Chapter 164 Dancing with a Carrying Pole to Liven Up the Fun
In the midst of the chaos, Father Chu and Uncle Liu, who were delivering goods to Hejian Prefecture, arrived at the door of the grocery store in an ox cart. They were shocked to see that the store was packed with people and there was almost no place to stand.
Father Chu wondered when the business of his grocery store became so good?
Uncle Liu sighed to Father Chu, "Your sister-in-law has managed the shop so well, she's more capable than you."
Just as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw people in the shop running out as if there were ghosts chasing them.
Someone recognized Father Chu and hurriedly shouted, "Chu Lao San, your wife is trying to hit someone, stop her immediately!"
I saw Bai standing at the door of the grocery store, holding a carrying pole in both hands, dancing with great vigor.
Her face was flushed, and she smiled so hard that wrinkles appeared at the corners of her eyes. "I'm so happy today. I'll dance with the carrying pole to liven up the atmosphere for everyone."
Everyone: “…”
What a fun thing to do! If I hadn't run so fast, I would have been hit.
Father Chu scratched his head. Although he didn't know the reason, no matter why, he decided to help his wife first.
He jumped off the ox cart and said, "Don't get tired, my lady. I'll show you a few tricks."
When everyone heard this, they ran away.
Half a year ago, the gangster Liang Si tried to steal something from a grocery store, but was caught by Chu Lao San. His legs were broken by a few carrying poles, and he is still limping.
If they lose their grip while playing and accidentally break someone's arm or leg, where can they seek justice?
The couple's singing and dancing brought an instant of quietness to the entrance of the grocery store. Only Aunt You could still stand there. However, thinking that the family would have a lot to talk about after being reunited, she happily said goodbye and turned to Chu Shangming before leaving, "Wait until Xiaolian comes to see me, and I'll bring her to visit you. You young people can get to know each other, and you never know, it might work out."
Chu Shangming's face turned red instantly. He waved his hands and before he could say anything, Aunt You had already left and even her shadow could not be seen.
Father Chu didn't understand what was going on, but he knew that the doorway was not the place to talk, so he raised his hand and beckoned Uncle Liu into the house.
Uncle Liu drove the ox cart to the back door and tied it up before going in.
Bai quickly closed the shop and decided to close early today.
"Dad!" Chu Yuxin ran out and pounced towards Dad Chu.
Father Chu bent down to catch his little girl, picked her up and spun her around twice, then asked with a smile, "Do you listen to your mother at home? Do you miss your father?"
"I do!" Chu Yuxin hugged her father's neck, "I've been very obedient. My brother and I have even made great contributions!"
She chattered non-stop, leaving Father Chu and Uncle Liu stunned. They didn't even notice that Bai had brought them tea.
Bai coughed, and the two of them came back to their senses.
Father Chu was in a daze: "What kind of luck has our family had? Mom, please pinch me quickly, am I dreaming?"
Bai reached out and pinched the rough skin on the back of his hand, twisting it with her backhand.
"Ouch!" Father Chu cried out in pain, looking at Bai angrily, "Why did you really pinch me?"
Bai looked at him innocently: "Didn't you ask me to pinch you?"
Father Chu: “…”
Uncle Liu was watching with amusement. This Chu Lao San was really being dominated by his wife. Unlike him, he had the final say in front of his wife.
Thinking of this, he suddenly missed his wife.
If he wanted to eat the pancakes baked by his wife and give her the bracelet he bought in Hejian Prefecture, his wife would definitely be happy and might even hug him and kiss him a few times.
It’s beautiful just to think about it.
He suddenly couldn't sit still anymore. After listening to all the excitement, he stood up and said goodbye.
Father Chu sent him out and gave him the reward in a cloth bag: "You should rest at home for two days. You should also spend some time with your sister-in-law and children during these days."
Uncle Liu took the bag and realized it was too much after weighing it. He wanted to return it, but Father Chu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Take it. The New Year is coming soon, so shouldn't you buy some new clothes for your sister-in-law and the others?"
