Zhulan smiled and said, "It's a blessing to meet someone who understands me on the road ahead."
Xue Han walked in, "Mom, I heard that Miss Yao Er is here, where is she?"
Zhulan, "You can't call her Miss Yao Er anymore, she's already married."
"I see, mother, is she gone?"
"Well, I've already gone back. Have you made all the arrangements, gentlemen?"
Xue Han felt sorry for not seeing Yao Yao. "She has been arranged in the small courtyard in the front yard. The servant is still the same one who served her before. She should rest today and teach tomorrow."
Zhulan looked at her daughter who seemed to have grown taller. The little girl was about to grow into a big girl. "Last time, my mother told you that the housekeeping will be handed over to your sisters-in-law in the future. Have you sorted out your account books?"
"It's all ready and can be handed over at any time. Mother, with four sisters-in-law, who are you going to let run the household?"
She was not reluctant to give up the power of housekeeper. She was very happy to give it away. She was happy to have more private time to do other things in the future.
Zhulan didn't want to let a daughter-in-law run the household. "You sisters-in-law can take turns, one for a month each. You can give more guidance to your eldest and second sisters-in-law."
She hopes that her daughters-in-law will be able to manage the household independently in the future. When she and Zhou Shuren are old, and each room has its own support, the rooms will still have to be separated.
Xue Han didn't worry about the third and fourth sisters-in-law, "Mom, I've got it in mind."
Zhulan added: "The two maids Yushuang and Yulu can also learn to be housekeepers together."
Xue Han stood up and rubbed her mother's shoulders, "Mom, you've been worrying about us so much."
This whole family needs to be taken into consideration. It is not easy to be the mistress of a family.
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "It's not hard for me. I have a capable daughter to help me. My job is actually pretty easy."
Xue Han disagreed, "It's not easy for mother. You have been guiding the whole family, and this is the hardest thing."
She had seen too many mistresses of the house who, in order to maintain balance and to show their own importance, secretly led their daughters-in-law to make trouble. Very few were like her mother, who would try her best to guide her daughters-in-law no matter how stupid or selfish they were.
My mother should be credited with the primary responsibility for the stability of the Zhou family's rear quarters.
In Zhoujia Village, Xuemei sent off wave after wave of people who came to congratulate her, and the crowd didn't stop until evening.
Xuemei was a little tired. Her daughter and mother-in-law prepared dinner for her. "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Jiang Wangshi wanted to pour out her heart and treat her daughter-in-law well. "It's not hard, it's not hard."
Xuemei saw that her husband and son had finished washing up, so she sat down and asked, "How was your private school today?"
Jiang Sheng smiled and said, "This time is different from the previous times. The previous times I just congratulated them, but this time someone secretly gave me some money."
Xuemei was stunned. "There is such a thing?"
"Someone in the Zhou clan wanted to go see my father-in-law. He has been an official for so many years and has never come back. This time he is going to Beijing, and for the sake of the child's future, I also want to go to Beijing to see him."
Xuemei, "Take the children with you?"
Jiang Sheng nodded. "Although the news that the Dong family's child stayed at his father-in-law's house hasn't spread, many people know about it. Let's take the child with us, just in case he can stay!"
Jiang Wang frowned, "Where is our Jiang Du?"
Jiang Yong coughed and Jiang Wangshi shut up. She was really afraid that too many people would stay!
Xuemei said, "Mother, Jiang Du is my grandson."
There is still a difference between a clan surname and a grandson.
Jiang Sheng said: "They gave me silver, hoping that I could help speak well of them in front of the Zhou clan leader, so I didn't take the silver."
Xuemei raised her eyebrows. "I was wondering why they all suddenly wanted to go to the capital. So it turned out that Patriarch Zhou wanted to send people to the capital?"
Jiang Sheng nodded, "My father-in-law's promotion this time has a different meaning. The clan leader wants to send a few people to the capital."
Xuemei said, "This is a matter within the Zhou clan. We can't intervene. Clan leader Zhou will make the arrangements."
Jiang Sheng didn't want to care. As a son-in-law, he had never done anything to help the Yue family. Instead, he had always been taking advantage of the Yue family. He didn't have the face to interfere in the Zhou family's affairs.
In the capital, Zhou Shuren returned home. Zhulan was surprised, "I thought you would come back very late!"
Zhou Shuren changed into his official uniform, "I thought I was going to stay at the Ministry of Revenue tonight!"
"Then why did you come back on time today?"
"Master Xiao said that it was my first day in office and the officials in the Ministry of Revenue had not been home for a long time. They all went home today."
Zhulan took the official uniform and handed it to Mrs. Song, "Take it and wash it."
After a day's work, the official uniform was full of the smell of sweat.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and felt alive again. "I came to the palace this morning. I had to walk inside the palace and I sweated a lot."
"What are the conditions of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
When in Jinzhou, the Jinzhou government office had no shortage of ice.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "The conditions in the Ministry of Households should be the best among the six ministries. The ice in the house has never stopped."
Zhulan, "How about going to the Ministry of Revenue today?"
"The Ministry of Revenue is short of money now. The Ministry of Revenue has been very enthusiastic about me. Now the gap in the need for money is not small. The flood and the pension money are under pressure. The entire Ministry of Revenue is tense and afraid of being punished. At present, they are quite united and nothing can be seen."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "Although it's not difficult, you're too enthusiastic. It seems like you can solve the problem, but it's just pushing you out. If you can come up with some solutions, it'll be fine. If not, you'll have trouble maintaining your prestige in the Ministry of Revenue in the future."
Zhou Shuren also knew this. "In fact, not only the Ministry of Revenue, but also the emperor has high expectations of me. I really screwed myself."
Zhulan knew her husband very well. She even teased him in her tone, "Have you thought of a solution?"
Zhou Shuren curved his eyes and said, "I know my wife understands me best."
Zhulan was curious, "What method?"
She also thought of solutions for Zhou Shuren, but they were either slow to take effect or impractical. She felt that she was losing hair in the past two days, so she was particularly curious about Zhou Shuren's solution.
Zhou Shuren saw Mrs. Song coming back and said, "Let's eat. I'm hungry."
Since arriving in the capital, the whole family has gathered together for dinner again.
Chang Lian was very worried about his father. "Dad, how is the Ministry of Revenue on your first day in office?"
Zhou Shuren, "That's fine. Don't worry about my business. Just take care of yourself."
Chang Lian sighed, the gap was too big, he was just a Shujishi, still without a rank, and he would need to be assessed again after three years before he could be appointed as an official. He couldn't help but wonder when he could reach the fourth rank. As for the hurdle of the third rank, he didn't dare to think about it now!
Rongchuan wanted to speak at first, but finally shut his mouth and decided to just eat his meal. His uncle is such a powerful man, there is really no need to worry about him!
The next day, Zhou Shuren went to the Ministry of Revenue, Chang Lian and Rongchuan went to the Hanlin Academy, Mingyun and others went to the Academy. Except for the two little ones Chang Zhong and Ming Hui, there were only women left at home.
Zhulan called her four daughters-in-law over and said, "I called you here today because of the housekeeping matter."
Since her husband has become more and more like an elder brother, Li has also realized that as the eldest sister-in-law, she should be the first to speak up, "Mom, isn't my younger sister the housekeeper?"