Mrs. Song was shocked to realize that she had lived in Jiuru Lane for almost a month.
She hurriedly told her personal maid to pack up her things and go to say goodbye to Mrs. Guo.
Old Madam Guo did not force her to stay. She just held her hand and repeatedly reminded her to be careful on the way, and if she had time, she could bring the children to Jinling City for a stay. Her tone was very kind.
Mrs. Song couldn't help but burst into tears.
During the days she spent with Mrs. Guo, she not only told her many interesting stories about officials and their families, but also taught her many principles of dealing with people and things, which benefited her greatly.
Madam Song choked up and nodded, and said to Madam Guo, "You must take care of yourself. If you go to the capital, you must let me know so that I can welcome you back."
"Don't worry." Madam Guo laughed, "I will definitely disturb you when I go to the capital."
Song Sen knew that he would be returning to the capital soon, so he immediately ran to Wanxiangju where Zhou Shaojin lived and hugged her tightly, saying, "Sister Zhou, Sister Zhou, please come back to the capital with me! I will send you back after the New Year."
"That won't do." Zhou Shaojin touched his head and said with a smile, "You want to celebrate the New Year with your father, and I also want to celebrate the New Year with my sister! When my sister is free one day, I will go to Beijing to see you!"
Song Sen's eyes lit up, and he was about to make a pinky promise with Zhou Shaojin, saying, "If we make a pinky promise, it won't change for a hundred years!"
Zhou Shaojin smiled and made a pinky promise with him.
Only then did Song Sen leave with peace of mind.
Zhou Shaojin looked at Song Sen's excited back and shook his head with a smile.
Huang Yijun, who came to pick up Madam Song, was called by the old man of the second house for questioning. As for what they said, no one knew, but from the fact that Huang Yijun was terrified when he went in, and in high spirits when he came out, it could be seen that Cheng Xu probably praised him.
Zhou Shaojin was a little worried and went to Cheng Chi: "Do you think this is okay?"
Cheng Chi is looking at the account book.
While listening to her, he was calculating.
The abacus beads clattered as they were pulled out, and his eyes were fixed on the account book. All the time Zhou Shaojin was talking, she suspected that Cheng Chi was not listening to her at all.
But as soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Chi said, "What's wrong with that? If I praise you in front of you for your wealth of knowledge and talent, you will definitely pass the imperial examination next year, and you will believe it. But is that possible?"
Zhou Shaojin retorted: "What's impossible? The reason why many people in this world dare to think but not to do is because they think it's impossible..."
Cheng Chi looked up and glanced at her coldly, then continued to look down at his account book and said, "First of all, you are a woman. Secondly, you are not even a scholar. How can you possibly participate in the Autumn Examination? Why are so many people deceived? It's because there are too many people like you who don't use their brains."
While he was speaking, his other hand was still using the abacus, and the abacus beads didn't even make a single sound.
Zhou Shaojin was furious and said, "We are talking about Master Huang, not me!"
"The principle is the same." Cheng Chi turned a page of the account book and said calmly, "So you don't have to worry about these things at all. If he wants to believe it, let him believe it. The ancestor of the second house is not a god who can turn stones into gold!"
That’s true!
Zhou Shaojin felt embarrassed and thought that he was indeed making a fuss out of nothing.
She said, "I came to see how Miss Nanping's spring clothes are going. Since I bumped into you by chance, I had to ask. Since you think it's okay, then I'm relieved."
I bumped into him by accident... What a coincidence, I bumped into him by accident in his study...
Cheng Chi's hand trembled, and the sound of the abacus beads became disordered.
Zhou Shaojin was so surprised that he opened his eyes wide and shouted, "Uncle Chi, your abacus beads are messed up!"
The room was silent for a few moments before the sound of the abacus and Cheng Chiqing's calm voice came to mind: "Didn't you say you bumped into me by accident? Are you okay now?"
"Of course not!" Zhou Shaojin's ears turned red. After thinking for a while, he whispered, "Uncle Chi, tell me, how did the prince of the Duke of Liang marry into the Liu family? The Liu family has a very bad reputation now."
Cheng Chi was silent.
Zhou Shaojin was embarrassed.
It is indeed a bit inappropriate to ask Uncle Chi such questions.
She hurriedly explained, "Uncle Chi, I'm really curious. But I can't ask anyone else. I finally met you today, so..."
"So I just asked casually!" Cheng Chi continued her words calmly.
This excuse is kind of lame!
However, it's enough as long as it can be used as an excuse.
Zhou Shaojin nodded hurriedly.
Cheng Chi asked, "Does the reputation of the Duke of Liang's Mansion have a good reputation?"
What does this mean
Zhou Shaojin didn't understand.
But Cheng Chi had already lowered his head to look at the account book.
Zhou Shaojin had no choice but to say angrily, "Then I'll go find Miss Nanping," and then ran away.
Cheng Chi looked at the numbers on the abacus, then looked at the account book in his hand, closed the account book with a "snap", and slumped down in the armchair.
After thinking for a long time, I was confused by a few words from that little girl...
He shouted "Huaishan" loudly in annoyance, and said, "Don't let anyone in when I'm settling accounts in the future!"
This other person... does it mean my second cousin
A few years ago, when checking the accounts of the Songjiang branch, even though the head shopkeeper of the Songjiang branch was wailing from beginning to end, there was not a single mistake in the Fourth Master's accounts.
He couldn't help but glance at Cheng Chi quickly.
