The return of Liu did not cause much trouble in the Zhou family. Even Zhou Yufen, who was thinking about her mother, changed a lot after studying with Mrs. Tan for more than a month.

She still missed her mother, but she lost the idea of ​​asking her mother to come back quickly to support her.

Now she is much more sensible than before and understands a truth: others are unreliable. If you want to live a good life, you can only become stronger.

After several days of painful suffering, Zhou Yufen, who had figured it out, studied embroidery very seriously.

At present, there are four girls in the Zhou family, all of whom are learning from Aunt Lu.

However, to everyone's surprise, Zhou Yufen was the best in the middle school in Siren.

I have to say that talent is really important.

At first, Zhou Yufen still showed strong comprehension with a resistant mind.

It was both a surprise and a regretful person.

Just when Aunt Lu was really unwilling to waste a good seedling and was thinking about finding time to talk to Annie, Zhou Yufen suddenly seemed to have become a different person. No matter how boring acupuncture practice was, she could complete it seriously.

In just one month, Zhou Yufen embroidered something quite well.

Aunt Lu was secretly satisfied, thinking that if Zhou Yufen could continue to persevere, she would officially accept her as her apprentice.

Zhou Yufen studied for a month and tried to embroider a purse and secretly took it to the embroidery workshop. Unexpectedly, she really sold it for more than 20 cents.

This was the first time Zhou Yufen made money with her own abilities. She was happy and aggrieved in her handful of copper coins and even cried.

After crying, Zhou Yufen became more sensible.

She took the more than 20 cents and bought a few pastries. After she returned, she awkwardly delivered them to Mrs. Tan.

In the past, she was just arrogant and badly swearing by her parents, not really bad, and she was not stupid. She knew that whether it was her father or grandmother, it was all for her own good.

Now she no longer has to rely on anyone, nor has she ever had to be afraid of being abandoned, but could support herself with her own hands!

"Fener, you-"

Zhou Yufen's changes surprised Liu.

Especially when I saw her daughter who was not touching the water, she went to the kitchen to help, and almost fell off her chin.

More than just heartache and complaints about the Zhou family and Zhou Yaozu.

I thought Zhou Yaozu was not enterprising, but he was still a father who loved his children. Unexpectedly, he actually rubbed his daughter like this!

"Mom, please drink a ginger soup. It's cold today. You just came back from outside to drink some ginger soup to drive away the cold."

Zhou Yufen didn't know Liu's mind, so she came over with a bowl of ginger soup with a smile.

Mrs. Liu took the bowl, put it aside, then grabbed Zhou Yufen's hand, and touched it carefully.

Fortunately, the hands are still delicate, not rough, and no calluses.

"Fen'er, you have suffered these days when my mother is gone."

Although Liu is determined to be an official wife, he is not a person who doesn't care about his children.

The reason why she was relieved to put the child in the Zhou family was that she knew that neither the Zhou family nor Zhou Yaozu would treat these three children unfairly.

Now that I think about it, she was wrong.

Yes, Zhou Yaozu stopped going to the academy and probably couldn't pass the imperial examination. He would be a poor scholar in his life.

Seeing that the Zhou family had no hope, how could they continue to hold him?

If Zhou Yaozu loses favor, his children will naturally be implicated.

Liu was very imaginative. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her child was suffering. She gritted her teeth and said to Zhou Yufen softly: "Fen'er, after the New Year, you and your brothers will go back to the county town with me."

Even if she can't live in her mother's family for a long time, she still needs a yard in the county town.

She has more than 200 taels of silver and some jewelry, which saves some flowers and can be used for a while.

And this period of time was enough for her to give up her eldest son.

Yes, Liu thought about it. Judging from her father's meaning, she should not allow her to be with Li.

But she really didn't want to live a hard life in the small mountain village of Zhoujiaao. Since her husband couldn't do it, she would put her hope on her son.

You can't be an official wife, it's not bad to be an old lord.

Liu thought very well and was willing to raise her son alone, but Zhou Xiande did not give her this opportunity-

"Mom, my surname is Zhou, I want to stay in Zhoujiaao."

