Urban Sims

Chapter 4

"Osmanthus, throw this baby away, we already have one Ada, two babies, we can't afford to raise..."

Familiar words rang in his ears, Zhou Ming opened his eyes, and saw the familiar scene when he entered the game last time.

Looking at the slightly friendly couple in front of him, countless memories flooded into his mind, thinking of the little things this poor couple had done for him, even Zhou Ming knew that this was just a game, so he couldn't help but twitch his nose. A sour, almost shed tears.

"Father, mother, in this life, I will never let you suffer so much again!"

Zhou Ming secretly made up his mind to change the fate of this poor family!
Time began to fly by again. In order to win the race against time, Zhou Ming used all the available time to learn all the skills he could master.

In less than three months, Zhou Ming could spit out clear words and told his father Zhang Sanniu that there was a bamboo forest in the north of Niutou Mountain, and there were several nests of bamboo rats under the bamboo forest. These bamboo rats were easy to catch. Seal it, leave one, and then stretch a hollow bamboo tube in, put wet straw in the middle of the bamboo tube, light the straw, blow smoke into the hole, and soon you will be able to catch the stunned bamboo rats at other holes.

That afternoon, Zhang Sanniu, the surprised father, came back with five plump bamboo rats, two big and three small, and one of them was still a lactating female with plenty of milk.

The arrival of the five bamboo rats improved the family's meals, and at the same time, Zhou Ming also gained a new source of milk other than his mother's sweet-scented osmanthus. His small size grew faster than before.

"Master, did our second dog get caught by something? I'm afraid of this child..." At night, mother Osmanthus murmured to Zhang Sanniu with some fear.

The more remote the mountain people, the more fearful they are about things that cannot be explained by science, and they often associate them with things like "evil spirits" and "ghost possession". If they are extreme, they will even invite a witch , cast some spells on these bewitched people, let them burn the sinking pond or something, and let them get rid of the evil.

"What do you know, you mother-in-law? Ergou's child is the reincarnation of Xingjun, and he was sent to our house by heaven. Don't go outside and talk nonsense, or you will offend God, and we will feel better!" Zhang Sanniu said He warned with a fierce face, for fear that the woman would slip up and tell the story.

Osmanthus shrunk her shoulders, trembled all over, looked complicatedly at Zhou Ming who was sleeping soundly and deeply, there was some fear in her eyes, and there was also a trace of inexplicable expectation.

At about one and a half years old, under the "key" care of his parents, Zhou Ming can walk, and his legs are more agile than his three-and-a-half-year-old brother. feeling.

For example, he told Zhang Sanniu that when he planted beans in summer, the bean seeds produced by each bean seedling were one-fifth less than in previous years. According to this method, I tried to plant half an acre, and at the end of autumn, I harvested more than 20 catties of beans.

When there was a shortage of food in winter, Zhou Ming asked his mother, Osmanthus osmanthus, to take out two handfuls of corn from the bottomed rice tank and put them outside the snow. A hemp rope was tied to the other end, and within half a day, more than 30 sparrows were caught.

Over the past three years, relying on Zhou Ming's various cleverness, no matter how difficult the difficulties encountered, this poor family can get through safely.

Even the disaster where his elder brother Zhang Dagou drowned because he fished in the river, he survived because he caught him in time.

At the age of six, it was still that familiar night when my younger sister was born. After the father and mother quarreled, they still picked up the younger sister cruelly and walked out of the dark house.

When he reached the door, his sleeves were grabbed by a pair of small hands.

"Ergou, don't pull me." Zhang Sanniu said in a deep voice.

"Father, I have a way to support my sister, I can support her!"

"Ergou, what are you..." The words rolled down from his Adam's apple, looking at the thin body in front of him, and the extremely serious expression on his face, Zhang Sanniu really couldn't believe that the second son's mouth could jump. Say something like this.

The younger sister finally stayed and took the name Zhang Xiaohua.

However, there was a six-year-old figure in the team weeding up the mountain the next day.

Obviously, two acres of thin land cannot support a family of five. The only way is to burn the forest to open up wasteland. , A piece of raw land can become a fertile cultivated land, it takes a lot of hard work, and it may even be the effort of a generation.

