When he returned to the village in the afternoon, his mother-in-law Zhang Guiying and his fourth sister-in-law Zhong Na were waiting in his yard, as well as a bunch of little carrot heads.
On the surface, I am here to help them take care of their children, but in fact, I am waiting for them to come back to see if they have really ripped off the marriage certificate.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Yang took out the fruit candies and milk candies he had just bought from the supply and marketing cooperative and distributed them to the children.
And Li Youwei showed the newly issued marriage certificate to her mother!
When she saw the two large red papers with photos and seals attached, Zhang Guiying couldn't help but shed tears.
She knew how much her daughter had suffered for this man over the years, all because of this marriage certificate. Today she finally got what she wanted.
Seeing her mother crying, Li Youwei hurriedly patted her mother on the back, and then said: "Mom, this is a good thing, why are you crying?"
"Mom is so happy for you. Your efforts over the years are worth it!" Zhang Guiying said.
Zhou Yang felt sour when he heard this.
To be honest, Li Youwei really suffered a lot during the years she was married to him.
You must know that before getting married, Li Youwei had never worked in the fields, which is unimaginable in rural areas.
But there is only one daughter in Lao Li's family, the father is the daughter, and the brothers are all sister-in-laws, so Li Youwei is raised like a girl in the city.
No, better than the girls in the city.
With her white and tender skin, quiet and intellectual temperament, and good conversational skills, no ordinary family in the city could produce such an outstanding and beautiful girl.
But since marrying him, for the sake of his grown-up face and to prevent her sister-in-law from gossiping, Li Youwei also started to learn to work in the fields, which really made her suffer.
People say that when you marry a man, you need to be clothed and fed, but Li Youwei, who married a man, not only has to support herself, but also the whole family.
Although Zhou Yang also has a job as a scorekeeper in the production team, he spends three days fishing and two days drying nets, so the work points he gets every year are really limited.
There was no way, her men were not made for farm work, so Li Youwei had to go to the fields herself to support the family.
Zhou Yang walked up to his mother-in-law, held Li Youwei's hand and said, "Mom, don't worry, I will treat Weiwei well!"
"Well, I believe you!"
Later, Zhou Yang called Li Youwei, his mother-in-law and others into the room, and then took out the purchased cloth.
"Hey, there's so much cloth, it's more than one foot!" Zhang Guiying said in surprise.
Fourth sister-in-law Zhong Na also said with envy: "There are also flower cloths, they are so beautiful..."
Zhou Yang spread the cloth and said: "Mom, here is a foot and four feet of cloth. You can take it back and cut it into clothes later! Make a suit for me and Weiwei, and a skirt for Bao'er. There is still enough left. I’ll make clothes for you, dad and the little ones at home.”
"This...how can this be done? There are so many pieces of cloth..."
Seeing that his mother-in-law was about to refuse, Zhou Yang immediately said: "Mom, thanks to your help these years, otherwise, I don't know what I would have fallen into. The money and food you subsidized our little family are far more than In this regard, all brothers are the same, and they all help us."
"I wanted to honor you before, but I was powerless! But now that I have the ability, I should spend some money on you!"
Li Youwei also echoed: "Mom, just listen to him!"
Seeing how filial her daughter and son-in-law were, Zhang Guiying couldn't help wiping her tears and said, "Hey, mother, I listen to you, you are all good children!"
Afterwards, he took Li Youwei to the back room to discuss how to use these cloths!
Zhou Yang moved the rest of the supplies into the house one by one and stored them. Seeing that it was still early, he took out paper, pen and the English journal he brought back, and started working.
Zhou Yang went to the supply and marketing cooperative frequently in the past two days, and the price of his arrogance was that he basically used up the royalties he earned in the past few days.
Therefore, making money next is his most important thing.
On the one hand, he had to make money to expand the house, but he had no choice. The current house only had two adobe rooms, which were small in size and had poor lighting, so Zhou Yang planned to expand a study room specifically for work.
In addition, bathing is also a troublesome thing. Men are fine. If they want to wash, they can just go to the reed marsh by the river or the small reservoir.
But women can't do it. They can only get some water at home and wipe it.
Now that the weather is hot, wiping has little effect, but taking a bath is more comfortable, so Zhou Yang decided to build a simple bath room at home.
As a conservative estimate, it would cost more than a hundred yuan to do all the work.
In addition to the necessary expenses that are currently needed, Zhou Yang also has to find a way to pay for the tuition for two people to go to college. Calculated based on the basic monthly expenses of 20 yuan per person, it is 240 yuan a year, or 480 yuan for two people.
For a bachelor's degree of at least 4 years, that's 1,920 yuan.
This is just the most basic living expenses. If you really go to school, the funds needed may far exceed this amount.
Moreover, as expected, they were going to take the exam for a school in the capital, because Zhou Yang was from the capital.
After arriving in the capital, it was inevitable for him to buy a yard in the capital due to his personality.
Although the courtyard is not very valuable at this time, a complete courtyard house costs at least several thousand yuan.
Therefore, Zhou Yang must start saving money from this time.
Currently, Zhou Yang's only way to make money is by translating manuscripts, so he starts working whenever he has time.
Since there was no desk at home, Zhou Yang could only place a low stool next to the grinding plate in the yard, and then lean on the grinding plate to read and write.
During this period, the fourth sister-in-law Zhong Na came over to take a look out of curiosity and found that the contents of the journal were like ghost drawings. She could not understand a single word, and then she lost interest.
In order not to disturb his work, his mother-in-law stayed in the house for a while and then left. Before leaving, she brought all the little carrots in the family to the old house.
Zhou Yang is also happy to be quiet, and his work efficiency has improved a lot!
At noon, there was no meal at home, but Li Youwei brought him a bowl of stew and two black noodle buns from her parents' house.
The stew without any oil or water really tasted ordinary, and the black-faced steamed buns were a bit throat-straining, which made it difficult for Zhou Yang, who was used to eating fine grains, to swallow.
But he also knew that the food was considered good in the village.
Nowadays, many people rely on wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger every day, and few can afford steamed buns.
Zhou Yang, who had barely coaxed him through the Five Zang Temple, couldn't help feeling a little emotional. The lives of ordinary people in this era are really too hard.
And this kind of suffering is not insurmountable. If the time comes, he must find a way out for them and lead them to make a fortune.
