Although Yin or refused to become a lay disciple of the Taoist temple, he accepted to live in the Taoist temple for a few days.
So they left Yin Ju and Changshou behind when they left. Bai Erlang couldn't understand, "The Taoist temple is not far from our home. The carriage will arrive in two quarters of an hour. Why do we have to live in the Taoist temple?"
Bai Shan said to Yin Yu: "As long as you are happy, we will have some things packed and delivered to you when we go back."
Yin Ju waved his fan and said with a smile: "Let Changshou go back with you, he knows everything about me."
Bai Shan nodded, and invited the priests, "In the future, there will be a flowing water banquet at home. If the priests are free, please treat yourself with a simple meal."
The priests responded with a smile, and sent the group to the mountain gate.
The Bai family's running water banquet has been prepared for four days. Except for the guests who need special invitations to send posts, the rest is to spread the word, so that those who want to come to eat will come that day.
Because of the feedback that there are many people coming, Master Bai and Mrs. Liu generously said after discussing that the running water banquet will be held for three days.
The dealer also received the posts, not only them, but also the dealer's relatives and friends. In addition, a list and a stack of blank posts were sent to the dealer.
Mr. Zhuang saw the difference in the post at a glance, and Zhuang Dalang also found out, and quickly asked, "Father, why does the host of this post still have our family?"
Mr. Zhuang closed the post, his eyes were slightly red, he raised his head and smiled and said: "It's not a big deal, I still have a few posts here, and the tops are all empty. See if you have anyone else you want to invite together." Bar."
"This..." Zhuang Dalang held the list and posts in his hand and was speechless for a while. .
Mr. Zhuang called his servant, Bai Qiu, and said, "Since it's a banquet, we'll go there earlier, you can pack your things."
Bai Qiu is the servant of the Bai family for Mr. Zhuang, who runs errands for him. As he gets older, he needs a meticulous person to take care of him.
Zhuang Dalang looked at the post in his hand, "Is this running water mat run by the Bai family for my father?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly and said: "This is their filial piety. The post has been sent out. If you are free, you should also go to Qili Village to help out."
Zhuang Dalang was stunned for a while and then responded.
Bai Shan had ordered two courtyards to be cleared out, one of which was where Mr. Zhuang used to live, and was given back to him, and the other was the guest courtyard in the front yard, which was relatively large, and Zhuang Dalang's family could live there.
Zhuang Dalang's family had been to Qili Village several times, but it was the first time to stay overnight, and they were a little uncomfortable when they arrived.
Bai Shan warmly entertained them, and personally sent them to the guest house, "Everything is new, brother, let's see if there is anything missing, I'll ask someone to prepare it."
Zhuang Dalang smiled awkwardly: "It's already very good, thank you, Junior Brother."
Mrs. Zhuang was much more enthusiastic and familiar with Zhou Man, and they entered the house holding hands, "The quilts are all new, and it is much colder in the mountains at night, so we must cover the quilt well to avoid the cold."
Mrs. Zhuang agreed, took her hand and said with a smile on her face: "Thank you, Junior Sister, I see that the room is well decorated, and Junior Sister is really thoughtful."
Both of them were smiling, Zhou Man looked curiously at the three children standing outside cautiously, and asked with a smile, "Is that Mr.'s great-grandson?"
"Yes," Mrs. Zhuang said with a more genuine smile on her face, "The child is naughty. When he heard that we were going out to dinner, he would follow whatever he said, so he asked the school for leave."
"This time, my brother's family are all the hosts, so we will naturally have to follow at the dinner." Although Zhou Man has not returned to Luojiang County for many years, he still knows about the affairs of the husband's family. After all, Zhuang Dalang and Mr. Zhuang have been exchanging letters.
When the sons got married, when they gave birth to another child, or when something important happened in the family, Zhuang Dalang would write to Mr. Zhuang.
During the holidays, the dealer will also prepare rituals. Every year when Zhou Lang travels to and from the capital, the dealer will pack a piece of things and bring him to the capital;
Master Bai would always ask Zhuang Dalang when he wanted to send a letter to the capital.
So from my husband, Zhou Man knew that Zhuang Dalang's eldest grandson was seven years old this year, and he was Zhuang Ji'an's child.
The remaining son and daughter are the children of the second son Zhuang Jiran, and Zhuang Jisi has just got married and has no children yet.
Zhou Man looked at the three cautious children in the garden, pulled Mrs. Zhuang and smiled and said, "Sir, you often talk about your three great-grandchildren in the capital. I remember someone brought back some fabrics and pens and ink during the Dragon Boat Festival. okay?"
Mrs. Zhuang smiled, "It's okay, it's okay."
"That's fine," Zhou Man said with a smile, "It's a gift from the crown prince. Because it's a fabric from the south of the Yangtze River, I'm afraid my sister-in-law won't be used to it."
Aunt Zhuang was surprised, "Yes, it was rewarded by the crown prince?"
"That's right," Zhou Man said with a smile: "Sister-in-law doesn't know yet, sir is now the prince's husband, and he specially teaches for the prince. He is valued in the palace. Every year, the ceremony, sir's birthday, is celebrated in the palace." There is a reward."
"Because Mr. is the crown prince and the young Fu, he is respected more in the court, not necessarily in places far away, but in the capital, I don't know how many students admire him." Zhou Man took Mrs. Zhuang's hand and said with a smile: "So sister-in-law doesn't have to talk to Mrs. Zhuang. We are polite, if you need anything in the future, tell me, I will bring it back to you in the capital, I can't buy it, and there are more people to help."
Mrs. Zhuang's eyes widened, and she swallowed her saliva before turning the corner on the fact that her father was the prince's teacher, "No, my father only helps sort out books in the palace, and occasionally teaches the students in Chongwen Hall twice." class?"
Zhou Man raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who said that?"
Mrs. Zhuang pointed to Zhuang Dalang who was talking to Bai Shan outside and said, "You, your senior brother."
"Oh," Zhou Man hesitated for a while between provoking the relationship between the senior brother and the senior sister-in-law, and finally looked at the three children in the yard, and lowered his voice: "Senior brother lied to you."
When Mrs. Zhuang raised her eyebrows, her anger surged up.
Zhou Man whispered: "However, I can also understand senior brother. The closer you are to the official positions of His Majesty and the Crown Prince, the more careful the officials and family members are, otherwise if you make a bad move and someone catches you, it will be a serious crime involving the whole family." .”
Zhou Man snapped his fingers and counted for her, "For example, buying and selling by force, such as lending usury, such as bullying neighbors, because Mr. is the prince's young master, so many censors in the court will stare at him, so naturally I will keep an eye on my brothers and sisters-in-law, and if I find out that I have committed a crime, I will impeach my husband, and my family members will be questioned."
Mrs. Zhuang hurriedly waved her hand and said: "We don't do such things. Our family has added a lot of properties over the years, but they were all bought with real money, but there was no forced buying and selling. You know this too. The money was sent back by your fourth brother, and it was all from father-in-law."
Zhou Man nodded again and again, "Of course I know, so I can understand brother, but..."