Chapter Twenty-Three Questioning the Small Court's Land Deed
Fu thought about it and said,
"If it really doesn't work, aren't there any people in the yamen? Wen'er is a man in the yamen and the imperial court's official, so why should someone come to guard it!"
Xiao Cheng smiled bitterly when he heard this and said secretly,
"There are many soldiers outside the guards, but none of them are useful. In addition, there is no master or official in the yamen. Can people free up their hands to protect them at that time?"
So he answered,
"It's not just the master in the yamen. Our family lives a little farther away. It's better to rely on ourselves if we rely on the people in the yamen!"
But the old lady Fu is very confident in her son.
"Don't worry... My son is a dignified seventh-rank promoter, and they will send someone to protect him!"
Xiao Cheng and Fu have been together for many years. They know her stingy nature and are useless to say more, so they secretly said in their hearts,
"When the master comes back, he will say it. If she doesn't listen to her wife's words, she must listen to her son's words!"
After a meal, they still didn't Gu Wu Xinan. Wu Xinan sneered in her heart. She had prepared a lot and had already ordered Guan's mother to cook food in the stove, but she was using the excuse to go back to her own yard to change clothes. After using the meal, she turned back to Qiulu yard.
This was until Wu Hongwen came back in the evening, and the family gathered together for dinner, and then asked about the Japanese pirates. Wu Hongwendao,
"There are many rumors outside now, but they are all rumors. The news I got today was ashore, but it was just a small group of people. They were driven back to the sea as soon as they got ashore. Now the garrison army is searching for the remaining party everywhere and will not come to Hangzhou City. Even if they arrive in Hangzhou City, the city is high and deep, and it is not said that they can come in just by coming in!"
After the words, everyone felt a little relieved, and then they felt relieved and started to use supper. After dinner, everyone dispersed one by one. Wu Hongwen called Wu Xin'an to ask,
"How about An An at home these two days?"
Wu Xinan said with a smile,
"My mother is also very gentle and friendly to her daughter, and her grandmother is also very kind to her daughter. She has sisters with her, so her daughter lives a very good life!"
Wu Hongwen said with a sigh and said with a smile.
“So great!”
The two of them dispersed and turned around, and the next day was the same. In this way, half a month passed in a flash. Wu Xinan got up early and asked Du Juan and Zhiniao.
"I heard from my father that there is a rest every once in a while. Please inquire. Is my father resting today?"
Zhiniao, who was standing beside him, laughed and heard the words,
"Miss, don't ask about this. The master's rest day servants all know about it..."
As he said that, he calculated silently in his heart and replied,
"It's the Great Heat today, and according to the rules, I have to take a day off in the yamen!"
Wu Xinan nodded,
"I'm going to have a rest, and I'm going to find my father today."
After dressing up and washing, I ate 80% full in my yard as usual. Then I went to Dongyunyuan and served Fu as usual, but I was clumsy and pretending to be a wooden man. No matter how Fu disliked and scolded him, he turned a deaf ear and looked unharmed. Fu's liver hurt so much that he had no pain. If he hadn't been concerned about his identity, he would have to hit someone.
The grandparents and grandsons tortured each other for half an hour. Xiao Cheng and Wu Hongwen came together. After the family had breakfast, Xiao Cheng wanted to lead Wu Xin'an to Qiuluyuan, but Wu Xin'an was talking to Wu Hongwen.
"Father, my daughter has something to tell you."
Wu Hongwen laughed at him,
"It happened to be time today, so An An went to Qiantou study with her father to talk. It just so happened that An An hadn't seen Qiantou yard yet!"
He immediately led her out of the main hall. Seeing this, Xiao Cheng frowned, left Dongyunyuan and turned around and ordered Xu's mother,
"Send someone to tell Cheng Gui and ask him to inquire about the eldest lady and find out what happened to the master?"
"yes!"
Wu Xinan and Wu Hongwen went to the front hall one after another. Wu Cheng let Wu Xinan into his study and said to her,
"It is the first time An An comes back to this study in my father, let me explain it to you!"
This room led his daughter to visit. Wu Hongwen learned literature since childhood. When he was young, his family was poor. If he wanted to read a good book, he would ask his father and grandma to borrow it with him with a smile. When he was young, he secretly swears that he would succeed one day and get more good books and never ask for them to read their faces!
Therefore, after Wu Hongwen became an official, he would go to the bookstore whenever he had free time. When he encountered good books, he would pay for it. Now, ten years have passed, and the number of books at home is already quite considerable.
"An An, look, the book in my father's study is full of some books I like to read on weekdays..."
Wu Hongwen introduced to Wu Xin'an one by one, he was a gentleman, but his daughter was a rough man who could not read a word. She felt a headache when she looked at the books in the room. Wu Hongwen was very excited, but she was not easy to refuse. She had to force a smirk and follow him around.
