Idle courtiers

Chapter 329 Bad Mood and Good Mood (Part [-])
Since the Xu family wants to ask for favors, they should pay for it. My lord is not a difficult person to talk to.Not too much, 100 taels, as long as 100 taels.

It's okay if you don't pay, let's make a deal in the officialdom, and we will be friends when we see each other again in the future.

But your Xu family actually wants to make me nod just by saying a few words in plain language. Your EQ and IQ are worrying.

In fact, there are no fools among officials and scholars these days.

The reason why the Xu family did this was because of arrogance, and because they looked down on Zhou Nan, a little pedestrian who only had a reputation as a scholar.

The feeling of being underestimated is very bad, it is simply unbearable!
Zhou Nan was determined not to let go.

Seeing that her husband was so angry, Xun Fangyu didn't say a word, just smiled and raised her fan and kept fanning him.

Zhou Nan chuckled: "Ma'am, are you fanning the flames or putting it out for me!"

The couple laughed together at the same time.

Zhou Nan handed the invitation to Huang Dou: "Huang Dou, if you go back to Shen Xianggong, just say that I am busy with business and I can't get away, just say sorry. Wait for you to help me with a gift... This, this lady ... I, I, I..."

Xun Fangyu turned around and said to Mrs. An, who was waiting on the side, "Grandma, go to my house and get 50 taels of silver to buy some gifts."

When the two retreated, only the husband and wife remained in the small yard.

Zhou Nan was a little embarrassed: "Thank you, Ma'am, because my husband has not taken advantage of the money recently, so I asked you to spend money."

Yes, he has been really poor lately.Since leaving the Arms Bureau to work in the Department of General Administration, he only has a pitiful two taels of salary every month.It is really embarrassing that the previous savings have been spent in the recent social activities.

It is difficult to be an official, especially a Beijing official, and it is basically a money-losing business.

It is impossible to say that in this era of the Ming Dynasty, if you are not a child of a wealthy family, you cannot be an official at all.Even if you barely become an official, you have no money for activities and your prospects are very limited.

It seems that after waiting for a while, I really have to think of a way to get money.

Wu Xinhua hasn't received a letter since he returned to Huai'an, and it will only be in the past few days, and he hopes to persist until then.

Xun Fang said: "Husband and wife are one body, if the master wants to use money, just take it."

Zhou Nan was speechless when he heard this, "Husband and wife are one body", according to the plot, the second half of the sentence should be "Everything about the concubine belongs to the master."

Unexpectedly, Xun Fangyu said, "If you want money, just take it."

That's a spoiler.

That's right, according to the ancient etiquette system, Xun Fangyu has absolute control over his private money.After a hundred years in the future, her inheritance will be passed on to her descendants.If there are no descendants, they must return to their natal family.

This is the law and rules of the Ming Dynasty.

In ancient times, husband and wife were not as integrated as in modern society, but a standard AA.

This concept mud horse is too advanced, right?
The husband and wife chatted for a long time, and it was Shen Shi, and the temperature in the yard was getting higher and higher.

Xun Fangyu's body is already heavy, and she has gained some weight.

There was already a layer of crystal clear sweat on the tip of her nose, and the single shirt on her body was also stuck to the skin due to the sweat, outlining exquisite curves.

In the past, Xun Fangyu had long legs, a very tall figure, and a standard supermodel figure.The only regret is that Zhou Nan is born with a supermodel figure, but she has the biggest problem of later generations of supermodels - thin, flat chest - that is, an A-CUP.

This pregnancy, under the extremely unscientific care of Mrs. An, nourished the whole day with yellow chicken and stewed fish, and gradually plumped up.

Seeing that the situation was not looking good, Zhou Nan hurriedly yelled to stop, and only then did Xun Fangyu curb the tendency of further gaining weight.I only told you to use less greasy things, and you can't stop vegetables, fruits and melons.

