kingnovel Chapter 509: The Handsome Young Man
Chapter 509: The Handsome Young Man
Li smiled with satisfaction and said, "You look more like a scholar than your two brothers in this outfit, not a farm girl. You look like a young master from a wealthy family. Who would have thought that you were still fighting with a dung heap during the day?"
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "If you go out like this, I don't know how many young ladies you will charm who don't know you. I want to marry you."
Zhou Mai also said: "For more than a year, you have been wearing those two sets of tattered clothes every day. We almost forgot that you are a coquettish young lady. You have grown taller and become more beautiful. If you put on this, I am afraid that my uncle would not recognize you if he came back."
Zhou Su's eyes sparkled, "Mom, I want to make one too. I want to wear this too. This Taoist robe is so beautiful!"
Li smiled and nodded, "Okay, I was originally thinking about what kind of Taoist robe a little girl should wear, but I didn't expect it to look better than your two brothers wearing long gowns. I'll make them for you."
The old man nodded and said, "When you go out and show your face, it's more convenient to wear men's clothes. It's easier to behave. I'll wear men's clothes from now on."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Yes, Master. I will go get a fan and imitate them. If I wave it when I have nothing to do, I will look like a handsome scholar, right?"
The old man smiled and said, "It really looks like that."
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After just a few months of not seeing each other, Wu Jiang and others could no longer recognize each other.
Why does this young man in front of me, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, with his hair tied up on top of his head and a big golden lock on his chest, look so much like Zhou Guo?
Her small face looked as white as jade against her clothes, and her almond-shaped eyes were dark and bright.
Li had privately expressed her feelings countless times that this girl picked out the strengths of both her and her husband, and was the prettiest among their brothers and sisters. She was truly favored by God.
Zhou Guo saw from a distance that they did not dare to come forward, so he opened his folding fan and waved it, smiling and said, "Why, you don't recognize me after just a few months of not seeing me?"
Wu Jiang and the others were immediately delighted, and rushed forward, looking her up and down, and said in surprise: "We really wouldn't have recognized you if you hadn't spoken. Boss, you've changed so much!"
"Yes, you look better than those young men I bumped into on the street. You look more like a scholar. If you were told that you are a peasant girl, no one would believe you. No, no one would believe you are a woman. With this outfit, you look more like a teenager!"
Hu Zi said, "Boss, will you wear men's clothes when you go out from now on?"
Zhou Guo put away his folding fan, tapped his palms, nodded, and said, "I think you all know why I came to see you this time. The pine mushrooms in the mountains have come out. Today, the villagers have gone up the mountain. My family will start to harvest the mushrooms in the next two days. We will set off the day after tomorrow. I came to tell you so that you can arrange your family affairs. You will be busy this month."
"Yes!" Everyone answered in unison, with excitement on their faces. They had been waiting for this day for a whole year and had been counting the days.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Very good."
Turning to look at Wu Jiang, "Go over there and tell them that if the market is good, we will increase everyone's salary this year."
When they heard that the wages were going to be increased, everyone cheered. Although each person only earned 200 coins per trip last year, the employer also provided food and bought rice, noodles, grain and meat for them. During the New Year, he even gave them several pieces of cloth, cotton, rice, noodles, meat and vegetables. Where can you find such an employer?
Wu Jiang said solemnly: "Yes, I will definitely tell them."
Zhou Guo nodded, "Okay, I'll wait for you at home."
She turned over and jumped onto the horse, grabbed the reins and ran out. She still had to rent a car. Several shopkeepers had written to her a month ago. In just one month, she had received two letters, both urging her to deliver the mushrooms.
This year's mushrooms are half a month later than last time. I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
The Li family members couldn't sit idle at home, so they also went up the mountain. Following the principle that the more pounds they could pick up, the less money they would spend, even Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi, who were on leave, went with them.
Only Xu and Li Lai were left at home. Li Wang was taken away, after all, he was five years old.
Zhou Guo called someone and rented a car as he wished.
When I got home, the sun had already set and the villagers had already come down the mountain in a large group.
Seeing Zhou Guo coming back from outside wearing this outfit, he didn't dare to recognize him for a moment, "Hey, look, where did this handsome boy come from? He looks exactly like Zhou Guo from the Zhou family."
"Yeah, isn't that girl still tinkering with her compost pile in the backyard? I don't know when she'll finish. We, the Li family, said we'll harvest them, right? Did they change the person this year? Did they change to Zhou Gu?"
"It's hard to say. Think about it, the girl is grown up after all. Girls have to get married when they grow up. How can she get married when she is in such a public place? Besides, Zhou Gu is the eldest son and grandson of the Zhou family. It is only right that he should be given the business."
"Come on, that kid is so stupid. We want him to negotiate business with others? He might even be sold out. How are we going to make a living?"
Zhou Guo jumped off the horse with a neat and handsome posture. He was wearing clean clothes, which made the boys and girls on the road look like beggars with their dusty faces.
She smiled and said, "Uncles and aunts, look how happy you are. Did you gain a lot today?"
When everyone heard her speak, they opened their mouths and stared at her with wide eyes, looking her up and down.
He shook his head and exclaimed, "This is incredible. You haven't been out for a year. You just stayed in your backyard. When did you grow into this? How come we didn't know?"
"Where are you from? Why are you dressed like this? You really look like a boy. If you were a boy, I would definitely give my girl to you."
"If you have to make a promise, it should be made to our girl."
This is still a dispute.
She led the horse towards home, and along the way she looked into their backpacks and baskets. Some were half full, not much, so she was afraid that they had not yet come out.
The four shopkeepers are all urging them to pay, saying that last year's stock was gone at the beginning of the spring, and there might not be much this time. Not much is not good. In this situation, the price has to rise with the tide, otherwise it would only cost about 200 coins to ship such a small amount at a time, which is not cost-effective.
The boys and girls, big and small, who followed her up the mountain in the team couldn't help staring at her, their eyes full of envy, mainly because the dress was so beautiful, with even faint patterns on it, which was much better than those colorful fabrics they had always liked.
Isn't it the same for adults?
It was at this time that I opened my eyes and realized that plain colors like these can also be beautiful, much more beautiful than bright red and green.
The villagers watched her go back to the yard, and then they started to get excited.