The whole family travels through time and space, and the three of them struggle together

When Zhou Dajiang saw it, he was delighted. What a lucky guy I am today, surprises come one after another.

It turns out this "lantern fruit" is actually a tomato plant. While not as tall as modern ones, it's still half a meter tall even with the pot. It's laden with more than a dozen bright red fruits, though none are as large as modern ones. The largest is only about the size of a fist.

Zhou Dajiang was not only interested, but too interested. Now that he had the potatoes, the ketchup wouldn't be far behind!

So I asked, "How much is this? If the price is right, I'll keep it, but if it's too expensive, I won't want it."

The shopkeeper quickly gave a number and explained that he really didn't add much money, and he was giving you a discounted price because you are a regular customer.

When Zhou Dajiang heard the price was okay and not too outrageous, he bought the pot of "lantern fruit".

After buying tomatoes, there was nothing else to buy, so the two went to the seed store again.

As for seeds, Zhou Dajiang said he had no idea how many to buy, so he just bought them by the kilogram and kept the extra for himself.

"Buy one jin of red beans, one jin of cowpeas, one jin of mung beans, one jin of wheat seeds, and five jin of soybeans..."

Zhou Dajiang was muttering to himself as he watched.

He couldn't think of anything else, so let's just leave it that way for now! He'll let his wife take care of the rest and go buy them in town.

As a result, there was a problem when checking out. The two people did not bring their backpacks with them, so they could not take the seeds.

The waiter looked at him with a playful look in his eyes: "You came here empty-handed to buy seeds? You can also bring a cloth bag! You have a pound here and there, where can I put it? If you buy a hundred or eighty pounds, I can give you a bag of flour, but you only buy this little, I can't help you even if I want to!"

So Zhou Dajiang left Zhou Dahe behind and took him to the store. He first ran to the grocery store and bought a backpack and a few cloth bags, and then hurried back to the seed store.

Zhou Dahe waited and waited like a left-behind child. Finally, he waited for him, but he only bought a backpack. He then complained to Zhou Dajiang, "You made me wait here for so long, and you only bought a backpack. At least you could prepare one for me too! What am I going to do when I need to buy something later?"

Zhou Dajiang scratched his head embarrassedly and said with a smile: "I forgot because I was in a hurry. Okay, stop talking nonsense and pack it up quickly. Can't we just go buy another one?"

The two packed the seeds, left the seed store, and went to the grocery store to buy a backpack. Only then did Zhou Dahe calm down.

Next, it was Zhou Dahe’s turn to go shopping.

When I saw the osmanthus cake, I bought a box. Little Lotus loves it.

I saw some sugar-roasted chestnuts and bought some. My wife loves them.

If he sees a donkey rolling around, he is allowed to buy one and roll it around;

When he saw the roast chicken, he simply couldn't walk. He loved it, and so did the three children in the family.

No, let my second brother treat him to one, and then he will buy one for each of the three children. Perfect!

Zhou Dajiang couldn't persuade him any more, so the two of them had to buy a roast chicken and order two bowls of wontons from the wonton shop next door, and they had their lunch.

After lunch, Zhou Dajiang watched Zhou Dahe buy another roast chicken and thought, "Can we go home now?" He also wanted to go back to see his mother-in-law and go to the dental clinic.

As a result, the more ideals there are, the more skinny the reality is, and Zhou Dahe still just keeps strolling around.

This guy finally got the chance to go on a business trip at public expense. How can he not go on a tour and see for himself?

The money my wife gave me is limited, so it’s okay. I won’t spend it and will just go shopping.

So, he dragged Zhou Dajiang and went shopping from store to store like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, from North Street to East Street, and then from East Street to West Street. There was no store he didn't go into.

Zhou Dajiang, tired, expressionless, regretful. "Why did I hire you? Now you're getting your comeuppance!" "I was the one who bullied you this morning, and now you're the one who's stalking me. Even shopping with my daughter isn't as tiring as you!"

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After finally reaching West Street, Zhou Dahe finally had his fill, and the two of them returned to Cheng's house.

Zhou Dajiang, I don’t want to go shopping with Zhou Dahe anymore!

The next day, Chen's mother took Zhou Dajiang and Zhou Dahe, accompanied by Qi, to South Street.

South Street is mostly used as an office space for the provincial capital, so pawnshops are also located on this street.

Qi first led a few people to the pawnshop where her family had previously bought servants.

The person who received them was a dark-faced woman named Zhang, known as Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang, obviously recognizing Madam Qi, stepped forward and said, "Oh, I was wondering why I heard a magpie calling when I went out this morning. It turns out it's Old Madam Cheng arriving. Please come in!"

As they walked, Qi introduced the shop to her elder sister, "This shop is considered the largest in our city. They not only have information on houses and shops, but also on human trafficking. Usually, wealthy families who have servants to sell send them to this shop."

Mother Chen nodded, understanding. The advantage of the servants here was that they knew the rules, which saved time in training. But since they were going to be sold, they had probably made mistakes, and it all depended on whether they were major or minor.

Qi told Mrs. Zhang her requirements. She wanted to find someone who was honest, hardworking and able to work. It would be better if he was married and had children.

Zhou Dajiang asked to add the term "married and having children".

In modern times, when recruiting female workers, people prefer to recruit those who are under 35 years old, married and have children, so as to save on marriage leave and maternity leave. So he brought this requirement back to ancient times.

People in ancient times got married early, and there were mothers-in-law at the age of 35. Therefore, forget about the age requirement. He thinks the remaining two requirements can be added. After being married, they have experience in managing the household and can also give their daughters-in-law daily reminders.

As for those who already had children, they were thinking further ahead. Since his wife had promised An Ge'er to give his daughter a brother or sister, she would definitely not break her promise. If he could also have a second, third, or fourth concubine in the future, hehe, that picture would be very beautiful. Therefore, Zhou Dajiang thought it was a good idea to find a servant who had taken care of children in advance.

Soon, Mrs. Zhang brought in fifteen people.

These fifteen people were divided into two rows, with six groups in each row. Three of the groups consisted of two people, and the others consisted of one person.

Mother Chen looked at everyone one by one, and then said to Mrs. Zhang, "Groups one, two, six, eight, eleven, and twelfth will stay for questioning. The rest of you can go back first."

Those who went back first were those who were not interested, and the rest were combined into a row, with a total of six groups and 9 people.

Starting with the first group, Chen's mother asked them to introduce themselves one by one. "What's your name? Where do you live? Where did you work before? And why were you fired by your employer? Tell me everything."

The person being questioned stepped forward and answered, "Madam, my name is Xinghua. I'm from a village below the city. I used to work with my parents on the Chen Mansion farm. Later, the head of the farm falsely accused my father of coveting the master's grain, so the master sold us all."

The first person finished answering and returned to their original position. The second group came up with two people. They knelt together, and one of them said to the old lady, "Hello, old lady. My name is Chunni, and the one next to me is my sister Xia Ni. We used to be the maids of the third master of the Liu family, and later we were promoted to concubines. However, the third master's wife died of illness two years ago, and the second wife he married in later didn't tolerate servants like us, so he sold us all here. Please, old lady, have mercy on us and accept us." After saying this, the two of them kowtowed to Chen's mother.

Then came the third group. A person came up and said, "Madam, I am the fire maid from the Zhang, Zhang, Zhang Mansion."

Zhou Dajiang really couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted, "Okay, that's enough, you should take a break first." He felt tired just listening to it.