Zhou Shuren took off his clothes, "I can't help it. Our family is going to move to Pingzhou next year, and I'm going to take the imperial examination. If I'm lucky, our whole family will follow me. It will be more troublesome to get married in a year or two. It's better to get married early. Do you think the Dong family is willing to marry their daughter early? It's because they have too many concerns and can't help it."
Zhulan thought about it and said with a smile: "Today's engagement went smoothly, and Li didn't make any mistakes. My education was effective."
In fact, she was mentally prepared for Li to make a fool of herself, after all, it was Li's first big event. Unexpectedly, the simpleton also had his own way, and the Dong family's daughters-in-law failed to find any fault.
At this point, Zhulan frowned and said, "The daughters-in-law of the Dong family are not easy to get along with."
Zhou Shuren frowned, "The two families are engaged, and we will have more interactions in the future. If someone makes you angry, you don't have to worry. After all, you are the elder, and I will take care of everything!"
Zhulan felt relieved when she heard this, and raised her eyebrows, "I thought you would say, who made me angry and asked me to endure it, I will go back to you later!"
Zhou Shuren pinched Zhulan's nose and asked, "Am I someone who can't protect my wife?"
Zhulan laughed, "Don't worry, with Dong Linshi here, the Dong family's daughters-in-law won't dare to do that. If they hit me in the face, they will hit Dong Chuchu in the face, and Dong Linshi won't allow it."
Zhou Shuren smiled, he also believed that Zhulan would not suffer any loss.
For dinner, Zhulan and the others who were getting engaged did not eat. They had eaten too late in the afternoon, and not long after they finished, Zhao took the children to eat.
Li's mouth seemed to be locked at the county magistrate's house. Now that she was no longer afraid to go home, she never stopped talking. Zhulan could hear Li's voice in the house. She talked about how big the county magistrate's yard was, the furnishings, the maids, and finally the clothes of the Dong family. Li talked about everything she saw and remembered. After expressing her envy, she also concluded proudly: "It's a pity that my sister-in-law didn't go."
Zhulan, "... ..."
His true colors were revealed as soon as he got home!
Zhulan lay there for a while. Even though there was no fire on the kang, the room was still stuffy and hot. She sweated a lot. In the Dong family's house, which was big and well ventilated, she didn't feel stuffy at all. But it was not the same in the Zhou family's house. Even though there was a window, she didn't dare to open it because there were too many mosquitoes in the countryside.
Zhou Shuren saw that Zhulan was feeling uncomfortable, "Wait a moment, I'll get some water and give you a bath."
Zhu Lan enjoyed Zhou Shuren's fanning service and tilted her head. "I'm used to air conditioning. Even though the summer in ancient times was not as hot as it is now, I still can't stand it. Also, taking a bath in summer is too troublesome. I take a bath every day these days, and you are tired of carrying the bath water."
Zhou Shuren didn't feel tired, but he was sweating from all the hard work. He finally took a bath and felt greasy. He stroked his chin and said, "Tomorrow I will build a wooden house for taking a bath. It's a pity that there are no bamboos in the north, so we can't make pipes to bring water up. But we can dig a waterway and pour water directly into the wooden house, which will make it more convenient to take a bath."
Zhulan's eyes lit up, "It is indeed convenient."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren chatted for a while, and then the main hall became quiet. Everyone went back to their rooms. Zhou Shuren went downstairs to prepare a bath for Zhulan. Zhulan felt alive after taking a bath.
The noise Zhou Shuren made when pouring water was so loud that it could be heard in several rooms.
Mrs. Li looked at the head of the household and said, "I am an unlucky person. I have to boil water and pour water by myself, and serve my husband and son. I don't know when someone will be able to fetch and pour bath water for me."
Boss Zhou: “… … ..”
This isn't just a hint, it's an explicit statement. But I don't want to move. "I'm doing this for your own good."
Li was angry, "For my own good?"
Boss Zhou stared at Li's increasingly round figure and said, "It's summer now, you should lose some weight. Mom said being too fat is bad for your health. I'm doing this for your own good."
Li, "Do you really think I'm stupid?"
Boss Zhou took the pillow and laughed, "You're not stupid, you're just foolish."
Li's eyes widened. She found that the head of the family was more and more willing to bully her!
Next door, Zhao heard it clearly and couldn't help laughing. The elder sister-in-law was so pitiful that even the elder brother bullied her. Zhou Laoer covered his face and thought that the elder brother was so successful that he could bully the elder sister-in-law.