Chapter 1267 Question
Zhou Liulang got up at dawn the next day. Their restaurant usually made breakfast such as buns and naan in the morning. He woke up early, but seeing that his fourth brothers were sleeping soundly, he lay there without moving, and then fell asleep again in a daze.
Finally, he couldn't lie down any longer. He got up, dressed, and got out of bed. Then he went to pull Zhou Wulang and Li Zhongliwei and whispered, "Hurry up and get up."
The three of them squeezed into the quilt, their heads almost buried in it. Zhou Lizhong muttered, "Why are you getting up so early? The restaurant isn't serving breakfast today."
"There's also lunch. We need to go buy some ingredients." Zhou Liulang took a lot of effort and finally woke them up.
Zhou Silang continued to sleep soundly without being disturbed. Zhou Wulang couldn't bear to see this and patted his fourth brother, "Fourth brother, why are you still so lazy?"
Zhou Silang's snoring paused for a moment, then he turned over and continued to sleep.
Although he was reluctant, Zhou Silang finally went to the restaurant with Zhou Liulang and the others.
The streets were already crowded even in the cold weather. Most of the restaurants were open. Some people set up stoves outside to sell naan, and some set up stalls to sell noodles.
Zhou Liulang stopped in front of a stall and bought ten large naan.
Zhou Silang: "...We run a restaurant at home, why are you still buying food outside?"
Zhou Liulang: "The stove is cold and you're just opening the door now. Where am I supposed to cook for you?"
Zhou Silang muttered, "I'm still not as good as my sister-in-law. She can pull noodles out of a bowl of noodles immediately..."
Zhou Liulang ignored him and went straight to the restaurant. Zhou Wulang had already stopped the mule cart at the back door, opened the door from the inside, and everyone moved the door panels back.
The naan bread was still warm. After everyone shared the bread, Zhou Liulang took one more and went to the next room. The Zhou brothers couldn't help but look up at the same time.
Zhou Liulang looked back at Zhou Lizhong and Zhou Liwei, frowned, and said, "Why are you standing there? Aren't you thirsty? Come over and get the mutton soup."
The two men came to their senses and immediately grabbed the naan and chased after him.
Next door is a mutton restaurant, which only sells mutton soup made from mutton bones and mutton ribs in the morning. The food is richer at lunch and dinner. Their mutton and mutton soup are quite famous on this street.
Zhou Liulang bought five bowls of mutton soup, kept one bowl for himself, and asked Zhou Lizhong and Zhou Liwei to take two bowls back each.
He handed the naan in his hand to the old man Qiu who was watching the stall, and then took a bowl of mutton soup and sat in their shop to drink it.
Old Man Qiu took the naan and poured himself a bowl of mutton soup without hesitation. He also added some lamb ribs for Zhou Liulang. Then he sat across from him and started eating. He asked with a smile, "Your shop closed early yesterday, and you didn't go to the morning market today. Is there something going on at home?"
Zhou Liulang nodded and said, "My fourth brother is here, so we went home to take a look."
"Oh, so that handsome young man who just came back with you is your fourth brother?"
Zhou Liulang nodded.
Old man Qiu laughed and said, "You brothers, nephews, and nieces all look alike."
That’s right, his mother said they all look like their father, especially his fourth brother.
"Your fourth brother is here too. Does that mean everyone in the family will move to the capital?"
"That's not the case. I still have a lot of land at home. How could I possibly come to the capital?"
Old Man Qiu was a little disappointed. When he looked up and saw his daughter coming out, he smiled and stood up, holding the bowl and said, "Mother Pei, you come to the stall. Dad will go to the back to check on the mutton that was just delivered this morning."
Qiu Peiniang agreed, stood in front of the stall, opened the lid of the pot and stirred it to let the aroma waft out, then closed the lid.
She spoke to Zhou Liulang as usual, "Zhou Liu, what dishes do you have for lunch?"
Zhou Liulang said, "It's about the same as yesterday."
He looked up at Qiu Peiniang, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Peiniang, have you ever thought about leaving home in the future?"
Qiu Peiniang was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed slightly. She poked the charcoal in the big stove and whispered, "I never thought about it. My parents are in the capital..."
Zhou Liulang felt that she had misunderstood his meaning, so he frowned in distress and thought, "Well, that's not what I meant. I meant, not going to my house, but going somewhere else..."
Qiu Peiniang's face changed, and she said with a pale face, "Somewhere else? Where?"
"Just anywhere, anywhere, no matter where..."
Qiu Peiniang's face darkened. She put down the stick with a clang and said sullenly, "No, I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay in the capital to accompany my parents."
Zhou Silang, who was hiding behind the door of his own shop, slapped Zhou Lizhong's head with a look of disappointment and whispered, "Sixth Brother is so stupid. He can't even speak a word."
Zhou Lizhong: ...Why would you hit your Sixth Uncle if he can't speak?
But they were not far from the boiler at the moment, and he was afraid that speaking would alarm the two people over there, so he could only accept it with frustration.
Zhou Liulang probably knew that what he said had caused misunderstanding, but he didn't know how to explain it. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time. He could only say dryly, "That's not what I meant..."
But he couldn't tell what it meant.
Zhou Silang and the others standing by were so anxious that they could hardly hold back their stamping feet. Zhou Wulang slapped Zhou Lizhong twice and whispered, "How can Lao Liu be so stupid? He can't even say nice words."
Zhou Lizhong: ...Why do you all hit me?
The four of them huddled behind the door, whispering to each other, unable to show their heads. They pricked up their ears and continued to listen. Suddenly, a voice rang out, "Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, what are you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Peiniang, with red eyes, turned her head and saw several heads squeezed behind the door of the Zhouji Restaurant next door, lying behind the door frame.
Her face grew gloomier.
Zhou Lijun's expression was also dismal. Standing at the street entrance, he pinched his waist and angrily said, "Why didn't you wait for me this morning? I called you from behind, but you refused to stop. Do you know I chased you out of the alley?"
Four people: ...
Zhou Liulang came out after hearing this: ...
They really don’t know…
Zhou Lijun exhaled angrily, snorted, then turned to Daji, who had brought her over, and said, "Uncle Daji, you should have breakfast in the store first before going back. Fourth Uncle, you said you were going to meet Manager Zheng with my aunt, but you ended up running out alone. Will my aunt wait for you or not?"
Zhou Silang: ...I forgot everything and was only thinking about seeing this Mrs. Qiu.
Zhou Lijun vented the anger in her chest. When she looked up, she saw Qiu Peiniang's red eyes. She paused and walked forward with concern and asked, "Sister Qiu, what's wrong?"
It would have been fine if no one asked, but as soon as someone asked, Qiu Peiniang's eyes became even redder. Maybe it was because of the hot soup, but tears welled up in her eyes. She turned around and went to the backyard.
Zhou Lijun took a look and immediately followed.
Just then someone came to buy soup. Zhou Liulang hesitated for a moment, then quietly went forward to help watch the stall.
Zhou Silang felt a pang of pain in his liver, "When did Lao Liu become so taciturn?"
Zhou Wulang, who often hangs out with Zhou Liulang, said, "What's the big deal? Fourth brother, haven't you become even more cunning?"
Zhou Silang had a toothache, "Your mouth hasn't changed at all."
The next update will be around 4:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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