Chapter 252

There are also such things. Some families always give their children all kinds of strange nicknames in order to support their children. Many boys directly call them sister.

Some even dress a boy in a skirt and pierce his ears when he was young, and raise him after girls, because some people think girls are easier to raise than boys.

So taking a girl's name and wearing her daughter's clothes is equivalent to leaning her life towards the girl, and the child is easier to survive.

There is also a well-known nickname in the holy world today, called cat slave.

In short, how cheap is the nickname.

Zhou Xi said, "no, my youngest sister's nickname is man Bao. My family doesn't like to take a cheap name."

After a pause, Zhou Xi added, "my children didn't die, they all survived."

Therefore, Qili Village is not willing to give cheap names to children now. It prefers to sort the children according to the second, third and fourth year of the old Zhou family. Thinking of this sort, it may be able to prosper its children and grandchildren.

The village head and all the old people in the village feel that the greatest contribution of old Zhou tou and Qian's life is not to plant the land well, nor to build a big brick house for their family, but to feed eight children. No, counting Zhou Yin, it is actually nine.

None of the nine children died prematurely, not to mention in the countryside, even in a big city rich in medical resources.

Of course, from the perspective of superstition, the villagers agree that their children's nicknames are good. Look, the big two, three, four, five and six rows go down. It's estimated that God is not willing to take one away.

Wei Zhi had two children, a son and a daughter, who didn't live past the age of five. He was curious about how the Zhou family raised their children.

So I squatted on the ridge and chatted with them.

Zhou Xi asked he Shi to go back first. It's not taboo to talk about how her mother took care of them when she was a child. Of course, she doesn't have a say in raising children, but Feng Shi, who has already given birth to three and supports them, is very experienced.

Wei Zhi listened and listened. He simply rolled his sleeves and went down to the field. He took the hoe left by He Shi to help them work.

Bodyguard:

He hasn't planted any land!

Since he was born, his father was a count. Before he was an adult, he was thrown into the forbidden army as a bodyguard. He took a knife, a sword and a bow, but he didn't take a hoe!

But his immediate boss is farming. What should he do?

Stand on the ridge and watch?

I'm in a hurry. What should I do?

Zhou Xi saw that Wei Zhi was quite skilled, so he didn't stop and wanted to give her straw hat to him, but Wei Zhi refused.

He asked, "how many children are there in your family now?"

Zhou Xi said with a smile, "not much, ten."

Wei Zhi:... That's not much.

Zhou Xi said with a smile, "my fifth and sixth are not married, so they are also counted as children."

Wei Zhi nodded and asked, "how old are you, but you're going to kiss?"

"I'm fifty-six years old. I was going to talk about marriage this year. As a result, I met a flood. Now I don't know what autumn is, so I won't say it for the time being. I'll wait until next year."

Wei Zhi said he understood.

The state has a tax for older people. If they don't get married beyond a certain age, not only the woman but also the man should pay tax.

After two years, if you don't get married, the government will forcibly distribute it. Cough, this is what the government calls "hair wife and hair husband".

I'm only 16 years old. There are still six years to pay taxes. It's really early for people to get married, but there are many late.

For example, in their class, there are married at the age of 15 or 16, and there are also many single at the age of 23 or 24.

Especially those who have made achievements, not to mention the emperor, even their family can't restrain people from getting married. Naturally, they can go.

Wei Zhi asked them curiously how much the bride price is here, but there is a dowry, what things are usually accompanied, and what is the custom of welcoming relatives.

These are also the feelings of the people. Since you have the opportunity and time, please ask.

Several people talked about marriage from child rearing, marriage to old-age care, and old-age care to children's reading.

Wei Zhi asked casually, how many children in their family are reading, and then he knew that there was only one.

Let alone Wei Zhi, the bodyguards who squatted by the vegetable field and pretended to work hard to help pull weeds raised their heads in surprise.

I've never heard that girls are allowed to read at home, but boys are not allowed to read.

Zhou Xi knew as soon as she saw their expressions, and hurriedly said, "my youngest sister is really smart. Mr. Zhuang in the school likes her very much, so he accepted her as a disciple. Otherwise, with our family background, where can we afford children to go to school?"

Feng said, "my sister-in-law taught her children when she came back from reading. Apart from others, my second daughter-in-law recognized a lot of words, especially Erya. She has been able to recognize all the words in the thousand character text. My sister-in-law said that if she knows all the words in it, she can read and study by herself."

Wei Zhi nodded, "that's right."

But I'm curious. How smart is the child?

"Oh, brother, why did you pull out all my vegetables?"

The bodyguard looked at the "weeds" in his hand and asked, "this, isn't this grass?"

Zhou Xi looked at the vegetables pulled out by him and the weeds left. He looked at him sympathetically. How stupid it was. He couldn't even tell the vegetables from the grass.

Wei Zhi coughed and said, "go and help carry water to water the vegetables."

If the bodyguard was granted amnesty, he immediately got up, picked up two barrels and answered.

Zhou Xi couldn't stop it. Wei Zhi smiled and said, "let him go. The young man has strength and carrying water is more suitable for him."

Zhou Xi: in fact, what she wants to say can be picked. It's a little easier.

However, the bodyguard has come from the river with both hands carrying the bucket.

After some help, Wei Zhi and the three women of the Zhou family formed a deep friendship. Zhou Xi and Feng Fang warmly invited them to the Zhou family.

Wei Zhi declined, but walked back with them and crossed the bridge together, because he wanted to visit Mr. Zhuang.

This is a serious matter. Zhou Xi can't keep them any longer. They can only send people to the school gate and say goodbye.

Man Bao and Bai Shanbao had a meal, so they obediently went to the courtyard to have dinner with their husband and opened a small stove by the way.

Mr. Zhuang's courtyard is open to people all year round, so Wei Zhi knocked at the door and stepped in when he saw no response.

After walking towards the yard for a while, I heard a voice from a room.

Mr. Zhuang also heard the sound of the door, but thought it was the naughty students who bumped into it when they were playing, because everyone knows that there is no access control in his small courtyard. If you want to find him, just come in directly.

So he's still lecturing the two children who bow their heads.

Today, speaking of the new text, he asked two children to answer questions. However, both man Bao and Bai Shanbao didn't agree with him. Obviously, the two children have been slack in their study during this period.