Chapter 277 Two Years Later
Zhao Liya had initially assumed Zhou Hansheng would find ways to avoid the children's company, disliking their noise and interruption, but she realized she was being too narrow-minded, and felt secretly ashamed. Zhou Hansheng really loved her siblings and Zhou Nian.
Zhou Nian had lived in their home for a long time and was already very familiar with the Zhao family. He was no longer the withdrawn little kid he was when he first arrived. When he went out to play with Zhao Lixiang, Zhao Lin, and the other three children, they were more lively than a play.
And what about Zhou Hansheng? It was as if he had forgotten that Zhou Nian was a member of their Zhou family. When they left in early February, they didn't take him with them.
Forget it, the Zhao family will continue to support him!
Zhou Hansheng stayed in Yancun for a long time this time, until early February.
Zhao Liya thought she was satisfied with him accompanying her for such a long time, but she didn't know that he was still reluctant to leave when they parted.
Perhaps the deeper the habit, the harder it is to let go. Before he left, Zhao Liya already felt empty and sour in her heart.
At this moment, she seemed to suddenly understand that life was different with him and without him.
Zhou Hansheng found it harder to let go than she did. He seemed to want to say something to her, but in the end he held back.
He just said, "Aya, I'll try to be faster and faster, so that we don't have to be separated from each other anymore."
Does not separating mean getting married? Zhao Liya blushed, and the empty space in her heart seemed to be filled with something.
She smiled and said nothing.
If he says he'll get married, then he'll get married? That's not necessarily true.
After all, she still hasn't figured out the situation at his home! Maybe she dislikes him?
Zhou Hansheng had to leave after all.
Zhao Liya fished for two days and then quickly started working in the new year.
She still has so many things to do, and so many people in her family need to atone for their sins. Everyone needs to work together!
When it is time to do business, you have to do it, and nothing can stop you.
The planting scales of sugarcane, potatoes, sweet potatoes and persimmon groves have all undergone a new round of expansion.
In Zhongjing, Suixi County, the scale of breeding and planting has also expanded, and the size of the fleet has also expanded. Xiao Yuyang is very capable. He made seven or eight trips back and forth in one winter and has a thorough understanding of the winter navigation conditions on that route.
In Gaolian County, other villages also started to grow sugarcane, so another sugar-making workshop was built in a place closer to the villages.
Everything is thriving and full of vitality.
County Magistrate Yin did not care or interfere, as he had learned to keep his position properly.
Without his interference, everything went smoothly.
County Magistrate Yin already knew that he would not be included in this assessment and transfer, and he would have to serve as a county magistrate here for another term, but in the next assessment, he would definitely be promoted to a good position.
Of course, the premise is that he doesn't do anything naughty.
County Magistrate Yin was secretly shocked and was really scared this time.
I was shocked, but also strangely felt that it was somewhat natural.
After all, that was Zhao Xiang. How could he not have connections that he could mobilize?
But he didn't know that Zhao Xiangzhen didn't use his connections to do anything to him. There was no need to do so, and he was not qualified enough.
Mrs. Yin was somewhat dissatisfied, and she instigated and plotted behind the scenes, trying to hide behind the scenes and act like a "smart person", playing the trick of shifting the blame and killing someone with a borrowed knife. As a result, the matter was exposed and she was almost divorced by County Magistrate Yin.
The old nanny and trusted maid who had followed her for more than 20 years were all sold far away, and she herself was confined to her house. She was so angry that she fell ill for two months before she recovered.
Winter passed and spring came, and in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
Two years later, the economic development of Gaolian, Suixi and Guangzhan was astonishingly rapid, and Zhao Liya and others naturally accumulated countless wealth.
Shipping is particularly profitable. It is no longer a goose that lays golden eggs, but a glittering mountain of gold that has brought them immense wealth!
A chicken that lays golden eggs can be hidden and covered up so that no one knows about it, but a mountain of gold that is shining brightly cannot be covered up.
The blinding golden light really made the local officials salivate with envy.
Those local tycoons who could not get a share of the pie also began to try to find connections, such as Zhong Jing or local officials, in an attempt to join in and get some benefits.
So, the Wen family was dragged out and ridiculed again.
Back then, General Zhong had initially approached the Wen family! However, the Wen family didn't cherish this great opportunity and missed it in vain.
This is really like picking up money!
Look at the Zhou family and the Yan family, they are extremely rich now. Their wealth has increased more than tenfold in the past two or three years!
It was Xiao Yuyang, who was originally unknown. Everyone felt sorry when they talked about him, thinking that his family would never be able to get back on its feet after its decline. But hasn't he risen again now?
The mansion, fields, and shops were all returned to him. He was in charge of several large ships, and at the end of the year, he could get a dividend of thirty to fifty thousand silver coins. He was still so young, and no one knew more about shipping and navigation than him. With this, he had a bright future, and he would only earn more in the future!
What they didn't know was that Xiao Yuyang could bring some private goods with him on every voyage, and the profit from this private goods alone was 20,000 to 30,000 silver coins a year.
Master Wen was feeling depressed and aggrieved.
Xiao Yuyang, whom he looked down upon, completely turned around in just two or three years!
And what about his daughter? Two years ago, she married a young scholar from a wealthy family. She thought that since her son-in-law had passed the imperial examination at such a young age, was well-known for his talent, was well-educated and very motivated, he would definitely achieve great things in the future.
When he passes the imperial examination and becomes an official in the future, won’t my daughter become an official’s wife?
At that time, the Wen family was not only rich, but also had status.
Isn’t it beautiful?
Who could have imagined that their daughter was pregnant more than half a year after her marriage? Before they could fully rejoice, they heard that her husband had taken a concubine who was keeping her by his side and serving her well.
Although she felt upset, she had no other choice. After all, her son-in-law was young, and her daughter was pregnant and unable to take care of her husband, so shouldn't she take a concubine for him?
It's only natural.
Naturally, his daughter disliked the concubine in every way. In her anger, she lost her mind and made a stupid move. She bought another beautiful girl to be a concubine for her brother-in-law, intending to let the two concubines compete with each other.
By now, my son-in-law already has three concubines in his room, and my daughter has just given birth to a daughter. Now she is extremely anxious and angry, fighting with the three concubines every day! Every time she goes back to her parents' home, she cries in anger.
As for my son-in-law's fame and fortune. Ha, he failed the provincial examination and came back to complain and curse the injustice. Now it seems that he has gone astray, focusing on writing rich and beautiful poems, loving to listen to music in brothels and write poems for the girls in them. It's really frustrating!
(End of this chapter)
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