Zhou Laoda came to the main courtyard, and Jiang Du and his wife also came over. Jiang Du said, "Grandma, let's go back with my uncle."
"Okay, let's go together and take care of each other."
Zhulan looked at Mu Lan. Mu Lan didn't look well. It was because of the child. Even if the old lady of the Jiang family didn't nag, Mu Lan felt a lot of pressure. Jiang Du and Mu Lan wanted to go back and relax.
Boss Zhou stood up and said, "Mom, I'll make arrangements now so that we can set off earlier."
Zhulan said, "Ask Li if she wants to go back with you."
She felt sorry for how difficult it was for women in ancient times to return to their parents' home, and how difficult it was for Li to see her parents. She didn't want Li to go back because someone in the Li family had passed away.
Boss Zhou had just returned from outside and had not seen his wife yet. "Okay, I'll go back and ask my wife."
Zhulan waited for Zhou Laoda to leave, and said to the young couple, "You don't have to rush back. Stay at home for a few more days. Jiang Du, take your wife out for a walk."
Jiang Du knew what was in his wife's mind, especially after Yu Shuang and Yu Lu became pregnant again, they were both crying out for the baby. If it weren't for her holding back, his wife would have to see a doctor and take medicine. "Okay."
"I also prepared something for your sister, you can take it back with you."
Jiang Du's smile deepened. "My mother kept saying that she would go back to take care of Miu Miu when she was about to give birth."
Zhulan knew that the eldest daughter cared about Jiang Du and Jiang Miao the most. These two children had suffered when they were young, and they were a knot in the eldest daughter's heart. Not to mention the eldest daughter, she still remembered the way the two children cried in the house back then.
Zhou Laoda returned to the courtyard of the eldest house and said that he was going back to his hometown. Li wanted to go back, but she was worried about Minghui, "If I leave, what will happen to Minghui?"
Boss Zhou, "Mingyun will take care of you, Minghui, you don't have to worry."
"Then I'll go back."
She also knew that each time she saw her parents she would see them less and less, so even though her parents wrote to say they were in good health, she was still afraid.
On the second day, Boss Zhou and his party set off. After Boss Zhou left, Zhulan focused more on the farm.
It was difficult for Zhuangzi to give each child a chicken, so he searched many villages and only bought more than 80 chicks in total, including some chicks given for free from his own farm.
In fact, there were quite a few chicks in her own farm, and the imperial court had taken away most of them. There shouldn't be so few chicks in the village. Zhulan sent people to check and found out that someone had bought the chicks before her.
The piglets from the orphanage were bought by Zhulan from her in-laws’ farm. There were not many of them, only ten in total.
One day, Chang Yi came back from the government office and said, "Mom, you asked me to find out who bought the chicks. I found out that it was the Shi family who bought them."
"Historian?"
"Yes, the in-laws of the third branch of the Qi family."
Zhulan understood that the Qi family did it on purpose. "Oh, this is a method that cannot be put on the table."
Chang Yi, "The Qi family has been keeping an eye on our family. Mom, if you need anything, just tell me and I will prepare it for you."
"good."
Changyi knows a lot of people from all walks of life, so it is indeed appropriate to hand it over to Changyi.
Zhu Lan asked, "Will the Shi family buy it and raise it themselves?"
"Well, I put it on the farm and raised it myself."
Zhulan frowned, fearing that if she raised too many chickens without any preventive medicine, chicken plague might break out. Then it wouldn't just be a matter for one family, but the entire capital city would be affected.
Zhou Shuren came back and asked, "What did your mother's family say about raising her on your own?"
Zhulan expressed her concerns and asked Changyi, "Have you found out how many the Shi family has now?"
Chang Yi, "I don't know exactly how many sons I have, I can only give an approximate number, about 800."
Zhou Shuren: "Too many."
The eldest son of the family farm has always controlled the number of chickens for fear that they will get sick.
Zhulan was also shocked. There was no such thing as scientific breeding now. Although she wanted each child to raise a chicken, the children were not in the same village. She had already dispersed the children to several villages. There were actually not many children in each village, so there were not many chickens raised in each village.
The Shi family has a farm that raises 800 chicks, and this is not the final number. If she wants chicks, the Shi family will keep snatching them away, and they don’t raise them carefully, so she can imagine the result.
Zhou Shuren said in a deep voice: "I will report tomorrow and will say more then."
Zhulan: "That's fine, so as not to affect the chickens in the entire capital."
Life is already difficult enough for the people, and chickens are an important asset to them.
The next day, after Zhou Shuren finished his report, he mentioned that one should not raise too many chickens. It is best to control the number of chickens on a farm and to clean up their feces diligently.
The emperor naturally took Zhou Shuren's words seriously. People in the suburbs of Beijing raised livestock, including chickens, and these chickens were used to supply the imperial palace.
After Zhou Shuren left, the emperor asked, "Marquis Zhou wouldn't suddenly bring this up, but what happened?"
The prince whispered about Shi Jia's actions.
The prince has been paying attention to the orphanage. He knows the situation there best, but he has not intervened. He also wants to see how Yang will solve the problem and test Yang's ability.
I just didn't expect the consequences to be so serious, and I was relieved that Zhou Hou and his wife were considerate of the people.
The emperor slammed the table and said, "This is not worthy of being on the stage."
The prince knew that his father was angry because he had planned to disregard the danger to the chickens and poultry in the entire capital.
"I'll handle it."
"Um."
Zhulan has been following the follow-up. The emperor acted quickly. The Shi family's chicks were taken away, and it was said that not a single one was left. She didn't care what the Shi family thought. She was more concerned about the prevention of livestock. She even found a doctor to prescribe medicine for the chickens on her own farm, and experimented on her own chickens first. Although she didn't know how to raise chickens, she still knew about disinfection.
Everything was going smoothly for Zhulan, but before she could be happy, an expedited letter arrived in Beijing, and Mingteng was harmed by some herdsmen and an avalanche occurred.
Zhou Shuren received the news and followed Eunuch Zhang into the palace. Eunuch Zhang was terrified all the way, fearing that something bad might happen to Marquis Zhou. "My Lord, Prince Rong is currently missing. As long as he hasn't been found, there is hope. Don't worry, Prince Rong will be safe."
Zhou Shuren closed his eyes. Natural disasters were cruel and the chances of surviving the avalanche were slim. He didn't want to speak now.
Eunuch Zhang sighed inwardly. Who could have thought that such a big thing would happen? Even the Emperor got angry when he saw the urgent news.
Zhou Shuren suddenly opened his eyes and asked, "Is it scary that someone went to the Marquis' Mansion to report the news?"
Eunuch Zhang was stunned for a moment and came back to his senses, "Send someone."
Zhou Shuren shouted to stop the car and said to Jinyan, "Go ask the imperial physician to see the madam."
Zhulan also received the news. Her vision went dark and she fell into a chair for a long time before she recovered. She was the only one in the main courtyard, so Zhulan signaled Qingxue not to call for help.
The eldest brother and his wife left Beijing, and her uncle was old, so she was afraid that her uncle would not be able to bear the news.
When Zhulan met the imperial physician, she had already arranged for someone to block the news and absolutely not let her uncle know. Then she remained silent and sat waiting for Shuren to come back, hoping that he would bring back good news.
Zhou Shuren first read the urgent report, then asked the person who sent the letter back, and his heart sank to the bottom.