Zhou Shuren coughed, signaled Eryue to stop the car, and said to Eryue: "Tell me to look for Zhao Bo's name on the list."
Er Yue said, “Hey.”
Eryue got off the carriage, and Lichun's carriage behind him also stopped. Soon Eryue came back, "Master, I got off the carriage and went back to check the list."
Zhou Shuren said, "Let's go back!"
Er Yue drove the carriage again. Although the wind outside was chilling, Er Yue's heart was burning. The master was a tribute scholar. As long as he passed the palace examination, he would be an official if he was lucky. If the master was an official, they, the servants, would be looked up to by others outside.
When I got home, the people who brought the good news had already come. South City had the most merchants.
The Zhou family had a top scorer in the imperial examination and a tribute scholar, which was a great joyous event. Even before Zhulan and Zhou Shuren came back, there was an endless stream of people coming to congratulate them.
Zhulan pulled back the curtain and took a look. She was delighted. "I never thought I would make a fortune when I bought the house. No, it should be two fortunes. Our house has good feng shui. Just look at it. The house originally cost 2,600 taels, but now it can be worth twice as much!"
Zhou Shuren laughed, "This time Wu Ming has enough money to buy a house."
Zhulan thought that it was true. Zhulan smiled and said, "I'm the champion this time. I can get a lot of money after the palace examination. It's really enough!"
This time it’s not about passing the imperial examination. The gifts delivered to your door must be presentable, otherwise it would be embarrassing.
Zhulan's heart was burning with excitement. Nancheng also had its advantages. Zhulan stroked her chin and decided that she would sell the house after the palace examination. Well, she had made a lot of money this time. She would look for a good house. To be honest, she preferred the house that was awarded as a reward because of its good location and large space. It was a pity that she could only dream about it.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren got off the carriage. The people who came to give gifts this time were mainly nearby neighbors. Zhou Shuren and Wu Ming thanked them in the front yard, and Zhulan returned to the backyard.
Today, all the guests were men, and no women came. Li happily came forward to greet them, "Mother."
Zhulan looked at Li and said, "Open your mouth a little smaller, I can see your throat."
Li quickly covered her mouth, then reacted, "Mom, no matter how wide I open my mouth, I can't see my throat!"
Zhulan untied her cloak, "Oh."
Li looked at her mother-in-law, still not understanding what she meant.
Xue Han whispered, "Mother meant to keep a low profile."
Li covered her mouth to show that she understood, but she just wanted to laugh. Oh, she had just taken several glances. There were so many gifts. Dad received a lot when he became a juren, and now that he is a gongshi, he must receive even more.
Li touched the cloak on her body. Hey, she also has a cloak!
Zhulan sat by the fire, as she was chilled to the bone after sitting in the carriage for the trip.
Xue Han poured some ginger tea, "Mom, drink some tea to warm yourself up."
Zhu Lan didn't answer. "I drank a lot in the carriage, and now I don't want to drink anything."
She has a stomach full of water now, and her bloated stomach feels very uncomfortable.
Xue Han put down the ginger tea and asked curiously, "Mom, is there a list of candidates to catch a husband today?"
Zhulan was very curious when she heard it, "No."
Li exclaimed, "The plays are all lies!"
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "The opera is not a lie. It did exist in the past, but it doesn't exist now. However, many people are planning to take Wu Ming home to be their son-in-law!"
Li said quietly, "My daughter is just too young. If Yu Lu was ten years old, I would also want to marry Wu Ming!"
Don't mention how regretful his tone was.
Zhulan, “… … ..”
Li is quite ambitious and even wants to become Huiyuan's mother-in-law!
Zhulan waved her hand, "Okay, wait until the eldest comes back, and you two can buy some venison. Today we can also be extravagant."
Li swallowed her saliva. Every time she went to the butcher shop, she would stop for a while to look at the venison. She had been thinking about it for half a year. "Mom, please really buy some venison and bring it back to eat!"
"Yes, I am happy today."
She was really happy. The price of the house could be doubled, which was a huge sum of money. Good things were happening all the time these days!
Li happily went out to wait for the head of the household.
Xue Han laughed, "Mom, Dasou is very happy every day!"
"Yes, in fact, she is the most clear-headed. By the way, why don't I see your uncle?"
Xue Han, "After the person who brought the good news left, my uncle went to my cousin's house. I think he will be back soon."
Zhulan held Yulu in her arms. Yulu looked like a little meatball. Children tend to gain weight easily, and after arriving in the capital, Yulu's weight increased sharply. It was especially comfortable to hold her in her arms.
No one came to the house in the afternoon. The Zhou family had only been in the capital for a short time, so those who came to give gifts just left after giving them, without any need to entertain them.
Zhulan counted the gifts that were sent to her. The merchants in the capital were very generous. All the gifts they gave were good things. However, they were all for Zhou Shuren, and most of them were inkstones or pens and ink.
Zhulan said, "We won't have to buy pens and ink for a few years."
Zhou Shuren thought so too. "Although they are all good, they are not precious. Wu Ming has collected a lot. Let's keep the better ones and deal with the rest!"
Zhulan, "You are knowledgeable about these things, so you can stay here and let the boss handle the things. We only brought the boss and his wife with us to the capital. In half a year, the boss will be able to handle things on his own."
The environment is really a test for people. Pingzhou is just a provincial capital, and the place where the Zhou family lives is full of ordinary people, so the eldest brother has not been tempered.
After arriving in the capital, the houses were full of merchants. The eldest brother had learned some skills in speaking differently to different people. In addition, the eldest brother and his wife were very honest and straightforward, so smart people liked to make friends with people like him.
In the past six months, the eldest brother has really gotten to know a lot of people, and whenever he goes out, people call him Uncle Zhou!
Zhou Shuren, "Okay."
Zhu Lan added: "The time for the palace examination has also come. It will be on the tenth day of next month. Do you need to prepare?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head. "I have prepared everything I should prepare. There is nothing else to prepare."
Anyway, he knew that he had no chance of becoming the top scholar, well, he had no chance of becoming the third scholar either. His original face was not handsome at all, just slightly better than an ordinary person. He missed his original appearance!
Zhou Shuren looked at Zhulan with a bit of frustration. He looked older with his beard, while Zhulan, on the other hand, took good care of herself, especially after her family became wealthy. She was really willing to spend money on her face!
Zhulan felt uncomfortable being stared at, "Why are you staring at me?"
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "Because you are beautiful!"
Zhulan was speechless. Her original appearance was indeed good-looking, but she couldn't really be called beautiful.
Zhou Shuren laughed, "Let's go, dinner should be ready. By the way, you said you were willing to buy venison, why didn't you ask Li to buy more?"
Bamboo orchid, "... ... ... "
She also didn't expect that Li would be so stingy as to only buy one catty. Well, she didn't tell her, but since Li always bought a minimum of five catties of meat, she thought she would buy at least five catties. Who could have thought that Li would only buy one catty!
A pound of venison was gone in one chopstick each. Li Shi didn't even taste the flavor. "Mom, when will we buy venison again?"
Zhulan pursed her lips and turned away. She was cheated by Li again today. A pound of venison, those who didn't know would think it was her instruction. Even her eldest brother seemed hesitant to speak, and everyone thought she was not generous!