The Journey Of The Peasant Mother-in-Law

After listening to Xuemei, there was a sense of unreality, and she was also happy that Dad had become more formidable. “Mom, I’m not foolish. You can rest assured. I know what can be said and what cannot be said.”

Five hundred copper coins, at least three hundred copper coins can be saved a month. As for how long the mother said, it all depended on whether Father can be admitted as a Xiucai. She had great confidence in her father. The image of her father in her mind became all the more larger.

In the hall, Jiang Sheng also knew what he was going to do, and his eyes widened as if meeting his father-in-law for the first time, but he was even more happy in his heart. The more powerful his father-in-law was, the more he would be able to help him. Their Jiang clan neither had any teacher nor any xiucai, there was no way they can help him in the future.

If his father-in-law really went all the way, with his father-in-law pulling him in front, even if he is admitted to Juren in the future, he can still find a job. In case he is just a xiucai all his life, as long as his father-in-law is around, his family will not live too badly! The best thing his parents did for him was to find Xiumei as his wife. Besides the compatibility, the future prospects of Xuemei’s family are truly substantial!

Looking at Jiang Sheng’s excited appearance, Zhou Shuren knew what Jiang Sheng was thinking. “You have to live in the home, don’t complain to others when you’re in trouble, practice your expressions in front of the water more when you go back, and take care of your face and mouth no matter what happens in the county government, don’t let people see through your mind.”

Jiang Sheng knew that his father-in-law was cautioning him, so he remembered them one by one, “Thank you, father-in-law, for your advice.”

Zhou Shuren hummed, took the book, and prepared to take the exam for Jiang Sheng, to see if he has been slack recently.

At noon, Zhulan asked Li Shi to make a table of good dishes for her wàisūnzi and wàisūnnǚ. She bought a pork knuckle, four pig trotters, and a hen. The pork knuckles and trotters were all sauced, and they ate half of it for lunch. For the remaining half, Zhulan packed it up for the children to take back to eat, and also gave ten catties of rice, five catties of millet, and five catties of noodles.

Xuemei and Jiang Sheng were embarrassed, they only brought pastries back to their natal home, but they took back more.

Zhulan pinched her wàisūnzi’s hard-earned flesh, “Take it back, your father and I are giving it for the children to eat.”

What else could Xuemei say, this was how her parent showed their love.

Second Zhou sent Xuemei’s family back and came back after dark.

After dinner in the evening, Boss Zhou said: “Father, someone has seen our calf these days and asked what price we are looking for.”

Zhou Shuren asked, “What price did he give?”

Boss Zhou said: “The price is four taels of silver. “

Zhou Shuren hadn’t intended to keep the calf. However, someone became interested and decided to buy it, making things easier for him. When he had initially purchased the cattle, he hadn’t encountered any bulls for sale, only female cows. This is why he proceeded with the purchase. The price of four taels of silver was substantial, and the buyer offered a fair deal. “Alright, inform him that you’ll sell it to him. Afterward, guide him through the procedure for completing the calf transaction.”

Boss Zhou wanted to ask if Dad would go with him but looked into Dad’s eyes and swallowed silently. Dad is testing his ability to do things, “Okay Dad.”

Zhou Shuren hummed and went back to the house.

Seeing Zhou Shuren come back, Zhulan asked, “What does the boss want from you?”

Zhou Shuren slipped his shoes on the kang, “Someone wants to buy the calf.”

Zhulan just remembered that in the past two days, the boss did bring someone to see the calf. In ancient times, the birth of a calf was also registered at the yamen. Cows that die of old age or accidents need to be reported to the county government, and a special person will come to watch the slaughter. The people in the county government will take away the cowhide, horns, and tendons, because cowhide can be used for tents, and horns can be used for bows. Crossbows were war resources needed by the imperial court, and so these things will not be left to individuals. Only the remaining meat and bones were allowed to be bought and sold.

Zhulan’s family really made a profit from the cow. Not only did they get four taels of silver for free, but the days of the cow giving birth didn’t interfere with the spring plowing either.