The corners of Zhou Xi's mouth curled up, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her face and said: "She went back to her parents' house two days ago, and she saw a lively scene. It was Liu Dalang. His son was one year old, and when Zhou was arrested,
People in the village went to see it and found that the child looked nothing like him, but very similar to a person from Dama Village next door. There were people in Liujia Village who were familiar with that person, so they could tell at a glance."
Manbao is not young anymore, so of course he knows what this means.
Besides, she often heard similar words.
For example, when she was younger, she went to visit her uncle's house for New Year's greetings. When she was a guest at Qian's house or she met someone on the road, they would pinch her face and smile: "This child is so cute, white and round, and...
Know who it looks like."
Man Bao was still young at that time, so he would naturally say proudly that he looked like his mother.
But those people just laughed, and then said: "Your mother's face is an oval face, and your father's face is square, they don't look alike."
At that time, Manbao felt a little unhappy. Some people still said that her eyes were a bit similar to her father's, so she was reluctantly happy.
Later, when she grew older, she was taken care of by her fourth brother, fifth brother, and sixth brother. The eyes of the four brothers and sisters were very similar. It should be said that the eyes of the Zhou brothers and sisters were all very similar. Among them, Man Bao and Zhou Lang
The eyes are most similar to .
Only then did Man Bao get out of that strange atmosphere.
So she reacted as soon as Zhou Xi said this, "Isn't the child the ex-brother-in-law's?"
Zhou Xi was relatively restrained and did not laugh out loud, but her face was still filled with happiness. She nodded and said, "No, the entire Liujia Village knows about it."
So she is very happy.
So she decided not only to make new clothes for Man Bao, but also to buy more meat and bones to replenish the health of her family.
She raised her lips and said, "Manbao, don't tell others what eldest sister told you."
Man Bao nodded sternly, "I won't tell, I'm the best at keeping secrets."
Zhou Xi naturally believed her and said happily: "When I heard the news, the eldest sister was as happy as if she had been working in the fields for three hours under the sun, then drank a bowl of ice well water, and blown by a mountain breeze.
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Man Bao: "It's like eating ice cubes."
Zhou Xi was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile, "I've never eaten ice cream, have you?"
"I've eaten it before," Man Bao said, "I ate it at Shanbao's house. The cheese made from ice and the red bean candy flowers cut from ice were both delicious."
Zhou Xi didn't expect that Yaomei had actually eaten it. She touched her belly subconsciously and asked hesitantly, "Isn't ice cold? Will eating something so cold not hurt your stomach?"
You must know that their Yaomei's stomach is very bad, even though they have been raising her for these years...
Man Bao said disappointedly: "Aunt Zheng won't give me more food, just a small bowl each time."
It was really a small bowl. There was just a little bit in the small bowl, which was enough for their two children to take a few bites.
Because it was so little, both of them were reluctant to eat. They ate slowly every time, and because of the slowness, they couldn't even have any problems eating.
Zhou Xi breathed a sigh of relief, then became happy again, "Yes, I should be as happy as eating ice cream every day."
Zhou Xiguining has been here for almost two years, and matchmakers come to her door from time to time, but she has no intention of going out at all.
Because the conditions for finding her were not good, it would be useless even if Qian had already spread the word, her illness had been cured, and her health had been restored.
Lao Zhoutou was originally anxious to marry off his eldest daughter, but it has been almost two years since she came back, and he has long been accustomed to his daughter being at home. Seeing that she is not in a hurry, he is not so anxious.
The main reason is that the matchmaker found someone who was too inferior to even look down on him, let alone Mr. Qian and his daughter.
If the Zhou family hadn't built the house next door, Lao Zhou would have been anxious because the whole family was crowded together and living there wouldn't be comfortable, and he would have been upset.
But now, each son and daughter has been assigned a room, and even the grandchildren have separate collective rooms. Even a few more people can live in the family, so of course he has nothing to worry about.
It is still possible to add Zhou Xi's labor force.
What is Xiao Qian and others doing at home?
Just do whatever you want.
When farming is busy, I go to the fields with my family, and when farming is slack, I can take care of the vegetable garden and household affairs. When autumn comes, I still have income from my own piece of ginger land.
It was Jiang's income last year that made Lao Zhoutou more tolerant of her.
If Zhou Xi could have such an income every year, besides giving it to the public school, she would keep the rest herself, eat and live at home, then she would be able to save a lot of money.
And what happens after ten or twenty years of accumulating this money?
The eldest daughter kept shouting that she didn’t want to get married. The old wife tried to persuade him to consider her daughter’s feelings all day long. She was so forceful that it was not sweet. The younger daughter said that the eldest sister was unhappy and it would be bad to get married. Old Zhou thought about it,
The desire to marry off the eldest daughter also faded away.
The eldest daughter Guining, with the conditions of the fourth child, can be said to be a good wife like Fang's, and the fifth and sixth child will have no problem.
Therefore, the eldest daughter Guining has little influence on the marriage of the children in the family. In this case, she should not marry if she doesn't want to.
When they get older, they will find a way to set up a female household for her, or just live off her brothers.
The room she lives in now is assigned to her. From now on, even if the six brothers of the Zhou family separate, no one can kick her out.
As for the issue of support in old age, which he was most concerned about, Lao Zhou had also thought clearly about it. If his daughter could keep selling ginger and save it for twenty or thirty years, then she would hold on to the money and directly say that whoever would take care of her would be the one to take care of her.
Who will be paid?
He didn't believe it. With so many grandsons in Zhou Jin, how could he not be moved by the time?
How long can a person live when he needs someone to take care of him? One year, or three years?
The longest is probably five years.
Twenty years of money for five years of filial piety is enough.
Of course, Lao Zhoutou didn't just think about these ideas. He talked with Qian and asked Qian to tell Zhou Xi to save some money.
Don't buy anything you don't need, like clothes, beads and flowers, and don't always buy this or that for your family. Be tighter with your brothers. Anyone who wants to borrow money from her must go through them first. They have them.
Now, her brothers dare not not pay back the money in the future...
What other meat, snacks, etc., buy as little as possible and save the money, it will be her livelihood in the future.
Qian said these words to Zhou Xi in the spring.
But Zhou Xi was not very happy because she felt that her parents were not reassured and her current life situation was good, but no one had confidence in her future.
Zhou Xi felt uncomfortable.
There is both confusion about the future and guilt towards my parents.
She is already so old and yet she still lets them worry about her.
So there are some things that she can't say to her parents, let alone her sister-in-law and younger siblings, let alone a group of brothers.
So she could only tell Man Bao, why did the old Zhou family only have two daughters?
When she heard that Liu Dalang had been cuckolded and raised a son for someone else, she was so happy that she felt that all her depression had disappeared.
Speaking of happiness, Zhou Xi hugged Man Bao and started laughing.
Mrs. Feng had just finished bathing the remaining children. When she heard laughter, she turned to look at Zhou Xi's room and looked at Zhou Lang curiously, "What's going on, eldest sister? Why are you so happy?"