For Ge Yong and the middle-aged and elderly officials, the Twelve Rains play can be regarded as a good entertainment activity during the Chinese New Year. For Zhang Chen and others, it is the first time for Jiuzhangtang and others to see this form of folk art.
For the Banshan Hall Supervisor, being able to watch a play performed by Yu Xiaozhu's Twelve Rains and being in the same room with a group of high-ranking officials during the Zhengdan Festival is something worth bragging about.
When leaving the Ge Mansion, the poor supervisors and the wealthy supervisors were in similar moods.
But as soon as the cool breeze blows, most people wake up immediately. They enjoy the beauty's show, eat the fine wine and delicacies, and all the desires of the appetite, ears and eyes are satisfied.
It was a big event. Therefore, when they saw Zhang Shou beckoning Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu and Qi Liang over, a large group of people came forward with cheers.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Ying, who was lagging behind, pulled Wu and said: "Aunt Wu, it seems that Ah Shou will be entangled with these people tonight. Shall I take you back first? As for Ah Shou,
It’s enough for my second brother to stay and take care of you!”
Wu and Zhu Ying have become so familiar that they are like a family. Looking at the scene, she did not shirk, but said sheepishly: "Okay, Yingying and I will go back in the same car. As for Ah Shou..."
When Zhang Shou saw so many people gathered around him, he knew that he would not be able to leave today. So when he saw Zhu Ying and Wu together, he shouted loudly: "Yingying, please drop by and see my mother off tonight."
I won’t go back.”
Zhu Ying didn't ask you stupid questions like where you live. There are so many young masters, even if not everyone is doing well at home, but even if you rent an inn outside, you won't be afraid that there will be no place to talk, and you won't have to stay in
It was a cold night to discuss important matters. So, she smiled and waved her hand, winked at Zhu Er, asking him to stay, and then took Wu's arm and got into the carriage.
Seeing this scene, there are many people who can't hide their envy. If it weren't for Zhu Ying's beauty and noble birth, there wouldn't be so many people chasing her in the past two years, but just like beautiful flowers often have thorns, Zhu Ying also
Because of his extremely fiery personality, people can only watch from a distance without feeling any blasphemy.
All those who had such thoughts have died. For example, He Wang's son Zheng Huai'en, who was rejected by the marriage proposal but still refused to give up and cause trouble.
Moreover, Zhu Ying had never even looked at Lu Shangshu and Qin Guogong, who were on the same level as the Zhu family of Zhao Guogong, and even had disdain for those two matrons, who were both good wives and loving mothers. But now.
, Zhu Ying is so attentive to Zhang Shou's mother Wu, who is not even a small family, how can she not make everyone's eyes drop?
After watching Zhu Ying leave, everyone put away the sadness in their hearts and focused their attention on Zhang Shou.
The beauty is certainly very good, but in comparison, one consort, two guests of honor, plus one Jiuzhangtang Lu Zhaichang, who was hailed by the emperor as a prodigal son turned genius, and one who has just been revealed to have uncovered the cover of Linhai camp in the past, and who was personally approved by the emperor.
The righteous Banshan Hall Zhang Zhaichang is their role model. Besides, those who don’t care about their future are not here today, but those who are here are those who are unwilling to be salted fish in the future!
After Zhang Shou looked around at everyone, his head was blown cold by the cold wind in front of him. He had to think urgently about where to find a place to talk. At this time, Zhang Chen took the initiative to suggest: "Little sir, why don't you go to my house. My dad anyway
I don’t care about anything, and my mother never cares about what I do. The place is so big that it can easily accommodate dozens of people.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Sanlang said angrily: "Zhang Chen, don't you just want to say that you are the only son in your family, so you can be the master of the family? Show off that you are an only son? Humph, my father is
It's hard to talk, and my two brothers are not very efficient either, but my mother has prepared my future wedding room, so it's more suitable for everyone to talk there without outsiders!"
Zhang Chen immediately glared at Lu Sanlang. Why do you like to argue with me?
Lu Sanlang didn't pay attention to Zhang Chen's angry gaze at all. Isn't this nonsense? You are the chief of Banshan Hall, and I am the chief of Jiuzhang Hall. If I weaken in front of you, what will happen to this chief in the future?
Aren't you going to overwhelm me? Besides, the birthplaces of these supervisors in Jiuzhang Hall are far inferior to those of the distinguished disciples in Banshan Hall, so I have to stand up for them all!
Qi Liang saw Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu look at each other, but they didn't interrupt as if because of their status in the family. He remembered that this time, the two chiefs were still in charge of the capital, and it was he and Deng Xiaodai who went out to do things.
Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu, this staffing arrangement is really subtle. After pondering like this, he, who often acted as a peacemaker, actually forgot to speak up to stop Lu Sanlang and Zhang Chen from arguing at the gate of Ge Mansion.
Zhu Er was also eager to give it a try. He really wanted to say that his family could actually accommodate these dozens of people, and his grandmother and stepmother would definitely not have a problem with it. But when the words came to his lips, he finally decided to be smart and wait until the end, and see first.
Let's see how Zhang Shou resolves this dispute. The palms and backs of his hands are all flesh... Well, no, he has to see who Zhang Shou favors between Zhang Chen and Lu Sanlang!
Sure enough, Zhang Shou immediately settled the dispute with a final word: "Stop arguing. I have a good place."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Chen and Lu Sanlang immediately turned their heads to look at Zhang Shou, and then said in unison: "It can't be the Imperial College, right?"
Zhang Shou was amused by the tacit understanding between the two and said calmly: "During the period when the Imperial College is closed, not only you fellow supervisors, but even I, the Imperial Doctor, can't get in, so you don't have to make wild guesses.
However, there should be no one waiting at that place, and there is no food supply. Everyone should bring tea, snacks and other things with them when they pass by."
How could a place accommodate so many of them, yet no one was without food?
Not only Lu Sanlang and Zhang Chen were murmuring in their hearts, but everyone else was also confused, but Zhu Er vaguely had a guess. When a large group of people got on their horses, those who rode in carriages got on their carriages - as for Jiu Zhang, who had neither horses nor carriages.
Although the prison students are poor, their rich classmates are kind enough to help them on their journey.
As a result, Hulala and his group occupied the entire street. After arriving, the poor prison students could only vaguely see the neat walls with the illumination of lanterns on this night with no moon and only starlight, and thus concluded that this was the
It should be a mansion. However, the eyes of Guijie's disciples are much sharper. Even at night, many people can still tell which street it is.
Lu Sanlang, who was watching and listening in all directions along the way, even blurted out: "Isn't this the former Luwang Villa?"
The reactions of the poor prison students were still blank, but Zhang Chen, as the only son of the Duke of Qin, suddenly came to his senses: "Prince Lu's courtyard? Is that the Prince of Lu who died ten years ago in Yongchen? The emperor's younger brother?"
The Guijie disciples who had been muttering in their hearts all understood at this time, and even though many of the supervisors of Jiuzhang Hall were unsophisticated people like Yan Fang, they still couldn't bear the emperor's younger brother's clear and unmistakable statement.
It’s not that he couldn’t understand it. But Qi Liang couldn’t help but shout: “Little sir, this place is…”
"I spent fifty guan to buy it." When Zhang Shou said this, he thought it was a joke, but he did go to the inner palace to handle the matter after looking at the house with Ah Liu that day.
After completing the formalities, he got the first land deed and the first house deed in his life. At this time, facing the bright eyes around him like searchlights, he did not want to explain the deeper reason.
"Because we just got it, there is no shortage of furniture, furnishings, and utensils inside. However, there are no servants, and there is no food or drink. Everyone should be self-sufficient and have enough food and clothing. I think most of them will bring small heaters."
Although some people sigh in their hearts, if there is really no preparation for this cold weather in the Luwang Villa, then wouldn't it mean that the house is also cold, and the stove is also cold? What is the use of a small heater in such a big place?
However, when Ah Liu unlocked and pushed the door, and everyone filed in behind Zhang Shou, entering the untitled hall with amazement and envy, they felt a warm warmth rushing towards their faces as soon as they opened the door.
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At this time, not to mention the others who were shocked, even Zhang Shou was greatly surprised. He instinctively turned his head to look for traces of Ah Liu. However, when Ah Liu saw his eyes, he uttered a few words very innocently:
"I didn't do it."
Zhang Shou was relieved. He thought that Ah Liu was not a god. He should not have thought that he would visit this place during the Chinese New Year. Naturally, there was no way to burn the earth dragon in advance. He thought that when he took Zhu Ying to see the house before, he found that
The whole house was well maintained, so he knew it. Maybe the people from the inner palace burned all the earth dragons in advance, considering that he might come to live there?
But how much charcoal will be used? He came here on a whim today, what if he doesn't come?
Yes, it can be inferred that so many students will go to Ge Mansion to pay New Year greetings to him and Ge Yong. As long as the emperor sends someone to convey the appointment, then he will definitely send someone to discuss it, and the possibility of coming here is very high.
Zhang Shou thought of this and simply waved to everyone to sit down. Ah Liu went out quietly and entered the house again shortly after, reporting that there were also people in the corridors on both sides in front of the gate of the courtyard.
