If Zhulan had explained just now that her children did not reply to her letter, and now they have replied and are really having a fight, they would not have the energy to joke around.
Li, “… . . . .”
She was the first person to come to see her mother, and her mother actually teased her!
Xue Han breathed a sigh of relief, "Mom, why are you crying?"
Zhulan: "Well, because your father wrote a poem for your mother."
The rest you have to figure out on your own.
Xue Han was stunned. Anything that could move her mother must be a poem expressing her feelings. Xue Han was envious and thought it would be great if Rong Chuan could write one for her in the future.
Zhulan didn't know how big a trap she had dug for Rongchuan, and it caused Rongchuan to pull out a lot of his hair.
Everyone in the Zhou family knew that Zhulan was so moved that she cried. When Zhou Shuren came back and found out that his wife had set a trap for him, he wrote a love poem helplessly. Fortunately, the poems he wrote were always good.
Zhu Lan accepted it happily and said, "My request is not too high. Just two songs a year will be enough."
Zhou Shuren coaxed, "Okay, whatever you say."
Zhulan carefully put the poem away, "When we are old, I will put them together. The original one will be buried with us, and the copied one will be kept as a family heirloom."
Zhou Shuren was so moved that he couldn't help laughing. If this was preserved well, the Zhou family would be very upset. This was the highest level of showing affection. Eating dog food from their ancestors would choke them to death.
Zhulan thought it was a good idea, so she worked more carefully.
The love poem Zhou Shuren wrote to Zhulan was spread, not by the servants, but by Ming Teng at home. This kid was not careful with his mouth and he blurted it out when he went to play at Yang's house. When more people knew about it, it was no longer a secret.
The servants in the Yang Mansion were not as tight-lipped as those in the Zhou Mansion. A few days later, although the love poem was not spread, it still caused a wave of jealousy for Zhulan.
The list of New Year gifts at home has been finalized and has been given away one after another. This year Zhulan bought a lot of fruits, including quite a few bananas. Some were not ripe when she came back, so Zhulan gave a lot of them to her parents' home.
This year, my parents’ teeth are worse, especially my mom, who has lost several teeth. Soft bananas are most suitable.
I gave away a lot of New Year gifts, and I also received a lot.
After being away for many days, Boss Zhou finally returned home, bringing back his hometown and the New Year gifts sent by Wu Ming.
Boss Zhou had a long way to go, so he came back earlier than expected. He must have rushed back. Boss Zhou took out the farm deeds and said, "Mom, one farm is 350 acres, and the other is 320 acres. The total cost was 5,700 taels. Yes, there is also a house in the capital. They knew it was our house, and they said it had good feng shui even though we didn't live in it once, so we sold it for 300 taels more. It was sold for 3,100 taels."
Boss Zhou took a deep breath and continued, "My mother gave me 3,500 taels, plus 3,100 taels, a total of 6,600 taels. The manor spent 5,700 taels, leaving 900 taels. I bought 20 acres of land for the clan school and collected some mountain products, so I still have 200 taels left."
Zhulan had a smile in her eyes. The eldest and the second son were different. Second son Zhou liked to keep accounts and wrote everything down clearly, but the eldest son would tell her everything even if he had recorded it.
Zhulan didn't take it and only accepted the silver note of 100 taels. Zhou Laoda asked, "Mom, there is another 100 taels."
Zhulan, "You have worked hard on this journey, running around and coming back quickly, so you deserve this hundred taels."
Boss Zhou grinned, "Thank you, mother. By the way, mother, I have sent all the things you asked me to leave in the house to Wuchun's house as you asked."
Zhulan asked, "You have done a good job. Go back quickly. Mrs. Li and the children are waiting for you!"
Boss Zhou felt that his mother's praise made him happier than a hundred taels of silver. He stood up happily. He also missed his children and Li. He wondered if the little boy at home had become louder again.
Zhulan waited for Boss Zhou to leave and looked at the gift list from the Wu family, the Dong family, the old family, and the girl's family. There was quite a lot of gifts on the list, but this year the Qian family was missing.
For the third room, Mrs. Dong counted the things her mother's family had given her. Every time her eldest brother came back home, her mother and father would ask her eldest brother to bring some for her. Most of them were for her. After Mrs. Dong counted the things, she missed her parents.
Every gift her parents gave her was worth a lot of money, as they were afraid that she was not living well.
Chang Lian held Dong's hand and said, "I am going to take part in the provincial examination. You should come with me. If we go back early, we can stay for half a year. Then I can accompany you to visit your parents' home more often."
Dong felt warm in her heart. It was the first time she felt this way. She used to like Chang Lian because he was her husband, her lifelong support. She didn't understand what love was, but now she understood. "Yeah."
Wu Ning was also looking at the things her elder brother brought her, including clothes and jewelry. Wu Ning touched the jewelry with tears in her eyes. Her elder brother was afraid that she would be laughed at by other girls. She really didn't lack jewelry. Although she didn't have a complete set, she had other jewelry too. Every time her aunt bought something for Xue Han, she would also include hers.
Wu Ning bit her lip, she missed her brothers.
In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back and Zhulan showed him the wild ginseng that Wu Ming had given him. "It's quite big, about a hundred years old. This gift is too valuable."
This was because they knew she was pregnant and the child was for her, and they were afraid there would be problems during delivery.
Zhou Shuren, "That's thoughtful."
He had just written a letter back to his hometown to ask Mr. Lu to buy it, and Wu Ming's ginseng arrived.
Zhulan put down the ginseng and said, "Wu Ming's salary is not high, but his expenses are not small. He needs to support his younger brother and sister. This ginseng is worth a lot of money. It's the New Year, and Wu Ning doesn't have a complete set of jewelry. I will ask Mrs. Dong to choose a set tomorrow. This girl is raised in our house, and I can't give her more. I will save some for her to make up."
Zhou Shuren, "I'll listen to you. Didn't you order jade bracelets for the Li family? Why didn't you give them to them?"
Zhulan curled her eyes and said, "As this year's New Year's money!"
Zhou Shuren thought of his eldest daughter, "Where is the New Year's money for my eldest daughter?"
Zhulan, "It's rare that you think of your eldest daughter."
Zhou Shuren picked up the clothes on the table and said, "I can tell from the looks of it that Xuemei made them, so I asked."
Zhulan took a look and found that it was indeed the clothes Xuemei had made for the couple. This girl knew that they had plenty of money, so she put a lot of effort into making the clothes. Every stitch and thread showed filial piety. "I prepared everything. There is a lot of silver and jewelry, and I also gave Jiang Sheng some copied books. To be honest, I really miss grandchildren."
Zhulan thought that modern times were better, with airplanes, high-speed trains, and self-driving, it was so convenient to go home to her mother. It was far from here, and it would take Xuemei several months to come back.
Zhou Shuren asked, "Changzhi didn't come back with the boss, so he won't come back today?"
Zhulan: "I'm not coming back. I'm spending the New Year at Xu Jinshi's house this year."
Zhou Shuren snorted, "He is afraid to come back to teach his nephew, and he also dislikes the time wasted going back and forth."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Who told you to copy a lot of the books in your collection and give them to Xu Jinshi? This time Changzhi is not under my supervision, and he has not read enough at Xu Jinshi's house. He will not move until he has seen and understood everything."
Zhou Shuren, “… … ..”
This is still his fault!