Several people at the Spring Festival Gala were so embarrassed that their faces turned red as if blood was about to drip out.
Mrs. Guo nodded secretly after knowing this, and said to Madam Lu privately: "This child is becoming more and more outspoken. In time, he will be a good manager of the household."
But Nanny Lu didn't think so.
She always felt that Zhou Shaojin lacked dignity and it was difficult for those capable mothers in charge to be convinced. She tentatively said, "It's just that he's a little weak-willed."
Madam Guo disagreed and said, "Do you think being strong all the time is good? Most of the time, softness overcomes hardness."
Nanny Lu didn't dare to say anything more.
In the past, Mrs. Guo always felt that if a woman did not stand up for herself, she could never live the life she wanted.
But now he is leaning towards Zhou Shaojin.
Then she will have to be more polite to Zhou Shaojin in the future.
"The old lady still has a keen eye!" Madam Lu smiled and flattered Madam Guo.
After hearing Zhou Shaojin's words, the Chunwan party members couldn't help but feel secretly shocked. From then on, they no longer dared to feel dissatisfied, and their attitude towards the Song family's servants became much warmer. They laughed and talked all the way to Changzhou.
Further on is Zhenjiang.
They will separate in Zhenjiang. Mr. Song and his family will continue to head north, passing through Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Huai'an, and land in Tongzhou to go to Beijing, while they will head west and return to Nanjing.
Cheng Chi rubbed his swollen eyes and raised his head, sighing to Mr. Song: "Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books. I used to be like a frog in a well, with a high opinion of myself, thinking that there were only a few people in the world who understood the art of geomancy. After meeting you, I realized that there are always people better than you. Now I really want to see how elegant Mr. Song Jingran, the famous prime minister, is!"
He had dealt with Song Jingran before, but never had a deep conversation with him. In his eyes, Song Jingran was just an accomplished scholar-official.
Now it seems that their feelings for each other are too deep.
Song Min laughed and said, "How difficult is that? The door of our Song family is always open to you. The only thing I'm worried about now is that you will be disappointed after meeting Jing Ran - I'm not good at managing money, but Jing Ran has no choice. He learned to be penny wise at a young age. Fortunately, he later joined the Ministry of Revenue, so he was able to put his knowledge into practice, which saved him from being buried."
Cheng Chi remained silent for a few moments for Song Jingran, whom he had never met.
There are many people in the world who are good at arithmetic, but there are only a few who can enter the cabinet with the skill of arithmetic throughout history!
Song Min was obviously not very concerned about his son, and said, "We have come a long way, so let's take a break today! I stayed in Changzhou for some time two years ago. There is a small shop called Wangji on the south side of the dock. The Liyang Zhagan is very authentic. I have a bottle of Luzhou Laojiao in my box. It was collected in my early years. I didn't even drink it when my eldest grandson was born. This time I am going to live in Beijing for a long time. I don't know if I can return to my hometown in Changsha in my lifetime, so I brought the wine out - let's drink it today!"
"Have we arrived in Changzhou yet?" Cheng Chi was stunned.
"Yes!" Song Min laughed, "Does it feel a bit like 'no time in the mountains'? Sometimes when I calculate the flow of water and the sediment, I get deeply involved and cannot extricate myself!"
Cheng Chi's mouth twitched.
He had promised Zhou Shaojin that he would let her walk around on her way back...
Now the boat has passed through thousands of mountains, and in the blink of an eye they have arrived in Changzhou.
After sending Song Min back to the cabin to change clothes and wash up, he asked Qin Ziping in a low voice: "What have the old lady and the second cousin been doing these days?"
Qin Ziping said, "The old lady has been chatting with Madam Song, and the second cousin is either accompanying her to do needlework or taking care of Mr. Song."
"Take Mr. Song?" Cheng Chi frowned and asked, "How do you take him?"
Qin Ziping thought for a moment and said, "Either I will tell Master Song how to write, or I will tell him stories from the Three Character Classic and Thousands of Poems, or I will play Chen Sanqi with him."
Cheng Chi couldn't help curling his lips and said, "With her level, she can only play Chen Sanqi to coax the children!"
Qin Ziping smiled and said "yes", waiting for Cheng Chi's instructions.
Cheng Chi walked back and forth in the room twice before he stopped and asked with hesitation, "Besides accompanying the old lady, listening to Madam Song and taking care of Mr. Song, didn't the second cousin say anything else?"
Qin Ziping was slightly shocked.
The Fourth Master rarely asked someone questions in such detail and specificity. The people he asked about in such detail and specificity were all people or things that the Fourth Master regarded as his opponents or played a key and decisive role in something.
No matter how you look at it, the second cousin has nothing to do with "key" or "decision".
But he knew it very well in his heart.
The more this is the case, the more it shows that this second cousin is not a simple person.
He hurriedly said, "I didn't notice it here. Do you want me to call Mrs. Shang?"
Cheng Chi hesitated for a moment and said, "Then go and call Mrs. Shang in!"
Qin Ziping managed to suppress the turmoil in his heart with great difficulty and walked out with a calm expression.
