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Zhuo'er's strange behavior did not attract Zhou Zhong's attention. He was just discussing with Butler Xu and Duo'er what to eat tonight to celebrate. Zhou Zhong suggested buying some food from a restaurant outside and eating it back. Duo'er listened.

Afterwards, they agreed with both hands, but Aunt Wang and Butler Xu felt that the ones made outside were not clean and too expensive, so they might as well buy some ingredients and make them themselves.

Initially, the two sides were arguing, but in the end Zhou Zhong found out that Zhuo'er had been in a daze, so he asked her to express her position. However, after Zhuo'er figured out the reason for the dispute, she was a little bit dumbfounded, but in the end she also sided with her mother and Butler Xu.

, after all, in her opinion, the money was earned with great difficulty by her brother and Butler Xu, and it must not be wasted.

Three to two, this made Zhou Zhong and Duo'er a little disappointed. Butler Xu took the money and went shopping happily, while Aunt Wang and Zhuo'er went to Aunt Zhao's yard next door to tidy up the newly renovated kitchen.

After all, it will be used tonight, leaving Zhou Zhong to play with Duo'er.

Duoer is four years old this year. With her big eyes and small nose and mouth, she looks like an extremely cute white porcelain doll. Moreover, Duoer is very well-behaved and sensible. Although she likes to be clingy, she is not annoying. Now she sits on her own

On the small stool, he was holding the little white dog he got from Zhou Zhong in one hand, and holding the mung bean cake he had taken a bite of in the other hand. He said softly: "Little dog, eat it quickly. When you grow up, you will have to eat it."

Marry your brother with me!"

"Pfft~" Zhou Zhong, who was taking a tea break, spat out a mouthful of tea and coughed violently at the same time. He thought that Duo'er would forget what he said last time, but he didn't expect that she still remembers that she wants to marry the little white dog.

Things for yourself.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's cough, Duo'er immediately jumped up and ran to Zhou Zhong, patting him on the back and asking: "Brother, why are you so careless that you choke even when you drink water?"

When Zhou Zhong finally stopped coughing, he hurriedly pulled Duo'er over and said, "Duo'er, my brother tells you that the little white dog cannot marry me!"

"Why?" Xiao Duo'er tilted her head and asked innocently.

"This..." Zhou Zhong was speechless for a moment, and after thinking carefully for a moment, he explained, "Because I am a human, and the little white dog is a dog. People can only marry people, and dogs can only marry dogs. You understand this.

Is it done?"

"Oh~" The little girl nodded obediently, then raised her head and asked, "Brother, is that Duo'er a human too?"

"Of course!"

"Where's my sister?"

"Too!"

"How about my sister and I marry our brother in the future?" Zhou Zhong collapsed.

Next, Zhou Zhong spent half an hour to finally make Duo'er understand that brothers and sisters cannot get married. After knowing this, Duo'er became a little depressed and sat there with her lips pouting and not saying anything.

The little white dog inside ignored him.

Seeing Duo'er getting angry, Zhou Zhong slapped his head and cursed in his mind that he was stupid for explaining this to a four-year-old child. When she grows up, she will naturally understand that she has spent so much money now.

His strength made Duoer angry, a typical thankless job!

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong hurriedly changed the subject, approached Duo'er, teased the little white dog for a while, and then said: "Duo'er, you have been raising this little white dog for several days, have you given it to me?

How about a name for it?"

Sure enough, children's attention is easily diverted. After hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Duo'er immediately showed a cute smile and said: "Yes, yes, I want to name the puppy Xiaobai.

But my sister disagreed and insisted on naming the puppy Snowball. I didn’t think it sounded good, so I quarreled with my sister. In the end, neither of us was convinced, so we had to call it puppy.”

Hearing that the two sisters were arguing about naming the dog, Zhou Zhong also found it very interesting. He couldn't help laughing a few times, and then he touched the head of the little white dog, which was so frightened that the little white dog uttered "Hmph, hum, hum."

"Chi~", the little white dog kept digging into Duo'er's arms. Although it couldn't understand human words, it could distinguish danger. From the moment it first met Zhou Chong, the little white dog felt that he had no good intentions.

Therefore, it almost avoids Zhou Zhong these days.

"Duo'er, do you think this is a good idea? Can my brother help you give your puppy a name?" Zhou Chong said with a smile. Anyway, idle time is idle, and teasing the little girl is also very interesting.

"Okay, brother, please think of a nice and easy-to-remember name, like Xiaobai!" Duo'er was very excited after hearing this.

Zhou Zhong thought thoughtfully for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, how about we call the puppy Wangcai?"

When she heard the name Wangcai, Duo'er pursed her lips and said, "It doesn't sound good. There used to be a servant in the house named Wangcai. He was very black. How could there be such a beautiful puppy?"

"Oh my god, does anyone really dare to call a dog by its name?" Zhou Chong muttered after hearing this. There used to be dozens of servants in the mansion, but he really didn't notice one named Wangcai.

"Okay, if Wangcai is too dark, let's change it to another one. How about the name Fugui?" Zhou Zhong teased her again deliberately.

