Chapter 90: The Little Couple

  This group of men and women wolfed down the food, and two large pots of nearly 20 kilograms of "Green Delight Congee" were actually eaten clean by them, not a drop left. After dinner, even Guan Wei, a man nearly 1.9 meters tall, was stuffed to the point where he fell onto the sofa in the dining hall, without even having the strength to get up.

  Even the "flowers" couldn't care about their demeanor anymore, these three girls hadn't eaten much less than the old men, each holding their belly and falling onto the sofa, looking like they're all pregnant with five or six babies...

  "The flower" is still okay, having lived with Zhu Xiaohua for so long and getting used to traveling around, her face has been trained; Song Hong and Li Shaofen are really going to be embarrassed to death, the two of them blushed and dared not look at Zhou Yi, hating themselves for being useless. Especially Li Shaofen, that pretty face was red all the way to her chest, scolding herself in her heart, and as a noble bloodline, it's really embarrassing...

  Even now, thinking of Zhou Yi's 'a bowl of clear sky' and that pickled radish which is almost not from the human world, everyone still craves for it. If a few more kilograms of rice porridge were to come, I reckon they could still be stuffed into their bellies!

  "Old Three, confess quickly! Our consistent policy is leniency to those who confess and severity to those who resist. Speak up and you'll be spared physical suffering..."

  Zhu Xiaohua was lying on the sofa, propping herself up with difficulty, and then rolled up her sleeves: "In my opinion as Lao Da, this congee rice is not ordinary, right? And that pickled radish, it seems to be the sky-high priced pickled vegetables sold at the old place recently? Hehehe......"

  "That's right, the rice is a good variety that I found myself, grown using non-toxic organic methods. The radish is also pickled by me..."

  Zhou Yi smiled and replied. He knew that after this meal, the brothers would have ideas, and he didn't plan to hide it from his own brother.

  "What's the hold up, hurry up and bring it out..."

  In an instant, six people stretched out five pairs of hands; it's worth saying that the noble family was reserved, only Li Shaofen smiled and looked at Zhou Yi, too embarrassed to stretch out her hand.

  "Brothers, it's not easy for any of you, rushing around in the mortal world, fighting in the workplace, eating poisonous rice and drinking ditch oil. Old Three, if you still have a conscience, can't you just do something about it?"

  Zhu Xiaohua's eyes lit up and he straightened his back: "Brothers aren't greedy, give me 500 kilograms of rice, as for the pickled radish... you decide how much to give, half a ton or one ton is fine!"

  "I didn't know you had the skill to make pickled radish, Old Three. Is it a family heirloom?" Guan Wei was not good at speaking bluntly, but after being pinched and touched by Song Hong, he couldn't help but chuckle and interject: "Second Brother, I'm not that greedy. Can you settle for 100 kilograms of rice and several dozen kilograms of pickled radish?"

  "Old Three, they can still keep up with the atmosphere. People like us who often go out to sea are the ones who suffer, eating fresh vegetables is like a New Year's treat... I'll take 1,000 catties of rice and half a ton of pickled radish..."

  The left pillar is more ruthless than Zhu Xiaohua.

  "Are you guys trying to bankrupt me?"

  "I won't hide it from you, my two mu of land only produced over 1,300 jin of rice. After setting aside some for ourselves to eat, and using 200 jin to make wine, there's not much left to give away - no more than 300 jin. So here's the deal: each person can have at most 50 jin. This rice is called 'Green Jade Fragrant Accumulation', it's a top-grade variety. Normally when cooking or making porridge, you can mix it with regular rice in a 1:10 ratio, so this 50 jin is equivalent to 500 jin, and if you're frugal, it should last for a while."

  "You're still brewing!"

  Among Zhu Xiaohua and the other two, only Zhu Xiaohua is a foodie. Guan Wei and Zuo Zhu don't count. But when it comes to drinking, all of us are experts!

  No need to mention anything else, just thinking about the taste of "a bowl of clear sky" is enough to know what level of wine can be made from this rice. So when Zhou Yi said he had brewed wine, the three brothers' ears perked up immediately, and even the three beauties who didn't like wine were quite interested.

  "You want to drink my wine? Not yet, you have to wait a month or two. When the new wine is out of the cellar, I'll give each of you 100 catties, how about that?"

  Zhou Yi hehe smiled, this time he brewed was Huangjiu, 'Green and Fresh Fragrance' plus his own purchased high-quality rice, sorghum, corn and other grains, a total of seven kinds, brewed 2000 kilograms, currently stored in the newly built wine cellar; He considered Huangjiu first because there is no good raw material for brewing red wine at present, and Zhou Yi is not very interested in the foreign stuff, and the brewing process of white wine is too complicated, from raw material crushing, fermentation, steaming and saccharification, cooling and mixing, to the final fermentation and distillation, a total of six or seven procedures, plus the limited harvest of 'Green and Fresh Fragrance', so Zhou Yi temporarily gave up.

