Zhou Yunshu only got the word "wait" from her grandmother, still wait.
Back in the room, Zhou Yunshu saw her mother and sister-in-law making the bed, while Yuanli, Yuanyi, Xixi and Yuanruo were eating cakes on the couch next to them.
Seeing Zhou Yunshu come in, Yuanli Yuanyi stood up and said, "Auntie."
Zhou Yunshu walked up to the four little ones, touched their heads and said, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Children's resistance is weak, and Zhou Yunshu is afraid that if Ji Mingzhu and Wu Yue fall ill, the four little ones will also fall ill.
This is not modern times. The death rate of children is too high, and the Zhou family cannot afford the death of any child.
The four little ones all shook their heads after Zhou Yunshu asked.
Yuan Li and Yuan Yi have become enlightened, and coupled with the great changes in the Zhou family, the two little ones have grown a lot all of a sudden.
Yuanruo was young and didn't understand much, so he thought his mother and grandmother were taking them out to play together.
Ji Nanxi was a few months younger than Yuan Ruo, so she didn't understand either.
But Ji Nanxi has grown up with Zhou Yunshu since she was a child. As long as she can always look at her mother, she feels that she can go anywhere.
After Zhou Yunshu made sure that the four little ones were not feeling unwell, she asked Dong Ge to look after the children and took her mother and sister-in-law to the room of Wu Yue, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
They had to travel a long distance next, so they had to plan well.
Zhou Yunshu looked at the female members of the Zhou family beside her and said, "Grandma means that we will rest in Hengyang for a day today and leave tomorrow."
"But grandma's health is not good yet." Fang Huiwen frowned.
Like Zhou Yunshu, Ji Mingzhu is the most special and important existence in the eyes of the Zhou family.
"Grandma is afraid something might happen if she stays too long, so we'll take a good rest today and then we'll be on our way."
Fang Huiwen and Wu Gui nodded together. Since their grandmother said it, they should do as they said.
Not to mention that before Zhou Yunshu got married, she and her sister-in-law Zhou Jianying had been in charge of the family affairs, and they were also used to listening to Zhou Yunshu's arrangements.
"Sister Yunshu, if there is anything you need me to do, just ask." Wu Gui said to Zhou Yunshu.
Fang Huiwen also said: "And me."
Li Jialan also tugged on her daughter's sleeve, she also wanted to do something.
"good!"
There are too many things to do next, and it is unrealistic for her to do it on her own.
After Zhou Yunshu nodded, Li Jialan and others showed a relaxed smile on their faces. They were afraid that they would be useless.
"Shu'er, find something for me to do." Wu Yue, who had been lying on the bed to rest, choked up and said, "Otherwise, my mind will be filled with your uncle and the others."
Wu Yue's words made everyone present blush.
Zhou Yunshu looked at the haggard Wu Yue and sighed inwardly, "Second Aunt, the most important thing for you now is to take good care of your body. After you take good care of your health, there are many things that I need your help with!"
Wu Yue sobbed and nodded. She couldn't be a drag on the family.
"Also, if you are alive, you want to see people, and if you are dead, you want to see the corpse."
Zhou Yunshu said with a heavy look: "I don't believe the words of the court, nor the news from the northern border. My grandfather and the others have been fighting in the northern border for many years and have been operating in the northern border for many years. I don't believe that they will die in Biyu Pass so easily."
Zhou Yunshu's words were like a shot in the arm, and a bright light burst out from the eyes of Li Jialan and others.
Seeing that they finally cheered up, Zhou Yunshu continued: "Let's go on our way first. After we settle down, we will find a way to go to the north to find out about my grandfather and the others."
"Until there is definite news, we have to take care of our bodies, don't you think?"
Li Jialan and others nodded in unison.
Wu Gui asked carefully: "Is the reason why my sister-in-law left..."
Zhou Yunshu nodded and then pointed outside. She did not forget that the emperor had always sent people to follow them.
When everyone saw it, they immediately shut their mouths.
This is the only hope they have, and there must be no room for error.
"The time we stay in Hengyang is too short, and we must be prepared."
Zhou Yunshu took out five 200-tael silver notes from her arms and said, "This is the money I hid when I left the palace..."
