Chapter 58: Hurting each other

The Zhang family's trip went exceptionally smoothly. Dinner wasn't even ready when they got home, but their two sons who were studying had returned.

Zhou Changlian saw that Daqian was carried back again, and he looked disgusted, "Dad, why did you bring him back?"

Even though he knew his sister was not injured, he did not want Daqian to stay at home. He needed money for recuperation, food and drink, and he could not work. If Daqian used every penny at home, it would take up part of his resources.

Zhulan thought quietly that her third son still needed to be reformed and was short-sighted, but one couldn't expect a teenager to think too much, so she could understand it.

Zhou Shuren was not angry. He signaled Zhou Lao Da to carry the child back to the main room, then waved to his two sons who were studying and went to the youngest son's room to have a private chat.

As for the eldest and second sons, Zhou Shuren planned to talk about them after dinner. However, they had different topics to talk about. The two younger sons talked about their studies, while the two older ones talked about their families. They could not talk about the same thing.

About a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Laoer came back on the ox cart and brought back the prepared Chinese medicine.

Zhou Laoer felt sorry for the cow, "I've worn it out today."

As he said this, he carefully touched the cow's belly, and there was calf inside the belly, which was all money.

Zhulan felt sorry for spending ten taels of silver to buy it, so she said, "I'll give it two cobs of corn as a snack later."

Zhou Laoer, "Okay, mother."

Zhulan turned around but stopped again. In modern times, money is just a number to her, but in ancient times, people had to calculate how much they spent. She was really getting more and more destitute. This was not acceptable. One must be motivated. She must cheer Zhou Shuren up more in the evening. Whether she could live a good life this year depended entirely on Zhou Shuren!

Thinking of this, Zhulan smiled to herself. She believed that she must encourage each other every day in the future!

Dinner is ready. It's Daqian, no, Zhang Rongchuan's turn. Rongchuan first drank a bowl of millet porridge with shredded chicken, then drank some Chinese medicine and fell asleep.

Rongchuan is ten years old after all. No matter that Zhulan is a grandmother in ancient times, a ten-year-old child cannot be kept in the main house, even if the ten-year-old child looks as old as a seven-year-old.

Zhulan settled Rongchuan in the house where the eldest daughter Xuemei lived when she returned to her parents' home. The new kang was built a few days ago and it was not damp after being dried, and it became warm when heated.

Fortunately, the Zhou family was well-off and had some extra bedding, and the original owner was a clean and diligent person, so he took them out to dry on a good day, and they were almost as good as new.

Only after Rongchuan was settled did Zhulan and her family have dinner.

There is no custom in the countryside to not talk while eating or sleeping, so I talked about my trip to the south of the Yangtze River while eating.

The four sons of the Zhou family were dumbfounded. How come their old man had lived a stable life, but he became so capricious after becoming a grandfather?

Boss Zhou was worried about his father's health, as he had just fallen ill. "Dad traveled long distances with the escorts, and I'm afraid his body couldn't handle it."

The second son rolled his eyes and thought he should go out to have a look. "I'm worried if Dad goes alone. I can go with you and take care of you."

The third son Zhou Changlian gritted his teeth. You are so good, Zhou Laoer, you are trying to steal his words. He felt that Zhou Laoer had changed. He used to be very quiet, but now he got to the point when he spoke. He was unhappy. "Dad, my second sister-in-law is going to give birth and she can't leave my second brother. I will go with you. I can't just study hard. It's a good opportunity for me to go out and broaden my horizons."

Thumbs up for your wit!

The old son Zhou Changzhi looked left and right. Why did he feel that the family was lively and his scheming was rising? He frowned. It had been a long time since he heard his parents praise him as the smartest. He felt that his position was not secure. His eyes turned and he said, "Dad, the teacher said that the third brother is not focused and will never complete the dictation. Let the third brother have time to concentrate on memorizing, so as not to make mistakes in the exam. It's a rare opportunity to go to Jiangnan. Dad, let me go with you. The teacher said that I have good writing skills. I will write an essay and show it to the third brother. It will also be a good opportunity."

Zhou Changlian, "......."

Thank you.

Zhulan, "........"

Haha, except for the eldest brother who has normal IQ, the other three are as cunning as a hornet's nest. The dinner they ate tasted like palace intrigue.

But Zhou Shuren's eyes were bright. He had only been educating for a few days and it had such an effect. Not bad, not bad, but "the boss looks after the house, the second one helps not to be bullied by outsiders, and the third and fourth will start from tomorrow." Read it a hundred times, write it down a hundred times, come back and check it out, and then you can eat."

One hundred and twenty times is fine, he has tried it himself and it’s terrible, one hundred times will be enough.

Except for Big Brother Zhou who was hesitant to speak, the other three looked very upset. "Dad, you just came up and said that you had made the arrangements." This caused them to step on each other. The three brothers looked at each other and said that the older brother should take care of the younger brother.

Zhou Laoer smiled and said, "Dad, I will definitely make sure that the third and fourth children study hard, and I will not miss a single class."

Let you two brothers hurt each other!