Chapter 287： Colonel Sao

The patriarch’s family cooked ten dishes for Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, because Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were back in the afternoon, and they didn’t get any good meat for pork. The dishes on the table were either chicken or wild rabbits.

Bamboo orchid is delicious. I spend most of the day on the road fooling around outdoors, 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 plagued by wolves last year, there were more people in the village who kept dogs. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went home all the way, listening to the barking of the dogs.

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

Zhou Shuren enjoyed the service of his son, but he really never enjoyed the service of his son-in-law. He was not used to it and waved his hand, "You don't have to be busy, we can just make hot water by ourselves. It's getting late, so you should rest early!"

Jiang Sheng did not dare to go against his father-in-law's words, "The father and mother should rest earlier."

After Zhulan and Zhou Shuren simply wiped their bodies and washed up, the two of them lay on the kang, the room was pitch-dark, and Zhulan sighed, "This reminds me of when I first came here, and I really miss living here again! "

Zhou Shuren hadn't slept on the hot kang for a long time, and stretched his waist comfortably, "The head of the hot kang is still comfortable."

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

Zhulan also felt comfortable with the hot bedding, and when she got home, she felt at ease. Finally, she could sleep comfortably. She put her arms around Zhou Shuren's waist and said, "Sleep."

Zhou Shuren replied in a daze, "Yes."

Early the next morning, Xuemei made breakfast, boiled rice porridge, fried a plate of eggs, and boiled six eggs. Xuemei said, "Mother, I don't have as good as my sister-in-law's steamed buns, so I didn't cook them either. Breakfast first. A simple sip and a good meal in the evening."

Zhulan knew that Xuemei was going to buy food and wine in the county, so she and Zhou Shuren finally went back to her daughter’s house. The daughter didn’t prepare a table of good meals. Xuemei and her husband felt uncomfortable, but Zhulan didn’t refuse, “Okay, you and I. Daddy is waiting for a good meal."

Xuemei smiled brightly, and she and Jiang Sheng also wanted to show their filial piety, "En."

After breakfast, Zhou Shuren was driving the carriage, and Zhu Lan didn't get into the carriage and sat outside with Zhou Shuren. Zhu Lan leaned beside Zhou Shuren, "You are getting better and better at driving the carriage."

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

Zhu Lan said: "My father can ride a horse, let him teach you when you get home, and teach me later when you learn it."

The original body can't ride a horse, mainly because the Yang family has no horses to teach. Later, when the original body gets married, there is no chance to learn how to ride a horse.

Zhou Shuren is indeed a rare horse, and learning to ride is no less than his desire to learn to drive. Ancient horses are comparable to modern cars, and the top flattery is a high-end luxury car. When there is more money in the future, he will also buy a few more horses. The horse is back.

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

Sun thought she had read it wrong, but after a closer look, her daughter was really back, "Oh, I said why there are magpies calling today, so you guys are back?"

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 be idle, and he won't stop even when he is old. Isn't this going up the mountain again, wait, you said just now, you just came back from a long trip?"

Zhulan nodded, "Yes, we went to the capital, and just arrived at Zhoujia Village yesterday, what happened to my mother?"

Sun clapped his hands, "Oh, your eldest brother just sent you a letter, thinking you were in Pingzhou City!"

Zhulan asked, "Mother, is something wrong at home?"

Mrs Sun smiled, "It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing, Wu Chun this kid has done a great job, he captured thousands of households in the enemy country last winter, and killed a lot of enemy troops. This kid relies on his skill and has the protection of the Zheng family. The eighth-rank Colonel Commander is now under the command of the Commander of the Zheng family."

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

Sun shi smiled, "It's all under Wu Chun's hands, the three brothers are together, it's all right."

Zhulan helped her mother to sit down, "It's all right, safety is the best news."

With more than half a year in mind, Mrs Sun also fell down, "I can also sleep comfortably. Your father was afraid that you would miss him, so he wrote to you specially. Now I tell you the same thing."

