A few days later, Song Lan brought Wu Ming's letter and a lot of beef and mutton.
Zhulan didn't read the letter. "You sent too much meat. Did you keep any for yourself?"
Beef is a good thing, and she has already decided to ask the kitchen to make beef jerky.
Song Lan smiled and said, "I'll keep it. The livestock farm encountered a pack of wolves and many people died. The master used the silver to buy a lot of meat. The farm doesn't need to send meat for the New Year."
Zhulan felt distressed, "I worked so hard to raise him, and now it's a big loss."
"It's really not small. There's nothing we can do about it. There are not only a lot of wolves, but also bears. The grassland is quite dangerous."
Zhulan nodded in agreement. Next year, her eldest grandson will also go to the grassland.
Song Lan sat for a while and asked, "Madam, Changzhong is old enough to get engaged. Do you have a favorite candidate?"
Zhulan was instantly alert, "But someone said something in your ear?"
"The old lady guessed it, so I told her. My cousin came to see me a few days ago and told me about her little daughter, so she asked me to ask her about it."
Zhulan relaxed. It was not the Zhang family. The daughters of the Song family all married well. The family tradition was good and the daughters had a good reputation. "Then I'll tell you something. Changzhong's marriage is not urgent."
Song Lan smiled and changed the subject. It was only because the two families were related that she was so straightforward. Now that she had received the confirmation, she didn't have to worry about it.
At the Lin family, Mingrui brought fruits and peels, "Madam, my mother remembered that you liked this kind of fruit, and it was just delivered to the capital, so she asked me to bring it to you for you to taste."
The old lady of the Lin family looked at her granddaughter, her eyes were full of laughter. Her granddaughter had the same preferences as hers, which showed how much the grandmother-in-law Zhao cared about her granddaughter. "Thank your mother for me."
Lord Lin stood up and said, "Mother, I will take Mingrui to the front yard first."
The old lady of the Lin family was speechless. She wanted Mingrui and her granddaughter to go out for a walk. Her son spoke up, so she could only say, "Okay, I'll ask the kitchen to prepare the meal. You can have two drinks today."
Lord Lin was very satisfied with his future son-in-law and said with a smile, "Okay."
Mingrui was not nervous when facing his father-in-law. He was confident in himself.
Yudie also came today. Mingrui glanced at his sister before leaving with his future father-in-law.
The old lady of the Lin family was old. After talking for a while, everyone in the room left. Lin Qing's mother said, "Qing'er, you entertain Yudie. I'm going to get busy now."
Lin Qing held Yudie's hand and said, "Yeah."
Yudie was no stranger to the Lin Mansion. Since the two families got engaged, she came frequently. When there were no elders around, Yudie stopped pretending. "Come on, come on, let me see the screen you mentioned."
Lin Qing was so happy that her fiancé came to her house that she kept smiling. "Okay, I'll open your eyes."
Yudie was shocked when she saw the screen. "From a distance, it looks like it's alive. It's amazing."
Lin Qing, "Granny Li seldom embroiders. If it wasn't my mother's birthday, she wouldn't touch the needle."
Yudie wanted to make Xiu Yiyi say something but couldn't, "Grandma Li is your mother's maidservant in the dowry?"
"Well, my mother is kind. When Granny Li got married, my mother gave her a dowry. Granny Li has lived a good life with my mother taking care of her over the years. She is grateful to my mother."
At this time, the maid came in and said, "Miss, Miss Zhang is here."
Lin Qing frowned, "Why didn't she inform us in advance?"
The girl asked, "Miss, what do you think?"
Lin Qing was unhappy, but she couldn't let Miss Zhang go back. The Zhang and Lin families hadn't reached this point yet, so she endured her impatience and said, "Please ask Miss Zhang to come over."
Yudie waited for the girl to leave, "Ahem, did I ever tell you that I have ever argued with this Miss Zhang?"
Lin Qing's eyes widened, "No."
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren came over with his second son in confusion, "What are you doing here?"
Chang Yi saw his father rubbing his shoulders, so he stood up and helped him rub his shoulders. "Dad, some of the envoys have been asking about you recently."
Zhou Shuren didn't take it seriously, "What are you asking about me?"
"I have asked you everything I can about your achievements."
Zhou Shuren raised an eyebrow, "I thought they were asking about my preferences."
Chang Yi pursed his lips and said, "Dad, you have made great contributions to the current situation of the court. Will it be harmful to you if they ask about you?"
Zhou Shuren sneered, "Your father is an important official, so he wouldn't dare to harm me easily."
Chang Yi came to see his father because he felt uneasy. He thought that unless the two countries went to war, no one would dare to attack his father.
Zhou Shuren was confident about his own safety. The royal family had given him two mandates to maintain the country's security. He didn't believe that there was no one secretly protecting him. It involved the country and the people. Tsk tsk, he was too important to the royal family.
Zhou Shuren sighed again, his sons were all thoughtful, "Your younger brother went to the Treasure House, you heard about it."
Chang Yi smiled, "It's spread all over the capital, saying that I'm lucky."
Zhou Shuren said cheerfully, "See the inkstone on the table? Your brother bought it for you."
Chang Yi twitched his lips. It was too obvious. The inkstone of the Ministry of Revenue was obviously very good, but he insisted on bringing his brother's. The old man wanted to show off, "My younger brother is filial."
Zhou Shuren said cheerfully, "You are all filial. Having you guys is the greatest blessing for your father."
Chang Yi's nose was sore, "It is our blessing that we can be your son."
At the Lin Mansion, Miss Zhang really hated Zhou Yudie. She said with a stiff mouth, "Miss Zhou, you are joking. I really want to be friends with Miss Lin."
Yudie didn't believe it. She had a very bad impression of Miss Zhang. "I've met Miss Zhang's friends before, so it's better not to mention them."
Zhang Luo, “!!”
She really hates people who speak bluntly, which made her not know how to respond several times.
Lin Qing covered her face with a fan and wanted to laugh. It turned out that she was too tactful in her words. That was why Miss Zhang came to her house without notifying her and looked like she was disturbing her. But it was all planned.
Zhang Luo felt upset. She didn't expect that Miss Zhou would be there too. She would not have come if she had known. Now she didn't know what to say to Zhou Yudie when she went back. It would be even more difficult for her to go to Marquis Zhou's Mansion. She clutched her handkerchief and was about to cry.
Yudie stood up and took a step back, "I didn't touch you, please don't try to touch me."
Lin Qing chuckled. Yudie was very weird. Miss Zhang couldn't stay any longer. She lowered her head and stood up, "I'll go back first."
Lin Qing also stood up and said, "I'll take you there."
Zhang Luo took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and left.
When Lin Qing came back, Yudie was eating pine nuts. "Are you so happy to bully others?"
"I'm glad. Don't be polite to people like her. She was the one who was embarrassed in the end. But she was smart enough to leave directly."
Lin Qing thought for a moment and said, "She always comes to look for me, and her purpose is to visit your mansion."
Yudie glared, "You are so careless."
Her intuition told her that the man she was looking at was her younger uncle, the eldest son and grandson. The younger uncle was the youngest son of grandpa and grandma, and many people were eyeing the younger uncle.
When Zhou Shuren left the government office, he was very surprised to see Wang Ju. "Why are you waiting for me at the gate of the government office instead of going back home?"
"To tell you the news, Zhao Bo's transfer has been confirmed and he will come to Beijing next year."
Zhou Shuren, "???"
Well, he hadn’t paid attention to it, so it wasn’t surprising that he was going to Beijing.