Chapter 949 Arrangement

Yang Zhumu smiled more when he mentioned his daughter-in-law. "Your eldest sister-in-law is very good. She can't stay idle at home. She takes me to the orchard every day. She is in better health than me. She also urges Wuchun to have more children. She thinks that our eldest family has too few grandchildren and cannot compare to your second brother's lively family."

Zhulan felt sad when she heard this. Her eldest and second brothers both had three sons and one daughter. Wu Dong died, so her eldest brother only had two sons left. Naturally, he couldn't compare to his second brother's family. "Too many children means too many worries. When they grow up, they need to get married and marry off their daughters. There are too many things to worry about."

Yang Zhumu kept looking at his sister while she was talking. He saw that his sister had just lowered her eyebrows. His youngest son was a hurdle in his heart, and he couldn't let his sister feel bad. He smiled and changed the subject: "In recent years, your family has accumulated wealth quickly. Every year when we receive the New Year gifts from you, my second brother and I always wonder how much money it costs."

Yang Zhulin continued, "Second brother, I have to say something to you. You have to save your money. Your brother-in-law is a high-ranking official. Your grandchildren will receive a lot of dowry. We are all family. Don't give us such expensive New Year gifts in the future."

In the past few years, the New Year gifts have included more fish and shrimp, which is fine. It doesn't cost much for the girl to eat these because she has a fish farm. But in the past two years, most of the gifts have been ginseng and expensive tonics. The brothers are happy that the girl cares about them, but they also worry about her.

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Oh, you guys are really worried. I have been the head of the family and I know what is going on. We have collected too many expensive tonics. Don't worry, big brother and second brother."

This was the truth. She had been collecting tonic medicine during the past two years during the festivals, and she only gave some to her elder and second brothers as New Year gifts. She knew that her elder and second brothers were reluctant to spend the money, and she hoped that they would live longer, at least longer than her.

Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren didn't know that his elder brother-in-law and his friends had arrived. Instead, he was looking at the invitation letter, which had been sent to the Ministry of Revenue.

Apart from Li Zhao, no one else was so brazen as to send invitations to the Ministry of Revenue. Li Zhao was particularly frank.

Zhou Shuren shook the invitation, an invitation to Li Zhao’s birthday party. Minister of War, this birthday was not an easy one, he didn’t want to go, especially since Li Zhao had called him!

How come he has a good relationship with Li Zhao? Why can't he be outdone when he attends Li Zhao's birthday party for the first time? Why is he so popular? Well, he is indeed very popular at the moment.

Zhou Shuren has always been a rip-off. From Lizhou all the way to the capital, he is the only one who rips off people. Li Zhao is openly asking for a gift, and it has to be an expensive one!

Qiu Yan was jealous in his heart. He had never received a letter from the Minister of War's family, and he had never caught the eye of Lord Li.

Zhou Shuren felt Qiu Yan's envious eyes, "......"

If Lord Li had not sent it to the Ministry of Revenue, he would have tried to pretend that he had not received it. The feeling of cutting meat was really unpleasant. He only liked to cut other people's meat. Li Zhao specifically cheated him!

When Zhou Shuren left the yamen, he had a stern face. When he returned home, his face was not in a good mood. Steward Ding wanted to mention his two uncles, but he didn't dare to.

Zhou Shuren returned to the courtyard with a gloomy face. When he saw his eldest and second uncles, their faces changed immediately. He smiled and said, "Big brother, why didn't you send a letter in advance when your second brother arrived? I could have asked for leave to pick you up at home."

Yang Zhumu and Yang Zhulin looked at each other. They saw clearly that their brother-in-law had a gloomy face just now. Yang Zhumu was the eldest brother. He said, "We knew you were busy in the Ministry of Revenue, so we didn't send the letter in advance. You looked unhappy just now. What happened?"

