Chapter 564: It’s really exciting

Chief Zhou smiled and said, "Even if you drink it, it won't cure the disease completely."

After all, he is still old, and most of his body is buried in the ground. It is unknown how many more years he can live. The fact that he can have these years of leisure is thanks to Shu Ren. The clan school has a stable income, which can not only pay the teacher, but also provide assistance to poor students in the clan.

Patriarch Zhou took a puff of cigarette. The Zhou family had risen in the surrounding area and they were just waiting for the younger generation to make an effort. Thinking of this, looking at his handsome grandson, he would have no regrets when his grandson passed the imperial examination and would have lived up to his ancestors.

In Jinzhou, after lunch, we paid New Year's greetings. This year, the focus was on Minghui and Changzhong.

Minghui was able to greet everyone in a very efficient manner. Zhulan found it particularly funny to see Minghui, who looked like her, greeting her. The young man was not very old, but he knew that he was holding on to the New Year's money and not giving it to his parents.

Li glared at Ming Teng fiercely. It must have been this kid who taught him this.

Ming Teng felt very wronged. It really wasn't his fault this time. The guy heard it from Mingrui.

Changzhong could only call him dad and had no words of greeting. He was also unable to kneel down properly and ended up sitting down to greet the new year.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were overwhelmed with joy. They felt that everything was worth it for their son and that no matter how hard it was, it would not be hard enough.

The masters of the Zhou Mansion paid their New Year's greetings, and then the servants came to serve. There were more and more servants every year. By the time it was all over, Zhulan was a little tired.

Everyone in each courtyard went back to rest, and there was also a reunion dinner in the evening.

In the first room, Li sat depressed and scolded her husband, "Look how you have gotten used to Mingteng. Now, Minghui won't give up the New Year's money."

She saw it, ten taels of silver!

Boss Zhou was not convinced, "Is Ming Teng just a habit? It's obvious that Ming Teng has a thick skin, the needle can't penetrate it, and he can't be defeated."

He really beat his second son a lot, but his second son was really tough. No matter how badly he was beaten, he was still jumping around the next day, which made him very angry!

Li choked and rubbed her face in annoyance. "Tell me, who do the eldest wife's children look like?"

Boss Zhou said rudely, "You."

Li stared, "Why is it like me?"

Boss Zhou was amused, "Several of our children are as thick-skinned as you!"

This was his conclusion after careful observation. Including Mingyun and Yulu, these two were no less shameless than Mingteng!

In the second house, Mrs. Zhao took care of her daughter. The daughter was well raised, but still far behind her brother-in-law. The brother-in-law could speak and walk with the help of something, but the daughter could just crawl flexibly. The only consolation was that the daughter had gained a lot of weight.

Zhao put down the yawning little maid and motioned Yu Shuang to take care of her. Then she walked out and saw her husband drinking tea to sober up. She sat beside him and said, "I never thought that the fourth room would give mother a set of jewelry and head ornaments."

When the county lord took it out, she was amazed. The second wife had money, and she also had a lot of jewelry. She had a good eye and knew how expensive it was, so she estimated the silver to be several hundred taels.

Zhou Laoer said, "It's normal. The maids and servants in the fourth room were all brought by the county lord. They took the monthly salary from the mansion. According to the county lord's temperament, he will definitely return it to mother from other places."

Zhao envied the county lord's dowry, and thought about her own dowry, which her husband helped to manage, but did not increase very fast. With this calculation, her elder sister-in-law's foundation would surpass hers.

Zhou Laoer was humming a tune in a good mood. Every year was better than the last. The only regret was that there was only one son in the second branch of the family, who envied his eldest brother's three boys.

In the third room, Chang Lian stared at his wife without blinking, "Hey, you better be careful."

Mrs. Dong, "You are just too cautious. Although the date of delivery is approaching, I don't feel anything. Don't worry."

Chang Lian said with a wooden face, "Both my mother and my second sister-in-law gave birth early."

