Yoshida Mii

Chapter 133 Visiting Anzhou City
Boss Wang laughed, took the money handed over by Dong Bao, and secretly thought that this little girl is very interesting. Although she is young, she looks more stable and generous than anyone else, and she is sophisticated, but it is a pity that she is not a boy. Good seed for business.

However, to Dong Bao's surprise, Boss Wang set up two banquets, one table where he and his son accompanied Master Wang to eat and taste wine, and the other table had Zhou Pingshan and Dong Bao's children having dinner.

The guys led Dong Bao and the others to the sixth floor of the octagonal building. Standing on the upper floor with dense bamboo curtains, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Anzhou city. The children were so excited that they couldn't care less about eating. Stand by the window and watch the scenery.

"Look, that's the ancient canal Brother Zhou mentioned!" Quanzi said, pointing to the north.

A few people looked over, and indeed a wide river meandered by. Zhou Pingshan said with a smile: "The pier by the river is very lively, but unfortunately there is no time today, so we can't see it. Let's see it again some other day."

"Is this canal still in use?" Dong Bao asked, didn't it mean the ancient canal, she thought it was silted up and abandoned.

Zhou Pingshan nodded, "It's still in use, but the river to the north near the capital is silted up, and it can still be used in the south, because of this canal, Anzhou is more prosperous than Jinzhou in the south and the provincial capital in the north. "

Dong Bao looked at it with a grin, feeling the rare sight of climbing high and looking far in ancient times.She didn't expect that when she first entered Anzhou City, she was determined to come to the Octagonal Tower to eat when she had the money, and she ate it so quickly in the blink of an eye.

Not long after, the waiter quickly served ten dishes, and respectfully invited Dong Bao and the others to eat.

The dishes include meat and vegetables, stewed chicken, stewed meat, etc. There is also a roast venison specially introduced by the staff. When it was served, the bright red venison was still steaming.

The few people ate very happily. It was the first time for Dong Bao to eat the dishes in the restaurant. He secretly compared the dishes with his own dishes. Naturally, the conclusion is that each has its own advantages. It is this beef sauce, which is so tender that it melts in the mouth. Dongbao thinks he can't make it.

"I didn't expect you to be able to cook!" Zhou Pingshan smiled at Dong Bao during the meal, "You still cook so well!"

Quanzi glanced at his elder brother who lowered his head to eat vegetables, and said loudly, "Sister Dongbao can not only cook this dish, we often eat her dishes!"

Quanzi has already realized that Sister Dongbao belongs to his brother, that is, from their Lin family. Obviously his brother doesn't like this Zhou talking to Sister Dongbao.

Zhang Xiuyu also interjected with a smile, "I thought that Boss Wang was mean and mean, but I didn't expect him to be so generous and invite us to dinner."

When selling boiled fish recipes, Boss Wang kept pushing down the price. After the sale was completed, Dong Bao’s words became very clear. She offered two taels of silver to treat Boss Wang and Master Wang to dinner. Unexpectedly, Master Wang paid more money out of his own pocket. Set a table and invite them to eat in the octagonal building, which is quite different from the original image of being mean and mean.

"He..." Dong Bao remembered that Boss Wang's distressed look was amused when he thought of Mr. Wang's price of 160 taels. I went to buy other people’s prescriptions, and I also hoped to spend as little money as possible. Now that the business is over, it’s time to talk about friendship! Inviting us to this meal has nothing to do with lowering the price.”

Zhou Pingshan looked at the people chatting and laughing with some distaste in his heart. Lin Shi didn't say much from the beginning to the end, just smiled and listened to their chatter, picked a piece of meat from the belly of the fish, carefully removed the spines and gave it to Dongbao, and Take care of the whole child to eat.

He could tell that Lin Shi and Quan Zi were blood brothers. He probably knew what was going on in Dong Bao's family. The Lin brothers should not be relatives of Dong Bao. However, Lin Shi was so close to her, and Dong Bao didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Yes, the appearance of accepting it calmly seems to have been like this for a long time.

Zhou Pingshan didn't know how to taste the food, and peeked at Lin Shi when people were not paying attention. He didn't look down on Lin Shi. In all fairness, a farm boy with a handsome appearance and good personality like Lin Shi is considered good in the countryside. , but still not worthy of Dongbao.This girl Dong Bao is smart, quick-witted, steady and sensible. I heard from Zhang Qian that she is a talented girl, and she matches Lin Shi's muddy legs who have only been in a private school for a year... I feel wronged!

The portions of the dishes in the Octagonal Restaurant are very large. Ten dishes are too much for six and a half-year-old children. Dong Bao asked the waiter for a few pieces of oil paper, carefully packed the meat and vegetables in oil paper, and tied them with hemp rope It's solid, and I'm going to take it home for Mrs. Li and the others to taste.

Dong Bao paid for the special dishes of two restaurants, and asked the waiter to pack them in food boxes, and asked Zhou Pingshan to bring them back to his uncle's house, and to add dishes to his aunts, cousins, and cousins.

Looking down from the upstairs, the streets are bustling with people coming and going. Dongbao wanted to come to Anzhou, unlike Yuanshui, which is a small town. In the afternoon, there are no people there, so he wanted everyone to go shopping together. It was not in vain to come to Anzhou State trip.

Lin Shi and Zhang Qian shook their heads first, and said with a smile that they asked Dong Bao and Zhang Xiuyu to take Quanzi to go shopping. The two of them were here to guard the silver. After shopping for a while, they waited for Zhou Pingshan's carriage to come down to the octagonal building to pick them up .

