At Zhou's house, Zhulan watched Yujiao and the others playing in the snow outside the window. Mingteng walked into the yard covered in snow. When Mingteng entered the house, Zhulan said, "I haven't seen you since it started snowing. You must be frozen in the snow."
As she spoke, Zhulan reached out and touched her grandson's hand, then retracted her hand because it felt cold. Her grandson's hands were icy cold.
Ming Teng rubbed his hands, "He was captured by my uncle just after it started snowing. Xu Chen and I have been helping the people clear the snow off their houses these past two days."
Zhulan poured out some hot tea and said, "Drink it to warm your body."
Ming Teng's hands relaxed a little, holding the tea bowl and drinking, "Grandma, my mother went to see my sister?"
"Well, your sister wanted to eat some fruit, so your mother sent it over."
Ming Teng paused, "The problem with big families is that everything is full of rules and regulations."
Zhulan patted Ming Teng's head and said, "There is no order without rules. The Wang family's long-term inheritance relies on strict rules. Moreover, there is no restriction on the quantity to prevent private purchases. As long as you have money, no one will care."
Ming Teng drank his tea and muttered, "How much money can my brother-in-law have? He still has to rely on monthly allowance to survive. Don't spend my sister's dowry."
Zhu Lan rolled her eyes, "Don't complain, kid. Wang Wei's elders will secretly give him money. What's more, Wang Wei relies on monthly silver. Wang Wei got some property after getting married."
Although it wasn't much, she felt that the Wang family had a good point. Every son would get some property after getting married. Of course, whether these properties were accumulated or lost was their own business and the elders would not interfere. The Wang family didn't give much property, and the main purpose was for training.
Zhulan didn't know whether Tao secretly gave money to Wang Wei when he got married, but she was sure that Wang Wei, the eldest grandson, would not be short of money.
Ming Teng ate some snacks and said, "My grandson will pack his luggage soon. Tomorrow, Xu Chen and I will leave Beijing to inspect the nearby villages to see if there are any collapsed houses, etc."
Zhulan was very pleased, "You can also stand on your own now."
Ming Teng smiled and said, "Of course, your grandson is amazing!"
Outside the capital, Zhou Shuren and his party had not rested, but they still could not reach Jinzhou City by noon. In order to hurry on the road without rest, they could only eat something in the carriage to fill their stomachs.
Zhou Shuren opened the box and took out the cakes prepared by his wife. There was a hot water bottle in the box so the cakes were still warm. There was also hot milk tea and white porridge, a few pickles and some meat floss.
The focus is on the meat floss, which comes in pork and fish varieties. It tastes delicious when sprinkled on porridge.
While the prince was stunned, Zhou Shuren was already drinking the porridge happily.
Lord Yan looked down at the snack in his hand and seemed unable to eat anymore.
The prince naturally made some preparations for his trip, but he kept it simple this time and only brought a lunch box filled with some convenient snacks.
Zhou Shuren naturally felt the gazes of the two people, but he pretended not to see them and continued to drink his porridge. Silence was the best way to preserve his food, so he refused to say a word.
The prince was too embarrassed to ask for it and ate the cake in his hand. Lord Yan also quickly finished his snack and closed his eyes to rest, thinking out of sight, out of mind.
Zhou Shuren finished eating and started to clean up. The prince felt that the carriage was a little too silent, so he said, "I didn't see any disaster victims rushing to the capital along the way. The measures taken to deal with disasters in recent years have been very effective."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. Whenever there was a disaster, the victims would go to the capital, because the capital was the capital and they would not watch the people die. Zhou Shuren was proud. Look, he had changed a lot and saved many people.
Lord Yan opened his eyes, "Lord Zhou has made great contributions."
Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "Don't take all the credit for me. The perfection of the court's disaster relief system is the result of everyone's efforts. It's not something that can be accomplished by one person alone."
Lord Yan had a smile in his eyes. He was a strict person and didn't like anything too extraordinary. Zhou Shuren had broken a lot of rules along the way, and he began to dislike it from the bottom of his heart. He simply ignored him when he met him in court. As time went by and he got to know him better, he changed his opinion of Lord Zhou. Some people can indeed break the rules.
The next day, Wang Wei bought some fruits and sent them to Zhou's house. Ming Teng, feeling sorry for his parents, also asked someone to go and buy some for them.
Mrs. Li said cheerfully, "My son-in-law is so polite. I said I had enough fruit, but look, my son bought some for me."
Zhulan, "I've said this many times. We all know that you are blessed. Your son and son-in-law are both filial."
Li grinned happily, but she was a little afraid of her son-in-law in her heart. How to say it? She was afraid that her son-in-law would look down on her. She was happiest when her son-in-law took the initiative to honor her. This was her respect for her. Even though she was not from a high-class family, her son-in-law still recognized her as his mother-in-law.
Of course, it also makes my daughter happier, as it is also a sign that the son-in-law values his daughter.
Zhao's eyes were filled with envy. Liu Feng was also filial, but he would not spend a lot of money on gifts because his family did not allow it. However, each son-in-law had his own merits, so the envy in her eyes faded away. "Sister-in-law is indeed very blessed."
Li was smiling from ear to ear. Her daughter's eldest brother from her family came to get married. Every time he saw her, he told her how blessed she was.
Su Xuan moved her mouth but didn't say what was worrying her. She was worried that when Wang Wei sent the fruit back, someone in the Wang family would gossip about him. But then she thought that Yu Lu was not someone who could be bullied, and now that she was pregnant she had someone to protect her, so she felt a lot more at ease.
At the Wang family, Yu Lu was in the courtyard of the great grandmother. The second grandmother said sourly, "When my grandson gets married in the future, he must find a generous in-law family. A basket of fruits can be sent over as soon as they are asked."
Tao said calmly, "Your sister-in-law's wish cannot be fulfilled. Wang Jing's fiancée's family is not wealthy."
The third wife, who was born out of wedlock, spoke softly, "Yulu, fruits are hard to come by in winter. It would be a pity if you can't finish all the fruits in this basket and they go bad."
The old lady held her breath, the Wang family didn't have many descendants, and the illegitimate son was raised with great care, and the third wife was married off to a good family, but over the years, the couple in the third room had become more and more indifferent.
The old lady's face fell, "Yulu is a filial child. She sent a lot of fruits this morning. I am old and my teeth are not good, so I can't eat much. But this child insisted on sending them. She is really a filial person."
As she spoke, the old lady winked at the maid beside her, who understood and brought out a tray with a set of headgear on it.
The old lady didn't care whether the second and third daughters-in-law looked good or not, she held Yu Lu's hand and said, "Grandfather, I know you are filial, I will accept this fruit so that no one will think of it. This is the headgear given to you by the old ancestor, please accept it, good child."
I make you jealous, the more you say I will give you gifts.
Yu Lu wasn't stupid enough to refuse, she happily accepted it, "Thank you, ancestor."
She actually likes coming to the ancestors' place very much. Why? Because she benefits. The more the Second and Third Grandmothers act like mischief, the more benefits she, the younger generation, gets. It has not been long since she got married, but she has already gained a lot of benefits, plus she made a fortune because of her pregnancy. Yu Lu's eyes are shining. She is not angry at all about what the Second and Third Grandmothers said. They are giving her money!