Chapter 285 Wang Rong

Zhulan put away the jewelry box. "I found that in ancient times, raising concubines really cost a lot of money, especially for wealthy families. When marrying off a daughter to a man of equal social status, dowry is essential. Although marriage brings a lot of benefits, raising a few concubines can really drain the family's wealth."

Zhou Shuren laughed, "So that's what you were thinking about!"

Zhulan said depressedly, "How can I not think about it? Look, Xuemei needs to add a dowry, Xuehan, Yushuang, and Yulu all need dowries, and we will definitely have many granddaughters in the future. If we don't divide the family, we both have to pay for dowries. You can calculate how much money it will cost."

Zhou Shuren had never really done the math, so after doing the math, he gritted his teeth and said, "It seems like we're going to have to sell our lives to the Zhou family and make money for the rest of our lives."

Zhulan didn't dare to spend the money she had, thinking that she had a lot of it, but after a careful calculation, she realized that she didn't have much. "I'd better wait for the money in my hand to produce a baby."

Zhou Shuren was upset for a while. No wonder Zhulan was unwilling to say anything. "It was really hard to be the head of a family in ancient times."

Zhulan sighed, "It's really not easy to be one."

But it’s much more tiring than managing a company!

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the county town where they were born. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren left the team and returned to their old home in Zhoujia Village.

Zhulan thought that only the young lady was at home, but unexpectedly there were so many people at home. Zhulan felt that it was a coincidence that she came back.

The carriage stopped at the gate. Zhou Shuren helped Zhulan get off the carriage. The people in the yard who were watching the excitement were stunned. They obviously didn't expect that Zhulan and Zhou Shuren had returned.

The Jiang family did not expect that their in-laws who were supposed to be in Pingzhou City would come back.

Chief Zhou was delighted, "Shu Ren is back."

Zhou Shuren, "It's been a long time since we last met. How are you, uncle?"

Clan leader Zhou glanced at the carriage and the escort, and said with a smile, "Uncle is fine, are you going on a long journey?"

Zhou Shuren explained: "We just came back from a long trip and happened to pass by our hometown and thought about coming back these days. Unexpectedly, there was a surprise waiting for us when we returned!"

Zhou Shuren looked sharply at Jiang Yong and Jiang Wangshi. These two people were not quiet.

Chief Zhou thought, luckily he came as soon as he heard the news, he didn't expect Zhou Shuren to come back at such a coincidence, "You must be tired from the journey, let's go in and talk."

Zhou Shuren was indeed tired. "Please come in, Patriarch."

Zhulan didn't want to be seen enjoying the fun, so she said to anyone who dared to enter the yard to enjoy the fun, "It's getting late, I won't see you off."

When she was at home, no one dared to enter the yard to see the excitement.

The ones who were watching the excitement were staring blankly at Zhulan, who had changed so much. She was dressed and looked like the wife of a wealthy family. Plus, there were bodyguards around, so they all hurried out of the yard, not even daring to watch the excitement from outside the door.

Zhulan was very satisfied. She patted Xuemei's hand, took out some silver bills from her purse and handed them to the escort and the driver. "Here is the remaining money. The extra money is for a few drinks. Thank you for your hard work along the way."

The escort took fifty taels of silver and said, "Then we'll leave first."

Xuemei waited until the escort and the driver left, then stared at the carriage in the yard in amazement, "Mom, why did they leave the carriage behind?"

Zhulan pointed to the carriage at home and said, "Since it belongs to us, we should keep it."

Xuemei's heart beat faster. Two carriages, that was a lot of money. Her mother's family really had a lot of money. She couldn't ask if they had bought a house in the capital. She supported her mother and said, "Mom, you've had a hard journey. Let's go inside and sit down."

Zhulan wanted to hear what the Jiang family was doing, "Let's not go back to the house, let's go to the main hall."

Xuemei lowered her voice, "Mother, it's nothing. The Jiang family came here just to register the Jiang family's land under Jiang Sheng's name. Jiang Sheng gave away four acres of land for the sake of the family's reputation, but the Jiang family felt that it was too little and wanted to register the entire 16 acres of land under Jiang Sheng's name. Jiang Sheng said it was fine, but he would pay him money every year. The Jiang family was not willing to do that. They registered the land under their name without paying a penny."

