It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to the village. Da Zhuang was a down-to-earth person. He dropped Zhou Yang off at the door of his house and then left.
Zhou Yang lives in a new house. Although there are only two adobe houses, it was built with the help of his father-in-law Li Fengnian and his four elder brothers.
Zhou Yang shouted twice at the top of his lungs outside the yard, but when he heard no response from inside, Zhou Yang knew that his stupid wife must have gone to work again.
Open the courtyard door, first take out a key from under the flower pot under the window sill, and open the door to the house.
Afterwards, Zhou Yang moved the supplies purchased outside the gate into the house one by one.
Seeing that it was still early, Zhou Yang decided to go to his mother-in-law's house first, pick up Bao'er, and tell his mother-in-law to have dinner at his house in the evening.
When he came back, Zhou Yang decided to prepare a few dishes in the evening, and then have a meal with his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and several uncles and buddies.
Zhou Yang is grateful from the bottom of his heart for his father-in-law's family.
Although his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and several uncles complained about his inability to lift his hands and shoulders, Aiwujiwuxia still provided great help to their little family.
First, my father-in-law, who had been honest and upright all his life, arranged for himself to be a scorekeeper against his will, so that he could earn work points every day without having to go to the fields to do farm work.
At the same time, the mother-in-law also took over the responsibility of taking care of the child after Bao'er was born.
While he and Li Youwei were working, Baoer was left with his mother-in-law.
As for the uncles, they were their family's free labor force. They helped build the house, and they also built the courtyard walls.
Even the firewood that Zhou Yang's family burns every year is brought back to him from a forest farm dozens of kilometers away by his uncles in their free time.
In this era of scarcity, family members may be beaten to death for even a little food. It is common for brothers to fight against each other, and girls are even thrown out by married girls, like the Li family. It's rare for a son-in-law to go out of his way to help him.
Therefore, Zhou Yang vowed in this life not only to let Li Youwei live a good life, but also to bring his uncles and brothers together to make a fortune and live a happy life.
I found a small basket from home, then cut off a piece of meat, put a pack of brown sugar in it, took out a can from the box of malted milk, stuffed all these things into the basket, and Zhou Yang was ready to go out.
But just when he turned around, he seemed to remember something, grabbed a handful of White Rabbit toffees and put them in his pocket, then locked the door and left!
My father-in-law's family lived behind Zhou Yang's house, which was separated by seven or eight households. The straight-line distance was less than 100 meters.
Speaking of this, Zhou Yang had to complain about his father-in-law, Li Fengnian, who was a slave to his daughter.
After giving birth to four sons in a row, he got a little girl like Li Youwei. Li Fengnian held his daughter in his hands for fear of dropping it, and held it in his mouth for fear that it would melt. His preference for girls over boys was written all over his face.
When she was not married, Li Youwei ate fine grains at home, while others ate coarse grains. Even Li Youwei's new sisters-in-law did not receive this treatment.
None of the four brothers in the Li family had any education, but Li Youwei was raised until she graduated from high school.
When his daughter got married, Li Fengnian originally planned to expand his house, add a room for the young couple, and let them live in the Li family. In fact, he did not want his daughter to be too far away from him.
But this matter was rejected by him. Zhou Yang was still somewhat aloof as a scholar. He was worried that others would say that he had stepped in, so he would rather live with Li Youwei in the dormitory of the educated youth spot than live in the Li family.
In desperation, Li Fengnian could only take his four sons and built a small courtyard for them not far from the Li family compound.
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When Zhou Yang came to Li's house, he heard children playing in the yard from a distance.
Xun Sheng looked around and found six or seven little children chasing each other and playing in the yard, including his precious daughter.
These children are all the third generation of the Li family, the children of his older uncles who are stupid, big and black.
It has to be said that people in this era have really poor fertility. All five of Li Fengnian's children are married, and all of them have children of their own.
The eldest brother Li Jianguo is 26 years old, has been married for 7 years, and has 3 children.
The second brother, Li Guoqing, is 24 years old, has been married for 6 years, and has two children.
The third brother, Li Jianjun, is 23 years old, has been married for 5 years, and has two children.
The fourth brother, Li Guoqiang and Li Youwei, are twins. They are 21 years old this year, have been married for 3 years, and have one child.
Counting Bao'er, the third generation of the Li family has nine children.
What's more important is that now Li Youwei's third and fourth sisters-in-law are pregnant. In the near future, the Li family will have another child.
If children were born at this rate, Zhou Yang couldn't even imagine how many people there would be in the third generation of the Li family by the time of family planning!
Looking further away, Zhou Yang saw two women, an old man and a young man, sitting on a square stool in the shade under the eaves, talking. They did not notice Zhou Yang's arrival.
The older one is Zhou Yang's mother-in-law Zhang Guiying. If he remembers correctly, she should be 46 years old this year.
However, due to years of hard work and raising five children, she looks much older than her actual age. At first glance, she is at least fifty-six years old.
The young one is Li Youwei's fourth sister-in-law. Looking at her swollen belly, you can tell that she is very old and she should be at home waiting for delivery.
"Creak!" The sound of pushing the door first alarmed the children in the yard.
After seeing Zhou Yang, the older Huzi said loudly: "My uncle is here!"
"Bao'er, your father is here to find you!"
After Baoer saw Zhou Yang, he immediately left Chunni at his third brother's house and ran towards Zhou Yang with his two short legs. At the same time, his two little arms grew huge!
Zhou Yang was afraid that she would fall, so he immediately took a few steps to meet her!
The moment the father and daughter met, Zhou Yang suddenly lifted up the little girl with his right hand, and at the same time, he scented Bao'er's dirty little face.
"Gee, Dad, you're back!"
"Well, I'm back. Does Bao'er miss his father?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.
"think!"
"How much do you think?"
"I think about it so much, I think so!"
As she spoke, the little girl opened her arms and gestured an exaggerated distance, showing how much she missed him!
Zhou Yang looked at Bao'er's red face and couldn't help but feel very good. He immediately took out a piece of white rabbit from his pocket and handed it to Bao'er's hand!
"Yeah, it's the white rabbit. Bao'er likes it so much!"
Hearing that there was a white rabbit, several other little children also gathered around and looked at Zhou Yang eagerly.
Zhou Yang was not stingy. He immediately took out all the toffees in his pocket and divided them among the little guys, which caused bursts of cheers from the little guys.
