jdhmnovel Chapter 324 Farewell Dinner
Chapter 324 Farewell Dinner
Zhou Dacang accepted all the food that his family members brought to him and ate it with big mouthfuls, relishing the taste.
Zhou Guo said, "I don't know if you will be able to eat enough in the military camp. I made some dried meat for you. You can hide it somewhere and eat one secretly when your mouth is tasteless. These dried meats are fried. Now that the weather is cool, they can be kept for a long time. Remember to eat them secretly, otherwise there will be so many people in the military camp and everyone will want one, and it will be gone soon."
Zhou Dacang looked at her and said with a smile: "You are very thoughtful, just like you have lived in a military camp."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "A military camp is like a big bunk bed, with many people living together. How can we give each of you a bed? Where can we get so many beds?"
Although she had never been to a military camp, she had lived in a dormitory. In the past, whenever her family sent her some delicious food, the people in the dormitory would be like starving ghosts and would finish almost a box of food in half a day.
There are more people in the military camp. If I want a bag of jerky, one stick of it for each person might not be enough. What else can he eat?
The world in this world is different from her previous life. When she goes out, she still has to be careful and discreet.
The Zhou family thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Not to mention that everyone in the military camp has a bed, even in our family we don't have a bed for everyone. We are not a wealthy family, so each person has not only a bed, but also a room."
They could not even think of having a room each, let alone a bed each.
Li said, "In another month, when it's freezing cold, we can sleep on two kangs to save firewood. The kangs are big enough for the whole family."
There are families in the village who sleep on the same kang in winter, but they can't do that.
The meal was slowly finished, and most of the roast suckling pig went into Zhou Dacang's stomach. Even little Zhou Su stood up and picked up several pieces of food for him with his chopsticks, asking him to eat more.
Zhou Dacang's eyes were moist as he ate until his belly was full. After that, he had to stand up with his stomach bulging to digest the food.
Zhou Guo ran into the house and packed most of the chestnuts and walnuts he had exchanged for the rabbit. He also kept half of the chestnuts, cooked them, and wrapped them together with the dried meat so that he could eat them whenever he wanted.
Chestnuts have a high starch content. A few chestnuts can be considered a bowl of rice. Eating a few more is equivalent to eating several bowls of rice. It can be used in emergencies.
She took out all the food in the house that could be eaten without cooking and packed it into a heavy bag.
Zhou Dacang was forced by the old man to practice for a day and a night. He was still energetic and wanted to practice more. It was rare for the old man to teach so carefully. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again.
He wanted to come again, holding the big knife.
The old man twirled his beard and glanced at him. "No more practice. We have to go on the road early tomorrow morning. Rest well tonight and get enough energy before going on the road."
Young people are strong, but he is not like that. He is old and can't bear it anymore.
Zhou Dacang had no choice but to wash up and go into the house to help rub the straw sandals.
Zhou Guo said, "Uncle, go to bed. We are almost done. We don't need you here. We already have more than 20 pairs of straw sandals at home. That's enough. You haven't slept for a day and a night. You can't stand it any longer. Go to bed."
Li also said: "Yes, how can you not sleep? Go to sleep quickly, otherwise you may not be able to get up tomorrow."
Zhou Dacang had no choice but to go to sleep. He originally thought he wouldn't be able to sleep, but he lost consciousness soon after his head touched the pillow.
The snoring sound started after a while.
When everyone heard the noise, they unconsciously lowered their voices, and the lights in the Zhou family were on until the second half of the night.
"The cloak is ready."
"The vest is ready too."
"Boots are ready too."
All the cold-proof items were ready. Zhou Guo tried the gloves. They were furry and very warm. There was also a cover behind the hand. When not working, the cover could be closed so that the fingers would not be exposed.
"Hey, this cloak suits me very well, Second Aunt, please make one for me in winter. I'm not picky. You can even make me a whole body with rabbit fur." Zhou Gu put on the cloak, looked at it left and right, and was reluctant to take it off.
Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi couldn't stop looking at it, and they obviously liked it very much, "It's quite beautiful, big brother, if your face was whiter and fatter, it would be better, and if you combed your hair well, it would be almost the same as what the young masters of landlords wear. If you go out, people might think you are the young master of a wealthy family."
Zhou Gu said happily, "Yeah, this cape is still the best looking. My uncle must look much better in it than on me. He looks so majestic wearing it on a horse. He looks like a general even though he hasn't even joined the army yet."
Zhou Xing smiled and said, "Okay, take it off quickly. I need to get dressed. It's almost dawn. You haven't slept for so long. Go take a nap. When uncle wakes up, we'll go see him off."
Several people shook their heads and said, "Let's not sleep and wait for uncle to wake up."
Even though they hadn't slept for two days and nights, no one wanted to sleep now. They were about to leave and they were afraid they wouldn't be able to wake up after sleeping for a while.
Zhou Guo didn't want to sleep either, so he packed all his things and went outside to practice martial arts. After practicing a set of boxing, he felt hot all over and felt a little more energetic.
The old man was old and could no longer hold on and fell asleep, and the younger ones were also fast asleep.
Only Li, Zhou Xing and Zhou Gu were left in the room.
Li looked at the sky and estimated that it was almost dawn, so she stood up and said, "The chickens we have raised at home have grown up. Let's catch two and stew them. The more chicken we have at home, the more delicious the stew will be."
The most important thing is that there is nothing convenient to eat at home now. There are only small rabbits left, and we can’t kill roe deer early in the morning.
Zhou Gu immediately stood up and said, "I'll go catch them, I'll catch them. Two, right? I'll definitely pick the two biggest ones."
Zhou Mai and Zhou Mi followed closely behind him. They were the best at catching chickens.
Zhou Xing washed a basket of eggs that she had collected from the village yesterday, and boiled them in a pot so that she could take them on the road as dry food.
Li was kneading dough and making pancakes on the side.
Zhou Guo came over to help after finishing his practice.
The bright rays of light shone through the clouds, giving the yard a layer of golden light.
The lights that had been on in Zhou's house all night finally went out.
Zhou Dacang overslept, and when he opened his eyes, the usual time for practicing martial arts had passed. He lay on the kang and listened to the soft voices outside and the clinking and clanging of cooking. He had never thought that these sounds were so pleasant before.
I was so greedy for the warmth of the quilt that I didn't want to get up. I don't know when I will want to sleep on this kang next time.
A full clay pot of chicken stewed with matsutake mushrooms, stir-fried carrots and white radish, a whole basket of golden fried pancakes, and crispy shredded pickles.
The Zhou family’s breakfast has always been simple, either pancakes, noodles, or porridge. They have never had a table full of them before.
Zhou Guo looked at the table and sighed, "I also went on a long trip before, why didn't I get such treatment?"