74. Busy
Geng Qiu was busy sorting out internal affairs, Ah Hao, the general's mansion, there were too many places to tidy up, and there were too few people, Geng Qiu had to buy people first, and the officials brought three groups of people over, Geng Qiu barely picked sixty people, and there were finally people in each post.
The originally empty General's Mansion can finally function normally. These subordinates are all descendants from the official eunuch family who committed the crime, and they are all proficient, so they can get started very quickly. It's just that Geng Qiu still arranged the people he brought with him in important positions, just in case.
For example, the kitchen will send the third aunt to supervise, the kitchen is the top priority, the chef must have high cooking skills, but also know some health regimen, and have to be very loyal, the third aunt also has a little girl with apricot blossoms, she is only eleven years old now, and Zeng Dashan and two other minor brothers live in the general's mansion together.
Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing first sent the third uncle to take care of it, and in the past few years, the third uncle has followed Geng Qiu to take care of more than 300 acres of fields in Beixian County, and his ability has also increased a lot. The three aunts and their two sons, after arriving in Beijing, no longer refused to deal with themselves as masters, so they let them be stewards, and the two of them still felt comfortable.
Because they came from Beixian, they had to rush to make a batch of clothing, especially the three masters of Geng Qiu and Brother A Niuning, they couldn't still wear the ordinary clothes brought by Beixian, which didn't match their identity. Fortunately, the three of them are all men, and it would be even more troublesome if they were women. Ah Hao called a well-known embroidery workshop in Beijing, and made two sets of clothes for each of the three of them in three days. Even the subordinates had to make a batch of clothes to come out, and the subordinates of each prefecture had their own special clothes, so that the guests would not know which was the master's descendant. When there are many customers, it is by recognizing people's clothes. As for the sewing room just set up in the General's Mansion, there are only two of them now, and they can only make some small items such as purses for the masters.
Before the house was cleaned up, Ah Hao hurriedly took Geng Qiu and Ning Ge'er A Niu to visit the prince first. Everyone else can take their time, but the prince can't slack off.
"Wow, what does the prince look like, it's not scary, this prince lives in the palace, it's the first time I've been to the palace, and I'm a little scared." Geng Qiu said honestly. This palace is a place where accidents can happen, but you can't go to it.
"What are you afraid of, the prince is still very kind, and we just met and said a few words, and then came back. I'll be with you again, and I'll be fine. Ah Hao comforted.
Because the three of them entered the palace for the first time, Ah Hao taught the three of them some necessary court etiquette, etc., and they were busy in the middle of the night before resting. The next day, the family entered the palace and went straight to the place where the prince lived. Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went were very polite to Ah Hao, and immediately made Geng Qiu feel Ah Hao's current identity and status.
Fortunately, the prince was really kind, and the princess just said a few words to the two children, and after rewarding the two of them with a bunch of gifts, she let them out. Because Geng Qiu is a man, the crown princess didn't see him. As for the prince's children, because his daughters are all older, it is not easy for them to meet and play with boys, and his only son is only six years old, and he has to go to class, so he just meets everyone and leaves. So Geng Qiu and the two children have been talking to the prince.
The prince asked Geng Qiu very carefully, some family matters, after all, in terms of the relationship between Geng Qiu and Ah Hao, Geng Qiu is a role in taking care of housekeeping, and Geng Qiu answered them one by one.
The prince asked Ning Ge'er about his studies again, Ning Ge'er was a little nervous, but he also answered properly, and the prince nodded again and again. As for Ah Niu's young age after all, the prince only asked a few words, but he asked him what books he had read and what kung fu he had learned, but Ah Niu was not afraid of life, so he answered by himself.
"Yes, General Wenwu really has a vision. You have both children and you have educated them very well. The prince praised.
"Prince Xie." Geng Qiu and Ah Hao hurriedly bowed down and thanked them.
The prince wanted to stay for dinner again, but Ah Hao refused, he knew that Geng Qiu and the two children would not be used to getting along with the prince, after all, it was the first time they met, and Geng Qiu had many inconveniences in staying in the palace. Eventually, the family returned home with a large number of palace rewards.
"Ouch, I'm exhausted. It's more tiring than a day's work. "As soon as I got out of the palace gate. Geng Qiu was soft in the car and said without image.
"That's it, I'm dripping with cold sweat." Brother Ning also said fearfully.
"It's nothing, Uncle Crown looks very kind." Ah Niu said indifferently.
"Go, next time, don't call Uncle Prince, you have to be honorific." Ah Hao said. Although the prince asked Ah Niu to call him uncle, the prince is high and powerful, and he is already the next emperor who is already determined, and now Ah Niu is still young, but it is not good to form a habit, and he does not dare to let his son be presumptuous.
