Chapter 1597: Sky-High Momentum
Manbao felt very strange, "Dad and Mom are willing to come to the capital!"
Not to mention her mother, even her father would never think of traveling far away. He is afraid of traveling far away.
"Mr. Bai and the villagers worked together to persuade Dad." Xiao Qian couldn't help laughing. "When your letter came home, Dad was so happy that he barely slept for two nights. He even ran to burn incense for my uncle and aunt. Now everyone in the village knew about it."
She said, "Dad was so happy that he said something a little too much. Some people in the village were not convinced, so they urged him to come to the capital to see you and see what the capital is like."
"It just so happened that Master Bai wanted to marry his eldest daughter-in-law and was discussing with the Cheng family about going to the capital to get married. He and the villagers encouraged Dad, and Dad couldn't resist the persuasion and agreed on the spot," Little Qian whispered to Manbao in a low voice. "Actually, Dad regretted it the moment he agreed. He was afraid that going to the capital would cause you trouble. Besides, the capital is too far from our Qili Village. The farthest place Dad has been is Yizhou City."
"But Mr. Bai came personally the next day to greet us and collect our luggage. It was no use for Dad to pretend to be sick. Mom thought that since the Sixth Son was getting married in the capital, he was the last son and was already a little weaker than the other children. It was impossible for both parents not to be present, so we might as well come to the capital together to hold the wedding for the Sixth Son." Xiao Qian said, "That way, the Sixth Son would also be proud and look at you."
She sighed and said, "You are an official now, so you must be busier than before. I don't know when you can return home."
Manbao said: "I will go back as soon as I have time."
Little Qian said angrily, "The capital is far away from our village. It takes nearly 20 days to go back and forth. You are an official now, you have to do your work. Don't just think about playing like before..."
Manbao was scolded and agreed with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, how long can you stay this time?"
After thinking for a while, Xiao Qian said, "It's not certain yet, but I won't leave until the sixth brother's wedding is over."
Zhou Liulang's wedding date is set for September 8th, which is still about a month away.
As Xiao Qian cooked, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "But the north is indeed much hotter than our Luojiang County. Our convoy was moving quite fast at first, but it slowed down after we arrived in Liangzhou. We didn't dare to drive between noon and 3 p.m."
Manbao said, "It wasn't that hot last year. This year, the north is extremely dry. I'm worried about the situation back home."
Xiao Qian smiled and said, "Although there has been less rain this year, it's still good. We haven't experienced drought yet. The summer harvest was completed before we went to Beijing, and we only have the autumn harvest left. Your second brother and his family can do it at home, and we can just hire some other people to help when the time comes."
Now there are few people in the Zhou family but many fields, so they are used to hiring temporary workers.
Even ordinary villagers could see that the Zhou family was gradually becoming prosperous, let alone Mr. Bai.
He privately told Mrs. Bai, "I'm afraid that within two generations, the Zhou family will catch up with our Bai family."
Old Lady Bai said, "Why would it be so? Although our Bai family is a branch, we are still from an aristocratic family and have accumulated wealth for hundreds of years."
Mr. Bai said, "They have too many children. If they have one or two promising ones in each generation and the others are honest and cunning, you will see that in less than two generations, they will catch up with our Bai family."
He sighed and said, "Look at Erlang now and Dalang now. Look back ten years, or even five years. Who can tell that Erlang has more potential than Dalang?"
Old Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Bai stopped talking.
The reason why Chengjia was willing to move up the wedding date was because news came from the capital that Erlang had entered Chongwenguan to study.
Entering Chongwenguan is equivalent to becoming the prince's companion. As long as he does not follow the prince in rebellion in the future, he will definitely have a bright future.
As his elder brother, Bai Dalang, who was also studying at the Imperial College, must not be much worse, so Master Bai just mentioned it tentatively, and Chengjia agreed to move up the wedding date and was willing to send her to the capital.
Of course, Mr. Bai also agreed to buy a house in the capital for the couple. This way they would be more comfortable and not be bound by their parents-in-law. In the future, if Bai Dalang passed the imperial examination and became an official, he would also have a place to live in the capital.
Before coming, Mr. Bai had made some mental preparations, but when he actually arrived at Zhou's residence in the capital, he realized that he had still underestimated Zhou Man.
It is said that the house has only three courtyards, but is it a normal three-courtyard house?
Mr. Bai had not had time to walk the entire way, but just by passing the main courtyard on the west side and then to the courtyard where they lived on the east side, he knew it was not small, not to mention that there was such a big garden behind the courtyard where they lived.
He finally understood why his aunt also lived in Zhou's house.
Mr. Bai sighed and asked his two sons, "Why isn't Mr. Zhuang here?"
"The gentleman went to a wedding banquet last night and should be back today."
Mr. Bai nodded, thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "Da Lang, it's impossible to buy you a house in Chongyuanfang. I plan to look around in Changqing Lane to see if I can buy you a small house with one or two entrances. You can live there after you get married."
Bai Dalang didn't have any objections, but he looked at his brother, "Where's Erlang?"
Bai Erlang looked up with a confused look on his face, "What do you want to do with me?"
Mr. Bai patted him on the head and said to Bai Dalang, "Erlang has been with Mr. Zhuang for a long time, and he's also naughty. Let him live here. He will be looked after by his husband and his senior brothers and sisters. You can just live peacefully with your wife."
Bai Dalang nodded.
Bai Erlang opened his mouth. He didn't want to live with his elder brother. Compared to his elder brother who was always away from him, he was more familiar with Bai Shan Zhouman.
Bai Dalang hesitated for a moment and asked, "Dad, when is the wedding date set..."
"We calculated the date, and August 22nd is the best."
Bai Dalang was stunned for a moment before saying, "There's less than a month left, and we have to buy a house and furnish it. Is there enough time?"
"I've asked your great-aunt to help me find a house. If they can't find one in a few days, I'll temporarily borrow their house in Erliu Lane. I'll move in once I find a house and have it ready."
Mr. Bai dared to set this date with the Cheng family, so he must have a plan.
He said, "The most important thing now is where to live after Cheng's family arrives. Previously, they planned to rent a courtyard or rent an inn after arriving in Beijing, but living out there is a bit inconvenient..."
Bai Erlang said while eating cheese, "Then let's live here. There's an empty yard anyway."
Mr. Bai was annoyed when he heard this and said, "This isn't your house, so you have no say in it."
Bai Erlang said unconvincedly, "Manbao is hospitable, and the Zhou family is not bad either. The yard is empty anyway, so why can't we give it to our future sister-in-law? Just wait, they will definitely want to keep the guests. If you let the Cheng family leave, the Zhou family will be really embarrassed."
As soon as he finished speaking, a servant came back and said, "Second Young Master, Miss Man said that after lunch she would go to the guest house to see the bride. Would you like to go with her?"
Bai Erlang looked at his father proudly.
Mr. Bai: ...
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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