Chapter 1479： Chance

After going to the yamen, Zhou Shuren went home and changed his clothes and said, "Let the bosses come over for dinner today."

Zhulan thought that something was wrong, "Where's Mingyun?"

"Mingyun, call me too."

Boss Zhou came quickly and the food was on the table. Zhou Shuren motioned for his sons and grandsons to sit down. He drank the soup first, which was vegetable soup. He couldn't drink it to make up the soup.

After a bowl of soup, Zhou Shuren said to Lao Dao, "I asked you an errand in front of the emperor."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Boss Zhou just took a sip from a bowl of soup, and he had to cover his mouth when he choked. He coughed sideways. Dad's news was too scary, so he signaled his son not to take a pat when he didn't cough. He took the handkerchief handed by his son and wiped his mouth. "Father, are you kidding your son?"

Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes, "Can I make fun of errands?"

Boss Zhou was dumbfounded, so if it was true, he also had errands?

Chang Yi was much calmer than the eldest brother, "Father, what kind of errand did you ask for the eldest brother?"

Zhou Shuren, "The emperor is grateful for the soldiers who died while defending the family and the country, so he agrees with my proposal to bring up orphaned children in a unified way. Your job, boss, is to investigate how many orphans and some abused children are."

This errand needs patience and a sincere person to do it. The boss is the most suitable. Of course, he asked the boss for this errand not because the boss is suitable, but because the Zhou family started. In the future, the boss will inherit the marquis. Later, the Zhou family can also participate from generation to generation.

Although he doesn't know how long he can live, he will slowly think of everything he can think of, and arrange everything that should be arranged.

Boss Zhou is a little unconfident. He has been in charge of family affairs, and this is the first time he is leading the court. "Father, can my son do it?"

Zhou Shuren glanced at it, "What do you think?"

Boss Zhou was silent. His intuition told him that if his answer did not suit his father's wishes, his father would take care of him, "Yes, my son will definitely be able to."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "Minghui is a clever kid, he will follow you."

After a pause, he continued: "There is no reward for this errand. You have to do it well for me. You are ready to set off the day after tomorrow."

Seeing his father's explanation, Changyi said, "Father, are the children brought back to the capital?"

Zhou Shuren, "Not all of them are connected to the capital. The ones that are connected to the capital are the neighboring states. The emperors of the other states will send people to investigate and raise them locally."

In recent years, the population has doubled. Last year, there were fewer casualties in the two-line battlefield due to gunpowder, and the casualties were still not small. It was unrealistic for children to be connected to the capital.

Boss Zhou understood, he was in charge of several nearby states, he was at ease, and when he returned to Beijing, he could just be busy with farming.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren sat beside his daughter-in-law, "You didn't speak much tonight."

Zhulan opened the quilt, "I'm also thinking about things in my heart. I want to go to the palace to see the queen mother."

Zhou Shuren, "Huh?"

"I think if it were the Little Ice Age, and there were no high-yielding grains, it would be more and more difficult for the people to live. You have also read Yushuang's letter. The Zhuangzi bought by Changyi has already taken in many children, and the ancient children are worthless. The old people and children are the first to die when the days are hard. Your proposal is the orphans of the soldiers, but what about the common people?"

Zhou Shuren understood what his daughter-in-law meant, "Do you want the Queen Mother to take the lead?"

Zhulan, "I would like to take the lead, but we have imperial power on our heads. You are all pulling the emperor's banner. I can only think of inviting the queen mother, and it is best for the queen mother to come forward."

"Why not the queen?"

"The queen is related to the Wen family. If the queen takes the lead, the Wen family will definitely intervene. Isn't this a matter of robbing me? It's different for the queen mother to take the lead. I have been organizing books for all these years, and the royal family has accepted that I have brains. Thinking people, agree that I am not just a back house woman."

After a pause, he continued: "There are not many people around the queen mother who can use it. Lord Ning Hou is the nephew of the queen mother, and the young niece can't hold back, so I have become the most suitable person."

Zhou Shuren lay down on the bed, comfortable on the hot kang, "You have been thinking about it all night."

"I didn't think about it tonight. I've thought about it since I proposed an orphanage with you. I thought that the queen mother should take the lead. As long as the queen mother can save a lot of children, these children can't be trained as elites, but they can also be trained as craftsmen. , cultivated from generation to generation, the progress of society needs them, what do you think?"

Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "I think it's very good. Only with the foundation can we reform, and the development of society will speed up the pace."

Zhulan frowned, "These years have suffocated me. Now that I have the opportunity, I want to seize it. The woman understands a lot and will not be trapped in the back house. Although the progress will be slow, it is very bright."

It has been a long time since Zhou Shuren saw such brilliance in his daughter-in-law's eyes, "Do what you want. We have been walking all the way today, and we have enough confidence."

Zhulan, "I want to write a plan and choose a date to enter the palace. You just proposed the orphan. I need to find a good time. Yes, let the boss see the lives of the people. I'm looking for opportunities."

Zhou Shuren kept listening to his daughter-in-law, and Zhulan didn't know how long she had been talking. In the end, the two of them fell asleep very late.

Mrs. Li was the happiest when Boss Zhou was going to run an errand. As for Minghui, who went with him, Mrs. Li was not reluctant to give up, and meant to say goodbye.

Minghui didn't want to go, he likes to enjoy himself. When he went to the academy at noon, he would have the servant change his hands with a novice stove to warm his hands. How could he endure hardship?

Mingjia patted Minghui on the shoulder It is rare to have a chance to go out and have a good experience. "

Mingjing, "Let the cook cook more food for you. Your mouth has been raised, don't starve and lose weight."

Ming Rui took out a few books, "Don't forget to read when you go out, I will test you when you come back."

Minghui, "You are really my brother."

Ming Rui smiled, "Cousin."

Minghui, "You're ruthless."

The preparations for the day were quick, Minghui got into the carriage with a bitter face and looked at his grandmother, only to see his grandmother waving a handkerchief, meaning the journey was smooth sailing.

Minghui looked at his mother again, but she didn't even look at him!

Boss Zhou patted his son's head, "You don't want to go, you think I'm willing to take you!"

This kid is the most squeamish. He still has to take care of Minghui on the road. Thinking about this kid's pickiness, he has a headache before he leaves home.

Minghui snorted, pulled the cloak over his head, and ignored his father.

Boss Zhou stared, he was the least majestic of the brothers.

Zhangzhou, Yushuang returned home, her face was pale and pale, and when she came back, she invited a doctor and prescribed a soothing decoction.

Liu Feng came back from the outside and hurried back to the backyard, "I'm not going to Daddy's Zhuangzi, what's wrong?"

Yu Shuang thought of what she saw, and her face turned pale again.

The old lady couldn't bear the discomfort of the young lady, so she motioned for the uncle to go out and said in a low voice, "On the way we went, we saw the children who died of freezing, one big and one small. They died of freezing on the way to Zhuangzi."

The old woman shuddered as she said, "The two children have their eyes open, their eyes are full of unwillingness, and more."

Liu Feng asked, "And what?"

The old woman took a deep breath and said, "The bodies of the two children are bloody, and there are already many bones, which have been eaten by wild animals."

Liu Feng's heart is heavy, this is not an exception, he occasionally sees it when he visits various villages, hey, "Go and watch the decoction!"