Chapter 243 A Pot
Old Zhou went back with his purse in his pocket. When he reached his doorstep, he waved goodbye to the village chief and took out his purse as soon as he closed the door.
Just now, when Mr. Bai stuffed the purse into his hand, he felt that the texture was not right. When he opened it and took out the money, he saw a ten-liang official silver ingot falling into his palm.
Zhou Silang, who was clearing the debris in the yard, saw this and opened his mouth wide. His first thought was: "Dad, did you pick up the Bai family's money bag on the road?"
In the entire Qili Village, apart from the Bai family, who else can afford a ten-liang silver ingot?
Old Zhou gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Am I that kind of person? This is the Bai family's compensation to our family."
Zhou Silang's eyes almost popped out of his head and he asked, "Why?"
Old Zhou ignored him and went straight into the main house. Zhou Silang quickly threw down the things in his hands and followed him.
Old Zhou told his family exactly what Mr. Bai had told him, and said cheerfully, "So this matter has nothing to do with us. I don't know who the old lady of the Bai family offended in her hometown that she went to such great lengths to find someone."
Qian asked doubtfully, "Are you really not here for Erlang?"
Zhou Yin was the second child in the family, and Qian used to call him Erlang Erlang.
Old Zhou nodded and said, "No, the Bai family has no reason to lie to us, and they have already interrogated the person."
Qian breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the money in his hand.
Old Zhou smiled and handed her the purse and silver ingots. "That's good. I've earned back all the money I spent, and I can repair the roof."
Qian nodded and said, "Let the children rest for a while. I'll let them go buy the tiles in a couple of days."
"OK!"
When Zhou Wulang heard that his family had money, he immediately ran over and asked, "Mom, can you return the money we collected?"
"No." Qian put away the silver ingots expressionlessly and said, "Gifts given out cannot be taken back, and the same goes for the public treasury money. In the end, that money will be spent at home anyway."
Zhou Wulang was a little disappointed, and so were the other brothers. However, despite the disappointment, everyone was in a good mood. After all, the sword hanging over their heads had disappeared.
So Zhou Silang suggested, "Mom, this is such a great thing, why don't we buy some meat to celebrate?"
Qian thought it was right, so she opened her money box and took out a handful of copper coins and gave it to him, saying, "Go ahead and buy some more."
Zhou Silang was happy. He took the money, left his work in the yard and went to Dali Village, of course, taking his wife with him.
Fang was actually a little curious and asked him quietly, "Did something happen to your uncle at home?"
Zhou Silang froze, and then he remembered that when they talked about these things, they would subconsciously avoid Manbao, but not Fang.
He scratched his head. This matter was too big to talk about casually, but his wife was a family member and he couldn't hide it from her.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll tell you later. By the way, don't tell your parents about this. If they knew there was a fight in our house, they would definitely worry about you. Besides, this is the Bai family's business, so we can't say anything too much."
Fang nodded.
Zhou Silang then started talking about meat. "Should I go to your house to buy mutton or pork?"
Fang glanced at him, "What do you think?"
Zhou Silang immediately smiled ingratiatingly, "Of course it's better to buy mutton. By the way, you haven't been back to your mother's house for a long time. Just now, mother asked you to bring back some eggs. Your family doesn't raise chickens, so we have to buy eggs..."
Fang felt happy and responded softly.
This matter was the Bai family's fault, not the Zhou family's. Naturally, the village chief would not hide it, so he went back and met with several elderly people and some household heads to reassure them.
The person who came was not targeting Zhou Yin, but the Bai family, which had little to do with them.
Once the blame was confirmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if the knife hanging over their heads had fallen to the ground.
Zhou Yin is not only Zhou Jin's younger brother, but also a member of Qili Village and the Zhou clan. Every single one of the villagers kept the incident a secret.
So they are all somewhat involved in this matter, it would be strange if they were not worried.
Now that the pot has been taken away by the Bai family, everyone felt relieved and found that they had received two gifts today, one from the Bai family and one from the Zhou family.
Some people were thinking about whether to return the Zhou family's share. Zhou Dazhu was a little hesitant. Not to mention the basket of rice and eggs, the two hundred coins alone were a lot. Since this matter had nothing to do with the Zhou family, and the Bai family also gave condolence money, then they had to return it, right?
After all, it’s not easy for anyone.
The village chief shook his head and said, "Forget it. Even if you send it back, they won't accept it. Besides, you're not the only one injured. What if you send it back but the others don't? Let's just leave it at that. There are mistakes. In a few days, have your two younger brothers go with Erlang and the others to buy tiles and fix his roof."
Qian was also teaching her sons and daughters-in-law, "Don't accept anything you send back, no matter who sends it back. Even though they came for the Bai family, the fight started in our house, and they only started it against us."
Qian said, "We are guilty, so we still have to bear half the responsibility. There is no reason to take back what has been given."
Zhou Dalang, Xiao Qianshi and others responded in a low voice.
After Qian Shi finished speaking, she realized that Man Bao was not there. She turned around and asked Little Qian Shi, "Where is Man Bao?"
"I went to the Bai family's house with the young master of the Bai family. The house was a mess, so I thought it would be nice for her to go to the Bai family to play for a while."
Qian nodded. Zhou Sanlang asked, "Has Manbao's roof been repaired? Even though it's summer, it can get a bit chilly late at night. If the roof leaks and the cold wind blows, what if you get sick?"
Zhou Sanlang: "...Old Four has used up all of Manbao's straw."
Qian stared.
Zhou Wulang smiled and said, "Manbao said that she likes the roof to be exposed so that she can look at the stars and the moon at night."
Qian waved her hand helplessly, "Forget it, it's only two days. Let her live with me for the next two days."
Manbao knew nothing about this. She read the book for half an hour and asked Keke if she didn't understand something. Keke told her what she could understand and searched for the most appropriate answers in the database for what she didn't understand.
After studying for more than half an hour, Manbao's concentration declined. She began to sway from side to side and became restless.
Bai Shanbao was also secretly slacking off.
Suddenly, the two children's eyes met, and then they laughed together, dropped their books and jumped off their chairs.
Bai Shanbao said, "I feel a little thirsty."
Manbao: "I feel a little hungry."
Bai Shanbao: "Then let's take a break?"
Manbao readily agreed.
So they poured water and took out some snacks. The two children began to chat about all sorts of things. Manbao even invited Bai Shanbao to stay at her house that night. "You can sleep with me, and then we can watch the stars together. I fell asleep so quickly last night that I didn't even count how many stars I could see."
Bai Shanbao was tempted, but he was older than Manbao and already knew the difference between men and women, so he shook his head and said, "Your mother won't give it to you."
(End of this chapter)
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