After returning to Ningguo Mansion, Yang Qiuchi was about to set off after a few days of fun when he visited relatives and friends.

That night, Song Tongzhi took Song Yuner to visit Yang Mansion. There were two middle-aged people accompanying him, one tall and thin, the other short and fat, and the other with a smile. It was Song Tongzhi's famous master Jin and Qian Gu master Long who were originally in Guangde County.

After the guest and host were separated, Song Tongzhi said, "Nephew, you, you will go to Huguang to take office the next day. Yun'er will go with you. She is still young and has a bad temper. I will trouble you to take care of her."

Yang Qiuchi bowed and said, "Why did my uncle say this? Although Yun'er is young, she is a little bitch and smart. I still expect her to take care of me."

Song Yuner laughed and then looked stern: "Yu~! Brother, are you praising me or scolding me?"

Everyone laughed.

Song Tongzhi asked again: "My dear nephew is going to go home, can the family be settled?"

New Year's ago, they had already agreed that Yang's mother would stay at Ningguo Mansion's home to take care of business. Feng Xiaoxue followed Yang Qiuchi to take up her post. After returning, she thought about it carefully. Feng Xiaoxue and Yang Qiuchi were still worried that Yang's mother would not be taken care of by herself here.

But when I went to Huguang Zhenyuan, there were thousands of mountains and rivers. During the Ming Dynasty, Huguang Zhenyuan was still a barbaric place, and it was not suitable to live at home. What's more, there were many business deals in Ningguo Mansion and even in Beijing, and there were many Yang family businesses that needed to be taken care of (taken by Hao Yuanwai's family). If someone entrusts others to take care of so many businesses, Yang's mother would not be relieved no matter what. Therefore, Yang's mother had decided not to go to Huguang with her son to take up her post.

Although Yang's mother couldn't bear to leave them. In order to make her son feel at ease, she kept her worries in her heart and said with a smile that she could do it alone here. Besides, there were Song Tongzhi, Zhou Zhifu and others to take care of her.

Now that Song Tongzhi mentioned this, Yang's mother was there. Yang Qiuchi looked at Feng Xiaoxue and said, "I discussed with Xiaoxue. I still want Xiaoxue to stay and take care of my mother. Besides, I will talk about it. There are so many businesses that my mother can't be busy with by herself. It would be better if Xiaoxue helps her."

"That's good!" Song Tongzhi praised: "Old, I was a little hesitant when I discussed the matter last time. So, the so-called filial piety is the first, and the virtuous nephew and nephew-sister-in-law went to the post, and only left my mother at home. Although it was a kind intention, it was forced to do so, but it was still not appropriate. The virtuous nephew's handling is very appropriate now, but it was just a pain for you."

Yang's mother said to Yang Qiuchi: "This is not good, Xiaoxue will go with you. You go to work alone in that remote place, and I'm not at ease if you don't have anyone to take care of you."

Song Yuner interrupted and said, "Why aren't there? I'm not a person who cares about me?"

Song Tongzhi shouted, "Don't interrupt Yun'er. You, your aunt said to be close to you. That's what you are, who is laying the bed and quilts, serving and changing clothes. What can you do?"

When Song Yuner heard this, her face turned red and she covered her face and said, "I don't want to do it. I want others to help make the bed and fold the quilt."

Of course, Yang's mother hoped that Song Yun'er could become the one who could serve her son's bed and change clothes, and she was willing to say this, but after all, she was a peasant woman in the mountain village. Song Tongzhi was a fifth-rank official in the court. Although Yang's mother's son is now a seventh-rank county magistrate, the bend in her head had not turned around yet, and she was still a little afraid of the officials. She opened her mouth and didn't say it.

Yang Qiuchi said, "Mom, if I can take good care of myself, you'll be relieved. Since my uncle also thinks so, just make up for it. Xiaoxue will stay by your side to take care of you, otherwise I will be worried."

After hearing Yang Qiuchi's words, Yang's mother was a little hesitant and didn't know what to do.

On the one hand, Feng Xiaoxue was worried about her husband, and of course she couldn't rest assured that her mother Yang was also in a dilemma. Now that her husband said that, she also advised her mother Yang, "Mom, since her husband is filial, you should fulfill him. As for taking care of her husband..." He leaned into Yang's ear and said a few words, and Yang's mother nodded happily.

Yang's mother said: "Since that's the case, then Xiaoxue will stay by my side."

Song Tongzhi nodded with satisfaction while twisting his goatee, and then said to Yang Qiuchi: "Nephew, you are here to take up your post. Master, can you find it?"

In ancient times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the number of officials was limited, and the government was busy, without any staff or various followers, it was unimaginable to complete these daily tasks. This was the saying that "no yamen can be achieved without a curtain."

Yang Qiuchi has been in the Ming Dynasty for so long, so of course he knows this. He shook his head: "I'm going to talk about it later when I arrive in Huguang."

