Chapter 287 Captain Zuo

The patriarch's family made ten dishes for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, because Zhulan and Zhou Shuren came back in the afternoon, and there was no good meat for pork, and the dishes on the table were either chicken or wild rabbits.

Bamboo orchids are delicious. I spend most of my time outdoors on the road, and my stomach is really short of oil and water.

After dinner, we chatted for a while before it got dark. Since Zhoujia Village was ravaged by wolves last year, there have been many people raising dogs in the village. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went home all the way, listening to the dogs barking.

Back in the yard, Zhou Shuren closed the door, Jiang Sheng heard the movement and came out with his clothes on, "Dad and mother are back, I boiled hot water in the pot, and I will carry them to the house."

Zhou Shuren has enjoyed the service of his son before, but he has never enjoyed the service of his son-in-law. He is not used to it, so he waved his hand, "You don't have to work, we can just fetch hot water by ourselves. It's getting late, so you should go to bed earlier!"

Jiang Sheng didn't dare to disobey his father-in-law's words, "Then father and mother also rest earlier."

After Zhulan and Zhou Shuren simply wiped their bodies and washed, they lay down on the kang, the room was pitch-black, and Zhulan felt a little emotional, "This reminds me of when I first came here, I really miss it when I come back here again! "

Zhou Shuren hasn't slept on the hot kang for a long time, stretching his waist comfortably, "It's still comfortable on the hot kang."

As for nostalgia, Zhou Shuren really didn't feel as much as Zhulan.

Zhulan also felt comfortable under the hot quilt. When she got home, she felt relieved, and finally she could sleep comfortably. She hugged Zhou Shuren's waist and said, "Sleep."

Zhou Shuren replied in a daze, "Yes."

Early the next morning, Xuemei made breakfast, boiled rice porridge, scrambled a plate of eggs, and boiled six eggs. Xuemei said: "Mother, I don't have steamed buns that my sister-in-law tastes good. A simple bite, a good meal for dinner."

Zhulan knew that Xuemei was going to the county to buy food and drink, so she and Zhou Shuren finally went back to her daughter's house, but the daughter didn't prepare a good meal, Xuemei and her husband felt uncomfortable, Zhulan didn't refuse, "Okay, you and I Dad is waiting for a good meal."

Xuemei smiled, and she and Jiang Sheng also wanted to be filial, "Yes."

After breakfast, Zhou Shuren was driving the carriage, Zhulan didn't get into the carriage and sat outside with Zhou Shuren, Zhulan leaned against Zhou Shuren, "Your skill in driving the carriage is getting better and better."

Zhou Shuren said: "I still want to learn how to ride a horse, but unfortunately I don't have the chance."

Zhulan said: "My father can ride a horse,

Let him teach you when you get home, and teach me when you learn it. "

Yuanshen didn't know how to ride a horse, mainly because the Yang family didn't have a horse to teach him, and after Yuanshen got married, he had no chance to learn how to ride a horse.

Zhou Shuren is indeed rare in horses. Learning to ride a horse is no less like learning to drive. Ancient horses are comparable to modern cars. The horse is back.

The speed of the carriage was faster than that of an ox cart, and it arrived at Yang's house in less than half an hour.

Mrs. Sun thought she had read it wrong, but after a closer look, it was the daughter who had returned, "Oh, I said, why are there magpies calling today, so you are the ones who have returned?"

Zhulan supported her mother and said: "I went out for a long trip, and when I came back, I happened to pass by the house and came to see my father and mother, mother, where is my father?"

Mrs. Sun took her daughter's hand, "Your father can't sit still, even when he's getting old, he's going up the mountain again. Wait a minute, you just said that you just came back from a long trip?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes, we went to the capital, and we just arrived at Zhoujia Village yesterday, what's wrong with mother?"

Mrs. Sun clapped her hands, "Oh, your elder brother just sent you a letter, thinking you were in Pingzhou City!"

Zhulan asked, "Mother, has something happened at home?"

Sun smiled, "It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing. This kid Wu Chun has made meritorious service. Last winter, he captured thousands of households from the enemy country and killed many enemy soldiers. This kid relies on his skill and is protected by the Zheng family. Now he is The eighth rank is Zuo Xiaowei, and now he is under the command of Zheng Jiaduwei."

"This is a big deal, mother, where are the other two nephews?"

Mrs. Sun smiled, "They're all under Wu Chun's command, the three brothers are together, everything is fine."

Zhu Lan helped her mother to sit down, "It's good that everything is fine, safety is the best news."

Sun's heart sank after holding it for more than half a year, "I can also sleep comfortably. Your father wrote to you because he was afraid that you would miss it. It is the same to tell you now."

Zhou Shuren asked, "Mother, did Wu Chun only say this and nothing else?"

