sbdcsierra Chapter 964 Buying a Duck
Chapter 964 Buying a Duck
Although it is peaceful here now and there are many people on the streets during the day, it is getting dark now and there are obviously fewer pedestrians on the road than during the day. When it gets dark, there will probably be even fewer people or even no people at all.
Zhou Guo originally wanted to take a stroll, but the deserted streets were cold and deserted, and there was no improvement in the situation.
The old man said, "I haven't had a good sleep for a few days. I've been sitting in a carriage all day. My old bones are almost falling apart. I have to go back and rest. You young people can go shopping. I can't do it."
Zhou Guo shook his head. "It's dark in the night. Nothing's going to get better. Let's all go back. The food will be at home soon."
The group walked back.
There is no kang here, fortunately I bought some firewood and charcoal during the day.
As soon as Erpang and his friends got home, they started to make a big fire and charcoal. Zhou Guo lit a few lamps, and the group of people stayed in the house, warming themselves by the fire and waiting for the food to be delivered.
The old man touched his stomach and said, "I'm not hungry, but I'm quite sleepy. How about I go to sleep first and you guys stay by my side?"
Zhou Guo glanced at the sky outside which had not yet completely darkened, and said, "It's not even dark yet, isn't it too early? Don't you always say that you sleep less as you get older? If you sleep now and wake up in the middle of the night, you won't be able to fall asleep then, which will be even more uncomfortable. Sit for a while, I've also ordered some snacks, and the second brother should be able to bring them over. If you can't eat the meal, have some snacks."
Er Pang said, "Yes, old man. It's not a pleasant feeling to wake up in the middle of the night and not be able to fall asleep again."
The old man looked at him and said, "Don't I know?"
The food from the restaurant arrived very quickly, in just half an hour.
The second brother brought two companions with him. They brought several large food boxes and placed them on the table.
A table full of the same food and pastries.
After setting the table, the waiter closed the food box and said to Zhou Guo and the others, "Enjoy your meal, sir. We will collect the dishes after noon tomorrow."
Erpang gave each of them a dime, and they left happily with the silver. In a small county like theirs, it was rare to see silver, and most of the coins were copper coins.
This dime is equivalent to half a month's salary for them. The second brother got two, which is equivalent to a month's salary.
Since they had nothing to do anyway, Zhou Guo said to them, "Come on, eat whatever you like. It'll be your supper. After you finish eating, go out and buy some more tomorrow morning."
Erpang tore a big chicken leg, Dashu took half a duck, and Xiaoshu took a bowl with a big meatball.
The old man took a plate of cakes.
Zhou Guo brought the remaining chicken, and several people sat by the fire, eating and talking.
The old man sighed as he ate, "It would be great if I had a plate of braised duck at this time, paired with a glass of wine, wow, so wonderful!"
Zhou Guo felt that the chicken in his hand was not fragrant anymore. Although the braised duck lacked the most important spicy taste, the five-spice flavor was still very good, at least much better than the chicken in his hand.
After thinking for a while, he waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Anyway, we plan to stay here for the New Year. Tomorrow we will go out to buy ingredients and stew a big pot. We can eat it for several days."
The old man's eyes lit up, and he pinched a piece of cake and said, "Really?"
After these words came out, even Erpang and the others stopped eating and asked greedily, "Really, Master, you want to braise the duck here?"
Zhou Guo said, "Isn't it just duck? We don't have it here, so we can make it ourselves here. We'll go out and buy duck tomorrow morning."
Erpang and the others cheered.
The old man was also very happy, but he still said, "How many ducks do we need to buy? With so many of us, I'm afraid we can't eat that many even if they rot."
A duck is raised with great effort, it takes several months, and wheat bran is wasted, but it is just left to rot and thrown away. "If you waste food, you will be struck by lightning!"
The old man was worried, but he couldn't buy these things alone, so he had to buy them together with the duck.
Erpang and the others stopped talking.
Zhou Guo thought for a moment and said, "It's OK. We can do the same as in the north. We can roast the meat and make delicious roast duck and sell it at a low price. It's almost the New Year now. Even though there aren't many wealthy people in this county, we only need about a hundred ducks. We can definitely sell them."
The old man nodded repeatedly, "This is good, this is good, the roast duck is also delicious, if it's cheaper, people will definitely buy it."
They discussed what to buy tomorrow, chattering excitedly, ate half of the food, and then went to bed.
In the past few months, I have spent most of my time on the road and rarely have time to fully rest.
Every time Zhou Guo arrived at a place, he had to run around everywhere and also find time to deal with letters from the north. He was physically and mentally exhausted and never had a good rest.
As soon as I stopped and relaxed, I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
A dreamless night.
Early the next morning, everyone heated up the food from last night, ate it and went out.
The old man looked back and said, "Why don't we take the carriage? We bought a lot of things."
Zhou Guo refused, "How can that be possible? You want to buy ducks, but are you going to put all of them on my carriage? You'll have to clean up a load of duck shit."
The old man choked and asked, "How did you bring back so many things?"
Zhou Guo said, "Why are you still worried about this? If you can't bring it back, why don't you just ask them to send it back? I bought a hundred ducks, I don't believe they won't send them back. Why are you worrying so much?"
The old man suddenly realized that he had forgotten it in his anxiety.
The vegetable market is bustling right now, with chickens, ducks and vegetables being sold.
A few of them walked to the stall selling ducks. There were not many ducks, only about twenty in total. She looked at the other stalls and there were several more. So if these stalls were added together, it would be enough.
The stall owner hadn't opened yet. Seeing that Zhou Guo and the others were well dressed, he didn't hold out much hope. Usually, people who were dressed that well were rich young men. Rich young men would just come for a stroll, not to buy vegetables.
Therefore, he was not very enthusiastic and asked symbolically, "Do you want duck?"
Zhou Guo pointed at the cages and said, "We want all of these."
Stall owner: “…”
Erpang told him his home address and said, "Don't send it to the wrong place."
Zhou Guo pointed at Dashu and said, "There's no one at home, so Dashu, you go back with him and lead the way."
It should be the Great Heat.
The stall owner finally realized what was happening. He was so happy that he stuttered. He asked again in disbelief, "Yes, yes... both... all?"
Zhou Guo nodded and pointed at Dashu and said, "You guys help send these ducks home and follow him."
The stall owner was delighted.
I was so envious of those people selling ducks nearby. They sold out all the ducks early in the morning. Normally, they were considered lucky if they could sell seven or eight ducks a day.
Someone couldn't help but ask with a shameless face: "Sir, these ducks I have are not bad either. They are all Mallard ducks, with tender meat. They are delicious whether they are roasted, fried or stewed. Do you want some?"
Zhou Guo counted his ducks, more than ten of them, and nodded, "I'll take them all, let's go with him."
The stall owner grinned from ear to ear and said in a loud voice, "Hey, I promise to deliver it to your house."