novelaction Chapter 527 Rent Collection
Chapter 527 Rent Collection
After he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew by. At this time, the night had already become completely dark. The autumn wind made the fire howl, and the fire leaned to one side, as if it would go out at any time.
There were bursts of cries coming from the mountains and fields.
In the dark night, it looks particularly creepy.
Zhou Su couldn't help but shrink his body, but then he remembered that Zhou Guo was beside him. He turned his head to look at her, and his tense body relaxed again, and he started eating calmly.
Zhou Guo kept drinking the porridge and felt that the porridge seemed to be particularly delicious tonight.
The two of them drank up the whole pot of porridge and finished the barbecue.
Zhou Guo touched his stomach and realized he had eaten too much accidentally. It was mainly because the soup filled the stomach so easily. If he couldn't finish it in one meal and left it for the next morning, it would not taste good anymore.
She enlarged the fire, put some leaves and hay on the ground, and took two quilts down from the carriage, one for the mattress and one for covering. She let Zhou Su sleep inside while she slept outside so that she could add firewood from time to time.
The fire made crackling sounds from time to time. The two of them lay quietly in this small space, listening to the strange noises coming from the woods outside.
Zhou Su was curious and asked from time to time: "Sister, what is this called?"
How would Zhou Guo know? She only knew that crows cry and wolves howl, but she didn't know anything else.
"It's probably the sound of a bird or some small animal."
"Then why don't they call during the day, but at night? It's so late, don't they sleep?"
"Some animals are busy during the day and sleep at night, while others sleep during the day and forage at night. Their green eyes see the night the same way we see the day."
Zhou Su suddenly realized something, asked a lot more questions, and fell asleep unknowingly.
Zhou Guo glanced at him, stood up and added some firewood, then glanced at the horse not far away. It was quiet and seemed to be asleep too.
He looked around and didn't find anything unusual, so he lay down. He listened to the noises around him with his eyes open for a while, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
At night, the fire gradually dies out from big to small. When the sky was about to dawn, Zhou Guo opened his eyes.
After practicing some exercises, I started to make a fire and cook.
She cooked another pot of meat porridge. Although there was no chicken, there were still a few pine mushrooms and flower mushrooms left. She stewed them all and threw them all into the pot.
Zhou Su dug up some wild garlic from somewhere, washed it and threw it in.
All the food on the carriage was put in it, making a huge pot.
When the rice was cooked, Zhou Guo took a bite first. It was fresh, fragrant, sweet and delicious!
It’s not much different from last night’s porridge.
But it would definitely taste better if there were dried shrimps, abalone, sea cucumbers, and scallops in it. It’s a pity that I didn’t bring them with me when I came out. Shopkeeper Yang also sent a lot to their family this year.
Zhou Su looked at the sky and said, "We will be in Yunzhou by noon, and we will have food by then."
There are so many delicious foods in Yunzhou.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Okay, let's stay in Yunzhou for one night, and we'll eat along the way at night."
Zhou Su nodded happily. This year when he came to Yunzhou, he had never found a chance to eat at a roadside stall. Every time he came, Manager Yang would prepare a table of delicious meals for them. After eating all that, they would have no room for snacks.
After finishing their meal, the two men carried the pots and bowls to the stream, cleaned them, tidied up, got on the carriage and set off.
After riding non-stop for more than two hours, we finally saw the gate of Yunzhou in the distance.
Zhou Guo looked around the city gate. There were a lot fewer refugees outside this time than last time. Except for those who were recruited by the army, the remaining elderly, the weak, women and children were probably also resettled.
The government is quite capable. I just don't know if there will be enough open space in the north to accommodate so many people if more people continue to arrive.
After entering the city smoothly, the two first went to the inn they often visited and asked for a room. The carriage stopped at the inn.
She looked at the time and saw that it was still early. It was not a good time to go to collect rent, and she was hungry.
Zhou Su and she ate all the way from the snack stand. Eel and pork tripe soup was a must-eat every time she came, as well as meat skewers.
Zhou Sulu liked to eat soup dumplings, so he asked for three trays and ate while walking. After he finished, Zhou Guo looked at the sky and went back to the bookstore.
The owner of the bookshelf already knew her, and when he saw her coming again, he was both happy and sad.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Boss, why do you look like that? Are you welcoming me or not?"
The shopkeeper said, "Who dares not to welcome you? What's the matter? Have you finished reading the books at home?"
Zhou Guo said, "How can that be possible? Even if I love reading, I don't have the ability to finish reading so many books in half a month. I'm here to see if you have any new goods in your shop. Go ahead and do your work. We'll look around."
The shopkeeper nodded.
The two siblings each took a basket. Zhou Suli could recognize many words now and decided to go to school in the spring. She didn't need to buy books for enlightenment, but could use Zhou Mi and Zhou Mai's old books.
The book he is going to buy now is the one that interests him. In the past two years, this little guy has also read a lot of books, but he just learned to recognize words.
The brother and sister got separated as they walked. You went this way and I went that way.
Zhou Guo specifically picked out miscellaneous books and leisure books. The Four Books and Five Classics were available in Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi's rooms. These reading materials for their spare time could also broaden their knowledge.
He picked up a full basket, and Zhou Su also picked up half a basket.
This adds up to a lot.
The shopkeeper was cheerful. Whenever there were new books, the young lady would come to buy them. She would never buy less. She was very generous in spending money when it came to buying books, but she was also very hard to resist when it came to bargaining.
Look, a few rolls of paper, two pens, and a stick of ink were also thrown in.
The two men carried the things back to the inn.
Zhou Guo looked at the sky and saw that it was almost 3 p.m. He waved his hand and said to Zhou Su, "Let's go collect the rent."
Zhou Su was very excited. This was the first time they went to collect rent in a proper manner.
I went to two shops first.
The first small shop was about to close. When Zhou Guo came, he smiled and said, "Boss, you're here? Come in and sit down. Have you eaten yet? We've sold out all the steamed buns today, but there are still a few steamed buns left. If you don't mind, you can have some."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't bother, we've already eaten."
As he spoke, he handed over the two bags of cakes in his hand and said, "These cakes are for you, try them."
The woman wiped her hands, took it flattered, and thanked Zhou Guo again and again, as if she didn't expect Zhou Guo to bring them food.
The man took out the rent money that he had prepared long ago and handed it to her, rubbing his hands and smiling, "We have prepared this money a long time ago, and we are just waiting for you to come and collect it."
Zhou Guo took it, weighed it, and didn't count it. He thought they wouldn't be missing anything.