In the front hall of Wang's mansion, when Zhou Shuren arrived, Old Man Wang was already waiting.

Zhou Shuren stepped forward to salute, "I've seen Lord Wang." ”

Old man Wang smiled, "I've heard Wang Yi mention it many times, the old man has been looking forward to meeting Lord Zhou, and now he has seen a real person, Lord Zhou, please take a seat." ”

Zhou Shuren didn't sit down, but saluted again, "Zhou Mou also thanked the adults for their help, and the adults please accept Zhou's worship." ”

Old Man Wang touched his beard, and then said with a smile: "You have also helped Wang Yi a lot, this is all as it should be, not to mention that our second mansion is also in-laws, don't sit down quickly." ”

Zhou Shuren only sat down this time, don't look at the old man Wang's kind face, and because he is slightly chubby, he will make people feel good when he smiles, but he knows that the old man first mentioned him to help Wang Yi, and finally the in-laws, this is the order in the old man's heart, in-laws are the icing on the cake, and the friendship that can help each other is the most important thing.

Zhou Shuren came by carriage, hot and a little thirsty, this tea is herbal tea, took a sip of the teacup, "Zhou has entered Beijing, but it is the first time to come to the door, I heard Wang Yi say some of your old preferences, brought a few gifts over, and I hope you can always like it." ”

Old man Wang loves to play chess all his life, and he can be regarded as a chess idiot, and when he opened the box, he saw the chess game, "This is?" ”

Zhou Shuren said: "This is an ancient chess book, there are many rare chess games on it, and Zhou does not have an original version, although it is not an original, but it is also very rare." ”

He found it by rummaging through the bookcase, and then found someone to copy it.

Old man Wang quickly opened it and squinted his eyes, he had seen this chess book, the royal collection, when the emperor took it and looked at it, he saw it, and then remembered that the emperor rewarded Zhou Shuren with a lot of things, he remembered that he heard his son say that the emperor seemed to have rewarded a lot of copied books to Zhou Shuren.

It seems that the chess game has also copied a copy for Zhou Shuren!

Old man Wang knows the origin of the chess game is even rarer, "The old man likes it very much, you have a heart." ”

Zhou Shuren, "It's good if you always like it." ”

There are also a few gifts, all of which are some pen and ink, and there is no shortage of these Wang Mansions, but Zhou Shuren's selection is all good and heartfelt.

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren went home, and Zhulan just took a nap, "It took so long to come back, but what did you talk about?" ”

Zhou Shuren said while washing his face: "The Wang family has always been neutral, Mr. Wang is such a cautious person, he won't say anything to me in advance, most of the time it's idle chatting, and he didn't say anything about the court, and finally I played chess with him for a while, and I said goodbye." ”

Zhulan was quite regretful, "I thought that Old Man Wang would remind you of something!" ”

Zhou Shuren wiped his face, "The old man didn't remind me about the affairs of this household, and I knew almost everything, and the old man didn't mention other things in the court, thinking that someone would mention it to me!" ”

He hasn't forgotten about Lord Qi, and today Old Man Wang jokingly mentioned it!

Zhulan, "......"

She also thought of Master Qi, but the two of them really didn't know Master Qi!

Zhou Shuren put down the handkerchief and said with a smile: "I'm a little sleepy, I want to rest for a while, so I went to sleep first." ”

"Hmm."

Zhou Shuren went back to the house to change his clothes, lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly.

In Zhoujia Village, Xuemei received another letter, or an urgent letter, and began to think that something was wrong, so she opened it when she stood at the door and received the letter, and she didn't move for a long time after reading the letter.

Jiang Miao said worriedly: "Mother, what's wrong with you?" ”

Xuemei laughed out loud, took her daughter's hand and held it hard, "Happy event, big happy event, your grandfather has been promoted, and now he is the head of the household, from the third grade of the Beijing official!" ”

After she finished speaking, she felt a little dizzy and a little stimulated, since her father became an official, she was very concerned about the grade of officials, and she knew a lot, and she also knew that the fourth grade was a hurdle in her career, and her father had stepped over.

Jiang Miao was stunned for a moment, and quickly came back to his senses, "Mother, I have to tell the patriarch and father about such a big thing!" ”

Xuemei smiled, "Yes, yes, I want to tell your father." ”

As for the patriarch, my father must have sent a letter to the patriarch.

When Jiang Sheng knew, the Zhou family spread the word, which was a great joy, and the patriarch asked his grandchildren to pass on the letter when he received the letter.

Xuemei and Jiang Sheng hurried home, and on the way home, the clansmen who knew the news congratulated one after another.

The Zhou family was beaming, which made the other clans in Zhoujia Village envious, but when they thought about it, they were all from the same village, and there was still some connection, and the sourness in their hearts was quickly suppressed.

In the evening, after dinner, Zhou Shuren and Zhulan sat outside together to enjoy the shade, Zhou Shuren took a nap in the afternoon, and now he was particularly energetic, "When I chatted with Mr. Wang, the old man introduced a few good academies, and also mentioned the private school of the Wang family. ”

Zhulan didn't worry about this, "Have you chosen?" ”

"Well, when I didn't come to the capital, I knew a few academies, and the old man said that it was good, I thought about it and chose Zhongxiu Academy."

Zhulan asked, "What's different about this academy?" ”

"This academy is relatively stricter, you also know that our family's Mingteng, Mingrui, Minghui, these three boys are still too lively, and it is better to have a stricter academy."

Zhulan was silent, what Zhou Shuren said was really subtle, is that lively? Mingteng and Minghui are too lively, Mingrui is studying hard, but he is also naughty!

Zhou Shuren turned his head sideways and said: "The private school of the Wang family is not bad, how many people want to go in to study, but the children of our family can't go, if we really go, our family will owe the Wang family a favor, so it's better to go to the academy." ”

The debt of human affection is the most difficult to repay, he doesn't want to take on the debt to himself or his children and grandchildren, anyway, what the academy can't teach, isn't there still him!

The Zhou family also has an eye, Tanhualang, and Jinshi!

Zhou Shuren took a cool breath for a while, and when he saw that his son hadn't come back yet, he got up and went to the front yard, picked up his son back, and went to check his grandchildren's homework by the way.

In the front yard, Mingyun returned to Dafang to get the book, and without Mingyun's study, a few boys were happy.

Ming Teng threw away his pen, "This academy has not been selected well, and the eldest brother is really, can't he let us rest for a few days?" ”

Mingrui moved his wrist, "This is the capital, I haven't been on the street yet, the eldest brother is getting more and more domineering, if you don't go out, we don't want to go out!" ”

Minghui was in tears, "You are still a brother, I am not old enough to go to the academy, why are you pulling me when you study!" ”

Okay, my brother loves my brother?

Ming Teng tugged at his younger brother's braids, "This is called a brother in trouble to be together!" ”

Changzhong is purely here to join in the fun, anyway, the eldest nephew doesn't dare to talk about him, and he is not afraid of the eldest nephew's cold face, well, by the way, looking at Ming Teng's bitter face, the study is really fun, now listening to Ming Teng's words, tilting his head, "You said that there are difficulties together, is that a blessing to share?" ”

Mingteng was vigilant, don't look at the young uncle, he has been cheated several times, "Yes, there is." ”

(End of chapter)