novelaction Chapter 237 Zhou Gu Sewing Shoe Soles
Chapter 237 Zhou Gu Sewing Shoe Soles
Li said, "Hey, you only see that we have many children, but you don't know how difficult it is to raise so many children. All the children in our family are half grown up and it is the time for them to eat. To be honest, one pottery pot is not enough for our family to cook meals every day. If they continue to eat like this, the little food we are given will not last until the end of the year!"
"Unlike you, three people, the food is enough for you to eat for a year. When the crops come out from the fields next year, you won't have to worry about it. A few acres of land is enough to feed you and the children. When the two children grow up a little, they can help you with more work. Look, the two children, who are still so young, know to bring a bundle of firewood when they go home. They know to feel sorry for you as a mother. Your good days are still ahead."
Qian couldn't help but look at her two children, who were thin and small. She also couldn't help but look at Zhou Guo and the others, including the two children picked up by the Zhou family. They all had flesh on their faces. It was unknown what they were thinking about, and their expressions were sad.
He thanked Li and went home with his two children.
Zhou Guo looked at the backs of the mother and her two children and asked in confusion, "Mom, why do I feel that Changgen's brother and sister seem to be thinner? Did I remember it wrong?"
Mrs. Li sighed, "Yes, she has lost weight. It's not easy for your Aunt Qian to raise two children alone. She has no income on weekdays, and the children are small. There are many places to spend money. She dare not spend a penny, and dare not even cook an extra bowl of rice. The three of us eat two meals a day, which is not as much as what we eat when we are fleeing. Isn't it thinner? Didn't you see that your Aunt Qian has also lost weight? She is so thin that she has lost her appearance."
Zhou Guo frowned, "I remember when we separated, everyone gave their family food according to the number of people. When they distributed the money before, they secretly gave them more, even an extra heirloom. I thought that Changgen and his two siblings would each get one. Aunt Qian's money was not much less than that of an average family of five, and there was still more. Why were you reluctant to feed them enough?"
Zhou Xing said, "Who knows what she is thinking? Logically speaking, Changgen and his sister are still young and growing up. Let alone meat, they should have enough food."
Several people looked at the backs of the three people. Two small figures were hunched over and carrying a bundle of firewood towards home. They looked a little pitiful.
Zhou Gu rubbed his head and said, "How about we send them a bowl of meat every time we eat meat in the future?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him expressionlessly, took a glance and then walked away.
Only Zhou Guo remained where he was.
Zhou Gu asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Am I wrong?"
He thought it was pretty good, just a bowl of meat, and it wasn't a big deal in their family.
Zhou Guo stretched out his hand to pat his shoulder, but he couldn't reach it, so he could only pat his hands and said, "Brother, go and fix your toilet."
You never know which family is better off between the two, but they send meat to each other at every meal. Don't keep sending meat to each other until they become enemies.
"The toilet has already been repaired, why are you still repairing it? Hey, Guoguo, where are you going? Are you going to mow the grass? I'll go with you. I can mow quickly too."
Zhou Guo walked into the house with his hands behind his back, "It's almost dark, why are you still cutting grass? Light a lamp and mend the soles of shoes."
He paused here, turned around and pulled Zhou Gu, saying, "Brother, let's go together. I tell you, sewing shoe soles is really fun. You'll know once you try it."
Zhou Gu was shocked. "What? I want to sew soles? Come on, I won't do this. How can a man sew soles? If this gets out, I will be laughed to death. I won't do it. I would rather make straw sandals."
Struggling endlessly.
However, Zhou Guo was too strong and his hands were like iron, so he couldn't get free no matter how hard he struggled.
Zhou Guo dragged him into the house and said insincerely, "It's okay. As long as you don't tell me and my family members, no one will know that you are sewing shoe soles at home. Besides, sewing shoe soles is not shameful. If it gets out, it will be a good story and everyone will praise you."
Zhou Gu was suspicious, "Don't try to lie to me. I'm not stupid, why would you praise me?"
Zhou Guo remained calm and continued, "How can I not praise you? Think about it. You have come all the way from all over the country. Have you ever heard of a boy who is willing to help the elders and sisters at home to sew shoe soles? No one, right? You are willing to help your family to sew shoe soles at this time. You are the first one in the country, no, in the whole world. Sew shoe soles is not easy at all. My elder sister can't even hold anything with her hands when she sews a pair of soles. If others really spread the news that you help your family to sew shoe soles, do you think they will praise you? When you are planning to get married, if they spread the news that you can sew shoe soles, those sisters who are planning to get married will look at you differently. It will be easier for you to get married than others, and you can even choose someone you like."
As I was talking, I almost believed it.
When Zhou Gu heard this, he felt that it made some sense.
She took out another shoe sole. There wasn't much else in the house, but needles and thread were the most. When they fled, they didn't leave any thread behind. They took everything with them. She handed the shoe sole and a needle to Zhou Gu, "Here, big brother, take it."
Zhou Gu took it in confusion.
After lighting a lamp, the two of them sat on the kang to sew the soles of shoes. Zhou Guo taught as he sewed, "Look, stab it through, pass it over, and stab it downwards. This stitch should be small. Sew a row and leave some space..."
Zhou Gu held the sole in one hand and the needle in the other, and came closer to see how Zhou Guo sewed it. He then followed suit and found that sewing the sole was really difficult.
Zhou Guo glanced at his protruding teeth and said, "Well, I didn't lie to you, did I? The job of sewing shoe soles should be done by you men, because you have stronger hands."
Zhou Gu grinned and nodded.
Zhou Guo sewed a few stitches and took a look at it. Although the stitches were crooked and not neatly arranged, it was already very good and it was usable.
When Zhou Dacang and his companions finished their work and came in from outside, they saw Zhou Gu doing needlework under the lamp with the sole of a shoe in his hand, and their jaws almost dropped.
"You, you, Zhou Gu, what are you doing?!"
Li Zhou Xing heard the noise and followed in. When she saw this scene, she was so surprised that she forgot to speak.
The old man was very calm. He walked over to the two of them and sat down. He looked at Zhou Gu's results and nodded.
Zhou Gu looked at Zhou Guo at a loss, hesitant and not knowing what to say, his face blushing with embarrassment.
Zhou Guo patted his hands and replied, "Brother is sewing the soles of my shoes."
As he spoke, he waved to Zhou Dacang and the others, "Uncle, second brother, third brother, come here quickly. I'm telling you, sewing shoe soles can help you find a good wife, a beautiful and virtuous wife."
Zhou Dacang and the others didn't respond, but Li couldn't sit still anymore. She pushed them aside and came forward, asking, "Tell me in detail, how can making shoe soles help them find good wives?"