Chapter 3310: Saving Vacation
Bai Jilang came over and asked, "Why are these notes of mine here with you?"
Bai Shan slapped a newly opened book into his arms and said, "I was just about to ask you, why are you stuffing all these books into my study?"
Bai Erlang opened the book and flipped through it, then laughed, "I read this storybook so many years ago, how come it's still here?"
Seeing Bai Shan flipping through old books, he asked, "Why are you flipping through them?"
"Organize the notes and send them to Longzhou."
Bai Erlang exclaimed, "Eh?" "When did you become so close to the people in Longzhou that you're even willing to give me your notes?"
Bai Shan patted the manuscript in his hand and said, "In order to prevent this incident from happening again, and for Zhou Man and I to live a more comfortable life in the future, we must now seriously cultivate our relationship with the clan."
Bai Shan lowered his voice and said, "When I am in a high position of power, or when I am down and out, then I can think about branching out."
Bai Erlang: "You haven't given up yet. I don't think they will let you split up the clan. It's not just about you. Zhou Man alone is enough for the clan to brag about. It will make a big entry in the family tree."
Bai Shan thought about it and realized that it was true. If the main sect didn't let him go, he couldn't betray the clan and ruin his good reputation. "So I still have to maintain a good relationship with the clan."
Bai Erlang flipped through a few of his notebooks and books, picked them up and was about to leave, but Bai Shan raised his hand to stop him, "Since you're here, let's sort them out together."
Bai Erlang: "... again, I'm being forced to work for nothing."
Suppressed by Bai Shan, he had no choice but to stay and help. He had dinner here in the evening before going home.
Bai Shan sent the sorted notes back to Longzhou.
The Bai clan was pleasantly surprised to receive almost a box of books and notes.
According to Bai Shan's wishes, it was placed in the clan school for the clan children to copy, and then returned to the original after three years.
"Most of these notes and annotations were taken by Bai Shan when he was studying, and some were taken by the wife of the fourth room. They were both talented young men and have now achieved great success. Bai Shan, in particular, is your elder. He passed the imperial examination before he even reached adulthood. His notes are priceless, so you must cherish this opportunity."
Everyone agreed.
The clan school accepted the books, and the elders in the clan were no longer so angry about Bai Shan letting his eldest son take his surname.
"Bai Shan said that he wants to select seven children to study in the capital, and he will send someone to select them later. Do you have any candidates?" Several elders of the Bai family's board of directors took the opportunity to talk together when delivering books.
"What's the point of having a candidate?" someone said, "Since Bai Shan said he would choose the person himself, then he would choose from the clan school. Anyone can go. Given his temperament and personality, do you think it would be useful for us to decide on a candidate?"
"I think this is a good opportunity to fight for," another person said. "Clan leader, Bai Shan left the clan when he was young and has little affection for us. He is very close to the Mianzhou branch. I even heard some rumors that he wants to split the clan and go to the Mianzhou branch."
"Before, I asked my third and fifth brothers to take Sanlang and the others to the capital to study and run a business. I wanted to get closer to him and mend the relationship between their fourth branch and the clan. But after they arrived in the capital, they rarely saw Bai Shan. He only interacted with the fourth branch's aunt. Later, Bai Shan was sent out, and they made no progress. They are so unfamiliar with each other that I'm afraid he wouldn't recognize Sanlang and the others if they met on the street."
When these words came out, many people were angry, especially Bai Sanlang's father, who shook his sleeves and said, "Bai Shan is too arrogant."
"He has a stubborn temper, and you brothers have known this for a while. There's no need to get upset about it. I said this is an opportunity because he was the one who chose the person going to the capital to study." The man said, "Since he was the one who chose the person, he will take responsibility. As for the relationship, it will develop with some nurturing."
"Why do the two brothers from the Mianzhou branch have such a good relationship with him? Isn't it because they've been friends since childhood?" He chuckled. "The Fourth Branch wants to cultivate new members within the clan and strengthen ties. Our clan also wants to repair its relationship with him and leverage his power. It's a win-win situation, so why not?"
"Then this candidate..."
"Let the children in the clan school prepare. Second brother's son Qilang is quite good. He is smart, lively and cheerful. He is a bit like him when he was a child. Maybe they can get along well."
"Okay, let the children who are interested in studying in the capital prepare themselves."
Bai Shan was counting his vacation time when Zhou Man came over to see, "How come you have so much vacation time?"
"Hush, this is all my savings," Bai Shan stopped her exclamation and hummed softly, "The holidays are all accumulated by my usual diligence."
Zhou Man asked curiously, "Are you going to take a long vacation?"
Bai Shan said, "Not that long. I haven't had much to do lately, so I plan to use three days of my accumulated vacation time. Counting the two days off, that's five days. I need to go back to Longzhou."
"Um?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Our eldest sister is already four years old. It's time for her to be included in the family tree. Although Wu Yuan's surname is Xia, he is our son, so naturally we must also record him in the family tree and clearly state his origins. This way, even a hundred or a thousand years from now, if future generations want to find out the truth, there will be a record."
"Will five days be enough?"
"That's enough," Bai Shan said. "Longzhou isn't far away. I'll ride as fast as I can. Five days will be enough. Ancestor worship is one thing, but I also need to take this opportunity to select students to come to the capital." Bai Shan said, "I'll let Liu Gui go back first and let him get a feel for the situation. Since I'm going to bring them to the capital, I have to supervise them. I can't choose those with bad behavior."
Bai Shan is cultivating talents for the clan, but he does not intend to raise a group of ancestors, so the first rule for the students who come here is that they do not deliberately cause trouble for him.
Bai Shan had a lot of leave, and the court was not very busy during this period, so he asked for leave and Lord Tang approved it quickly.
That’s right, his immediate superior at this time was Mr. Tang. That was why he saved up all the vacation time he could and even worked overtime for his colleagues in exchange for vacation time.
His diligence is almost catching up with Lord Wei in his early years.
Considering that Zhou Man had just given birth and was still in confinement, some people speculated that the couple had quarreled. In addition, his eldest son was named Xia Mu some time ago...
"Is this a divorce?"
Rumors were spreading like wildfire, and even Old Tang couldn't help but show some concern for his subordinates' family lives.
Bai Shan said silently, "Sir, I want to save up my vacation time so that I can go back to my hometown to pay respects to my ancestors and visit relatives next year."
Old Master Tang, "Didn't you take three days off from the sixth to the eighth of next month? Judging from your behavior, you're planning to take a month or two off?"
Bai Shan said embarrassedly, "I've calculated that if I start saving now, I can save up at least 67 days of vacation before the Mid-Autumn Festival next year. Of course, I don't need to take all of this vacation time. I'll just take 50 days. After all, the court will definitely be busy by then, and I can't leave for too long."
Old Master Tang: "...You are quite thoughtful. Longzhou is not far away. Why did you take such a long vacation?"
(End of this chapter)
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