In the next few days, without the entanglement of the bear children and the nagging of Mr. Manners, life will be comfortable. After shopping for a day, Zhou Tang was busy and disappeared. Nangong Jin put dozens of crucian carp in the small pond in his yard, and took Nangong Wan to fish for a day, and he didn't know how to talk about brocade. Two days later, Li Songran actually got a loom and put it in Nangong Wan's Green Pavilion. At this time, even Nangong Wan didn't play with him, so Nangong Jin had to wander back to the West Courtyard.

At the gate of the west courtyard, Cheng Rui sat on the steps in a daze with his chin in his hands.

"Why are you here?"

Cheng Rui was taken aback: "Ah, uncle." ”

"Wait for me?" Nangong Jin asked, "Why don't you go in?" ”

Cheng Rui was embarrassed and said: "Actually, I'm not waiting for my uncle. After thinking about it, he said weakly, "I'm waiting for my brother." ”

"Wait here?" Nangong Jin stepped forward and sat down beside him.

Cheng Rui sat down to the side a little nervously, keeping his distance from Nangong Jin.

"What's wrong?" Nangong Jin asked.

Cheng Rui looked at him, wanted to say something, held back, but still held his cheeks and turned his head to look ahead. After a while, as if he couldn't help it, he turned his head and asked gently, "Uncle, are you a bad person?" ”

Nangong Jin was a little strange: "Uncle doesn't think he's a bad person. What do you think? ”

"This, this ......." Cheng Rui thought for a while: "But, you will do bad things as soon as you come back." ”

"What did I do?"

"First of all, the Luo family, which was originally fine, suddenly became unmelting. Now, I still have my own ....... Cheng Rui pouted and said unhappily.

"Who did you listen to?"

Cheng Rui thought for a long time, and said with tears in his eyes: "Father and mother quarreled, I heard what my mother said." Then he complained: "My brother was very obedient to his mother's words, but now your brother doesn't even listen to his mother's words." ”

"Cheng Rui, your brother and I didn't say a few words at all."

"Then why does he have to worship you as a teacher?"

"I really don't know." Facing Cheng Rui's questioning, Nangong Jin really felt very innocent.

"In the past few days, my brother just refuses to go to the academy. Dad beat and scolded, but he just didn't go. Dad sent someone to send him to the academy, and he made a lot of noise in the academy. My mother cried, saying that my brother had fallen for your Gu. What is a cup? Cheng Rui asked with tears in his eyes.

"Ah, I don't know ...... this ......." For a moment, Nangong Jin didn't know how to answer.

"Also, don't you like children?" Cheng Rui was very unhappy and seemed to mind this problem very much.

"Why do you ask?"

"Mother said you don't like children! Then why are you making me bamboo dragonflies and small houses? Cheng Rui looked at him angrily, and suddenly cried: "My mother didn't let me play with those things, and I took them away." ”

Nangong Jin sighed: "Uncle likes Chengrui very much. Reaching out to hug him, he stopped and asked, "Can Uncle hug you?" ”

Cheng Rui cried and did not answer.

"Uncle is not a bad person. Uncle also wants your brother to study hard and be able to join the world in the future, and your uncle will not take him as an apprentice. Nangong Jin looked at him and promised.

Cheng Rui frowned, tears still unstoppable.

Cheng Rui stopped crying. If Cheng Rui likes those bamboo dragonflies and small houses, uncle will make it for Cheng Rui again. Your mother is just afraid that you will lose your mind and forget to study. If you want to play in the future, you must do your homework well, and you can come to the West Courtyard to play. Nangong Jin smiled and took out a handkerchief to help him wipe his face.

"Nope." Cheng Rui shook his head: "Mother won't let us come to the West Courtyard." ”

Nangong Jin looked at Cheng Rui a little sad, so she had to smile and say, "Then Cheng Rui should listen to his mother." ”

Cheng Rui turned his head and held his cheeks again: "So Cheng Rui is sitting at the door." But my brother doesn't listen, he'll come. He fled back today, and I don't know where he was hiding. We didn't have it here, and I didn't go to my grandparents' yard. I know he's coming to you. ”

"Then, let's sit here together and wait for your brother, okay?"

"I don't know." After a while, Cheng Rui asked softly: "Uncle, if my brother comes in a while, will you be nice to him?" ”

Nangong Jin looked at Cheng Rui and nodded.

