After the two sides separated, Xie Xiuwen left Li Si and more than 20 guards from the Dali Temple to their mother and daughter. He took Li Shan with him, and Xu Zhao took more than a hundred Dali Temple guards to Yunzhou.
After Liu Ruolan arrived in the county seat, she first went to Liu's house.
The Liu family has moved to the county, and the fields in the family have been leased out. The old house has been renovated, and now a pair of old servants are there to look after the house. Liu Shen and his old wife go back every two or three months. Stay for a while.
As soon as Liu Ruolan's carriage entered the city gate, it was picked up by Liu Erlang.
"Auntie, you are finally back. Grandpa and the others have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Xie Rongzhao opened the curtain and revealed a smiling face: "Second cousin!"
Liu Erlang's eyes lit up: "Good boy! My cousin misses you so much. Come in and sit down. We'll go home right away."
Boss Liu is now the county magistrate of Gaoyang County. He has rank and salary, and is a respectable person in Gaoyang County.
Today, Mr. Liu specially asked for leave from the county magistrate and came back early to wait. When he heard the waiter say that he was almost at the gate, the brothers couldn't sit still and rushed to the gate to greet people. .
After not seeing each other for several years, the relatives naturally held each other's hands and cried. Old Mrs. Liu couldn't control herself for a while, and it took her a long time to calm down.
"Why don't you see Dalang?"
"Dalang is still studying in the county and hasn't come back. But he will have a rest in two days, so we can see him then."
Speaking of Dalang, Mrs. Liu said with a grateful face: "Thanks to my brother-in-law, otherwise Dalang would not have been able to pass the scholar examination so early. Now that Dalang has a bright future in his studies, our whole family is happy."
If the Liu family can produce a successor, it will not be a problem for them to prosper for three generations in the future.
The Liu family is not that big-hearted, they just want to live a decent life in Gaoyang County.
Liu Ruolan smiled and said, "Da Lang is diligent. I heard from my husband that Da Lang's articles have obviously improved recently. It's just that he is young and has little experience. If possible, we should let him go outside to broaden his horizons."
"What my sister said is that Da Lang went to the capital with him, and when he came back, he talked and acted differently. Even the gentlemen said that they were both scholars, and Da Lang's articles were obviously more powerful. It can be seen that he was influenced by his brother-in-law. The influence is also because I have seen the prosperity and splendor of the capital, otherwise I would not be able to write an article that would make my husband praise me."
Sister-in-law Liu actually doesn't understand this, but she has heard what her men say often, and she probably understands what it means.
It is really an honor for their whole family that their son can become a scholar.
Now that three people in the family have the reputation of being scholars, and the eldest brother Liu is the county magistrate, their family can save a lot of money this year just on taxes, Yao service, etc.
"Dad, grandma, I forgive my daughter for being unfilial and not being able to come back to kowtow to you for several years. Although she is back today, she has to go back to Xiejiazhuang after eating at most."
Liu Shen nodded. After all, when his daughter gets married, she should take care of her husband's family first. This is the right thing to do.
"It's time to go back to pay your respects to your parents-in-law. Although you have obtained the imperial title now, it is your own family after all. You must not spend your wife's money in Xiejiazhuang, so as not to damage Xiuwen's reputation again."
"Yes, Dad, my daughter remembers it."
Mrs. Liu's eyes were still red, and she looked around again: "Brother Lang is not back?"
"No, the homework is tight, and they are studying together. If one of them comes back, I'm afraid the others will be distracted."
Although Mrs. Liu is a little disappointed, she can still understand it.
"That's the reason. It's more important to study. Since he is your and your son-in-law's son, he must not bring shame to his son-in-law in the future."
Xie Rongzhao came over and hugged Mrs. Liu's arm and said: "Grandma, don't worry, Brother Lang's homework is very good, and he is very hardworking. He gets up before dawn in the morning to exercise with his fourth brother, and my father also wants to let him He will try out in a year or two."
Liu Shen's eyes lit up: "Oh? Is that really true?"
"Well, my father said that Brother Lang is smart and has a good memory, but he said that Brother Lang is still too young. If there is a chance, he will still have to travel more in the future. Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Dad said that he wanted to see more of the beautiful rivers and mountains of my great governance. If he is lucky enough to become an official in the future and help you share your worries, he must also know the difference between the east, west, north and south of my great governance."
Liu Shen laughed loudly after hearing this.
Boss Liu also deeply believed that he was far inferior to his brother-in-law when it came to educating his children.
The whole family had a meal together and rested for most of an hour. Seeing that they would never leave again, they said goodbye reluctantly.
"Grandma, don't be sad. I will come to the county to stay with you in a few days. I just want to meet my eldest cousin."
Liu Ruolan also thought about this: "Yes, yes, we are coming to stay in a few days."
Walking further to Xiejiazhuang, Liu Ruolan's originally excited mood calmed down a lot.
Her feelings for the Xie family were not that deep. In fact, if she just went to greet her parents-in-law, she would not have any trouble at all.
What qualifications does such an evil mother-in-law have to be respected by others?
She is also a mother-in-law, look at how her mother-in-law treats her sisters-in-law?
Not to say it is absolutely fair, but it is absolutely impossible to make a mistake.
Moreover, my mother-in-law would never deliberately embarrass her sisters-in-law. Now that she had money, the whole family would eat together and she would never only think about her brothers.
Look at the old woman from the Xie family again. She is afraid that her second wife's life will be better, so she is trying different things every day.
However, Liu Ruolan is not afraid of her anymore.
Now Xie Xiuwen is her greatest confidence.
Not to mention an old lady from the Xie family, even the entire Xie family would be eager to give up their husband.
Therefore, when Liu Ruolan returned to Xiejiazhuang and faced this mother-in-law again, her mood was different, and her attitude was naturally also very different.
After Liu Ruolan and Xie Rongzhao kowtowed to them, they were asked to sit down.
Xie Laosan and Wang were also there, and they were a little disappointed to see that they were the only ones back.
"Brothers and sisters, my husband also doesn't want to affect the studies of several children. This comes and goes, and besides, he doesn't know how long he can stay at home, so he doesn't dare to bring them back."
Although Wang was disappointed, she also knew that compared with the future of her sons, whether they could go home or not was not that important.
"Thanks to you and my second brother for taking care of them in the past few years, especially my Shiro. That kid loves to get into trouble, and he has caused you a lot of trouble, hasn't he?"
"How could it be? With him here, you don't know how much he has helped us. Several children were studying in the villa at first, and we were worried at first. Later, Shiro and Master Wu followed us, and they were able to bring a few more with them. The children practice boxing and kicking skills together to keep fit. Now Shiro is also thrown into the academy by his husband. Even if he doesn't like studying, he has to suffer."
This statement surprised everyone.
Mr. Xie said in disbelief: "You said Shiro also went to study? With his temperament, can he sit still peacefully? Can he really write articles?"
(End of chapter)
