Chapter 803 Hu Xia
Chapter 803 Hu Xia
Jin, "Today's compensation is more than sixty taels of silver. Big sister, you are going to pay. What happened today is because you have to go out."
Hu's eyes widened. Her dowry also included a small shop, more than ten acres of land, and some old jewelry. She and her son lived in the eldest brother's house, and the expenses were always paid by herself. The sixty taels of silver, It's a huge sum, and my son bought materials today for the ceremony of apprenticeship.
Mrs. Hu, "Sister-in-law, we don't have that much money."
The son is studying, and the elder brother can read the books, but he has to buy the pen, ink, paper and inkstone by himself. The money of the academy is a lot of money for a year, plus the elder brother's birthday, some favors, she really has no money.
Mrs. Jin snorted, "This is just to accompany the money, and the lady who hurt the third-rank official family, the master will come to the door to make amends when he comes back, and you will also give the gift of amends."
Hu's hair was dizzy, he was a little irritated, and almost fell down.
In the evening, Zhou's family had a lively dinner. Rong Chuan came back for dinner today. It's a pity that Rong Chuan will not be able to stay overnight in the future. Zhou Shuren is also happy when he comes back.
Zhou Shuren looked at the calmness between the young man's eyebrows, and felt proud in his heart. Look, the child he taught has a good heart. With such a big change in status, this child is still neither arrogant nor impatient, "Okay, good boy, come and have a drink with uncle .”
Rong Chuan still likes the atmosphere of the Zhou family the most. It's not that the Ning family treats him badly, but the rules are too strict, and the two cousins are even more flattering towards him, making him very uncomfortable.
Rong Chuan held the wine glass, "Uncle, thousands of words of your kindness to my nephew are in the wine, and my nephew will always remember it in my heart."
Zhou Shuren drank the wine in his glass, "Uncle, I beg you to think about the Zhou family more, just treat Xuehan well in the future, and don't let Xuehan be wronged."
This girl grew up watching her grow up. Zhou Shuren and Zhulan treat Xuehan better than their sons. This girl has been a close friend for so many years. If her son-in-law is not Rong Chuan, he has too many ways to trouble his future son-in-law.
Rong Chuan's ears were slightly red, thinking of the day his father told him about getting married, looking at his uncle and aunt, he felt guilty, he was too wronged, his uncle and aunt loved Xuehan so much, he kept looking in his eyes, " Uncle, nephew, it is better to act than to say more, nephew will not let you down."
When Zhulan heard this, Zhulan still understood the child she raised. Rong Chuan moved her mind and wanted to get married. This Zhulan understood that marriage was early in ancient times. His demeanor, has this kid changed his mind?
That's a good thing,
It would be best if it can be delayed until the end of next year. I am not afraid of getting married in winter. If it is delayed until the end of next year, Xuehan will become a big girl.
The dinner had just been finished, and Rong Chuan had just left when Steward Wang came in and said, "Master, Mr. Hu from the Household Department brought his nephew to make amends, and he is waiting at the concierge."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Mr. Hu is the one who caused the trouble today. What a coincidence, it's from the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Zhulan said: "It's not the household department, and it won't be so quick to guess it's ours, and it won't rush to make amends."
Zhou Shuren said to Wang Guanjia, "Please go to the front yard."
Saying that, Zhou Shuren got up to go to the front yard, and Zhu Lan also got up, "I'll go and have a look together."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "Do you want to see that boy on the street?"
Zhulan nodded, "Although I only heard a few words, I can still guess that this child is not easy. The purse handed to me at that time was all old. It is interesting that Mr. Hu brought his nephew to make amends. I think Go see."
Zhou Shuren really didn't pay attention to the details. At that time, his attention was on his wife and his children.
Zhulan and his wife were full, and when they reached the front yard, Master Hu and his nephew were already waiting in the hall, and Steward Wang served tea.
Hu Xia was flustered. He heard the lady describe the appearance of the adults, and his mind went blank. The boss of his immediate boss, no, it should be said, might be the future Minister of the Household Department. They, the officials of the Household Department, thought that Zhou My lord has a better chance of ascending to the position of Shangshu than my lord Qiu.
He brought his nephew here without changing his urgent official uniform. He didn't intend to bring his nephew. The lady hates the elder sister and the nephew. He relied on his wife all the time, as long as the lady didn't really hurt anyone, he didn't dare to say a word.
But keeping silent doesn't mean he's not clear-headed, he won't be able to enter the household department if his brain is not good enough, he knows in his heart that it was his daughter who caused the trouble today, and he was touched that his nephew wanted to follow.
When Hu Xia heard footsteps and saw Zhou Shilang, his legs were a little weak, "Excuse me, I have seen Mr. Zhou."
Gu Liufeng was also busy paying respects, "I have met Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows. This kid is better than Hu Xia. Although he was nervous, his tone was very steady. "This is not in the household department. Hu Xia, don't be nervous, just sit down."
Hu Xia's mind was a little white, and the head of the household department was the most responsible, so he said excitedly: "My lord, do you know the name of the lower official?"
Zhou Shuren, "Yes."
He kept all the people in the household department in mind, Hu Xia, he knew that the chief was unassuming, and he was a dull-witted person. He had been in charge for many years, and this time the household department sent the chief to follow him to sea. It was an opportunity. At that time, he remembered that Hu Xia was among the few principals who did not perform well.
It's just that I didn't expect that this hard-working and dull-looking person would have a powerful wife.
Seeing that Hu Xia didn't dare to sit still, Zhou Shuren said, "I know the reason for your visit. At that time, things were over on the street. You can go back with a gift."
Hu Xia had no idea, they guessed who would be the next minister, they also wentssip, they all agreed that Master Zhou was amazing, especially Master Zhou always had a smile on his face, he was the one who held grudges the most, he had been in the household department for so many years, I only hope to be promoted to a doctor, but I don't want to cut off my official career, "Sir, today is a low-ranking official who didn't educate my daughter well, and there will be many disciplines in the future. Please accept this gift."
Zhulan looked at the gift box on the table, frowned, and nodded to Mrs. Song.
Mrs. Song went out, Zhou Shuren watched, and soon understood what her daughter-in-law meant. Mrs. Song came back quickly, with a purse in her hand.
Zhou Shuren saw the lady nodding, and said, "This gift will not be accepted. Also, my eldest granddaughter is only slightly sprained. It didn't cost me two taels of silver to ask the doctor and medicine oil. I will leave some silver for my granddaughter." Squeeze the shock, take the rest back, too."
If it weren't for Hu Xia today, he really wouldn't have returned the money.
Hu Xia looked at the purse she put down and her hands trembled, "My lord, you can't do it."
Zhou Shuren raised his hand, "Okay, sir, take it back if I say so."
Zhulan said at this moment, "Our Zhou family is a principled person, Mr. Hu, take back everything you brought."
When Hu Xia heard that Mrs. Zhou's wife had spoken, she still felt uneasy. She felt that her nephew had tugged on his sleeve. Suddenly, he could no longer refute, "Thank you sir."
Zhou Shuren's eyes were mostly on the young man, he saw all the little moves just now, "Well, it's getting late, you guys should go back too."