Chapter 345 Zhu Yixuan's plan
"Could he be the Marquis's guest? It would make sense if he stayed in the Marquis' house temporarily." Huang Xinghua speculated.
Shen Dagou thought of Murong Xu's noble aura and couldn't help but shake his head, "Mom, I don't think so, I'm worried."
"What are you worried about? There is nothing to worry about! Hou I am Shen Yi's godfather. With Shen Yi and Su Tai here, your sister will definitely be fine!" Huang Xinghua interrupted his speculation and didn't want to think about it too much. She was worried that she wouldn't be able to get through this day if she thought about it too much.
Wei Erya winked at Shen Dagou and followed Huang Xinghua's words and said: "Mom is right, the second girl went to the imperial capital for treatment. She will come back when she is cured. You can go to the imperial capital later. Wouldn’t it be better to ask the second sister-in-law carefully when the time comes?”
Shen Dagou nodded, "Yes, maybe I'm too worried."
While the three of them were talking, Shen Mu happened to unwrap the New Year's gift from Murong Xu. The tightly wrapped box contained some brocade. Fabrics and fine things like bird's nests and shark's fins are all the ostentation of wealthy people.
Even the Shenmu family knows that these things are not ordinary things.
Now Huang Xinghua had to think more, "Do you think that young master has fallen in love with our sweetness?"
Huang Xinghua was worried.
Wei Erya rolled her eyes and said quickly: "Mom, our three sisters-in-law are all good-looking. It's normal for some people to like them. It would be strange if no one likes them. A place like the Imperial Capital is not something ordinary people like us can do. I think, the second sister-in-law has always been sober. As long as she doesn't want to, no matter how attentive the other party is, it will be useless. Plus, the Marquis is protecting her, so it will be fine.
Maybe they are doing it for the sake of the Marquis. Gave our family these years Maybe the etiquette is not even a word, so don’t think too much."
Huang Xinghua thought about it carefully and felt that what Wei Erya said made sense. If nothing else, she still believed Shen Tian. Yes, although that child is not as good as her eldest daughter Chen Xiang, she has a plan in her heart. She has worked in Shen Yi's family for so many years without saying anything about jealousy or envy. She is strict with her words. She doesn't think that such a daughter will be punished if she goes to the emperor. Wealth is confusing.
The more I thought about her, the more at ease I felt, and she began to prepare for the New Year in a lively manner.
"Tomorrow I want to go to Su Tai's place to buy a few kilograms of glutinous rice and make rice cakes, and then give some to your uncle's place, and some to Erya's mother's side. That stuff is good and sweet. It's so juicy, you can keep it, roast it on the fire, it's sweet and fragrant, and it's very filling." Huang Xinghua became more and more excited as she talked, wishing she could go to Su Tai's place now.
Su Tai, who was worried about Huang Xinghua, was huddled in the backyard with Shen Yi taking stock of the accounts.
“After these few sales this year, our family has saved tens of thousands of taels. We come here once a year. We don’t have to worry about money. I plan to use part of it to build the bridge. What do you think? "
Shen Yi was a little surprised, "Daughter-in-law, are you willing to pay for it out of your own pocket?"
He has never thought of using his family's money to build the bridge. On the one hand, most of his family's money is What Su Tai earns is also for future generations.
Su Tai said angrily: "I definitely can't sit back and do nothing about such a big thing as building a bridge. The money I received now will be used to pay wages, wood processing, and buy cattle and sheep. I'm afraid it won't be enough. To use it, we have to customize protective nets. These all cost money. I plan to pay for the customized things myself. Although it will be a big expense, if I exchange it with silver and slowly save it, it will still be enough. ”
Shen Yi was so moved that he stepped forward and hugged Su Tai tightly, "Actually, you don't have to make such a big sacrifice, I can find a way."
Su Tai glanced at him sideways, "I can't do this either. I don’t just support you, but I hope I can help and do something good. After all, I have something that others don’t have. If I can use that thing to benefit the people, it will be a great merit.”
“Then. That's true."
When Su Tai said this, Shen Yi felt much more comfortable. After the two of them finished planning for next year, they turned around and started busy preparing for the New Year.
Compared to the bustle of the Shen family, the Zhu family seems much deserted.
After Mrs. Zhu died and Cen Mingzhu was imprisoned, the family felt different without a hostess.
Master Zhu and Zhu Yixuan stayed together to celebrate the New Year, but the father and son were not happy at all.
"What are your plans about Cen?" After many days, Mr. Zhu mentioned Cen Mingzhu for the first time.
Zhu Yixuan raised the corners of his mouth mockingly, sipped a glass of wine, and said with a calm expression, "What can I do? What she offended was the Marquis of Yong'an in the imperial capital, a person that even the Cen family did not dare to offend. She said she would offend him If you just make trouble and refuse to repent, what else can I do? As long as the Cen family doesn’t express their anger at me, I can’t care about anything else.”
Mr. Zhu frowned dissatisfied, "After all, she is the wife you are marrying, and she has such a powerful natal family. Our Zhu family can't afford to offend her, so even if you can't do anything, you still have to show off! Is there any news from the Cen family?"
Zhu Yixuan shook his head, "My father-in-law is still at the border. It takes several months to come back and forth. I'm afraid we won't know until next year."
What he is most worried about now is The Cen family gave up on Cen Mingzhu. If that happened, it would be meaningless for him to marry Cen Mingzhu.
Mr. Zhu was a little anxious while waiting. He took a long breath and said, "After three years of mourning, you and Mrs. Cen will have a child as soon as possible. Your mother will be able to rest in peace in heaven."
He did not tell Zhu Yixuan that his wife would occasionally miss the child born to Ke Shi during her lifetime.
Zhu Yixuan nodded absently. How could he have time to think so much now? After a pause, he looked at Mr. Zhu and said, "Dad, what do you think about me going to the military camp as soon as the three-year filial piety period is over?"
" Do you still want to lead troops to fight?" Mr. Zhu frowned deeply, not understanding his son's thoughts.
Zhu Yixuan muttered: "I am still a general in the military camp. When I return to Zhaohua County, I will be nothing. I am not even as good as a town official. I am a loser if I stay here! The business at home is I can rest assured that my father is guarding me. Also, Mr. Cen has lost such a big face here. I'm afraid I don't want to stay in Zhaohua County anymore. It doesn't matter if I take her to the border. With my father-in-law here, she won't be able to cause any trouble."
Thinking of Cen's arrogant and willful behavior, Zhu said. The master also thinks it is better to let Mr. Cen leave, otherwise the reputation of the Zhu family will be ruined by Mr. Cen.
“Okay! I’ll listen to you.”
After the father and son discussed the matter, they began to look forward to the news from the Cen family. It was time for spring plowing, and it was Cen Li who came.
But this time Cen Li's attitude was obviously much colder.
"Yixuan, my eldest brother already knows about Mingzhu. He is very angry, very angry, and no longer plans to care about Mingzhu's life and death."
Cen Li's words made Zhu Yixuan successfully change. With an expression on his face, he begged anxiously, "Cousin, Mingzhu is a girl from the Cen family after all. She is just a little more willful and not bad in nature. If I hadn't been useless, I wouldn't be here." Because she suffered so much, before the Chinese New Year, I specially gave the county magistrate a generous New Year gift, hoping that the magistrate would take care of Mingzhu so that she would suffer less in prison
But the county magistrate turned me away, confiscated my belongings, and said the sentence would be imposed after spring plowing. I really had no choice but to rely on my father-in-law for help.”