Chapter 734: Lessons Learned

The cold noodles we had at noon were soaked in ice water. After one sip, all the heat in our body disappeared.

Changzhong is young, and his spleen and stomach are not as strong as those of adults. Changzhong's cold noodles were just rinsed with well water and were not particularly cold. Although they were not particularly cold, the little guy was very happy to eat them.

After lunch, each room was very busy. Luggage needed to be packed and servants needed to be arranged. The whole Zhou Mansion was very bustling.

Zhulan took a shower, changed her clothes and came out. There were still a lot of suitcases from the main courtyard in the yard, and the maids and old women were busy.

Mrs. Song said, "The boxes that were delivered a few days ago have been unpacked and counted. There are no problems."

Zhulan saw that Mrs. Song was sweating profusely. Mrs. Song was older than her. "Thank you for your hard work. You should take a rest too!"

Mrs. Song was indeed a little tired. As she got older, she got tired easily. She knew that her mistress was not lying, so she thanked her and left.

Zhulan looked at the maids busying around in the yard. Now that she was in the capital, Mrs. Song was still the only one around her. Now that they had arrived in the capital, it was time for Mrs. Song to take the two maids with her to share some of the chores.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Shuren finally took his son out of the bath: "It's more comfortable to stay in the water in this hot and humid weather."

Zhu Lan frowned and took Zhou Shuren's hand, "It's indeed comfortable. Look at your hands, the skin is all wrinkled."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to look at his hands anymore. His skinny hands looked even uglier. He really missed his modern slender hands. "Are you not done yet?"

Zhulan let go of her hand, "It will take another half an hour to clean up. You look so energetic, are you not going to take a nap?"

Zhou Shuren, "Well, I plan to take a carriage to go around."

Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren's loosened hand and asked, "Hmm?"

Zhou Shuren coughed, "My wife knows!"

“I don’t understand!”

Zhou Shuren, ".......Don't!"

Zhulan snorted, "You've been doing very well lately."

Moreover, Zhou Shuren had just arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, so it would be better to pack more silver. However, Zhulan thought of the remaining silver at home and decided to save some of it.

Zhou Shuren followed his wife into the house. Zhulan took the box, took out two hundred-liang silver notes, and about ten liang of silver coins and gave them to Zhou Shuren. "Be frugal. The family has basically spent all the money. The rest needs to support a large family. There are still a few months before the autumn harvest!"

Zhou Shuren packed up the money and said, "Don't worry, I will spend it wisely this time."

The feeling of having an empty pocket is so frightening, this lesson is enough.

Changzhong dried his hair and said, "Dad, Mom."

Zhulan held her fat son's hand and said, "Okay, I'll take you to take a nap."

Changzhong didn't want to sleep anymore. He liked his home in Beijing very much. Besides, his nephews were here this time, so he had some friends. "Mom, I want to go play with my nephews!"

"Your nephews are very busy. They have to pack their own luggage. You should take a nap with your mother."

Changzhong looked at his mother's face. He found that she got angry more often in the summer. Now she was not angry, but her expression was calm. He did not dare to provoke her. "Mom, I am sleepy."

Zhou Shuren was speechless. He was in the government office during the day and didn't know much about what was going on at home. Could it be that his son's desire to survive had become so strong without him realizing it?

In the main room, the whole yard was filled with Li's voice, "Put this in the room, pack up these things that are not needed, you two be careful, these are all silver."

Ming Teng thought his mother was terrible now, "Dad, won't you help?"

Chang Li drank his cool tea and said, "I don't want to get scolded."

Mrs. Li will not give him any face now. In this sultry weather, one can tell from her voice how angry she is.

Mingyun had already packed his books and luggage. When he came out of the room, he saw Mingteng still busy, "Have you packed all your books?"

Ming Teng was feeling uncomfortable due to the heat, but when he saw his elder brother's cold face, he instantly cooled down. "No."

Boss Zhou also felt the chill and slapped his second son on the back, "Hurry up and clean up. Don't wait for the maid to be free to help you clean up. Clean up your own things yourself."

So take your brother away quickly!

Mingyun's eyes fell on his father. Seeing his father's flattering smile, he silently withdrew his gaze, "Mingteng, I'll watch you clean up."

Ming Teng felt cold in his heart. He really didn't want to wait for the maid to help. Grandpa had said that he should put away his own books and papers. He always remembered that he just liked to be lively!

In the third room, Dong went around each courtyard before coming back. Her sisters-in-law and her brother's wife had no complaints, so she felt relieved.

The dowry maid said, "Miss, you haven't written a letter to your hometown to announce the good news yet!"

Mrs. Dong deliberately did not announce the good news, "Dad will know sooner or later."

The old woman was silent. This has different meanings. The young lady wrote the letter herself, which meant that she still considered her parents' family. Now she doesn't even write a letter. What's this?

Mrs. Dong said quietly, "I also want Dad to know that the connection between the Dong family and the Zhou family depends on me. Only if I live well in the Zhou family can they get help. Dad should be more clear-headed in the future and stop letting my brothers and sisters-in-law torment him."

The dowry maid shuddered in her heart, she had watched the young lady grow up, the young lady was still arrogant when she got married, later the Zhou family prospered and the young lady learned a lot, this time the young lady was in charge of the capital and she was doing a good job, but now she realized that she still didn't know enough about the young lady, she swallowed carefully, and the little thoughts that had just come up in her mind disappeared in an instant.

Dong looked at the changes in the dowry maid with satisfaction. Ever since she became the head of the family in the capital, she found that the dowry maid had become a little crazy and had some small thoughts. This was all caused by the change in status. However, she would not allow the servants of the third room to cause trouble.

Second House, Mrs. Zhao was full of energy, and after working for a while, she didn't feel tired at all, "My dear, the house in the capital is really big, and this house is ours."

Yu Shuang understood her mother. The house in Jinzhou was not bad, but it was not the Zhou family's. "Living in your own home brings peace of mind."

Zhao smiled and said, "Yes, seven years ago, your mother's greatest wish was to have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and some spare money in hand, but who could have imagined that the Zhou family would be what it is today."

Her father-in-law became a third-rank official, and the whole family moved to Beijing. They will live in Kyoto in the future. She was really afraid that this was a dream!

Yu Shuang stood up straight, looked at the cloudless sky, and said with a smile: "The Zhou family will get better and better."

Zhao's brows lightened, "Yeah."

The fourth room had the most maids and servants, and they packed their luggage quickly. Su Xuan and Chang Zhi sat under a tree to enjoy the cool air. "The house in Jinzhou was not small before, but the attic took up a lot of space, and the courtyards of each room were not very big. The houses in the capital are better. There are not so many small courtyards and attics, and the courtyards of each room are spacious, so it finally doesn't seem crowded."

Chang Zhi leaned comfortably on the recliner, "There were many small courtyards in the past because the previous governor had many concubines and separated the large courtyard. But you are right, the home in the capital is still more comfortable."

(End of this chapter)