Just sent off his friends, Zhou Wenjun's mood was not very good, and there was nothing to talk about on the road.

Seeing this, Begonia could only find a way to explain a few words. But even if she has witty words, it can't compare to the sadness of close friends who grew up together suddenly separated, and they may not be able to see each other for several years. Seeing that Zhou Wenjun had been in a depressed mood, Haitang decided to use other methods to divert his attention.

She began to mention to Zhou Wenjun the recent situation at home, as well as the news that Zhou Yijun had passed from the third room of the Zhou family. Especially recently, their grandmother has received a request for help from Uncle Ma, but they don't know how to help him.

Zhou Wenjun and Zhou Yijun also have a very good relationship, and when she heard that she had troubles at home, she immediately sat up straight: "Why didn't she tell me?" In the letters I wrote in the past few days, they all said that my family was safe and everything was worry-free, but they were all coaxing me? ”

Haitang smiled: "Cousin Yijun may not be coaxing you, most likely thinking that you are going to separate from Sister Peng, you must be very sad in your heart, and you don't want to bother you with trivial matters at home, right?" Actually, it's not a big deal. The three rooms of the Zhou family are always going to train a group of new people to replace the original servants, and they can't always use your family's manpower. My aunt and grandmother can't be busy alone, and there is no filial daughter-in-law who can share her worries for her, so naturally she can only let her granddaughter take a hand. Yijun can also learn the skills of housekeepers by the way, there is no harm. ”

Zhou Wenjun also vaguely heard that the manpower lent to the third room by Mrs. Tuesday has now been returned by the third room. However, the people borrowed by Mrs. Wednesday and Mrs. Saturday have not yet returned, but these people are all doing rough work, and there is no shortage of people in the Zhenguo Mansion, so they are not needed, so the two aunts don't care. Zhou Wenjun didn't take this matter to heart, thinking that the people who borrowed the third room of the Zhou family would have to pay it back sooner or later, and it would be normal after the year, but he didn't expect that the third room didn't have enough manpower at all, but he was still in a hurry to return the people. It was easy for the fifth uncle Zhou Shigong to return people, but the female dependents in the family encountered the dilemma of insufficient manpower.

Zhou Wenjun can probably understand why Zhou Shigong did this: "The fifth uncle ancestor was instructed by Mrs. Tang before, and almost sent a message to Mrs. Ma, so he had to drive people away, right?" The second aunt is not strict, but it hurts us to lose a lot of face in the long house! If the five uncles don't believe in our long house in the future, how much affection will there be between the relatives? ”

It's a pity that this kind of thing is not something that her junior can manage. Grandmother, Mrs. Zhenguo, just reprimanded Mrs. Tuesday a few words, and Mrs. Tuesday only fined her henchman Mama who had provided convenience to Mrs. Tang for a year, and still kept people by her side to take care of things. Even the servant woman who passed the message was released after being imprisoned for half a month and relegated to Zhuangzi, but the errands of her husband and children were not affected.

Such a punishment is nothing at all, how can it deter people from committing it again? When the Zhou family saw the third room, they naturally couldn't trust the male and female servants under Mrs. Tuesday anymore. Zhou Shigong didn't return all the people lent by the Zhenguo Mansion in one go, and he already gave Changfang a lot of face.

Of course, it is also possible that the third room of the Zhou family has already picked up a large number of servants, and if all the servants of the Zhenguo Mansion are returned in one go, the remaining manpower will not be enough to maintain the operation of the mansion. That's why Zhou Ma will now take his granddaughter Zhou Yijun and be busy training new people. Even if Zhou Shigong wants to pick up people, he has to consider the reality of the situation.

