Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1135 Should We Go to Beijing?

The wheat harvest wouldn't be until the end of the month; the wheat crops in the fields wouldn't be ripe until late May. Even county schools and private schools would have field breaks at that time.

Once the holiday begins, there is a one-month break. In order not to delay the farming season, the county school and private school will allow students from farming families to go home and help with the harvest.

The little river was very distressed.

He was from a farming family, that's true; it's also true that his great-grandfather wouldn't give him a month's leave, but!
Isn't it because of this unexpected turn of events that he can now have a long vacation?

He only "knew" his eldest nephew, Tuan Ge'er, from the letters written by his two older brothers, and had never had the chance to meet him in person or even hold him.

What to do?

Should we go to the capital?

If you can't make a decision, go to your third sister!

"...Well, that's the gist of it. My brother isn't home, so as our father's second son, wouldn't it be more appropriate for me to accompany our parents to the capital?"

If Zhou Banxia was worried about Xiaohe arriving at the village school right after school ended a quarter of an hour ago, she couldn't help but laugh when he finished speaking.

She had been thinking something had happened at home that even her own father was keeping from her, to the point that her younger brother, contrary to his usual habits, would come to warn her as soon as school was over.

So, the question is whether or not to represent our father in the 100-day celebration in Beijing. "It would be wonderful if you could accompany our father on this trip."

First of all, as you just said, our nephew is turning 100 days old, what a joyous occasion! We can't even make it to his third-day celebration, let alone his 100th day. What's the big deal?
That wouldn't make sense. Our parents aren't children anymore. Your brother isn't home, and my older sister and I can't go. It's really the most appropriate thing for you to go.

Secondly, youth can also be an advantage; everyone has a period of youthful ignorance. Even if one makes a mistake, no one will care.

Just before you take the imperial examination, it's time to let you go out and see different things, so you can broaden your horizons.

Finally, and most importantly, my sister-in-law has always treated my siblings and me well. Regardless of whether my brother takes a concubine or not, we must always put her first.

This is about winning people's hearts. To put it more bluntly, although our sister-in-law's family doesn't hold a prominent position in the court, they are a rare and stable force.

As long as our eldest sister-in-law doesn't make any major mistakes, she will never be divorced, and she will definitely become the next true mistress of the Zhou family.

You'll inevitably have to deal with her in the future, so it's good to meet her sooner rather than later. Once you're a year or two older, there will only be more rules and regulations; it's better to meet your sister-in-law now.

Xiaohe thought so too. No matter how much her aunt doted on her third sister, there would come a day when her aunt would get too old to manage the household, and then her sister-in-law would take over.

How can having your sister-in-law in charge of the household be the same as having your aunt in charge? It would be better to win over your eldest sister-in-law before your second and third sisters-in-law even enter the family.

Once we've appeased my eldest sister-in-law, we won't be afraid that one day when my aunt no longer holds power, even my eldest sister-in-law will conspire with my second and third sisters-in-law to deal with my third sister.

He was the younger brother-in-law, not the younger sister-in-law, so he wasn't afraid of his sisters-in-law conspiring against him. Since his sisters-in-law had acted unjustly first, how could he be blamed for causing his brother and sisters-in-law to become estranged?

But Third Sister isn't like him. If that day ever comes, given Third Sister's character, no matter how wronged she is, she would never complain to her brothers about her sister-in-law and brother's wife.

It would be better if he first cut off the source of the problem, and then he could get his sister-in-law on the same side. After that, which of his sisters-in-law and the others who came in later would dare to bully his third sister?

snort!
With a brother like that, why worry about not having a sister-in-law?!

“Even if our father can’t go back this time, you can still go to the capital with gifts.”

It would be better for you to go than not to go. Your sister-in-law will be very happy that you are young and willful and want to go see Tuan Ge'er.

No mother would be unhappy if her brother-in-law favored her son, especially our sister-in-law. For her, Tuan Ge'er meant more than just having her eldest son and ensuring her position as the eldest daughter-in-law wouldn't be shaken.

You should know that even if your uncle inherits the title of Duke of Liang and your elder brother is the heir apparent, it does not necessarily mean that Tuan Ge'er will inherit the title.

Your presence signifies that our family agrees with the eldest son inheriting the position. Otherwise, if we wait until a nephew is born to offer our congratulations, the meaning will be different.

The more a daughter of a family like the Confucius family, which values ​​rules and is raised in a scholarly atmosphere, the more thoughts they have. They will regard any slight as an insult.

"I can go, and my sister-in-law knows perfectly well that it's not suitable for me to go to Beijing right now, so I can hold off on this trip. Otherwise, I would have to go myself."

"So, I'm going to the capital this time?"

Although Xiaohe spoke with a hint of certainty, he had already made up his mind to go.

Zhou Banxia naturally understood.

She hadn't objected before, let alone now that she had come up with one, two, or three reasons why it would be good to go.

Hearing this, she nodded with a smile, but in her heart she was already preparing for Xiaohe's upcoming trip.

Like a pageboy, we can get another person assigned to Xiaohe sooner so they can get used to each other earlier.

At the same time, she couldn't help but lament again that there weren't enough people. Fortunately, Gu Dahua and his group would bring back the selected personnel when they returned.

Unfortunately, all the good men she selected were born into families on her estates, so it was difficult to transfer them to serve her brother. It seemed she would have to buy more people.

Otherwise, once her family's house is built, it will be even harder to find reliable people. She can't possibly transfer even the maids and servants from her side.

Zhou Banxia knew that her father wouldn't prepare these personnel arrangements in advance, so the only way was for her to discuss them with her family's steward herself first.

Furthermore, her family cannot buy people through brokers like Zhang Dazhuang, regardless of trust or not, because her current situation has probably already been thoroughly investigated.

If one wanted to prevent unscrupulous individuals from using brokers like Zhang Dazhuang to smuggle in servants, it seemed the most convenient and quickest option was for the maternal family's steward to buy people.

The other party was, after all, a steward sent by his uncle. Even if he wasn't reliable, his abilities were certainly not bad. Even if he wasn't as good as Uncle Changqing, it shouldn't be a problem for him to buy a few clean servants.

"Has Uncle Xiang said anything to you lately? Like, that our father needs more people around him, or which servant in the house would run errands for him?"

When Xiaohe heard his third sister ask him this question using "what" instead of "what," he knew that she was asking about something extremely important.

So, instead of replying immediately, he carefully recalled the conversation and, after confirming that his housekeeper had been talking to him about trivial matters and nothing important, he...

He shook his head. "It's still the same old story. Uncle Xiang still often chats with me about how the servants in different households can tell what their masters are like."

Furthermore, Uncle Xiang will do whatever our father wants. At most, if our father wants to go out alone, he will immediately send someone to follow and protect him.

Zhou Banxia understood this.

Her father always said that it was only a few steps to her place, and that no one would dare to harm him on the way, but as the housekeeper, she naturally couldn't just let it go.

As a housekeeper, one must consider not only the safety of the head of the household but also his dignity, which is why her father didn't take it seriously.

ask?
that is!

Who doesn't know who? Why are you being so picky?