Chapter 179 White Noodles (Additional chapter for 40,000 recommended votes)
Fang continued in a low voice, "Zhou Si has two younger brothers. Getting them married is going to cost a lot of money. If you calculate it this way, their family won't have any savings for at least ten years."
Yao couldn't help but say, "They just built a big house with blue bricks and tiles. It's obvious that they can save money."
After all, having lived in the same village for decades, Yao and Qian got along well. She couldn't help but say, "Her six sons, even Zhou Si, the most unremarkable, are not lazy among the young men in the village. As long as a farmer is willing to work, there is nothing he can't save for himself."
"That's a lot of money," Fang insisted. Then she thought of something and couldn't help curling her lips and said, "It's okay to have such a young sister-in-law at home, but there's also an older sister-in-law who has returned to her parents' home. How difficult it must be to be a daughter-in-law in this family."
Fang might believe that Qian could treat her daughters-in-law equally, but it would be impossible for her to treat her daughters-in-law and daughter equally.
Take her for example, can she treat her daughter-in-law the same way she treats her daughter?
It would be fine if the Zhou family had a sister-in-law as young as Manbao, as she would eventually grow up and get married. But Zhou Xi had returned to her parents' home, and she hadn't left the house for a year. If she didn't get married in the future, wouldn't this elder sister-in-law have to live with her forever?
Fang didn't say these words out loud, but Yao guessed it.
She knew that this marriage was really impossible. Having lived in the same village with Qian for thirty years, Yao knew best what kind of person Qian was. If Fang showed such an intention, even if they continued to discuss it now, they would have to break it off later.
It would be better to just make it clear now and break up.
Yao nodded and said, "Then you should reply to the matchmaker."
Although she said that, Fang still felt a little regretful. After all, there were not many families like the Zhou family that had two connected courtyards with blue brick and tile houses.
Fang sighed softly, feeling conflicted.
But she didn't expect that as soon as she replied to the matchmaker, the matchmaker immediately agreed to say something else to her daughter. She knew that the Zhou family didn't like her daughter either.
Fang couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied, but she couldn't bring herself to say it out loud. She couldn't just go and ask the matchmaker, the Zhou family, why they looked down on her daughter, right?
Isn't that a slap in your own face?
In her heart, her daughter was perfect in every way, especially compared to Zhou Silang who had made mistakes before. She never thought that the Zhou family would look down on her daughter.
Zhou Silang knew nothing about this. He happily ran to Dali Village and happily picked out a piece of good mutton to buy back. Thinking about the delicious food, the depression caused by the blind date in the morning immediately dissipated.
Zhou Xi looked at him and couldn't help but say to her mother, "He doesn't look like someone who's going to get married at all. Why don't we wait another year and see?"
When he grows up, he will at least be more mature, right?
Old Zhou was unhappy and said, "A man has grown up once he gets married. Waiting any longer would be too much. What will he do if he can't find a wife by then?"
In Old Zhou's opinion, the fourth son already has difficulty finding a wife, and if he waits any longer, it will be even more difficult as he gets older.
He couldn't let the fourth son delay his two sons.
Qian also nodded and said, "Once you get married, you will grow up. The prerequisite is to find a suitable one."
Manbao nodded repeatedly beside him, but asked, "Sister, is the dough ready?"
Zhou Xi tapped her nose and said, "You're just like your fourth brother. All you care about is food."
There was tofu at home, so Zhou Xi cut some mutton, made a topping, and stewed some with the tofu.
After being stewed for a long time, some small holes appeared on the tofu, making it soft and fluffy without falling apart. Manbao picked it up with chopsticks and the juice inside popped out. She blew on it, took a careful bite, and only started eating it in big mouthfuls after making sure it was not too hot.
Manbao's eyes lit up as he ate, and the others also enjoyed the food.
Zhou Silang drank up all the soup in the bowl, wiped his mouth with satisfaction, and made a wish: "It would be great if I could live like this every day."
Old Zhou was also very satisfied with his meal. He glanced at him and said, "What are you dreaming about in broad daylight? Today is the winter solstice. If you dare to eat like this at other times, I will beat you."
Apart from anything else, the white flour used to make noodles alone makes Old Zhou heartbroken.
Qili Village also grows wheat, but the amount grown is small, so white flour is also precious. At least the Zhou family usually doesn't want to eat white flour like this.
It's a rare luxury today, but in the short term, at least before the New Year, don't even think about eating like this, let alone every day as Zhou Silang mentioned.
Old Zhou felt that eating white noodles every day was a life only gods could live.
Manbao happily said that she wanted to be a fairy in the future.
Koko took the opportunity to tell her, "In the future, white flour and white rice will be affordable for every human being."
Manbao exclaimed, "Are they so rich?"
But then I thought, "Everyone can eat white flour as much as they want, so where does all the white flour come from?"
“Grown it.”
Manbao asked, "How many acres of wheat do we need to plant?"
"Per capita, it's much less than what you grow now, but the yield per mu is high and the efficiency is also high, so they can afford it." Keke explained to her the future wheat planting technology and per mu yield.
Manbao listened with fascination, "I wish my family's yield per mu could be this high."
"Host, you can work towards this direction," Koko said. "Although it's difficult, improving farming techniques will lead to some progress."
"But host, you usually only grow spring wheat here. Even if you want to plant it, it will have to be the beginning of next spring. With the long winter, won't you make some preparations for next year's sowing?"
Manbao asked excitedly, "What can I do to prepare?"
"Wheat seeds are different from rice seeds. The host can consider purchasing some wheat seeds from the mall to plant. The points required to purchase seeds are quite high, especially since the technological civilization here is so different from that of the future. There is also a technology gap tax, which also requires points to pay. Therefore, I suggest that the host collect more rare or unavailable animals and plants in the encyclopedia before spring to ensure the accumulation of points."
Manbao began to think seriously.
Thinking about the white noodles she had just eaten, her heart was moved.
Seeing this, Keke continued, "In addition to making noodles, flour can also be used to make steamed buns, dumplings, and so on..."
Manbao's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally he could no longer suppress the wild power in his body. He slammed his little hand on the table and stood up.
Koko immediately became quiet.
The people who were talking turned their heads to look at her. Seeing her eyes shining and her face flushed, Qian quickly pulled her over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Manbao clenched his fists and shouted, "Mom, I want to go out and play!"
Qian: "...I didn't stop you."
"I want to go up the mountain to play!"
"What's fun in the mountains at this time?" Qian frowned. "It's so cold, and the wind is blowing so hard in the mountains. You can't go."
"No, I want to go, mother. Just let my fourth brother and the others take me there." Manbao would not dare to go to the mountains alone without an adult to accompany her. If she dared to go, Qian would break her legs.
So although she was very reluctant, she could only roll over and act cute in front of her mother to ask for her consent.
(End of this chapter)
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