"Anyway, I have to thank Mrs. Wu. I wonder if Mrs. Wu and her family came to Jiangzhong this time to visit relatives or to visit friends?"
Before Zhou Yunshu could speak, Mrs. Zhang said, "Mrs. Wu is from Tongcheng. She came to Haizhou this time to settle down here!"
When the eldest lady heard this, she looked at Zhou Yunshu in surprise, "Tongcheng is not far from the capital. Why would my wife and her family want to leave Tongcheng and come to a small place like Haizhou?"
Ancient times can be different from modern times.
Even in modern times with a relatively high degree of freedom, if you want to leave your hometown and start life again in a different place, you have to consider a series of factors such as geographical location, climate environment, and work atmosphere.
In ancient times, unless encountering situations such as getting married, escorting, rushing for exams, going to work, fleeing for famine, etc., ordinary people may never leave their place of residence throughout their lives. Some even have their ancestors living on that land for generations without knowing anything about the outside world. What is the world like?
Therefore, Zhou Yunshu said that they came from Tongcheng to Haizhou, which instantly attracted the attention of all the female relatives in the hall.
Zhou Yunshu did not rush to answer the eldest lady's words. Instead, after sitting down, she looked at the eldest lady in charge and said calmly: "Madam may not be aware that the drought in Luzhou and Qingzhou has also affected Tongcheng. In addition, there are countless refugees from the war in the north and the south." After moving, the family’s business plummeted, so the family decided to move to Haizhou.”
Sitting opposite Zhou Yunshu, a round-faced lady wearing a lotus-colored Hangzhou silk short coat said curiously: "Haizhou is considered remote. It's really strange that your family moved here."
Even though most of the people here are from Haizhou, they have to admit that although Haizhou is quite large in the Zhou Dynasty, it is lower than the state and is only slightly better than the Nanman.
It's really puzzling to go from a big place like Tongcheng to such a remote place.
"Yes, it's obviously closer to the capital."
Zhou Yunshu smiled and said: "This is really because our family's situation is quite special."
"Due to physical reasons, the elders in the family are more suitable to recuperate in a place with a relatively warm and humid climate. This is why they moved to Haizhou. Secondly, the family business is easier to do in Haizhou. This is the second point."
When everyone heard that it was for filial piety and business, their faces showed a little surprise.
"I wonder what kind of business Mrs. Wu's family does?" someone asked curiously.
It is definitely a profitable business to allow people to travel all the way from Tongcheng to Haizhou, and maybe they can get a share of the pie.
"It's hard to say."
Zhou Yunshu's directness stunned the person who asked.
When Zhou Yunshu asked and said something before, I thought she was easy to talk to, but I didn't expect that it would be difficult for her to talk when it was her turn.
Mrs. Zhang came to the rescue for the person who asked the question: "Why is it so hard to tell?"
She now thinks she has some friendship with Zhou Yunshu.
"I think Mrs. Wu's family must be doing big business since they killed the water bandits on the passenger ship and saved our Zizhen and his new wife. Maybe we know about it."
Zhang really always remembers Zhou Yunshu and his group's life-saving kindness to He Zizhen and others every time he opens his mouth.
"It can't be said to be a big deal." Zhou Yunshu changed her words, "I was able to save the young master and the new wife of your family on the passenger ship only because the guards at home were alert."
Zhou Yunshu pretended to say unintentionally: "My family feels sorry for me because I was frightened during Princess Yuyang's birthday, so I have been careful since I left Luzhou Fucheng, for fear of being frightened again by a blind person."
A seemingly ordinary sentence shocked the entire female family in the hall.
You must know that those who can participate in Princess Yuyang's birthday are not ordinary people. At least none of the female relatives sitting in the hall are qualified to participate in Princess Yuyang's birthday, not even the eldest lady of the He family.
After hearing what Zhou Yunshu said, the smile on the eldest lady's face became more genuine: "I didn't expect that Lady Wu and Princess Yuyang have such a connection."
