OBS Chapter 357 Silver Nuts
Chapter 357 Silver Nuts
They tried to take it hard, but unfortunately no one dared to accept it. In the end, they ran away on their horses, each one running faster than anything else.
They were all soldiers who were on the road all year round, and they were all young men. Not to mention the old men and women with poor legs and feet, even the women with better legs and feet found it difficult for men to catch up with them.
The people who ran far away also took down the things they had hung on the horses' backs and put them on the roadside, shouting from a distance: "Fellow villagers, thank you for your kindness, we really can't take these things, so we put them on the roadside, you can identify your own things and take them back, we are leaving."
Dozens of people ran away in a short while and disappeared.
Everyone sighed and stomped their feet. "I've lived for so long, but I've never seen an officer or soldier who didn't take even a single needle or thread from us. Normally, we'd want to peel off a layer of your skin when we enter the city. General Xu is really good. He's good at fighting, and even his men are so good!"
Zhou Guo watched their backs as they walked away, feeling sad. He didn't know when they would see each other again.
In each of her hands she held a chubby silver ingot, which was given to her by Uncle Hei and Uncle Liu. When she picked it up, she found that this silver ingot was more beautiful than any she had ever seen. There was also a small purse stuffed in front of her chest, which was given to her by Uncle Zheng.
When the three men left, they stuffed money into her hands. She didn't even have time to refuse before they hurriedly left on horseback.
She stuffed the silver ingot into her arms and took out the purse that Lao Zheng gave her. It was half a purse and she couldn't tell what was inside. When she opened it and took out the contents, Zhou Guo was stunned. It was a silver peanut. The peanut was small and delicate, and even the patterns on the peanut shell were clearly visible. She put it in and took out another one. This time she took out a silver melon seed. The third time she took out a small gourd.
Zhou Guo's eyebrows gradually curved. These things were so exquisite. I wonder what else was inside. It was like a treasure bag. I'll go back and take a look at it slowly later.
The villagers gathered at the entrance of the village for a while and then went back.
It’s so cold, I can’t stand staying outside all the time, I’d better go back and stay on the kang.
"Da da da..." Delicate and small silver nuts rolled out of the purse and spread all over the table.
The Zhou family members sat on the kang, looking at the peanuts, melon seeds, gourds and pumpkins on the small table. They widened their eyes and picked up one to take a closer look in surprise. It turned out that silver could be made into something like this?
Even the old man took a peanut, and it looked exactly like that except for the different color.
Li frowned and said, "Why did you accept their things again? We have accepted so many things from them in the past few days. It's not good to let them spend so much money."
Zhou Guo cried out, "Mom, I didn't take it. They stuffed it into my pocket when they left. I was about to give it back when someone pushed me to the side. They rode away on their horses. I couldn't catch up with them."
Li sighed. Their wish of having a godfather did not come true. As a result, after staying here for a few days, she was afraid that all the money she had was spent in their house. If someone didn't know, they would think that their house was a bandit's den where people only came in but never left.
The old man said, "Since they gave it to the child, let her accept it herself. Let her repay these favors herself in the future. You don't have to worry about it."
Lee hesitated.
The old man smiled and said, "Although she is young, she knows a lot. Besides, even if you want to pay it back, you have nowhere to go. I think it's good this way. With give and take, the relationship between the families will become closer. Okura is alone in the military camp, with no power or influence. He must have three or two close friends around him to be able to go far."
Zhou Guo had a lot of fun playing with these silver ingots. She picked out all the patterns inside and arranged them in a row: peanuts, melon seeds, pumpkins, gourds, walnuts, and the last one was a small peach. Each one was extremely exquisite.
Everyone couldn't let it go and were extremely envious, but they were too embarrassed to ask for Zhou Guo's share.
When Zhou Guo looked up, he saw everyone's expectant eyes and said with a smile, "Each of you can pick two."
"Really? Are you really letting us pick?" Zhou Su suddenly raised his head, holding several in his hands, including peanuts, pumpkins, and gourds. He liked all of them, each one was plump and round.
Zhou Guo nodded, "There are so many anyway, you can each pick two."
Everyone was laughing and choosing the styles they liked, but they couldn't pick one after choosing for a long time.
Zhou Mi held a pumpkin and a peach and said with emotion: "If all the money was made into this, I'm afraid no one would be willing to spend it."
Zhou Gu laughed and said, "I can't bear to spend it, so I'll save it and give it to my wife later."
Everyone laughed at him.
Zhou Xing said: "Return your wife, you don't even know where your wife is."
After this division, Zhou Guo didn't have much left, only about ten in total. She put them all away, carefully placing them in the bag in front of her. She couldn't bear to not spend them.
After hearing what the old man said, she couldn't think of any way to repay them. She could only think that next time she made something delicious, she would save a portion for them in addition to her uncle's.
After they left, the village returned to its former tranquility.
In order not to cause panic, they blocked the news from the beginning, and the head of the village also warned everyone not to tell others what they shouldn't say. If the foreigners outside heard it, they might suddenly appear from some corner and come here specifically, and the whole village would be in trouble.
So even though there was such a big commotion, no one in the neighboring villages heard the news.
There is not a single person from outside the village visiting the village. It's winter, and the weather is freezing cold. Everyone stays on the kang. It's not like they want to die.
Zhou Guocheng had nothing to do all day, so he went back to his old job, carrying a hoe and going to the fields.
Wang Fugui and others came from the same village. Seeing this, they also followed with hoes on their shoulders. There would be no harm in following them.
But the ground is now frozen hard. It is not easy to dig it up. We can only take it slowly.
As the days passed, Zhou Dacang only returned with one letter during his absence, in which he said that he was doing well. They secretly ate the dried meat they brought for more than half a month, but finally could no longer hide it and it was discovered by others. The remaining meat was eaten up in a few days.
The fried noodles are of great use. When you are hungry every night, you can soak a bowl of them in hot water. It is convenient and filling. People also gave it a name, "soaked water noodles". You can eat it by just soaking it in water. Everyone agrees with this name.
Zhou Guo found it funny. If you remove the water in the middle, it will become authentic instant noodles.
He also told them not to think about sending things to the military camp, as it would not be delivered even if they did, and that he would come back when he had a vacation.
The Zhou family was no longer as worried as usual. Everyone ate, drank and slept as usual. When they had nothing to do, they would knock snow on the fields or skate on the river.
The river was completely frozen. The children in the village could not stay at home and came out one after another. They could not fish even if they wanted to, as they could not find a hole. So they changed their pastime according to local conditions.