"What good fortune did the Zhou family have? First they caught a wild boar, which was still warm, and then they caught a wild rabbit. What do you think we can get from going into the mountains? We can't even get an empty basket when we pick up mushrooms. Sigh~"
"Who says it's not? I think it's Old Man Zhou who is blessing us. Otherwise, how could the family above become prosperous after his death? It's only been a few days, and the family's debt of several dozen taels has been paid off. I don't know where this fortune came from. It's not something that can be paid off by picking up a wild boar. There must be other ways to make a fortune."
"Yes, if you knew, I would go with you to worship. We don't ask for great wealth, we just want to have enough food and drink."
"Okay, let's go home. What's the point of guarding here? The crops in the field will remain the same. It's not like we can get a few more pounds just by guarding a little longer."
Everyone brushed the mud off their butts, picked up their hoes and followed Zhou Mingshu back to the village.
Zhou Mingyuan trotted home and started shouting loudly as soon as he entered the door.
"Grandma, mother, I caught a rabbit! Come and see~"
The sound was so loud that half of the people in the village could hear it.
It woke up Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan who were both hungover.
Zhou Laoer burped, and the smell of his breath made him want to vomit.
He rubbed his eyes, put on his coat and prepared to get out of bed. Before he had buttoned his shirt, Zhou Mingyuan pushed the door open.
"Dad, I caught a rabbit! I caught it myself, and it's a gray one. Look how cute it is, and how soft it is."
After saying that, he ran away again, shouting in one room after another.
"Uncle, I caught a rabbit! It's so cute and furry. Come and look."
Although Zhou Laosan was woken up, he had not yet recovered from the discomfort. Then he felt that his eyelids were propped up by something, which made him feel uncomfortable. He could only endure the discomfort and concentrate.
"Awesome, you're awesome." As he said this, he moved his arms and then fell into a deep sleep again.
After receiving positive feedback, Zhou Mingyuan wanted to run to the backyard, but when he passed the main hall, he was grabbed by the ear by Old Lady Zhou.
"I want to ask you if you remember your name. Come here and be quiet for a while. Your howling can be heard by half the village."
So Zhou Mingyuan was forcibly dragged into the main room.
Boss Zhou in the backyard escaped a disaster.
In order to make it easier to watch, Mrs. Zhou took a larger basket and put the rabbit in it.
The smaller the rabbit is, the cuter it is. This rabbit looks like it has not been weaned yet and is only the size of an adult's palm.
Zhou Mingyuan took some fresh grass and fed it to his pet one by one.
Zhou Minghua, who was standing by, grabbed the edge of the basket and watched intently.
"This little rabbit is so cute, third brother, you are so awesome~" The soft and tender childish voice was generous in praising people.
Zhou Mingyuan had never been so satisfied. "Si Ya, if you like, let's play with the little rabbit. When I catch one next time, I'll give this one to you. How about that?"
"Yes, yes, third brother is so kind." Zhou Minghua took a step forward, hugged the squatting Zhou Mingyuan, and kissed him.
Zhou Mingyuan showed his big white teeth with gaps in his mouth. He also had admirers.
Old Mrs. Zhou and several sisters-in-law laughed as they watched the two children playing in front of them.
Sandan was a boy who was easy to coax. Si Ya just said a few nice words and coaxed his rabbit away. He really couldn't resist being coaxed.
Mrs. Liu stopped sewing and said, "Haha, Cuifen, what will happen to Sandan if he can't stand being coaxed? He might get coaxed away by other girls by accident."
"Who cares? As long as he doesn't have a crooked mouth or squinting eyes, or missing limbs, it's fine." Zhu felt very sweet in her heart as she looked at her young son.
"Sister-in-law, why are your requirements so low? Mingyuan has picked out the best qualities of you and my second brother. I wonder how many girls you will charm when you grow up. Besides, each of us got married by the orders of our parents and the matchmaker. How can he enter the house if you don't nod your head?" Feng said with a smile.
"The child is so young, but he starts thinking about these things. He has no shame in telling others about them." Old Mrs. Zhou gave him a scolding look.
"Mom, we were just joking at home, how could we possibly tell this outside?"
"You're right, Daya is already sixteen this year, and will be seventeen after this year, and there's still no movement from you?"
"This... I also want to make some movement, but the situation of our family has not been good in the past two years, and there are no matchmakers coming..." Speaking of this topic, the atmosphere became a little heavy, and Liu was not as excited as before.
"Well, with you and the eldest brother here, I won't interfere too much in Daya's marriage. I can understand that no one came to visit us before because our family was in a bad situation. Now we have made money and paid off our debts. It won't be long before everyone knows about the wild boar we caught. Maybe the ointment will also be known to others. What I want to say is that you should open your eyes and see clearly what they are looking for. You must consider the family. If you make a mistake and mistreat Daya, I will not forgive you two."
Mrs. Zhou was very thoughtful and what she said was quite serious. Mrs. Liu's expression froze and she quickly agreed.
"Don't wait for someone to come to you and ask. You should pay attention to the children of marriageable age in the nearby villages. They won't marry too far away anyway. Wait for the matchmaker to come and ask. Whether the information is reliable or not is another matter. So you should act early. You should also pay attention to Dazhi's matter. Children of similar age to him have already been chosen."
Old Mrs. Zhou thought about it and suddenly an idea came to her mind.
In a couple of days she would have to go to her brother's house, that is, the children's uncle's house, to pay back the money she borrowed from him.
It's a good opportunity to ask if there are any girls and boys of the right age in the village. The playmates who grew up with me are now grandparents, and their grandchildren should be about the same age as my own.
Zhou Mingqin was embroidering flowers in the backyard when she accidentally sneezed and wet the fabric in her hands.
At Erya's request, she had to embroider a butterfly on both cuffs. Butterflies are harder to embroider than flowers. This one almost cost her life, and there was another one to come. She would never agree to such a difficult request again.
After a morning, the clothes of everyone in the house except the two maids were ready.
"Oh, that's great. This time we bought good fabrics. As long as we take good care of them, they will last for two or three years without breaking."
"Yes, yes. I haven't worn new clothes for two years. I'm going to put them on tomorrow and take a walk around the village."
"Hahaha, okay, let's go for a walk together and show them that our family is not that poor anymore. Then they can quickly introduce you to a good family so that you can find a daughter-in-law."
Old Mrs. Zhou sorted out the scraps of cloth left over from cutting and tied them together.
"There are still a lot of scraps of cloth left. You can make a few pairs of shoes. You can make them as you see fit. If you can't make them this time, you can make them next time. When you are done with this busy period, you can make new clothes. Then everyone will have new shoes to wear."
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