Chapter 318 Joy and Worry

Just as Zhulan finished her words, Boss Zhou and Li came back. Zhou Shuren stared at Boss Zhou and asked, "There's a bun shop at the corner of the street. Where did you go to buy the buns?"

Zhou Lao Da was no longer afraid of his father's glare. He was confident this time. "Dad, the victory report came into the city before dawn today. People on the street were talking about it. We listened for a while."

Zhulan suddenly realized, "I was wondering, today is not a holiday, why are there still sounds of firecrackers."

Li was so excited that she danced with joy, "Mom, there are so many people in the capital, it's so lively, the streets are full of people."

Zhulan held Li's hand and said, "Stop shaking, or the buns will fall to the ground."

Li then remembered that she had been out for a long time and her parents were still waiting for dinner. "Mom, buy some buns. We can have breakfast now."

Zhou Shuren asked Boss Zhou to call Wu Ming to come for dinner. Li couldn't stop talking. Before Wu Ming came for dinner, they all knew the news of the victory.

This is a great thing, which means that the war in the northwest is coming to an end.

Zhulan was both happy and worried. She was happy that the house prices of the two courtyards were going to rise, but that shouldn't be the case. She should say that the house prices of the two courtyards were going to continue to rise. Since the war broke out, good news had been reported from time to time, and there was no fighting in the Northeast, so few people left Beijing with their families.

The price of the yard that Zhulan bought has already gone back up. This great victory has subdued the foreign tribes and the dynasty's fortunes have become even better. As the political center, the housing prices in the capital will surely soar.

Zhulan's worry is because of her three nephews, and Daojian Wuqing doesn't know what happened to them.

We had steamed buns and rice porridge for breakfast, but the firewood at home was completely used up to cook the rice porridge.

Last night, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren wrote a list of what they wanted to buy. It was a very long list, including firewood, rice, noodles, etc. They wanted to buy more to store. Zhulan felt uneasy looking at the empty cellar and woodshed. She liked to hoard things, and the more she hoarded, the more at ease she felt.

Bowls, chopsticks, plates, etc. also need to be purchased. The merchant was not generous enough to leave the bowls and plates behind when he left. Of course, Zhulan would not use them even if she left them behind.

Zhulan's home in the capital city is short of everything, including candles, lamp oil, etc. She used the last few candles to write an order last night!

Zhulan wrote a list of things that Boss Zhou bought, and Boss Zhou went to buy food, firewood, etc.

Li was unwilling to follow the head of the family. She was timid in the capital. The capital was too big and there were too many people. She felt that it was not safe to follow the head of the family. It would be more reassuring to follow her parents. "Mom, I will go with you."

Boss Zhou was speechless. It was too obvious that his wife disliked him.

Ming Teng was bold enough to go with his father, "Dad, I'll go with you."

Li glared at her son, who was too noisy. "Stay at home. There are many beggars in the capital. Aren't you afraid that they will take you away?"

Ming Teng was a little scared. He knew that if he went to play Huazi, he would not be able to see his parents anymore. He hid behind his grandmother and said, "Then I won't go."

Zhulan supported Li in scaring Mingteng. If he wasn't scared, this kid would really dare to run around everywhere.

In ancient times, unlike modern times, there are cameras everywhere. If a child is really lost, there is a chance of finding it. But in ancient times, only the powerful and wealthy had the ability to search vigorously, and even then they might not find it. For other families who lost their children, it was like looking for a needle in a haystack. There was no hope at all!

Unless the parents are very close and can meet again, unfortunately the probability is too small.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to buy a horse-drawn carriage first. It was too inconvenient to have no means of transportation at home. Mainly, the capital city was big, and walking was too slow.

After buying two horse-drawn carriages, the second yard was still too small and there was still no space to keep horses, so the carriages had to be sent to a stable in the south city.

After buying the carriage, Boss Zhou took Ma Eryue to buy rice, grain, firewood, etc.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took Li to buy other things. Zhou Shuren didn't want to take Li with him because if they bought a lot of things, they could have them delivered to their house, so there was no need for Li to carry them.

