The Beautiful Land

After a short while, the steward led seven or eight thirteen-four-year-old maids over and asked Xi Fuwei to choose the person to serve.

Because she didn't understand them, and with her eyes on her eyeliner, Xi Fuwei casually ordered a neat and tidy dress.

The steward said that this maid was called "Lu Sha", and she was too lazy to change her name, so she shouted.

After greetings, Xi Fuwei said a few words to Lusha, and asked her to give Fu Chuoxian a gift, and she took the Xinde maid back to her room to rest.

She and Fu Chuoxian currently live upstairs, with the middle corridor as the boundary. There are two suites on the east and the west. Fu Chuoxian has already occupied the east, so she entered the west.

Although the Zou Mansion still has suspicion of surveillance and defense against the female husband, the treatment is indeed not bad. The furnishings upstairs are not much worse than Xi Fuwei’s boudoir when Xi’s family. There is a gilt gold in the interior. In the golden furnace, there was a red sandalwood box with incense beside it, and the box was actually agarwood.

Although it's only a small piece, this spice has always been precious, and it's a sign that it can appear here.

Xi Fuwei didn't like burning incense, and she sighed secretly when she saw it, saying that everyone is everyone, and the Xi family's life is considered rich, but there is definitely no such extravagance, and the only hired Xixi will give agarwood incense.

She probably looked around for the next four weeks, then smiled and said to Lusha: "I just came, and I still don't know the rules of the Zou Mansion. What's wrong, please remind me."

Lusha respectfully said: "The lady has sent a slave and maidservant to serve you. From then on, you are the master of the slave and the slave and maidservant will serve you with all your heart."

Xi Fuwei complimented her a few words, touched a short silver hairpin from her sleeve as a meeting ceremony, Lusha refused to accept it, and talked to her about the Zou Mansion, which is actually the same as Fu Chuoxian. , It is nothing more than who are there in the Zou Mansion, and what relatives are in the bloodline of closeness.

Regarding Mrs. Shang’s origin, she said in a bit more detail than Fu Chuoxian, saying: “Madame’s ancestor and Zou’s ancestor are old, so the wife was only allowed to come.”

But as for how there is the old law, and what Mrs. Shang's family does... she didn't talk about it.

Xi Fuwei wasn't curious, but just after she settled down, she asked about the host's details. It was really not good, so she didn't ask about it, but asked about Zou Qiongruo's preferences and temperament in detail.

These are the students she is about to teach. They are serious and responsible to inquire about the situation. Even if the Zou family knows about it, they won't think too much.

However, what Lu Sha said is the same as what Fu Chuoxian said, that is, under the guidance of Mrs. Shang, Zou Qiongruo are young, but they are very sensible, without arrogance and willfulness, and are extremely well-behaved.

Lusha probably thought that Xi Fuwei would not be able to hold down these young ladies for fear of not being too young with the students, and comforted them: "The ladies are all very learning, and I have long wanted a gentleman to give me advice."

Xi Fuwei smiled and paused for a few words. At this time, the dusk fell, and she heard the sound of someone walking up the stairs briskly, followed by someone knocking on their door, and asked in a crisp voice: "Mr. Shen? Shen? Sir? The meal is about to be served soon. Should Mr. Shen come down to the flower hall or ask someone to bring it up for you?"

"I'm going down now." Xi Fuwei answered hurriedly, and then stood up, "Let's go down!"

When she arrived at the flower hall below, Fu Chuoxian was already waiting here. She put her cheek in one hand, tilted her head and smiled at Xi Fuwei: "Have you packed up? Do you want to help?"

Xi Fuwei also smiled: "Sister Lao is worried, it's almost the same... After all, I didn't have any long objects, and I didn't have much to return."

"With our life experience, being able to be a gentleman here with our wife is pity from heaven!" Fu Chuoxian nodded clearly and said, "But now we have a place to stay and a husband. The responsibility will always get better and better in the future."

Xi Fuwei nodded and said yes.