Before Zhou Yunshu finished speaking, she heard Fang Huiwen and Wu Gui say in unison: "I'm hiding it too."
After speaking, Wu Gui and Fang Huiwen looked at each other, and then a smile appeared on their faces.
This is the most tacit understanding between the two sisters-in-law.
Li Jialan also said: "I also hid some."
Wu Yue was dumbfounded when she heard what the three of them said. Hiding money?
She had nothing but the clothes she was wearing and the jewelry she was wearing had been taken away by the people who ransacked her home.
So, is she the only "honest person" in the entire Zhou family?
Li Jialan is an orphan and takes money very seriously.
The house was raided suddenly, and she didn't have much to hide. She had ten golden peanuts hidden in a handkerchief in her hair.
Two more cloth bags were removed from the two armpits. One contained five 100-tael silver notes and five 200-tael silver notes; the other contained more than 20 pearls of good quality.
Fang Huiwen has less money than Li Jialan.
She only had time to stuff three 100-tael silver notes into each of her shoes, but she also stuffed money into the shoes of her two sons.
There were three fifty-tael silver notes hidden in Yuanyi's shoes, and two one-hundred-tael notes hidden in Yuanli's shoes. These were all the cash she had at the time. She also had gold and silver, but they were too difficult to get. , can only give up.
Although Wu Yue hid nothing, his daughter-in-law Wu Gui hid the most in the whole family.
Not only did she stuff twelve small yellow croakers in her hair, but she also stuffed ten 200-tael silver notes and six 100-tael silver notes in her chest.
There were also things tied to the two legs, one of which was tied with two circles of small yellow croakers; the other leg was hung with three bags, one of which was filled with pearls, and the other two were filled with scattered silver.
When she went to the drug store, she untied everything and put it into the medicine bag.
Not only that, but hidden under the insoles of her shoes were five one-hundred-tael silver notes.
If Yuan Ruo hadn't been with her at that time, she would have stuffed Yuan Ruo's body with things.
Wu Yue was shocked when she saw what her daughter-in-law took out of the bag, and couldn't close her mouth when she heard where she hid the things.
"What if we are discovered?" Wu Yue said dully.
Wu Gui opened the bag and said, "You have to take a gamble. As the saying goes, the bold will starve to death and the coward will starve."
After speaking, Wu Gui looked at her mother-in-law and immediately explained: "Mom, I'm not saying you are a coward, I just..."
Wu Yue shook her head, "It's okay."
She has indeed lived a very orderly life.
"mother?"
"You did a good job." Fortunately, Wu Gui was in their second room.
Hearing her mother-in-law's recognition of herself, Wu Gui couldn't help but curl up her lips.
Wu Gui's mother died young. Although Wu Yue has been cold to her since she got married, she has always treated Wu Yue as her biological mother, especially since the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are very close and have the same surname.
Wu Gui put a pack of small yellow croakers and all the banknotes into Wu Yue's hand, "Mom, take it."
Wu Yue was stunned, then pushed the money in front of Wu Gui, "This is all yours, you..."
"Mom, you are my mother, you take care of it for me!" Wu Gui said in a tone that could not be refused, and Wu Yue's eyes suddenly turned a little red.
Wu Gui hates people crying. She looked at Wu Yue with some confusion, "Mom, did I do something wrong? Don't cry. You..."
Wu Yue listened to Wu Gui's caring words, threw herself into the arms of her daughter-in-law, who was much taller than herself, and said, "Mom, I was sorry for you before!"
Wu Gui was a little stiff when she was hugged, and then patted her mother-in-law on the back, just like she would coax her younger brothers and sisters when she was a child, and said: "Mom, you have never been sorry to me."
Although he was not as kind to her as he was to Liu Aifang, he never tried to tease her, he just ignored her with indifference. Wu Gui had always been content.
The more Wu Gui said this, the more uncomfortable Wu Yue felt.
Thinking that he would live with his wife and grandson in the future, he made up his mind to love his daughter-in-law as his own daughter.
Zhou Yunshu waited for Wu Yue to calm down and said, "What are your plans for the money?"
