The three siblings and a crowd of nieces and nephews all shook their heads.
In their memories, Dad (Grandpa) had always been diligent. He would get up before dawn and, if they didn't get up themselves, he would wake up their brothers (their parents) and then assign various chores.
In their memories, except for the few days during the New Year, the adults at home never had a day where they didn't work.
"Oh," Aunt Lai slapped her thigh in amusement, "Looking at Zhou Jin now, you can't tell at all what he was like back then. He used to be so good at avoiding work. When your uncle was not yet born and your grandparents only had that one son, they doted on him fiercely. A strapping young lad, he looked even stronger than Liulang but would complain of leg pain as soon as he set foot on the field. He was afraid of leeches when planting rice seedlings and would cry out loud in the fields..."