Zhou Xiande is already thirteen years old, and when he is anxious, he can start to see his partner.

He is no longer a child, especially since there have been too many changes in his family during this period, which has also allowed him to grow up quickly.

In the past, he might have been greedy for a good life in the county town, but now, he is more willing to stay in Zhoujiaao.

Every day I go to a private school with my cousins, and after school, I help my family do some work. In the evening, when my father finishes his work, he will take the exam for his schoolwork by himself.

His daily life is busy and fulfilling, and this down-to-earth feeling makes him feel particularly at ease and satisfied.

My father is right, what kind of people live and what kind of life.

He is just a farmer's family, and his family is not very wealthy. He just put on the young master's fortune and only added jokes.

Zhou Xiande understands why my mother suddenly left home, why she stayed at her home for a long time and why she didn't go back to her, and why she asked her brother and sister to go to the county town again.

Although he was sad that his mother was too utilitarian, he could still understand it.

My father also said that everyone has the right to choose the life they want. Moreover, his mother is a wealthy family, and she is indeed wronged when she stays in a remote and poor Zhou Jiaao.

But understanding does not mean agreeing.

Zhou Xiande gritted his teeth and shook his head again, "I won't go to the county town."

"Mom, I won't go!" Zhou Xiancheng also shook his head.

Zhou Yufen sniffed, "Mom, can't you go home? Our family of five lives well, can't we?"

"You don't understand, you don't understand!"

None of the mother and son could persuade anyone. Liu even secretly blamed Zhou Yaozu because of the rejection of his children.

I think it was him who taught the children badly, which made the children no longer get close to her.

The wish was not fulfilled and he felt angry again. After Liu returned to the Zhou family, he kept his face gloomy.

He barely greeted Mrs. Tan and her two sisters-in-laws, and hid alone in the east wing.

He doesn't do anything during the day and doesn't come out at meal time. It's all up to Zhou Xiande or Zhou Yufen to deliver the meal to her room.

Annie looked at this coldly.

Because of her own reasons, she did not want to live a normal husband-to-wife life with Liu.

No matter whether Liu was acting as a demon, Annie felt a little guilty about Liu.

After all, if it is a normal couple, when they encounter Liu's style, they will definitely try their best to "seek peace". At that time, the couple will take a step back and may reconcile again.

Annie didn't, but let Liu go to trouble, without dissuasion, and without apologizing. This should be considered a cold family violence.

Anne felt a little guilty.

Therefore, she did not blame Liu's power, and also stopped Old Mrs. Tan from losing her temper.

For Annie's sake, no one protested against Liu's various bad behaviors.

The entire Zhou family fell into a strange state. Except for the east wing where the Liu family is located, there will be laughter and lively places.

At night, Annie returned to the east wing, but she didn't even get on the kang, so she just built a floor.

Liu also looked at this coldly.

In this strange atmosphere, the Zhou family sent away the New Year.

After the first month of the year, Liu hurried back to the county town. Before leaving, she mentioned to the children about going to the county town, but was rejected again.

Liu had to leave alone.

After Liu left, the Zhou family's life returned to its former tranquility.

After the Lantern Festival, Annie took a stack of manuscripts to the bookstore.

Not long after, a set of test questions "Selected Zhou Shiwen" appeared on the market.

Annie was right. Zhou Yaozu, the youngest scholar in Qi County, was still somewhat influential.

This set of test papers is very novel, but because of the name Zhou Yaozu, it has attracted many students or parents of students.

After reading the sample book, everyone found that Zhou Xiucai's writing style was indeed not bad.

The questions in the test paper are also suitable for the boy's test. Some students with agility bought a set and tried it. After doing it, they found that this set of questions was particularly good.

Especially those who have participated in the Boy Test, when they look at the test questions, they find that they are similar to the questions they have tested.

The key is that there are answers on it, and the examples are also written with great proficiency.

Many private schools and academy teachers also saw this set of books, and after carefully reading them, they praised them.

Soon, "Selected Books of Zhou's Times" was sold well in Qi County, and Zhou Yaozu became famous again.
To be continued...