Chapter 329: Results Announced

() Li saw that her mother's face was no longer red, but her eyes were a little penetrating. Li put down her fat hands, realizing that she had done something stupid again, and smiled ingratiatingly, "Mother."

Zhu Lan snorted coldly, "You said I haven't seen Zhao and Dong for a long time, why do I miss them so much all of a sudden?"

Li was in crisis, "Mom, what do you want to eat today?"

Zhulan kept smiling, "I want to eat you!"

Li looked down at herself, stretched out her arms and rolled up her sleeves, feeling pain in her flesh, "Mom, do you think my arms are okay?"

Zhulan rolled her eyes in her heart. Li was amazing. Now he could reply to her questions. Zhulan tapped Li's forehead in anger. "You've learned something from me!"

Li smiled innocently, "Mother taught me well."

Zhulan glared at Li. Li had a very good relationship with the young wife of the Shangjia family next door, and Li had learned a lot from her!

Li covered her forehead with her hands and saw her mother go out. She laughed and said, "As long as her mother has her in her heart, Zhao and Dong should all stand aside!"

Xinghua kept her head down. She used to think that the first wife was silly, but now she thought that she was also a smart person. Although the first wife was easily confused in other aspects, she knew how to please her mother-in-law. This alone crushed the other two wives. No wonder the mistress only brought the first wife to the capital!

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. In two days, Zhou Shuren recovered from his cold thanks to his strong physique, but Wu Ming's condition worsened. Fortunately, the imperial examination was over and Wu Ming had time to recuperate, as the results of this imperial examination would not be announced until a month later!

As for the palace examination, the time of it was not fixed, but it was always in April, with the specific date being early April or mid-April depending on the emperor's will.

Zhou Shuren recovered and wanted to meet Zhao Bo, but just after he sent the invitation, he received news that Zhao Bo also fell ill.

There was a heavy snowfall during this exam, which really ruined the candidates. Well, Zhou Shuren decided not to go anywhere and could only stay at home.

After waiting for another three days, Wu Ming's condition had improved a lot. He just needed to take two more doses of medicine and recuperate slowly in the future.

Wu Chun's second letter also arrived, this time it was only a letter.

Yang Zhumu's eyes turned red after reading it. Zhulan sat beside him and looked anxious. Yang Zhumu wiped the corners of the letter before handing it to the girl, "Take a look."

Zhulan took the letter. There wasn't much in it. It mainly talked about the family assets in Lizhou City, and then asked about their well-being. The person mentioned the most was Wu He. Wu He had recovered and was promoted to an eighth-rank military officer, but he was no longer in Lizhou City, but was stationed in a county city.

Yang Zhumu lamented how difficult it was for his son. He had spent all the money he was rewarded with. "When my parents come, we will set off. I should also start preparing according to the date."

"We do need to prepare. According to what Wu Chun said, Lizhou City is short of everything. Big brother, please buy more seeds. Forget about rice. Buy more wheat and corn seeds. Oh, and buy more sweet potatoes and potatoes as well!"

Lizhou City is short of food, and sweet potatoes and potatoes are both good things.

Yang Zhumu's heart was not as careful as his sister's. "Please help me think about it. I'm afraid I'll miss something."

Zhulan said, "Okay."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren wrote the list and handed it to Yang Zhumu to handle it.

In Zhulan's memory, her original self didn't know how much wealth the Yang family had. Based on the luggage brought by her eldest brother, Zhulan guessed that the Yang family's wealth was not small.

As a lady of honor, Zhulan also bought clothes and other things for her parents.

Zhulan prepared clothes for her parents and noticed that Li was in a bad mood. "What happened today? Did the eldest brother make you angry?"

Li shook her head, "Mom, the Xu family next door is moving away."

Zhulan really didn't know that in February, she was busy with Zhou Shuren first, and then helped her eldest brother buy things. Mrs. Xu from next door never came to visit again. "Isn't their business in Beijing doing well? Why are they moving away?"

Li looked around and whispered, "Mom, Qi's father-in-law got the news that he was going to expand some port, and they want to move there to occupy the space in advance, or to start maritime trade in the future. Mom, what is maritime trade? Isn't the sea all water?"

Zhu Lan's heart was flying. Oh, this is really big news. She quickly pinched Li and said, "You take care of the remaining fabrics!"

Li touched her cheek and wondered why her mother-in-law was so happy.

Zhulan went back to the house to find Zhou Shuren, who was reading a book. Zhulan said excitedly, "Pinggang is expected to be expanded."

Zhou Shuren put down the book, "This is big news, where did you get the news?"

"The Xu family next door is moving out. The Xu family's daughter-in-law is not on good terms with Li, so she secretly talked to Li about it and said she wanted to take an exam in maritime trade."

Zhou Shuren thought that the imperial court was really short of money, and that people in the northwest and other places were all waiting for money and food to save their lives. "This is a good thing!"

Zhulan was calculating quickly in her mind, "Of course it's a good thing. Not only will the house prices in Pinggang increase, but the land prices will also increase. We have 80 acres of land!"

After this investment, she plans to buy two or three estates, which will give her a stable income every year in the future. She can continue to invest the remaining money. As for buying a shop, Zhulan has not thought about buying one yet. It is better to use the money in her hand to continue investing quickly, especially during the period when the court continues to relax its policies towards merchants. As long as you seize the opportunity during this period, you can make a fortune.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Let Eryue take Lichun to Pinggang to get information first."

"Yes, let them pay attention to the house and land prices in Pinggang."

Zhulan didn't think about investing anymore. All the well-informed businessmen had backgrounds. Their family had nothing in the capital, so it would be fine if they bought in earlier. It would be a shame to rush in now because their lives were too peaceful. It would be a mistake to commit suicide!

Zhou Shuren sent Eryue and Lichun out to do some work. Without two servants at home, many things became more difficult to do. Even Boss Zhou got used to ordering Eryue around.

Zhou Shuren was also a little uncomfortable, and he and Zhulan sighed, "It's so easy, but I suddenly have no one to call on. I feel very uncomfortable. Let's buy another house after the results are announced."

Zhulan also felt that there were not enough people. She was going to buy a manor. A manor needed someone to manage things. People were needed everywhere. Zhulan sighed, "Our family needs a housekeeper. A good housekeeper is hard to find!"

She observed Ma Eryue carefully and found that he was not smart enough and had limited abilities. At best, he could only be the manager of the manor.

Zhou Shuren didn't want Zhulan to worry about everything, but it was hard to find a good housekeeper. "Let's not rush and just take our time!"

"kindness."

Three days later, February returned with the beginning of spring. Although we did not get accurate news, judging from the house prices and the gathering of merchants, the Xu family's news was accurate.

Zhulan felt relieved, she just had to wait.

Time flew by and it was already the end of March. On the day of the announcement of the results, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to wait in a carriage before dawn.

There were many people who had the same idea. Zhulan's family's carriage arrived relatively late. There were many carriages ahead of them, and many guards were surrounding the carriages. Well, there was no need to go forward and they could only wait by the side.

Zhulan held Zhou Shuren's hand tightly, "Do you think I should look forward to it?"