Mrs. Zhou changed out of the plain clothes of the Buddha, dressed in a dark purple and light yellow peony pattern makeup gown, a royal blue brocade inlaid skirt, a pearl head, and a brocade rich pattern eyebrows, and saw Zhou Weiji in the hall. It was the first time Lan Yi saw Mrs. Zhou dressed so solemnly, and she heard Zheng say that she also liked luxury before, and her clothes gradually faded after the death of her husband and son.

"Zhou Bantou, thank you for your help." Mrs. Zhou was supported by Mrs. Zhou and saluted Zhou Weiji.

Zhou Wei made a mistake, "Old lady, you don't have to be polite. You are Wenxuan's grandmother and Chuntao's stepmother, naturally you are my elder, I can't stand such a big gift from you, just call me Wei Ji. ”

Mrs. Zhou helped the old lady up and said with a smile, "Old lady, Zhou Ye is Chun Tao's fiancé, and besides, you and Zhou Ye have the same surname, maybe they were still a family five hundred years ago." ”

"That's it, Steward Wang, there are no outsiders today, so you husband and wife can also sit." Old Madam Zhou smiled and invited Zhou Weiji to the main seat, "Weiji, I don't know where your ancestral home is?" ”

Where was Zhou Weiji willing to sit on the main seat, he let Wang Chengde sit down on the main seat, and sat on the side by himself before he replied: "My ancestors have always lived in Huang County. ”

Old Madam Zhou nodded, "Wei Ji, please come over today, first, to thank you for running for Wenxuan's affairs, and secondly, for Wenxuan's matter of going back with you." The old man is incompetent and can't take care of his own grandchildren, so he can only ask you. ”

Zhou Weiji nodded, without talking, Old Madam Zhou continued: "I don't know when Weiji plan to leave?" ”

"It's late autumn now, and in a few days it will be the Cold Dew Festival, we can't walk fast with our children, I think I have to rush back to Huangxian before the Frost Festival, and then drag it down for fear that the road will not be safe." It's been more than a month since they've been out, and it's time for them to go home.

After the frost falls, it is indeed not suitable for travel, this plan is right, that is to say, Wenxuan will go back to Huangxian with Zhou Weiji in half a month at the latest, Mrs. Zhou will hold Wenxuan in her arms, she has only been together with her grandson for more than half a month and has to separate, so she is naturally reluctant.

However, Wang Mingli was eyeing the enemy, and the Lan family was about to move, so it was indeed not safe for Wenxuan and Chun Tao to stay here any longer.

"It's fine. This place is thousands of miles away from Huangxian County, so it is safer for you to set off as soon as possible. It's just that Xuan'er is leaving, and grandmother wants to see you, but it will be next year. Old Madam Zhou became sad.

Wen Xuan said childishly, "Grandmother, the baby learns to ride a horse with his father, and he rides a horse to see his grandmother. ”

Yu'er also hurriedly said: "I also have horses, which are taller than my younger brother, so I accompanied my younger brother to see my grandmother." ”

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and Zheng hugged Yu'er in his arms and kissed him. Lan Yi imagined that the two children rode the fruit from Huang County to Mei County, it was really a cute scene, those eight little short horse legs, it would take a long time to come over.

Wang Chengde explained: "Old lady, the young master visited Guo Wangye a few days ago, Mixian Cheng Xu gave the young master a white fruit pony, yesterday Wei Ji went to the Lanjia Horse Farm to choose a horse back, the young master and Yu'er each have a horse, it is rare." ”

The fruit pony selected from the Blue Family Horse Farm was red, only slightly taller than the white one, and it was also very well-proportioned and fit. Yu'er liked this one more and named it Xiaohong, but Lan Yi couldn't stand the vulgar name of a handsome stallion called "Xiaohong", and persuaded Yu'er to rename it "Xiaohuo". Yes, there are now three horses tied to the small courtyard of the Wang family in South Hutong: Heizi, Xiaobai and Xiaohuo, and the two horses selected for Dao Wufeng and Wang Chunrong are directly fostered in the Wang family's stable, and the family really can't let go.

Fortunately, Wang Lin is far from riding a horse, otherwise he would have to prepare one more horse. Horses are a luxury in this era, and they bought them back one by one and Zheng was distressed for a long time.

Mrs. Zhou was both happy and worried when she heard that her grandson was going to ride a horse, "Both of them are grandmother's good children, but you are still young, you can't step on stirrups, it's not safe to ride a horse, don't ride yourself without an adult's protection." ”

In the Great Zhou, when a boy from a wealthy family reached the age of 13, his parents would prepare a new saddle and chew for him to congratulate him on "hands and saddles, feet and stirrups". Wen Xuan is now three years old, and Yu'er is only seven years old, even if they are shorter than they are, they will ride a horse earlier.

Lan Yi was not worried about them riding horses, "Don't worry, I will take a good look at them." ”

"I'm naturally relieved to have a peach here." Old Mrs. Zhou let go of Wen Xuan, and saw him running to Zhou Weiji's side in small steps, lying on his lap very attachmentfully, Zhou Weiji reached out and patted his back, the two looked very harmonious, "However, Wei Ji has to be busy with the affairs of the yamen, Tao'er, you have to be busy, and you have to take care of the two children. It's better to bring a few more people back, it's better to be brisk. ”

Zhou Weiji had already heard Lan Yi say this, he shook his head and refused, "Old lady, don't worry about these things, I will arrange them in the future." ”

Yiyi and he don't like the large number of people in the family, even if they are too busy and need to buy someone to serve, it must be picked by him, not sent by the Wang family.

