Chapter VII Separation

Lu Gui looked funny. Slidly, lonely, gloatingly, standing there.

Because Lu Gui is a servant and his status is quite low, no one has beaten him, no one has noticed him, and no one has greeted him.

Lu Gui felt bored and turned to leave.

When turning to the corner of a house and coming to a window, Lu Gui overheard the conversation between Zhou Hai and Zhang Cui.

It turned out that Zhou Hai saw that his brother was ruthless and domineering and separated the family, and Zhang Cui stepped forward to reason, but the reasoning failed. Zhou Hai felt that he was too useless, so he ran back to the house alone, wanting to stay alone for a while.

Seeing this, Zhang Cui was worried that Zhou Hai would not be able to figure it out, and was afraid that there would be an accident, so he left his relatives and friends and followed Zhou Hai. When he entered the house, Zhou Hai was in a stable mood, so he put his mind at ease, but he couldn't think about it.

At this time, Zhang Cui cried, sobbing and intermittently.

Zhou Hai comforted and spoke quietly.

Lu Gui couldn't hear clearly.

Zhang Cui suddenly became impatient, crying and complaining, and later said loudly: "Your brother is really unfair. Horses and carriages are the most useful, but they are not separated. ”

Lu Gui heard it clearly.

Zhou Hai didn't know what to say, and said vigorously, "It's okay, it's okay......"

Zhang Cui said angrily: "You know that it's okay, it's okay." The fields that are divided are all marginal and cornered, and the harvest may not be good when planting grain. Have you thought about it, what will you eat and wear in the future, only drink the northwest wind barely. ”

Then, he nodded Zhou Hai's forehead with his hand: "What do you say?" ”

Zhou Hai muttered for a long time, without any opinion, and couldn't say why.

Zhang Cui said: "You are a man, so you can say a word and take an idea." ”

Zhou Hai was forced by Zhang Cui to be Mo Fa and said, "Don't cry, don't force me." Until now, the sky is as people wish. Didn't you tell me that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain? ”

Zhang Cui said: "I persuaded you, it was in front of your father's grave, I'm afraid that you won't be able to open it, so I will persuade you!" It is better to say than to sing, there is a road, there is a road, where do you say the road is? ”

Zhou Hai said: "Otherwise, I'll go and beg my eldest brother not to split up, and I'll compromise and give in to him, is it okay?" ”

Zhang Cui let out a breath in her nostrils, "snorted", and said, "You are still a man, you are so unambitious." Don't make me look down on you. ”

Zhou Hai asked rhetorically: "I have no ambition, but we still have Uncle Lu, he has ambition, and he is also good at farm work!" ”

Zhang Cui argued: "Uncle Lu is good, but he is almost sixty years old. ”

Zhou Hai pulled it back and said, "No matter how old he is, he can still work in the field." ”

Zhang Cui showed the "killer feature" and asked rhetorically: "Then when you are old, what will you do in the future?" ”

When it comes to his heart, Zhou Hai will not open his mouth.

When Lu Gui heard this, he really couldn't listen to it, so he walked in straight and said, "Don't make any noise." ”

Seeing Lu Gui suddenly appear, Zhou Hai and Zhang Cui looked at each other, stopped arguing, and looked at each other in a daze.

Lu Gui said: "Zhou Jiang forcibly divided the family and gave me to you. Please rest assured that although I am old, my energy is not declining. You can do the work, and you can endure the hardship. If you work hard, work for a few more years, earn more family business, and ensure that you don't have to worry about it in the future. ”

Hearing Lu Gui's resolute statement, Zhou Hai was a little moved and encouraged.

Zhou Hai said: "That's annoying Uncle Lu!" It is impossible for a living person to be suffocated by urine. Otherwise, I'll learn from you how to grow crops. ”

Zhang Cui waited for this sentence and encouraged Zhou Hai vigorously, saying: "Being a man should be like this." Do what you say you will do, don't just say nice things. ”

It turned out that Zhang Cui used a radical plan to inspire Zhou Hai to do farm work.

Such an effect was achieved, Zhang Cui turned from worry to joy, and tears to laughter.

As long as you are diligent and hardworking, relying on your own hands, why worry about food and clothing, life will always be better.

Zhang Cui is no longer sad and full of confidence in the future.

Seeing that Zhang Cui's face was happy, hope was ignited in his heart, and Lu Gui was also happy in his heart.

Lu Gui said: "Mr. Zhou can afford me, and before he died, he made a will, asking you to treat me as a father." Here, I also make a statement, I also want to treat you as sons and daughters-in-law. ”

When Zhou Hai heard this, he was so moved that tears fell.

When he needs help, only Lu Gui never gives up on himself. immediately pulled Zhang Cui, knelt down together, called "Dad" three times in a row, and kowtowed three times in a row.

Lu Gui hurriedly helped Zhou Hai and Zhang Cui up separately and said, "Hurry up, don't be polite." I don't have a biological son or daughter-in-law, and you just lost your biological father, and now you are a family. There will be something for me to eat, and there will be something for you to eat. ”

Zhou Hai made his eyes look and asked Zhang Cui to call Zhou Shao.

After a while, Zhou Shao came.

Zhou Hai asked Zhou Shao to kneel down and kowtow, and called grandpa.

