Chapter 110 The rice at home is fragrant and sweet
Aunt Zhou nodded emphatically, "That's right."
Lu Yan then told Aunt Zhou about his experiences in the army over the years, and also told her that he would soon be promoted and have his own army.
Aunt Zhou immediately understood what he meant.
He's plotting a rebellion.
In the past, she would have tried to persuade him, but not now. If they didn't rebel, they would lose their lives.
Lu Yan then recounted a few strange events, saying that he had recently escaped danger several times and had been promoted all the way up. He wondered if Heaven had taken pity on him and wanted to help the Lu family.
Aunt Zhou was very pleased to hear this, and then she told him about her family's recent situation.
Upon hearing that they owned two incense shops in Cheng'an County, Lu Yan quickly said, "Second Sister, I now hold an important position in the army and have General Mo's protection. If anyone in Cheng'an County dares to bully you, just tell me, and I'll help you resolve it."
In the course of doing business, one inevitably encounters some harassment from petty thugs. However, with Master Fang taking care of things these days, things have been relatively peaceful. But if a high-ranking official were to come, it would be hard to say what would happen.
Now that Lu Yan had said those words, Aunt Zhou and Du Wanchun were both relieved.
The family gathered together and chatted for a long time until late at night before Lu Yan left with his wife.
Before leaving, Miss Mo made sure to give a respectful bow to Aunt Zhou and Zhou Ruiyuan, a grand gesture of respect to the Empress and the Crown Prince.
This can be seen as the Mo family's recognition of the two of them.
Aunt Zhou was extremely grateful and quickly helped Miss Mo up, then helped her all the way to the carriage.
After the Mo family's eldest daughter and her husband left, Aunt Zhou sat alone in the room and began to cry silently again, as if all the tears she had been holding back for a long time had suddenly burst forth.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Du Wanchun stood at the door without trying to persuade them.
They all understood that Lu Yan's appearance was the real hope for the entire Zhou family, and their most important bargaining chip for turning the tide.
Du Wanchun slowly looked at her husband beside her, her eyes filled with longing. Her husband should be standing in that grand hall.
Zhou Ruiyuan seemed to sense her gaze, and like any ordinary young couple, he reached out and tightly enveloped her small hand in his palm.
The warmth of her palm made Du Wanchun's heart tremble. Her husband was not only able to sit in the hall of fame and fortune, but also to share joys and sorrows with her like an ordinary person. He was a rare find in the world.
Du Wanchun felt a surge of warmth in her heart.
The silvery moonlight slowly shone down from the window, and she also tightened her grip on Zhou Ruiyuan's hand. The two of them went to Zhou Da Niang's side together, one taking a handkerchief and the other pouring water.
Zhou Feng and Zhou Zhao also came out of the kitchen, one carrying freshly boiled eggs and the other carrying freshly heated porridge.
Under the dim candlelight, even the cracks in the small brick and tile house exuded warmth.
As soon as the first rays of sunlight shone in the morning, everyone resumed their usual busy routine.
Today, Du Wanchun didn't go to the shop; instead, she went to the fields with Aunt Zhou and Zhou Zhao.
The rice is ripe today, and everyone is busy harvesting it, so the whole family has come out to help.
Zhou Ruiyuan and Zhou Zhao were in charge of cutting, Aunt Zhou was in charge of tying, then Uncle Wang and Wang Qiu helped carry it, and Aunt Wang helped cook at home.
Harvesting rice is a big event for farmers, and not only the Wang family, but also Du Wanchun's aunt and several neighbors who are close to the Zhou family came.
Du Wanchun assisted in the vegetable garden, helping with things like fetching water.
Aunt Zhou was worried that she would get tired, so she would ask her to sit down and rest from time to time.
Du Wanchun couldn't refuse her, so she sat down by the field and ate a radish.
Perhaps because of the good weather, they harvested the rice quickly, finishing in just three days. Then came the threshing and drying of the rice, a process that took ten days.
This was the first time the Zhou family had ever bought grain. They collected more than forty bags of rice, almost filling the entire granary.
At noon, Aunt Zhou specially used her own new rice to make a bag of rice. The rice grains were plumper than those she usually bought, and they tasted even better.
She specially asked Zhou Zhao to deliver freshly cooked rice to the villagers who were helping with the rice harvest, and the aroma filled the entire village.
The rice was so fragrant that even the neighbors, who had a bad relationship with the Zhou family, were drooling. They had never seen such fragrant rice before.
Soon, word of the Zhou family's fragrant rice reached Master Fang's ears, and he wanted to try it too.
However, Du Wanchun was quite clever. Before Master Fang could speak, she personally delivered some rice from her home to him.
Master Fang personally received her, took the rice in his hand, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Madam Du."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Master Fang, if you still like this rice, we will send it over again in a few days."
Looking at the grains of rice in his hand, Master Fang slowly said, "Normally, rice ripens in autumn, but your rice ripened before autumn and is growing so well. How did you grow it?"
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