Time flies, Ming Teng returned to the capital with his uncle. When he saw the city gate, Ming Teng moved his unhealed arm and said, "I'm finally home."
Changzhi looked a little haggard. He had been traveling all the way. Fortunately, Mingteng was fine. "Let's go home."
When the carriage arrived at the gate of the mansion, Changzhi saw his second brother and called out, "Second brother."
Chang Yi also laughed, "Where's Ming Teng? Come down quickly."
Ming Teng followed his fourth uncle out of the carriage and called out embarrassedly, "Second Uncle."
When Chang Yi saw Ming Teng's injured arm, his smile disappeared and he said sternly, "I'll let you down if you're not careful. Wait until your grandfather comes back and see how he'll deal with you."
Ming Teng shrank his head and said, "I was wrong."
Chang Yi snorted and asked his brother, "Did the journey go smoothly?"
Changzhi was also angry with Mingteng, so he didn't speak up for Mingteng. He followed his second brother and replied, "It's going pretty smoothly. However, I heard a lot about the conflicts on the grassland. It's not easy to divide Rongchuan into two states."
"What conflicts occurred?"
Changzhi told Mingteng what he had seen and heard, and Mingteng added a few appropriate remarks.
Chang Yi's expression was serious, "Is it so dangerous?"
Ming Teng was the most touched, "The hatred is so deep that in some families, all the males died before the age of ten."
Chang Yi snorted, "The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. If you ask me, Rong Chuan is too lenient."
Ming Teng touched his nose. His second uncle had seen blood and was very cruel. He said for his uncle, "After all, his uncle has never been to the battlefield."
Chang Yi: "Alas, I still don't have enough experience."
Chang Zhi remained silent. The second brother had experienced the most in the family. Even though he still had a silly face, most people could not stand his angry eyes.
As they were talking, they arrived at the main courtyard. Ming Teng didn't wait for his two uncles and walked in quickly, "Grandma, your grandson is back."
Zhulan had heard the voices outside a long time ago. When she saw her grandson, she threw the fruit in her hand at him and said, "You little brat, do you know how worried your family is when they heard that something happened to you?"
Ming Teng took the fruit with his uninjured hand. He was too guilty to look at his grandmother. He already knew what had happened. He knelt down and said, "Grandson should not have been careless. I know."
Zhulan looked at Mingteng's injured arm and felt distressed again, "How did you hurt your arm? Is it serious?"
"It's okay, he's almost healed, but it will take a hundred days for the broken bones to heal, the doctor told him to take good care of himself."
Seeing that her grandson had not lost weight and was still in good spirits, Zhulan felt relieved and said, "You should be happy that your parents are not at home."
Otherwise, Li would have beaten her son with a stick.
Ming Teng was also glad that his parents would definitely take turns beating him at home. He looked at his wife wiping her tears and felt distressed.
Zhulan saw it clearly and waved her hand, "You two can go back and chat. I have something to ask your fourth uncle."
Ming Teng felt embarrassed, "Grandma, your grandson will accompany you for a while."
Zhu Lan's face was cold, "I get angry when I see you."
Ming Teng could only stand up and take his wife away. Zhu Lan said, "Let's go see your great grandfather later."
Only after they knew that Ming Teng was fine did they dare to tell their uncle. As a result, they underestimated their uncle who had experienced the genocide of his clan. Their uncle had known that Ming Teng was in trouble a long time ago, but he pretended that he didn't know so as not to make them worry. She admired his psychological quality very much.
Zhulan waited for Mingteng to go out and ask, "Is the situation on the grassland very bad?"
Changzhi recounted what he had seen and heard, "When I arrived, Rongchuan had already used bloody means, and things will go much more smoothly in the future."
Zhulan sighed. Integration is not that easy. "We still need to brainwash you."
However, don’t think about it now. We can only wait until they are suppressed and defeated, and then slowly brainwash them.
