Chapter 1835: Longevity Card
In a blink of an eye, it was the day for the Ministry of Revenue to close. Zhulan and her husband took Changzhong to Wei's house. Lord Wei specially asked for leave to stay at home.
For the Wei family, marriage with the Zhou Hou Mansion was very important. After the engagement, the Wei family tasted the benefits. Lord Wei hoped that his daughter would marry into the Zhou Hou Mansion as soon as possible.
The two families exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Zhou Shuren said, "The emperor mentioned Changzhong's name a few days ago."
Lord Wei knew all the information about his son-in-law and the origin of his name. "Why do you bring it up suddenly?"
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "The emperor said that Changzhong is also going to get married, and he is waiting for Changzhong's child to be born."
The meaning is very clear, the emperor will give a name to Changzhong's eldest son!
Lord Wei grinned, this was good news, not everyone could get the title bestowed by the Emperor, he was thinking about his daughter getting married soon, now he was looking forward to his unborn grandson.
Zhulan caught Shuren's gaze and said with a smile, "Since we are talking about children, let's also talk about the date for the two children to get married. I have chosen a few dates, you can take a look."
As he said this, he took the written date from Qingxue's hand and handed it to Lord Wei and his wife.
When Lord Wei saw that they were all from next year, he frowned for a moment, and Mrs. Feng also frowned slightly. . .
Zhulan saw this and asked, "Is life bad?"
Lord Wei and his wife looked at each other, and Feng said, "I remember that Master Minghui will get married next spring?"
Zhu Lan understood immediately, "Uncle Changzhong should get married earlier. It's hard to get married in winter. I remember there are a few good dates in autumn. Can we choose one?"
Feng's smile deepened, "Okay."
Zhulan sighed in her heart. She hoped that her son would get married after his birthday next year, but unfortunately she had to consider the Wei family's thoughts.
Zhou Shuren asked Lord Wei, "Is there any good news about your eldest son?"
The smile on Lord Wei's face deepened. "There's news from the Ministry of Personnel that my eldest son has been promoted."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Congratulations."
Lord Wei, "Thank you for your advice, Lord."
Without Zhou Hou's constant guidance, he would not be so stable.
Zhou Shuren was thanked because they were Changzhong's in-laws, and among his many in-laws, he had spent the most time and effort on the Wei family.
In the Wei Family Garden, Changzhong was chatting with the eldest and second brothers. The eldest brother Wei said, "I heard from my sister that you are very busy in the Hanlin Academy. Is it troublesome to edit the book?"
Changzhong: "The books I'm responsible for contain a lot of foreign knowledge, so it's troublesome."
Lord Wei was surprised. "You are also editing books on foreign knowledge?"
"Well, the compiled book will be promoted nationwide in a while, and the scientific examinations in three years will be more diverse."
Changzhong dared to say it directly because the Ministry of Rites had already begun preparations, and the new Minister of Rites, the emperor's confidant, was now only waiting for the books.
Brother Wei thought that the emperor was really partial to the Zhou Marquis Mansion. Changzhong had just entered the Hanlin Academy and had made such a great contribution. His starting point was extremely high.
Brother Wei was particularly happy because he was his brother-in-law. He also felt sad that his sister had married into a wealthy family.
Changzhong's wedding date was smoothly set, after the autumn harvest. Zhulan had long been prepared for her younger son's marriage, and the Wei family was also always ready to marry off their daughter, so even if the date was set after the autumn harvest, the two families would not be in a rush.
The maritime case has been concluded, and the Emperor's mind is half on promoting the improved varieties and half on the second anniversary of the reign of the Emperor Retired and the anniversary of the Empress.
This year has been a year of good weather and good harvests, and the promoted good varieties are growing well. With the arrival of the second anniversary of the death of the retired emperor, not only the temples in the capital are booming, but temples across the country are also booming. The people are actually very simple-minded, and they will set up a longevity tablet for whoever can make their lives good.
The high-quality crops researched by the retired emperor brought good weather and harvests this year. Many people believed that it was the retired emperor who blessed them.
On the second day of the emperor's anniversary, the emperor took the crown prince, Zhou Shuren, and the eldest grandson out of the city.
The group did not go to the farm, but to a village far away from the capital. The carriage did not enter the village, but stopped in the fields.
The emperor looked at the prosperous Zhuang family and said, "Next year, the people will be able to save their own seeds."
The prince continued, "The promotion of improved varieties will be smoother next year."
Zhou Shuren was proud in his heart, because his existence had already shown its glory, and he wanted to live longer, "That's great."
The emperor looked to the side. He didn't know what Zhou Shuren was thinking, but he could sense the emotions revealed. "Yes, that's great."
We got on the carriage again and came to a tea stall where passers-by could rest. This road was well-developed and people from various villages came and went.
There was only one old woman at the tea stall. Even though the emperor was traveling in a low-key manner, the old woman still stammered nervously, "Guest, what would you like to drink?"
Zhou Shuren said, "Let's use this place to boil some hot water."
There was everything in the carriage, but since there was the emperor's eldest grandson, she had to be careful. In ancient times, it was difficult to raise children and one of them could die. In order not to bring trouble to the woman, she drank the tea she brought with her.
The emperor glanced at his eldest grandson and agreed with Zhou Shuren's words.
The old woman breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to earn this money from the bottom of her heart. Good and bad things go hand in hand. Who knows if today is a bad day? It's just hot water. The old woman smiled and said, "Please come this way, sir."
Zhou Shuren took Eunuch Zhang with him and left with the woman. Behind the simple shed was a crude stove. Eunuch Zhang arranged for people to fetch water and boil water.
Zhou Shuren chatted with the old lady, "Is she the only one running the tea stall?"
The old woman felt that the man in front of her was easy to talk to, so her tone became much more natural. "I used to take care of my two granddaughters. I sent them to the college at the beginning of the year. You know the women's college, right? Oh, the two granddaughters learned a lot and would come back to teach me. At this age, I can also write my own name."
Eunuch Zhang stood still, looking at the kettle intently and listening to the chatter. When he heard this, he glanced sideways and asked, "Do many girls in your village go to college to study?"
The old woman was confident because her two granddaughters were both in the women's college, and she spoke more naturally. "A lot, except for some stupid ones, most of the girls in the village are sent to the college. Since my granddaughter went to the college, a matchmaker came to propose marriage and offered a betrothal gift of 20 taels. I rejected it. My granddaughter said she would be filial to me when she made money."
Zhou Shuren looked at the fields in the distance and asked, "We saw that the crops of the Zhuang family are growing well along the way. I hope the old man can have a good harvest this year!"
The old woman grinned, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
Then he asked about the situation in the nearby villages. The old woman had been running a tea stall here for many years, and there was nothing she didn't know. The emperor was very satisfied to hear this.
After resting well, we set off again and did not return to the city until late.
Zhou Shuren was still spinning around excitedly when he got home. Zhulan laughed, "Aren't you tired after going out for a day?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "I'm not tired. You can understand my feelings."
Zhulan understood, "Okay, go wash up and have dinner."
"good."
Zhulan's lips curled up. It was worth their time travel. Although they still had many shortcomings, they had tried their best to change.
Time flies, Zhou Shuren felt as if he had just observed the people's sentiments with the emperor, and in the blink of an eye it was the harvest season.
(End of this chapter)