Fu Jingen was warmly received when she arrived at the Shen family.

Looking at the pile of things he brought, Mrs. Gu laughed and scolded, "What else can I bring for a meal?"

Fu Jingen smiled and said, "Grandma, when I arrived in Pingzhou two days ago, I wanted to visit you, but I couldn't get rid of you."

It doesn’t matter whether the old lady lives or buys gifts or not, but this is the Shen family, so she’ll come to the door with empty hands.

After sitting down, Mrs. Gu asked with concern: "You were not working in the Hanlin Academy with Zhan Shi Mansion, how could you come to Jiangnan with the imperial envoy?"

Fu Jingen said with a smile: "Qingshu was worried when he heard that there was a flood in Jiangnan. It happened that the imperial envoy was going to go down Jiangnan to inspect the embankment, so I begged the grandson to follow him. Grandma, the floods have not affected you during this period!"

Mrs. Gu felt very happy and said happily: "Don't worry about me. I'm not afraid of that major flood ten years ago. This time it was just a small disaster and it couldn't scare me even more. You have to pay attention. This job is not light. If you find something wrong, hurry up and avoid it and don't show off."

"Grandma, don't worry, it's been sunny these days, and the flood has receded, it won't be a problem."

Mrs. Gu nodded and asked, "When will you go back?"

"We are going to Qiancheng tomorrow, and I am not sure when we will return to Beijing. And I want to go with Mr. An and the others, so I can't walk with my grandmother."

Before leaving Beijing, he was planning to wait until after inspecting all the dams and then turn back to Pingzhou, and he came to pick up Mrs. Gu and return to Beijing. However, after the mudslide incident, Mr. An took him with him everywhere he went. Because of the relationship of saving his life, Mr. An taught him all his money. So during this period, Fu Jingen learned a lot and made great gains.

Shen Shaozhou smiled and said, "Jingen, don't worry, I'll take your grandmother back after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Then I'll bother Uncle Shen."

Shen Shaozhou said deliberately: "Why are you always so polite? We are a family, and it's too unfamiliar to say thank you."

He had known before that Fu Jingen was not a thing in the pond, but now he is becoming more and more sure.

Fu Jingen smiled and didn't answer.

Gu Xian felt uncomfortable with Shen Shaozhou when she saw him like this, but she didn't dare to blame Fu Jingen, just said, "Qingshu is pregnant, do you know this?"

Fu Jingen looked at her and said vigilantly: "Mother-in-law, where did you hear the rumors? Mother-in-law, don't be deceived."

With Qingshu's temperament, even if he is pregnant, he will not be able to write a letter to Gu Xian. And Mrs. Gu is old, and Qingshu is afraid that she will be more unlikely to tell her. Therefore, he felt that if someone with ulterior motives released it, he just didn't know what the purpose of this person was.

Mrs. Gu said happily: "It's true. Qingshu is pregnant. It should be more than two months."

"Grandma, who told you?"

Mrs. Gu did not hide it from her and said, "It was your aunt who wrote me to tell me that she said that Qing Shu had no experience in her first child and asked me to return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Fu Jingen frowned after hearing this.

Gu Xian's heart was thrilled when he saw his expression, and he couldn't help but ask: "Jingen, don't you like this child?"

Fu Jingen came back to her senses and was very unhappy, so she pretended to be surprised and said, "Why does my mother-in-law think so? This is my child, how could I not like it?"

"Since you like it, why do you look like this?"

Fu Jingen was a little impatient, but she didn't say much in front of Mrs. Gu: "I just thought that Qingshu's pregnancy would be very hard, but I was worried that I couldn't take care of her by my side."

Mrs. Gu was afraid that he would be distracted, so she smiled and said, "Don't worry, your aunt can take good care of Qingshu. If it doesn't work, there will be Dr. Huang!"

Fu Jingen nodded. Then he took the initiative to tell Mrs. Gu what he encountered when he went to Jiangnan this time. Of course, the danger he encountered and the bribery of Governor Zhang were all hidden. The main thing was that the people who had suffered disasters were living a very difficult life now.

Chen Shaozhou asked: "Jingen, the imperial court should have disaster relief, right?"

Fu Jingen shook his head and said, "Because the disaster is not very big, the possibility of disaster relief in the court is relatively small. Now we only hope to ask someone to ask everyone to raise funds to help the people who are affected.

Mrs. Gu said, "I will take the lead in donating two thousand taels of silver."

The business of the dyeing workshop in Pingzhou is much worse than before. Now, it can only get a dividend of two or three hundred taels in a month. After Qingshu got married, Mrs. Gu was unwilling to use her money anymore. It would be okay to support her. Can she still support Gu Lin's family? With the dividends from the dyeing workshop, the family now collects support Ping. She can save 1,800 taels of silver in a year. The two thousand taels of silver should be used to use her coffin book.

Fu Jingen shook his head and said, "Grandma, you have to find a famous person to organize this matter and buy food and distribute it to the victims, otherwise the money will not end up in the victims if donated."

During these years, he had already discovered that the administration had begun to be corrupt. However, now the Taisun Tai was not in power, so he had to endure these things for the time being. When Taisu ascends the throne to the emperor in the future, he must eliminate these worms.

Chen Shaozhou thought about something.

At this moment, the woman outside said, "Old lady, master, the food is ready."

While eating, I saw wine on the table. Fu Jingen said, "Uncle Shen, I have to go to Master Duan's house after dinner, and then I will set off for Qiancheng early tomorrow morning. So I won't drink this wine today. When you go to the capital, I will accompany you to have a good drink."

When Mrs. Gu heard this, she immediately said, "A errand is important, don't drink this wine today."

After dinner, Chen Shaozhou personally took him out, and the two of them spoke while walking. Fu Jingen said, "Uncle Shen, the manager Xiao you recommended last time was very good. If there were such talents, they could come to me. Well, just two for the time being."

Manager Xiao has now taken over his wood shop and furniture shop, and his business has begun to improve. Qingshu will open a pickle shop in the future, so he wants to find a good shopkeeper earlier. Otherwise, he will not be able to find a good candidate in a hurry, and Qingshu will suffer again.

Chen Shaozhou responded: "Okay, I'll reply to you when I ask them."

He didn't know if the managers of Huoji Store had found new errands. And even if they didn't find errands, no one was as willing to leave his hometown like Lao Xiao.

Fu Jingen came on a horse, and waved at the father and son and left.

Chen Zhan looked at his back and asked, "Dad, Fu Jingen was not a Jinshi who passed the exam last year and even entered the Hanlin Academy. Why could he follow the imperial envoy to Jiangnan?"

It was also because he was determined not to listen to the affairs of the capital, and he lived in the shop most of the time, so he was not clear about the situation of Jingen and Qingshu.

Chen Shaozhou said patiently: "Not only did he work in the Hanlin Academy, he also served as the city of Zhan Shi Mansion. He is young and is now a sixth-rank official, and he is favored by the grandson. His future is unlimited!"
Chapter completed!