Manbao looked up and said, "Dad, Sixth Brother and Lichong and Lijun are staying in the capital to run the shop. Business is good during the New Year, and they couldn't bear to close it."
She didn't mention how Zhou SiLang had pawned Zhou Liulang and the shop to the Hu merchants. Instead, she continued, "Fourth Brother and Liwei brought in a batch of furs, and they parted ways with us in Mianzhou. They're headed to Maozhou and Yizhou to sell them. It'll probably take them a few days to return."
Old Zhou wasn't very knowledgeable about these business matters, but he appreciated Zhou SiLang's initiative and Zhou Liulang's hardworking attitude. He set them aside in his mind for now and cheerfully picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of meat, and placed it in Manbao's bowl, saying warmly, "Alright, let's eat first. Here, Manbao, have some meat. You must be starving after such a long journey."
Not exactly hungry, but it had been quite bumpy.
