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"Are you here for dinner? Please come in."

Niu Tiehua saw from afar that Lin Niangzi and her companions were walking and stopping, looking around, and knew they must be outsiders.

"Yes."

Before he could react, the enthusiastic Niu Tiehua invited him inside.

"For food, come to our house. Our seafood barbecue was invented by Master Zhou."

"Lord Zhou? Is it Lord Zhou Wu?"

Upon hearing that the other party mentioned Lord Zhou, Madam Lin inquired about him in detail.

"That's right, that's right. Our Lord Zhou loves to eat at my house the most. Speaking of which, he and I are actually distant relatives."

"Oh, may I ask your surname, shopkeeper?"

"My surname is Niu, and my name is Niu Tiehua."

"Well, you two don't even share the same last name."

Niu Tiehua was surprised that the other party was so straightforward and exposed her face to face, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"Haha, that's not important. What would you like to eat?"

"Shopkeeper, this is our first time here, please serve us whatever you think is appropriate."

"Good."

Niu Tiehua turned and left, leaving Lin Niangzi and the others behind.

"Chief, this Niujia Village is indeed extraordinary."

The strategist followed along without saying a word, but he saw everything in Niujia Village and was truly amazed. He had been to Qingyang County, and to be honest, although Niujia Village was not as large as Qingyang County now, in terms of prosperity, Niujia Village and Qingyang County were already on par.

Just as everyone was full of anticipation, eager to try the same food as Lord Zhou, what Niu Tiehua served up made them furious.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the food is served!"

After Niu Tiehua brought the food to the table, the pirate slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"Crack~~"

"Is the shopkeeper trying to humiliate us?"

"What are you saying, sir?"

Niu Tiehua was also taken aback by this sudden scene, wondering what she had done to offend these outsiders.

“We are also people who live by the sea. Apart from this fish, are the other things here, such as stone worms and sea spiders, meant to be eaten? And this ugly thing (octopus)? Who can eat this? I will immediately kneel down and call him father.”

The commotion at Lin Niangzi's table quickly attracted the attention of other diners.

Hearing the pirates' words, Niu Tiehua didn't argue. She just glanced at the next table, and the pirates followed her gaze. There, a fat man was putting grilled octopus in sauce and stuffing it into his mouth. His satisfied expression didn't seem like he was lying. He even took a break to eat two oysters.

"Guest, I've lived by the sea for a long time and never knew these things were edible before. But Lord Zhou tested it himself and showed us that these things are not only edible but also very delicious. Look at our guests here, they're all eating this. Don't worry, it's not poisonous."

"Is it really delicious?"

"really."

"It's really delicious?"

"Sure enough~"

The facts were right in front of them, and the pirates realized they had misunderstood the landlady, so they apologized repeatedly. However, once the seafood was grilled, everyone focused on eating a fish, while the oysters, crabs, scallops, and the like remained untouched.

"Chief, would you like a few more fish?"

One bite of fish from you, one bite from him, and it's gone in a few bites. We don't dare eat anything else.

"Chief, shall we order a few fish?"

"Fish again? We eat fish every day back in our hometown. You finally come to the city and you still want to eat fish?"

Another bandit couldn't resist either. He lived by the sea and ate fish every day. Although the fish in this restaurant was indeed delicious, he couldn't resist wanting to eat something else.

"What do we do then~~~"

Lin Niangzi found it amusing to see a group of grown men so frightened by tiny scallops and crabs. Although she was also somewhat reluctant, the thought that Zhou Wu dared to eat these things made her decide to take the plunge. She picked up an open scallop and popped it into her mouth, startling the pirates nearby.

"As expected of the leader, he's really fierce."

After Lin Niangzi closed her eyes and ate a scallop, she didn't experience any strange feeling or taste as she had imagined; in fact, it was quite delicious.

"It's really good, everyone should try it."

Seeing that even a woman dared to eat, everyone else started eating too, but after the first bite, they quickly couldn't stop.

in the kitchen.

"I said, is it that table of outsiders again?"

"Yes."

"This is the fifth time I've added it, how can you eat so much?"

"At first, she absolutely refused to eat it, but now she keeps complaining about not getting enough, sigh~"

After saying that, Niu Tiehua carried over a large basin full of seafood.

After eating and drinking their fill, Madam Lin and her entourage returned to the streets and wandered around aimlessly.

"Chief, why are you just wandering around like this?"

Shopping with a woman is a nightmare for any man, and the pirates had been walking for most of the day and couldn't take it anymore. It was the strategist who spoke up.

"I was too hasty. When I came out, I was just thinking about nothing. How exactly are we going to make contact with Zhou Wu?"

"Chief, why don't we just find out where Zhou Wu is and be frank with him? Since we're here to pledge allegiance, there's no need for so many roundabout ways."

"Okay, what you said makes sense, then I'll listen to you."

Madam Lin hadn't paid attention to it before, but when she heard the strategist say this, she thought it was very feasible, so she focused on simplicity and sincerity.

. . . . .

Zhou Wu's residence in Niujia Village was common knowledge and not a secret, so Lin Niangzi and her group easily found out where Zhou Wu lived. However, they did not knock on the door directly, because generally speaking, a man of Zhou Wu's status would not be at home during the day.

"So, to show our sincerity, I suggest we wait at the door. When Zhou Wu comes back and sees us waiting for him without disturbing his family, he will definitely look at us differently."

"Strategist, what a great idea! Let's sit here and wait."

So everyone sat down on the steps in front of Zhou Wu's house and waited there for an hour, then two hours, until the sun went down.

"Does Lord Zhou have official business to attend to today and cannot return?"

“Very likely. Someone of Lord Zhou’s status is very busy with official duties. He has to handle so many things every day. Why don’t we find an inn to rest and come back early tomorrow morning? This time, we’ll wait at the door early.”

"good idea."

Madam Lin felt fortunate to have brought her strategist with her; otherwise, she would never have thought of these things on her own, and Zhou Wu would have thought she was a boorish person who didn't know manners, which would have been troublesome.

Niujia Village gradually started its own trade, so recently many inns have been built. The group randomly chose one and went to rest early.

The next morning, everyone arrived at Zhou Wu's house again to wait.

"Come on, have something to eat first. This thing is called a steamed bun. It's very delicious. It's said that it was invented by Lord Zhou."

"Let me try it, it's really delicious. How did Lord Zhou invent so many foods?"