Ming Teng held his wife's hand. Liu Jia was embarrassed and tried to break free, but Ming Teng held her hand tighter and tighter, "I'm sorry to have worried you these days."
Liu Jia's voice was tearful. "You know how worried I am."
She was getting stuck in a dead end at the time.
Ming Teng stopped and said, "I know. I'm sorry."
Liu Jia was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I forgive you. You must protect yourself in the future."
Ming Teng thought about it carefully later and was very scared. He was worried that his grandparents would not be able to bear it, and that his wife would not be able to get over it. Fortunately, fortunately, "Yeah."
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren listened to Jin Yan's description of the pharmacy's situation and said, "Keep watching."
"yes."
Zhou Shuren was not doing it for revenge, but for the sake of his grandson-in-law Liu Feng, he could not let the Qi family manage the pharmacy. The medicinal herbs planted in the county under Liu Feng's jurisdiction were very good. This guy was smart and a good official who served the people.
Qiu Yan walked in and said, "Sir, please take a look at the account book."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to look at it. What was there to look at? There was not much silver left in the treasury, and the silver for prevention could not be moved. It was really a headache.
Qiu Yan put down the account book and said, "Someone comes to me for help, all of them want to approve money."
Zhou Shuren, "You also know the situation of the national treasury. The Ministry of Industry has reduced the amount of silver. We really have no silver left."
Originally, the fishing boats could be sold in exchange for silver, but due to food shortages, the fishing boats had to be sold directly in exchange for goods. The construction of dams in the south required silver everywhere, so the road construction was stopped. Now all the silver had to be used where it was needed most.
Qiu Yan also knew, "Hey, I haven't had trouble with money for many years."
Zhou Shuren snorted, "It's because I know how to save money."
As a result, last year's war required compensation silver, and there were floods in several continents, all of which were major grain-producing states. It really screwed him.
Qiu Yan smiled and said, "That's why I always admire you. Life would be even harder without you."
Zhou Shuren picked up the account book and flipped through it. "There will be money when the pharmacy is built."
“Taxes?”
Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes. "How much tax can we get at the beginning? The pharmacy needs several stable pharmacists to supply medicinal materials. This requires bidding. Whoever pays more will get the job."
Qiu Yan lowered his voice and said, "Sir, you know so clearly, it can't be your suggestion."
Zhou Shuren didn't hide it, "Yeah."
Qiu Yan clasped his fists and said, "I admire you."
Zhou Shuren put down the account book and said, "Okay, go get busy. We'll talk about it after the money arrives."
"yes."
In Zhoujia Village, Jiang Miao chatted with his eldest brother and asked, "Brother, my uncle is about to leave for Beijing. Are you and sister-in-law going back with him?"
Jiang Du shook his head, "No, I will wait for you to give birth and then go back to Beijing with mother."
Jiang Miao touched her belly. It would take a long time for her to give birth. She was happy that her eldest brother didn't leave. "I hope the uncles didn't come to look for you any more."
Jiang Du, "No, I said if you come again, I won't teach my cousin anymore, and everything is quiet now."
If he didn't want his cousins to become independent and not have to worry about their family in the future, he really wouldn't want to care.
Jiang Miao, "Did you go to the county magistrate's invitation?"
Jiang Du, "There were too many invitations. I only went a few times. I turned down all the other invitations on the grounds of studying."
"This county magistrate has a lot on his mind!"
"Um."
In the capital, Zhulan received a letter from her youngest son and was overjoyed. "This child will be home tomorrow."
Zhao knew how much her mother-in-law missed her brother-in-law, and was happy for her. "I haven't seen my brother for more than a year, and I don't know how much he has changed."
Zhulan put the letter away and said, "He said he has grown a lot taller."
He also instructed Qingxue, "Prepare more of Changzhong's favorite food tomorrow. The child wrote that he missed the food at home and that the food at Wu's house didn't taste right."
Qingxue went out as soon as she was told. They had been frugal recently and there was not much meat in the house, so they needed to go to the farm to catch sheep, chickens and ducks.