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

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

Sun knew in his heart that the old man would only tell her good things. As for what the grandson said, he would not tell her anything, but she could also see some changes in the old man. When the old man was happy, she would not care about it.

Zhulan accompanied her mother to chat about what happened in Pingzhou, what she saw in the capital, and to her mother's family, Zhulan only said that she had bought the house, but as to how much she bought, Zhulan did not make it clear.

Sun sighed with emotion on her son-in-law's ability, and she was happy that her daughter would have great luck in the future, and that the children at home were good, so she would be happy as a mother.

It was almost noon, and Zhulan's father, Yang Dayong, came back. Even though Yang Dayong was not young, his body was very tough.

Seeing Zhulan and Zhou Shuren, Yang Dayong was really happy. With his sons by his side, Yang Dayong didn't care about his little girl. Life in Pingzhou City was not necessarily better than Zhoujia Village.

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

Yang Dayong took a few more glances at his son-in-law. The son-in-law is so sensitive to the situation that he will become an official one day. He can feel at ease, and whispered: "Wuchun's good news, although it did not disclose the use of troops, I have not fought since Wuchun for a long time. After analyzing it, it is estimated that soldiers will be used, and there is no need to make small fights."

Zhou Shuren admired his father-in-law, "What do you mean by using soldiers in the northwest?"

Yang Dayong nodded, "Although the situation in the northwest is not the most tense, it is the hardest. Our emperor doesn't like to kill chickens to warn the monkeys. He prefers to fight tigers to be deterred. If the northwest wins, the northeast can calm down a little."

Zhou Shuren touched his chin. The foreigners in the northwest are also the bravest. The dynasty has been testing for more than ten years, training his soldiers by the way. Even if he doesn't fight this year, there will be a big battle in a few years.

At the same time, Zhou Shuren felt even more relieved. He was still afraid of a war in the northeast. Although Pingzhou City was far from the frontier, he was afraid that he would not defend the frontier and let people come in.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhulan's two brothers and sisters-in-law came. Zhulan divided all the gifts they brought, and the two sisters-in-law's hairpins were immediately brought on, which shows 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 their meals. Except for the fried wild vegetables, which were made by Xuemei, the rest of the pig's trotters and sauce meat were bought by the restaurant. Jiang Sheng also bought a pot of good wine.

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

Zhulan helped her daughter clean up the table, and Zhulan looked at Xuemei's belly. Xuemei gave birth to a baby in October. Xuemei and Jiang Wang were having trouble, and Jiang Wang would not come to serve the confinement.

Zhulan counted the days with her fingers. Zhou Shuren would stay in Pingzhou for a while after the township test. She and Zhou Shuren wanted to go to the capital earlier, so naturally they wouldn’t wait until the winter to set off, which would be more painful, so they had to leave in November.

What to do with Xuemei's confinement?

Xuemei saw Mother staring at her belly, "Mother, why are you looking at me like that?"

Zhulan touched her daughter's belly, "Mother is thinking about who will serve you as confinement."

Xuemei was also stunned, yes, she had a falling out with her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law would not serve her. As for my mother my mother is in Pingzhou, her parents have helped her a lot, she can no longer trouble her , "Mother is fine, Jiang Sheng's service is the same, can't I also serve my second sister-in-law when I am the second 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 driver to drive the car, while Zhulan went to visit the Zheng family.

Zhulan said to Mrs Zheng: "I didn't come here in time for my return the previous afternoon. Yesterday I went back to my mother's house, and I only came to see my sister-in-law today. I'm really sorry. This is a gift for my sister-in-law. Be careful, sister-in-law, don't dislike it. ."

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

Mrs. Zheng estimated that Mrs. Yang would come today, "Looking at you coming and taking a gift, it's still too outlandish."

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

Zhulan got into the carriage and said goodbye to her daughter. The driver drove the carriage and stopped the car at the entrance of the village. Zhou Shuren lifted the curtain and asked, "What's wrong?"