Aunt Zhuang was frightened, "But what?"
"But the most precious thing for Mr. now is not the salary sent home, but his contacts in the court," Zhou Man asked, "Does my sister-in-law really have the heart to see those resources being wasted?"
Mrs. Zhuang: "What?"
Zhou Man said: "Mr. is now the Prince's Shao Fu, and his actual job is also a fourth-rank servant. This official rank is not low, and it is very good in the capital. Sister-in-law, just think about it, the governor of Mianzhou is only a fourth-rank."
"Mister is now an official as big as the governor, and his status is even higher than the governor, but how many people can take care of the brothers and sisters-in-law's family? Not to mention leaving things for future generations, have you ever thought about why? "
Mrs. Zhuang: "Because of you?"
Zhou Man: "...That's true, but the most important thing is that all the contacts and resources in the officialdom are in the capital."
"This world still belongs to the emperor, but there is also a saying that 'the sky is high and the emperor is far away', so if you are not in the capital, naturally you will not be able to benefit from the benefits brought by your husband."
Mrs. Zhuang is not stupid. Zhou Man's words have reached this point, so she naturally understands, "You mean, let us go to the capital with father-in-law?"
"No, no," Mrs. Zhuang waved her hand quickly and said, "We can't go, the capital...it's too far away, we don't know the place..."
"Isn't there still us here?" Zhou Man said: "I have two big houses in the capital, one for me to live in, and one for my mother's to live in, no matter which side has many courtyard rooms, if brothers and sisters-in-law go, I have allocated two courtyards for you, and then I will open a separate door to the outside, a single courtyard, free and convenient, and have acquaintances, how nice it is."
Mrs. Zhuang was moved for a moment, but she shook her head resolutely, "Your senior brother will not agree to go. Although the capital sounds prosperous, it is unfamiliar after all. Our family business is here, not only your senior brother, but also Ji An and Ji Ran's. The errands are also in the county, how can we go to the capital without family and business?"
Then Zhou Man said: "If the brothers and sisters-in-law can't go, why not let the children go?"
She said: "Mr. has been teaching and educating people all his life, and he has a lot of contacts in it. I think my nephews and nieces have reached the age of enlightenment. Why not send them to the capital to study."
"If you talk about the number of books and famous teachers, how can they compare with the feet of the emperor?" Zhou Man said: "The several masters and nephews are all grown up, but the nephews are still young. It is not too late to train them now. In the future, only one person can inherit Mr. If you don’t own the mantle, then the banker can change his family from now on.”
Mrs. Zhuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she couldn't help but grasp the corner of her clothes, "I can't make up my mind on this matter alone..."
"Sister-in-law can talk to senior brother, maybe senior brother is also willing?" Zhou Man said: "It is different now, not to mention me and two senior brothers in the capital, even if Mr. is alone, he cannot be bullied by just anyone. So brother don’t have to be afraid of what happened before.”
Mrs. Zhuang already agreed with what she said in her heart at this moment, she nodded repeatedly, "I'll talk to your senior brother at night."
Only then did Zhou Man leave contentedly.
Seeing her happy, Bai Shan asked, "What's so happy?"
"I will fight for family happiness for my husband."
Bai Shan was slightly stunned, and after realizing it, he smiled and said, "You are too clever."
"I'm being considerate," Zhou Man said, "We may have to let it out in the future. At that time, only Mr. will be left in the capital. Although he has his own friends, there is still a difference between friends and relatives. Madam Liu I said that when we were in Qingzhou, my husband often looked in the direction of Qingzhou and Mianzhou."
Bai Shan shook her hand, "Brother is stubborn and indifferent, how sure are you?"
Zhou Man just laughed and said: "Brother's character is indifferent, but sister-in-law is not. The most indispensable thing in this world is to drop one thing after another."
"Do you want to tell sir?"
Zhou Man shook his head, "Brother has a heart-wrenching feeling for Mr. After so many years, I don't know if it has disappeared, so it's better not to tell Mr. about it."
She said: "Don't tell sir, this is what we did privately, if brother is angry, he can't be angry with sir."
Bai Shan thought about it, and nodded slightly, "Actually, we can still attack the child."
The best way to deal with children is of course children.
Bai Shan went to look for Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu, who were already very sensible, and in the afternoon, the two of them held hands and ran over to play with the three children of the dealer.
"My name is Bai Jingxing, and my nickname is Eldest Sister." Bai Jingxing took the initiative to introduce himself, "This is Bai Ruoyu, and my nickname is Da Baoer. What's your name?"
The dealer has three children, the eldest is eight years old, the girl is six years old, and the youngest is four years old.
Although the younger one was about the same age as the two children of the Bai family, the older one answered the question, "My name is Zhuang Wenchen, and I am the eldest. This is my cousin Zhuang Wenxin, and this is my cousin Zhuang Wenguang."
Bai Jingxing: "My father asked us to come and play with you."
Zhuang Wenchen was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and said politely: "It doesn't have to be like this, we can do it ourselves, your family is very good."
"Why don't you go out? What's interesting in the courtyard, the outside is spacious. Come on, I'll take you to play." The kid Bai Jingxing had already taken a fancy to Zhuang Wenxin, and immediately ran up to grab her little hand after speaking, She shook her head and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet my cousins, nephews and nieces."
The children of Zhou's family are busy in the field, the older ones are cutting the rice, and the younger ones are dragging a basket to pick up the ears of rice.
In May, five of Bai Jingxing's servants went to the field, and happily dragged their bamboo baskets down to the field.
Child Bai Jingxing kept his father's words in mind, and said to Zhuang Wenxin: "There are rice ears in the capital, and my family has a lot of fields in the capital. Do you like picking rice ears?"
"I don't like it," Zhuang Wenxin said, "I like digging wild fruits by the fields to eat, and I don't like picking ears of rice."
"There are wild fruits beside the field?"
"Yes, you come with me." Zhuang Wenxin took her to the edge of the field, searched for a long time, and pulled away a clump of grass. There was a bunch of small fruits connected together inside. She pulled out one and put it on the clothes. After wiping it, he handed it to Bai Jingxing, "No, please eat."
The kid Bai Jingxing took it and stuffed it into his mouth. Wu Yue stopped it quickly with his eyes and hands. After a closer look, he found that it was a ground fruit, so he relaxed a little, "Elder sister, you have to wash it before eating it."
Zhuang Wenxin had already grabbed another one, wiped it on the sleeve, took a bite and said, "I wiped it, it's already clean."
How dare May let them eat like this
Quickly asked Zhuang Wenxin to spit it out, and coaxed them: "It's not fun to eat one by one. It's better to pick a little more, wash it at home, put it on a plate, and eat it together. eat."
Bai Jingxing was persuaded, so he pulled Zhuang Wenxin and said, "Then let's pick it quickly, I've never seen this kind of wild fruit, but you know it, it's amazing."
"Why are there no wild fruits beside the fields?"
"There is no such wild fruit in the capital."
"Impossible, you must have not noticed, there are such wild fruits beside the fields..."