Chapter 80: Ah Li loves to show off◇
In the Zheng family's main hall:
Zheng had already told Mr. Zheng and his wife and several brothers about what her family had experienced in the past few years.
When my daughter told me that not only had Mr. Zhou and his wife swallowed up the two thousand taels of silver they had sent, but they had also ignored his daughter and grandchildren and even bullied them, Mr. Zheng was so angry that he almost smashed the table next to him! He couldn't help but curse:
"You bastard Zhou Ruifu! Don't let me see him again! If I see him again, I'll smash his head off!"
"You still have the nerve to be angry? I told you all along that Feng was mean and my daughter wouldn't get along with her if she married him! But you saw your son-in-law was a promising scholar, and the Zhou family was related to the Grand Council, so you insisted on agreeing to this marriage! In the end, my daughter suffered so much! Ugh...it's all your fault!"
Mrs. Lin was also very angry after hearing this. With no place to vent her anger, she directed it all at Mr. Zheng!
Mr. Zheng complained in his heart:
I don’t know who was it that kept saying that her daughter looked like a fairy and must marry a man who was the top scholar in the imperial examination!
If it weren't for this, why would he find a man like Zhou Wangju for his daughter who couldn't even carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands!?
Also, when that guy passed the imperial examination, I don’t know who was so happy that she wanted the whole world to know that she had a good son-in-law who was good at studying!
But Old Man Zheng didn't dare to say this out loud, and could only secretly criticize it in his heart. However, he let Lin scold him non-stop and put all the blame on him!
I thought, blame him if you want! As long as I don’t blame myself, it’s fine!
Zhou Jin, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel sorry for his grandfather, so he stepped forward and said to him, "Hey, my grandfather, what's the matter with you?"
"Grandma, you can't blame Grandpa entirely for this. Grandpa and Grandma, who loved their children so much, definitely couldn't have imagined that there would be someone in this world so cruel. For money and personal gain, they would even scheme against their own grandchildren, disregarding even blood ties!"
"Yes, mother, everything is over. Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame me for not being able to stand up on my own. If I had been more sensible and powerful, they would not have dared to bully us like this!" Zheng also said hurriedly.
"Yes, mother, everything is over now. My sisters are all doing well. Let's stop talking about those sad things!
It's almost noon now, and I'm afraid my sister and my nephews and nieces must be hungry, so let's hurry up and get ready to cook!"
Zheng Yong, the eldest brother of the Zheng family, also hurriedly changed the subject.
"Hey, that's right, hurry up and cook. I'll stew the fish today. My daughter loves my stewed fish the most! Come on! Big brother, hurry up and help dad kill the fish!"
After hearing this, Mr. Zheng responded immediately and took his eldest son to stew fish very quickly!
Lin...
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You know what, the fish stewed by Grandpa Zheng is really delicious, and paired with the tender lamb legs roasted by their uncle and the pancakes baked by their grandmother, the taste is so delicious...
Zhou Jin and his siblings all ate until their bellies were full. After a short rest, they were either called aside by their grandfather to test their martial arts skills, or followed their two uncles to see the puppies...
Only Zheng and her mother Lin were left, sitting on the kang in the room, continuing to talk. Ever since they met, they hadn't wanted to be apart for a moment, wishing they could finish all the words they had accumulated over the past two years in one go...
"Mother," Zheng took out three silver notes worth one thousand taels from the bag she brought with her, handed them to her mother, and said softly:
"Didn't my daughter just tell you that Ayu has grown a crop called potatoes? That crop was presented to the Emperor by their Uncle Zelin, the eldest son of the former Lord Zhou. Because it's extremely useful to Dayan, the Emperor rewarded our families with 5,000 taels of silver. We got 3,000 taels, and I brought it all here to return to you and Dad..."
Mother, I know that my eldest sister-in-law must be angry with us, so she went back to her parents' home. Please don't blame her. Anyone who meets a sister-in-law like me would have a headache. Please quickly ask my brother to bring them back. When she comes back, I will apologize to her..."
Lin had just heard from her daughter that her granddaughter had earned merit by growing potatoes, and that her grandson and several of his brothers had also made contributions on the battlefield, so the whole family was pardoned and returned. But she hadn't expected her daughter's family to be rewarded with so much silver!?
I was stunned for a moment!
This is three thousand taels! It's the price of a two-story house in Kyoto! Just because her granddaughter grew something, she got so much as a reward?!
It seems that the emperor is really rich! So much silver, he gave it away just like that!
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"We don't want this money. Your family just came back and you need money for everything. You will also need to buy a house and other things in the future. You should get yourself ready first before you talk about money!
When your parents gave you money to help you, they never intended to ask you to pay it back! You brothers and sisters are all your children. If anything happens to any of you, we, as your parents, can't just stand by and watch without helping!
Besides, the house in Kyoto was earned by your father and mother. We can sell it if we want to, and give it to whoever we want. No one can interfere! If your sister-in-law wants to go back to her parents' home, let her go back! Don't pay any attention to her! "
Old Master Zheng walked in with his eldest sons Zheng Yong and Zhou Jin. When he heard what Zheng said to her mother, Old Master Zheng started yelling and snatched several banknotes from Lin's hand and stuffed them back to Zheng!
Zheng Yong knew that his father was dissatisfied with his wife's behavior in the past two days, so he looked a little embarrassed and said to Zheng with a red face:
"Ahui, don't bother with your sister-in-law. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She has no bad intentions!"
"Brother, we can never repay you for all the care you've given us over the years. If you keep saying that, I won't be able to put my face down!" Zheng replied blushingly, and tucked the banknote into her father's hand.
