In Zhou Zhi's eyes, although this cheap dad is hardworking and willing to work, his most obvious characteristic is that he is weak and bullying outside, but he is tyrannical at home. And he has always treated Zhou Zhi with a black face, and he has hardly given Zhou Zhi a good look, let alone caring for Zhou Zhi. He and the "loving father" are not at all compatible.

He was able to say such a sentence today, which made Zhou Zhi really surprised, and at the same time, a warm current rose from the bottom of his heart, he didn't expect this cheap dad to have such a side. Zhou Zhi couldn't help but stand still, almost holding his breath and listening carefully to what Daddy said.

"Brother Zhang said it well yesterday, Xiao Zhi shouldn't go to the Chen family to apologize, anyway, he offended the Chen family, no matter how useless it is. Alas! I was also scared by the Chen family, but this person can't be a soft bone for the rest of his life.

By the way, damn it, how do you say Xiao Zhi can be literate all of a sudden? I still know so many words, I really can't figure it out. Zhou Tie asked in a very soft tone.

"A month ago, my child was planted on a ridge, and after that coma, I noticed that Xiao Zhi had changed a lot. This kid should have broken his mind, his mind bright, and his mind was lively. His father, have you thought about it, according to Xiaozhi's mind, maybe he can really be a little bit good at reading. Didn't Brother Zhang also say yesterday that this kid is a piece of reading material? Zhou He said softly.

Daddy Zhou Tie didn't speak for a while, and only said after a long time, "Reading? You don't see that the people in the town and county who are reading have gray hair, and they still don't have a reputation, and their families are in a mess.

Although Xiao Zhi knew so many words at once, it is not a reading material in my opinion. My Zhou family has been a farmer for generations, and there has never been a scholar. I think that even if I read a book, I won't be able to read anything famous.

Besides, Xiao Zhi is now past the age of Mengxue, and the prince of social studies will not accept him.

Besides, when will the work at home be separated from the small? Studying is the business of those rich families, and for a poor family like ours, how can I sustain it with my labor alone?

Alas! Brother Zhang sometimes thinks well, but sometimes he doesn't understand things very well. ”

Zhou Zhi could hear that his father did not support his reading, but there was a lot of helplessness hidden in his words.

After a little relief, Zhou Tie continued, "If my Zhou family is really open-eyed and about to become a scholar, I think this matter should also fall on Xiao Cheng." Xiaocheng has a clever mind, he has been frail and sickly since he was a child, and he is not suitable for farming.

The children and her mother, the hens in the house are going to be served, although the weather is colder, but the chickens can still lay eggs. After saving enough for a few dozen, I went to town to exchange some silver coins and save them. There is also a bet between Xiao Zhi and the third young master of the Chen family to save three stone wheat seeds for our family, which is even more to save food. Next year, if we sell some grain, we will be able to scrape together enough of Xiaocheng's bundles.

Next year, Xiaocheng will be seven years old, so I will send him to study social studies for a year to see if he has any interest. ”

"Well, what his father said is not bad, it's all up to you." Mother Zhou He has always had a soft temper and said softly.

Zhou Tie seemed to be unsatisfied, and then said, "Xiao Zhima, I am fifteen years old this year, and I will be sixteen next year, and I will also reach the age of marriage." Next year, life will be a little better, and Xiao Zhi will find a door in the neighboring village to find a fair, honest and responsible girl to set a marriage. ”

"Yes, Xiaozhi is really big, but we can't delay Xiaozhi's marriage because of our poor family." Zhou He said hurriedly.

"This day is to be saved, alas! I hope the Chen family doesn't trouble our family. Zhou Tie suddenly thought of the Chen family again, and couldn't help but sigh for a long time.

Although my father and mother didn't plan to let me study, Zhou Zhi was still very moved when he listened to them. Fathers and mothers are thinking about this family everywhere, thinking about their children everywhere, and having such a harmonious family of fathers and mothers, although they are poor, they should be content.

However, in Zhou Zhi's mind, books must be read, and the imperial examination must be examined. Since God favors you and allows you to live again, you must live a wonderful life, and you must not live a life in a mess.

