When Lu's father was young, he would occasionally be upset because he had only one daughter, but he soon accepted his fate. Moreover, over the years, his daughter was very well-behaved. Compared with those who had sons, his life was peaceful and harmonious. Over time, he also felt that
There is nothing wrong with having a daughter.
That Jiaojiao was very well-behaved, and despite being only thirteen years old, she was very good at cleaning at home and outside, including helping in the shop. The family was originally doing well, but when an outsider came in, she knew there would be a lot of trouble.
He doesn't have much contact with the Zhou family, but he has heard his daughter complain that the family likes to push themselves too hard. It doesn't matter if they raise a child. The family has been well off in the past two years, and they are not afraid of raising one more person, but what if this child comes in and hurts her?
Damn, I can't bear it anymore.
Rather than causing a lot of trouble when the time comes, it would be better to nip this trend in the bud and not accept outsiders in the first place.
"I refused. You can't refuse." Chu Yunli glanced at Zhou Xingwang over there: "You have to give Jiaojiao's father some face, and you can't really break up with the Zhou family."
Father Lu thought so too.
"Anyway, if we don't continue, if the child comes here and finds something is wrong, he will be sent back immediately. He must not be allowed to bully Jiaojiao."
"Don't worry, dad, Jiaojiao is my biological daughter. No one can get past her here." After Chu Yunli finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Xingwang: "What do you think?"
Zhou Xingwang immediately expressed his position: "No matter how close my nephew is, it is not as close as my daughter."
Chu Yunli was satisfied and returned to the shop.
In the next half day, almost all the salt that had been saved was sold out, and only a small amount of vinegar was left. These goods had to be replenished before the next market.
Back home, Chu Yunli went to stay with Jiaojiao. When Zhou Xingwang saw that his wife had not returned to the room, he thought she was angry about what happened during the day and did not dare to ask.
At dawn the next day, Zhou Xingwang woke up early because his family was causing trouble for the Lu family, and his wife was angry. He had to be nice and planned to open a shop first.
"Xiaoqing, you sleep a little longer, I'll open the door."
Chu Yunli was about to get up when she suddenly heard someone knocking on the door outside. Through the gap in the window, she saw Zhou Guishu standing at the door.
Zhou Guishu is thirteen this year, and he can work as an adult in the village. He is quite tall, and if it weren’t for the childishness on his face, he would be no different from an adult man. At this moment, he has a flattering smile on his face: "Second uncle, you
Getting up so early."
Zhou Xingwang nodded, glanced behind him, and asked, "Did you come by yourself?"
"Yes, my parents asked me to help you." Zhou Guishu scratched his head and said with a simple and honest face: "My mother asked me to call you daddy, but I really can't change my words for a while. Second uncle, please don't give birth to me.
It’s good to be angry…”
Zhou Xingwang was shocked: "Don't change your words, it's fine as it is."
It would be worse if it were changed!
Zhou Guishu is not a three-year-old child either. When he saw this, he understood that the Lu family was not willing to accept him. His face suddenly showed a bit of disappointment: "Let's work first. I will obey my uncle's orders. My grandma told me to be obedient.
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"Then you go home."
This was said by Chu Yunli, who stood under the eaves: "In the past many years, our family has never hired anyone. Your second uncle and my father often go out to find work to supplement the family income. Come and help.
, it’s really redundant.”
After all, he was a half-year-old child and didn't know much. Zhou Guishu felt a little reluctant to leave the stage for a while, but he was unwilling to let him go like this.
Again, he is no longer a three-year-old child, and he knows that it is difficult to move forward without money. Over the years, the family has never given up the adoption of their children to the Lu family, but they have never succeeded. Now he finally relaxed and left in anger.
...you probably know that you can only marry and have children like other children from poor families in the village, and then work with your back to the sky and face the loess for the rest of your life.
He endured the embarrassment and turned his eyes for help to his second uncle beside him.
Zhou Xingwang was caught in the middle, and for a moment he felt in a dilemma. The Lu family would be happy to send the child back, but they would definitely be scolded by his parents if he turned around.
"Come with me, let's have breakfast first."
Zhou Xingwang worked as a part-time worker and went out early in the morning to buy food. But in fact, it was not cost-effective to buy and eat.
Chu Yunli smiled half-heartedly: "I haven't done any work yet. Let's have a meal first."
Hearing this, Zhou Xingwang was a little dissatisfied: "You are a junior after all, and you can't afford a meal from our family?"
"Don't leave yet, let's talk ugly first." Chu Yunli crossed his arms and asked seriously: "Guishu, when you come to my house, are you here to be a guest, or are you here to learn from us?"
Of course Zhou Guishu did not admit that he was a guest. He also wanted to completely become a member of the Lu family and take over the Lu family's shop in the future. He immediately smiled and said: "Second aunt, I am here to learn something. If you have anything to do, please feel free to ask me."
"Well, since you are an apprentice, I won't be polite if you make a mistake!" Chu Yunli pulled the bamboo whip behind the door and said, "Forget it this morning, starting from tomorrow, you have to get up and make breakfast for our family.
.”
Zhou Guishu looked embarrassed: "But I don't know how."
There are several women in the family and a half-year-old sister, so it is never his turn to do the work at home.
"That's why I asked you to learn. If you knew everything, you wouldn't be here." Chu Yunli waved his hand: "His father, you take him to eat first, and then come back and learn to make a fire."
Zhou Xingwang's expression was hard to explain: "He came here to learn how to settle accounts and do business."
