Chapter 297 People who are content are liked by others

Zhou Shuren pulled the pillow over and lay down. "The Zhao family is still doing what they should do. Zhao Bo secretly told me that things will calm down in a few days, so I don't need to worry."

Zhulan sighed, "A big family is a big family. They are really well-informed."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "I guess the war started in the northwest. There have only been two battles on the northeastern border."

Zhulan got the accurate information, and she had nothing to worry about. She lay beside Zhou Shuren and closed her eyes. "Several states in the north let the people from the south come over, but when they arrived at Pingzhou City, they were very tough and didn't let them enter the city or pass through. It seems that they are taking the opportunity to purge the officials of the states that let the people come over!"

Zhou Shuren hummed, "I guess I've been wanting to clean it up for a long time, and this is a good opportunity to do it all at once."

Zhulan thought that this emperor would probably not only settle accounts in a few states, but would definitely settle all that needed to be settled at once. "Our emperor has calculated people's hearts to the core."

"kindness."

It was also extremely bloody; a lot of people must have died in this reckoning.

In the evening, Rongchuan and Mingyun came back. Rongchuan said that none of the children of officials had asked for leave, as they all went to the academy to study.

Zhulan thought to herself, it shows that the officials of Pingzhou City are deeply trusted by the emperor. This is really a good thing. At least Pingzhou City is stable!

Time passed quickly, and seven days went by in a blink of an eye. A lot of things happened in Pingzhou City. On the third day after the city was closed, someone wanted to take the opportunity to make a fortune, but unfortunately he was caught as soon as he robbed something and was beheaded in the street without any ambiguity. This completely shocked those who wanted to make a fortune. Afterwards, there were more patrolling soldiers in Pingzhou City.

The merchants in the city were still open, especially the grain stores. It was probably because the merchants had been oppressed since the establishment of the dynasty and had seen the bloody tactics, so no one dared to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. The price of grain returned to normal, and there was no chaos in the state capital.

Apart from the fact that eating meat was strenuous, people in the city still did what they were supposed to do.

Five days passed in a flash. The army passed by Pingzhou City and sent the people who had come south back. The next day, Pingzhou City opened its gates.

Although the city gates were opened, no one dared to leave the city at will, because the army passed through the north city and killed many resisters. The corpses outside the city gates were cleared, but the mud was still stained red with blood.

To put it nicely, it means sending the people home, but to put it bluntly, it is more appropriate to say escorting them.

Zhulan didn't know how many people had died. She got the news from Wu Li. Zhulan didn't sleep that night. It was the first time she had personally experienced a bloody suppression in two years. Although her original body had memories of it, the personal experience still had a great impact on her. People's lives were worthless in ancient times, and even less so in times of war.

Three days later, it rained heavily in Pingzhou City. After the heavy rain, the water was mixed with mud. The bloodstains outside the north city were finally no longer obvious, and the people in the city dared to go out of the city gate.

Pingzhou City completely recovered, as if what happened a few days ago had never happened.

Qian Shengbao came to Zhou's house. This time, Qian Shengbao came alone. "My dear, the landlord Zhang from Qianjia Village has moved his family to the south."

Zhou Shuren and Zhulan understood Qian Shengbao's intention. Zhou Shuren lowered his eyes and said, "Do you want to buy it?"

Qian Shengbao didn't believe that Zhou Xiucai didn't understand what he meant. Zhou Xiucai did it on purpose. He wanted to buy it but didn't dare to. If he bought it, wouldn't he be telling everyone that he had a lot of silver?

But it’s different with the in-laws. He knows that Lord Jiang is taking care of the third son of the in-laws, and Dean Xu is the master of the fourth son of the in-laws. These are all connections.

Especially Xu Jinshi's network of contacts. Xu Jinshi's academy has produced many scholars and judges in recent years, and many of them have become officials. Moreover, many of the students are children of officials, and Xu Jinshi would always give them some face when he asked. Although Xu Jinshi did not accept several apprentices, those he accepted either became officials or had a good reputation.

