Chapter 1032: Too Many Eyes

Zhou Shuren returned home. Although his daughter-in-law later sent a letter saying that his son had not said anything and was not frightened, he was still worried. He asked carefully again and found out. He said proudly: "As expected of our son, he is young and ignorant. This is right."

Zhulan took the casual clothes and said, "Don't be so proud. Come and change your clothes quickly. We are waiting for you to have dinner!"

Zhou Shuren's hand that was about to take off his official uniform suddenly stopped and he scolded with a smile, "This brat, why did he run away impatiently after just a few words? He was afraid that I would ask about his reward."

Zhulan rolled her eyes, "You just realized it?"

Zhou Shuren snorted, "How much did the emperor give?"

Zhulan spread her hands and said, "Your son untied half of his purse and then quickly put it back. By the time I was stunned, he had already run away, so I didn't know."

Zhou Shuren, "...Who does this kid take after?"

Zhulan, "Your pot, this kid is afraid that you will steal his money."

Zhou Shuren touched his nose and said, "That was in the past. I won't do that now."

"Now he doesn't do that anymore, so this kid accepted the banknotes openly. The Wu family just had a baby, and Changzhong lived at home. I thought, I should go and see him secretly when he fell asleep at night. If there is a lot of money, I will coax him to manage it for him. If there is a little money, I will let him keep it himself."

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and asked, "Do you think it can be less?"

Zhulan smiled, "So I have already decided to buy land for him."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that his son was full of schemes, but unfortunately he had a mother who was more righteous than him.

At dinner in the evening, uncle Changzhong was very impressive. He was rewarded by the emperor today and was sent back by the emperor, so this was his confidence.

Changzhong saw that his father and mother did not cough, so he became even bolder and said to his fourth brother, "Fourth brother, I have met the emperor several times. I will tell you how to get along with the emperor. I'm sure you will be able to use it in the future."

Zhou Shuren's hand trembled as he took a sip of wine. Look how capable he is, he never even offered to pass on his experience.

Changzhi, ".......Fourth brother, thank you."

Changzhong patted his chest and said, "Okay, okay, we are brothers, I will definitely let Fourth Brother get more rewards. Look, I have met the emperor several times and received many rewards."

Chang Zhi's mouth twitched. "That's because you are young, and your name was given by the emperor. It's a natural favor. If he doesn't have the ability, he will never get any reward in his life. How can they be compared?"

Mingyun had a smile in his eyes and wanted to see how his fourth uncle would answer. Mingteng was already grinning and looking at his uncle with admiration, just like Minghui.

Changzhi looked at his father, then at his mother who was performing. Well, he could only coax his brother. "Okay, you talk, and Fourth Brother is listening."

Changzhong was extremely happy. He felt that he couldn't answer the question and wanted to find a way to change the subject. Even after the meal was over, he still felt a little unsatisfied.

In the fourth room, Changzhi sat still. Suxuan asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Changzhi pulled his wife to sit down, "I know the emotion in my heart. The change of the growing environment affects children. When I was your age, I had little experience and knew nothing. But you have met the emperor several times, not to mention the high-ranking officials. At such a young age, you have your own immature experience in dealing with things."

Su Xuan, "Mom said that parents are the mentors of their children, and my younger brother is too much like my father-in-law."

She thought it made a lot of sense. She didn't like writing or reading before, but after her child was born, she kept her mother-in-law's words in mind and learned to write and read even if she didn't like it, for she was afraid that her son and daughter would learn from her.

Changzhong doesn't think so. Although he looks like his father, he thinks he looks more like his mother. His father doesn't spend much time at home, so he learned a lot of things from his mother.

At night, Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren who had gone with them in silence. The two of them carefully went to their son's room. The little guy had a particularly good sleep quality and would not wake up even with some noises.

Zhou Shuren looked for his son's purse but couldn't find it. Zhulan couldn't stand it anymore and said, "You hold the candle and I'll look for it."

Zhou Shuren had just searched under his son's pillow and all his clothes.

Zhulan squatted down and picked up her son's shoes. The weather was still cool and the snow outside had not melted yet. The shoes were boots. One of them was missing, and the other one was out.

Zhou Shuren's eyes widened. This kid was too cunning.

Zhulan opened her purse, gritted her teeth, and put it back. There was only some silver in the purse, no banknotes. She reached out and pinched her son's face.

Zhou Shuren burst out laughing, "Where is this kid hiding?"

Zhulan stood up and looked around the house. There was definitely no secret room. Her son was very cunning and the maids would not believe her. She was afraid that the maids would tell on her. So she had to look for the room based on her son's height and would not leave the bedroom. She looked around and smiled, asking for advice.

Zhou Shuren also noticed it. The two of them found the banknote at the bottom of the paper box. When they opened it, they saw a banknote worth 100 taels.

Zhulan carefully put it back, and the two of them carefully went out.

Zhou Shuren, "How can this child be so cunning? He even knew that the maids and servants were afraid to clean up the box where the paper was placed."

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"He also knew not to put it in a book, because it would be easily discovered."

Zhou Shuren, "Watching him grow up little by little, I feel like time has passed so quickly."

Zhulan was also a little sad, "Yeah."

The next day, before Changzhong knew his banknotes had been discovered, Zhulan told him her plan, "You can't keep the banknotes, so give them to mother. I'll buy you some land, and let the banknotes multiply. When you grow up, you'll have your own fortune."

Chang Zhongxin believes in his mother. His mother’s words count, unlike his father. “Can he be like Rongchuan’s brother-in-law?”

Zhu Lan laughed, "You also know that Rong Chuan saves his family fortune by himself?"

Changzhong nodded his head and said, "I know. My son heard it from my second brother."

He eavesdropped on the conversation between his second brother and his future nephew's husband, and he remembered how Rongchuan's brother-in-law managed to save the family fortune without acknowledging his ancestral roots.

Zhulan, "It's settled then, I'll give the money to you?"

Changzhong was very happy and said, "Okay."

Pinggang, Changyi is the only one among all the officials who has been abroad and the only one with long-term experience of drifting at sea. When seeing the ship, Changyi is the calmest.

The four ships were not merchant ships. They were taller and had longer hulls. On the decks were navy officers standing in neat rows. Their pitch-black cannons looked like giant man-eating beasts. After taking one look at them, I dared not take a second look.

On board the ship, officers did not have separate rooms. Chang Yi and Wu Ming shared a room, but it was not assigned, but rather they were partners and lived together because they knew each other.

The time at sea is long, and living with people you don't like isn't bad enough, so there aren't that many rules.

After the luggage was put away, the ship set sail, and the diplomatic officials were on the second ship.

Chang Yi said to Wu Ming, "Are we going out to take a look?"

Wu Ming's heart was now excited, "This is our navy, a navy that was created from scratch."

Chang Yi was also excited, "It's worth spending the money from the national treasury."

While the two were talking, they reached the deck. Most of the diplomatic officials had left the cabin. The ship set sail, and some merchant ships made way. Some merchants from foreign merchant ships could be seen standing on the deck and looking at them.