kingnovel Chapter 945 What is that place?
Chapter 945 What is that place?
"Don't talk about her. Didn't Zhou Mai and his friends from the Zhou family reach that age a long time ago? But what happened? They have no intention of getting married. I don't know what's going on with the Zhou family. Zhou Gu has been married for so many years, but he only has one daughter. Don't you think that the luck of the Zhou family has gone to Zhou Da Cang and Zhou Guo, the uncle and nephew? Is this the reason why the next generation will be so small?"
There are many people in the village who have this idea.
Wu Ya had heard this many times over the years, and every time she came back she would sulk by herself.
Mrs. Li glanced at her and said, "Don't take it personally. Some people in the village just love to gossip. When you were young, you had a hard life. You should take good care of yourself before you can have another child. Look at your uncle. He's so old and still hasn't married. I didn't urge him. Which of Zhou Mai is young? Guoguo said that it's not good to get married too early. She said that you are young too. It would be better to have children when you are older. Didn't she say that?"
Wu Ya nodded, but she couldn't help being anxious because there had been no health problems for so many years, even though Zhou Xing had already given birth to two children.
It doesn’t make sense. The next generation of the Zhou family cannot compare to that of the Zhao family, right?
……
Zhou Guo stayed in the study for the entire afternoon, with groups of people coming one after another.
There were several times when people had just been sent out the door when a horse-drawn carriage came not far away and the people on both sides met each other.
Fortunately, the result was good. By the evening, all the people listed in the book had come.
The invitation has been given to them. They just need to take it to the escort agency in Yunzhou themselves and Niu Si can do it without her showing up.
Zhou Guo spent six days to finish all the matters after the autumn harvest.
At this time, the crabs were not sold out yet. She stayed at home all day and didn't go anywhere. She ate crabs, grilled mushrooms, grilled meat, read books, and helped her mother mend the soles of shoes...
Wu Ya smiled and said, "You sew these shoe soles better than your elder brother's."
Zhou Guo laughed, "My eldest brother learned it seriously. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get married, so he said he would make soles for his wife's shoes. He made all the soles for the family. Most people can't compare to him."
Wu Ya bent over with laughter, "Why didn't he tell me about this?"
Li smiled and said, "How can he say that? But this kid keeps his word. The family is no longer short of shoe soles. Sometimes, whenever he has free time, he never puts down the shoe soles. When asked, he said that he has been used to it for so many years."
The old man couldn't help but say, "That's good. This child can take care of himself when he's away from home. It can save a lot of money."
Several people laughed.
Zhou Guo said, "Master, who would bring needles and thread when going out? Even if you have needles and thread, where would you go to make the soles of shoes? Besides, a pair of shoes needs not only soles, but also uppers, right? If you have the time, you can buy several pairs of shoes."
The old man recalled: "We escort goods all year round, and our shoes are worn out. When the weather is warm, it's okay because we can wear straw sandals, which are cheap and only cost a few cents a pair. But in winter, we have to wear thick shoes. If the soles and uppers of our shoes are broken, we have to mend them ourselves. If our clothes are torn, we have to mend them ourselves. We can't wear tattered clothes like beggars, otherwise no one will hire our escort company to transport goods."
Although life was hard at that time, it was also the most interesting time in his life. He traveled all over the country and gained a lot of experience.
Zhou Guo said: "Master, I am going to Nanhe this time, will you come with me?"
"When will you come back?" Li asked subconsciously. Nanhe is very far away, and winter is not far away. It will be very painful to travel in the cold winter!
Zhou Guo said: "I don't know either, but he probably won't be able to come back in a short time."
He looked at the old man and said, "Master, do you want to go with me to take a look?"
She also had to follow the army's route to set up a farm and a shop, and she might not be able to come back for the New Year.
The old man nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. I've only been to Nanhe once before. There aren't any mountains in sight, so it's the best place for farming."
"Really?" Wu Ya was very surprised, "There is still a place without mountains? What place is that?"
She had never seen it and could not imagine it.
There are mountains all around you in the north, big and small. It's rare to find a flat piece of land, and it's not very big. Every household gets a piece of it.
Li said, "I have seen it. Such a place is really suitable for living. You can go straight when you go out. There are no mountains. How much effort does it save?"
I had seen such places when I was fleeing, but at that time I didn't have enough to eat or drink all day long. I was extremely tired and only had half my life left. So I was just surprised for a while when I saw such a place.
I didn't have time to think about anything else. Now that I think about it, I feel that such a place is really suitable for growing crops.
Without mountain roads, it would be much easier even if you have to carry things on your shoulders or in your hands.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "When Nanhe becomes prosperous, our whole family will go over there to have some fun. It's quite different from the north, and the food there is different."
Wu Ya said yes repeatedly. To be honest, the farthest place she had been to was Huaiyang, and she had never been to any place farther.
Li asked, "When are you leaving?"
Zhou Guo said, "The crabs are almost sold out now. They will be gone in seven or eight days. It will take at least ten days for me to leave."
When Li heard that it would take ten days, she said happily, "Then you should rest well at home these days, and leave the outside affairs to your eldest brother, or you can leave it to Huzi. Oh, by the way, why didn't Erpang come back with you this time? Where is he? Don't you take him with you wherever you go?"
"I asked him to go to Chengding. The snack shop in Yunzhou is doing well, and I want to open one there as well. I'll open one in several prefectures one after another, just like the grain shop." She thought about it and felt that within ten days, the shop in Chengding should be settled.
If we really can't make it in time, we can only leave Erpang in Chengding.
Li asked, "I haven't asked you yet, how much money can the snack shop in Yunzhou make in a day now?"
Several pairs of eyes looked over at me, thinking that the business was doing well, but I didn’t know how it was done.
Zhou Guo said with a smile.
Several people were stunned.
"How can they earn that much in one day? What are they selling? How come they are so rich?"
This is simply like picking up money from the ground. Thirty or forty strings of coins a day, which means more than a thousand strings of coins a month. How can one make so much money?
Wu Ya said: "Then this dim sum shop can be compared with Baoyue Tower, right?"
Zhou Guo shook his head, "How can we compare with Baoyuelou? After all, it is the largest restaurant in Yunzhou, and it has everything. How can we compare with it? In fact, our sales are good mainly because of the large round cakes. Although we only sell three a day, the rich families want the big ones. The bigger the cakes, the more expensive they are. If they make them by themselves, it will be even more expensive.
The most expensive cake costs nine taels of silver, and the cheapest costs six taels. But cakes like these are sold out every day, and the demand is far from meeting the supply. Just these three large round plates cost twenty taels. There are other small cakes in the shop, which are not cheap either. Many people come in and buy more than ten yuan. In addition, the shop also sells tea. Those ladies like the private rooms in our shop the most. It is not cheap to sit there for most of the day."