Zhou Xiaoyun’s Happy Life

Chapter 66 The Zhou family built a tiled house (1)

Zhou Guoqiang and Zhao Yuzhen were busy at home all day long. After the ground was almost cleared, they went to the ground to drag some soil back to lay the foundation.

Originally, Zhao Yuzhen wanted her brother to pull the truck twice with a tractor. Zhou Guoqiang felt that it was not good to bother his brother-in-law all the time. Besides, the road was not very good and it would be troublesome to drive a car in. He insisted on using a flatbed truck to pull him back again and again. Fortunately, it took less than half an hour to go back and forth to the field not far from home. Zhao Yuzhen had no choice but to pick up a shovel and go to the field to dig soil.

While the couple was busy, they did not forget to go to the market to do business during market times, and they could not leave their business behind at this time. You must know that money is needed to build a house. The two of them have enough money to buy materials, but the wages are still less.

Zhou Guoqiang thought that he could pay part of the salary first and pay it off slowly over time. The bricklayers hired all knew each other, and one of the three from the same village had Sun Min's father. As a fellow villager, if you owe me some wages, I guess it won't be a problem.

After the foundation was almost covered with soil, the bricklayers started working every day. They first laid a solid foundation, then laid pile lines, and then started building walls. The Zhou family was very busy.

Zhou Guoqiang was responsible for transporting bricks and delivering bricks. The work was so heavy that he was so tired that he couldn't even stand up at night. He didn't have time to go to the market, so he asked Zhao Yuzhen to go to the market alone. After Zhao Yuzhen came back from business, she had to cook for a lot of people, which was very tiring.

 Zhao Yuzhen was in her thirties and had a strong body. In the afternoon, she couldn't help but push a wheelbarrow to transport bricks with Zhou Guoqiang. Her hands and feet were weak from exhaustion, but her face was filled with joy.

Zhou Xiaoyun is living in his uncle's house these days, sleeping in the same bed as his cousin Zhou Xiaoxia. Dabao lived very happily. He and Zhou Zhihai watched cartoons together every day and enjoyed themselves. Later, they didn't even go back to eat and ate directly at Zhou Guofu's house.

Zhou Xiaoyun was too lazy to talk to him and probably couldn't talk to him. She went to help Zhao Yuzhen make a fire and cook as soon as she came home from school every day.

 Because there are seven or eight people eating at noon, making lunch becomes a huge project. Zhao Yuzhen no longer cares about Cai Jin, and cooks some pork every day for a few workers.

How can you have the strength to do things well if you don’t eat enough? Zhao Yuzhen thought this very clearly. Therefore, at least three or four dishes are cooked for noon every day to keep a bunch of men full.

Zhou Xiaoyun felt heartbroken when she saw her parents looking exhausted from work, but at the age of seven, she really couldn't do much to help. The bricklayers who were building the house were constantly building walls, and transporting bricks was a heavy job that she couldn't do anything about.

Zhou Xiaoyun had no choice but to pick up some things she could do and do more. Zhao Yuzhen would light the fire when cooking. After dinner, Zhou Xiaoyun took care of cleaning up the dishes and washing up.

Zhao Yuzhen was very happy to see that her daughter had done some housework for her. This freed up time for her to move more bricks.

Later on, Zhou Xiaoyun began to bring all the family’s clothes over for washing. She first washed socks and the like, and then directly took all the clothes to wash.

 Zhao Yuzhen feels a little sorry for her daughter. See how such an older child can be so considerate and sensible?

 Luckily, it’s cold and I don’t change my clothes frequently, so I don’t wash my socks every day. Zhou Xiaoyun washes his clothes at most once a week. The workload is not that big.

Zhou Xiaoxia was a little puzzled when she saw that Zhou Xiaoyun worked hard every day until dark before coming to sleep with her: "Da Ya, why did you come only now? Haizi Dabao and I were watching TV just now, and there is a very good cartoon playing now. Your house What are you doing at home when the house is in a mess?”

Zhou Xiaoyun was taking off his clothes: "I helped boil some hot water, then swept the floor, and finally washed the clothes. The family is so busy, so of course it's better for me to help!"

Zhou Xiaoxia curled her lips and said disapprovingly: "Those are adults' business. What can we children do? You are quite good at doing things. I haven't washed my socks yet?"

Zhou Xiaoyun laughed after hearing this. Zhou Xiaoxia was much more favored than Zhou Zhihai at home.

There are two children in the uncle’s family. Zhou Xiaoxia is two months older than Dabao and is two years older than her younger brother Zhou Zhihai.

They are both girls, but Zhou Xiaoxia's status at home is completely different from hers. Uncles and aunts both prefer daughters, which can be seen from Zhou Xiaoxia's constant supply of new clothes throughout the year.

Zhou Xiaoyun folded and piled his clothes neatly one by one. Zhou Xiaoxia felt a little embarrassed after seeing them. Taking off his clothes and throwing them all over the bed was outrageous.

Zhou Xiaoxia reluctantly got up and folded her clothes.

She was also thinking: Da Ya is obviously three years younger than her, so why does she seem to be better than her in everything?

I heard from my younger brother that Zhou Xiaoyun's grades are among the best in the class and even the grade. Zhou Xiaoxia is only a little bit better than Dabao in studying. Compared with Zhou Xiaoyun, she is far behind. Although she is one grade higher than Zhou Xiaoyun, I can't wait to see what she does. The homework is much smoother than my own.

Let’s talk about doing things. Zhou Xiaoxia basically does nothing at home, and she is a rare rural girl who doesn’t even mention five taels.

As for Zhou Xiaoyun, he can play the harmonica, write calligraphy, cook, wash dishes, make shuttlecocks, make sandbags, make buns, and wash clothes. Now, this... this is simply... too strong!

 After comparing herself for a long time, Zhou Xiaoxia finally admitted that she was indeed not as good as Zhou Xiaoyun in every aspect.

However, Zhou Xiaoxia thought happily that she was much more beautiful than her.

To be fair, Zhou Xiaoyun is still young, and her facial features are not very open. She is just a pretty little girl who is pleasing to the eye at most.

Zhou Xiaoxia is ten years old, a bit taller, and her facial features are indeed more beautiful. In addition, Shen Huafeng often buys her new clothes to wear, so she is also a fashionable girl in the countryside.

Unlike Zhou Xiaoyun, who wore her leftover clothes all day long, some of which didn't quite fit, so they were naturally incomparable to her.

Zhou Xiaoyun ignored Zhou Xiaoxia who was in a daze, thinking that he would have to get up early the next day to make breakfast for the family, so he went to sleep.

 (End of this chapter)