The stove was ready, enough for the servants to keep warm while they waited, there was a fire on the stove, and there was water in the teapot. There was no need to worry about the supply of tea inside and outside, and he became more confident in his judgment.
At this time, Lu Sanlang stood up in person with a smile, and asked Qi Liang to move the tables in the hall together, and put out all kinds of things including the braised pastries and soups he just bought on the road. Zhang Chen
His movements were a beat slow, but he immediately pulled Zhang Wu, Zhang Lu, and Zhang Luo. As for the others, except for Zhu Er who quickly came up to help, they couldn't intervene at all.
Although there were forty or fifty people, there were many more chairs in the room, but the round and square tables could only be shared by three or five people, but it was still enough. However, at first, everyone
They were still embarrassed to eat and drink in front of Zhang Shou, but Zhang Shou couldn't help it and took the lead himself. Now, everyone was just sipping the soup and taking random things to fill their stomachs.
That dinner at Ge Mansion was because we were watching a play. To be honest, no one had enough to eat...
"Okay, let's first discuss the candidates who will follow Xiao Qi and Xiao Deng to follow Wang Dayin to the Xuan Mansion." Because Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying slipped out to fall in love midway, they actually didn't have a good dinner. What's even more sad is that when
In front of a large group of students who were respectfully listening to their instructions, he couldn't eat or drink without manners. So, he could only eat a bowl of sweet tofu bought on the road.
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qi Liang and said: "Xiao Qi, have you discussed it with Lu Sanlang before? How to choose the candidate?"
Qi Liang originally wanted to ask Zhang Shou for his opinion, but he didn't expect Zhang Shou to directly ask him about the results of his discussion with Lu Sanlang. He hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Wang Dayin became the governor of Xuanda. The first period should be the most
It’s difficult, and Xiaodai and I don’t have enough experience in specific matters, so I discussed with Chief Lu and felt that the first batch should be selected from Jiuzhangtang with the most experience.”
Seeing that Zhang Shou didn't speak, Qi Liang was not sure whether what he said was right or wrong, but he could only bite the bullet and continued: "So, supervisors with experience as accounting room stewards will be given priority, and supervisors with warehouse experience will be given priority.
Priority will be given to those with more practical experience. However, elite soldiers and generals cannot all be concentrated in the first batch. Only by bringing in the old can the value of experience be gained."
Only then did Zhang Shou slightly nod with satisfaction. He saw that Lu Sanlang, the man on his lower left, had a proud face, but he deliberately glanced sideways at Zhang Chen. However, Zhang Chen, the man on the lower right, didn't pay attention to Lu Sanlang's gaze at all, and looked livid.
Zhang Lian was urgently discussing something with Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu. He knew that although the trio surnamed Zhang had discussed it, they probably hadn't considered it in detail at all.
Therefore, he naturally did not hesitate to express his appreciation for Qi Liang and Lu Sanlang's discussion; "You and Lu Sanlang are very thoughtful. You two have been in Jiuzhangtang for so long, and everyone's situation should be very clear. I remember
Lu Sanlang, you also spent several months to make a handbook for Jiuzhangtang's supervisors, right? Don't be too pretentious, how many people did you and Xiao Qi choose for the first batch?"
Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially Zhang Chen's eyes that were clearly a bit unbelievable, Lu Sanlang suddenly felt proud.
He stood up happily, coughed first, and then picked up a palm-sized manual. While flipping through it, he said seriously: "As a captain, it is natural for me to understand the situation of my classmates." Miss you Zhang Chen.
Not as meticulous as me!
"There are more than 20 people in Jiuzhangtang, and among them there are 19 people with accounting experience. The most experienced person among them is Yan Fang, and he has an upright temperament. I think he will definitely get along with Wang Dayin, so he is the first batch
Must go!”
Yan Fang was stunned. He always remembered Zhang Shou's gift of the book, so when Jiuzhangtang enrolled students, he came to apply for the exam without even thinking about it. Even though there was an incident where the exam papers were copied,
But Zhang Shou took him, and he was deeply moved by this, and he was the first person to test the password.
In terms of study progress and monthly exam results, he is indeed among the best. However, considering that he is so much older than the others, plus he comes from a humble background, after receiving the emperor's award with others, he does not have much expectations.
He was delusional, and unlike some of his classmates who were smarter than him, he just went to the chief of the restaurant, Riku Saburo, to make himself familiar.
But even so, Lu Sanlang was the first to call his name!
He didn't know how to speak, but Zhang Shou nodded to him: "The first choice is good, that's it. What about the next one?"