There was light in Lao Zhoutou's eyes, and he couldn't help but straighten his back. He said: "Mr. Zhuang said that our family's future is limitless. In the future, we may be even more powerful than Mr. Bai. The main thing is
It's up to you."
Man Bao had a vague premonition. She knew that her husband came to the house and sat there for a long time. It was said that he talked to his parents for a long time. However, because there were only a few people in the house at that time, and those few people were eventually kicked out,
So no one knows what they said.
Man Bao wiped his forehead and asked, "Dad, what did Mr. Zhuang tell you?"
"Don't worry about it. Anyway, you can learn skills from Mr. Zhuang with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about family matters. If there is less money..."
Old Zhoutou said distressedly: "I'll keep dad's money for you. If you don't have enough money outside, you can ask your fourth brother to come back and ask for it from me."
"By the way, tomorrow is the first day of the new year. You have to go to worship your ancestors. You have to get up earlier..."
Man Bao nodded blankly and asked worriedly: "Dad, what did Mr. Zhuang say to you?"
Lao Zhoutou looked at her lovingly, reached out and touched her head and said: "Mr. Zhuang said, you are the smartest child in our family. Anyway, if you don't learn your skills, your parents will be blinded in vain."
This is such a good brain for you, your mother and I both think Mr. Zhuang is right."
In fact, Mr. Zhuang said a lot of things that day, but this was the one that really moved Old Zhou and made him unable to refuse.
In Lao Zhoutou's heart, no matter how powerful a girl is, she will get married and have children in the future, and her family will still have to rely on her sons and grandsons.
Therefore, he has never cared much about his granddaughters and has never interfered. His son and daughter-in-law can do whatever they have been taught to do. Even if it doesn't work, there is still a wife here. If she wants to take care of it, she can take care of it. If she doesn't, just leave it alone.
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For Man Bao, Lao Zhoutou had only one goal in the past, to raise her well so that she could grow up healthy and safe, find a good family for her to marry in the town or county, and preferably not have to work in the fields for the rest of her life.
Farm work, as long as you look after your husband and raise your children, it will be done for the rest of your life.
Even when he went underground, he still had the nerve to meet his parents and younger brother.
But Mr. Zhuang said, "Man Bao is very smart. I have never seen a girl who is more transparent and smart than her. If she does not continue to study, it will be a pity for the brain given to her by her parents."
Lao Zhou took the words to heart right away, and when he went to bed at night, he could always dream about things that happened more than 20 years ago. He was really smart at that time.
He was obviously twenty years older than him, but whenever he met him, he was always bullied by him. At that time, he really hated the second child's brain. He felt that God was very unfair, because they obviously had the same parents.
He's born, why does his brain seem to be in his dick?
At that time, the thing I kept saying the most was, "There is smoke coming out of our ancestral graves. All the good brains of several lifetimes have been in Erlang. When he grows up, we must send him to school and let him take the exam."
If you become an official, our family will be successful."
In order to get him to support his younger brother's education, my mother even deceived him in front of him: "When Erlang becomes an official, you must remember to repay your elder brother's kindness. This is your elder brother and sister-in-law who are supporting you in school."
At that time, Lao Zhoutou was very reluctant, but he also had some expectations, thinking that the second son might really be a turning point for their family.
It's a pity that his parents left before the second child could go to school. Two people were missing from the family, and the family's financial situation suddenly declined. Life was even more difficult than before, let alone sending the second child to school.
The younger brother who had always disliked him became like a son. Because he was young and forgetful, he almost completely forgot about his parents in less than a year, so he followed him with his short legs and called him daddy.
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The couple later worked hard to change his habit and asked him to replace his father and mother with his eldest brother and sister-in-law.
I originally thought that I would forget about literacy in school, but who knew that when the boy got older, he went to the county town to hang out. He also learned to lie outside the school window and listen to people reading, and he also learned a few words.
Later, he married a young lady from a scholar's family and started to read and write again.
So after listening to Mr. Zhuang's words and looking at Man Bao's dark head, Lao Zhou also felt that it would be a waste of the brain her parents gave her if she didn't let Man Bao continue studying.
Especially her father's. This is a brain that only the old Zhou family has had in several lifetimes.
Especially when he saw that among the children and grandchildren in the yard, none of them were as good as Man Bao, Lao Zhoutou agreed with Mr. Zhuang's point of view even more.
Probably because he felt that Manbao didn't stay at home for long, and it was not certain when he would come home next time, Lao Zhoutou showed more love for her than before, and gave her a big chicken drumstick as soon as it was served.
Man Bao also gave her father a big piece of meat. The father and daughter looked at each other and both smiled happily.
Qian couldn't see it, so he kicked Lao Zhou on the head and said, "Eat quickly."
Lao Zhoutou thought she was jealous of him, but he still gave her a piece of meat.
Mrs. Qian glanced at him, lowered her head and took a bite. Everyone saw their parents moving their chopsticks, and then they started.
After dinner, Xiao Qian took his brothers and sisters to clean up the dishes and the leftovers. After arranging them, he noticed something was wrong, "Why are there any leftovers this year?"
Feng was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "It's true. In the past, except for banquets, no matter how much food was cooked at home, it was always eaten clean. This is the first time there are leftovers."
He smiled and said: "There are still meat and vegetables left."
"It's a good life," Mrs. Fang said with a smile, "No one expected that Lao Liu would bring back so many dishes. Isn't this what's left?"
After clearing the table, the whole family began to sit in the yard and talk. It was not dark yet and the sun was still warm in the sky, so no one went inside.
Santou glanced outside and took Sitou with him to go out to play. Sanya, who was taking her brothers, saw it and immediately dropped her things to follow.
The three heads were disgusted and said, "You are a girl, don't play with us."
Sanya said: "If you don't play with me, I'll tell my second sister that she won't bring you any gifts next time she comes back."
Si Tou just pulled San Tou, and San Tou could only take her with him.
When Wutou and Liutou saw that the third sister who was playing with them had left, they immediately ran after her with their short legs, wanting to go out and play together.
Santou looked disgusted, "Let me tell you, if you take one of her and you have to drag two of her with you, how can we have fun?"
Zhou Lang passed by, reached out and patted his head, "You brat, I took you to play when you first learned to walk. I didn't dislike you, so why do you dislike my son?"
Santou angrily said, "You are obviously bringing your sister-in-law, and I am just bringing you along!"
"By the way, take him with you. Hurry up and take Liu Tou out to play. Take good care of him. No one is allowed to bully him, you know?"
Datou and the others took a look outside, touched a handful of candies, and then ran out to play with their friends.
They are already "adults", so their friends are also adults, and they disdain playing with Santou and the others who are still studying.
All the grandchildren have gone away, and there are only seven old Zhou brothers and sisters left in the yard. They all just gather around and talk.
The person who was most concerned about was Zhou Zuo Lang, but Zhou Zuo Lang was not timid at all. In less than two sentences, he was attracted to Man Bao, "...You don't know, Man Bao is so powerful now. There are many guests who come to our restaurant to eat."