Zhao was an expert in making clothes. As soon as she held the bundle in her arms, she knew there were clothes in it. She held the bundle tightly, her heart swelling because she guessed what was in it.
Zhao's nasal tone was a little heavy, "Mom."
Zhulan motioned for the second child to take Zhao back, "We've been busy all day, it's time for mother to rest, you guys should go back too!"
Zhao hugged the bag tightly and said, "Mom, we'll go back first."
Zhulan: "Yeah."
After the two of them left, Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Zhou Shuren, "The last important thing in my hometown has been completed. I can pack my luggage for Pingzhou at ease tomorrow."
Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan to lie down, "You've had a hard day today, I'll massage your back and see if you can rub your shoulders from time to time today."
Zhulan sighed, "This body is not young after all. I'm one year older this year, and my metabolism and body functions are declining year by year. I stayed at home all winter last year, and I was busy preparing for the wedding after the New Year. I had a wedding banquet a few days ago, and I sat all day today and I haven't recovered yet. I feel very weak all over."
Even if you continue to take care of your body in winter, it will not be as good as the golden period in your twenties.
Zhou Shuren learned the massage technique from Zhulan. He used some strength, and Zhulan hissed. Zhou Shuren then used some strength, "Then we will go to Pingzhou later. There is no need to rush. Take a good rest recently."
Zhulan waved her hand, "No, it's better to finish it in one go, otherwise you won't want to move after a few days."
Zhou Shuren continued to massage Zhulan. Zhulan had gained some weight with great difficulty in the winter, but she had lost it all again in recent days. All the weight was owed to her daughter.
In Zhou Laoer's yard, Zhao had already opened the bundle. Inside the bundle was a wedding dress, a bright red wedding dress. Tears welled up in Zhao's eyes.
Zhou Laoer put his arm around his wife's shoulders and said, "Mom always remembers that you don't have a wedding dress."
Zhao nodded repeatedly, "I won't envy my sister-in-law anymore. Husband, I'm going to change into my wedding dress."
This wedding dress belongs to her. What woman doesn't want to get married in a wedding dress? But she has no family. The dress she wore when she married her husband was not hers. It was lent to her by her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law was fat, and it didn't fit her. Because it was borrowed, it couldn't be altered. She had always hoped to have her own wedding dress.
Now her mother-in-law has prepared it for her, and ordered it from a clothing shop, using this year's most popular style.
Zhao combed her hair again, put on the jewelry her mother gave her and the jewelry her husband bought her. Now that there was money in the house, she would touch her rouge even if she was hiding from people. She tidied herself up and walked out with a smile in her eyes, "Husband."
Zhou Laoer thought to himself that he must have accumulated a lot of blessings in his previous life to be able to marry Zhao, "My wife."
Mingrui sat on the kang, looking at his mother, and just blurted out, excitedly shouting, "Mom."
It was so loud that it interrupted the couple's eye contact. Well, there were two babies at home who needed to be coaxed to sleep!
On the second day, Zhulan had never seen the silver hairpin on Zhao's head before, and Li rushed to explain, "Mother, you can see my taste. I chose the hairpin."
Zhulan thought to herself, Li was very generous. This hairpin weighed about two taels. "She has good taste."
Li's aching heart was comforted. She slapped herself a lot after buying the hairpin. She was bewitched and actually spent two taels of silver. Fortunately, she got her mother's praise, otherwise she would have lost even more.
The gift from the Song family was also affordable, earrings with jade pendants.
Xue Han had been learning embroidery from Zhao, who not only treated her as sister-in-law but also as master and apprentice. Zhao had also given her valuable gifts, including the gauze and thread she bought for the embroidered screen. They were all of the best quality and cost her a lot of money.
Zhulan was happy in her heart, she liked family happiness. A harmonious family could make money. If there was chaos every day, the family would be in chaos first, and how could they be united against external enemies? In the future, the Zhou family would need the whole family to work together.
Zhulan looked at her young son and daughter-in-law, and her task as a mother was basically completed.
Breakfast was made by Mrs. Dong. Mrs. Dong's cooking skills ranked second in the family, much better than Mrs. Zhao. It was not easy for a daughter of an official family to put in the effort to learn cooking. It could be seen that Mrs. Dong Lin really cared about her daughter.
