Zhulan also understood Zhao's feelings. As a mother facing a child without a name, Zhao felt sad. She sighed and said, "Zhou Yudie. Die and Die have the same pronunciation, which means 70 or 80 years old. I gave her this name in the hope that Yudie can live a long and healthy life."
She thought of the name of her third granddaughter herself, and she had thought of it a long time ago.
Zhao's sadness disappeared, and she silently said to Yudie, "Thank you, mother."
The unhappiness in Mrs. Dong's eyes also disappeared. It was not easy for the second sister-in-law to give birth to her daughter. She shouldn't be angry about this. Forget it. Just let her daughter's limelight be stolen. She was still generous, "Congratulations to the second sister-in-law. The third niece has a good name with a good meaning."
Zhao's face looked a little unnatural. She finally realized that she shouldn't have mentioned her daughter's name today. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know how to explain it. She could only say dryly, "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law."
Su Xuan smiled and took out the golden sheep from her purse, "This is a gift for my niece."
Su Xuan had already done it, and she thought it was all in vain yesterday. Fortunately, the child was still born in the Year of the Sheep.
Zhulan just remembered after seeing it, "Look at me, I forgot to give Yuyi a birthday gift. This is a gold lock and a gold necklace."
Li also gave a pair of gold bracelets, and Zhao a gold lock.
Then Xue Han, Wu Ning and others came over. After they all saw the children, Mrs. Dong was also tired.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Zhou family had a new member, and the house became lively again.
Zhulan returned to the yard, and Zhou Shuren put down the book in his hand and said, "I'm back."
Zhulan rubbed her neck and said, "This year has passed. In a few days, Rongchuan should leave to take the Tongsheng exam."
Zhou Shuren, "Yes, it's time to prepare for the journey. Jinzhou should also prepare."
Zhu Lan looked at Zhou Shuren, "Mingyun is quite knowledgeable, what do you mean, wait two years, or go back with Rongchuan this year?"
Zhou Shuren said, "Mingyun is only thirteen after the Chinese New Year, he is too young, and our family doesn't need a child prodigy. It's not too late to wait for two years. Let Rongchuan go back by himself this year."
Zhulan thought of the brothers of the Wu family. "Wu Ming's two younger brothers, Wu Yong is eighteen this year, and Wu Ting is sixteen this year. Are they also participating in this year's Tongsheng exam?"
Zhou Shuren ate the fruit and said, "Wu Ming didn't mention it in his letter, but according to my age, I should take the Tongsheng exam this year."
Zhulan said, "The house in Pingzhou has been sold, and there is no place to live in Pingzhou. You can write a letter to Wu Ming and ask him. If the two brothers of the Wu family are together, they also need to be taken care of. The house in Pingzhou should still be kept by the Wu family."
Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan and said, "Don't worry, Rongchuan will go back to take the exam, I will let Shenxing follow."
Zhulan asked, "Is it okay for Shenxing to leave you?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "There won't be any trouble in the next year or so. It's okay for Shen Xing to leave."
Zhulan blinked her eyes, "Rongchuan is sixteen this year. You don't plan to let Changzhi take part in this year's provincial examination. If Rongchuan passes, will you let Rongchuan take part in the provincial examination?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "I have no reason to stop Rongchuan. If he wants to participate, then he can participate. It's all up to his own wishes."
"Indeed, Rongchuan is a reassuring child."
The next morning, the day when the daughter-in-law went back to her parents' home, only Su Xuan from the Zhou family went back to Lord Wang's house.
Su Xuan came back in the afternoon and brought back some gossip, "Mom, Miss Ran San almost had a miscarriage."
Zhulan was speechless, "What news did your cousin get?"
Tao is so well-informed. This is the capital of Jinzhou, which is close but not the capital. Yet he is so well-informed even during the New Year. I really admire him.
Su Xuan almost laughed out loud when she saw her mother-in-law's indescribable expression. Her cousin's hobby couldn't be stopped even during the Chinese New Year. "I got the news from Lord Min's house."