"That won't work either. You have a big family to support, and it's not easy for anyone." Uncle Liu wanted to take it out, but Father Chu reached out and pushed him out the door, "Go quickly, I won't see you off."
After saying that, he slammed the door shut. If Uncle Liu's nose was any higher, it would have been hit and made his nose red and sore.
Actually, I feel quite jealous now, but I am also touched. Chu Lao San is a brother that I can get along with.
After this trip, my family can have a good New Year.
He smiled, grabbed the cloth bag, and jumped onto the ox cart, ready to buy a pound of meat to take home.
Inside the door, after Uncle Liu left, only one family was left.
The four of them sat around the stone table. Father Chu looked at Chu Shangming and asked, "Can you really study at the Imperial College?"
Chu Shangming nodded: "That's what Eunuch Zhou said."
Bai said, "Master, what do you think about this matter? Is it good or bad? I just feel uneasy."
Father Chu touched his chin and pondered, then shook his head after a while, indicating that he didn't know either.
To their family, the emperor was like the moon in the sky. They had only heard of the emperor's rewards in operas, but had never seen one in real life.
Chu Yuxin looked at the three unhappy adults and tilted her head in confusion. "Sister You's nephew's cousin's daughter works as a maid in the restaurant-owning family of Master Lin. When she came to visit Sister You, she said Master Lin spent 30,000 taels of silver to get Young Master Lin admitted to the Imperial College, but it was unsuccessful. Now, Big Brother can get in for free. Isn't that a good thing?"
That’s thirty thousand taels of silver, which is too much to count if you pile it up. It can buy so much meat that you can’t finish eating it in a lifetime.
Big brother got a bargain of thirty thousand taels for nothing, and if that’s not a good thing, then what is a good thing?
Little Chu Yuxin couldn't think of anything better than this.
After hearing what she said, the three members of the Bai family looked at each other, as if that was indeed the case.
Others can't get in even if they pay money, and now a big pie has fallen on their heads. Even if it was made of stone, they would still have to take a bite to see how salty it is.
Besides, this is a reward from the emperor. The emperor is the most powerful person in the world, and their family is poor, what can the emperor do to them?
Thinking of this, Father Chu smiled and patted Chu Yuxin's head: "Xin'er is right, it's a good thing."
Chu Yuxin grinned and looked at Bai with her big eyes, bravely asking: "Mother, let's stew meat tonight!"
Chu Shangming nodded beside him, obviously also very greedy.
Father Chu touched his empty stomach and turned to look at his wife.
Bai, who held the financial power, gritted her teeth and stood up, propping herself up on the table. "Stew! Stew all the meat we bought yesterday!"
Chu Yuxin immediately cheered and called Chu Shangming into the house to take out all the rewards and hand them over to the Bai family for processing.
She gripped the edge of the table with one hand and pointed at the pieces of beautiful silk: "Mother, let's make a new dress for Sister and send it to the palace. She will look very beautiful in it."
Bai felt sad when she heard this. Apart from silver, how could things from outside the palace be sent in?
But he smiled, not wanting to spoil the little girl's fun.
She suddenly remembered something and said to the three of them, "Just now, that eunuch Zhou told me that You Miao is doing well. He seemed to be familiar with You Miao."
When she mentioned this, something flashed through Chu Shangming's mind, and he said in a trembling voice, "Although Xin'er and I have made contributions, we don't deserve such a generous reward. Could it be that His Majesty's reward is because of Youmiao?"
"A-choo!"
Chu Liuzheng, who was constantly being nagged by her family, kept sneezing, which made Moxiang want to pack her up and send her to the Imperial Hospital.
Chu Liuzheng said helplessly: "Don't worry, sister, I'm really fine."
"It's the Jinyiwei who's in trouble. If they miss tonight, they might be punished. How should I remind Master Xie?"
Thinking this, she quietly opened the system.
[Let me see, the Jinyiwei are now lying in ambush...]
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