On the first day when ethnic studies resumed, Zhang Fu went.
As the patriarch of the Zhang clan, he went to meet with his teachers and students on the first day of class and gave them some words of encouragement.
I felt happy when I saw the students who were wearing uniform uniforms and showing great energy.
For the younger schoolchildren, I touched their heads one by one to show encouragement. The children were very excited, this is the patriarch, the Duke of the country! They looked at him with stars in their eyes, which made Zhang Fu couldn't help but laugh.
He also took two thousand taels of silver from his private treasury and sent it to the clan school accountant, telling him not to wrong the children.
After coming out, he said to Zhang Jin with emotion: "I have always wanted to reopen the clan school, but I have not taken any action in these years. My daughter-in-law was the one who thought carefully. I knew that the child had the family in his heart."
Zhang Jin saw the grand occasion of the resumption of ethnic studies today, and Yezhong was very moved.
"The eldest lady also asked people to register the members of the tribe who were in difficulty, and found jobs for them one by one. She said that it is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish, and the subordinates felt ashamed after hearing this. In these years, the tribe only knows
We allocate money from the family property to the poor people, but they don’t know that the money is a drop in the bucket for them and has not changed their situation in any way.”
"Yes, it's my daughter who has ideas and means, and a way to deal with all this labor."
"No. I heard that Mrs. Lan, who lives in the seventh-bedroom apartment and the fourth-bedroom apartment, and her two granddaughters are now working and can earn several taels of silver a month. The old lady heard that the eldest lady likes to eat Dingsheng cakes.
, now I send some to the eldest lady from time to time."
After Zhang Fu heard this, he smiled and shook his head.
The Dingsheng cake made by this old lady is really delicious, but she can only make this kind of cake. I'm afraid she will get tired of it.
"The clan school opened a girls' school, why didn't you tell me?"
"Ah, I forgot." Zhang Jin scratched his head. The family school originally had a female school, and he thought the Duke of the country knew about it.
"I just saw that girl Biguo sitting in the classroom, winking at me, and I wanted to laugh. That girl is weird and has different ideas from others. When she was a child, she clamored to go to a girls' school and asked why the capital city
There is no female school. Now it can be considered as her wish."
Zhang Jin also laughed, "No. Looking at Miss Ninth's look just now, it can be seen that she is extremely happy."
Unexpectedly, in addition to the eldest daughter and the married second daughter, all the third to ninth daughters in the family came to the girls' school.
It can be seen that I am bored at home.
Zhang Fu returned to his mansion and found Huo Xi.
He said something to her, "Your family's education is very good. Only when the children in the family are successful will the family be prosperous and prosperous. You think further than being a father."
Huo Xi didn't want to take credit for these contributions, "It was Nian'er who felt that he had Shu Nian and a martial arts master to teach him martial arts. Seeing that there were many tribesmen who couldn't afford to go to school, he wanted to do his part."
Zhang Fu smiled and said, "You are all very good. I am very happy to be a father."
He glanced at his daughter and suddenly said: "A few days ago, Marquis Dingyang suddenly told me that his eldest son has not yet announced his marriage. As a father, I know that child well. He has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. He is capable of both civil and military use. It is rare that
He is humble, clean and self-respecting..."
Seeing Huo Xi staring at him, she suddenly couldn't speak anymore.
Is it not a good idea to talk to your daughter about this kind of thing?
But if he doesn't say it, who else can make plans for his daughter?
He straightened his body and continued: "How about while father is in the house, make an appointment with him to come and meet you?"
Zhang Jin felt that it was a bit out of the ordinary for a father to say such things to his own daughter. But then he thought about it, his wife was gone, there was no mistress in the main house, and his wife was in the ancestral hall, so who else could worry about it?
Marriage of the girl from the big house?
After thinking about it, he shut up.
After Zhang Fu finished speaking, Huo Xi asked him, "Isn't Mu Yan bad?"
Zhang Fu was stunned, and his eyebrows stood up again.
