Chapter 1096: Go to Zhoujia Village

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and the Zhou family in the capital received Chang Zhi's letter. Due to the drought, the expedited letters were not delivered as fast as usual.

Zhulan guessed happily and followed her belief, "It rained heavily in my hometown for two days, so the fields are not short of water this time."

Then she paused and widened her eyes. She really didn't expect that there was something buried in front of her father-in-law's tombstone. She recalled carefully, well, there was not much she could remember. How could people remember everything? Moreover, after so many years, she was still a fake.

All Zhulan could remember was that her mother-in-law died with her eyes open. Now that she had discovered something, if it were her, she would also die with her eyes open. Her mother-in-law was really mean. She didn't say anything when she just got sick, but now, who could have thought that she wouldn't survive.

Zhulan put down the letter. The ancestral tomb had to be moved, but she was really curious about the things in the box. She stretched out her hand to count the days. There were still many days left until autumn. Although the provincial examination would continue this year, it would still take several months if she calculated carefully.

When Zhao came in, she saw her mother calculating something. "Mom, I heard there was a letter from home."

Zhulan motioned for Zhao to come in quickly, "It's too hot outside, come and sit down."

Zhao was indeed extremely hot, "The light rain a few days ago didn't help at all."

Zhulan was silent. It was useless. The ground was not wet. She had been waiting for rain for a long time. She was so disappointed. "Have you cleaned up the lake?"

Zhao was so distressed that he said, "We have almost finished cleaning up. There are so many fish. Oh!"

Zhulan was also distressed. The fish in her own fishery were well raised, but the drought was severe and the water level in her own lake dropped a lot. Many fish died in recent days. Finally, she made up her mind and decided to clean them all out. She picked out some half-grown ones to keep in a large water tank and divided the rest.

There is no shortage of fish in the market now? The river water level has dropped? But it has not dried up either.

Zhulan talked about the situation in her hometown, "Although the rice seedlings have been affected, the fields should no longer be short of water."

Zhao was the most touched. "Mom, when I fled all the way to Zhoujia Village, I didn't see any green along the way until I arrived at Zhoujia Village. Mom, the feng shui of my hometown is really good."

Zhulan blinked her eyes. She actually didn't believe in these things, but it was really mysterious. Changzhi's letter said that there was heavy rain near Zhoujia Village, but the rainfall in other places was not much.

Yu Shuang and Yu Lu followed Ming Yun and Ming Teng out of the Beijing Teahouse. Yu Shuang listened to the storytelling in the teahouse. "The drought has not affected the teahouse much."

Mingyun ate melon seeds and said, "Has the first fleet that went out to buy food returned? The court has already arranged for the distribution of food, and it will not have much impact on the daily life of the capital."

Apart from the fact that vegetables are not available and the food is not as abundant, the capital city has not been affected much.

Yu Lu wiped her fingertips with a handkerchief, "Dad hasn't been home for five days."

Ming Teng also heard from his father, "My father hired a lot of refugees, both men and women, and the news spread all over the capital. Ran Xun told me that my father wanted to grow vegetables, and many families followed suit. Now there are fewer refugees outside the city."

Mingyun curled his lips and said, "I heard from my father that I have seen the emperor for several consecutive days."

Yu Shuang was very smart, and suddenly realized it. She whispered, "The news of hiring people to grow vegetables spread so quickly. Was it the work of the higher-ups?"

Mingyun nodded in approval, "Well, otherwise not everyone in the capital would know about it. Not many people pay attention to my father. These people only know that the Zhou family has a master, but they don't know him."

Yu Lu smiled and said, "This is great. We don't need to set up so many porridge shops. The refugees can earn money and food through their own labor. If all the farms near the capital grow vegetables, the labor needed will not be enough for these refugees."

Ming Teng nodded. This helped the court solve many problems. Suddenly, Ming Teng looked downstairs and said, "Hey, big brother, can you see if it's Liu Feng and the Gu family?"

Mingyun took a closer look and said, "It's really them, but I haven't seen some of them before."

Mingyun and his friends were sitting in the open room on the second floor. Gu Liufeng and his friends also went upstairs and saw it at a glance. When Liufeng saw Yu Shuang, his eyes lit up.

Gu Liufeng quickened his pace, seeming a little anxious. This was not Gu Liufeng's fault. The Zhou family had a lot of things to do this year. He hadn't been to the Zhou family for some time. It was difficult for him to see his fiancée. "Mingyun, Mingteng."

Then he paused, "Two Miss Zhous."

It was not convenient to call her name outside, and Gu Liufeng felt a little regretful. Although he said hello, his eyes never left Yu Shuang.

Yu Shuang covered her face with a fan, her ears turned red, but Yu Lu nodded openly.

Mingyun looked at the people who came with Gu Liufeng. There was the son of Master Gu, and some he didn't recognize. "These people look unfamiliar."

Liu Feng withdrew his gaze and introduced, "This is my aunt's nephew. He came to the capital recently because of the drought outside. He is walking around the capital today."

Mingyun nodded. Gu Zhuomin’s wife was Ding, so those young masters were the young masters of the Ding family.

The young masters of the Ding family looked at the man in confusion. Judging from the clothes he was wearing, they didn't dare to speak. They looked at the jade pendant and the material of the clothes, and smiled cautiously.

Master Gu wanted to stay very much, but unfortunately, the Zhou family had female relatives, so he could only feel sorry for them. "I'll go to the private room. Master Mingyun will see you later."

Mingyun smiled and said, "I will invite Master Gu to have tea someday."

Liu Feng sat down, "Brother, I won't go there."

Mr. Gu was an experienced person, and he also hoped that Liu Feng would stay. The second master of the Zhou family became an official, and his career was going smoothly. His father was afraid that the Zhou family would break the engagement, so he said, "Okay."

The curtain of the half-open box was lowered again, and Yu Shuang took down the fan that was blocking her way. She held the handle with both hands, still feeling a little nervous.

Mingyun put down the teacup in his hand with a loud noise. Gu Liufeng didn't dare to look at him directly. "It's so hot, why did you come out?"

Mingyun, "It's a day off today and it's boring to stay at home, so I came out for a walk."

Liu Feng secretly thought he was lucky. He had come out out of impatience, but luckily he came out.

Time passed quickly, and after two cups of tea, someone else stopped outside the small private room where people were quietly sipping tea.

Several girls, Yu Shuang looked up and saw two girls from the Gu family, and two others, one older, about sixteen or seventeen, and one younger, thirteen or fourteen, "Are you going out today too?"

The two girls from the Gu family looked a little uncomfortable. They were jealous of Zhou Yushuang. They used to flatter Zhou Yushuang, but they looked down on her in their hearts because Zhou Yushuang's father was a commoner. Now they were even more jealous because Zhou Yushuang's father was an official. "Yes, I didn't expect the two Miss Zhous to come for tea today."

Yu Shuang smiled faintly, her greeting was just politeness, did they really think she didn't know how jealous the two Miss Gu were?

In a town in the northeast, Prince Liang had a gloomy face. Ever since he left the capital, he had not been thinking about the search.

The guards of the King of Liang asked, "Your Majesty, we are on the road so fast, should we stop and search for a while?"

You have to pretend, my prince, and hurry all the way.

King Liang snorted, "What the hell can we find? Let's go to the place where the coffin was found first, and then go to Pingzhou. The fourth son of the Zhou family is back to take part in the provincial examination, so it's a good time for me to go and take a look."