Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "I am the head of the family, the head of the Zhou family."
I didn’t understand what a father was before, but now I understand. He is the father of my children and the grandfather of my grandchildren. He is the current pillar of this family.
During the night rest period, Zhou Shuren couldn't sleep and whispered, "The court wants to go abroad to buy grain, but unfortunately I can't go. I thought, when I retire and we are still healthy, we can go out for a walk. What do you think?"
Zhulan: "... It's good, but it's not easy for you to retire."
Zhou Shuren had betrayed her, and she had a better understanding of the emperor, so she would not let Zhou Shuren go easily.
Zhou Shuren thought about how he had screwed himself a few times, "I'll figure out a way when the time comes."
Zhulan's eyes lit up when she thought of going out for a walk. "Haven't we bought fields and mountains near the capital? It's time to build this manor. I plan to build it after the autumn harvest, on the mountain, so that we can go to the manor to escape the summer heat next year. What do you think?"
Zhou Shuren thought it was good, "It's just that it's hard to build a pond on the mountain, so raising fish is also good."
Zhulan already had a picture of Zhuangzi in her mind, "This is a bit difficult. There is no spring on the mountain. This is a small mountain, so it is still not convenient to get water."
Zhou Shuren, "If the location is not suitable, choose another place."
Zhulan was a little disappointed, "I don't have any money at the moment, I'll wait for the money to come back."
After some calculation, I realized that even if I got the money back, there were still too many things that needed to be spent.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was seven days, and finally it was Zhou Shuren's day off. After arriving in Beijing, Zhou Shuren was not idle during his day off. He made an appointment early and went out to drink tea as soon as he got up in the morning.
Changzhong was unhappy, "Mom, is Dad really on leave?"
Zhulan, "It is true that I am taking a day off, but your father promised to go for tea, and people should keep their promises."
Changzhong thought carefully and realized that his father had not told him that he would accompany him. He felt very disappointed and said, "Mom."
Zhulan hugged her son. She could understand that her son really wanted Zhou Shuren to accompany him. She would accompany her son whenever she had a day off. Unfortunately, she didn't have time after coming to Beijing. "Mom will accompany you. Can I take you shopping today?"
Changzhong blinked, "Okay, Mom, I want to take my nephew Minghui with me."
"Okay, okay, I'll take whoever you say."
Changzhong happily ran to find Minghui, while Zhulan took the letter from Mrs. Song. It was a new letter from Wu Ming.
Wu Ming said in the letter that some of the shops that the Zhou family bought on the border could be sold, and someone had already made inquiries and contacted Wu Ming.
Zhulan understood that these were some of the forces that had withdrawn. Zhulan did not want to monopolize the market. When she bought it, she just wanted to make some money by reselling it. She thought she would wait until next year. Since the price was right, it would be no different to sell it early or late. It just so happened that the Zhou Mansion was short of money.
Zhulan signaled to Mrs. Song to ask Li to come over. When Li came, Zhulan had already taken out the deed of the shop. She planned to sell two-thirds of it, and the remaining one-third would be divided up in the future and given to her sons.
Li thought her mother-in-law asked her to sell the shop, so she was very straightforward and followed her mother-in-law. "Mom, we will sell two-thirds of the big house as well."
It was a good opportunity that she could sell the shop and use the money to pay back her fourth brother's wife. With the debt on her shoulders, she didn't have the confidence to face her fourth brother's wife.
Zhu Lan, "Okay, go get the deed, I'll arrange for Butler Ding to leave in a while."
Li responded and trotted back.
Zhulan smiled, "You are still impetuous."
In this life, Li can never change.
Mrs. Song thought that the eldest wife was doing well and lived a comfortable life.
After arranging things for housekeeper Ding, Zhulan took her son and grandson to go shopping. At this time of the year, the hottest time of the year has passed. It is only almost autumn and the sun is a bit hot.
Changzhong and Minghui were interested in everything. After getting off the carriage, the two little guys didn't want to sit in it anymore. They looked at the roadside stalls one by one and were very excited when they saw the jugglers.
Zhulan stood behind and stared at the two little guys. When the acrobatics were over, the two children opened their purses. They were short and stood on tiptoe to put the silver.
Zhulan was in a particularly good mood when she looked at the two little guys.
Changzhong held his mother's hand and said, "Mom, the acrobatics just now were amazing. Are they also practicing martial arts?"
He had seen his nephew Ming Teng playing with a stick and used to think that his nephew Ming Teng was very good. But now, compared with breaking rocks with his chest, his nephew Ming Teng was not that good.
Zhulan smiled and said, "Well, I think I have practiced it."
Changzhong clapped his hands, "My son wants to learn it, too."
Zhulan was stunned, then burst out laughing, "Do you want to learn how to break a rock with your chest?"
Changzhong shook his little head and said, "My son thinks it's amazing."
Zhulan already had a picture in her mind, the little guy with a big rock on his chest, she wanted to laugh just thinking about it, "Let's not learn this kung fu, wait until you are older, let Jin Yan Shen Xing teach you, both of them are good at kung fu."
Changzhong has seen people who are careful with their words and actions climb the wall, but he still thinks that the big stone breaking in the chest is more serious, "Will they break the big stone in the chest?"
Zhulan's eyes were full of smiles. "When you go home, just ask them and you'll know."
Changzhong took note, then touched his stomach and said, "Mom, I'm hungry."
Zhulan thought of the restaurant. It was really good when she ate there last time. It was a pity that her son didn't go. Thinking that she would have money coming in in a few days, she said, "Come on, Mom will take you and Minghui to eat delicious food."
Changzhong had already forgotten about his father, "Okay."
Zhou Shuren just came out of the teahouse when a carriage stopped in front of him. Zhou Shuren looked at the carriage with the closed curtains. He stood there without moving, and Jin Yan had already stepped forward to block his way.
The curtain of the carriage opened a crack, and Zhou Shuren saw the jade pendant and was speechless. He signaled Jinyan to step down and get on the carriage.
Jinyan looked at the carriage, returned to the Zhou family's carriage, and signaled the coachman to follow.
Inside the carriage, Zhou Shuren greeted, "Your Majesty, I greet your Highness the Crown Prince."
What were these two most distinguished men doing out here? And, if he remembered correctly, the prince was under house arrest!