"But the most valuable thing for Mr. now is not the salary sent home, but his connections in the court." Zhou Man asked: "Sister-in-law, can you really bear to see those resources being wasted?"
Sister-in-law Zhuang: "What?"
Zhou Mandao said: "Sir, he is now the young master of the crown prince, and his actual position is also the fourth rank of minister. This official rank is not low, and he is very good in the capital. My sister-in-law, think about it, the governor of Mianzhou is only of the fourth rank."
"Sir, he is now an official as big as the governor, and his status is even higher than that of the governor, but how many people can take care of his senior brother, sister-in-law's family? Not to mention leaving something for future generations. Have you never thought about why?
"
Sister-in-law Zhuang: "Because of you?"
Zhou Man: "...That's true, but the most important thing is that Mr.'s connections in the officialdom are all in the capital, and his resources are also in the capital."
"This world still belongs to the emperor, but there is also a saying that 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away', so if you are not in the capital, you will naturally not be able to benefit from the benefits brought by sir..."
Sister-in-law Zhuang is not stupid, Zhou Man said it for this reason, so she naturally understood it, "What do you mean, let us follow my father-in-law to the capital?"
"No, no," Sister-in-law Zhuang hurriedly waved her hands and said, "We can't go to the capital... It's too far. We are not familiar with the place..."
"Aren't we still here?" Zhou Man said: "I have two big houses in the capital. I live in one and my parents' family lives in the other. There are many courtyards and rooms on either side. If my senior brothers and sisters-in-law go,
I will separate two courtyards for you. When the time comes, I will open a separate door leading to the outside. It will be a separate courtyard with a separate door. It will not only give you freedom and convenience, but also have acquaintances. How great."
Sister-in-law Zhuang was moved for a moment, but she still shook her head resolutely, "Your senior brother will not agree to go. Although the capital sounds prosperous, it is still unfamiliar after all. Our family business is all here, not only your senior brother's, Ji An and Ji Ran's
The errands are all in the county, how can we go to the capital and lose our family and property?"
Zhou Man then said: "If the senior brother and sister-in-law can't go, why not let the children go?"
She said: "Sir, he has been teaching and educating people all his life, and he has many connections here. I think my nephews and nieces have also reached the age of enlightenment, so why not send them to the capital to study."
"In terms of the number of books and famous teachers, how can they compare with those at the feet of the Emperor?" Zhou Man said: "Several nephews are old, but the nephews and grandnephews are still young. It is not too late to train them now. In the future, as long as one of them can succeed Mr.
If you take the mantle, then the banker can change his family from now on."
Aunt Zhuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her fingers couldn't help but tighten her clothes, "I can't make up my mind about this matter."
"Senior sister-in-law, can you talk to your senior brother? Maybe senior brother is also willing?" Zhou Man said: "Today is different from the past. Not only are I and my two junior brothers here in the capital, but also my husband is alone. No one can bully him.
Now, senior brother, you don’t have to be afraid that what happened before will happen again.”
Sister-in-law Zhuang already agreed with what she said. She nodded repeatedly, "I'll talk to your senior brother tonight."
Only then did Zhou Man leave with satisfaction.
Bai Shan saw her happy and asked, "What's so happy about her?"
"I will strive for family happiness for my husband."
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You are so clever."
"I am being considerate," Zhou Man said, "We may have to go out in the future, and then Mr. will be the only one left in the capital. Although he has his own friends, there is still a difference between friends and relatives. Aunt Liu said
I said that when we were in Qingzhou, sir, I often looked in the direction of Qingzhou and Mianzhou."
Bai Shan held her hand and shook it, "Senior brother is stubborn and indifferent, how sure are you?"
Zhou Man chuckled and said, "Senior brother is indifferent, but my sister-in-law is not. The most indispensable thing in this world is for everything to come down."
"Do you want to tell sir?"
Zhou Man shook his head, "Senior brother has a grudge against Mr. After so many years, I don't know if it has gone away, so I'd better not tell Mr. about it yet."
She said: "If we don't tell sir, this is what we do privately. If senior brother is angry, he won't be angry at him."
Bai Shan thought the same thing and nodded slightly, "Actually, we can also start with the children."
The best thing to deal with is naturally the child.
Bai Shan went to find Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu, who were already very sensible. In the afternoon, the two held hands and ran over to play with the banker's three children.
"My name is Bai Jingxing, my nickname is Dajieer," Bai Jingxing took the initiative to introduce himself, "This is Bai Ruoyu, my nickname is Dabaoer, what are your names?"
The banker has three children, the eldest is eight years old, the girl is six years old, and the youngest is four years old.
Although the younger one is similar in age to the two children of the Bai family, the older one still answered the question, "My name is Zhuang Wenchen, the eldest. This is my cousin Zhuang Wenxin, and this is my cousin Zhuang Wenguang."
Bai Jingxing: "My father asked us to come and play with you."
Zhuang Wenchen was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said politely: "It doesn't have to be like this, we can do it ourselves, your family is very good."
"Why don't you go out? Is there anything fun in the courtyard? It's so vast outside. Come on, I'll take you to play." Bai Jingxing, a child, had already taken a liking to Zhuang Wenxin. After speaking, he immediately ran up and grabbed her little hand.
He shook it off and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet my cousins, nephews and nieces."
The children of the Zhou family were busy in the fields. The older ones were cutting rice, while the younger ones were dragging a basket to pick up rice ears.
In May, five of Bai Jingxing's servants went to the fields and happily dragged their bamboo baskets to the fields.
Child Bai Jingxing kept his father's words in mind and said to Zhuang Wenxin: "There are also rice picking in the capital. My family also has many fields in the capital. Do you like picking rice?"
"I don't like it," said the child Zhuang Wenxin: "I like digging wild fruits on the edge of the fields to eat, but I don't like picking up rice ears."
"Are there wild fruits on the edge of the fields?"
"Yes, come with me." Zhuang Wenxin, a child, pulled her to the edge of the field. After searching for a long time, she pulled open a clump of grass and found a bunch of small fruits connected together. She pulled out one and put it on her clothes.
After wiping it, he handed it to Bai Jingxing, "No, please eat."
Child Bai Jingxing took it and stuffed it into his mouth. Wuyue stopped it with quick eyes and hands. After looking carefully, he found that it was a ground fruit, so he relaxed a little and said, "Sister, you have to wash it before you can eat it."
Zhuang Wenxin had already picked another one, wiped it on his sleeve, took a bite and said, "I wiped it, it's already clean."
How dare you let them eat like this in May?
He quickly asked Zhuang Wenxin to spit it out and coaxed them: "It's not interesting to eat them one by one. It's better to pick more. Go back and wash them on a plate to eat together. It will be more delicious. You can also invite the old lady and madam to join them."
eat."
Bai Jingxing was persuaded, so he pulled Zhuang Wenxin and said, "Then let's pick it quickly. I have never seen this kind of wild fruit, and you actually know it. It's amazing."
"How come there are no wild fruits beside the fields?"
"There are no such wild fruits in the capital."
"Impossible, you must have not noticed that there are wild fruits like this on the fields..."