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Chapter 1690 The Country Girl Looked Down Upon 11
After staying at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion for more than a month, the Zhou family's novelty finally wore off. Old Master Zhou then sent his second son and eldest grandson back to their hometown to handle matters there, since they had left in such a hurry that day that nothing had been taken care of at home.

He has already told his second son and eldest grandson how to handle it, and they just need to do as he says.

Actually, he originally planned to send only his youngest son, but Linlang suggested that he send his youngest son and eldest grandson together, saying that her father was the heir apparent and that it was inappropriate for a son of a noble family to go back together. She suggested that his eldest brother go instead, sending one person from each family, so that his second uncle wouldn't have to handle everything by himself, which would be too much of a burden for him.

Grandpa Zhou always felt that Linlang sent her eldest brother along for that reason, but he still listened to her and sent his eldest grandson along too. Anyway, there couldn't be any bad thing, could there?
The reason Linlang asked the original owner's older brother to go with her was, as Old Master Zhou thought, not for the reason she claimed on the surface, but for another reason.

The reason is actually quite simple.

In the original world, after the Zhou family arrived in the capital, Old Master Zhou suffered a stroke and was unable to do anything. After the Zhou family settled down, they thought about going back to their hometown to handle some matters. However, the eldest master of the Zhou family was busy with the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. He was not capable enough, so he was too busy to do anything else. His two sons also had to help him. Therefore, since the eldest master of the Zhou family did not have time to handle the matters in their hometown, he sent the second master of the Zhou family back to their hometown to deal with them.

As a result, someone tried to sow discord between Master Zhou and Master Zhou Da, saying that they were both sons of Old Master Zhou, so why could Master Zhou Da be the heir but he couldn't? As long as Master Zhou Da died, wouldn't the position of heir be his?

Master Zhou was indeed successfully provoked by these words, and soon, with the other party's "help," he wanted to deal with Master Zhou.

It wasn't that the other party was particularly clever with their words; it was just that when Master Zhou entered the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and saw its wealth, he became greedy and wanted that kind of wealth. That's why he was easily tricked by someone.

At first, Master Zhou didn't know who was plotting against him. It wasn't until later, when the Zhou family was stripped of their title, their property confiscated, and they were driven out by the emperor, that Master Zhou regretted his actions and realized that his family had been reduced to their original state and would have to continue living a hard life. He confessed to Master Zhou that the Zhou family had learned that someone had already set a trap for them as soon as they entered the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

This is why Linlang had the original owner's older brother accompany her, and she couldn't even let the original owner's younger brother come along, because the original owner's younger brother, like Master Zhou, would not receive a title in the future, and if someone wanted to sow discord, they could succeed.

The original owner's older brother was different. In the future, when Master Zhou inherited the title, the title would be his. Therefore, he followed Master Zhou, and no one could successfully sow discord with him.

Linlang also specifically instructed Zhou Dalang and Master Zhou not to leave alone, saying that they were now wealthy people and that if they left alone, they might be harmed. If the uncle and nephew stayed together, their safety would be guaranteed.

Linlang said this because she didn't want the two of them to act alone. Someone took advantage of Master Zhou being alone and went to him to stir up trouble.

Although Brother Zhou and Master Zhou felt they were safe with guards, they still agreed to follow Linlang's instructions because Old Master Zhou told them to do as Linlang said.

Old Master Zhou always felt something was off about Linlang's various arrangements, but he didn't say anything.

Linlang remained silent as well. After all, she couldn't very well say anything; she couldn't just send Master Zhou back alone, lest he be instigated and return to do something wrong. She couldn't very well explain how she knew about this matter.

Linlang not only sent Brother Zhou back with Master Zhou to handle some business, but also had Little Bee follow Master Zhou to see who had instigated him.

Although Linlang sent Brother Zhou to keep an eye on Master Zhou, there's always the possibility that someone with ulterior motives might find an opportunity to say something inappropriate to him. So, it's still necessary to keep an eye on him.

As you know, the Zhou family later suffered misfortune. Master Zhou confessed the matter, but with his stupid mind, he had no idea who the other party was. So Linlang still had to investigate the enemy herself.

Linlang pondered that the other party's background might be related to her aunt and great-aunt, since these three people always wanted to get rid of the Zhou family.

Of course, that's not necessarily true. The waters in the capital are very deep. If you don't figure things out, you might not even know how you died.

With Brother Zhou going along, sure enough, no one tried to sow discord with Master Zhou anymore. They probably thought that the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion couldn't possibly keep Master Zhou locked up forever. They figured that after three months, the Zhou family could come out and roam around, and it wouldn't be too late to sow discord with Master Zhou then. There was no need to try to sow discord with Master Zhou now and let Brother Zhou find out, which would only alert the snake.

In fact, Linlang never thought she could keep an eye on Master Zhou and prevent anyone from contacting him and successfully sowing discord. She just wanted to delay the arrival of this day as much as possible. Because the Zhou family currently has no foundation in the capital, the arrival was too fast. The Zhou family was not prepared and would fall like they did in the original world. As long as the storm came a little slower, the Zhou family would be better prepared and could withstand the storm.

Because no one stirred things up, Master Zhou and Brother Zhou went back to handle matters in the countryside smoothly and enjoyed themselves. The Zhou family had prospered, and everyone flattered them. Even the county magistrate, upon hearing that they had returned, came to visit them.

In the past, they would never have received such treatment. Not only would the county magistrate have ignored them, but even the villagers would not have flattered them like this.

Not only was he praised by everyone in the village, but also by the families of Old Master Zhou's brothers and sisters, as well as the families of the male members of his family and their in-laws, all of whom came to him to inquire about inheriting the title.

Unfortunately, the palace eunuchs took the Zhou family away that day, too quickly. By the time these families received the news and rushed over, the Zhou family had already left, which left them very regretful, as they hadn't had a chance to properly inquire about the Zhou family's situation.

Now that the Zhou family has returned to handle matters in the countryside, they naturally rushed over to inquire about the situation.

On Tuesday, Master Zhou and his son, Zhou Dalang, recounted what Old Master Zhou had instructed them to do after arriving in the capital. They then explained that the family was heavily indebted to loan sharks, and once the debts were paid off and they had some savings, they would help each family build a large brick and tile house. Such houses were rarely built in the countryside, and none of their relatives, including the Zhou family, had built such nice houses. It was already very kind of the Zhou family to help them build one.