Nongmen counterattack: I take my family to a well-off life

Chapter 178 Marriage?

"You wait, I will report."

The villagers inside the door immediately ran to Zhou's house.

"Fourth son, two carriages came to look for you from the west gate of the village. They said they came from Ruize Mansion, and their surname is Qiu." The villagers came to Zhou's gate and said loudly.

Zhou Yue came out immediately after hearing this, "He's from Ruize Mansion, is his surname Qiu?"

The villager nodded, "That's what the driver said."

"I see, go open the door and let them in." Zhou Yue knew that it was Zhifu Qiu when she heard the information.

The villagers hurried back to open the door, opened the gate, and the driver drove the carriage to the village.

"Huh?" The boy exclaimed, why is this road different?

The carriage walked very smoothly on it. He had never seen such a road before. It didn't look like stone because there were no gaps in it.

Qiu Shuxin in the carriage poked her head out of the window, and the first thing she saw was the smooth cement road.

"Father, take a look, how is this road paved?" Qiu Shuxin shouted at the carriage in front.

When Prefect Qiu heard his daughter's voice, he raised the curtain of the carriage and took a look at the ground.

After seeing this, he couldn't move his eyes away, "This..." He couldn't tell what the road was paved with!
There is not even a joint visible on the road surface, it is very smooth and looks very solid, which is really strange.

The carriage drove all the way to the village. The buildings in the village also aroused the curiosity of Magistrate Qiu. Why did the outside of these houses look the same color as the road?
The villagers led them to stop in front of Zhou Yue's house, and Zhou Yue and Zhou Jiacheng were standing outside the door to greet them.

"Happy New Year, Mr. Qiu." Zhou Yue greeted.

"Happy New Year, Fourth Young Master!"

Qiu Zhifu got off the carriage and stepped on the solid ground.

After getting off the carriage, Qiu Shuxin ran towards Zhou Yue, stopped in front of Zhou Yue, and said with a smile, "Fourth Young Master, happy new year, I'm fully recovered!"

Zhou Yue nodded, "Congratulations to Miss Qiu for her recovery. She sounds fine now."

"Haha, this girl has been talking about thanking you personally since she recovered from her illness. Things were busy a year ago, so she came to see you immediately after this year." Qiu Zhifu said with a smile.

"You don't have to be so polite, Lord Qiu please."

Zhou Yue beckoned people to enter the house, Qiu Zhifu took Mrs. Qiu and Qiu Shuxin to follow Zhou Yue in, and the servant walked in the end carrying some gift boxes.

As soon as they entered the hall, several people instantly felt the warmth, and the coldness of the rush was slowly melted away.

Qian Guilan came over with a teapot and put it on the table.

Zhou Yue poured tea for a few people, "Have a sip of tea to warm you up. It's such a cold day, it's hard work on the road."

"Thank you." Prefect Qiu took the teacup and thanked him.

"Fourth son, Qiu came here this time to thank you specially. The little girl's illness was cured, thanks to the wonderful hand of the fourth son. Qiu will always remember this kindness in his heart."

"Lord Qiu, you're being polite, there's no need to be so polite." Zhou Yue waved her hand, saying it was nothing.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the prefect Qiu finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Fourth Young Master, we found that the road is very flat as soon as we entered the village. Dare I ask how the road was built?"

He racked his brains and couldn't figure out how such a clean and flat road was built.

"This road is paved with cement." Zhou Yue replied.

"Cement? Water and mud? But this color is wrong?" Magistrate Qiu was puzzled. The soil was not this color.

Zhou Yue shook her head, "Cement is the name of a material. It is not composed of water and mud. It is a material made here, and it cannot be seen in other places."

"Made it yourself?" Qiu Zhifu thought to himself, no wonder he had never seen it before.

"This house is also made of cement?" Qiu Zhifu continued to ask. He saw that the color of the outside of the house was the same as that of the road, and even the ground inside the house was the same.

"The house is just an ordinary brick and tile house, it's just a layer of cement on the outside." Zhou Yue explained.

It turns out that this is the case, it seems that there are many uses for this cement!
"Fourth son, do you sell this kind of cement?" Seeing that this thing is so practical, the magistrate Qiu wanted to buy some and bring it back to Ruize Mansion.

"What do you want to use it for?" Zhou Yue asked. The houses in the village have been built, so you can sell some cement.

"I want to lay a cement road like this in the center of Fucheng." Magistrate Qiu felt that laying such a road in the center of Fucheng would be beautiful, strong and flat.

"Well, I can sell some to you." Zhou Yue said, she still has a lot of cement left here, and she can sell some to increase her income.

"Then thank you, Fourth Young Master." Prefect Qiu was very happy, looking at the flat road, he was really greedy.

"Cough!" Mrs. Qiu coughed.

Qiu Zhifu immediately came to his senses, this time he had something serious to do, so he almost forgot!

"Fourth son, is your father here? Haven't formally met him yet!" Qiu Zhifu asked while thinking about what was on his mind.

Zhou Yue was stunned, "The person standing outside with me just now was my father."

Zhou Jiacheng and Qian Guilan were in the backyard. Zhou Yue shouted, and Zhou Jiacheng hurried over.

"What's the matter, Yueyue?" Zhou Jiacheng asked.

"Father, let me introduce you. This is Lord Qiu, the magistrate of Ruize Prefecture. Those are Mrs. Qiu and Miss Qiu." Zhou Yue introduced.

"Master Qiu, next week's family." Zhou Jiacheng cupped his hands and saluted.

Magistrate Qiu also handed over his hand, "Brother Zhou, I am Qiu Zhenru."

Zhou Jiacheng sat down. Now that he has known each other, he will accompany the guests.

"Brother Zhou, the fourth son of your family is really a dragon and a phoenix among men. It is really rare to have such superb medical skills at such a young age!" Qiu Zhifu praised.

Zhou Jiacheng smiled and said, "Master Qiu is so complimentary."

"Brother Zhou, does Fourth Young Master have a marriage contract now?" Qiu Zhifu asked.

Zhou Jiacheng was taken aback, "No." Yueyue is only 11 years old, how could she have a marriage contract!
A smile appeared on Magistrate Qiu's face, "I hit it off with Brother Zhou, how about we get married?"

His daughter talked about the Fourth Young Master every day, and since the Fourth Young Master was also very powerful, Magistrate Qiu felt that it would be safer to settle on him as early as possible.

"Ah? Dear, in-laws?" Zhou Jiacheng was completely confused and his mind was stuck.

Zhou Yue, who was nearby, was also shocked by Magistrate Qiu's words. Why did he suddenly bring up the matter of getting married?
"Master Qiu, Yueyue is still young now, and her brothers haven't gotten married yet, so it's not appropriate." After Zhou Jiacheng reacted, he immediately found an excuse to refuse.

Just kidding, my precious daughter is only 11 years old now, it's too early to get married, besides, Yueyue is a girl, so she can't marry a daughter-in-law, right?

"Brother Zhou, let's make a decision first, and it won't be too late to get married when the children are older." Prefect Qiu suggested, he felt that as long as the decision was made, he would feel more at ease.

Zhou Yue looked at Qiu Shuxin, only to see that she lowered her head shyly and kept pulling the handkerchief in her hand.

　Qiu Shuxin: I want to marry the fourth son!

　　Zhou Yue: I don’t think so…

　　
　
(End of this chapter)