novelaction Chapter 705 A happy event is approaching
Chapter 705 A happy event is approaching
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "The Zhao family belongs to them as well as you. You are the elders. As long as it is not too much, the daughter-in-law of another person cannot go beyond you. There is no such reason no matter where you go, right?"
Mrs. Zhao and the old lady both breathed a sigh of relief after hearing these words.
Originally, I thought that marrying a daughter-in-law from the Zhou family would be marrying up, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case. They have so much land at home, and the servants went there several times but couldn't buy back a single grain of fertilizer. The excuses they got were always "not enough" and they couldn't afford to give away so much.
There is an endless stream of people coming to the village to buy fertilizer every day, and I'm afraid that more than half of the villages in the entire county have come.
This was only their second year of selling fat, and even these women knew that the Zhou family's future would definitely be good.
What's more, there are so many children, all of whom are going to school. I heard that they are all doing well in their studies. Even if one of them can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, the Zhou family will be different and will not be comparable to families like theirs.
Rather than saying that the Zhou family is marrying up, it is better to say that they are getting a good deal. By marrying into the Zhou family, which is just starting to show signs of prosperity, they are getting the upper hand no matter how you look at it.
How dare he not be nice to Zhou Xing? Besides, there is only one child in the family. It has been three generations since the family was born and there is not even a relative to help. In the future, Brother Yang will have a relative to visit and someone to help him.
Thinking of this, the little bit of pride that the two of them had at the beginning disappeared completely, not a single bit left.
Zhou Guo also felt the changes in their family. Before, he could feel that this was the landlord Zhao and the landlord's wife, an old lady, but now the way they spoke was not much different from other elderly people in the village.
After measuring the house, Zhou Guo stayed for a meal.
They were all family, and Zhou Guo was still young, so everyone sat together to eat.
The dishes are very rich, and include everything that flies in the sky, swims in the water, and runs on the land, as well as several popular dishes.
Mrs. Zhao said, "We don't have many dishes at home. They can't compare to your abalone, sea cucumber and prawns. Just make do with what you have."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Sea cucumbers, abalones, and prawns are hard to come by. The ones we have at home were given to us by others. If we were to buy them ourselves, we wouldn't be able to get such good ones. My mother is reluctant to give them away either."
How could people who have lived through hard times be willing to spend so much money on things that they could only eat a few bites of? Even if they did, they would at most buy some cheap ones and eat them during festivals. They would never eat these on ordinary days.
The old lady sighed, "It's the same as mine. Those things are extremely expensive and there's not much meat. It's just for eating during festivals. With that much money, you can buy a few pigs and you won't be able to eat all the meat in a year."
The old man nodded repeatedly, glanced at Zhou Guo and said hurriedly: "However, sometimes I can do what the children want to eat. After all, the money is earned to be spent. What's the point of earning so much money if I don't eat, drink or wear clothes? Don't you think so?"
Zhao Yang on the side didn't say anything.
But Mr. Zhao nodded. He still liked to eat, especially the good things, which he liked very much.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "What the old lady and the old master said is true. I won't be polite about this table of delicious food. I am a little hungry today."
The old woman said, "Eat, eat, eat. You little kids get hungry easily. If it's not enough, I'll ask them to bring more. There's stock in the kitchen."
Zhou Guo felt relieved and ate to his heart's content.
I went out early in the morning, measured the house and talked so much, and walked around the Zhao family. It was already an hour past noon, and I was already starving.
I can't stop eating this.
I ordered bowl after bowl of rice.
There was also an old man eating with them, and the two of them seemed to be competing.
The other people at the table swallowed their saliva and, accompanied by the two of them, they all drank half a bowl more than usual.
The old lady is even worse. As she gets older, her appetite is not very good. Although the old man eats a lot normally, he eats like he is fighting a war, which makes people lose their appetite and sometimes even feel sick.
Zhou Guo was different. Although he ate a lot, he had good eating manners. When he ate something delicious, he would squint his eyes and eat with relish, which whetted their appetites as well.
With so many people, and two of them with big appetites, one table was obviously not enough, so the kitchen served another table, which was enough.
Zhou Guo finished eating and wiped his mouth.
The old man was picking his teeth at the side and said with a smile: "It's hard to compare. It seems that you eat more than last time?"
Zhou Guo said confidently, "I am eating longer meals now, growing taller, maybe I can grow taller. If you can't eat more, don't eat, or you will have indigestion later."
The old lady smiled and said, "That's true. Last time I came back from your house, I said I wanted to compete with you in eating, but I only ate at noon and didn't even have dinner when I got back. The next morning, I just drank a bowl of porridge and didn't eat anything else. I ate too much."
The old man was not unhappy about his past being exposed, and said, "So I won't compete with her this time. I can't win even if I do."
Zhou Guo chatted with them for a while, then said, "Old Madam, Old Master, Uncle, Aunt, and Brother-in-law, we have finished our meal, so I will go back first."
Several people tried to persuade him to stay, "Why are you in such a hurry? You said you've never been to our house before. You finally came here, why don't you spend more time here? Let the old man take you around the farm. You can pick whatever you want to eat, and you can also catch fish yourself."
"Yeah, there are so many people in your family anyway. Even if you don't go back, they still know how to work. Stay for dinner. It won't be too late to go back after dinner."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "After dinner, you should rest for a night and go back tomorrow. I won't disturb you. I have a lot of things to do at home. I'll come and play for a few days next time after my sister gets married."
The old man slapped his thigh and said, "It's settled then. Call your master over. There's a forest not far from my farm. Let's go in and hunt. I heard from your master that you're a great hunter, but I'm not. I've only caught one rabbit in my life."
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, "Of course, I will come when I say I will."
She got in the carriage and went back.
The Zhao family stayed where they were and watched her walk away.
The old man sighed, "What a good child! It's a pity that he was born into the Zhou family. The other children are also promising. The Zhou family is so proud of their ancestors. How come all the children are promising and there are so many descendants? It's unreasonable for such a family not to be prosperous."
Mr. Zhao said, "Dad, don't be sad. The Zhou family is now our in-laws. In the future, Yang Ge'er will have so many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. How can we not help him? If the Zhou family is well, it will also be well for our family."
The old man looked at him and said, "What you said makes sense. So, when your daughter-in-law comes home, you have to treat her well with all your heart. Treating her well means treating your son well, right?"
Speaking of this, he began to look forward to it. "Our family has been a single-son family for three generations. If this child can give birth to eight or ten boys for our family, then we will have nothing to worry about. Hahahaha..."