Zhou Chuan (Part Two)

It says, Zhou is smart and meticulous. Write his spirit here, that is, his head and feet. Speaking of which, he has a nickname, Zhou Laogou. His nickname is not because he is a beggar, but for another reason. At that time, bandits were rampant in the northeast, and large families built high courtyard walls, with guns for self-defense if possible. But the Zhou family has never been invaded by bandits. Later, a story came from inside the bandits. Said a bandit wanted to find out about the Zhou family, so he sent someone to investigate in the dead of night. The man touched Zhou's door, listened to the silence inside, picked up a stone and threw it out, crashing into the door with a clash. Then I heard a "who" in the yard. The man went back to the scorpion shopkeeper and said, "Lao Zhou's family can't beat this kiln. They are more energetic than dogs! " In this way, Zhou got the nickname "Zhou Laogou".

Zhou also has a prominent personality, with the remarkable characteristics of that era, that is, preference for sons over daughters. Prefer boys to girls. Great grandchildren, light grandchildren. That year, his wife was critically ill, in the twelfth month of winter. The daughters came back and waited day and night. In the twelfth lunar month, the old man's condition improved. So he said to his daughters, "Go home. Our family is going to kill the pig. " He thought for a moment and said, "Lao Zhu (the second daughter's surname is Zhu), don't go. Your family is poor and can't afford to kill pigs. " People kill pigs and go home to pick up their daughters, and he drives them back. Later, it was this daughter whom he called "Lao Zhu" who unfortunately died before him. Leaving a blind husband and six underage children. The oldest is seventeen or eighteen and the youngest is only three or two years old. At the funeral, he sat on the stone outside the door and smoked a pipe. Looks calm. The daughters saw their father's expression. Come back and ask him, "Dad, what do you think of my second sister's death?" He took two puffs of cigarettes and said, "I don't think it's strange." He doesn't hide his feelings. I really didn't take it too personally.

In the early winter of the year, the field is played during the day and the grain is put into storage at night. After the grain is put into storage, you should eat supper. There was nothing particularly delicious at that time. Is to steam a pot of white flour steamed bread. The long-term workers are carrying the grain into the warehouse, and the steamed bread has been steamed. There are two boys sleeping on the kang in the kitchen. One is called Chang by his grandson, and the other is called Chang by his grandson. He took out a steamed bread from the pot and whispered to his grandson, "Chang, get up and eat steamed bread." It's hot when it's just out of the pot. " Don't let An Zi hear you. "They are all his own flesh and blood, one is the son of his son, and the other is the son of his daughter. That's how he saw it. He thinks that spending money on his daughter is tantamount to watering someone else's garden. As for the grandson, that's grandma's dog. He ate and left. In this regard, he is convinced and unambiguous.

In fact, the root cause of his preference for boys is that his daughter and grandson are not from his family. In his mind, it is necessary to distinguish between home and outside. After Zhou Shangkui's death, the Zhou family once separated. Zhou Shangkui passed away, leaving two grandchildren. The father of these two grandchildren was adopted by his eldest son to Zhou Shangkui, but unfortunately he died before his parents at the age of 25. According to the custom at that time, the death of my younger brother should be divided equally between the two. However, he tried his best to lead his four sons and compete with his grandson to take advantage of the separation. The reason is also a little. Although the grandson is related by blood, they are separated, not his family. So you have to fight, you can't let.

Zhou is such a person. "Home" means more to him than anything else. Even more important than family. This may be that he can create the advantages and advantages of the family business in a very short time.