Chapter 3497 Mr. Zhuang 12
Mr. Zhuang was silent for a moment before saying, "Never mind. Now is the prime time for Eagle Slave to study. This trip back and forth will take at least a month. A student of this age might change his temperament if he relaxes for a month."
Mr. Zhuang was indeed a little sad. When he went out to drink with Mr. Jiang, he said sadly, "Some people just don't have the affinity with their children, like me."
Mr. Jiang raised his hand and poured him a glass of fruit wine, replacing his white wine. "I dare not let you drink this again. If you get drunk, your apprentice might cause trouble for me."
He sighed and said, "Your child must have been frightened when he was little. He's a little timid and overly cautious, but he has good intentions for you."
Mr. Jiang glanced at the white hair on Mr. Zhuang's head and sighed. At this age, who doesn't want to have children and grandchildren around them?
Mr. Jiang thought for a moment and personally escorted the somewhat tipsy Mr. Zhuang back home. However, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he waited in the courtyard. After Zhou Man and Bai Shan had helped him to bed, he nodded to them and sighed, "Your husband was a late bloomer, achieving success and fame only at this age. Even if he's not very close to his son, he still wants to take care of him more. What man doesn't want to have a wife and children, and be admired by his children and grandchildren?"
Zhou Man looked at Bai Shan and asked, "Should we send someone to invite Brother?"
Bai Shan frowned, "I'm afraid that ordinary people can't invite Senior Brother. Senior Brother is... a bit stubborn."
It's not that he's a little stubborn, he's simply too stubborn. I don't know who his temper resembles. Mr. Mingming is such an open-minded and cheerful person. Master's wife... Although they have never met, they know from Mr. Mingming that she is a gentle and tough person. Apart from the fact that his face looks a bit like Mr. Mingming, I really can't see how he looks like him.
Oh, there are some, and they are decent people?
Bai Shan pondered for a moment and looked at Zhou Man: "Let Fourth Brother go?"
Zhou Man originally wanted to say that she would go, but after hearing what Bai Shan said, she thought about it and felt that her fourth brother was more suitable than herself.
If she goes, I'm afraid her senior brother will be even less willing to come.
Zhou Man nodded, "Okay, I'll go and ask Fourth Brother."
Zhou Silang just came back from the sea. The white hair that he had just regained during the Chinese New Year has now turned black again. He is eating vegetables at home, really eating vegetables. After two months at sea, except for occasionally eating some vegetables when they docked, they could only eat bean sprouts on the boat.
So much so that now not only does his face turn green when he sees bean sprouts and tofu, but he also loves to eat all kinds of green leaves grown at home...
Seeing Bai Shan and Zhou Man coming over, he waved to them and said, "You've come just in time. Come and have dinner."
Zhou Man looked surprised. "It's neither early nor late. Which meal did you have?"
Zhou Silang paused and said, "This is my breakfast and dinner."
Fang brought out two sets of clean dishes and chopsticks. "Don't listen to his nonsense. Last night he kept saying the bed was shaking and he couldn't fall asleep. He didn't fall asleep until everyone got up in the morning, the children went to school, and the adults went to work. He finally fell asleep and has been sleeping ever since."
"So this meal is breakfast and lunch." Fang knew they weren't too hungry at the moment, and since this was their own home, she didn't want them to overeat, so she only served them a little rice. "The kitchen will be preparing lunch soon. I'll make you whatever you want."
Zhou Man shook his head. "I just had some snacks at home. I'm not hungry at all."
Zhou Silang said, "Give them the caviar I brought back."
He turned and said to them, "I was going to send it to you, but you came here on your own. We bought this caviar from a tribe overseas. The fish roe there is very large and is cooked with a special spice. It smells good and tastes good. You should try it. I bought several jars. If you like it, you can take two jars back later."
Zhou Man agreed immediately.
Zhou Silang then asked, "Why are you going home? It's neither early nor late."
Zhou Man usually comes just in time for dinner.
Zhou Man chuckled and said, "Fourth brother, do you want to go back home?"
"No," Zhou Silang said, "I want to sell the goods I brought back this time. Li Jun said that there are people on the trade routes in the north who are competing with us for business and deliberately raising the prices. Now many caravans can't get good leather and medicinal materials in the north. I plan to go to the north to take a look."
Zhou Man thought for a moment and said, "Can this matter be handed over to Li Jun?"
"First, tell me what I want to do when I return home."
Zhou Man said, "We want to invite Senior Brother Zhuang and his family to the capital, but Bai Shan and I are here because we're afraid that Senior Brother Zhuang will get stuck in a rut and misunderstand Mr. Zhuang. And there are some misunderstandings between Mr. Zhuang and Senior Brother, as you know..."
Zhou Silang knew about it, and he immediately said: "Mr. Zhuang's matter, okay, I will go back to my hometown and take a look at the medicinal herbs grown in the village. If they are good, I will select a batch of good ones and send them up. The Beidi can be handed over to Li Jun."
Mr. Zhuang holds the supreme position in the Zhou family, even more important than Bai Shan and Bai Erlang. The Zhou family will never refuse to help him.
Zhou Silang and Zhuang Dalang are also the most familiar with each other, even more familiar than Zhou Man and his senior brother.
After all, since Mr. Zhuang went to Beijing, Zhou Silang would deliver things to Zhuang Dalang on behalf of Mr. Zhuang whenever he returned to Luojiang County. When he went to Beijing, he would go to Zhuang's house again to pick up the things that Zhuang Dalang gave to Mr. Zhuang. After a few visits, the two became very familiar with each other.
Zhuang Dalang's boss was also in business, and through Zhuang Dalang he got to know Zhou Silang. The two of them became more frequent, and would occasionally sit together for a drink. Therefore, Zhou Silang was more familiar with their senior brother than Zhou Man, Bai Shan, and Bai Erlang.
Zhou Silang did not delay. After accepting the task, he began to prepare to return home. He distributed the goods he brought, and gave those that could be given to his family. He gave some of the rest to Zhao Liulang, and asked Liuzi and others to send some to Princess Changyu, so that they could sell them through their own channels. Then he packed up his carriage and returned home.
When he returned home, he handed the task of collecting herbs to his second and third brothers. He dipped his sleeve in a little ginger juice and went to see Zhuang Dalang.
As soon as they met, he wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and his eyes turned red instantly.
Zhuang Dalang: ...
Just as he was about to ask, Zhou Silang came up and grabbed his sleeve, saying, "Brother Zhuang, you are so cruel! The master has put aside his pride to invite you, but you still don't want to go to the capital."
Zhuang Dalang was so frightened that his face changed color. He grabbed his hand and asked, "What happened to my father?"
Zhou Silang's appearance was really too misleading. Not only were the corners of his eyes red, but they were also bloodshot, his face was haggard, and his hair was a little messy...
Zhou Silang had just gotten off the boat and was on the road again without even two days' rest. He was exhausted and looked as haggard as he could be without even a change of clothes.
Zhou Silang wiped his tears and said, "When the gentleman received your letter, he couldn't help but feel sad. He got drunk with someone and was very disappointed..."
Zhou Silang held Zhuang Dalang's hand and cried, "You are also a grandfather now. As a father and grandfather, don't you want to make more money for your children and let them spend it as they please? Mr. Zhuang's heart as a father is the same as yours..."
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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