Chapter 380: Sewing
Zhulan took her family to have lunch before returning home. When they got home, all four sons were standing in the house. The daughter-in-law had been scolded and was curious, so she didn't dare to come over.
Zhulan sat down to warm herself up for a while, then said to her four sons, "I am indeed going to Jiangnan."
Zhou Lao Da is the eldest brother, and he is really worried about his mother, especially in the winter when traveling is too painful. "Mom, if you have anything to do, let your son go."
Zhulan felt the boss's genuine concern and raised her eyebrows. She found that the boss had changed back to the way he was when she first came. Since Zhou Shuren's identity changed, the boss's concern was more or less cunning. It seemed that Li's behavior taught the boss a lesson. "You can't do it this time. Today, all four of you are here, so I'll tell you everything. I plan to go to Jiangnan to buy two manors. This is something I planned a long time ago."
Zhou Laoer had been in Lizhou city for seven days and had figured out some of the family accounts. He estimated that including the silver he brought back, the family had as much as five thousand taels. He was really shocked. He had heard from Chang Lian that his mother had bought another house in the capital. He didn't expect that his family still had so much silver. You know, there were orchards and land, all of which were silver. After all of them were converted into cash, well, the family fortune was too rich.
Now that he heard his mother talking about buying two manors, Zhou Laoer's brain became active. It is indeed better to buy manors than to keep the money in hand. The income from the manors is basically fixed every year unless there is a disaster year. In the future, there will be two stable incomes every year, which can add up to a lot.
Zhou Laoer said excitedly, "Son, go with mother."
He knew that his mother was just like his father, and it was useless to keep giving him advice. It would be better for him to follow his mother and broaden his horizons.
Chang Lian wanted to go, but he swallowed the words back because the teacher was teaching him and he couldn't leave.
Changzhi wanted to go. He really liked Jiangnan. Jiangnan had beautiful scenery and many students. He didn't stay long enough last time. "Mom, please take your son with you."
Zhulan rolled her eyes in her heart. She would not take Changzhi with her. She went to Jiangnan for business. She did not want to worry about Changzhi. "You still have to teach Mingteng and Mingrui. You stay."
Changzhi was unwilling to give in, "Mom."
Zhulan, "I wanted to talk to your father and ask him to show you the book he got."
Changzhi,
It's just a half sentence. Isn't this a threat to him?
Zhulan drank tea and looked at her old son with a smile. It was good to have more books at home, as it would be convenient for her to check Changzhi's vitals.
Changzhi smiled and said, "Mom, don't worry. When you come back, I will make sure Mingteng can memorize the poetry collection and Mingrui can recite the Thousand Character Classic."
Boss Zhou,
Zhou Laoer,
This is revenge!
Zhu Lan smiled and said to Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er, "You two come with me. Oh, and bring Steward Ding with you. I'm not at home because I'm going to Jiangnan. Chang Lian will be in charge of the house."
Boss Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he could go with his mother and take good care of her.
Zhou Laoer was very happy. Since his mother had taken him with her, he had long wanted to take care of things like his older brother.
Zhulan said to Changlian, "After a few days, the river water will be frozen solid. Remember to hire people to collect ice and put it in the small ice cellar. In another larger ice cellar, you can use wooden barrels to store frozen well water."
She has two ice cellars, one for ice in the summer and the other for clean water. She does this to ensure clean drinking water in case of drought.
Chang Lian said, "Mom, I've written it all down."
In the evening, Zhulan told several daughters-in-law that Li just needed to take care of the baby, Zhao would be in charge of the kitchen, Dong took over the sewing room, and Xuehan would be in charge of the backyard.
Zhulan didn't really trust her two daughters-in-law, and she felt more at ease with her daughters-in-law.
Zhulan made all the arrangements and spent two days packing the luggage at home. Everything was ready and Zhulan was ready to set off.
At night, Zhou Shuren rarely nagged, "Be careful not to catch a cold on the way. If you feel a little uncomfortable, you should see a doctor. It doesn't matter if the journey is slow. You have to take good care of yourself."
The more he talked, the more worried Zhou Shuren became. He really wanted to go with Zhulan. This time was different from his first time going out, but the relationship between the two was vague at that time, and they really weren't that reluctant to let go.
