From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 195

Zhou Yuan didn't know if he had offended the senior sister. Anyway, when Xiaozhuang came in later, he helped Zhou Yuan to input his internal energy, which almost made Zhou Yuan die. He felt that his lower abdomen was so hot that it was about to smoke.

And Xiaozhuang had a dark face all the time, and glared at Zhou Yuan fiercely when he left.

Zhou Yuan felt a little guilty, and didn't dare to say anything, just endured it silently.

The next step was a long period of recuperation, but it was not so exaggerated that he couldn't get out of bed. It was just that it was not very convenient to walk, but it was still okay to walk around in the small courtyard.

The pavilion in the front yard became Zhou Yuan's temporary office.

Boss Qiu, Boss Lu, Governor He and others came here to find him if they had anything to do.

Xiong Kuohai and Wang Ang also came to visit him and talked about the recent situation in Shenjing.

The rectification of Shenjing began, starting with the six major lanes in the north city as a pilot, cleaning the streets, dividing stalls, building public toilets, popularizing health knowledge, etc. In fact, the so-called health knowledge is just to prevent these people from littering and shitting.

Regarding the matter of charging for excrement, the people are quite positive. After all, after professionals came to the door to clean up the pit, everyone felt that this was a hassle-free thing, and it was only two taels of silver per year, which was not expensive.

But everyone seemed to be a little resistant to charging for a year at a time.

Zhou Yuan's suggestion was to give three months first, giving the public time to adapt, and the rest would be easy to collect.

Things always develop in twists and turns. When you encounter problems, just solve them. Fortunately, the problems of this era are actually much simpler than those of modern times.

Mainly because the people of this era have few opinions, are more obedient and cooperative, and the problems that arise are all economic disputes between the people, which are all trivial matters and are easy to solve.

As for the big families, they would not say anything even if they suffered a little loss, not because they were honest, but because the situation in Shenjing was too tense recently. Zhang Xiang was wiped out, many assassin groups were cleared out, and Jinyiwei was doing things everywhere, which made everyone very scared, so it was better to do less than more.

So just like that, things slowly began to develop in a good direction. The six lanes became clean and orderly from then on. Even many people in the inner city went there to buy cheap supplies.

Everyone's business was easier to do, and the environment became better. There was no stench and no feces, and the mood was naturally much happier.

Even many young ladies and young masters from noble families went to join in the fun and visit the jewelry stalls, which was also very novel.

Due to the success of the transformation of the six lanes, the entire North City began to be drastically rectified. Zhou Yuan personally handled many details and creatively proposed a win-win strategy. The reform momentum was good.

A month and a half later, Zhou Yuan finally recovered completely, and during this period, he also spent a lot of time practicing, and the inner strength of Chunyang Wuji Gong became more profound.

Of course, the side effects were also quite obvious. Zhao Jianjia was worried about his health and never let him do anything bad. In the end, he was pushed to the bed and began a shameless life.

At Zhou Yuan's suggestion, the female guards of the inner court finally withdrew, and the family finally returned to the normal track, with the same people and the same pace of life.

"Husband, you are going to inspect the appearance of North City. It's not appropriate for us to follow you, right?"

Zhao Jianjia has changed a lot and can already put herself in Zhou Yuan's shoes.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "What's inappropriate? Today is a day off. I'll take you for a walk. Xiaoying hasn't been out for a long time."

Xiaoying next to him had bright eyes and kept nodding.

So Zhou Yuan took Jianjia, Xiaoying, Ziyuan, Qingyuan, Mingrui and two maids and went out to the north city.

When they arrived at Liuda Lane, Zhao Jianjia and others were stunned.

The clean stone road, the stalls on both sides were in order, and the street was full of people, which was very lively.

The newly opened teahouse next to it was full of people, and the old storyteller was telling the latest chapter of "Three Kingdoms".

This made Zhou Yuan angry. Damn, if there is no copyright these days, you don’t have to pay. Moyunfang should really move here. You have to contact Qu Ling.

Ziyuan and Qingyuan went to choose jewelry, and Xiaoying pestered Zhao Jianjia to eat snacks on the street.

Zhou Yuan came to a jewelry stall and saw a beautiful light blue hairpin. He couldn't help asking, "How much is this?"

The boss smiled and said, "Sir, this is a top-quality turquoise. It only costs one or two taels of silver."

One or two taels of silver? Haha, the prices here are so high!

Zhou Yuan decisively paid for it. He had been married for more than half a year, but he hadn't bought a gift for Jianjia yet.

He quietly pulled Zhao Jianjia aside and whispered, "Jianjia, I bought it for you.

Zhao Jianjia was stunned for a moment, and took the hairpin somewhat at a loss.

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "It's not expensive, only one or two taels of silver, but do you remember the first time we came here? The stench made us dare not stay for long, there was garbage everywhere, and sewage was everywhere.

"Now this place is brand new, I dare not take all the credit, but it is also very important."

"This is the first political achievement in my life. This hairpin is a microcosm of the changes here. It means a lot of things. I want to give it to you as my first gift to you. "

These words made Zhao Jianjia's eyes red. She held the hairpin tightly and opened her mouth to say something, but she found that she was choking and couldn't say a word.

Two lines of tears flowed down. She paused for a long time before whispering: "Husband, these days, I found that I...actually I..."

"Actually I...very ordinary..."

She was crying, her face full of happiness, but a little humble.

"I gradually realized that Master Zhuang had good strategies and could manage thousands of internal guards."

"Miss Yan is not only good at poetry, but also very good at martial arts. She can fight off the bad guys in the heavy rain and save your life."

"The eldest sister is of noble status, elegant conversation, and very, very wise."

"And they are all very beautiful, so beautiful that people can't help but be eclipsed. ”

Speaking of this, she forced a smile and said, "And my husband is very talented and outstanding. Along the way, countless people have praised you for doing good things..."

"My father wrote to me the day before yesterday, saying that you have brought honor to our family and Yunzhou, and that you are a truly capable and good official."

"And I..."

She lowered her head and whispered, "I am just an ordinary woman who thinks I have some talent and beauty, but in fact I am nothing."

"I...sometimes I feel that I am not worthy of my husband's kindness to me."

Zhou Yuan gently wiped away her tears and whispered, "You are not Miss Yan, not the head of the village, and not the eldest sister, but you are my first wife who has been worshipped by heaven and earth."

"You don't need to manage thousands of people, and you don't need to have superb martial arts. You take good care of our family. You are doing a good job."

Zhao Jianjia opened her mouth and cried, "Husband! Jianjia likes you! "

She threw herself into Zhou Yuan's arms, as if she wanted to cry out all the inferiority and anxiety she had felt these days.

This silly girl, a shy woman in love, finally shouted out her true feelings.

Under the sun, on the street, among the people coming and going, she expressed her inner feelings.

Zhou Yuan put the hairpin on her head and smiled: "It really suits you, it looks good."

Zhao Jianjia touched it gently, smiled foolishly, her face was filled with happiness, and said in a delicate voice: "Husband, this is the best gift I have ever received in my life. "