As soon as Zhu Minfan left the scene, the clan members eating the banquet became even more unscrupulous. Some anxious clan members simply didn't even use their chopsticks, just threw them to the side, rolled up their sleeves and started fighting for it.
The roasted chicken that had just been served had not even landed on the table. Several clans were fighting over it and the roasted chicken disappeared in the blink of an eye. Those who got it smiled broadly, while those who didn't couldn't help but cursed and continued to roll their eyes. I wandered around and stared at the next dish. You must know that today's banquet is not common. It only happens a few times throughout the year. If you don't have a good meal and bring some back to your family, won't it be a big loss? ?
Looking at this scene, Zhu Shenzui was also dumbfounded. Fortunately, everyone was a member of the clan and could be regarded as a person of status, but the scene reminded him of the banquet scene he had encountered in the countryside before.
If the clan members all carried steel pots and plastic bags in their hands, it would be the same as the banquet he saw. But even so, it's not much better. Let's just talk about his own table. Zhu Shenzui didn't take a few bites at all. He just watched the other clan members at the same table serving one dish and then grabbing another.
Is there any trace of clan clan in any of them? They were clearly a group of hungry wolves running out of the mountains! Shaking his head secretly, Zhu Shenzui simply didn't interfere, just drank wine, ate a few bites of stir-fried vegetables, and let them mess around.
In just one stick of incense, by the time all the dishes were served, except for some dishes that were difficult to handle, all the other dishes were gone. Then, several clan members poured the leftover wine on the table into the wine gourds they brought with them, and then left the table with the chicken, duck, fish and other things they had just grabbed in their arms, patting their buttocks.
Zhu Shenzui's side was the same, the table was almost empty, and there was no point in sitting down. He stood up with a smile and asked Zhu Minxi if they would stay? If you don't stay, leave.
Zhu Minzhu worked hard for his wife and children at home. Since everyone was like this, he had no worries. His arms were full and his face was full of smiles.
Hearing Zhu Shenzui's question, Zhu Minchu immediately said to leave. Before leaving, he didn't forget to take the remaining steamed buns with him. He put them in his arms and left the table with Zhu Shenzui.
As soon as they left, Zhu Minfeng and Zhu Qiuqi also stood up and patted their butts and left. The four of them left the General's Mansion together. When they arrived outside the General's Mansion, they turned back and glanced at the General's Mansion, and then looked at the items in their arms. All of them burst into laughter.
"Uncle Liu, take this." After walking some distance, Zhu Minzu called to Zhu Shenzui, took out half a roast chicken wrapped in oil paper from his arms, and stuffed it into Zhu Shenzui's arms.
When they were robbing things just now, Zhu Shenzui didn't do much, and he also deliberately helped Zhu Minchun to stop other clans from fighting, so Zhu Minchun's gain today was quite big. In addition to the past snacks, Zhu Minzhu was very grateful to Zhu Shenzui. When he got outside, he took out half of the roast chicken he had snatched and gave it to Zhu Shenzui.
"Uncle, take this too and take it back to my little aunt to try." Zhu Qiuqi happily took out half of the hoof and stuffed it into Zhu Shenzui's arms.
Their actions moved Zhu Shenzui quite a lot. You must know that neither Zhu Minchun nor Zhu Qiuqi's family is rich, but they still think about themselves. Although these food are nothing, they were just what they managed to grab. Take it back to save some food, you can smell the meat for days.
"Uncle Six, take it. You were just here to help us cover. It's not easy to go back empty-handed. After all, you have to bring something back. You should also take this gourd wine with you. I Their hands and feet are not as sharp as those of Fifth Brother and Xiao Shiba, so they have snatched all the good stuff, leaving only a little bit of wine that they can handle." Zhu Minfeng happily gave his wine gourd to Zhu Shenzui, while filling the bottle. He said with a smile.
Looking at these things, Zhu Shenzui sighed in his heart. These two nephews and grandnephews were really kind to him. It was not easy for the clan to be like this. After all, their lives were not easy.
But then again, if you take it yourself, they will be less. Besides, Zhu Shenzui's family is living a peaceful life, but in fact he is really not short of money. In the past two years of smuggling salt, Zhu Shenzui had accumulated considerable savings. These things were important to them, but they were indifferent to him.
