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Chapter 251 Going to the Capital
After a few days of hard work, more than ten acres of land were finally planted, and then the grape seedlings were planted.
Zhao Guocheng not only allowed his own family to plant the seeds, but also asked the villagers to plant them together, at two cents per seedling.
The villagers all knew that Zhao Laoer's family harvested grapes, but the grapes they planted were a different variety from those grown by Zhao Laoer.
As a result, a trend of buying grape seedlings started again in Guxian Village.
Some people from other villages got the news and bought a few grapes when they were delivered to the village. Some bought a few, some bought more. Originally, they had cultivated several acres of grape seedlings, but they only kept three acres. After that, most of the Zhao family's fields were planted with grapes. No matter whether it was at the foot of the mountain, wasteland, or in arid areas, grape seedlings and grape racks could be seen everywhere. Guxian Village also became famous for its extra-large and round grapes, wine, and Zhao's workshop.
The Zhao Laoer family in Guxian Village boosted the economy of several surrounding villages, making every household wealthy.
And in the second year, many villages began to follow Zhao Laoer's family and plant two crops of rice a year, harvesting more grain. Everyone could have enough food to eat, and they could make money by selling grapes, so everyone's life became much better.
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However, just when everyone was busy, bad news came from the Zhao family's old house.
Zhao Guoguang is dead!
He died a tragic death. I heard that he was killed by a stone. He was only two steps away from dropping the stone, but he had no strength in his feet on the city wall and was crushed to death.
When the Zhao family heard the tragic news, everyone was in chaos.
I have been asking for so long but haven't heard any news. Now that I have delivered the news, I found that the person is gone.
Zhao Chen and her four children were completely dumbfounded and had lost all hope.
I thought Zhao Chen would cry and feel upset, but I didn't expect her to pack up and leave the next day.
In the Zhao family, she suffered a lot from her mother-in-law and was holding on to the hope of a family reunion. However, when she finally got the news, it was the news of her husband's death.
She couldn't accept it, so she ran away.
She wanted to leave this home. She had no feelings for this home anymore, so she might as well leave.
However, Zhao Chen's departure caused chaos in the Zhao family's old house. Zhao Dagen and his wife were already heartbroken because of the death of their eldest son, and now their eldest daughter-in-law ran away, leaving behind four children. What should they do?
Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua were also stunned when they learned about this.
They quickly sent people to look for her, but they couldn't find her. Zhao Chen's parents' home were also visited to ask, but they didn't go back.
The four children cried even harder. They didn't expect that their mother would abandon them. First they lost their father, and now they lost their mother. In the end, they became children that no one loved.
Moreover, Zhao Fanhua was already at the age to get married, but Zhao Chen ran away, which really showed that she didn't care about the life or death of her child.
"Don't let this matter out to anyone else. And be discreet when you go out to look for people. Tell them not to tell anyone. If you really can't find them, you'll have to leave it to fate. It'll just make life hard for the children, but don't worry. As long as grandpa has food to eat, you'll have food to eat. You should follow grandpa to the mountains to pick up products from the mountains. You'll be able to sell them for a lot of money, and we'll be able to get by." Zhao Dagen said.
Zhao Fanhua's four siblings wiped their tears and nodded. What else could they do?
"Dad, why did my sister-in-law pass away suddenly? If she left because my brother passed away, she is so cruel." Zhao Guochang hurried back after hearing the news from home.
"Well, there's nothing to say now. Since you've left, don't come back. It's up to you whether the four children recognize you as their mother in the future. Anyway, I don't recognize you as my daughter-in-law. Tomorrow you can send a letter of divorce to her family." Zhao Dagen said with tears in his eyes.
Zhao Bai kept cursing, but Zhao Chen could no longer hear her.
Zhao Guocheng and Wang Ronghua did not return until very late.
"You said that sister-in-law didn't leave earlier or later, so what does it mean that she is leaving now?" Wang Ronghua asked as she tidied the quilt and prepared to go to bed.
