Xiao Qiongzhi deliberately waited until everyone was about to finish eating, and then said to Zhou Dazhi with a shocked face: "Dad, I found a big problem!" ”

Zhou Dazhi was curious: "What's the big problem?" ”

"Mother may have seen you bring your uncles and uncles back with the clan, and she was so happy that she actually put all the things that you had prepared at home and wanted to eat from the New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and this time she put all the things on the table! When we wait for the Chinese New Year, what else can we eat? After Xiao Qiongzhi finished speaking, her expression became full of worry. Mobile M.

Zhou Dazhi didn't take it seriously.

He smiled and replied, "It's okay, Zhi'er, my father recently got a bounty of silver, which should be enough to buy these things again, and after dinner, I will give the bounty to your mother." ”

Xiao Qiongzhi's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked in a low voice in a voice that only Zhou Dazhi could hear: "Dad, you got this reward because you caught King Qi and the whole prince, right?" ”

"Yes. The army rewarded a full three hundred taels, and when it was reported to the queen of Chu, there should be a bonus for it. Zhou Dazhi also replied in a low voice that only Xiao Qiongzhi could hear.

Catching the king of Qi and the whole prince to get the reward of silver, let the king of Qi and the whole prince hear it, it is tantamount to slapping them in the face, Zhou Dazhi had a dispute with the king of Qi, and he didn't want to lead the king of Qi to make trouble with him for no reason.

"That's great!" Xiao Qiongzhi was very happy.

Now is the period of war, there are many places in the army to spend money, and they can be rewarded with three hundred taels, and the king of Chu, as the king of a country, must be even more generous, at least a thousand taels.

After the meal, Liu Wuxiu carried half a bucket of bean dregs that had not been used up the day before yesterday and went to feed the wild boar cubs.

Chu Yunniang told her with some guilt when Xiao Qiongzhi helped her boil hot water and wash the dishes: "Zhi'er, I thought that your father and they would have to hurry tomorrow after dinner, and they made so many dishes in the evening." ”

"If I knew that your father and them were going to live at home for a few days, I wouldn't have done that!"

Xiao Qiongzhi looked at her deeply and said very seriously: "Mother, hospitality is a good thing, but you must do what you can, and you must grasp the degree of it." ”

"Now everyone's life is not well-off, in the county and township, pork is sold for at least one or two or three dollars a pound of silver, wild boar meat is sold for at least one or two or five dollars a pound of silver, and mutton is sold for at least one or two or eight dollars a pound of silver, I remember telling you."

"It can be said that many families, in one of the three meals a day, there is a meat dish to eat, even if it is very good."

"Do your own calculations, how many meat dishes are you cooking tonight? How much is silver worth? ”

"The dishes I cook tonight are basically meat dishes, but except for the chicken, duck, and mutton that you bought, the others are all already available at home, so I didn't think they were worth much silver." Chu Yunniang calculated carefully, and felt even more guilty.

"In the future, you can't think like this, because what we already have at home doesn't mean that others have it at home, and we can take it out to entertain guests, not to mention that it's worthless!"

"Moreover, after the fifteenth day of next year, we will move to the county seat, and at that time, in addition to ourselves, I will have to support thirty children to go to the county school together."

"If we can't save some food now, after moving to the county seat, we will have to buy everything, and the money will be spent quickly, in case it is not enough, it will be more than 30 people, and they will all have to go hungry, which is not fun." Xiao Qiongzhi said earnestly.

Chu Yunniang was convinced, and said sincerely: "Zhi'er, I want to fork it." When your father gives me the reward, I will hand it all over to you, and in the future, how to spend money and how to entertain the guests at home is up to you! ”

Xiao Qiongzhi hurriedly shook his head: "Mother, my father is now a general from Sanpin, and after he hands over King Qi and the entire prince to Queen Chu, he should be able to rise one more level, as the general's wife, in the future, you will definitely have to participate in some exchanges and entertainment between the families of military officials." ”

"And I, starting next year, will officially go to school and study, and I don't have much time at home during the day, so I can't help you much at all. How to spend money and how to entertain guests at home has to be learned by yourself. ”

"But I don't understand any of this!" Chu Yunniang was embarrassed.

"It's okay, I can teach you all this in advance." Xiao Qiongzhi took her hand and said softly.

It's not Chu Yunniang's fault that she has little knowledge, it's determined by her living environment, as long as she is willing to study hard in the future.

After washing the dishes and tidying up everything in the kitchen, the mother and daughter returned to the main house.

At this time, Zhou Dazhi was discussing the issue of overnight accommodation with the military members of Zhoujia Village.

Among them, Zhou Youcheng took the other seven Zhoujia Village military clansmen, each took out a bag that was resting in the corner, took out the marching quilt inside, and took the initiative to say to Zhou Dazhi: "Dazhi, I will sit under the eaves with other brothers, and it's okay." ”

"As for you, King Qi and Prince Quan, let's go to the house where Brother Zheng and Da Yong live, open two bunks, and squeeze it!"

"No! We are all good brothers who were born together, and we have to share blessings and hardships. Zhou Dazhi said categorically.

After speaking, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said, "In this way, we can open a small bunk and a big bunk in the house where Brother Zheng and Dayong live." ”

"The small floor is for the king of Qi and the whole prince to sleep, the earth is to be laid, in the first half of the night, you are responsible for the vigil with the building, the bravery, the many, and the surplus, I and the diligent, honorable, and hearty sleep in the big bunk, in the second half of the night, we keep vigil, you sleep in the big bunk."

"Okay." Zhou Youcheng nodded.

However, Xiao Qiongzhi stopped them when he walked out of the house with Youjian, Youyong, Duo, and Yu.

She looked at Zhou Dazhi and reminded in a crisp voice: "Dad, you don't need to stay under the eaves to keep vigil, you can go to live in the secret room under the tunnel at home." ”

"Okay, Zhi'er, then you can take me to the tunnel now, let's take a look first!" Zhou Dazhi's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said.

When Liu Wuxiu told everyone about Xiao Qiongzhi's "glorious" deeds before, she only talked about the tunnel she instructed everyone to dig, which could hide food, Tibetan people, and facilitate escape, and did not mention the secret room.

Zhou Dazhi mistakenly thought that it was appropriate to hide from people in the tunnel, but it was not suitable to live in people, and he didn't take it into account when arranging everyone's accommodation just now.

He picked up Xiao Qiongzhi, and under her guidance, moved the lime jar in the corner of the main room, went down to the tunnel, and went to the two secret rooms to take a look.

Soon, he found that the temperature here was much warmer than on the ground.

Moreover, the two secret rooms not only have nearly 20 square meters, but also have beds, quilts, and half a jar of dry waves in them, which is obviously enough to prepare to hide in them and live for a period of time.

He was full of joy, and immediately returned to the main house, and told Zhou Youchong and the others about the situation in the tunnel and the secret house.

When they heard this, they were also very happy.

Next, Zhou Dayong let the king of Qi and the whole prince live in one of the rooms.

In the first half of the night, Zhou Youzhong sat directly at the door of the house with Jian, Youyong, Duo, and Youyu, guarding King Qi and the whole prince.

Zhou Youzhi lived in another secret room with diligence, honor, and heart, and waited for the second half of the night, and then went over to replace them next week.

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