In a blink of an eye, it was the day when the Ministry of Revenue was on holiday. Zhulan and her husband took Changzhong to Wei's house, and Lord Wei specially asked for leave to stay at home.
For the Wei family, the marriage with the Zhou Hou Mansion was very important. After the engagement, the Wei family reaped the benefits. Lord Wei hoped that his daughter would marry into the Zhou Hou Mansion as soon as possible.
The two families exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Zhou Shuren said, "The emperor mentioned Changzhong's name a few days ago."
Lord Wei knew all the information about his son-in-law and the origin of his name. "Why do you bring it up suddenly?"
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "The emperor said that Changzhong is also going to get married, and he is waiting for Changzhong's child to be born."
The meaning is very clear, the emperor will give a name to Changzhong’s eldest son!
Lord Wei grinned. This was good news. Not everyone could receive a name bestowed by the Emperor. He was thinking about getting his daughter married soon. He was now looking forward to his unborn grandson.
Zhulan caught Shuren's gaze and said with a smile, "Since we are talking about children, let's also talk about the date for the two children to get married. I have selected a few dates for you to take a look."
As he said this, he took the written date from Qingxue and handed it to Lord Wei and his wife.
When Lord Wei saw that they were all from next year, he frowned for a moment, and Mrs. Feng also frowned slightly.
Zhulan saw this and asked, "Is life bad?"
Lord Wei and his wife looked at each other, and Feng said, "I remember that Master Minghui will get married next spring?"
Zhulan understood immediately, "It is indeed time for Uncle Changzhong to get married earlier. It is hard to get married in winter. I remember there are a few good days in autumn. Can we choose one?"
Feng's smile deepened, "Okay."
Zhulan sighed inwardly. She hoped that her son would get married after his birthday next year, but unfortunately she had to consider the Wei family's opinion.
Zhou Shuren asked Lord Wei, "Do you have any good news about your eldest son?"
The smile on Lord Wei's face deepened. "There's news from the Ministry of Personnel that my boss has been promoted to a higher level."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Congratulations."
Lord Wei, "Thank you for your advice, Lord."
Without Zhou Hou's guidance from time to time, he wouldn't be so steady.
Zhou Shuren was thanked because the Wei family was Changzhong's in-laws, and among his many in-laws, he spent the most time and effort on the Wei family.
In the Wei Family Garden, Chang Zhong was chatting with the eldest and second brothers Wei. The eldest brother Wei said, "I heard from my sister that you are very busy in the Hanlin Academy. Is it troublesome to edit a book?"
Changzhong, "The books I'm responsible for contain a lot of foreign knowledge, so it's troublesome."
Lord Wei was surprised, "You are also editing books on foreign knowledge?"
"Well, the compiled book will be promoted nationwide after a while, and the imperial examination will be diversified in three years."
Changzhong dared to say it directly because the Ministry of Rites had already begun preparations, and the new Minister of Rites was the emperor's confidant and was now only waiting for the books.
Brother Wei thought that the emperor was really partial to the Zhou Marquis Mansion. Changzhong had just entered the Hanlin Academy and had made such a great contribution. His starting point was extremely high.
Brother Wei was particularly happy because he was his brother-in-law. He also felt grateful that his sister had married into a lucky family.
Changzhong's wedding date was smoothly set, it was scheduled after the autumn harvest. Zhulan had already made preparations for her youngest son's marriage, and the Wei family was also ready to marry off their daughter, so the two families would not be in a rush even if it was scheduled after the autumn harvest.
The maritime case has been concluded, and the emperor's mind is half on promoting good varieties and half on the second anniversary of the emperor's death and the queen's anniversary.
This year has been a year of good weather and good harvests, and the promoted good varieties are growing well. With the arrival of the second anniversary of the death of the retired emperor, not only the temples in the capital, but also the temples across the country have become prosperous. The people are actually very simple and honest, and they will set up a longevity tablet for whoever can make their life good.
The emperor researched a good variety of crops, and this year the weather was good and many people believed that it was the emperor's blessing.
On the second day of the emperor's anniversary, the emperor took the crown prince, Zhou Shuren, and the eldest grandson out of the city.
The group did not go to the farm, but to a village far away from the capital. The carriage did not enter the village, but stopped in the fields.
The emperor looked at the lush green farmland and said, "Next year, the people will be able to save their own seeds."
The prince continued, “The promotion of improved varieties will be smoother next year.”
Zhou Shuren felt proud because the prosperity of his existence had already been revealed, and he wanted to live longer, "That's great."
The emperor glanced sideways. He didn't know what Zhou Shuren was thinking, but he could feel his outward emotions. "Yes, that's great."
We got on the carriage again and came to a tea stall where passers-by could rest. This road was well connected and people from various villages came and went.
There was only one old woman at the tea stall. Even though the emperor was traveling in a low-key manner, the old woman still stammered nervously, "Guest, what would you like to drink?"
Zhou Shuren said, "Let's use this place to boil some hot water."
There was everything in the carriage. Since she had an eldest grandson, she had better be cautious. In ancient times, it was difficult to raise children and one of them could die if something bad happened. In order not to bring disaster to the woman, she had better drink the tea she brought with her.
The emperor glanced at his eldest grandson and agreed with Zhou Shuren's words.
The old woman breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want to earn this money from the bottom of her heart. Good and bad are interdependent. Who knows if it will be a disaster today? It's just hot water. The old woman smiled and said, "Please come this way, guest."
Zhou Shuren took Eunuch Zhang with him and left with the woman. Behind the simple shed was a crude stove, and Eunuch Zhang arranged for people to fetch water and boil water.
Zhou Shuren chatted with the old woman, "Is the old lady the only one running the tea stall?"
The old lady felt that the man in front of her was easy to talk to, so her tone became much more natural. "I used to take care of my two granddaughters. I sent them to the college at the beginning of the year. You know the women's college, right? My two granddaughters learned a lot and would come back to teach me. I can also write my own name at my age."
Eunuch Zhang stood still, staring at the kettle and listening to the conversation. When he heard this, he asked sideways, "Are there many girls in your village who go to college?"
The old woman was confident because her two granddaughters were both in the women's college, and she spoke more naturally. "A lot, except for some stupid ones, most of the girls in the village are sent to the college. Since my granddaughter went to the college, a matchmaker came to propose marriage and offered 20 taels of betrothal gifts, but I rejected it. My granddaughter said she would wait until she made money to be filial to me."
Zhou Shuren looked at the fields in the distance and asked, "We saw that the farmers on the fields are growing well along the way. I hope the old man can have a good harvest this year!"
The old woman grinned, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."
Then he asked about the situation in the nearby villages. The old woman had been running a tea stall here for many years, and there was everything she didn't know. The emperor was very satisfied to hear this.
After resting well, we set off again and did not return to the city until late.
Zhou Shuren was still spinning around excitedly when he got home. Zhulan laughed, "Aren't you tired after being out all day?"
Zhou Shuren's eyebrows curved, "I'm not tired, you can understand my feelings."
Zhulan understood, "Okay, go wash up and have dinner."
"good."
Zhulan's mouth curled up. It was worth their time travel. Although they still had many shortcomings, they had tried their best to change.
Time flies. Zhou Shuren felt as if he had just gone to observe the people's sentiments with the emperor, and in the blink of an eye it was the harvest season.