Chapter 672 Missing

Zhulan was very relieved that she did not see any reluctance in the boy's eyes. When Yulu and Wang Wei met, Zhulan could not help but laugh. These two people really looked like a couple.

The engagement was officially finalized, and the wedding date was set after Yu Lu came of age.

The formal engagement took less than seven days, which was very fast. The two families became related by marriage, and the benefits were obvious. Zhou Shuren's official duties were more successful.

Once again, Tao let the cat out of the bag, and Zhulan realized why, after they had matched their horoscopes, Tao was so particularly fond of Yu Lu and so generous to her that he gave her two sets of head ornaments as a gift when they met.

It turned out that Tao secretly calculated Yu Lu's horoscope, which showed that Yu Lu was destined to have many children and good fortune. The fact that she would have many children made Tao's daughter-in-law, who originally had some opinions, very satisfied with Yu Lu.

After Yu Lu got engaged, Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er also prepared to return to their hometown to worship their ancestors.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back from taking a bath with his son. "What are you tidying up? Haven't you finished yet?"

Zhulan put down her pen. "Today I asked someone to count the dowries prepared for Xuemei and Xuehan in the warehouse. Xuemei's dowry was given to her as a supplement. She was supposed to have what Xuehan had, but you know Rongchuan's background, so we can't keep our promise."

Even if she and Zhou Shuren sold all their assets, it would still not be enough to buy two dowries for the prince's wife.

Zhou Shuren took the list written by Zhulan and said, "So, should we count out the amount for Xuemei?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes, I will first count how much we have. We have enough leather and wood. What we lack now is a farm and a shop. I think the eldest brother will bring back Xuemei's dowry when he goes back to worship his ancestors. What do you think?"

Zhou Shuren put down the list in his hand and said, "I'll take your advice on these. You don't need to ask me."

Zhulan took the list and said, "What I mean is that you don't need to add to the leather and other items you have now. Give Xuemei a shop in the capital, a farm in her hometown, and buy her a house and two shops in her hometown. When I have more money next year, I will buy her a house in the capital. These are all the dowry I have prepared."

Zhou Shuren quickly calculated the money in his mind, "You are well prepared as a mother, although you can't compare to Xuehan, Xuemei also understands."

Zhu Lan shook the list and said, "This girl really emptied the family's savings. I'm worried about Xue Han's dowry just thinking about it."

Zhou Shuren took the list and said, "Don't look at it anymore. You won't see anything no matter how many times you look at it."

Zhulan opened the box and motioned Zhou Shuren to put the list inside. "We'll pack it tomorrow. Boss is leaving, so we'll ship it together."

Zhou Shuren closed the box, feeling extremely upset. He and Zhulan had fought for their family fortune for several years, and when their daughter got married, all of it was given as a dowry to the royal family. What a good family, but he had to hand over all of it with all his hard work.

When Zhulan was sleeping at night, she dreamed that gold was falling from the sky. Soon a mountain of gold fell down, which made Zhulan very happy. When she tried to touch it, the mountain of gold turned into a mountain of stone.

In the morning, Zhou Shuren woke up to see Zhulan sulking, "What's wrong?"

"I'm angry about my dream."

Zhou Shuren laughed out loud, "You, at your age, are still angry over such a small matter."

Zhu Lan stared, "What do you mean, how old are you? I am obviously very young, very young."

"Well, well, young old woman."

Zhulan, "Then you are an old man with white hair."

Zhou Shuren touched his hair and said, "My dear, I think we can stop hurting each other."

Zhulan burst out laughing, "Wake up."

After breakfast, Zhulan took the list and checked the leather and other items and sealed the boxes. Zhulan also picked out the dowry for Xuemei and did not hide it from the mansion.

Li and Zhao came to see it. It was Li's first time to enter the main courtyard's storeroom. Her eyes widened. "Mom, when did you save so many good things?"

Zhulan, "I have received a lot of gifts in the past few years. I saved all the good ones. Before I knew it, I had saved a lot."

Li looked at the sealed boxes and thought to herself that her parents were really fair to their children. Even their married daughters were given dowries. Just looking at the items put into the boxes, it was a considerable dowry.

Zhao didn't dare touch the furnishings and looked around the storehouse. The second house also stored a lot of things, but there were really few treasures. She silently calculated in her mind how many loads of dowry the sealed boxes could be exchanged for. Zhao took a deep breath. This was not counting the land and shops, it was a huge dowry.

Mrs. Zhao thought that the eldest daughter was not young anymore, and recalled that the storehouse of the second house could not produce much for the dowry. It seemed that she had to spend more money and save it.

By the time all the boxes were sealed, it was already afternoon.

Zhoujia Village was in an uproar. Many villagers gathered at Zhang Datie's home. Xuemei went to the clan school to find her husband and came together.

The front door of Zhang Datie's house was open, and the doors inside the house were also open, but Zhang Datie's family were gone. Nothing in the house was damaged, and nothing was missing. The Zhang family members found money, silver, and property deeds, but Zhang Datie's family were gone.

Xuemei and Jiang Sheng were the only people who knew about the incident, but they could not say anything. They knew in their hearts that Zhang Datie and his family must have been arrested, but they had no idea whether they were alive or dead.

Xuemei only realized from listening to the discussions that Zhang Datie's door was not open in the morning, and no one responded when someone came to look for him at noon. They thought something had happened and someone had jumped into the yard, but got scared when they couldn't see anyone, and that's why the whole village knew about it.

The Zhang clan leader walked up to Xuemei and asked, "I heard that Zhang Datie came to see you a few days ago?"

Xuemei did not hide it either, "Yes, she said she wanted to ask about Rongchuan and hoped that I could write to her and ask."

As for the rest, Xuemei didn't say anything because saying it would only cause unnecessary trouble. So it's better to say it or not.

Patriarch Zhang understood Datie's feelings. It seemed that he could not get any more out of him, so he waved his hand and said, "Let's all go."

Xuemei and her husband left first, and then met Dong Yiyi. Dong Yiyi waited until there was no one around before whispering, "You two should also pay attention to your safety."

Xuemei thanked him and said, "We will be careful."

Xuemei returned home and said, "It seems that Rongchuan's life experience is really not simple."

Jiang Sheng was worried, "I hope it won't affect my father-in-law."

Xuemei said, "It shouldn't affect Dad. After all, our Zhou family has done a great favor to Rongchuan."

Jiang Sheng thought so too, "But you and the children should not go out recently."

"Um."

Jiang Sheng, "I will write a letter to my father-in-law first and tell him about the situation here."

"good."

In the evening, Zhou Shuren and Zhulan sorted out the banknotes at home. They spent a lot of money on this trip to the capital, and borrowed some from Zhao Bo. Fortunately, they had a lot of money in the bank last year, and with the previous savings, they still had 18,000 taels left.

Zhulan took out three thousand taels and said, "This three thousand taels is for Xuemei to keep as a deposit."

(End of this chapter)