The reason why Zhulan was inquiring about the Zheng family was all because of Zheng. As the two families often interacted, Zhulan found out that Zheng was a man of great talent. Once after seeing Zhulan's paintings, he actually gave Zhulan some pointers. Zhulan was shocked. She never expected that Zheng, who never left the house, was actually a master of painting. You could tell whether he was an expert or not just by looking at his paintings.
Zheng had definitely been around since elementary school, but Zhulan had never paid any attention to her. The main reason was that Zheng didn't go out and Zhou Shuxi didn't move in, so Zhulan basically couldn't see Zheng.
Zheng's parents' home is in Lijia Village. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren mentioned Li's parents' village, and Zhou Shuren kept it in mind and went to inquire about it.
Zhulan wanted to ask Li to go back to her parents' home to inquire, but she was afraid that Li could not keep the secret. Zhulan was not curious about Zheng, but it was a habit. It would be helpful to find out the unknown and have a clear idea, which could avoid a lot of trouble.
Zhou Shuren went to Pingzhou. This was the first time Zhulan and Zhou Shuren separated after they expressed their feelings to each other. They didn't feel anything when they were together before, but Zhulan was worried about them this time. She dreamed of him every night for seven days after he left.
Seven days later, Zhulan was peeling pine nuts in the yard with her daughter-in-law when Zhou Shuren came back in a carriage. Zhulan sat on a chair and watched Zhou Shuren get off the carriage. She stood up excitedly and walked over quickly, reaching out to hold Zhou Shuren's arm, "Why do I feel like you've lost weight?"
Zhou Shuren's heart beat faster. This time he missed you more than the last time. "I think you've lost weight. You must not have eaten well when I was away."
The eldest and second sons of the Zhou family, who were completely ignored, finally understood why their father had the carriage speed so fast. It was because he was worried about their mother. They had not eaten anything at noon due to the bumpy ride in the carriage and were very hungry, but when they saw their parents, they felt inexplicably full and could not eat anything.
It was Zhulan who reacted first. They were in the yard, and she saw her two sons either looking up at the sky or down at the ground. "You're back."
Boss Zhou: “… … ..”
Zhou Laoer, “… … ..”
Mother doesn't even care, her tone is so indifferent. In her heart, father is the most important person!
Zhou Shuren was disgusted by the fact that there were too many things that were annoying, but as the head of the family, he had to restrain himself. He was reluctant to let go of Zhulan's hand and said to Zhou Laodao: "Take down all the food and fabrics that were bought in the car."
Boss Zhou could feel his father's strong impatience. It was not good to be a boss. He always had to bear the brunt of facing his father. He really didn't want to be the boss. His son was the eldest grandson, and he didn't know when he could take over his responsibilities!
Zhou Shuren walked towards the house. Zhulan saw that Li's eyes were glued to the things she brought back from Pingzhou. She asked Li to clean up the yard, but Li was absent-minded.
Looking at Zhao again, her eyes were on Changyi, full of tenderness!
Zhou Shuren coughed, and Zhulan quickly followed. When they entered the house, Zhou Shuren hugged Zhulan and asked, "Do you miss me?"
Zhulan looked down on Zhou Shuren who asked the question even though he knew the answer. "What do you think?"
This person, I hope to hear her say what she thinks!
Zhou Shuren was particularly satisfied hugging Zhulan. Without Zhulan's home in Pingzhou, he had no sense of belonging at all. He curled his lips and said, "I miss you."
Zhulan's heart beat twice quickly, "Me too."
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and kissed Zhulan. Zhulan closed her eyes, but soon she pushed Zhou Shuren away, "What's in your arms?"
Zhou Shuren just remembered the gift he brought back for Zhulan and took out a cloth bag from his arms. "I participated in a poetry meeting in Pingzhou and participated in a poetry contest. I won ten taels of silver. I added another thirty taels of silver and bought a jade bracelet from an antique shop. Do you like it?"
