Manbao responded and asked: "Fourth brother, how much money did you make today?"
"Not much," he shook the bag and said with a smile, "You can make more money by selling it to other people in the yard."
Zhou Lang sold the meat to various merchants at a high price, and also set a high price when he brought the meat to the market. However, seeing that the whole market was sparse, there were only two people selling meat. Anyone who wanted to buy meat
People walked back and forth in front of the stall, and most of them didn't buy after asking the price.
Zhoulang didn't know what was going on, so he suddenly lowered the price.
He said: "Fortunately, I made some money from the half I sold in the morning, otherwise I would have lost money on this trip. After so many years of business, this is the first time I have made such an obvious loss."
Man Bao then smiled and narrowed his eyes and said, "It's the New Year, so it won't hurt if you feel happy."
When Zhou Lang thought about it, it was true, "Although I feel distressed, at least I feel better. I don't think about it anymore, and I can sleep well at night."
He said: "So many medicinal materials have been donated to the county government before, and this half a cow is not enough."
Man Bao deeply agrees.
The two brothers and sister walked slowly to the yard where they rented a house. There were not many people on the street. Occasionally there were people coming and going in a hurry. Most of them were wearing masks similar to Zhou Manzhoulang's.
This thing has become as necessary as the clothes we wear. In the middle of winter, wearing a mask can prevent the cold wind from blowing on your face, and it can also isolate the epidemic, so it is easy for everyone to accept it.
The mask on Man Bao's face was newly made by Cui for her. It was made of fine fine cotton and made into several layers. A clump of orchids was embroidered on the outside for her. It was particularly beautiful and the inside was made to be very close to the skin.
If it gets dirty, wash it and dry it before you can continue to use it.
As we walked along, we saw that most of the houses on the street had white hemp hanging on their doorsteps. When we entered the alley where they rented, there was less white hemp.
Because this area is mainly rented to passing merchants, but this time, many merchants passing by here also died.
The ban on Xiazhou City has been lifted, and people who have checked that they have no fever or acne can leave the city. Therefore, many merchants are packing their luggage and plan to go home after the New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the Lunar New Year.
Those who are still alive must send the ashes of their companions back to their hometown, and if they have any remaining money, they must give an account to their parents, wives and children back home.
So as Manbao walked along, he could still vaguely hear people crying, all of them crying for his companions.
Zhou Lang was already used to it. He took Man Bao's hand and walked quickly. He arrived at the door in a few steps. He opened the door and went in. There was a big pot in the yard. It was steaming and the smell of meat was constant.
Emit from within.
He laughed and cursed: "I said the alley smells like meat. It turns out you are cooking here."
The third son laughed and said: "They wanted to use the kitchen to cook. They thought the pot of soup was too big and had no choice, so they moved it to the yard to cook it. Fourth brother, can you come and taste it?"
"Okay, okay, the bones are so big, the flavor will be better if it simmers for a longer time. Don't open the lid randomly, the aroma will be gone after a while."
Bai Shan and the others haven't come back yet. They have been sorting out materials at the county government these days.
Although there are many rooms in this courtyard, there are also many people. Manbao and the others do not live here, but at a place arranged by the Yamen.
But the food in the courtyard was better, so Manbao and the others came back every now and then to eat.
Sisters Liu Sanniang and Zhou Lijun were busy in the kitchen. Man Bao took off his cloak and slipped in. Then he was stuffed with a large bowl of meat. "You have a taste of the steak that has been stewed since the morning."
The braised steak that had just come out of the pot was still hot. Man Bao took a bite carefully, his eyes widened, and he asked, "Did Sanniang make it?"
Zhou Lijun immediately said: "I lit the fire."
Zhou Liru opened his mouth and could only say: "I added water."
Man Bao burst out laughing, nodded and said, "I know, you all worked hard."
Bai Shan knew that there was delicious food in the courtyard today, so after leaving the office, he called his cousin and Yin You together, and the four of them slipped back and ate delicious food together.
Zhou Lang sat at the table with them, and while serving soup for them, he said: "Hurry up and make up for it before you go home. Both of you are so thin, but we are fat. When we get home, we will
You will be missed to death."
Zhou Lijun agreed with his face and gave his sister-in-law a particularly meaty bone.
Man Bao stared at the white radish in the soup and said, "I want to eat radish..."
Zhou Lang picked up the radish and put it in his bowl, and said generously: "I'll eat the radish, you guys eat the meat quickly."
Manbao:……
Bai Shan held back his laughter, gave her a piece of radish and said, "Fourth brother, the radish in the soup is more delicious than the meat."
"Is that so? I think the meat is still delicious."
Zhou Lijun thinks so too.
Everyone had a happy meal, and Bai Shan asked Zhou Lang and Xiang Mingxue: "When do you plan to return to Beijing?"
They can set off at any time now. In fact, if Man Bao and the others were not in Xiazhou City, he would have left yesterday when the Yamen officially opened the city gates.
Although it was the New Year, he felt that he couldn't go home anyway, so what was the difference between celebrating the New Year in Xiazhou City or outside Xiazhou City?
It's better to go home early, maybe you can catch up with the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
But Manbao and his group were still here, so Zhoulang stayed and asked, "When will you leave?"
Bai Shan calculated the time and said, "The Lantern Festival will be over at the earliest. If the news from the capital is slow, we may not be able to go back until the first lunar month."
Zhou Lang frowned, there was still a month, or even longer, not to mention how many business opportunities this would miss, just how much money they would have lost by just eating and not doing anything.
Bai Shan also knew that it was not easy for him to support a large group of people, so he said: "Fourth brother, you should go back first after the Chinese New Year, and also send a letter of safety to your family so that they can rest assured. We are here on orders, naturally.
I must also return as ordered."
Zhou Lang knew that they couldn't be together anymore, so he sighed, turned to Xiang Ming and said, "Then let's tell the landlord that the yard will be returned on the third day of junior high school. Let's pack up our things and leave."
Xiang Mingxue nodded and couldn't help but ask about the situation outside Xiazhou, "...I wonder what the situation is like in other states and counties?"
Bai Shandao: "The news we have received is that everything is under control, and most of the smallpox patients in the capital have been cured, so the problem is not big. You can go back with peace of mind after you get the documents."
Zhou Lang said: "New Year's Eve tomorrow, remember to come here for the New Year's dinner."
Man Bao said: "I guess not. Imperial Physician Lu is going to treat all the doctors to a meal, and there are also students from the Imperial Medical Department."
Liu Sanniang and Zhou Liru also said they could not come back.