Chapter Forty-Nine: A Novel Comparable to Journey to the West
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However, on the way back, Steward Xu looked worried and said: "Young Master, the identity of that Miss Xie is not simple, even Mother Qiu in the other courtyard is afraid of her, if the words you say today reach her ears, I'm afraid that the other party will come to find trouble with the young master?" ”
Zhou Chong deliberately talked about his relationship with Xie Lingyun very ambiguous before, in order to be angry with the second son of Song, but judging from the performance of Qiu's mother later, Xie Lingyun's identity is not as simple as they imagined, at least the influence of the Xie family must be far greater than what is shown on the surface, otherwise it is impossible for a place like another courtyard to take the initiative to ask for a refund because Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun have a closer relationship. And looking at the appearance of that Qiu's mother, she seemed to be very afraid of Xie Lingyun.
In fact, there is no need for Steward Xu to remind him, Zhou Chong has been thinking about Xie Lingyun's influence before, but after thinking about it, he can only conclude that the Xie family is not simple, as for how the Xie family is not simple, this is not something that can be thought of by guessing alone.
"It doesn't matter, even if Xie Lingyun knows what I said today, she won't do anything to me!" Zhou Zhong said very confidently. Don't look at their Zhou family is bankrupt, but the relationship between the Zhou family is still there, such as his quasi-father-in-law, Wang Lun, who is a figure that even the prefect has to deign to befriend, with him covered on it, even if the Xie family really wants to move him, I'm afraid they have to weigh it, not to mention that Xie Lingyun is not an ordinary woman, with her city government, she will never care about a few rumors.
When Zhou Chong and Steward Xu returned to the house with Su Niang, the sun had completely set, Aunt Wang and Bang'er had already prepared dinner, and when they saw Zhou Chong and them, they immediately beckoned the three of them to sit down, among which Aunt Wang was very enthusiastic and said: "Chong'er and Uncle Xu, you sit down, this must be Su Niang's sister, hurry up and sit down and rest, your body is inconvenient, please ask the doctor to condition your body in two days, pregnant women must not be sloppy!" ”
Seeing Aunt Wang so enthusiastic, Su Niang was also flattered, she had already heard Steward Xu introduce the situation of the Zhou Mansion on the way, knowing that although Aunt Wang was nominally an aunt, she was very respected by the young master Zhou Chong, and her status in the entire Zhou Mansion was also extremely high, originally she was still thinking about how to please this Aunt Wang, but she didn't expect that the other party didn't have a little saf, and took the initiative to match her sisters.
"Let Madame bother, but after Su Niang was ransomed by the young master, even if she is a descendant of the Zhou Mansion, Madame will only call me Su Niang in the future!" Although Aunt Wang called her 'Su Niang's sister', Su Niang did not dare to be arrogant, but regarded herself as the following.
But at this time, Zhou Chong, who had just sat down, took Su Niang's words and said: "Su Niang, don't say that, Uncle Xu is loyal to our Zhou family, even if the family business fails, he still will not give up, my aunt and my little sister have already regarded Uncle Xu as their own family, so don't treat yourself as a subordinate!" ”
When Zhou Zhong said this, he took out Su Niang's deed of sale from his arms, and then handed it into her hands and said: "This is your deed of sale, now I will leave it to you to deal with it yourself, and let Uncle Xu take you to the yamen to register your household registration in a few days, and then we will all have a lively time, it can be regarded as a make-up wedding for you, and when the child is born, your family will be our relatives, if you are bored, you will come to the house to chat with your aunt!" ”
Su Niang looked at the deed of sale in her hand, listening to Zhou Chong's sincere words in her ears, she couldn't help but be moved to tears, and wanted to kneel down and kowtow to Zhou Chong on the spot, but was pulled by Aunt Wang, after all, she was pregnant, and the ground was so cold, it was not good to hurt the child.
This meal was very harmonious, and at the dinner table, Steward Xu kept giving Su Niang food, but he didn't eat much. Su Niang was a little restrained at first, but with the conversation with Aunt Wang and Bang'er, she slowly relaxed, plus when she was in the other courtyard some time ago, she really didn't eat well, and now she needs nutrition again, so she ate two big bowls of rice in a row, so Aunt Wang has been praising her for being blessed, and she will definitely be able to give birth to a big fat boy in the future.
After dinner, Steward Xu took Su Niang to the front yard and introduced her to the general layout of Zhou's mansion, and Zhou Zhong helped Wu Shan deliver food, but when he came to the courtyard where Wu Shan lived with a food box, he saw Wu Shan holding a simple cane and slowly coming out of the toilet in the yard.
Seeing this, Zhou Zhong hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "Old Wu, don't you have a night pot under your bed, how can you run outside to go to the toilet?" ”
After hearing this, Wu Shan grinned and said: "It's okay, I'm almost recovered now, and it doesn't take much effort to walk a few walks." ”
Zhou Zhong helped Wu Shan into the house, and then asked him to wipe his hands and prepare to eat, because of Wu Shan's injuries, he ate in bed during this time, for which Steward Xu also deliberately found a low table, which was placed on the bed during meals, and the computer desk used in bed in later generations was also very convenient.
