Wang Ju thought for a moment and then whispered, "My father also wants to split up the family. He wants to split up the family after he retires. He is also afraid that the second and third houses will affect me."
The second branch made a fuss, which made the old man make up his mind. Dad had already written out the list of division of the family property and showed it to him.
Zhou Shuren said: "It's good to retire. The old man is in good health. He doesn't have to worry about it all day. He will live a long life."
Wang Ju smiled, "Yes, my father said he wanted to watch Wang Wei's son grow up!"
Zhou Shuren patted Wang Ju's shoulder and said, "The old man has arranged your path."
Wang Ju's rank is high enough, and he has established a firm foothold in the capital. If the old man doesn't retire, Wang Ju can only endure. If the old man retires, the emperor will think that the old man is sensible, and with the connections and foundation left by the old man, Wang Ju's road will be paved. Wow, I envy him to death.
It is true that no matter which dynasty, people rely on their fathers. This was especially true in ancient times. Not only did people rely on their fathers, but also their families, grandfathers, and even eighteen generations of ancestors!
In Lijia Village, Mingrui and Shangguan Liu did not eat at Zhao's house. They returned to the headman's house to have breakfast.
After breakfast, the King of Qi said, "The heavy rain yesterday washed away the mountain road, so we have to stay in Lijia Village for a while longer."
The King of Qi pressed his brows. Even if the road was repaired, he didn't dare let the prince go. The mountain road was difficult to walk on and it had just rained. He couldn't afford to gamble with the prince's safety.
Wen Xu's face changed after hearing this. He stayed at the headman's house last night, so the good houses had to be given to the crown prince and the King of Qi. He also got a nice house, but he still couldn't sleep. It was unlucky to have to stay in this damn place any longer.
The prince wants to take a walk in the village. He didn't have a close look yesterday because it rained, so he won't go now. The prince wants to visit the farmers in the village.
Mingrui didn't follow, but Wen Xu and others followed him happily.
The King of Qi took good care of Zhou Mingrui, and Rong Mingteng had taken good care of his eldest son. In addition, he had a good impression of the Zhou family's children, so he still cared about them. "But is there something wrong?"
Mingrui nodded, "Your Majesty, I didn't bring much paper with me. I would like to ask if you can give me some paper. I will return it to you when I can buy some."
The King of Qi asked the people around him and found out that there were some papers. He waved his hand and said, "I will give them to you. You don't have to return them. However, you have to tell me what you want these papers for."
Mingrui did not hide it, "The farmer's child I live with wants to learn to read. We stayed in the village and I wanted to teach the child to recognize some words, so I wanted to recite some Thousand Character Classic and Three Character Classic."
Books are precious. There are not many people in the whole village who can read, and even if they can, they can only recognize a few words. Only the head of the village has a few books.
The King of Qi could not help but sigh that the Zhou family was good at educating their children. The young masters of the noble families brought up here would rather avoid the farmers than teach them to read. Last night, he listened to the reports of the performance of the young masters from various families. "You are very good."
Mingrui took the paper with a smile, and when he came out he saw Shangguan Liu waiting for him, "I thought you were visiting with the prince."
"I'm more curious about what you are going to do?"
Mingrui said what he was going to do, "Do you want to join us?"
Shangguan Liu was stunned. He was a casual person, so he didn't mind the accommodation conditions, but he wouldn't have too much contact with the farmers. He could feel that Zhou Mingrui was not doing this for the prince to see, but really wanted to teach the children to read.
Mingrui continued, "My grandfather said that knowledge broadens the mind and helps one understand the truth. I can't teach the children more, but I want to do my best to help them learn more and avoid being deceived."
Shangguan Liu: "Okay, I'll help too."
Mingrui talked to the Zhao family's children about teaching them to read, and Zhao Bai asked nervously, "Can I let other children come?"
Mingrui smiled, "Of course."
He was very happy that the children were willing to learn. Grandpa said that illiteracy is not scary and you can learn it slowly. What is scary is the unwillingness to learn.
In Zhangzhou, Yu Shuang watched the maid arrange the things she brought one by one, and it finally looked like a home.
The advantage of a small county town is that the local relationships are not that complicated, the magistrate is the highest-ranking official in the county government, and Yu Shuang does not have to rush to see anyone, so she can focus on settling down her family.
Yu Shuang hugged her son and said, "Son, this is our home now. Are you happy?"
Zhaoyuan clapped his chubby hands, thinking that his mother was playing with him. He said "Ah!" and then giggled.
Yu Shuang kissed her son's face, and when she saw her husband coming back covered in dust, she asked, "Where have you been?"
Liu Feng wanted to change his clothes. His clothes were particularly dirty. "I rode my horse to visit several nearby villages."
"How is it going?"
Liu Feng shook his head. "The land is not fertile. After paying taxes on the land, the people don't have much left. Life is very difficult."
The situation in the several villages he visited was similar. The clothes were all patched up, and there were very few clothes without patches. There were many wild vegetables now, and many women and children were digging wild vegetables in the mountains and fields. Both adults and children had pale faces.
There is also farming. Many villages don’t even have cows, so they rely entirely on people to plow the land and do the farming.
Yu Shuang waited for her husband to change his clothes, "What should we do?"
Liu Feng, "I'm going to ask some experienced farmers for advice in the next few days."
Don't expect him to know how to farm. There are people taking care of his own fields. He has to think of other ways, which is a lot of trouble.
In the capital, Yujiao drank some tranquilizers and had a good sleep, and she was fine today.
Zhulan watched Yujiao constantly challenge Yuyi's bottom line, and silently calculated how long it would take for Yujiao to get beaten.
Children like to test the bottom line, and Yujiao is madly testing the bottom line on the edge of death.
Yuyi looked down at the dye on her skirt. Her favorite skirt was ruined.
Yujiao was scared this time, "Sister, I was wrong, I didn't mean it."
"If it wasn't intentional, then it was intentional?"
Yu Jiao swallowed and said, "No, I really didn't mean it."
Yuyi smiled and waved, "Come here, I'm not angry."
Yujiao, "..."
Who was he trying to fool? He ran and hid behind his grandmother and refused to come out no matter what.
Yuyi, "I particularly like a saying, you can hide for a while but not forever, Yujiao, what do you think?"
Yudie was cracking melon seeds. Today’s show was so good. She had been waiting for so long, right up to now!
Yuwen was also very energetic, and looked at Yujiao with a gloating look. Yujiao was really brave. The child was still young and only remembered to eat but not to be beaten.
Zhulan raised her head and said, "Today's sun is too strong. Oh, I just feel sleepy when I get older. I'm going to go back to my room and take a nap. You sisters can play."
Yujiao looked at her grandmother in dumbfoundedness. No, Grandma, are you really my real grandma
Yuyi's smile never changed, "Yujiao, come here, sister will wipe your hands for you."
Yujiao took a step back and sought help from her third and fifth sisters. As a result, her third sister was counting the melon seed shells on the plate, and her fourth sister suddenly felt sleepy and yawned!
The little girl Yujiao wanted to cover her face. Why didn’t the young lady learn her lesson
Zhulan didn't sleep at all in the room. She laughed out loud when she heard Yujiao begging for mercy. Yujiao really didn't deserve any sympathy!