The female official said: "Zhou's order, this is an official document from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Leave it alone," Zhou Man was still immersed in writing. When she saw no movement, he raised his head and looked up. Seeing that it was the Military Empress, she put down her pen and said with a smile, "It turns out to be the Military Empress. Why do you come to deliver the official document in person?"
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The female official Wu smiled and said: "Zhou's order, this is an official document written by Bai Shangshu himself, and I asked the subordinate to deliver it to you."
Zhou Man was stunned for a moment and then took it. She opened the official document and saw the letter inside. She opened it and took a look at it and then smiled and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Wu, I have received the official document."
Takeuchiwan bowed and stepped down.
Zhou Man glanced at the unprocessed official documents on the table, flipped through them and selected them, then stuffed the official documents that could be taken out of the palace into his wide sleeves and left.
Alas, I have to work overtime when I get home, so tired.
Yin You and Bai Shan had already moved their positions, and the carriage stopped at the entrance of the house to the entrance of the palace. Zhou Man could see it as soon as he came out.
She came to the Yamen on horseback today. Bai Shan led her horse out in advance. When he saw her coming out, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Yin may treat us to dinner..."
Zhou Man clasped his hands in front of him and walked forward slowly, "What do you want to eat during the national mourning period?"
Yin You turned aside and asked her to get in the car, "Eat vegetarian food."
Zhou Man held Bai Shan's hand and got into the car first. The three of them sat on the left and right sides of the car, and then she asked, "Is it a vegetarian diet made by Jie Tan?"
Jie Cai was a monk from the Huguo Temple. He had been cooking in the kitchen. One day, he was in love and had the idea of getting married and having children. Yin You didn't know where he got it from, so he invited him down the mountain to cook for him.
The cook only signed a labor contract, and Yin or even supported his newly married wife in the house.
However, the vegetarian dishes he cooked were really delicious, so Zhou Man and Bai Shan often went to his house to eat.
The plaque of the County Mansion was taken off, and now there is nothing on it. The main door is closed, but the east and west corner doors are open, and many people come and go from the east corner door.
They entered through the west corner gate. The house was quite quiet. Bai Shan said, "I thought your place was lively. You always like peace and quiet. Manbao and I wondered if you would move to a temple to live for a while."
Yin You said: "I had this plan, but you don't know that my sisters are keen on adding things to my house recently. I'm afraid that if I leave and come back, this house will not be like the one I live in now."
He still prefers his current furnishings.
Yin You asked: "Do you want to see the mansion and come over?"
Zhou Man responded: "Okay,"
Yin You took them there and said, "The house that I came here has not been inhabited for many years. Many places inside need to be repaired. The house is uninhabitable. It can be repaired simply. But I want to use the corridors along the road, the garden and the garden behind."
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Although Yin You likes to be quiet, he will occasionally go out for a walk. The large mansion has great advantages. When the time comes, the gardens on both sides will be connected and arranged, and there will be more places to enjoy.
Seeing the broken wall they demolished, Zhou Man said "Wow", "This broken wall looks great. You can plant flowering vines on both sides."
Bai Shan also nodded, "You can also match the colors. They are all colorful. I vaguely remember purple and blue vine flowers."
Yin You nodded, "I also like that cold color, so I wanted to ask Zi Qian."
In terms of understanding of plants, no one in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty could match Zhou Man.
Zhou Man said with bright eyes: "I know, I still have some. I'll get them later and give them to you to choose from."
Nowadays, the genes of the plants in the mall are much more stable, and the direction of mutation is much less, and her garden also has many dug-up flowers and plants, many of which meet Yin or's requirements.
but……
Zhou Man asked him tentatively, "Do you want conventional flowers and plants, or do you want unconventional ones?"
Yin You laughed out loud, "You two know me, I do want something unconventional. I don't mind a few of the peony trees you gave to Senior Brother Tang before."
Zhou Man understood immediately, "Are you planning to turn your garden into a strange garden?"
Yin You said with a smile: "It's just for relaxing. There are few outsiders in my house, so it doesn't matter if it's a little messy and strange."
Yin or his family would go back to the Yin Mansion for gatherings. Firstly, he didn't hold banquets, and secondly, he didn't have many friends. Therefore, except for Bai Shan and a few people who came occasionally, his father and sisters also rarely came to his mansion.
The mansion next door has been abandoned for many years. Except for a few large trees, the rest of the place is overgrown with weeds and has basically been uprooted and replanted.
Zhou Man stopped in a cleared space and pointed: "Plant a piece of peony here and it will bloom next spring. It will be very beautiful."
Yin You nodded, "I like big peonies. I remember there are many in your garden."
Zhou Man waved his hand very generously and said, "I'll dig it up and bring it to you."
"And that strange peony tree that mutates into a tree that cannot be killed by a knife..."
"Here you go, all of them." Zhou Man smiled, "I also have a mutant plum tree, do you want to try it?"
Bai Shan couldn't help but touch her head. Zhou Man liked plum blossoms. He once brought back a plum blossom with interest. It was said that once the flowers bloomed, they had various colors, including all the colors of plum blossoms. It was extremely gorgeous and rare.
This was true in the first year, and it was fine in the second year, but in the third year, the flowers of the plum tree became more and more strange, perhaps because there was always something strange about the tree that was once planted in the underworld.
It happened that the late emperor was seriously ill at that time, and it was not a good thing to have such a strange tree growing in their back house, so Bai Shan and Zhou Man cut down the tree overnight.
Fortunately, their family had few servants, and Mrs. Zheng had always taken care of the garden herself. The servants had a tight population, so it was not leaked.
Now that the late emperor passed away and everything has settled, Zhou Man obviously had the idea of planting plum trees again.
"When the time comes, I will plant one at my house, and one at your house, and see if there is any difference in their development direction," Zhou Man said, "Don't worry, I have already found a reason for their strangeness. There are no species in this world.
Just like rice, it is normal to undergo crossbreeding and mutation."
Yin You couldn't help but wonder, "Is it the plum tree in your backyard that has been blooming with colorful flowers for two years? Isn't it dead?"
"Oh, there are still seeds."
Yin You then nodded, "Okay."
Zhou Man brought various flowers, plants and trees over the next day. The six sisters of the Yin family watched silently. They had to admit that they really couldn't keep up with their brother's aesthetic taste, and for a while they couldn't get involved.
The tree is still a tree at this moment, and there is nothing strange about it. At this time, Yin may not have thought that he will like that plum tree planted by chance so much in the future, and even lie on the tree when its flowers are in full bloom.
Leave this world peacefully.
At this time, they were still planting flowers and trees with great care. Three months later, the national mourning ceremony ended, and each family held wedding banquets, birthday banquets, etc. that had been accumulated for half a year.