Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 337: All the Market Shops Are Closed

There aren’t many ways to cook roast chicken in the world that are better than theirs.

He tore off a leg and took a bite. The taste was a bit bland, the meat was a bit tough, and if he tasted it carefully, it still had a fishy smell. "It's not delicious. How dare they show off their skills? No wonder the business is not good. I don't know how they can survive."

Zhou Su ate the roasted chicken leg with a smacking sound, nodding as he ate. Hearing this, he looked up and said, "Sister, if you don't like it, just give it to me. I'll eat it for you. I can eat it."

Seeing his bulging cheeks, a chicken drumstick in his right hand and a crystal cake in his left, Zhou Guo smiled and asked, "Can you eat a whole chicken?"

"Hmm, hmm, hmm!" Zhou Su nodded repeatedly and said vaguely, "It rises and falls, ha!"

Zhou Guo shook his head. "If you can't eat more, don't force yourself. There are so many delicious foods. You won't be able to eat anything else after this roast chicken. Eat something else after this chicken drumstick."

I picked up a bun from the basket and started eating it. No roast chicken was more delicious than the bun. But why were the buns getting smaller and smaller? I could finish one in just two bites. If you didn’t know, you would think they were soup dumplings.

She ate a few buns, tore a duck leg, and after finishing the duck leg, she took a meat pie. The meat pie was also well-made, with a crispy outer skin and a strong meaty aroma inside. The filling was especially well-seasoned, better than the bun filling. The business was much better than that of the roast chicken, and she would buy two every time she went to the city.

Every time she ate something, she would pass one to Zhou Su, who happily took it.

The two of them ate as they walked, and slowly left the city.

After eating a few dishes, Zhou Su couldn't eat anymore. She touched her stomach and said, "Sister, I don't want to eat anymore. I ate wontons and noodles before, and now I have eaten so much. I really can't eat anymore."

Zhou Guo ate the candied fruit and glanced at his belly. "I ate all the wontons and noodles, and you only ate so little. I think you ate the roast chicken. You ate half of this roast chicken. Is it really delicious?"

Zhou Su shook his head and said, "It's not that delicious, but you don't like it. I don't hate it anyway. It's chicken after all, and it tastes much better than weeds."

Zhou Guo patted his little head and said, "Except for the wonton noodles, I bought several portions of other things and packed them in a basket. I'll take them back so that everyone can have some. You can try more when the time comes."

I happily eat a piece of crystal cake. Sometimes it is good to have a big appetite. You can eat so much delicious food.

After they had eaten, the two got on the carriage. Zhou Guo drove slowly when he came, and he drove slowly when he went back. Snow began to fall slowly from the sky again.

Fortunately, the two men came out fully armed, wearing cloaks, gloves, boots and everything else. They put the cloaks and hoods on their heads to keep their heads, faces and necks warm.

Zhou Guo drove the carriage and turned to look at Zhou Su from time to time. "If you feel cold, tell me. Let's go down and take a walk to warm up."

Zhou Su held his cloak tightly and shook his head. "Sister, I'm not cold. Let's go home quickly. It will be dark by the time we get back. Mother and the others will be worried."

Zhou Guo looked up at the sky and said, "I'm afraid it's getting dark, but it doesn't matter. The snow reflects light and we can see. As for mother and the others, they shouldn't be worried. Seeing that we haven't been back for so long, they must know what delayed us and won't be too worried."

Li looked at the gray sky outside and turned around anxiously, "It's already this late. He should have returned from the market in town a long time ago. Where have he been if he hasn't returned yet?"

Although Zhou Gu and the others were anxious, they were not that worried.

Zhou Mai advised: "Mom, don't worry. Didn't the master say that with Guoguo's current skills, a few hooligans can't do anything to her."

Zhou Mi comforted her, "Yes, Second Aunt, you forgot that Guoguo has been out there with Uncle for more than a month, walked such a long way, gained so much experience, and is better at handling things than us."

Li knew this truth very well, but as a mother she always thought too much.

Zhou Xing muttered to the side, "He hasn't come back yet. I don't know what he's doing. The market is so close, two round trips should be enough."

The old man came back from outside in the snow, holding a bunch of prey in his hand. He threw the prey on the ground, looked around, raised his eyebrows, and said, "That girl hasn't come back yet?"

Zhou Mai and the others hurried forward, some holding tea, some holding shoes...

Li said worriedly, "Yes, old man, it's already this time. Where can they go if they don't come back?"

The old man looked outside, thinking about the girl's past temper, and comforted her: "Don't be anxious. Although Zhou Guo is young, she knows everything and acts like an adult. Don't treat her like a child. She knows everything."

After saying that, he took the teacup and took a sip.

Li nodded and looked at the sky outside anxiously, "It's freezing outside. How cold it is."

At this moment, Zhou Guo was still driving the carriage slowly. The things he bought in the basket had already become cold, and his teeth would freeze when he took a bite.

Zhou Su had huddled into a ball. Zhou Guo looked at him apologetically, "I'm sorry, Xiao Su. I shouldn't have brought you out. But, we'll be home in half an hour. We'll be there soon."

Zhou Su shrank back again and said, "Sister, it's okay, just hurry up."

He was afraid that if he went too fast, the carriage would overturn.

Zhou Guo said: "It's okay, sister knows what to do."

The carriage gurgled a little faster.

The two of them hurried and finally arrived home with a cart full of things before dark.

The whole family was waiting outside the courtyard gate. When they saw the carriage coming back from afar, their hearts finally settled down.

Zhou Guo smiled and said, "They are all waiting here."

Li said with a straight face, "Where did you take your brother to? You went to the market. All the shops were closed and everyone went home. Where did you go?"

Zhou Xing said: "You made us all very worried. We thought something happened to you."

Zhou Guo smiled and said apologetically, "Mom, sister, I'm sorry, I wanted to go to the market in town, but halfway there I remembered that Xiao Su hadn't been to the county town yet, so I turned around and took him to the county town. Anyway, my family had to buy some things, and you know, it was freezing cold and the roads were slippery, and I didn't dare to walk fast, so I was delayed until so late, and I left in a hurry and didn't have time to tell you."

Zhou Su jumped down and said with a smile, "Mom, my sister took me to the city and we ate a lot of delicious food. We tried every stall and it was delicious. I also brought some for you."

Li smiled and said, "You can eat it yourself, there's no need to bring it to us."

Zhou Gu laughed and said, "I told you that she would be fine, but you didn't believe me."

The old man shrugged his nose, walked over and looked straight into the car, "Did you buy some wine?"

Zhou Guo smiled and pulled away the oilcloth covering it.

A full cart with more than a dozen jars of wine suddenly appeared in front of everyone, and the old man was stunned!