Zhulan put down her handkerchief. "Very good, Shenxing, I'll leave the Fourth Master to you. Don't worry, just practice hard. Even if you don't sign up, it's for his good health to take the imperial examination in the future."
Shen Xing lowered his head and said, "Yes."
Zhulan waved to signal Changzhi that he could leave. After her son and daughter left, Zhulan sighed. Among the children in the family, the eldest grandson Mingyun asked to learn martial arts on his own initiative, while Mingteng and Mingrui just liked it. Mingteng was the first to learn, and his stick techniques have become quite interesting!
Among the sons, the eldest and the second oldest were older, but Chang Lian did learn some basic skills, mainly for physical fitness.
The laziest person in the family is Changzhi. He couldn’t catch Ying before, but now that he is at home, Zhulan has no intention of letting him go.
Two days later, Zhulan took her little girl to a ready-made clothing shop. The ready-made clothing shop in Jinzhou was a branch of the Beijing city, and all the clothes were the latest styles. After Zhulan's family had needlework, they never went to the ready-made clothing shop again, mainly because it was too expensive.
Of course, there is a reason why it is expensive.
Xue Han stood at the door. When she went to attend the banquet, many young ladies would buy one or two pieces of clothing from the ready-made clothing store. She really didn't envy them. She thought the Xinghua craftsmanship in her own house was very good. "Mom, let's go back."
Zhulan pressed her daughter's hand. She had to bring her daughter with her today because she had to make a name for herself. "Didn't you receive Miss Lin's birthday invitation the day after tomorrow? My daughter can't be looked down upon. Let's go."
Xue Han, “… .”
No, mother, she really hates Miss Lin. She is a particularly arrogant rich girl who relies on the power of her maternal grandparents to look down on everyone and make all kinds of comments. She attended a birthday party once and never went again. She clearly said in the birthday invitation two days ago that she could not go.
Zhulan squeezed her daughter's hand, and Xuehan followed in obediently. Woohoo, she really didn't want to go to the Lin family. Her stomach ached when she thought of the arrogant Miss Lin.
When Zhulan came in, there were not many people in the store because it had just opened. The shopkeepers in Jinzhou City were all capable people. Even if they had never seen Zhulan, they could recognize her based on the carriage and the information they knew. After greeting her, the shopkeeper was very discerning and said, "This is for Miss Zhou to choose clothes. These are two newly arrived pieces, and they are also the latest styles. Each piece is unique and very suitable for Miss Zhou."
Zhulan thought that they were indeed very suitable, and her daughter would definitely look like a fairy in them. But looking at the little pearls on the hem of the dress, although it was very good, the price was also shocking.
Xue Han kept smiling, but she knew in her heart that her mother would definitely buy a set of clothes to take back today. She couldn't help but wonder, is there anything different about the Lin family? She didn't think the news she had was of much concern to the Lin family.
Zhulan pointed to a pink suit and said, "Take this one off."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes."
At this time, people came into the store one after another to get skirts, and came over to look. Zhulan glanced at the woman next to her. She was not the same person who was in the jewelry store last time, but she could feel that something was stuffed in her sleeve. Zhulan pinched it silently.
The skirt had been taken down. Zhulan picked it up and compared it with her daughter's. Her daughter's height was like hers, not short for her age. The skirt was a little long. After comparing it with her, Zhulan had to admit that the clothes in the ready-made clothing shop were better than those made at home.
The shopkeeper said, "It will take a day to fix the parts that don't fit."
Zhulan likes the shopkeeper who doesn't talk nonsense. "Okay, let's take this set. I'll send it to your house tomorrow and pay for it."
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes."
Xue Han had learned at least 30% of her mother's skills, if not 50%. She had been staring at her mother just now, so she naturally saw the moment when she stuffed the things. She understood what was going on, and followed her mother back to the carriage with a smile.
Xue Han entered the carriage, pointed at her mother's sleeves, and lowered her voice, "Mom, is this what you are doing today?"
Zhulan nodded in satisfaction. She really didn't want to tell her daughter, but her daughter discovered it herself. That was her daughter's ability. She was still very proud. This girl was a good observer. "Yeah."
Mrs. Song was sitting at the door of the carriage and couldn't help but look at the young lady a few more times. Mrs. Shui and she were from the same place, and she knew better than anyone how ambitious the old man was. It had only been a short time since he arrived at the Zhou family, but the old man had already praised the young lady several times, saying that she was indeed smart.
Mrs. Song felt regretful, as it would have been better if there was no engagement. However, she then thought that simplicity was also a blessing, and as long as Lord Zhou was around, it would be fine for the young lady and Master Rongchuan to live a simple life.
Zhulan had finished reading the content and was shocked. One should not underestimate anyone. This would be underestimating the Xu family, which had allowed the Xu family to find out. She remembered correctly that Zhou Shuren said that the Xu family had just bought a fishing boat, but they had a map. This meant that someone had already found their way into the Xu family a long time ago.
Zhulan warned herself again through the Xu family not to underestimate anyone. It is easy to capsize in a small ditch, and this time a big boat has capsized.
Zhulan sighed, the Xu family really trusted the Zhou family, and they gave the chips directly without any concealment. It is better to be honest with others so that people can trust you.
As for whether the information given was false, Zhulan didn't believe it was false. The Xu family gave two things in total, one was a map and the other was a letter. The contents were fatal and could be found out with a simple search.
Zhulan tried her best to remain calm, but her heart was in turmoil. She had seen a lot of storms, so she was still frightened.
After returning home, Zhulan kept the things in her purse. She was uneasy no matter where she put them. She even stopped holding her son to comfort him, for fear that the little guy would pee on her.
The little guy is a few months old. He can already roll over easily and sit for a while by leaning on something. He blinks his eyes and looks at me accusingly, as if saying, why doesn't mom hold him.
Zhulan tapped her son's nose and said, "Son, I have something deadly with me. I'll give it to your father. I'll hold you now."
The little guy held Zhulan's fingers tightly and refused to let go. Zhulan laughed out loud. The little guy was a child who loved to act like a spoiled child. At the same time, she felt that she had a really big heart and could even laugh like that.
In the evening, when Zhou Shuren came back, Zhulan immediately took off the purse and handed it to him, "I've been carrying it for most of the day, and now I can finally give it to you. Let me say this first, so that I can be mentally prepared."
Zhou Shuren hummed, opened the red envelope, took out two handkerchiefs, first glanced at the map, squinting his eyes. The government office had a more detailed map of the bay. Zhou Shuren recalled carefully, why didn't he think of it!
After Zhou Shuren put down the map, he picked up another handkerchief and said with a serious expression, "Should I say that the person behind this is extremely powerful, or should I say that the Xu family is powerful?"
Zhulan pointed at the handkerchief and said, "I think you should report it."
This matter is not something Zhou Shuren can investigate on his own. He doesn't need to cooperate secretly this time as the issues involved are too big.
Zhou Shuren laughed softly, "As expected of the Xu family I've been thinking about, they're capable."
What a pity. Now that this time is over, there is no need to worry about it. The Xu family will definitely catch the emperor's eye.