"It's not a relationship, just some contacts." Zhou Yunshu said with a hint of sadness on her face, and sighed: "Although it is a birthday, the princess is also heartbroken this time."
"Mr. Yang died unexpectedly, and a family member died suddenly, ah." Zhou Yunshu immediately covered her mouth and said apologetically: "I was too talkative."
The eyes of the female relatives in the hall gleamed when they heard this, but Zhou Yunshu shut up and stopped talking.
"How dare you talk? Who would have thought that something like this could happen at Princess Yuyang's birthday party? Who died suddenly?"
No matter who asked Zhou Yunshu, he remained secretive. Later, thinking about the character of Princess Yuyang, it was understandable that Zhou Yunshu kept her mouth shut.
Besides, the female relatives in the hall were now a little unclear about Zhou Yunshu's background, and they did not dare to force her, so they had to divert the conversation to other matters.
Not to mention, there is a lot of gossip wherever women are around.
They seem to be talking about matters inside the house, but many of them can relate to their families and major events happening outside.
For example, the Cen family that Uncle He mentioned before.
The eldest daughter of the Cen family had her engagement broken off by the concubine of the Jiang family, and now she was kicked out of the Cen family's mansion by her uncle. She took her two younger siblings to join her aunt in Jiangzhong.
After the bastard son of the Jiang family broke off his engagement with the eldest daughter of the Cen family, he turned around and became engaged to the legitimate daughter of King Huainan's retainer, and his bondage with King Huainan deepened.
When she heard this, Zhou Yunshu vaguely felt that she was about to understand something, but before she understood, there was still a layer of veil waiting for her to pierce.
Could this matter be related to He Niazhang's cover-up of what happened on the passenger ship?
After listening for half an hour, Zhou Yunshu had a brief understanding of the various families and local snakes in Haizhou, and also had a clearer understanding of what had happened in Haizhou in recent times.
The fact that the concubine of the Jiang family and the eldest daughter of the Cen family broke off their engagement to marry the daughter of the Wang family official in Huainan seemed to be just the most inconspicuous thing, but Zhou Yunshu had a vague feeling that this might be the big thing she was looking for. Incidental consequences.
At the luncheon, the male and female guests were still separated. Zhou Yunshu did not have the habit of leaving her children to others to take care of. He Zizhen did not want to be separated from Xixi and the four of them. The eldest lady did not want to be separated from her grandson, so in the end Zhou Yunshu and the eldest lady took the five little ones with them. sat together.
When she was about to sit down, Ms. Zhang looked around and suddenly smiled at Mrs. He: "Sister-in-law, why don't you see that young lady from the Jiang family?"
If Mrs. Zhang is smart enough, she should be able to tell from the fact that Mrs. He has never mentioned the matter of Miss Jiang, that she does not like Miss Jiang who is about to become her daughter-in-law.
But Mrs. Zhang was not smart enough. She even kept playing at Mrs. He's fault, and there was a reason why the female relatives in the hall didn't want to see her at first.
Because Mrs. Zhang is not smart but likes to pretend to be smart. She always puts herself in the position of her master and pokes at the pain points of other women without any sense. The more she cannot mention something, the more she mentions it, as if to show her closeness to them. , In fact, the person opposite rolled his eyes and rolled his eyes towards her.
Mrs. Zhang asked so blatantly that Mrs. He could not pretend not to hear. After all, all the female relatives present looked at her and were obviously curious. However, they were more discerning and did not take the initiative to ask to seek bad luck. That’s all.
Mrs. He smiled and said: "The young lady of the Jiang family caught wind and cold on the ship and is in the room now..."
Before Mrs. He finished speaking, a gentle voice came from the door.
"I'm really sorry, Ruth kept the ladies waiting for so long."
A beautiful young lady wearing a white skirt and a pink blouse arrived at the banquet at some point and bowed shyly to the female relatives at the banquet.
Her voice was gentle, but her words were like a slap to Mrs. He's face.
