kingnovel Chapter 1178 We are from the same clan
Chapter 1178 We are from the same clan
Zhou Guo didn't mind and walked inside with a smile. He was an old man and she was a junior, so it was only right for her to go in and take a look.
The banquet was held in the flower hall. There were two tables in the huge flower hall, one for women and one for men.
The old man sitting at the table saw Zhou Guo coming with his men, and he stood up tremblingly, stretched out his hand to Zhou Guo and said, "My lord, my legs and feet are not convenient, and I can't go out to greet you. I hope you can forgive me."
When he stood up, everyone in the hall, young and old, men, women, and children stood up.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Why would I, a young man, need you to come out to greet me? I can walk in without anyone to greet me if I am healthy."
The old man sat down at the top with a smile on his face. Zhou Guo sat beside him, and the others took their seats one after another.
The old man asked with a smile: "I heard that the young master's surname is also Zhou?"
Zhou Guo nodded, "Yes, I am from the same clan as you, we are one family."
Everyone laughed.
The old man nodded and said, "It's good to be from the same clan. It's our blessing to be from the same clan as such a great man like you."
Zhou Guo looked at the table and raised his eyebrows. Although Fengfei County was so poor that the county magistrate was so poor that he could only eat porridge for every meal, this family had plenty of fish and meat on the table, and the table was full of non-vegetarian dishes.
The most important things are the bowls and plates used to hold rice and food. Although they look plain, she knows at a glance that they are not ordinary things.
The bowl in front of her would cost at least two or three taels of silver.
The most expensive plate on the table probably costs more than ten taels. Just one plate for serving food costs more than ten taels.
Their family has made some money in the north over the years and has settled down in the north for so many years. The bowls they brought from home when they fled have not been thrown away and are still in use.
The plates and bowls we usually use for eating are ordinary ones.
Her mother said, why should dining utensils be so expensive? Even if each one costs dozens of taels of silver, its function is to hold food, just like one that costs a few cents.
They only cost a few cents each so you don’t have to worry about them getting bumped or scratched. Even if they break, you won’t feel bad because at most you can just buy another dozen.
It’s different with money worth a few taels or even dozens of taels of silver. You dare not use much force when using it. For the cook, it is simply a torture. It looks good but is not practical.
Therefore, for all these years, there was not a single expensive tableware in the house.
The Zhou family has only been back for a few years, but they already have such a fortune. It must have been saved outside.
She ate the food and drank the wine calmly, chatting with everyone from time to time.
The old man next to him looked old, but his age was not in vain. He was quite experienced and Zhou Guo had a good chat with him.
Halfway through the meal, everyone was a little tipsy.
The eldest son of the Zhou family said, "Sir, we all have the surname Zhou. As the saying goes, people with the same surname are all from the same family. We are all family members. Since we are family members, if we have some minor troubles at ordinary times, you will definitely help us, right?"
Zhou Guo raised his eyebrows and looked at him in surprise. He really didn't expect that he would speak so bluntly. How could he not keep calm?
The old man frowned and shouted, "Boss, what are you talking about? If you are drunk, go down and rest. Don't embarrass yourself here!"
He looked at Zhou Guo again and said apologetically, "My Lord, please don't be offended. My eldest son has no talent, has not read many books, and has lived in the countryside all year round. Country people have little knowledge and often make jokes. Please don't take it to heart."
Zhou Guo said: "I didn't take it to heart."
She really didn't take it to heart and continued eating.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, the people at the table started to wink at the old man.
The old man pretended not to see it, and Zhou Guo also pretended not to see it.
I sighed in my heart. The only good thing about this family is that the old man is a capable man. When the day comes when the old man closes his eyes and kicks his legs, this family will probably be eaten up until not even a bone is left.
Fortunately, this is Fengfei County, where there are few people and it is simple. As long as the descendants of the Zhou family can protect this family business, it will not decline so quickly.
When the meal was almost finished, the old man finally wiped away his tears.
Zhou Guo asked: "What's going on? Why are you doing this for no reason?"
The old man wiped his tears and said, "To be honest, I am worried. I am old, my legs and feet have not been working well for two years, and my brain is almost confused. But my Zhou family, big and small, has no one who can support this family! If I die one day, this family will definitely be broken up."
Everyone present started crying.
Zhou Guo could only comfort him, "Old man, as the saying goes, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Why do you care so much? Even if you die, they are fine. Can they starve themselves to death?
As long as this person is alive, your Zhou family's incense will not be cut off, what are you afraid of?"
From ancient times to the present, what everyone fears most is the running out of incense, right?
Dashu and the others in the back almost laughed out loud, the master's words of comfort were so unique.
The old man paused, wiped his nose, and said: "My lord, you don't know, I don't have many days left to live. My descendants are all incompetent. Now it is a turbulent time. There have been years of drought in recent years. Although my family has a few acres of thin land, it can't support so many people!
I used to run a small business with my family outside, but business has been bad in recent years, so I had to return home. I never thought that life would be hard anywhere. Sir, since we are from the same family, can you help us?"
Others also spoke.
"Sir, you have come here to help so many people. We are from the same family. Maybe we worship the same ancestor. You can't just watch us, your fellow clan members, go hungry!"
The situation each one sounded more serious than the other, as if the family was almost unable to make ends meet.
Zhou Guo listened for a while, and when their voices died down, he said, "It's no problem for me to help you."
Everyone's face lit up; they didn't expect her to be so easy to talk to.
She looked at the leftovers on the table and said, "You know, the people I help are all from families that can't afford to eat. They have to eat one meal and not the next. But... I see that you guys are eating a lot of fish and meat, it seems that you haven't reached the point where you can't afford to eat yet, right?"
The old man paused and said, "It's not like we can't afford to eat. All these things you see are for you. If there were no guests, we wouldn't be willing to eat like this. Besides, the food on the table is all raised by us. Although we don't raise many chickens and ducks, we still have a few laying hens."
Zhou Guo nodded, "So, what do you always want me to help you with?"
The old man was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He suppressed his smile and said, "I just hope that my children can find a proper job. They don't know how to farm. You are such a high official under General Xu. Can you find a job for my children? In this way, even if I am gone, they can still support themselves and the whole family."