Travel back to ancient times and open a Sichuan restaurant

Chapter 74

While the Zhou family was still thinking about how to plot against others, the third son of the Zhong family returned home carrying a roast chicken and plum wine.

The children were so happy since their uncle came back. The most important thing was that his uncle brought back a roast chicken, a delicious roast chicken!

Shitou's eyes are sparkling, and he loves to eat the most among the children.

"Uncle, did you make a lot of money in town?"

His mother slapped him in anger and said, "How can you talk like that, kid? Your uncle worked hard outside and bought you food when he came back. Why don't you go and pour your uncle a cup of tea!"

Zhong Laosan smiled naively and picked up Shitou, who was going to pour tea according to his mother's instructions.

"Oh my, has our little Shitou grown so big? Your uncle can't even hold you anymore!"

Mrs. Zhong hurried to the kitchen to get some rice. Her uncle came back just in time and the meal had just started.

She also took the roast chicken into the kitchen, cut it into pieces and put it on a plate. When she took it out, the children looked at it eagerly.

Mrs. Zhong smiled and said, "Uncle, you went to work in town these days and the kids kept talking about you. They didn't see you during the day, and they were all asleep when you came back at night."

"That's great! You're back and brought some delicious food with you. They're so happy!"

As soon as the roast chicken was served, Cuicui first picked up a piece for her grandfather and then picked up a piece for her uncle.

"Our Cuicui is really caring. She even knew to pick up a piece for Grandpa first. Grandpa really loves you!"

Mr. Zhong praised his granddaughter. Cuicui's face turned slightly red and she couldn't help laughing.

There was a plate of roast chicken, but the adults didn't touch it much. Knowing that the children at home loved it, they didn't even pick up their chopsticks to eat it.

We did bring back a bamboo tube of plum wine, which my eldest sister-in-law liked very much. My second sister-in-law only drank half a cup and stopped drinking, saying that she should drink less since she is pregnant. But she also said it was good, sweet and sour.

Several children also wanted to drink, so the eldest sister-in-law poured a glass and told them to drink it in one gulp, and not to drink more. She scared them by saying that if children drank too much, they would not grow tall. The children were so scared that they no longer had the intention of drinking secretly.

Mr. Zhong and his companions didn't feel anything after drinking the plum wine. Mr. Zhong even complained that it had no alcohol flavor and was a waste of money.

He turned around and poured himself a cup of wine that Zhong's mother had brewed for him with grain, and drank it with a bowl of peanuts that his eldest daughter-in-law had specially braised for him today.

Zhong Laosan went to work for most of the month. Originally, Zhong's mother and her family came back once every half a month, but because her youngest son had to work, Zhong's mother decided not to come back and would come back at the end of the month to rest for two days.

Mr. Zhong thought that when his youngest son came back, his wife and the others would come back with him, but they didn't. He was depressed and drank more wine, and fell asleep immediately at night.

When he went to bed at night, Zhong Laosan thought about how he hadn't seen Zhou Yuru for so many days, and decided to go talk to her tomorrow.

The next morning, Zhong Laosan took the half bamboo tube of plum wine he had saved last night and went to Yangliu Village to find Zhou Yuru.

Because he often went to Yangliu Village, many people in Yangliu Village knew him and would greet him when they met him. Zhong Laosan would talk and greet them with a smile.

After he left, everyone in Yangliu Village looked at him with contempt.

"That girl from the Zhou family, there's actually someone chasing after her?"

"I kindly hinted to him last time that the Zhou family is a fire pit and told him to be careful, but this kid didn't understand at all."

"This silly boy might as well help the Zhou family count money happily after being sold."

"Don't worry about him. You'll know once he suffers from the Zhou family! Let's wait and see."

Zhong Laosan walked to the corner of the Zhou family's yard, squatted down, and imitated three bird calls. Zhou Yuru, who was sweeping the yard, was very excited when she heard the three bird calls.

She looked around the yard and saw only Zhou Yuming lying on a rocking chair. He was reading a book in his hand at first, but now he had fallen asleep.

Everyone else was not at home. Zhou's father had gone to the fields, and Zhou's mother was sleeping in her room. Zhou Yushou had just taken money from her mother in the morning and must have gone to gamble again. She was the only one doing the housework, but she could not resist or she would be beaten to death by her mother.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was at home, she quietly put down the broom and walked out. As expected, when she opened the door, she saw Zhong Laosan standing in the corner waiting for her.

After closing the door, she trotted over and shouted happily, "Brother Aji, how come you have time to come here today?"

Zhong Laosan finally met the girl he liked after more than half a month, and he was extremely excited.

He scratched his head and said with a smile: "I don't have to go to work today, so I came to see you."

As he spoke, he handed her the bamboo tube in his hand and said, "This is the plum wine I bought in town. It's suitable for you girls."

Zhou Yuru was very surprised. She thought that Zhong Laosan hadn't come to see her during this period because he had discovered something. It turned out that he went to work in the town.

This is good. Since he is not as promising as his two older brothers, he really needs to be more diligent. Otherwise, when she gets married, Zhong Lao San won't be able to make any money, so will she have to starve?

I thought this in my heart, but I said, "Brother Aji, you have worked so hard! No wonder you have lost so much weight. I feel so sorry for you."

Zhong Laosan's ears turned red at her affectionate look, and he looked away and didn't dare to look her in the eye.

It would be inconvenient for the two of them to stand in the corner and talk, so Zhou Yuru suggested that they go for a walk to the nearby stream.

When they reached the stream, Zhong Laosan looked at Zhou Yuru's pretty profile and his heart was in turmoil. His mother said that when you are not sure whether the two of you can continue on, you must not do anything that is impolite to the girl.

In fact, he shouldn't have come to see Yu Ru today. The two of them were not engaged, and if he came to see her so frequently, people would gossip about him. But he thought that they hadn't seen each other for a long time, and he was thinking about her in his heart, so he might as well come to see her secretly.

"...Brother Aji, have you...have you told your family about what I told you last time? What do they think?"

Zhong Laosan's thoughts were interrupted by Zhou Yuru's sudden words. When he heard clearly what she said, he felt a little nervous.

"My mother said that we should wait until we have more money after the New Year before inviting a matchmaker to come."

The last time he talked about this with his mother, he thought his mother would misunderstand Yu Ru because of other people's gossip. Unexpectedly, his mother didn't say anything, but just said that she didn't have much money at the moment, and it would cost a lot of money to marry him a wife.

He was too embarrassed to say anything else. His mother said that if Yu Ru was not as pure as she appeared to be, then this marriage would definitely not be possible. Fortunately, his mother did not believe the rumors.

Zhou Yuru was overjoyed. Now that was good, the Zhong family agreed to the marriage, but they hadn't found anyone to propose yet. But as long as the Zhong family was approved, things would be easy.

She asked tentatively: "Is your sister still in town with your second brother and his wife?"

Mrs. Zhong has been staying at home all this time, but Mr. Zhong has been busy with work recently and hasn't come to see her, so she didn't know.

Usually when the two of them were together, Zhou Yuru would intentionally or unintentionally bring the topic to the Zhong family, and Zhong Laosan would unknowingly be tricked into talking about something.