Chapter 1539 I Have Money

At the Zhou residence, Zhou Laoda took note of what his mother had told him and said, "Mother, this year the farm has raised a lot of poultry. Because of frugality, the farm now has too many pigs. I want to kill a batch and freeze them for storage. What do you think?"

"Okay, today is the first snowfall and winter has officially arrived. Pick out two pigs and give them to the people on the farm so they can have some meat before winter comes."

Boss Zhou: "Okay."

Zhulan looked out the window. It was snowing heavily outside. "The first snow was heavy. The kids went out and we don't know when they will come back."

Boss Zhou was also concerned, "Son, send someone to pick them up."

Zhulan, "Wait a little while and see if the snow will get lighter."

Zhou Laoda said, "Mom, the orphans in the village made a batch of handicrafts. I have already sent them to the Xu family's snack shop. I don't want the money for the settlement, but the oil, salt, etc. from the Xu family's shop."

Zhulan knew about this and transported bamboo from the south. She found a weaving master to teach the children. The weaved baskets were sent to the snack shop to hold snacks. "You are so thoughtful."

Boss Zhou was recognized for his high energy. He not only wanted to take care of his mother, but also wanted to enrich himself and exercise himself.

In the Hanlin Academy, it is a must to enjoy the scenery on snowy days. Some people stand in the corridor to watch the snow, some stand by the glass windows, and some are even more amazing and open the windows without caring about the cold.

Mingyun took the cloak with a wooden face and put it on, then stepped back to a corner where the wind couldn't reach him. He felt that he was a vulgar person who couldn't appreciate the snow on a windy day. He would rather appreciate the snow in his own flower shed.

Liu Song came over and asked, "Are you so afraid of the cold?"

"You're not cold, so don't put on your cape."

Liu Songgan smiled and said, "They will just appreciate it for a while and then close it."

Mingyun felt that most of his colleagues were just idle. For example, the Ministry of Revenue where his grandfather worked had no time to enjoy the snow. It was snowing so heavily, and the officials in the Ministry of Revenue were so worried!

Liu Song listened to his colleagues talking by the window. Some wanted to write a poem. "The first snow is heavy and it's so cold. I don't know how the poor people survive in winter."

Mingyun, "You do have a heart that cares for the people."

"You didn't?"

Mingyun didn't want to talk about this, and said meaningfully: "I congratulate you here first, I won't see you in the Hanlin Academy next year."

Liu Song narrowed his eyes, "You are well-informed."

Only his family knew that he was leaving. Could it have leaked out?

Mingyun said in a low voice, "I guess that when the Wang family rises up, the Liu family will not suppress you anymore after several failed plots."

Liu Song's heart sank. The Liu family asked themselves why they had acted very secretly, so after listening to Zhou Mingyun's words, he felt that the Zhou family knew everything about the Liu family?

Mingyun did it on purpose. Who made Liu Song a little arrogant recently? The Zhou family is just low-key, but that doesn't mean they are easy to bully. If you want to plot against the Zhou family, think twice.

The two looked at each other, and Liu Song looked away uncomfortably, "Brother Mingyun is indeed worthy of being the eldest grandson of Marquis Zhou."

Mingyun replied, "Brother Liu is indeed Mr. Liu's favorite son."

The two were silent, with no intention of talking. They looked at their colleagues who were still blowing in the cold wind, but their minds were not on the snow.

In the Beijing Tea House, Yudie was listless, "A good plan was ruined by a heavy snowfall."

Lin Qing handed Yudie a piece of fruit and said, "It's nice to enjoy the snow scenery in the teahouse."

Yudie didn't think so. She had booked a boat. Wouldn't it be better to enjoy the snow on the boat than in a teahouse? But who made the snow fall so heavily?

Yuyi frowned, "It's snowing so heavily, I don't know when it will stop."

Yu Jiao was not worried at all, "Our family will send someone to pick us up when the time comes."

Yuyi was speechless, "You are so careless."

Yujiao wrinkled her nose. She didn't think the teahouse was bad, but she didn't want to make her sister angry, so she changed the subject, "Sister, this year's first snowfall is really heavy. I hope it won't cause a snowstorm!"

Yudie pouted twice, "Good ones work, bad ones don't, don't talk nonsense."

Yu Jiao shrank her neck, "Yes, good spirit."

Yuyi looked a little worried. "It snowed in Qizhou last year. My parents also wrote to me saying that the temperature in Qizhou was lower than in previous years. I don't know if it will snow again this year. I asked my mother to prepare more charcoal, but I don't know if she has bought any."

Yujiao has lived in Qizhou before. "I don't like Qizhou. It's too cold in winter, freezing cold. My hands have been frozen red. It's very uncomfortable."

Yuyi became even more worried after hearing this. The only way to comfort herself was that she prepared wolfskin mattresses and several thick cloaks for her parents, all of which she made herself.

In the end, the snow didn't stop, so the Zhou family sent a servant to pick them up. The snow on the road made it difficult to walk, so the carriage first sent Lin Qing back to the Lin family. On the way back, Yu Jiao shouted, "Stop."

The sleepy Yuwen woke up with a start, "What happened?"

Yujiao pointed outside and said, "Third sister, look, the Ning Mansion is in ruins."

Yudie went to the window and saw that Yujiao was right, she was indeed dead. "Yu is gone."

Yuyi motioned the driver to go, and said, "It's not a good day to go."

Yu Wen narrowed her eyes, then closed them again. Yu came to her house in person. Why? Her mother had told her that Yu's offer was very good, but she didn't like it. She already had a rich dowry and didn't want the Ning family's property.

She didn't want to be a good wife. Ning Ming was nice, but Ning Ming had her own ambitions. They wanted to be a couple, and no matter how hard Ning Ming's life was, she would be more tired than Ning Ming. After she got married, she would be in charge of the Ning family's business, managing what she should do, but she couldn't handle her incompetence. As for offspring, she didn't want to keep having children. She thought her parents were good the way they were, two children, not too many, not too few, so it would be so easy.

Fortunately, grandma and grandpa disagreed, so she didn't need to express her opinion. She believed that if she disagreed, grandpa and grandma would not force her.

Yuyi glanced at Yuwen with a smile in her eyes. When it came to matters at home concerning them and their sisters, grandma would never hide anything from them. They all knew what Yu was planning.

Yuyi knew that Yuwen was not someone who would let herself be wronged.

At the Zhou residence, Zhulan was relieved to see that her granddaughters were all fine, but she sighed when she heard that Ning's family member had passed away. Yu's family didn't survive for half a year, and she had been in contact with the Ning family over the years, so the eldest brother just needed to go there once.

Yudie and the others left, but Yuwen stayed. Zhulan, "Do you have something to say to grandma?"

Yuwen nodded, "My granddaughter wants to find someone who can take care of me and let me not worry about anything. My granddaughter doesn't want to struggle."

Zhulan, "......"

Yu Wen counted on her fingers, "Grandma, my grandfather is a marquis, my mother is a county lord, my father is in the Imperial Academy, my dowry is generous, my mother said that she would give me 70% of her dowry, plus the dowry prepared in recent years, your granddaughter is very rich, and I have no shortage of family background, so there is really no need for your granddaughter to work hard, and of course your granddaughter doesn't want to either."

Zhulan laughed, "Okay, little girl, grandma knows what you mean."

To put it bluntly, this girl was afraid of getting engaged to Ning Ming. She and Shu Ren had not agreed to it at the beginning. They said that they would just let it go and it would save the Ning family's face. The Zhou family and the Ning family have had a good relationship over the years. Since they had visited twice, they still had to say some polite words.