However, Xun Fangyu's A-CUP has changed to B-CUP, and there is no way to return to heaven.

At this moment, the sweat on her body has already soaked her clothes, and her curves are suddenly compelling, and the two points are suddenly alluring.

Zhou Nan and Xun Fangyu have been sleeping in separate rooms for many months. Seeing such a beautiful scenery, how could he bear it, and couldn't help swallowing.

The thud startled Xun Fangyu, and when she turned her head and saw Zhou Nan's green eyes, she felt panicked: "Master, it's too hot in the yard, I'm going back to the house."

He turned around and wanted to hide.

"Hey, where are you going?" Zhou Nan hugged her waist.

After being reported by her husband, Xun Fangyu became more anxious: "Baby, be careful, baby."

"Master Ben will be very careful."

Next, Zhou Nan was greatly satisfied physically and mentally after turning over the water to grind his kung fu.

I don't think the sun is slanting westward, and the weather is cooling down.

Xun Fangyu squinted her eyes and leaned her head on her husband's chest, and said shamefully, "I hate it, you'd better bring Yunniang and Sister Su to the capital as soon as possible, the concubine can't take it anymore."

Zhou Nan: "I'll pick it up after a while... Yunniang is healthy, so she can't do it, so I have to wait until this year's cold weather."

At this moment, a servant girl shouted outside: "My lord, someone from my hometown in Huai'an has arrived."

Zhou Nan: "Who is here?"

Maid: "If you go back to the master, it's Wu Xinhua and Wu Yuanwai."

Zhou Nan was overjoyed: "Master Ben is waiting for him."

No need to ask, Wu Yuanwai sent money to himself.

He hurriedly put on his clothes and asked Xun Fangyu to take the IOU and go to the study.

Sure enough, it was Wu Xinhua, he stood up and saluted, and said with a smile: "I have seen pedestrians, congratulations to pedestrians."

It's just a lot of hard work, and it's what I deserve, so what's there to congratulate?Zhou Nan felt strange.

Wu Xinhua took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over: "This is a letter from Pedestrian's family. Congratulations to Pedestrian on the happy birthday of Lin'er."

Zhou Nan was ecstatic in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "What, did Yunniang give birth?"

Wu Xinhua said with a smile, "Yes, it's my wife who gave birth, but it's the joy of Zhang Zhang."

Zhou Nan didn't care to talk to him too much, and hurriedly opened the family letter.

The letter was written by Sister Su, and it said that Yunniang had given birth to a boy who weighed two pounds and was born prematurely.Because of the lack of months, the child is a little thin.But the mother and child are safe, the master need not worry.When I wrote this letter this time, I remembered that the master named the child.

It turned out to be a premature baby, that's not very good, Zhou Nan felt worried.

Busily walked to the front of the case, picked up the pen and started to write.He said again: "What is the purpose of military personnel coming to the capital this time? When will you return to Huai'an? Please take the letter back."

Maybe this Wu Xinhua came to sell copper coins again, and I already owed Wang Ruoxu a favor for him last time in order to make a survey for him.This kind of thing is too troublesome to do, and it was also an urgent need to solve the embarrassment at hand, but it can't be done again.

Wu Xinhua didn't know what Zhou Nan was thinking, so he smiled flatteringly and said, "Of course it's for the collection of copper coins. I have to ask Zhou Xingren for the customs clearance diploma. Don't worry, I will naturally have an adult's shares. After the money is collected, I guess It will take another month. I will live in the Huai'an Guild Hall during this period, if passers-by have orders, they can ask someone to call me there."

On the happy day, Zhou Nan didn't bother to reprimand him, so he didn't have to be in a bad mood.

Well, help him one more time, but you have to talk, I won't take care of this business any more in the future.

He thought for a while, and remembered what Wu Xinhua said just now to congratulate pedestrians on getting Lin'er. His heart moved, and he picked up a pen and wrote the word "Zhou Qi" on the letter, as a name for his eldest son. .

