Chapter 1298 Discussion (Thanks to the reward from the book friend "lulululukka")
Finally, Zhou Liulang and his three nephews and nieces turned their backs and discussed quietly, and finally agreed to Zhou Silang's proposal.
Zhou Liulang said, "Li Zhong and Li Jun stay here. You take Fifth Brother and Li Wei home. Li Wei is also quite good at settling accounts."
Zhou Silang didn't really want to, "He is far inferior to Li Jun. If Li Jun doesn't go back, then Li Zhong must go back with me. Besides, he is the eldest grandson."
Zhou Lijun was somewhat pleased with herself, but she also had her own considerations. "Fourth Uncle and Fifth Uncle are going back with you. The shop still needs to do some shopping. Big Brother can take care of these things. I've always been in charge of the restaurant bill. It's better for me to stay here. Besides, it's too cold, and I don't want to run around."
Zhou Liwei said, "Fourth Uncle, if you dislike me, I will stay in the capital. I have ten taels of silver."
Zhou Silang: "You're talking as if I wouldn't pay you if you followed me back to collect tea."
"Can I have ten taels?"
"No," Zhou Silang said, "If you have the guts, ask your grandfather for permission."
Zhou Liwei naturally doesn't have such ability.
Zhou Liulang saw that he had no choice but to accept Zhou Liwei's offer to go back with him, so he said, "I haven't told you my terms yet."
"Ten taels..."
"I don't want ten taels."
Zhou Silang blinked and asked, "What do you want?"
Zhou Liulang coughed lightly and said, "You have to go back and convince Dad and Mom to let me marry the eldest lady of the Qiu family."
Zhou Silang paused for a moment and then said, "Their family said they want a child to take their surname in the future."
"I know," Zhou Liulang said nonchalantly, "It's not like I'm marrying into your family, it's okay."
Zhou Liulang coughed lightly, then glanced at Manbao and said, "Of course, marrying into the family is nothing."
Manbao didn't react at first, but when they looked at her and immediately changed their words, she realized, "Oh, that's right, uncle... No, my biological father married into the family."
Everyone was silent.
Manbao stroked his chin thoughtfully, "Should I change my mother's last name?"
Zhou Silang was so frightened that he was about to break out in a cold sweat. He immediately said, "Manbao, don't do anything rash. Dad will be angry if he finds out."
Manbao ignored the matter. There was no rush anyway. However, when she had time in the future, she would still have to go back to pay homage to her grandparents. It would be best to move their graves back to Qili Village so that they could all be worshipped together in the future.
Zhou Liulang immediately continued the previous topic, fearing that Manbao would continue to think about it, "Fourth brother, just tell me whether you agree or not."
Zhou Silang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but you have to give me your ten taels of silver."
Zhou Liulang said indifferently: "Isn't the money all on you?"
"That's different. What I keep for myself is called my private collection. What I give to you is called my due share."
Zhou Liulang: ...
He stretched out his hand to Zhou Silang, "Then give me the money."
Zhou Silang clapped his hands and said, "Where can I get change for you now? Wait until I bring some tea to the capital. The same goes for yours. Write it down first and I'll tell you when I get back to the capital to sell the tea."
Zhou Lijun couldn't help but say to Manbao, "Aunt, don't you think Fourth Uncle is just trying to make money out of nothing in his current business?"
Manbao nodded, so cunning!
Zhou Silang denied it, saying that he had purchased the skins and furs of the bald people at a very fair price.
The people of the Tufa tribe did not feel that they had suffered a loss, because during the days they set up stalls in the market, they not only sold things, but also inquired about the tea and salt in the hands of the merchants.
Salt was very expensive, and tea was also very expensive. With the price those people gave for the furs, they couldn't buy much.
Zhou Silang didn't have salt, but he had tea, and the price he offered for the tea was much lower than what those merchants offered.
Although it takes a long time to wait, for the people on the grassland, winter time is very worthless. They just go back and stay in their felts to spend the winter, with nothing to do.
Although they needed to rent a house in Beijing, they could also do other jobs to earn money. Their new friend Zhou Silang was very enthusiastic and helped them find several jobs.
For example, you can rent an empty carriage from a horse and carriage company, put horses on it, and then go to various busy places to pick up passengers. You can make a lot of money.
Because of this, Ah Liudun was very unhappy with his friends' words that Zhou Silang was stupid. He thought that if Zhou Silang heard this, he might think that they were unfriendly and had deceived him.
Zhou Silang and the others were planning their return home, and also wanted to plan to cultivate relationships with Ah Liudun and the others. He said, "I've seen that there are many good things on the grassland, especially a kind of stone that is particularly beautiful. It is said that a piece of well-colored gemstone can be exchanged for many carts of grain."
Manbao thought for a moment and said, "I know. There are rubies, emeralds, sapphires... gems of all colors. I've seen the Crown Princess and the others wearing a lot of them."
Zhou Silang said, "When you grow up, I will buy you one too."
Manbao said: "I am grown up now."
Zhou Silang: "I'll buy it for you when I make some money."
Manbao took note of it.
Bai Shan went to Erliu Lane to pick up his grandmother and mother to have a reunion dinner together. It couldn't be helped. Everyone was usually busy, and today just happened to be Zhou Silang's return. Zhou Wulang and his family also closed the shop for a day off...
Bai Dalang also came from next door. Because there were so many people, they just set up two tables.
During the meal, Old Lady Liu also brought up the topic of returning home. She said, "What I mean is that Shanbao and the others don't have to stay and wait for their results after the end-of-year exams. They can just take leave and set off. We should go to Longzhou first, pay our respects to our ancestors and his father, and then set off together."
Zhou Silang's eyes flickered as he asked, "How long does Madam Liu plan to stay in Longzhou?"
Madam Liu thought for a moment and said, "About three or four days."
Zhou Silang nodded and said with a smile, "That's right. I heard that Longzhou is much colder than Yizhou."
Longzhou is further north of the capital. It takes at least two and a half days to get there by horse carriage in winter. Isn’t it colder than Yizhou?
Madam Liu nodded with a smile. She had obviously also heard from Bai Shan that he was selling furs. She said with a smile, "Although our branch has been away from Longzhou for many years, we still have some relatives and friends. They may have some connections. When Silang wants to sell furs, we can ask Liu Gui to take him there."
There are more than just some relatives and old friends. Old Lady Liu still owns the Bai family's old house and some fields in Longzhou. In addition, Old Lady Liu has taken Bai Shan back to Longzhou twice to worship their ancestors.
After all, Bai Qi was buried in Longzhou, and his ancestors were also buried in Longzhou.
If several branches of the Bai family had not acted too aggressively back then, Old Lady Liu would not have taken Bai Shan away from Longzhou and gone to Mianzhou to seek refuge with Master Bai.
Zhou Silang received the approval of Old Lady Liu, and proudly raised his eyebrows at Manbao, feeling more confident.
Manbao whispered to Baishan, "I feel like if my fourth brother had a tail, it would definitely be up to the roof."
Bai Shan couldn't help but squint his eyes with joy.
Seeing the two little heads whispering together, Old Lady Liu couldn't help but smile. She turned to Mr. Zhuang and said, "When the time comes, Mr. Zhuang will have to write a memorial for Ziqi."
Mr. Zhuang agreed.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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