The Journey Of The Peasant Mother-in-Law

Zhulan explained to her daughters-in-law about food, drink, and household, and Zhou Shuren explained to Boss Zhou how to take care of the family.

This month, not only Li Shi was being trained by Zhulan, but also Zhou Shuren took Boss Zhou with him all day long. The happiest time for the couple in the big house was to sleep, and the effect was remarkable. Zhou Shuren was not at home, and Boss Zhou could also sleep. Taking charge of one side alone, with the help of the second child, the family had nothing to worry about.

Zhou Shuren also left money for each of his sons. The two married sons got two hundred coins each, the two younger sons got one hundred coins each, and even Rong Chuan was given one hundred coins. This was also the test left by Zhou Shuren. He gave them more than a month’s pocket money, he wanted to see how the few people who had no money in the past would spend it when they suddenly had money. He wanted to do this to deepen his understanding of their sons from how they react when they have money in hand.

The couple finished explaining what they should explain and checked their luggage. This time, Zhulan didn’t bring much silver. She brought a total of one hundred taels of silver and more than a dozen taels of broken silver, but she took the hidden bracelets and hairpins with her. She had planned to pawn them already.

When the carriage arrived, there were three big boxes for Zhulan’s luggage, and clothes and quilts took up the most space.

The two people from the clan who were going to take the exam together, Mingqing from the patriarch’s family, and Zhou Shumo from the clan, rented a carriage.

From the county to Pingzhou, renting a horse-drawn carriage costs one or two taels of silver per person. Children aged one to five were free while those under ten years old were counted as half. It took at least ten taels of silver to sit for the test for a scholar, not to mention the cost of the imperial examination.

This time they were going to live in Zhulan’s house in Pingzhou, the accommodation fee was free, and they only needed to pay for the meal expenses. Zhou Shuren and the Patriarch agreed that it would be 20 Wen a day, and the food and drink for more than a month would be less than one or two taels of silver. So they saved a large sum of money. In the past, they had to spend at least ten taels, but this time five taels of silver were enough.

After experiencing traveling in ancient times last time, Zhulan got used to it a lot the second time, at least it wasn’t so uncomfortable. Ming Teng and Yushuang were full of energy. After all, they were children, and even traveling felt fresh, while Xuehan was extraordinarily quiet. Since studying with Zhulan was no longer limited to the three-character classic and a hundred surnames, Xuehan had become more and more like a lady. After the age of eight, she rarely went out to play, and she had developed a bookish temperament.

When they arrived in Pingzhou, the carriage continued. Ming Teng lay on the window looking at the bustling street, but he was a little timid, “Grandma, where are we going to live?”

Zhulan hugged the soft and fragrant Yushuang, “We will stay in our home here.”

Ming Teng turned his head to look like a bewildered grandma, “Grandma, we don’t have our home here.”

He was not stupid at such a young age!

Zhulan just understood Ming Teng’s expression and felt a little heartbroken. He was confused at a young age, and his grandma couldn’t afford to hurt him. “Our family has a house in Pingzhou, so we will naturally go home.”

Ming Teng stared with wide eyes, he had been looking outside since he entered the city. The biggest place he had been to was the county. This was the prefectural city. His mother said that the houses in the county were expensive, so the homes in the prefecture city must be more expensive. His eyes are round “Grandma, do we have a lot of money in our family?”

Zhulan laughed, “There are quite a few people who don’t understand.”

Ming Teng was proud, “I heard from my mother that she counts it every night. Money, at first I didn’t know what I could buy, Mother told me, and I knew.”

Xuehan teased Ming Teng, “Tell your gūgu, why does your mother count money every night?”

Ming Teng spoke quickly. , “Because Mother said that the fun of her life is only counting the money, and she also said that it would be better if Grandma forgot about her.”

Xuehan, “……”

The second nephew was worthy of cheating on his parents, she couldn’t help but look sideways at her smiling Mother and smiled, Mother must know everything.

Zhou Shuren was coming to Pingzhou, so he sent a letter to Zhao Bo early. When the carriage arrived, Zhao Bo was already waiting at the gate. When the carriage stopped, Zhao Bo greeted him.

Zhou Shuren got out of the carriage, “Thank you Brother Zhao for helping me take care of everything.”

Zhao Bo replied, “Brother Zhou is too polite, why should we talk about thanking each other in our relationship? It’s all set up, and the cooking aunt you were looking for has also been found, and the meals are already being prepared. We were just waiting for Brother Zhou to arrive.”

Zhou Shuren thanked again, “Brother Zhao has worked hard.”

Zhao Bo, “You’re welcome again, are you? Come, let me help carry the luggage.”

Zhou Shuren hurriedly stopped him, “We have troubled Brother Zhao enough, we can carry this little thing by ourselves.”

Zhao Bo was very useful, he didn’t offer to help anyone, Brother Zhou is open-minded and generous He was not stingy, and he could get a lot of benefits by accepting favors from others. He was eager to help Brother Zhou more. Brother Zhou’s sincere thanks were worth all his troubles.

Zhulan had already brought the children into the house because there were outsiders, Ming Teng was very honest, Xuehan took one with each hand, and Zhulan entered the main room with a bag of money in her hand.

Zhao Bo didn’t plan to look at every room in the house, he took care of the main rooms only. In the north, beds were mostly kang. The kang in the main room was covered with newly bought mats. Covered with a newly made quilt, the Kang table was placed on the Kang, and there were teapots and cups on the table. Zhulan reached out and touched it. There was hot water in the teapot, and the water temperature was not particularly hot. It had been left for a while.

Putting down the burden, she said to Xuehan: “It’s strangely cold after sitting in the car all day, and the kang is very hot. You take the two of them to the kang to warm up.”

Xuehan responded and poured a glass of hot water for her mother, “Mother, you can also drink a cup of hot water to warm your body.”

Zhulan took it and drank it while looking at the room. There were two empty cabinets on the floor. The cloth cabinet was very clean, it looked like it was wiped regularly. Zhao Bo was very thoughtful, and he handled every little thing properly.

Zhou Shuren and Ming Qing bought the rest of the boxes to the main room, Zhou Shuren said: “We are going to have dinner in front, the cook will bring a table later, and you take the children to eat.”

Zhulan,” Good.”

There was no way other than to find a cook. Zhulan cooking was not delicious, and you can’t expect Xuehan to cook for a few foreign men like Ming Qing. The pay was four hundred coins per month, although just three hundred would be enough for cooking alone, however, the cook was going to not only cook but also had to wash dishes, tidy the kitchen, and boil water. With the added tasks, they increased the pay by a hundred coins.

Zhulan was not in a hurry to unpack the boxes she brought. Zhou Shuren took Zhao Bo to eat in the front yard. Now that she could look around, she went to the side room next to the main house. This was the room for Xuehan. There were cabinets, a dressing table, and a bronze mirror. The kang was also hot, and the quilts were also newly made. It was fine for Xuehan to bring Yushuang and Ming Teng to live here. It was okay for Ming Teng to live with them since he was only four years old.