Chapter 203: Unbelievable
After a busy day, the family finally sat around the table, slurping the pork trotters and vermicelli that were so delicious that they made their mouths stick.
Zhou Jiaming took a bite of the steamed bun, "It's delicious! It would be even better if there were some vermicelli with white rice!"
The old man put a piece of lean meat in his bowl and said, "You are the eldest, you should take good care of your younger siblings and study hard, and pass the national hukou exam in the future.
The government built a building for you to live in, and you can eat white rice and braised pork every day! Otherwise, you will be like your old man, still guarding the earthen kiln on the mountain. "
Zhao Huifang echoed, "That's right. Look at Xiaoping. He has to cut grass for pigs and herd cattle every day, and he always gets first place in your class! If you don't study hard, you will only have sweet potatoes to eat in the future!"
Do you think I don't want to get first place? There is only one first place, how do you know how difficult it is?
Zhou Jiaming glanced at Zhou Huaian and said, "Li Xiaoping is a good student, but he still wants to dig herbs to sell for money. I can go up the mountain with my aunt and dad to dig herbs and sell them, and I can also earn money to buy meat."
"Cough cough~" Yang Chunyan almost choked on the vermicelli.
Zhou Huaian's eyes rolled after hearing this, "Okay! Tomorrow I will go up the mountain with your aunt to dig herbs. If you don't want to study, just don't study. Come with us to dig herbs!"
"I would like to go." Zhou Jiaming looked at Zhao Huifang, "My mother and husband won't agree!"
"Don't worry, as long as you can do what I ask, Dad will tell them."
"What's the requirement?" Zhou Jiaming was eager to try.
Zhou Huaian thought for a moment, "You..."
"Youngest, let me talk to him first." The old man interrupted Zhou Huaian and said to Zhou Jiaming, "Tomorrow we are going to make bricks and tiles. Since you don't want to study, you want to dig herbs and sell them with your father."
"Tomorrow, work with us for a day to turn the tiles. You will finish when we finish. Once you finish, you can follow your father and aunt to the mountains to dig herbs."
"Yes, you will go with me tomorrow to make bricks and tiles. You should work as long as I do, and don't complain. You can do whatever you want in the future!"
Zhou Jiaming recalled the experience of helping to move bricks last time, and felt that working for a day shouldn't be too tiring. "Okay, ask Jialiang to help me take a day off tomorrow!"
The old man nodded, "It's time to ask for leave first!"
Zhou Xiaoqian said: "Brother, why don't you just write a note asking for leave and bring it to us?"
Zhou Jiaming: "It's the same if you go and tell the teacher."
Zhou Jialiang looked at him, "Brother, what should we tell the teacher? Should we tell him that you want to carry bricks at home?"
Zhou Jiaming shook his head subconsciously, "You said I caught a cold!"
"oh!"
The adults looked at each other and tried to hold back their laughter.
After dinner, Zhou's father looked at Zhou Huaian and said, "When you go to the forest farm tomorrow, remember to bring rations with you!"
"I understand."
Yang Chunyan and others cleaned up the dishes and went to wash them. Zhou Huaian lit a cigarette and handed it to the old man. The two of them sat at the door of the main room and talked.
"Youngest, now that you've come back from the mountains, can you spare some time to go to town and ask Huai Xing how he's doing?"
Zhou Huaian was stunned for a moment, "Okay, I'll go ask when I get back." Seeing the old man's worried look, he advised, "Grandpa, don't worry. My uncle's family has also been defrauded of so much money. Once the police have investigated the matter, they will release them."
The old man sighed, "Why not worry? He is my descendant just like you. Remember, if you want to make money, you have to work hard. If you don't have the ability, don't think too much. What's important is that your family is safe and sound."
"Got it!" Zhou Huaian advised, "Dad and Aunt said Chen Limei's family lives in the town, her mother and husband have already inquired about it, Huaixing and the others' case is not serious, they will be released after investigation. You are tired after a day, take a shower and have a good sleep, maybe they will be back tomorrow."
