Xiuxian, I can travel to another world

Chapter 480 Mandarin Ducks
The Zhou family is having a grand wedding and a full-moon celebration soon, and the servants have already begun making preparations, hanging red silk and lanterns everywhere.

But for some reason, Zhou Ruxuan always felt depressed and suffocated, and it was hard for her to breathe.

Come back home.

I don't know when it started, but it has become a burden.

"aunt."

A boy who was passing by stopped and said:

“My mother said that you exceeded your monthly allowance again, and you also took several extra doses of pills to aid your cultivation.”

The sound attracted the attention of many people, and the servants quickly moved away, while several younger members of the Zhou family cast strange glances at them.

“Tap…” Zhou Ruxuan stopped in her tracks.

"My cultivation has reached the peak of the eighth rank, which is a crucial time to advance to the seventh rank, so I took more pills."

"Second brother agreed."

"Auntie," the boy said.
"Although the Zhou family is a large clan in Taiyuan Prefecture, there are too many people in the family and the family resources are limited. If some people take more, others will get less. So I asked this on behalf of my brothers and sisters, and I hope my aunt will not mind."

"...No." Zhou Ruxuan replied curtly.
"I know what I'm doing."

When she was born, her father was the head of the Zhou family. Not long after, her mother passed away due to illness. Her father felt guilty and therefore doted on her. Over the years, he has become accustomed to taking more of the family's resources.

Many members of the Zhou family harbored resentment about this.

It's just that I hadn't said it before.

just now……

Her father was no longer the head of the family. Her second brother had taken wives and concubines and had children one after another. He whispered in her ear every day and no longer doted on her. Naturally, the family resources were gradually being tightened.

Today's questioning may seem sudden, but it was actually inevitable.

Amidst the strange looks from the crowd, Zhou Ruxuan entered the room and handed over a plaque.

"Is Miss going to take over the mines in the north of the city?"

The butler's voice held a hint of surprise, then he nodded slightly:
"I'll do it right away."

"However, since Miss now owns her own business, according to regulations, she will no longer receive any additional family resources..."

“I understand.” Zhou Ruxuan waved her hand.

"I'm a bit tired today. Once you've sorted out the mining-related stuff, bring it directly to my room."

"Yes."

The housekeeper should be.

Back in the room, her personal maid, Yuanyang, brought her tea.

"Miss, someone from the second branch of the family came today..."

"I know."

Zhou Ruxuan interrupted her:
"I've benefited greatly from the family over the years, and others have long resented it. Now that I'm no longer favored..."

"It's normal to get some criticism."

"Miss," Yuanyang said, looking indignant.
"There is no such thing as fairness. It is always the case that whoever is more capable gets more. That has always been the case."

"Heh..." Zhou Ruxuan chuckled softly.

"You seem to have a very open-minded attitude."

And said:

"In a few days, you will go to the Zhu residence and live there from now on."

"Ah!" The mandarin ducks were startled.
"Is Miss getting married?"

She had been by Zhou Ruxuan's side since childhood, and would definitely be a maidservant in her dowry, so she was not surprised that she was going to the 'son-in-law's' side.

"No."

Zhou Ruxuan shook her head:
“In the entire Zhou family, only you and I can be trusted now. Although I have handed over the business to Zhu Ju to manage, I still need someone of my own to keep an eye on it.”

"you……"

"Most suitable."

"Don't worry, Miss!" Yuanyang's beautiful eyes sparkled.
"I will definitely keep a close eye on your son-in-law and make sure that vixen Qian Shiyao doesn't get the better of him."

Zhou Ruxuan rolled her eyes.

However, she did have this plan. Compared to the Zhou family, she would gradually shift her focus to the Zhu family in the future.

Placing one of our own people next to Zhu Ju would make things easier in the future.

of course.

The Zhou family residence cannot be far away either, since the innate pills needed for advancing from the seventh rank to the sixth rank still need to be obtained from here.

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Yang Yi discovered that life in the Zhu family was far more comfortable than he had imagined.

The patrol schedule for the following month was determined that month. Every day, they would get up before dawn to wash, practice martial arts, and patrol, helping the young masters and ladies in the backyard move some things.

Practice martial arts.

There are martial arts school disciples who come to impart their experience, and Zhang Huyuan will also give a few pointers from time to time.

Xi Wen.

The tutor who taught the young ladies and gentlemen to read and write in the backyard had his own private school in the side courtyard.

You can attend classes on two out of every seven days.

The monthly pay is quite substantial.

Two taels of silver a month is enough for a person to live a fairly luxurious life.

They don't need to work too much, their lives are stable and comfortable, and they have hope for further advancement.

The only downside...

"Yang Yi, come quick!"

Qian Hu started to speak loudly:
"Another young lady has arrived in the backyard. We're helping her carry things. This young lady is from the Zhou family."

"The Zhou family?" Yang Yi was taken aback, a barely perceptible glint of cold light flashing in his eyes. He hadn't forgotten that one of the three people who killed his father, Hong Qingyi, was a member of the Zhou family.

Zhou Jingren!
The current head of the Zhou family!
Suppressing the murderous intent in his heart, he asked casually:
"Is the young master going to marry that young lady from the Zhou family?"

The relationship between Zhu Ju and Zhou Ruxuan was already common knowledge throughout the city, and those who served as guards in the Zhu household knew it even better.

"No."

Qian Hu shook his head:

"The one who came is Miss Zhou's maid, named Yuanyang."

Yang Yi was speechless.
"Since you're a maid, why are you calling me 'Miss'?"

"The maids in the Zhou household aren't ordinary maids; I heard they're going to marry the young master too." Qian Hu's eyes widened.
"Of course you should call her 'Miss'."

“Those are called dowry maids, and even if they are dowry maids, they should be called wives.” Yang Yi paused slightly.
"Fine, whatever you want!"

Yuanyang brought two large cartloads of things from the Zhou residence, and there was a separate room in the backyard.

Judging by its appearance.

She certainly doesn't look like a maid.

"Your name is Qian Hu?"

"Qian Shiyao is your sister?"

Yuanyang stood with her hands on her hips, looking down at the bewildered Qian Hu, her tone filled with undisguised hostility.

"Yes... it's me."

Qian Hu was impulsive, but he was exceptionally timid when it came to women, a trait that Yang Yi often mocked.

Upon hearing this, he instinctively shrank his neck.

“You…” Yuanyang was about to say something, but seeing his appearance, she couldn’t help but feel deflated:

"Never mind, go ahead and get busy."

"Yes."

Qian Hu hurriedly agreed and pulled Yang Yi out of the room.

"Women are tigers, that saying is indeed true. This Miss Yuanyang is even more frightening than Miss Zhenzhen."

"You really don't know why she's angry?" Yang Yi looked at him with surprise.

"why?"

"……never mind."

Yang Yi sighed:

"By the way, Zhang, the head guard, just said that Miss Yuanyang brought the Zhou family's business in the mines in the north of the city and asked some of the guards to go there to work. Do you want to go?"

"Mines outside the city?" Qian Hu's eyes lit up:
"Can we leave the city?"

"This……"

He was initially delighted, then scratched his head and said:
"I'd like to go, but I doubt my sister will let me, since there's danger outside the city."

"Where are you?"

"I will go." Yang Yi squinted.
"There's a dormant volcano in the mines north of the city."

Practicing the Fire-Separating Profound Technique there would allow him to progress rapidly in his cultivation, and the wages would be high as well.

The key is……

No more listening to Qian Hu's snoring every night!

(End of this chapter)