After the two sons of the Zhou family became scholars, they were no longer the Zhou family of the past. The Zhou family could keep the property they bought.

Qian Shengbao took a deep breath. His in-laws were even more cunning than him. He could not bear the title of old fox. His in-laws were the real old fox. He laughed dryly and said, "Even if I bought it, I couldn't keep it. I thought that my in-laws couldn't miss this good opportunity, so I came to tell them."

Zhou Shuren spread his hands, "I don't have any money!"

Even if he had money, he would not buy it. There were so many people eyeing the properties of the landlords near the provincial capital. The status of the Zhou family was indeed different, but they were not so crazy as to compete with the government.

Qian Shengbao was anxious. "Landlord Zhang's land is the best in the area. Many people are eyeing it. If we miss this opportunity, we will never have it again."

Zhulan interrupted, "We don't have any money."

Qian Shengbao pursed his brows. Why did the woman interrupt? Oh, my mother-in-law didn't leave today. Seeing that Zhou Xiucai didn't hesitate at all, he quickly relaxed his frown. It seemed that the mother-in-law had a very high status in my father-in-law's heart. She could even interfere in the outside affairs. Qian Shengbao rolled his eyes and said, "If you are short of money, I can lend it to you."

Zhu Lan sneered in her heart, "It's not a matter of money. Even if we have money, we won't buy it. The Zhou family knows how much they are worth. We know what your in-laws are thinking. I advise you to give up your thoughts."

Bah, Qian Shengbao really wanted the Zhou family to buy the land, but he knew how much money the Zhou family had. The Zhou family didn't have that much money to buy the land, so the Qian family could borrow money, but how could the Zhou family pay back the money? They could only pay back the land. The Qian family naturally got the Zhou family's protection and got the land. This was a very smart calculation.

Qian Shengbao was stunned and looked at Zhou Xiucai. Zhou Xiucai didn't say anything. Qian Shengbao was shocked. He had heard from Fang that his mother-in-law was not a simple person. He really didn't care about her. She was just a woman. But today he believed it. Although his mother-in-law didn't explain his thoughts, she guessed his thoughts.

Moreover, the mother-in-law not only has a high status in the eyes of her father-in-law, but she is obviously able to make decisions!

Qian Shengbao thought he could try again, "I do want to gain some benefits, but the opportunity is so rare, does my mother-in-law really want to miss it?"

Zhu Lan said quietly, "Favours are gone once used. You must understand this. Besides, it is better to be a quiet person so that others will like you. Do you think I am right?"

Qian Shengbao understood that his mother-in-law told him that the Zhou family would not use the connections gained by their sons for the sake of land, and if they did, they would use them where it counts. She also told him that the Zhou family likes relatives who are content and obedient!

Zhou Shuren looked at Qian Shengbao's expression and thought, hey, to deal with this kind of old fox, you should crush him. Zhulan is the most suitable one. Who made the old fox look down on women? He had wanted to do this a long time ago. "It's getting late. I have something else to do, so I won't keep my in-laws here any longer."

Qian Shengbao was sent away for the first time. He knew that the Zhou family didn't like him anymore. He stood up awkwardly and said, "Then I'll go back first."

Zhou Shuren: "Yes."

Boss Zhou, who had been standing in the background, suddenly moved, "Uncle, I'll take you there."

Qian Shengbao smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, nephew."

Boss Zhou admired Master Qian in his heart. Master Qian was skinned by his parents, but he could still smile. Such a thick skin is not something that ordinary people can cultivate.

Qian Shengbao twitched his lips. Mr. Zhou's eldest son was really understanding. It was because he understood that he felt upset. He really wondered who would be willing to be so shameless. It was because he was a servant. Why did he feel that Mr. Zhou's son was the one who made him the most angry?

(End of this chapter)