Chapter 60.5: Hope

PS: It's really a day of frequent oolongs......

This is what is missing between chapters 60 and 61......

Thank you for the carefulness and reminder of Ye Wuji's classmates......

…… Instead of putting a very unstable bomb around you.

When the three brothers and sisters returned to Zhou's house, it was almost dinner time, and Mrs. Zhou was sitting on the kang and scolding Zhou Jun. As Zhou Chen designed, Zhou Jun went out for a day and didn't bring back a single sparrow. The Zhou family lost one person's work, and they didn't even get a few sparrows for Zhou Hongxiang's family, which was an unbearable loss for Mrs. Zhou, and she would never give up if she didn't scold.

Zhou Jun squatted under the north kang of the east house with his head down, his fingers picking at the dried mud on the upper of his shoes, looking like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and the old lady Zhou scolded him like foam.

When Zhou Yang's three brothers and sisters entered the door, Mrs. Zhou's drooping triangular eyes glared at her like poison, and Zhou Yang pressed Zhou Wanwan's head into his arms, for fear of scaring her. Zhou Chen hurriedly untied the grass nest in his hand and took out the fat and big rabbit.

This rabbit rescued the scolded Zhou Jun and the Zhou family, and the dinner was about to be far away.

Because of this rabbit, the family ate extra sweet dinner. This is real meat, not a fishy pig, but a fatty and tender fresh meat. For the Zhou family, who have not tasted a bite of meat for more than three years, the attraction of this rabbit is simply incomparable.

As for the origin of the rabbit, according to the brothers who had agreed in advance," ...... I caught it in the grove of Dongdagou. Zhou Yang omitted all the details and explained in the simplest language.

"I'll catch it tomorrow!" Zhou Jun couldn't sit still. threw down the rice bowl that he licked cleanly and squatted on the kang.

"Hurry up and get me to work! How dare I count on you?! Old Mrs. Zhou pointed the ground, and Zhou Jun's head drooped in frustration.

"That grove in Dongdagou is only a few acres of land, can it hold rabbits?" Yan Fengying pouted and was unconvinced, Brother Zhou Yang was luckier than his son, "It must have come from somewhere else, so that you blind cats ran into dead rats." ”

"It's a lucky cat to meet a dead mouse. At least not hungry. Zhou Chen coldly pushed Wang Fengying back.

"Are you lucky? Then you go and touch it, and you can handle it if you pick up a rabbit for me a day! Wang Fengying pointed at Zhou Chen with chopsticks and began to shout: "Are you talking to the elders?" Third brother, that's it, why don't you smoke him with a big sole? ”

Zhou Chunliang drank porridge on the kang. Silent.

Zhou Chen was about to speak again, but was pulled by Zhou Yang, he took a deep breath and closed his mouth.

Zhou Yang stood up and hugged Zhou Wanwan. pulled Zhou Chen and stared at Wang Fengying silently. Wang Fengying was a little short of breath by Zhou Yang's eyes, and originally wanted to use the topic to play and sprinkle the depression of being scolded by Mrs. Zhou on Zhou Chen, but Zhou Yang was deflated at a glance. I could only watch the three brothers and sisters return to the Westinghouse.

Zhou Juan stared at the backs of the three siblings suspiciously, her eyes narrowed.

"Don't quarrel with her, you can't make sense, you can only make a fuss." Back in the West House, Zhou Yang saw that Zhou Chen was still a little unhappy and persuaded him.

"I know. But looking at her like that today, she is just looking for our stubble, and we have to be bitten twice by her, so it is better to simply go back and vent your anger! "Zhou Chen is rarely angry with the Zhou family now, and even quarrels can analyze the pros and cons so calmly.

"We're nothing. I'm afraid that I will offend her ruthlessly, and she will bully her while we are not at home. Zhou Yang touched Zhou Wanwan's head and sighed very lowly.

