Chapter 1408: Envy

Wang Ju thought for a moment and whispered, "My father also wants to split the family. He wants to split the family after he retires. He is also afraid that the second and third branches will affect me."

The second branch made a fuss, which made the old man make up his mind. My father had already written out the list of division of the family property and showed it to him.

Zhou Shuren said, "It's good to retire. I'm healthy and don't have to worry about it all day. I can live a long life."

Wang Ju smiled and said, "Yes, my father said he wanted to watch Wang Wei's son grow up!"

Zhou Shuren patted Wang Ju's shoulder and said, "The old man has arranged your path."

Wang Ju's rank was high enough, and she had established herself in the capital. As long as her master didn't step down, Wang Ju could only endure. When her master stepped down, the emperor would remember her master's knowledge, and with the connections and foundation he left behind, Wang Ju's path would be paved. Wow, he was so jealous of him.

It is true that no matter which dynasty, people rely on their fathers. This was especially true in ancient times. Not only did people rely on their fathers, but they also relied on their families, their grandfathers, and even their eighteen generations of ancestors!

In Lijia Village, Mingrui and Shangguan Liu did not have dinner at Zhao's house. They returned to Lizheng's house to have breakfast.

After breakfast, King Qi said, "The heavy rain yesterday destroyed the mountain road, so we have to stay in Lijia Village for a while longer."

The King of Qi held his brow, even if the road was repaired, he did not dare to let the prince go. The mountain road was difficult to walk on, and it had just rained. He could not afford to risk the prince's safety.

Wen Xu's face changed after hearing this. He stayed at Li Zheng's house last night. Naturally, the good houses had to be given to the Crown Prince and Prince Qi. He also got a good house, but he still couldn't sleep. It was unlucky to have to stay in this damn place for a longer time.

The prince wants to take a walk in the village. He didn't take a close look yesterday because it rained, so he doesn't want to go for a walk now. He wants to visit the farmers in the village.

Mingrui didn't follow, but Wenxu and others followed happily.

Prince Qi took care of Zhou Mingrui. Rong Mingteng had taken care of his eldest son. In addition, he had a good impression of Zhou's children, so he still cared about them. "Is there something wrong?"

Mingrui nodded, "Your Highness, I didn't bring much paper with me. I was wondering if you could give me some paper. I will return it to you when I can buy some."

The King of Qi asked the people around him and found out that there were some papers. He waved his hand and said, "I will give them to you. You don't have to return them. But, tell me what you want these papers for?"

Mingrui did not hide it, "The farmer's child I live with wants to learn to read. We stayed in the village and I wanted to teach the child to recognize some words, so I wanted to recite some Thousand Character Classic and Three Character Classic."

Books are precious. There are not many people in the whole village who can read, and even if they can, they can only recognize a few words. Only Li Zheng's family has a few books in the village.

King Qi couldn't help but sigh that the Zhou family knew how to educate their children. The young master of the noble family brought up by them, let alone teaching the peasants to read, would rather avoid the peasants. Last night, he heard a lot of reports about the performance of the young masters from various families. "You are very good."

Mingrui took the paper with a smile, and when he came out he saw Shangguan Liu waiting for him, "I thought you went with the prince to visit."

"I'm more curious about what you are going to do?"

Mingrui said what he was going to do, "Do you want to join us?"

Shangguan Liu was stunned. He was a casual person, so he didn't mind giving up the accommodation conditions, but he wouldn't have too much contact with the farmers. He could feel that Zhou Mingrui was not doing this for the prince to see, but really wanted to teach the children to read.

Mingrui continued, "My grandfather said that knowledge broadens the mind and helps one understand the truth. I can't teach my children more, but I want to do my best to help them learn more and avoid being deceived."

Shangguan Liu: "Okay, I'll help too."

Mingrui talked to the Zhao family's children about teaching them to read, and Zhao Bo asked nervously, "Can I let other children come?"

Mingrui smiled and said, "Of course."

He was very happy that the children were willing to learn. Grandpa said that being illiterate is not a big deal, as you can learn slowly. What is scary is the unwillingness to learn.

In Zhangzhou, Yu Shuang watched the maid put away the things she brought one by one, and the place finally felt like home.

The advantage of a small county town is that the local relationships are not that complicated, and the officials in the county government have the most important position in the county. Yu Shuang does not have to rush to see people, and she can focus on settling her family down.

Yu Shuang hugged her son and said, "Son, this is our home now. Are you happy?"

Zhaoyuan clapped his chubby hands, thinking that his mother was playing with him. He said "Ah!" and then giggled.

Yu Shuang kissed her son's face, and when she saw her husband coming back covered in dust, she asked, "Where have you been?"

Liu Feng wanted to change his clothes. His clothes were particularly dirty. "I rode my horse to visit several nearby villages."

"What's going on?"

Liu Feng shook his head, "The land is not fertile, and the people don't have much left after paying taxes on their land. Life is very difficult."

The situation in the several villages he visited was similar. Clothes were all patched up, and there were very few clothes without patches. There were many wild vegetables now, and many women and children were picking wild vegetables in the mountains and fields. Both adults and children had pale faces.

There is also farming. Many villages don’t even have cows, so they rely entirely on people to plow the land and do the farming.

Yu Shuang waited for her husband to change his clothes, "What should we do?"

Liu Feng, "I will consult some experienced farmers in the next few days."

Don't expect him to know how to farm. There are people taking care of his own fields. If he wants to think of other ways, it will be a lot of trouble.

In the capital, Yujiao drank some tranquilizers and took a nap, and she was fine today.

Zhulan watched Yujiao constantly challenge Yuyi's bottom line, and silently calculated how long it would take for Yujiao to get beaten.

Children love to test the bottom line, and Yu Jiao is testing it madly on the verge of death.

Yuyi looked down at the dye on her skirt. Her favorite skirt was ruined.

Yu Jiao was scared this time, "Sister, I was wrong, I didn't mean it."

"If it wasn't intentional, then it was intentional?"

Yu Jiao swallowed her saliva and said, "No, I really didn't mean it."

Yuyi smiled and waved, "Come here, I'm not angry."

Yujiao, "......"

Who was he trying to fool? He ran and hid behind his grandmother, refusing to come out no matter what.

Yuyi, "I particularly like a saying, you can hide for a while but not forever, what do you think, Yujiao?"

Yudie was cracking melon seeds. Today's show was so good. She had been waiting for it for so long, right up to now!

Yu Wen was also very energetic, and she looked at Yu Jiao with a saccharine look. Yu Jiao was really brave. The child was still young and only remembered to eat but not to be beaten.

Zhulan raised her head, "Today's sun is too strong. I feel sleepy when I get older. I'm going to go back to my room and take a nap. You sisters can play."

Yujiao looked at her grandma in dumbfoundedness. No, grandma, are you really my real grandma?

Yuyi's smile never changed. "Yujiao, come here. Sister will wipe your hands for you."

Yujiao took a step back and sought help from her third and fifth sisters. As a result, her third sister was counting the melon seed shells in the plate, and her fourth sister suddenly felt sleepy and yawned!

The little girl Yujiao wanted to cover her face. Why doesn’t the young lady learn her lesson?

Zhulan didn't sleep at all in the room. Listening to Yujiao begging for mercy, she burst out laughing. Yujiao really doesn't deserve any sympathy!