the farmer's old attack

Chapter 3

When Zhou Shan heard someone calling him, he quickly raised his head and saw Tang Qing smiling at him. Zhou Shan curled his lips, and his eyes seemed to tell Tang Qing that you were disturbing me, with a very unhappy expression.

Tang Qing shouted again when he saw that Zhou Shan was motionless and looked like he owed him eight million. I don't know why, but this kid seems to have a big opinion against him.

Seeing Tang Qing shouting again, Zhou Shan got up helplessly and walked towards Tang Qing. "What's the matter?" His tone was rather impatient. I heard from some children in the village that Tang Qing didn't like his brother at all, and he only married his brother for work!

He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard these words, and his mother-in-law kept talking about it every day. Tang Qing had never visited him even though he had been here for so long. Doesn't this mean that he doesn't want to see their family? Although this was an official match, it was a bit too much to not even take a look in private. From then on, Zhou Shan didn't have a good look when he saw Tang Qing.

"No, take it home and eat it." Tang Qing handed a rabbit and two chickens to Zhou Shan's hand. You little brat, you are not that big, but you are quite angry. There was not much flesh on his body, and although his clothes were in tatters, they were still quite clean.

"Ah?" Zhou Shan obviously didn't react. Why, after a while, I had a rabbit and two chickens in my hand. And he didn't expect that Tang Qing would give these to him. He thought he was going to show off in front of him, and his hands were trembling a little.

"Ah, what? Send him home quickly. If he runs away later, he won't even be able to eat fast meat." It was obvious that Tang Qing was deliberately trying to tease Zhou Shan. When he saw that the silly kid hadn't come over anyway, he twitched. Shut up, there must be something wrong with your brain.

Then he ignored him and walked home. He had just taken two steps when he saw Zhou Shan hurriedly carrying the vegetable basket and running towards home with the prey. He accidentally turned his foot on the way, but it was nothing serious. Tang Qingle left after a while, leaving behind a group of stunned friends.

"Mom, look what I brought back." It was noon, Zhou Shan hurried home with rabbits and chickens, and started shouting before he even stepped into the door of the house. Zhou Shanniang heard her son's cry in the house and quickly came out to see him.

"Hey, where did this come from?" Zhou Shanniang asked quickly when she saw her child carrying a rabbit and chicken, for fear that her child would do something bad.

"Brother Qing gave it to me," Zhou Shan said to Zhou Shan while taking hay to tie the rabbit's feet. Therefore, children are children, and they will change their minds after just picking up something to coax them.

"Is that Tang Qing at the foot of the south mountain?" Zhou Shanniang asked with some suspicion, "Where did he get these things?"

"Hey, when I came back, I heard people in the village saying that Brother Qing came in early in the morning. When I came out of the mountain, I took a lot of prey with me. I was not digging wild vegetables and hemp with the waiter and others in the small forest over there. He called me a few times and gave these to me." Zhou Shan said a little bit. I'm sorry, after all, Tang Qing called him several times just now and he didn't respond.

"Is this really what he gave to our family?" Zhou Shanniang obviously couldn't believe it.

"Mom, don't worry. He really gave it to me. How can it be fake if he put it in my hands?" Zhou Shan supported his mother and went into the house. The sun at this time was too poisonous. His mother was injured when she gave birth to him, but she couldn't withstand the intense sun.

In the evening, Zhou Qing and his father Zhou Dafu returned home from work in the fields. When they saw the things in the yard, they all asked Zhou Shan where they came from. Zhou Shan had no choice but to scratch his head and say it again.

"His father, it seems that this boy Qing doesn't look down on our family." There was silence in the room for a long time before Zhou Shanniang spoke. As soon as Zhou Shanniang finished speaking, everyone else nodded in agreement.

Marrying a brother is different from marrying a daughter-in-law. In the Ming Dynasty, the status of a man was not even as good as that of a woman. Many families would give a chicken as a betrothal gift to a man. This Tang Qing didn't just give Xiapin two chickens and a rabbit all at once. It was more intense than other Xiapin, so it was obvious that he didn't look down on the Zhou family.

"In my opinion, this guy Qing is a newbie here. He doesn't know many people, so he doesn't feel comfortable coming here. Besides, he has a permanent residence and is busy with work. I heard he was sick a while ago. How can he have time to come here?" Come to the door, I must have been busy and brought something to apologize." Seeing that everyone in the family agreed with her, Zhou Shanniang spoke her opinion enthusiastically. As the saying goes, the mother-in-law is becoming more and more pleased with her son-in-law. I guess Zhou Shanniang is satisfied with Tang Qing!

"Okay, since they gave it, let's just accept it. I can still afford this gift from my brother-in-law." Zhou Dafu's words can be regarded as agreeing with Zhou Shanniang's words, and he also recognized Tang Qing as his brother-in-law. The previous All those dissatisfactions disappeared.

"That's right, if you can bear it, then let's deal with these things from his father?" Zhou Shanniang also followed Zhou Dafu's words and asked.

Chow Tai Fook thought for a while and said: "We will eat one chicken and send the other to the old house. It will be used as the mourning money we gave this year. We will keep the rabbit and sell it in the town another day." Although he could not My parents like it, but their share of the family property is not small. Over the years, they have not felt sorry for them. They should still fulfill their filial piety.

Hearing this, Zhou Shan's mother didn't say anything. She asked Zhou Shan to deliver a chicken to the old house and call back Zhou He who had gone to play somewhere. He carried a chicken into the kitchen to work, leaving Zhou Qing staring at the rabbit in confusion.

