jdhmnovel Chapter 262 You should thank your father for leaving you in Zhoujiawan
Chapter 262 You should thank your father for leaving you in Zhoujiawan
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Jiahua took his wife and children to visit his father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings.
Xie Cuilian bought some cigarettes and alcohol, and also brought some cloth, cakes, etc. for her parents, brother, sister-in-law, and younger siblings. She filled a whole basket before she finished packing the gifts.
Zhou Jiahua borrowed Zhou Jiafu's bicycle, fixed the basket to the back seat of the bicycle with a shoulder pole, Zhou Qinghong sat on the front bar, Xie Cuilian sat in the back holding Zhou Xiao, and they headed towards Xiejia Village in a very proud manner.
The son has already separated from the family, and Zhou's mother does not interfere with how they honor their father-in-law and mother-in-law. Moreover, Xie Cuilian did not come back for the New Year last year, and this year she has a rare free time, so it is only right for her to bring more gifts to her parents...
Zhou Chuanyi did not restrict Dong Huiru's travel, but he did not want to cause trouble for those who showed goodwill to him.
The children are not around. I sent telegrams to them, but they said they were busy with work and had no time to come back. If I went to the provincial capital, I would just sit there doing nothing. It would be better for me to stay in Zhoujiawan and be accompanied by fellow villagers, so that the New Year would be more lively.
When Zhou Rong was carrying gifts to Zhou Chuanguo, Zhou Chuantai and others to wish them a happy new year, he passed by Zhou Dewang's house and saw Dong Huiru and Zhang Xiuying sitting at the door reading a book. He smiled and said, "Happy New Year, Teacher Dong and Teacher Zhang! It's New Year's Day, and you still don't forget to study?!"
Dong Huiru smiled and said, "I haven't been busy these days, so I'm reading to kill time."
Zhou Rong: "After paying New Year's greetings to my uncle and his family, I have some free time. How about coming to my house? Let's play cards?"
Dong Huiru: “…I can’t.”
Zhang Xiuying closed the book and said, "I know a little bit. I'll play with you. We're busy all year long, so just take a day off. Teacher Dong doesn't know, so let him watch us play."
Dong Huiru: “…”
Zhou Rong paid his New Year's greetings very quickly, said some auspicious words at Zhou Chuanguo's homes, put down the New Year's greetings and left.
Zhou Chuanguo and his friends wanted to keep him for dinner, but Zhou Rong refused, saying that they had guests at home and it would be the same if they came to eat next time.
When Zhou Rong arrived home, Dong Huiru and Zhang Xiuying had already arrived, bringing two bottles of wine and two bags of cakes for Zhou's father and mother.
Zhou Rong said he wanted to play cards. Zhou's mother said she would join in as they were currently short of one person and wanted to ask Chen Moli to join in. However, Chen Moli said she didn't know how to play cards and Zhou Wei also needed someone to take care of her.
Zhou's mother said, "Leave the child to Jiafu. He is the father and it is his responsibility to take care of the child. You have to work and take care of the child on weekdays. You are busy all the time. Take a day off today.
If you don’t know how to play cards, just watch us play or let Wucai teach you.”
Chen Moli said with emotion: "Thank you for your understanding, Mom! Jiafu's work is very hard. After a year, he can only have a good rest during the New Year. Let him have a good rest, and I will take care of Weiwei.
You guys can have fun, Qi Guang and I will make lunch together at noon."
Zhou Jiaguang heard this and said happily: "Thank you, second sister-in-law! I will help you take care of Weiwei in the afternoon."
Chen Moli: "Okay, can you guys go somewhere farther away to play with the firecrackers? Your second brother needs to rest later, and I'm afraid of disturbing him."
Zhou Jiaguang: “No problem!”
Looking at the harmonious atmosphere of the Zhou family, Zhang Xiuying said enviously: "Your family is so happy."
Mother Zhou: "Teacher Zhang is also a blessed person. When the children are on vacation, I will definitely come to see you."
Zhang Xiuying smiled sadly and didn't respond.
Since Chen Moli doesn’t want to play, Zhou Cai has to play.