Zhulan counted the days of Jiang Shengzhong's life as a scholar, "Isn't your family always in trouble?"

Xuemei nodded. "The Jiang family only came to make trouble for Jiang Sheng. They wouldn't dare to do that to me. You see, I'm fine."

Zhulan looked at Xuemei carefully. She looked fine indeed. Xuemei's belly was already showing. Zhulan knew that they had passed by and did not want to go to the main hall. "Let's go back to the house."

Xuemei smiled and said, "Hey!"

In the room, Jiang Du was playing with Jiang Miao. When they saw Zhu Lan, the two children got excited and called her "Grandma, Grandma".

Zhulan kissed each of them, hugged her grandchildren and said, "Children grow up so fast. It seems like they have grown a lot taller in just a short time."

Xuemei tapped the girl's nose and said, "If you eat well, you will grow fast. Mom, you and Dad should pay more attention to it when you come back."

Zhulan curled her lips, "I'll pay more attention to her. Your sister-in-law doesn't even know how to cry!"

Xuemei was amused when she thought about how her sister-in-law must have suffered a lot without her mother's protection, "She might be crying now!"

In Pingzhou City, Li was indeed crying because she was too aggrieved. She wiped her tears and said, "I want my mother, head of the family. Why hasn't my mother come back yet?"

Boss Zhou, "......."

He also wanted to know when his father would come back. He had really had enough of being the head of the Zhou family. In the past month, almost two months, he felt like he had lost several years of his life. Look how frustrated his wife was. She had lost a lot of weight. She touched her belly and muttered that she had lost weight.

Li really missed her mother. Her mother was not at home. Even if Zhao helped her, she was afraid of facing Dong. Who let her have a good sister? She felt like a housekeeper. It was so depressing.

In Zhoujia Village, Zhulan also knew why Zhou Wangshi didn't come. It was mainly because the Jiang family came too many times. After knowing that it would not make things difficult for Xuemei, Zhou Wangshi stopped coming.

After a quarter of an hour, the Jiang family left in disgrace, and Zhou Shuren saw off the patriarch Zhou and returned to the house.

Xuemei stood up and said, "Dad."

Zhou Shuren sat down and said, "You are sick, don't stand. Sit down and talk."

Jiang Sheng was not treated like a daughter-in-law. He stood there obediently, lowering his head guiltily. He had failed to solve several problems, and his father-in-law didn't say anything when he came back, which frightened his father. Before his father-in-law even opened his mouth to say anything, his father promised not to come again. He felt that he was particularly useless.

Zhou Shuren was not very satisfied with Jiang Sheng. Jiang Sheng was not decisive and could not take charge of things. He could only follow others. "The county magistrate has accepted you, why don't you take advantage of the situation? Don't you know how to take advantage of the situation?"

Jiang Sheng lowered his head even more. He really didn't think of taking advantage of the situation. He was afraid of displeasing his master. He knew that his master accepted it just for the sake of his father-in-law's face.

Zhou Shuren guessed what Jiang Sheng was thinking as soon as he saw him lower his head. He sighed in his heart. This was how Jiang Sheng's life would be. At best, he could pass the imperial examination and live a rich life. In the future, he could rely on his grandson as his daughter. "The county lord has adopted you. Even if you don't take advantage of him, you represent the face of the county lord. You must be tough when you need to be tough."

The Dong family is like a local tyrant in the local area, but Jiang Sheng is still timid. It really makes people feel uncomfortable. It turns out that vision and character must be cultivated from an early age.

Jiang Sheng looked up in shock. He had never thought of this. "Dad, I know I was wrong."

Zhou Shuren didn't have time to teach Jiang Sheng. "Learn more from your master in the future. Just two points will be enough for you for a lifetime."

Jiang Sheng was touched by his father-in-law's advice, "Yes, I will definitely learn well from you."

Zhou Shuren instructed Jiang Sheng, "You don't need to take down the big box outside the door. There are two packed bags in the second carriage. You can bring them back."

Jiang Sheng hurried out to get some things.

Xuemei lowered her head and said, "Dad, I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Zhulan comforted her daughter, "You are our daughter, and it is only right for us as parents to worry about you."

Xuemei suddenly thought, "Mom, Wang Rong, do you still remember me?"

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