Chapter 66: Winter Porridge
In the cold winter, the skies were cold and clear.
The fireplace in the living room in the backyard is burning firewood, making the house warm.
It turns out that the fireplace is used to warm the room in cold weather, and the pipes of the fireplace are connected to the house in the backyard, so it is very warm to stay in the house during the day and night.
“It’s a cold day, it’s not good to go outside when it is windy and freezing. From now on, you’ll stay at home and read the accounts here and you won’t be going to the grocery store.” Wei Cheng was wearing a black brocade suit, tall and handsome, with a big cloak on his back as he was about to go out.
Zhou Yuan smiled when he heard it, “I’m not someone who will collapse when the wind blows. In the past winters, I had to carry water to wash clothes at home, and sometimes I had to work in the yard while it snowed. You didn’t see me being blown down by the wind and I have a cloak and gloves when I go out now, and it’s impossible for me to be so cold. If you keep procrastinating, you will be late and you have an appointment with the young master.”
Wei Cheng stood still and didn’t go out, staring at his wife, “Do you dislike me for nagging?”
With a smile in his eyes, Zhou Yuan nodded deliberately, “I guess so.” Before Wei Cheng could react, Zhou Yuan leaned over and snuggled into his arms, wrapping his slender arms around his strong waist, and said softly, “How can I be disgusted when instead I am very happy.”
In winter, he chatters with his husband every day. He doesn’t think that his nagging and caring is something to dislike or long-winded. On the contrary, he likes his husband’s nagging and caring, which shows that his husband cares about him very much.
It was rare for the wife to take the initiative. Wei Cheng put his arms around him and let out a satisfied sigh, “I really don’t want to go out.” He lowered his black eyes and looked at the person, “How about I don’t go out today, I’ll just check the store, and I can go tomorrow.”
It would be nice to be at home with his wife in the cold weather!
Zhou Yuan pushed the person away, “No, I’ll go out even if you don’t, I have an appointment with Xiao-Qiu and Muzi to have lunch together at noon.” He also wanted to go back to his room and change into his clothes for going out.
Wei Cheng looked at the emptiness in his arms, watched his wife put away the books in the living room, and put his arms down, “Why do I feel that after they come to the workshop, my status will drop.”
Zhou Yuan smiled and said, “I’ll only ask them out if you are also going out, okay? If you don’t go out, I’ll stay here to accompany you.”
Although the two of them work in the workshop, they usually come to him after work, and they will not go to him just to chat during work hours because they are his friends.
“I am satisfied with this sentence.”
Before going out, Wei Cheng warned him again, “Don’t catch a cold when you go out. Wear a cloak and bring gloves. There is a fireplace in the living room of the grocery store. I will go there later and let someone burn coal for the fireplace. You can go there later.”
Before winter, he built a fireplace in the grocery store considering that he was often in there.
“Mmm, um, um…” Wei Cheng said, and Zhou Yuan kept nodding his head as he looked at the person with clear eyes.
Wei Cheng: “……”
He hugged him, leaned over, and kissed his wife’s pale lips…
Wei Cheng went out.
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Zhou Yuan curled up on the sofa and covered his face, while Xiao-Liu outside the door covered his mouth and snickered.
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Xiao-Liu lifted the curtain of the car, driving the carriage was a servant in bunt, trained as a guard, “Why did the carriage stop?”
The servant said, “Sister Xiao-Liu, suddenly a child ran out in front of me, so I stopped the carriage suddenly, did I startle the lord?”
“We are fine.”
Xiao-Liu looked at one big and one small not far from the carriage, dressed in rags and thin clothes, their faces and hands were flushed with cold, the older one was a ger, holding unto the child as he scolded him, it should be a mother and child.
The mother and son came back to their senses, and the ger took the child and kept apologizing to Xiao-Liu, obviously afraid of offending others.
“Xiao-Liu, did you hit someone?” Zhou Yuan in the carriage heard the sound, opened the curtain, saw that someone was bowing to the carriage, and kept apologizing.
Zhou Yuan frowned, disliking this situation very much, “Xiao-Liu, they, no, I’ll tell them not to apologize, it’s a trivial matter.”
Just as he was about to get off the carriage and talk to the mother and son, Xiao-Liu immediately said, “My lord, it’s fine for this servant to go, don’t go down, the wind is strong, the master will blame this servant if you get cold.”
Zhou Yuan thought that when his body became cold, he would have to drink the bitter medicine so he stopped his movements and nodded, “Okay, you go!”
Xiao-Liu immediately jumped out of the carriage, walked over to the mother and son, pulled them along, and said a few words at the same time, the ger thanked Xiao-Liu again before walking to the side of the road and standing there.
Xiao-Liu returned to the carriage, and the carriage resumed driving.
Zhou Yuan watched as the curtains of the carriage were lifted, and there were many ragged people on the road, including old people, adults, and children…
“Xiao-Liu, why are the suburbs full of refugees?” He used a carriage to go in and out, and if he hadn’t stopped halfway today, he wouldn’t have noticed.
