Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

Chapter 348 If you marry her, won’t you have a title and status?

After Zhou Rong and his friends arrived at Zhoujiawan, Zhou Chuanjing was very happy to learn that Zhou Jiaguang and Zhou Qingping had been admitted to university.

In the name of the village, they were rewarded with 30 kilograms of rice, 2 kilograms of cottonseed oil, a hen, 20 eggs, and a basket of vegetables and fruits each. They were also told to open the ancestral hall early the next morning to worship their ancestors.

Zhou Jiaguang suggested using their reward to make lunch, and Zhou Qingping nodded in support.

Father Zhou smiled and said, "I never thought that you would be admitted to university and we would also benefit from it."

Zhou Jiaguang: "Dad, your days of enjoying the glory have just begun. When I learn more knowledge in college and invent some powerful equipment, I will make sure that our family's award certificates can cover a whole wall!"

Father Zhou: "Really? Then I'll wait!"

Zhou Chuanguo wanted to take his father and mother to his home for dinner, but his father said, "Brother, we brought back some food, and the village gave Qi Guang and Da Wa some rewards. We want to celebrate, so you can call the second brother and the fourth brother to come over for a drink!"

Zhou Chuanguo: "Qi Guang and Da Wa are amazing, especially Da Wa, who was admitted to university at such a young age. We must celebrate!

I'll call your sister-in-law to help with the cooking, and bring over the wine that Jiafeng and the others brought back during the Chinese New Year, so we brothers can have a drink together."

Father Zhou: “Okay!”

Zhou's mother said to Zhou Jiaguang, "Qi Guang, we will be back in the city early the day after tomorrow. From now on, you will be the boss of this family. You can arrange lunch."

Zhou Jiaguang: "No problem! Now I'll assign tasks to everyone. The rice distributed by the village needs to be ground as soon as possible to make cooking easier later. Qinghong went to push the mill while Nini, Xiaoxiao and Weiwei, helped clean the ground rice.

I will kill the chicken and cook, Qingping will help with the side dishes and light the fire, Qingan will fetch water from the well, clean out the water tank and fill it up, my parents and my eldest sister can sit down and rest, or walk around and learn about the latest news in the village. ”

Zhou Qinghong raised his hand in protest: "Uncle, isn't grinding done by animals? If you ask me to do that job, by the time I finish grinding 60 kilograms of rice, my bones will fall apart!"

Zhou Jiaguang: "I used to push the mill when I was a child. I ground the rice flour for the whole family to make Yuebanbaba. I ground it for a whole day. Have you ever seen my bones fall apart?

And my parents and older sister all used to push millstones when they lived in the village. Are you guys busy?

Go and look at other families in the village. Which family doesn't have people working hard? As the eldest grandson of our family, you must set a good example for your sisters. You must not be afraid of difficulties or shirk your responsibilities!"

Zhou Qinghong: "...Forget it, the truth has been taken, whatever I say is wrong, I'm going to go grind the mill."

When Zhou Qinghong went to push the millstone, Zhou Qingan grabbed Zhou Jiaguang and said in a discontented voice: "Uncle, we are in the same group, how can you assign such a heavy job as carrying water to me?"

Zhou Jiaguang: "I'm not asking you to fetch water, I'm asking you to lift water. You often carry a bucket in one hand in Chang'an, so it's easy for you to fill a water tank.

Besides, no one can do this except you! Look, your brother, Nini, Xiaoxiao, Weiwei, my parents and your mom, who can be sent to fetch water?

If you can convince them to do the work for you, I don't care. I just want to have water in the tank."

Zhou Qingan looked around and found that he really couldn't make use of the people his uncle mentioned. Hey, the job of fetching water must belong to him...

Zhou's mother and Zhou Rong were very satisfied with Zhou Jiaguang's arrangement. They didn't want to be idle, so they helped everyone pack their luggage and clean the rooms, while Zhou's father chopped firewood in the yard.

