Boss Zhou felt sorry for his wife. She was not smart to begin with, and she had to get along with two smart younger siblings every day. He had seen his third younger siblings cheating Li more than once. Li was in a bad mood because she was taught by her mother and was no longer stupid. Although she could not react at the time, his wife was able to react later.
Boss Zhou loves his wife, but he loves himself even more. His father is not at home, and he has to take care of his younger brothers. He is worried about them every day, especially since Chang Lian comes home later and later. He waits for him anxiously every day. He is very tired these days. When has he ever worried about his father when he was at home? Being mentally tired is the real tiredness.
Boss Zhou said quietly, "Next time when our parents leave, we will definitely follow them. If we two fools stay in this family, we will be bullied."
Li felt the same way. She was not happy with her third sister-in-law. When her mother was not at home, her true colors were revealed. "Master, let's not have children for now. Dad will take part in the provincial examination and go to the capital next year. Mom will definitely go with him. We want to follow you."
Boss Zhou blinked his eyes, and was pleasantly surprised. "Well, Yu Lu isn't that big, so there's really no rush to have a child."
Li has made up her mind that she will follow her mother wherever she goes in the future. Her brain cannot keep up with Zhao and Dong, so she should just be a good daughter-in-law who listens to her mother!
In the second house, Zhou Laoer and Zhao were also thinking about their parents, and they both hoped that their parents would come back soon.
Chang Lian was very busy. He left early in the morning and came back after dark. He would think about where his parents were before going to bed.
Dong didn't miss her mother much. Her mother was not at home and her sister always called her to go home, so she lived a very comfortable life.
Chang Zhi lived in Xu Jinshi's house and rarely returned to Zhou's house. Xu Jinshi always kept him by his side. Except for the time when he was resting and thinking about his parents, he spent all his time in Xu's study.
Rongchuan and Mingyun go to the academy to study every day, while Xuehan stays at home every day, keeping in mind the situation at home.
Xue Han sighed in her heart. Without her parents around, each room had its own thoughts and she didn't like it at all.
Time flies, and six days passed in a blink of an eye. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren finally saw the city gate of the capital. The guards at the city gate of the capital were different from those in the provincial capital, and there were two inspections.
Not only will they carefully check your identity and household registration, they will also ask about some famous places on the household registration to facilitate verification.
Zhulan was enlightened. These inspecting officers and soldiers were all capable people. They knew something or other about the famous places in each provincial capital. However, the capital was the capital, and the guards at the city gates would not ask questions like this.
When the convoy arrived in the capital, the escort company still had to escort the trucks to deliver the goods. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were squeezed in, so they could just leave the team and go back to Pingzhou City to look for the convoy. Pingzhou City was an important transportation city with many convoys coming and going, so there was no need to worry about not finding the convoy.
The coachman often came to the capital and was very familiar with the city. He sent Zhulan and Zhou Shuren to an inn with a good reputation, helped them move their luggage, and then drove the carriage back.
In order to thank the two coachmen for their care along the way, Zhou Shuren gave each of them two taels of silver as a thank you. The coachmen happily accepted the reward and recommended a few escort companies with good reputations before leaving.
Zhulan wanted a superior room. A superior room in the capital city costs two taels of silver a day, which is very expensive. Zhulan still felt that it was expensive even with four thousand eight hundred taels in her arms. "It's better to look for a room this morning. The inn is too expensive."
Zhou Shuren said, "Don't worry. We can easily get an official position in the capital. Let's go visit Zhao Bo's friends first and ask people from the capital to buy the house so that we won't be cheated by the brokers."
Zhulan said, "Zhao Bo is a very kind person. He has helped me a lot over the years."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "This person is indeed good."
"Will you send a letter to visit me tomorrow?"
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yes, I'll send a letter to visit you tomorrow."
Zhulan pulled Zhou Shuren and said, "Go ask the waiter to bring two buckets of hot water. Let's wash up and go out for a walk."
They have arrived in the capital city, and they must have a good look around. It is the ancient capital city, the political center. Zhulan feels that all the hard work along the way is worth it.
Zhou Shuren laughed, "Okay, okay, I'll go get some hot water."
"Go quickly."
Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to go out, and took out new clothes that she hadn't worn for two days. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and when you arrive in the capital, you naturally have to try to dress better to avoid a lot of trouble!
Half an hour later, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took a shower, combed their hair, tidied themselves up, locked the door, and went out shopping.
The capital city is really big. West City is where the dignitaries live. The dignitaries in the capital city, if they don't have a title, are at least officials of the third rank or below. No one goes to West City easily.
The inn where Zhulan and Zhou Shuren stayed was in South City. There were many merchants in South City, and the shops had a large flow of people, making it the most prosperous place in the capital.
The streets in the capital are twice as wide as those in the provincial capital, and the stalls set up by merchants on both sides of the streets will not interfere with the normal operation of horse-drawn carriages.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren arrived in the capital in the afternoon. It was already late when they got ready to go out on the street. Although the daytime had become longer in May and the sky outside had darkened, Zhulan arrived just in time to catch the merchants closing their stalls.
Zhou Shuren tapped the sky, "We can't go shopping today, let's find a restaurant to eat first, and wait for me to send you the invitation tomorrow, then I'll go around with you."
Zhulan: "Okay."
There are many restaurants in South City. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren are not familiar with the capital, so they found a restaurant with the largest family. The more people there are, the more likely it is to be there.
It’s a pity that because there were too many people, we could only eat in the hall and couldn’t book a private room.
Zhulan ordered the restaurant's signature dish, hand-shredded lamb, charcoal-roasted goose, a vegetable soup, and two bowls of rice. "Okay, that's all."
The waiter said, "It's two taels and one cent in total. Because there are so many customers, it's inevitable that we'll be careless. Please pay the bill first. I beg your forgiveness."
Zhou Shuren took out some silver and said, "As you should. This is two taels and two cents. The remaining one cent is given to you as a reward."
The waiter happily took the money and said, "Thank you, guests. I will make a pot of tea for you two right away."
Zhulan waited for the waiter to leave, "Money makes the world go round. Money is really a good thing. Those who just ignored us got tips and free tea."
"Everyone will get tired if they do something over and over again. This is normal."
Zhulan thought so too. No matter who repeats the same thing every day, even the best mental state will be exhausted.
The food came quickly. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were already hungry. The signature dishes of this restaurant were really good. Zhulan had a rare good appetite and ended up eating too much.
There wasn't much goose meat left, so we didn't pack it up to take back.
The two of them walked out of the inn slowly to digest their food. The capital city was not bustling at night, so it was better to stay at home at that time. The dynasty had just been established for twelve years, and there were still many uneasy factors. In addition, other countries were eyeing them covetously, so there was a curfew in the capital city at night.
Zhulan's room faced the street, and at certain times she could hear the sound of horse hooves and the collision of soldiers' armor.
Zhulan estimated the time and patrolled once every half an hour. She said to Zhou Shuren, "The defense of the capital is so strict. It seems that they are indeed going to use troops."
Zhou Shuren felt better in his stomach. "Well, it's getting late. Let's go to bed!"
Zhulan was indeed sleepy, and said, "Yeah."