bayedsolid Chapter 292 Contract
Chapter 292 Contract
Early the next morning, several people drove a donkey cart all the way to Sanshui County and went straight to the county government office.
But unfortunately, Lord Xue is not here!
Several people accompanied Magistrate Niu to drink tea for a while and talked about their future goals.
Magistrate Niu understood what was going on, stroked his beard, and promised to do his best to get the matter done.
Now he cannot make the final decision on his own. If he were still the only one in power, he would definitely hand the matter over to the Zhou family without hesitation.
Zhou Mingshu thought that things might not go smoothly, but he never expected that he wouldn't even get to meet Lord Xue.
The expressions of Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er were also somewhat complicated.
Qi Xu and Zhou Mingqi were squatting in a corner of the county government office where they were not in the way, and they ran over when they saw someone coming out.
Seeing that the three people's faces were not very good, even a fool would know what happened.
"Uncle, second uncle, third daughter, isn't the matter settled yet?"
"It can't be said that it was not done, because I didn't even see the person."
"Huh? So miserable?"
Qi Xu and Zhou Mingqi's faces immediately drooped.
"Is Lord Xue so difficult to talk to? He accepted our gift but didn't see us."
"You two are overthinking it. It just happened that Master Xue is not here."
Boss Zhou patted Zhou Mingshu on the shoulder and pulled him towards the donkey cart.
"Let's go to the street to see if there is anything delicious or fun, buy some food and go to the school. I don't know how Zhou Mingjie and Zhou Mingyuan are doing now."
Since they came all the way to the county town, there was no way they couldn't see the two little guys.
I brought some roast duck and duck products in the car, as well as some snacks and thin clothes and shoes.
Now that the weather is getting hotter, they can only go home once a month, and they have to change into thinner clothes every time.
Qi Xu knew that there were two more boys in the Zhou family, but he didn't expect to meet them so soon.
He was quite looking forward to it. When they came back from vacation, he would have two more playmates.
When the few people met in the school, Zhou Mingjie and Zhou Mingyuan were so happy that they couldn't express it in words.
Now that the month is barely halfway over, I didn’t expect that my family would come to visit.
"You must listen to the teacher carefully in school. You are not allowed to swear or fight..." Boss Zhou gave the instructions.
"I know, I know. We are very good." Zhou Mingjie replied.
In addition to the food for the two little ones, I also brought some food for the teacher.
"Just bring it to the teacher, we won't bother him. They are all freshly made at home, so finish yours quickly before it goes bad. Let your classmates have a taste too~"
"Okay, uncle, we get along well with our classmates."
Going to school can indeed change some things. After less than half a year, the two children have become less "wild" and more "literary".
A few people were talking, and when they came to a point, Zhou Mingjie couldn't help but ask curiously who Qi Xu was.
He had looked at him for a long time and he didn't look like any of his relatives.
"I forgot to tell you that your uncle Shou'an, the son of your second grandfather, has returned from the military camp. This is his comrade-in-arms. We came to Lianglin Village to play together. You can still play together when you return home."
"Oh, that's it."
After a few people greeted each other, Boss Zhou took his people back.
Along the way, several children were talking about interesting things and enjoying the scenery on both sides of the road.
Now the grass is green and the birds are singing. The extra grass on the ground is very fresh and tender, and even the fallen leaves are well-behaved and lovely.
What they didn't know was that not long after they left the city, Lord Xue returned to the county government office.
County Magistrate Niu lived up to expectations and settled the matter very easily.
Lord Xue has no reason to refuse.
The Zhou family is really good at cooking!
The workers need to eat well so they have the strength to work. He is very satisfied with the Zhou family's craftsmanship.
However, he also admired the girl's sharp mind for getting the job done in the first place.
Several days passed before some merchants in the county town figured out what was going on. Then people started to come one after another to send visiting cards and inquire about the matter.
Lord Xue smiled and refused.
"What a pity! The business has already been contracted out. You are late."
The Zhou family thought that the matter had fallen through.
A few days later, Lord Xue came with the young general and County Magistrate Niu.
One is to eat, the other is to deliver a message.
Old Mrs. Zhou felt very honored that the adults came to visit again, as she had thought they would not come.
"Mrs. Zhou, I have another piece of good news for you. After our internal discussion, the food for these workers has been contracted to your family. You must do a good job and don't let the government down. This is a contract. If you have no objection, just sign it."
Old Mrs. Zhou put down the teapot and took the two pieces of thin paper.
"San Ya, come and take a look. The canteen contract has really been given to us."
After reading the whole article, Zhou Mingshu felt that there was no problem. The contract was renewed for three years, and it could be renewed if the performance was good.
She took the pen and signed her name on it.
After practicing calligraphy for more than half a year, it is finally coming in handy.
The signature above already looks quite good.
Lord Xue took one of them, stuffed it into his sleeve, and then talked about the jars of wine.
"Mingshu, the wine you brewed is really good. Do you have the chance to taste it again today?"
"Please wait a moment, my lords. It will be served with the food in a moment."
Zhou Mingshu was very happy to get the contract, and she could get whatever she wanted to eat.
She put the contract book into the box and began to prepare meals for the day.
Qi Rui sat aside without saying a word, quietly tasting the tea in the cup. It was enough for Lord Xue to take care of it alone.
People are in good spirits on happy occasions!
It happened that everyone in the family was there, and the vegetables in the garden had grown up. Old Mrs. Zhou picked a lot of vegetables and brought them back, and she was busy cooking with her daughter-in-law and granddaughters.
Zhou Mingshu put the food on the pot and prepared several kinds of dipping sauces. The adults could eat whichever they liked.
In addition to the pot, she and her mother also made a few of their signature dishes.
Pepper duck wings, crispy tofu, pepper and salt river shrimp, vegetables stuffed with meat, sweet and sour fish, stir-fried duck intestines, stir-fried meat with mushrooms, five-spice duck and spicy roast duck... there are exactly ten dishes including the hot pot.
Several adults and guests ate and drank together, and the wine was naturally the fine Maotai.
As soon as the wine jar is opened, the aroma of the wine that spreads out will make people drunk.
"Smells good~ Really smells good~ That's the smell, little general, Lord Niu, we finally have some free time to get together, let's take advantage of Sister Zhou's kindness and have a drink today."
Magistrate Niu and Qi Rui both smiled and agreed.
The four brothers of the Zhou family sat at the table to entertain the guests, along with Qi Xu, Shen Yang and Zhou Mingzhi.
Since one table was not enough at home, whenever there were guests, the women in the family had to eat in the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Zhou decided to go all out and bought a few large tables.
All the old tables with broken legs in the kitchen were thrown away and replaced with good tabletops made of black locust wood.
It is neat and heavy, and very practical to use.
They had big meals outside, and they had big meals inside, too, but without drinking.