Chapter 23 I Just Want to Have a Son
"Really?" asked Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Lang looked slightly stunned, as if he was thinking.
Then he said, "It should be. I have some impression of it myself."
This further confirmed Lin Shiqi's words.
Wang couldn't help but say, "If that's the case, why spend thirty taels of silver to buy the magic pill? Isn't this a waste?"
Thinking about it, she felt sad.
If she gave the money to her son, it could pay for two or three years of tuition.
Lin Shiqi said innocently, "I only remembered it afterwards. At the time, I didn't think about it in this way."
Many villagers were surprised when they heard this.
"I see."
"This is God's will. God wants your Zhou Lang to get better..."
Many people originally wanted to grit their teeth and spend a large sum of money to get the magic pill.
At this point, many thoughts were dismissed.
***
In the second room.
Ruan said to Zhou Laoer, "You should tell the doctor clearly that we want to have a son. Ask him if the magic pill works. If it does, you must buy one."
Zhou Laoer hesitated and said, "Didn't you hear what Fourth Brother's wife said? Fourth Brother's recovery is not necessarily entirely due to the magic pill. It is mainly because Fourth Brother's brain was cleared up by the cold water poured on it. The magic pill is just a supplementary effect..."
Ruan refused to listen.
She looked bitter and resentful.
Very persistent.
"An auxiliary effect is also an effect. Without the magic pill, how could Fourth Brother recover so quickly? We may give birth to a son sooner or later, but I don't want to wait any longer. Without a son, your mother will scold me every day, and the villagers will look down on us. Head of the family, think about it yourself..."
Zhou Laoer was embarrassed, "But the magic pill costs thirty taels of silver, and we don't have that much! Didn't you take out all our private money and count it? We only have two taels of silver, which is not enough to buy the magic pill..."
Ruan said, "Boss, aren't you going to the county to sell mountain products today? Our family has been accumulating mountain products for a year, so we should be able to sell them for a lot of silver, right? You can borrow some of them first and buy a magic pill..."
Zhou Laoer was startled.
"Wife, what did you say? If mother knew about this, she would beat me to death! How can I explain to her if you let me come back? Father also said that the money from selling mountain products this time should be left for Qinan's studies."
Ruan's eyes were filled with grief and indignation. "My mother is willing to spend money on my fourth brother's medical treatment, and my father is willing to spend money on my eldest son Qinan's education. What about our second son? We can only work all the time, and have nothing? Every time I work with my eldest sister-in-law, if she doesn't want to do it, I will do it. I don't ask for anything else. In this life, I just want to have a son who can let me hold my head up high. Isn't that enough?"
"Why are parents willing to spend money on them? Why don't they spend money on us? It's because we didn't give birth to a son, so parents look down on us and think that we have cut off the roots of the second branch..."
"Master, if we don't give birth to a son, there will be no one to hold our ashes for us a hundred years from now!"
Zhou Laoer was deeply touched by Ruan's crying.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll go buy some magic pills! Mom, just give me a beating if you want."
If the magic pill could really allow them to have a son, he would be willing to do so even if it meant beating him to death.
Let him leave some roots so that there will be successors.
He was satisfied.
Zhou Laoer went out.
After saying something to Mrs. Zhou, he carried the mountain products on his back and went to the county town with Zhou Laosan to sell them.
Before leaving, Old Man Zhou gave him a reminder.
"Second brother, you should go to the city and sell the things early, so that you can come back early and still make it in time for dinner. Third brother is more flexible than you, so you should consult his advice when selling things. Don't let him cheat you. But you should keep the money from the sales. He is not clean and may steal it and waste it. Do you understand?"
"Got it, Dad."
Zhou Laoer lowered his head and the roots of his ears turned red.
***
Mrs. Zhou's full attention was on Zhou Lang and his wife.
After seeing off the villagers, Mrs. Zhou asked Old Man Zhou and Old Man Zhou to help repair the door of the fourth room.
Boss Zhou is lazy and is just there to join in the fun.
But Old Man Zhou was a capable old man who could do almost everything, including farm work, weaving bamboo baskets, carpentry, and hunting.
Mrs. Zhou was supervising the work nearby. "Si'er is fine, it's a big happy event for the Fourth Room. A happy event requires a new look! Fix all the doors and windows in their room... Boss, you're such a lazy bastard! Your father is old, and you don't even help him."
The door of Lin Shiqi's room was old and had large gaps.
It is quite difficult to repair it now. It requires re-assembling it, which is almost equivalent to making a new door.
Zhou Lang didn't say anything, just watched Old Man Zhou do it.
After reading it several times, he said to Old Man Zhou, "Dad, let me help you."
Old man Zhou hesitated, "What can you do? You just recovered from your illness, so you can just rest nearby."
Zhou Lang still didn't give up, "Let me do it. I think I can plane the wood."
Use a plane to remove dust, stains and mildew from the old wood, then use a saw to cut the planed boards into usable sizes, and then use wooden corkscrews to piece things together.
This is all carpentry work.
Mrs. Zhou said, "Let my fourth son play with it. It's rare that he is filial enough to help you."
The main theme is to pamper your son.
She likes her son who is not stupid no matter how she looks at him.
Old Man Zhou had no choice but to hand the tools to Zhou Lang.
Unexpectedly, after Zhou Lang took over, he was a little unfamiliar at first, but became more and more proficient later on.
Everyone was shocked.
"Wow. My son can actually do carpentry work quite well."
Lin Shiqi also looked at Zhou Lang with admiration. This guy was so capable of doing things!
Just at this moment, "Bang!"
The plane cut Zhou Lang's hand.
Blood was gushing out.
Zhou Lang’s pretentious behavior came to an end.
Lin Shiqi looked away.
Handsome for only a moment.
Mrs. Zhou was so distressed that she quickly bandaged him.
Zhou Lang was not convinced, but it was true that different trades require different talents. Since he couldn't help with the technical work, he could only help with the manual labor, which he did quite well.
Lifting wood, carrying wood, moving and so on.
He has plenty of strength in this body.
Besides, he knows kung fu and knows how to use his strength skillfully, so it is not difficult for him to do it.
Just like this, Old Man Zhou's attitude towards Zhou Lang improved a lot.
It was worth it to spend a lot of money to cure my son.
He had been feeling bad for Mrs. Zhou's thirty taels of private silver these past two days. Now that he saw that Zhou Lang was useful, he felt less bad.
The doors and windows have been repaired.
It can be locked from the inside, and the door doesn't shake when you push it. It's very sturdy.
Lin Shiqi thanked Old Man Zhou again and again, "Dad, you are really clever and skillful. This door and window are so well repaired! Dad, if my husband can learn half of your skills in the future, he will be able to make a living for the rest of his life."
"Mom, you have a good eye. You chose a capable man like our dad."
"Dad, we have so much extra wood. How about you take a little more effort and help us make another wooden box for our room to store things. There are always mice running out to bite our clothes. We don't have enough clothes to wear..."
Her mouth was as sweet as honey.
Just flatter the two old men.
Wang rolled her eyes upon hearing this.
But the old couple enjoys it!
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