The Zhou family hadn't had dinner yet, but the food was ready and obviously waiting for them. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the village, the boss led his younger brothers and sisters and rushed up screaming.
Regardless of the cart moving, they scrambled to climb up. When Zhou Dalang and Zhou Erlang saw it, their eyes turned into slits with laughter. While scolding them, they took the time to stretch out a hand to pile the children onto the cart.
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From a distance, Old Zhou saw the smiles on their faces and knew that the trip went well, so he turned around and went back to the house with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Qian led her two sisters-in-law to take the table from the main room to the courtyard. It was a bit dark in the room, so it would be a waste to light an oil lamp. Anyway, there was still light outside, so we could eat outside.
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang, one holding the money in the bag and the other carrying the big rooster in the basket, both rushed home.
Before I even entered the door, I shouted, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, let's stew chicken for dinner tonight."
Xiao Qian said without raising his head: "You are so beautiful that you have to eat chickens when you go to the city. All the chickens at home are used to lay eggs."
Liu Lang had already rushed forward, turned his back to let her see the basket on his back, and said loudly: "I don't want the chicken at home, I want this one."
When Xiao Qian saw the miserable chicken, she exclaimed, "Where did you get the chicken? Did you steal it?"
Little Qian's eyes widened. Could it be that after Shiro learned to gamble, the remaining two little ones also learned to steal chickens?
Are you going to pet the dog next time?
Xiao Qian couldn't help pinching her waist, but Zhou Lang was unhappy. He turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, am I that kind of person? This chicken was given as a gift."
Xiao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, took the miserable rooster out of the basket, weighed it, and found that it was quite heavy. She couldn't help but ask: "Who is so heartless? Although this rooster looks a bit miserable.
My son, it’s meat, and it’s so fat, so I gave it to you.”
Saturday Lang chuckled, "I also think he is quite careless, but some people say that we still suffered a loss. Anyway, it's a long story. Sister-in-law, let's kill the chicken and stew it first. This is Man Bao's special purpose.
Mom got it back after replenishing her body."
Xiao Qian looked at the time and said, "Forget it tonight, leave it until tomorrow."
She looked at the rooster in her hand carefully and couldn't help but mutter, "Actually, it might still survive if you raise it..."
Friday Lang and Saturday Lang's eyes widened, as if they saw the chicken running away from them. Without thinking, the brothers turned around and shouted to Man Bao who had just entered the yard: "Man Bao, sister-in-law is going to raise the big rooster and take it."
Sell it, please persuade her quickly."
Xiao Qianshi glared at the brothers.
Manbao didn't even care that the cart didn't stop. He slid off the cart in a flash, ran to Xiao Qian's side, held her arm and shook her, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, kill me quickly, this is
The chicken will replenish my body, the rooster will replenish my energy and blood, and maybe my mother will be fine after eating it."
Qian also walked out of the door slowly and said with a smile: "Manbao, don't make trouble for your sister-in-law. It's getting late. If you want to kill me, you have to do it tomorrow."
"No, look, there's still light. Let's light a fire and have dinner tonight. It's not too late."
The children also watched eagerly, and Lao Zhoutou said: "Okay, since it is the filial piety of several children, let's do it tonight. Anyway, we will do it early and late. I don't think this chicken has much energy.
If you leave it until tomorrow, you might die."
Man Bao also nodded repeatedly, "Dead chicken doesn't taste good."
Xiao Qian took the chicken to kill. Feng and Shi quickly went to help. One boiled the hot water on the stove, and the other prepared the ingredients for stewing the chicken.
Nowadays, there are no good dishes at home to go with it, but you can pick up two big radishes, cut them up and stew them together.
The three sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen, while Zhou Dalang and others were in the yard reporting to Lao Zhoutou about today's events.
How much money was sold for grain and how much money was spent on medicine, the rest was given to Lao Zhoutou, who in turn gave it to Qian.
Qian has always been in charge of the family's money.
The Zhou family doesn't have much land, and when the harvest is good, there will be some left over. Fortunately, their family has a lot of labor, and they can do some odd jobs outside of farming, so they can save some money here and there.
The fact that the family can save so much money owes a lot to Qian, because she mediates everything in the family. She is mostly responsible for arranging who does what work and how to do it. Even Lao Zhou will listen to her.
Qian received the money, counted it, and made a note in her mind. When she turned around, she found that Manbao was gathered in a group with the children. She didn't know what they were talking about, so she couldn't help but smile slightly.
He smiled and asked Zhou Dalang, "Man Bao didn't cause you any trouble today, did he?"
Zhou Dalang glanced at Man Bao, who was pouting his butt and turning his back to them. He didn't know what he was muttering to the children. Everyone was exclaiming, so he hesitated and said: "Dad, mother, Man Bao is in the county today.
Bao and the others also made a lot of money."
Old Zhoutou let out an ouch and said with a smile, "Has Manbao's flower basket been sold?"
Zhou Dalang said: "Not only that, she also bought a big rooster, and she earned three coins as soon as she changed hands."
Lao Zhoutou and Qian were stunned and quickly called Man Bao over to ask.
Man Bao was just bragging to his nephews and nieces. When his parents asked, his little chest puffed up even higher, and he proudly told what they had done in the county today.
She has grown up listening to stories since she was a child. Her parents told her stories, her brother and sister-in-law told her stories, Mr. Zhuang told her stories, and Keke often told her stories. In addition, recently she has also been exposed to story books.
She had already touched the edge of telling a story a little bit, so she danced and described it well, and everyone listened with interest.
Especially people like Datou who have never been to the county seat. Although they have never been, when they heard my sister-in-law describe it like this, they imagined it in their minds and felt that they had been there too.
Man Bao's mouth went dry as she spoke, and Qian silently poured her a bowl of water.
Man Bao drank and said with bright eyes: "Mom, you don't know, there are many people in the county. Can I take you there next time?"
Qian smiled slightly and said, "Why should I go to the county town? You can just go."
Zhou Dalang's eyes slid from Man Bao's small cloth bag to the cloth bag held by Wu Lang, and said: "Mom, you can't give so much money to the children. What if it falls?"
Qian also said to Man Bao: "Man Bao, give the money to Mom, and Mom will keep it for you, okay?"
Man Bao shook his head, "I want to take care of myself, I'm an adult now."
Qian smiled slightly, touched her head and said, "You are also a member of our family. Do you know the rules of the family?"
Man Bao shook his head.
Mrs. Qian said: "When your brother and sister-in-law make money outside, they have to pay 60% to the public house. You can take the money yourself, but you have to hand over 60%."
Since it was a rule, Manbao had no objection to it. She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but I have to count how many there are."