novelaction Chapter 265: Delivering Meat and Rice
Chapter 265: Delivering Meat and Rice
When I walked in, I found that the yard was tidy and there was not a single weed on the ground. The sleeping place under the roof was covered with tattered bedding that I didn't know where they came from. Those who didn't have bedding just used some straw, and if that was the worst, they just used layers of thatch. There were some pots and pans against the wall, and a small stove in the other corner. I guess they cooked and ate here.
Lao Tang introduced: "My brothers and sisters are out now and will not be back until the evening. This is where we sleep and eat. We didn't even clear the grass outside the yard for fear that others would find this place. We finally found a safe place and don't want to be driven away so soon."
Zhou Guo nodded as he looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's quite good, it's well tidied, and it can also shelter from the wind and rain. It's much better than most people's houses, and it's quiet to live here."
Zhou Dacang looked at the knee-high weeds in the yard outside and said, "It's these weeds that you have to be careful of. They are invisible and can easily hide things, and insects and other things can easily get in."
Lao Tang smiled and said, "Yes, I must sweep it with a stick before going to bed next time."
Zhou Guo walked around and saw that they had all kinds of cooking utensils. He thought for a moment and said, "Do you want me to treat you to a meal or just give you a pig?"
Lao Tang and the others thought they had misheard for a moment and did not say anything.
Zhou Guo had no choice but to say it again.
"A pig? You want to give us a pig?! Really?" Lao Tang couldn't believe his ears. If they had a pig and could eat it during the New Year, they would of course choose a pig.
Zhou Guo nodded.
Zhou Dacang also said: "This is your reward, of course you can choose."
Lao Tang looked at his two younger brothers and said firmly, "Then we want a pig."
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang nodded, "Let's go buy some pigs now. You lead the way."
Lao Tang and his friends took them through many twists and turns and finally arrived at the vegetable market and the meat stall. They often went to the vegetable market. When they were lucky, they could grab some unwanted rotten vegetable leaves, which would be their meal for the day. Or they hoped that one day they would be lucky enough to pick up a little meat on the road.
It happened that Lao Tang's younger brother and sister were guarding here. When they saw them coming, they immediately came over and held Lao Tang's hand and wouldn't let go.
The two children were naked, barefoot, with black and white spots on their faces and runny noses. They looked at Lao Tang with bright eyes and called him brother. After calling him brother, they looked eagerly at the meat stall not far away. During the Chinese New Year, wealthy families would give out pig heads as gifts when they did good deeds. They had eaten them twice and they were so delicious. There was nothing more delicious in the world.
When Zhou Guo and the others saw this, their hearts ached. Is Xiao Su also living this kind of life somewhere?
The two of them didn't waste any words. They walked to the meat stall, pointed at the two pieces of pork on the stall and said, "Weigh these two pieces."
Those are two whole pieces of pork. At this time, it seems that the stall owner has sold a lot of pork, so business should be good.
The stall owner was happy to see his big customer. Then he looked at the little beggars next to Zhou Guo and the other man, and didn't say anything, but just smiled.
Zhou Guo followed his gaze and looked at Lao Tang and the others. He saw that they were not restrained at all. Their eyes were fixed on the meat and they could not see anything else. He smiled.
Two pieces of pork weighed more than 140 kilograms and cost more than three strings of cash.
When the heavy money was handed over, the two pieces of pork were also theirs.
Zhou Dacang carried one of the pork shanks on his shoulders and said to the stunned people with a smile, "Let's go home and eat meat."
A few people woke up as if from a dream and hurried to help carry it.
Zhou Guo thought that he had not seen the knife in their house, so he said, "You go back first, I will come later."
Saying that, he turned around and left.
Lao Tang asked anxiously, "Hey, do you know the way?"
Zhou Dacang said with a smile: "Don't shout. If she doesn't know the way, then no one else will. Let's go. Leave her alone and go back first."
The group carried the meat home.
When the younger brothers and sisters saw so much meat being carried towards home, they were so happy that they forgot everything and hurriedly followed them home. Why were they still guarding the vegetable leaves? There was so much meat! They could eat meat in the evening!
A little beggar ran into the crowd, apparently calling someone to go.
Zhou Guo ran to the blacksmith shop and bought a knife, then bought a few pounds of fine salt, and ran to the grain shop and bought a stone of old rice, a stone of white flour, and a stone of black flour.
Anyway, this money was robbed, so it can be said that the thief did a good thing. This money should be enough for these children to eat for several months.
She easily carried three stones of grain and walked away.
The little man was carrying three tall and big grain bags. The shop assistants and the shopkeeper were so shocked that they almost dropped their jaws. Where did this man come from?
Everyone who saw it along the way was horrified.
Some people even suspected that it was filled with grass and wanted to touch it.
It was as if Zhou Guozhang had eyes behind him. He turned his body and dodged. With a few big strides, he disappeared into the alley with the grain bag on his shoulder.
When Lao Tang and his companions saw her coming back carrying the three large grain bags, they were shocked and moved, and their eyes gradually filled with tears.
If the two pieces of meat improved the food, then these bags of food saved lives.
Lao Tang understood even more clearly that it was originally a mystery whether they could survive this winter, but now he knew that they would definitely survive it. With these foods, they would not have to go hungry this winter, and none of their brothers and sisters would die.
He knelt down in front of Zhou Guo and the other man, and kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you for your kindness, we have no way to repay you, so we can only kowtow a few more times."
Before he could finish his words, they fell to their knees. The sound of "dong dong dong" made the two men frown.
"Get up quickly, get up quickly, stop knocking your head, stop knocking your head." The two men hurriedly helped them up.
Zhou Guo looked at them and said, "We didn't do anything, so you don't have to be so generous. We don't have much food. If you want to survive this winter, you'll probably have to think of some way."
Zhou Dacang also said: "Yes, these are what we should do. We agreed at the beginning that you would find people for us and we would treat you to a meal. Later, I thought that instead of spending money to treat you to a good meal, it would be better to use the money to buy food and meat. This way, you can eat for a longer time, and you won't have to only have one meal and have nothing to look forward to later."
Lao Tang said: "Although that is true, these things are far more than what you have given us for a meal. We have no way to repay you."
Zhou Guo patted his shoulder and said, "Don't talk about this anymore. You should think about how to hide these things so that they won't be discovered. Others should know where you are staying. Many people saw you carrying so much meat back on the street today. What if they come in and take all these things away while you are out? You still have to find a place to hide."