Chapter 255: Differences between Men and Women
When Wang Shuitian and his son Wang Fucang left Zhou's house, Wang Fucang was still muttering to his father.
"Dad, I think what Mr. Zhou said makes sense."
He looked at Wang Shuitian, whose brows were furrowed, and continued to persuade him, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Everyone knows how long this rain has been going on. It's possible that the crops will perish!"
"Besides, Xiwang Village and our village have been marrying each other for so many years, it's not an exaggeration to say that we are brother villages. Uncle Pingyun will definitely agree."
Wang Shuitian waved his hand to interrupt his son who had been chattering beside him, "That's not what I'm worried about."
"What is that?"
Wang Shuitian sighed deeply, looked at the clear sky and said, "I wonder if it will rain again like Mr. Zhou said."
Wang Fucang said, "Dad, it's not the official rainy season yet, so of course it will rain."
"I'm talking about heavier rain than this one."
If that is the case, the food must be hidden in order for the whole village to survive.
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The children at home were overjoyed when they heard that Zhou Yunshu gave them a day off to play fishing.
However, the waterside is quite dangerous, so whenever we go there, Chuwu will bring Shiliu and Liao Lin brothers to watch over us.
Zhou Yunshu took advantage of this time to take Chunque to take a look at the farm. After seeing that the crops in the fields were growing well, she wrote three letters at the farm and asked Manager Liang to deliver them to the He family, the Lu family and Feng Xujie in Jiangzhong respectively.
The letters to the He and Lu families were asking them to help buy food. As for the letter to Feng Xujie, there were two letters to Du Mazi and Hu Zi in the branch.
The branch where Du Mazi was located was relatively close to Youzhou. In the letter, Zhou Yunshu asked him to find a way to contact his twin brother Zhou Yunqi.
The branch where Hu Zi is located is in Qingzhou. Qingzhou suffered severe disasters in the past few years and is only slightly better this year.
So Zhou Yunshu stuffed two thousand taels of silver notes into the envelope she gave to Hu Zi, and in addition, she added a sentence: hoard land, buy people, and grow crops.
As early as when Hu Zi and Du Mazi acted separately, Zhou Yunshu gave each of them a lot of silver for their own survival. The silver they received now was the extra money Zhou Yunshu gave them.
The reason why Du Mazi was not given the money was not because he was too clever and quick-witted, but simply because the branch where he was located was not suitable for farming and harvesting crops, but was more suitable for sailing and doing business.
If Qingzhou had not suffered a natural disaster, it would have been a famous grain-producing province in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that the famine has just passed, it is not difficult to stockpile land.
In addition, Feng Xujie also included a letter to Ji Sheng.
Yes, one of the reasons why Zhou Yunshu went through so much trouble was to write a letter to Ji Sheng.
When Ji Sheng left before, the two did not have extra time to talk about anything else, so this time when Zhou Yunshu had the opportunity, she first asked him whether he had arrived in the capital safely with the child, and then asked about Pingping's situation.
They traveled a long way back to the capital, and Zhou Yunshu's letter followed the Feng family's convoy to the capital, and could be found at almost the same time.
After sending out all the letters, Zhou Yunshu returned home without any further delay.
When I got home, the sun was setting in the west, and the golden sunlight was shining on the ground, like a layer of warm golden gauze.
When Zhou Yunshu opened the curtain of the carriage and got out into the golden light, she happened to see Cen Miaofu and Zhou Yunjia standing at the door, talking about something.
When did they talk to each other?
"Third brother!"
When Zhou Yunjia saw Zhou Yunshu coming back, he stopped giving instructions to Cen Miaofu with a look of unsatisfied interest.
"Sixteen and the others caught a lot of fish. Dongge said they're making fish soup tonight!"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Zhou Yunjia, whose eyes were clear and without any trace of love between men and women, and wiped away the misunderstanding that had just arisen in her heart.
She didn't need to think that Zhou Yunjia had no idea about love.
Cen Miaofu didn't know if she noticed Zhou Yunshu's resistance to her. After seeing Zhou Yunshu come back, she said, "Mr. Zhou, you're back."
Zhou Yunshu smiled and nodded, "Is there something wrong?"
Cen Miaofu looked at Zhou Yunjia and said to Zhou Yunshu, "Please teach me."
After hearing what she said, Zhou Yunjia smiled and said, "Miss Cen is very studious and can grasp things quickly. She is truly a promising student!"
"It's a pity that she is not a man, otherwise she would be more than qualified to take the examination and become a scholar."
Cen Miaofu heard Zhou Yunjia's praise for her and smiled, "You're so kind. Thank you."
"Women are not eligible for the imperial examinations."
Cen Miaofu had difficulty speaking, but her meaning was very clear.
Zhou Yunjia felt a little regretful, thinking that if the empress were still in power, it would not be a pipe dream for a woman to become an official.
"If you still don't understand something, just..."
"Yunjia." Zhou Yunshu interrupted the warm-hearted Zhou Yunjia. "There are differences between men and women."
Not to mention that they are of similar age. If any gossip really spreads in the village, it will be very troublesome.
Zhou Yunjia also reacted and touched his head and said with a smile: "That's true."
"Miss Cen, if you don't understand something, you can ask my sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law?"
Isn’t his sister-in-law just a pretty good-looking woman?
Zhou Yunjia explained, "My eldest sister-in-law comes from a family of scholars and is well-read. If she were a man, she would have been able to pass the imperial examination!"
Cen Miaofu listened to Zhou Yunjia's flattery of Fang Huiwen and smiled politely.
If Zhou Yunjia was sensitive enough and could judge people, he would have noticed that Cen Miaofu's expression was honest but her eyes were particularly perfunctory.
"very nice."
"That's right, all the girls in my family are extraordinary." Zhou Yunjia said proudly.
"very nice."
Both of them are really good. The one behind Cen Miaofu sounds obviously more sincere.
But this sincerity was not because she really believed what Zhou Yunjia said, but because she thought that all the women in the Zhou family were very capable.
I simply think it’s great that the women of the Zhou family can rely on a man like this who treats women well.
If her brother could respect women and trust himself like Zhou Yunjia, then all the hardship and fatigue would be worth it.
"Okay, didn't you say that Dongge was making a fish soup pot? If you don't go, Dongge won't make spicy soup for you."
When Zhou Yunjia heard this, he immediately said like a child, "Then I'll go and take a look!"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Zhou Yunjia, who was so quick to believe anything that he ran into the yard without even saying hello. Her eyes deepened slightly when she looked at Cen Miaofu, who was standing aside and always had her eyes on Zhou Yunjia.
"Miss Cen, it's getting late, I won't keep you any longer."
Cen Miaofu bowed slightly to Zhou Yunshu, "Sir, take care."
Zhou Yunshu nodded and returned to the yard under Cen Miaofu's gaze.
After Zhou Yunshu left, Cen Miaofu turned around and walked back, lifting her sleeve to take a look at her wrist.
There was a small bulge on her smooth wrist. When Cen Miaofu lifted her sleeve, the bulge suddenly moved like a bug and drilled into her body.
She thought that maybe she could take this opportunity to marry into the Zhou family and then rely on the Zhou family to raise her younger brother into a successful person.
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