On the second day after Changzhong's engagement, Zhulan received news that the old lady of the Luo family had left Beijing with Ji Rong early in the morning. It was said that the old lady took away a lot of luggage, and there were as many as ten horse-drawn carriages to transport the things.
Zhulan said to her daughters-in-law, "The old lady of the Luo family deliberately chose to leave today."
Zhao continued, "This old lady has taken great pains for Ji Rong. I just hope Miss Ji will not let her down."
Su Xuan, "The old lady of the Luo family is such a perceptive person. If Miss Ji can learn even a little bit, she will be able to have a smooth life."
Zhu Lan didn't want to continue talking about Ji Rong, but looked at her daughters-in-law, "Aren't you busy?"
Li and the others looked at each other, and Li said, "We haven't chatted with mother for a long time, and today we thought of it together."
They were the last to find out about my younger brother's engagement. They realized that they hadn't been with my mother-in-law for some time, and now they are here today.
Zhulan really doesn't need her daughter-in-law to accompany her. "Just go and do your own things."
The Li family shook their heads, "It's nothing serious."
Zhulan pointed to the roster on the table and said, "You guys are not busy, I am busy!"
She had accumulated a lot of things to prepare for her son's engagement. Now that the marriage was settled, she had to deal with the affairs of the college and write articles for newspapers.
Speaking of articles, Zhulan must be proud, because she was asked by a newspaper to write an article. It is said that many students signed a joint letter, hoping that she would write more articles!
When Li and the others heard this, Li stood up with a smile, "Mom, let's go back first."
Zhulan: "Go ahead."
At noon, Minghui came to the main courtyard. Zhulan looked at his clothes and asked, "Are you back from outside?"
Minghui, "Grandma, do you still remember Miss Shao?"
"Remember, I heard from the female officer that she completed her mission well and has been qualified for regular employment. Why did you mention her?"
Minghui sat down next to his grandmother, "She is quite impressive. Four girls from her village have been admitted to school in the past few days."
Zhulan really didn't know that these days were Changzhong's engagement day. "There's this thing?"
"She lobbied every household and was scolded for it. If it were another girl, she would have cried to death, but she continued to lobby even after being scolded."
Zhulan was shocked. Miss Shao's being scolded affected her reputation in the village. Her behavior would affect her future marriage plans. Lobbying girls to enroll in school was not her assigned task!
Minghui fanned his grandmother with a fan and asked, "Aren't you curious about how old the four girls who enrolled are?"
"You know a lot."
Minghui gave a direct answer, "One woman is married and has children. The eldest son is five years old. Another one is about to be engaged. The last two are eight years old."
Zhulan asked, "Married?"
"Yes, to get married."
Zhulan was excited. This was a breakthrough. "Good, good, Miss Shao is good."
Minghui said, "Grandma, Miss Shao has suffered a lot of injustice. How much salary do you think she will be given when she becomes a regular employee?"
Zhulan was very happy, "One tael of silver."
One tael of silver is a lot of money, and this is only given because Miss Shao lobbied for the girls to enroll in school. Otherwise, the normal amount would be eight hundred coins.
Zhulan realized something was wrong, "Don't you think you pay too much attention to this girl?"
Minghui, "My grandson just thinks Miss Shao is very smart."
Well, courageous, creative, and tenacious.
Zhulan asked, "Look, your uncle is already engaged, and you're not young anymore, do you want one?"
"No, my grandson is still young, it won't be too late to wait a few more years."
Zhulan: "... OK."
She found that except for Mingyun and the others, she seemed to worry less about the others. Each of them had a big idea.
Minghui left his grandmother and sat down next to the ice basin. "It's too hot today. It hasn't rained for more than half a month."
Zhulan, "You are sweating, stay away from the ice basin."
"My grandson is strong and healthy."
Zhulan said, "It's already a bit dry near the capital."
If there is a drought this year, the colleges we have established will be affected. People depend on the weather for their livelihood, which is the most difficult thing.
Minghui stood up and said, "Grandma, I'm going back to wash up."
He was sweating all over and couldn't stand it anymore.
Zhulan waited for Minghui to leave, then said to Qingxue, "Ask Minghui about his recent situation. Forget it. I don't care about this kid who has his own ideas."
However, she is going to meet Miss Shao tomorrow, who has given her so many surprises.
In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren went back to his residence and took a shower without changing his official uniform. After he came out of the shower, he felt alive again, "Comfortable."
"Stay away from the ice basin."
Zhou Shuren took a few steps back and said, "I've been slamming the table with the Minister of Industry all day. The old man is too greedy."
Zhu Lan laughed, "It's human nature. The Ministry of Industry provides the technology, so they naturally want to take the lion's share of the patent money."
"Bah, the Ministry of Industry was able to improve the technology with money provided by the Ministry of Revenue, so now you want to take the lion's share, there's no way."
Zhulan handed Shuren the heat-reducing tea and asked, "Did the quarrel today produce any result?"
Zhou Shuren's face was distorted, "Shamelessly playing tricks."
Zhu Lan was happy, "It seems that the Minister of Industry doesn't want to continue taking money from you."
Zhou Shuren snorted heavily, "If you have the guts, just never ask the Ministry for money!"
Zhulan winked at Qingxue, and Qingxue left. "Okay, let's have some cold noodles to cool off tonight."
Zhou Shuren no longer had much energy left, and he didn't expect to reach an agreement in one day. If neither side gave in today, they would have to test the waters tomorrow. "It's really hot out here."
Zhulan, the plump little old lady, couldn't stand the heat, "Yeah."
Zhou Shuren added: "The emperor suffered from heatstroke a few days ago and I don't know how he is doing now."
Zhulan was surprised, "You don't know either?"
"I haven't heard the emperor say that."
The Emperor has not looked well lately. I don’t know if it’s because he’s upset due to all the noise or because he’s worried about the Emperor Retired, who is not young anymore.
Zhulan said, "I survived the last dangerous situation. This time it's just heat stroke."
Zhou Shuren didn't think about it anymore and was looking forward to eating cold noodles. It was a pity that he couldn't eat too much at night. It was too cold and would make his stomach uncomfortable.
Before going to bed, a strong wind blew outside, and Zhulan lost her sleepiness. "Why is the wind so strong?"
Zhou Shuren frowned. The whistling wind sounded quite scary.
The couple lost their sleepiness. There was a strong wind for a while and they could hear the sound of tiles falling. When the wind stopped, they heard thunder.
Zhou Shuren asked: "Is it going to rain?"
"Thank God it's finally raining."
Zhou Shuren couldn't sleep any more. He waited quietly. He didn't know how much time had passed before he heard the sound of rain. "It's raining. The grain production in the capital won't decrease any further."
It has not rained recently, and the crops in the fields have wilted a lot. He is most afraid of a reduction in grain production, because grain is so important.
Accompanied by the sound of rain, Zhulan and her husband slowly fell asleep. The heavy rain had not stopped in the morning.
Zhou Shuren got up and saw that he didn't have to attend the morning court. He stood at the door and looked at the accumulated water in the yard. If it continued to rain like this, he would be worried about the heavy rain.
Fortunately, the drainage in the capital has been repaired and the drainage system is good. Well, the money invested in infrastructure every year is also very good.