Chapter 704: Harvest

The next morning, Zhulan put on her clothes and jewelry, put on some light makeup, and felt satisfied. She stood up and turned around to show Zhou Shuren, "How is it?"

Zhou Shuren: "Very good."

Zhulan asked unwillingly, "That's all?"

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. It was really gone. Could he say that he was hit?

Zhulan looks a few years younger after dressing up, but he will be an old man no matter how he dresses up. Touching his face, the main problem is still the appearance problem. When he is old, he will be an old man and not look like a handsome old man at all. Unlike his modern self, he is confident that he will be a handsome old man when he is old!

Zhu Lan pursed her lips and patted Zhou Shuren's shoulder, "I know, you are jealous."

Zhou Shuren, "...No, I didn't!"

Zhulan ignored Zhou Shuren and said to her son, "Daddy is at home today, you have to be obedient."

"Mom, you can go out without worry. Dad and I will be good at home."

Zhulan stood up straight, but still felt a little worried!

Then he gave Zhou Shuren a threatening look, telling him not to mess around with his son.

Zhou Shuren couldn't help but touch the tip of his nose, so what Zhulan just said to her son was actually said to him!

In less than two cups of tea, the Zhou family's carriage arrived at the Wang Mansion. Zhulan got off the carriage first, followed by Xuehan and Dong. Zhulan and the other two followed before entering the mansion.

Zhulan's impression of the Wang Mansion was all from what she heard from Mrs. Tao. In fact, the total area of ​​the Wang Mansion was about the same size as the current Zhou Mansion. This shows how good the house that the emperor rewarded was. Not only was the Zhou Mansion large in size, it was also located in a very good location.

The Zhou family did not lose money when they exchanged several houses. If they relied on themselves, they would not have been able to buy such a good house.

The invitation from the Wang Mansion and Tao's brother and sister-in-law were written by Tao's brother and sister-in-law, but it was the idea of ​​the old lady of the Wang family. The old woman took Zhulan directly to the main courtyard.

As soon as you enter the main courtyard, the most attractive thing is the flowers in the yard. There are many flowers planted in the yard, and there is also a small fish pond. There are no tall trees in the main courtyard. They are all some trimmed ornamental trees. The trees are not tall, and the tallest one is no more than two meters.

There were not many maids in the yard, but there were quite a few old women, two of whom were standing at the door.

Zhulan followed the old woman into the house. The old lady was the only one in the house. Zhulan thought she would see Tao's younger brother and sister-in-law, but they were not in the house.

The old lady smiled warmly, "I have heard of you from Mrs. Tao for a long time, and today I finally get to see you."

Zhulan brought her daughter and daughter-in-law to greet them, "Meet the Madam."

Zhulan wanted to say "old lady", even though Wang Liu's hair was half white, but after thinking it over, she decided to remove the word "old".

Liu nodded imperceptibly. Yang's rules were good and there was nothing wrong with them. It was obvious that she had studied hard. She had no prejudice against officials' wives who came from farming families, but she just didn't like stupid ones. She had also seen many officials' wives who came from farming families, but some of them didn't work hard to get used to it and learn from them, and they always felt wronged and thought that they were bullying others.

To be honest, except for some petty ones who like to make things difficult for others, they really don't bully others. Instead, they like smart people.

Liu smiled and said, "Come and sit down."

Zhulan felt the kindness. In fact, apart from the fact that the old lady liked to give her son a concubine for the sake of having an heir, there was nothing wrong with the old lady in other aspects. "Thank you, madam."

Liu said with some regret: "I was wondering if I could see Yu Lu, but it seems I can only wait until next time."

Zhulan understood that it was natural for Liu to want to meet her grandson's future wife. "Next time I come, I'll bring Yulu with me."

Liu smiled and said, "Okay, it's settled then."

Whether it was the eldest daughter-in-law or the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law, she had no power to choose. All these were decided by the grandfather. No, it was her father-in-law who made the decision at the beginning.

At that time, the mother-in-law wanted to introduce a girl from her own family, but before she could do so, she was rejected by the father-in-law. So she had no opinion on who should be chosen as the eldest grandson's wife, and she was not worried about the status of the person. The father-in-law had his own reasons.

The only thing she wanted to do was to meet the person. Even if there was news of an investigation, she would trust her own eyes more. The eyes of the woman in the backyard were not easy to fool. After meeting Yang today, she felt more at ease. Yang's eyes were upright, and she hadn't seen such eyes for a long time.

Afterwards, Zhulan started chatting with the old lady. Zhulan had performed Buddhist rituals with Tao several times, and she had copied Buddhist scriptures for her parents. She would also read Buddhist scriptures sometimes. With some insights that were not limited to the backyard thoughts, Zhulan and the old lady got along very well.

Liu was happy. As a senior Buddhist, she liked people who were attentive. Yang was not pretending to be nice to her. At the same time, she knew that Yang had done more than just read a few books. Liu thought that the relationship between Lord Zhou and Yang was not a rumor. Yang had read so many books, so Lord Zhou must have taught her privately.

An hour later, Zhulan said goodbye. The old lady was old and not in good spirits, but she gained a lot from this trip.

Zhulan gained the old lady's favor, and indirectly gained Yu Lu's favor as well.

Dong has been trained. This lady has seen it before. In the future, when Dong attends banquets, she will not be timid and will be more confident.

Xue Han got jewelry. Madam Liu was born into a noble family and had saved up things all her life, so all her things were of good quality. The jewelry she gave to Xue Han was hard to find outside.

When she got home, Zhulan didn't see Zhou Shuren and Changzhong. She asked the maid and found out that Zhou Shuren had taken his son to the street. Zhulan thought to herself that she knew Zhou Shuren would not stay at home to take care of his son.

Zhulan changed her clothes and came out. Mrs. Song held a letter in her hand. "The housekeeper brought it over. It's the letter from the Fourth Young Master."

Zhulan wondered what had happened at home. She took the letter and opened it. She was a little sad. This person was gone without saying anything. "Ms. Fang passed away."

Mrs. Song thought about Fang Shi, the second wife's mother, "It was quite sudden."

Zhulan put down the letter, "It wasn't sudden. Fang's health was damaged during the disaster, and she didn't recover after giving birth. And according to Fang's personality, she would not be willing to spend more money on herself. She didn't take care of herself for many years, and her body was exhausted. A serious illness broke out. Acute illness comes quickly, and she didn't survive."

Mrs. Song felt a little sad. Fang hurt her daughter for her son, but she didn't survive.

Zhulan took the paper and prepared to write a reply. The body had already been buried, and Zhao couldn't go back, but the Zhou family must send someone to go. If no one from the Zhou family went to Lizhou, Zhao's brother would not have an easy life even with the protection of the Yang family.

Not only does the Zhou family want to send people, but they also want to go in a high-profile manner. Qian Keqi is ambitious, and Zhulan is also willing to put in some effort to help.

In a teahouse in the capital, Zhou Shuren and his son were tired from shopping. Because they were annoyed by the carriage following them, they agreed on a time to go to the teahouse to take over. Zhou Shuren brought his son to the teahouse and waited.

(End of this chapter)