Man Bao felt very strange, "Father and mother are willing to come to the capital!"
Not to mention her mother, but her father, he would never think of traveling far away, he was afraid of traveling far away.
"Master Bai persuaded Dad with the villagers." Little Qian couldn't help laughing and said, "As soon as the letter you wrote came home, Dad was so happy that he didn't sleep much for two nights, and even ran to offer incense to my uncle and aunt. , now everyone in the village will know about it.”
She said: "Father is so happy, what he said was a bit exaggerated for a while, and some people in the village were not convinced, so they coaxed him to come to the capital to see you and see what the capital looks like."
"It just so happened that Mr. Bai wanted to marry the eldest daughter-in-law, and he was discussing with his family about going to the capital to get married, so he encouraged Dad with the villagers. Dad couldn't stand the persuasion at that time, so he agreed on the spot," Xiaoqian said to Man Bao in a low voice. Whispered, "Actually, father-in-law regretted it as soon as he agreed. He was afraid that he would cause trouble for you after he went to Beijing. Moreover, the capital city is too far away from our Qili Village. The farthest place father has been to is Yizhou City."
"But Master Bai came to the door the next day to collect the luggage in person. It's useless for my father to pretend to be sick. Mother thought, the sixth son got married in the capital. After all, he is the last youngest son. He is already weaker than the other children. Parents were not present, so they just came to the capital to marry Lao Liu together." Xiaoqian said: "This way Lao Liu's face will be bright, and I will see you too."
She sighed: "Now that you are an official, you must be busier than before. You don't know when you will be able to return to your hometown."
Man Bao said: "I'll go back as soon as I'm free."
Xiaoqian said angrily: "The capital city is far away from our village. It takes twenty days to go back and forth. Now that you are an official, you have to do things. Don't always think about playing like before..."
Man Bao was scolded and accepted with a smile.
"Then sister-in-law, how long can you stay this time?"
Xiaoqian thought for a while and said: "It's not necessarily true, but the sixth brother's marriage must be finished before he leaves."
Saturday Lang's wedding date is set on the eighth day of September, and there is still a month to go.
While cooking, Xiaoqian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "However, the north is indeed much hotter than our Luojiang County. Our convoy moved very fast at first, but it slowed down when we arrived in Liangzhou. We arrived at noon. We didn’t dare to drive when the clock was applied.”
Man Bao said: "Last year it wasn't that hot. This year the northern area is extremely dry. I'm still worried about the situation at home."
Xiaoqian laughed and said: "Although the rain at home is less this year, it's still not too bad. It's not enough to be dry. Before we go to Beijing, we have harvested the summer harvest. We only have the autumn harvest. Your second brother and the others can do it at home. When the time comes Just ask some people to help."
Now the old Zhou family has fewer people at home and more fields, so he is used to hiring part-time labor.
Even ordinary villagers can see that the old Zhou family is gradually becoming prosperous, let alone Master Bai.
He privately said to Mrs. Bai, the old lady, "I'm afraid it won't take two generations for the Zhou family to catch up with our Bai family."
The old lady Bai said: "Why? Although our Bai family is a side branch, we come from a family at least, and we have accumulated hundreds of years here."
Master Bai said: "There are too many children in their family, as long as there are one or two promising children in each generation, and the others are not cheating, just watch, it won't take two generations to catch up with our Bai family. "
He sighed and said, "Look at Erlang and Dalang now, if you look forward ten years, or five years ahead, who can tell that Erlang is more promising than Dalang?"
Old lady Bai and Mrs. Bai stopped talking.
The reason why the married couple wanted to advance the wedding date was not because news came from the capital that Erlang had entered the Chongwen Museum to study.
Entering the Chongwen Museum is equivalent to being a student with the prince. As long as he does not rebel with the prince in the future, he will have a bright future.
And as his direct brother, Bai Dalang, who is also studying in the Imperial College, will definitely not be far behind, so Master Bai just mentioned it tentatively, and he agreed to advance the wedding date and is willing to send the marriage to the capital.
Of course, Master Bai also agreed to buy a house for the young couple in the capital, so that they would be more comfortable and free from the bondage of in-laws. In the future, if Bai Dalang became an examiner, he would be able to live in the capital.
Before coming, Master Bai had already made some psychological preparations, but when he actually arrived at Zhou's residence in the capital, he realized that he still underestimated Zhou Man.
It is said that it is a house with only three entrances, but is this a general three entrance
Master Bai hadn't had time to walk all the way, but he only had to go through the main courtyard on the west side and then to the courtyard where they lived in the east, and he knew it was not small, not to mention that there was such a big garden behind the courtyard where they lived.
He finally knew why his aunt also lived in Zhou's house.
Master Bai sighed and asked his two sons, "Why don't you see Mr. Zhuang?"
"In reality, I went to the wedding last night, and I should be back today."
Master Bai nodded, thought for a long time, and still sighed: "Da Lang, it is impossible to buy you a house in Chongyuanfang. I plan to look in Changqing Lane to see if I can buy you a house or a A small house with two entrances, you can live in it when you get married."
Bai Dalang didn't have any objections, but he looked at his younger brother, "Where's Erlang?"
Bai Erlang raised his head in bewilderment, "What are you doing to me?"
Master Bai patted him on the head, and then said to Bai Dalang: "Erlang has been with Mr. Zhuang for a long time, and he is naughty again. It is better to let him live here, and his husband and senior brothers and sisters will take care of him. You can feel at ease with your wife." live."
Bai Dalang nodded.
Bai Erlang opened his mouth, he didn't even think about going to live with his elder brother, he was more familiar with Bai Shanzhouman than his elder brother who was always away.
Bai Dalang twitched a bit and asked, "Father, the wedding date is set at..."
"Let's go and count the days. August 22 is the best day."
Bai Dalang was stunned for a moment and then said: "It's less than a month away, and I need to buy a house and decorate it, is there time?"
"I have asked your cousin grandma to help you find a house. If you still can't find it in two days, then temporarily borrow their house in Erliu Lane, and move there after you find the house and tidy it up."
If Master Bai dared to set this date with the Cheng family, it would be a success.
He said: "The important thing now is where the family will live. Previously, their family planned to rent a yard or book an inn to live in after going to Beijing, but it is inconvenient to live outside..."
While eating the cheese, Bai Erlang said, "Then live here, anyway, there is a free yard."
After hearing this, Master Bai said angrily, "This is not your house, and you are the one to make the decisions."
Bai Erlang said unconvinced: "Manbao is very hospitable, and the Zhou family is not bad. The yard is empty and it is empty. Why can't it be used by the future sister-in-law? Just wait, they will definitely keep guests. If you let the married family Let's go, the Zhou family is really sorry."
As soon as the words were finished, someone came back and said: "Second young master, Miss Man said that after lunch, she would go to the guest courtyard to see the bride, and asked if you want to go together."
Bai Erlang looked at his father proudly.
Master Bai: ...