Chapter 759: Stupid

The next day, at the Zhou Mansion, Mr. Zhong's wife, Gao, came to visit. Zhulan was quite surprised. She attended the banquet at the Zhong Mansion, but there were too many people attending. Even though Gao took care of her, they didn't talk much. However, Gao did introduce quite a few officials' wives.

I really didn't expect that Gao would come to visit.

Zhulan went out to greet them. Gao was about the same age as Zhulan. Zhulan said, "I thought I had heard wrongly. I checked carefully before I believed it was you. Come in, please."

As Gao walked, she said, "I couldn't wait for you, so I had to come here in person. I just walked all the way here. This house is indeed a gift. It's so magnificent."

Zhulan felt that Gao's tone was much more enthusiastic than last time. This was the effect brought by Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren had a firm foothold in the Ministry of Revenue. Yesterday, he also added a separate appreciation. The news spread throughout the capital, "The scenery of the Zhong Mansion is also one of the best. I went there last time, and I kept talking about renovating the garden of the mansion!"

Gao sighed in her heart. After two encounters, Yang really didn't seem to come from a farming family. Then she thought, since Mr. Zhou was someone her husband wanted to befriend, it was only natural that Mr. Zhou's wife was not simple. "It's a little late to repair the yard at this time of year. It would be best to do it during the Spring Festival."

"When the time comes, I will come to you to ask for your advice. I have visited you many times, so you are not allowed to annoy me."

Gao smiled and said, "I hope you come more often. As long as you ask, I will not hide anything."

Zhulan, "Then it's settled."

"It's a deal."

At this time, Steward Ding came in with a lot of invitations in his hands. Steward Ding said, "Madam, these are the invitations I just received."

Zhulan motioned to Mrs. Song to continue, and took a quick look. There were indeed a lot.

Gao thought that the Zhou family had completely established its foothold in the capital. The Ministry of Revenue was short of money, and the old man was transferred from the Ministry. He knew it best. The Ministry of Revenue had been doing this recently. The old man admired Zhou Shuren very much. As a couple, the old man wanted to make friends with Mr. Zhou, so naturally she also had to make friends with Yang.

In fact, when she invited Yang, she was just expressing her gratitude for her care. It was because of Zhou Shuren that her husband left the Ministry of Revenue and joined the Ministry of Personnel.

Fortunately, Yang was invited at the beginning, otherwise it would be rude to visit today.

In the Ningguo Mansion, Ning Zhixiang frowned, "Don't show off in front of me."

He was very upset. His chest was already feeling stuffy, and now it was even worse.

Mrs. Yu frowned, "I'm worried. I don't know what's wrong with mother recently. She hasn't asked me to accompany her for a long time. My eldest sister-in-law has been accompanying her these days. When I mentioned something to mother, mother was obviously moved. I don't know what went wrong. She actually scolded me."

Ning Zhixiang lowered his eyes, "Don't mention the inheritance anymore."

Yu was unwilling to accept this. "Third uncle's family background is not worse than the Duke's, and third uncle is a marquis."

"That's enough. Don't mention it again."

Why did mother say that about Yu? It must be father's intention. Only after father spoke would mother change so much. What father meant was also grandfather's intention.

He could see clearly that, between his father and his third uncle, his father was the one who listened to his grandfather the most.

Yu twisted her handkerchief, she could only look at the wealth in front of her but could not touch it, she was still unwilling to accept it.

Ning Zhixiang closed his eyes and didn't look at his wife. His wife was unwilling to accept it, and he was even more unwilling. But he thought more about it. His third uncle had never concealed his actions in the recent period, and he really valued the third son of the Zhou family and Zhang Rongchuan.

He cared more about Zhang Rongchuan, but he just couldn't figure it out. He didn't dare let anyone stare at his third uncle. His third uncle was not an easy person to get along with. He couldn't think about it anymore. The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt.

In the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan stood outside the Shangshu's door. They didn't want to go in, but the door was not closed. The Shangshus from the six ministries had all arrived, even the Shangshu from the Ministry of Works had come.

The big guys in the room were arguing with each other, and they were very angry. They were tricked into donating money, and then the Ministry of Revenue received a reward yesterday, which made them even angrier.

Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched. They were already quite old, but they quarreled like children. Every time the Minister of Rites went off topic, the Minister of Personnel would pull them back. The Minister of War would fan the flames, the Minister of Justice would bleed, and the Minister of Works would not let anyone off the hook. It was really exciting.

Qiu Yan was used to it, and whispered, "Let's go back. This won't be finished in half an hour."

Zhou Shuren listened to Mr. Xiao's powerful voice. He was not at a disadvantage in a one-on-five situation. "Okay."

However, when Zhou Shuren thought about quarreling becoming his daily routine in the future, his blood pressure rose!

An hour later, Lord Xiao called Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan over.

Lord Xiao sat by the ice basin, sweating from the quarrel, feeling extremely hot. "Now that you two are here, tell me which of the other five ministries, except the Ministry of War, should we give the money to?"

He will give it all.

Qiu Yan was familiar with the reasons for asking for silver. "I think it should be given to the Ministry of Rites. Sacrifice is a big event, and the Ministry of Rites' utensils should indeed be replaced."

Zhou Shuren thought for a moment and said, "I think it's the Ministry of Industry. I checked and found that the Ministry of Industry applied for the least silver in the past two years. The Ministry of Industry is the one that really needs silver."

In fact, if you want to develop quickly, the Ministry of Works is really important. It's a pity that the Ministry of Works was the bottom of the six ministries in ancient times and was not taken seriously.

Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, "I thought you could also speak the Ministry of Rites!"

When the army returned to the capital, a date for the sacrifice had already been chosen, so the Ministry of Rites was particularly tough in asking for money. The person who quarreled with him the most fiercely today was the Minister of Rites.

Xiao Qing, "I have also seen the money that the Ministry of Rites has withdrawn in the past two years. The Ministry of Rites should still have some money."

Xiao Qing thought about it and took out the banknote from the Ministry of Industry. The amount of money in the banknote was not large. He frowned but agreed, "I'll give it to you."

Zhou Shuren, "Yes."

After dinner, Zhulan said, "Let me tell you, the second son of Yaohou Mansion woke up, but he was stupid."

Zhou Shuren was stunned for a moment, "Who told you that?"

Zhulan, "I heard it from Dong. Dong went to a banquet and told me when he came back. Do you think he is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"

(End of this chapter)