When he went to the yamen, Zhou Shuren went home and changed his clothes and said, "Let the boss and the others come here to have dinner today."

Zhulan thought to herself that something was wrong, "Where is Mingyun?"

"Mingyun, please call me here too."

Boss Zhou and his friends came quickly and the food was served on the table. Zhou Shuren signaled his sons and grandson to sit down. He drank the soup first. He drank vegetable soup, but he couldn't drink it.

After a bowl of soup, Zhou Shuren said to the old man: "I asked you for an errand in front of the emperor."

"Cough, cough, cough."

Mr. Zhou just took a sip of a bowl of soup, but he still had to cover his mouth when he choked. He turned his head and coughed. The news about his father was too scary. He couldn't wait to cough and signaled that his son didn't need to take pictures. He took the handkerchief he handed to him and wiped his mouth, "Dad, aren't you teasing your son?"

Zhou Shuren glanced blankly, "Can I joke about errands?"

Boss Zhou was stunned, so it was true that he also had to have an errand?

Changyi was much calmer than his elder brother, "Dad, what errand did you ask for your elder brother?"

Zhou Shuren, "The emperor is grateful to the soldiers who have passed away who defended their country, so he agrees with my proposal to educate children who become orphans. Your job is to investigate how many orphans have become orphans and some abused children."

This job requires patience and a person who is honest. The boss is the most suitable. Of course, he asked the boss for this job not because the boss is suitable, but because of the Zhou family. In the future, the boss will inherit the marquis and the boss will participate. After his death, the Zhou family can also participate in it from generation to generation.

Although he didn't know how long he could live, he had to slowly think of everything he could think of and arrange everything he should arrange.

Boss Zhou was a little unconfident. He had been in charge of family affairs. This was the first time he was taking the court's errands. "Dad, can your son do it?"

Zhou Shuren glanced at him and said, "What do you think?"

Boss Zhou was silent. His intuition told him that if he answered that he didn't like his father, his father would deal with him, "Yes, my son will definitely do it."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "Minghui is smart, he will follow you."

He paused and continued, "This errand is not rewarded, you must do it with your heart. You can prepare and set off the road in the future."

Seeing that his father had given him, Chang Yi said, "Dad, have the children taken back to the capital?"

Zhou Shuren, "Don't they all come to Beijing, and the nearby states are connected to the capital. The emperors of the other states will send people to investigate and raise them locally."

The population has doubled in recent years. Last year, the two-line battlefields suffered less casualties, and the casualties were still quite large. It was unrealistic for children to be connected to the capital.

Boss Zhou understood, so he was responsible for several nearby states. He was at ease and could be busy with farming when he returned to Beijing.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren sat next to his wife, "You didn't speak much tonight."

Zhulan opened the quilt, "I was thinking about it too. I wanted to go to the palace to see the queen mother."

Zhou Shuren, “Hmm?”

"I think if it was really a Little Ice River period, without high-yield grain, the lives of the people would become more and more difficult. You have read Yushuang's letter. The farm bought in Changyi has already collected many children. In ancient times, children were not worth money, and life was hard the first to die were the elderly and children. Your proposal was the orphans of soldiers, but what about the people?"

Zhou Shuren understood what his wife meant, "Do you want the Empress Dowager to take the lead?"

Zhulan, "I want to take the lead, but we have the imperial power above our heads. You have to hold the emperor's banner. I can only ask the empress dowager, it's best if the empress dowager comes 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 stealing me? It's different for the empress dowager to take the lead. I have been sorting out books for the past few years, and the royal family has accepted that I am a person with a brain and ideas, and I agree that I am not just a woman from the back home."

He paused and continued, "There are not many people around the Empress Dowager. Marquis Ning is the Empress Dowager's nephew. His niece-in-law cannot suppress her young nephew, so I became the most suitable person."

Zhou Shuren lay down in the quilt, the warm kang was comfortable, "You have been thinking a lot all night."

"I was not thinking about it tonight. I thought about it since I asked you to run an orphanage. I thought that the Queen Mother would take the lead. As long as the Queen Mother was concerned, she could save many children. These children could not be cultivated by elites, but they could also be cultivated into craftsmen. If they continue to be cultivated from generation to generation, the progress of society requires them. What do you think?"

Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "I think it's good. Only with the foundation can reform and social development speed up."

Zhulan has curved eyebrows and eyes, "I have been suffocated to death over the years. Since I have the chance, I want to catch it. Women know a lot and will not be trapped in the back house. Although the process will be very slow, it is very bright."

Zhou Shuren hasn't seen such glory in his wife's eyes for a long time, "If you want to do it, do it. We are going all the way today and have enough confidence."

Zhulan, "I want to write a plan to choose a day before entering the palace. You just proposed an orphan. I need to find a good opportunity. Yes, let the boss see more people's lives, so I can find an opportunity."

Zhou Shuren kept listening to his wife saying that Zhulan didn't know how long it took, but in the end they fell asleep very late.

Boss Zhou was going to do the job, and Li was the happiest. As for Minghui who followed him, Li was not reluctant to leave, and he was very fond of giving up.

Minghui didn't want to go. He liked to enjoy it. He would ask the servant to change his novice stove to warm his hands at noon when he went to the academy. Why did he endure hardship? But with a word from his grandfather, it was useless to think of his grandmother to act coquettishly.

Mingjia patted Minghui on the shoulder, "It's a rare opportunity to go out and practice well."

Mingjing, "Let the cook make more food for you. If your mouth is raised, don't lose weight if you starve."

Mingrui took out a few books, "Don't forget to study when you go out, I will take the exam for you when you come back."

Minghui, "You are really my dear brother."

Mingrui smiled, "Cousin."

Minghui, "...you are cruel."

One day's preparation was quick, Minghui took the carriage with a bitter face and looked at his grandmother, but he saw his grandmother waving his handkerchief, and the road was smooth.

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, do you think I'm willing to take you!"

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

Minghui hummed, pulled the cloak and covered it on his head, ignoring his own father.

Boss Zhou stared at him. He was the one who was the most majestic of his father among the brothers.

Zhangzhou, Yushuang returned home with a pale face. When she came back, she hired a doctor and prescribed a decoction to calm the spirit.

Liu Feng came back from outside and hurried back to the backyard, "What's wrong with it if you don't go to your father's farm?"

Yushuang's face turned pale when she thought of what she saw.

The old lady couldn't bear to feel uncomfortable, so she signaled her son-in-law to go out and said in a low voice: "On the way we went, we saw the frozen children, one big and one small. They were frozen to death on the way to Zhuangzi."

The woman shivered as she said, "The two children were open with their eyes full of reluctance, and."

Liu Feng asked, “And what?”

The old lady took a deep breath and said, "The two children's bodies are covered in blood and flesh, and they have been gnawed by wild animals."
Chapter completed!