Drunk House

  Chapter 72 Try (two more)

   After Su Xingze left, Zhou Gu stroked his chin and thought, if Su Xingze is a high school student in the future, he will be able to go smoothly in the officialdom. It's really rare for a person who is as cold as the moon at night to be thoughtful and considerate in every way.

  The prince must be happy with Donggong Duosu Xingze's help.

  Remembering the prince, Zhou Gu immediately called Zhou Xi, and asked him, "Does the prince have someone to look for?"

  Zhou Xi shook his head, "Young Master Hui, I have no clue. I have searched all over, and there is no such person. Did the Crown Prince make a mistake? No fisherwoman is suitable."

  Zhou Gu frowned, "Expand the scope, keep looking."

  Zhou Xi nodded, "I can only turn the entire Jiangning County upside down. In this way, is there too much movement? If it attracts attention, it will deviate from the original intention of His Highness the Crown Prince."

  Zhou Gu thought about it, and made a decision, "This way, we will continue to investigate secretly as before, but the scope will be expanded. I will write a letter to ask the prince for instructions, and ask him what he means."

  Zhou Xi nodded, "That's good. Although Jiangning is a small place, if you really find someone with no name or surname, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Don't rush."

   Zhou Gu nodded.

  Su Rong was very happy when he heard that he didn’t need to learn the rules anymore, and Zhou Gu didn’t need Su Xing to accompany him anymore, so he planned to find Zhou Gu.

  She walked out of the door, turned back, and asked Yue Wan: "Did the watermelon that Uncle Xie sent to Zhou Gu?"

   "Give it away!" Yue Wan didn't know, "Young Master Zhou is a distinguished guest of our mansion, if there are good things, it's impossible for Da Furen not to send them over."

   "That's true. But there are too many guards in his yard, and he probably has run out of food." Su Rong ordered Yue Wan, "Go to the cellar and bring up a watermelon, and I will carry it to Zhou Gu."

  Yue Wan nodded, turned around and left.

   Not long after, Yue Wan took out a watermelon, "Miss, do you want a servant to accompany you?"

   "No need." Su Rong took the watermelon and carried it away.

  Zhou Gu was waiting for Su Rong to come. After waiting for a while, she still didn't come. Feeling puzzled, he took a book and lay lazily on the recliner while reading and waiting.

  Just read two pages, someone told, "My lord, Miss Seven is here!"

  Zhou Gu immediately raised his head from behind the book, looked out the window, and saw that Su Rong's slender wrist was holding a big watermelon. The big watermelon seemed to weigh more than ten kilograms, but she didn't seem to be struggling, it was very easy.

   Zhou Gu thought back to the first time he saw her, he was afraid that she would be blown down by a gust of wind. At that time, he was thinking all kinds of things, despising her for being too weak, it was so naive.

  He put down the scroll, walked to the door, looked at Su Rong, "You are..."

  Su Rong felt that his idle boy's appearance really dazzled her eyes, he was so handsome, she squinted her eyes, "I heard you didn't leave the house today, so I came to see you." She weighed the watermelon in her hand, "Let's eat watermelon together."

   Zhou Gu thought that since he was a child, he had never seen a girl who would hug a big watermelon and say to others, "Let's eat watermelon together!", so he silently opened the door and invited her into the room.

  Su Rong entered the house, and at the same time ordered a young man sweeping the yard, "Go get a knife and two spoons."

   The boy should be, and went immediately.

   "The knife is used to cut watermelon, what is the spoon used for?" Zhou Gu was puzzled.

   "You'll know in a while." Su Rong put the watermelon on the table and rubbed her wrists, "The watermelon that Uncle Xie brought back two days ago is very sweet. Mom sent someone to bring it to you, right? Have you tasted it?"

  Zhou Gu nodded, "Taste it, it's very sweet."

  The servant quickly brought a knife and two spoons.

  Su Rong wielded a knife in person, and cut the watermelon into two neatly. Then she put down the knife, inserted two spoons into the flesh of the watermelon, pushed half to Zhou Gu, and kept the other half to herself. Under Zhou Gu's doubts, she took a big bite out of half of the watermelon with a spoon, "Here, that's it, eat!"

  Zhou Gu was dumbfounded.

  Watermelons are rare in the capital. Every year when the season comes, they are transported from far away to the capital. The price of a watermelon is ten taels of silver, and sometimes it even rises to twenty taels of silver. Ordinary people can’t afford it at all. Of course, Duke Huguo’s Mansion doesn’t have this burden. There is a constant supply of melons and fruits all year round. No matter how expensive they are, they can afford them. Not to mention the East Palace, Zhou Gu never lacks fresh melons and fruits.

  He used to eat watermelon by cutting it into a crescent shape, or cutting it into small pieces into plates, and eating it with bamboo sticks. This is the first time he has seen Su Rong eat in such a bold way.

   "Are you scared by me?" Seeing Zhou Gu not moving for a long time, Su Rong recommended it to him seriously, "This is really delicious, you will know if you try it."

  Zhou Gu was in a mixed mood, "This watermelon weighs ten catties, right? You and I are half of each other. This way of eating is five catties per person..."

  He wanted to say that he didn't have that much appetite.

  What is the concept of five catties?

  Even though Zhou Gu could eat it himself, looking at Su Rong's slender figure, he doubted whether she could eat it? Can't eat some, throw the rest away? That would be too wasteful.

   "Oh, isn't there one more day? I can definitely eat it all, and I don't need to drink water today." Su Rong dug another spoonful, eating satisfactorily, "The watermelon brought from the cellar is refreshing and refreshing. Jiangning also produces watermelon, but it was out of the market a month ago. Uncle Xie knew that I love this, so he brought it back specially. Because it grows on the hillside and has plenty of sunshine, it is much sweeter than the one grown in the Jiangning depression."

  Zhou Gu nodded reluctantly. Seeing that Su Rong was delicious, he followed her example, dug a spoonful, ate it into his mouth, and immediately felt cool and sweet. He dug another spoonful and ate it. After eating three spoonfuls in a row, he said to Su Rong: "This way of eating seems to be very refreshing."

  Su Rongle, "That's natural, the water won't be lost."

  Zhou Gu looked at her bright smile, shook his eyes, and ate silently for a while, thinking to himself, Su Rong seems to be very good at eating, she can eat anything in front of her in different ways, she doesn't know where she learned the idea, it's weird.

  Zhou Xi came to Zhou Gu with a letter. He poked his head and saw two people sitting talking and laughing at each other. A half-hollowed watermelon was placed in front of one of them. He was very surprised. He thought that he should not bother him. He would come back later, and just as he was about to turn around, Zhou Gu saw him and asked him, "What's the matter?"

   Zhou Xi could only turn around again, smiled and cupped his hands, "Miss Seven!"

  Su Rong smiled back at Zhou Xi and nodded.

  Zhou Xi then said to Zhou Gu: "My lord, it is His Royal Highness who has sent a letter."

   See you tomorrow~

  (end of this chapter)