Chapter 331: Being tricked by Li

Zhou Shuren coughed, signaled Eryue to stop the car, and said to Eryue, "Ask the eldest master to look for Zhao Bo's name on the list."

February said, "Hey."

Er Yue got off the carriage, and the carriage behind him also stopped. Soon Er Yue came back, "Master, the eldest master got off the carriage and went back to check the list."

Zhou Shuren said, "Let's go back!"

February got on the carriage again. Although the wind outside was chilly, February's heart was burning. Her master was a tribute scholar. As long as he passed the test, he would be promoted to an official if he was lucky. If the master was an official, they, the servants, would be looked up to by others.

When I got home, the people who brought the good news had already arrived. South City had the most everything, including the most merchants.

The Zhou family had a top scholar and a tribute scholar, which was a great joyous event. Before Zhulan and Zhou Shuren came back, there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them.

Zhulan opened the car curtain and took a look. She was delighted. "I never thought I would make a fortune when I bought the house. No, it should be two fortunes. Our house has good feng shui. Just wait and see. The house originally cost 2,600 taels, but now it can be worth twice as much!"

Zhou Shuren laughed, "This time Wu Ming has enough money to buy a house."

Zhulan thought that it was true. Zhulan smiled and said, "I'm the champion this time. I can get a bonus after the exam. That's enough!"

This time it's not a stroke of luck. The gifts delivered to the door must be presentable, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Zhulan was furious. South City also has its advantages. Zhulan stroked her chin and decided that she would sell the house after the trial. Well, she had made a lot of money this time. She would look for a good house. To be honest, she preferred the houses that were given as gifts because of their good locations and large space. It was a pity that she could only dream about them.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got off the carriage. The people who came to deliver gifts this time were mainly neighbors nearby. Zhou Shuren and Wu Ming expressed their gratitude in the front yard, while Zhulan returned to the back yard.

Today, all the guests were male, and no female guests were present. Li happily came forward and greeted them, "Mother."

Zhulan looked at Li and said, "Open your mouth a little more, I can see your throat."

Li quickly covered her mouth and then reacted, "Mom, no matter how wide I open my mouth, I can't see my throat!"

Zhulan untied her cloak, "Oh."

Li looked at her mother-in-law, still not understanding what she meant.

Xue Han whispered, "Mom meant to be low-key."

Li covered her mouth to show that she understood, but she just wanted to laugh. Oh, she had just glanced at them several times. There were so many gifts. Dad received a lot when he was a guest, and now he is a tribute scholar, shouldn't he receive even more?

Li touched the cloak on her body. Hey, she also had a cloak!

Zhulan was sitting by the fire, as she was freezing cold after sitting in the carriage.

Xue Han poured some ginger tea, "Mom, drink some tea to warm yourself up."

Zhulan didn't answer, "I drank a lot in the carriage, and now I don't want to drink anything."

She has a stomach full of water now, and her bloating makes her feel uncomfortable.

Xue Han put down her ginger tea and asked curiously, "Mom, is there a catching husband competition today?"

Zhulan was very curious when she heard it, "No."

Li exclaimed, "The plays are all lies!"

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "The opera is not a lie. It did exist in the past, but it doesn't exist now. However, many people are planning to take Wu Ming home as their son-in-law!"

Li said quietly, "My daughter is too young. If Yu Lu was ten years old, I would also want to marry Wu Ming!"

Don't mention how regretful his tone was.

Zhulan, "........"

Li is quite ambitious and even wants to be Huiyuan's mother-in-law!

Zhulan waved her hand, "Okay, when the boss comes back, you two can buy some deer and let's have some luxury today."

Li swallowed her saliva. She would stop for a while to look at the deer every time she went to the shop. She had been thinking about it for half a year. "Mom, please buy a deer and bring it back to eat!"

"Yes, I am happy today."

She was really happy. The price of the house could be doubled, which would bring her a huge sum of money. Good things were happening all the time!

Li happily went out to wait for the head of the family.

Xue Han laughed, "Mom, Dasou is happy every day!"

"Yes, in fact, she is the most clear-headed. By the way, why don't I see your uncle?"

Xue Han, "After the person who brought the good news left, my uncle went to my eldest cousin's house. I think he will be back soon."

Zhulan held Yulu in her arms. Yulu was like a small ball. Children tend to gain weight easily. After arriving in the capital, Yulu's weight increased sharply. It was especially comfortable to hold her in her arms.

No one came to the house in the afternoon. The Zhou family had been in Beijing for a short time, so those who came to give gifts just left after giving their gifts, without any need to entertain them.

Zhulan counted the gifts that were sent to her. The merchants in the capital were very generous. All the gifts they sent were good things. However, they were all for Zhou Shuren, and most of them were inkstones or pens and ink.

Zhulan said, "We won't have to buy pens and ink for several years."

Zhou Shuren also thought so. "Although they are all good, they are not precious. Wu Ming has collected a lot. We can keep the better ones and deal with the rest!"

Zhulan, "You are knowledgeable about these things, so you can stay here and let the boss handle the things. We only brought the boss and his wife with us to Beijing. In half a year, the boss will be able to handle things on his own."

The environment really tests people. Pingzhou is just a provincial capital, and the place where the Zhou family lives is full of ordinary people, so the eldest brother has never been tempered.

After arriving in the capital, the houses were full of merchants. The boss had learned how to speak lies to different people. In addition, the boss and his wife were very honest and straightforward, so smart people liked to make friends with people like him.

In the past six months, the eldest brother has really gotten to know a lot of people, and whenever he goes out, people call him "Uncle Zhou"!

Zhou Shuren: "Okay."

Zhu Lan added: "The test time is coming up, on the tenth of next month, do you need to prepare?"

Zhou Shuren shook his head, "I have prepared everything I need to prepare. There is nothing else to prepare."

Anyway, he knew that he had no chance of becoming the top scholar, well, he had no chance of becoming the third scholar either. It turned out that his face was not handsome at all, just better than an ordinary person. He missed his original appearance!

Zhou Shuren looked at Zhulan with a bit of frustration. He looked older with his beard. In contrast, Zhulan took good care of herself, especially after her family became wealthy. Zhulan was really willing to spend money on her face!

Zhulan felt uncomfortable being stared at, "Why are you staring at me?"

Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "Because you are beautiful!"

Zhulan was speechless. The original shape was indeed good, but it could not be called beautiful.

Zhou Shuren laughed, "Let's go, dinner should be ready. By the way, you said you were willing to buy a deer, why didn't you ask Li to buy more?"

Zhulan, "............"

She also didn't expect that Li would only buy one kilogram after searching. Well, she didn't tell her, but since Li always bought five kilograms, she thought he would buy at least five kilograms. Who could have thought that Li would only buy one kilogram!

Each person ate a pound of deer with just one chopstick. Li didn't even taste the flavor. "Mom, when will we buy deer again?"

Zhulan pursed her lips and turned away. She was cheated by Li again today. A pound of deer, those who didn't know would think it was her order. Even her eldest brother was hesitant to speak. They all thought she was not generous!