"Got it." Ah Niu said. He's actually a very measured kid. It's just that when he saw the prince for the first time, the prince showed his love and concern for them, which made him feel that the prince was not as unattainable as everyone thought.
After Ah Hao took them to meet the crown prince, all the ministers of the court and the central government knew that Ah Hao's family members came from Beixian. For posts to visit, the concierge can receive several copies a day. Ah Hao, a civil and military general, has never had a banquet since he took office, and his comrades who used to fight in the north have been promoted, and now there are a few people who work together, and Ah Hao's position is the highest, and everyone must come to his house for activities.
In addition, King Ping is now the new crown prince, and he also has a group of people, these people must be on the same line as Ah Hao, and they are more or less going to visit at home. Even Lord Zhou sent someone to hand over the post. In fact, Lord Zhou is also a person who is the king of Ping. Now the emperor almost doesn't care about things, and the major affairs of the DPRK and China are basically handed over to the crown prince.
Ah Hao, the confidant of King Ping, the ministers of the court and the noble families in Kyoto did not want to be friendly with him, not to mention that his father had some good friends in the past, and they also handed over posts.
"Ah Hao, I don't think these 100 people are enough. There are still a few places where we don't have manpower, like nursing homes, we don't have manpower yet. Geng Qiu said with a headache.
"It's okay, take your time, the nursing home can be used for the time being, with Uncle Zeng and his two sons, let's make it up and use it first." Ah Hao said that this nursing home is all people who need some martial arts, and they have to be loyal to the owner, so they can't buy it directly, they can only find it slowly.
"Uncle Zeng, father and son, can protect the entire General's Mansion?" Geng Qiu asked, not doubting the skills of the three of them, but how the three of them could take care of it.
"You talk to Uncle Zeng tomorrow and see what he says." Ah Hao said, his hand reached into Geng Qiu's clothes, where can Geng Qiu still talk well, the two finally reunited, it was not dawn every day A Hao was busy going to court again, busy all day and night, there was no chance to talk during the day, and the two of them could talk for a while at night, but they were always talking and talking, and the two couldn't help but roll together, and soon there was a red-faced voice in the room.
The next day, Geng Qiu really talked to Zeng Dashan about the nursing home.
"There is no urgency in this matter. For the time being, our father and son will take care of it first, and there is nothing big at the moment, these two boys are not weak, and the two little masters can also protect themselves. After the beginning of the year, I went to find a few more people to come back and slowly train. Zeng Dashan said.
"But the General's Mansion is so big, where can the three of you see?" Geng Qiu asked.
"What's the matter, we're just looking at the main courtyard, if the two little masters go out on weekdays, we have to let Chang Ding, Chang Quan and the two follow. There won't be anything going on at home, I'm afraid that something will happen outside. Zeng Dashan said.
Although Geng Qiu also picked for the two children
Originally, there should be a scholar waiting for the two children, but they didn't find a suitable person, Zeng Dashan said this, Geng Qiu's heart moved, and asked: "Then let Chang Ding and Chang Quan follow Ah Niu and Ning Ge'er's side, whether they are scholars, they usually run errands and guards." It's just that they may not be willing, and their elder brother is now an official. ”
"Well, I've already told them, they don't have the opportunity to go to the battlefield like their brother to fight for the future, stay by the side of the two masters for now, and then talk about it when they have the opportunity, they are all my sons, and I won't favor one over the other." Zeng Dashan said that he had already talked to his two younger sons. Although the two eldest sons are now officials, they are also the lowest-level military attachés, and they were all exchanged for their lives. If there is no one to support the DPRK and China, it will not be easy to get ahead. In fact, they don't all have to count on Ah Hao, so these two little ones have to do things for the General's Mansion first. After all, they're still young, and they don't have many good opportunities.
"That's good. As long as they do it well, Ah Hao will never treat them badly, and when they are older, they will think of something to do it, and they can't let them get old like this. Geng Qiu said.
"Yes, they also understand that they will take good care of the two little masters."
In fact, the two children of the Zeng family have a very close relationship with Brother Ning and Ah Niu, and they often practice together, even if they don't particularly confess, they will take good care of Ah Niu and Brother Ning. In fact, Brother Ning and Ah Niu are very good people, and they can be scholars for the two of them, and they can also learn their homework from them. Learn some skills now, and then have a good opportunity later, and then slowly pull them out. Their two older brothers can't take care of them now. That's why Zeng Dashan took them to live in the General's Mansion.