Chapter 3503 Extra Old Zhoutou 1
When Old Zhou returned to his hometown in his old age, he was rich and wealthy. He was already very old when he returned, but many of his old friends were still there, including those who were older than him or of the same generation as him.
Qili Village has been developing well in recent years. Since the villagers followed the Zhou family to grow ginger and medicinal herbs, everyone's annual income has increased. Coupled with the subsequent promotion of new rice varieties, Qili Village was the first beneficiary village.
With enough food and drink and some extra money, and the school funded by Mr. Bai still existed, even if the children in the village were not capable of taking the imperial examinations, they would be sent there to study for a few years, learn a few words and do some math, and when they graduated, they would have more knowledge and abilities than the average person.
The Zhou family was not reluctant to take them out. No matter whether it was Zhou Erlang or Zhou Silang, as long as they wanted to leave the village, they would take them with them, either to work with them or to work on their own after leaving.
Although there have been disputes, when outsiders meet them, they all say that they are from Qili Village, Luojiang County. They can stick together and outsiders dare not bully them easily.
The people of Qili Village are very grateful to the Zhou family for their support, just as the Zhou family is very grateful to the villagers of Qili Village for their protection over the past ten years.
Even though they quarreled a lot, when things were good, everyone wished they could wear the same pants, and when things were bad, they would carry hoes and block the door and curse for three days and three nights. They would quarrel over a business deal or even a vegetable, but they would be fine again after a while, especially in front of outsiders.
As the old people say, broken bones are still connected by tendons. When you meet each other outside, you are like family. Help when you can. Remember the kindness and don't hold grudges.
But these are all matters of the younger generation. When people like Old Zhou reach this age, they no longer have any hatred and take everything lightly.
When he saw the elderly Zhou Dayuan under the banyan tree at the entrance of the village, he called out, "Dayuan, did your wife ask you to go out for a chat?"
Zhou Dayuan, who was about the same age as Old Zhou, said sullenly, "Uncle Jin, why do you still remember this? Wasn't it just that when you returned to the village, she didn't let me go to your house for dinner, and she even saved your family a bowl of rice."
Old Zhou curled his lips in disgust, "Does my family need your help? Your grandson originally followed my fourth son out, and now that he's done with us, your wife lets him leave our family and start his own business. How unkind!"
Zhou Dayuan was depressed and didn't say anything.
So I don't bear grudges, I take everything lightly, and I also look at people, hahahaha...
Old Zhoutou didn't despise the other party. He moved his heavy body and made room for half a stone. "Come and sit down."
He fished in his sleeve pocket and pulled out a few oranges. He proudly said to him, "My Manbao had some sent home. They're different from the ones grown in our village. They're from Lingnan, and they're much sweeter than the ones here. I'll give you one."
Zhou Dayuan took it, but didn't eat it. Instead, he put it in his sleeve.
Old Zhou pulled his sleeve and said, "You have to eat it. I'll give it to you, but not to your wife."
Zhou Dayuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and slapped Old Zhou's hand away, "Uncle Jin, why are you so picky with your niece-in-law? Besides, I'm not giving this orange to her, I'm giving it to my great-grandson."
"I don't believe it. There's only one person. How can such a good thing be passed on to others?" Old Zhou, as he got older, became more and more outspoken. He said, "Your daughter-in-law only cares about herself. She even steals her son and grandson's money. I don't believe she can love her grandson's wife."
"Nothing is impossible. People change."
Old Zhoutou didn't want to give him the fruit anymore and wanted to snatch it back, "Your wife has a bad heart. It's strange that she will change."
"Whose heart do you say is bad?" Zhang, who was already in her seventies, walked over briskly, pinching her waist and asking Zhou Jin, "Tell me again, whose heart is bad? Why is my heart bad?"
Old Zhou lowered his head and said nothing. In the village, it was considered shameful for a man to quarrel with a woman.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhang became even more confident. "Uncle Jin, you can't just rely on your seniority to talk nonsense. I'm so devoted to my children, how can that be bad? Ask Dayuan if I'm good enough."
Zhou Dayuan didn't dare to say it was bad, so he quickly said, "Good, very good."
Everyone despised Zhou Dayuan in their hearts, but they still wanted to reconcile them. They persuaded the two of them, "Dayuan's wife, your uncle Jin didn't mean that. He just felt sorry for Dalu and Goudan."
Some people also said to Zhou Jin, "How can you say that about your niece's wife? She has changed for the better in recent years."
Zhou Jin just didn't want to quarrel with the woman. In his heart, he didn't fear her, so he blatantly curled his lips to express his disapproval.
This irritated Zhang, and she pointed the finger at Zhou Jin. "If we're talking about the bad things that happened in the past, who among those sitting here can compare to Uncle Jin?"
She said, "In fact, Lao Qian and I were sisters when we were in my mother's family. How many people praised her when she was a girl? No one in the village had a bad word to say about her. But in the end, you suffered so much when you married Uncle Jin."
"Before, when the broom at home fell in front of you, you would just walk around it and pretend you didn't see it. But now you're competing with me..."
The people around hurriedly pulled Zhang aside, asking her to speak less, and said to Zhou Jin, "It's all in the past. Didn't you learn your lesson later? That's why people always change."
Zhou Jin: ...I’m so angry.
"Yeah, who would have thought that Zhou Jin would be able to pull a plow and till the fields later on? Everyone thought my nephew and his wife would suffer for the rest of their lives."
"Ah, in fact, Auntie has suffered a lot throughout her life. It was only later that her sons became filial and Manbao became successful."
"Uncle Jin is still the best at giving birth."
"That's right, Uncle Jin is lucky."
"Yes, yes, you are blessed. Not to mention Manbao, Dalang and the others are also very capable, especially Silang. He is very powerful now, right?"
"Aunt still has to teach the child well, otherwise if he learns from Uncle Jin..."
Someone immediately said, "That would be a sin. With so many children, if they were all like Zhou Jin, my sister-in-law would be worried sick."
Zhou Jin: ...
Although Zhang had fought with Qian all her life, she was happy to upset Zhou Jin now, so she praised Qian profusely, "That's right, my sister was so lively and capable when she was at her mother's house, but after coming to your Zhou family, she's been living in poverty all her life. It's only because Zhou Yin cared about her and gave her a good daughter that she finally got through it. Otherwise, her life would have been so miserable."
"Not really. Dalang and his friends are all hardworking. Even if their lives aren't as good as they are now, they won't be much worse," someone said. "Hardworking people won't have a bad life no matter where they go."
Zhou Jin finally returned with a lot of anger.
Qian was sitting under the eaves basking in the sun, waving a palm-leaf fan in her hand. A child was squatting next to her playing with ants.
Seeing Zhou Jin coming back with his hands behind his back, the child immediately dropped the stick in his hand and ran up to him, "Grandpa, can I not go to school tomorrow? I will stay at home and be filial to you."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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