Chapter 1507 References

At Zhou's house, Zhulan had already prepared a medicinal bath. When Zhou Shuren came back, he went into the bathroom and took a comfortable bath. When he came out, his wife gave him a massage, and he felt no pain in his body.

Zhulan asked, "Is there a morning court tomorrow?"

"Well, tomorrow's morning court will be normal, and the Emperor will advise frugality."

Zhulan motioned for Shuren to raise his arm, and then used some strength to ask, "What do you think the standard should be for our meals?"

"Children need to keep up with nutrition. Apart from breakfast, two dishes and one soup are enough. What do you think?"

"good."

Zhou Shuren, "I dreamed of our son last night. He cried and told me that he missed me. He wrote to me during the Chinese New Year and asked me to save a red envelope for him. I have kept it."

"It's time to set off. You will be able to see your precious son in a few days."

"He's been gone for more than a year. I regret letting him go."

"The child will grow up sooner or later. You see, he is used to being without us. He has matured. If anything happens to us, we can rest assured."

Zhou Shuren muttered, "I really don't want to leave. I feel like there are so many things I haven't done yet."

"You are just a hard worker."

"You are also worried about the whole family."

Zhulan, "We are the same."

At the next morning court session, the emperor indeed mentioned frugality and reduced expenses in the palace. The emperor took the initiative to be frugal, and the ministers followed suit even though they cursed him in their hearts.

A few days later, Zhou Shuren finished discussing things with the emperor. The emperor handed him a memorial impeaching him, saying, "Take a look."

Zhou Shuren flipped through the documents and said, "The beef in my house was sent by the King of Qin. The King of Qin exchanged it for food. Your Majesty knows this."

The emperor knew that he had eaten too little. "Is that the point? You are not frugal with this folded ginseng."

Zhou Shuren was angry, "It's not good for this person to be too famous. Everyone wants to use me as a reference."

He paused and continued, "I remember that Lord Xu is quite old. He eats coarse grains and wild vegetables every day without any oil or water. His body will not be able to bear it after a while. I am really afraid that the Xu family will call a doctor in the near future."

The emperor didn't care about the letter, otherwise he wouldn't have shown it to Zhou Shuren. "I have already approved it."

Zhou Shuren then flipped through the final reply and was delighted. It said, "I am very pleased that you are frugal. I have calculated the bill for you. If you are frugal like this, you will definitely be able to donate 100 dan of grain in autumn."

Lord Xu's family is not a wealthy family. They work in a government office in the capital, and their family has fallen on hard times. They live an ordinary life, and a hundred dan of grain is a large amount for the Xu family.

Zhou Shuren put the folder down and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The emperor said, "My dear, for the sake of your health, don't be too hard on yourself."

"yes."

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Zhou Shuren asked, "I think I saw my grandson Jiang An in the capital. Your Majesty, have they returned?"

The emperor pointed at the desk and said, "You are wrong."

Zhou Shuren understood immediately, so it was really Jiang An. As for Jiang Ping, he must be in the dark. These two children, one in the light and one in the dark, a good grandson has become a knife of the royal family. Alas.

When I left the government hall, I met the crown prince. "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince's eyes lit up, "Master Zhou, the emperor just mentioned you."

"Is the Emperor feeling better?"

The prince's expression did not change, but he was worried. The emperor's health had deteriorated in the past year or two and he was prone to illness. "It's getting better now."

"When the Emperor is well again, I will go to visit him."

"The Emperor will be pleased."

Zhou Shuren stepped back and left, thinking about the retired emperor. He was old and his body was not good, so how many years could the retired emperor live for? He couldn't help but look back at the crown prince who walked into the hall. The crown prince should be the one who least wanted the retired emperor to die.

At noon in the Ministry of Rites, Lord Liu stared in disbelief as he held a vegetable dumpling, "Do we need to be so frugal with our meals?"

Chang Yi was speechless. The main course in front of him was also vegetable dumplings, a plate of wild vegetables, and a plate of fish. "It's really hard to dig up so many wild vegetables."

Lord Liu couldn't eat any more. "We had rice yesterday, but it dropped too fast today."

"Maybe some of them are secretly more frugal than others?"

Lord Liu chuckled twice and lowered his voice, "Our Minister of Rites, who is about to take office, has many ideas. He is the only one who can come up with this trick. Anyway, I don't believe that the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War are also like this!"

Changyi took a bite of the wild vegetable dumpling and said, "I haven't eaten this in many years."

Master Liu pushed the whole plate of wild vegetable dumplings over to him, "Then you can eat them. We should save money now, so I'll give them all to you."

He didn't want to eat a single bite and decided to go home and eat on an empty stomach.

Chang Yi rubbed his forehead. He was choking while eating. "Half for each of us."

Lord Liu, "...it's rare for me to be generous."

"I don't need your generosity."

Lord Liu was full as soon as he saw the vegetable dumplings, "You think the Shangshu also eats this?"

"In order to highlight himself, this person is also cruel to himself."

Lord Liu wailed, "I have a day off tomorrow. When will this day end?"

Chang Yi patted his future in-laws and said, "You have to think about it. Not only do you not want to eat, but the entire Ministry of Rites does not want to eat too much."

Lord Liu did not feel balanced. He still felt that his life was miserable and he could not eat a single bite.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan stood up quickly after hearing the report, "Why do the children have diarrhea? Has the doctor examined them?"

Butler Wang remembered that he was sweating profusely. "I checked it out. They said he ate the wrong thing."

Zhulan pursed her lips. She had to deal with it. Many people were staring at the Zhou family. "Go get whatever herbs you need now."

"We have sent someone there."

Zhulan had to go and take a look, so she asked someone to prepare the car. "I'll go back with you. I'll ask Doctor Wu to come and get some more herbs."

Then he said to Qingxue, "Bring some millet and dates. The child needs to nourish his body now."

Qingxue hurried to make arrangements, and Zhulan also went back to change her clothes, then left a note. Because there were so many children, she was afraid that the children would have a headache or fever, so she specially asked a doctor to go to the orphanage. Unexpectedly, something happened.

There are indeed too many children, and there are still not enough doctors. We need to invite one or two more back. It would be best if they could teach a few children. Alas, the orphanage is too short of staff.

By the time Zhulan arrived, the children were feeling better and had stopped vomiting.

The room was specially tidied up, with boys and girls separated. The smell in the room was not very good. The children were lying weakly on the kang. There were actually twenty children.

Zhulan asked the doctor, "Can you find out what the child ate wrong?"