Chapter 37 The shock of reward When he returned to Zhoujiazhuang, the villagers greeted him from afar. They knew it was Zhou Yimin, after all, he was the only one who would ride a bicycle into Zhoujiazhuang. Zhoujiazhuang is not big, not even big enough to show movies. If you want to watch a movie, you can only go to the Red Star Commune in front. The Red Star Commune will organize movie screenings every once in a while and notify several small villages nearby. However, when someone saw Zhou Yimin bringing back a baby, everyone fell silent. In this day and age, you can't even support your own family, and you still want to feed someone? If it were them, they probably wouldn't get close. As long as they didn't see it, they wouldn't have any worries or entanglements, and they wouldn't feel guilty. Since last year, there have been many cases of people starving to death. I have heard and seen so many of them that I have become numb to them. After Zhou Yimin walked away, some people started to talk: "Only Uncle Sixteen would dare to take someone home." "Yimin is capable, it doesn't matter." "Alas! It's a human life after all. My uncle is kind-hearted and can't stand this."
…… Zhou Yimin is kindhearted, which is also recognized by the villagers. He often provides food for their children. It is precisely because of this that he is supported and respected by everyone, not just because of his seniority. When he returned home, Zhou Yimin saw Zhou Zhiming and his men building a house, with his grandfather supervising the construction. They also saw Zhou Yimin and couldn't help but stop and greet him. The old man stopped being an overseer and walked quickly towards his grandson. "Yimin, you're back so early?" As soon as the old man approached, he saw the baby and his face was full of questions. “Grandpa, I came back right after breakfast and didn’t even go to the steel mill. By the way, I picked up this girl on the street and I really couldn’t bear to do that to her. Grandpa, let's just adopt the child! We don't need her. I plan to ask Third Aunt to help take care of the child, she has experience." Zhou Yimin said what he was going to do. He himself does not have the time and energy to look after the children all the time, and his grandparents are old and cannot be bothered, so Zhou Yimin thought of asking his third aunt to help. The old man sighed inwardly. Knowing his grandson's character, he would definitely take care of such an abandoned baby. Being soft-hearted is not a bad thing. What’s bad about this world is the way it is! Fortunately, their family also has the conditions to adopt a child. He smiled and agreed with his grandson's approach: "Okay! OK, I'll let your third aunt take care of him. Wow! He didn't cry at all, he's quite well behaved. Give him a name!" Zhou Yimin was also surprised that the little girl had not cried since he held her in his arms. "Grandpa, how about calling me Zhou Qian? My nickname is Qianqian." Zhou Yimin had made up his mind on the way back. The old man nodded: "Yes! It's a good name. My grandson is educated. He is not like other people in the village. They either have names like Tiezhu, Goudan, Xiaohua or Erniu." Zhou Yimin felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw his grandfather finding different ways to praise him.
After returning to the house, the grandmother saw the little girl and listened to her eldest grandson's explanation of the origin. She also did not object. Their Zhou family was small, and it would be good to have one more person to make it more lively. Grandma hurried out to call Xuqiang's wife to take care of the baby. "Grandpa, look, this is the certificate of merit given to me by the state, and 500 yuan. The factory promoted me by two levels and gave me 100 yuan..." Zhou Yimin took out the prizes one by one and showed them to the old man like presenting treasures. As expected, the old man was as happy as a child when he saw the certificate. "This is incredible! This is incredible!" This should be the first award certificate in their village. How can the old man not be excited? How proud he will be if he tells others about it? He held the certificate and looked at the wall at home, but he felt that the wall was not worthy of having the certificate on it. He was a little troubled for a moment. His grandson has made him very proud. There were certificates of merit, promotions, several hundred dollars, enamel teacups and a bunch of other prizes. Any of them would make the villagers envious. Ignoring his grandfather who was a little crazy, Zhou Yimin took the preserved duck to the kitchen and hung it up, and put the chestnuts on a stool. After thinking for a while, he took out a few bags of milk powder while no one was paying attention and put them in his shopping basket. After a while, grandma came back with Aunt San, followed by Lai Fu and his two siblings. "Aunt San, I'm sorry to trouble you." Third Aunt held the little girl in her arms and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she was still healthy. "Yimin, why are you being so polite to Auntie San? You call her Qianqian, right? Go boil some water, I'll give her a bath and wipe her body. Fortunately, we still have some milk powder at home." Grandma also said that she still had two bags. "That's right! Her name is Qianqian. Third Aunt, there is enough milk powder. I brought back a few more bags. Laifang and the others can continue to drink some. Don’t be reluctant. I will ask my friends for more after you finish them.” After saying that, Zhou Yimin hurried to boil water. It turns out that it takes someone with experience to take care of children. The old lady then noticed that her old man was acting strangely. He was holding a piece of paper in his hand and looking around the room. In addition, I also saw the enamel teacup, kettle, etc. on the table and thought they were bought by my grandson. "Old man, what are you doing?" The old man came back to his senses and said happily: "Look, this is the certificate of honor given by the country to our Yimin. Where do you think it is best to put it? In addition to the award, there is also…” Grandma and Third Aunt were stunned. The bonus is several hundred dollars? Although they are not workers, they have heard that it is not easy to get promoted to a higher level, and many people cannot get promoted to the next level for several years. "Yimin is still the most promising one." Aunt San praised. Looking at Lai Fu and his two siblings, she couldn't help feeling disappointed. If her children were half as good as their eldest brother, she, as a mother, would wake up laughing in her sleep. Lai Fu and his two siblings were looking curiously at the baby in their mother's arms.
Grandma smiled so hard that her teeth showed and her eyes could not see: "Among several generations of our family, Yimin is the most promising one." What's the point of my son studying so much? Did he ever bring home a certificate of merit? Wasn't he seduced away by a widow in the end? Neither his parents nor his child cares about him. I raised him in vain. Then she suggested: "Make a photo frame and put it in." "Yeah!" The old man quickly went to find someone to help, it was urgent. Lai Fu and his two siblings came to the kitchen and asked, "Brother, is that our future sister?" Zhou Yimin nodded: "Yes! Qianqian is my younger sister, you have to look after her in the future, do you understand?" "I understand, brother. I will carry my sister on my back from now on." Lai Fu is very sensible. When his mother had to work, he always took care of his younger brother and sister. Lai Cai and Lai Fang were not willing to be left behind and rushed to make promises in front of their eldest brother. Zhou Yimin took out some White Rabbit milk candies and gave them to them as rewards. White Rabbit Milk Candy was only launched last year as a tribute product to the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is said that the factory that makes White Rabbit milk candy can only produce 800 kilograms a day, and it also relies on manual production, so you can imagine how precious it is. Moreover, White Rabbit Milk Candy is regarded as a nutritious food due to its advertisement that “seven pieces of White Rabbit Milk Candy are equal to a cup of milk”. Probably no one in Zhoujiazhuang had ever eaten White Rabbit Milk Candy, and Lai Fu and his two siblings were the first people to eat it. Thanks to brother Su Laomai for the 500 reward, and brother Wuwang Chuxin for the 100 reward! (End of this chapter)