The Beautiful Land

Chapter 23: The head of the Zou family

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Fu Chuoxian looked at her in surprise when he heard this, as if he was surprised why she would ask such a question. After pouting, he said: "The head of the Zou family is very pure and filial, and he will never forget it every time he goes out. Bring something new to the old lady.”

He turned the sweet white porcelain gold-painted peach blossom tea bowl in his palm, put it down, and pointedly said, "I heard that sometimes the old lady will let everyone open their eyes together, but I don't know if there will be such an opportunity this time." ?”

Xi Fuwei thought for a moment and understood what she meant: Fu Chuoxian's "fainting" previously caused a dispute between Mrs. Zhuang and Mrs. Shang over Zou Yiang's discipline.

Although Mrs. Shang had the upper hand at the time and finally took Zou Yiang away from Mrs. Zhuang and punished her, the head of the Zou family was not in the house at the time.

Now that he is back, the mother has to look for her son to support her!

Even if Mrs. Shang has been in charge of the family for many years, since the head of the Zou family is a pure and filial person, it is hard to say whether he will turn to his wife or his mother...

"But I haven't heard that the head of the Zou family is a fool. He only has a male heir, Zou Yiang, so he should be disciplined, right?" Xi Fuwei thought in her heart, but considering that Fu Chuoxian was from Yanzhou, for the Zou family His understanding and familiarity are better than his own. Now that I say this, I think I am somewhat confident.

Speaking of which, this matter has nothing to do with Xi Fuwei, but Fu Chuoxian. If the Zou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law really quarrel over this, I'm afraid the head of the Zou family will blame her. After all, this matter is ultimately caused by her "fainting" Come.

After pondering for a moment, Xi Fuwei smiled, mumbled a few words, and then left.

Two days later, the head of the Zou family did come back. Madam Shang brought a group of concubines and children from the backyard to greet him, and then gathered around him to reunite with the old lady.

For this reason, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Fenzhilou, asking for a day off for Zou Qiongruo and others.

The female gentlemen all had a day off. The next morning, they heard the news that the head of the Zou family had beaten Zou Yiang!

The reason was not that he had offended Fu Chuoxian, but that he thought he was not motivated and could provoke the future of the Zou family.

So after the head of the Zou family beat his son violently, he ordered him to go back to Mr. Juren and make sure he studied hard. If he slacked off, he would be punished according to the family law!

... As for whether the resolute attitude of the Zou family is due to Mrs. Shang, or whether Mrs. Zhuang also had a role in it by mistake, a female gentleman like Xi Fuwei certainly cannot find out.

Fu Chuoxian didn't know whether he was too curious or had some ideas. He even tried to trick the Yao family and his daughter into talking about it, thinking that the mother and daughter were somewhat related to Mrs. Zhuang and might know some secrets

It's just that the Yaos and their daughters didn't know if they had been bullied by relatives before, so they remained silent.

In the face of her glib words, he was basically silent.

When I have to speak, I can say not one word but two.

Fu Chuoxian spent a lot of time before and after without success, and even tried to get a few small things forced on Yao Zhuosu before giving up in frustration.

Xi Fuwei saw this scene in her eyes and thought that if Fu Chuoxian had been ordered by someone to come to Zou Mansion to be a female teacher, it seemed that there was no progress, so she was anxious.

Otherwise, why would you be so bold as to directly inquire about the privacy of the master's family from the Yao family and her daughter

If one is not good, he will be fired.

After all, no matter how hard it is to find a female gentleman, no one wants to have someone in their house who likes to pry into their private affairs.

But Fu Chuoxian was anxious, and she was even more anxious.

A few days have passed since Shen Diolan's urging. If she still has no results, who knows what Shen Diolan will do

The history of Jinyiwei is not very long, and it was only established during this dynasty.

In the middle, because His Majesty Emperor Taizu wanted to pave the way for Prince Yiwen, they were disbanded for several years, but even so, no one in the country could despise them.

Not only because of the emperor's personal army, but also because the reputation of this yamen was established on the Sea of Blood Corpse Mountain from the beginning.

They don't even need any cool modifiers, because the three words "Jinyiwei" represent all the coldness and cruelty imaginable at this time.

Everyone in the government and the public, both civil and military, were terrified of them, let alone Xi Fuwei, a weak woman who didn't even dare to reveal her identity

"The head of the Zou family has not been back for a long time, so why did he come back at this time?" Xi Fuwei, who had nothing to do, thought uneasily, "I taught Zou Yiang a lesson as soon as I came back, and asked him to follow Mr. Juren... Now, I just want to do something through Zou Yiang, but I have no chance!"

After all, Zou Yiang will most likely be urged by his biological father to study with that Mr. Juren all day long. Where will he have the time and opportunity to come to a women's school

Xi Fuwei's heart skipped a beat when she thought of this, "Could it be that this is the purpose of the head of the Zou family?"

Nowadays, the emperor's plan to move the capital is already known to both the government and the public. In order to solve the water transportation problem after moving the capital, dredging the canal is inevitable.

