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by MarineTL — Chapter 6: The Misunderstanding Resolved Zhoujiazhuang was a village where almost everyone had the surname Zhou. As the saying goes, "even if bones are broken, the tendons are still connected"—most families were related in some way or another. For instance, Zhou Yimin and the family of the old village secretary were technically related, though distantly. They were beyond the five degrees of mourning relations, meaning they weren't closely related. In traditional Chinese kinship, five degrees of…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 7: Returning to the Factory to Report "Where are you going? Come in," Zhou Yimin called out. He cracked an egg, ate the egg white, and left the yolk behind. Only then did the three siblings, Laifu and his two sisters, dawdle their way inside, all the while watching the old lady’s expression. The old lady repeated the same words, reminding the three little ones to always remember their big brother’s kindness, to listen to him, and not to be ungrateful, among other things. "Eat up!" Zhou…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 8: Section Chief Wang's Surprise "Hmm? Is this jerky?" Very soon, Wang Weimin discovered that the bottom of the procurement basket contained dried meat. Zhou Yimin smiled and explained, "I ran into a fellow townsman. His relatives from the vast grasslands sent him dozens of pounds of beef jerky, more than he could finish, so I bought some. The price was a bit high, though." Wang Weimin was overjoyed and waved his hand. "A slightly higher price is fine." When they procured items outside of the…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 9: In Trouble? Find Eldest Uncle On the way back to the courtyard, Zhou Yimin loaded the ox cart with sack after sack of sweet potatoes, totaling 2,000 pounds. Even the old ox pulling the cart was starting to get temperamental. At home, Zhou Daguai and the others looked enviously at the supplies in the cupboard—rice, flour, eggs, beef jerky... Yet, not a single one of them reached out to take anything, despite their hunger. When Zhou Yimin returned and saw them all sitting obediently at the…
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by MarineTL — Chapter 10: Pasting Matchboxes Second Uncle was gnawing on a cornbread bun. In their household, anyone who didn’t have a job didn’t get breakfast. These days, having two meals a day was already considered decent. "Second Uncle, eating?" "Oh, Yimin? What’s the matter?" Second Uncle looked at Zhou Yimin with some surprise. Zhou Yimin handed a few eggs to Second Aunt , smiling. "Second Aunt , keep these eggs for yourselves. I need to talk to Uncle about something." Second Aunt was…
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