But it's different now. He wishes Zhulan was wherever he was. The more Zhulan wanted to leave home, the more anxious he became.
Zhu Lan held Zhou Shuren's hand, "Look at you, I'm already so old, and you still can't take care of yourself?"
Zhou Shuren took a deep breath to calm himself, but he just couldn't calm down. Damn the ancient times. He missed his cell phone and video calls. At least he could always know if Zhulan was okay. He said gloomily, "I really don't want you to leave."
But he also knew that he would never have the chance to take Zhulan to Jiangnan in the future unless he retired. But by then they would be old and could not withstand the long journey. Besides, Zhulan also wanted to help him, so he had no reason not to support her.
Zhulan touched Zhou Shuren's face. Fortunately, Zhou Shuren stopped talking, otherwise, she would really be reluctant to leave. But she would not feel at ease if she did not see the manor with her own eyes. And she also had Jiangnan in her heart. This was probably the only chance, because not only Zhou Shuren had a premonition, but she also had one. There was no way she could be transferred to Jiangnan.
The next morning, Zhou Shuren's eyes were black. Zhulan brought Liuya onto the carriage, opened the curtain and looked at Zhou Shuren. Well, she didn't want to leave anymore. She looked at Chang Lian who stayed behind, and she felt a little sympathetic towards Chang Lian. It would be best not to provoke Zhou Shuren, otherwise when she was not at home, Chang Lian could only fend for himself.
There were four carriages in total, and each carriage was filled with luggage for the journey. Zhulan had her maid with her on this trip, so she brought all her things with her, and she could finally travel comfortably.
Zhou Shuren didn't get on the carriage to go to the yamen until it was out of sight. Without Zhou Shuren leaving, Chang Lian and his party didn't dare to leave either.
Without Zhulan, Zhou Shuren is really the stepfather at this time.
Chang Lian stamped his feet in anger. He warned himself that he would never go near his father until his mother came back. After calming down for a while, he took the servant to the Meng Mansion.
Li didn't feel cold at all because she was wearing so many clothes. She was just in a very low mood. The person who treated her best in the family was gone, and she needed to take a break.
Mrs. Zhao was glad that her husband had gone out with his mother. He calculated the days and thought that he should be able to make a set of clothes for his mother-in-law. He walked quickly into the yard.
Mrs. Dong sighed. Now that her mother-in-law was gone, who could she please?
Because Zhulan was not in a hurry to leave, she found an inn to stay in when she arrived at the county town at night. Now that she had the conditions, Zhulan didn't want to treat herself badly at all.
At the Zhou family's dinner, Zhou Shuren did not eat in the main living room. Instead, he went back to his room and asked the servants to bring the food to the room. No one was allowed to come in during the meal.
Zhou Shuren brought back two boxes, opened them and took out the red satin that he had bought a long time ago. The satin was cut according to Zhulan's size. Zhou Shuren could sew clothes, but cutting and making clothes was difficult for him.
Zhou Shuren had watched Zhulan make clothes many times, and with his own experience in sewing in the modern orphanage, he was able to sew the cut fabrics together.
If he had been able to buy a wedding dress, he would have preferred to buy it directly rather than let Zhulan wear the one he had sewn. He wanted to give Zhulan the best.
It was a pity that he had to buy the material under the name of Zhulan. It was okay to buy the material and have it cut, but it was too much to buy the wedding dress directly.
After lighting four candles, Zhou Shuren held the needle and thread and thought to himself, he is so romantic, Zhulan must be deeply moved. Thinking of this, he started sewing along the edge with great energy.
Zhulan really didn't know that Zhou Shuren did needlework. No wonder she was so sleepy since she lived alone. People's habits were really scary. Without Zhou Shuren around, she seemed to be asleep, but in fact she was always half awake.
Well, we hurried on the next day, and Zhulan just took a nap in the car.
Time passed quickly, and five days went by in the blink of an eye. Zhou Shuren had finished sewing the clothes. Although they didn't look good, they were already very good. Zhou Shuren got the new jewelry and headgear. They looked good, but they were too expensive. All the money he had earned from the foreign merchants was gone.
Zhou Shuren thought Zhulan must be very happy and smiled, but soon he became unhappy. The reason was simple: Zhulan had been gone for several days and hadn't even written him a letter!
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