Chapter 1163 Heroic Spirit
Changzhong recalled what he had learned and smiled, "We should learn from others' strengths and make up for our own weaknesses."
Zhulan took out the glass she bought and asked, "What do you think of this?"
Changzhong knew that this was a shop owned by the imperial court and that the glass was produced by the shop itself. He looked up at his mother and thought about the price of glass in the foreign shop. "Only competition can bring progress?"
Zhulan smiled, "Well, we only had colored glaze before. After opening up the maritime trade, foreigners brought in glass, which was expensive, so we had to make progress. The glass they produced two years ago also had many flaws, including problems with transparency. How about now?"
Changzhong felt that he understood a lot, but also felt that he didn't understand enough. Zhulan didn't continue, saying that her son was still young, "You will understand slowly." The carriage passed by Zhang Jinghong's home, and there was a wake-up call at home. Zhulan was stunned and signaled the carriage to stop and let the servant go to ask. The servant drove back quickly. Zhulan heard the news and signaled the driver to leave.
Changzhong, "Mom, are you unhappy?"
Zhulan, "Mother is not unhappy, but just a little sad."
A mother's love is so great that she can give up everything for her children.
When the mother and son came back, Zhulan saw that Steward Ding was very happy, "Madam, you are back. Aunt sent someone to deliver the self-ringing bell."
Bamboo orchid, "."
I forgot that my son-in-law is a rich man. This gift must be not cheap.
Chang Zhong was happy, "My second brother-in-law is really rich."
Zhulan tapped her son's forehead and then hurried back to the main courtyard. Several members of the Zhao family were standing around watching her!
Zhulan liked it at first sight, and Suxuan touched it curiously, "I'll buy one too."
Bamboo orchid, "."
Yes, I have a rich one at home.
She had to cover her heart with her hands. One can imagine how much money the foreigners took back this time.
Zhoujia Village, Zhou Lao Da and others finally arrived after rushing on the road. Ming and Qing did not stop and walked towards home. This time they returned in the Zhou family's carriage.
Zhou Laodao said: "Let's go and take a look. I will go to pay respect to the old patriarch tomorrow."
Li, "Okay, let's go first."
Mingshan and others were not in a hurry to go home, so they took a carriage to the old patriarch's house.
When they arrived, Ming Qing was kneeling in front of the tablet and crying, and Ming Qing's parents were also wiping tears.
Zhou Lao Da saw that the clan leader's family had already split up, and only Ming Qing's family was left in this courtyard. Zhou Lao Da bowed to the old clan leader and asked Ming Qing's father, "Did the old clan leader leave any words?"
Ming Qing's father shook his head, "My father passed away peacefully in his sleep, without leaving any words. My father has no regrets."
The clerk father who was in charge of the division of the family had already made preparations and was just waiting for Ming Qing to come back to divide the family, but he just didn't wait.
Mingqing was about to faint from crying. Li saw that this was not good, "Hurry up and help Mingqing up. This child hasn't had a good rest since he got the news."
Mingqing's father felt sorry for his son, so he hurriedly pulled him up and sent him back to rest. When he came back, he said, "You must have worked hard on the journey back. Let's talk after you have rested. Go back and rest first."
Boss Zhou nodded, "Okay, let's go back and rest first, and talk tomorrow."
This time, Boss Zhou and Mrs. Li lived in a newly built house. The news that arrived earlier had already been tidied up in the house. Boss Zhou and Mrs. Li took a shower and changed clothes, and they ate while chatting.
Zhou Laodao said, "You go back first tomorrow. I will go to pay respect to the old patriarch. You stay in Lijia Village first. I will pick you up after I finish my work here."
Mrs. Li missed her parents and was very satisfied with the arrangement made by the head of the household. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhoujia Village was very busy today because no one came to disturb Zhou Lao Da because they knew he was tired after returning. However, Mingshan's family was very busy. Mingshan mentioned that Zhou Shuren's branch had a title and that they were related to the royal family.
This news broke out in the already bustling Zhoujia Village. Zhou Shuren's branch was already very powerful, and now it is even more powerful, having become an earl.
Ming Qing also told the news after taking a break. When he found out, his reaction was the same as his father's. He was stunned.
The news spread very quickly in the village. The villagers suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Master Wang was coming to Zhoujia Village. They originally thought that he was from Zhou Shuren's branch.
The next morning, Li took the gifts back to Li Village. Zhou Lao Da went to the clan leader's house and was asked a variety of questions along the way. Zhou Lao Da answered the questions he could answer, and said he didn't know the answers to the questions he couldn't answer.
The news spread quickly, and by the time Boss Zhou paid homage to the old patriarch, both the Dong and Li families knew about it.
The Li family could be better. Li has no ambition. She only wants to make her in-laws happy and make Li live a good life.
The Dong family had a lot of thoughts. Some wanted to go to Beijing, even Old Master Dong had the idea. But in the end he suppressed his thoughts. The young lady was not in the capital, and he was too old to afford the trouble, so it would be difficult for him to go to Beijing.
As for the Jiang family, even though Dong Yiyi received the token of love, she was still feeling very nervous. Xuemei and Jiang Sheng were content with the status quo, but the Zhou family was moving forward step by step. Xuemei was just a married lady in the Zhou family, and her husband was just a groom, not someone who attracted much attention.
But now she is the daughter of the Earl's Mansion and is related to the royal family. Her identity has changed again, and more people are paying attention to Xuemei's children. Dong Yiyi is anxious.
In the capital, Rong Enqing became a marquis, which meant he was a real relative of the Zhou family, and his interactions with the Zhou family became legitimate.
At Enqing Zhou's house, Zhulan asked, "Is your wife's pregnancy stable?"
Enqing said, "You will have to stay in bed for another half a month before you can get out of bed."
Zhu Lan saw that Rong Enqing looked good. He was different after becoming a marquis. His demeanor had changed the most. He looked more and more like a marquis. "There have been a lot of things going on recently. Rong Marquis Mansion needs your concern."
Rong Enqing smiled and nodded. There have been a lot of things happening recently. Too many people came to visit him. They all came because of his status. Especially those who looked down on him in the past because of his background, embarrassed him and made him sad, all came to apologize cautiously.
He felt the benefits of his change in status, and the emperor also told him that after dealing with the Yao and Zhang families, he would concentrate on being a marquis.
Chang Yi came in and said embarrassedly, "I couldn't find the jade pendant. I've been waiting for a while."
Rong Enqing, "I just arrived a while ago."
Changyi said to his mother, "Mom, let's go out first."
"Well, be careful on the road."
"I've made a note of it, son."
Today Rong Enqing brought Changyi to visit his caravan. Changyi was interested, and Rong Enqing also wanted to have closer contact with the Zhou family. He originally hoped to arouse the interest of Lord Zhou's cousin, but unfortunately, his cousin had no interest at all.
Among the Zhou family's sons, Zhou Changlian was not in the capital, Zhou Changzhi had a wealthy wife, and in the end only Changyi was interested.
As for Rongchuan, with whom he used to have a good relationship, his things could not move Rongchuan.
(End of this chapter)