Chapter 107: Ancient Times Were Horrible

Zhulan waved her hands, "I am too old to wear bright clothes. Xuemei made this for me."

Mrs. Zhou Wang heard that Xuemei and her husband had taken the child back to her parents' home. She also learned some of the details from the old man yesterday. She felt deeply that Zhou Shuren and his wife loved their daughter, "It is a blessing for your family to have a daughter born into this world."

Not every parent takes their daughter seriously and is willing to step forward to help, but when they thought about the twenty taels of silver copying work being given to their son-in-law, they were impressed by Zhou Shuren's family background and felt closer to him.

Zhu Lan sighed, "It's not easy for a woman to be a woman. If parents don't love their children, wouldn't it be even harder? Parents are the support of their children, right? Speaking of loving their daughters, don't be modest, you and uncle are among the best."

Zhou Wang thought that she was different from Yang. Her family only had one daughter-in-law, and she was an old daughter-in-law, so she was naturally a treasure. However, she was also happy to be praised, and she thought of gossip and chatted, "Have you heard about Wang Laosi's family?"

Zhulan took the teapot brought in by the concubine, poured tea for Zhou Wangshi, and shook her head, "I didn't hear about what happened to Wang Laosi's family again?"

Mrs. Zhou Wang said in a disgusted tone, "Wang Ru went with a man alone for ten days. She came back yesterday in a carriage with several boxes of things. She said they were gifts from Mr. Shi who bought the prescription. Wang Ru is not a child anymore. Although rural areas are not so particular, she can't go alone without an adult. Mrs. Sun even boasted everywhere that the jewelry on Wang Ru was given by Mr. Shi. She doesn't care about the reputation of Wang Ru and her other two daughters at all!"

Zhulan really didn't expect that Wang Ru didn't show off, but Sun Shi showed off everywhere. Although the reputation of women in the countryside is relatively tolerant, it is still not allowed to accept gifts privately. Even ignorant women understand this principle, and Sun Shi must know it. She frowned, "Sun Shi is not trying to prove that Master Shi likes Wang Ru!"

Mrs. Zhou Wang took a sip of tea. "That's what I guessed too. Sun wants to rely on Master Shi, but she's really stupid. Master Shi is not from here. Sun's showing off everywhere only damages the reputation of her own daughter. It has no effect on Master Shi at all. It's said that if you can't marry a virtuous woman, you must not marry a stupid woman who will hold you back. It's absolutely true."

Zhou Wangshi paused for a moment, suddenly embarrassed, "Well, I didn't mean anything else, I was talking about Sun Shi."

Zhulan, "........"

If she didn't explain, she really didn't think much about Li. If she explained, it would be no different from calling out Li by name.

Mrs. Zhou Wang changed the subject stiffly, "I really don't know what Wang Ru is doing. I don't think a little girl from the countryside, who doesn't have the potential to be a beauty, would be favored so early. Could it be that Wang Ru has come up with some recipe?"

Zhulan really didn't notice that Wang Ru was not in the village. Her family was really too busy. However, Wang Ru would not follow her without any benefit. She recalled the plot carefully. She had been skipping around later. She really didn't watch it carefully. Besides, the plot had gone astray a long time ago. She didn't know what Wang Ru had taken out.

However, just as the young lady said, Master Shi gave Wang Ru a lot of exquisite jewelry, and he really regarded Wang Ru as his property. So Wang Ru must have taken out something more meaningful. Master Shi finally faced up to Wang Ru’s difference and was willing to put in some effort to coax her.

However, Wang Ru is not like a village girl. Master Shi will definitely investigate. Wang Ru's changes cannot be concealed, and the Wang family's reasons will not deceive people. Without the life-saving grace, Wang Ru is too proactive in proving herself. She and Master Shi have a mutually calculated relationship. If Wang Ru's abnormality has no value to be utilized, it will definitely not be a good outcome for Wang Ru.

Zhulan has a far-sighted vision and warns herself to keep a low profile. Don't think that there is nothing to be afraid of in ancient times because there was no Internet and no surveillance. On the contrary, it was even more terrifying in ancient times. Human life was worthless. If you do something too extreme, the ancient people's thinking is not very receptive. They would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go. They would treat you as a monster at any moment and burning you to death would be a bargain.

Zhou Wang ate two pieces of cake and didn't wait for a reply. She saw that Yang was distracted and asked, "Did you think of something?"

Zhu Lan came back to her senses, "No, I just thought that Wang Zhang would never let Wang Laosi's family go."

Zhou Wangshi is not from the Wang clan of this village. She is from Wangjia Village and she looks down on Wang Zhangshi. "She made trouble yesterday and stayed at Wang Laosi's house. If Wang Laosi doesn't spend a lot of money this time, he won't have a peaceful New Year."

Zhulan couldn't help but complain, and the cycle began again, "Sun's pregnancy is getting pretty bad, she'll give birth in three months, and I don't know if Wang Laosi can get what he wants."

Mrs. Zhou Wang, "Who knows? Anyway, they are both old enough to have children. This baby is not the next one. Wang Laosi's family is better off now and can afford to raise one."

Zhu Lan thought to herself, Wang Ru had done it last time, and she didn't know if she would do it again this time, so she agreed, "She can definitely afford it."

Zhulan and Zhou Wang chatted about the children for a while. Then Patriarch Zhou called everyone back home, so Zhulan and Zhou Shuren personally sent them to the door before returning.

In the evening, Zhulan told Zhou Shuren about Wang Ru's situation and her conjecture, and warned Zhou Shuren, "When you become an official in the future, don't bring out new modern things. Not only should you be careful of Wang Ru, but you should also be low-key and in line with the ancients."

Zhou Shuren really thought, "Don't worry, I have thought about it a long time ago and will not do anything out of the ordinary. At most, I will read more books from previous dynasties and summarize their essence. I will not come up with anything beyond the times. However, if Wang Ru brings it out, if it is useful to the people, I will not be polite."

Zhulan was relieved. Zhou Shuren had a plan in mind. He couldn't resist the sleepiness anymore, "Let's go to sleep!"