Mother Zhou nodded. "Okay, let her do whatever she wants! Use this quilt as a mattress! I see the two beds in your cabinet are very soft, so you can use them as quilts."
"Okay, give the quilt to Third Brother, and the mattress I used once, we'll use it as a quilt. Next time we come to the county town, when the department store is open, I'll buy a few more quilts."
When sorting out clothes, Zhou's mother saw those worn-out clothes and simply gathered them together, "Don't want them anymore. Take them home and use them as shoe shells!"
"Okay, I'll buy some new ones for Third Brother to use for a few days."
Zuo Heng looked at the worn clothes and felt bad. This week, his relatives were living a similar life to what he had lived before.
After returning the car, Ling Ran came back and saw the pile of clothes. He felt sad. He had too many children and couldn't raise them all. The children were suffering. Well, he would follow his father's example and have only one child.
In the quiet room, the only sound was Zhou Hua's occasional questioning of Zuo Heng.
There was an obvious lightheartedness in that voice.
At night, Zuo Heng and Ling Ran slept in the same bed, Zhou Hua slept on the bed chosen by Ling Ran, and Zhou Xiang and his mother slept in the west room.
The mother and daughter tossed and turned, but neither was in the mood to talk.
Zhou Xiang, who had fallen asleep at some point, was awakened by the sound of the door opening. It was his mother getting up.
The first thing Zhou wanted to do when he got up was to go see his third brother.
Ling Ran opened the door for Zhou Xiang. Seeing that his third brother was still sleeping soundly, Zhou Xiang quietly retreated.
When Dahuang saw Zhou Xiang coming in, he stared at her with grievance. Zhou Xiang saw her mother washing up by the well, so she quickly took out four eggs and cracked them into Dahuang's bowl one by one.
Dahuang only ate one before it was snatched away by the puppy. He then looked up at Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Xiang nodded its head, "Humph, do you think I don't know? You did it on purpose. I'll feed you again, and if you give it to them again, I'll leave you alone."
This time he took out six and was knocking them! Zhou's mother came in and saw it.
"Girl, how can you feed eggs to a dog? It's a waste. Just give it some soup and rice." After saying that, she took away the three eggs on the ground next to Zhou Xiang.
Zhou Xiang nodded at Da Huang and whispered, "You deserve it!"
Dahuang quickly licked the eggs in the bowl and lay down listlessly.
Zhou's mother started cooking in the kitchen. Zhou wanted to light a fire, so he took advantage of the crackling sound of the firewood to crack two eggs. He then used his hands to pick the eggs together, and the eggs fell into the big yellow bowl. He then threw the eggshells under the stove.
Dahuang was very careful. He licked the puppy quietly and lay down quietly without making any sound. The puppy even hummed a few times and was pressed by Dahuang with melon seeds.
After breakfast was ready, Zhou wanted to wake the three people up. Zhou Hua was already awake, but was sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.
"Brother, you're awake now. Go brush your teeth and wash your face. It's time for breakfast." After saying that, I handed him a new toothbrush, toothpaste, and a new towel.
Zhou Hua raised his dull face and smiled immediately when he saw Zhou Xiang. "Good morning, sister!"
"Good morning, brother! Hurry up!"
"Okay, brother, I'll wash up quickly." He took the things in Zhou Xiang's hand and went out.
Zuo Heng and Ling Ran whispered, "After he woke up, he just sat there in a daze. Neither of us dared to speak."
"It's okay. He just doesn't know what to do. Just remind him what to do and he'll do it. After washing up, he'll be mostly awake."
Zuo Heng nodded, "I understand. From now on, I'll call him when I get up, and then instruct him to fold the quilt, wash up, and eat."
"Yes, that's right. Otherwise, you won't know when he'll wake up. And try not to let him be in a daze. If he's in a daze, he's just immersed in his own world, which is not good for him."
"Don't worry! I got it. I won't let him have time to be idle in the future. I can drag him to do things together."
"Yeah! Aren't you good at fixing things? You can teach him too. When he has something to do, he won't be so easily distracted."
"Well, okay, I'll teach him everything I know."
After breakfast, Zhou Xiang asked Zhou Hua, "We are going to Grandpa's house, are you going?"
Zhou Hua stood there blankly without answering.
"Then you and Zuo Heng stay at home! I'll be back after lunch."
Zhou Hua nodded this time. Zhou Xiang looked at Zuo Heng and asked, "Do you understand?"
Zuo Heng nodded. When Zhou Hua didn't want to do something, he would stand still. If the person asking the question changed the question, he would answer if he was willing. If not, he would just continue standing there.
Seeing that Zuo Heng understood, Zhou Xiang felt relieved and let his third brother stay.
"Then let's go. When Zuo Heng cooks, you can help him. If you don't know how, you can learn and ask. You can't always ask Zuo Heng to cook, right?"
"Well, I can make a fire, and I can also learn how to do things from Zuo Heng. He knows a lot of things."
Zhou's tone was light and cheerful, without any sense of compulsion.
Ling Ran left with Zhou Xiang and her daughter, and he also wanted to go to his aunt's house.
The three of them said goodbye at the gate of the Water Conservancy Bureau. Zhou's mother was silent all the way because there were many things to do at her father-in-law's house.
My father-in-law always asks me to bring the eldest daughter home, but how can I live with her at home? Now the second daughter has also gone back.
The eldest sister-in-law has a good talk. Even though the eldest brother is gone, she coaxed the father-in-law into willingly raising the children for her. The three daughters are all by the father-in-law's side, saying that they take care of him, and it is true. They cook and wash clothes every day, but they don't pay for living expenses.
She only left two sons at her hometown to help with farming. It was because her own son was there that none of her sons came, which made people feel a little surprised!
My brother-in-law has a job and my sister-in-law runs a small stall. They both eat with my father-in-law and don't pay for food.
I paid it myself and still got blamed.
She said that she had left her son, who was in poor health, to be taken care of by the old man, and that it was tiring for him.
Zhou Xiang saw his mother was silent and knew that she was feeling aggrieved.
"Mom, don't think too much. There are no fair parents in this world, let alone fair in-laws. If Grandpa asks you to take Big Brother away again, then take him back! We can squeeze in and make room."
If it really doesn't work, just move the woodshed and build a kitchen. Even the small alley will not be small anymore. Use bricks to build a sewer in the alley and cover it with prefabricated panels. It won't be a problem. When needed, the prefabricated panels can be opened and the unit won't have any objections.
I also plan to build a toilet and bathroom next to the east wall."
"If you're planning on doing this, it's going to cost you a lot of money, right? I'll give you my three hundred dollars."
"No, I have enough money. Since we want to build a small kitchen, we can build a kang on the wall next to the old stove and cover the old stove with bricks so we can put things there.
The stove in the small pot room is connected to this kang. Let my eldest brother live there. My second sister and I will sleep on the kang. Build the kang in your room as well. Let's finish it all at once! That way I can go to the city competition with peace of mind in April."
After hearing what her daughter said in an organized manner, Zhou's mother felt that it would not be difficult to take the eldest son back.
"Okay, I'll listen to what my family thinks."
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