Chapter 252: Planning for Children

Zhulan stuffed the silver in her purse to Xuemei, "This money is not for you. Although the 60 acres of land in our family have been handed over to the people of Lijia Village to help cultivate, the 20 acres of land in Zhoujia Village need you to take care of and hire workers. In addition, there are a total of 80 acres of land at home, and 40 acres of paddy fields. Rice seedlings need to be planted in advance. Planting the seedlings for the 40 acres of paddy fields will also require a lot of help. These are all the expenses for hiring help."

The seeds were those kept at home, and later on, the paddy fields we bought were more than expected, so we bought more from Zhoujia Village.

Sixty acres of land were planted, and the seeds were also provided by Zhulan's family.

Xuemei poured out the silver in her purse. Although it was not whole ingots, it was all broken silver. At a glance, she knew the approximate amount of silver. "Mom, helping out doesn't require more than five or six taels of silver. This is too much."

Zhulan really wanted to use the money from the helpers to subsidize her daughter, but she didn't say it clearly, "We also need help during the autumn harvest. I tell you, it will cost a lot of money to hire helpers. Okay, take all the money quickly."

"mother."

Seeing that Xuemei didn't do anything, Zhulan took the initiative to pack the silver and stuffed it into Xuemei's pocket, saying, "When Jiang Sheng goes to take the college entrance examination, you should take the child with you to Pingzhou, live there for a few days, and get to know your parents in Pingzhou."

Xuemei was moved. If her mother hadn't mentioned it, she really hadn't thought about going to Pingzhou. Now that her mother had mentioned it, she wanted to go, not only to get to know the family, but also to broaden her horizons and see the world. She didn't envy her sister for living like a lady, she hoped that her daughter could have the same vision as her sister. Dong Li, don't be limited by the village and focus on a small piece of land. "When you live here for a long time, mother, don't bother me."

Zhu Lan glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could a mother marry her own daughter? You can stay as long as you want."

It is enough for Xuemei to have her mother. After all, she is a married woman. Now her mother has three daughters-in-law. She cannot help, so she should not cause trouble for her mother.

Xuemei prepared lunch at noon. After lunch, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to Lijia Village.

Today, Zhou Shuren drove the ox cart. On the way back, Zhulan leaned against Zhou Shuren and said, "I said I forgot something. How are you going to deal with our ox?"

Zhou Shuren drove the ox cart and said, "The ox cart and the ox are part of Xuemei's dowry. You gave bracelets to your two daughters-in-law, so it's not too much to give Xuemei the ox cart and the ox as a dowry."

Zhulan really didn't think about giving anything to Niu. She only wanted to give Xuemei more money for her daily needs and allowance. Because she was preparing to save up for her dowry next year, she didn't think about giving some in advance.

Zhulan narrowed her eyes. Zhou Shuren didn't say anything, but after receiving Xuemei's filial piety for more than a year, he was worried in his heart that his daughter would be bullied before leaving!

Zhulan looked at the well-raised cow and said with a smile, "The cow we raise is a cow. This year, it will give birth to a calf. A calf is worth a lot of money. This dowry is a good supplement."

Zhou Shuren also thought it was good and chuckled. He also felt a little like a father.

The day before leaving, Xuemei's family came back to see them off. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took care of everything that needed to be arranged and entrusted everything that needed to be entrusted. The next morning, the carriage to Pingzhou arrived.

Xuemei felt something was wrong only after her parents got on the carriage. It didn't look like her parents were going to take the cow and the oxcart to Pingzhou. Looking at her eldest sister-in-law's family, it didn't seem like they were going to entrust them to the Li family.

Xuemei hurried forward and asked, "Mom, aren't you going to take the cow and the cart with you?"

Zhulan opened the curtain and said with a smile, "I wanted to wait until we set off to tell you, but now that you've discovered it, I won't wait to set off. The ox and the ox cart are your dowry given to you by your father and me."

Xuemei's eyes widened, she really didn't expect that her parents would give her a cow and an ox cart as a dowry. Even though her parents were getting better and better, there were still people who were jealous of her and made trouble for her, saying that her parents had bought a big house and some land, but never mentioned giving her anything.

