"Well, my sister and I planned to wait for you, brother, to come back and eat together, but we didn't expect that we actually fell asleep!" Zhuo'er said in a weak voice, looking as if she felt very embarrassed.

Zhou Chong was even more moved after hearing this, but a smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand and rubbed Huo'er's little head and said, "What's wrong with not eating? Hurry up and eat with your brother!"

After hearing this, Zhuo'er agreed, happily sat up and got dressed, and then helped Zhou Zhong put the pot on the stove. After the soup boiled, the two of them gathered around the stove and put the dishes on the table into the soup.

They kept talking about some interesting things that happened today, such as the two sisters building a snowman in the yard, Duo'er using rouge to paint Bai Qiu's face red, etc.

Speaking of rouge, Zhou Zhong suddenly remembered something. He stood up and took out a small gift box from the corner of the bed and gave it to Zhuo'er and said: "Zhuo'er, I almost forgot to give this to you. This was the last time Miss Xie came to visit me.

When I was talking about the manuscript, she asked me to pass it on to you, and she said it was the rouge she promised to give you."

After Zhou Zhong talked with Xie Lingyun about the manuscript last time, he asked him to help transfer the box of rouge to Zhuo'er. However, because of the disaster victims, Zhou Zhong forgot about it and put it on the corner of the bed when he went to bed at night.

Just remembered it today.

"Sister Lingyun gave me the rouge?" Zhuo'er was also stunned after hearing this. When she took the gift box and opened it and saw the rouge box, she immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, it turns out to be the rouge from Yuyanxuan. This spring's poetry

During the social gathering, I just casually mentioned it to Sister Lingyun, but I didn’t expect that she still remembers it."

However, after seeing Zhuo'er's surprise, he showed a look of hesitation on his face. Finally, he reluctantly put the rouge back into Zhou Zhong's hand and said, "Brother, I can't have this rouge!"

"Why?" Zhou Zhong was very surprised. Xie Lingyun gave this to Zhuo'er, and it was obvious that she also liked this box of rouge, but why not?

"This... this..." Zhuo'er was hesitant, as if there was something he didn't want Zhou Zhong to know.

"What's wrong? What's the reason?" Seeing Zhuo'er's appearance, Zhou Zhong felt even more strange.

In response to Zhou Zhong's inquiry, Zhuo'er hesitated at first and refused to say anything, but in the end she couldn't withstand Zhou Zhong's questioning and finally said: "Brother, the rouge at Yuyanxuan in Beijing is too expensive. Sister Lingyun

The gift given to me is definitely not an ordinary rouge. I estimate that it will cost at least a dozen taels of silver. If it had been left in the past, it would have been accepted. But now, given the situation in our family, it would be a bit awkward to accept such an expensive gift.

It’s appropriate.”

"What's the point? How to accept gifts depends on family background?" Although Zhou Zhong had come into contact with many women in his previous life, most of them were physical. As for the delicate thoughts of a girl, this was his first contact with her. Naturally,

Hearing this, Zhuo'er was confused. Seeing that his elder brother didn't understand, Zhuo'er had to sigh and explain again.

It turns out that when Zhuo'er got together with those rich ladies, they would often give each other gifts. Note that it was "mutual gift", which means that one party gave a gift to the other party, and the other party would give a gift in return after a period of time. Of course, giving and

The gifts given in return do not need to be of equal value, as long as they are thoughtful. After all, they have the same status as rich ladies, so the size of the gift does not matter at all.

Now if Zhuo'er accepts Xie Lingyun's gift, then according to the unwritten agreement, she will also give him a gift in the future. But now that the Zhou family has declined, Zhuo'er's status has also plummeted. If the gift she gives back in the future is too light, then

It seemed that the Zhou family was too shabby, and Huo'er seemed to have deliberately taken advantage of Xie Lingyun. If he gave a gift of similar value in return, Huo'er would be very reluctant to part with it. After all, a dozen silver dollars would be enough for Zhou Zhong to write for several days.

It was precisely because of the above considerations that although Zhuoer liked this box of rouge very much, he finally chose to give up.

Zhou Zhong never expected that a girl's mind would be so sensitive and complicated. If it were him, no matter how valuable someone gave him, he would still dare to accept it shamelessly. As for returning gifts, etc.

, is there any stipulation in the Ming Dynasty law? No! So I'm sorry, the things you give me are mine. Whether you return the gift or not depends on my mood.

"Brother, please return this box of rouge. Tell Sister Lingyun that I appreciate her kindness, but I have to observe my filial piety for my father at home, and I won't be able to use the rouge in a short time. Please ask her to take back this gift!" Finally!

Zhuo'er looked at the rouge in Zhou Zhong's hand, with a look of reluctance on his face. For Zhuo'er, this box of rouge from Yuyanxuan in the capital is actually the same as the top perfume in the eyes of girls in later generations, and it is their most beloved

cosmetics.

Zhou Chong's eyes were not blind, and he could naturally see Hua'er's reluctance to part with him. He stretched out his hand and stuffed the rouge into Hua'er's hand again and said: "Since it was given to you, then you can take it. As for the return gift,

I just happen to have something that is very suitable for you girls, and I am planning to find time to make it. When the time comes, you can take something like this as a gift in return, it will definitely be worth more than this box of rouge!"

After hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Zhuo'er still had a hesitant look on her face, but out of her confidence in her brother, she didn't refuse in the end. She silently put Yanzhi in her arms, and then began to give Zhou Zhong desperately.

Pick up vegetables.

After Zhou Zhong and Zhuo'er had dinner, it was already half past midnight. Zhuo'er wanted to go back to his mother's place to sleep, but Zhou Zhong saw how heavy the snow was falling outside, and after he had eaten, he

There was no sleepiness at all, so I let Zhuo'er sleep with Duo'er on his bed while he went outside to continue writing Journey to the West. It wouldn't be too late to go to bed after breakfast.

Time passed quickly. When Zhou Zhong finished writing a journey to the west, it was already dawn outside, and the heavy snow that had fallen all night had stopped. However, the snow at this time was already nearly two feet deep. Duo'er

The kind of kid who walks in the snow and can barely even show his head.

After a while, Zhuo'er and Duo'er also woke up one after another. Zhou Zhong helped Duo'er get dressed, carried her and Zhuo'er and went to Aunt Wang's place for breakfast. Then Zhou Zhong sent another one to Butler Xu.

, take a look at Wu Shan by the way. Unfortunately, the whole night has passed, and Wu Shan still shows no signs of waking up. Naturally, there is no way to know how he was injured?

"Master, Wu Shan was injured so seriously, should we report him to the official?" Butler Xu suddenly said.

"Report to the official?" Zhou Chong thought for a moment after hearing this. Most of what he did in his previous life was shady, and he always kept a distance from the police. Even after his rebirth, he still had an attitude of distrust towards the government, so yesterday

When he saw Wu Shan covered in blood, Zhou Zhong was rescuing people, but he didn't think of reporting it to the official.

"I think it's better to forget it. Now Lao Wu is still in a coma. Even if he reports it to the official, it will be of no use at all. It's better to wait until he wakes up and can explain what's going on. Then it won't be too late to report it to the official!

"In the end, Zhou Chong still didn't want to come forward to deal with the government, so he spoke.

After hearing this, Butler Xu felt that it made sense, so he nodded. After he had breakfast, Dr. Cheng walked through the snow to come for a follow-up consultation yesterday. After inspecting it, he showed an expression of surprise on his face and said: "That's great.

Thanks to the strong body of this injured little brother, his pulse is much stronger than before in just one night. Judging from this situation, his life should be fine!"

Hearing Doctor Cheng's words, Zhou Zhong and Butler Xu were overjoyed. Then they helped Doctor Cheng change Wu Shan's dressing, and finally sent Doctor Cheng back to the hospital. When they finished all this, Zhou Zhong, who had not slept all night,

I feel like all the bones in my body are about to fall apart, my mind is also groggy, and I can't get even the slightest bit of energy.

"Master, Wu Shan's condition has begun to improve. I don't have to keep an eye on him all the time. I'll take the time to clean up the snow at home later. You'd better go back and rest!" Butler Xu also knew about Zhou Chongyi just now.

He didn't sleep late, so I persuaded him to go back.

Zhou Zhong also felt that he couldn't bear it anymore, so he didn't force himself anymore. After a few words with Butler Xu, he returned to his bedroom, where he fell asleep with his head on the pillow.

Zhou Zhong slept very deeply this night, without even a dream. When he woke up again, it was already afternoon. There was a note left by Huo'er on the table, telling him that the kitchen had left lunch for him.

, let him not forget to eat.

Zhou Zhong smiled after reading Zhuo'er's note, got dressed and went to Aunt Wang's place for dinner. However, as soon as he walked out of the yard, he heard the laughter of Zhuo'er and Duo'er. When he entered the yard, he happened to see the two

A girl was having a snowball fight, and Duo'er was in a group with the white ball. The white ball was responsible for attracting Huo'er's firepower, while Duo'er was responsible for attacking. Unfortunately, she had short hands and the snowballs she threw couldn't hit her sister at all.

As soon as Zhou Zhong entered the yard, Bai Qiu immediately whimpered and got into the house. Now Duo'er immediately knew that his brother was coming, so he shouted loudly: "Brother, come and help, Duo'er can't beat sister!"

"I...bang~" Zhou Zhong was about to speak, but Huo'er struck first, and a snowball hit Zhou Zhong's face. The flying snow fell on his neck, making his whole body tremble with ice.

"Well, little girl, today I'm going to let you know how powerful my brother is!" Zhou Zhong was suddenly attacked, and he became very playful at the moment. He bent down, grabbed two handfuls of snow, kneaded it into snowballs, and went into the yard to fight with his two sisters.

They formed a ball, and the battle was fierce for a while, with Zhuo'er and Duo'er screaming one after another.

He played snowball fights with Huo'er and Duo'er until all three of them were sweating profusely. Zhou Zhong was worried that Duo'er would catch a cold, so he stopped and carried Duo'er into the back room, but he didn't see Aunt Wang.

He asked strangely: "Zhuo'er, where has my aunt gone?"

After playing for a long time, Zhuo'er's little face was also bright red. She was panting and saying softly: "Butler Xu has gone to the teahouse. The injured tenant in front needs someone to take care of him. I wanted to go, but my mother didn't want to go."

She disagreed, so she..."

Before Zhuo'er finished speaking, he heard someone walking quickly into the yard, and then he saw Aunt Wang rushing into the house and shouting: "Zhong'er, the Wu Shan in front of me is awake and wants to see you."
Chapter completed!