Cheng Chi put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in the room twice.
He had never broken his promise to anyone, especially now, he broke his promise to a little girl who had not even reached the age of marriage, and this little girl had helped him before...
Cheng Chi couldn't help but recall the look Zhou Shaojin gave him, and he felt even more uncomfortable.
The little girl's eyes are full of trust!
And I believe it so firmly!
She firmly believed that she would never hurt her, she firmly believed that she would never break her promise, she firmly believed that she would never deceive her... It seemed that she had never doubted him, and she even believed in himself more than he did!
But I betrayed her trust.
I don’t know if that little girl was crying
However, given her personality, even if she wanted to cry, she would not cry in front of others. She would definitely cry quietly when no one was around.
It was rare for her to go out, and she didn't know when she would be able to go out again. She had to watch the ship docked at the piers of various state capitals but couldn't get off to take a look. I wonder how disappointed and sad she must be.
Cheng Chi rubbed his temple.
The little girl looks gentle and docile like a willow, but she can be quite stubborn when she gets angry.
I don't know how to calm her down
Buy a set of Baibao headgear
Just looking at the little girls’ food, clothing and other expenses, you can tell that Zhou Zhen dotes on his two daughters very much, and she may not take these things to heart!
Compensation
He is the elder.
He couldn't possibly ask an elder to apologize to her, a junior. If he did that, how would he have any authority in front of her
Or should I compensate her later and find a way to bring her out again
Cheng Chi thought this was a good idea.
Most people will be satisfied if they compensate for what they lost.
He felt very calm.
Sitting behind the desk waiting for Mrs. Shang to come.
Mrs. Shang arrived faster than he expected.
Cheng Chi explained the reason, and Mrs. Shang was surprised and said, "Fourth Master, the second cousin has been no different from usual these days. The maids around her complained about Madam Song, and the second cousin scolded them!"
She told Cheng Chi about Zhou Shaojin's lesson to Chunwan.
Cheng Chi was very surprised and asked, "Are you sure that this is what the second cousin said?" But before Mrs. Shang could reply, he had already believed it in his heart.
The little girl he knew was just such a person, who only remembered the good things about others and not the bad things about them.
Mrs. Shang said, "Anyway, I didn't see it in the dark!"
Cheng Chi waved at her, feeling a little sad.
If the little girl had come of age and become a grown-up girl, he would still have an excuse to exonerate himself, but now... wasn't he just deceiving a child
Cheng Chi thought about it again and again, and finally decided to find Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin was sitting in Madam Guo's cabin listening to Madam Guo telling anecdotes about famous families in Jiangnan: "The sister-in-law of the head of the Li family is the third daughter of the Wu family. The father of the third daughter of the Wu family was once a student of my father. Later, the second son born to Wu married the sixth aunt of the Gu family. After the sixth aunt Gu got married, she had no son. When it was time to inherit the throne, she took in the youngest grandson of the eldest wife of the Li family, and then married a girl from the Gu family. So I am not only very familiar with the eldest wife of the Wu family, but the eldest wife of the Li family is also very familiar with me..."
Mrs. Song was confused by the Li, Wu, and Gu families, and hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, let me think about it."
Mrs. Guo couldn't help but laugh.
Mrs. Song blushed and said, "I, I was born in the streets and alleys. After I came to the capital, I only moved around in those officials' families from Huguang. But the capital is mostly populated by scholars from Jiangnan. I have never heard of what you said. I wonder how they are all relatives, and you are so kind to people, so I dared to ask you..."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but smile.
Mrs. Guo smiled and said, "These things are not learned overnight. Not to mention that your master is an official from Huguang, even among the local officials in Jiangnan, not many know these things. For example, if my three girls had not been influenced by me since they were young, they would not be able to remember them if I told them all at once."
Mrs. Song, however, felt that it was Mrs. Guo who was helping her out - the children of ordinary families were different from the children of this generation of official families. They knew from a young age who was related to whom, and when they needed to find someone to do something, they could always find the relevant person to help them.
The disadvantage of their master is that he has no foil and has always been fighting alone. Otherwise, how could the position of Prime Minister fall to Yuan Weichang
Thinking of this, she was shocked.
Yuan Weichang, seems to be Cheng Jing's uncle... She actually asked Cheng Jing's mother for advice...
Mrs. Song suddenly felt very embarrassed.
But how could her expression escape Mrs. Guo
Mrs. Guo laughed and said, "How can we, as a family, have several relatives? But as the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Whether it is close or not depends on how close we are and whether we have similar personalities!"
"That's exactly what the old lady said." Mrs. Song was overjoyed when she heard that.
It can be seen that Mrs. Guo did not think her behavior was childish or ridiculous.
She looked at Mrs. Guo and felt that there was no one more tolerant, generous, and knowledgeable than the old woman in front of her.
"I wish I had met you earlier!" Mrs. Song said with emotion.
A little maid came in and reported: "The fourth master is here."
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Sisters, today's extra update.
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PS: I can’t write every morning, so today’s update will still be around 11 o’clock in the evening.
※(To be continued)