So she could only look for Zhou Man secretly. She felt that their purpose was the same at this point, and she definitely wanted Zhuang Dalang to stay.
Of course Zhou Man thought about it. Even if Mrs. Zhuang didn't come to her, she would go to her. The two secretly discussed it.
Mr. Zhuang is already a great-grandfather, and his great-grandchildren have reached the age of going to school. As a teacher, Mr. Zhuang naturally has to care about the children's learning.
However, several of the children were a little cautious when facing him, and their school exams did not go very well.
Even though Mr. Zhuang is already very gentle, several children are still very nervous when facing him.
Zhou Man then suggested: "It's better to find an academy in the capital to register."
Zhuang Dalang almost spit out the tea in his mouth, "I've only heard that monks and Taoists can make orders, but students can also make orders while studying?"
Zhou Man: "Hey, even monks and Taoists can place orders. Is there anything in this world that cannot be placed?"
Zhuang Dalang thought about it and realized that it was true, so he hesitated.
Zhou Man said: "You are going to live here for more than a month. They respect your husband and cannot learn from him. You can't not study for more than a month. What if you get wild?"
Mr. Zhuang is a teacher himself. What he and Zhou Manbai and Shanbai Er have felt most deeply over the years is that learning must be persevering. Once you stop and laziness arises, it will be difficult to get back to straight things later. So he immediately said: "Yes, I have to find something for them."
Entering an academy..."
"But...it's only a little over a month..."
"What's the big deal?" Zhou Man said, "With your current reputation, if you give a few lectures in that academy, the headmaster and your teacher will accept them for free."
Mr. Zhuang pondered, "This is a good method. It's just a matter of placing an order. It doesn't take much trouble."
Zhuang Dalang felt relieved after hearing this. It didn't seem to be a very strenuous task.
That's how things were settled.
Mr. Zhuang himself is a teacher, and the people he recognizes the most are also teachers. Not to mention, Mr. Jiang's academy is very good.
Mr. Zhuang has also cared about the Zhou family's children going to school over the years, so he is very familiar with the academies in the capital.
Moreover, he is now the Crown Prince and Tutor, and he is very famous, so it is easy to find an academy.
Except for the Imperial College where I had no chance to enter for a while, the other academies are all fine.
Mr. Zhuang carefully found two good academies for his great-grandsons and great-granddaughters and sent them to them, saying that they would be admitted to study. However, Zhou Man also secretly told the academies that if nothing unexpected happened, they would officially enroll after a while.
The gentlemen of the academy who succeeded in getting Mr. Zhuang to give lectures thought about it for a moment and decided to educate these children well and make them fall in love with the academy and their classmates and teachers. In this way, Mr. Zhuang will be invited to give lectures in the future.
Will it be difficult?
Bai Shan and Bai Erlang also specially asked for leave to accompany Zhuang Dalang to get familiar with the capital. However, Zhuang Dalang didn't like to play with them. First, there was a big age difference; second, most of the places they liked were not his.
Although they often exchange letters and are relatively familiar with each other, and they are closer in terms of relationship, he still likes Zhou Lang more.
So Zhou Lang took him out. It happened that Zhuang Dalang was the accountant and could help him take a look at the business in hand.
When it comes to accounting skills, Zhou Lijun is the only one in the old Zhou family who can compete with him, and the two of them have different focuses. Zhuang Dalang is a little more conservative, but he is steady and steady. Not only is he better than Zhou Lang, but he is better
Zhou Lijun, who had always been steady and steady, wanted to be more meticulous, so after following Zhou Lang to see his caravan, shop and business, Zhuang Dalang was not stingy in pointing out several issues.
Zhou Lang accepted it humbly and simply took him out every day, only letting him go in the evening and on holidays.
In this way, Zhuang Dalang's days in the capital were similar to those in Luojiang County. He went to work when he should go to work and rested when he needed to rest. His schedule was stable and his heart gradually settled down.
My heart was determined, and I happened to bump into my father from Xia Ya when I came home every day. So the two of them sat together drinking tea, playing chess, and reading. It was quite pleasant, and the unfamiliarity between father and son gradually faded away.
Seriously speaking, it was rare that the father and son could sit together so calmly, drinking tea, playing chess and chatting without any purpose.
Zhuang Dalang's heart slowly calmed down and he slowly adapted to the life of accompanying his father.
In comparison, Mrs. Zhuang's life was much more lively. She was not as sensitive as Mr. Zhuang, but she just changed her place to sleep, and she would always wake up at night. She felt that the capital was too big and too lively.
She felt that the capital was very nice, more lively, the place to live was spacious, and it was wealthy. Beyond the square, there was the city, where there were many shops and everything was available.
Zhou Man took her to see a lot of good things, and also introduced her to several sisters-in-law. They also went to work every day, and took their children to go shopping on holidays.
Her favorite thing is to take her grandchildren and go shopping with them. The things in the capital are really good everywhere except they are a little more expensive.
Sister-in-law Zhuang has recently been persuaded by the fourth sister-in-law of the Zhou family, and she also wants to do something in their shop. She was illiterate before, but after being married to Dalang Zhuang for many years, she still knows a lot of words.
The most important thing is that she settles accounts quickly.
She was so quick at settling accounts that Sister-in-law Zhou couldn't catch up with her, so she whispered to Zhou Man: "Our balm shop is in need of a housekeeper right now. She needs to be able to greet people and settle accounts. The previous one got sick and was taken back by her family.
Recuperating from illness, it is estimated that it will be impossible to go out to work. The two people she brought earlier were useless. They made several miscalculations. This is one of them. There is another one. Those who come to buy balm are all rich.
Or a powerful lady, it’s not good to keep them waiting, so this mental calculation is fast and accurate, I think Mrs. Zhuang is very suitable.”
So Zhou Man went to Sister Zhuang to help with the matter.
Sister-in-law Zhuang really wanted to go, but she didn't dare to mention it to Dalang Zhuang. She hesitated and said: "Junior sister, you invited me, and I shouldn't have refused, but you also know that your senior brother is still thinking about it.
Back to Luojiang County, I have been looking at the local products I want to take home when I go out recently."
Zhou Man said: "I will persuade senior brother to stay, and senior sister-in-law to blow the pillow more, and we will work hard together."
"Oh, I've been telling you a lot, but he just won't listen. Your senior brother is very stubborn. Sometimes I don't even know who is the older one, him or my father-in-law."
Zhou Mandao: "A parent's love for his son is far-reaching. He does not consider himself, but always considers the children. Is it better for the children to study in the capital now than before?"
Aunt Zhuang frowned, "I don't study, so I don't know if it's good or bad."
"Then you can ask senior brother to test a few more children in the school if you have nothing to do. Senior brother can definitely tell whether it is good or bad. Anyway, you must first let senior brother see the benefits of staying in the capital."