In order to brainwash Zhou Jiaxiang, Cao Laoliu also told Zhou Jiaxiang the story of Shi Qian, a chivalrous thief known as "the flea on the drum" in the Water Margin.
Seeing Zhou Jiaxiang's excitement, Cao Laoliu said that this society was too unfair. Some people had bulging pockets, while others could not even afford a fried cake.
What they have to do now is to take money from the rich and give it to the poor (such as Zhou Jiaxiang).
Zhou Jiaxiang felt that what Cao Laoliu said made sense.
Seeing that Zhou Jiaxiang was no longer repulsive, Cao Laoliu took Zhou Jiaxiang to the yard and gave him a washbasin half filled with water.
Cao Laoliu threw a piece of soap into the water and asked Zhou Jiaxiang to use his fingers to pick out the soap.
The small piece of soap was very slippery in the water, and Zhou Jiaxiang's hands were almost cramping from practicing.
Liang Xiaobao also followed suit.
Cao Laoliu showed Liang Xiaobao today’s “income”, which was more than fifty yuan.
Liang Xiaobao was jealous when he saw this.
Zhou Jiaxiang practiced for an entire afternoon and was exhausted.
Liang Xiaobao sent Zhou Jiaxiang to the roadside before going home.
The new brother was a little stupid, and Liang Xiaobao was afraid that Zhou Jiaxiang wouldn’t be able to find his way home, and he would have no one to rely on in the future.
Zhou Jiaxiang held a big chicken leg and ate it as he walked, and he had just finished it by the time he got home.
Zhou Jiaxiang threw the bone in his hand and quickly went to sleep in the house. Anyway, he was full, so it didn't matter whether he had dinner or not.
This is the Zhou family’s main house.
Zhou Bingqiang was sitting at the table flipping through a small notebook, while Chen Jinfeng was sewing shoe soles.
Seeing that the sky outside the window was getting darker and darker, Zhou Bingqiang stuffed the small notebook into his pocket, stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a while."
"Bingqiang, where are you going?" Chen Jinfeng asked.
"Third brother and his men went out to look for Jiaxiang, and they haven't come back yet. I'm going to the captain's house to ask him to send a few militiamen to help look for him."
"If you ask my brother-in-law for help again, won't we have to repay the favor ourselves when the time comes? Your father didn't say anything, so why are you so concerned?" Chen Jinfeng said angrily.
Ding Ermei was arrested today. Chen Jinfeng heard a lot of ridicule in the village and she is feeling very upset now!
"I am the eldest brother after all, and I can't just watch my second brother and his wife run around like headless flies. The team leader is easy to talk to, so ask their family to bring over half a basket of eggs when the time comes!" Zhou Bingqiang was a little helpless.
"It's true that you are the eldest brother, but don't you have someone above you? Don't end up being blamed for your efforts." Chen Jinfeng raised her chin towards Zhou Fugui's room and said.
After Zhou Fugui came back in the afternoon, he stayed in his room. I don't know if he was sleeping or sulking.
Zhou Hongxia delivered dinner.
Chen Jinfeng was speechless.
Several major events happened at home today. As the head of the family, shouldn't Zhou Fugui step out and direct everyone to do something? Instead, he hid in the room and said nothing.
Instead, they put their main house on the fire.
Zhou Bingqiang hesitated.
Indeed, this afternoon Zhou Bingqiang proposed to go to the captain to find a solution, but was rejected by Zhou Fugui.
Zhou Fugui is a man who cares too much about his reputation.
Zhou Bingqiang was also afraid that Zhou Fugui would blame him afterwards.
Just when Zhou Bingqiang was in trouble, Zhou Jiasheng came into the room.
Zhou Bingqiang and his wife have two daughters and one son.
The eldest daughter, Zhou Hongxia, is ten years old this year. The second daughter, Zhou Honghua, is eight years old this year, and the youngest son, Zhou Hongsheng, is six years old this year.
Because she gave birth to two daughters in succession after marrying into the family, Chen Jinfeng was scolded by Ding Ermei as a "chicken that can't lay eggs" for several years.
