Only then did Lao Zhou remember his sons. He looked around and asked, "Lao Six and Lao Wu are in the restaurant. Where did Lao Four go?"
Fang then looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao said: "Fourth brother went on business. He went to Shangzhou to buy porcelain and sent it to Xiazhou, and then followed some of his friends to the grassland to collect medicinal materials."
"Don't you have medicinal materials at home?" Lao Zhoutou muttered: "The grassland, that is the territory of the barbarians, it is too dangerous."
Man Bao said: "Father, don't worry, the emperor has already conquered the Huihe and other tribes, and everyone on the grassland now recognizes your majesty as the Khan of Heaven."
"If you are doing business in the Central Plains, you may be robbed by bandits. How can the grassland be safer than the Central Plains?" Lao Zhoutou is not stupid. Although he has little experience, he has experienced wars in two dynasties and has seen wars and chaos.
It's just that Luojiang County is too poor and Qili Village is too remote, so the war at that time could not affect them for the time being.
But when he was young, he had seen many disaster victims who had fled to his county. He heard that the Hu people on the grassland loved to eat human flesh, and even called the Han people two-legged sheep.
When he thought of this, Lao Zhou's head trembled and he said: "Write a letter to your fourth brother quickly and ask him to come back immediately. I would rather do less business than risk my life."
Zhou Lixue on the side couldn't help but said: "Grandpa, the fourth uncle took away all our family's capital, as well as the silks and satins that my sister-in-law got. If we don't do half of this, we will lose money to death."
"How can you lose money? If you don't go to the grassland to do business, just sell it to others. Anyway, it's a free reward. You can make a penny by selling it, and you can make a tael by selling it by one tael." Old Zhoutou said with a heartbroken look on his face: "Although it hurts
, but it’s better than dying.”
Man Bao thought for a while and felt that her father was right. The grasslands were indeed more dangerous than the Central Plains, so she nodded, "But Dad, I don't know where the fourth brother is at the moment. Even if I write a letter, I have nowhere to send it."
"He didn't say where he was going?"
"It is said that they left with the people from the Bald Hair Ministry, but it is not certain whether they will go to the Bald Hair Ministry. Moreover, the people on the grassland live in pursuit of grass. Now is the time when the water and grass are abundant and it is a good time for grazing sheep and cattle. They will not
It has been parked at a certain place, and there is no inn there, so how can I send the letter?"
Lao Zhoutou's focus was off-center, and he asked in surprise: "Why is there still a tribe called the Bald Hair Tribe? Does that mean there is also a Hairy Tribe?"
Manbao:……
Bai Shan couldn't help but explain: "Uncle Zhou, the Tuoba clan was originally a branch of Xianbei in Hexi Province. During the chaos of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the eldest son of the leader of the Tuoba clan was named Tuoba Pigu. His father did not let him ascend the throne.
, Tuoba Pigu was so angry that he led his tribe who were willing to follow him and left the tribe. Legend has it that because his son was born in a quilt, and the Xianbei language calls quilts "bald", his father changed his surname to Tu.
The hair was called Tufa Shoutian, so their tribe was called the Tufa tribe from then on."
Lao Zhou touched the hair on his head and said: "The name of their tribe is not very good."
Man Bao also nodded and whispered: "I don't think it's good to get it either."
Bai Shan: "...haven't you seen a few of A Liu Dun? They have a lot of hair."
Lao Zhoutou thought thoughtfully, "Maybe this is the same as dreaming, it all works in reverse?"
After saying this, even Man Bao couldn't agree with her father. She thought for a while and said, "Because the kidneys are good, the kidneys are good, and the hair is not much different."
Now it was everyone's turn to be silent.
However, although Lao Zhoutou was older, he didn't have any worries about his hair, so he just discussed it for a while and then left it. On the contrary, he had a lot of hair, so anyone who is bald would be worried.
Only then did Qian find the opportunity to talk to Man Bao. Because Bai Shan was not an outsider, she did not shy away from her, "Master Bai and Cheng Jia are guests. Where did you arrange them?"
"It's in a yard at the back," Man Bao said, "There's another yard at the back. Mr. Bai went to live in the same yard as Bai Shan and the others. The yard at the back is for the whole family. It's very spacious and enough for living. But
They brought a lot of things with them, and I'm afraid they have to use a room as a warehouse."
Qian said with a smile: "That's Miss Cheng Er's dowry. On the way here, the Cheng family said they wanted to rent a yard to live outside. I didn't see your house at that time, so I didn't dare to let them stay. Since there is a spare yard,
In that moment, mother and you will go to the back and leave the married family behind. We might as well prepare for the wedding here, and our family will also be able to enjoy their happiness."
"Hey, Miss Cheng Er is getting married from here, where will Brother Bai get married?"
Bai Shan was also curious.
Qian said with a smile: "Mr. Bai made a plan on the way here to buy a house in the capital. If he can't find a suitable one at the moment, he will borrow the house of Bai Shan's family. After all, the eldest son is marrying a daughter-in-law, so he must do it beautifully.
some."
An old Zhoutou added: "That's because Mr. Bai is not short of money."
Then he looked up at their house and said happily: "Although our family is short of money, our family is not short of housing, hahahaha..."
Lao Zhou's family members were all having fun, and even Bai Shan couldn't help but laugh.
Man Bao doesn't mind this kind of thing very much. Anyway, there are many houses in the house and each yard has a separate kitchen. They can live there if they want. She is still very hospitable.
But before that, she had to take her parents to visit their entire home.
The Fang family members did not follow, but dragged Zhou Lijun and Zhou Liru, and dragged Zhou Lixue and Zhou Ligu to pack their things.
Most of the things they moved from the front yard were still in the yard.
Man Bao then took them to see the courtyard where Zhou Lixue and the others lived. Seeing that there were so many vacant rooms, Lao Zhou was heartbroken, "This is such a waste. Where can the Fourth and the others live?"
"Fourth brother and the others live in the front." The first courtyard you enter from the side door is spacious. Brothers Zhou Lang, Wu Lang and Saturday Lang all live here. It is more spacious than at old Zhou's house, and there is also a reserved space.
Come out to the children's room.
When the children get older, if they can no longer live here, just throw them back in the yard where Zhou Lixue and the others live.
After looking at the courtyard on the west side, Man Bao took them to the east side.
In fact, the scenery on the east side is better, because this side is mainly a study room, living room and garden. Unlike the west side, it looks like it is for family members. The house is well built and the scenery is good, but Huahua
After all, there is less grass and stuff.
But Lao Zhoutou didn't care about this at all. Seeing that Fang and the others had opened up the open space in the yard where they lived to plant vegetables, he nodded with satisfaction, "Yes, it's a pity to leave such a good land.
"
Man Bao said: "Dad, flowers and plants are also very expensive."
"Can it be sold?"
Man Bao thought for a while and then said: "Except for the precious flowers and flowers suitable for hairpins, the only way to sell other flowers is to dry them and sell them to drug stores."