Chief Zhou smiled and said, "Even if you drink it, it won't cure the disease completely."
After all, he is still old, and most of his body is buried in the ground. It is unknown how many more years he can live. Thanks to Shu Ren, he has been able to have some free time in recent years. The clan school has a stable income, which can not only pay the teacher, but also provide help to poor students in the clan.
Patriarch Zhou took a puff of his cigarette. The Zhou family had risen in the surrounding area and were just waiting for the younger generation to make an effort. Thinking of this, looking at his handsome grandson, he would have no regrets when his grandson passed the imperial examination and would have lived up to his ancestors.
In Jinzhou, after lunch, we paid New Year's greetings. This year, the focus was on Minghui and Changzhong.
Minghui was very good at wishing a happy new year. Zhulan found it particularly funny to see Minghui, who looked like her, wishing her a happy new year. The little guy was not very big, but he knew that he was holding on to the New Year's money and not giving it to his parents.
Li glared at Ming Teng fiercely. It must have been this kid who taught him this.
Ming Teng felt very wronged. It was really not his fault this time. The guy heard it from Mingrui.
Changzhong could only call him dad, he had no new year greetings, and he couldn't kneel down properly, so he ended up sitting down to greet the new year.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren felt happy. They thought that everything was worth it for their son and no matter how hard it was, it would not be hard enough.
The masters of the Zhou Mansion paid their New Year's greetings, and then it was the servants' turn. There were more and more servants every year. By the time it was all over, Zhulan was a little tired.
Everyone in each courtyard went back to rest, and there was also a reunion dinner in the evening.
In the first room, Li sat depressed, scolding her husband, "Look how you spoiled Ming Teng. Now Ming Hui refuses to hand over the New Year's money."
She saw it, ten taels of silver!
Boss Zhou was not convinced. "Did Ming Teng get spoiled? It's obvious that Ming Teng has a thick skin. The needle can't penetrate him. He can't be beaten."
He really beat his second son a lot, but his second son was really tough. No matter how badly he was beaten, he would still be full of energy the next day, which made him very angry!
Li choked and rubbed her face in annoyance. "Tell me, who do the eldest wife's children look like?"
Boss Zhou said unceremoniously: "You."
Li glared, "Why is it like me?"
Boss Zhou was amused, "All the children in our family are as thick-skinned as you!"
This was his conclusion after careful observation. Including Mingyun and Yulu, these two were no less shameless than Mingteng!
In the second room, Zhao was holding her daughter. The daughter was well raised, but there was still a big difference between her and her brother-in-law. The brother-in-law could speak and walk with the help of something, but the daughter could just crawl well. The only consolation was that the daughter had gained a lot of weight.
Zhao put down the yawning little girl and motioned Yu Shuang to take care of her. Then she walked out and saw her husband drinking tea to sober up. She sat beside him and said, "I never thought that the fourth room would give mother a set of jewelry and headgear."
When the county lady took it out, she was shocked. The second wife had money in her hands, and she had a lot of jewelry. She had a good eye and estimated the price to be several hundred taels.
Zhou Laoer said, "It's normal. The maids and servants in the fourth room were all brought by the county lady. They took the monthly salary from the mansion. According to the county lady's personality, she will definitely return it to mother from other places."
Zhao envied the county lady's dowry. She thought about her own dowry, which her husband helped to manage but did not increase very fast. With this calculation, her elder sister-in-law's foundation would exceed hers.
Zhou Laoer was humming a song in a good mood. His life was getting better and better every year. The only regret he had was that the second wife had only one son. He envied his eldest brother who had three boys.
In the third room, Chang Lian stared at his wife without blinking, "Hey, you better be careful."
Mrs. Dong said, "You are just too careful. Although the date of delivery is approaching, I don't feel anything. Don't worry."
Chang Lian's face was wooden. "Both my mother and my second sister-in-law gave birth early."
He was really worried. As the delivery date got closer, he was really scared. He had nightmares these days. The feelings between him and Dong accumulated bit by bit, from strangers to acquaintances, and finally they walked into each other's hearts bit by bit. As they spent more time together, his eyes were filled with Dong's shadow.
He couldn't imagine Dong having a difficult childbirth, and he was also afraid that Dong would leave his life.
In the fourth room, Su Xuan looked at Chang Zhi who looked listless and said silently in her heart, "It's what he deserves." Ever since the punishment by her father-in-law was over and Shi Qing left, her father-in-law was not as busy as before, so her husband took Shi Qing's place to study with her father-in-law.
Her father-in-law really punishes her physically. If he is not satisfied, he will hit her hands with a ruler. At the beginning, she really feels pain, but later, she gets used to it and stops thinking about it. Instead, she gets angry at her husband for not learning his lesson. If she had worked harder, she would not have been beaten!
Changzhi lay on the table, his hand still aching. It was the 29th yesterday, and his father didn't let him go. "My wife."
Su Xuan smiled and said, "Husband, you are the first one to be beaten by Dad."
Chang Zhi didn't say anything and didn't seek comfort. He was so upset. His brothers laughed at him a lot and he was depressed. He had studied hard until now and now he was about to become a father. He had to go through the whole process of training. Wow, his father didn't teach him anything. He just asked him to analyze historical allusions. If his father got the analysis wrong, he would beat him.
Changzhi sighed and said, "Dad, why don't you discuss articles and ancient books with me?"
Su Xuan was silent for a moment. The beating her father-in-law gave was indeed too light. She guaranteed that if Chang Zhi really dared to bring it up, her father-in-law would definitely replace the ruler with a stick. Fortunately, Chang Zhi did not have the courage to do so.
In the evening, at the reunion dinner at the Zhou residence, Mingyun's eldest grandson sat next to Zhou Shuren. He was able to drink at such a young age.
Zhou Laoer looked at him with anger. Now the outside world only knew that the Zhou family had a grandson, no, they also knew that there was a noisy Ming Teng. No one cared about his own son. He held up the wine glass and said, "Mingyun, come and have a drink with your second uncle."
Mingyun raised his wine glass and said, "Second uncle, your nephew toasts to you."
Zhou Laoer drank the wine in the glass happily. He felt angry but there was nothing he could do. He did not dare to act rashly in front of his father.
Chang Lian was not envious. Instead, he thought that the better Ming Yun was, the better. His child would be protected by his brother when he was born. "Nephew, have a drink with your uncle too."
Mingyun smiled and said, "Uncle San, please."
Boss Zhou was anxious. He had not allowed his son to drink at noon, but now he couldn't stop him. He couldn't help but look at his father. His father looked at him with a smile. He could only swallow the words on his lips. He was a little dazed. Has his son reached this point too
Boss Zhou looked at his eldest son sitting upright, his heart filled with pride, this is his son!
It was a pity that Ming Teng, who was sitting at the next table, started making a fuss before he could be proud for a moment.
Zhulan looked at Li who was gritting her teeth and said with a smile: "It's New Year's Day, you are not allowed to scold me."
Li felt aggrieved. She realized, "Mom, you are the one who spoils Ming Teng the most."
Zhulan felt guilty, as if it was true. Mingteng would come to the main courtyard whenever he got into trouble. Later, Mingrui also learned from him. Zhulan liked both noisy children. "Stop talking and eat your food."
Li looked at her mother-in-law dimly, "Mom, are you feeling guilty?"
Zhulan glared, "... No, eat quickly."
Li was silent and paused, so the mother-in-law was still feeling guilty!
Dong cried out at this time, and Zhulan no longer had to hide from Li's gaze. She was worried, "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Dong wanted to cry but had no tears. "Mom, I think I'm about to give birth."