Cheng Chi was sitting there with a frown on his face, looking unhappy.
He felt relieved.
The Fourth Master's temper is such that the more unhappy he is, the more calm he acts.
He replied respectfully, "Yes", and felt relieved for Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin, who had been jogging all the way, gradually slowed down.
What exactly did Uncle Chi mean by that sentence
The reputation of the Duke of Liang's Mansion is not good either... That was spread among the wealthy families in Jinling City after the Duke of Liang's son Zhu Pengju treated his wife so coldly. What does it have to do with the Liu family
She thought about it and stopped suddenly.
yes!
How could a good family marry their daughter to such a cold-hearted man like the Zhu family
The Liu family of Guanjie Meifu also has a nickname called "Liu Baiwan", which means that the Liu family has a million-dollar fortune. Since the eldest daughter of the Liu family's eldest master is the eldest daughter, and she is promised a marriage to the Duke of Liang's mansion, her dowry must be very expensive!
Zhou Shaojin became excited and went to Ruyi Pavilion where Cheng Ji lived with Bitao.
The people in the third room saw that she was smiling with a fake smile.
Zhou Shaojin felt a little regretful again.
Fortunately, Cheng Ji ran out in her slippers and dragged her to the inner room. As they walked, she said, "Why didn't you let the maids come to tell me in advance that you were coming, so I could go to greet you in person." She also said, "Don't bother with those guys who take advantage of the powerful. If they had a little vision, they would have been the housekeepers long ago. How could they still hang around here at such an old age?"
Cheng Ji's words were still as harsh as ever.
Zhou Shaojin burst out laughing and quietly told Cheng Ji why Zhu Pengju married Miss Liu.
Cheng Ji screamed, "Really? Really? You can't be mistaken, right?"
"It must be true!" Zhou Shaojin felt that Cheng Chi would not be wrong, and said with certainty, "If you don't believe it, you can ask Ah Zhu."
Cheng Ji's eyes rolled around and he really sent someone to inquire.
Miss Liu's dowry was twenty thousand taels of silver.
Cheng Ji was speechless for a long time after hearing this. He ran to Wanxiangju and asked Zhou Shaojin directly: "How did you know? How did you know?"
How could Zhou Shaojin tell her
She said contemptuously: "Can't you use your brain to think about it!"
Cheng Ji chuckled.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly felt that Cheng Chi must be very happy when he said this to him.
Because when she said this to Cheng Ji, she felt very refreshed.
She smiled.
Cheng Ji wrote a letter to Gu's Seventeenth Aunt and told her about this matter.
As a result, on the day that Madam Song left, the Seventeenth Aunt of the Gu Family accompanied the First Madam of the Gu Family to see Madam Song off. While the elders were chatting, she stopped Cheng Ji and asked, "How did you know? How could Ah Zhu tell you this?"
"You are stupid!" Cheng Ji laughed, "Of course Ah Zhu wouldn't tell me this. But the Third Miss of the Sun Family, now the Seventh Grandmother of the Liu Family, would tell me!"
"You are such a clever trick!" Gu Shiqigu slapped Cheng Ji hard.
Cheng Ji grimaced in pain, but he felt very happy in his heart.
Zhou Shaojin laughed beside him and also felt that Cheng Ji was very smart.
After seeing Mrs. Song off, each branch of the Cheng family began to prepare New Year gifts.
The eldest master of the eldest house, Cheng Jing, wrote a letter back saying that he had just entered the cabinet this year and had a lot of social interactions. Cheng Xu would take part in the autumn examination next year, so he wanted to keep Yuan in the capital to take care of the government affairs and take care of Cheng Xu.
Mrs. Guo received the letter, sneered and slammed it on the coffee table.
At that time, Zhou Shaojin had made two waistcoats for Mrs. Guo to wear in winter, and happened to bring them over to Mrs. Guo to try on the size. Seeing this, she was shocked.
Mrs. Guo hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay. It has nothing to do with you. This waistcoat is well made and the size is right. It shows that a lot of thought went into it. I like it very much. It's just right to wear it when playing cards with those old ladies in the first month of the year."
Zhou Shaojin said embarrassedly: "I know you are not angry with me, but I am too timid."
Mrs. Guo looked at her standing next to the half-opened Eighteen Scholars, whose color was even more beautiful than that of the camellia. Her heart softened and she smiled and said, "Didn't you go to play chess with your uncle Chi these days?"
"No." Zhou Shaojin said, "I saw that Uncle Mian was busy settling accounts with the heads of the farms and the big shopkeepers every day. Uncle Chi was in charge of the general affairs of Jiuru Lane, so he must be very busy too. I didn't go there."
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Guo's face became even more amiable. She asked Aunt Lu to bring her two boxes of snacks that Cheng Jing had sent from Kyoto, and said, "They said they were tribute from the palace. Take them back and let your sister taste them."
Zhou Shaojin thanked him with a smile and left the upper room.
Madam Guo sighed, "She is worse than a child. That child knows not to bother Silang when he sees that his uncle is busy, but she doesn't want to come back if she doesn't want to. I also know that no daughter-in-law likes to leave her husband and children to take care of a widowed mother-in-law. Can't she tell me herself? The eldest son is also a flat-eared man who can't stand his daughter-in-law's three words. I think even if he enters the cabinet, he will just follow others and wave flags and shout slogans, and it is difficult for him to keep his word!"
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Today's update, sisters!
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※(To be continued)