books44 Chapter 179 Relatives get together
Chapter 179 Relatives get together
After promising to let Fugui'er to choose from the boxes of gold, silver and jewelry that Qizhu had given her to see if there were any other things with essence power, two black balls appeared in Zhou Lingling's hands.
A powerful pill.
A fasting pill.
She stared at the two pills for a while before throwing the powerful pill into her mouth.
I thought there would be a special smell rushing to the top of my head, but the meatball disappeared without a trace after entering my mouth.
"Ok?"
In order to verify it again, Zhou Lingling threw the fasting pill into her mouth again.
It melts at the entrance.
"This is... the elixir?"
A funny idea suddenly popped up in Zhou Lingling's mind.
In pursuit of immortality, those emperors asked traveling sorcerers to refine "immortal pills", which had to be swallowed with water, and they could easily choke if they were not careful.
Tsk, compared to this, this is the real "magic pill"...
Then,
Someone who had taken the "magic pill" was unable to eat a single bite when he was invited to a family dinner hosted by the Chen family two days later.
She just put down her chopsticks.
"Click"
The chopsticks that were intact just now broke at the place where she had just held them.
Zhou Lingling took her eyes off the chopsticks and looked up at her family members at the table who were looking at her. She felt heartbroken.
It's been two days.
She turned over and the bed collapsed.
As soon as I sat down, the stool collapsed.
I accidentally kicked the door frame and the whole door shook.
Not to mention the broken cups, dishes, and chopsticks she had in her hands these past two days...
The fact that she can now sit properly on the stool is the result of her deliberate restraint.
really,
Anything produced by Space is bound to be a scam.
She took a whole day and night to drink the spiritual spring water.
Now there are both powerful pills and fasting pills.
Extremely destructive.
Not having eaten for two days made Chen and Zhou Laoer even more worried.
"My dear, don't you have an appetite?"
Old Mrs. Chen had been in poor health to begin with, but as she sat here and saw that her daughter and her family were all safe and sound, and that the two families were even reunited, her health eased considerably.
Seeing her good grandson sitting there but only drinking two mouthfuls of soup from beginning to end, the old lady became worried.
"It's so bitterly cold in the northern borderlands. My dear grandson has only been here for a short time, and he's already lost so much weight."
"Don't be so frugal on weekdays. You should prepare such a big table for us. Give my grandchildren some good food on weekdays!"
The old lady looked at the delicious food on the table, and the miserable scene of her grandchildren having to eat coarse grains and vegetables in the past emerged in her mind.
In fact,
The Zhou Chi siblings have really lost weight recently.
Zhou Chi was already thin, and Zhou Lingling had dragged him to the mountains for nearly a day, which was both exhausting and tiring.
Zhou Lingling started after the Chinese New Year. She first went to Wushuang City to buy food, then went to Hubei City to deliver a crossbow, and after returning, she went into the mountains without stopping to make explosive packs.
During these few days at home, the brother and sister made up for a little, but only a little.
Especially Chen knew that her daughter had not eaten for two days.
Even though her daughter said she was fine, she saw that she was in good spirits.
However, the couple did not show any intention of refuting the accusations from their mother (mother-in-law).
"Yes, mother, you are right. You will watch over us from now on. We will definitely not dare to mistreat your grandson."
Chen and Zhou Laoer gave repeated assurances, and the old lady was finally satisfied.
Zhou Lingling felt warm in her heart again.
It was obvious that the two old people and my uncle and aunt were the ones who suffered along the way.
"Grandpa and grandmother, uncle and aunt, and my two cousins, it's all because of me that I've caused you so much trouble..."
There were many people coming, including the Chen family and the old patriarch's family.
One table couldn't accommodate everyone, so two tables were set up for the welcoming banquet.
One table was for their own family and the Chen family.
Zhou Chi was accompanying him at another table, which also contained the old patriarch, Zhou Yong and his wife, and Zhou Zhuo, who was supposed to be studying at the academy.
After hearing his sister's words, Zhou Chi also stood up on behalf of their family.
He filled the wine glass in his hand and said to the old patriarch and others:
"It's all because of us that the clan leader has suffered this hardship. I deeply apologize. Let me drink first as a token of my respect."
When the brother and sister said this, not only the three old people, but also Chen Lao Da and Aunt Chen, Zhou Yong and his wife, Zhou Zhuo, and the two brothers Jia Ping and Jia An were not happy.
