Chapter 1427 Wen Qingfeng

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye. Wang Wei took a special leave to accompany his wife back to her hometown. This was the first time that Yu Lu brought the child back after the confinement period.

Zhulan held the fat boy in her arms and said to Yulu, "Now I believe what your grandmother said. This child is growing up really well. Look at his fat arms, which are like lotus roots."

Yulu is happy that her son is healthy, but she is also worried. "It's hot in the summer, and the child sweats and needs to be wiped frequently. And you have to be very careful when wiping, otherwise the folds of his skin will turn red."

Zhulan looked at the fat boy's arm and said, "You really need to be more careful. You also need to pay attention to your neck and buttocks."

"Well, two maids are watching."

Zhulan handed the child to the eager Li and looked at her granddaughter carefully. "Why do I feel that you are thinner than when you were not pregnant?"

Yu Lu is very satisfied with her current weight: "It's uncomfortable to be in confinement in the summer, and I don't have much appetite, so I'm going to lose all the fat."

Li felt sorry for her daughter, and she thought a chubby daughter was more pleasing to the eye. "Now that you are out of confinement, you should eat more."

Yu Lu shook her head and said she didn’t want it, as her current weight was just right.

Mrs. Zhao sat aside and amused the child, missing her grandson. "Yushuang wrote back saying everything was fine. I really believed it at first, but then my husband asked the delivery boy to inquire about it, and I realized how difficult their life was."

Yu Lu and her eldest sister were in correspondence, and her eldest sister always said that everything was fine and she was thinking about her. Now, after hearing what her second aunt said, her eldest sister only reported good news and not worries, and she was thinking about what to send over.

Zhulan said, "Yushuang has always been successful. She will live a good life."

Mrs. Zhao sighed, saying that these children were all debts. She had only given birth to four. Look at her mother-in-law, her life was really not easy.

In Zhangzhou, Yu Shuang took her son to the yard to watch the servant digging a pond. She wanted to plant some lotus roots and raise some fish. Yu Shuang calculated the time but did not see her husband come back for dinner, and she was so busy that she forgot the time.

It's not easy to be a county magistrate, sir. The county is already poor, and there has been little rain this year, making life even harder for the farmers.

Wells are being dug in the county now, and my husband has to visit various townships to check on the drought conditions in the fields. The cattle in several villages are still bought by the county government and rented to the villages.

Yu Shuang signaled the maid to take lunch to the front and took her son back to the house to eat.

There are not many shops in the county town, only some daily necessities shops, so the tax in the county town is not high, and some wealthy people have already left the county town.

Yu Shuang went to the street once, and she looked at every shop. Most of the jewelry shops sold gold and silver, and there were no more exquisite jewelry. If she wanted to buy exquisite jewelry, she had to go to Zhangzhou Prefecture.

Liu Feng did not eat in front, but came back with the old woman. The lunch was very simple, a plate of vegetables, a fried egg, and a fish.

This is nothing compared to the food in the capital. Liu Feng saw his wife's thin face and said, "You've suffered with me."

Yu Shuang pointed at the food on the table and said, "There are fish and vegetables. How can this be considered suffering? This is what I ate when I was young."

She was precocious and remembered a lot of things from her childhood. Later, when her grandfather became an official, the family's food became more abundant.

Liu Feng thought about the shrimps, fruits, etc. that his mother-in-law in the capital city would send him from time to time. His wife in the capital city was eating really well.

But here, the poor people raise chickens to lay eggs and sell them. They rarely sell chickens unless they have to. The ingredients sold in the county and city markets are simple. They don't have farms here, so they can only go to the market to buy.

Of course, there were also local landlords who offered him gifts, but he refused them all.

As the two were talking, the old woman came in and said, "Master, the convoy from the capital has arrived."

Yu Shuang stood up, "Mom has sent us something again."

Her mother and mother-in-law would send them things from time to time, fearing that they were having a hard time.

Liu Feng was a little amused. His mother and mother-in-law sent him gifts too frequently. The two mothers also liked to discuss things together, so the gifts they sent were particularly complete.

After everything was moved down, Yu Shuang saw a hen laying eggs and two sheep.

Liu Feng was stunned, "How come there are still living things?"

Yushuang, "I wrote back and said everything is fine."

"I guess mother doesn't believe it. We can find out the situation here by asking around."

Liu Feng actually guessed it right. The servant found out the truth and went back to learn how to speak, which is why he sent the living creature over.

Apart from living things, most of the things were grain and dry goods, some southern bacon, etc. After reading the letters written by the two mothers, Yu Shuang touched her nose and handed them to her husband.

Liu Feng took a look and said, "Sure enough, I have asked about it."

Yu Shuang looked at the durian. She liked to eat it at her mother's house. She thought it smelled bad at first, but after eating it, her whole family liked it very much.

"Why did you send so much?"

Liu Feng looked at the durian in the box in silence. These were not fruits at all, they were clearly silver.

In Beijing, Wang Wei accompanied his father-in-law to tidy up the vegetable racks in the garden. Chang Li looked at the sweat on his son-in-law's forehead and said, "You go and take a rest. I'll be here for a while."

He felt very comfortable that his son-in-law could lend a hand to help him.

Wang Wei's men moved quickly, and he said with a smile, "Dad, I'm not tired."

He has been following his boss around in the Ministry of Industry, and sometimes he even does some handwork. He is now much more efficient at his work than before.

Chang Li has never known how to get along with his son-in-law. Liu Feng is different from Wang Wei. He is not as capable and tough as his second brother, and it is difficult for him to put on airs as his father-in-law.

Today his son-in-law offered to help him, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking that his son-in-law was just talking. He thought that his son-in-law had no chance of doing this given his background.

As it turned out, the son-in-law did a good job. It was not an exaggeration, the son-in-law really wanted to help him.

The father-in-law and son-in-law have worked together, and now their relationship is much closer than before.

The work at hand was finished and the meal in the main courtyard was ready. Zhulan smiled with relief as she saw that the father-in-law and son-in-law were less distant from each other. She also liked Wang Wei more.

After dinner, Yu Lu took the child back home.

On the streets of Beijing, Chang Yi was on his way back to the Ministry of Rites on business. Someone in front of him got drunk and was making trouble. Chang Yi didn't care at first, thinking that it would be resolved in a while anyway.

I just heard a familiar voice, so I pulled aside the curtain and took a closer look. It turned out to be the second master of the Wen family, Wen Qingfeng.

Chang Yi watched Wen Qingfeng indifferently as he drank and went crazy. The Zhou family and the Wen family were not on good terms. Every time the second master saw him, he would make sarcastic remarks and act condescendingly. He looked down on him and the Zhou family.

As a result, Wen Qingfeng was dismissed from his official position and could never be an official again. The emperor would not slap him in the face, and this was how Wen Qingfeng's life was.

After his father rejected the reward, he talked to him about the Zhou family and the Wen family. If it wasn't the wrong timing, he really wanted to step on them hard.

Changyi said to the driver, "Let's go over there."

The driver was stunned, but still obeyed and shouted, "Make way."

Seeing the noisy crowd making way for him, Chang Yi did not lower the carriage curtain and just looked at Wen Qingfeng.

Wen Qingfeng was a little sober now, and then he noticed the carriage of the Ministry of Rites. He looked up and saw Zhou Changyi. His blood boiled instantly. He used to be so high and mighty, but now he didn't want to see Zhou Changyi at all. His face turned red.

This frightened the Wen family's servants, and when their own carriage arrived, they quickly asked someone to help the Second Master get on the carriage.

Zhou Changyi saw what was happening behind him and sneered.