kingnovel Chapter 882 Entering the Village at Dark
Chapter 882 Entering the Village at Dark
Zhou Mai couldn't concentrate on reading any more. He would go outside after dinner every now and then to take a look. The person hadn't come back and there was no letter either. He felt very anxious and hoped that nothing would happen.
The old man stopped drinking tea, eating melon seeds or snacks, thinking that if the person didn't come back, he would have to go out and look for him.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the family waited for a whole day, but still no one came back.
At night, Li said anxiously, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. The child should have returned today at the latest. Why is there no movement now? Did something happen on the way?"
After saying the last sentence, tears started falling and he couldn't continue.
Wu Ya was about to comfort her when she suddenly heard a loud barking sound from the dark and bold voice in the room.
The whole family was cheered up!
"I'm back, I'm back!" Zhou Suli yelled, put on his shoes and ran out, running faster than Hei Dadan!
The whole family felt relieved and ran out of the house in ecstasy.
The night was pitch black and the wind was biting. The whole family hunched their necks and looked towards the road with the light from the door. They pricked up their ears and listened for a long time but there was no sound. Even the old man could not be heard.
He began to doubt his black and bold, "Bold, what's your name? Did you hear it wrong?"
Hei Dadan wagged his tail and breathed out with his mouth wide open.
Li was so excited and sad that she almost fainted.
Everyone was extremely disappointed.
The old man said, "Zhou Gu, go to the backyard and bring the horse out."
Before Zhou Gu could react to what he was going to do, Hei Dadan stood up from the ground and rushed out like an arrow, barking as he ran and occasionally whining like a spoiled child.
Everyone was worried, "This is really back!!"
Li cried with joy and said angrily, "I don't know what you are doing. You come back at this time and miss the ancestor worship..."
I kept on talking so much that I didn't even know what I was saying.
Zhou Su and the others were laughing.
Zhou Gu was in a good mood and asked the old man, "Sir? Do you still need to lead the horse?"
Everyone: "..."
The old man rolled his eyes at him, "How can Zhou Guo trust you to do business? Are you sure you won't lose all your family fortune?"
Zhou Gu patted his head with a smile, "I was too excited, sir, please don't be offended."
After Zhou Guo entered the village, he heard Hei Dadan's shouting from afar. When he came up to him, he smiled and said, "Why are you here? Let's go back!"
The horse raised its hoof and rushed out.
Hei Dadan was running behind him with a whooshing sound.
Before they reached the door of their house, they saw many lights on the doorstep, making the area as bright as day.
When Li and the others heard the clattering of horse hooves, they smiled even more. "It's really them. Dare's ears are so sharp that he can hear it from such a long distance!"
When she saw a group of people approaching, Li's eyes became red again. She was covered in snow and wind, and she must have suffered such a great suffering.
Zhou Guo and Hu Zi deliberately surrounded Zhou Dacang behind them.
As soon as they met, Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Mom, sir, brother, sister-in-law, brothers and sisters, we are back!"
Li couldn't say anything to blame at this moment, she said in a trembling voice: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, come on, go inside and warm up, everything is ready in the house."
The group dismounted.
Li and his group entered the house with a group of people.
Hu Zi and his friends have been in the family for so many years. They are diligent and capable, and loyal to Zhou Guo and the Zhou family. The Zhou family has long regarded them as their own family. Now they are all feeling cold and almost stiff, so they have to be supported and go into the house.
After the group of people entered the house and sat on the kang, Hu Zi and the others dispersed, revealing Zhou Dacang in the middle.
"Oh, you..."
As soon as Li opened her mouth in surprise, Zhou Guo said, "Shh, mother, keep your voice down!"
Li held back the words she hadn't finished saying.
The whole family was surprised and happy to see Zhou Dacang appear out of nowhere.
Zhou Suxi asked, "Uncle, why are you back?"
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "When I have time, I have to come back with you to celebrate the festival."
Zhou Guo warned, "Don't let the villagers know that my uncle is back. He came back quietly. We waited outside the village until dark before coming in. Don't let anyone in the house go out and make a noise. Don't let anyone know that he is back."
After hearing what she said, the whole family knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded repeatedly, "We understand. We won't go out these days."
Fortunately, the house is big now, so it is no problem to hide a few people. Even if someone from the village comes to visit, they will not notice that there is one more person in the house.
Moreover, as there are more and more important people in Zhou's family this year, villagers will never visit unless it is an important matter.
Even Wang Fugui, Zhou Cheng, and Chen's group seldom visited, for fear of offending an important person, which they could not afford even if they had ten lives.
Li stood up and said, "Okay, okay, you guys sit on the kang and rest for a while. We'll go get you some food. Have a bowl of ginger soup first. What else do you want to eat?"
Zhou Guo looked at Zhou Dacang,
Zhou Dacang said, "Let's eat a pot."
I want to eat something hot on such a cold day.
Li said happily, "Yes, we have it. Everything is ready."
After saying that, he called Zhou Mai and the others, "Come on, follow me and get the ginger soup."
There are not many servants in the Zhou family. Together with Mrs. Deng who cooks, the cleaners and the doorman, there are eight people in total. Now they have all gone home to celebrate the New Year with their families.
In such a big house, there are only the Zhou family.
Zhou Mai and others also have to work.
Hu Zi and the others stood up and said, "No need, no need, Madam, let us go. How can we let the masters do such a job?"
Li said, "Go sit down. You have been walking in the ice and snow for so many days. Your bodies must be frozen. Take a good rest. Can't we do this little work?"
Several people were so moved that their eyes almost turned red.
Zhou Guo said: "Let them go, you guys come and sit down and have a rest."
Soon, a large bowl of steaming ginger soup was brought in for each person.
Zhou Guo held the bowl and drank it up mouthful by mouthful while it was still hot. After finishing the bowl of soup, his stomach felt warm and his body felt a little better.
After everyone finished drinking, the pot of meat and vegetables was served on the table.
Zhou Dacang said, "Sir, sister-in-law, would you please sit down and have something to eat together?"
The old man said, "I have to sit down and eat something."
Pointing at Zhou Guo, he said, "This girl hasn't come back for a long time and hasn't written to us. We are worried about her. Who can eat this?"
Zhou Mai and the others came in with another pot and said with a smile, "We didn't have enough for dinner, so let's eat together."
Fortunately, the kang is big enough to hold two pots.
A group of people gathered together to eat a hot pot.
The beef and mutton were heated up and put into the pot, along with various kinds of tripe, tender tofu, and various vegetables. Zhou Guo smiled and said, "These are all my favorites!"
Li said, "So, you have to eat more. The soup base is made with deer bones. See the meat? It's deer meat. The master ventured into the mountains to hunt it a few days ago. I thought you would like it, so you have to eat more."