Butcher Chen said, "My child, we are grateful for your kindness. Even though the outside world is in chaos, we have people to protect us in the village and we have enough food to eat. This is karma."
Although they did not go out during those days, they were not completely ignorant of what was happening outside.
There were so many people fleeing outside, and something even more tragic had happened to them than what had happened to Meixiang's fellow villagers. I heard that the county town was almost looted by the refugees.
If it weren't for County Magistrate Du's efforts to turn the tide, and if it weren't for the fact that when his grandson and his family left, the grain would have been ripe in just one month.
The people of Yunshui County had hope and united as one, which enabled them to control the refugees and avoid many disasters.
Old Mrs. Chen also nodded, and the other members of the Chen family also expressed the same idea.
The old patriarch also said: "Your grandfather is right. This is cause and effect."
"You brought new grain to the village and saved the entire Zhoujia Village. We can't be ungrateful and repay evil with kindness."
In order to take care of his father along the way, Zhou Yong, who gave up the position of village chief of Zhoujia Village, also nodded.
"Yes, Lingling, if it weren't for you, I don't know how many people in our village would not have been able to survive last year."
When his father chose to take on everything, Zhou Yong also opposed it.
But his son Zhou Zhuo strongly supports his grandfather.
Firstly, he couldn't resist his old father and only son, and secondly, he couldn't resist the condemnation of his own conscience.
So he had no choice but to entrust the village to Daqin, and he took his wife and son and followed his old father north.
He thought that if the imperial court really wanted to kill his old father, he could also collect his remains...
Unexpectedly, just after passing the south of the Yangtze River, before they had time to take a boat north, they were brought here by another group of people.
He also figured it out.
They can’t go back to Zhoujia Village, they are already considered “sinners”.
Unless one day... the court is no longer the court.
Zhou Yong was not very courageous originally, but after his family went through such an ordeal, he finally dared to think about it.
And all of this is based on the people who came to save them and where they are at the moment——
Northern Xinjiang.
After the meal, Zhou Lingling's family also learned a lot of news after they left.
For example, at the end of the year, Yunshui County was in chaos, and the county seat was attacked by refugees several times.
Some villages were also looted by refugees.
The young and strong people in their village formed a guard team and patrolled day and night, which is how they barely escaped the disaster.
Later, when the new grain was ripe, the people of their entire county and several surrounding counties joined forces to expel most of the refugees.
It’s selfish, but there’s only so much food. They can’t starve themselves to death and share the food with a bunch of strangers, right?
Zhou Lingling had no objection to this.
When they were arrested, the old patriarch and Uncle Zhou Yong made arrangements overnight to let Uncle Daqin, the captain of the guard team, become the new village chief of Zhoujia Village.
As for the eldest wife of the Zhou family, Zhou Qianqian married into a family in the county before they were arrested.
It was also thanks to the help of her husband's family that Old Man Zhou and the eldest wife of the Zhou family were able to escape when everyone else was arrested.
This family's surname is said to be Liu...
After dinner,
Chen took the two families to the next door.
Although the yard over there is not as big as this one, it also has three yards on both sides.
The Chen family was unwilling to separate, so the whole family squeezed into the main courtyard.
The old patriarch and his family moved into the west courtyard.
Zhou Lingling first said to the Chen family, "This yard is ours. Grandfather, you can live here without worry."
"As for food, I'll have Meixiang deliver it every day. If you'd like, you can come and eat with us."
Looking at the Chen family, they seemed to want to say something but stopped, and then stopped again.
Zhou Lingling also knew what they wanted to say.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, you don't have to worry too much. You've been traveling all the way, so take a few days to rest. I still have a lot of things to ask your uncle, aunt, and my two cousins to help with."
Upon hearing this, the Chen family, who had looked a little strange, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s good to have something to do. They can’t always eat free meals at their daughter and son-in-law’s (sister and brother-in-law’s) house.
Aunt Chen, whose face was a little more weathered, smiled gently and took Zhou Lingling's hand:
"Okay, then we'll settle down."
She also gave some instructions to the old patriarch, telling him to stay there with peace of mind, as she would take care of everything.
If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, it will not be too late to move out.
He also told Zhou Zhuo that he could go there to see his elder brother whenever he had time. Zhou Zhuo, who had been silent all the time, happily agreed.