The cards we play now are "Shang Daren, Qiu Yiji, transformed three thousand, seventy scholars, you Xiaosheng, eight or nine sons, good at doing benevolence, can know courtesy."
(card)
Almost everyone in Zhoujiawan knows how to play it.
There was no jackpot, and after playing two rounds, Zhou Rong felt it was boring and suggested paying money, with a minimum bet of 5 cents.
Everyone thought this was a good idea and agreed to transfer money.
The original owner played cards carelessly, and if he really played for money, he would only lose.
Zhou Rong's biological mother in her previous life was an expert at playing cards. She learned a few tricks from her parents when she was accompanying them. Plus, she liked counting cards, so after a few rounds, she was the one winning all the money.
Every time Zhang Xiuying lost money, Dong Huiru, who was sitting next to her, would help her pay.
In order to thank Dong Huiru for his careful teaching of Zhou Jiaxing, and him and Zhang Xiuying for their dedication to the demonstration base, Zhou Chuanyi asked the village to cover all their food rations and calculate their work points every day.
When the village distributed dividends, Dong Huiru and Zhang Xiuying also got some money. Their previous salaries were both over 100 yuan, so they had some savings.
But Dong Huiru still joked: "Zhou Rong, you are good at studying, but you are also so good at playing cards. I am almost losing all the money in my pocket."
Zhou Rong smiled and said, "I'm just lucky. There's no restaurant here. Otherwise, I would use the money I won to treat you all to a meal!"
Zhang Xiuying: "You didn't even win two dollars in total. If we really go to a restaurant, you'll have to pay for it."
Zhou Rong: "Thanks to my mother, I have never had to pay for food. I have saved some money in the past few years, which is more than enough to treat everyone to a meal."
Zhou's mother joked, "There are few people in Zhoujiawan who can match your card skills. We are all old, and you young people will dominate the world in the future.
Please be careful with your money. As children get older, they will cost more, especially when they start their own families, and spend money like water.
Qi Guang's cooking skills have improved recently. Let him show off his cooking skills at noon. Teacher Dong and Teacher Zhang will try it and give some suggestions to see if there is room for improvement."
Zhang Xiuying: "Okay, then we are in for a treat."
Everyone continued to play cards and chat. Near noon, Zhou Chuanguo's youngest daughter Zhou Yulan and Zhou Chuantai's oldest daughter Zhou Fang each brought a jar of one-pound sweet potato liquor and a bag of sugar, and came with their husbands and several children to wish Zhou's father and mother a happy new year.
When guests came, Zhou's mother and her family had to disperse and entertain the guests.
Zhou Cai poured a cup of brown sugar water for each of Zhou Yulan and the others.
Zhou's mother gave a dime red envelope to all the children who came, regardless of age.
Zhou Yulan opened the red envelope under the pretext of helping her child keep it, and saw that there was only a dime in it. She felt a little disgusted, thinking that Zhou's mother and her family were doing well in the city, but they only gave her a dime. That was too stingy, and it was not even enough for her to buy a gift.
But she didn't say it, and kept a smile on her face. "I heard that my third uncle works in the meat processing factory. Erhua and Sanfu are regular employees in the factory. Darong and her three sisters even studied at night college. They all have good jobs. It's enviable to hear them."
Zhou Fang also thought the red envelope amount was a little small, and said sourly: "If my father was willing to send me to the countryside to study in a high school, with my ability, I would definitely be able to pass the entrance exam to junior high school and high school, and go to college. It shouldn't be difficult, and now I can be an official in the city like Darong."
Zhou Rong heard from Zhou's father that Zhou Yulan and Zhou Fang were both selfish people who despised the poor and loved the rich. After they got married, they seldom returned to Zhoujiawan. When they came back, they treated their uncle as if he didn't exist and didn't even say hello when they met.
The person who came to my house today probably has bad intentions.
Zhou Rong would never show mercy to those who had impure motives and loved to be weird. He sneered and said, "If you had studied hard back then, you would have been captured to be a wife of a bandit leader or harmed by those shameless officers and soldiers.
You should thank your father for keeping you in Zhoujiawan, otherwise how would you have the chance to marry into a good family and have four lovely children?"
Zhou Fang: “…”