At the age of 13, without the help of large livestock, Zhang Sanniu's family insisted on expanding the original two-acre thin land into five-acre thin land. In addition, Zhou Ming also used the agricultural and forestry techniques he had learned to reorganize a half-acre orchard. With the half-acre vegetable garden, there is no shortage of fruits and vegetables all year round in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and even led to a wave of land reclamation in the village. Following the example of Zhang Sanniu's family, the large unowned forest in the back mountain became an orchard and vegetable garden.

After the age of 14, there was basically no food and clothing problem in the family. At the age of 15, a larger and stronger bamboo and wood building was built. My brother Zhang Dagou also reached the age of marriage, and he has already married a family from a neighboring village. They agreed that after the end of the year, the other party would marry to Niujia Village.

After dealing with his brother Zhang Dagou's major life issues, Zhou Ming himself had to consider finding a suitable life partner for himself.

Life partner plays a big role in the scoring of this game, Zhou Ming wants to find a better wife to spend the rest of his life together.

The first is to be beautiful, gentle and virtuous, diligent and thrifty to manage the family, and to be able to bear children. It is best to give him ten or eight children. After all, the number of offspring is also related to the number of achievement points that can be obtained at the end of the game. The number of offspring Naturally, the more the better.

Facing the mirror, Zhou Ming took a picture of himself, and nodded with satisfaction. The 16-year-old is not only more handsome than Pan An, but in the whole Niujia Village, he can be regarded as a handsome guy with a handsome figure and a handsome figure!
In addition to his miraculous performances that have been rumored in the village over the years, the girls who have fallen in love with him are more than half of the reinforced platoon.

However, it was Wang Xiuniang, the daughter of Wang Xiucai, a down-and-out scholar in the east of the village, who Zhou Ming had his eyes on at first glance. He just caught a glimpse of her while washing clothes by the river. The one she gave birth to... and the fact that she was born in a scholarly family, Zhou Ming knew at a glance that this was the perfect match he was looking for!

"Take it down, take her down!"

Wiping off the saliva from the corner of his mouth, Zhou Ming quickly launched an unprecedented love offensive, writing love poems and giving gifts, telling stories to tell his heartfelt heart, expressing his love under the moon and sending glances secretly. In less than a month, he completely fell for the other party. It was Zhang Ergou do not marry.

Of course, Wang Xiucai, who is well-known in the family, opposed this marriage, but after learning that his daughter's body and mind had fallen into the hands of Zhang Ergou, he had no choice but to wave his hands and pinch his nose to recognize Zhou Ming, a cheap son-in-law.

An auspicious day was chosen, and a good day was about to marry a wife. A message came: Li Wenhao, the second son of Li Shouzheng, the head of the village, seemed to have a crush on Wang Xiucai's daughter, Wang Xiuniang. Shocked, he immediately sent people to the door carrying eighteen boxes of red gifts, and insisted on recognizing Wang Xiucai as the old man.

"Nephew Li Xian, it's not that I don't want to be an old man, it's just that my daughter has already fallen in love with her, so you should take these dowry gifts back!" Wang Xiucai waved his hand and refused.

"The person I like, who is it? Who dares to snatch Li Wenhao's woman from me?"

A layer of frost appeared on Li Wenhao's face, and a cold murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Do you know Zhang Ergou from the north of the village? This kid kidnapped my precious daughter." Wang Xiucai said angrily.

"Zhang Ergou~!" Li Wenhao gritted his teeth, the murderous intent on his face became more obvious, and Wang Xiucai couldn't help shivering while watching.

……

In a blink of an eye, it's a good day and auspicious day to marry a wife and enter the house.

The firecrackers in the brazier at the door have been set off for a long time, and the auspicious time of noon passed quickly, but the sedan chair to welcome the bride has not arrived yet.

"It's not good, it's not good, the bride, the bride was snatched away by Li Wenhao, the chief's son, and a group of people!"

An extremely hasty voice brought news like a bolt from the blue.

The crowd was in a commotion, and Zhou Ming, who was wearing a groom's suit, staggered and almost fell over.

"Li Wenhao, you dare to rob my daughter-in-law, I will fight you!!"

Old and new grudges surged into his heart, and Zhou Ming, who was burning with anger, tore off his wedding clothes, rushed into the kitchen, picked up a kitchen knife, and ran towards Li Shouzheng's house, roaring angrily!

(End of this chapter)