Zhou Shao was young and unreasonable, so he did what his father told him.

Since then, in daily life, Zhou Hai, Zhang Cui, and Zhou Shao have correspondingly called Lu Gui his father or grandfather, and Zhang Cui his mother or mother-in-law.

This improvised family, although some members are not related to each other by blood, are also happy and harmonious.

In the afternoon, Lu Gui came to ask for the separation contract and asked for the detailed bill. Divide the items, including pots and pans, and count them one by one according to the contract. Then they all moved back.

In the evening, several relatives stayed for dinner. Zhou Jiang asked Wang Lan to fry a few appetizers, it was lively, you respect me, I respect you, and drank it.

Zhou Jiang pretended to invite Zhou Hai to come over and drink with his relatives. Zhou Hai deliberately did not go.

The relatives drank until late at night before they dispersed.

The next day, Zhou Jiang called a carpenter and changed the hall into two rooms and two doors. Open the door separately and enter and exit without interfering with each other.

Since then, Zhou Hai and Zhou Jiang have separated and lived their own lives.

In the past, Zhou Hai was spoiled by his father and developed a lazy habit, and he usually didn't bother to help the oil bottle when it was poured.

How easy is it to work in the fields today?

Zhou Hai followed Lu Gui to the field, shroping seedlings, threshing, only to know that the pot was cast in iron.

Near noon, the scorching sun was in the sky, scorching the earth.

I also saw that in the seedling field, there were many leeches, swimming around, and Zhou Hai was terrified.

At this time, there happened to be a few leeches that sucked on Zhou Hai's calves, with fine skin and tender flesh, and blood flowed down the calves.

Where could Zhou Hai stand it, he jumped up in fright. I was thirsty, went home to drink water, and ran back.

Cut the rice handle, bend over, and cut out the cocoon with your hands.

Threshing the grain, holding the rice handle, waving the square wooden barrel, the arm hurts.

Pick the paddy back. The two baskets of rice in front and back, about more than 100 catties, rested on both ends of the flat shoulder. Put the flat shoulder on his shoulder, follow the same step, walk hard, and the shoulders are ground out of blood blisters.

After only two or three days, Zhou Hai shouted that he was too tired to stand it.

In contrast, Lu Gui worked for several days in a row, and he didn't shout and get tired.

It seems that the ginger is still old and spicy.

When my brother and sister-in-law saw my brother, I couldn't eat and was tired from doing farm work, so I came over at night to laugh.

Zhou Jiang sneered: "Yo, tsk, brother, look at this farm work, it's not done by people!" Because you are human, you can't do farm work. I used to work hard in the fields, and I never saw myself as a human being. ”

Wang Lan also gloated and laughed: "Brother, do you think it's so easy to do farm work? After going out to work for a few days, I experienced the hardship! ”

These words, the two sang and harmonized, choking Zhou Hai so much that he couldn't say a word.

After Zhou Jiang and his wife left, Zhou Hai thought, "Hmph! Don't get too complacent. In the future, if I have enough gold and silver, I will not have to do all this farm work, so that you will be envious and jealous. ”

In the face of cynicism, I can only think so. This is just a spiritual self-comfort.

But is it so easy to get enough gold and silver? Moreover, if he is so weak, cowardly, and afraid, and has no ability to make money, where can he get all that gold and silver?

Zhou Hai thought about it, but just smiled bitterly.

It was night, and Zhou Hai fell asleep early.

Before he could sleep soundly, he heard someone shouting, "The flood is coming!" Run, run. ”

Zhou Hai hurriedly got out of bed, climbed onto the roof, and took a look. Not far away, I saw that the flood was surging, the waves were turbulent, and they were rushing head-on.

So he hurried down and woke up Zhang Cui.

Zhou Hai said: "When the flood comes, run quickly, if you don't run, it will be too late." ”

Zhang Cui woke up and said, "Where did the flood come from, don't dream, hurry up and sleep!" ”

Zhou Hai said: "It's true, don't coax you, run!" ”

By this time, the house was already flooded, and the flood water had flooded in.

Zhang Cui felt that the situation was serious and woke up her son Zhou Shao.

I didn't have time to put on my clothes, so we ran out of the house together.

As soon as I ran out of the door, a gust of wind blew, flying sand and rocks, and the dilapidated houses were blown down.

Zhou Hai's heart was desolate, but he couldn't manage it so much, so he could only run forward vigorously.

At this time, the flood had rushed over and buried Zhou Hai.

Zhang Cui and Zhou Shao were scattered, and the two of them did not know where to go.

Zhou Hai struggled in the water and shouted: "Help, help!" ”

At this time, Zhang Cui swam over, rescued Zhou Hai, pressed his chest, and a mouthful of water gushed out from Zhou Haikou......

Zhou Hai woke up suddenly, it turned out that he had a dream.

Zhang Cui was still beside the pillow, sleeping soundly. Zhou Hai thought about this dream, and couldn't sleep until dawn, and opened his eyes until dawn.

Early the next morning, Zhou Hai told Zhang Cui about this dream and asked, "Is it auspicious or fierce?" ”

Zhang Cui just smiled and said, "I don't know, it's just a dream, don't pay too much attention to it." If you really can't do it, go to a fortune teller and tell a hexagram! ”