novelaction Chapter 118 Adoption
Chapter 118 Adoption
Qian Chuanbai looked at Zhou Dajiang and asked directly, "Is it about that rubber?"
Zhou Dajiang also got straight to the point. "Yes, to be honest, this rubber actually has a lot of uses. If we have it, many things can be produced."
Qian Chuanbai only replied with two words, "No!"
"Why? If you think it's too troublesome to make, you can write down the recipe and we can find someone to make it."
In the end, no matter what Zhou Dajiang said, Qian Chuanbai just said two words, "No!"
He didn't tell the reason.
Originally, Zhou Dajiang thought it was a sure thing, but when it came to Qian Chuanbai, things got stuck. Moreover, he was the most critical link. If they wanted to make rubber, they had to win him over, otherwise there would be no way.
Just, very depressed.
Chen Xiuying was not very happy that night. Women are emotional animals. She felt sad when she thought about what she saw Quan Dali during the day. If the child's mother saw her child like this, she would be very sad.
After seeing everyone off, the couple sat on the kang. One of them sighed, and the other sighed as well. Chen Xiuying didn't even look at the book anymore.
Zhou Dajiang looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"I saw Quan Dali today."
"What's wrong with seeing him? Why does it make you so worried?"
So Chen Xiuying told Zhou Dajiang what she looked like when she met Quan Dali.
Zhou Dajiang fell silent after hearing this. The child is a good child, but he has a bad fate. He has encountered so many bad things. It is obvious that the child has lost his direction in life now.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Then how do you want to help him?"
"I haven't made up my mind yet. I'm worried. What do you think about us adopting him as our son?"
"Why do you suddenly think so?" Zhou Dajiang appeared calm on the surface, but the little Zhou Dajiang inside started to act out again. Could it be that he did not give his wife enough sense of security?
"I think what this child needs most right now is someone who cares about him and a warm home.
You don’t know, when I saw him today, his sleeves were torn, his hands were in his pockets, and there was no life in his eyes.
Qing'er was also heartbroken, and when she came back she tried to imitate me. She had met a girl at the Zhang residence who had the same look in her eyes, and she committed suicide not long after. When I heard this, I thought, isn't this a clear symptom of depression? So, I was also worried that Quan Dali would become depressed.
Zhou Dajiang nodded. "That's possible. But if we want to adopt him, we have to see if the child agrees. And whether his relatives on the other side of the family agree. After all, Quan Dali still has a few acres of land. If someone says we want to embezzle his land, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
"Then you can ask him tomorrow. I saw that his clothes were torn today, so I asked him to come to our house tomorrow and bought him two sets of clothes. If he doesn't mind, then let him live in our house in the future. He can live in the same room with Xu Wu, and the two of them can talk." Xu Wu was also a taciturn person and could only say a few words a day.
"Okay, I'll ask him tomorrow." Zhou Dajiang agreed readily.
Then he thought about it again and told Chen Xiuying about the setback he encountered when talking to Qian Chuanbai about rubber, asking her to help analyze why his senior brother refused so bluntly.
How could Chen Xiuying know what was going on in someone else's head? Perhaps the process was too complicated? She couldn't figure it out, so she simply said, "Don't think about it. I'll ask for you when I have time, and I'll tell you after I'm done."
The next day, Quan Dali came to Zhou's house. Chen Xiuying warmly entertained him and gave him the new clothes she had prepared for him the day before.
"Thank you, Second Aunt!" Quan Dali changed happily, and Zhou Dajiang took the opportunity to ask him if he would like to live in the Zhou family.
He patted Quan Dali's shoulder and said, "Your second aunt came back and told me yesterday that seeing you standing there all alone, she must have felt so sad if your mother were still alive! So, your second aunt and I decided to provide you with a home.
The road ahead is long, and I hope we can accompany you through this difficult time. Don't worry, we don't want the things your father left you. You can think about it slowly, there is no rush.
Quan Dali's eyes were filled with tears. These were the warmest and most thoughtful words he had heard since his grandmother passed away. Without even a moment's thought, he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Thank you, godfather and godmother. I do!"
In this way, after being an orphan for several months, Quan Dali finally found a harbor that accepted him.
Chen Xiuying took Qing'er to the town again and bought a lot of cloth and cotton. She replaced Quan Dali's tattered inner clothes, outer clothes and bedding with new ones.
Zhou Sisi was also very happy. From now on, besides Tietou and Suotou, she now had another brother to protect her. Moreover, this brother would catch fish for her to eat! For this reason, she even wrote a letter to Anger. Anger, you have another brother!
Zhou's mother nodded when she heard about this. Regardless of whether her son could give her a grandson in the future, this godchild would be able to take care of her son in his old age. As his godmother, she generously gave him a two-liang silver ingot and said, "This is your New Year's gift money, godmother. Take it!"
The Chen family was also happy for Xiuying. No matter what the future held, Xiuying now had a son. Even if he died, Sisi would have a companion.
Chen's mother also generously gave her two taels of silver and said, "This is the New Year's money that grandma gives you as extra money. Take it! You don't have to give it to your mother, keep it for yourself!" Since her in-laws gave it to her, she, as a godmother, couldn't lose face.
Chen and his son were also very happy, but the way they expressed their happiness was a little different.
Aren't there two days off every five days? Quan Dali should stop doing anything during these two days and join them in their lessons! The two of them, one doing enlightenment and the other counting, will take turns giving him a small lesson. And Guo Long and Guo Hu, don't let Tietou Suotou catch up, come join them in the small lesson! Quan Dali and Guo Hu are the same age, fourteen this year. With just one word from Master Chen, the three of them began their agonizing life of attending classes every five days.
Zhou Dajiang was worried that the villagers would talk about it, so he asked Zhang, the village head, to go with him to find Quan Dali's relatives in the village to explain the situation. Quan Dali's relative in the village was his grandfather's cousin, known as Quan Sanye.
Uncle Quan Sanye's family was not well off. His family of more than 20 people depended on five acres of land, so he was powerless to help Quan Dali at first. When he learned that Zhou Dajiang adopted him, he was happy for Quan Dali. After suffering so much, the child finally got his reward.
On the other hand, Qian Chuanbai finally told the reason for his refusal after being nagged by his junior sister.
It takes twenty years for wild Eucommia ulmoides to grow. Originally, Chinese medicine also used the bark and fruit of Eucommia ulmoides. Now with the addition of rubber, the use of Eucommia ulmoides will increase. This will disrupt the pharmaceutical market and the price will inevitably skyrocket. He is worried that many poor people will no longer be able to cure their diseases.
Chen Xiuying explained the situation to Zhou Dajiang, "This is what happened. As for the solution, you can discuss it with Xue Jin and Xue Ren."
Zhou Dajiang understood that doctors are like parents to their patients and always put their patients first.
Now that the reason was clear, it was easy to solve. Xue Jin couldn't handle this matter, so Xue Jing had to make the final decision. So he quickly wrote a letter to Xue Jing. As Xue Ren was about to ship the goods and samples to the capital, he sent the letter along with the samples to the imperial escort company.
After sending the letter, Zhou Dajiang stopped caring about it and continued spraying pesticides. After that, Chen Xiuying led everyone to pinch off some of the extra flowers because that was what her family did when she was a child, and that way the fruits would grow bigger.
After a busy day, the fruit trees bloomed. This time everyone had experience and did the same thing.
Life in the countryside was like this, busy with one thing and then another. Just as Zhou Dajiang was busy planting lotus roots in the pond, someone called out to him, "Brother Dajiang, look who's here?"