jdhmnovel Chapter 171 Looking for help
Chapter 171 Looking for help
Zhou Sisi smiled with her eyes curved, "I know, grandma!"
The next morning, the family boarded a carriage and set off for home. Xu Wu and Sun Dashan drove the carriage, along with Qing'er and Yunxiang. The rest of the family stayed at their home in the capital.
Unlike when they came, there was plenty of time this time on the way back, so the carriage didn't move very fast. The children talked and laughed along the way, and when they passed by a town, they got off the carriage to buy some local specialties, so it didn't feel difficult.
Zhou Dajiang looked at the scenery along the way, unable to hide his excitement. Thinking back to this time last year, he was still on his way back to Donghua Kingdom. Who would have thought that this time this year, he would already be a newly promoted Jinshi and working in the Ministry of Works.
Moreover, his wife and daughter have also established themselves in the capital, and everything is moving in a good direction. This time he went home to pick up his mother and arranged his brothers to work in the Ministry of Works. He can be said to have completed his mission, which is a wonderful thought.
The carriage stopped and started along the way, and finally arrived at Qingshangou in the evening of the tenth day. In the distance, they could see the smoke rising from the village. As soon as they entered the village, Shaobing recognized Xu Wu and hurriedly shouted, "Master Xu is back!"
Gao Danian reacted quickly when he heard his son's words. He realized that this must be Zhou Dajiang returning from the capital. He quickly put down his fire stick and ran out, shouting as he ran: "Master Zhou is back! Master Zhou is back!"
Zhou Dajiang had originally straightened his clothes, intending to get off the cart and walk home, saying hello to everyone, after all, he had returned home in glory. However, he nearly fell off the cart when he heard the shout.
I had always been called "Dajiang Dajiang" by everyone, but now it suddenly became "Master Zhou", which sounded awkward.
He hurriedly greeted Gao Danian, "Brother Danian, when did you change my name? Just call me Dajiang, Master Zhou is too awkward!"
Gao Danian scratched his head innocently, "Okay, then I'll still call you Dajiang!"
At this moment, other nearby families who had heard the commotion also came out, gathered around, and chattered with congratulations. Zhou Dajiang responded with a smile, distributing some of the local specialties he had brought back to the crowd. The children gathered around the carriage with curiosity, their eyes fixed on the things they had never seen before.
Qing'er and Yunxiang got out of the car, held the hands of several children, and gave them candy.
Afterwards, Zhou Dajiang led his family, accompanied by fellow villagers, to their courtyard. Zhou's mother, Chen's mother, and Master Chen were already standing at the gate. Zhou Dajiang quickly stepped forward and knelt, "My unfilial son has returned. As you expected, my son has been accepted by the Ministry of Industry."
This time, Zhou's mother finally felt that her son was not stupid. She walked over and helped Zhou Dajiang up. "Well done! You did well on the test! You brought honor to the Zhou family!"
Mother Zhou looked up at the villagers again and said, "My Zhou family is celebrating. We will have a big banquet the day after tomorrow. Everyone come!"
The villagers responded with a "yes" and then dispersed, leaving the space to their own family members.
Zhou Dajiang finally found some free time to talk to his father-in-law and brother-in-law Chen Mingyuan about his time studying in the capital, and he strongly recommended that Chen Mingyuan go to Jixianzhai, which he had visited before.
On Chen Xiuying's side, she was surrounded by Zhang and Li, who listened to Chen Xiuying telling her mother and mother-in-law about what she had done in the capital.
Zhou Sisi and the two little ones gathered with their friends, chattering about the journey and the interesting things they encountered in the capital, especially the ice rink, which made the older children extremely envious.
After the Lunar New Year, the once-little Lotus was now thirteen, a grown woman. Dabao and Erbao were twelve, and Chennan and Chenbei were ten, one twelve and the other ten. Tietou and Suotou were even older, and their mother was arranging wives for them this year. They were so frightened that they kept saying they wanted to go with their second uncle and wait another two years before getting married.
After Zhou Dahai and Zhou Dahe got off work and came to Zhou Dajiang's house, everyone had been talking for an hour.
When Zhou Dahe saw his second brother, he stretched out his arms and said, "Come on, second brother, let me share in your joy!"
Zhou Dajiang quickly dodged his bear hug and said with a smile: "There's no need to get involved now, you're already involved. I've found jobs for you and your brother in Beijing, do you want to come with me?" Zhou Dajiang kept it a secret after he got home, because he wanted to wait for them to come back and tell them together, so as to save the trouble of telling them several times.
Hearing his words, everyone looked at Zhou Dajiang and asked him to explain what had happened. Zhou Dajiang then told them how Lord Cui had come to him to ask for someone.
"I've inquired. After moving to Beijing, the government provides low-rent housing, and there's also a monthly housing subsidy. Master Cui also said that if you find the low-rent housing inadequate, you can find a private house to rent. You two should think it over. If you want to go, I'll talk to Xue Jin on your behalf."
Zhou Dahai had always been an introverted person. He was happy for his younger brother's good performance in the exam, as the Zhou family finally had a member of the government. However, that was all he thought about it, and he never thought about clinging to his younger brother.
Unexpectedly, although he didn't have this idea, his good second brother had already thought about it for them and even asked about the house. It would be a lie to say that he was not touched.
He was just a peasant, but thanks to his brother, he was able to become a factory boss, which was already pretty good. He never expected that there was something even better waiting for him. Thinking of this, the eldest brother could no longer hold back and began to laugh while wiping away tears.
Zhou Dahe wasn't much better than his older brother, but he didn't wipe away his tears. Instead, he continued with his exaggerated style and jumped up three times as high as he could, "Hey! I'm going to the capital!"
Seeing that her two sons were useless, Zhou's mother felt disgusted and started to scold them, "Can't you two be more promising? Third son! Your daughter is so grown up and will soon become a father-in-law. Can you be more steady? Eldest son! Do you really want to go? Just tell me the truth!" Such a grown man was still wiping his tears!
Zhou Dahai looked at his mother and said, "Mom, if I go, what will happen to you? And what about the family?"
Mother Zhou rolled her eyes in annoyance and said, "Don't worry about me. My in-laws and I are still running a workshop at home."
Zhou Sisi immediately quit when she heard this, "No, grandma, I've bought everything at the shops in Beijing. I'm just waiting for you and grandma to come over. The three of us can do business together!"
Zhou Dajiang also advised: "Mother, Xiuying's house in the capital has rooms reserved for you and mother-in-law, and there is also a Qiancheng Study in the capital, you two can continue to open it after you go to the capital."
On the other side, Chen Xiuying also looked at her eldest sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law, "I also bought a shop, and I want to ask you two to help me."