funbook-pk Chapter 189 Entering the County
Chapter 189 Entering the County
"We haven't even started yet and you're already talking nonsense. Can't you say something nice?"
Liu was speechless.
"Haha, bah, bah, I spoke without thinking." Boss Zhou spat on the ground twice, and the matter was finally cleared up.
When they arrived at Chen Sheng's medicine shop, Liu cut two pieces of jelly for them to take. "The stall hasn't been set up yet, so you cut the seasoning and mix it yourself. We won't mix it for you. San Ya will leave it to you to take care of it..."
Several adults stood together and said some polite words, and arranged some things that needed attention, and then they went to the vegetable market to set up the stall with peace of mind.
Because I have to go to the county tomorrow, the pharmacy closed very early today.
They had to sort out the account books, tidy up the warehouse, and prepare the things they would take tomorrow.
Zhou Mingshu was arranged to stay in Chen Banxia's room, which was enough for two maids to sleep on one bed.
"Oh, Mingshu, this is the first time we have slept together for such a long time. In the past, we only took a short nap at noon, but we can chat all night long."
Chen Banxia was half leaning on the head of the bed with her hair loose, looking charming and beautiful.
"Haha, that's true. But we have to get up early tomorrow. I think we should go to bed early, otherwise we won't have enough energy for the journey tomorrow."
That’s what they said, but the two little girls were lying together, and it was night, so they just couldn’t fall asleep. The more they talked, the more awake they became.
This directly leads to feeling completely exhausted when waking up the next day.
Fortunately, they didn't need to drive. As soon as we got in the car, we leaned against each other and dozed off, and only gradually woke up when we reached the county town.
"It's over. I've missed so many beautiful sights. This is my first time in the county town. Who knew I wouldn't even see a single flower?"
Zhou Mingshu complained, causing Madam Xu beside him to laugh for a long time.
"It's okay, we'll look at it when we get back. You guys are the ones who kept you awake so late at night, you deserve it~"
"Haha, mother, please stop making fun of us. After all, this is Mingshu's first time staying overnight at our house. I am a little excited."
Chen Banxia laughed. She didn't have many good sisters, so she naturally found this very novel. After she finished speaking, she turned around and said to Zhou Mingshu.
"The scenery here is actually the same as our Jinmiao Town. There's nothing to see. We can go shopping after entering the city and see the moat. The moat is very wide and there are many lotus flowers growing in it. It looks very beautiful..."
Chen Banxia continued to speak, but Zhou Mingshu already had a general overview of Sanshui County in his mind.
After listening to what Chen Banxia said, I felt that Sanshui County was not bad, except that it was a little poor.
I don’t know how a county town located at the junction of three states could have become in such a miserable state.
"Uncle Chen, is the magistrate of Sanshui County a good official?" Zhou Mingshu asked.
No one in the Zhou family had ever mentioned the county magistrate, so she knew nothing about him.
"Our Sanshui County Magistrate Niu is a good official. I haven't heard of any unjust cases. But I don't know much. I heard that he was implicated in some incident in the capital a few years ago, so he was exiled here. I don't know the details."
Mr. Chen told Zhou Mingshu some of the information he knew.
"You are just a kid, why are you asking so many questions?"
"Haha, I'm just asking out of curiosity. When we go out to do business, we have to deal with strangers. If we get cheated, we can report it to the police. Haha."
Zhou Mingshu's words made everyone in the car laugh. "Of course! But a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. No matter how powerful we are, we have to give in when we reach someone else's territory. What's more, we are all civilians."
What Mr. Chen said was that people like them who are at the bottom of society and are trying to survive have to be careful wherever they go, as they will be in trouble if they get into trouble. After all, the government may not necessarily be on the side of outsiders like them.
As the family was talking, the ox cart arrived at the gate of the county town.
The three big characters "Sanshui County" were carved on the gate of the city wall. There were soldiers guarding above and below the ground. It looked so majestic and solemn that Zhou Mingshu didn't even dare to laugh out loud.
Mr. Chen slowed down and slowly entered the city gate.
The county is very lively, just like the big market in Jinmiao Town, but there is still a big difference in the scene.
Jinmiao Town is crowded with people, while Sanshui County is crowded with cars. The difference in their wealth is self-evident.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen took them to one pharmacy after another with ease.
Since they are all old customers, ordering medicinal materials goes smoothly.
But when Mr. Chen mentioned the flower seedlings, they all said they were powerless.
After all, the medicinal herbs are collected dry, and we have never collected large quantities of fresh herbs, unless they are the residues just poured out of the pot.
Chen Banxia comforted her in a low voice, telling her not to lose heart and that she would definitely find suitable seedlings.
Zhou Mingshu nodded.
She was not actually very worried about whether the seedlings could actually be found.
If you can find it, that’s great, but if you can’t, that’s okay too.
After all, there are all kinds of things in my system, the difficult part is to take them out in a suitable way.
All the medicinal materials written in the book had been ordered, and it was already noon when everyone walked out of the last pharmacy.
"Okay, today's business is done. Haha, besides Mingshu's, let's find a restaurant to fill our stomachs first."
"Wow very good."
"Haha, Dad, I've been waiting for you to say this. Let's go to the restaurant we ate at last time. Their river shrimps are so delicious. I want to eat them every time I'm hungry."
Chen Banxia really wanted to eat that shrimp.
"Okay, let's eat at that restaurant. Get in the car and let's go."
At Mr. Chen's command, Chen Banxia and Chen Gansong basically jumped into the car.
Although his mother’s cooking is delicious, the food in the restaurant is even better!
Along the way, Chen Banxia and Chen Gansong kept telling her how delicious the food in that restaurant was, which made Zhou Mingshu even greedy.
But when the food was served, Zhou Mingshu realized that she was too naive.
The black shrimp threads on the shrimps were not processed, and muddy water would spurt out if you pinched the shrimp heads. The shrimps tasted even worse than those boiled in plain water. Is this the delicious and juicy river shrimp that Chen Banxia mentioned?!
The braised lion head looked red and shiny, and looked pretty good. Zhou Mingshu could accept it after one bite, but she couldn't eat it after the second bite because she was a little fed up.
Sure enough, when she saw the small door at the entrance, she should have thought of this result.
But the other vegetarian dishes are okay. After all, it is a restaurant, and they add some lard or shredded pork, which makes them taste better than the two meat dishes.
"Mingshu, don't be polite, eat more shrimps." Madam Xu picked up two shrimps for her. Zhou Mingshu quickly thanked her and said that she would get them if she wanted to eat, and there was really no need to take care of her like this.
She appreciated Aunt Xu's kindness, and she would repay her in the future, but as for these river shrimps... forget it, she might as well eat them all.