Bai Shan lowered his eyes, was silent for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, I am an only son, and my father died young. It is expected that I will be raised in the palm of my hand when I grow up, but in my memory, my grandmother never indulged me.
When I was young, I would grow my own ginger, sell it for money, and work in the fields."
When Bai Shan left the palace, the rewards from the emperor and the empress arrived.
Because Zhou Man had done a good job in treating Mrs. Yin, the empress rewarded her with something. After hearing that her eldest son Xia Mu had just had his third bath, the empress gave him a longevity lock.
Xia Mu's name appeared on the imperial edict, and his name was determined. If a big family like Wang Cui could argue with reason, the emperor would not be allowed to interfere in the family's affairs. Well, the Bai family...
The Bai family did not have the confidence, so after the imperial edict was issued, no clan members would argue with Mrs. Liu and Bai Shan about this matter. However, they were also very angry, making life difficult for those who stayed in Longzhou to take care of their family business.
Mrs. Liu thought for a while and then went to Bai Shan and said, "Since you gave them a blow, you have to give them a sweet date. It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. Besides, we are of the same clan and cannot divide our clans for a while.
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Bai Shan: "What kind of dates does grandma want to give them?"
Mrs. Liu said: "Because of the opening of a women's school in Beijing, the academies have also prospered. This year, many gentlemen have come to Beijing to teach, and more students have come to study. If you ask me, there are still not enough students from the clan to come to Beijing to study.
Duo, you can write a letter back and select some young people from the clan to come and study."
She said: "As far as character and knowledge are concerned, regardless of family background, we have provided for their food, accommodation and training in the capital. Furthermore, you can sort out your notes from previous years of study and send them back to the clan for anyone who is interested to copy them."
Bai Shan opened his mouth wide, "Grandma..."
Mrs. Liu raised her chin slightly, with a kind face but a hint of arrogance in her eyes: "Since the clan cannot be divided in a short time, then in the remaining decades, you and Zi Qian will still have to face the clan.
Of the two of you, one is arrogant, the other is stubborn, and both have too strong characters."
"But a real man, you should be able to bend and stretch. You have grown up and are a father. It's time to learn how to surrender." Mrs. Liu said: "You should handle this matter yourself and do not leave it to others."
Bai Shan stood unconvinced for a while, and finally bowed his head and said "yes".
Lying on the couch at night, separated from Zhou Man by a screen, the more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, and he couldn't help but ask: "Man Bao, am I arrogant?"
Zhou Man yawned, pulled up the quilt to cover himself, closed his eyes and asked, "Why do you ask?"
Bai Shan: "I feel that I am a flexible person, but my grandmother still says that I am too arrogant. In the officialdom these years, I have also shown weakness and pretended to be a grandson, okay?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and then said: "Ao! Mr. Wei once told me that if one day I can kneel down on the ground even though I am in charge, everyone in the world will think that I kneel down sincerely.
When you are on the ground, you are able to bend and stretch."
Bai Shan murmured: "You think?"
"Yeah, I think it's just what the world thinks, it doesn't mean you surrender from the bottom of your heart," Zhou Man said: "I've thought about it, and I think the arrogance in my heart is a sign of pride, and what the world thinks is a surrender."
Bai Shan sat up from the couch, crossed his legs and faced the screen, and asked, "Can you do it?"
"No." Zhou Man said: "I have imagined that one day, the Prince Gong, whom I hate, will arrogantly call me a quack doctor, poor medical skills, etc. I will definitely not be able to kneel down and admit my mistake."
She said "Alas": "So I have to practice again. It's one thing to know in my heart, but it's another thing to be able to do it."
Zhou Man said he was energetic, opened his eyes, stood up and looked at the screen, "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Bai Shandao: "My grandmother asked me to build a good relationship with the clan. This time my grandmother didn't help me and asked me to come forward on my own. She said I was too arrogant and a man should be able to bend and stretch."
"How do you build a good relationship? You just tricked them, and now they must be angry and petty. They might even hate you."
Bai Shan stretched out his hands and feet and lay down on the couch, saying: "Grandma asked me to select some young people from the clan to study in the capital. We will be responsible for all the food, accommodation, food and education; and then send my notes back to those in the clan who are studying. copy."
Of these two, not to mention the former, the latter also requires a lot of effort.
When scholars study, the most rare thing is resources, resources of books and materials.
But Zhou Man was the one who had the entire encyclopedia and browsed Teacher Mo's manuscripts casually, so she didn't think it was a big sacrifice. Instead, her attention was focused on the first item, "Grandma, you are asking you to cultivate yourself in the clan. power?"
Because Bai Shan has always paid attention to dividing the clan and had a bad impression of the clan since he was a child, he basically does not interact with the clan.
Their family and clan are all maintained by Mrs. Liu. The two of them just need to work hard to support their family.
Now asking Bai Shan to support the children of the clan to go to school is obviously not just about building a good relationship.
Bai Shan nodded and said: "I am now the most promising one in the clan. Even for the sake of Bai's status in the family, they will not let me split up the clan. So if I want to split up the clan, I have not been able to do so for decades. possible."
"What grandma means is that there are still several decades. We must live a good life. We have a bad relationship with the clan. It's okay to have grandma here now, but in the future..." Bai Shan paused and said: "Just I’m afraid we’ll suffer a loss.”
Zhou Man immediately said: "Then go quickly and follow grandma's arrangements."
Bai Shan clicked his tongue and said, "You can tell with your toes how many people will laugh at me in their hearts when I write this letter."
"Look at you, are you arrogant?" Zhou Man said, "You don't even care if people laugh at you in their hearts. How can you bear it when people humiliate you with their words and actions?"
Across a screen, she shook her head and said: "A man should be able to bend and stretch!"
Bai Shan pulled up the quilt to cover himself, "I fell asleep."
Zhou Man groaned twice and closed his eyes to sleep.
The next day Bai Shan wrote a letter to Longzhou and then began to organize his notes.
He was reluctant to give out some particularly important and special notes, so he kept them carefully and planned to leave them to his children when they grew up.
So there were some gaps in his notes, so he rummaged through Zhou Man's notes and pulled out some to make up for it.
But when I rummaged through the study room, what came out the most was Bai Erlang's notes.
I just don't remember it well.
Bai Shan turned the pages with disgust, put them aside, and called the servants: "Go to the princess's mansion and ask the young master. I have many notebooks and books he left behind. Ask him if he wants them."
The servants left in response.
? ? ?There are only two updates today. I will make up for it tomorrow. Good night.