Chapter 3460 Extra Fu Wenyun

In the eyes of many people, Fu Wenyun's life was smooth and prosperous. She was born into a family of officials. Even though her father was not an official when she was born, he was a scholar with a degree, and her family was also gentry. Although they did not become rich later, they still had two servants at home and were not short of food and clothing.

Although her father and mother favored her younger brother and older sister, they also loved her very much. She had everything that her younger brothers had. After her father became the county magistrate, their family learned from the practice of those officials' families to give monthly silver to their children.

She was a weak young lady who had never worked, but her monthly salary was more than that of a middle-aged man.

Later, she married into the more prestigious family of the Imperial Censor. Her husband's family was no less wealthy than hers, and she gave birth to a son as her first child. Her husband respected her, her mother-in-law was kind, her father-in-law had a bright future, and he had children from his father-in-law...

But this is how outsiders see her. Only she knows that her life has not been smooth.

She has been living in struggle, constantly affirming herself in denial, trying to find a way to make herself feel better.

My mother said that she had become left-wing because she read too much. Her life was obviously better than many people in the world, but she had to worry about trivial things.

The Yue family is noble, Yue Dalang does not take concubines, he is well educated, has a good future, and is a gentle person. What else can she not be satisfied with?

Fu Wenyun often asked herself this question when she was quiet, and finally concluded that the reason she thought so much was indeed because she read a lot of books, but she was not a leftist.

Manbao is right, reading is to open up one's mind. She is not "satisfied" not because she has committed left-wing crimes, but because she has opened up her mind.

She once doubted herself, wondering if she was really too proud as her mother said, which was why she was always dissatisfied.

She herself wasn't sure, so she also asked Zhou Man.

Zhou Man only asked her one question, "Looking back at this point, do you regret studying and learning?"

Fu Wenyun didn't say anything at the time, but the answer came to her mind immediately: she didn't regret it!

There is only one life in this world!

It's a rare opportunity to come to this world. Is she going to live her whole life in a muddle?

It would be fine if she didn't have the chance to "know", but since she had the opportunity to read and gain knowledge, why did she put herself back in the bag and pretend that she "knew" nothing?

Fu Wenyun was unwilling to accept this.

So she did not listen to her mother's advice, but studied harder. Even though she was tied down by her parents, siblings and son, and had missed the opportunity to move towards a broader future, she still insisted on studying, not for anything else, but just to find "truth".

When we come to this world, even if we cannot leave anything behind, we should at least know something.

No one except Zhou Man can understand Fu Wenyun's stubbornness, not even her mother who thinks she loves her the most.

Zhou Man is as optimistic as ever, "As long as I'm happy in my heart, that's all."

Fu Wenyun said, "Although there are happy times, there are more painful and tangled times."

Zhou Man said, "Then I hope I won't be confused and won't regret it."

It was this sentence that gave Fu Wenyun the courage to hold on to her own world, and then she felt happier and happier.

When her husband's official position became higher and he became more and more dependent on her, and everyone around her envied her, she looked back and was once again thankful that the carriage had stopped that year, and thanked the self who had stuck her head out to buy flower baskets and candies because she thought Zhou Man's hawking voice was nice.

Zhou Man's influence on her life should be the greatest.

It was she who made her realize that women should not only read the Four Books for Women, but also read The Analects, The Great Learning, The Book of Rites, and even The Spring and Autumn Annals and Zuo Zhuan. As long as it was a book by the sages of the world, they could read it.

As long as it is the truth of this world, they can understand it.

She is no less capable than Zhou Man. Not only can she stand in the court herself and let the people of the world see the elegance of women, she can also allow more women to stand in the court and let more women know the truths of the world.

Whenever she thinks of this, Fu Wenyun feels very proud.

Unfortunately, they are far away from each other. Since Yue Lan passed the imperial examination and was sent out to other places, they rarely get together and can only communicate through letters.

Qiuyue came in happily holding a letter, "Madam, Miss Man has written again."

Fu Wenyun put her granddaughter on the ground and happily took it. "Is it sent from Lingnan?"

She opened it and scanned the entire page at a glance. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "She's coming to Yangzhou."

Fu Wenyun then started reading it again carefully and exclaimed in amazement, "They also went to the Liaozi tribe on April 18th..."

She counted on her fingers and was pleasantly surprised. "According to the date, if they haven't been delayed on the way, they should have reached Yangzhou in the next two days."

Qiuyue became happy when she heard this, "Then do you want to clean up the guest house?"

Fu Wenyun thought about it and shook her head. "The princess is with them, and they are usually free and easy. Having them live in the mansion will be somewhat restrictive."

She smiled and said, "Go clean up the courtyard at home and let them live there. They only need to clean it up and there is no need to keep servants to wait on them. Then send two shopping managers from the mansion over and have them help buy vegetables, rice and flour."

Qiuyue agreed and turned away.

The young lady Yue, who was standing obediently by the side, asked in a baby voice, "Grandma, who is coming?"

Fu Wenyun tapped her nose and said, "He's a very powerful man and a good friend of your grandmother."

"I know, it's Master Zhou!"

Fu Wenyun looked at her in surprise, "How did you know?"

"Mammy said so. She said Grandmother's best friend was surnamed Zhou, the most famous man in our Great Jin." Miss Yue said, "Grandmother was always so happy when she received a letter from Mr. Zhou. Mother said that if we wanted to talk to Grandmother about important matters, we had to choose a time when Mr. Zhou wrote to us."

Fu Wenyun was both angry and amused. "She's such a smart kid. You can't call her Master Zhou. You should call her..."

Fu Wenyun thought for a moment and then smiled, "She should be called Grandma Zhou."

So when Zhou Man and his companions finally reached the outskirts of Yangzhou City, they were spotted by Yue's servants guarding the city gate, who immediately ran back to report.

When Fu Wenyun and her family came to pick them up, Zhou Man heard a childish voice shouting, "Grandma Zhou!"

Zhou Man was stunned. She became a grandmother?

Seeing her stunned look, Fu Wenyun couldn't help but burst out laughing, took the little girl in her hand and said to her, "This is my granddaughter."

Zhou Man looked dazed. "You should call me grandma, but I was stunned for a moment when I was suddenly called that."

Bai Erlang on the side interrupted, "In the Zhou family, there are many people who call you great-aunt. Stop pretending. You are already a grandmother."

Zhou Man ignored him and pulled Fu Wenyun to ask, "How has Second Sister Fu been these years?"

Fu Wenyun smiled and said, "That's fine. Come on, I'll take you to the other courtyard to settle down, and then we'll go to my house for dinner."