After Zhou Jiasheng was born, Chen Jinfeng finally stood up straight. In recent years, she has dared to resist Ding Ermei's "unfairness" to their eldest wife.
Therefore, Chen Jinfeng really treated her son Zhou Jiasheng like she was holding him in her mouth for fear that he would melt, and holding him in her hand for fear that he would fall.
"Hey, what are you eating?" Chen Jinfeng stood up.
Zhou Jiasheng was holding a chicken thigh bone in his hand. He was reluctant to let go when he entered the door, and made a "sizzling" sound while sucking on it.
Chen Jinfeng thought she was dazzled.
It's not a festival now, who would be so ignorant of dine that they would kill a chicken to eat?
Hey~! No, who would be so kind as to give her Jiasheng a big chicken drumstick to eat?
"Mom. Chicken legs smell so good." Zhou Jiasheng took the chicken bone out of his mouth, shook it in front of Chen Jinfeng, and continued to chew it.
"Where did you get the chicken legs?" Chen Jinfeng asked.
"It belongs to my cousin. He threw it away at the door after eating, and I caught it, hehe..." Zhou Jiasheng said with a smile.
"Hey, why are you picking up other people's leftover bones? Throw them away immediately." Chen Jinfeng twisted her son's ear in anger.
"Don't throw it away. It didn't fall on the ground. It's clean! I can chew it up and eat the marrow later. It's delicious!" Zhou Jiasheng was unwilling.
It's rare to eat chicken throughout the year.
There are many people in the Zhou family, so even if they kill chickens for food, Zhou Jiasheng can't always get chicken legs to eat.
Holding the long chicken leg bone in his hand, Zhou Jiasheng felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.
"Spit it out quickly. Mom will take you to your grandmother's house in a few days and ask your grandmother to kill a chicken for you to eat." Chen Jinfeng had no choice but to resort to the trick of "bribery."
"You're not lying?" Zhou Jiasheng's eyes lit up.
When Zhou Jiaxiang threw the bone just now, he didn't notice Zhou Jiasheng behind him, and threw it right onto Zhou Jiasheng.
Zhou Jiasheng originally wanted to curse, but when he smelled the delicious aroma of the chicken bones in his hand, he couldn't help but put them in his mouth and started to chew them.
"Mom won't lie to you." Chen Jinfeng promised.
Zhou Jiasheng then threw the bones to the ground. Who would want to gnaw on the bones that Zhou Jiaxiang had eaten when there were chicken legs to eat?
Chen Jinfeng breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Zhou Jiasheng throw away the bones.
"Jiasheng, don't pick up food that others have eaten in the future. Beggars are not picky. They will eat what others have left. If people see you, they will think you want to be a beggar! It's so embarrassing." Chen Jinfeng ordered.
"It's not someone else, it's our own family, the bone thrown by my cousin Zhou Jiaxiang." Zhou Jiasheng said.
"What? Zhou Jiaxiang is back? Have you seen your second uncle and second aunt?" Chen Jinfeng felt angry.
OK!
The couple were worried to death at home, but Ding Xiaocui and Zhou Bingxing took Zhou Jiaxiang to the town to eat chicken?
"I didn't see my second uncle and aunt, I only saw my cousin. Before entering the house, my cousin looked inside with a sly look and then came in." Zhou Jiasheng said.
"What? Zhou Jiaxiang came back alone?" Chen Jinfeng was stunned.
Zhou Bingqiang went out for a walk, but when he didn't see Zhou Bingxing and his wife, he came back.
"Bingqiang, look, where did the second wife get the money to buy chicken? It must have been given by mom." Chen Jinfeng pointed at the chicken bones on the ground and complained.
"Don't talk nonsense, it's impossible." Zhou Bingqiang said.
"How is it impossible? Doesn't your mother like Zhou Jiaxiang, the eldest grandson, the most? I have seen her secretly giving money and things to your second brother and sister-in-law several times, but you just don't believe it." Chen Jinfeng's voice became sharp.
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