Zhulan has never considered taking her eldest daughter and her family to live in Pingzhou. Her eldest daughter has no family background and her income is unstable. In Pingzhou, she can only rely on her and Zhou Shuren. Jiang Sheng is a strong man, and this is not good for Jiang Sheng as it will be too much pressure on him and will affect his studies.
On the contrary, if the eldest daughter and her husband stay in their hometown, the expenses will be less. In the future, as long as Zhou Shuren gets rich, the couple can slowly save up money in their hometown. With the help of the Zhou family, even if Jiang Sheng never passes the imperial examination, he will still live a good life.
On the second day, the clan leader came to Zhou's house early in the morning. This was because Zhulan's family did not hide their trip to the county, nor did they tell Li not to tell anyone. Li happened to run into Sun showing off and was ridiculed by Sun. Li became angry and told Sun about the visit to the county magistrate's house. Everyone in the village knew that the Zhou family had hooked up with the county magistrate.
The clan leader had been smiling since he entered the yard. He looked at Zhou Shuren with satisfaction and said with some emotion: "Uncle will rely on my nephew more in the future."
After saying this, he sighed in his heart, the Dong family is a local family with prosperous branches. The family had been running the business for many years when the county magistrate was the county magistrate. Now that he has sat on the position of the county magistrate, no one dares to mess with the Dong family. It was really beyond his expectation that his eldest nephew could have contacts with the county magistrate. He had always thought it was a face-saving friendship, but he didn't expect that he would bring his wife and daughter to visit. He still underestimated Zhou Shuren!
What Zhou Shuren wanted was to let people know that by borrowing the power of the Dong family, he would be protected by the local officials. Anyone who wanted to provoke him would have to think twice. With a slight smile on his face, he knew that the Zhou family would cling to him tightly in the future, and he would be able to slowly control the Zhou family in his hands. He needed people too much, but he was polite, "Uncle, you are embarrassing me by saying this. I rely on you more."
The clan leader's eyes deepened. He thought it was a mutually beneficial journey, but he didn't expect Zhou Shuren to have run away so far. It was only after the provincial examination that Zhou Shuren would take action. There is no free lunch in the world. Zhou Shuren had invested so much in the early stage and his plan was not small.
In the hall, Zhou Shuren and the clan leader were talking back and forth, and all their words were tentative. Zhulan and Zhou Wangshi were much more harmonious. Although there was a generation difference between them, they could really chat with each other because they were both smart people.
Mrs. Zhou Wang did not ask about what happened in the county. Instead, she was concerned about Zhulan's health. "Is there enough honey? If not, I will ask your sister-in-law to go back to her parents' village and ask who has some."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt and sister-in-law. These are enough for a while. I will trouble you again when they are gone."
Zhou Wangshi said cheerfully, "That's enough. If you run out of food, be sure to let me know. There are a lot of beehives at your sister-in-law's family home."
Zhulan said: "Yes."
After waiting for a while, many elders from the clan came, and Zhulan's house became extremely lively.
Wang Ru was unhappy. Even though she had just received the silver from Shi Qing, she was not happy. Wasn't Old Zhou a scholar? How did he get along with the county magistrate? The county magistrate was not as good as the current one. The county magistrate was also a local emperor. The Zhou family had the protection of the county magistrate. She was jealous. The gap between Zhou Xuehan and her was getting bigger and bigger. The panic in her heart was getting stronger and stronger.
Wang Erya and Wang Rong looked at Wang Ru's distorted face with sarcasm in their hearts. She didn't understand it before, but now she understood. Wang Ru was just jealous, jealous of Zhou Xuehan. If Wang Ru hadn't lost control and whispered about Zhou Xuehan just now, she would not understand why Wang Ru was so angry when the Zhou family had become better.
Wang Rong lowered her head. She also envied Zhou Xuehan, but she was not jealous. She could only blame herself for being born in a bad family and not having a good father. She could only rely on herself.
The door opened, and Wang Xin came in with red eyes. Wang Rong frowned, "Sister, did Miss Qian bully you again?"
Wang Xin held back her tears and said, "I wanted to boil some water for you, but the Qian family girl kicked me out."
Wang Ru clenched her fists. Because of her bad reputation, she stayed at the Qian family's house, but the girls in the Qian family would not contact her. They didn't say anything, but their eyes were full of contempt. The Qian family didn't dare to ridicule her to her face, but they always targeted her two sisters!
Wang Rong looked at Wang Ru with a different light in his eyes. "Living under someone else's roof is not a good thing. Even if you give them a lot of money, they will think it's their due. It's better to go out and live on your own."
Wang Xin was so scared that she didn’t dare to go out. “It’s dangerous to live alone.”
Wang Rong curled his lips, "It would be nice if I could live in a place where even the scoundrels dare not approach."
Wang Ru smiled and said that was indeed a solution.
At Zhou's house, Zhulan saw off the guests and saw the door of Zheng's house next door. Zheng was seeing Wang Ru off attentively. Zhulan had a bad feeling and felt that Wang Ru's visit was not simple. She frowned and watched Wang Ru walking away. She was not wrong just now. Wang Ru looked very proud!
Zhou Shuren also noticed it, "Go back, she is alone and helpless, she can't cause any big trouble."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "Wang Ru is not quiet, there must be something wrong."
Zhou Shuren paused, "Let nature take its course."
He found that the more deliberate he was, the more counterproductive it would be, so it was better to just follow his heart.
"kindness."
The next morning, the Zheng family was particularly lively. Early in the morning, she heard Zheng's voice commanding. Li went to the Zheng family to take a look and came back quickly, "Mom, the Zheng family is moving. They sold the house to Wang Ru."
Zhu Lan had a wooden face. Wang Ru had really become a lot smarter. She lived next door to Zhou's house, and under the supervision of Zhou's family, no scoundrel dared to hang around the door of Zhou's house. Besides, it was just rumored that she had a relationship with the county magistrate, so no scoundrel dared to come. Wang Ru moved into Zheng's house, so no scoundrel dared to visit her. She was using the Zhou family's intimidation!
Seeing her mother's unhappy face, Li was smart and said, "Mother, Wang Ru wanted to borrow our family's light, so she bought the Zheng family's house?"