Zhou Chen was anxious when he heard this, picked up Zhou Wanwan, held her arm, and stared at her sister's eyes carefully, "Nannan, the eldest brother and the second brother are not at home, is someone bullying you?" ”

"No one bullied me." Zhou Wanwan touched Zhou Chen's face with a smile, "They don't dare." ”

"You remember. If someone dares to bully you, you must tell the second brother, and the second brother will help you beat her! Zhou Chen looked deeply into Zhou Wanwan's eyes and said, "You must tell the second brother." Got it? ”

"Got it." Zhou Wanwan nodded obediently, "Who dares to bully me and let the second brother beat her!" ”

Zhou Chen was relieved, thought about it, and reviewed with Zhou Yang, "I shouldn't offend her for the sake of pleasure." We are still so young, and it is really uneasy to put it in this home. ”

"As long as the two of us are angry, no one dares to underestimate us." Zhou Yang comforted Zhou Chen, "Why are you also your own relatives, you can't make a black hand to us for no reason." Let's both pay attention in the future, if there is no need, don't fight, just wait for Nan Nan to be older, it would be good if she could send her to school. ”

"Hmm. I listen to my eldest brother. Zhou Chen touched Zhou Wanwan's fluffy and soft little hair curls, and responded in a low voice, "We still have to hurry up and make more money, if not, we will send Nannan to the primary school in the commune, I heard that several teachers in the commune primary school graduated from the normal school, and the teaching place is good." ”

"It's a little more money, and the tuition fees for the primary school in the town are a lot more expensive. And she can't be a disadvantage when she goes to school in the town to eat and wear, but she can't let other children bully her because her family is poor. Zhou Yang began to think very seriously about going to the town's primary school in the evening.

"I thought the milk would allow us to catch rabbits again tomorrow so we could sell fish again." Zhou Chen said regretfully, "I didn't expect to let the eldest aunt mix it up." ”

The old people all said that "Xiaoman watered the wheat field", the water vapor has become heavier and heavier these days, and there must be a rain before and after Xiaoman, and then we can sell it again. Zhou Yang said to Zhou Chen as if he had already thought about it, "It's not a few days before Xiaoman." ”

Compared with Zhou Chen's randomness, Zhou Yang has a more calm determination and plan for life. These days, he seems to be more and more able to grasp the people and things around him, it is the kind of steadiness that has been thoughtful in all aspects in advance, and then goes down step by step, this kind of confidence and control is something that Zhou Wanwan rarely saw in Zhou Yang, who has become an adult, in his previous life.

The Zhou Yang brothers in their previous life were trapped in the abyss of hunger at this time and could not extricate themselves, and they had to worry about their dying lives at any time.

And a few years later, when they finally grew up and had a little control over their lives, they were hit by Zhou Chen's death. Zhou Yang's later life has been spent in the regret and pain of losing his younger brother, and at the same time, he has to endure physical pain to take care of his sister, deal with the difficulties of Mrs. Zhou and his stepmother, and struggle to survive in an extremely poor environment. All of this has squeezed Zhou Yang's growth space to the extreme, turning him into a vague and sad labor symbol, except for taking care of his sister, he has no expectations for life. also made him completely lose what he was supposed to be.

In this life, the situation of the Zhou Yang brothers is completely different from that in their previous life. The younger sister they took care of with all their heart grew into a beautiful doll that was smart and healthy; They are largely free from the threat of starvation; Their physical health and strength can provide the strongest guarantee for the rise of the spirit; They are basically free from the shackles of their families, can look at the people of the Zhou family more objectively and thoroughly, and can also resist the harm they give well; They can even make a lot of money and have a positive and sound plan for the future.

All this has greatly increased their confidence in themselves and their future, and also allowed them to grow rapidly. Therefore, Zhou Chen is smart and flexible, and Zhou Yang is steady and proper, this is what they should be.

Zhou Wanwan is full of confidence in the two elder brothers, with the improvement of the living environment, the broadening of horizons, and the growth of age and experience, the two elder brothers will be more excellent, and their growth will be more rapid. These are the real foundation of their happy life, and nothing can replace them.

This is also Zhou Wanwan's biggest goal in this life, she can give her two brothers the greatest material help, but the ability to live happily needs them to obtain it themselves.

Now, in the west house of the Zhou family, a house with black walls, dim lighting, and simple and dilapidated, because of Zhou Yang's firmness, because of Zhou Chen's cleverness and agility, and because of Zhou Wanwan's joyful expectations, life has become so worth looking forward to, so beautiful and colorful.

Speaking of selling fish next time, Zhou Chen wants to eat roast rabbit meat again...... (To be continued.) )