In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to the Ran family. Zhou Lao Da and his wife followed behind them, and Li was in the mood to pull her son's sleeve.
Li asked quietly, "Are you nervous, son?"
Mingyun saw that his father also slowed down his pace, and he was helpless. They had already entered the Ran Mansion. If he didn't answer, his mother would not let go. He could only whisper, "No."
Li looked carefully at her son's face which had remained unchanged for years, and became disappointed. She let go of her son's sleeve and strode after her husband.
Mingyun would never tell the truth. He was indeed a little nervous. He came here today to get engaged. Thinking about getting married, Mingyun's ears turned red.
Zhulan and her group had already entered the house, and Qi smiled and said, "Ran Wan's father can't come back, so we old couple will make the decision."
Zhulan sat next to Qi and asked, "Are Ran Wan's parents doing well out of town?"
Qi smiled happily. The second son, her youngest son, said, "It's fine. Father Ran Wan is where he is today, thanks to your help."
Zhulan curled her eyes and said, "As it should be, now that the date has been set, Mingyun and Ranwan will get married, and our two families will be formally related by marriage."
Qi looked at Mingyun who was chatting on the other side. The more she looked at this grandson-in-law, the more satisfied she was. There was a ranking of sons-in-law in the capital, and Zhou Mingyun could be ranked in the top ten.
Zhou Shuren was also talking about his son, but he was not talking about Ran Zheng's son, but Chang Yi.
Ran Zheng said, "My eldest brother is in charge of the items that the envoy will carry. I heard him say that the date for the mission has been set."
Zhou Shuren hummed, "I will go on a mission in half a month."
Ran Zheng, "Is Changyi ready for everything?"
Zhou Shuren was also willing to chat more with Ran Zheng, "My second son is the most careful one in the family, I don't need to worry about him."
Ran Zheng smiled and said, "When he comes back, you won't have to worry about him anymore."
Zhou Shuren smiled sincerely, "Yeah."
The engagement went smoothly, but the Ran family wanted to get married this year. Zhulan privately asked her eldest grandson, and he said he wanted to get married next spring.
Finally, the wedding date was set after the spring plowing next year, so Ran Wan could stay at home for one more year.
The date was officially set, and Mingyun brought a gift to Ran Wan. This gift was bought by Mingyun with the money he had saved over the years, and was not the gift prepared by his parents. It was a piece of fine warm jade.
Zhulan didn't know what gift her eldest grandson had prepared. After seeing the warm jade, she couldn't help but smile. Her eldest grandson had Ran Wan in his heart. Warm jade was not cheap. Even though this piece of warm jade was not big, but of good quality, it would cost at least five hundred taels.
Qi also smiled when she saw it. She was not too enthusiastic. There would be no third party in the future, and the couple would definitely live a happy life.
Ran Wan also prepared a purse for Mingyun.
On the way back, Zhou Shuren secretly asked his grandson, "Is the money you saved in the past few years gone?"
Mingyun touched his nose and found that it was indeed gone, but not all of it was used to buy warm jade. He spent a lot of money buying gifts for his family when he came back this time.
Zhou Shuren patted his grandson's shoulder, secretly untied his purse, and lowered his voice, "This is the little money your grandfather saved this year, you take it all."
According to the eldest grandson's personality, he would never ask the eldest grandson and his wife for money. The eldest grandson has grown up and has many social engagements, so he must carry more money with him.
Mingyun was stunned. He wondered why his grandfather took him back in a carriage. It turned out that he wanted to secretly give him silver. This feeling was really good. However, "Grandpa, it's not easy for you to save silver."
My uncle has been watching grandpa’s money!
Zhou Shuren coughed lightly and said, "Just take it if I tell you to. Okay, I'll give it all to you."
Mingyun looked at the purse in his hand and chuckled, feeling as if my grandfather is the same as all grandfathers in the world.
Zhulan was sitting in the carriage of the eldest couple. Li was very curious, "Mom, what does Dad want to say to Mingyun?"
Zhulan was also confused. This was the first time the old man didn't ride in the same carriage with her. "Maybe he has something to tell me."
Li wanted to ask more questions, but Boss Zhou pulled him aside and Li shut up.
When Zhulan got home, she knew why there was a carriage. "You gave it all to Mingyun?"
Zhou Shuren looked like a good grandfather, "Yes, grandson, don't be embarrassed to ask your parents for money. As a grandfather, I can't let you take away money."
Zhulan asked, "How much silver do you have?"
Zhou Shuren held out his hand, "A little more than one hundred and seven taels."
Zhulan took out the box, took out the two hundred taels of silver note and handed it over, "Please keep it."
Zhou Shuren took the banknotes promptly. Why did he give them all to his eldest grandson? Because he could use the more than one hundred taels to exchange for two hundred taels from his wife. This was not a loss at all, and he received the money happily.
Mingyun was still unaware of his grandfather's plan. He was looking at the more than one hundred taels of silver and was deeply moved by his grandfather's generosity.
The next day, Changyi no longer had to work at the Ministry of Rites, and the remaining half month was equivalent to a vacation, so that they could spend more time with their families.
Changyi specially asked for leave for his son at home, and then the whole family prepared to stay in the village for a few days.
This time, no one brought the children from other families, only the second family.
Ever since she knew Changyi was going abroad for a few years, no matter how well Zhao concealed it, Zhulan and others could still feel her deep reluctance.
Yudie and the other little ones didn’t know it at first, but now they know, and the playful Yudie is very attached to her father.
Early in the morning, the second wife packed up and left in the carriage. Yuyi and Yuwen were there to see them off.
Yuyi returned to the main courtyard, "Grandma, does Second Uncle have to go abroad?"
Zhu Lan nodded, "Well, your second uncle wants to support his own family, so he works so hard."
Yuyi nodded obediently and thought of her father, who also supported the small family of three children.
Zhulan watched Yuyi teach Yujiao to read obediently. Among the younger granddaughters, Yuyi was the most normal. This child was so obedient.
Zhulan now likes handicrafts very much, especially after becoming more and more proficient in glass technology, the glass bottles she makes are very good. Zhulan picked fresh flowers, dried them and preserved them, and put the flowers and leaves into the bottles, which are very beautiful as decorations.
At Zhou Mingshan's house, Wang heard the news that the concubine was ill and said, "Please call the doctor."
Wang and the other maids went out, with sarcasm on their faces. Zhou Mingshan wanted to bring his concubine to serve him, but unfortunately the concubine didn't want to go and used the same method as Zhou Mingshan. It was really ironic.
Zhulan got the news, "It's quite interesting."
Zhou Mingshan's expression must have been very interesting.
It was more than exciting. When Zhou Mingshan, who had been staying in the study, heard the news, he was so angry that he picked up a chair and wanted to go to the backyard, but he didn't expect the doctor to diagnose that she was pregnant.
Wang was there too. Looking at the concubine lying on the bed in shock, she smiled. This illness was serious and she had to drink medicine if she wanted to stay alive. The child would not be in good health when he was born, and Zhou Mingshan would not be back for several years.
Wang signaled the doctor to treat him well, and turned away without even looking at Zhou Mingshan.