"And look at your sister Fuyaer, she is so busy with her shop, and she has to practice calligraphy when she comes home. If you also learn to read, you can practice calligraphy with your sister, and when Xiao Zhuang Zhuang grows up in the future, you can also teach Xiao Zhuang Zhuang as an elder brother and sister, how good is that? You say, don't you? ”

Sixteen hesitated a little when he heard this, and asked for a while: "Once you have learned it, you can practice calligraphy with your sister?" ”

"Of course." Zhu Huating smiled.

Sixteen nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll learn to read." ”

Zhu Huating touched his head fondly when he heard this, "Then it's decided, let's go, let's go to the yamen first." ”

"Daddy."

Zhu You poked his head out of the wing room at this time, and when he saw Zhu Huating and Sixteen looking like they were going out, he asked with a smile: "Dad, where is this going?" ”

"I'll take your brother to the yamen to register it."

"Then I'll go with me."

"It's fine."

Zhu Huating also wanted Zhu Youning to see how the office was done in the yamen.

The three of them didn't take the car, only Zhu Youning took the two maidservants, and went to the yamen with a smile and a smile all the way.

At this time, it was the time when the ordinary yamen began to deal with official business. Zhu Huating often helps Daddy Liu's children run to the book, so he is also familiar with the road.

The office in the yamen is also the same as that of the imperial court, which is divided into six departments.

The "household" is the place where things like household registration, taxation, and marriage are in charge.

The household official Xu was a middle-aged man like a fat winter melon, and when he saw Zhu Huating, he said with a smile: "Zhu Xiucai is here." ”

Zhu Huating saluted him and called him "Brother Qian", and explained his intention.

Qian Yanxu smiled when he heard this: "This is easy, this child used to be a beggar?" ”

Pulled Sixteen and looked up and down.

"Yes, Daddy Liu took him in for a while, I saw that I liked it very much, and I also felt that he was with my eyes, so I discussed with Daddy Liu to adopt him, and I came today to give him a book, and my youngest son was also born, and by the way, I also put the book on it."

When Qian Yanxu heard this, he smiled and said: "Oh, congratulations, this has a son and a son, it can be said that double happiness is coming." I can naturally trust Zhu Xiucai's character, and it is not difficult to get on the book. It's just that the old man is afraid that he can't stamp it today. ”

"Oh? Please also let Brother Qian know. ”

Qian Yanxu said with a smile: "The minister of the Qin mission set off and left, but he did not assign trust to our yamen, although the lord has been demoted to a county, but he is still in charge of the affairs of a county, and the official affairs are naturally busy, it seems that there is something important in Hangzhou Mansion to come, and the lord led Master Qu to pick up people early in the morning." This gives people the wind and dust, you know. ”

As he spoke, he took the two household stickers that Zhu Huating came up and looked at them, and said with a smile: "It's easy for me to pass here, and I have to wait for the level of asking the master." Zhu Xiucai can come back in the afternoon when the old man is not busy, or he can wait here. ”

When Zhu Huating heard this, he looked down at a pair of children.

I've already been here once, and I'm going back like this, but I'm a little unwilling.

But Cai Xiancheng is not there, and there is no other way.

Zhu Huating smiled and thanked Qian Yanxu, "Then let's go out for a walk and come back in the afternoon." ”

"You're light."

"Thank you Brother Qian today. The weather is hot, please ask Brother Qian to have tea. Zhu Huating also said before leaving, Qian Yanxu saw the benefits, naturally greeted him with a very friendly smile, and took the initiative to send Zhu Huating and his party out of the door.

Zhu Huating took Zhu Youning and Sixteen to walk around the city, and went to the pen and ink shop to buy pen, ink, paper, inkstone and other things for Sixteen, and then led his children to the study, and gave them some books for enlightenment and calligraphy.

At noon, the family of three had a full meal at the wonton noodle stall in the bazaar, and then went to Yamen in the afternoon.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the house, I chatted with Qian Yanxu for a few words, but I heard a sound of footsteps behind me.

Looking back, Cai Xiancheng was wearing a navy blue round-necked robe, wearing a scarf on his head, and walking briskly with a black face behind his back. How unreasonable! ”

Master Qu followed Cai Xiancheng's side, and didn't dare to say a word, and watched Cai Xiancheng enter the signing room, then sighed, and when he turned around, he saw Zhu Huating standing in front of the door of the house with his children.

Zhu Huating smiled and bowed: "Master Qu." ”

"It turned out to be Master Zhu." In the matter of hairpins, the yamen got such a large sum of silver from the Zhu family, and regardless of whether Zhu Huating was kicked out of the house at the beginning, for outsiders, Zhu Huating is the Zhu family.

Master Yiqu was very polite to Zhu Huating.

The two exchanged polite greetings, and Master Qu asked about Zhu Huating's intentions with concern.

After Zhu Huating explained the situation, Master Qu smiled bitterly and said, "Hey, the old man is in a bad mood today, I'm afraid your business will have to come another day." ”

Zhu Huating nodded in understanding, and said with some hesitation: "What's the matter, master?" If there is any difficulty, if the student can help, please don't be polite. ”

"Alas! It's nothing to tell you about it. Master Qu sent Zhu Huating and his entourage out, and said in a low voice: "Today, the people from the Cheng family in Hangzhou are here." ”

"The Cheng family? Is that the Cheng family? ”

"Yes, it's the Cheng family, the richest man in Hangzhou. Originally, it was just a young lady from their family, and they didn't need the master to pick it up in person. But the young lady still brought the rose, and you know the rose, the power is great, so the lord went politely. Who knew that this time it would be boring. ”

"What's going on?"

"Isn't it the young lady of the Cheng family, the old man greeted him politely, and he was going to hold a banquet again, but when it was time to eat, Miss Cheng only entertained the one who came to Rose, and said in a tone that sent the subordinates away, 'It's hard, you have something to do', and sent the master away. The master also picked up people sincerely at the dock, and in the end he was driven away without eating, do you think he can not be angry? So, I'm afraid your business today will have to wait until tomorrow and tomorrow when the lord is in a good mood. ”

When Zhu Huating heard this, he nodded, and after thanking Master Qu, he left the yamen with Zhu Youning and Sixteen.

As soon as he arrived outside, Zhu Youning asked: "Daddy, I know that the Cheng family is the capital of Hangzhou, and their status in Hangzhou is similar to that of the Zhu family in Fuyang County." But what is that 'rose' that Master Qu is talking about? ”

Zhu Huating explained: "'Rose' is an organization, originally some noble ladies in the capital gathered together to play leaf cards or chat to pass the time, these people always get together, so they named their own small organization Rose.

"But because there are some female dependents of dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital gradually joining, the nature of roses has gradually changed, and the power of roses has become greater and greater for more than 20 years, they not only absorb the daughters of dignitaries and dignitaries, but also attract outstanding women in various industries."