Sun said: "Mother doesn't know many words. What Mother knows is what your father told you. If you want to know anything, wait for your father to come back and ask him."

Sun knew in her heart that the old man would only tell her good things, and that the grandson would not tell her if he said anything else, but she could also tell from the old man's changes, that if the old man was happy, she would not worry about it.

Zhulan chatted with her mother for a while about what happened in Pingzhou and what she saw in the capital. To her family, Zhulan only said that she bought a house, but she didn't say clearly how much she bought.

Mrs. Sun was deeply moved by her son-in-law's ability, and she was happy that her daughter would have great blessings in the future, and that the children in the family were good, so she, as a mother, was happy.

It was almost noon, and Zhulan's father, Yang Dayong, just came back. Don't look at Yang Dayong's age, he is very strong.

Seeing Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, Yang Dayong was really happy, his sons were by his side, Yang Dayong didn't miss it, he just missed his little girl, Pingzhou City is a state city, life may not be more comfortable than Zhoujia Village.

Zhou Shuren talked about what happened recently, and what he saw and heard in the capital, especially the use of soldiers.

Yang Dayong looked at his son-in-law a few more times, the son-in-law is so sensitive to the situation, he will feel at ease when he becomes an official one day, and said in a low voice: "Wu Chun's good news, although he didn't reveal that he will use troops, I will not go to war for a long time since Wu Chun After the analysis, it is estimated that the army will be used, and there is no need to fight in small troubles."

Zhou Shuren admired the old man, "You mean to use troops in the northwest?"

Yang Dayong nodded, "Although the situation in the Northwest is not the most tense, it is the hardest one. Our emperor doesn't like to scare chickens to scare monkeys, but prefers to deter tigers. If the Northwest wins, the Northeast can calm down a bit."

Zhou Shuren rubbed his chin. The foreigners in the Northwest are also the bravest. The dynasty has been trying for more than ten years, and they have been training their generals by the way. Even if they don't fight this year, there will be a big battle in a few years.

At the same time, Zhou Shuren was more at ease. He was afraid that the Northeast would start a war. Although Pingzhou City was far away from the border, he was also afraid that the border would not be guarded and people would come in.

For a quarter of an hour, Zhulan's two older brothers and sister-in-laws came, and Zhulan divided up the presents, and the two sister-in-laws immediately put on the hairpins, which showed that they liked it very much.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn't return to Zhoujia Village until it was almost dark.

Xuemei and his wife prepared meals. Except for the stir-fried wild vegetables, which were made by Xuemei, other pork trotters and sauced meat were bought from restaurants. Jiang Sheng also bought a jug of good wine.

Zhou Shuren and his son-in-law chatted while drinking, and Zhou Shuren also mentioned a little more about how the son-in-law got along with the county magistrate. The son-in-law Weng chatted for a long time before leaving the table.

Zhulan helped her daughter tidy up the table, Zhulan looked at Xuemei's stomach, Xuemei would give birth in October, Xuemei and Jiang Wang had a bad fight, and Jiang Wang would not come to serve Yuezi.

Zhulan counted the days with her fingers. Zhou Shuren will stay in Pingzhou for a while after the country test. She and Zhou Shuren want to go to the capital earlier, so naturally they won't wait until winter, which is even more difficult, so they have to leave in November.

What about Xuemei's confinement?

Seeing Mother staring at her stomach, Xuemei said, "Mother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhulan touched her daughter's belly, "Mother is wondering who will take care of you during confinement."

Xuemei was also stunned, that's right, she had a falling out with her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law would not take care of her. As for mother, mother is in Pingzhou, and her parents have helped her a lot, so she can't trouble mother anymore, "Mother is fine, Jiang It's the same for being a servant, can I serve my second sister-in-law as the second elder brother?"

Zhulan thought, she really can't help, but she can get rid of Zhou Wang's and Zheng's.

On the second day, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were going back to Pingzhou, Zhou Shuren went to the county to find a coachman to drive, and Zhulan went to visit Zheng.

Zhulan said to Zheng Shi: "I came back last afternoon and didn't come here in time. I went back to my mother's house yesterday. I just came to see sister-in-law today. I'm really sorry. This is a gift for sister-in-law. Be careful, sister-in-law, don't dislike it." .”

Mrs. Zheng has seen good things, so there is no need to say that Zhulan was brought back from the capital.

Mrs. Zheng estimated that Mrs. Yang would come today, "Seeing you come here and get a gift, it's still too far-fetched."

Zhulan smiled, chatted with Mrs. Zheng for a while, asked Mrs. Zheng to take care of her daughter, chatted for a while and waited for Zhou Shuren to come back, and Zhulan said goodbye.

Zhulan got in the carriage and bid farewell to her daughter. The driver drove the carriage to a sudden stop at the entrance of the village. Zhou Shuren opened the curtain, "What's wrong?"