"His house is not kind, and there are rumors outside. What if I don't know about it as a father? Hum, my daughter, will no one marry me? I'll let the news go out in a while, I'm afraid that the people queuing up can all come from Zhengyang Gate.
Go to Taipingmen! Humph!"
Zhang Fu was so angry that he was breathing heavily. His face was red and his ears were red, which showed that he was very angry.
He didn't even nod, yet the Duke of Guizhou dared to dislike him! How brave he was!
Seeing him like this, Huo Xi suddenly felt strange.
He lowered his head and blinked his eyes, calmed down his emotions, raised his head and said to Zhang Fu: "It's not like you don't know about Mu Yan's situation. He is considered to be a member of the eldest family now, how can the people of the second family wish him well?"
Zhang Fu was stunned.
He didn't know much about the internal affairs of the Mu family. But after hearing what his daughter said and combining it with his own family's situation, he could get a glimpse.
She couldn't help but sigh, "Nanny, his family's situation is complicated. With Mu Yan's status, their family will not be able to live in peace in the future. How about my father help you find a quiet home..."
"There is no such thing as a quiet home. There will always be this and that, so how can everything go as planned? He is quite good."
Are you identifying the other person?
Zhang Fu was a little sad.
Why did it have to be that boy? That boy was indeed outstanding. He originally wanted to trap him into his own fertile field, but it was just him and his daughter?
Moreover, when the boy saw him, he even lowered his head and bent down, showing no signs of humility. Is that what he should look like when he saw his future father-in-law?
Zhang Fu couldn't help but feel a toothache.
He glanced at his daughter, but couldn't bear to say more for fear that his daughter would be angry.
He just said: "Father, I know. Let's take a look again."
He didn't say anything in approval either. Anyway, the thought of that boy trying to take my daughter away made me feel uncomfortable.
Zhang Fu wanted to leave, but Huo Xi stopped him.
"Are there any retired horses in my father's military camp? The tribe studies heavy riding and shooting. You can't buy good horses outside, and the students of the tribe don't need such good horses. The retired horses
The old horse is enough."
Zhang Fu nodded blankly.
Seeing that he agreed, Huo Xi took her leave and came out.
Until she walked away, Zhang Fu was still staring at her figure, "Did you just call me father?"
Zhang Jin was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was saying and happily nodded at Zhang Fu: "That's right! Didn't the eldest lady call her father? My subordinates really heard it!"
Zhang Fu's eyes immediately moistened, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to say. He just nodded: "Okay, okay, okay..."
He urged Zhang Jin again, "Let's go back to the camp and see if those old horses have been dealt with in the stable. We can pick some and send them to my daughter!"
"Hey, we'll be back soon!"
Everything in the clan studies was on the right track, so Huo Xi didn't care too much.
After the tribe had a stable job, some in-laws who were not doing well came to look for jobs. Huo Xi would also introduce some jobs to them based on the situation and character.
The two siblings have won praise from the clan and can be considered to have real prestige in the clan.
One day in late July, the weather was very hot. Huo Xi was taking a rest in the pavilion in the courtyard when suddenly there was an explosion and thunder resounded through the sky.
Looking again, the dark clouds were rolling, and I was afraid that a heavy rain was about to fall.
The master and the servants were busy moving things into the house. "It's raining. There hasn't been any water in the past two months."
"We still have a lot of water in the south of the Yangtze River. If we were in other places, we would probably die of drought."
"Girl, if you hoard so much food, I'm afraid the price will drop."
"How can the price drop? There is a serious shortage of food in the north." Several girls chattered.
Huo Xi smiled, she didn't have to worry about selling the food. If the price was not good, she could sell it further away, or process it into other non-staple foods. She wasn't too worried about this. Besides, she always wanted to prepare for a rainy day. She always made some preparations.
Better than temporary panic.
The stormy night passed, and the dark clouds remained in the sky the next day, making it very overcast.
Huo Xi did not go out. At noon, his uncle came to the door in person: "Xi'er, something big has happened!"