novelaction Chapter 804: The food at the Lord's house is not tasty
Chapter 804: The food at the Lord's house is not tasty
Lord Zhang Lian sat at the top, and when he saw this, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. This kid is really something, he can say anything and chat with anyone.
The crabs on the table were all as big as a bowl.
The Lord of the Mansion said with a smile, "Come, everyone, have a taste of the crabs that Master Zhou brought today. Baoyue Tower's crabs haven't even arrived yet, but we're the first to eat them. This is all thanks to Master Zhou."
Zhou Guo said hurriedly, "I don't deserve it. Even if I don't send it off, can the Lord still not have a meal of crabs? I just acted like a good boy and moved faster."
Zhang Lian laughed out loud.
The couple’s eldest son is in his thirties, and the youngest is in his twenties.
The eldest grandson is getting married soon.
The people these descendants usually interact with are all rich or noble. When they heard that Zhou Guo had come to their house for the first time, they went to the gatehouse to inquire and found out that he was a farmer. It was said that he came with a few baskets of crabs as gifts.
I find it ridiculous. Can't they afford to eat crabs?
Are you still eager to collect other people’s crabs?
Finally, after hearing what the lady of the mansion said, I realized that this Master Zhou actually had such great abilities.
But they still didn't take it to heart. No matter how capable she was, she couldn't hide the fact that she was a farmer's daughter and a commoner, and she still came to please their family with crabs in her hands.
But as soon as they saw her, the contempt they had in their hearts disappeared by half.
The women paid even more attention to her clothes, which shone with golden light wherever she walked. The boots on her feet were embroidered with gold thread. Her face was delicate and handsome, and it was hard to tell whether she was androgynous. She could not see anything else.
Every gesture and movement he makes is free and easy, what a handsome young man!
Is this a farmer? Is this a child that a peasant in the countryside could raise?
The noble aura that the other Zhang family members present could not compare to could compare to him.
Zhou Guo felt the gazes coming from all sides, both overtly and covertly, and looked over openly, smiling and nodding as a greeting.
Anyone who peeks secretly should feel embarrassed first.
It was only when we had dinner that our jaws dropped.
Everyone watched her eat bowl after bowl of rice. She finished five bowls of rice in one go and still felt unsatisfied.
Everyone couldn't help but smack their lips in amazement, but it was only because of his elegant eating manner that no one looked strange.
But everyone looked down on her to some extent, thinking that she must have never eaten anything good, as she ate so much the first time she came to their house.
Zhou Guo actually didn’t want to eat so much, but she was hungry, so she ate some dry food on the road after running for so long.
She had developed this habit from fleeing, and once she was hungry she had to eat until she was full, otherwise she wouldn't eat at all. Now she couldn't stop even if she wanted to.
He simply gave up and said to Madam Fujun with a smile: "I have always had such a big appetite. None of my brothers and sisters can eat more than me."
Madam Fujun said lovingly: "Eat, eat. I see you eat so happily that you can even eat half a bowl of rice. Eat as much as you want. There is enough rice for you."
Zhang Lian saw her eating bowl after bowl. Except for the crab, she picked up all the dishes on the table. She only ate two chopsticks of dishes like sea cucumber and abalone and stopped eating them. However, she ate more of the fried quail with lion's head. Zhang Lian couldn't help but pick up the serving chopsticks to pick up dishes for her.
"If you like this lion's head, eat more of it. I think you really know how to eat it. Our chef's lion's head is better than any other restaurant's."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "You are so lucky, my Lord, that you can eat such delicious lion's head every day!"
The lady smiled and said, "If you like it, come and eat every day from now on. I will ask the kitchen to cook for you every day."
Zhou Guo said: "Thank you, Madam. I will come when I have time."
I ate seven bowls of rice in one breath and then gave up.
The bowl is small, and I only feel 70% full after eating seven bowls. I secretly thought that it would be best to have a midnight snack at a small stall when I go out later.
Roasted lamb legs, braised pig's trotters, meat patties, rice dumplings with fermented glutinous rice wine, and fragrant beef noodles...
I can't think about it. If I start to think about it, I can't sit still.
After dinner, she chatted with the lady of the mansion for a while, then she stood up to say goodbye. She couldn't really wait for someone to bring her teacups before saying goodbye, that would be too much.
The lady of the mansion really liked her and kept asking her to stay.
Zhou Guo insisted on saying goodbye, and the family only felt relieved when they saw her off to the gate.
After the people left, the smile on Zhang Lian's face fell, and he looked at his children with a cold face.
……
Zhou Guo said goodbye, and when he was out of sight of them, he quickened his pace. Oh, the snack stand, here she comes! !
The bad thing about eating at someone else's house is that if she eats too much, everyone will make fun of her. Fortunately, she is not the kind of person who would put herself in a difficult position, so she basically eats her fill.
It would be strange if ordinary people could eat their fill.
The snack stalls are even busier than in the previous two years.
She walked over, holding a lamb leg in one hand and a braised pig's trotter in the other. She came to the noodle stall and ordered a bowl of beef noodles, then ran to the wonton stall next door and ordered a bowl of wontons.
She is already acquainted with the wonton stall owner.
When the stall owner saw her, he smiled and said, "The young master is here again."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Give me a bowl of wontons."
After a while, the noodles were served. She ate a bite of noodles, a bite of lamb leg, and a piece of braised pig's trotter, enjoying it very much.
To make others envious.
Most people wouldn't be willing to eat like this. They'd be lucky enough to have a bowl of wontons, and at most they'd be willing to have a pig's trotter.
There are lamb legs, pig's trotters, wontons and noodles. The whole meal costs about one hundred or eighty cents. How rich!
The rich ones envy her good appetite and say she can really eat!
I wanted to go up to her and chat with her, but when I saw what she was wearing, I stepped back.
Ordinary people cannot afford to wear such material, and they cannot afford to offend such people. If someone dislikes them and gives them a slap in the face, the beating will be in vain, and they can't even find a place to complain.
Zhou Guo sat at the wonton stall and slowly ate all the wontons before he let out a relieved sigh.
That's right. You should be able to eat your fill. The food at Mr. Fu's house is really not very tasty. I will never go there again next time.
After sending crabs to Zhang Lian, the tasks of other county magistrates became easy.
She could go to five places a day. If her status wasn't so low, she would really like to divide the task among others. It would be too much for her to go to all the counties by herself!!
This year, except for her own county magistrate, two surrounding county magistrates, and the county magistrate of Song County who gave two baskets, the other county magistrates only gave one basket. There were really too many county magistrates. If she had given away several baskets each, she would not have to sell anything this year.
Even so, the county magistrates were very happy.
If Zhou Guo gave them valuable gifts, they might not dare to accept them, but Xiezi dared to accept them. After all, they were food and not expensive. Besides, the fact that Zhou Guo gave them something meant that he remembered them.
If they could say a few good words to the general one day, they might be able to get promoted.
She sent magistrates of all the counties in Yunzhou, and after making sure that no one was left out, she went to complete the task.
I sighed while I was on the road. It turned out that owing too many favors is not a good thing. Sooner or later you will have to pay them back.
Besides, when she sells these fertilizers, the benefits won’t just belong to her, right? Won’t the prefects and county magistrates benefit even more?