In the end, Cheng Jun still didn't come, and Cheng Rui fell asleep in Nangong Jin's arms, and Nangong Jin simply carried him to Fuqinxuan.

For dinner, except for Cheng Jun, even Shen Xueying was not present. Nangong Pu asked for a leave of absence for her, only saying that she was unwell. Cheng Rui looked at Nangong Pu with wide eyes, didn't ask anything, just sat down next to his father.

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In the evening, two old friends from Nangong Dingkang came to visit. The two old friends have their own thoughts, one is to be a lobbyist for the Luo family, and the other is to inquire about Nangong Jin's situation openly and secretly, and they actually have the intention of being a matchmaker. Fortunately, these two are old friends for decades, and they don't usually have business dealings. Especially those who come to be lobbyists, they stop thinking when they see that they can't do anything. As for being a matchmaker, Nangong Dingkang was also a little interested, but he didn't say anything full. The three of them drank tea and chatted with great interest, until the third watch.

Back at Qiming Hall, Zhou Tang still didn't sleep, lit the lamp, wore pajamas, loosened his hair and leaned on the couch, holding a thick stack of manuscripts, reading attentively.

Looking at this scene, Nangong Dingkang's heart warmed, and he asked with a smile: "Why don't you sleep yet?" ”

Zhou Tang looked up at him and smiled back: "Talking so late?" I thought the three of you were going to talk all night. ”

"You know Lao Ye, his wife never let him spend the night outside. How's it going? Nangong Dingkang pointed to the manuscript in Zhou Tang's hand

Zhou Tang stood up and helped Nangong Dingkang change his clothes: "Ah Jin's handwriting is good." ”

Nangong Dingkang laughed: "He wants to know that his mother has watched it all night, and he is probably going to be angry with such an evaluation." ”

"That's not all. I think each of the three boys in our family is amazing. Have you ever seen the glass made by Songran? ”

"What? He's still doing it? I'll let him have this time, so I might as well go and find a girl who doesn't agree. Nangong Dingkang was very helpless.

"He said he was going to give us glasses, but he wasn't satisfied with the finished product. I feel good, I really don't know what he is not satisfied with. Zhou Tang smiled a little proudly: "I didn't expect Song Ran to do this." ”

"Then, your son who writes well in handwriting, what else do you have to boast about besides words?" Nangong Dingkang changed his clothes and leaned on the couch.

Zhou Tang picked up the manuscript and sat down next to Nangong Dingkang. Nangong Dingkang put his arm around her waist and looked at her quietly. Zhou Tang leaned down and whispered in his ear mysteriously: "You say, is Ah Jin a genius?" ”

Nangong Dingkang laughed: "It's too much for you to praise like this." ”

Zhou Tang pouted and straightened up: "I don't know how he thought of it." He wanted to divide each hall into a front hall and a back hall. The front hall is based on the affairs to be done and personal learning, and each person specializes in one link, such as nailing well, then specializing in nailing. I think he did this way so that no one person could do the whole thing alone. ”

"Do you think there's a problem?" Nangong Dingkang asked.

"The congregations are not long-term workers who have signed a deed of sale, and although they cannot leave at will, they are quite free. Ah Jin does not make simple freight, which means that it takes many people to cooperate to complete, and it is impossible to do it alone. That is to say, no matter how much freedom we give to the congregation, they will not be able to steal our business, because they can't do it. Then I use the Legalist's mind to manage the front office, and I am more interested in seeing how he does it. Zhou Tang said with a smile.

"Can't you?" Nangong Dingkang asked again.

"Okay. The idea of the back hall, at first I thought it was too much, but now that I think about it, it is also somewhat interesting. Each hall has some people, especially the initial establishment of some halls, which was originally to support people. Ah Jin means that according to a certain standard to divide the congregation, divided into the back hall, give health money every month, but must have five days a month to teach the congregation, if you can't even complete the teaching, then give sixty percent of the health money, no longer need to serve the church, but still recognize the identity of the congregation, until life. The advantage of this is that we can control the cost of raising others. Moreover, some people are really old, and it is annoying to rely on the old and sell the old. ”

Nangong Dingkang looked at Zhou Tang and asked with a smile: "Are you talking about me?" ”

"I just saw this, according to the standards set by Ah Jin, you are really qualified to enter the back hall to get health money. If you're not careful, you may only be able to take sixty percent. Zhou Tang quipped.

"Well, I thought it was time for my sons to raise them."