Zhulan understood. During the Chinese New Year, Liu from the Min Mansion did not want the Ran family to have a peaceful New Year. Liu was always paying attention to the normal situation. This news must have been released deliberately to disgust Ran Qi. "It's not peaceful during the Chinese New Year."
Su Xuan peeled the orange and said, "There is no way to keep quiet. Miss Min San passed away before the New Year. The Min family is in a gloomy mood, but the Ran family is decorated with lights and colorful decorations. The two families have been fighting, how can the Min family be willing to accept this?"
Zhulan took the orange that Suxuan had peeled and said, "Destruction must be preceded by madness."
The Min family has been particularly quiet in the last six months, and has been behaving themselves to the winds. With the death of the two young ladies of the Min family, the Min family, which was already gradually heading towards its doom, is it really willing to be destroyed
Anyway, if it were her, she would definitely take the blame.
Su Xuan spent a lot of time in Jinzhou, and shuddered, "It's better to stay away from the Min Mansion in the future."
She didn't want to be plotted against and end up in trouble.
Time flies, and the first month of the year is over in a blink of an eye. Just as Zhou Shuren said, there has been no more trouble. Under the bloody knife of last year, those who had thoughts have all gone dormant.
It was February now. Zhulan counted the days and realized that Rongchuan had been gone for twenty days. He should have arrived back home. In a few days, he would take part in the examination for the title of Tongsheng.
Butler Ding came in, "Madam, the mistress of the Xu family is here."
Zhulan said, "Please come in."
After a while, Xu Zhaoshi came in with Qishi. Xu Zhaoshi greeted them first and then said, "Today I am here to say goodbye."
Zhulan had expected the Xu family to leave, "When will they leave for the capital?"
Xu Zhaoshi was very excited. The Xu family served the prince. "They will leave the day after tomorrow, so I came to say goodbye."
Zhulan still gave a reminder, "I don't know if the road to the capital will be peaceful or not, so it's better to be prepared."
The Xu family was in Jinzhou, and was protected by the Zhou family at first. Later, people from the capital came to take over. Only from Zhou Shuren did we learn that it was the prince who took over.
Once you leave Jinzhou Prefecture, there will be an opportunity to take action on the road to the capital.
The fact that nothing happened to the Xu family during the purge was equivalent to telling everyone that the Xu family was a spy. A route to make money was lost, and they also lost the people who were hired with the gold. The Xu family is still very dangerous. Anyway, if she is the one behind the scenes, she will be eliminated if she gets the chance.
Xu Zhao was extremely grateful for the reminder and said, "I have prepared everything."
It is precisely because it is too dangerous that the Xu family has to go to the capital. If the family business was not in great trouble, they would have set off before the New Year. However, the Xu family has the patience to wait. As long as they survive the crisis, the future of the Xu family will be guaranteed.
Zhulan didn't say anything and gestured to Xu Zhaoshi to have some tea.
Li arrived soon and invited Qi to go to the courtyard of the main house.
After more than an hour, the mistress of the Xu family and Qi left, and thanked again before leaving.
In the government office, Zhou Shuren looked down at the household registration archives of previous years. There was a shadow above his head. He looked up and asked, "Lord Wang is free?"
Since the Chinese New Year, Lord Wang has returned to his own place to work, but even though he is gone, he still comes over from time to time.
Lord Wang pulled up a chair and said, "Sir."
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and continued to look at the household registration archives. He didn't know how many problems there were until he looked at them. He thought that the household registration in Jinzhou was to be re-registered this year, and a lot of the previous household registration archives had been lost. The population re-registration would be a huge project, but the benefits would also be great.
Lord Wang looked at Lord Zhou who continued to work, "Lord?"
Zhou Shuren raised his head and said, "Master Wang does seem to be very free."
Lord Wang felt a chill on his back. After Lord Zhou came to Jinzhou, the efficiency of the government office had improved, but the workload had increased. He didn't want to be remembered, "Sir, I have something to talk to you about."