kingnovel Chapter 917: Little Zhuangzi
Chapter 917: Little Zhuangzi
The two men discussed the details and Hu Zi withdrew. He had to notify each village to see who was willing.
Zhou Guo went to the roast duck shop.
It's that hot summer now and roast ducks are not selling so well, with only about twenty per day at most.
On the contrary, braised duck is the most popular at this time, and we can sell more than a hundred ducks a day.
Zhou Guo moved the roast duck shop to the next door, squeezed in some space, and began to decorate the roast duck shop.
Dashu asked, "Master, what are you going to sell again?"
Er Pang was very disappointed, "What were you doing when we talked about this? Didn't we say that this roast duck shop would be used to sell fruit in the future? Now that the roast duck has been moved there, of course it will be used to sell fruit."
"But don't apples ripen in autumn? Why are they being sold now?" Xiaoshu was also confused.
Zhou Guo said, "We not only sell apples, but also apricots. The dozen or so apricot trees have a lot of fruit this year. In half a month, we can pick the ground berries. There are a lot of ground berries this year, and we can pick several crops."
Hu Zi has already decided to go. When the time comes, he will find a shop to sell the fruits there, and visit Huaiyang by the way. She will not go there.
She would write to where she had a lot of money. Even if she couldn't find a shop, she could set up a stall in front of the mountain goods shop and sell her goods.
Anyway, there are not many fruits now, and they can only be sold for about a month, so it doesn’t matter whether there is a shop or not.
She has been looking for land around Yunzhou over the years, and finally found more than ten acres of land at the beginning of winter last year.
At the beginning of spring, she moved out all the wild berries at home. Each farm only had a few hundred plants, but Yunzhou only planted two or three acres of the dozen acres of land. Although not much, because of plenty of fertilizer and good management, the berries grew well, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and large fruits.
Zhou Guo wrote a letter to his family, asking them to come over to eat the fruit.
Although we have some at home, we don't have much. We only have a small plot of land, which is just enough for the family to eat.
It was evening when the letter was received. The whole family was at home and they were all happy to hear that she was back.
Mrs. Li was both happy and disappointed. "This child is really nothing. He doesn't even take this place as his home. He doesn't even come to visit or write a letter after he came back."
Zhou Mai said: "Mom, we have a day off in the next two days, so our whole family can go then."
Zhou Mi said, "It's not like you haven't seen ground berries before. Let alone a few acres of land, last year we planted such a large area on the farm, but I didn't see you liking to eat it much."
If you eat too much of something, you won't like it as much anymore.
This thing was originally given to them as a gift by Shopkeeper Yang, and it was not enough to eat. Later, Zhou Guo picked out the seeds one by one and spent a lot of effort to grow them. From then on, the family no longer needed to receive gifts.
Later, as this thing grew, it began to climb and grow vines. Wherever the vines grew, there they would take root. One seedling after another would give birth to a litter, and the plants would grow more and more.
We have eaten a lot of it at home every season over the years.
In previous years, when Zhou Guo was not busy in winter, he would plant a few trees indoors, and they would even bear fruit during the Chinese New Year. The red fruits were very pleasing to the eye, but they were not as delicious as those grown outdoors.
We have been eating this every year at home for the past few years, so we don’t have much to look forward to.
Zhou Gu said, "Why don't we all go take a look? We haven't visited the small farm since we bought it, and we don't know where it is. We just know there is this piece of land."
"It's just a dozen acres in total. It's not a farm. At most, there are two thatched huts and a piece of land. There might not even be a place to sit." The old man was used to seeing farms of dozens, hundreds, or even tens of thousands of acres. He couldn't even think about a farm of more than ten acres.
It's this one at home, and that one is not settled in the ground either.
Although he said that, he was the first one to pack up.
Zhou Mai and the others followed behind and packed up their things. Since there was nothing to do at home during Xiu Mu, they might as well go out and have some fun.
There is not much work at home at this time, and it won’t delay anything if the family leaves for two days.
So, the whole family left, not even Zhou Gu stayed.
Zhou Guo picked them up on the road.
On the only way to Shangyunzhou.
When Li saw her, she asked, "Why are you here? How long have you been here?"
"There's not even a place to sit in this desolate mountain area. The sun is so hot, why don't you stay inside and bask in the sun here?" The old man looked at the sun. Although it was starting to set, it was still very powerful.
Zhou Mai and the others lifted the curtain and looked, "Get in the car."
There are many people in the family, so they go out in two carriages.
As Zhou Guo got into the car, he said, "This place is not far from the small village, and you have never been there. I was worried that you wouldn't be able to find the place, so I just came up to greet you. I'm not too early, probably half an hour earlier than you."
Zhou Mai carefully looked at her face and was relieved to see that she looked energetic. He asked, "When did you come back? Didn't you say you were going to the King of Chu's fiefdom?"
Zhou Guo said: "I have been back for a few days. I came back after I finished my work."
Zhou Mi asked: "How is it going over there now?"
"Sister, when can we go over there to play?" Li Lai really wanted to go. The farthest place he had been to was Huaiyang, and now he wanted to go somewhere even farther.
Before Zhou Guo could say anything, Zhou Su said, "I'm afraid it won't work. The time we have to go back and forth will be gone on the way, and it may not even be enough."
Li Lai looked at her eagerly.
Zhou Guo said, "It takes about ten days to drive a horse carriage from here. It's not close, and even if you ride a fast horse, it will take eight or nine days. The fastest way is about twenty days. You can't have fun for a few days, and you'll be exhausted. Most of your time is spent on traveling."
Li Lai said: "I'm not afraid."
I wanted to go out at a young age.
Zhou Guo looked at him and said, "Well, when the farming season comes and I'm free, I'll take you with me. But before that, you have to learn how to ride a horse. Riding a horse for a few days is not easy, and your thighs will be rubbed raw. Think it over, once we start this journey, I won't stop, and it will be useless for you to cry and beg for mercy."
Li Lai's lips trembled a few times, then his eyes determined and he raised his neck, "I know, I'm not afraid!"
Zhou Mai and the others laughed.
Zhou Su patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. I will go with you when the time comes. I will suffer with you."
Zhou Mi said, "And what about us? The teacher always said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. Since both of you are going, we, as your brothers, cannot hold you back. We have to follow you to see the world."
Several people want to go.
Li Lai laughed.
After walking for half an hour, we arrived at our destination.
The family jumped off the carriage and frowned as they looked at the two thatched houses standing alone in this remote place with no village or shop nearby.
Zhou Mai asked, "Are there no people living nearby? Isn't this too remote?"
If anything happens, there will be no one to call for help.
Li said, "Yes, why did you choose such a place? How many people are guarding here? Aren't there wolves in this wild mountain?"