Changzhong recalled what he had learned and smiled, "We should learn from others' strengths and make up for our own weaknesses, absorb the good ones and make up for our own deficiencies."
Zhulan took out the glass she bought and asked, "What do you think of this?"
Changzhong knew that this was a shop owned by the imperial court and that they produced their own glass. He looked up at his mother and thought about the price of glass in the foreign shop. "Only competition can bring progress?"
Zhulan smiled, "Well, we only had colored glaze before. After the opening of maritime trade, foreigners brought in glass, which was expensive, forcing us to improve. The glass they brought two years ago also had many flaws, including transparency. How about now?"
Changzhong felt that he understood a lot, but also felt that he didn't understand enough. Zhulan didn't continue talking, her son was still young, "You will understand slowly." The carriage passed by Zhang Jinghong's home. There was a fire at home. Zhulan was stunned and signaled the carriage to stop and let the servant go to ask. The servant drove back quickly. Zhulan heard the news and signaled the coachman to leave.
Changzhong, "Mom, are you unhappy?"
Zhulan, "Mother is not unhappy, she just feels a little sad."
A mother’s love is so great that she can give up everything for her children.
When the mother and son came back, Zhulan saw that Steward Ding was very happy, "Madam, you are back. The son-in-law sent someone to deliver a self-ringing clock."
Zhulan, "... ..."
I forgot that my son-in-law is a rich man. This gift must be not cheap.
Chang Zhong was happy, "My second brother-in-law is so rich."
Zhulan tapped her son's forehead and then hurried back to the main courtyard. The Zhao family members were all standing around watching!
Zhulan fell in love with it at first sight. Suxuan touched it curiously and said, "I'll buy one too."
Bamboo orchid, "... "
Yes, I have a rich one at home.
She had to cover her heart with her hands. One can imagine how much money the foreigners made this time.
Zhoujia Village, Zhou Lao Da and others finally arrived after traveling so hard. Ming and Qing did not stop and walked towards home. This time they returned in Zhou family's carriage.
Zhou Laodao said: "Let's go and take a look. I will go to pay homage to the old patriarch tomorrow."
Li: "Okay, let's go there first."
Mingshan and others were not in a hurry to go home, so they took a carriage to the old patriarch's house.
When they arrived, Ming Qing was kneeling in front of the tablet and crying, and Ming Qing's parents were also wiping their tears.
Boss Zhou saw that the clan leader's family had already split up, and only Ming Qing's family was left in this courtyard. Boss Zhou bowed to the old clan leader and asked Ming Qing's father, "Does the old clan leader have anything to say?"
Ming Qing's father shook his head. "My father passed away peacefully in his sleep. He didn't leave any words. My father has no regrets."
The father who was in charge of the division of the family business had already made preparations and was only waiting for Ming Qing to come back to divide the family business, but he just didn't wait.
Mingqing was about to faint from crying. Li saw that this was not good, "Help Mingqing up quickly. This child hasn't had a good rest since he got the news."
Ming Qing's father felt sorry for his son, so he hurriedly pulled him up and sent him back to rest. When he came back, he said, "You must have been tired on the journey. Let's talk after you have rested. Go back and rest first."
Boss Zhou nodded, "Okay, let's go back and rest first, and talk tomorrow."
This time, Boss Zhou and Mrs. Li lived in a newly built house. The news that arrived earlier had already been tidied up in the house. Boss Zhou and Mrs. Li took a shower and changed clothes, and they ate and chatted.
Zhou Laodao said: "You go back first tomorrow. I will go to pay respect to the old patriarch. You stay in Lijia Village first. I will pick you up after I finish my work here."
Li missed her parents and was very satisfied with the arrangement made by the head of the household. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Zhoujia Village was very lively today, because no one came to disturb Zhou Lao Da because they knew he was tired after returning. However, Mingshan's house was very lively. Mingshan said that Zhou Shuren's branch had a title and was related to the royal family.
This news exploded in the already bustling Zhoujia Village. Zhou Shuren's branch was already very powerful, and now it is even more powerful, having become an earl.
Ming Qing also told the news after taking a break. When he found out about it, his reaction was the same as his father's. They were both stunned.
The news spread very quickly in the village. The villagers suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the prince was coming to Zhoujia Village. It turned out that he was from Zhou Shuren's branch.
The next morning, Li returned to Li Village with the gifts. Zhou Lao Da went to the clan leader's house and was asked a variety of questions along the way. Zhou Lao Da answered the questions he could answer, and said he didn't know the questions he couldn't answer.
The news spread around very quickly, and by the time Boss Zhou paid homage to the old patriarch, both the Dong and Li families knew about it.
The Li family could be better off. Li has no ambitions. She just wants to make her in-laws happy, and she is even happier if Li lives a good life.
The Dong family had a lot of thoughts. Some wanted to go to Beijing. Even Old Master Dong was tempted. But in the end, he suppressed his thoughts. His daughter was not in the capital, and he was too old to afford the trouble. So it would be difficult for him to go to Beijing.
As for the Jiang family, even though Dong Yiyi received the token of gratitude, she was still feeling very nervous. Xuemei and Jiang Sheng were content with the status quo, but the Zhou family was moving forward step by step. Xuemei was just a married lady of the Zhou family, and her husband was a juren, so she didn't attract much attention.
But now she is the daughter of the Earl's Mansion and is related to the royal family. Her identity has changed again, and more people are paying attention to Xuemei's children. Dong Yiyi is anxious.
In the capital, Rong Enqing became a marquis, which meant he was a real relative of the Zhou family, and his dealings with the Zhou family became legitimate.
At Enqing Zhou's house, Zhulan asked, "Is your wife's pregnancy stable?"
Enqing said, "You have to stay in bed for another half a month before you can get out of bed."
Zhulan saw that Rong Enqing looked good. He was different after becoming a marquis. His demeanor had changed the most. He looked more and more like a marquis. "There have been a lot of things going on recently. Your Rong Marquis Mansion needs you to worry more."
Rong Enqing smiled and nodded. There had been a lot of things happening recently. There were too many people coming to visit him. They all came because of his status. Especially those who had looked down on him in the past because of his background, and had embarrassed and troubled him, all came to apologize cautiously.
He felt the benefits of his change in status, and the emperor also told him that after dealing with the Yao and Zhang families, he would concentrate on being a marquis.
Chang Yi came in and said embarrassedly: "I couldn't find the jade pendant. I've been waiting for a while."
Rong Enqing, "I just arrived a while ago."
Chang Yi said to his mother, "Mom, let's go out first."
"Well, be careful on the road."
"My son has made a note of it."
Today Rong Enqing took Changyi to see his caravan. Changyi was interested, and Rong Enqing also wanted to have closer contact with the Zhou family. He originally hoped to arouse the interest of Lord Zhou's cousin, but unfortunately, his cousin showed no interest at all.
Among the Zhou family's sons, Zhou Changlian was not in the capital, Zhou Changzhi had a wealthy wife, and in the end only Changyi was interested.
As for Rongchuan, with whom he used to have a good relationship, his things still couldn't influence Rongchuan.