Considering that the son was born prematurely and was weak, he could not travel far.Zhou Nan said in the letter that he planned to call his family to Beijing for a reunion a year ago.Looks like we'll have to wait until next year.

Handed it to Wu Xin: "Besides the military officer, please ask someone to bring this letter back to Huai'an, and I will help you get a customs clearance diploma in a month. This business is not very interesting, it is really troublesome, and you can't do it again in the future."

"Thank you pedestrians, I'll go down and ask someone to bring a letter." Wu Xinhua bid farewell, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart.Such a big business is not very interesting, and you have to do it in the future. Don’t you think Zhou Xingren has too few shares... I have to think carefully... Yes, why don’t I put aside other partners and go it alone with Zhou Xingren?
With this good news, Zhou Nan's bad mood improved.

The Zhou family was also full of joy. Xun Fangyu recited a few times in a row, and even put incense on the ancestral tablet of the Zhou family, and gave rewards to everyone in the family.

On the second day, Zhou Nan went to work at the Secretary of General Administration with a beautiful mood.

In the afternoon, because of the hot weather, he was a little sleepy. Seeing that he had nothing to do, he wanted to slip away and go to the teahouse he frequented outside the imperial city to order a pot of tea and stare for half an hour.

As soon as he left the Daming Gate, he saw a secretary coming to look for him, saying that Mr. Xu Ge had returned to the Prime Minister's mansion today and asked him to come over and talk.

Now Zhou Nan is already a frequent visitor to Xu Jie's mansion. Ever since he was cited as a confidant and think tank by Mr. Xu Ge, whenever there is something there, he will be sent to discuss it.

The feeling of being valued by others is very good. Every word and deed of oneself can affect the court. Prime Minister Bu Yiqing has been the highest ideal of a scholar since ancient times.

The Yan Party case is now going through the so-called legal procedures, and it has been almost a month now, but there is no conclusion.

Zhou Nan was actually not in a hurry, this was already an iron case, according to the real historical records, the downfall of Yan Song has been confirmed, the biggest in history!

However, unlike him, a time traveler, the ministers in the court saw that the situation was not yet clear, and they were unavoidably worried.You know, Yan Song has encountered worse situations before than now, and he passed the level safely.

This time, Yan Song was only ordered by the emperor to go home for sick leave, and Yan Dang was still running outside to make plans, and no one was lost.

It's hard to say how things will turn out.

Xu Jie didn't have the foresight of a traverser, so he was naturally worried.In the past few days, Zhou Nan has been calling Zhou Nan to go over to discuss, talking about worry over and over again.

This old man has been "Licorice Prime Minister" and "Turtle Prime Minister" for more than ten years, but he can't hold his breath when it comes to major events.

Zhou Nan also knew that going to Xu Jie's place today would probably be another nonsense, but he still had to go.

In addition, Yan Dang seemed powerless to make a comeback, and Ah Jiu's matter should be reported to Xu Jie.

Xu Yan's family had originally agreed to see Ah Jiu through the door after [-] days. Now that the wedding date has passed for a while, the Yan family no longer mentions this matter.

It's time to ask the Xu family to return the Yan family's dowry.

It should not be difficult.

A concierge led Zhou Nan to the small courtyard where Xu Jie's bookstore was located, but stopped and said, "Pedestrian, you go to meet the old man, and I will send it here."

Zhou Nan looked inside, but there was no servant, and he felt strange in his heart.

The porter said: "Master Zou Yinglong is here."

Zhou Nan suddenly realized that the old Zou's meeting with Xu Jie must be for a confidential discussion, so of course no one else could hear it.

He walked into the yard and into the study, and saw Zou Yinglong blushing and shouting loudly: "Men, you can't do this! You have been angry with Yan's father and son for so many years, and now it's finally time to vent your anger. What are you doing?" treat them like this?"

(End of this chapter)