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

Chapter 848 The Treasure in the Box

Xiaohua then stuck her head out and looked at the horse.

The old man said, "Look at you, you have been a general for a long time, and you have an amazing aura. Xiaohua doesn't even dare to look at you."

Zhou Dacang said: "I cleaned it up properly."

Li comforted her, "It's okay. She's still young and doesn't know much. She'll be fine when she grows up. Let's go. Breakfast is ready at home."

Zhou Guo held Xiaohua and sat next to Zhou Dacang, constantly telling her how powerful and brave Zhou Dacang was.

Xiaohua gradually grew bolder and secretly reached out to touch him. When she saw him looking at her, she quickly retracted her head, not daring to look at him.

Everyone laughed.

After all, blood is thicker than water. Before they finished breakfast, Xiaohua was already sitting in Zhou Dacang's arms.

Everyone watched with satisfaction that the youngest and oldest generations of the Zhou family got along well with each other, how wonderful it was.

Zhou Guo asked, "Uncle, how many days can you stay at home this time?"

Zhou Dacang said: "Two days."

Same as last time.

This time the family did not go into the forest. Zhou Guo took his family to the county town.

Zhou Dacang held Xiaohua in his arms the whole time and bought whatever she liked. After the trip, there were so many gadgets that Zhou Gu and the others couldn't carry them all.

Wu Ya said, "Uncle, that's enough. Don't buy her any more. She has a lot at home. The things bought by several uncles and aunts can't even fit in one room."

Because Xiaohua is the first child born in the next generation and she is the only one in the family now, it is inevitable that everyone pampers her a little.

Zhou Dacang said: "What's the value of just some small things?"

Zhou Gu said to her, "It doesn't matter. I grew up following my uncle. He made all the toys we had when we were little. He bought them when we had money and made them when we didn't."

Only then did Wu Ya feel relieved.

Zhou Guo followed him and saw that he only bought things for Xiaohua. He couldn't help but say, "Uncle, what about me? I'm still a child too. You can't favor one over the other."

Zhou Dacang rolled his eyes at her and said, "You still want me to buy it? How come you have more money than me? I'm counting on you to show your filial piety to me."

Zhou Guo sighed, "As expected, now that Xiaobao is here, they don't need me, the big treasure anymore. The big treasure has to step aside."

Zhou Dacang snorted, "You are still a treasure?"

Zhou Guo was devastated, "I'm not even Bao anymore?? Have you grown crooked?"

Mrs. Li laughed from behind and said, "This child is more lively than usual when her uncle comes back."

The old man thought to himself: There is only one person in the family who can be relied on, so it would be better if he could be more lively.

He couldn't keep up with the group of people, so he walked a few steps, shook his sleeves and said, "I'm going to go for a walk."

Just left.

Li also wanted to buy something and wanted to see the quality of the fabrics in this county, so she pulled Wu Ya into the fabric shop.

Zhou Gu looked around and followed Wu Ya, hoping to carry something.

So as the group walked, only Zhou Guo and his two companions were left, along with Dashu and Ershu who were following behind them. Both of them were carrying a lot of things.

Zhou Guo looked back and laughed, "Uncle, they are all gone."

Zhou Dacang looked back and nodded, "Then let's continue to go forward. What do you like?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You want to buy it for me?"

Zhou Dacang was about to agree, but then he remembered her current wealth and said, "I can still buy small things, but if they are too expensive and exceed the money in your uncle's pocket, then you will have to pay for it yourself."

The little girl is not short of money now. Everything she eats and uses is good stuff. What can he do with that little money?

Zhou Guo waved his hand and said, "I don't want anything else. Let's go eat something. Although I have been to this county town before, I have never eaten much of the food on the street. I don't know if it tastes good or not."

This is easy. The group of five went to the street stall.

Zhou Guo eats from the beginning of the street to the end of the street. He has a big appetite and can eat a lot.

Xiaohua was asked to eat everything she couldn't finish.

Zhou Dacang frowned and said, "Leave it for her father to eat!"

How could an aunt eat what her niece left over?

Zhou Guo looked around and said, "Her father is not here. If she doesn't eat it, it will get cold. She is not dirty."

Zhou Dacang had no choice but to pinch off the pieces that Xiaohua had nibbled, eat them himself, and then pass the rest to Zhou Guo.

Zhou Guo chuckled and leaned closer, saying, "Uncle, I still have the box you gave me before you left that year. Can I see what's inside?"

Zhou Dacang glanced at her and asked suspiciously, "You haven't opened it to take a look?"

Zhou Guo waved his hand, "I haven't seen it. Didn't you say that this is the money you saved for your daughter-in-law, something for your uncle and aunt in the future? It's not good for me to see it."

Zhou Dacang frowned, "When did I say this is the money I saved to marry you? Isn't it a dowry for you?"

He looked her up and down and said, "Come to think of it, you are old enough to get married, right?"

There was a hint of disgust on his face.

Zhou Guo said, "You are an old bachelor and you haven't even married yet. I am so young, how can I get married? Besides, I have so many older brothers, none of them are married yet, why should I be in such a hurry? I plan to stay at home and be an old aunt for the rest of my life."

Zhou Dacang's mouth twitched, "Old bachelor?"

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that. If you are still unmarried at your age, you are considered a bachelor not only in our village, but anywhere else. I didn't say that. The aunties and grandmas in the village all call you that in private."

Zhou Dacang stopped talking. What's wrong with being an old bachelor? There are many such people in the military camp.

The family played in the county town for most of the day before returning home, having bought a cartload of things.

The main reason was that Li bought a lot, including a lot of beautiful fabrics.

Zhou Guo looked at the materials and said, "Mom, why did you buy so much? We don't have much of these materials at home, and they're not particularly good."

It’s okay to buy a few particularly good ones, after all, good things are not easy to come by.

Li said, "Do you think any shop can buy those good materials? There are so many people in our family, so we need clothes. If there is no good material, we won't wear them."

Zhou Guo said: "That's too much. Don't we have a lot of this kind of material at home?"

Li said, "We have to give people away. Your uncle Wang and aunt Chen have helped us a lot throughout the year."

Zhou Guo nodded and didn't care.

He turned around and went into the house, and soon entered Zhou Dacang's house.

Zhou Dacang was stunned, "What are you doing here again?"

Zhou Guo took out the box from behind and waved it in front of him, "I'm here to return this to you."

Zhou Dacang waved his hand and said, "I told you this long ago. This is for you. Just take it. Why are you being so polite to me? These things are useless to me."

"Really?" Zhou Guo was puzzled and opened the box to see what was inside. When he opened it, he was almost blinded by the glitter. It turned out to be a box of gems! !

Blue, red, green, all in one box!!

The big ones are as big as lotus seeds!!

Even though Zhou Guo had seen a lot of the world, she was still shocked by the things in the box. No wonder it was so heavy. She thought it was some gold bars.

Zhou Dacang said, "We searched for these from the Hu people when we were fighting them. Don't you girls all like these red and green things? I'll give them to you."