Zhou Tang thought for a while and said, "I saw a letter on your desk, which is from Beijing." ”

Nangong Dingkang smiled bitterly: "They want me to go to Beijing to talk." It's just like that, coming and going a few times, I'm afraid that they really plan to make some big moves, and they can't find anyone to take the blame. ”

"I also heard that the capital is not very peaceful, and Yan Ge seems to be old."

"The water in Beijing is deep, and I still don't know who cooperated with us before, and who is biting us now." Nangong Dingkang sighed.

"Not going?"

"Don't go. It's a big deal to let Jinyiwei come to Pingyang again. ”

"If you provoke the government, you won't be at peace, so you have to find a way to solve it." Zhou Tang became worried.

Nangong Dingkang sighed: "Xiaotang, I'm really tired of it." After a long time, he said with a reminiscing face: "When we got married, I also said that I would take you to see the great rivers and mountains." Why don't we plan it? ”

Zhou Tang laughed: "Why do you have a haunt again." I always feel that Ah Jin's temperament is with you. ”

"Hey, I'm wondering, should these inexplicable things be handed over to your genius son?"

"Didn't you want him to build a freight that would reach the Ming Dynasty?"

Nangong Dingkang got up, looked at Zhou Tang Zhengse and said, "In the future, Ah Pu is the patriarch, and we have already decided." ”

Zhou Tang didn't understand what he meant, and nodded.

Nangong Dingkang pointed to the manuscript in Zhou Tang's hand and said, "I have read it several times. Some of the things he took for granted, some of which I didn't tell him. But in general, he has a point. If you don't do it, if you follow the old system, there will not be much problem for the Nangong clan for at least two generations; But if I do, I don't know the outcome, but I can only say that there will be a different world. To be honest, I'm interested, but the risks are not small. But whether to do it or not, this is something that only the patriarch is qualified to do. ”

Zhou Tang asked tentatively: "You mean, let Ah Pu decide?" ”

"Haha, I haven't entered the back hall yet, don't let me get the health money so soon."

"And what do you want? Don't do it? Zhou Tang didn't understand what he meant.

Nangong Dingkang took Zhou Tang's hand: "I want to talk to Ah Jin again, and I will discuss it with Ah Pu." If I could, I wanted to try, but let Pu do it. I know that Ah Jin is very ......, but he will not be the patriarch. You know what I mean? Nangong Dingkang tried to be as tactful as possible, wanting Zhou Tang to understand himself.

Zhou Tang frowned and asked: "Do you want Ah Jin to think about what to do for you, and when you really do it, don't let him interfere and let Ah Pu stand up for this matter?" ”

"I know, you're going to say it's not ......."

"It's not fair." Zhou Tang said angrily. The two looked at each other for a while, and Zhou Tang finally said, "Have you figured out how to compensate?" ”

"After a hundred years, according to the rules, Ah Jin will also leave Pingyang City. I want to give him a few halls, and auspicious notes, if it is really according to his thoughts, it will not be worse than Ah Pu, and what he gets is what he deserves. Nangong Dingkang explained.

"I'm not worried about Ah Jin's future, I'm worried that he will feel unfair now and make a wedding dress for his eldest brother."

Nangong Dingkang smiled: "I believe that Ah Jin will not be angry with his eldest brother, if he wants to be angry, he will also be angry with me." I'm worried that Pu will think this is unfair to Ah Jin. ”

Zhou Tang did not object to Nangong Dingkang's decision, but after ......, he finally sighed: "Alas, you have thought about it, don't let their brothers have contradictions." ”

Nangong Dingkang let go and took Zhou Tang's hand and lay down again: "There is another trivial matter." Chengjun wants to worship Ah Jin as a teacher, how to get it? ”

"I've thought about this for a long time. Bye-on. Zhou Tang replied simply.

"Oh? I thought you'd say that Chengjun was too willful. ”

Zhou Tang nodded: "Chengjun is capricious." But I'm more worried that Ah Jin doesn't have much to worry about in this family, and if something doesn't go his way, he is afraid that he will raise his feet and leave again. After all, my uncle is separated from each other, and I don't think Ah Jin has any feelings for Chengjun. A teacher for one day, a father for life, if he worships the teacher, then Chengjun is his responsibility. I don't know what will happen in the future, but with Chengjun's layer, he can't just go. ”

Ah Pu also wanted to follow Chengjun's wish, but if he wanted to worship, he would worship officially, and it would be boring to play. Okay, that's it, let Pu handle the rest. ”