replaced every once in a while, and they were more diligent than they were in growing crops.
Either this one hits that one, or that one hits this one.
However, she actually took root in Qili Village and raised a child.
The elders of Qili Village later concluded that she was safe and sound because she rarely left the village during her most beautiful age.
Since she married into Qili Village, she has been busy living her own life. The farthest place she has been to is Dali Village, and that was to go to the market.
She had only been to the county town once in her life, and that was to buy things for her son's marriage.
When she first arrived in Qili Village, many people in the village felt that marrying her was not worth it for the Zhou family. Although she was pretty, farmers needed someone who could work in the fields and take care of the housework. Otherwise, it would be too difficult for the whole family to rely on one man to support it.
Looks good, but not very useful.
Who knew that this young lady was so capable, she could do housework and farm work, and most importantly, she was really good-looking.
Since her generation, the Zhou family has taken so many advantages because of their good looks.
This good looks was passed on to Zhou's father, allowing him to successfully marry a relatively good-looking woman named Zhang in the countryside, and then give birth to the most successful son in their lives - Zhou Yin!
And the luckiest son - Zhou Jin!
Zhou Jin was very lucky to be born before Zhou Yin, and was exactly twenty years older than him, no more, no less. This situation was unique in the surrounding villages.
When Zhou Yin was born, the Zhou family was going through the most difficult time.
Three years before that, the Zhou family spent most of their savings and used Zhou Jin's face to marry a well-known and capable woman - the daughter of the Qian family!
When Qian married into the Zhou family, many families in the surrounding villages secretly regretted it.
Because Qian was well-known for her diligence and ability, although she was still only in the boudoir, she was well-known in the surrounding villages;
Just as famous as her is Zhou Jin, who is incredibly lazy and has rarely been out of the house even though he is over sixteen years old.
So everyone secretly speculated that the Zhou family had to pay a large betrothal gift to marry Qian.
The Zhou family themselves also thought so. Only the Qian family themselves knew that the betrothal gift given by the Zhou family was almost the same as what other families had to give when they came to propose marriage, or even less.
If Qian had not insisted on marrying Zhou Jin, they would have looked down on Zhou Jin.
It takes an ordinary family several years to recover after getting married, not to mention that the Zhou family is not an ordinary family - they are notoriously lazy.
Therefore, their family's vitality recovers more slowly than that of ordinary families.
However, as if things didn't get worse, when Qian was pregnant with Zhou Dalang, the county government decided to repair the county's canals and dams.
Because of the war, these places had fallen into disrepair, so this time the labor service was only two months, far exceeding the date of service.
As usual, it was Zhou's father who went to serve in the army. He was only 38 years old and not very old to do this kind of work.
As a result, he was carried back after only half a month.
I heard that they had to walk in mud and water to repair the canal, and it happened to rain at that time. The rain was cold after autumn, so he fell ill at night.
Finally, he stuffed the money on him into the hands of the yamen runners and was carried back. Then Zhou Jin was transferred to fill the vacancy.
In order to treat Zhou's father's illness, the Zhou family had to borrow money. When Zhou Jin came back, the Zhou family owed a large but not light foreign debt.
From then on, the Zhou family lived a tight life. At this time, Zhang and her wife became pregnant with their second child one after another.
After ten months of pregnancy, she gave birth to her second son, Zhou Yin, while Qian gave birth to a daughter two months earlier than her mother-in-law.
Zhou Yin's face is the same as his older brother's, a little more like their grandmother and a little like their mother. To balance it out, it can be summed up in one sentence: good-looking!
But apart from their faces, the two brothers have no similarities.
Zhou Yin showed intelligence different from his older brother since he was young. Their father proudly said that this was especially like their grandmother.
So Zhou's father liked Zhou Yin very much, and Zhang liked Zhou Yin even more, because they were the younger son and the older grandson.
Although Zhang also liked her eldest grandson, she liked her youngest son more.
So she gave her youngest son to Qian to take care of and breastfeed. In order to prevent her granddaughter from stealing her son's food, she also took the initiative to take care of her daughter-in-law's daughter.
However, Qian refused. She forcefully carried Zhou Xi to her room, and the child cried for her all night long with his eyes closed.
Zhang had no choice but to send the child back in disgrace. In order to ensure that Qian had enough milk to feed the two children and would not mistreat Zhou Yin because of her daughter, she had to grit her teeth and give her two eggs every day.
Originally, Qian had little feelings for her brother-in-law, and even felt a little resentful towards him, but because of him, she could not only eat well but also get some rest, and the resentment in her heart disappeared.
Moreover, this child is really good-looking. Even though Zhou Xi was born two months earlier than him, he is taller, has a whiter face, and is a more well-behaved child.
Except when he is hungry or has diarrhea, he basically never cries, which is in stark contrast to Zhou Xi.
Although crying children get milk, well-behaved children are also more lovable.
The balance in Qian's heart tilted little by little, and without her realizing it, she felt a bit more motherly love for her brother-in-law.
And when Zhou Yin was able to walk and speak, this feeling became even deeper.
He was truly the most sensible and considerate child she had ever met.
Zhou Dalang is older than him, but he just can't remember to protect his mother, unlike Zhou Yin, who seems to be born sensitive and knows how to feel sorry for others.
So when Zhou Jin bullied Qian Shi, he would roll over in front of his parents, and then his biased parents would beat Zhou Jin to make up for Qian Shi;
When his mother bullied his eldest sister-in-law and showed favoritism when distributing food, he would stuff the rice and vegetables in his and his eldest brother's bowls to Qian. Generally speaking, Zhang felt sorry for her two sons, and although she would scold them, she would still find ways to add more food for them.
Anyway, ever since Zhou Yin could talk and walk, Qian's life began to get better.
However, the brotherhood between Zhou Yin and Zhou Jin is in jeopardy, and the two brothers are at loggerheads and cannot get along.
Zhou Jin hated seeing his younger brother in the house the most. Every time he appeared in his room, he either wanted to take over his wife or bully him.
(End of this chapter)
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