Chapter 117 is finalized (additional chapter for 55,000 Yunqi recommendation votes)
Zhou Silang lowered his head, and Uncle Qian San also lowered his head.
Uncle Qian glanced at the two of them, snorted coldly, and then said, "That's all for today. Let's go back first. Let Wulang call us if there's anything else."
Old Zhou agreed and quickly sent his three uncles out.
At night, Zhou Xi slept in the same bed with her mother and sister. Qian touched her hand and said, "It's a little cold, but a girl's hands can't be cold. Touch Manbao's, it's so warm."
Manbao was already sleepy and was about to go to sleep when he yawned. He perked up when he heard the words. He put his chubby little hand into his elder sister's hand and said with a smile: "Are you hot? Let me warm your hands for you."
Zhou Xi touched her hand and smiled, "Manbao is taking really good care of herself now. I remember when she was little, her hands and feet were always cold, no matter how many clothes she wore. Sometimes her back would get hot and sweaty, but her hands would still be cold."
Qian, who had become a doctor after years of illness, said, "That's a lack of Yang Qi, which is what you have now. It's probably a cold uterus. Your second uncle is right. Once you get the money from the Liu family, go to the county town to see a doctor first."
Zhou Xi smiled bitterly. "Mom, I don't think there's any need to spend the money. It's not like I haven't been to the doctor before. He just said I was weak and told me to take good care of myself. He never gave me a single definite answer. I've also taken a lot of medicine, but it didn't help at all. Why bother spending the money?"
Qian sighed, "The best doctor in the county is the one at Jishiditang. I wonder if anyone knows him well enough to at least give me a definitive answer, asking if he can be cured and how to proceed."
Manbao raised his little hand and said, "I, I, I am familiar with the doctor."
Before Zhou Xi could say anything, Qian tapped her forehead and said, "You've only met her once, what's the point of being so familiar with her?"
"Not only that, I also borrowed books from him and returned them. Although I asked my fifth brother to return them, we still corresponded," Manbao insisted, "We are friends."
Since you are friends, the other person must answer the questions you ask seriously.
Manbao said, "Sister, wait for you to see the doctor, I will go with you."
Zhou Xi looked at Qian, who nodded slightly, "Okay, let your sister go with you."
It didn't take long. The next day, Old Zhou and his sons cleared the vacant land next to the woodshed. They made bricks out of straw and mud, then took out the wood for building a house and built the house down along the woodshed.
The thatched house is faster to build, but it is still winter now and the weather is very cold. Old Zhou is afraid that his three sons will be ruined, so he plans to make it better.
But it wasn't much better. After drying the bricks, we just had to pile them up. No one needed to help, and my family only needed it in two days.
This is one of the benefits of having many sons.
On the third day, the Zhou family went to invite the three uncles of the Qian family, and then invited the head of the village to go to Liujia Village together.
This time, Zhou Xi also went along.
She didn't have to be present for the divorce, as usually the two families could handle it, but Zhou Xi still wanted to go and see it in person.
It was impossible for a child to attend such a scene, so Manbao stayed at home to practice writing and reading. They came back just after noon.
Brought a lot of things.
Two new quilts and two new clothes. These two items looked the biggest, and the rest of the small things were what Zhou Xi carried with him.
Zhou Xi wanted to give one set of new clothes to his mother, but Qian pushed it back and said, "You don't need to give it to me. Manbao bought me one set this year, and Wulang and Liulang bought me another set together. I have enough clothes to wear."
Zhou Xi was a little surprised, "Where did Manbao get the money?"
Qian laughed and said, "Don't underestimate her. She made a lot of money this year, but she didn't save it."
That night she took out the only seventy or so coins she had left, and Qian accepted them all. It was rare for a young girl to give them money, and anyone who didn't take it would be a fool.
So now Manbao has no money at all.
Zhou Xi then stopped forcing them and gave both new quilts to Silang and the others. Because the new house had been burning all day, they could move in at night, and Zhou Xi would move into the house they lived in.
Their new house is colder, but the new quilt is warmer.
Qian didn't stop her, and counted the remaining things with her.
A pair of silver earrings, a pair of silver bracelets and two strings of coins.
Qian packed them up for her and whispered to her, "Keep these things for yourself. Whether you marry again or not, they are your assets. It's better to have them than not."
Zhou Xi responded in a low voice.
Zhou Xi's return home had a not-so-big impact on the Zhou family, but it wasn't small either. Xiao Qian's three sisters-in-law got used to her after two days of getting used to her.
Zhou Xi felt a little guilty at first, so he wanted to take over all the housework, but was stopped by Qian. Then she divided the work assigned to three people among four people, and many things were done in turns.
Xiao Qian and the others adapted to the situation in two days. It was almost the same as before, except that they had less housework to do every day, and there was one more person taking turns. Isn't this like having another sister-in-law?
Qian did not appear to be partial to anyone. Apart from taking special care of Manbao during meals every day, she treated Zhou Xi the same as her three daughters-in-law, so Qian and the others quickly accepted Zhou Xi.
After the initial few days of panic, Zhou Xi gradually calmed down. Now that she had money, Qian Shi also made a decisive move. She called Zhou Erlang and said, "Tomorrow, take your sister and Manbao to the county town again. Go to Jishitang to see a doctor and find out what your sister's illness is and whether it can be cured."
Zhou Erlang agreed.
Manbao requested, "Let the fifth and sixth brothers go with us."
This way I can also sell candy. New Year's Eve is just a few days away, and there must be a lot of people buying snacks on the street now.
Manbao is out of money again, and she can't even buy meat.
Qian looked at Manbao and nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang were extremely happy, while Zhou Silang looked at Manbao dimly.
Manbao stared at him for a long moment, then ran back into the house and said to Qian, "Mom, let Fourth Brother go too."
Qian asked, "What is he going to do? Isn't it enough to ask your fifth and sixth brothers to run errands for you?"
"Let him go and watch the fun. I think Fourth Brother gambled before because he was too inexperienced. Let him go and broaden his horizons so he won't do stupid things again."
Manbao's voice was loud and the brothers outside heard it.
Zhou Silang: ...
Zhou Wulang and Zhou Liulang covered their mouths and laughed.
Qian thought about it seriously and felt that what her daughter said made sense, so she nodded and said, "Then you must keep a close eye on him and don't let him go near the casino again."
Manbao said it was no problem. After she left, Zhou Silang couldn't help but whisper in her ear, "I've already said I won't gamble anymore. Besides, I don't have a penny on me right now. What can I gamble with?"
"If you didn't gamble when you had no money, how could you have been in debt before?" Manbao said, "It turns out you can gamble even if you have no money."
(End of this chapter)
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