Chapter 112 Why don’t you just forget about me?
Chapter 112 Why don’t you just forget about me?
It is already the end of the winter month in the lunar calendar, and the Chinese New Year is only one month away.
It has not rained in the southern region since the rain last autumn.
The villagers finally realized something and began to watch their food supplies closely, calculating their daily meals.
Many people had almost no harvest of the wheat they planted in the second season, and many people began to move in groups to the nearby mountains.
The price of grain in the city also increased, from four or five cents per dou to seven or eight cents, almost doubling.
The food in Zhou Lingling's space has already filled more than a dozen granaries, and Fugui'er is still working overtime to plant it.
this day,
My eldest brother Zhou Chi, who had not been home for a month, came back from the academy.
Half a year after leaving the Zhou family, the brothers Zhou Chi and Zhou Yun have grown a lot taller and are now almost 1.7 meters tall.
This made the person, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, scratch his head in anxiety.
"Mom! I'm going to my grandparents' house to get some big bones!"
Zhou Lingling shouted into the kitchen and then took her two brothers to her grandparents' house.
Zhou Chi hasn't been back for a long time, so I should go and pay him a visit.
Zhou Lingling was after the big bones from her maternal grandparents' family.
As for Zhou Yun, he naturally went to help his sister move things.
Zhou Yun said: As long as my sister doesn't ask me to endorse the books, I'll do anything...
Arrive at Chen’s house.
The old lady was the only one at home.
Uncle Chen and grandfather both sell meat at the butcher stall, while Aunt Chen sells braised food as usual. Sometimes when they are too busy, both father and son can lend a hand.
Chen Jiakang went to the pub every day and occasionally stayed there with Erniu.
Eldest brother Jiaping is no longer in the cloth shop. Zhou Lingling wants him to go to Zhouji, but Aunt Chen disagrees, saying that it is impossible for two brothers to go to the same store.
Although Zhou Lingling herself didn't care, Aunt Chen was very persistent.
Seeing that her cousin was not very willing to be a waiter, Zhou Lingling asked him for his opinion.
Chen Jiaping himself wanted to continue studying.
There was no way before, but now that the situation at home is better, Chen Jiaping's heart has rekindled.
Zhou Lingling naturally strongly supported this. After some discussion, the Chen family sent Chen Jiaping to live next door.
Aunt Chen said, "Uncle Wu taught Chi Ge'er, so he must be able to teach Jia Ping as well. Once a teacher, always a father. From now on, let Jia Ping take care of him in his old age."
With her mother's words, Chen Jiaping would live next door every now and then. On weekdays, he would study with Wu Xiucai and help with housework.
Now that Zhou Lingling's family is doing well, she also wants her grandparents to live well. If her eldest cousin really has some talent for studying, she will do her best to send him to academy.
Ginseng's two life-saving graces have already been used on Big Brother and Brother Zhuo, but it doesn't matter, she still has a bargaining chip that the Liu family can't refuse...
When Old Mrs. Chen saw the three brothers and sisters coming, she immediately couldn't stop smiling.
"Chi'er has lost weight again. He's almost as thin as the bamboo pole in our yard!"
The old lady looked at her grandson with such heartache that she couldn't help but complain about her own daughter:
"Your mother is really something. Studying all day in the academy is hard enough, and she runs her own restaurant, but she doesn't even think of sending you food every now and then!"
Zhou Chi smiled slightly and comforted his grandmother: "Grandma, I have grown taller."
"My mother wanted to send me food, but the rules of the academy don't allow parents to send food, so as not to ruin my study."
The old lady curled her lips and wanted to say something about the academy, but then she remembered that her grandson was studying in the best academy in their Yunshui County, so she swallowed the words back.
"Okay, okay, Brother Chi, you've always been sensible. Just remember, while studying is important, your health is far more important, okay?"
Zhou Chi nodded solemnly, feeling warm in his heart.
"Don't worry, grandma. I will definitely pay attention."
Old Mrs. Chen talked to her eldest grandson, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, for a while and then let go.
"I know you're going to go see that crazy old man next door. Go ahead and ask him to come over for dinner later."
Zhou Chi smiled and said, "The one who knows me best is my grandmother."
Old Mrs. Chen slapped him and said, "Still quibbling with me!"
Zhou Chi didn't dodge at all, letting the old lady pat him lightly, then he clasped his fists to his grandmother and retreated.
Only then did Old Mrs. Chen's gaze fall on her granddaughter sitting beside her.
"Oh, my dear grandson is here too! Look at my eyes. Have you had breakfast? What do you want to eat for lunch? Grandma will make it for you!"
Zhou Lingling sat on the chair, swinging her feet, and turned a deaf ear to the old lady's words.
snort!
I've been sitting here for a long time, and you just discovered it!
It's true that he forgot about his granddaughter after having a grandson!
hum!
She also has a bad temper, okay!
Old Mrs. Chen ignored her other grandson and kept calling him "darling".
"It's all grandma's fault. Why didn't she look after my dear grandson?"
"It's all your eldest brother's fault for being too tall. He's blocking my darling grandson's way..."
Zhou Lingling, who was about to give the old lady a way out, said: "..."
noon,
Wu Xiucai, Chen Jiaping and Zhou Chi came back from next door together.
The two brothers supported Wu Xiucai on both sides, and the latter's mouth was almost grinning to his ears.
Chen Jiaping didn't feel the slightest bit embarrassed to ask his younger brother for advice. He asked his cousin about his learning methods and what he had seen and heard in the academy...
One is eager to learn, the other is open-minded.
Wu Xiucai sighed, "I have no great ambitions in my life, nor do I have great talents. I have only reached the level of a scholar in the imperial examinations, and have failed the imperial examinations many times. This is my misfortune, but also my greatest fortune."
"If I had passed the imperial examination, I wouldn't have lived in the Chen family for over ten years, and I wouldn't have met you two good disciples..."
Zhou Lingling deeply agreed with this.
“Destiny is always strange. Even if it closes a door for you, who knows if it has opened a window for you?”
Wu Xiucai smiled brightly: "Well, well, well, you are so insightful at such a young age. If you were a man, you would definitely be no less capable than your elder brother!"
Mrs. Chen put the last dish on the table and happened to hear what Wu Xiucai said. She glared at him angrily:
"What's wrong with not being a man? Did I eat your rice?"
"Studying is so great, isn't it? My dear grandson can still write and paint even without studying, and can still earn money to support the family. Can you do that?"
When Wu Xiucai was confronted by the old lady, he reflexively shrank his neck.
Well... he is a magnanimous man and doesn't argue with the elderly, the weak, women and children.
At the same time, Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen came back pushing a wheelbarrow.
The two of them came back to eat first. Uncle Chen was going to deliver food to Father Chen, and Aunt Chen was going to start preparing the braised dishes for tomorrow.
As soon as they got home, Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen were very happy to see so many people at home.
"Girl Ling, you haven't been to our house for a long time."
"Chi Ge'er, you haven't been here for a long time. Is studying in the academy tiring? Remember to take care of yourself..."
Zhou Yun's melancholy turned into appetite. He turned a blind eye to the fact that he was forgotten and feasted on the delicious dishes made by his grandma on the table.
It is a cause for celebration that Old Mrs. Chen finally saw her second grandson.
"Brother Yun'er still has such a good appetite. Come and eat more of this..."
Old Mrs. Chen smiled kindly.
Zhou Yun: "..." Or maybe you should just forget about me?
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