The next day, the academy was closed, and Zhulan hadn't been to the street for a long time. When she said she wanted to go to the street, many people responded, mainly two little girls, Yudie and Yuyi. When these two girls went, Yushuang was the eldest sister and wanted to go with her to look after the two younger sisters, and Yulu was the second sister and also went with them.
Changzhong wants to go, Minghui also wants to go, so there are really a lot of people going.
Zhulan looked at the children in the house. It seemed that she had to take a bunch of children with her every time she went out. She couldn't bear to let anyone go without her. Well, she waved her hand and let everyone go. But they were not going shopping. With too many children, shopping would be quite dangerous.
Now that autumn had arrived, there were several teahouses in the capital that had nice views. Zhulan sent someone to book a large private room before setting out.
Yudie and Yuyi seldom go out. The two little girls leaned against the car window and watched motionlessly. The two little sisters huddled together and whispered these words.
Yu Shuang pulled at one of her younger sisters' clothes with one hand and said helplessly, "They don't look like little girls at all. We were so well-behaved when we were little."
Yu Lu looked at her nervous elder sister and said with a smile, "I think it's good to be more lively."
The eldest sister used to be full of fairy-like spirit, but when facing her two younger sisters, she is very down-to-earth as grandma said, especially when she was training Yudie.
Zhulan did not ride in the same carriage with her granddaughters. She took her son and Minghui with her. Zhulan knew her son was very brave, so she warned him, "You are not allowed to run around with Minghui and Yudie. You are not allowed to leave the servants wherever you go."
Changzhong felt that he was very obedient, "Mom, I remember everything you said about your son."
Zhulan didn't want to nag like this. She was annoyed by what she said, but she had no confidence in her son. This boy was really brave.
Soon they arrived at the teahouse, and Zhulan went up to the teahouse's private room. When she opened the window, she could see the forest garden. The forest garden belonged to the teahouse.
This is also the characteristic of this tea house.
Changzhong, "Mom, are we going to stay in the teahouse forever?"
He thought he was walking on the street.
Zhulan pointed at the children in the room and asked, "Can you count how many children there are?"
Do you really think she doesn't want to go shopping? There are too many children here, so it's safest to go to a teahouse. You can see the scenery and listen to books.
Changzhong looked at his mother sitting there, listening to music and drinking tea. He knew his mother would not change her mind. He could not stay in the box any longer. "Mom, can I go downstairs and listen to the storytelling?"
Zhulan smiled, "Of course."
So the teahouse is still better. She is satisfied and the children are also satisfied listening to the books.
It was not convenient for Yudie and Yulu to go out with him because the lobby was downstairs and they were too old to show up.
Mrs. Song and a few servants followed them, but Zhulan didn't care. Although her son was young, he did things in an efficient manner, and with Mrs. Song and Shen Xing by his side, she had nothing to worry about.
After a while, the girl came back. Changzhong did not take Yudie and the others to the lobby downstairs, but chose to go to the open room upstairs to listen to storytelling. This boy acted like an uncle. He remembered what she said about paying attention to safety.
Zhulan motioned the girl to come over, and then said to Yushuang: "Your uncle is acting more and more like an elder."
As for her son's upbringing, she had higher expectations for him, so she had been cultivating his independence. The more independent a person is, the faster he will grow.
Yu Shuang said as she brewed some tea, "My uncle is indeed very responsible."
This is all thanks to grandpa, um, no, this is all thanks to grandma’s teaching.
After waiting for a while, Mrs. Song came back. It turned out that Mingyun and others were also in the teahouse. Today was a day off, so Mingyun and Liufeng made an appointment with several young masters of the Ran family to have tea.
Zhulan smiled and said, "Oh, that's really a coincidence that you chose a teahouse."
Yu Lu blinked at her elder sister and said, "What a coincidence indeed."
Chang Zhong sat upright in the teahouse. He was not very old, but he was sitting in the main seat, because he was the oldest. He said to the young masters of the Ran family in a serious manner, "Order any snacks you want. I'll pay for today."
Ran Xun covered his mouth with a fan and said to Mingyun, "Your little uncle really acts like an uncle. You know at such a young age that you are the elder and have to pay the bill."
Mingyun saw his uncle looking at him and cleared his throat, "Don't be polite, uncle is treating us today."
Ran Xun will be married next year. He is the eldest grandson of the Ran family. Even though Uncle Zhou is older than him, he can't let a child treat the guests. "I'll treat you."
Ran Xun pulled his elder brother's sleeve and said, "Uncle Zhou, please, don't be disrespectful to Uncle Zhou."
Ran Xun was afraid that Uncle Zhou would cry when he had to pay the money, so he turned to look at Mingyun.
Changzhong was a little unhappy. He felt that he was looked down upon. Then he untied his purse, opened it and poured out the silver money. "I have silver."
Ran Xun stared at the silver on the table in a daze. There were several gold peanuts and a few silver coins. It was indeed enough. "Do your children take so much silver with them when they go out?"
Ran Xun continued, "Brother, all the children in the Zhou family save money."
Changzhong felt that he had intimidated the nephews of the Ran family and was very happy. He had so many nephews. Ever since he heard Minghui say that his eldest sister-in-law had not seen any silver since she helped to collect the money, he regretted it. He should not have saved it for his father. This money was saved this year and he did not give it to anyone.
Ran Xun knocked on his own brother, "How dare you say that, you are Yue Yueguang."
Ran Xun glared at Ming Teng who was watching the show, "How dare you laugh? I always pay the bill."
Ming Teng drank tea and said, "You have money, but I am poor."
Ran Qi couldn't stop laughing. Ever since he started interacting with the Zhou family's grandchildren, he felt that they were all very interesting.
Zhulan was not idle either. Although she was not outside, she was aware of what was happening outside. "Your uncle bled today. You can go home and ask your grandfather for money."
The son has always been thinking about the money that Shu Ren took. Every time he asked for it in the past, Shu Ren had avoided it. It seems that he can't avoid it this time.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren sneezed and felt like someone was talking about him. A lot of people were talking about him recently. Zhou Shuren thought about the coastline map he saw. Forget it, it wouldn't be too late to think about it after his son was sent abroad.
Qiu Yan's face was red and he was coughing intermittently, and even drinking tea couldn't suppress the cough.
Zhou Shuren couldn't bear to watch it anymore, "You should go back and rest."
Qiu Yan felt uncomfortable in his throat. "It happens every year when the seasons change. I'm fine. I'll be fine in a few days."
Zhou Shuren said: "Then don't drink tea, boil some pear water to moisten the lungs."
Qiu Yan nodded to indicate that he understood. He started coughing as soon as he opened his mouth, which was very uncomfortable.
Zhou Shuren looked at the list of officials from various departments of the Ministry of Revenue, took out a pen and started marking on it. He quickly put away the list of officials. Zhou Shuren left the house, thinking about something. The last time Wu Ming came to his house, his words revealed that the Ministry of Rites was basically almost done.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, but unfortunately he still had to endure it. Now he couldn't be a pusher, so he was not in a hurry.