"Ziwen, why are you here?"
When Zhou Ziwen arrived at the production team office of Zhaojia Village, Captain Zhao happened to be there.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen, Captain Zhao stood up hurriedly.
"Uncle Zhao, I came to see you."
Zhou Ziwen was not at all shy. He found a stool and sat down.
"Hey, what's so good about an old man like me?"
Captain Zhao waved his hand indifferently.
But from the upturned corners of his mouth, it can be seen that he is still very happy that Zhou Ziwen came to see him.
"Uncle Zhao, let me check it for you!"
Looking at Captain Zhao's hanging arm, Zhou Ziwen spoke.
"Okay, take a look!"
Captain Zhao nodded and acted as if he was ready to be inspected.
Next, Zhou Ziwen gave him a detailed examination.
In fact, Captain Zhao's recovery was very good. After all, he had the surgery in the county hospital, and he had Tan Youwei to help take care of him.
It has only been a short time since he was discharged from the hospital, and his wounds have almost healed.
Until now, I wouldn’t even use a sling if it wasn’t for an emergency.
"Ziwen, when can you take off this piece of cloth? It's so uncomfortable hanging on me."
Captain Zhao gestured with his injured arm.
"Uncle Zhao, don't worry, wait a few more days!"
Zhou Ziwen spoke to comfort her.
"Oh, why do you say that? I'm obviously fine now."
Hearing this, Captain Zhao was a little dissatisfied.
"Just in case!"
Zhou Ziwen smiled and comforted.
"Ziwen, it's just right that you're here. I haven't had time to thank you enough for this. So, don't leave later. Come to my house for dinner first."
He always remembered that Zhou Ziwen saved him.
However, the wound on his arm had not healed completely yet, so he thought that he would go and thank her properly after he recovered.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ziwen came over by himself.
"Uncle Zhao, no need. I have to go back to the village later. Today I just came to see how you are recovering."
Zhou Ziwen shook his head.
It was still early, and he wanted to go to the mushroom growing base.
Once he completes the check-in task, he won’t have to go in the afternoon.
After staying with Captain Zhao for a while and telling him some precautions, Zhou Ziwen said goodbye and left.
After walking around like this, it was almost ten o'clock.
Once he arrived at the mushroom cultivation base, he didn't have to stay there for long.
After hanging around here for more than an hour, it was time to get off work.
When he returned home, the two sisters had already returned.
But Wang Xiaoli and Zhang Xiaoli also came back with them.
"Hey, are there guests at home?"
Zhou Ziwen couldn't figure out their purpose, so he had to say hello first.
It is dinner time now. If they didn't have something to do, they probably wouldn't come to the house at this time.
"Zhou Zhiqing."
"Comrade Ziwen."
Zhang Xiaoli and Wang Xiaoli greeted Zhou Ziwen somewhat embarrassedly.
"Hmm? What's wrong with you guys?"
Seeing how hesitant they were, Zhou Ziwen raised his eyebrows.
Their expressions showed that they were speechless.
Generally speaking, if someone shows this expression, they are most likely asking for money.
"Well... Ziwen, we came to you because we really had no other choice..."
Wang Xiaoli and Zhou Ziwen had a little more contact, so she was the first to speak at this time.
"Well, don't be anxious, take your time."
Zhou Ziwen nodded.
No matter what the two of them wanted from him, at least he wanted to know what it was.
If I can help and it's not too much trouble, there's no harm in helping.
But if I make him feel embarrassed, I'm sorry.
He treats men and women equally.
"We are almost out of food. We are really at our wit's end. Ziwen, could you lend us some food?"
Zhang Xiaoli looked at Zhou Ziwen somewhat awkwardly.
Obviously, this was the first time she asked someone to borrow food.
Asking for help is always a little difficult.
"That shouldn't be the case. I see you guys working in the production team every day. How come you're out of food so quickly?"
Zhou Ziwen asked in confusion.
"We have a pig, and it's such a glutton. We didn't expect it to eat so much..."
Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoli and Zhang Xiaoli both looked bitter.
Hearing this, Zhou Ziwen nodded in understanding.
He remembered that there were two pigs in the Youth League Home.
One of them was raised by the three of them.
Zhang Wenli, Wang Xiaoli, and Zhang Xiaoli.
However, Zhang Wenli was the leader of the female educated youth team and her family was well off, so she had no shortage of food.
It’s hard for Zhang Xiaoli and Wang Xiaoli.
Especially Wang Xiaoli, who had just had an abortion not long ago and was already in poor health. Now she had to work during the day and collect grass for pigs at night. She lost a lot of weight for this pig.
"So what are you going to do next?"
Zhou Ziwen asked.
Given their situation, just borrowing food probably won't be enough.
The autumn harvest is still several months away.
He couldn't possibly lend them food for several months, could he?
Not to mention that he doesn't have that much money, even if he did, he couldn't borrow it.
"We've already written back, and they'll send money next month. Anyway, let's raise this pig first. We'll persevere and sell it after the Chinese New Year."
Wang Xiaoli told them their plans.
"It's fine to borrow food, but brothers should settle accounts clearly. Don't blame me for saying it in advance."
Zhou Ziwen nodded first, then spoke.
Whether it is borrowing money or food, as long as it is something to be borrowed, it is easy to borrow but difficult to pay it back.
Brothers should settle accounts clearly and make things clear first so that there will be no chaos later.
"Ziwen, if you have anything to say, just say it!"
Zhang Xiaoli asked with anticipation.
At this point they are basically in a desperate situation.
The food at home is almost gone.
But the pig still needs to be raised.
They have raised it for so long, they will not give up.
"As the saying goes, if you borrow well, you can repay well, and it won't be difficult to borrow again. No matter what you borrow, there must be a rule. How about this, you write an IOU so that no one can forget it later."
Zhou Ziwen spoke.
He felt it was better to make some things clear first.
"Of course, of course. We'll write the IOU right away."
Hearing this, Wang Xiaoli and Zhang Xiaoli agreed without thinking.
They borrowed food from Zhou Ziwen, but never thought of defaulting on the debt.
Of course, they didn't dare.
"There's one more thing I want to make clear. I hope you won't tell anyone about the food I borrowed from you. I don't want anyone to know that you borrowed the food from me."
Seeing that they agreed, Zhou Ziwen made his last request.
He doesn't want other people to know about this.
If everyone comes to him to borrow food in the future, will he lend it to them or not?
"Ziwen, don't worry, we won't tell anyone about borrowing food."
"Yes, we are very grateful that you can lend us food. We will never tell anyone."
Zhang Xiaoli and Wang Xiaoli hurried to make assurances.
"That's good."
Zhou Ziwen nodded. (End of this chapter)
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