"Dad, you should keep this money. I have been thinking about you redeeming our escort agency. Even if you can't redeem it, it would be good to open another one. That way, I can feel more at ease!
You don't have to worry about us, your grandchildren are very capable now, and our family is not short of money!"
Zhou Jin, who was standing by, also said:
"Grandfather, please accept it. What my mother said is true. Our family is truly not short of money now. To be honest, when my grandson followed the emperor to fight against the Tatars and the Oirat Mongols, the vanguard camp I was in captured a lot of good things. Our current commander Lei is very generous and gave a lot to my grandson. It's worth at least a thousand taels. Once he sells it, it will be enough to buy a house!"
After hearing this, Mr. Zheng patted Zhou Jin's arm muscles heavily and praised excitedly:
"Good! Good! I didn't expect you were so timid when you were little, but now you have become so successful!
"When you left two years ago, you were still as young as a chicken, but now you've grown so big when you came back! Hahaha, your Kung Fu is so good that even your grandfather and your uncle can't beat you together... Hahaha..."
Looking at his promising grandson, Mr. Zheng felt very happy and couldn't help laughing. But as he laughed, his expression suddenly became sad. He thought, if his grandson hadn't suffered so much, how could he have improved so quickly?
He's only sixteen years old! He's single-handedly supporting the entire family at such a young age. You can only imagine the hardships he must have endured!
"Good boy!" Old Master Zheng patted his grandson's shoulder with red eyes. After thinking for a while, he took out one of the three 1,000-liang silver notes that his daughter had just put in his hand, and put the remaining two into Zhou Jin's arms.
"Good boy, I will accept this thousand taels of silver. Your two uncles and two cousins are all grown up and are going to build houses and get married. I will keep this thousand taels for you.
The remaining two thousand taels, you and your mother, keep them for buying a house and building up your family business. In two years, if Grandfather sees that you have bought everything and there is still money left, Grandfather will definitely not be polite to you. At that time, no matter how much you give Grandfather, Grandfather will take it!"
After hearing this, Zhou Jin knew that his grandfather was still worried about their family, so he accepted the offer without hesitation. He thought that after a few days, when his grandfather saw that their lives were getting better and better and felt relieved, he would give more to his grandfather's family.
"But, Dad, what about our escort company...?" Zheng was still thinking about buying the escort company back.
"Ah! Ah Hui, to tell you the truth, even if nothing happens to you, I don't want to open the escort agency anymore!
"I didn't feel that way when I was young, but as I get older, I've become more and more timid. Although escorting makes a lot of money, it's too dangerous. I'm really worried that something bad might happen to you, my brothers, and your nephews in the future!"
Mr. Zheng sighed,
"Dad now only hopes that his children and grandchildren can live in peace and safety. Even if they are a little poor, it doesn't matter! So, don't always think about redeeming the escort agency. Even if Dad has money in his hands, he will not do the escort agency business anymore!"
"Yes, Ah Hui, just listen to our father. If you don't live well, our parents won't be at ease either. You should live your life well first!"
Zheng Yong on the side also gave advice in a simple and honest manner.
After hearing this, Zheng stopped talking. She had the same idea as her son. She planned to talk to her parents about the money after she settled down at home!
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The matter of the silver was settled, and everyone happily started chatting about other things. As they were talking, they heard the hearty laughter of two young men coming from outside the house:
"Hahaha, cousin, cousin, when did you come? Why didn't you send anyone to call us? Little Aying, how come you've grown so tall?"
"Yeah, Ayu has grown into a big girl! Haha!"
It turned out that Zhou Ping and Zhou An, who had returned with Zhang to her parents' home, were talking to Zhou Yu and the others who were watching the puppies in the yard!
Just as Zheng was about to get off the kang to take a look, she saw the door curtain lifted and two young men who looked very similar to Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu walked in. As soon as they entered the door, they called out to Zheng affectionately:
"Aunt!"
Zheng was immediately very pleased and responded happily. She picked up her shoes and pulled the two young men to look around. She was very curious.
"Oh my, you've grown so tall! How come you look more and more like your second and third brothers? Not like uncle and nephew, but more like real brothers. Haha! So strong!"
The eldest of the young men, Zhou Ping, pointed at Zhou Jin and said with a smile:
"After Jin Ge'er came a few days ago, my grandma kept complaining about how it was a pity that we couldn't take after either of them, but took after my second uncle and younger uncle instead of my aunt. Otherwise, we would have grown up to be a handsome man like Jin Ge'er! Haha..."
After hearing this, Zheng immediately made a playful gesture to her nephew and whispered in a voice that everyone could hear:
"Ping'er, don't praise Jin'er's beauty in front of him anymore. He hates hearing that and will easily get upset! As for A'li, he has been conceited like a girl since he was a child. You should praise him more..."
Zhou Jin, who was listening carefully...
Zhou Li, who had just entered the room through the curtain...
The author has something to say:
Small Theater:
Lin: My dear, do you think the emperor is incredibly rich?! Is there gold everywhere in the house? Plenty of it!
Zheng: Really?! The whole world belongs to him! Then all the money in the world naturally belongs to him too!
Mother and daughter: I’m so envious~~
Emperor Cheng Qian… gritted his teeth…: How many times do I have to tell you before you believe me?! That five thousand taels is all the money in my private vault!! I'm broke! I'm broke! I'm broke! I'm broke! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2022-07-16 14:12:28 and 2022-07-17 09:12:52~
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: Krismile (smile) 1;
Thanks to the little angels who provided the nutrient solution: Qianhe 10 bottles; Chengcheng 1998 5 bottles; Krismile (Smile) 2 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!
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