Early the next morning, Zhou Shumo packed his luggage and prepared to follow the convoy back home the next day. It was not easy for farmers to save money. Even though Zhulan's family gave a discount on meals for the clan members, Shumo still spent a considerable amount of money.
After Shumo left, Zhou Shuren and Mingqing studied hard and passed both levels, except for the last exam.
Zhulan suggested many times that Wu Ning come to play, and Mrs. Wu Li also felt that she could not always keep her granddaughter away from the house, so she would bring Wu Ning with her when she cooked. When Mrs. Wu Li cooked, Wu Ning would help out. Because of Wu Ning, Xue Han also came to the kitchen. With a little friend, Xue Han also began to learn cooking skills.
Zhulan wanted to make more friends with the Wu family not only because of Zhou Shuren's admiration for Wu Ming, but also because she liked Wu Ning very much. After getting to know her for a long time, Zhulan found some cloth and made a set of clothes for the little girl.
The next day, after breakfast, Zhulan took out the clothes.
Wu Li hurriedly refused, "You have helped us a lot. We cannot accept this dress. It is too expensive."
I’ve already invited Wu Ning to have dinner with us, so she really can’t take the clothes.
Zhulan stuffed the clothes to Wu Lishi, "I made the clothes according to Wu Ning's size. If you don't accept it, Xuehan won't be able to wear it. I really like Wu Ning, this is my gift to you."
Mrs. Wu Li grabbed the clothes, feeling unhappy. Even if her son was not well off, he would not be unable to afford cloth to make clothes for his children. But she and the old man were not very capable. She did not work as a helper every month of the year, and the old man did not help drive the cart every month. They did not earn much money a year, and they had to support their three grandsons. If she had not come to the Zhou family to work as a cook and earned some money, her second grandson would not have been able to go to the academy.
Wu Ning secretly held her grandmother's hand, as she was very sad.
Wu Li came back to her senses, "I really met a good person, thank you, I will accept it."
After seeing off the grandparents, Zhulan leaned on the kang and flipped through the book in her hand. In fact, she didn't concentrate on reading at all. She thought of her modern grandparents. She had never dared to think about them before, but today she suddenly thought about them and felt sad. Her grandparents would definitely not be able to bear it if she passed away. Alas!
Zhou Shuren heard a sigh as he came in, "What's wrong?"
Zhulan closed the book and said, "I see how good Wu Li is to her grandchildren. I miss my grandparents."
Zhou Shuren felt guilty. If it weren't for him, Zhulan wouldn't have come to the ancient times. "Blame me."
Zhulan had already calmed down, "It's all fate."
You are destined to have a disaster and you cannot avoid it.
Zhou Shuren said: "Come to think of it, I never thought we lived in the same building or even on the same floor."
Zhulan also twitched her lips, "There are two households on one staircase. You are my neighbor whom I have never met. If the property management hadn't told me that someone was living in your house, I would have thought that no one lived there!"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "So we are really destined to meet!"
Sometimes he would think that even if he hadn’t traveled through time, he and Zhulan would still have a follow-up, because of her life-saving grace!
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren chatted for a while and felt much better. It was time to go shopping. "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll buy it back later."
Zhou Shuren had had enough meat and chicken. "I don't really want to eat anything in particular. What about you?"
Zhulan really has, "I want to eat boiled fish, or pickled fish is fine. The fish in the market these days are not big, I hope there will be big fish today."
Zhou Shuren often accompanied Zhulan to the vegetable market. "Just go and take a look and you'll know."
Zhulan prayed, "I hope I can see leeks again. I haven't seen any since the last time I saw one."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "You took care of it last time. Chives also need time to grow. They can't grow in just one or two days."
Zhulan counted the days. It has been nearly half a month since she last bought leeks. They should have grown by now. She really didn’t understand anything. She decided to try her luck.
There are two vegetable markets in Pingzhou, one near Zhulan's home, and another one in the east. People living in the west city have their own farms and special people to provide them with food, so they rarely come to the vegetable market. The north city is too chaotic and there is no area reserved for a market.
Vegetable farmers and hunters are willing to come to the market near Zhulan's home because it is the border between the southwest and the south, and many rich people in the south are willing to spend money to buy things. Some managers in the west city will also come to the market every now and then to buy some rare items, and if they come across them, they can sell them at a high price.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren bought with a purpose. There were really big fish today. Zhulan picked three. "Why are the fish so big today?"
The fishermen were not too happy. “The weather has warmed up, the ice on the river has thinned, and there are more fish.”
This means that there are more people selling fish, and with more fish, the price of fish will drop.
Zhulan was happy. The three fish weighed a total of ten pounds, eight cents per pound, a total of eighty cents. She gave the money to the fisherman and bought a pickled cabbage.
Although I didn't see anyone selling leeks, I did see someone selling garlic sprouts and Chinese cabbage. However, they were very expensive, 40 cents for a pound of garlic sprouts, and 20 cents for a bunch of Chinese cabbage, which was not much.
Zhulan thought it was too luxurious, so Zhou Shuren paid for it.
On the way back, she went to the grocery store to buy some chili peppers. On the way home, Zhulan touched her purse and said, "I never spent so much money in my hometown in the countryside. I'm really extravagant in Pingzhou. It's only been a month. Apart from the money I bought when I first came to Zhaobo, I calculated that I spent two taels of silver on snacks and dishes."
Zhou Shuren still felt aggrieved. "I've made you suffer so much. When I become an official and save more money, I will let you eat whatever you want."
When he thought of Zhulan's reluctance to spend money to buy Chinese cabbage, he felt even more upset. Although he did not study agronomy, he believed that he would achieve results if he spent a lot of money. He did not believe that he could not produce off-season vegetables. If he really could not, he could just buy a farm in the south and transport them here in the winter. For example, if the green peppers were transported here during the journey, they would not all go bad.
Or, you can use it to get an official position in the south in the future!
Zhulan is becoming more and more content now. She doesn't really feel that she is suffering. In the past, she never went to the vegetable market and rarely visited supermarkets. Now she is full of the atmosphere of life and lives a very enjoyable life. "I want to suffer, but how can you let people who are really suffering live?"
Zhou Shuren, "It is a man's duty to make his wife live a good life."
If Zhulan hadn't really wanted to pinch Zhou Shuren's face outside, this man, ever since he got the courage, no matter how hard she tried to guard herself, she couldn't stay in bed. She would wake up in Zhou Shuren's arms every day, and he would flirt with her in every way!
Zhulan raised her chin and walked away quickly. Zhou Shuren touched his nose and followed her quickly with a smile in his eyes.
Before reaching the door of the house, Ming Qing was guarding the gate. When he saw Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, he ran over quickly and said, "Uncle Shuren, Auntie, you are back."
Zhulan saw Mingqing's anxious look and asked, "What happened?"