Xiao-Liu said, “Every winter, there will be refugees in the county. They don’t have enough to eat in their hometown. If they can’t find food in winter, they will come out to beg.”
Zhou Yuan was thoughtful after listening.
During lunch, Zhou Yuan ate absent-mindedly.
Zhou Muzi asked, “Yuan Yuan, what’s wrong with you? Have you lost your appetite?”
Zhou Qiu smiled and said, “It can’t be that Wei Cheng is not here, so you can’t eat?”
During the period in the grocery store, she often had lunch with this husband and wife, and finally saw the two of them get along, one was in charge of picking up vegetables, and the other was in charge of eating.
The two are not afraid that she will look embarrassed, but fortunately, they eat together and Wei Lei and the others seem to be familiar with it.
Zhou Yuan was teased and said angrily, “Xiao-Qiu, don’t talk nonsense.”
“Okay, I’m talking nonsense, but what’s wrong with you? You’re not saying anything, Muzi and I are anxious when we see you like this.” Zhou Qiu said.
“Is the Lord worried because he saw refugees on the road?” Xiao-Liu asked.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi were stunned, Zhou Qiu asked, “Refugees? What refugees?”
Xiao-Liu explained.
Zhou Yuan: “Xiao-Qiu, Muzi, how can we help them?” He felt that his family did not have to worry about food and clothing, and there was so much money so he thought he should be able to help but was struggling with how to help.
This kind of thing can be difficult for Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi.
Xiao-Liu reminded, “If the lord wants to help them, why not wait for the master to come back, the master must have a way.”
Yes!
Zhou Yuan’s eyes lit up.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi also agreed, Wei Cheng must have a way.
Zhou Qiu smiled and said to Zhou Yuan, “Now you can have a good meal!”
Zhou Yuan said directly, “I’m full!” He was not hungry, his eyes sparkled as he couldn’t wait to make arrangements for the refugees.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi: “……”
For a bowl of rice, you only need to eat two or three mouthfuls to be full.
Xiao-Liu: “…”
Master, don’t scare me. If I let the master know that you only ate two or three bites of the food, I will be scolded. Although the master is easygoing, if he were to punish someone, she will not be able to withstand the oppression.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi served him food at the same time: “Eat—”
Then, Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi continued to eat while Zhou Yuan also did so, Xiao-Liu patted her chest, relieved!
When Wei Cheng came back in the afternoon, he was informed of the events by Xiao-Liu.
Wei Cheng replied in a deep voice and let Xiao-Liu leave.
The door of the living room was open, and the fire was burning, and the room was so warm that if the door were closed, it would be stuffy.
Zhou Yuan was still sitting on the couch, focusing on the book, not noticing that Wei Cheng came in. Wei Cheng approached him, and directly leaned in front of the person, “Is what you’re reading so fascinating? I heard from Xiao-Liu that you didn’t eat well today?”
Zhou Yuan saw the person in front of him, and said pleasantly, “You’re back!”
Wei Cheng sat beside him, took out the book in his hand, and stared at him with dark eyes, with a smile in his eyes, “Tell me, your husband is waiting for your explanation, why didn’t you eat well? Do you want to continue drinking medicine, eh?”
His tone had a deep meaning behind it.
“I had a meal.” Zhou Yuan must be strict about this point, he was full at noon since Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi joined forces to pick up vegetables, “I was just thinking about what I saw when I came to the grocery store, and I was thinking while I ate- I still ate two bowls of rice and I still haven’t fully digested it.”
Xiao-Liu told Wei Cheng so he knew that Zhou Yuan had eaten two bowls of rice.
Zhou Yuan asked excitedly, “Husband, does the workshop still need people?”
Wei Cheng: “Well, do you want to invite more?” He wants to hire people to make candies and preserved fruits, but not many people will be invited, and next year there will be more talented ones working under him.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes brightened, “I asked Xiao-Liu, the refugees outside are all begging since they can’t survive in their hometown. We can invite them to work in the workshop, and they don’t have to starve and freeze outside.”
“That’s a way.” Wei Cheng nodded, and then said, “What about elders and children? They can’t come to work in the workshop.”
Zhou Yuan was dumbfounded.
Wei Cheng stretched out his arms and put his arms around the person, “We can set up a shed outside the grocery store to give out porridge, and give them shelter from the wind and rain to fill their stomachs.”
“Good idea, why didn’t I think of it?” His problem was solved as soon as his husband came.
Wei Cheng: “I’m going to be busy with the store affairs in the inner county recently, I’ll arrange someone to help you, and I’ll leave this matter to you.”
In fact, he had been thinking about giving out porridge for a long time but had no time to spare. Since his wife wanted to do it, let him do it.
“As for the right people to recruit into the workshop, I will let Uncle Mao take care of it.”
“That’s good.”
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