Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

Chapter 132 Returning to Zhoujiawan for New Year's Greetings

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Zhou Rong and his friends got up early, rushed to the train station, and took the train back to Qingping County.

This time when he returned to Zhoujiawan, Zhou Rong brought a lot of things. He put the New Year's gifts in two baskets and fixed them together with a shoulder pole on the back seat of the bicycle.

Nini is one year older and can sit in the front bar. The second and eldest child squeeze together in the back seat with their legs in the basket.

Zhou Rong was very impressed. The bicycles at that time had a great ability to carry goods.

Zhou Jiaguang knew that his three sisters would be back today, so he deliberately led a group of children to play at the entrance of the village.

He brought back a lot of novel firecrackers and food from the provincial capital, and all the children in Zhoujiawan were envious and tried to fawn on him.

Zhou Jiaguang wanted to take them to the village entrance to play cockfighting and wrestling. The children followed happily just to get some food and toys.

The kids who used to be able to beat Zhou Jiaguang in one round deliberately lost to him today, and even praised him for the great skills he had learned in the city, saying that they could never beat him if they stayed in the village.

Zhou Jiaguang was very happy and generously shared food and firecrackers with everyone. By the time Zhou Rong and the others appeared, the candies and the last few firecrackers he brought had already been distributed.

"Look, my eldest sister and the others are back!"

When the children saw Zhou Rong, they all shouted in unison: "Happy New Year, Aunt Darong! Wishing you great fortune and prosperity!"

Zhou Rong asked Zhou Gui to help push the bicycle, took out a handful of fruit candies from her pocket, and gave one to each child. The happy children kept surrounding her.

Some children tried to touch her bicycle, while others ran back to the village, shouting, "Aunt Darong is back! She came back on a foreign bicycle, and brought a lot of food!"

Some women curiously poked their heads toward the village entrance, while others whispered, "It seems that Darong has really gotten along well since his divorce and moving to the city."

"You all saw the basket that Chuanmin carried home that day. It was filled with new clothes and shoes. It was enough for Yuying and the others to wear for a lifetime! I wish my daughter could be half as successful as Darong."

"Yesterday, Yuying was wearing new clothes and shoes bought by her three daughters, and she was wearing a scarf, hat and gloves, just like any other rich lady in the city. I didn't recognize her.

She is the most blessed woman in our village, but unfortunately I gave birth to three sons, so I will never be able to enjoy the blessing of a daughter in this life."

Someone nearby joked, "You are not even 40 yet. If you try hard, you might be able to get pregnant. If you give birth to a daughter, you will be blessed in your later years!"

"Go away! Go away! You are so frivolous! Can you just get a daughter if you want? What if you give birth to a son? My eldest son still hasn't found a wife because he doesn't have enough money for the bride price. I'm worried about it!"

When Zhou Rong approached, everyone took the initiative to greet her: "Da Rong is back!"

Zhou Rong handed over a handful of candy and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, aunts and uncles. Didn't you go play cards today?"

"No! It was either raining or snowing before the New Year. Today is a rare good day, so let's go out and sit. Your candy looks expensive, it must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Zhou Rong: "Not much. It's Chinese New Year, so I want to give my family something good to eat. I can't afford to buy it on weekdays."

The eldest lady looked at the three Zhou Rong sisters and the eldest child, all wearing new clothes and looking energetic, and said enviously: "Working in the city is different. Not only do you and your children have a better life, but the elderly at home are also enjoying a better life.

If you have the chance in the future, take my son Chuanzi with you and let him go to the city to earn some money to get married, otherwise he won’t have the money to marry a wife.”

Zhou Rong: "I am a clerk in a small shop. I have limited resources. I cannot promise to help your child find a job for the time being."

"Just keep an eye out for it. If it turns out that you don't have it, I'm not an unreasonable person and I won't blame you."

Zhou Rong: “Okay!”

Others also asked Zhou Rong to help find a job, but she refused. She just answered casually and went back home with her child.

Zhou's father and mother were waiting at the door. As soon as they saw Zhou Rong and his friends, they went to greet them.

Mother Zhou: "Are you hungry? There's soup in the pot. I'll get you a bowl."

Zhou Rong looked at his father and mother, who were all dressed in new clothes, hats, scarves and gloves, and smiled, "We're not hungry. We ate on the train."

Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai: "Dad, Mom, Happy New Year!"

The eldest, second and third aunts greeted each other like this: "Happy New Year, Grandpa and Grandma!"

Mother Zhou picked up Nini and said, "How good of you! Let's go home with grandma and have some delicious food!"

Zhou's father helped Zhou Gui push the bicycle. He looked at the items in the basket on the back seat and said in a loud voice, "It's enough for you to come back. Why buy so many things? Two baskets can't hold them all!"

When the neighbors heard this, they felt both envious and jealous.

Xie Cuilian, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the noise and trotted out, saying enthusiastically, "Big sister, second sister, third sister are back! Take a rest, I'll go make the sugar water."

When Xie Cuilian went to pour water, Zhou's mother approached Zhou Rong and whispered, "The new clothes you bought for Cuilian, she likes them very much and tells everyone that she has a good sister.

Erhua is an honest guy. He has been working outside for half a year. Apart from bringing back his wages, he didn't even think about buying anything for his wife and children. If you hadn't bought him new clothes, he would have been quite angry.

She usually goes back to her parents' home today, but when she learned that you were coming back, she changed her date to tomorrow, saying that she would cook a good meal for you."

Zhou Rong smiled and said, "She is thoughtful."

Mother Zhou: "This is the result of using sincerity in exchange for sincerity. If she is indifferent to your kindness when you treat her so well, it would be a waste of my wise decision to carefully select her to be my eldest daughter-in-law!"

Zhou's mother has always felt that if she wants to live a comfortable life in her later years, it all depends on her daughter-in-law, so she has very high requirements for her daughters-in-law, especially the character of the eldest daughter-in-law, who must be able to set an example for the younger brothers and sisters, otherwise there will be constant trouble.

Now it seems that her vision is still quite good...

The New Year gifts Zhou Rong prepared for his father and mother included two bottles of Fenjiu, a pack of Xinhua cigarettes, a bag of crispy candies, a bag of brown sugar, and two red envelopes each containing 10 yuan.

Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai each prepared two bottles of Fenjiu and two bags of candy, and gave a red envelope of 10 yuan to Zhou's father and mother respectively.

The red envelopes received by Zhou Jiaguang and Zhou Qinghong were both 1000 yuan.

This was something the three sisters had discussed in advance.

Zhou Rong does not pursue love. She cherishes family affection very much. She is never stingy with her relatives who are good to her, especially her parents. According to her style, the red envelope she gives to Zhou's father and mother will not be less than 20 yuan.

But if her standards were too high, Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai would have to follow suit. In order not to embarrass her two younger sisters, she could only lower her standards...

Father Zhou looked at the gifts on the table and the red envelopes in his hands, his face was full of smiles, and he scolded: "Why did you buy so many things? It's a waste of money. It's not easy for you to make a little money in the city. Don't do this next time!"

Zhou Cai took her father's arm and said proudly, "Dad, this is a gift from the three of us sisters. It's also a gift for you. You can brag about it!"

Zhou Gui said calmly: "This is our gift. If you really don't want it, we can take it to your uncle's house."

Father Zhou pretended to be angry and said, "Why should I give them the things my daughter gave me as a gift? Your uncles and uncles have daughters, so let their own daughters give the gifts!"

After staying in the city for a few months, my tongue has become even more unforgiving."

Zhou Gui smiled, ignored her father's words, and went to help Xie Cuilian cook...