Chapter 45 Dad! Someone’s dead!
Otherwise, it’s almost winter, what else is there in the mountains?
All the animals that should spend the winter are hibernating, so it is not easy to find a wild rabbit.
Sure enough, Old Man Zhou took his two active sons and carried their hunting gear and walked around the village first.
When a villager asked, "Old Zhou, you are old, why do you still go hunting in the mountains?"
Old man Zhou said, "I can't help it. Life is tough at home. If I cure the fourth child but don't teach him some skills, then it would be a waste of time. I have to let him learn to do some work and take over my job..."
Everyone just praised Zhou Lang.
The smile on Old Man Zhou's face became even wider.
***
Let’s talk about the Wang family.
It was not her turn to be on duty today. After Boss Zhou went out hunting with Old Man Zhou, she pretended to carry two loads of dung and then put them down.
Went to town secretly.
After waiting at the school gate for a long time, the get out of class finally ended.
She asked someone to inform and find her son Zhou Dalang.
"Mom, what's the matter that you suddenly look for me for?" Zhou Qinan had bright eyes and a gentle and polite expression.
Wang pulled him aside and said, "A lot of things have happened at home recently. I wanted Erlang to come and talk to you, but I was afraid that he wouldn't be able to explain it to you clearly and affect your studies, so I came here."
Zhou Qinan's expression remained unchanged. "What's wrong?"
Wang told all the things going on in her family.
"Your second uncle is shameless. He stole our family's money to buy magic pills in order to have a son."
"Your third uncle is even more wicked. He stole your grandma's money in the middle of the night, gambled it all away, and made your grandma faint!"
"Your grandfather beat your second and third uncles so badly that they couldn't get out of bed. They lay paralyzed in bed, screaming and crying all day long."
"In my opinion, your grandma deserves it. She had money but she didn't use it to support your study abroad. Instead, she let her own son spend it on gambling. It's a waste..."
"I was the first one to discover the money left by our ancestors in the vegetable garden. They didn't just give me half of it, but at least gave us 10 or 20 taels of silver. In the end, they didn't give us anything..."
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After hearing the last part, Zhou Qinan showed an interested look.
"The silver left by our ancestors? What was it packed in? What year is the silver from?"
This really made Wang ask this question.
"I don't know. Your grandparents treasured it so much that they hid it away and wouldn't even let us see it."
Zhou Qinan said "oh".
Nothing more was said.
Wang said, "Just study in the academy with peace of mind. Our Zhou family's ancestors have shown their spirits, which shows that they care about their descendants. You are so good at studying, which brings honor to our ancestors. They will definitely bless my son to pass the imperial examination smoothly."
After saying this, he took out a tael of silver from his bosom as if he were presenting a treasure.
"You can use it in the school. If it's not enough, tell me and I'll ask your grandfather for it. Now we have money at home, so don't cheat yourself in the school."
Zhou Qinan asked, "Mom, where did you get this money?"
Wang said proudly, "I am the first one to discover the silver left by our ancestors, you are so lucky..."
Zhou Qinan took it and looked at it. "Is this the silver left by our ancestors?"
Bright white.
Wang nodded, "Yes, that's it."
Zhou Qinan originally didn't want to accept it, but after hearing this, he said, "Okay, thank you mother."
Put the silver away.
After watching Wang leave, he took out the silver and studied it again.
Gu Zi smiled and said, "Who on earth is behind this trick? Deliberately helping the Zhou family? That's quite interesting."
***
Old Man Zhou took Zhou Lang and the others into the mountains.
I fought for the whole morning but didn't touch a single hair.
Suddenly, Zhou Lang got lucky and found a rabbit. The three of them chased it to the edge of a landslide.
Old man Zhou was still strong and healthy. He picked up the bow and arrow and shot, hitting the target.
But the dead rabbit fell down the hillside.
In order to show off his achievement, Boss Zhou slid down the hillside happily to pick up the dead rabbit.
After a while, from the bottom of the hill came the howling sound like a pig being slaughtered.
"Dad! Dad! There's a dead person! There's a dead person!"
…
***
Lin Shiqi had just finished his housework and was sitting in the yard to rest.
Aunt Zhou called her from the window of the upper room, "Fourth sister-in-law, I'm thirsty, please bring me some water."
These days, she was sulking and stayed in the house refusing to go out.
Mrs. Zhou fainted, but she didn't even come out to take a look.
We have to rely on people to deliver our meals to us.
Today I heard that some silver was dug up in the house, and I felt better, so I finally came out to show my face.
Lin Shiqi didn't tolerate her bad habits. "If you want to drink water, go get it yourself. You are a grown-up girl with hands and feet. If you bother others with such a small matter, you may not be able to find a husband in the future."
Zhou Yaogu was stunned, "You!"
She used to order Lin Shiqi to do things and hit him wherever she pointed.
This was the first time Lin Shiqi rejected her.
She turned around and complained to Mrs. Zhou, "Mother, listen to me, Fourth Sister-in-law said that I won't be able to find a husband in the future!"
The Zhou family's house was not big, and Lin Shiqi was talking in the yard without stopping, so Mrs. Zhou naturally heard it from inside the house.
Mrs. Zhou said, "Your fourth sister-in-law is right. You are a grown-up girl, so you can't be lazy. You need someone to pour water for you and wait on you. You have no shame. I am already old, and I have never asked anyone to serve me tea or water."
Aunt Zhou was even more unconvinced, "Mother, she is your treasure now, right? As a daughter, I am just a weed, right? Just because Fourth Brother is smart, she has become precious too, right?"
Everyone pricked up their ears and listened.
Mrs. Zhou answered crisply in the inner room, "Yes. So what?"
Bang!
Aunt Zhou closed the door again!
I could feel her anger through the doors and windows.
Lin Shiqi laughed.
She wouldn't argue with a little girl.
She is worthy of being the lazy and gluttonous sister-in-law described in the book. Her temper... is amazing.
On the one hand, it’s Mrs. Zhou’s fault, but on the other hand, it’s also her nature.
As he was speaking, he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the villagers.
"Fellow villagers, a dead body was found in the mountains behind us! A dead body was found in the mountains!"
"Ah? What's going on?"
"Who died? How many people died? How did they die?"
"Could he have gone into the mountains to hunt and been killed?"
…
Old Zhou’s family is located in the middle of Taohua Village, and can hear any movement in front or behind.
Everyone was shocked.
Mrs. Zhou heard everything in the room.
"What? He fell to death while hunting? Oh my God! Your father, the eldest brother, and my fourth son went to the mountains to hunt today!"
Ran out in a hurry.
I was afraid that someone from the Zhou family had been killed.
Lin Shiqi also followed him out to check the situation. Could it really be the dog Zhou Lang? Probably not.
Soon we arrived at the center of the village.
Then I saw Old Man Zhou, Zhou Lang and a few others coming back.
Zhou Lang was holding a dead rabbit in his hand.
When Mrs. Zhou saw them, she cried out, "Thank God, you are all right. May our ancestors bless you!"
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