Song Tongzhi shook his head: "This is not possible. What good staff can Hu and Huguang have? Besides, this staff is your right-hand man. You must be aware of both knowledgeable and knowledgeable persons. You must be at ease. For the long term, it is related to your body, wealth and safety. You must be close to your own people, half or even half of it."

When Yang's mother heard that there were so many things to pay attention to. Song Tongzhi had been an official for many years and knew it well. Of course, he said, "Can you introduce some chief of staff to your child to your child?"

"I was just thinking about this," said Song Tongzhi, pointing to Master Jin and Master Long behind him. "They were both born in Shaoxing, both of whom were scholars. They were proficient in the criminal law and laws and regulations and money and grain. They followed me for many years and assisted me in handling government affairs. They were loyal, shrewd and capable, and very capable. Let me introduce them to my nephew as an aide."

Yang Qiuchi was overjoyed. He was familiar with both masters, but he was Song Tongzhi's confidant, and his beauty in plundering others might not be very good.

Yang Qiuchi was about to speak, but Song Tongzhi had guessed Yang Qiuchi's thoughts and said, "I am promoted to Tongzhi of Ningguo Mansion. I am not Zhengyin. I have less time to use a staff member. Moreover, if I need it in the future, I will look for it. My nephew is young and promising, and his future is limitless. It is their fate that they follow you."

Master Jin and Master Long stepped out of the line, bowed to Yang Qiuchi, and Master Jin said, "If you are hired by Lord Yang, you must do your best to assist Lord Yang."

"Okay!" Yang Qiuchi slapped the back of the chair and said to Song Tongzhi happily: "Since that's the case, then I'm better obey my orders than respect. Thank you uncle!"

He knew that he wanted to issue a letter of employment, so he immediately ordered his servant to bring Jin Jian Guan Shu. He didn't know how to write this thing, so Song Tongzhi wrote two books on his behalf, stamped with Yang Qiuchi's private seal, and Yang Qiuchi personally handed them to Jin and Long.

The procedures were completed, and the two of them were now Yang Qiuchi's aides. Yang Qiuchi ordered the servants to arrange accommodation for the two of them in Yang's mansion.

Song Tongzhi told Yang Qiuchi some things that need to be paid attention to in the officialdom, especially to remind him to wear more ears and less mouths, and not to force himself to stand up when things happen. Yang Qiuchi remembered them in his heart. After chatting for a while, Song Tongzhi and Song Yuner said goodbye and went back.

In the next few days, Yang's mother and Feng Xiaoxue began to prepare bags and travel expenses for Yang Qiuchi.

The Yang family is not as good as before, and now it has money. She was afraid that Yang Qiuchi would go to that remote place and would have nothing to do. She bought more of everything she could think of, and loaded several large trucks.

The night before leaving for the capital, Yang's mother and Feng Xiaoxue had to carefully remind Yang Qiuchi of some precautions, all of which were trivial matters such as adding more clothes, drinking less, paying attention to health, and paying attention to safety.

Yang Qiuchi was so angry that he heard this that he said with a wry smile: "Mom, Xiaoxue, I am in my twenties and can take care of myself." Speaking of this, he deliberately teased them, "You must be really worried, find a nanny to watch me."

Feng Xiaoxue nodded: "What my husband said is that I discussed this matter with my mother that night. It's good for the maid Yuechan to serve you these days. Let her go with you and serve you."

"Ah?" Yang Qiuchi smiled bitterly, "You really want to find a nanny to take care of me?" Then he remembered that on the night when Song Tongzhi came, Yang's mother and Feng Xiaoxue muttered, and Yang's mother agreed to stay. It turned out that what they were muttering was about this.

"Yes," Yang's mother said with a smile, "This is discussed by Xiaoxue and her mother. Yuechan is very sensible, knows the cold and warm, and it suits our hearts. She is also good at serving you these days. We will feel relieved only if she is by your side."

Feng Xiaoxue said, "Yes, Miss Yun'er is very skilled in martial arts. We don't worry about having her and a group of guards to protect your husband. However, Miss Yun'er is a generous person by nature and is also a daughter of a family of officials. She has always served her, so we dare not expect her to serve you. So, it's better to bring a little maid."

Yang's mother continued: "Yuechan is smart, diligent, understanding, considerate, and beautiful. She is still very good as a concubine. We have discussed before that when Yuechan becomes older, you will ask you to take her into the house after she gets older. So, she follows you and you can take her when you see the right time, so don't ask us for advice."

They sang and combined, and Yang Qiuchi couldn't even get into the mouth. After finally getting empty-handed, Yang's mother said again, "By the way, when it comes to taking concubines, Xiaoxue and I have discussed it. You will be in office for three years. In these three years, if you meet a suitable girl, you will be the one who takes concubines by yourself. Who doesn't have three wives and four concubines in the wealthy family? You can just take control of this kind of thing. It's best to bring a son and half of your daughter back when Ren Man returns to the Beijing Quan election, and I'll be happy."
Chapter completed!