"No, Fugui is the younger brother of Wangcai, and it is even darker than Wangcai." The little girl pouted, and began to have a somewhat unhappy expression on her face. Both names were former servants in the family, which made Duo'er feel

My brother is perfunctory with himself.

Seeing Duo'er becoming a little unhappy, Zhou Zhong broke into cold sweat on his forehead. At the same time, he admired the father of the two brothers Wangcai and Fugui very much. Being able to give such excellent names to his two sons was something that ordinary people could not do.

Made?

Everyone has quick wits. Just when the unhappiness on Duo'er's face slowly accumulated and was about to turn into sadness or even crying, Zhou Zhong suddenly had an idea and thought of a wonderful way. He immediately put on a flattering smile.

Said: "Haha, my brother was teasing Duoer just now. Our little Duoer wanted to name the dog Xiaobai, but your sister wanted to name the dog Snowball. In that case, why not combine the two names?

Get up, how about calling the dog Snowball, or simply Baiqiu?"

"Bai Qiu?" Duo'er's big eyes lit up when she heard the name, and she also had an expression of joy on her face. She clapped her hands and jumped up and cheered, "Bai Qiu ~ Bai Qiu ~, this is a nice name, from now on the little dog's name will be

White ball!”

After finally getting through it, Zhou Zhong finally wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, thinking that although children's thoughts are simple, they change too quickly, and they may make the children cry if they are not careful. No wonder those parents say that taking care of children

Not easy.

His little white dog had a name, and Duo'er jumped up and down with joy. Bai Qiu sensed his master's mood and barked happily, circling around Duo'er, but he still had some problems with Zhou Zhong.

The psychological shadow, as soon as Zhou Zhong gets close to it, it will immediately rush into Duo'er's arms. No matter how Zhou Zhong tries to seduce him, the white ball will not let him hold it. This makes Zhou Zhong angry and resentful, and he decides in his heart that as long as Duo'er doesn't stop

If you like white balls, you have to stew them into a pot of fragrant meat.

Soon Butler Xu came back from shopping. In addition to a few vegetables shipped from the south, there was also a carp and several kilograms of fine pork belly. In addition, there were some seasonings that Zhou Zhong asked him to buy. Vegetables and fish are all in the vegetable market.

When I bought it, it was the time when the stalls were closed, and the vendors usually lowered the prices, so the money for these things was not much.

The pork belly was bought from Wu Shan, and according to the old rules, Wu Shan gave him a lot more. In addition, in order to thank Zhou Zhong for letting him use the kitchen in the front yard, Wu Shan also gave him two pieces of large intestine and half a pot of pig.

Blood, although this thing is not worth much, is still a piece of people's heart.

Zhou Zhong was very happy today, so he also cooked three dishes, including his best braised pork and fish head and tofu soup. The braised pork was prepared for Duo'er and Butler Xu, and the fish head and tofu soup was naturally their favorite.

Zhuo'er ate river fish. Aunt Wang believed in Buddhism and did not eat meat. Zhou Zhong also specially fried some sweet and sour cabbage. Originally, he wanted to make stir-fried pig intestines, but unfortunately Zhuo'er couldn't stand the taste, so he had to give up.

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Everyone was very happy to eat this meal, especially when Butler Xu talked about the grand occasion of his storytelling today, his face was beaming with happiness. He was even happier than winning the first prize in the exam.

After everyone had eaten, Aunt Wang and Zhuo'er took Duo'er back to the room to play. Zhou Zhong went to the kitchen to cook two dishes. The main ingredients were pig intestines, and then brought the prepared dishes to himself.

In the courtyard, Butler Xu was already waiting for him there, with a bottle of wine in his hand.

Zhou Zhong asked Butler Xu to buy the wine secretly. After all, he was so happy today that it would be impossible without wine. However, Aunt Wang and Zhuo'er didn't like people drinking, so they agreed to have another meal after dinner.

The two sat opposite each other at the low table in the room. Zhou Zhong personally poured a glass of wine for Butler Xu and said: "Uncle Xu, it's really hard for you to open up the situation in Journey to the West today. Come on, let me toast you!"

"Master, what are you talking about? This is what an old slave should do!" Butler Xu was a little flattered. He stood up with the wine and touched it with Zhou Zhong. Then he dared to sit down and drink the wine in one gulp. Zhou Zhong said this

This was the first time I drank wine from the Ming Dynasty, and I found that it was similar to the wine from later generations. The only difference is that this wine can be drunk with confidence, and it must be brewed from grain.

After a few glasses of wine, Butler Xu gradually relaxed. While chatting with Zhou Zhong about storytelling in the future, he began to grab food with Zhou Zhong, and Zhou Zhong also began to express some of his thoughts. After all,

They are the only two men in the family, so they naturally have to discuss some things.

The meal lasted until midnight. In the end, Butler Xu was drunk and carried to the front yard to rest by Zhou Zhong. He didn't get up until noon the next day. However, at this time, Shopkeeper Liu of Fengyou Teahouse couldn't wait any longer and came to invite Xu in person.
Chapter completed!