When Ye Hongyun looked for a shop, she didn't look to see if there were any for rent or sale. As long as she found one she liked and thought the location and size were suitable, she would find Queen Ye and buy it directly.
No matter what the shop was doing before or whether the business was good or not, if the queen wants to buy the shop, who dares not sell it?
Queen Ye did not let anyone down and offered a price that was 30% higher than normal.
Zhang Hulan didn't take care of the restaurant's affairs. In addition to checking various account books at the Ministry of Revenue, she was also responsible for the breeding of hybrid rice next year.
The best varieties of hybrid rice developed last year were selected for large-scale cultivation.
She plans to distribute hybrid rice seeds to all the people next year.
Western border.
The Duke of Wei's army had already reached the border, but they stopped outside the border.
The Duke of Wei went to the Tibetan envoy to ask for silver and food again, as the previous silver had been spent.
Moreover, a hundred miles ahead, it was already covered with ice and snow. The Duke of Wei asked the Tibetan envoy to write a letter to the Tibetan king to ask for silver and food, and told the Tibetan king that it was not easy to march in the snow, and they would have to wait until after the New Year to enter the Tibetan territory.
The Tibetan envoy had lost his temper, and he could not force the army to leave, so he had no choice but to write a letter to the Tibetan king and report the situation.
This time, the Tubo King only sent a few tens of thousands of taels of silver, saying that the heavy snow made it difficult to transport food and fodder, and he would make up for it after the New Year.
Duke Wei did not expect that the King of Tubo would also use this trick, which left him speechless.
However, the Tubo King still sent tens of thousands of taels of silver, just to keep them hanging.
It is the twelfth lunar month again. This year has passed so quickly and Zhang Hulan is going home to celebrate the New Year again.
This year, Daohe Daoxu did not go back to Zhang Hulan's home, so Zhang Hulan took her own children back to Changning County.
There have been great changes in the village this year, and many families have built new houses.
After Shanzi returned home, he bought incense, candles, and paper money to visit He's grave and clear the weeds on the grave.
It has been more than three years since He's death, and Shanzi is no longer the young boy he was back then.
Although Shanzi is still very handsome now, he is already a little taller than Zhang Hulan.
Zhang Hulan felt that Ye Gai and Shanzi had mentioned the matter between him and Zhang Xinyao. After the Chinese New Year, Shanzi would be fifteen years old. In Zhang Hulan's view, he was still a child, but to the people here, they had already started talking about marriage.
Zhang Xinyao will be fourteen years old after the New Year. If the two of them are not interested in her, Zhang Hulan can find a husband for her again.
Zhang Hulan found an opportunity to ask Zhang Xinyao privately: "Xinyao, what do you think of Shanzi as your husband?"
Zhang Hulan asked directly about her own daughter.
Zhang Xinyao's cheeks flushed, and she said shyly: "Mom, why are you asking this..."
Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Why are you being shy in front of mother? To tell you the truth, mother took Shanzi in because she wanted him to be your husband.
If you are willing, I will tell Shanzi. If you are not willing, I will find someone else for you. You can also find someone on your own. If you find someone you like, tell me. "
"Mom..." Zhang Xinyao's cheeks were burning hot and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Zhang Hulan.
"Girl, how can you be so thin-skinned? Look at your third sister, she probably doesn't even know what shame is!"
Zhang Xinyao burst out laughing, "Yueyue has that kind of personality. I can't learn from her."
"Okay, just tell me if Shanzi is okay or not. If not, just nod or shake your head."
Zhang Xinyao nodded slightly, then whispered, "Brother Shanzi is a good guy, and he's an honest person."
Zhang Hulan also smiled and said, "That's right, Shanzi is honest and will not bully you in the future. With your temper, if it were someone else, I would really be worried."
Zhang Hulan stroked Zhang Xinyue's face with both hands and said softly, "My daughter has grown up. I will ask Shanzi what he means. If he is willing, I will arrange a marriage for you, but you have to wait a few years."
Zhang Xinyao hugged Zhang Hulan and buried her head in her shoulders. "Thank you, Mom! You have worked hard over the years!"
"Silly child, why don't you tell your mother thank you?"
Zhang Hulan turned around and looked for Shanzi.
As soon as Zhang Hulan told him about the matter, Shanzi agreed immediately, "Auntie, I do!"
Seeing Shanzi agree so enthusiastically, Zhang Hulan smiled and asked, "Shanzi, have you liked my Xinyao for a long time?"
Shanzi scratched his head and smiled foolishly, then asked a little embarrassedly: "Aunt, if my sister Xinyao and I have children in the future, can we let one of them have the surname Zhou?"
Zhang Hulan poked Shanzi on the forehead and said, "How old are you? You're already thinking about having a child? I can tell you that I can arrange a marriage for you now, but you have to wait a few more years, at least until Xinyao is seventeen years old.
I don’t care about the child’s surname in the future. I’m not asking you to be my son-in-law.”
Shanzi was surprised and asked, "Didn't Auntie ask me to be a live-in son-in-law?"
"Why? You want to be a live-in son-in-law?"
Shanzi said, "If I go to someone else's house, I definitely won't be willing. But I am willing to be your son-in-law."
Zhang Hulan smiled and touched Shanzi's head, "Alright, I won't let you be my son-in-law.
But let me say this in advance, even if you don’t become my son-in-law, you will still have to support me in my old age.”
Shanzi said hurriedly, "Don't worry, auntie, I will definitely treat you like my own mother in the future.
In fact, in my heart, I have long regarded my aunt as my mother.
In this world, besides my grandma, my aunt is the best person to me.
Even those biological mothers and children don’t treat their children as well as my aunt treats me.
I will remember all the kindness you have shown me, and I will definitely respect you and treat my younger sister Xinyao well in the future."
Zhang Hulan nodded with satisfaction, "Well, then I will wait to enjoy your blessing in the future."
Zhang Hulan then told Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang about Shanzi and Zhang Xinyao, and planned to choose a date in the first month of the lunar year to arrange their engagement.
Wang smiled and said, "Okay, okay, this marriage is fine.
We watched Shanzi grow up, and we are familiar with his parents, both of whom are honest and decent people.
His grandparents are good people and have good roots, so a child like this won't be bad.
You raised him for a few more years, and with this friendship, Shanzi will definitely treat Xinyao well in the future."
Old man Zhang asked, "Are you planning to let Shanzi come over, or marry Xinyao off?"
Zhang Hulan said: "I'm not marrying her off, but I also don't want Shanzi to be a live-in son-in-law.
After they got married, they still lived with me, but their children took Shanzi’s surname.
When the three sisters get married, I can live with whichever one I want."
Zhang Hulan knew that she would most likely follow Shanzi and Zhang Xinyao in the future. Ye Hongyun was planning to marry Zhang Xinyi, and if that worked, Zhang Xinyi would definitely stay in Beijing.
As for Zhang Xinyue, she will basically stay in Beijing in the future.
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