Chapter 390 - 379: Truly Poor
Zhou Hu and Yang Heshu were talking, and they got so engrossed in the conversation that they lost track of time. It was only when Old Zhou’s family arrived that he remembered he hadn’t taken care of business, not even having the chance to check on the condition of his fields.
Yang Heshu also saw Old Zhou leading a string of people over. From a distance, Manbao waved and called out to her parents, making it impossible for him not to know who they were.
Looking over, Yang Heshu realized there really were a lot of people in Manbao’s family.
However, Manbao still asked, "Dad, where are Second Brother, Third Brother, and Fourth Brother?"
"They went to plow another piece of land to quicken things up. Why have you all come over? Have you eaten lunch? I don’t even know if your sister-in-law has left you any food."
Manbao had just eaten her fill of pastries with Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang and didn’t feel hungry, so she said, "I’m not hungry."
Curious, Old Zhou turned to talk to Yang Heshu.
Zhou Dalang and the others had already entered the field one by one to start their labor. He and Zhou Hu pulled the plow, while Zhou Wulang held it. Now that he had learned to guide the plow, whenever Old Zhou didn’t feel like doing so, he essentially handed the task over to him.
Of course, he now had to take turns with Zhou Dalang and Zhou Hu in pulling the plow too.
Yang Heshu then asked, "Is it less strenuous for two people to pull the plow?"
"Absolutely, if one person pulls, by the end of the day there won’t be a spot left unpained on the shoulders, and there are still many days ahead, so we can’t push ourselves too hard. Are you also a teacher?"