Wu Ming handed over the tea again, "Godmother, please have some tea."
Zhulan took it with a smile, "Godmother has nothing to give you, but I know you are short of money, so there is some money in this purse, please keep it."
Wu Ming, “… .”
He swore that he would manage the family property well in the future!
He is indeed short of money now!
Boss Zhou touched his purse. There were only two taels of silver in it. This was only after he arrived in the capital, where he knew many people, and Li gave it to him for the sake of the Zhou family's reputation. Otherwise, there would only be a few dozen coins in his purse, and it was a bit difficult for him, as a cheap elder brother, to give it away.
Zhou Laoda pursed his lips and said, "Mom, can you lend me ten taels of silver?"
Zhu Lan knew what Boss Zhou was going to do, and was happy to see Wu Ming's expression change, which made Wu Ming's head hot. He deserved it, "Okay."
Zhulan got up and went back to the house to get out ten taels of silver and handed them to Boss Zhou.
Boss Zhou took it happily and waited for Wu Ming to call him "big brother"!
Wu Ming took a deep breath. He would never let himself be short of money again in the future. "Brother."
Zhou Laoda was very happy, as he was the younger brother of the top scholar. He told himself not to get too excited, as his father had just passed the imperial examination and he should not stab his father in the heart. "Brother, I don't have much money, so take this money first. Although it can't help you much, it's enough for pocket money."
Wu Ming held the ten taels of silver, which was borrowed from his elder brother, and said, "Thank you, elder brother."
He would rather his elder brother not give it to him, really!
Then Zhulan called Li and Xuehan and asked them to bring Mingteng and Yulu in.
As Xue Han was his younger sister, Wu Ming wanted to give her a gift. However, Wu Ming was not willing to use silver as a gift, so he asked the servant to get the writing brush and ink he had kept and gave them to the sisters as gifts.
Boss Zhou blushed, but there was nothing he could do since the eldest son was the poorest.
Li pursed her lips. She had saved up the extra money with great difficulty, and she would have to return it to her mother-in-law soon. Woohoo, the eldest wife was really poor. She felt that she could not just save the monthly allowance!
After Zhou Shuren and the others greeted him, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, get out now!"
Zhulan coughed, and Zhou Shuren shut up. Zhulan said to the old man, "Wait a moment. I'll write a letter back home."
Then he said to Wu Ming, "You should also write a letter back. It's a good time to send the letter out before it gets dark."
Wu Ming stood up and said, "I will go back and write the letter now. I'll trouble you later, big brother."
Boss Zhou's heart was floating. The eldest brother of the top scholar could wake up with a smile in his dreams. "No trouble, no trouble."
In a quarter of an hour, Zhulan finished writing two letters, one to Chang Lian and one to Chang Yi. Chang Yi mentioned Wu Ning's matter in the letter, and Zhulan said it was Zhou Shuren's idea.
Zhulan gave the letter to the eldest brother, and when she returned to the room, she found Zhou Shuren asleep.
Zhulan felt that today was a truly magical day, but now that Wu Ming had become her godparent, her previous plans had fallen through. Even if the second branch of the family recognized Wu Ning as their godsister, as long as she and Zhou Shuren were alive, Wu Ming would not favor anyone.
The second room is still the weakest room!
In the evening, the whole family celebrated. Yang Zhumu drank a lot at noon and drank too much again at night. He did not return to his house in West City that day.
After a night's rest, the carriage to pick people up arrived before dawn. Zhulan personally put on the court dress for Zhou Shuren. After Zhou Shuren put it on, Zhulan looked at him carefully and felt that Zhou Shuren's ordinary face looked a little more handsome!
After breakfast, Deng Xiucai and Yazi came. They congratulated her first, and Yazi explained the purpose of their visit. "Madam, someone offered 6,000 taels to buy this house. What do you think of this price?"
Zhulan blinked her eyes. This price was higher than she estimated. Sure enough, Zhou Shuren and Wu Ming plus one plus one was greater than two. However, Zhulan didn't want to leave a reputation of money-making. This price was fine. Any higher would be bad. Although it was a pity, for the sake of reputation, Zhulan endured the pain and said, "The price is good, but we will need some time to move."
Yazi didn't expect it to work in one go, and thought he had misheard. He glanced at Deng Xiucai, and when he saw Deng Xiucai nod, he confirmed that he had not misheard, "In fact, the price of the house can still go up."
He also wanted to sell himself well. Yesterday, the number one scholar recognized the number two scholar as his godfather. The news had spread throughout the streets and alleys. The Zhou family would be very powerful in the future!
Mr. Deng felt complicated. He never expected that Mr. Zhou would become the runner-up, while the brother Zhao he favored almost fell out of the top three!
Zhulan smiled and said, "This price is fine."
It took Yazi a while to react. He no longer dared to look down on the wife of the runner-up. When it was such a great event, she could still think clearly about her reputation. There were really few people who could do that. "Then I'll reply."
"sorry to bother you."
Yazi smiled ingratiatingly, "It's what a villain should do."
Because Zhou Shuren was not there, Deng Xiucai and the other man left quickly. After they left, Zhulan looked at the gifts they brought. Yazi gave tea and Deng Xiucai gave an inkstone.
In the past, I only gave bribes to Mr. Deng and Yazi. This is the first time I have received a gift from them. The last time I passed the imperial examination, neither of them gave me any gifts.
Deng Xiucai is the one whose cheap brother-in-law is a third-rank official, and the power behind Yazi is not small!
I received quite a few gifts yesterday. I gave half to Wu Ming and kept half for the Zhou family. It’s not easy to deal with the gifts this time because they are all targeting their family!
Zhulan looked at the gifts. There were many rare things among them, and she was reluctant to throw them away.
Zhulan focuses on the material. The Zhou family has an official, and she is an official's wife. The materials that she couldn't wear before, she can wear now. Yes, and the jewelry, which she couldn't wear before, she can wear now.
In the court, Zhou Shuren was confused after hearing the imperial edict. That was not right. He had read a lot of books and had carefully studied the present and previous dynasties, two fictional dynasties. He clearly remembered that didn't the three people in the first class stay in the Hanlin Academy
What did he hear!