Zhou Wenjun sighed secretly, didn't say anything, and changed the topic: "By the way, you said that your uncle and grandfather asked your grandmother and the fifth uncle and grandmother for help, what is going on?" Who is the commander of the Chang'an avant-garde and what does it have to do with him? He's just from the suppression of the five grades, whoever is the commander is the same, right? ”

Haitang told Uncle Ma about the situation in his family, and said: "My grandma has actually persuaded him several times, no matter what the errand is, first arrange for the children and grandchildren in the family, as long as they compete in the future, there will always be a time for meritorious promotion, don't always think about it overnight." But he was always worried that he wouldn't be able to hold out at that time, afraid that once he retreated, his children and grandchildren would not be able to hold the lintel, and the family would be ruined. Therefore, even if he is seriously troubled now, and he can't even get off the kang when he is at the worst in winter, he still has to rely on his current position, and he can't let people underestimate the Ma family. ”

This is not uncommon. Military attachés who have experienced several major wars have many old troubles, and they will suffer when they are old. If the children and grandchildren in the family are not angry, no matter how uncomfortable they are, they will not dare to retreat and recuperate in peace, so they can only hard-top. Now that the border is peaceful, if there is a large-scale war, all the troops in the northwest border will be dispatched, and those who occupy positions in vain but cannot work will definitely be discharged. Zhenguo Gong and his son have to worry about how to make these old guys leave willingly and decently every time, but the military attaché and his family have never been less than those who come to the door to cry.

Zhou Wenjun himself had the experience of being blocked on the road several times when he was a child, and he couldn't be clearer about this situation, but he was helpless about it.

She could only whisper to Haitang: "You can persuade your uncle and grandfather more." It's okay that there is nothing at the border now, but if there is something, he doesn't want to keep his official position. He's been lazy for so many years, so he's better to take it when he's good. At present, others can still tolerate him for the sake of old friends, and wait for the new commander to take office, and the new official will take office with three fires, if he stares at him to burn, won't he even lose his dignity? When the time comes, what will you say to arrange the future for your children and grandchildren?! If you retire early, you can still fight for some benefits. Now my fourth uncle is in charge of the Chang'an avant-garde, although he is strict, but after all, he is not a serious commander, as long as the people under him are not excessive, he does not mind being more tolerant. ”

Haitang blinked: "Has the new commander been chosen?" Isn't it hard to talk? ”

"I don't know if it's good to talk." Zhou Wenjun told the truth, "I only know that he is not small, and he is a confidant and friend of the Marquis of Yingchuan." This military attache from Beijing is not our own person from the Northwest Frontier Army after all. What he wanted to do, even my grandfather couldn't say much. He's supposed to bring a group of men with him. The Chang'an avant-garde had just cleaned up a group of people, and it was just arranged for him to go, which also saved him from mobilizing people from other guards. With him in the future, there is another emperor's confidant general, and Chang'an may have a lot of trouble. But our Zhenguo Mansion can't manage this, so we can only let them go. ”

Haitang never expected that she could get such important new information from Zhou Wenjun today, and hurriedly asked: "Yingchuan Hou sent someone here, is it because the mother and daughter of the old lady of Sanfang Ma calculated the matter of Yingchuan Hou Shizi?" But isn't this matter all settled, why did the Marquis of Yingchuan still send someone to Chang'an? And who is the other emperor's henchman general? Could it be that he came to take over the position of General Thursday's commander of the Shaanxi Metropolitan Division? ”

Zhou Wenjun nodded: "Exactly." My fourth uncle is going to enter Beijing to serve as the commander of the Jinwu guard, which is one of the twenty-six guards of the Shangzhi pro-army. The emperor did this, which means trusting our Zhou family. If he wants to send his cronies to the northwest to take up posts, it will be difficult for our family to say anything, otherwise wouldn't it seem that he doesn't know how to raise his head? As for the Marquis of Yingchuan, he was already the emperor's henchman, and it was not surprising that he took a ride and sent his henchman to Chang'an. His family almost suffered a big loss, and it is normal for people to want to get back to the field.

"My grandfather said that the most important thing at the moment is to let the emperor and the emperor's cronies understand that the Zhou family is loyal and has never had any dissenting intentions, and it is the Sun family who spread rumors and slander behind their backs. As long as the emperor trusts the Zhou family, the Northwest Frontier Army can truly live a stable life in the future, and there is no need to worry about food, grass, ordnance or anything all day long. Therefore, as long as the person who comes is not a straw bag with bad intentions like Sun Yonglu, there is a little battle of will, and those who can tolerate it will be endured! ”

(End of chapter)