Seeing that Lin Shi and Zhang Qian were resolute, Dong Bao and Zhang Xiuyu went out with Quanzi.It was already noon, and the street was still crowded with people, and the two of them held Quanzi's hand and walked forward slowly.

Because of the 160 taels of silver, Dongbao had never felt so confident, and generously told Zhang Xiuyu and Quanzi that everything she bought today would be covered by her.

But Zhang Xiuyu and Quanzi were used to thrift. The two of them had never seen such a bustling market, and both eyes felt that it was not enough to see. After looking around, they felt that there was nothing to buy.

"The daughter of our farmer's family doesn't wear jewelry and eyebrow makeup like those ladies of the big family. Now the food is good and the clothes are warm. There is really nothing to buy." Zhang Xiuyu laughed.

Dong Bao knew that she was used to being frugal and wanted to save money. Although the Zhang family was well-off, they had no man in charge after all, and Li Hongqin wanted to save the family fortune for Zhang Qian to study. Life is very frugal, and Zhang Xiuyu has developed a frugal temperament.

"Then let's see if there is anything I can bring to Auntie and my mother." Dong Bao blinked and smiled, "We are out to play, Auntie and my mother are still working at home, I have to give them a bag!"

Sending bags is a dialect here, which means to bring gifts.

"Quanzi, take a look too, take Da Shi brother, your grandfather, and your parents' bags!" Dong Bao said to Quanzi.

Both of them are not interested in buying things for themselves, and they have nothing to buy, but when they buy things for their family, the two of them will be refreshed. The three of them are afraid of getting lost, so they hold hands and wander around various stalls for a long time, comparing and comparing each other. At the price of several houses, I finally bought a piece of cotton cloth with blue background and white flowers for summer clothes for Li, Li Hongqin and Aunt Qiuxia, and three gold-plated copper hairpins, which are not worth much.Quanzi chose two sets of brushes and inkstones for Dashi and Zhang Qian. One of the inkstones was engraved with a shepherd boy playing the flute on the back of a buffalo, and the other was engraved with an old man fishing, vividly.The one chosen for Lin Fu was a jar of wine called "Peach Blossom Brew", and the one for Grandpa Lin was a round-bellied teapot.

Seeing a stall selling tobacco, Dong Bao stopped and thought about it, bought [-] yuan of high-quality tobacco, and asked the stall owner to wrap it in paper.Old man Song loves to smoke, and he seems to have no other hobbies besides smoking.Dongbao has always found the feelings of Old Man Song very complicated, and Old Man Song is also confused, but Dong Bao has clear grievances and grievances. When she thinks of Old Man Song, she will remember that when the family was separated, Old Man Song helped her and Mrs. Li and fought for her. Without benefits, she can't hate old man Song. Generally speaking, she should be more grateful.

As for the Huang family, Dong Bao was not so kind.When passing by an embroidery stall, Dongbao spent a long time picking out an old camel-colored handkerchief, which was used to wrap the old lady's head. It was simply embroidered with the word "Shou" and a birthday peach, and the stitches were rough.Dong Bao bargained with the stall owner for a long time, but Dong Bao insisted on only giving three Wen, while the stall mainly paid four Wen.

"The fabric is so-so and the stitches are ugly, so it's only worth three dollars." Zhang Xiuyu chimed in.

Seeing that the stall owner still refused to give up the price, Dong Bao simply said, "Forget it, I won't buy it."

The stall owner was in a hurry, and quickly called Dongbao back who had already walked two steps, and finally the deal was sold for three pennies.

After walking a long way, Dong Bao still felt distressed looking at the handkerchief in his hand.

Zhang Xiuyu joked: "I bought so many things just now, and you didn't even frown after spending so much money. It hurts me to buy a three-cent handkerchief!"

Dong Bao curled her lips, if she wasn't afraid that Huang Shi would have an excuse to yell something ugly and accuse them of being unfilial, she wouldn't want to give Huang Shi a bag.

When we returned to Tagouji and gave the Song family tobacco and handkerchiefs, and Mrs. Huang accused Mrs. Li and Dongbao of being unfilial, the villagers could reply, "Dongbao will go to Anzhou and give back to you two old ones." I’ve brought a bag! How can I be filial!” Thinking of this, Dong Bao made up his mind to find a way to let everyone on the earth know that she gave a bag to the old couple of the Song family. This filial piety is earth-shattering .

"Three pennies!" Dong Bao looked at the handkerchief regretfully and said, "We have to sell three bowls of bean curds to earn back!"

When Jing Dongbao said this, Zhang Xiuyu and Quanzi laughed together, and joked that Dongbao was a cheapskate!
When they were going back, Dong Bao and the other three went to Zhenbao Zhai again. She saw that the dim sum in that shop was delicately made and beautifully made, with a strong fragrance, so she was moved and bought a few large packs of dim sum, not just for Zhou Pingshan. There is one for the Lin family, one for my own family, one for my uncle's family, and even one for Guizhi's family.

These days, Guizhi not only grinds beans, but also helps to filter the bean dregs. She rushes to do all the work she can do, even the job of feeding the chickens. Li Shi is very upset and wants to give her extra money. What does Guizhi say? They don't even want it, and they just keep saying that people should cherish their blessings. Without a talented lady, she must pay money and work hard until the husband's sister-in-law and uncle are all married before they can separate.

(End of this chapter)