After they talked for a while, Fu Chuoxian lifted his chin to the person who had just gone up and shouted to eat, and said, "This is the red mushroom that serves me."

Xi Fuwei smiled at Hongzhi and nodded when she heard the words: "I just troubled you."

"Don't dare, it was Mr. Fu who asked the slave and maid to report it." Hongzhi said hurriedly. "The two gentlemen are very talented. The slave and maid can serve the right and left, which is the blessing of the slave."

"Zou Mansion is everyone, and it is common for a subordinate to speak this way." Xi Fuwei exchanged glances with Fu Chuoxian when she heard the words. Although she didn't say it, her eyes were like this.

After dinner, the two said a few words, and they broke up.

When parting, Xi Fuwei asked about the time of the class. Fu Chuoxian said: "I came early, and I have already started to teach some young ladies how to do it. Sister Shen, you are here, and someone will come to inform you about it the next day."

She also told her that the place where the class was taught was in a courtyard not far from Fenzhi Tower, "The place is a bungalow, but the place is very large. There are half acres of gardens on the front and back, and a fish pond. There should be lotus flowers in the pond. Yes, but this season has withered. If it is summer, it must be beautiful."

She was a little nostalgic in her tone, "When my father was still there, there was such a pond at home. It's a pity that the family fell into trouble, and even the lotus root in the pond was dug out to repay the debt."

Xi Fuwei felt a little turmoil in her heart when she heard the words. She remembered the time when Xi Zongwang and Xi Fucui were both together. Although the birth mother went early, she hadn’t had the concept of “mother” in all these years. However, a family of four, It was a joyful experience... In the garden at that time, there were lots of lotus root flowers everywhere and koi flying together.

He bit the tip of his tongue, forced himself to calm down, comforted Fu Chuoxian a few words, said something such as "It will be better in the future", and got up and went back to the room.

There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, Zou Mansion really came to take care of it. First, he politely asked Xi Fuwei whether he was used to living and whether he was satisfied with Lusha. After receiving affirmative answers, he talked about teaching. thing.

In the end, the two sides negotiated and decided to open the museum again.

Xi Fuwei inquired about the standards of Zou Qiongruo and others, the steward smiled and said: "I haven't asked the ladies for a husband before at home, but the ladies are free to give pointers. So even if the ladies know some words, they still remember zero. It's broken, but I have to ask Mr. to bother!"

The implication is that although Zou Qiongruo is a few girls and does not need to participate in the imperial examination, Mrs. Shang also hopes that they can learn something honestly, so don't think that teaching them literacy and hyphenation is a matter.

"Madam doesn't think I'm humble, dare you not do your best?" Xi Fuwei nodded, sent away the steward, and started to prepare for class... All the books she used when studying with Xi Fucui stayed in Xi's family, and there was no one. I brought it out, but the Zou Mansion was well prepared. There is a small study room next to the flower hall where the meals are served downstairs. Although the space is not large, there are basic books available, and the four treasures of the study are prepared for use.

Xi Fuwei recalled the situation when she was enlightened when she was a child. She went down and took a few copies and made some notes based on what Xi Fucui taught herself.

Speaking of which she has no experience in teaching people, and she doesn't know if she will mislead her children... However, the situation nowadays does not allow to shrink at all and can only bite the bullet.

At noon, Fu Chuoxian came back with a lyre.

Xi Fuwei heard the movement upstairs, so she closed her pen and ink and went down to say hello.

"Sister Shen!" Fu Chuoxian smiled when she saw her, "has your time for admission?"

"It's already set. I'll be there tomorrow. I have to ask my sister to take care of me." Xi Fuwei walked over to help her pick up the piano, but Fu Chuoxian shook her head and put the piano on a special piano table next to her. Only then did he explain, "This was brought by my father from Jiangnan when my father was alive. I don't like it when people touch it."

Xi Fuwei apologized quickly.

Fu Chuoxian smiled and said, "If you are kind enough, you don't think it's hard for me to get along."

The two were polite, Xi Fuwei saw that there seemed to be some trouble between her eyebrows, and asked with concern.