Mrs. Zhou stiffened slightly, but Zhou Weiji was the head of the family, and Lan Yi would marry him sooner or later, and it would be for nothing if he didn't agree that he wanted to arrange it. She originally wanted to mention to Wen Xuan to buy a house in Huangxian County to buy a land, so that their family could live and work in peace and contentment, but since she saw Zhou Weiji, she knew that this matter would not work.

It's just that when I returned to that remote mountain village, I was too wronged by my precious grandchildren.

Zhou Wei saw Old Madam Zhou's expression, and naturally knew what she was thinking, "Old Madam, in terms of food, I will definitely not treat Wen Xuan badly." Wei Ji doesn't read much, but he also knows the meaning of 'born in sorrow and died in peace', Wenxuan and Yu'er are my sons, I should teach them strictly as adults, they not only can read and write, but also practice martial arts diligently, and become a well-known manly husband. ”

Old Madam Zhou raised her eyebrows, Wen Xuan's burden was very heavy, if there was a strict father like Zhou Weiji by his side, it would indeed not be a bad thing. With his teaching, Wen Xuan may be able to become an ambitious man with all-round talents in civil and military affairs, and he will have a great achievement when he grows up.

However, Zhou Weiji's background is not high, and he has been in the army for many years, so martial arts are no problem, but reading is not good. What good master could there be in such a rural place?

"Wei Ji, I know what you mean, a man should be three watches, five watches, study hard and practice hard to become a talent. In another year or two, Wenxuan should also start studying, and I thought it would be good to ask him to be enlightened by a master with outstanding virtue and ability. I heard Tao'er say that Beigou Village has Yixue, and I plan to invite the two masters to teach in Yixue, so as to guide Yu'er and Wenxuan. ”

This should be no problem, and it's not at home, but in righteousness. Old Madam Zhou thought.

Zhou Weiji nodded.

"At this time, I have to worry more about Steward Wang, and inquire about the situation of the master who is really talented and learned."

Wang Chengde said yes.

Lan Yi couldn't help but smile, remembering the last time she came, she ran into Wang Gezhi, the third master of the Wang family. Wang Gezhi took the initiative to get close to him, inquired about the situation in Beigou Village in Huangxian County and the matter of Qingshanke, and was very fascinated by Lan Yi's return to Beigou Village, and he couldn't wait to go back together.

Wang Gezhi is obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he can be regarded as a real talent. However, Lan Yi doesn't have a good impression of the people in the third room. They are watching the things of the big house on the wall, even if the calligraphy and painting are good, what is the use, and the more important thing is to cultivate virtue in reading. Wang Gezhi father and son are much worse than her brother-in-law Lei Tianze in this aspect. There is Lei Tianze in Yixue, and she is not worried about the education of her two children.

Zhou Weiji saw Lan Yi smiling, turned his eyes and swept her, and also smiled slightly, since he began to prepare for the return trip, Lan Yi did not have any unwanted feelings, which made him very happy.

Seeing the interaction between the two of them, Mrs. Zhou raised her hand with a smile, and Mrs. Zhou hurriedly handed her a delicate small wooden box, "Tao'er, this is your subordinate." ”

Lan Yi waved his hand: "These peaches can't be harvested." ”

Lan Yi was intuitively reluctant to call Mrs. Zhou mother, after all, she still had her biological mother, and Mrs. Zhou recognized her for Wenxuan.

"Take it, this is my makeup for you, congratulations to you and Wei Ji on their 100-year good relationship." Old Madam Zhou smiled, "Wei Ji will not object." ”

Since Mrs. Zhou said so, Lan Yi couldn't accept it, and the Zheng family also nodded and asked her to accept it.

"I also asked people to sort out the books that Mingzhe read when he was a child, and put them in boxes, and brought them back to Wenxuan to see. There is one more thing," Old Madam Zhou paused, and then said, "Although Wei Ji doesn't want to take his subordinates back, Old Man still wants Yu Yao to go back with you." Yu Yao has a stable temperament, she is a little skilled in medicine, and she is the best at taking care of children and pregnant women. With her following, there is no need to panic if the two children have a headache and brain fever, and there is someone to take care of Tao'er when she gets pregnant. Besides, Yu Yao is alone, and you don't have to suffer here in the past, and I also put her deed of sale in the box. ”

When Jia heard Mrs. Zhou say this, she knelt on the ground, tears fell, and she said that she was reluctant to give up the old lady.

Two days ago, the Zheng family told Lan Yi that Mrs. Zhou had such a plan, and Lan Yi did not object after careful consideration. Jia's knows the roots, her temperament is stable, and the most important thing is that she is proficient in medical skills, and it is definitely a good thing to have a family doctor to follow her in this era of lack of medical treatment.

Zhou Weiji heard that the woman kneeling on the ground would see a doctor and take care of Tao'er when she was pregnant and giving birth in the future, so he no longer objected.

The old lady asked Mrs. Zhou to help Jia Shi up, and said slowly: "Yu Yao, you have suffered a lot with the old man over the years. asked you to follow Chun Tao, but also to let you help her, she will be your master in the future, you can't disobey. Moreover, Chun Tao also grew up with you, she has always been close to you, and you can live a few comfortable days with her when you go back. ”

Lan Yi also stood up and walked over, taking Jia's hand, "Aunt Yao, I'm inexperienced, you can mention me more in the future, let's take care of Wenxuan together." ”

Mrs. Zhou gave the Jia family's deed of sale to Lan Yi, and from now on Lan Yi will be her master. Jia Shi saluted Lan Yi with tears, wiped away her tears and retreated aside, Lan Yi saw that her face was calm, she should have been mentally prepared for a long time. R1152