Chapter 3405 Extra Zhou Yin 20
The grain bought by the county magistrate lasted for a while, and the relief grain provided by the court was finally delivered to Luojiang County.
In addition to relief grain, the court also allocated wheat seeds.
All the villagers in Qili Village went to receive the money and began to rebuild their lives. They harvested the rice that had yielded no grains in the fields and began to prepare to plant winter wheat.
Zhou Jin took the opportunity to go to the county town to inquire about the caravan, but heard that the caravan no longer passed through Luojiang County after selling all the goods.
After the new year, he finally asked someone in Mianzhou to find out the situation of the caravan, but heard that the manager of their trade route had been replaced, and this manager was no longer the same as before.
I heard that the previous steward was fined and sent to the northwest trade route for selling the buyer's goods without permission.
It was two years later when Zhou Jin finally gathered the money and contacted the steward through someone.
I heard that it was Zhou Yin's first time to go on a long journey. He was very hungry and weak, so he fell seriously ill on the way and was left in Shangzhou by the caravan. Now no one knows where he is, and even whether he is alive or dead.
When Zhou Jin heard this echo, he squatted on the ground for a long time without saying anything. Finally, it was almost dark and he had to get up and leave.
Instead of staying in a hotel, he left the city overnight and stayed in the City God Temple outside the city for one night. The next day he hurried back to the village.
It took Zhou Jin and Zhou Dalang two days and two nights to walk back to Qili Village from Mianzhou City. As soon as they returned to Qili Village, he collapsed at the door of his house.
When I woke up, Qian was sitting by the bed crying quietly.
Zhou Jin lay silently on the bed. After a while, he stood up and said, "Don't cry. Save more money in the next few years. When you have enough for the journey, let Dalang and Erlang go to Shangzhou to look for it."
Qian wiped away her tears silently and nodded.
From that day on, Zhou Jin, who had only been diligent for two years, developed a stingy habit.
People who used to spend money without blinking an eye as long as they had it were now so stingy that they had to bargain back and forth even to buy vegetable seeds worth five cents. Even if they couldn't bargain down the price, they would still try to barter, and immediately became one of the most unpopular people in the big market.
Zhou Jin and Qian had been saving money, but for a country family, the only source of income was farming, with two harvests a year, which seemed to be two major sources of income.
But the expenses are even greater.
Old Zhou's family has many children, and some of the younger ones are crying for food. Only one, two, three, or four sons can help, and the others are just a drag.
Especially the sixth child who was born not long ago, his birth made the Zhou family's situation even worse.
Qian's health deteriorated after she gave birth to him. She collapsed within half a year and had to be taken care of at home.
She didn't believe it and wanted to give it a try, but every time she did, her body became even more dilapidated. The old doctor who came to see her told her directly, "You've worn yourself out in your early years. You've been starving yourself in recent years, and coupled with the strain of childbirth, your body is already riddled with holes."
He said, "If you take good care of yourself, you might be able to live a few more years. If you continue to act stubbornly, your family will send you away in half a year at most."
Zhou Jin didn't expect it to be so serious. After a moment of hesitation, he immediately said, "We'll raise him!"
Qian: "Why keep him? He's already in this state. If he keeps alive, he will not only be a burden to you, but I will suffer as well."
"Don't you want to see Xiaoyin?" Zhou Jin said, "We've saved quite a bit of money at home. After the harvest this year, I'll have Erlang go with the caravan to Shangzhou to look for someone."
Qian was a little hesitant. She wanted to see Zhou Yin again, but she was also afraid that her life would bring trouble to her family.
"That's settled," Zhou Jin said. "And there are the fifth and sixth children. They're still young and need you to take care of them. And the fourth child can also go out to play."
Zhou Silang, a dark, skinny little boy, raised his smiling face and grinned at his mother when he heard this.
He was still young and had no idea what his parents were talking about. Anyway, his father mentioned him and didn't want to hit him, so it was right for him to just smile.
Zhou Jin comforted Qian and coaxed her into taking the medicine. After the autumn harvest, he personally sent Zhou Erlang away, not to Mianzhou City, but to Luojiang County.
Zhou Erlang went to Luojiang County to work as a carpenter. This was a job Zhou Jin had finally found for him through someone else. "Don't rush home after you finish. Just help the master carpenter with some work. It's okay as long as you can eat. Don't take his money..."
Zhou Erlang: "Dad, can we really lie to Mom like this?"
"What should we do? You've almost spent all your money on medical treatment, and you still plan to go begging in Shangzhou?" Zhou Jin said, "I've asked a passing caravan to go to Shangzhou to inquire about the situation. We should hear from them by the twelfth month of next year at the latest. In any case, you better behave yourself for the time being."
Zhou Erlang muttered, "I'm just worried you'll get cheated. That's all the money we have left."
"You won't be fooled. I've already made inquiries. That caravan is from Mianzhou and they come back every year to celebrate the New Year."
But the caravan still failed to bring back any news about Zhou Yin. It was said that he was not found. Shangzhou was so big, and Zhou Jin did not have an exact address. They only knew his name and hometown, so they really had nowhere to look for him.
Zhou Jin returned to Luojiang County disappointed and brought Zhou Erlang, who had been working as a carpenter outside for almost two months, back home. He told Qian, "We didn't find him. It's almost the New Year, and Erlang will be back with the caravan. Let's save some money first and go back in two years to find out."
This time, Qian was unusually silent and did not respond.
Zhou Jin didn't say anything else, but asked his three daughters-in-law to keep a close eye on Qian, for fear that something might happen to her.
They didn't know that Zhou Yin and Xia Xin had just gotten married and were in their honeymoon period.
They had originally planned to return to Mianzhou after the New Year, but were delayed due to family matters. Zhou Yin had to put the matter aside and manage the properties under the name of the Xia family first.
In addition to the courtyard where Xia Yan currently lives, he also has a shop that is rented out to others. In addition, he has two pieces of land, both in Hongtian Village.
Because Zhou Yin was marrying into the family, the family had a lot of opinions about the ownership of the two pieces of land. However, Xia Yan was strong and the most promising person in the Xia family, so no one said anything for the time being.
Zhou Yin seemed to know what they were thinking and had been working hard to make money. In the end, he bought another piece of land outside Hongtian Village, and it was not small...
Buying property is always an extremely important matter for a family. Through this incident, Zhou Yin let the people of the Xia family in Hongtian Village see that he is not easy to bully, and that he has the ability to make the Xia family live a better life.
People always respect and fear capable people, so Zhou Yin gradually gained a foothold, and Xia Yan was also there.
Therefore, some elders in the clan still dislike Zhou Yin and even disagree with him, but they dare not disown him.
However, they still held a glimmer of hope in their hearts, because there had been no news for two years since Zhou Yin and Xia Xin got married.
Xia's mother was also very anxious and could not help but look for many folk remedies. However, Zhou Yin would not allow Xia Xin to take any of them. Instead, he dragged her to the clinic to see a famous old doctor. Finally, he ran back and told Xia's mother, "The doctor said that I starved myself a few years ago and now I am weak. I need to wait two years before having a child."
Mother Xia glanced at her daughter who had her head down and red eyes from exhaustion. What else didn't she understand?
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