boyutpedia Chapter 223: Quitting
Chapter 223: Quitting
Everyone was talking and laughing, and the baby in Feng's arms was well-fed and obedient again.
It has a small, red and wrinkled face that is not fully open and its eyes won't open yet.
This is the continuation of life.
Zhou Mingshu's eyes felt a little hot as he looked at it.
"Don't crowd here, go do what you need to do, and let your aunt rest for a while."
Old Mrs. Zhou chased everyone out, and the room suddenly became quiet.
"Hongyu, have a good rest. Tomorrow morning I will send the third child to inform your parents and tell them about this happy event..."
Old Mrs. Zhou rolled up the clothes and bed sheets to wash. Since there was soap at home, all the blood-stained items could be washed clean immediately. It was really convenient to use.
There was a big happy event at home and the whole family was very happy.
The birth was at the perfect time. If it had been two days earlier, they would have been anxious.
This guy came just after the autumn harvest.
"Mom, when are we going to boil the eggs?"
"Tomorrow, we'll start cooking tomorrow." Old Mrs. Zhou smiled cheerfully.
When a new baby is born in the family, it is a happy occasion and we should send red eggs to our neighbors and relatives!
"Okay, I'll go find some red paper."
Liu went to the kitchen storage room. She remembered that there was some red paper left at home.
If you want to dye eggs red, you need red paper.
First, soak the red paper to bring out the color, then soak the eggs in the red water overnight to dye them.
The next day, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao San went to Feng's parents' home, brought his father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law over, and let them stay for a few days.
After all, there are empty rooms at home and everyone can live there.
After not seeing each other for half a year, the two elders had never expected that the Zhou family was living such a prosperous life now.
Not only were new houses built, but there were also a large number of livestock.
Feng's mother wiped her eyes and felt that her daughter had married the right person, and her life would get better and better.
There haven't been any happy events in the Zhou family in recent years, so Old Mrs. Zhou is very worried about her little grandson.
He even went to the town to ask someone to make a longevity lock for him to wear.
Feng's younger brother Feng Xinyu is slightly older than Zhou Mingzhi, and they can play together as people of the same age.
The two old people helped look after the child and took care of Mrs. Feng during her confinement.
When neighbors and relatives in the village learned that the baby was born, they came to congratulate them with copper coins and eggs.
Old Mrs. Zhou accepted them one by one and gave back red eggs. She would naturally treat everyone to a full-month banquet when the baby was one month old.
It was already early autumn when these things were dealt with.
Liu wanted to earn enough money to make jelly and braised pork for another month, so she started this business again.
But I've been really tired recently and there are so many things to do at home, so I haven't done that much.
Therefore, there was no need for so many people to go every time. Liu and Zhu took turns going to the town to mix vegetables. It was not very tiring to take turns, and they could still take care of the work in the fields.
As a result, Zhou Mingshu was able to go to the town to work as a laborer.
I haven't set up my stall for a while, and my old customers are really craving for it.
Two buckets of jelly and a plate of braised meat every day are never enough to sell, and people always fight over them.
These are the jelly and braised pork that the county magistrate praised himself!
Seeing that their business was so good, Zhou Mingshu and Chen Sheng quit their jobs.
The main thing is that every time she comes, she can't do much work and has to hurry to follow the donkey cart. It would be better if she didn't come, as she would cause more trouble.
In the past six months since she came to study, she has learned a lot of words and also recognized a lot of medicinal herbs. Her family now accepts her very much and they can discuss everything with her.
Mr. Chen knew that this girl wanted to make a lot of money, so he let her go.
"Although I have only been your teacher for half a year, I still have a master-disciple relationship with you. I think you are very talented in this area. If you have time in the future, you should read more books and learn to read. Don't neglect your studies."
"Mingshu, remember your teachings."
Zhou Mingshu calmed down and decided to stay at home making soap, teaching everyone to read, and taking care of household chores.
When Zhou Mingshu told Old Mrs. Zhou that he was quitting his job, she got so angry that she took off her shoes and was about to beat him.
"You are such a scoundrel. You didn't even discuss with your family before quitting your job. You just quit such a good job. Others can't even beg for it."
"Grandma, even though I quit my job, I can still go if I want to in the future. I just feel like there are too many things to do at home, so I want to come back and help out."
Old Mrs. Zhou was furious, but her granddaughter was also thinking about the family. Now that she had quit her job, she had no other options.
The family has been quite busy lately, so Mrs. Zhou thought about it and sighed, letting her off.
Zhou Mingshu chuckled and took Old Lady Zhou's arm and acted coquettishly.
"Grandma, just believe me. I will definitely make a lot of money and take good care of you in your old age."
Old Mrs. Zhou reached out and touched her granddaughter's forehead.
My uncle's father-in-law and mother-in-law stayed in Lianglin Village for five or six days and then left, saying that they would come back for the full moon banquet.
Before leaving, Mrs. Zhou repaid the money she had borrowed including the interest.
This money should have been repaid long ago, but there has never been a suitable opportunity. Now that I have met the person, I should pay it back.
The debts still remain to be repaid to the relatives of the eldest and second eldest sons.
Everyone will be invited to the full moon banquet and we can pay it back then, thought Old Mrs. Zhou.
How did Zhou Laosan bring his father-in-law and mother-in-law here, and how did he send them back?
Fortunately, I have a donkey and a car at home.
Zhou Laosan was a man of sweet words, and he made the old couple and his brother-in-law very happy.
The full moon banquet was held as scheduled.
It was a nice day with clear skies.
Mrs. Feng came out of the house smiling, holding the child.
After a month of care, her complexion was much better and she even gained some weight.
All the good food at home went into her stomach, and that was why both she and her daughter were plump.
When the relatives and neighbors in the yard saw the child, they all laughed and teased him.
Everyone who was related to the Zhou family was invited. There were quite a lot of people in the yard, and of course it was very noisy.
But the little guy was very supportive and didn't cry because of this.
"Hongyu, has this kid been given a name?" asked a relative.
"Aunt, he hasn't gotten up yet. My mother said to let him choose for himself later."
Let the children choose for themselves? The relatives nearby were puzzled.
How to choose for this one month old kid?
Mrs. Feng explained that the family had calculated a lot of names and wrote them on special sticks, which would be put in Sidan's hand and shaken later.
Even if the name doesn't sound nice, it was his own choice.
After she explained it, everyone understood and said with a smile that it was a good idea.
The last time we sent the old man off, the banquet was a complete disaster.
Things are different now, the banquets have been raised to a higher level.
The meat dishes at the banquet were no longer pig blood, but braised pork made by Boss Zhou himself, and mung bean jelly.
We also invited a country chef to help. In addition to these two signature dishes, there are four other main dishes.