Chapter 579: Going Home (Ten chapters added for the reward from the book friends who contributed to the crowdfunding leader)
As Zhou Silang drove his carriage into the village, he was surrounded by a group of children, including their own dogs, the third and fourth.
When the two men saw their fourth uncle, they immediately grabbed the carriage and tried to climb onto it.
Zhou Silang grabbed the two men's belts and pulled them onto the carriage, scolding them, "The carriage is going to Mr. Bai's house. What are you doing climbing on it?"
Having said that, Zhou Silang still arrived at the Bai family surrounded by a group of children crying and shouting.
If the car was driven by the Bai family, no one would be so excited, and the children would even deliberately avoid it, but since Zhou Silang was driving it, no one was so reserved.
Two brave children even reached out to touch the horse after the car stopped, which scared Zhou Silang so much that he quickly waved his hands to drive them away.
"Be careful of the horse's kick."
The servants of the Bai family came out and helped to hold the horses. Zhou Silang first put down his and Manbao's things, and then began to distribute the things to the two families.
This one belongs to Bai Erlang, this one belongs to Bai Shanbao, and this one belongs to Mr. Zhuang...
After dividing everything, Zhou Silang stuffed his and Manbao's things into a group of children and asked them to take them home first. He then went into the Bai family to talk to Mr. Bai.
Zhou Silang took out a stack of papers from his arms and handed them over respectfully, saying, "Master Bai, these are the things the two young masters and Mr. Zhuang asked me to bring back."
Mr. Bai took it, flipped through it, and asked with a twitching eyelid, "Mr. Zhuang, have you decided to stay in Yizhou?"
They knew the news that Bai Shan had passed the provincial school entrance examination yesterday. Mr. Bai had originally doubted whether Mr. Zhuang would bring Bai Er back, but today he saw that they were planning to stay in Yizhou for a long time.
Zhou Silang nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhuang said that Young Master Bai Shan needs to be taught, and Young Master Bai Er and my youngest sister can't leave Mr. Zhuang, so it's better for them to just live in Yizhou."
Although Master Bai was reluctant to let go of his youngest son, he thought this was a good idea. His eldest son was currently studying at the prefectural school in Mianzhou, which was inferior to the one in Yizhou. If Erlang could get into the prefectural school in Yizhou...
Well, the possibility is a little low, but it would be good to let him gain more experience in Yizhou.
This is what you need to bring...
Mr. Bai frowned, "There are too many things to carry. Can you carry them all by yourself?"
Zhou Silang said, "As long as it can be tied to the carriage, I can take it with me."
Mr. Bai glanced at him and said, "I mean, is it safe for you to travel alone with so many things?"
Zhou Silang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is it unsafe? We have been quite safe along the way."
Mr. Bai tapped the table with his finger and said with a smile, "There's no rush. It'll take us two or three days to pack up. When do you plan to leave?"
"I'll stay at home for three or four days, so Mr. Bai can take his time to clean up. As for Mrs. Bai next door..."
"I'll go and talk to him."
Zhou Silang became happy. He had wanted to go home for a long time. If he finished talking to Mr. Bai and then ran to the next door, it would definitely take him half a day. It would be best if Mr. Bai was willing to do it for him.
Zhou Silang explained everything he needed to explain, then turned around and ran home.
Old Zhou's family had been waiting in the yard. As soon as they saw him come back, they immediately surrounded him and started asking questions. Fang, who was holding the child, was asked to squeeze to the outside.
Of course, Old Zhou would not join the crowd. He coughed twice, and when no one paid any attention to him, he shouted, "Alright, alright, disperse, disperse. There's no work to do, right?"
Everyone then dispersed a little, and Old Zhou frowned and asked Zhou Silang, "Why did you come back so suddenly? Where's Manbao?"
Zhou Silang smiled at Fang, took his son from her arms, and carried him forward to sit next to his father. He said, "Manbao is studying with Mr. Zhuang. Dad, the Bai family's Shanbao has been admitted to the provincial school. Mr. Zhuang wants to stay in Yizhou to take care of them, and Manbao is staying with him too."
Old Zhou frowned, "Then why did you come back?"
"I came back to get some things and to talk to my family." Zhou Silang said he hadn't come back for no reason. He briefly described what he was bringing back and said, "Besides that, I also want to take the remaining old ginger and Ligustrum lucidum at home. Dad, you don't know that the medicinal herbs in Yizhou City are a little more expensive than those in the county town."
Old Zhou said, "I knew it. We sold so many medicines to Manager Zheng, so the price must have been lowered. How much more expensive is it in Yizhou City?"
"Not necessarily, maybe two to three cents, but if one catty is so expensive, then one hundred catties or one thousand catties will be much more expensive."
Old Zhou glanced at him and asked, "Do you have a thousand kilograms of medicinal herbs?"
Zhou Silang touched his nose and said embarrassedly, "We don't have any now, but if we have more of that, won't we have it?"
Zhou Dalang, who was standing by, immediately said, "Dad, why don't we use the few remaining plots of dry land in Xiaoling to grow ginger? However, we've already planted beans this year, so we'll have to wait until next year."
Zhou Sanlang said, "There's also Ligustrum lucidum. It can be planted on the mountain without even needing to be planted on dry land."
"Not only our family can grow it, but people in the village can grow it too. When the time comes, we can harvest it and sell it, and we can make some money."
Old Zhou frowned, "What if it can't be sold if it's so big?"
Zhou Silang: "If you can't sell it, just eat it yourself. This ginger is edible anyway."
Everyone: ...
Old Zhou asked, "What did Manbao say?"
"Manbao said it's okay," Zhou Silang said, "Dad, look, Manbao said it's okay, so it must be okay."
Old Zhou pondered for a moment before nodding and sighing, "I haven't seen Manbao for over a month. I miss him terribly."
But Manbao didn’t think of you, Zhou Silang thought to himself.
In Yizhou City, the brother and sister thought about their eldest sister-in-law the most. Manbao would occasionally think about his mother, and Zhou Silang thought about his wife and children.
Thinking of this, Zhou Silang looked up and smiled at Fang.
Old Zhou saw this and frowned before asking, "Now that you're back, what about Manbao?"
"Oh, Dad, Manbao and Mr. Zhuang live together. There are five of them living together. What are you worried about?"
"But which of them looks like they can take care of someone?" Old Zhou said, "When you come back, what will happen to Manbao if he needs hot water to wash, dirty clothes, or food?"
Zhou Silang didn't dare tell him that they bought their meals from outside, and only said, "Don't worry, they all know how to boil water and wash clothes now, so they don't need me to do these trivial things."
"What?" Old Zhou exclaimed, "You asked your sister to wash clothes? The water is so cold. Don't you know she's weak? She's never washed clothes at home."
Zhou Silang: "...This is what Mr. Zhuang requested."
Qian, who had been silent the whole time, also glanced at him and said, "Why are you shouting? Manbao is not young anymore. What's wrong with washing clothes?"
She said, "If she were at home, she would learn how to cook from her sister-in-law."
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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