As the most well-established family in Yanzhou, it is difficult for the Zou family not to be involved in this turmoil. At this time, it is very likely that the elderly people in the house will be bribed, let alone the newly hired female gentleman

Xi Fuwei could imagine that Zou Yiang was the only male heir of this generation of the Zou family. Even at a young age, he could easily find out many secrets. How could the head of the Zou family not think of this

Now it seems that he is disciplining his son, but maybe he also has the intention to prevent Zou Yiang from being tricked.

For Xi Fuwei, this is not good news.

She couldn't help but frown, thinking that if Zou Yiang didn't have a relatively easy breakthrough... how could she satisfy Shen Diolan

Xi Fuwei was in trouble, but she didn't expect that Zou Yiang, who she wanted to scheme with, was also thinking about her.

Well, to be precise, he is thinking about the entire Fenzhi Tower.

"Ouyang is a truly learned man. He has already become a civil servant at a young age. He is no less good than Xi Fucui from the neighboring government who has just lost his academic talent!" The head of the Zou family, Zou Zhihan, was told this to his son by his wife just after he came back. Time brings trouble.

For other things, including being angry at Fu Chuoxian, Zou Zhihan just frowned, but after hearing that he almost made Mr. Ju Ren angry away from the house, he suddenly exploded!

Mrs. Zhuang personally came over to stop her, but it was useless. She copied the family law and beat Zou Yiang until he cried like a ghost!

Finally, he warned him angrily, "Such people are no better than those female gentlemen who teach your sisters. No matter how talented they are, they will ultimately have to rely on men in the future. And if the family is not in embarrassment, they will definitely not come out to show themselves to me." The Zou Mansion has a lot to ask for, even if there is some slack, I can make up for it and appease you afterwards!"

"Ouyang can take the Jinshi examination on his own in the future!"

"Once he is named on the gold medal list... he will be a serious official of the imperial court!"

"No matter how deep-rooted our Zou family is in Yanzhou, every bit of it is the result of the painstaking efforts of our predecessors, and we are what we are today. How can we allow you to ruin it like this?"

He also hated the fact that iron cannot become steel, "The reason why I personally came to invite Ouyang to be your husband in the first place was that he was talented and worth making friends with; secondly, it was for your sake... There have been no officials in the two generations of my Zou family, even if You have achieved good results in your studies, but no one supports you after you become an official! But if Ouyang has settled in our family for a few years, passed the imperial examination, and you, as his direct disciple, have been getting along day and night for several years, this kind of friendship and relationship will be different from other Can anyone compare?"

"Are you afraid that no one will take care of you in the future?!"

With the road paved to this point, Zou Zhihan thought that he was devoted enough to his only male heir. Who knew that this guy was so messy that he couldn't get on the wall? If Mrs. Shang hadn't been sensible, what was originally a win-win situation would have almost turned into a feud. Got it!

So even though he was his biological son, and his mother-in-law, the old lady of Zhuang, was by her side and said distressedly from time to time, "The child is still young and ignorant," Zou Zhihan also gave Zou Yiang a solid beating, and it was specifically aimed at the face. Finally, let him go to see Mr. Ouyang with his head full of wounds, so that Mr. Ouyang can calm down and be willing to continue to give this kid sincere guidance!

Zou Yiang had the guts to refuse at first, and plausibly stated that the Zou family was wealthy anyway, and that he had no idea about joining the court as an official. In the future, after inheriting the family business, it would be nice to be a happy, leisurely rich man!

But he was immediately beaten by Zou Zhihan and couldn't find the north. He didn't hold on for long before he cried hoarsely and was defeated, begging for mercy over and over again!

Because of Mrs. Zhuang's distress, even though not many outsiders knew about such a fuss, Zou Yiang himself felt that his face was extremely shameful!

He originally wanted to settle the score with Mr. Ouyang, but he finally got scared when he thought of his parents' respect for Ouyang.

After all, this gentleman is just angry and wants to quit, and his parents are so anxious, let alone deliberately making fun of him

After thinking about it, Zou Yiang believed that the reason why Zou Zhihan beat him was not only because he offended Ouyang, but also had something to do with the turmoil in the female school!

... Since Zou Zhihan has said that Ouyang is no better than the female gentlemen, then he will take it out on the female gentlemen himself!

He thought so and just did it!

The next day, I went out with someone around me and bought a basket of venomous snakes. I was still a little bit humane, so I asked someone to pull out all the venomous fangs. I sneaked into Fenzhi Building at night, opened a back door that was rarely used, and dumped all the snakes in the basket. Got in!

During this season, snakes and insects have already begun to hibernate, and they rarely move if you fiddle with them.

It's just that the Zou Mansion treats the female gentlemen very well. Now there are charcoal pots for the whole building, making the whole building as warm as spring.

After the basket snake was thrown in, it gradually recovered after a while.

Because they have been hibernating for a while, they are inevitably a little hungry. After they become more flexible, they wander around in search of food and suitable habitats.