Returning to the bedroom lightly, the younger brother Zhou Shaocheng slept in Zhengxiang. He was very dishonest when he slept, always kicking the quilt away, and Zhou Zhi gently covered the quilt for his younger brother. Then he took out a roast chicken leg that Zhang Hudan'er gave to the younger brother from his arms, put it next to the younger brother's pillow, and then took off his shoes and lay on the kang with his clothes closed.

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"Today's weather is really good, mother, hasn't Xiao Zhi gotten up yet? Today is the time to dry the rice. "My sister Zhou Luyun returned from the neighbor's house early and talked to her mother outside the house.

"Xiao Zhi was busy all night last night, let him sleep for a while." The mother was worried about waking Zhou Zhi up, so she lowered her voice and said.

Zhou Zhi opened his sleepy eyes, he only slept for less than an hour last night, and he really felt sleepy at this time. But a new day began again, although I was busy with the work in the field, but there were still three or four stones of rice at home that had not been dried, and the dried rice had to be scooped out, all of which could not be done by my sister alone.

Zhou Zhi turned over and got off the kang, and suddenly caught a glimpse of his little brother Zhou Shaocheng's little head curled up in the quilt, gnawing on the chicken leg with relish, and smiling happily at himself. Zhou Zhi reached out and gently stroked Zhou Shaocheng's little head, and said softly, "Eat slowly, it's delicious." ”

"Fragrant, so fragrant, brother, how good it would be if our family had chicken thighs to eat every day." Zhou Shaocheng tilted his little head and said.

"Huh! Rest assured, sooner or later, our family will eat chicken thighs every day. Zhou Zhi comforted Zhou Shaocheng, hurriedly came out of the bedroom, and entered the outhouse.

It was my mother who cooked in the morning, and my sister Zhou Luyun was parking a dilapidated wheelbarrow in the yard at this time, preparing to carry the rice from the outhouse to the trolley and push it to the drying field. A bag of rice is about half a stone, and Zhou Luyun is very laborious to carry. When Zhou Zhi went to work in the fields, his sister naturally did these daily tasks alone.

Speaking of which, my sister Zhou Luyun has been working hard for this poor family. She decided on a family affair last year, and the man was a small family surnamed Hu in Gaochang Town. The Hu family opened a small silk cotton shop in Gaochang Town, and although the family was not wealthy, it was reasonable. The two sides said that they would get married this winter, but my sister always couldn't rest assured that she would leave the family, and she wanted to help her father and mother do more work to make the Zhou family's life a little better, so they postponed the wedding for another year and got married next winter.

Zhou Zhi can't go to the field today, where can my sister do the heavy work of carrying rice?

Zhou Zhi hurriedly said, "Sister, wait a minute, I'll move it." ”

Zhou Luyun smiled at Zhou Zhi and nodded slightly.

Zhou Zhi then went to his father's bedroom to visit his father. Daddy's waist has been sprained for five or six days, and after taking some external medicine from Qiu Huichun Langzhong in Baiyue Village, he has really improved. After Zhou Zhi came in, he saw that his father could half-sit on the kang. Zhou Zhi asked softly with a concerned face, "Is Daddy's waist better?" ”

Daddy Zhou Tie still had a cold face, and he didn't look at Zhou Zhi, and snorted heavily from his nostrils, "Hmm! ”

"Daddy is recuperating in peace, don't move indiscriminately, in a few days you should be able to walk slowly on the ground." Zhou Zhi whispered.

"Hmm!"

Although Dad's tone was blunt, Zhou Zhi didn't care in his heart. Because he overheard his father's words last night, Zhou Zhi now understands that his father is actually hard-mouthed, but his heart is still very kind. He loves his children very much.

Zhou Zhi returned to the outhouse, picked up a bag of rice in the corner, and strode towards the wheelbarrow parked in the courtyard.

The first generation of rice is about sixty or seventy catties, and it doesn't feel laborious to carry it. No way, this body is strong, and having such a good body is the capital to make a difference in the future.

As soon as a bag of rice was put on the car, the neighbor Aunt Li entered the yard. As soon as she entered the hospital, she shouted, "Sister-in-law of the Zhou family, have you ever seen a hen in the past two days?" ”