The old man nodded and said, "I'll smoke two cigarettes and then go to bed. Go and help collect the herbs. We have to go to the forest farm tomorrow morning!"
"Well, then you should go to bed early!" Zhou Huaian put out the cigarette in his hand and got up.
After Yang Chunyan and the others had finished cleaning up, they tied up the rape stalks on the steps, then washed up and went back to their rooms.
Zhou Huaian ran in with wet hair, kicking and stomping, "Yan'er, quickly get me a dry towel to wipe it!"
Yang Chunyan handed him the towel and said, "Take another cold shower, be careful not to catch a cold!"
"Hehe! A little excited!" Zhou Huaian rubbed the handkerchief on his head a few times, turned around and closed the door, looking at Yang Chunyan, who was wearing a floral vest and floral pants, sitting on the edge of the bed sewing clothes.
I took a deep breath and warned myself not to get excited, otherwise it would be like the night of my wedding, when I was about to...
He adjusted his breathing, kicked off his shoes, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at her with a playful smile, "Wife, should we talk about your dream first, or should we..."
Yang Chunyan glanced at him, put the needle and thread and trousers in her hand into the sewing basket, put it on the cabinet, sat on the bed and looked at him, "Let me tell you about my dream first!"
Zhou Huaian hurriedly sat down opposite her and looked at her, "You say!"
Yang Chunyan said the words she had prepared long ago, "I fell down while chasing a rabbit that day. I felt a little dizzy, so I leaned against a tree and dozed off for a while. Then I dreamed about everything that happened in my life!"
Zhou Huaian looked at her in surprise after hearing this. "It's too unbelievable, just like what is written in Liao Zhai. Honey, I didn't do anything to let you down in your dream, did I?"
Yang Chunyan did not answer, but looked at him and said, "I also find it unbelievable. I dreamed that you drove the Xiong family's cow off a ridge and killed it. I was not at home that day. When I got home, Ma Changgui had already taken the cow away and sold it for only 300 yuan. The old man also fell seriously ill.
Later, my brother and his wife used their own private savings, plus the money from selling cows and pigs, to build three thatched houses on our new site and moved out.”
Zhou Huaian patted his chest, thankful that this was a dream, but he didn't know that the next words would make him even more uncomfortable...
"We didn't have money to build a new house, so we lived with my mom and my husband. You always felt guilty and wanted to build a new house and move out. In the spring, you went to the mountains with Cai Ermei, Erchun, Yiding and Dakuan to look for rock honey.
Finally, I met you, Lao Xiong, and you broke your leg. Cai Ermei and the others were injured. The Cai family came to force me to pay for the medical expenses. I hurried back to my parents’ home to borrow money…”
Yang Chunyan looked at the ceiling of the tent and forced back her tears. "After grandpa and the old man passed away, you couldn't bear the blow and started drinking. When you were drunk, you were stupid and stupid, and when you were sober, you worked desperately. Until we built a new house and moved in, you left a note, and then disappeared..."
"Yan'er..." Zhou Huaian felt like he was having a nightmare with her. For some reason, even though he knew it was a dream, his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He stared at her blankly with red eyes, his mind going blank.
Yang Chunyan slowly exhaled a breath, looked at his dazed expression, ignored him, and lay down on her side.
Zhou Huaian recovered, sniffed, walked forward and held her in his arms, his voice trembling and incoherent, "Yan'er, don't be afraid, it was a dream! It was a dream, just a dream!
Don't be afraid. From now on, I will never go to find Yami even if you kill me. Our baby will be fine. Grandpa and the old man... won't either. I won't abandon you either..."
Yang Chunyan's tears also fell down. She turned around and patted him, "Remember what you said. If you continue to be the same as before, I will not want you anymore..."
"Okay, don't want me... If I'm the same as before, I'll leave without you telling me. Be good, don't be afraid..."
Zhou Huaian responded repeatedly, patting her back gently and soothing her in a warm voice.
(End of this chapter)
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