kingnovel Chapter 1220 Enjoy the blessing
Chapter 1220 Enjoy the blessing
No one with any ability can stay with his parents all his life without moving.
Zhou Guo is a capable person, so she can't tie her up and not let her leave. This child is just like her uncle. Her uncle can do his own things. There is no reason why her child should be locked up at home for the rest of her life.
Li had figured out this truth two years ago, so even though Zhou Guo hadn't spent the New Year at home for two years, she didn't say much.
He just said, "After dinner, go burn some incense to your grandparents and ancestors, and pray to them to protect you."
Wu Ya smiled and said, "When you are not around, Mom will go to the temple several times a day to pray to the Buddha to bless you to be well outside."
Zhou Guo nodded, "The Buddha must have heard it. I have been doing very well outside this year. Not even a hair has fallen out. Mom, it's all thanks to you."
Li was amused and angry at the same time. "You only know how to coax me. As long as you are fine outside and can come back safely, it's okay even if I stay in the Buddhist temple all day long."
Zhou Su said, "Mom, that won't do. Without you, the two mushroom mountains can't be turned around. You are in charge of the shops in the county towns. If you close yourself off, who will take care of these things? This family can't be without you."
The others all nodded with a smile.
At this time, it really won’t work without the Li family.
Xu was still the same, Wu Ya was about to give birth, and there was no woman in the family to take charge. Not to mention anything else, the interpersonal relationships could not go on.
Mrs. Li was so coaxed that her face was full of smiles. She could support her daughter so much because she had tasted the sweetness. It was obviously more comfortable to run around outside than to stay at home.
She only managed a few shops, and seeing how much money these shops could earn every day, she felt that the first half of her life was wasted.
What's more, Zhou Guo is the helmsman of this family, and he handles hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. She dare not even think about such a situation and thinks she does not have that ability.
Zhou Guo took half an hour to finish this meal. He ate the food cold and then heated it up, and then cold and then heated it up again several times before he finally finished it. It was even slower than the New Year's Eve dinner.
After the meal, she took out the gifts she had prepared for everyone.
She didn't have time to choose slowly and was in a hurry, so she simply gave each person a piece of cloth, each woman a string, and each man a hairpin.
She looked at Wu Ya's big belly and said apologetically, "I didn't expect that my sister-in-law was pregnant again. I didn't prepare for what was in her belly."
He lowered his head and took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it over. "However, this jade has been with me for several years. It is of excellent quality. Give it to the little guy. May it protect him and help him grow up safely."
Wu Ya was very grateful and even more delighted. "This piece of jade has been with you for so many years. It is a good thing. Then I will not be polite. Take it. I hope this little guy can get some of your skills."
If the guy in my belly could have some of Zhou Guo's abilities, I would have no worries in my life.
Finally, it was the old man’s turn. The old man didn’t like all these fancy things, so she didn’t prepare anything.
Zhou Guo looked at his eager and expectant eyes and said, "Master, you said you didn't like these, so I didn't prepare any for you."
The old man's mouth froze, and he couldn't smile anymore. He secretly said: I said I don't like you, so you won't prepare? I've never seen you be so obedient before? ?
Just as Li was about to smooth things over, Zhou Guo said to the outside, "Send it in."
Everyone in the room turned their heads and looked towards the door. They realized that even the woman was pregnant, so how could the old man not be pregnant?
Several bodyguards came in carrying a dozen tightly wrapped things and placed them carefully on the ground.
"What?" Everyone was confused. "Eggs?"
So careful?
The old man shrugged his nose, his eyes lit up, he stood up from his seat and walked towards these things.
Zhou Guo stood up and walked over, saying, "I came back on a fast horse, without even a carriage. I suffered a lot to bring this thing back safely, and even broke two jars on the way."
She squatted down to open it, and the old man quickly said, "I'll do it myself."
It was opened carefully. It was found to be wrapped in grass on the outside and a thick quilt on the inside. After opening layer by layer, what finally appeared in front of everyone was a jar of wine.
Everyone suddenly realized that the old man loved to drink and had a very sensitive nose. He could smell it even if it was wrapped so tightly.
The old man leaned close to the jar and smelled it, then closed his eyes in ecstasy and said, "The south is still the best. There is such a good thing!"
There aren't many good wines in the north, most of them are spicy wines that scratch your throat.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "This daughter's red wine was given to me by someone else. He said he had dozens of jars in his wine cellar. I asked for twenty jars, and there were still sixteen jars left. Unfortunately, two jars were broken on the way, so there are only fourteen jars left."
She also searched the last bit of wine in the Yan family's wine cellar, kept two jars for herself, and let Xu Sibei take the rest away. Although there is a rule in the army not to drink alcohol, there are sometimes exceptions.
Zhou Su was very considerate and brought the old man a clean bowl and a wine spoon.
The old man looked at him with appreciation, opened the dusty lid, and an alluring aroma came out. The old man swallowed his saliva and said, "I have never tasted daughter's red wine with such a taste before. Oh, what a treat. What a treat."
Zhou Guo found it funny. She had done so much for him but didn't even get such words from him. Yet he just said he was enjoying himself with just a few jars of wine.
The Li family members all laughed. They all knew that the old man liked wine and would feel uncomfortable if he didn't have it for a day.
The old man carefully scooped out a spoonful and poured it into the wine bowl. He put every drop that spilled on his hands to his lips and sucked it, not wanting to waste a single drop.
After taking a sip, the old man smacked his lips and exclaimed, "Good!"
It tastes good. There are fourteen jars here, so much that he can drink it for a year or two.
Zhou Guo smiled, "As long as Master likes it, it's worth the effort we put into the journey."
The old man nodded, "In that case, I will give you something as well."
"What is it?" Zhou Guo asked in surprise. He didn't expect that she would have something to collect.
"You'll know tomorrow."
Giving up Fei Zhuang was a big deal, and Zhou Guo was worried that they would not be able to accept it for the time being. She had traveled such a long time, so she did not tell them that night. After they talked for a while, everyone sympathized with her fatigue and went to sleep.
Zhou Guo returned to the room, took out the gold and pearls that Zhou Dacang had given her, and skillfully pried up a floor tile in the room. Before putting the tiles in, she took out the pearls and gold and counted them several times before putting them in.
These golden and white things are so beautiful.
It would be nice to send him back when my uncle gets married.
The next day, after dinner, she was about to go to the study to look at the account book when she was called out by the old man.
"Why are you looking at the account book again? You must have looked at it a lot when you were outside. When can you not look at the account book? Since you won't be staying at home for long this time, go check out other places. You can't visit all these places in the North in a month. Come on, follow me."