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Chapter 24 The Zhou family is in Lingnan
"What?" Zhou Shiye's eyes widened in disbelief. He was so excited that his body jumped a little, and he accidentally touched the wound. The pain made him grin, and it took him a while to calm down.

He stared at Zhou Shitang, "Are you sure this is good news and not bad news?"

This was simply bad news for him.

He doesn't want to learn any craft.

If you don’t learn, don’t learn.

"Of course this is good news." Zhou Shitang continued, "Look, our house doesn't have a fence, so any animal can crawl in. I don't feel safe when I sleep at night. If I don't sleep well, I won't be energetic when I wake up the next day. If you don’t have a good life, you will be beaten.”

"If you learn this craft, you can make small stools, fences, and small baskets to hold things without spending money."

"Now my family doesn't have much money. In order to live a good life, we can only learn a craft to earn a living."

Zhou Shiye listened to every word his sister said and felt that it made sense. He nodded, "I'll try to learn it."

"Where's the big brother? Do you want to tell him? If you don't tell me, aunt will arrange something for us again behind our back."

Zhou Shitang: "Of course I have to say it. I will send some food to grandma later and tell my elder brother by the way."

Mrs. Zhou gave birth to two sons and a daughter. She now lives with the eldest son and his family.

The eldest, Zhou Yanshao, gave birth to a son and two daughters.His son Zhou Mingyi ranked first, and his eldest daughter also ranked first.The youngest daughter, the fourth in the family, had been frail and sick since she was a child. She died on the road to exile and had to find a place to bury her.

The second child, Zhou Yancheng, gave birth to two sons and two daughters.Zhou Shimu ranked second, Zhou Shiye ranked third, Zhou Shiruo ranked second, and Zhou Shitang ranked third.

Men and women line up separately.

It is not a disaster for nuns, Mrs. Zhou’s daughter is still in the capital.

Zhou Shiye added: "Didn't you say there is another bad news? What is the bad news? With the good news as a foreshadowing, I think the bad news is not a big deal."

Zhou Shitang: "It's better to wait until mother and second brother come back and let dad talk to you. I won't say more."

Zhou Shiye: "I don't know what kind of riddle you want to play."

"Tangtang, the water at home is almost gone. Go get some water and come back." Zhou Yancheng walked into the kitchen and was about to boil water to scald the pork. When he found that there was not much water left, he shouted loudly.

"I know, let's go now." Zhou Shitang responded and patted Zhou Shiye on the shoulder, "You have a good rest. You can work after you have a good rest."

Zhou Shiye, who was originally moved to tears, heard the following words: "..."

Do you dare to care about him just to let him work?
Do you still have any love for your brother?

Zhou Shitang walked to the kitchen and picked up a big, old bucket.

She looked at the dilapidated house and lamented that life was not easy.

Their house was made of mud, and the old table, stools and other items were already in the house. They wiped them clean and used them when they first arrived.

Everything is broken.

The government gave them three months' worth of coarse grains, which was considered a loan to them first. Later, they had to work to earn money and pay it back. After eating, it was gone.

Zhou Shitang took a look at the food at home and felt that he should go out to visit the mountains more often. The mountains are a treasure house that can fill his stomach.

Zhou Yancheng poured some water into the large pot, then used the remaining water to wash the pork. He picked up the kitchen knife and prepared to cut the pork. When he went down with the knife, nothing was cut.

They have had no meat to eat for half a month, only wild vegetables, and there is no need for this kitchen knife.

Zhou Yancheng didn't expect this kitchen knife to be so useless.

Zhou Shitang glanced at the knife and said, "Dad, that knife is already dull. You need to take it out and sharpen it with a whetstone. There should be a whetstone outside." Everything they use now is inherited from their previous family. The furniture and kitchen utensils are there, but they are very old and shabby and can barely be used.

"Okay, I'll go out and sharpen the kitchen knife, lest your mother comes back and says I didn't do anything." Zhou Yancheng walked out with the kitchen knife and looked for the whetstone.

Zhou Shitang quickly picked up the water that Zhou Yancheng had just used to wash the pork. The water was put in a basin. He picked up the big wooden bucket with his other hand and walked out quickly.

Zhou Yancheng searched around but couldn't find a whetstone. "Tangtang, we don't seem to have a whetstone at home."

Zhou Shitang did not believe in evil, so she put down the big basin and barrel and started looking. Finally, she found the whetstone in a place covered with moss and weeds by the wall.

No matter how tall or dense the weeds are, they will completely block the whetstone.

Zhou Shitang bent down, pushed aside the weeds, picked up the whetstone with one hand, strode towards Zhou Yancheng, and said with a proud smile: "Dad, isn't this right? From now on, you should brighten your eyes and see everything."

Zhou Yancheng nodded, "I understand."

Zhou Shitang put the whetstone next to Zhou Yancheng's feet, and brought the big basin filled with water, "Dad, sprinkle some water on the whetstone, and then you can start sharpening the knife. Don't hurt your fingers."

If you are injured and the wound is not treated properly, it can easily become inflamed, which can be fatal in severe cases.

The youngest sister in the family is gone, and she doesn't want to see anyone like this again.

Zhou Yancheng: "..."

Suddenly I felt like a waste.

He felt that when he saw Su Bo'an next time, it was necessary to discuss with him how to survive in Lingnan.

In order for his family to live a good life, he can no longer be such a waste.

As for face, no one should laugh at anyone.

Su Bo'an has lived here for three years and should be very experienced. It would be right for him to ask him.

Zhou Yancheng nodded, "Go and fetch water. Come back quickly."

There was moss growing around the whetstone. Zhou Yancheng scraped it with his hand, but it couldn't be scraped off, so he simply ignored it. He cleaned the surface of the whetstone with water and began to sharpen the knife back and forth.

He moves clumsily and slowly.

Zhou Shitang saw that his father had taken advantage of it, so he felt that there was no problem, so he picked up the big wooden barrel and walked out.

Zhou Shiruo was chopping firewood. She had only recently learned to chop wood. She was sweating profusely, her arms were sore, and her waist was very tired.

When she saw Zhou Shitang preparing to go out, she took a moment to look at her and said, "Please be safe."

"I got it, sister, you can chop wood in peace and wait for me to come back." Zhou Shitang waved his hand casually and strode outside.

There is a river here, and everyone washes clothes in the river. When the weather is hot, many children sneak into the river to take a bath.

The river was relatively far from Zhou's home, and Zhou Shitang had no plans to go there to fetch water.

Fortunately, she knew there was a well nearby, and their family had been going to that well to get water recently.

Zhou Shitang came to fetch water several times, and she came to the well by the familiar route.

This is a deep well, the wellhead is surrounded by stones, leaving only a small hole.

Zhou Shitang slowly lowered the barrel. When he saw that the barrel was touching the water, he sat down and waited.

(End of this chapter)