Chapter 203 The Emperor bumps into Zhou Feng
Madam Wu looked into the house.
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Little Sister Xu is feeding our eldest son."
With three children, Du Wanchun and Xu Xiaomei simply couldn't feed them all.
Wu Niangzi handed her own child to Du Wanchun and quickly took the little baby from Zhou Da Niang's hands.
The baby, who had been crying, immediately stopped and started eating noisily.
At this moment, the baby boy in Du Wanchun's arms suddenly started crying.
This child looks to be only a month older than Mianmian.
When Madam Wu saw her child crying, she became anxious.
Du Wanchun quickly picked up the little boy and came to her side.
The little girl, who was still drinking milk, grabbed at her hands randomly and accidentally grabbed the little boy's hand.
The little boy, who had just been crying, suddenly stopped crying, opened his big, watery eyes, and looked around at the little girl beside him.
Aunt Zhou, who was standing nearby, quickly laughed and said, "Look, these two children are really destined for each other. They stopped crying as soon as Mianmian's little hand touched them."
Madam Wu was also very surprised. "Yes, my Qing'er usually can't be touched by anyone, I didn't expect her to like Mianmian so much."
Du Wanchun looked down at the little baby in her hand, who was holding Mianmian's hand and had wide, open eyes, and was slightly surprised.
Soon, Mianmian finished eating and smiled.
The little boy was finally back in his mother's arms.
Seeing that Mianmian liked Madam Wu, Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Madam Wu, since that's the case, you can feed Mianmian from now on. Madam Xu and Wanchun will feed our eldest and second sons."
As she spoke, she took out five taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to her, saying, "I'll give you ten taels of silver every month; consider this a deposit."
Wu Niangzi was overjoyed to hear this, and quickly bowed while holding the child, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Zhou."
Ten taels of silver a month is not a small amount for an ordinary farming family.
An ordinary man can only earn ten or twenty coins a day by working.
Wu Niangzi's family was poor; a woman had to support a child, and for her, this money was a lifeline.
Aunt Zhou helped her up, saying, "It'll be hard for you to stay here with the child these days."
Madam Wu smiled and said, "It's alright, as long as I have food to eat while taking care of the child, that's fine."
It wasn't just about having food to eat; ever since Du Wanchun gave birth, Granny Zhuang had been trying every possible way to cook for her.
It's either pig's stomach or pig's trotters, along with various small desserts to cut through the richness.
Even Xu's youngest sister has gained weight recently.
Du Wanchun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mianmian had food.
With two wet nurses for the three children, Du Wanchun's life became much easier, as she no longer needed to have them by her side frequently.
Taking advantage of this time, she started to get the rice shop business going.
The shop's business was getting better and better, and the amount of silver coming in was increasing. General Mo and Lu Yan from outside the pass were buying more and more horses and recruiting more and more soldiers.
After Lu Yan and Zhou Zhao finalized their marriage, they rushed back to the border region without stopping, and at the same time, they both received news that Zhou Feng was getting married.
With the Third Prince's help, General Han agreed to marry his daughter to Zhou Feng.
This is another joyous occasion for the Zhou family.
General Han also commands a considerable number of troops in the Xuan Yue Kingdom. If they really want to besiege the capital, they will definitely need his help.
In the capital, the emperor heard that General Han's daughter was to marry a small merchant and became curious, asking, "Does General Han agree to this?"
The old eunuch bowed and replied, "I heard that Miss Han is causing a scene at home. At first, the Qiu family came to propose marriage, but she drove them away. Later, she insisted on marrying that merchant. General Han dotes on this daughter and had no choice but to agree."
The emperor found it interesting and said, "That little merchant must be quite capable to get General Han to agree to this marriage. I'll go and take a look when I have some free time."
The Emperor was wary of General Han and was worried about him marrying other officials in the court. But now that he saw that his daughter was going to marry a small merchant, his anxiety was relieved.
The next day, the emperor arrived at the entrance of Zhou's incense shop with a young eunuch.
He looked at the four characters on the plaque, paused for a moment, and then said, "The Zhou family? Which Zhou family?"
The young eunuch said slowly, "I heard it's the Zhou family from Qingzhou Prefecture."
"Qingzhou Prefecture..." the emperor muttered to himself as he slowly walked inside.
Zhou Feng was inside doing the accounts when he saw a customer arrive. He quickly went up to greet him and asked, "Sir, what kind of incense would you like to buy?"
The emperor paused upon seeing him.
Zhou Feng was also taken aback, staring blankly at him, frozen in place.
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