Mrs. Li Xu swallowed the snack in her mouth and said gratefully, "Thank you for helping our family, otherwise, I don't know how worried I would be!"
"We are in-laws, and this is what we should do."
Li Xu was very pleased to hear this, "Don't worry, my dear. We have a large family and will definitely take good care of the land."
If they get more food, they can get more. Unfortunately, no matter how many laborers they have, it is still limited. Of the sixty acres of land, they can only take care of twenty acres at most. They can't take care of more than that. However, with twenty acres of land, they can still earn more than ten taels of silver a year!
Zhulan said: "We have always been very confident in your work, and we will rely on you to help take care of the land and the house in the future."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren have calculated that out of the sixty acres of land, the in-laws can at most take care of twenty acres. Of the remaining forty acres, thirty acres can be divided among the three brothers of the in-laws, giving ten acres each. The last ten acres can be taken care of by the headman's family. With the headman's family taking care of it, a lot of trouble can be avoided and the in-laws can be taken care of more.
Mrs. Li Xu was smiling from ear to ear. She was not jealous of Mrs. Yang as her family had their own way of living. She just sighed that she had relied a lot on her daughter this year. It was her mother-in-law who was far-sighted. Every time her daughter came home, she would tell her how to treat her mother-in-law well and why she spent so much money to give her chickens and mutton.
If it weren't for the kindness of the mother-in-law, the Zhou family wouldn't have to worry about the Li family all the time.
Li didn't feel tired standing aside. When she got home, she realized why she went home. She was angry that the head of the family had kept it from her, but she also enjoyed the feeling of being pampered by her parents' family. It felt great!
Li suddenly laughed out loud. Zhulan and Li Xu looked over and saw Li still grinning foolishly. She didn't know what good things she was thinking about that made her laugh so happily.
Zhulan, “… … ..”
Based on my understanding of Li, she must be thinking about going back to her parents' home more often in the future.
Li Xu, "... ... .."
I can't bear to see the stupid girl, but she is lucky. The whole family will depend on her in the future.
When Li saw her mother and mother-in-law looking at her, she quickly lowered her head, but she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. When she returned home, she would be the aunt of the Li family, and no one dared to offend her!
In the evening, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren kept their in-laws, who insisted on leaving, for dinner.
Zhulan saw her in-laws off and enjoyed Li's hospitality. Li thought that since her parents helped her mother's family, it must be because she had a high status in her mother's heart, so she gave the benefits to her mother's family. She must serve her mother-in-law well.
Zhulan, “… … ..”
What was Li thinking? She didn't look like she was thanking him.
Zhou Shuren got angry, and Zhou Lao Da hurriedly took his wife back to the house. He didn't know what was wrong with his wife today. She was not afraid of her father anymore, and even her father dared to get close to his mother with a cold face!
Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief. Li was too enthusiastic and she really couldn't stand it.
After breakfast the next day, the Yang family arrived. Not only Zhulan's parents came, but almost all the men in the Yang family came. Zhulan's house suddenly seemed crowded.
Zhulan helped her mother into the house and sat down. Zhulan asked, "Why didn't the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law come?"
Sun said, "After all, they are mothers. On the battlefield, swords have no eyes, and life and death are determined by fate. They are feeling very uncomfortable and have not recovered yet."
Zhulan knew her mother was also upset, "Dad, have you and your elder and second brothers decided who will go?"
There are six grandchildren in the Yang family, which is not a lot.
Sun, "We have discussed it. Your eldest brother's eldest son Wuchun and youngest son Wudong will go to your eldest brother's house, and your second brother's second son Wuhe will go to your second brother's house. If your second brother's youngest son was not too young, your second brother would also like to send his two sons over."
This is a rare opportunity. If you miss it, you will never have such a good opportunity in the future.
Zhulan thought that eldest brother's second son Wu Qiu was going with him, "Mom, why did eldest brother's family say Wu Chun was going with him? Wu Chun is the eldest son!"
Generally, the eldest child will be kept with his parents. This is the responsibility of the eldest son. Just like in the second brother's family, the eldest son is the one who stays.
Sun explained: "It was your father who asked Wuchun to go. Wuchun has been a bodyguard for a long time and has traveled all over the country over the years. If Wuchun goes with you, he can take better care of Wudong and Wuhe, and the family will feel more at ease."
Moreover, the eldest grandson has really seen blood. He has the best experience and intelligence. He can climb up as long as he has the opportunity. The old man is particularly optimistic about the eldest grandson.
At noon, the Yang family stayed for lunch. After lunch, the boys who were leaving stayed at Zhulan's house. Tomorrow Zhou Shuren will take the boys to the Zheng family to see Mr. Zheng. If everything is ok, they will go back to pack their luggage and prepare to leave with him in a few days.
As it turned out, the boys from the Yang family were all good and caught the eye of Mr. Zheng, so all three of them followed him.
As the only aunt, Zhulan planned to prepare some things for her nephews' long journey, as life in the northwest is not easy in winter, especially the lack of vegetables.
Zhulan didn't pack anything else, but she packed a lot of dried vegetables. She also went to the county to find Doctor Lu in person. Swords and knives have no eyes, so medicine is very important. She was afraid that the wound would get infected and cause fever after being injured. Zhulan asked the old man to prescribe medicine for treating fever. As for hemostatic drugs and the like, Wuchun could get better medicine himself.
As the uncle, Zhou Shuren also went to find someone to get three sets of soft armor. There have been wars in the northwest for many years, so soft armor for self-defense must be in short supply.
Zhou Shuren used benefits to exchange for opportunities for the Yang family's future, so naturally he would not rely on the Zheng family for everything. He would do things himself if he could, which would make the Zheng family respect him more.
This is all Zhulan and Zhou Shuren can do; they don’t have the ability to do more.
After Zhulan and Zhou Shuren sent their nephews away, they stood at the Zheng family's house, no, now at the door of the Zhou family's house, watching the convoy go away. The future of these three living lives was unknown.
Zhulan supported her mother. The old lady waited until the convoy had gone far away, then she finally burst into tears. The crying started a chain reaction. Zhulan's eyes were red because everyone knew that the news they might receive in the future would be a death.