Steward Ding came in and said, "The Fourth Master has arrived home and is already heading towards the main courtyard."
Zhulan was really surprised, "Changzhi is here?"
Steward Ding: "It's the Fourth Master."
Zhulan stood up and went to the main hall with Zhou Shuren. Boss Zhou brought Changzhi in, and Changzhi was alone.
Zhulan looked at Changzhi. This boy hadn't changed his clothes for several days. The hairpin in his hair was made of wood and his hair was a little messy. "Isn't Xu Jinshi with you? I remember you two went on a study tour together."
Changzhi felt so good to be home. He was fed up with the smell on his body. "Mom, I want to change clothes. I'm hungry too."
Zhulan heard Changzhi's stomach growling, "Dinner will be ready soon, eat a few cakes first and go take a shower and change clothes with your brother, and we'll talk after dinner."
Boss Zhou really loves his younger brother. Although his parents never nag him, "Mom, I'll take Changzhi down first."
"Um."
Zhulan waited for her two sons to leave, and told housekeeper Ding, "Have someone clean up a yard. It will be Changzhi's yard in the future. Send Dahan, the servant next to Changzhi, to work there!"
Butler Ding said respectfully, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren waited for Steward Ding to leave, "Mr. Xu has taken such good care of this kid. Changzhi still doesn't know how to handle household affairs. It's obvious that he doesn't care about spending money when he has it, and he goes hungry when he doesn't have it. It's really hard for him to find a home."
Zhulan was worried, "This boy's future wife will have a hard time."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren waited for a while until dinner was ready and Changzhi had finished cleaning up. Because Changzhi was back, the kitchen added two dishes, both of which were Changzhi's favorites.
It's obvious that the kid hasn't had a good meal for a long time. If Zhulan hadn't stopped him for fear that he would feel upset by indigestion, he would have eaten another bowl of rice.
After dinner, Zhou Shuren said with a cold face, "Tell me, what happened?"
Changzhi found that his father was more serious than before. He was also intimidated by his father's aura. He said honestly, "My master and I were traveling and studying. My master wanted to go back to Pingzhou City. I thought it was close to my parents, so I didn't go back with him. Anyway, I had to go back with my second and third brothers, so I separated from my master."
Zhulan didn't need Changzhi to say anything, and continued: "You found a caravan to come to Lizhou City by yourself, but you didn't calculate the money on the way, and then you had no money in your hand, right?"
Chang Zhi scratched his head awkwardly, "Mom, I didn't expect the caravan would only go to Chuanzhou City. Later, I sold my hairpins to collect some money to come to Lizhou City."
Zhulan could guess without asking that Changzhi must have been different from other people's affairs, so the hairpin must not have been worth much money. Seeing Changzhi's heart was upset, she just wanted him to go home. She waved her hand and said, "Now that you are home, you should have a good rest for a few days. Go back and rest first!"
Chang Zhi pursed his lips, knowing that his parents were already upset enough with him, so he went out obediently.
Dahan outside the door hurriedly followed. Dahan was excited. He didn't expect that the mistress would let him follow the Fourth Master. Dongzhi and Xiaohan were very jealous. "Fourth Master, your yard is ready. I will take you there."
Changzhi was not stupid. He knew that this was the servant his parents had arranged for him, so he asked, "How old are you and what's your name?"
Dahan said: "I am thirteen years old now. My name was given to me by the mistress according to my moral integrity."
Changzhi's mouth twitched. His servant was Dahan? Thinking of the names of his servants, his mother really didn't know how to name them. "When you follow me in the future, I will give you a new name, Qimo."
Dahan immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Fourth Master, for the name."
It was very easy for Changzhi to get the chess ink. His chess skills were not good, so this was a good reminder for him to learn chess. Changzhi nodded and walked out while thinking, home is still the best!
Changzhi changed the servant's name. Zhulan heard this and said to her daughter, "You can also change the name of the girl your mother gave you."
Because it really doesn't sound good.
Xue Han also felt that the name her mother had chosen was not good, but it was difficult for her to change it. Now that her mother had mentioned it, she asked, "Mom, can I really change it?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "Of course you can change. Look, your brother has changed, and mother didn't say anything."
Xue Han squinted her eyes, "Dashu is very clear-minded, I want to change it to Liuli, Jingzhe is calm and steady, Liujin."
Zhulan repeated it silently twice, "What a good name."
Compared with her son and daughter, her name is so bad that it can't be any worse. When she buys a servant in the future, she can assign it to whoever wants to name him!
Changzhi came home. Zhou Shuren was too busy to take the exam, and Changzhi was not in a hurry to study. The boy thought that the name Xiaoshu, which followed Mingteng's name, was ugly, so he changed it. Mingteng's servant also brought ink and introduced ink.
As for the other servants, Changzhi did not change. Changzhi only changed the servants who followed the master. He was not stupid. He understood that the people his mother arranged to be around his master were the ones his mother trusted. Those his mother trusted were trustworthy, and they were her own people.
Changzhi stayed at home for a few days, and after recuperating, he couldn't sit still anymore. "Mom, I want to go for a walk around the state capital."
Zhulan put down the account book, "Why?"
Chang Zhi's eyes sparkled. "Mom, my master and I heard about the changes in Lizhou City in Jiangnan. My master said that my father was a good official. He also asked me to go around Lizhou City after I arrive, and then write to him about the situation here."
Zhulan thought for a moment and said, "You haven't met Mr. Meng's youngest son, Meng Jie, yet."
Chang Zhi nodded, "I only heard that he was my father's student, but I have never met him."
Zhulan thought of Mr. Meng, who was supposed to live in Zhou's mansion, but he spent money to buy not only a house, but also a shop. Mr. Meng was very knowledgeable about government affairs. Now the house and the shop have increased in value. Every time she saw Mr. Meng, he always had a smile on his face.
Zhulan looked at her youngest son and said, "You don't have to rush around. Mr. Meng is your third brother's teacher, and Meng Jie is your father's student. You should go visit him since you have been back for a few days."
Chang Zhi, "Then my son will go to the Meng family today."
"Well, Meng Jie is two years older than you. Although he hasn't passed the imperial examination yet, you are not allowed to look down on others. Everyone has their own strengths. You should learn to learn from their strengths and make up for your weaknesses."
The student Zhou Shuren was very good at math, and he often helped Zhou Shuren with the accounting!
Chang Zhi said, "Mom, don't worry, I understand."
Zhulan signaled Liuya to prepare gifts for the visit, and only after the gifts were ready did she let Boss Zhou and Changzhi go to visit.
Zhulan hopes that Chang Zhineng and Meng Jie can have more contact so that they can understand more about money in the future. She doesn't ask for investment and financial management skills, but only hopes to be able to calculate how to spend money in the future.
It's a pity that Zhulan's wish did not come true. Chang Lian and Meng Jie are not the same kind of people. The two of them only talked about studying literature and other things, and they had nothing in common. Let alone becoming friends, they were just friends for the sake of face.
Zhulan often talked to Zhou Shuren behind Changzhi's back. Zhulan was really worried about Changzhi.