Changyi didn't think it was a big deal. He and his elder brother had a harder time when they were young, and they also grew up in the fields. "They are helping their parents."
This saves you from having to go back to pick up the missed rice ears, which can save a lot of effort.
He did not calculate the money by the hour, but by the mu. He would earn a certain amount of money for harvesting one mu, so those who were capable could earn more, and it could also prevent people from being lazy and slacking off.
Changzhong saw a child fall down, and he quickly got up and continued to work, blinking and hugging his second brother's neck. It was the first time in his life that he faced the different destinies of others so directly.
In the evening, Zhulan received a letter from Zhuangzi. It was written by Changyi and mainly talked about Changzhong. It mentioned that Changzhong was very obedient after seeing the farmers' children working.
Zhu Lan put down the letter and said to Zhou Shuren, "This child has been used to servants since he was a child and has no feelings for them. Today, he has grown up a lot."
Zhou Shuren picked up the letter and said, "Well, it seems that going to Zhuangzi has its benefits."
Zhulan asked, "Do you really want to take a leave of absence tomorrow to recuperate?"
"I thought about sleeping with the window open at night to make it look more real."
Zhulan felt distressed, "It's not necessary."
Zhou Shuren said in a low voice: "I don't dare to gamble on the emperor's mind, it's better to be more sincere."
Zhulan leaned on her husband's shoulder and said, "I am afraid that you will suffer and I am also worried about your health. If it would be better if I were sick, I would rather be sick myself."
Zhou Shuren held his wife's shoulders tightly, "Bah, bah, I'm afraid you'll get sick. You've finally recovered, don't scare me."
Zhulan felt depressed, as the era of imperial power was too depressing.
It rained heavily at night. Zhou Shuren really opened the window. Zhulan tossed and turned all night, staying with her husband.
Zhou Shuren fell asleep in the second half of the night and had a nice dream.
When Zhulan woke up in the morning, she was covered with a thick quilt and did not catch a cold. However, Zhou Shuren had a stuffy nose, which meant he had caught a cold.
Fortunately, it was not serious, and I was able to take leave to recuperate.
In the morning, Zhou Shuren was very happy. He wrote a memorial and sent it to the palace. He also sent someone to tell the Crown Prince and waited for the doctor to come at home.
After the morning court session ended, the emperor saw the memorials about recuperation. The number of days required for recuperation was quite a lot, as many as ten days.
The emperor read the memorial and threw it aside, "What a cunning man."
Did Zhou Shuren really think he didn't know what happened in the Zhou Mansion last night? He would really find an opportunity.
The emperor snorted, "Let the imperial physician from the Imperial Hospital go to Zhou's house to take a look. Also, go pick some good ginseng and send it to Zhou's house. Tell him to let Zhou Shuren take good care of himself."
I’m letting you go for ten days today, but you’ll have to pay me back in the future.
Eunuch Liu lowered his head and said, "As you wish."
The prince got the news and said to Lord Sun who had just returned from the morning court: "Lord Sun, you still have a lot to learn. It's not enough to just pretend to sleep."
Look at Zhou Shuren, he is very good at finding opportunities.
Lord Sun moved the corner of his mouth, and finally turned it into a sigh. If he had Zhou Shuren's royal favor and luck, he would not be bad either. It was useless to say anything now. He just hoped to leave the Ministry of Justice smoothly.
Zhou Mansion, Zhou Shuren's illness is a big deal, Chang Lian is on leave, "Dad, let's call the imperial physician."
Zhou Shuren just caught a cold, there was really no need to call a doctor, as if he had some serious illness, waving his hands, "I heard you say yesterday that you were going to a party, so don't wait for me, go quickly."
Chang Lian didn't want to go. The party was not as important as his father's illness. "Dad, your son will stay with you."
Zhou Shuren was happy that his son was worried about him, but he was also speechless. He just caught a cold and it was not a serious illness!