"Who knows? We can't control this matter. If the children really can't make ends meet, we will help them. The four of them are already that old. In fact, as long as they are diligent and endure hardships, they won't starve at all. But they will definitely have a hard time for a few years. The two older ones are already at the age to get married." Zhao Guocheng shook his head and said.
"I think the reason why my sister-in-law passed away was not just because he was gone. It also had something to do with my mother-in-law. The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law just couldn't get along. I'm tired after a day's work. I should go to bed early." After saying that, Wang Ronghua lay down, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Zhao Guocheng naturally agreed, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Although my eldest brother was unkind and unjust, I feel sad when he died because the affection we had when we were children is still there.
It is said that when a person dies, it is like a light going out, and no matter how much hatred and resentment there is, it can be let go.
He didn't want his eldest brother to pay with his life, and he sent people to inquire about the matter, but there was no news.
Really good fortune.
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In the blink of an eye, it was June, the hottest month, and an official came to report good news.
Wang Yueshan passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar of this year. He was also chosen by the emperor to be a compiler in the Hanlin Academy and was immediately appointed to take up the post.
This is unprecedented.
Wang Yueshan had no choice but to stay in the capital.
However, many powerful people in the capital took a fancy to Wang Yueshan and wanted to recruit him. Some even wanted to marry their daughters to Wang Yueshan, but Wang Yueshan gave them all excuses.
It's really tiring to deal with.
Moreover, he had been searching for such a long time but still couldn't find Azhi, and there was no news about Azhi at all.
Wang Yueshan stayed in the capital as an official. Although he was only a seventh-rank compiler, he was lucky enough to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy.
The second and third place picks have not yet been assigned positions.
Wang Yueshan wrote letters to his family and to his master, and then settled down in the capital and went about his business as usual.
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Three years later.
Zhao Shisheng and Zhao Shihui went to Beijing to take the imperial examinations and brought their families to the capital, where they met Wang Yueshan.
Even Wang Haiming and Min Wenying came this time, because they hadn't seen their son for many years. Taking this opportunity, they brought the whole family to Beijing to reunite and accompany him to take the exam.
As soon as they arrived at the city gate of Beijing, Wang Yueshan came out to greet them, and they saw Zhao Guocheng and others at the city gate from a distance.
Meetings between family members are always sentimental and warm.
"Dad, Mom, brother-in-law, sister." Wang Yueshan, wearing a white brocade robe, ran out and waved happily.
He had been waiting at the city gate for an hour.
"It's my uncle." Several children also showed their heads happily.
"Yueshan, you've been waiting for a long time." Zhao Guocheng said with a smile and patted Wang Yueshan on the shoulder. The boy has changed a lot and I almost didn't recognize him.
"Yueshan." When Min Wenying saw her son, tears started to fall.
"Mom, are you okay? I missed you so much." Wang Yueshan immediately supported Min Wenying.
"Okay, all is well." Min Wenying's voice was a little choked.
After the family exchanged greetings, Wang Yueshan took his family into the city.
"Brother-in-law, sister, I have already bought the house you asked me to buy. I also hired a dozen servants and cleaned it. You can move in today." Wang Yueshan said.
"That's great, thank you for your hard work." Zhao Guocheng said with a smile.
I have to see how big this mansion is that cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.
In recent years, the Zhao family's business has spread all over Huachao Country. There are thousands of grocery stores alone, and hundreds of Zhao's workshops.
There were Zhao’s grocery stores and Zhao’s workshops throughout the dynasty.
Now they have come to Beijing to stay temporarily for their two children, which can be regarded as a way to relax.
Before, there were only ten servants in the family, but now there are more than a hundred, and they are scattered in various shops and houses. Qin He, Qin Hai, Yang Fan, Wang Mian, A Man and others have long become shopkeepers. The shopkeepers scattered in various places are all people that the Zhao family can trust.
It can be seen that he has a large family and a great business.