Chapter 3387 Extra Zhou Yin 2
Because of him, Zhou Jin, who had never carried water before, started his career as a water carrier. Until Zhou Dalang grew up and could carry water, he was the one who carried the water for the family. Before that, this job was done by Qian Shi, and before that, it was done by his parents.
Because of him, Zhou Jin, who seldom went to the fields, had to get up before dawn and go to the fields. Originally, his parents called Qian, but when Zhou Yin cried and hugged his wife and refused to let go, he became the one who had to carry the hoe and go out.
I don’t know if Zhou Yin has had more battles of wits and courage with his brother who is twenty years older than him, but he is naturally smarter than other children.
When Zhou Dalang could only bite his fingers while eating with relish, Zhou Yin, who was almost two years younger than him, could already follow the older children in the village to find food.
Sweet grass roots, sour wild fruits, even birds in the trees, small fish in the river, rabbits in the mountains...
Of course, he had no ability to catch them, so he just followed them around, handed them a stick, lit a fire, flattered them, and so on.
Thanks to his "hard work and ability", Zhou Yin ate a lot of snacks outside. Maybe because of this, he looked better than his nephews and nieces, with more flesh on his face.
Adults like chubby children. Perhaps to maintain their cuteness, many adults like to feed such children.
Thus, in a virtuous cycle, Zhou Yin got more food than others.
So before he realized it, Zhou Dalang, Zhou Xi and Zhou Erlang were all following him around because his uncle would always give them the delicious food he got.
Before he knew it, Zhou Jin not only lost his wife, but also lost the support of his three children.
So even though Zhou's father and mother passed away, Zhou Jin was unable to take charge of the situation, and Zhou Yin still bullied him by taking advantage of his superior numbers.
Maybe he got used to it. Zhou Jin, who was so lazy before, was forced to get up early and work for five consecutive years. Even after his father and mother passed away, he was unable to change and returned to laziness.
Every morning, he wakes up on time.
He wanted to be lazy, but his wife kept nagging him in his ear. Of course, this was not scary, as he had been nagged by his mother since he was a child, so he could just turn a deaf ear to her.
The scary one is Zhou Yin.
Whenever he got up and found that Zhou Jin had not gotten up yet, he would bring his nephews and nieces to pull him away. Although they were small, they could not control their strength and would climb onto the bed and step on him back and forth. Even if there was gold on the bed, Zhou Jin could not lie down.
Zhou Yin grew up in poverty but happily as the invisible "head of the family".
In the Zhou family, apart from Qian, only Zhou Yin dared to challenge Zhou Jin, and he always won.
Even though Zhou Jin was twenty years older than him, he still couldn't overpower his younger brother who was only as tall as his chest.
Zhou Yin became sensible earlier than other children. He knew early on that his eldest sister-in-law had a hard life. There were many children in the family, and only his eldest brother and sister-in-law were able to work.
The eldest brother has to serve in the army every year. If he is unlucky and gets the wrong job, he might get a disease like his father, or even die outside.
So he had a deep sense of crisis since he was a child. "When I grow up, I will make money, a lot of money. Then our family can use the money to pay for military service, and you, big brother, won't have to serve."
Although Zhou Jin still disliked his younger brother, he was truly heartwarmed at this moment. His wife was right, this kid was more considerate than other children.
Zhou Jin felt a little relieved, but within two days, this comfort faded because the boy had actually stolen a small bag of wheat from his home and sneaked off to the county town with the other boys from the village.
The trip lasted two days, and Zhou Jin and Qian were almost scared to death.
After finding the person, Zhou Jin finally couldn't help but have a big quarrel with Qian. In fact, it was a one-sided quarrel on his part, because Qian didn't say much and just listened to him scolding and scolding.
"Just spoil him. He's so young yet he dares to run to the county town without being taken by adults. If he gets beaten by beggars..." Zhou Jin couldn't help but roll up his sleeves and beat him after just thinking about it.
The first time Zhou Yin was beaten by his brother was because he went to the county town. Although his buttocks hurt the next day and it affected his walking a little, he ran to the county town again as soon as the injury healed.
Only then did he realize that there were so many people, so many things, and so much money in the county town.
He could earn money running errands for people in the county town, moving tables and chairs, washing dishes and bowls, and making steamed buns and dumplings...
Although it is difficult for me to even support myself, my family is still very surprised when I occasionally bring it home.
Zhou Jin scolded him several times, but found that he could not control his brother, and Qian also began to turn a blind eye. He could only swallow his anger silently and no longer cause trouble for Zhou Yin because of his trip to the county town.
Zhou Yin became even more arrogant. Not only did he go to the county town, he also started to shoot birds and send them back to the county town.
It is said that some people in the county town use birds to make porridge, which is very delicious, and one bird can be sold for three cents.
Zhou Yin, who was only nine years old, was doing very well in the county town. Of course, that was what he thought.
By chance, Zhou Yin was lying outside a window and saw the teacher in the house teaching students.
He was so mesmerized by what he was hearing that he squatted there and listened for a long time. When he left the city and returned to the village, he kept reciting something along the way: "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast and boundless..."
He didn't understand the meaning, but just thought it sounded nice, so he recited along.
He recited it all the way home and almost sang it. He was so happy that he couldn't help doing somersaults on the grass.
Then he slept for a night and woke up in the morning, finding that he could only remember six sentences. The remaining four sentences were vague and he could not remember them clearly. After repeating them a few more times, he simply became unsure and forgot them directly.
For the first time, Zhou Yin felt really stupid. So, without taking anything with him, he ran straight to the county town. He found the window of the school and quietly lay there to look inside...
But today the teacher taught a new sentence. He waited until the evening, when they were about to leave school, before he heard a student holding a book and reading yesterday's "天地玄黄". He was perked up and this time he remembered it well.
Zhou Yin squatted on the ground and recited it over and over again. When he came to his senses, it was almost dark.
He jumped up and ran out of the city.
In the end, he returned to Qili Village in the dark.
There was another round of ghostly howling in Qili Village. Several families who were about to go to bed pricked up their ears and listened, shaking their heads, "Why is Zhou Jin beating Zhou Yin again?"
"Who knows? It's strange, two years ago when the child was little, he was so naughty, so he wasn't even spanked, but now that he's grown up, he gets spanked every now and then."
Their son laughed and said, "Zhou Yin must have gone to the county town again."
"Don't follow his lead. You're not as smart as him. If you run off to the county town at such a young age, what if you get caught by a beggar?"
(End of this chapter)
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