Chapter 366 Mr. Zhou is an old friend
After being brainwashed by Wan Lao Si, Uncle Zhong quickly said, "I'll tell you, it was Master Zhou who ordered us to come."
"What Master Zhou? Why haven't I heard of him? Why did he send you here?"
Wan Laosi continued to question.
"Our master used to have some relationship with the Cheetah Sect, but later the Cheetah Sect was disbanded, and our master started working alone. However, Da Qi has been in turmoil for the past two years, with enemies invading and borders blocked. Our master used to trade goods with neighboring countries and sell them inside the border to earn the difference, but business is difficult now, and he hasn't been open for a year. Recently, we heard that our town is sending potatoes to Shizi Village, so our master sent us to find out if there is any way to do business."
Uncle Zhong is an elder in the Zhou family. He knows more details about his master's affairs and talks a lot.
Wan Lao Si suddenly realized, "Humph, I don't care who your master is, but anyone who covets other people's things is a thief. You just stay here, okay? I'll ask you when I remember something. If you dare to play tricks, I'll chop you into pieces."
As Wan Laosi spoke, he swung the stick in his hand fiercely, scaring several people so much that they shook their heads quickly.
"Okay, Lao Si, Lao Er, lock these people up. It's getting late. Go and get some rest."
Old Mrs. Wan was also tired, so she took little Fubao into the house.
"By the way, Fubao, please sleep with me tonight. Let her mother have a good rest. She has suffered a lot today."
"Grandma, I want to go see mom first, is that okay?" Little Fubao was a little worried about Wan Ersao.
Mrs. Wan was afraid that her foot injury would scare Xiao Fubao, so she did not let her in. Only when Mrs. Liu came out with a basin of blood did she speak.
"Fubao, your mother asked you to come in. Go quickly." Liu smiled and waved to Fubao.
"Okay, grandma will go with you. It's a good opportunity for grandma to go see your mother as well."
The grandparents and grandchildren slowly went to Wan Ersao's room.
As soon as the two entered the room, they smelled a faint smell of blood and medicine. It should be that Liu had just applied medicine to Wan Ersao.
Wan Ersao had also changed into clean clothes.
"Mom——" Little Fubao saw Mrs. Wan Er lying on the kang and hurried over.
"Fubao, come quickly to mother."
Fubao ran over and Wan Ersao propped herself up and sat up. Her heart still ached slightly, but she did not show it. She just paused for a moment, not daring to let little Fubao see it.
"Mom, are you still in pain? Fubao can breathe, can Fubao help you breathe?"
"Mom doesn't feel any pain anymore. I'm almost well. I'll be able to walk tomorrow, but Fubao may have to sleep with grandma tonight. Is that okay?"
"Okay - Grandma said to let Fubao sleep with her and not to disturb her rest. Mom, have a good sleep and you will be fine tomorrow."
Fubao blinked his big eyes and gave earnest instructions to Mrs. Wan Er, like a little adult.
"You're so good. Go to sleep quickly. Mom is sleepy too." Wan Ersao knew that if she didn't say she was sleepy, the little guy would be reluctant to leave.
"Second son's wife, you've suffered a lot this time. Tell me what you want to eat tomorrow and I'll make it for you. You should take good care of yourself. The family has been busy during this period and you haven't had a good rest. It's just right that your daughter will let you take a good rest this time."
Wan Ersao never took her eyes off Xiao Fubao. She touched Xiao Fubao's head and said, "Mom, I'm not suffering. As long as Xiao Fubao is okay, I'm fine with anything."
"Grandma, I'm sleepy and want to sleep. Let's go quickly so that mom can have a good rest." Little Fubao ran to Grandma Wan, took her hand and said softly.
Old Mrs. Wan gave some instructions to Mrs. Wan Er before going back.
As soon as the two men left, Wan Ersao felt a burning pain on the soles of her feet, making her groan in pain. She knew that her injuries would torture her all night, so she didn't dare to leave Xiao Fubao here.
Old Mrs. Wan and Little Fubao returned to the house. The Second and Fourth Wan trapped those people together, tied them up in the woodshed, and locked the door from the outside.
Wan Laoer glanced at Grandma Wan and saw that the light in her room was still on, so he walked over.
"Mom, are you asleep?" Wan Laoer asked after knocking on the door gently.
"No, what's the matter, second brother?"
"Mom, I have something to tell you."
"The door is not locked. Come in yourself."
Old Mrs. Wan was wiping little Fubao's face. She was going to give her a bath, but it was too late and she couldn't hold little Fubao anymore. She could only change her into clean clothes and give her a thorough bath tomorrow.
When Wan Laoer came in, he saw little Fubao wearing a pink undershirt and sitting obediently on the edge of the kang. Grandma Wan was wiping her face and hands.
"Mom, the Mr. Zhou that person just mentioned reminds me of someone. Do you still remember the time when we went to the mayor to buy a shop?"
When Wan Laoer was listening to Wan Laosi's interrogation just now, he felt that this person was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him for a moment. When he suddenly heard the nightingale singing just now, he suddenly remembered that when they went to buy the shop, they met a man named Zhou at the door of the mayor's house. It seemed that he was indeed related to the Cheetah Sect, but they didn't ask about it later, after all, they were only buying a shop.
"I remember. What happened? Why did you suddenly mention buying a shop? Could it be that Mr. Zhou has something to do with this?"
Old Mrs. Wan didn't take it seriously and continued combing her granddaughter's hair.
"Mom, I suspect that this Mr. Zhou is the man who was covered in shit by the old crow that we met at the mayor's door. This town is so small, how could it be such a coincidence?"
When Mrs. Wan heard this, she finally remembered something. She slowed down her movements and squinted her eyes and said, "Well, you know what, I really remembered something like this, but isn't that Fatty Zhou quite rich? He doesn't need to compete with us for business, right? How can he be interested in our business of digging for food in the fields?"
Old Mrs. Wan felt that people like that, who were dressed in shabby clothes and looked like they didn't know the difference between grains, how could they possibly do business like theirs?
"Mom, although we are just digging for food in the dirt, we are making a lot of profit. My fourth brother always says that many people in the town have been asking about our shop recently, and some have even bought some goods to take home. I think those people must be trying to figure out what's going on behind the scenes."
"Oh, what if they figure it out? All the money we invested will be wasted, right?" Old Mrs. Wan also became nervous.
This is not just ten or a hundred taels of silver, this is thousands of taels, her family cannot afford to pay for it.
"Mom, don't worry. They definitely can't make it. First, this recipe requires a lot of work. And there's another most important point. The potato flour made from our well water is especially white, and the potato noodles made from it are especially chewy. I just discovered this recently. The same potatoes taste very different when made with our well water and water from outside the village."
"We made it once last year, using water from the village well. This year we used water from our own well. This year's potato starch is extra white, and the vermicelli tastes delicious."
Wan Laoer didn't pay attention to it at first, but his wife mentioned it inadvertently. Later, in order to verify what his wife said, Wan Laoer deliberately used some water from outside the village and compared it with that from his own home, and found that there was indeed a difference.
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