The green bracelet was in good condition. Zhulan took it and put it on, and it looked very beautiful. "Is this also an antique?"
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yes, it's quite old. Because it doesn't look like an antique, people with poor eyesight think it's a fake. It's not cheap either. It's been in the antique shop for a long time, so I bought it at a bargain price."
He went there with Zhao Bo and fell in love with the place at first sight. Unfortunately, he only had more than 30 taels of silver left, and the shopkeeper insisted on giving him 40 taels. He was planning to borrow some money, but he didn't expect to run into a poetry competition. He went there for the first place, and he actually won the money.
The more Zhulan looked at the bracelets, the more she liked them. "This pair of jade bracelets can be passed down from generation to generation."
Zhou Shuren was very satisfied when he saw Zhulan liked it. "If you like it, I will collect more when I have more money in the future."
Zhulan raised her head and said, "You are good at poetry. I didn't expect you to be so good."
As for borrowing ready-made poems, Zhou Shuren would definitely not do that because of Wang Ru's presence.
Zhou Shuren flicked Zhulan's forehead with his finger, "You don't trust your husband so much? This is an insult to my profession. It's a pity that I can't go back to the modern times. I wrote a lot of poems in the modern times, and I wrote them all in a special notebook. I was going to compile them into a book for my own collection when I had written enough!"
Zhulan had never seen Zhou Shuren write poetry. In the Zhou family, Zhou Shuren also tested his sons in literature. Seeing Zhou Shuren's arrogant look, she laughed and said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't have doubted my husband."
Zhou Shuren pointed at his face and said, "As punishment, you must kiss me."
Zhulan gave him a quick kiss, "Alright!"
"That's more like it."
Zhulan asked, "How is the Wu family doing in Pingzhou?"
Zhou Shuren had been traveling all day, and not only his buttocks were hurting, his body was also aching. He did not change his clothes, but took off his shoes, pulled the pillow over and lay down, and breathed a sigh of comfort. "The Wu family is doing well. It's only been half a year, and you don't know how capable Wu Ming is. The Wu family has bought a house and moved near our house."
Zhulan blinked, "Houses near our home are not cheap. How did he do it?"
Zhou Shuren admired Wu Ming very much, mainly because Wu Ming was really young. He was very upset when he thought about discussing knowledge with Wu Ming. Wu Ming was a genius among geniuses. He had even less confidence in being the first. "The house we bought has a courtyard and cost 100 taels. This kid improved the farm tools and was rewarded 200 taels by the prefect. Guess where he got the inspiration for the improvement?"
Zhulan knew Zhou Shuren. Since Zhou Shuren asked, it meant that she had seen him. After thinking for a while, she caught a glimpse of the light. "He got the inspiration from the furniture, from the furniture made by Wang Ru."
Zhou Shuren's eyes were full of admiration. His wife was really smart. "Well, I got the inspiration from the furniture made by Wang Ru."
He also looked at a lot of furniture, but didn't get any inspiration. However, that was because he had seen a lot in modern times and there was nothing innovative in his mind. His innovation was also borrowed from modern times. Even with the presence of Wang Ru, he wouldn't think about changing anything.
Zhulan saw that it was getting late, "You lie down for a while, I'll prepare some of your favorite dishes."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Okay."
Zhulan went out of the house and saw the things she bought from Pingzhou in the main hall. Zhulan did not see Li and Zhao. They should be in their respective rooms. After all, they had been separated for some time and had something to talk about.
Zhulan looked at the food and cloth first. There were not many cloths, most of which were food. The medicinal wine was bought for her father. Zhulan divided the food and cloth, and estimated that it was about time, so she went out and called Li and Zhao.
The two of them went out together. Li's face was full of joy, but also a little shy. She looked at the hairpin on her head, which was bought by the eldest brother.
There was no joy on Zhao's face, instead her complexion turned pale. This was not right. Considering how much Zhou Laoer loved Zhao, he should not have failed to buy her a gift.
Zhulan asked, "Zhao, what's wrong with you?"