Chapter 838: Generation Gap

Chapter 838: Generation Gap

Zhou Shuren said: "My lord, I didn't find anything. I just heard that my lord pressed the Ministry of Industry to apply for the banknote, so I want to ask."

Xiao Qing exhaled, the capital has been very nervous recently, and he is also tense, it's not a big deal, "Recently, the Ministry of Industry has applied for money too frequently, saying it is to improve technology, heh, there is a prince saying hello, I have already It has been approved twice, but there is no spray, and the money from the Ministry of Households must be used wisely, and the Ministry of Industry can't afford to waste money like this."

Zhou Shuren was a little depressed and wanted to vomit blood. To improve any technology, he had to keep experimenting. Every experiment was worth money. If he wanted to make progress, he had to spend money. Originally, he blew a lot of wind in the prince's ear, and the prince cared about the Ministry of Industry. Quite a few, but he ignored Master Xiao.

It was only at this time that Zhou Shuren realized deeply that the gap between him and Mr. Xiao was not only due to his thoughts, but also the distance between the times. The generation gap of hundreds of years cannot be easily changed by him.

Mr. Xiao has never been rich since he was the Minister of the Ministry of Households. This money is very important to Mr. Xiao. Coupled with the inherent prejudice against the Ministry of Industry, Mr. Xiao can approve the money twice because of the prince's face. .

Xiao Qing's attitude is very firm, he knows that Zhou Shuren has a good attitude towards the Ministry of Industry, but there are too many places in the country that use money, he is really afraid of the days without money, "Shuren, I know you value the Ministry of Industry, but this The official Yinzi will not approve it."

Anyway, he wouldn't approve it when he was in office. As for the future, that's Zhou Shuren's business.

After Zhou Shuren heard this, he didn't want to waste his time trying to convince Mr. Xiao, because it was useless, and different departments thought differently, "Then you are busy."

Xiao Qing nodded, "En."

In the evening, Zhou Mansion, Zhou Shuren came home and saw the glass in his wife's hand, he was stunned, "Where did this thing come from?"

Zhulan looked at the glass with low transparency, she was dazed all the time, and then said: "I didn't ask the Xu family to help buy the wood, when the Xu family came back from the sea to send the wood, they gave these two cups .”

Zhou Shuren was unwilling to pick it up and look at it. It was really rough, but it was quite artistic. "This thing is not cheap abroad."

Zhulan put down the cup, "It's much cheaper than the ones sold in stores in Beijing."

Thinking of Master Xiao's attitude today, Zhou Shuren sighed and said, "Whenever we can make it ourselves in our country."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren really don't care about these two cups,

You expect modern people to be rare for two glasses, stop dreaming, and signal Granny Song to put them away.

Zhulan said again: "Zhang Jinghong is back."

Zhou Shuren was surprised, "How did you know the news?"

Why hasn't he heard of it?

Zhulan smiled lightly, "Don't underestimate me, don't look at me in the backyard, but I'm very well informed. Ever since I came to the capital, I've put An Yi in my heart and always pay attention to the big and small movements of the capital."

She knows too well that sometimes some small news can affect too many things.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes, "What else did you find out?"

Zhulan took the clothes, "Zhang Jinghong was carried out of the palace, and it is said that he was seriously injured."

Zhou Shuren gave a thumbs up, "It's pretty detailed, amazing."

In order to get more news, Zhulan also put in a lot of thought, choosing smart and loyal servants from among her servants, her efforts were not in vain.

In fact, these news are not secrets, and there is too much movement in the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to change her clothes, "We're all waiting for us to eat, your grandson is here, and he kept talking about you all afternoon."

Thinking of his grandson, Zhou Shuren's smile deepened. Every time the eldest daughter wrote a letter, the eldest grandson would add a few strokes. People's feelings come from getting along with each other. The child's feelings for him can be seen between the lines, "Okay."

At the dinner table, Zhou Shuren patted the seat beside him, and said to his shy grandson, "Come and sit."

Jiang Du looked at the big cousin who stepped aside, feeling a bit tangled up. Grandpa liked him, and he was happy, but taking the big cousin's place, he felt as if he had robbed something, and his face flushed.

When Mingyun came back from school, although he didn't communicate much with his cousin, he knew his cousin well enough. He knew in his heart that his cousin had scruples in his heart, so he pulled his cousin with a smile, "Sit down quickly, don't be restrained as a family."

It turned out that Jiang Du was sitting in Ming Teng's seat, only very close to Zhou Shuren across Ming Yun.

This made the arrangement no problem, and Mingyun, the eldest grandson, was recognized by all the families.

Jiang Du sat down and looked at several uncles. The uncles all looked at him with encouraging eyes. The nervousness was gone, and he sat on the chair with his buttocks relaxed.

Zhou Shuren asked his grandson to be by his side, just hoping to give the child some confidence and let the child relax a little bit. Unexpectedly, he became more reserved, so he could only say to the eldest grandson, "Your cousin is familiar with you at home for the past two days, and you will meet him in two days." Send it to the academy, when the time comes, grandpa will entrust Jiang Du to your care."

Ming Yun smiled, "Grandpa, my grandson will take good care of my cousin, don't worry."

Zhou Shuren reassured his eldest grandson, and said to his grandson, "This is your home too. You are home, not a guest. If you feel uncomfortable, tell your grandparents."

Jiang Du had already relaxed, he felt welcomed, "Yes."

He has already received many gifts. His uncle and aunt gave him pens, ink, paper and inkstones, his second aunt and second uncle gave him a purse containing silver notes, his third aunt gave him a jade pendant, and his fourth aunt gave him a gift. The bag of golden beans, and the fourth uncle gave him many copybooks.

The third uncle also made up gifts when he came back from the Imperial Academy. What he gave him was books.

The eldest cousin and his cousin also gave him things after school. What the eldest cousin gave him was the reading notes compiled by his cousin, and so did Ming Teng and Mingrui.

In fact, he was a little frightened, um, frightened by the fourth aunt. He heard his mother said that the fourth aunt had the most money, but he was still overwhelmed by the fourth aunt's arrogance.

Zhou Shuren asked his grandson about family studies at the dinner table. The grandson knew all these things, and when there were topics to talk about, the grandson became more and more relaxed.

After the meal, Zhou Shuren took his grandson to the study again. Seeing his grandson clenched his hands nervously, he laughed and said, "Don't be nervous, it seems as serious as your grandpa and I are."

Ming Teng kept rolling his eyes in his heart, this is the smell of the far away and the near, the grandpa must be so kind to his grandson after finally seeing him!

Jiang Du smiled slightly, he was not so nervous after hearing what Grandpa said, "Grandpa, I am not nervous anymore."

Zhou Shuren looked at the funny Ming Teng from the corner of his eye, and made a note in his heart. Ever since Ran Xun came to the capital, this kid has become more and more courageous. I feel like complaining about him in my heart. Do you think he can't see it?

Ming Teng shivered, and peeked at his grandfather, seeing that his grandfather didn't look at him, he was puzzled, why did he have a bad feeling?