For some reason, Man Bao didn't dare to let her father and Xia Xia be alone in the same carriage, so she glanced at him, ran over and pulled Mr. Zhuang over, and introduced to Xia Xia: "This is my teacher, Mr. Zhuang. , I have been studying with my husband since I was a child."
Then let Mr. Zhuang ride with the two of them.
For this reason, Man Bao stopped riding a horse, and dragged Bai Shan Bai Erlang to occupy Mr. Zhuang's car.
Mr. Zhuang: ...
After all, he got into the car and sat opposite Xia Xia with Old Zhou Tou.
Xia Xia curiously asked about Zhou Man's life in Lao Zhou's house, while Lao Zhou Tou asked about Zhou Yin's exile in Shangzhou.
The exchange of information between the two was quite harmonious. Only Mr. Zhuang listened quietly, occasionally interjecting with a smile and changing the subject when they mentioned sensitive topics.
At the foot of the mountain, Xia Xia was carried up, and Man Bao walked behind supporting Qian Shi.
Qian's body is better than before. At least climbing is no problem. She looked at Xia Xia who was being carried in front of her, and couldn't help asking Man Bao in a low voice: "Have you shown him?"
Man Bao nodded, and said in a low voice: "He is terminally ill, the best I can do is make his death less painful."
Qian Shi sighed, and comforted her in turn, "You can't compete with God after all, so don't be sad and blame yourself."
Man Bao nodded. Teacher Mo also said that when manpower is limited, they have to do their best as doctors, but they can't force it.
When the group arrived at the tomb of Xia Yan and his wife, Xia Xia helped Xia Yi and his servants get off the wicker chair tremblingly, and waved to Zhou Man, saying, "This is the tomb of your grandparents."
Man Bao and the others had already been here yesterday, but at this moment they just knelt down obediently to offer incense and kowtow, and then asked: "I don't think the ashes of the incense are old, and the weeds are not luxuriant. Who came to pay homage to the grandparents?"
Xia Xia sat back on the rattan chair, gasped and said, "I used to bring your uncle and cousins to pay respects, but this year I really can't get up, and it was your uncle who brought the children to pay respects during Qingming. "
Man Bao looked at Xia Yi who had been standing quietly by the side, bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xia."
Xia Yi hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "My niece doesn't have to be like this..."
Now that Zhou Man's surname is not Xia, he doesn't even know whether to call her niece or niece.
Old Zhou also asked Zhou Dalang and Wu Wulang to put the things they had brought, and then asked Zhou Dalang and Wu Wulang to kowtow to the two tombs. He also bowed to each other, thanking Xia Yan and his wife for saving Zhou Yin's life.
Seeing how thoughtful the Zhou family was, Xia Xia didn't shy away from asking Zhou Man to call Xia Yan's grandfather, so he stuffed a lot of words in his heart.
The grievances between Xia and Zhou's family may not be clear, but Xia Xia still mentioned what should be mentioned after the silence.
He said: "Zhou Yin was married to Xia's family back then, and it was agreed that the child would take the mother's surname..."
Old Zhou's head exploded immediately, and he knew that people from the Xia family would definitely bring up this matter, so he couldn't help but glance at his old wife, suppressed what he was going to say, and said what Mr. Zhuang taught him last night, "His uncle, we know about this. Originally, Man Bao's surname was Xia."
He paused before continuing: "But you don't know, when the death of the second brother and sister-in-law could not be made public, let's not say that her surname is Xia, we have to go secretly to worship her parents."
Xia Xia heard Man Bao talk about the reason yesterday, and nodded to express his understanding, "Then now..."
Old Zhou sighed, "Man Bao has always been surnamed Zhou, and it has been included in our Zhou family tree since she was very young. Later, she used this name to study and practice medicine."
Xia Xia frowned.
Old Zhou Tou continued: "Including that she is now an official, she also uses this name, so this change is not easy to change, otherwise what if the emperor calls her by the wrong name in the future?"
Xia Xia: ...
Although he felt that what old Zhou Tou said was reasonable, he always felt that it was an excuse.
"But I also know that Man Bao is the only girl in the Xia family now. If she doesn't change her surname, she will be extinct."
Although Xia Xia was very uncomfortable hearing the word Juehu, he still nodded to show that he was right.
"So I discussed it with my in-laws when we got married. In the future, Manbao and the others will have a child, and the second one will be named Xia." Old Zhou felt that this matter was handled in a proper way, so he looked at it proudly. Xia Xia.
Xia Xia glanced at Man Bao, hesitant to speak.
When Qian saw it, he said, "Man Bao, take Shan Bao and Er Lang to other places for a walk, and let us talk to each other."
Man Bao looked at the faces of the adults and saw that they didn't seem to have any intention of staying, so he could only turn around and pull Bai Shan and Bai Erlang away.
Because it happened to be about marriage, Bai Shan was a little uneasy, so he glanced at Daji who was standing under a tree.
Daji, who was about to keep up with them, stopped and continued to stand without moving.
As soon as the three of them left, Xia Xia lost his scruples. He didn't know that Daji and several guards left behind were servants of the Bai family, so he thought they belonged to the Zhou family.
After all, it was the Zhou family who came to look for relatives, these people naturally belonged to the Zhou family.
And because Mr. Zhuang is Man Bao's master, he did not express any objection, the master is the same as the father.
He sighed and said: "My in-laws, it's not that I picked your marriage is not good, that Mr. Bai looks really good, but the eldest lady's situation is unusual, my in-laws really shouldn't have arranged a marriage for her so early, I mean Yes, it would be best if you can retire."
Old Zhou opened his mouth wide and asked, "What's wrong with this marriage?"
Because this marriage was settled, old Zhou was very proud for a long time.
Mr. Zhuang and Qian also frowned at Xia Xia.
Xia Xiadao: "Zhou Yin and Xinniang only have such a daughter. According to my opinion, she can recruit a wife like Xinniang, and choose someone from a low family background. All future children will be named Xia. Of course, if the in-laws want to choose one of them It is also good for the child to follow Zhou Yin's surname... "
Although this was once the old Zhou's idea, he overturned this idea long ago, so he went back without hesitation and said: "What kind of a good man can come to marry him, and he has a good family background?"
Mrs. Qian coughed lightly, and old Zhou Tou said: "Of course, it is also possible that he is a good boy, but his family is poor, such as my second brother. But if I am not polite, if the Xia family hadn't saved my second brother back then, Well, with my second brother's ability, he won't be the son-in-law."
He said: "Manbao is so powerful now, if she wants to choose someone to recruit at will, you don't feel bad, I feel bad."
He continued: "You are an elder, so I told you so much. If you don't look at the family background of the Bai family, you can only look at Bai Shan, a clean boy who is good at reading and looks good. Now he is The crown prince's companion will definitely have a bright future in the future, and the reason why such a family is willing to let a child take Xia's surname is because my second brother and sister-in-law saved their adults."
"Not to mention that the two children grew up together, and their relationship is very good. If you find another one, who knows whether those people are gods or demons in their hearts?" Old Zhou said: "It's fine if my Manbao is a boy. , but she is a girl, so we should be more careful?"