Aunt Cao Dayun brought some eggs and pickles from home to Zhou Rong's house.

Seeing Zhou Jiaguang and Zhou Qingping busy in the kitchen, she went to chat with Zhou's mother and Zhou Rong.

After chatting for a while, Cao Dayun whispered, "I want to find a matchmaker for the fourth child and introduce Zheng Lan to him. What do you think?"

The sudden proposal surprised Zhou's mother and Zhou Rong.

Zhou's mother asked: "Who is Zheng Lan? Can she be trusted?"

Cao Dayun quickly told Zhou's mother about Zheng Lan's experience and added: "Xiaohua is a weak child. She has been sick several times from last year to this year. It was the fourth child who borrowed a donkey cart and took Zheng Lan and her daughter to the clinic.

I often saw Lao Si bringing food to Zheng Lan, and Zheng Lan also helped Lao Si wash and mend clothes.

These two people must be interested in each other, but they are just too embarrassed to say it. It is just right for me to be the middleman and help them break the window paper. "

Mother Zhou: "Zheng Lan is a poor person. It would be a great thing for her to form a family with the fourth child. When the fourth child comes to eat later, we will ask for his opinion."

Zhou Rong: "Marriage is a matter between two people. We should not only ask for Fourth Uncle's opinion, but also understand Zheng Lan's true thoughts. If she doesn't want to, we can't force her.

We saved her in the first place because we wanted to give her and Xiaohua a chance to live again. We didn't want anything from her. We can't do anything to demand repayment."

Cao Dayun: "I know this, so I didn't act on my own. I came to discuss it with you first. If you hadn't come back today, I would have planned to observe for a while and find a suitable opportunity to ask them their thoughts separately."

Mother Zhou: "Let's first find out what the fourth child thinks, and then go to Zheng Lan's house later to feel out the situation. If she doesn't want to get married, forget it."

Cao Dayun: “Okay!”

Zhou's father hadn't been reunited with his brothers for three years. During the meal, he pulled Zhou Chuanguo, Zhou Chuantai, and Zhou Chuanan to drink and talk about the interesting things he saw in the city.

Zhou Chuanguo and others would also tell Zhou's father about some of the things that happened in Zhoujiawan.

Zhou Jiafeng and Zhou Jiafu often sent food and daily necessities home. Zhou Chuanguo and Zhou Chuantai were in good health. Even though Zhoujiawan had encountered natural disasters and unsatisfactory harvests in recent years, they were not greatly affected.

The two of them felt sorry for Zhou Chuanan and would share some of their good things with him.

In the past, Zhou Chuanan had eaten and used all the things that were given to him. After Zheng Lan and her daughter settled in Zhoujiawan, he felt that they were too pitiful and always gave them some of his things.

Zhou Chuantai once ran into Zhou Chuanan delivering something to Zheng Lan, and under the influence of alcohol, he teased, "Old Four, I just passed by Zheng Lan's house and saw that everyone was cooking, but there was no smoke coming out of her roof. I don't know what she was busy with.

If she keeps nagging, she probably won't have time to cook lunch. If she goes to work on an empty stomach, she won't be able to bear it. The third family has cooked a lot of food. How about you bring some food to exchange for a bowl of rice from the third family and then send it to her?"

Zhou Chuan'an paused with his hand holding the wine glass, blinked his eyes, and said unnaturally: "Second brother, you are getting more and more frivolous as you get older!

Zheng Lan and I are not related at all, why should I deliver food to her? Don't talk nonsense and ruin her reputation!"

Cao Dayun followed up Zhou Chuan'an's words and said, "If you marry her, won't you have a name and status? And no one will gossip about you."

Zhou Chuan'an: "...Sister-in-law, don't joke with me. I'm old enough to be someone's father, and I'm a cripple. She won't be attracted to me, and I don't want to cause trouble for her."

Zheng Lan: "What if I want to?"