Chapter 1569 Born

When the carriage arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, Mingrui learned from his father that his father was not in the capital. Many things had happened in the court. The biggest thing was that the two border countries in the northeast were actually using border civilians to exchange for food.

The northeastern border is unstable. Last winter, the two countries made many probing attempts and exchanged fire several times, but in the end, no large-scale war broke out. This was all because the court's gunpowder weapons were too powerful, and the people of the two border countries depended on the court for their lives, and they caused a lot of chaos in their own countries, so last winter was relatively stable.

The father and son waited at the door for a while before officials from the Ministry of Revenue came out one after another.

Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan walked out together. Qiu Yan saw Chang Yi and his son at a glance, "Master Hou, this is Mingrui coming back to Beijing to pick you up."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "Mingrui is a filial child. He came to pick me up with his father as soon as he got home. This child is more considerate than a lady."

Qiu Yan had envy in his eyes as he watched Marquis Zhou walk away proudly, then he shook his head with laughter. In recent years, the Marquis has been showing off his children and grandchildren more and more.

Back in the carriage, Zhou Shuren felt sorry for his thin grandson and patted him on the shoulder, "Recover and take good care of yourself."

"Um."

Chang Yi said, "Dad, you've been working hard lately."

Zhou Shuren was indeed tired. He had been collecting food recently. Fortunately, the temperature rose and wild vegetables began to sprout. Otherwise, he would not have dared to use so much food. "I won't be busy in a few days."

Chang Yi sighed, "I didn't expect the emperor would agree to exchange food for the people of the two countries. I think it would be better to just attack them and save food."

Zhou Shuren, "...In these years of food shortage, what's the harm in conquering two countries? It will only add two more burdens. Besides, the grassland and northeastern tribes have not yet completely resolved the integration. You are not afraid of overturning the boat if there are too many troubles."

Then he glared and asked, "Do you still want to tire me to death?"

Chang Yi touched his nose and said, "My son, you are overthinking."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "It's more than simple. The people that the emperor exchanged for food have different household registrations. Second-class people can only build on the border and exchange household registrations according to their merits. In our country, second-class people can eat as long as they work. Although they may not be full, they will not starve to death. What will the people of the two countries think?"

Ming Rui continued, "The people of the two countries will find ways to become second-class citizens of our country. Slowly, without a war, they will devour the two countries. We will just wait for the right time to take down the two countries in one fell swoop."

Zhou Shuren nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad."

The emperor is ambitious, but there is nothing he can do. The country is currently unable to take care of the people of both countries, and the grassland is still waiting to be built.

Zhou Shuren made a few suggestions, and after careful consideration, the emperor came up with the idea of ​​slowly devouring them. He did not feel bad about using the second-class civilians. The northeastern border was already a bitter and cold place, and it was just right to use the civilians gained in exchange for construction.

The manpower needed for land reclamation, city construction, etc. is available.

The other two countries also felt they had made a profit. Who had allowed the people on the border to forget their own country just for food? They had killed them and frightened them, but it was all useless. It would be better to recycle the waste and exchange it for food.

A few days passed in a blink of an eye. Mingrui stayed at home after returning. Lin Qing did not come. The elders of the Lin family came and waited for Zhou Shuren to take a day off. The two families set a wedding date for the two children.

While the Zhou family was preparing, the Wang family's Yu Lu was launched. Li took Ran Wan to the Wang family in a hurry, and Zhu Lan was waiting for news at home.

Xuemei came to accompany her mother whenever she had nothing to do in Beijing. She happened to be there today. Seeing her mother looking at the door from time to time, she comforted her mother, "It will take a while for the baby to be born, mother, don't worry."

"I'm very worried about it, and I don't know if my dream is accurate. This morning I told your sister-in-law that I dreamed that Yu Lu gave birth. A little tiger jumped into my arms and instantly turned into a fat baby, a boy. Not long after I told your sister-in-law, Yu Lu went into labor."

Xuemei smiled and said, "This is what your grandson showed you in advance!"

Zhao continued, "Yu Lu is a blessed person. Your dream is right."

Zhulan also found it miraculous. When she woke up, she told Shuren that the dream was so real and she remembered it very clearly after waking up. "If it really is a fat boy, I will be generous and give each of you a piece of jewelry."

Su Xuan was happy, "You have treasures in your hands, and we can also share in Yu Lu's happiness."

Xuemei looked at her daughter-in-law with a smile in her eyes. Her daughter-in-law got pregnant at the end of last year. She was in a good mood in her hometown and the baby came. It was because of her daughter-in-law's pregnancy that she and her husband stayed at home this year and waited for the baby to be born.

Time passed quickly, and it was afternoon in a blink of an eye. The Wang family had experience with Yu Lu as this was not their first child, so they were not panicked. However, this child just didn't want to come out.

Outside, Tao stared at the delivery room, repeating in her heart that it must be a son.

Li kept looking at the clock, "It's been more than three hours."

Ran Wan said calmly, "My little sister is pregnant, and the experienced midwife also said it's okay, mother, don't worry."

After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Li calmed down. The feelings about childbirth for her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law were different. She was afraid of having her daughter-in-law around and could only keep her eyes on the delivery room.

After a while, Yu Lu, who had been scolding the baby in her belly a lot in her heart, finally spoke. The baby's voice was extremely loud, and the cry was so resonant that everyone in the yard could hear it clearly.

The old woman quickly carried the child out, her smiling face full of wrinkles, "A little boy weighing six and a half pounds. Congratulations, old lady. Congratulations, old lady."

Mrs. Wang's legs and feet were very agile, so she didn't need anyone to help her go to see the child. "Okay, okay."

Tao's mouth was almost grinning from ear to ear, "Yu Lu is such a lucky child."

Li felt relieved and went to check on her daughter. Knowing that she was fine and had fallen asleep from exhaustion, she went to check on the child, who looked like her daughter. The child then followed the maid into the delivery room.

Ran Wan thought to herself that her sister-in-law was really blessed. She had two sons, and no one in the Wang family dared to mess with her.

Zhulan heard the news and said, "My dream was so accurate."

Qingxue, "The young master and the old lady are related, and they are close to you!"

Zhulan thought the same. Even though she wasn't superstitious, she still believed in it. "I need to choose a gift carefully. Let's go to the warehouse and take a look."

Qingxue smiled and said, "Yes."

The Wang family had another boy, and Wang Wei was extremely high-profile and prepared a grand banquet. He even wrote a special letter for this purpose. There was no other way. Everyone was frugal now, and the Wang family did not want to be caught by Yu Shi. In order to hold a banquet for the newborn child in a legitimate manner, Grandpa Wang came out in person.

The Wang family had few descendants, so they were so high-profile. Everyone from the emperor to the officials understood.

The rumor that the daughter of the Zhou family was a lucky charm for her husband was becoming more and more serious. Some people believed it, while others deliberately spread it. It was not good to have too much fame, as it would attract people's attention.

In the palace, Zhou Shuren noticed that the prince had been stealing glances at him several times, and he was a little confused, "Why is the prince always looking at me? Is there anything wrong with me today?"