Zhou Shuren changed his position and lay down. His butt was a little sore from the bumps today. "Let's go back to the Yang family tomorrow. The Zheng family will leave in seven days. The Yang family's boys have learned martial arts since they were young. There are people in the northwest to take care of them. As long as they are willing to work hard, the Yang family can fight for a future."
Zhulan understood that Zhou Shuren had given Yang Jiamou a chance to fight for his future. "Dad doesn't say it, but he actually hopes that his nephews can make a name for themselves. Tell Dad tomorrow, and he will be happy."
Early the next morning, Zhou Laoer drove the ox cart, and Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the Yang family.
Mr. Yang and Mrs. Sun were peeling corn kernels in the yard. Zhou Shuren followed his father-in-law into the house to talk. Mrs. Sun pulled her daughter and said, "You just came here for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Changyi sent us medicinal wine the day before yesterday. Why are you here again today? What happened?"
Zhulan picked up the corn cob and peeled the corn, "Mom, this is great news."
"What good news?"
Zhulan said while peeling corn: "This story starts when our family wanted to buy some..."
Zhulan did not mention the Zheng family's house and promise, she only said that the Zhou family and the Zheng family were related, and there was a direct relationship, so the Zheng family could take care of him when he went to the army.
Sun grinned after hearing this, "It's indeed a good thing. It will be much safer if someone is watching over you. Although your father doesn't say it, he still hopes that he can bring honor to the family in the future. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let the men of the Yang family practice martial arts since they were young."
The old man had bad luck back then and encountered war. It was fate and he hoped that his descendants could succeed. They didn't have the opportunity before, but now the opportunity has come.
Sun patted the corn on her body and said, "I'll call your eldest brother and ask him to buy some good food. At noon, Shuren and your father will have a few drinks."
Zhulan hurriedly stopped her, "Mom, we have to go home soon. The Zheng family is going to the county government office to handle the transfer of ownership today, and they will come to deliver the deed at noon."
Sun said regretfully, "Is that so? Then I won't keep you here."
Sun was also worried about how her daughter would take care of the land she had bought when her family went to Pingzhou.
Zhulan told Zhou Shuren about his plan. As for why he didn't need the Yang family to look after it, firstly, Sunjia Village and Lijia Village were too far away and inconvenient; secondly, the Yang family really had no shortage of money. They just didn't buy more land in order not to attract attention.
So considering all aspects, Li's parents' family is the most suitable.
Sun smiled and said, "The son-in-law's idea is indeed good. It not only helps the in-laws, but also does not hurt the relationship between the in-laws. In the future, when you are in Pingzhou, the Li family will take care of you, so you can rest assured about the land and the house."
Zhulan smiled and nodded. Zhou Shuren and his father came out. Zhulan put down the corn cob and stood up. "Mom, Shuren and I will go back first."
Sun said, "Okay, you guys go back first."
When the oxcart left Sunjia Village, Zhulan asked, "What did Dad say?"
Zhou Shuren said, "Dad will discuss with my elder brother and second brother today. They will come to our house tomorrow to reply to the letter. Go back today to prepare. Dad, Mom, elder brother and second brother will all come. We need to prepare more dishes tomorrow as there will be more people."
Zhulan: "Yeah."
Zhou Shuren has set up the ladder, and it will depend on the Yang family’s own efforts from now on.
After returning home, Zhulan called Li and the eldest brother, and asked them to go to the county to buy meat and vegetables for tomorrow's cooking. Li looked like she didn't know what happened yesterday, and the eldest brother planned to wait until the property was transferred before telling Li.
At noon, Zheng's eldest brother came in person and said, "The deeds are all here."
Zhou Shuren took it and said, "Sorry to bother you, big brother."
The eldest brother of the Zheng family smiled and said, "In the future, please help us take care of my sister's family. I am willing to make more trips."
Zhou Shuren said: "We are relatives, so we will definitely look after each other."
Boss Zheng is going back home, as he has a lot of things to do at home. "Please stay."
Zhou Shuren stood at the door, "Big brother, take care."
Boss Zheng got on the ox cart and waved, "Let's go back."
Zhou Shuren waited until Boss Zheng left before returning to the house and handing the deed to Zhulan. Zhulan flipped through the red deed. The name on it was Zhou Shuren. All the fields belonged to them. Zhulan put the deeds in order, took out the box specially for deeds, and put the deeds away. Originally, there were only deeds for her 20 acres of land in the box, but now there was a stack of deeds in the box. These were all the family assets she had acquired over the past year.
Zhulan locked the box and put it away again. "The fields still make me feel at ease!"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "I will buy more land in the future."
Zhu Lan said, "The house is not bad either. In ancient times, the house prices did not change much except during wars. You can buy more houses and shops."
Zhou Shuren asked, "You have quite a few properties in modern times, right?"
Zhulan, "Didn't I tell you about this?"
"No."
Zhulan thought about it carefully and really hadn't mentioned it. She smiled and said, "Indeed, there are quite a few. When grandpa passed away, I also got some inheritance. I didn't get any cash, but I got two properties, a storefront in the capital, and a three-bedroom apartment in a high-end community. In addition, my parents gave me one each as a coming-of-age gift. Including the one I bought later, I have a total of five properties."
Zhou Shuren thought about the house he had worked so hard to buy, "Reincarnation is really a technical job."
His reincarnation skills were not good. He was born as an abandoned baby and was thrown into an orphanage in the middle of the night. Fortunately, he was not lost in winter, otherwise he would have died long ago.
Zhulan smiled with her eyes curved, "My reincarnation skills are really good."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to talk about this heart-wrenching question, so he turned around and left. "I'll go talk to the boss and ask him to accompany Li back to the Li family."
"kindness."
An hour later, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou returned with their father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Zhou Shuren and Li's father Li Cong were talking outside, Zhulan and Li Xu were chatting inside the house, and Li was serving tea on the side.
Although Li Xu's family has divided up since her mother-in-law passed away, she still has a lot to worry about. The first and foremost is that her grandchildren have grown up and are now young men of marriageable age. The house is ready, but the betrothal gift is difficult to come by.
The weather was good and the harvest was good, so we earned more money and our lives became better. However, as life became better, the betrothal gift also increased. Now the minimum standard for marrying a wife is five taels of silver. If you want to marry someone you like, you have to pay even more. The money we received from the family division is really not enough to marry our grandchildren.
She completely understood her mother-in-law's exhausted feeling. She wished she could break a copper coin into several petals, but the whole family was made up of young men who ate a lot, so she really couldn't save any money throughout the year.
She had thought it all out. When winter came and her in-laws were done with their work, she and the head of the household would come and ask for advice from their in-laws. Unexpectedly, before they even arrived, her in-laws came to her aid.
Zhulan drank a cup of tea, and Mrs. Li Xu finally calmed down. "Mother-in-law, try some dim sum. Dim sum from the northwest tastes good."
The snacks she brought back from the Zheng family were loved by the whole family. If she hadn't been able to control herself from eating too much, she would have eaten them all yesterday.
Li Xu knew that the Zheng family had come. They were tall and strong and carried knives. At that time, Lijia Village had been bustling for a long time, but the Zheng family was too low-key and didn't interact with the village much. The Li clan leader warned not to provoke the Zheng family, so no one dared to approach. The snacks were not local, but brought back from the Zheng family. She took a bite and tasted it, "It's really good."
Anyway, in her mouth, everything is delicious. Her family is not as good as Zhou's family, so she never lacks snacks.