A month later, Wen Zhi came back.
But this time she was accompanied by Zhou's youngest daughter, Zhou Mei, who was one year younger than Wen Zhi.
In fact, Wen Zhi went to Haicheng every year in the past few years, but she just happened to never meet Zhengyang and missed him every time.
This time when Wen Zhi went to Haicheng, she went directly to the fishing village. After so many years of development, the lives of the people in the fishing village have become better and better.
The old village head has resigned. The current village head is Zhou Lizheng’s son, the man named Agui, who is also Zhou Zhengyang’s father.
Wen Zhi came to the small fishing village and went straight to find Zhou Mei. They knew each other and Zhou Mei was very happy to see Wen Zhi. Wen Zhi had been to the fishing village to play with Zhou Mei several times before and they had a good relationship.
"Sister Zhier, why are you here? Meier is so happy." Zhou Mei was very surprised. She didn't expect Wen Zhier to come.
"I wanted to go out and relax, and then I thought of this place and you, so you came." Wen Zhi took Zhou Mei's arm affectionately.
"Then why don't you come live with me at my house? It would be so boring to live alone in the house. My father and mother would definitely be very happy if they knew you were here."
When Zhou Mei heard that Wen Zhi came alone, she directly invited Wen Zhi to stay at her house.
"Will this disturb you?" Wen Zhi originally came to inquire about things, and of course she was willing to live with Zhou Mei. The most important thing was that she liked Zhou Mei.
"No, no, my parents will definitely be very happy. Come back with me now." Zhou Mei took Wen Zhi home directly.
The two chatted happily along the way until they walked into the Zhou family's yard.
When Zhou's mother saw that it was Wen Zhi, she was very happy and arranged for her to live with her daughter Zhou Mei.
In the evening, Zhou's mother specially arranged a welcoming banquet for Wen Zhi, and the whole courtyard was filled with joyful laughter.
During dinner, Zhou's mother asked curiously, "Zhi'er, have you seen Zhengyang in the capital?"
"I went to the street to watch the parade of Brother Zhengyang after he passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar." Wen Zhi still remembers the scene when she saw Zhengyang that day.
"It's so amazing! Your uncle Zhou and I didn't catch up. It was not until the county magistrate brought people to inform us that we knew Zhengyang won the first place."
Zhou's mother knew that her son was good at studying, but she never expected that he would be so good that he could become the top scorer in the imperial examination.
"Brother Zhengyang may stay in the capital to be an official in the future. Don't Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou want to go over?" Wen Zhi asked curiously.
"We won't go. We can't leave the fishing village. Besides, we are used to the life here and we can't bear to leave." Mother Zhou and Father Zhou have discussed it and decided not to go to the capital for the time being.
They are all from the countryside, and they will not be able to help their son if they go to the capital, and may even cause trouble for him.
"If Aunt Zhou doesn't want to go, she can go later, but Sister Mei can go first." Wen Zhi felt that the Zhou family would still have to go to the capital in the future, so it would be better to let Zhou Mei go first and adapt in advance.
"Me? Sister Zhier, I can't do it. I heard that there are so many rules in the capital, and I can't learn them." When Zhou Mei heard that she was going to the capital, she quickly refused.
"Mei'er, the capital is not as scary as you think. Besides, I'm still here, right? If you go to the capital, you can be with me every day."
"It's not impossible if I'm with Sister Zhier." Zhou Mei was a very simple girl. When she heard that she could be with Wen Zhier, she immediately felt that the capital was not so scary anymore.
"If you really want to go, when Zhi'er comes back to Beijing, you can go with her to Beijing to find your elder brother, so that your elder brother won't have to write letters to urge us to go to Beijing."
Zhou's mother and father looked at each other and thought that it would be the best idea to let their daughter go to Beijing. This would allow her to broaden her horizons and also stop their son from writing letters to urge them to come back. It was really great.
During just one meal, the Zhou family decided to let Zhou Mei go to the capital first.
In the following days, Wen Zhi stayed with Zhou Mei every day and had a lot of fun in the fishing village. Smart Wen Zhi found out everything about Zhou Zhengyang from Zhou Mei.
Zhou Zhengyang has devoted all his energy to studying over the years, so he has not been engaged. The Zhou family was very anxious at first, but later, seeing that their son was doing well in his studies, they temporarily stopped worrying about it.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhengyang really passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer. Now the Zhou family dared not arrange a marriage for their son at will. When the son wrote back, he specifically mentioned this matter.
Wen Zhi and Zhou Mei returned to the capital together by water, taking the Rong family's merchant ship. Now the head of the Rong family is Rong Yunnan, and Rong Beishan passed the imperial examination under the guidance of Han Xu.
Now serving as an official in the capital, holding the sixth rank, the Rong family is more prosperous than ever before.
Along the way, Wen Zhi and Zhou Mei were very pleasant. Zhou Mei had never been far away from home since she was a child, so everything she saw along the way was new to her. Wen Zhi was knowledgeable and gave Zhou Mei a lot of scientific knowledge along the way.
"Zhi'er, you are amazing. If you also take the exam, you will definitely be the top scorer, and my brother will have no chance."
In Zhou Mei's eyes, Wen Zhi is the most amazing, especially after this month of contact, her admiration for her has reached its peak. Zhou Mei feels that Wen Zhi is more amazing than her older brother.
"Actually, in our family, I am the least knowledgeable." Wen Zhi was a little embarrassed. She was definitely the best in kung fu, but her knowledge was a little lacking.
Of course, this knowledge is compared with that of everyone else in the Wen family. Outside the Wen family, among all the ladies in the capital, Wen Zhi is still the best.
"Sister Wen Zhi, your family is so awesome!" Zhou Mei was shocked when she heard Wen Zhi say that she was the worst.
"When we get to the capital, I will take you to meet my family. They will definitely like you." Wen Zhi decided to take Zhou Mei back home first.
"Okay, but I want to go see my eldest brother first. Dad and Mom are worried about him." Zhou Mei wanted to go see her eldest brother first.
"Your elder brother is very busy on duty every day. Please come with me to the Wen Mansion first. I will ask someone to send you to find your elder brother then, okay?" Wen Zhi successfully seduced the innocent Zhou Mei.
After Wen Zhi brought Zhou Mei back home, they were warmly received by the Wen family. Zhou Mei was flattered. She never expected the Wen family to be so welcoming.
When Madam Wen saw how the little girl was dressed, she immediately had someone make new clothes for Zhou Mei, so the next day, Zhou Mei wore the most popular clothes in Kyoto.
"Sister Zhier, I feel like this doesn't look like me anymore." After being manipulated by the maid Wen Zhi, Zhou Mei seemed like a completely different person. Zhou Mei had originally had a good foundation, and with the addition of the whitening cream given by Wen Zhi, her skin is now much whiter.
"It's really beautiful. Your elder brother should be on duty now. I'll send someone to take you back in the evening." Wen Zhi was very satisfied. The appearance of the little girl would cause a sensation in the capital.
As soon as Wen Zhi and Zhou Mei returned to the Wen Mansion, Zhou Zhengyang received news that his young lady had brought back a beautiful girl.
Zhou Zhengyang was a little relieved. Fortunately, it was a girl. Fortunately!