Then three thousand taels were set aside, "These two thousand taels are reserved for this year's household expenses."
Zhulan took out two thousand taels of the remaining 12,000 taels, "I will give this to the boss to buy a house and shop for Xuemei, and the rest will be used to worship ancestors."
Zhou Shuren looked at the last ten thousand taels and said, "How are you going to use these silvers?"
Zhulan pulled down her hair and said, "I didn't think about it well."
Zhou Shuren said, "Then let it go first."
Zhou Shuren then looked at the various boxes on the table and said, "I have really saved a lot of things over the years."
Zhulan opened the boxes one by one, "Yes, this box contains the deed of the shop, this box contains the land deed and the village, and the last box contains the maid's and boy's deed of sale."
Zhou Shuren pointed to the last box, "What's in this?"
Zhulan opened it and said: "This was the most valuable jade pendant of the Zhou family when I first came here. My mother-in-law passed away without explaining it clearly. I haven't always stored it carefully."
Zhou Shuren took out the jade pendant and looked through it, "I really didn't look at it carefully before, but now I see that this jade pendant is not something ordinary people have."
Zhulan took it over, "It's a pity that I didn't explain it clearly at the beginning, so now I can only keep it at the bottom of the box."
Zhou Shuren saw Zhulan closing the box and said, "It's getting late, let's go to bed early."
Zhulan is indeed tired today. She has been busy for a day. "Well, I will ask the doctor to come and check on Su Xuan tomorrow. She is already eight months old, so she needs to be more careful."
Zhou Shuren was speechless, "You will be worried about me as soon as you come back."
Zhulan rubbed her shoulders, "I just worry about my life. Okay, let's rest."
In the capital, the emperor is sending an urgent message to the northeastern border. The weather has just warmed up, and the foreigners can no longer bear it. They have already fought a battle. The soldiers of this dynasty have won. The emperor is very happy. Now the west is stable. It needs to be concentrated in the Northeast. This time, the foreigners outside the Northeast must be conquered.
The queen came to deliver supper, "I heard the emperor's laughter before I entered the store, but is there a happy event?"
The emperor looked at the clock and asked, "Why haven't you rested yet at this hour?"
"My concubine is thinking about the emperor, so I specially prepared a midnight snack."
The emperor pulled the queen to sit down. His son was back, and his relationship with the queen had improved. In the past, the queen would not prepare supper for him, let alone deliver it to him personally, "Sit down."
The Queen asked, "What happy news has the Emperor not said yet? Is it news about Rong Chuan?"
The emperor laughed, "You know Rong Chuan's news better than I do. Don't think that I don't know. You have new news about Rong Chuan every day."
The queen missed her son in her heart. After meeting him, she could no longer suppress her longing, "I really hope Rong Chuan can return to the capital soon."
The emperor held the queen's hand and said, "Even if the child comes back, you won't be able to see it."
The queen glared, "Who said that? He is an editor of the Hanlin Academy. The emperor can see him often, so naturally I can."
She had thought about it and would come to bring snacks to the emperor from time to time. Anyway, with Shen Yang's fake one on top, no one knew that she wanted to see Rong Chuan.
The emperor guessed the queen's plan, and he was happy that the queen came more often. "The happy event just now is the battle report. We just won the battle."
The queen no longer cares about this. No one from the Ning family will participate in the war. She doesn't want the Ning family to fight for merit. The descendants of the Ning family really can't bear the loss.
The next day, the news of the war reached Jinzhou. After Zhulan heard the news, she dug out the 10,000 taels of silver she had not planned for. She believed that the imperial court would be the victor, but not everyone had confidence in the imperial court. Yes, many people moved to central China or the south last year.
Now that spring has begun, a battle must be decided. Zhulan called the boss, "Here are fifteen thousand taels. Three thousand taels are the dowry silver from the bottom of the box for your elder sister. Two thousand taels are for your elder sister." My sister is ready to buy a house and two shops. The remaining two thousand taels of silver are used to hold banquets for ancestor worship. You can give the last ten thousand taels to Wu Zhu and ask Wu Zhu to help buy the village and land. "
Boss Zhou collected the money and said, "Mom, the price of Zhuangzi in the Northeast is much cheaper now. Do you want to buy Zhuangzi and the land for these ten thousand taels?"
Zhulan thought for a moment and said, "Half of it will buy the village and the land, and half of it will buy the shop."
Forget about the house, the family will not go back to live on the border. After the war is over, the shop will be sold.
Boss Zhou kept it in mind, "Mom, then we will set off tomorrow."
"Well, you should be more careful along the way, especially when you go to find Wu Ming. Shen Xing is following you this time. You must take Shen Xing with you when you go to Wu Ming."
Boss Zhou is also afraid of death, "Mom, don't worry, I will be more careful."
He still has great blessings to enjoy, but he must live a long life.
Zhulan thought of Wu Ming. Speaking of which, Wu Zhu had some thoughts about becoming the county magistrate. He had never been promoted and didn't know when he would be promoted.
In the afternoon, Zhulan received a letter from Xuemei. After reading the letter, Zhulan felt that there was really nothing she could do to save her. Zhulan still replied to the letter, indicating that Xuemei didn't need to worry about it. The Zhou government couldn't control this matter.
I just happened to reply some letters and give them to the boss, and I will take them back tomorrow when I leave.
Boss Zhou returned to the yard and said, "My dear, quickly find all the money in the house."
Li was startled, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Laodaodao: "My mother took 10,000 taels and asked Wu Ming to sell the village and shop. I thought, let's buy some, and forget about the village and only buy the shop."
As soon as Mrs. Li heard what her mother-in-law had told her, she immediately went to the bedside to dig into the box containing the banknotes, and took it out with difficulty, "Fortunately, I have been thinking about my third brother and Rongchuan's imperial examination. I haven't spent any money on my daughter's dowry yet, but , I also spent a lot last year, and now it’s all here, a total of 1,500 taels.”
Boss Zhou felt that it was missing, "I don't think I have much money left in my hands. I just gave my eldest sister three thousand taels to put in the bottom of the box. I can't ask my mother to borrow money."
Li Shi, "I asked my fourth younger brother and sister to borrow money. The fourth younger brother and sister have money."
Boss Zhou thought about it and said, "It's hard for me, an uncle, to see my fourth younger brother and sister. I'll leave this to you. We'll lend you two thousand taels with interest."
Li put down the box and said, "I'll go now."
Zhou Laodaodao: "I'm going to ask the second and third sons to see if they are interested."
"Go ahead."
Mrs. Li went to the fourth room, and Su Xuan hurriedly held her belly and stood up, "Sister-in-law, come in and sit down."
Mrs. Li was scared when she saw Su Xuan's belly and didn't dare to sit next to Su Xuan. "Brother and sister, please wait a little longer. I feel panicked just looking at her."
Su Xuan felt worried as she touched her belly. Small patterns appeared on both sides of her waist. Fortunately, her skin was not tight. Although there were some small patterns, they were not obvious. Otherwise, she should have cried. "Sister-in-law, come here." I have something to do!"
Mrs. Li was embarrassed, "My younger brother and sister asked, and my sister-in-law just told me directly. My sister-in-law came to borrow money from my younger brother and sister."
Su Xuan knew that her sister-in-law spent every penny carefully and was not someone who spent money randomly. "Sister-in-law, how much do you want to borrow? I will get it for you right now."