Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and the Zhou family in the capital received Chang Zhi's letter. Due to the drought, the expedited letters were not delivered as quickly as usual.
Zhulan guessed happily and followed her belief, "It rained heavily in my hometown for two days, so the fields are not short of water this time."
Then she paused and widened her eyes. She really didn't expect that there was something buried in front of her father-in-law's tombstone. She recalled carefully, well, there was not much she could remember. How could a person remember everything? Moreover, after so many years, she was still a fake.
All Zhulan could remember was that her mother-in-law died with her eyes open. Now that she had found something, if it were her, she would also die with her eyes open. Her mother-in-law was really annoying. She didn't say anything when she first fell ill, but then again, who would have thought that she wouldn't make it.
Zhulan put down the letter. The ancestral tomb had to be moved, but she was really curious about the things in the box. She stretched out her hand to count the days. There were still days before autumn. Although the provincial examination would continue this year, it would still take several months if she calculated carefully.
When Zhao came in, she saw her mother calculating something. "Mom, I heard there was a letter from home."
Zhulan motioned for Zhao to come in quickly, "It's too hot outside, come and sit down."
Zhao was indeed extremely hot, "The little rain a few days ago didn't help at all."
Zhulan was silent. It was useless. The ground wasn't even wet. She had been waiting for rain for so long. She was so disappointed. "Have you cleaned up our lake?"
Zhao was so distressed that she said, "It's almost cleaned up. There are so many fish. Oh!"
Zhulan was also distressed. The fish in her fish farm were well raised, but due to the severe drought, the water level in her lake dropped a lot, and many fish died in recent days. Finally, she made up her mind and decided to clean them all out. She picked out some half-grown ones to keep in a large tank and divided the rest.
There is no shortage of fish on the market now? The river water level has dropped? But it has not dried up either.
Zhulan talked about the situation in her hometown. "Although the rice seedlings have been affected, the fields should not be short of water."
Zhao was the most touched. "Mom, when I fled all the way to Zhoujia Village, there was no greenery along the way. Until I arrived at Zhoujia Village, Mom, the feng shui of my hometown is really good."
Zhulan blinked her eyes. She actually didn't believe in these things, but they were really mysterious. Changzhi's letter said that there was a heavy rainstorm near Zhoujia Village. There was not much rainfall in other places.
In the teahouse in the capital, Yushuang and Yulu followed Mingyun and Mingteng out. Yushuang listened to the voices of storytellers in the teahouse. "The voices in the teahouse were not affected much by the drought."
Mingyun ate melon seeds. "The first fleet that went out to buy food has returned? The court has already arranged for the distribution of food. The daily life in the capital will not be affected much."
Apart from the fact that vegetables were not available and food was not as abundant, the capital city was not affected much.
Yu Lu wiped her fingertips with a handkerchief and said, "Dad hasn't been home for five days."
Ming Teng was still listening to his father. "My father hired a lot of refugees, both men and women. The news spread all over the capital. Ran Xun told me that my father wanted to grow vegetables. Many families followed suit. Now there are fewer refugees outside the city."
Mingyun curled his lips and said, "I heard from my father that I saw the emperor for several days in a row."
Yu Shuang was very smart, and suddenly realized it. She whispered, "The news that our family hired people to grow vegetables spread so quickly. Was it the work of the higher-ups?"
Mingyun nodded approvingly, "Well, otherwise not everyone in the capital would know about it. Not many people pay attention to my father. These people only know that there is an old man in the Zhou family, but they don't know him."
Yu Lu smiled and said, "This is great. We don't need to set up so many porridge shops. The refugees can earn money and food through their own labor. If the farms near the capital all grow vegetables, the labor needed will not be enough for these refugees."
Ming Teng nodded. This helped the court solve many problems. Suddenly, Ming Teng looked downstairs and said, "Hey, brother, can you see if it's Liu Feng or someone from the Gu family?"
Mingyun took a closer look and said, "It's really them, but I haven't seen some of them before."
Mingyun and his friends were sitting in the open room on the second floor. Gu Liufeng and his friends also went upstairs and saw it at a glance. When Liufeng saw Yu Shuang, his eyes lit up.
Gu Liufeng quickened his pace, seeming a little anxious. This was not Gu Liufeng's fault. The Zhou family had a lot of things to do this year. He hadn't been to the Zhou family for some time. It was difficult for him to see his fiancée. "Mingyun, Mingteng."
Then he paused, "Two Miss Zhou."
It was not convenient to call her name outside, and Gu Liufeng felt a little regretful. Although he greeted her, his eyes never left Yu Shuang.
Yu Shuang covered her face with a fan, her ears were a little red, but Yu Lu nodded openly.
Mingyun looked at the people who came with Gu Liufeng. There were the sons of Lord Gu and some people he didn't know. "These people look unfamiliar."
Liu Feng retracted his gaze and introduced, "This is my aunt's nephew. Because of the drought outside, he came to the capital a few days ago. Today he is walking around the capital."
Mingyun nodded. Gu Zhuomin’s wife was Ding, so the young masters were the sons of the Ding family.
The young masters of the Ding family looked at the man in confusion. Judging from the clothes he was wearing, they didn't dare to speak. They looked at the jade pendant he was wearing, looked at the material of the clothes, and smiled cautiously.
Young Master Gu wanted to stay very much, but unfortunately, the Zhou family had female relatives, so he could only feel sorry for it. "I'll go to the box, and see you later, Young Master Mingyun."
Mingyun smiled and said, "I will invite Mr. Gu to have tea when I have the chance in the future."
Liu Feng sat down and said, "Brother, I won't go over there."
Mr. Gu is an experienced person, and he also hopes that Liu Feng will stay. The second master of the Zhou family is an official, and his career is going smoothly. His father is afraid that the Zhou family will break the engagement, "Okay."
The curtain of the half-open box was lowered again, and Yu Shuang took down the fan that was blocking her view. She held the handle with both hands, still a little nervous.
Mingyun put down the cup in his hand with a loud noise. Gu Liufeng didn't dare to look at him directly. "It's so hot, why did you come out?"
Ming Yun, "It's boring to stay at home today, so I came out for a walk."
Liu Feng secretly felt lucky. He was originally impatient to come out, but fortunately he came out.
Time passed quickly. After two cups of tea, someone stopped outside the small private room where people were quietly drinking tea.
Several girls, Yu Shuang looked up and saw the two girls from the Gu family. There were two others, one older, about sixteen or seventeen, and one younger, about thirteen or fourteen. "Are you going out today too?"
The two girls from the Gu family looked a little uncomfortable. They were jealous of Zhou Yushuang. They used to flatter Zhou Yushuang, but they looked down on her because her father was a commoner. Now they were even more jealous because Zhou Yushuang's father was an official. "Yes, I didn't expect the two Miss Zhous to come for tea today."
Yu Shuang smiled faintly. She was just being polite when she greeted him. She really thought that she didn't know how jealous the two Miss Gu were.
In a town in the northeast, Prince Liang had a gloomy face. Ever since he left the capital, he had not been thinking about the search.
The guard of King Liang said, "Your Highness, we are on the road, should we stop and search for a while?"
You have to pretend, Your Majesty, you are so good, and you are traveling quickly.
King Liang snorted, "What the hell can we find? Let's go to the place where the coffin was found first, and then go to Pingzhou. The fourth son of the Zhou family is back to take part in the provincial examination, so it's a good opportunity for me to go and take a look."