He knew since he was a child that he was not liked by his grandparents, and even his parents were not liked by his grandparents. One time, he worked hard and received all the praise from his family. From that time on, he fell in love with working. He feels that as long as someone recognizes him, he is worthy of happiness.

But how can other people's brothers be so exposed to wind and sun? Because they work more, they eat more, and the more they eat, the faster they grow. At first, no one cared about it, until they later grew taller than average. My family started to notice it when my brother was still a tall child.

But it was too late at this time. He was still growing taller, even more than the average boy! This is serious, that boy is willing to marry a rough and taller brother than the boy, and those who don't know think he is a man.

From then on, his mother would sigh when she saw him. After the age of sixteen, all the brothers of his age were getting married one after another. He had not yet had any come to propose marriage, and no one even asked. He began to envy those brothers. After waiting for another two years, there was still no one. When someone proposed marriage, his mother asked the matchmaker again and again, but when he heard about his situation, the others shook their heads, and he gave up the idea after that.

With the thought of breaking the pot, he would be officially matched when he was twenty anyway, and another two years passed. But at this time, he became a little nervous. He didn't know who the other party was, and he didn't know where he would be matched. I was so scared, but I didn't dare to tell others.

It wasn't until he received the news that he was assigned to a refugee who had settled in the village. He felt a little relieved. Fortunately, he was not assigned to a distant place, but in the village. Even if it was worse, he would still have family to help him. He secretly visited the man and found that he had no arms or legs. He was quite handsome. He had heard that he had read books and could read.

It's not that he hasn't been secretly happy in his heart, but it's been more than half a year, and the man hasn't done anything. He didn't even ask him, so the secret joy that just arose in him was cut off. Now that he's like this again, I really don't know what to do. Zhou Qing, who was at a loss, took out the soles of a pair of shoes that he had thrown half way into his feet and started working on them again.

Zhou Qing had not finished a few stitches in the house when he heard his mother calling him from the kitchen. He quickly put down his shoe soles and went to the kitchen. "Mother, what do you want me to do?"

"It's okay, mother, why can't I call you? Go to the stove and help stoke the fire." Zhou Shan's mother saw Zhou Qing coming and quickly gave him instructions.

Zhou Qing was a little strange. His mother never let him enter the kitchen before. What happened today? Although I have doubts in my heart. But he still did as he was told.

"Qingzi, mother didn't let you into the kitchen before because she was afraid that you would be tired. You are so tired from working in the field every day. How could mother bear to have you still working when you come back?" Zhou Shanniang said to Zhou Qing while doing the dishes. Said.

"Mom, I'm not working hard."

"You kid, hey." Zhou Shanniang sighed, "I really didn't pay attention to it before, but it wasn't until today that I really felt that you were getting married. This girl is too old to stay, and her son is too old. Bu Zhongliu, my mother wants you to stay at home all the time. You have been obedient since you were a child. Even when your eldest and second sisters were ugly, you were the only one who stayed quiet and never cried or made trouble. You were better than them. I can do it. I really feel sorry for you. You will be married in the blink of an eye. I have wronged you all these years." Mother Zhou Shan was about to burst into tears.

"Mom, please don't cry. My son is not wronged." Zhou Qing's eyes were red when he heard this. Seeing that his mother was crying, he quickly advised her.

"Mom, don't cry. Mom is so happy. I'm glad that you are finally getting married. Your child has never let me worry about anything in my life. Only this marriage has made my mother's hair turn white. Now someone finally wants you. Mom is happy from the bottom of her heart, but she is also a little worried. The brothers in other families have been busy in the kitchen since they were young. You see, you haven't been in the kitchen a few times since you were a child. Mom, you are worried. What should you do if you get married? Although I have no parents-in-law or brothers, I am afraid of being rejected if I don't know how to cook. I have no choice but to make ends meet. You have to pick up your cooking skills quickly, and the soles of your shoes have not been finished for a long time. I will put on the uppers for you later. The uppers you made are really ugly." said Zhou Shanniang. Nagging while busy.

Zhou Qing's face turned red as he listened to his mother's words. When he thought of his mother's words, he also began to carefully look at how his mother did it. From time to time, he had to help. One was dedicated to teaching, the other was dedicated to learning, and after a while he worked hard. Dinner is ready.

A pot of roasted chicken with potatoes and a pot of stir-fried wild vegetables use the chicken fat from the freshly roasted chicken. Just these two dishes made the Zhou family gulp down their saliva, they are even comparable to Chinese New Year! As soon as the dishes were served, they couldn't help but pick them up.

Zhou Qing looked at the smiles on his family's faces and couldn't help but laugh. If only I could be this happy forever.

Tang Qing didn't know what the Zhou family was thinking. He was simmering soup with chicken and medicinal herbs at the moment. His health was not as bad as usual, and the root cause of the disease was at work. You have to take good supplements, and this medicinal diet is the most nourishing. Fortunately, I used to be in the medicinal materials business and have been doing it for more than 20 years. The number of prescriptions accumulated over the past twenty years is countless, and the number of doctors is even greater. I also followed a few old Chinese medicine practitioners to learn medical skills. Although serious illnesses cannot be cured, a few common ailments can indeed be cured.

Meimeidi stewed a pot of chicken soup and stuffed half a rabbit with potatoes. She didn't even cook the rice and just ate it like this. It was twice as good.