vrcanaries Chapter 855 You are ugly
Chapter 855 You are ugly
This shows that they have a pretty good relationship in Zhou Guo's heart. Isn't this better than getting more money?
The county magistrates, both big and small, were equally happy to get the crabs. The job in the north was tough, as most of the jobs were low-paying jobs with not much money to be made. Even during the crab season, they really couldn't get enough of the crabs.
As for people like the magistrate of Song County, he would not be willing to buy a few to try, let alone eat enough.
Zhou Guo sent him three baskets, each one very big.
He was so happy that he kept smiling all day, saying, "Zhou Guo is really nice. He brought me three baskets. Last year, he only brought one basket. I heard that the Lord of the Mansion only brought four baskets last year. He knew that I loved to eat this, but he brought so many."
A big crab weighs one and a half taels, and ninety crabs weigh more than one hundred taels!
It’s not even enough for his annual salary!
The county magistrate's wife poured cold water on him, "It's because they saw that you loved to eat it but couldn't afford it, and they felt sorry for you and gave you so much."
Lord Yao was not angry, and still smiled cheerfully, "Then I really can't afford it, one tael and a half of silver per piece. If this thing is in the south, it would cost at most ten taels of silver per basket."
The county magistrates of Lu County were the first few she dealt with, and they each sent three baskets.
Several county magistrates were beaming with joy.
The county magistrate was not dissatisfied when he received a basket of crabs, after all, he received the same amount last year.
It’s good enough that Zhou Guo can remember them.
On the day of Mid-Autumn, the whole family got up early in the morning, had a quick meal, and then worked in the kitchen for most of the day, cooking up a large table of dishes that included everything that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, and swam in the water.
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Today really feels like Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year is so grand."
Li said, "Your uncle hasn't come back to celebrate the festival for a few years. Today is the night of the full moon, and he finally comes back once. Of course, it will be more grand than the Chinese New Year."
Zhou Su and Li Lai loved the hustle and bustle, so they said, "Shall we go to Huaiyang City tonight?"
Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi hurriedly said, "Okay."
They all love to be lively.
Li smiled and said, "Okay, we'll leave after dinner. When we get tired of walking around the city, we'll find a place to eat. If the city gates are locked at night, we can just stay in the city. It will be the same if we come back tomorrow."
Zhou Guo smiled and clapped his hands, "Okay, I heard that there is a lantern festival and fire dragon dance on the Mid-Autumn Night here, and it is very lively this year."
The old man asked, “How do you know?”
Zhou Guo said: "I received news that we also have many shops in Huaiyang."
Huaiyang had suffered a great crime a few years ago, and many people had fled to Yunzhou. Shops on the street closed down one after another, making it like a deserted city.
Although Huaiyang has become the same as Yunzhou in the past two years, both are under the jurisdiction of the North and have the same policies, it still has not recovered.
Not to mention catching up with the north, even if we try to catch up with the past, we will never be able to catch up.
This Mid-Autumn Festival was organized by the government and merchants. The purpose was to let everyone see that Huaiyang is different now than in the past and is so prosperous, so as to attract merchants and people to Huaiyang.
After dinner, the family packed up and headed for Huaiyang.
Zhou Dacang and Zhou Guo ride horses.
She said, "It's not that far. Why are you riding a horse? Will you stand out?"
Zhou Dacang looked at the horse under her and said nothing, but his meaning was self-evident.
Zhou Guo said: "I am doing this to accompany you, so that you won't be embarrassed if you ride alone and stand out."
Zhou Dacang snorted, "I think you are trying to steal my limelight."
He looked at her outfit again, frowning, "It's a big festival, and you're dressed like this? Look at your sister-in-law, she's dressed so beautifully, there are so many beautiful young ladies, but she doesn't wear the same clothes all day long."
He spat out two words mercilessly, "How ugly!"
Zhou Guo stumbled and nearly fell off his horse, pointing at his own nose and saying, "I'm ugly?!"
Zhou Dacang nodded.
Zhou Guo was so angry that he laughed, "No wonder he still can't find a wife at such an old age. I tell you, if I wear this in front of the northern ladies, they will throw handkerchiefs at me. If you don't believe me, ask who brought the northern ladies to like wearing men's clothes? It's all me. What do you know? You stay in the military camp all day long and have never seen the world."
When Li and his companions heard the two people arguing, they lifted the car curtain curiously and stuck their heads out. They saw that both of them had sour faces and neither of them looked at each other, which was also funny.
Wu Ya whispered, "I didn't expect these two to quarrel."
Li lowered the curtain and said with a smile: "Her uncle said she was ugly. Don't look at this child, she is actually very ugly. She has to wear women's clothes in every way, from the jewelry on her head to the shoes, and the colors have to be carefully matched.
Although men's clothing doesn't have that many styles, from the fabric to the belt to the crown, even the fan in the hand, the sachet and jade pendant on the waist, everything is carefully selected. She would not accept anything that is inferior. How could she allow others to say she is ugly when she loves so much?"
At this point he laughed out loud and whispered, "Her uncle stepped on her tail and got furious."
Wu Ya secretly glanced at Zhou Guo on horseback and said, "She's not ugly. Not to mention the surrounding villages, we have attended so many banquets of wealthy families and have never seen anyone as pretty as Guo Guo. Especially, she has a temperament that no one else has. I don't know how many people yearn for her."
Xiaohua clapped her hands and said, "Aunt is not ugly, she is pretty!"
The two of them laughed.
Li pinched her little face and said, "You are so young, how can you know what handsome is?"
In fact, she also thinks that her daughter is good-looking, and her face looks even more heroic when she is working. No wonder many girls nowadays imitate her in dressing.
Several old men in another carriage also heard the quarrel between the two.
Li Lai opened the curtain and looked at Zhou Guo and then at Zhou Dacang, comparing them and saying, "Sister is not ugly, she is prettier than uncle."
Everyone was stunned, wanting to laugh but not daring to.
How could Zhou Dacang not hear it? He sat on his horse motionless.
Zhou Guole came out and glanced at Zhou Dacang proudly, "Did you hear that? You are uglier than me!"
Zhou Dacang snorted, "What's the point of competing with me? You should compete with other young ladies."
Zhou Guo raised his head and said, "I don't need to compare myself with them, I'll just compare myself with you. I'm afraid you're the only one in this world who says I'm ugly, so it's enough if I'm prettier than you."
The two of them kept bickering all the way until they entered the city.
Although it is not dark yet, the lanterns and lighthouses on the streets have been hung up and set up.
There weren't many people around at that time, and the lively and festive scene made the two forget about their bickering.
Zhou Su and the others lifted the curtain and looked out, exclaiming, "It's so beautiful!"
He no longer took the carriage.
Zhou Guo and Zhou Dacang stopped riding horses and handed the carriage and horses to the servants and went out to play.
Erpang, Dashu and Xiaoshu followed behind.
She turned around and said, "The streets are very lively today. You can go and have fun by yourselves. You don't have to follow me. When you get tired of shopping, go back to the mountain goods store."
Several people were overjoyed and ran away.