For Zhulan, who has made no progress in cooking and the only dish she can cook is soup, which is sometimes tasteless, Dong's cooking skills must be praised.
After the meal, Mrs. Dong raised her chin slightly, and her meaning was very clear: I was not exaggerating.
Chang Lian was used to eating the food cooked by his eldest sister-in-law. Although his wife cooked well, he felt that she had the potential to do better. "Don't be proud. Learn from your eldest sister-in-law. I believe you can do it."
Dong, “… … ..”
No, she can't. She learned her cooking skills from a cook and this is the best meal she has ever made. She really doesn't have the talent to be a chef!
At this time, Mrs. Dong also remembered the prescription that the Dong family bought from her eldest sister-in-law. She pursed her lips. She knew about the forced sale, and her father knew it too. His father did not care because he wanted to train Chang Lian more.
Until now, Dong found that the eldest sister-in-law was a good cook and the second sister-in-law was a good needleworker. What about her? It seems that her cooking skills are average, and her needlework skills are not as good as the second sister-in-law. In addition to reading more, the more she understands her husband's family, she finds that the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law have always insisted on learning to read. Yes, the eldest sister-in-law is also very good at arithmetic. It seems that in addition to the status given by her parents, she has more experience, and it seems that she really can't compare with the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law!
Zhulan has already informed everyone to pack their own luggage for their rooms and prepare what to take with them.
Zhulan packed her and Zhou Shuren's clothes herself. The two of them made a lot of clothes this year, especially clothes for going out for social events. Zhulan's clothes were no longer colorless. The two of them packed four large boxes of clothes for all seasons.
Zhulan packed up all the clothes of her original body. She had no intention of giving them to anyone. No matter where the soul of her original body was, she had made up her mind that when she died, these clothes would be buried with him. She sealed up her and Zhou Shuren's clothes, and bought insect repellent for fear that they would be eaten by insects. She put them in a dry place, and would take them away when she was safe in the future. As long as she took good care of them, even if they were oxidized and damaged, it would not be too serious.
This was the last thing she and Zhou Shuren could do for the original body. They had taken over someone else's body, so they would be there for the original body from beginning to end.
After two days of packing at home, Zhou Shuren found a car team and asked Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er to accompany him to the house in Pingzhou. They also cleaned the yard in Pingzhou and prepared firewood and other daily necessities.
Originally, he had planned to wait for Chang Lian and Chang Zhi to finish their Tongsheng exams and move to Pingzhou, but the county magistrate could no longer help Zhou Shuren with his studies, and hoped that Zhou Shuren would go there earlier. Pingzhou was the provincial capital, and he would be able to see his own shortcomings through communication with many scholars. Besides, the county exam was over, and the academy exam and the prefectural exam were both in Pingzhou, so there was no need for him to stay in his hometown for too long.
After Zhou Shuren met Wu Ming last time, he felt a sense of crisis and wanted to go to Pingzhou early to communicate more with Wu Ming. He gained a lot from the last communication, so he decided to move to Pingzhou early.
Zhulan also packed up some cloth and unused decorative bottles, etc., which she prepared for Xuemei.
Two days before leaving for Pingzhou, Zhou Shuren and Zhulan returned to Zhoujia Village. They first went to the clan leader's house to chat for a while. Zhou Shuren then handed the article pointed out by the county magistrate to the clan school, which would also be helpful for the scholars participating in the provincial examination this year.
Zhou Shuren was not afraid of being copied by others. He hoped that the Zhou family would have more juren in the future!
Then the two of them declined the clan leader's invitation to dinner and returned to the old house.
Jiang Sheng was studying in the room. As he was about to take an exam, he was under a lot of pressure.
Jiang Sheng and Zhou Shuren went to talk about articles.
Zhulan took out the silver and handed it to Xuemei, who quickly pushed it back, "Mother, I have already received two large bags of things, you cannot accept the silver."
She just saw that her mother had prepared the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone for Jiang Du. Her mother and father were going to Pingzhou, and they were worried about her!