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Chapter 125 Finally, it's not about borrowing money.

When I got home, there were already two dishes on the table, along with a pot of rice. Zeng Jiamei was cooking the last meat dish, twice-cooked pork.

There are only three dishes today: one vegetarian dish, one meat dish, and one soup.

It was a very simple meal, yet it revealed the Zhou family's improved quality of life.

Moreover, today's dish is steamed corn rice, because both Zhou Yong'an and Meng Dan enjoy it, so the Zhou family eats corn rice every few days.

Because they had eaten noodles in the morning, they weren't very hungry even though they had done a lot of work.

It's not like those first few days after I was reborn, when I was starving all the time.

When Zeng Jiamei brought out a bowl of steaming hot twice-cooked pork, Zhou Rui and the others had just finished washing their hands, so the family didn't bother with formalities and sat down to eat.

As usual, Zhou Yong'an served meat and vegetables to the younger generation, adding, "It's a time when you're growing, so eat more."

After the family finished eating, Yang Laidi took the initiative to clear the dishes, while Zhou Rui went to the backyard to look at the fields outside, where wheat was planted.

Most of the land near the Zhou family's side belonged to the Zhou family, while about a third of it belonged to other families. Now, looking from the backyard, it's obvious that the last part is completely barren.

That family had finished harvesting their own grain, but the Zhou family hadn't even started harvesting yet.

Zhou Rui wasn't thinking about harvesting wheat; he was thinking about something else entirely.

If I leased that entire field behind the house, next spring I'd see a beautiful field of rapeseed flowers right from my backyard...

This was the largest piece of land belonging to the Zhou family, and it was flat farmland, so the Zhou family's house was built here.

After watching for a while, Zhou Rui went home and listened to the radio with his grandfather. It wasn't that he liked listening to it, but that he liked listening with the old man.

Seeing his grandfather looking so at ease, Zhou Rui was very happy.

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After resting for a while, You continued to do farm work in the afternoon. By five or six o'clock, all the wheat in that area had been harvested.

Another large cartload of wheat filled the cart, and Zhou Rui and the others beamed with smiles.

This is the time when farmers look forward to the whole year.

On the way home, I ran into Li Hang and his wife, who were arguing.

"You stupid guy, trying to hunt wild boars in the mountains like others, don't you even know your own skill level?"

Li Hang's wife grabbed his ear while spitting on his face.

In fact, Li Hang is not very old. He has only been married for a short time, and his wife is not pregnant yet. Their life is just average.

Seeing someone approaching, Li Hang perked up immediately, quite indignant: "Silly woman, what do you know? I was just unlucky. Let me tell you, what's so hard about catching a wild boar?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you. What would a woman like you know?"

Li Hang's face was full of arrogance, and it was unclear where this arrogance came from.

As Zhou Rui and his group passed by, none of the six family members paid him any attention. Seeing that the Zhou family ignored him, Li Hang immediately joined in the fun.

He went to talk to Zhou Shiwei, probably asking how to hunt and transport water deer, as well as the growth habits of wild yams and gastrodia elata.

Li Hang seemed to be speaking logically and eloquently, but Zhou Rui found it ridiculous.

What the other person said was extremely one-sided, but they seemed very certain of it.

Zhou Shiwei didn't expose him; he just listened quietly and then gave a few perfunctory replies.

Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Li Hang slunk away, but he clearly looked unconvinced and was probably going to call someone to argue with him again.

Just now, Zhou Shiwei simply stated a common-sense point: wild boars will attack people, and it is very difficult for a person to kill a wild boar by fighting alone without a knife or other means.

This one sentence really got Li Hang excited, and he kept harping on Zhou Shiwei, saying things like wild boars are afraid of people and can be easily caught by setting traps.

Zhou Shiwei remained silent and continued riding his bicycle.

Zhou Rui had seen many such people in his previous life. They were arrogant, always liked to preach, and enjoyed theoretical discussions, but when it came to actual practice, they all fell silent.

Some will even deliberately divert attention elsewhere, trying to make others forget their ignorance.

However, this situation usually doesn't last long, as it reignites their competitive spirit, causing them to once again engage in lecturing others.

Go with the guidance.

After finally shaking off Li Hang, the family of six looked at each other and then gave a wry smile.

Zhou Shiwei, in particular, had heard of this person before, but seeing him today, he realized that he was no pushover.

The six of them were not far from their homes at this point, but because they had encountered Li Hang on the way, they hadn't had much interaction.

Zeng Jiamei didn't come back early to cook either, because she wanted to finish the work while it was still light, and then they could go home together to cook after they finished harvesting.

Zeng Jiamei didn't rest as soon as she got home. Instead, she put down her tools and immediately put on an apron to get busy at the stove. Yang Laidi followed behind Zeng Jiamei as usual, helping her out.

Zhou Rui was supposed to start a fire, but his second uncle beat him to it.

Seeing this, Zhou Rui didn't argue. By this time, both students had returned home, as the classes weren't too demanding at the time, and the journey home wasn't very far.

So Zhou Guo'er and Zhou Xing came back quite early, and they did their homework while it was still light.

Zhou Shiwei didn't rest after returning; he went to the warehouse to do some heavy work.

Seeing that he was not needed anywhere, Zhou Rui simply started to "tutor" Zhou Xing.

It's not that he, having lived two lives, doesn't know fifth-grade material; rather, he simply never reached fifth grade in his entire life.

If I were to tutor Zhou Guo'er now, regardless of whether my cousin would believe me or not, what if I were exposed?

Are you suggesting that he studied diligently, secretly burning the midnight oil? That's ridiculous.

However, Zhou Rui was still very good at tutoring Zhou Xing, who was in a lower grade.

That evening, the family was having dinner when the harvested wheat was piled up in the warehouse, and a small portion of it had already undergone the first stage of processing by Zhou Yong'an.

It involves washing and drying the wheat to remove impurities and chaff.

After drying, the flour will be sent to the mill in town to be made into flour.

However, Zhou Shiwei repeatedly told the two elderly people to just do whatever they wanted and to rest more.

But the truth is, even after the six of them returned home that afternoon, apart from Zhou Guo'er and Zhou Xing who were doing their homework, the two elderly people were still busy...

A little while later, just as the Zhou family finished their meal and were resting comfortably, there was another knock on the door.

Who is it again? Is it someone coming to borrow money so late at night?

Zhou Rui began to pray silently, stood up, and walked to the door.

The door opened, and standing outside was a middle-aged man with dark skin and a joyful expression on his face.

"Good news! Is Brother Zhou home? My second son is getting married tomorrow, and I'd like to invite everyone to come and celebrate with him."