Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1192: Light Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

He said to Zhou Guo, "Come, young master, sit here."

That’s the top one.

Zhou Guo said: "Sir, this is the county government office, and you are the head of the county!"

The county magistrate insisted, "Sir, please sit down. If Fengfei County had not been here with you, it would have become a dead city sooner or later. My grave would have been overgrown with grass. You are not only the benefactor of the people of Fengfei County, but also my benefactor. Please sit down, sir."

Having said that, Zhou Guo felt embarrassed to refuse and said straightforwardly, "Okay, then I'll overstep my authority."

Qian Duo said: "He has already said so, you just sit down, it's just a seat."

Wu Lazi nodded, "That's right. It's such a big table. No matter where you sit, you can't get food. Everyone sits down. We don't care about those empty words. We just eat the food when it's served. I'd rather starve to death!"

Everyone laughed.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You have really worked hard these days. Come, let us all toast you!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp, feeling very satisfied.

Zhou Guo picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of the contents of the stew pot. Chef Zhang actually said that, so this dish must have been the one that took the most effort today. She had to taste it carefully.

Others are not interested in the light-hearted Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, as it is obviously not very oily. The most satisfying dishes are the shiny braised pork, braised fish, roast chicken or roast duck, which sizzle with oil when you take a bite.

Especially Wu Lazi, who ate a piece of braised pork in one bite, and her mouth was drooling with oil.

Zhou Guo ate a piece of deer trotter tendon, which was soft, glutinous, delicious, rich and mellow. His eyes lit up and he looked up at Chef Zhang.

Chef Zhang was staring at her closely. Seeing her eyes sparkling, he finally smiled and nodded.

Zhou Guo continued to eat. She felt that she didn't want anything else for today's New Year's Eve dinner. This bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was enough.

It’s really delicious, the flavors are fresh, complex and layered.

It's really incomparable to the previous low-profile version.

Chef Zhang glanced at Zhou Guo and didn't care about other people's reactions at all.

Qian Duoke, who was standing by, was enjoying his chicken fillet and braised shrimps. He ate all the dishes on the table, and when he looked up, he saw Zhou Guo still eating the light Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. He couldn't help but ask, "Let me try it. What does it taste like? Why are you only eating this?"

He quickly picked up a piece of ham and ate it. His eyes widened instantly. He looked at Zhou Guo, then at the half bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall left, and swallowed.

"Damn it, this bland thing actually tastes like this?"

"Ok?"

Everyone else looked up and asked, "What does it smell like?"

Zhou Guo said: "Come, have a try. Don't underestimate it. It's actually quite delicious. After all, it was made by Chef Zhang."

It was he who specifically ordered it, and I knew it would taste good. It’s a pity that no one ate it because they don’t have a discerning eye.

Everyone smiled and stretched out their chopsticks, one after another. Zhou Guo saw that something was wrong, so he also stretched out his chopsticks and quickly scooped a few pieces of tendon and ham into the bowl.

After this wave, only a little soup was left in the stew pot.

Qian Duo grabbed the last bit of soup and shared it with Wu Jiang. As he shared it, he said, "Young Master is really not nice. He ate such a good thing but kept it to himself. If I hadn't been smart and grabbed a bite, I wouldn't have known what this thing tasted like after finishing the New Year's Eve dinner."

Zhou Guo said, "I didn't hide it. You have poor hearing and didn't hear what Chef Zhang said before the meal, so you blame me."

Qian Duo hummed twice and stopped talking. He buried his head in his food, sighed halfway through, and looked at Chef Zhang without saying a word. It was a pity that this chef was the boss, otherwise, if he followed him, he would have enjoyed countless delicious food throughout the year!

Chef Zhang was smiling widely. He was happier than anyone else that his dishes were liked by so many people.

The county magistrate standing by was stunned when he saw these people robbing Zhou Guo regardless of her status. It was rare for someone with her status to get along well with the people below.

I have finished eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Zhou Guo sighed. However, the other dishes were also delicious. Chef Zhang’s dishes were all different. It seemed as if he knew a little bit of every cuisine, and each one was a masterpiece.

She ate with great satisfaction.

The New Year’s Eve dinner lasted for more than half an hour before we dispersed.

The county magistrate had not yet recovered and could not stay up late, so he went to bed early.

Zhou Guo and his people began to stay up all night, and then gave red envelopes to everyone.

"Today is New Year's Eve. As usual, everyone has a portion. Come, one each."

Everyone took it with a smile.

Wu Lazi took it and was about to open it, but Qian Duo held her back, "Boss Wu, this won't do. You can't open a red envelope in front of others. You have to open it in private."

Wu Lazi thought it made sense and put it away.

Dashu and the others looked at each other, paused in their attempts to open the red envelope, and silently put the red envelope into their arms. They had just opened it casually before, so why would they care so much?

Zhou Guo smiled. The number of these red envelopes would definitely not be the same. Wu Lazi had just arrived this year and couldn't have as much money as Wu Jiang, so naturally the amount would be less. It would be better to open them separately.

After the hour passed, they set off firecrackers, had a midnight snack, and then went to bed.

Zhou Guo fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow, as usual.

The others were not in a hurry to sleep and opened the red envelope.

Dashu and the others looked over and over at the silver and money in the red envelope and found it hard to believe. It was much more generous than in previous years!

Wu Lazi held the light silver note in her hand blankly. She didn't have much hope at first because it was so thin and it turned out to be a silver note!

Such a big one!

She had been with Zhou Guo for only one or two months, so how could she have earned so much money?

After so many years in the mountains and being the boss for so many years, the private money he had was only about this amount. She had only been the escort leader for more than a month, and she had earned so much money!

If I tell it to others, who would dare to believe it?

A escort leader actually makes so much money!

Thinking of how Zhou Guo had given so many gifts to so many people, even Chef Zhang's apprentice and the servants in the county government office, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, "Young Master is really rich! He has so much money that he doesn't know where to spend it, but he gives it to everyone he sees. He's really generous!"

She was very generous. She gave out more than three thousand taels of silver as rewards on New Year's Eve.

Everyone among the more than one thousand people who followed the escort agency to transport the goods has a share!

Although it's not much, one or two kan is enough to make people happy.

In previous years, they couldn’t even save this much money in a year when they lived in the mountains!

Everyone happily fell asleep with the money in their arms, thinking that following Zhou Guo was definitely the right thing to do. It had only been a short time and they had already made so much money. It was heard that in the escort agency, as long as one did a good job, one could get a reward every month.

Some people can earn more than ten or twenty taels a year.

This amount of money is enough for an ordinary family to live frugally for several years.

The servants in the county government were holding the money, feeling both happy and worried. They didn't know whether the masters would ask them to return it once they knew about it.

The next day, the county magistrate found out early in the morning.

Zhou Guo was generous and gave one tael to each person, and the old servant gave three taels.