Seeing that his two uncles were worried, Zhou Shuren smiled and explained, "There is nothing wrong with the Ministry of Revenue. Now the Minister has given me a lot of power. I am doing well in the Ministry of Revenue. I am frowning because I don't want to give gifts."

Zhulan saw the post in Zhou Shuren's hand, took it, scanned it, and patted her husband's hand. Zhou Shuren had never won against Lord Li before.

The Yang Zhumu brothers didn't understand and were completely confused.

Zhou Shuren didn't want to reveal in front of his uncle that he liked to cheat people and didn't like being cheated, so he changed the subject, "It's nothing serious, I'll go change into my official uniform first."

Yang Zhulin looked at his brother-in-law's official uniform with envy, "Shuren looks so handsome in his official uniform."

Zhulan laughed, "Second brother's words are what Shuren likes to hear the most."

Tonight's meal is particularly rich. The Yang family ate mostly mutton in Lizhou, so they changed the taste. Today they have venison and some other dishes that are hard to find in Lizhou.

While Zhou Shuren was changing his clothes, the food had already arrived.

Zhou Shuren came out, "Is Changlian not back yet?"

Zhulan looked at the time. "According to the usual time, you should have arrived home by now. If you don't come back to eat, someone will be sent back. You must have been delayed by something."

Zhou Shuren frowned and called over Qianyan, "Go and welcome Chang Lian."

To put it simply, "Yes."

The person Yang Zhumu wanted to see the most was Chang Lian. Chang Lian was the most promising of his brother-in-law's sons. Wu Chun said that Chang Lian would be very successful in the future and he was always thinking about him. "Chang Lian is also very busy."

Zhou Shuren, "Don't worry about him, bro. Let's eat first."

The Yang Zhumu brothers shook their heads, "We are not hungry, there is no rush to wait."

Zhou Shuren wasn't hungry either. The welfare of the Ministry of Revenue was always the best. He had eaten a lot of fruit in the afternoon. "Then wait a while."

Yang Zhumu was very concerned about Chang Lian. "Next year will be the three-year assessment. Will Chang Lian be assigned an official position?"

Zhou Shuren was happy, "I haven't seen you for a few years, but you have understood me a lot now."

Yang Zhumu was a little embarrassed, "I heard it all from Wu Chun. Chang Lian and Wu Chun have a good relationship and they have been communicating with each other, so I know more. As a father, do you have any plans?"

Zhou Shuren did not hide it from his brother-in-law, "I plan to send Chang Lian abroad. I have worked my way up. With me in Beijing, Chang Lian does not have to worry about not being able to return to Beijing. Being sent abroad can hone people. If you want to be a good official, you have to go to the grassroots to understand people's livelihood."

He hoped that Chang Lian would be a good official. He did not expect Chang Lian to be praised by future generations. His most basic requirement was to be a good official who cared about the people.

Yang Zhumu was a little surprised, "I thought you would let him be an official in the capital."

Zhou Shuren did not explain much to his brother-in-law. First, the situation in the capital was complicated. Second, there were not many official positions in the capital, and even fewer suitable for Chang Lian. In addition, given his high expectations for Chang Lian, sending him away was the best arrangement.

Yang Zhumu said with some regret: "I once thought about joining the army. If I had gone to the battlefield, maybe I could have arranged a future for my son like you did."

This was the first time Zhulan heard her elder brother mention this. "Brother, have you ever thought about this?"

Yang Zhulin said, "My elder brother and I both learned martial arts, so naturally there was blood involved. But we were too worried, and Dad only had three of us. My elder brother told me about his idea, but in the end he didn't dare to tell Dad."

Zhulan thought it was fortunate that she didn't mention it, otherwise, she couldn't tell whether her elder brother was still there. Swords and knives were merciless on the battlefield, and so many souls died without being able to return home.

They chatted for a while and time passed. This time, not only the Yang Zhumu brothers were worried about Chang Lian, but Zhulan and Zhou Shuren couldn't help frowning as well. Why didn't Chang Lian come back yet, and Jianyan didn't send any news back.