"My family doesn't raise idlers." Chu Yunli glared at him: "Jiaojiao has to be busy at home and outside the house. Who is he? Since he is here, he is our own child. You can't treat someone like a guest."
Zhou Xingwang was dumbfounded. After calculation, his wife's words made sense.
The uncle and nephew quickly disappeared at the door. After walking a long way, Zhou Guishu stuck out his tongue: "Second uncle, second aunt is so fierce."
Zhou Xingwang smiled and said: "She is a sharp-tongued person, but she is actually a very good person. As time goes by, you will know."
When he first came to live in the Lu family, he actually had no choice. The Zhou family was so poor that they had no money to marry the three brothers. Before joining the family, he also had various worries... It was not that there was no precedent for a door-to-door son-in-law in the village.
That unkind family really doesn't treat people as human beings, they just treat them like animals. You are indispensable when working, and any good things will definitely not fall on the door-to-door son-in-law.
He was worried before he came, but after he came he found that the Lu family was really nice.
The two went to the noodle stall. Zhou Xingwang now had plenty of money, and his nephew had just been beaten with a gun and a stick by his wife on his first day here, so he took the initiative to add meat to their noodles.
The noodle stalls were all run by people from the town, and they were doing business with regular customers. They were very willing to use the ingredients even after receiving the money. The uncle and nephew had their mouths full of oil after eating. Zhou Guishu even finished the soup in the end, feeling it round and round.
I really feel like I did the right thing.
After the meal was finished, the two went home.
At that time, Chu Yunli asked Jiaojiao to go to the shop and keep an eye on her, and then sent Father Lu out the door.
Lu's father felt that he was an idler, so he went to the only teahouse in the town to help. The teahouse was not big, and his work had no boundaries. He had to do everything anyway, and it was actually quite tiring. Lu Xiaoqing always wanted his father to come back and rest.
But it still doesn't make sense.
Chu Yunli took this matter to heart. After washing, the uncle and nephew had come back together. When they entered the door, they didn't know what they were talking about, and they both had smiles on their faces. However, after seeing her again, the smiles were suppressed.
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"Come here and cook. You have eaten, but we haven't eaten yet."
Zhou Xingwang hurriedly agreed and got his nephew. After he arrived here, he also learned to cook, so he was familiar with the job.
Half an hour later, the cakes were baked. Zhou Xingwang said: "Go and ask Jiaojiao to come back for dinner." He searched around the yard again, but did not find his wife: "By the way, let's see where your second aunt is.
Go to the street and ask."
Zhou Guishu hurriedly agreed and trotted all the way to the shop soon.
Jiaojiao doesn't like this cousin very much. They are one year old, but the Zhou family only likes boys. The elders have said more than once that the girl is useless, and they will secretly steal her things and give them to several younger brothers.
When he was a child, Zhou Guishu would openly grab something from an elder when he was carrying her on his back. It would be useless to complain, and he would be scolded.
Therefore, when she heard that the Zhou family's cousin was coming to live, Lu Jiaojiao inevitably remembered her childhood... Anyway, in the eyes of the Zhou family, she was not worthy of using good things.
Under such circumstances, it was strange that she was happy to see Zhou Guishu. However, those were things in the past, and she could not stop talking to her cousin because of what happened when she was a child. She suppressed the discomfort in her heart and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Zhou Guishu smiled and said: "Sister, go home for dinner. The cakes made by my second uncle are so delicious. Go back and eat them while they are hot."
Lu Jiaojiao hummed and called the person next door: "Auntie, please help me keep an eye on it."
The neighbor readily agreed. Seeing this, Zhou Guishu hurriedly said: "I've already eaten, you can go without worry. Leave this to me."
Lu Jiaojiao was dubious: "Is it okay to leave it to you? Do you know the price?"
"I don't know." Zhou Guishu felt a little uncomfortable: "I asked the aunt next door, I have to learn it sooner or later anyway."
Lu Jiaojiao was convinced. Breakfast this morning was already very late. She was really hungry, so she walked away.
When Chu Yunli came over, she saw Zhou Guishu sweeping around with a feather duster. He was very enthusiastic and sweet to the people passing by. After seeing her, he smiled and said: "Second Aunt, go back and eat quickly."
"Are you quite used to it?" Chu Yunli asked casually.
"I've seen other people doing business." Zhou Guishu said with a smile: "I'm not afraid of my second aunt's jokes. When I was a child, I played house with others and even sold things. I dreamed of becoming a boss."
Chu Yunli nodded and went to get the money box. She immediately realized something was wrong. She stretched out her hand and pulled it and said, "There are less coins."
There are usually copper plates that can be exchanged for one penny of silver. If the guest gives you a lot of silver, you either go home to get it, or you let the guest exchange loose money first. The number of copper plates here is wrong, there are more than ten coins missing.
Zhou Guishu's expression changed slightly: "I have never touched the box. Before I came here, Jiaojiao was staying here. Would you like to ask my second aunt?"
"She doesn't know how to take it!" Chu Yunli put down the box: "Are you going to argue with me here, or are you going to go home and talk to me?"
There was no market today, but people were coming and going on the street. Zhou Guishu couldn't afford to be embarrassed, so after a slight hesitation, he came out of the counter and explained in a low voice along the way: "I really didn't take it!"
As soon as he entered Lu's house, Chu Yunli bolted the door, pulled open the bamboo whip placed behind the door, and asked in a loud voice: "Jiaojiao, have you touched the copper plate?"