Chapter 3408 Extra Zhou Yin 23
Zhou Jin looked at Zhou Yin in disbelief. He didn't expect that he was not only alive, but also looked so good.
Zhou Yin also looked at Zhou Jin in disbelief. He didn't expect his brother to have become so old and look so haggard.
When the brothers met, their eyes were filled with tears, but Qian showed her emotions more openly than them. When she saw Zhou Yin, she couldn't help but hugged him and cried.
This was the child she had raised since he was a cradle. She patted his back hard and cried, "I thought you were dead, I thought you were dead..."
Zhou Yin also started crying and hugged her, saying, "Sister-in-law, I'm not dead. I'm living a good life and even got married."
He hurriedly helped Xia Xin, who was holding the child, out of the car, "Sister-in-law, this is my wife."
He grinned, "I have a daughter too."
Zhou Jin and Qian looked dazed, as if they were dreaming, and felt like they couldn't even touch the ground.
The whole village of Qili was bustling with activity. When the villagers heard that Zhou Yin had returned with his wife and daughter, they all brought things to see him.
Some came with a chicken, some with more than ten eggs, and some even came with a basket of rice...
The dilapidated thatched courtyard of Old Zhou's house was crowded with people.
Xia Xin felt a little uncomfortable sitting among a group of women holding her child.
Zhou Yin squeezed in, took the child from her arms, and pulled her with one hand, saying, "Come on, I'll take you to meet some of my nieces-in-law."
"Hey, why are you so anxious?" Someone pulled Zhou Yin aside. "I know you care about your wife, but can we still eat her?"
"That's right, let's talk."
Zhou Yin: "Aunt, if you have anything to say, please come and talk to me. She can't even understand what we're saying here. Isn't it like talking to a deaf person if you try to talk to her?"
"Okay, I can talk to you about it. Xiaoyin, how did you marry such a beautiful wife?"
Zhou Yin said proudly, "I can do it."
He openly told everyone, "I'm extremely lucky. I fell ill and was stranded in Shangzhou. My father-in-law and his family rescued me, and I worked hard. Plus, I'm pretty good-looking, so my father-in-law and mother-in-law finally took a liking to me and let me marry into the Xia family."
Everyone was amazed, "You are homeless and jobless, and your father-in-law and mother-in-law are actually willing to have you marry into their family?"
Zhou Yin: "I'm good-looking."
Everyone looked at Zhou Yin's face, then at Xia Xin, whose face was slightly flushed, and nodded in agreement.
Because there were too many people coming, Qian did not invite them to dinner, but planned to invite them another day.
After letting Xiao Qian and the others send the guests away, the Zhou family sat together and talked.
Xia Xin was a little reserved, and so was Qian. The two sisters-in-law were silent for a moment. The age difference was too great. Qian called Little Qian over and said softly, "Take young aunt to rest. Make something to fill her and the child's stomachs first."
Xiao Qian agreed and walked over to help her up with a smile, "Aunt, let's go sit in the kitchen. I don't know what you like to eat, why don't we go and take a look?"
Xia Xin glanced outside and saw Zhou Yin holding the child while seeing off the guests. They were very old people, probably the elders, so she did not object and got up and went to the kitchen with Xiao Qian.
After finally sending everyone away, Zhou Yin carried the child and Zhou Jin back to the main hall. "Where's Xin Niang?"
"Let's go to the kitchen," Qian reached out and took the child from his arms. She was only six or seven months old, and her round eyes were looking around the house curiously. Although she was small, she was not shy at all.
Qian was very pleased with her and held her on her lap, smiling and asking, "Have you named the child yet?"
"No," Zhou Yin said, "She was born prematurely and was weak at birth. They said it was hard to give a name to a child who was too weak, lest it be overpowering, so we just called her Nannan."
Qian touched her dry hair and nodded, saying, "We shouldn't give her a name. Let's wait until she's a little older and a full year old before giving her a name."
Zhou Jin glanced quietly at the kitchen and whispered, "Can we choose a name?"
Zhou Yin was curious, "Brother, do you have a suitable name?"
"No, but we can go to the Taoist temple to ask for a name," Zhou Jin said, "Her last name is Xia, so of course it should come from our family."
Zhou Yin: ...
Qian couldn't help but ask, "Who's arguing with you about this?"
"Why not fight? If the child knows that her name was given by our family, she will have a deeper affection for us."
Qian ignored him and hurriedly asked Zhou Yin, "Do your parents-in-law agree that you can come home? How long can you stay at home?"
Zhou Yin was a little depressed. "They all died of illness. That's why I brought Xin Niang back."
He said, "I want to stay at home with her for two years, and then we can go back to Shangzhou when she gets better."
Zhou Jin's eyes lit up and he whispered, "Then why don't you live at home?"
Qian glared at him, and Zhou Jin's voice became even lower, but he still said, "That's what I meant. I'm not going to regret marrying into their family. It's just that there's no one else at their house. Living here, with Dalang and Erlang around, at least there's someone to look after me..."
Zhou Yin said, "Brother, we still have fields, houses, and shops in Shangzhou, as well as our ancestral tombs. We can't stop offering sacrifices to them."
Qian: "Your life was saved by their family. Now that you have married into the Xia family, you must keep your promise and treat your wife well in the future, and continue to have children for the Xia family."
Zhou Yin ignored the depressed Zhou Jin and nodded with a smile, "Yes, I'll listen to my sister-in-law."
The Zhou family is not having a good time. Their house is still the same old one. In recent years, they have built a few thatched houses, which are low, narrow and a bit damp.
Zhou Yin felt disgusted and distressed, and whispered to Zhou Erlang, "Has life been difficult at home these past few years?"
Zhou Erlang couldn't bring himself to tell him that his family had spent all their money on his mother's medical treatment, so he said, "They spent all the money on finding us wives."
Zhou Yin asked, "How could your niece and her husband like you when you're so poor?"
Zhou Erlang glanced outside, and after confirming that no one was around, he whispered, "I tricked my wife into marrying me. The third brother's wife was given to him because his father-in-law and mother-in-law saw that he was hardworking, capable, and honest, so they agreed to it."
Zhou Yin: ...
Zhou Yin took the bedding from the car and spread it on the bed, then went to find Xia Xin.
He put his daughter on the quilt and let her lie on it and move slowly. He said to Xia Xin, "I'm sorry to have wronged you. In a few days, I will ask the village chief to approve a piece of land for building a house."
Their family's valuables and fixed assets are in Shangzhou, and the rest, except for cash, are being transported by the caravan.
Zhou Yin took the box of money off the car. There wasn't much money in it, but it was more than enough to build a house.
He discussed with Xia Xin: "I was raised by my brother and his wife. This time I came back, firstly to visit my relatives, and secondly, I also want to help them, so I want to build a house for them."
He said, "When the time comes, we will also build a small courtyard next to it so that the two families can look after each other. Even if we go back to Shangzhou in the future, they can help us look after the house."
(End of this chapter)
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