After reading the study room, he went out for a walk. Wu Hongwen lived in Sansi Hall. He lived in the main hall himself. The left and right wing rooms belonged to two sons. He was served by his old servant Wu Cheng and the servant Cheng Gui. The two sons each had two servants. There was no one else in the Sansi Hall.
Wu Hongwen is a scholar, and is from a poor family. He claims to be noble and outstanding. Therefore, the layout in this room is simple, and only the calligraphy and paintings filled with the walls show the nobleness of the master's scholars.
Wu Hongwen first introduced the layout of Sansitang to his daughter with great interest, and then took her to read her own collection of books.
"Your two younger brothers are now in private schools and are learning to read and recognize words. Although our family is not a scholarly family, they are also a family-running study. You also need to learn words..."
As he said that, he pushed open the door of his library and showed it to his daughter proudly.
"The study in front of me is nothing. It's all about my ten years of achievements for my father!"
Wu Xin'an stepped in and saw a two-story attic two-meter square. From the bottom to the top, there were bookshelves on all sides, with densely packed books of various colors on it.
"Wow!"
Wu Xinan had never seen so many books in her two lives, and she couldn't help but look up and her mouth wide.
"Are these all my father's books?"
“That’s right!”
Wu Hongwen was more proud of her daughter's little eyes that were surprised and admired, and told her daughter that she was more proud.
"Tell me the truth to you. For my father, I have been in this office for ten years. Others have bought houses and land to fight for a lot of property, but for my father, I have won this book full of attic!"
Wu Xinan was even more surprised when he saw him, and said in his heart,
"I'm a fool who is cheap. I don't buy a house or a land. I'll buy a bunch of books to do what I can't eat or wear. If I have urgent matters, I can't exchange it for money. He... he's really stupid!"
She was a rough man, so she naturally didn't understand the wind. She opened her mouth half open and stared at herself blankly must have been a great admiration, and she couldn't help but feel even more excited!
Here I pulled my daughter to the bookshelf, took one and opened it for her to see.
"Look, this is the Xuanhe book of the previous dynasty Xuanhe master. Among them is the book he wrote for this book by himself. This thin gold body is a treasure of the world and cannot be exchanged for a thousand gold..."
Wu Xin'an didn't know what Xuan and masters were, but she didn't know what thin gold body was. After just one glance, she felt dizzy from the horizontal and vertical lines. At that moment, she had to laugh with her. Seeing that she looked embarrassed, Wu Hongwen saved her from showing off her collection of books to her illiterate daughter. She seemed to be bullying. She couldn't help but feel guilty and quickly comforted her softly,
"You don't have to be sad in An'an. You used to be not at home, but now you are back. Ask a gentleman to teach you how to read. It won't take long for you to collect the books here for your father, and you can read them one by one!"
Wu Xinan was shocked when he heard this, looked up at the overwhelming collection of books, and couldn't help but smile that was even worse than crying.
"This...is better off!"
She was not the material for studying. It would be better to let her kill a pig than to let her study. However, at this time, if she had something to ask for Yu Wu Hongwen, he would not be bad for his interest. After thinking about it, he had to change the topic.
"That... Why are the books in my father's place full of words? I have read other people's books before, and there are paintings on them!"
After hearing this, Wu Hongwen laughed and nodded,
"At this time, An An was a little anxious to learn to read. The books with paintings are also available here for my father!"
After saying that, he reached out to take a book beside him,
"Look, this was painted by an infamous painter of the world. Although he was not famous, he specialized in flower and bird figures. He collaborated with others on this book of the Twelve Heroes of the Daqing Dynasty. It was about the twelve heroes of Taizu during the founding of the country. An An would definitely like it!"
Wu Xinan took it and opened it and saw that it was indeed colorful inside, including tall horses, and a general with a swaying belly and a sword. There were two teams of people fighting each other. There were warships fighting on the river. Locusts were like rain and fires were connected to camp. It looked very lively and was happy.
"That's it, this is what I've seen!"
She hadn't seen her in the small mountain village, but she had seen people in Dafeng Town. However, books at this time were very expensive, all of which were expensive, and some paintings were even more expensive, and one was worth half a pig's money. Wang Daniu could not afford it. At that time, she begged people to read a few pages. Although she couldn't understand what was written on it, the paintings on it and the various characters in the paintings were still fresh in memory.
Wu Hongwen didn't let go when she saw her holding this book. She was very happy and smiled and touched her head.
"It is a good thing for An An to read. I am a good thing for my father to read many picture books. If you like it, you can read them, but remember not to lose them and destroy them!"
"yes!"
Wu Xinan cherished the book tightly in front of her chest and agreed repeatedly.
The father and daughter stayed in this library for a while, and then Wu Xinan remembered what he had come. He was not embarrassed at the moment and asked Wu Hongwen directly.
"My father said he wanted to give the village house to his daughter. Now we have gone home. Have you sent someone to get the land deed?"
Wu Hongwen remembered this when she asked, and said with a smile.
Chapter completed!