Chapter 3333 The idea
Mrs. Zhuang was terrified, "But what?"
"But what's most valuable to you right now isn't the salary you send home, but your connections within the court," Zhou Man asked. "Sister-in-law, can you really bear to see those resources go to waste?"
Mrs. Zhuang: "What?"
Zhou Man said, "Sir, you are now the Prince's Junior Tutor, and your actual position is also a fourth-rank Imperial Tutor. This is not a low official rank, and it is very impressive in the capital. Think about it, sister-in-law, the Governor of Mianzhou is only a fourth-rank official."
"Sir, you are now an official as high-ranking as the governor, and your status is even higher than the governor's. But how much can you take care of your brothers and sisters-in-law? Not to mention leaving anything for future generations. Have you ever thought about why?"
Mrs. Zhuang: "Because of you?"
Zhou Man: "...That's true, but the most important thing is that all your connections and resources in the officialdom are in the capital."
"The world still belongs to the emperor, but there's also a saying that goes, 'The emperor is far away,' so since you're not in the capital, you naturally won't benefit from the benefits that the master brings."
Mrs. Zhuang was not stupid. She naturally understood what Zhou Man said. "You mean, let us follow our father-in-law to the capital?"
"No, no," Mrs. Zhuang quickly shook her head and said, "We can't go. The capital...it's too far away. We don't know the place..."
"Don't we still have it?" Zhou Man said, "I have two large houses in the capital. I live in one, and my parents live in the other. Both have many courtyards and rooms. If you brothers and sisters-in-law go, I will separate the two courtyards for you. When the time comes, I will open a separate door to the outside. It will be a separate door and courtyard. It will be free and convenient, and there will be acquaintances around. How great."
Mrs. Zhuang was tempted for a moment, but she shook her head firmly. "Your senior brother won't agree to go. Although the capital sounds prosperous, it's unfamiliar after all. Our family business is here. Not only your senior brother, but Ji An and Ji Ran also have jobs in the county. How can we abandon our family and business and go to the capital?"
Zhou Man then said, "If my senior brother and his wife can't go, why not let the children go?"
She said, "Mr. has devoted his entire life to teaching and educating people, and he has many connections in this field. I think my nephews and nieces are already at the age of enlightenment, so why not send them to the capital to study."
"In terms of the number of books and famous teachers, where can we compare to the Emperor's feet?" Zhou Man said, "My nephews are all grown up, but my nieces are still young. It's not too late to train them now. If only one of them can inherit the master's legacy in the future, the Zhuang family will be transformed from then on."
Mrs. Zhuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her fingers couldn't help but clutch the corner of her clothes. "I can't make up my mind on this matter alone."
"Sister-in-law, you can talk to me, maybe I'll agree too." Zhou Man said, "Things are different now. Not only do I and my two junior brothers live in the capital, but even I, Master, am not someone who can be bullied by anyone. So, I don't have to worry about what happened before happening again."
Mrs. Zhuang already agreed with what she said and nodded repeatedly, "I'll talk to your senior brother tonight."
Only then did Zhou Man leave with satisfaction.
Bai Shan saw that she was so happy and asked, "What are you so happy about?"
"I'm trying to get some family happiness for you, sir."
Bai Shan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and smiled, "You are so smart."
"I'm being considerate," Zhou Man said. "We might be sent abroad again in the future, and then Mr. will be the only one left in the capital. Although he has his own friends, there's still a difference between friends and family. Madam Liu once said that when we were in Qingzhou, Mr. often looked towards Qingzhou and Mianzhou."
Bai Shan took her hand and shook it, "Brother, how confident are you that you are stubborn and calm?"
Zhou Man chuckled and said, "My senior brother has an indifferent personality, but my senior sister-in-law is not. The thing that is most abundant in this world is that there is always something to conquer something else."
"Should I tell the gentleman?"
Zhou Man shook his head. "Senior Brother has a grudge against you, Mr. Master. After all these years, I don't know if it has faded. So, it's better not to tell you about this for now."
She said, "I won't tell you, sir. This is something we did privately. If you're angry, it won't be on you, sir."
Bai Shan thought about it and nodded slightly, "In fact, we can also start with the children."
The best way to deal with children is naturally the children themselves.
Bai Shan went to find Bai Jingxing and Bai Ruoyu, who were already very sensible. That afternoon, the two of them ran over hand in hand to play with the three children of the Zhuang family.
"My name is Bai Jingxing, nicknamed Dajie'er," Bai Jingxing took the initiative to introduce himself, "This is Bai Ruoyu, nicknamed Dabao'er, what are your names?"
The Zhuang family has three children, the eldest is eight years old, the girl is six years old, and the youngest is four years old.
Although the younger one was about the same age as the two Bai children, the older one answered the question, "My name is Zhuang Wenchen, the eldest. This is my cousin Zhuang Wenxin, and this is my cousin Zhuang Wenguang."
Bai Jingxing: "My dad asked us to come and play with you."
Zhuang Wenchen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said politely: "No need to do that, we can do it ourselves, your family is very good."
"Why don't you go out? What's fun in the yard? There's so much fun outside. Come on, I'll take you out to play." Little Bai Jingxing had already taken a fancy to Zhuang Wenxin. As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately ran up to her, grabbed her hand, and shook it, saying, "Come on, I'll take you to meet my cousins, nephews, and nieces."
The Zhou family's children were busy in the fields. The older ones were helping to cut rice, while the younger ones were dragging a basket to pick rice ears.
In May, the five people who served Bai Jingxing went to the fields, happily dragging their bamboo baskets into the fields.
Little Bai Jingxing remembered his father's words and said to Zhuang Wenxin, "There are also rice ears to pick in the capital. My family has a lot of fields in the capital. Do you like picking rice ears?"
"I don't like it," said little Zhuang Wenxin. "I like to eat wild fruits by the fields, not rice ears."
"Are there wild fruits by the field?"
"Yes, come with me." Little Zhuang Wenxin pulled her to the edge of the field and searched for a long time. She pulled aside a clump of grass and found a bunch of small fruits connected together. She pulled one out, wiped it on her clothes, and handed it to Bai Jingxing, "Here, please have it."
Little Bai Jingxing took it and stuffed it into his mouth. Wu Yue quickly stopped him and took a closer look. After realizing it was a ground fruit, he relaxed a little, "Sister, you have to wash it before you eat it."
Zhuang Wenxin had already plucked another one, wiped it on his sleeve, took a bite and said, "I wiped it, it's clean now."
How could May dare to let them eat like this?
He quickly asked Zhuang Wenxin to spit it out and coaxed them, "It's boring to eat them one by one. It's better to pick a few more, wash them, and put them on a plate to eat together. It will be more delicious. You can also invite the old lady and the lady to eat with you."
Bai Jingxing was persuaded, so he pulled Zhuang Wenxin and said, "Then let's pick it quickly. I've never seen this kind of wild fruit before, and you actually recognize it. That's amazing."
"How come there are no wild fruits beside the fields?"
"There are no such wild fruits in the capital."
"Impossible, you must have not noticed that there are wild fruits like this on the edge of the fields..."
(End of this chapter)
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