After some refusals and seeing their insistence, Zhu Shenzui could only accept the wine. As for the roast chicken and ham, he reluctantly took half each, and gave the other half to Zhu Minchu and Zhu Qiuqi.
"Uncle, what are you...?"
"The situation at home has been much better in the past two years than before. At least it is not as difficult as you imagined. I will take half of these things back to my sister-in-law and Qiao'er to taste, and you should take the rest back. I won't be polite about this wine. , and there’s no way to share the wine, so I’ll take it all.” Zhu Shenzui said with a smile.
"Uncle, I remember that your family doesn't have much property. How come your life is so easy?" Zhu Qiuqi said this in confusion. Suddenly his eyes lit up. He approached Zhu Shenzui and lowered his voice and said, "Uncle, please tell me quietly. Am I looking for a way to make a fortune? If you really have a way, can you take care of me, my grandnephew? Hey, life is getting more and more difficult these days. Look at my fifth uncle. It’s really not easy for this family to live like this. ah."
"Uncle Sixth, what Xiao Shiba said is rough, but the truth is correct." Zhu Minfeng is also a smart man. After hearing Zhu Qiuqi's words, he immediately came to his senses. He pulled Zhu Shenzui and whispered: "There are no outsiders here. We are all our own. Uncle Six, if you really have any way to make money, you might as well take care of us. Don't worry, no matter what you do, we promise not to tell anyone. "
As he spoke, Zhu Minfeng's eyes were full of expectation, and even the honest Zhu Minxi looked at Zhu Shenzui eagerly. Their lives are not very good. Although Zhu Minfeng and Zhu Qiuqi's family are better than Zhu Minsu's family, the situation is not so good.
It would be great to have a dining experience like today's two or three times throughout the year. But even if it happens, it will only barely improve for a few days. Most of the time, the family often eats glutinous vegetables, and even eats the first meal but not the next meal. We have already had enough of such a poor life.
Zhu Shenzui did not expect that his casual words would lead to such a result. After listening to what they said and looking at the three pairs of eyes looking at him, Zhu Shenzui wanted to raise his hand to give him a slap in the face.
What's wrong with you? We have just had a few good days, but the necessary vigilance has actually been lost? According to Zhu Shenzui's original idea, no matter what the occasion was like today, he had to pretend to be as full as everyone else and go back with a big bag.
Just because he saw the honest Zhu Minchun, thought of the difficult life of his family, and recalled the scene when he had just taken over the family, Zhu Shenzui felt soft for a moment and did not do so, but instead helped them.
If I had known this, I shouldn't have done this. Now that it's better, the cunning guy like Xiao Shiba actually saw something. Zhu Minfeng, the eldest nephew, is also a smart man. In the blink of an eye, they understood. They are now sure that Zhu Shenzui has other sources of money besides his salary. Lu Zi, eager to help them out.
Zhu Shenzui didn't know how to solve this situation at the moment. If he just said a few perfunctory words and found a reason to send them away, it would definitely not work. Everyone is not stupid. Since they have all seen it, Zhu Shenzui still denies it, which means that he does not regard them as one of his own.
Maybe Zhu Shenzui can send them away today, but what about the future? Since they had guessed something, denying it would be tantamount to offending someone, and Zhu Shenzui would have to spend all his energy to guard against them. They are all afraid of poverty, and their eyes will turn red when they see money. Who knows what they will do for the chance to find money?
Even if he didn't publicize it and followed him around every day, could Zhu Shenzui still tie up a few of them? If this is the case, Zhu Shenzui will not have to do anything from now on. He will have to watch out for them from morning to night. This is definitely not possible.
But if you tell a few of them about the salt smuggling, you won't be able to get them to do it together. Let's not talk about whether they are really reliable. Even if they are relatives of the clan, forget about ordinary things. It is impossible for such a big outsider Zhu Shenzui to use them.
Besides, although the profits from smuggling salt are huge, Zhu Shenzui's business is far inferior to that of those big merchants, and the conditions are limited to earn hard-earned money. Inexplicably, there is more money from these three companies. Let alone whether it can help him, the money given out cannot be less. In this case, what will Zhu Shenzui do on his own?
This didn't work, and that didn't work either. Zhu Shenzui was a little confused for a moment. While cursing secretly, he warned himself that he would never make the mistake he made carelessly today again in the future.