Taking advantage of Wu Shan's dinner, Zhou Zhong briefly told each other about Steward Xu and Su Niang, and after a while, Steward Xu will definitely bring Su Niang to Wushan to introduce him, so that he can be psychologically prepared.
Wu Shan was also very happy when he heard that Steward Xu was about to have a child, and asked some things about Su Niang, and then he seemed to remember something, turned over and took out a black thing from the small box at the head of the bed and said: "Zhou Gongzi, Uncle Xu is finally going to have a child, and I don't have anything to give him, this longevity lock was worn by me when I was a child, what do you think about the child given to Uncle Xu?" ”
Zhou Zhong took the longevity lock and looked at it, and found that it was made of silver, and the surface looked black and dirty because of oxidation, so he smiled and said to Wu Shan: "Old Wu, it is also appropriate for you to send the longevity lock, but now the child has not been born, it is a little too early to give gifts, and your longevity lock is black, it is best to find a time for the craftsman to renovate it, so that the child will wear it beautifully!" ”
Wu Shan nodded again and again when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's still Zhou Gongzi, you are thoughtful, then I will go to renovate when I heal the injury, it is estimated that the child will be born at that time, just in time!" ”
accompanied Wu Shan to eat and chat, and soon the other party ate the food sent to him, and then hiccuped and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks with Zhou Chong. But at this moment, Zhou Zhong found that when Wu Shan stretched out his hand, there was a strange fish tattooed on the inside of his thick little arm, only to see that this kind of fish was short and thick, and it looked a little like a carp, but the fins in front were very wide, and it looked very distinctive, Zhou Chong had eaten many fish in his previous life, but he couldn't remember what the name of the fish tattooed on Wu Shan's arm was?
Zhou Chong wanted to ask Wu Shan what kind of fish was tattooed on his arm, but at this moment, Steward Xu walked in with Su Niang, and when he saw Zhou Chong and they were cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Su Niang immediately stepped forward to help, although she was pregnant, but the month was still early, so her movements were also very quick, and she quickly packed things into the food box.
At this time, Steward Xu also stepped forward and introduced: "Wu Shan, this is your Aunt Xu, if there is anything to be done in the future that needs your aunt's help, just bring it up." ”
"Wu Shan has seen his aunt!"
Wu Shan also hurriedly bowed and wanted to get up and salute, but was stopped by Su Niang and said: "Brother Wu Shan, if you are injured, don't get up again, today my aunt is just here to recognize the door, if Brother Wu Shan has a sewing to mend in the future, don't be polite to your aunt!" ”
Seeing Su Niang so enthusiastic, and thinking of Steward Xu's care for him during this time, this made Wu Shan, a rough man, doubly moved. Then Steward Xu and Su Niang accompanied Wu Shan here for a while, and then returned to their own courtyard. The two haven't seen each other for so long, and now that they have children again, they naturally have a full stomach to say.
After Zhou Zhong said goodbye to Wu Shan, he returned to Aunt Wang's yard with chopsticks, and the laughter of Duo'er and Bang'er came out of the bedroom, and a silhouette was reflected on the window paper, which was Aunt Wang was making new clothes for Zhou Chong's three brothers and sisters under the lamp, Zhou Chong couldn't bear to go in and disturb, so he went to the kitchen to scrub the dishes and chopsticks, so Aunt Wang bolted the courtyard door, and he returned to the yard where he lived.
In the past, at this time of the day, Zhou Zhong would write Journey to the West under the oil lamp, and this morning he finally finished writing the last one, thinking that he could relax, but he didn't expect to meet Steward Xu and Su Niang, and as a result, he and Xie Lingyun were forced to sign a document to write another novel comparable to Journey to the West.
"There are only four famous novels in Chinese history, and there is no need to think about Water Margin and the Three Kingdoms, and the only novels that can be compared to Journey to the West are Dream of Red Mansions, so is it possible for me to write the Red Mansion?" Zhou Zhong sat under the lamp and muttered to himself.
However, Zhou Chong soon thought that Dream of Red Mansions was written in the Qing Dynasty, and there are a lot of detailed and documentary descriptions in the book, which may be different from the living habits of the Ming Dynasty during this period.
However, although the Ming Dynasty was a peak in the development of novels in Chinese history, in addition to the Water Margin and the Three Kingdoms, it was really difficult to find another novel that was not inferior to Journey to the West.
Zhou Zhong sat there and pondered for a long time, but he didn't have any clue for the time being, and then simply took the pen and paper, and then took the pen and wrote down the names of the four famous books, and sat there while looking at it while thinking, and his mouth was also full of words: "Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West and Red Mansion, Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, ......"
"Wait!" Zhou Chong's mind suddenly flashed at this time, his eyes stared closely at one of the names of one of the four famous novels, and then let out a hearty laugh: "Hahaha~, I'm really confused, how can I forget it, Xie Lingyun, Xie Lingyun, don't you just want a money-making novel, this young master will give you the most profitable novel, I don't know if you have the courage to read it?" ”