  He also wants to plant several mu of 'Green Fragrance Accumulation' next year, and even wants to try a different taste by planting two mu of 'Red Sun Red Fruit' and 'Brocade Jade Belt'. However, these two types of rice are more expensive than 'Green Fragrance Accumulation', which he can't afford at present. Every year, just the seeds needed for the two harvests on these three mu of land are a bottomless pit, and Zhou Yi is almost being impoverished by himself...

  "As for the radish, don't force me, you guys think I have money to waste like this? Isn't it all from selling radishes? So now I don't have much pickled radish left either, thirty kilograms per person, okay? But next year will definitely be enough, guaranteeing that you'll get sick of radish just by looking at it..."

  Zhou Yi has already planned to improve the overall economic environment, and it's about opening up rather than cutting back. Next year will definitely not be able to rely on selling carrots for a living; let alone this time seeing Lao Wu Zuo Zhu, also inspired Zhou Yi to think bigger, only this idea is realized, afraid that a large amount of money is needed...

  "It's settled then. But Old Three, you must be clear about the reality, we've got you covered for this period of time, every day there will be good wine and meat to entertain you, but don't think you can slack off..." Zhu Xiaohua said, stroking his belly in a leisurely manner.

  These goods are actually just haggling over prices and paying on the spot. When they heard Zhou Yi's 'price', they were also very satisfied. Old Three said it himself, in a few months there will be good wine to serve, and at that time, bringing back a few more jars is no big deal...

  The full and warm thinking of that, in Zhou Yi's villa this evening, there were many strange sounds, which had the effect of relieving fever and eliminating all diseases when heard; currently still single Zhou Yi was very depressed about this, he himself was also suffocated, shouldn't have suffered such a hard blow?

  From the station finished, just started listening to Guan Erge and Guan Er Sao, Xiaohua and 'Flower' 'Midnight two thirty, the most beautiful sound in the villa upstairs', Zhou Tongxue finally couldn't hold on anymore, had to roll up the bedding and go downstairs, preparing to appreciate a man's lonely starry sky, passing by the room of Zuo Zhu Xiao couple, but felt strange about the unusual quietness inside the room.

  What's going on over there? Both pairs are studying the friction principle like the Mountain Top Cave people, what about Old Five's side?

  Is it because of the marital crisis? Doesn't seem like it... Looks fine, doesn't it? Is it because Lao Wu has been on the boat for too long? That's not right either... Shouldn't he be even crazier then? Is it because of Li Shaofen's illness? Doesn't make sense, never heard of social anxiety disorder having this kind of symptom.

  I Ching is really too boring, a person stood in front of the door for half a day, still can't think of anything, just feel that the left column is very strange, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't feel right.

  "Never mind, I'm almost becoming a good thing's old mother..."

  Zhou Yi shook his head and laughed at himself.

  ***

  "Honk honk! Honk honk..."

  It was not yet six o'clock, and a very loud and sonorous "cock" crowing sound awakened several couples who had been fighting all night before and after dinner. The cry was piercing to the brain, as if it were an unparalleled master of internal force in martial arts who had cultivated for a hundred years, and even covering your ears with a pillow would be useless.

  "What the heck is this? Can't even let people live? You're just a bachelor, you don't understand us old men's hearts. Yesterday I..."

  Zhu Xiaohua muttered to herself, and with a surge of anger, she started searching around the bed: "Dear, where's my underwear? Didn't you take it off yesterday?"

  "Get out! This is the Zhouyi's home, can you keep your voice down?"

  "The flower" was so ashamed that she buried her head in the quilt and kicked out with her small foot.

  "Oh, right! How could I have forgotten..."

  Zhu Xiaohua chuckled and said, "Old Three must have been stimulated quite a bit last night, or else why would he get up so early to make the rooster look like this? This is him taking revenge on society! He deserves it for being so stingy, only giving us 50 kilograms of rice..."

  "Get out, you're still single, why don't you think about introducing your brother to someone earlier, so he doesn't have to...” Before she could finish her sentence, Huā Duǒ felt that what she said was too rude and violent, and she blushed, letting out a 'tsk' sound, and even pulled her feet back.

  "What's wrong with you? You're really getting spoiled, but it's quite flavorful, I like it!"

  Zhu Xiaohua smiled slyly: "You know, I think Lao San's romantic luck is about to change. Do you still remember that beautiful female journalist who drove an X1? The way she looked at Lao San when they parted ways... tsk tsk..."

  "What Red Maiden Star? That's called Red Phoenix Star. And you're a section chief, uncultured!"

  The flower glanced at Zhu Xiaohua, then poked her head out of the quilt and said with a flourish: "Speaking of that Yang Cai, he's not bad. I think he and Zhou Yi are on the same wavelength, both are quite introverted...and have good personalities, they're also very straightforward. I think they're quite suitable for each other...how about I play matchmaker?"

  Women and women can quickly become friends, but also quickly become enemies; 'flowers' and Yang Cai are obviously the former.

  "That's right! You should care about your brother-in-law as a sister-in-law, this matter is also worth mentioning!"

  Zhu Xiaohua nodded repeatedly, feeling that his heart was filled with brotherly affection, "Old Three, you see how much your brother cares about you!"

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