Chapter 280 - 269: Not Good
The vast majority of the residents of Qili Village bear the last name Zhou, with a small minority having different surnames. Yet, over the course of a hundred plus years, as daughters from one family married into another, essentially every household has become interconnected through marriage and kinship.
And nearly all the Zhous share one common ancestor.
Although Zhou Hu didn’t have blood brothers, he had paternal cousins. His father’s situation was slightly better than that of Zhou Jin’s, so naturally, it was up to close relatives to lend a hand in such matters.
Unfortunately, the relations among the three families were not very good. The elders had a rather disagreeable separation, which is why the neighbors who got along relatively well with Zhou Hu’s family, Junior Ms. Qian and the wife of Dazhu, the village head’s son, followed them last night.
Of course, they had also summoned the midwife from Dali Village.
However, the midwife had stayed in Dali Village in the early morning and did not accompany them to the county town, while Junior Ms. Qian and the others were tired after a long night’s work, and someone had to stick close to Zhou Hu’s wife, causing them to stay in the county town.
Zhou ErLang and others came back not only to rest but also to find a substitute woman to go help out.
Upon hearing this, Ms. Qian understood immediately and thought for a moment before saying, "I’ll go talk to Zhou Hu’s aunt. Relationships aside, the bone’s connected to the sinew; they should take the lead in this matter. If they express reluctance to help, those who have a good relationship with Zhou Hu’s wife should be willing to assist."
It wasn’t a big deal; typically, if a family in the village encountered such an emergency, everyone would step in to help.
After Zhou ErLang mentioned it, he quietly added, "Dad gave two hundred wen yesterday, which has all been spent. Zhou Hu said he’d pay it back when he returns."
Ms. Qian uttered a sound of acknowledgment, not particularly concerned.