He was really worried. As the delivery date was getting closer, he was really scared. He had been having nightmares these days. The feelings between him and Dong were accumulated bit by bit, from strangers to acquaintances, and finally they walked into each other's hearts bit by bit. As the days went by, Dong's shadow was everywhere in his eyes.

He couldn't imagine Dong having a difficult birth, and he was also afraid that Dong would leave his life.

In the fourth room, Su Xuan looked at Chang Zhi who looked listless and said to herself, "It's what he deserves." Ever since the punishment by her father-in-law ended and Shi Qing left, her father-in-law was not as busy as before, so her husband took Shi Qing's place to study with her father-in-law.

Her father-in-law really punished her physically. He would hit her hands with a ruler when he was not satisfied. She felt really hurt at the beginning, but later, she got used to the pain and stopped thinking about it. Instead, she was angry that her husband did not learn his lesson. If she had done a better job, she would not have been beaten!

Changzhi lay on the table, his hand still aching. It was the 29th yesterday, and his father didn't let him go. "My wife."

Su Xuan smiled and said, "Husband, you are the first one to be beaten by Dad."

Chang Zhi didn't say anything and didn't seek comfort. He was so upset. His brothers laughed at him a lot and he was depressed. He had studied hard until now and now his father was about to become a father. He had to go through the process of reincarnation. Oh, his father didn't teach him anything. He just asked him to analyze historical allusions. If his father made a mistake in his analysis, he would beat him.

Chang Zhi sighed and said, "Dad, why don't you discuss articles and ancient books with me?"

Su Xuan was silent for a moment. The spanking her father-in-law had indeed been too light. She could guarantee that if Chang Zhi had really dared to bring it up, her father-in-law would have replaced the ruler with a stick. Fortunately, Chang Zhi did not have the courage to do so.

In the evening, at the reunion dinner at the Zhou family's residence, Mingyun's eldest grandson sat next to Zhou Shuren. Although he was still young, he was already able to drink.

Zhou Laoer looked at him with anger. Now the outside world only knew that the Zhou family had a grandson, no, they also knew that there was a noisy Ming Teng. No one cared about his own son. He held up the wine glass and said, "Mingyun, come and have a drink with your second uncle."

Mingyun held up the wine glass and said, "Uncle, your nephew toasts to you."

Zhou Laoer drank the wine in the glass happily. He felt angry but he couldn't do anything about it. He didn't dare to act rashly in front of his father.

Chang Lian was not jealous. Instead, he thought that the more outstanding Ming Yun was, the better. His child would be protected by his brother when he was born. "Nephew, have a drink with your uncle too."

Mingyun smiled and said, "Uncle San, please."

Boss Zhou was anxious. He had not allowed his son to drink at noon, but now he couldn't stop him. He couldn't help but look at his father. His father looked at him with a smile. He could only swallow the words on his lips. He was a little dazed. Has his son reached this point too?

Boss Zhou looked at his eldest son sitting upright, his heart filled with pride. This was his son!

It was a pity that before he could be proud for long, Ming Teng at the next table started to make a noise.

Zhulan looked at Li who was gritting her teeth and said with a smile, "It's New Year's Day, you are not allowed to scold me."

Li was frustrated. She realized, "Mom, you are the one who is most used to Mingteng."

Zhulan felt guilty. It seemed that it was true. Mingteng would come to the main courtyard whenever he got into trouble. Ahem, Mingrui also learned from him. Zhulan liked both of these noisy children. "Stop talking and eat your food."

Li looked at her mother-in-law dimly, "Mom, are you feeling guilty?"

Zhulan glared, ".......No, hurry up and eat."

Li was silent and paused, so the mother-in-law still felt guilty!

Dong cried out at this time, and Zhulan no longer had to hide from Li's gaze. She was worried, "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Dong wanted to cry but had no tears. "Mom, I think I'm about to give birth."

(End of this chapter)