Early in the morning, a team of laborers had gone upstream to intercept the river water, and they had to dig ditches to divert some of the water out. Now the river water is slowly decreasing, but it cannot completely stop flowing, but people can stand in the middle of the river.

They had to clear the scattered rocks and unwashed soil from the river first, and then build the embankment.

The county government estimated that it would take about twenty days.

Zhou Lang looked at the shore, but he had to move stones larger than people, and put aside the garbage and soil cleared from the river bank. In just one day, there were blood marks on his shoulders, but he was like this

It is also easier than the people in the river.

People standing in the river must not only clean out the stones, but also be careful of slippery soles. Ten people have fallen today, and one of them fell so hard that he sat on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up.

So Zhoulang didn't dare to cry out in any pain, and Zhoulang was sure to scare him, "See, luckily you have changed your mind, otherwise if you keep gambling, you will be kicked out of your family, and you will have to do this outside."

To earn a living by working hard.”

Zhou Lang shuddered and asked tearfully, "Second brother, why are you scaring me?"

"I'm not trying to scare you. Think about it, how many brothers in our family are like the Dachong family? They sold their daughters and sons after losing a bet, and they also want to sell their wives. Do you have any sons or daughters to sell?" Qian said before going out.

, I will marry the fourth child when I get back, so I have to scare the fourth child completely to avoid harming the family again in the future, so Zhou Erlang said in such a frightening way, "It is impossible to sell your nephews and nieces, except for you.

My parents still have five sons, so there is no shortage of sons."

Zhou Erlang stuffed a steamed bun into his hand and motioned him to look at the people squatting by the river eating dry biscuits and not willing to buy a bowl of ginger soup. "If you are kicked out, you can't even compare to them," he said.

After all, they still have a home to go back to, and then you will have to work hard outside. You will not be able to go home if you are sick or tired."

Zhou Lang really cried, "Second brother, I really don't gamble anymore. I just gambled once. If you don't believe me, ask Lao Wu. I didn't even enter the casino when I went to the county town during this period."

Zhou Dalang said: "Okay, don't scare him."

We have to work soon, who is frightened to serve?

Zhou Lang gnawed on the steamed buns unhappily, and mixed it with the broth. There was a lot of ginger in the broth, which gave it a light spicy taste. It was so hot that it made people break out in a thin sweat.

Most of the people who went to the water bought a bowl. They also realized how good this thing was. Some people envied Zhou Lang, "Your brother really cares about you, and he even came here to do business."

Some people couldn't see it, and sneered: "If you really feel bad, then you shouldn't let him serve. Wouldn't it make you feel even more distressed if he came to serve in his place? I said Thursday, you are not married and have children yet, right? How old are you this year?"

Zhou Lang said dullly: "My family is fair, and service is done in rotation. I am eighteen years old."

Some people doubted, "Are you 18 years old? You're not falsely reporting your age, right?"

Zhou Lang was depressed, "Where are my six brothers? Does it seem like they need to lie about their ages?"

In order to get a Dingtian as quickly as possible, some families will falsely report their child's age after birth, adding two more years, so that they can be assigned a Dingtian at the age of sixteen. However, they forget that adults not only have to serve in the military, but may also be drafted.

Military service, so there are very few people who actually do it.

The Zhou family is not short of men, nor is it short of men, so there is no need to lie about their age.

When they heard that Zhou Lang was getting married this year, someone was moved and asked, "So you're getting married?"

Zhou Lang blushed and said, "No."

Someone laughed and said, "Now that you've reached adulthood, it's time to get married. Did your family tell you that they got married?"

Someone said bitterly: "With so many brothers in the family, it is not easy to get married. Now that we are married, it will cost four or five taels to thank the matchmaker, right?"

"Have you not seen my brother doing business? How can the family have less money?" I have seen Zhou Dalang and his family's business gradually improve in the past two days. Today, even the vegetables are out, five cents for two spoons, three cents for a spoon, a lot

Everyone bought and ate it.

Although they don't know how much it costs, the cabbage and radishes are all grown at home, so the meat shouldn't cost much.

Many people said nothing, but their hearts were burning, especially the people in Jiangding Village, who wanted to run home immediately and tell their families.

However, he was under the supervision of the government officials and could not leave without permission unless he took a half-day break every ten days. Once he left the camp, he would be judged as a deserter, which would be fatal.

Zhou Lang lowered his head and said nothing.

Everyone knew that it was not about kissing. The person who brought up this topic squatted next to him, patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "You are not young now, it is time to say kiss. I have a girl who is fifteen this year.

He looks good, can I let you guys meet him later?"

Zhou Lang said dullly: "My mother has the final say in my marriage. Brother, it's useless for you to ask me."

"Why is it useless? You are getting married. What do you like? You have to ask your mother, right?"

Zhou Lang remained silent. Originally, he was asking. In the spring of last year, a few months after he turned sixteen, his mother asked him what he liked.

Of course he likes beautiful ones.

Then his mother asked him to work hard and perform better during the spring planting and autumn harvest. She asked someone to marry him. Last year, he was indeed very diligent, and he was even assigned to the third brother during the autumn harvest.

As a result, he took a gamble and the marriage was ruined.

Originally, he was supposed to have said they were getting married last year, and they were supposed to get married years ago. Their brothers all got married at the age of seventeen.

Alas, his family still has to build a house, and he doesn't know how many years it will take him to save enough money to marry a wife. At this moment, Zhou Lang was really sad. He felt that he had the tendency to become an older leftover man.

In the countryside, women are also very picky about men. For example, if they are over twenty years old, they are old bachelors and are generally not very popular.

Zhou Lang, who had been hanging out with his friends for a long time, felt a sense of crisis when he remembered that they privately called those young and old bachelors in the village who could not afford wives.

This sense of crisis lasted for several days, because almost every day someone asked him, Thursday, what kind of girl do you like?

Thursday, from now on, should you listen to your wife or your mother?

No wonder everyone always made fun of him, because among a group of laborers, he was the only one who was not married. Some people even directly proposed to marry Zhou Dalang and Zhou Dalang, or recommended their own sisters or daughters.

Zhou Lang suddenly became popular, but he was not happy at all.

This depression reached its peak after Man Bao came to see him.

Because Man Bao brought him a candy and stated emphatically, "Fourth brother, this is the wedding candy that Daliang's nephew asked me to bring you. He is engaged and will get married before the Chinese New Year. He said he wants you to touch him.

of joy."

Thursday Lang:......
Chapter completed!