It's a pity that Zhulan wanted to take Li with her. Zhou Shuren was speechless. He found that apart from being willing to bully Li, Zhulan was really used to Li.

Zhulan listened to Li's chattering with smiles in her eyes. Oh, now that Li was here, she felt that everything was interesting!

Zhulan had the idea of ​​going shopping, and she actually took action, "Stop the car."

Zhou Shuren, "What's wrong?"

Zhulan said, "Li and I will get off the car and take a look. You can go buy some household items first. You can come back here to pick us up later."

Zhou Shuren, "............"

My wife was kidnapped by Li? I'm so angry!

Mrs. Li shrank like a quail. She didn't understand why her father-in-law glared at her when it was clearly her mother-in-law's decision. She couldn't help but get closer to her mother-in-law.

Zhou Shuren stared at Li's fat hands. These hands were particularly bold. They were actually holding Zhulan's arm as if they were going to chop it off!

Zhulan patted Zhou Shuren's shoulder with a smile, "I'll leave the rest to you!"

Zhou Shuren, "............Yeah."

You must listen to your daughter-in-law. You must listen to her.

Zhulan and Li got off the carriage. After the carriage left, Li let out a long sigh and looked around at the stalls on both sides. She instantly forgot about her father-in-law's sharp eyes and excitedly pulled her mother-in-law, "Mom, look at these lanterns. They are so exquisite."

Zhulan's eyes were also very bright. She and Zhou Shuren had not really had a good time shopping in the capital. Zhulan liked all kinds of ancient lanterns very much. The ancient lanterns were exquisitely made and had good meanings. There were not only bright red lanterns on the stalls, but also lanterns of other colors. Zhulan wanted to take all the ones she saw home.

Zhulan wanted to buy a lantern last, but it was a big item and it was hard to carry it. "Let's go look at something else first and come back to buy it later."

Li couldn't bear to look at it. Pingzhou City was also very lively, but it couldn't compare to the liveliness of the capital. "Yeah."

Zhulan and Li had a lot of fun shopping, which was completely different from the feeling of Zhou Shuren shopping. Women have so much in common when shopping, and their purchasing power is always greater than the sum of their parts.

It can be seen from the fact that Zhulan and Li are holding things in their hands.

Zhulan bought rouge, some delicate jewelry, and some sugar figurines and paper-cuts. She bought something from basically every stall, and finally the lanterns.

There isn't a single lantern in the houses of the capital. Unfortunately, most of the lanterns on display are sold to children, and lanterns for house use have to be bought from specialized shops.

When Zhou Shuren came to pick up Zhulan, he was stunned when he saw the things all over the floor. It seemed that he had bought a lot of things.

Fortunately, he had the shop assistant deliver the things he bought back to the house, otherwise the carriage would not be able to hold all the things Zhulan bought.

Zhulan got on the carriage. She was very satisfied with her shopping today and said to Zhou Shuren, "I forgot to write the lantern on the list."

Zhou Shuren has a good memory and is used to remembering where he has been. "There is a lantern shop on the way home."

Zhulan was also a little tired, "Then let's go home."

Zhou Shuren grumbled in a depressed tone. He was unhappy that his wife was not with him.

When we got back to the house, Zhou Lao Da had already returned. The firewood was piled up in the woodshed. Zhou Lao Da said, "Dad, it's getting late. Li and I will go buy vegetables and meat."

He had already looked around and the vegetable market was not far away.

Zhulan took out some silver and gave it to the eldest brother. This time Zhao didn't come along, so all the money currently used was hers as the housekeeper. Zhulan looked at Li, thought about it and decided to forget it. Xuehan should still be in charge of the household money. Xuehan was not young anymore, and it was time for her to learn how to be a housekeeper.

Zhou Shuren waited for Li to leave, "Li bought so many things, why is Li crying?"

Isn't Li happy after taking Zhulan for himself?

There are two more chapters around 6:30 to 7:00 pm~~~

(End of this chapter)