Zhulan came in with the boiled medicine and said, "Don't watch over your father anymore. Let him have a good rest."
Chang Lian sat on the chair, still not wanting to move, "Mom, I'm worried about you."
Zhou Shuren was getting impatient. "Alright, I, your father, deliberately opened the window last night so that he could catch a cold. You don't need to ask me anything else. It's not something you should know."
Chang Lian was dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that his father deliberately got sick. "Dad."
Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "Go, go, hurry up and leave. I'm finally getting some rest, don't hang around in front of me, it makes me upset."
Chang Lian went out in a daze, and just in time saw the housekeeper bringing Eunuch Liu into the yard, and hurriedly said, "Eunuch Liu."
Eunuch Liu said politely, "The emperor is worried about Lord Zhou, so he specially sent the imperial physician to check on him."
Okay, Chang Lian didn’t leave and followed his father into the house. He was afraid that his father would be exposed.
As a result, Chang Lian realized how unnecessary his worries were. The imperial physician came and prescribed a lot of recuperation prescriptions. In addition to the emperor's words, Chang Lian waited for Eunuch Liu to leave and whispered, "Dad, does the emperor know that you deliberately got sick?"
Zhou Shuren looked at the prescription and the ginseng with a hard time explaining, "Well, the emperor doesn't want your father to continue to interfere, so now is the right time for you to recuperate. When you're done recuperating, I should go back to the Ministry of Revenue."
Although it's a pity that I can't go to the Ministry of War, but when I think of Lord Li Zhao, it's okay. It's better not to go.
Chang Lian shuddered. He was indeed too young. He thought he had learned a lot, but now he realized that he had only learned the basics. "Dad, your son is going out."
Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."
Zhulan waited for Changlian to go out and said, "It seems that my son was frightened."
Zhou Shuren shifted his gaze away from the ginseng. "You'll have to come into contact with it sooner or later. If you come into contact with it sooner, you'll be more alert."
Zhulan picked up the prescription and said, "The Emperor wants you to take good care of yourself so that you can continue to work hard for the royal family!"
Zhou Shuren pointed at ginseng and other tonic herbs, "These ginsengs are good, but I don't need so much, so put them all away."
Zhulan has collected a lot of ginseng over the past few years. With the ginseng Wu Ming gives her every year, the Zhou family has a lot of ginseng, but it's not as good as the one given by the emperor. "I'll save some for my daughter to take away when she gets married."
Zhou Shuren curved his eyes and said, "I will recuperate for two days, then we will go to the manor. I calculated that I can stay in the manor for six days."
Zhulan was very happy. "We have been feeling very nervous since we came to Beijing. We should relax a little."
Having said that, Zhulan couldn't sit still anymore. She wanted to go and pack her luggage. Yes, except for Chang Lian who had just taken office, all the other families would go.
Zhulan was stunned afterwards. She used to only want to be alone with Zhou Shuren, but now she has lost this idea. It's true that after being the mistress of the house for too long, she has to think about the whole family in everything.
In the Ningguo Mansion, Rongchuan Xiumu was in the study room listening to his grandfather and father talking.
Duke Ningguo, "Zhou Shuren's illness happened by chance, is it going to cause any trouble?"
Ning Xu shook his head. "The Emperor hasn't summoned my son to the palace for a long time, so I don't know much. However, it should be related to the Ministry of Justice."
Duke Ningguo drank his tea and said, "The Crown Prince is in the Ministry of Justice now, and the Second Prince has also returned to the capital. I heard that the Second Prince was also in the Ministry of Justice yesterday."
Ning Xu, "Yes, Zhou Shuren probably didn't want to get involved in the fight between the princes, so he claimed to be sick."
Duke Ningguo thought it wouldn't be that simple, and said to Rongchuan, "You don't need to teach Ning Zhao and Ning Ming today, go back to the Zhou family!"
Rong Chuan had been thinking about it, but since his father brought him to the Duke's Mansion, he could only follow him, "Yes."