Fu Chuoxian hesitated and said, "It's nothing... It's just that some of the young ladies have been absent from school in the past two days. I was wondering, should I tell my wife? But what he said, according to the wife's temper, 80% are to be punished. Ladies, this makes me hesitate again."

Xi Fuwei was surprised when she heard this, and said, "Sister, didn't you say that several young ladies have excellent **** and sons?"

"The **** of the young ladies is of course very good." Fu Chuoxian groaned, "But at the end of the day, I don’t lose the temper of the children... It’s a bit playful. Under the education of Mrs. Shang, he He's pretty obedient and never talks back. Isn't this Young Master Zou? He called the old lady to spoil him, and he was idle in the sky, and he spent three days fishing and two days hanging out on the net, so that's all! I didn't know what to think for two days, but I visited several young ladies frequently!"

"If he just listens to the class next to him, that's nothing!"

"But when he listened for a while, he lost his interest. He whispered to this one for a while, and then pulled that noisy and eagerly...the few ladies who were attracted to him have lost their minds, all of them are in Cao Ying's heart! Thinking that I can't indulge, so I said a few words around, guess what?"

Xi Fuwei said, "Could he be angry?"

Just remembering the day when he accepted Madam Shang's examination, this Zou Yiang was also abrupt, and he kept picking up the sting...This situation can't be said to be how arrogant he is, and it doesn't seem like he is easy to get along with.

I interrupted Fu Chuoxian's teaching, but he didn't allow Fu Chuoxian to remind him that he might not be unable to do such things.

"That's not true." Fu Chuoxian shook his head. "When I promised to enter the mansion to serve as Xixi, I was worried about the temperament of these young ladies and I agreed with Mrs. Shang: If the disciple refuses to be taught, this will mislead the child. Fame, I don’t bear it... Mrs. Shang personally promised at that time that if Mrs. Zou, Miss Zou, were self-reliant and did not respect us gentlemen, just tell her or the people around her, she would personally tell her children what the rules are! "

He sighed, "The young man had a very good attitude. He left with Li at that time. I was relieved when I saw it! Who knew he turned his head and abetted Miss Zou and the others to skip class!"

Xi Fuwei said in amazement: "This Young Master Zou...I don't think he seems to be hostile to several Miss Zou. How could he do such a thing?"

At this time, there are still people who say that ignorance is virtue, but there are no female relatives of wealthy people who are illiterate and hyphenated. After all, if they don’t know one big letter, they can’t understand the other words, so how can they be typed? Family planning?

Then he said, "Sister, can't you tell Madam this way?"

"Who knows him?" Fu Chuoxian smiled bitterly, and said, "If you tell the lady, the lady will take care of it immediately! The question is, isn't there an old lady in this mansion? The one who usually looks kind and amiable , But once it comes to the heart of Zou Gongzi, you can be unreasonable anytime and anywhere! If I go to talk about it, 80% will offend her!"

Xi Fuwei was also distressed when she heard this. After all, she will be in the library from tomorrow to give lectures. If all the students are instigated by Zou Yiang to skip class... Then she will face the empty classroom alone, is this?

"Did Young Master Zou only do this in the past two days?" She pondered for a while, and muttered, "Is there any reason? For example, misunderstanding or something... My sister tried to have a heart-to-heart talk with him and asked. Is there any inside story?"

Fu Chuoxian looked at her and smiled slightly: "I think! It's just...Although I have no other ideas, but I can't hold back that I am only a few years older than the Zou son. I rushed to find it. No matter how I have a clear conscience, other people , And Young Master Zou himself, but he may not think so?"

Xi Fuwei understood what she meant, and said, "Everyone comes to Zou Mansion to do Xixi Xixi, and the students are no longer in class. How can Xixi continue doing it? If my sister doesn't dislike it, choose a time, let's go together?"

"Tomorrow you are going to enter the museum." Fu Chuoxian nodded, "Would you like to go without waiting?"

Then he said, "That prince doesn't seem to talk very well, we have to think about how to speak after we meet him?"