Chapter 731 The Belief Is Right (Updated for 10.01)
Qian also came out of the house and sat beside him.
Old Zhou sighed, touched his pipe and said, "I always feel a little uneasy. I wonder if it's because Manbao is not around."
Qian said, "Manbao is in Yizhou City. She arranged this matter, so you can rest assured."
"How can I feel at ease? I've spent all my family's wealth in exchange for a room full of wheat seeds. If this gets lost or something happens on the way, my old heart will probably collapse."
Qian said, "I've asked the Lord Tianzun, and he says tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow will all be sunny."
Old Zhou looked up at the starry sky, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I've figured this out too. It will definitely be sunny tomorrow."
Qian glanced at him and said, "If you have the ability, calculate the day after tomorrow."
"I'll calculate it for you tomorrow evening, but I think since it's sunny tomorrow, it will probably be sunny the day after tomorrow as well."
Qian snorted, stood up and said, "Go back to sleep. Tomorrow they will load the truck, and we need to pack up the herbs at home and take them to Yizhou City. There are many things to do."
Old Zhou responded, but he still couldn't fall asleep. He tossed and turned all night until the rooster crowed and he fell into a drowsy sleep.
Zhou Erlang discussed with his family and asked ten people from the village to help escort the car. He also brought Datou and Ertou with him, so there were two people in the car. Even if they really encountered robbery on the road, they would not be afraid with so many people.
This time, all the Zhou brothers followed along, with people following at the front, middle and rear of the car.
It took half a day to load the cart. To prevent the wheat seeds from getting damp, they also covered the roof with oilcloth. Zhou Dalang also drove out the ox cart at home, mainly to bring the medicinal materials prepared at home.
Because there were so many cars, and they were driven by mules and oxen, the journey was definitely slower. In addition, it was winter now, and the days were getting shorter, so everyone went out after noon.
They camped outdoors all night and then set off early. After walking for two hours, they saw the yamen runner leaning against a tree by the roadside.
Zhou Dalang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and whispered to Zhou Erlang, "There really are yamen runners patrolling. The road ahead is now secure."
Zhou Erlang nodded repeatedly.
When they arrived at the city gate, seventeen carriages were lined up. Zhou Erlang took out the handwritten letter given to him by Zhou Silang, and they passed through the city gate smoothly without paying any entrance fee or tax.
Zhou Erlang was so excited that he asked Zhou Dalang, "Should we go directly to find Lao Si?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Silang's excited voice rang out, "Brother, second brother, I'm here."
Zhou Silang looked around, then ran over, protecting his left arm. He said excitedly, "I guessed you'd arrive today, and I was thinking of waiting until the evening. I didn't expect you to arrive so early. Did you leave yesterday at noon?"
Zhou Erlang nodded, "Almost."
He glanced back worriedly. Seventeen cars were parked behind him, blocking the way for many people. He asked, "Have you found a place to store all this wheat seed?"
"What are you putting it in? Renting a warehouse costs money, and it costs money every time you put it up there. Come on, I'll take you to the county government office," Zhou Silang said, protecting his left arm with one hand and turning around. "Manbao is talking to Magistrate Tang in the county government office. When you get there, just unload the goods. It's best to pay right away."
Zhou Dalang's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's good, that's good, let's go now."
Zhou Silang led them to the county government office.
Fang, who was sitting on the last ox cart, looked up and found that she could only see the roof of the cart and had no idea what was happening in front.
Seeing that the car had been parked for such a long time without moving, he asked worriedly, "Is there an accident up ahead?"
"No way," Zhou Liulang craned his neck to look for a long time, but couldn't make out anything. So he handed her the ox rope and jumped down the driveway. "Fourth sister-in-law, you watch the car first. I'll go check it out in front."
"good."
Zhou Liulang ran off in a flash, but after he had run for a while, the convoy started to move. He hesitated for a moment, but continued running forward. When he reached the front, he saw Zhou Silang and immediately waved, "Fourth Brother, why are you here?"
Zhou Silang climbed onto the first mule cart and sat firmly, laughing at Zhou Liulang who was running below: "I'm not here, do you know which way to go? Okay, hurry back to your cart, we're almost at the county government office."
"Oh, it's quite far to the back, and Fourth Sister-in-law can drive too. Why don't I stay and ride with you?"
"What? Your fourth sister-in-law?"
Seeing Zhou Silang's eyes almost popping out of his head, the driver Zhou Dalang finally remembered and said, "I forgot to tell you, your wife is worried about you and has come along."
Zhou Silang turned around and found that although the mule cart was not moving very fast, it would be difficult for him to jump out with one hand. So he shouted, "Stop the car first, stop the car first, big brother, I'll sit in the back."
Zhou Dalang refused to stop the car. Instead, he slapped his right hand and scolded him, "Why stop? How can you park with so many cars behind you? And if you go to the back, who will take us to the county government office? Just sit still."
Then he scolded Zhou Liulang, "Just wait at the roadside. When your fourth sister-in-law comes driving a rickshaw, get on it. What's the point of letting your fourth sister-in-law drive the rickshaw?"
After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong and said quickly, "No, there is no wheat seed on our ox cart. They are all things brought by our family. So there is no need for you to go to the county government office. Hurry up and get on the cart to take your fourth sister-in-law back to the house they rented. The six oxen are still on the cart."
"What?" Zhou Silang couldn't help but screamed again, "My sons are here? No, big brother, please stop the car and let me get off to see them..."
Zhou Dalang whipped the mule, making it go faster.
Zhou Liulang could only stand by the road and watch them walk away.
Zhou Silang looked back for a long time, feeling somewhat sad and angry. "Brother, just let me see what happened to my wife and child."
Zhou Dalang rolled his eyes and said, "You two haven't seen each other for only ten days. Do you think so? You used to think about not getting married and letting your eldest sister raise your children."
Zhou Silang: "...I'm grown up now, do you think I'm the sixth child?"
Zhou Dalang said, "Alright, let's get down to business first."
After walking for a long time, they finally arrived at the gate of the county government office. Upon hearing the news, Manbao came out of the county government office with County Magistrate Tang.
Even County Magistrate Tang was startled when he saw the long procession of cars. He then looked at Manbao in surprise and said with a smile, "Great! That's quite generous! Your family is really brave enough to bring in so much wheat seeds at once?"
Manbao flattered him, "That's because I trust Lord Tang."
County Magistrate Tang smiled slightly and said, "You really believed it right this time."
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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