kingnovel Chapter 504 Giving out gifts
Chapter 504 Giving out gifts
Zhou Xing said, "One tael of silver per person for one pill. I've never eaten anything this expensive. You'd better not rinse your mouth before you go to bed today. At least let it stay in your mouth overnight."
Several people laughed.
Zhou Guo laughed and said, "Sister, if you don't rinse your mouth, you might as well not go to the toilet. That's what will happen if you don't rinse your mouth. It will stay in your stomach all night. What's the point of not rinsing your mouth?"
Everyone felt that it was not worth it. Each person paid one tael of silver for one piece, and it was gone before they could even taste it. No one knew if the people who ate it would feel heartbroken, but everyone in the Zhou family began to feel heartbroken.
Except for the pine mushroom, the other dishes were very satisfying.
Li sighed for the umpteenth time today, "I never thought that one day I would be able to eat at such a big restaurant. One bite would cost me half a year's worth of household expenses, and one meal would cost me two or three years' worth of household expenses. There are so many people out there who don't have enough to eat. I won't come here again. Let's just go home and cook for ourselves."
Everyone thought of the refugees, for whom having a coarse flour steamed bun for every meal was a delicacy.
This meal doesn't seem to taste so good.
Zhou Guo looked at Li speechlessly, "Mom, just eat if you want to. Why are you saying these things? Think about it, we didn't cause the world to be in this state. We are refugees ourselves. There are so many refugees in the world. Can we save their food rations by eating less? It's useless to be sad here. We can't miss them and not have a chance to live, right?"
The old man nodded. "That's right. You can't have any other choice even if you only eat one meal a day. Come on, eat it. It's so delicious. It's okay to have a meal once in a while."
Zhou Mai and the others thought about it and realized that this was the truth. They started eating the delicious food again. They didn't waste anything, so they finished the whole table of dishes and several buckets of rice. Not even a drop of soup was left, and they didn't even need to lick the plates.
The Zhou family was thinking about not wasting money, and the soup left in the plate could be worth dozens of cents.
It’s just dozens of coins. You can’t just throw them into the swill bucket. This is money!
Zhou Guo was very satisfied when she saw the clean meal. This meal cost her seven strings of cash, and all the dishes she ordered were signature dishes. They were indeed signature dishes, and each one was delicious.
After paying the money, the family went out satisfied.
The streets are still bustling at this moment, with more stalls on both sides of the streets.
Zhou Guo asked the old man beside him, "Master, have you ever been to the foot of the emperor? Is it so lively at night under the imperial city? Can it be compared?"
The old man put his hands behind his back and said, "I haven't been there for many years. The capital city back then was more lively than here, especially during festivals. There were so many people that it was hard to walk. The Northland now is incomparable."
Zhou Guo also followed his example and put his hands behind his back, "I really want to go to the foot of the imperial city and take a look."
The old man said, "You must be more restrained then. Under the imperial city, a brick you're carrying can fall and hit a high-ranking official. We can't afford to offend people like us. If you're caught and thrown in jail, even if Master wants to save you, he won't be able to find the door to the jail."
Zhou Guo was speechless, "Why don't you hope for me to be well? I haven't even gone yet, and you said I would go to jail. How can you be such a master? Besides, I am usually very well behaved. I don't fight or make trouble. I also love the weak and I am kind. How could I cause trouble?"
"Hmph!" The old man snorted coldly, "You are protective of the weak, and you want to intervene in all matters. Don't let yourself get into trouble. If you offend an important person, not only you, but also me will be implicated. If you go to the capital, you must change your temper. There are so many injustices in the world, can you take care of them?"
Zhou Guo said, "I understand. Besides, I'm not an ignorant person. I admit that I like to meddle in other people's business, but I know how to deal with things. When have I ever helped someone who I can't beat or help? I can't really get myself involved. Don't worry. If you're still worried, just stay with me."
The old man whispered, "Guarding you? I have nothing to do so I guard you all day long?"
Zhou Guo was very curious, "What's the matter? Where are you going?"
The old man was annoyed, "I can't just go out and have some fun, eat and drink. I follow you around all day. How can I have so much free time?"
Zhou Guo chuckled.
The group chatted and laughed as they walked towards the inn.
There are many stalls selling small items on the street, such as hairpins, combs, mirrors, and various hairpins, both wooden and silver.
Zhou Xing couldn't walk every time she saw these things before, but now she really wanted to walk faster so that she could go back and see the things she bought today.
Return to the inn.
Zhou Guo called everyone into his room.
After everyone was seated, she solemnly took out the wooden box full of jewelry from her bag and placed it on the table.
Everyone was stunned. "Where did the box come from? It looks really nice."
Li smiled and said, "We went to the silver shop today and picked out some things. We bought one for each of you."
Zhou Guo took out a few things wrapped tightly in a handkerchief from his arms and placed them on the table.
When everyone heard that it was bought for them at the jewelry store, although they didn't show it on their faces, they were actually looking forward to it. No one would resist something that is both beautiful and valuable.
Li opened the box.
"Wow!!!"
The glittering gold jewelry almost blinded everyone's eyes.
Several black heads came closer to take a look, and when they saw a sea of gold hairpins, bracelets, and earrings, their eyes were stunned. It was the first time for them to see so many gold jewelry, they seemed very beautiful. But, most importantly, how much did they cost?
Zhou Guo said: "These things cost more than 180 taels of silver today."
Zhou Gu and his eyes almost popped out of their heads. "This, these cost more than 180 taels of silver?"
"Yeah, you guys aren't being ripped off, are you? This doesn't look like it's worth a hundred and eighty taels at all!"
Zhou Guo took out another box from the bag and opened it. Inside were silver head ornaments, which were of course gifts.
Zhou Su also took out the silver locks hanging around their necks.
When everyone saw this, it was even more worthless. "We've really been cheated. Let's go find him."
Zhou Guo said: "Don't worry, there's more."
Open the tightly wrapped handkerchiefs on the table.
Two jade pendants and a ring.
At this, several people fell silent. They could still take a look at the gold and silver, but how about the jade?
Zhou Guo took the ring in both hands and handed it to the old man respectfully, "Master, this is specially picked for you by your disciple. Almost half of the one hundred and eighty taels of silver was used to buy it. Although it is not the best, you should wear it well."
The old man looked at the jade ring lying quietly in her palm, picked it up and looked at it. Although the quality was not excellent, it was already very good. He silently put it on his thumb. It was surprisingly suitable, not too big or too small. He smiled and nodded, "Not bad!"
Everyone said happily: "It really fits perfectly. It seems like this ring was made especially for the old man."