Zhulan waited for Changlian to come back and asked, “Have all the people in the front yard left?”

Changlian stood beside the table and saw that his mother stopped writing after writing only a few words. He retracted his gaze and said, “They have left.”

Zhulan said, “Go call your father back and tell him that I have something to discuss with him.”

“Mom, where is the letter?”

Zhulan waved her hand, “There’s no rush about the letter.”

Changlian felt a chill on his back and he had a bad feeling!

Zhou Shuren came back with silver bills, “What do you want to talk to me about?”

Zhulan motioned Zhou Shuren to close the door. When the door was closed, Zhulan said, “Chang Lian can’t go back. We all forgot that Chang Lian came to the Capital to worship his master. You see, Jiang Ming’s master is a capable person. Can you convince him to go to Lizhou City together and become your helper?”

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and thought about it. Lizhou City was a mess. He really needed help. Zhulan’s proposal helped him a lot. He kissed Zhulan, “I’ll write a post for Jiang Ming.”

Zhulan bent her eyes and watched Zhou Shuren leave in a hurry. It was the first time she saw Zhou Shuren so energetic. She used to be too cautious and depressed. It was better now. She is also full of energy. Lizhou City, it was precisely because of the mess that houses, shops, and land were cheap!

She thought of Wuchun’s house, which was only two hundred taels. Well, she had a lot of things to do in Lizhou City. It was very challenging to turn a waste city into a rich city.

Zhulan did not write any more letters. As long as Zhou Shuren persuaded Jiang Ming’s master, she meant that it would be better for Chang Lian to return to his hometown, and this time he would return to his house in Lijia Village. Chang Lian was still a little restless, so it would be better for him to return to his hometown to calm down and study with peace of mind.

Zhulan put down her pen, stood up, and called Xuehan and Li, instructing them, “Pack your luggage in the next few days, take everything you can take with you, and we will set off for Lizhou City in seven days, no, it should be six days later.”

Li Shi and Xuehan were stunned. They also thought that they should go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors first, but Li Shi was more obedient and didn’t ask why. She thought that as long as her parents took their eldest son with them, it would be fine, “Mom, I’ll go back and pack up.”

Zhulan called Li Shi, “Don’t leave in a hurry, listen to what I have to say. This house has been sold. You should send the things you packed that you can’t take away to the new house in West City in the next few days.”

Zhulan had never concealed the two newly bought houses, and everyone in the family knew about it, but because there were so many houses being resold back and forth, Li Shi was not excited anymore.

Li Shi was impatient and left in a hurry. Xue Han stayed, “Mom, is there anything I can do for you?”

Zhulan smiled, “Just help Mom take care of Ming Teng and Yu Lu. Your sister-in-law will become very busy. She can’t take care of the two children these days.”

Xue Han thought she was still too young. If she was older, she would be able to help her mother. She saw the list her mother wrote on the table and bit her lip, “Ok.”

Zhulan touched Xue Han’s hair, “It’s not that mom doesn’t trust you to help, it’s that the situation in Lizhou City is special. It’s safer for mom to arrange it personally.”

Xue Han threw herself into her mother’s arms, “Mom, you and Dad have worked hard.”

Zhulan thought to herself, daughters were still the best. She and Zhou Shuren ran around for the Zhou family. Although their original intention was to make themselves live better in ancient times, all the children of the Zhou family benefited. Among several children, only the two daughters were considerate and said thank you for their hard work. Daughters are indeed caring little cotton-padded jackets.

Zhulan patted Xuehan on the back, “Go back and pack your luggage!”

This girl had a lot of stuff. Since she came to the capital, ahem, she had money in her hands, and she had never controlled her hands. She had bought a lot of clothes and jewelry, not just for herself, but for the whole family.

Xuehan went out, and Boss Zhou came back. Yang Zhumu said, “I heard from Changli that meifu has become the Zhizhou of Lizhou City. Is this true?”

He went back to the house in Xicheng after dinner yesterday. He was supposed to come this morning, but the boxes he ordered were delivered to his door today, so he waited in the house. Unexpectedly, his eldest nephew told him that his brother-in-law had become the governor of Lizhou City!

This was really great. It was not only a trust in his meifu’s ability, but also because the Yang family will take root in Lizhou City in the future. His meifu was the Zhizhou, which was not only good for Wuchun but also for the Yang family.

Zhulan said, “It is indeed the Zhizhou of Lizhou City. Big brother, we are short on time. You have experience in purchasing things. I would like to trouble you to help me with the purchase of things for Lizhou City in the next few days.”

Yang Zhumu clapped his hands, “Don’t worry, big brother will definitely help you buy it.”

Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Big Brother was there. He really helped her a lot.

In the afternoon, Zhulan took Xuehan to the ready-made clothing store and bought a few sets of clothes that suited her status for herself and Zhou Shuren. She and Zhou Shuren will have a lot of social events in the future. Clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle. If they didn’t dress shabby, they could avoid a lot of trouble.

As for the other people in the family, she was sorry. She just lost three houses. She really couldn’t bear to buy ready-made clothes for everyone. Xinghua’s needlework was good. So, it was better to buy the material and let Xinghua make it. Anyway, there was no rush to wear it, so she could make it slowly.

Then she went to the jewelry store. She really liked the forehead pendant, but she was a grandmother and couldn’t wear the beautiful forehead pendant. She could only buy it for Xuehan, which was heartbreaking.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were busy all day, and Wu Ming was also preparing for his journey.

At night, when they were resting, Zhulan asked, “Have you written a letter to Wuchun?”

Zhou Shuren sat up, “I have, asking him to help me buy a house in Lizhou City, and the letter has been sent.”

“That’s good.”

However, Wuchun’s reward money had basically been spent, and it was time to borrow money again.

Zhou Shuren said, “We will go to Jiang’s house together tomorrow. Are the gifts ready?”

“Everything is ready.”

Zhou Shuren went over what he had done today in his mind again, and only then did he lie down with peace of mind, “Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow.”

Zhulan hummed, she was also tired today.

The next morning, after breakfast, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took Xuehan and Changlian to Jiang’s house.

This time their identities were different. Xuehan was now a young lady from an official family, and Zhulan was not afraid that her daughter would be embarrassed.

The house of Jiang Mansion was not in West City but at the junction of Northwest City. It had three entrances and looked very grand. Jiang Dong Shi returned to the capital last year, but the male owner was not at home, so Jiang Dong Shi closed the door and refused to see guests. Zhulan sent a gift but did not visit in person.

This was their first time coming to Jiang Mansion.

Zhou Shuren took Changlian to see Jiang Ming, while Zhulan and her daughter followed the matron to the backyard.

Jiang Dong Shi was waiting in the hall, feeling very complicated. The second time they met, her sister’s mother-in-law was as pleasant as she was. Thinking of what her husband said, it is said that thirty years in the east and thirty years in the west, the Zhou family had risen too fast, and she didn’t know what the Emperor thought, giving him a fifth-rank official position right away!

As for Lizhou City not being a good place, her husband didn’t think so. Her husband was very optimistic about Zhou dàrén, and now they had to call him Zhou dàrén.

No matter how complicated Jiang Dong Shi’s heart was, she couldn’t just sit and wait for Yang Shi to greet her this time. They were all pleasant people, so when she saw Yang Shi come in, she hurriedly stood up to greet her, “Shěnshěn is here, please come in quickly.”

(End of this chapter)

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