She knew in her heart that these people were jealous and wanted to hurt her, but she herself knew that her parents had been giving her money all year round and she already had quite a few pieces of jewellery. She had always been a contented person and she also had her own thoughts. She actually didn't want her parents to give her anything.

Because she understood that only if she was the weak one in the family would her parents pay more attention to her and care more about Jiang Du and Jiang Miao. It was good enough if her parents-in-law did not hold her back, but it was impossible to expect them to help. Her son and daughter would still have to rely on their grandparents in the future, so the only little thoughts she had were for her children.

So she was not jealous or envious. She had never expected that her parents would give her the cow and the ox cart. She wanted to say no, but they were all seeing her off, and she could not refute her mother in front of outsiders. Moreover, if she refused, she was afraid that people would think she wanted more, so she had no choice but to accept.

Zhulan waved at Xuemei, "Take care of yourself."

Xuemei, "......."

She saw the pride in her mother's eyes. Her mother knew that she would not want them, so she waited until just before leaving to give her the cow and the ox cart!

The carriage started moving and Zhulan lowered the curtain. There were not only Zhulan and Zhou Shuren in the carriage, but also Xuehan. Although the luggage was sent to Pingzhou first, five carriages were hired. Changzhi took Rongchuan and Mingyun in one carriage, the eldest couple took Mingteng and Yulu in one carriage, Zhao took Yushuang and Mingrui, and the last carriage was for the newlyweds. Although there were only the young couple in the carriage, there was not much space. Dong had too many valuable things, and most of the carriage was used to carry the things.

As for the second son, he stayed in Pingzhou to look after the house.

The snow hasn't melted yet. Due to last year's heavy snow, the roads were packed with snow. The journey to Pingzhou was much smoother, and Zhulan suffered less.

The carriage was moving fast and arrived before dark. Zhou Laoer was already waiting in the front yard. Zhou Laoda knocked on the door and Zhou Laoer opened it after a while.

Zhou Shuren got out of the car, and Zhou Laoer came forward and said, "Dad, I have lit the fires in all the rooms. The rooms are warm, and the food is ready. Grandma Wu helped to cook the food."

Zhou Shuren was very confident in Zhou Laoer's work and said, "Well, go to the back and help move the things."

Zhou Lao Er, "Hey."

Zhou Shuren helped Zhulan get out of the car. Zhulan moved her legs. She would live in Pingzhou in the future. This time felt very different from the last time. After Xuehan got out of the car, Zhulan took Xuehan into the yard first.

This time the whole family lived in the same yard again. Zhulan was still a little uncomfortable with the environment, but she got used to the quietness during the winter.

The house had been divided long ago, just like the old house, with each room assigned a room. Chang Lian and Chang Zhi went to study in the front yard in the future, where there was a study room specially set aside for studying.

Changzhi and Rongchuan no longer lived in the backyard, but moved to the front yard.

There are still a few empty houses in the front yard, which will be used by relatives who come to take exams in the future to stay.

After a simple tidy up in each room, they went to the main hall of the main house for dinner. There were two tables of food, and Mrs. Wu Li had prepared eight dishes, all of which were her specialties. The most attractive dish on the table was the bok choy soup.

Zhou Laoer said, "I went to buy vegetables and meat this morning, and when I saw the Chinese cabbage, I bought a bunch."

It was really too expensive, so he couldn't bear to buy more. Just a handful was enough for making soup. If he hadn't been thinking that his mother would like it, he wouldn't have bought it given his personality.

The Zhou family had enough meat but they were short of vegetables, especially after the dried vegetables were out of stock. There were quite a few meat dishes left over from the seven courses, and they drank two large pots of Chinese cabbage soup very cleanly.

Li said, "Bok choy is delicious but too expensive. Mom, why don't we grow some in the house?"

A bunch of pakchoy with only a few stalks costs twenty cents. It's really unfair. Things are different in the state capital. Pakchoy is twice as expensive as in the county.

Zhulan was also happy that Li was going to do some hard work. Li was unfamiliar with Pingzhou, so it was better for him to do some hard work. She didn't expect Li to grow enough food for the family, but just enough to make soup. "Then I'll leave it to you."

Li, "........"

It’s not mother, she wants all three daughters-in-law to be together, and she also wants to command her younger brothers and sisters.

(End of this chapter)