The old man's letters kept urging him. As a son and daughter-in-law, it would be unfilial to refuse to go north against the old man's wishes.

Besides, the old man is not harming them.

But if the whole family goes north, what should they do with the house in Yanling Mansion?

The inner and outer courtyards of the house are filled with hundreds of servants. How can people do without control?

If Gu Yanzhen and his family move back to the capital, these servants can be sold or sent to Zhuangzi, which is not a problem.

But they are just going to visit relatives and will be back in half a year at most.

Either sold or sent away, where can I buy these used items when I come back?

Song Pan'er and Gu Yanzhen had the same idea. None of the servants in the family wanted to leave.

"Let Mother Song and Haitang take care of it..." Gu Yanzhen gave Song Pan'er advice, "Don't they always help you?"

He only studied, and things in the inner and outer courtyards, things in the fields, and things in the shop had nothing to do with him. Naturally, he didn't know the difficulties in between.

Song Paner knew it very well.

She shook her head: "You see that Mother Song and Haitang are so good, that's because they have my support behind them. I'm sitting in the flag, and the two of them are doing things, and there are always some gossips. If I'm not at home, they are not the masters, those two

How can a cunning person be subject to their control?"

There needs to be a master in charge.

Gu Yanzhen thought of Hong Lian.

"It's better to bring Aunt Hong back and take care of the family affairs for the time being..." Gu Yanzhen blurted out.

After saying that, he felt a little regretful and his eyes were a little cautious.

Song Pan'er's heart felt cold at first, but her face was calm and calm. She explained to Gu Yanzhen: "She is confused herself, what can she do? She's lucky if she doesn't get into trouble. Why do you expect her? You've forgotten Xiu.

brothers……"

"Yes, yes, I am also confused. I shouldn't mention this." Gu Yanzhen thought of Gu Xiuzhi's illness and said quickly.

Hong Lian denied it.

Song Pan'er's natal brothers and sisters-in-law are not bad, but they will feel uncomfortable if they leave their family fortune to others.

After all the calculations, there is no one to trust.

"When I come back from the capital, I will marry Brother Xiu first. If I get a wife as soon as possible, there won't be no one available at home." Song Pan'er sighed.

Gu Yanzhen smiled and said yes, but he was thinking in his heart, Brother Xiu was not born in your belly. Are you relieved about his wife?

The couple discussed it for a long time, but still couldn't come up with a solution.

It was almost evening, and Gu Jinzhi's sister and brother came over to say hello.

Song Pan'er told them her decision to go to Beijing.

Then he said to Gu Jinzhi: "Mother's yard, your two brothers' yard, and your father's study room all need to be taken care of by me. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle them all. I'll leave everything in your own yard to you."

It’s up to you to decide who you take with you and who stays to look at the portal. Collect what needs to be collected, take what needs to be taken, and just hand over the ledger to me.”

Gu Jinzhi said yes.

This decision was a bit sudden.

She agreed first and then asked: "Why don't we wait until spring next year and the glaciers freeze before heading north? It's the coldest month of winter and the road is inconvenient, and it's the end of the year."

"Just because it's your third brother's big day, your grandfather wrote a letter specifically asking us to go back." Song Pan'er said. "I checked the almanac and found that it is the best time to travel on the 20th. If we travel quickly, we can arrive in the capital in time for New Year's Eve.

Woolen cloth."

Gu Jinzhi smiled and said nothing more.

She knew her mother was optimistic.

Whether they can get to the capital in time for the end of the first year depends on the weather along the way, and it is impossible before New Year's Eve.

The further north you go, the more wind and snow there will be in the twelfth lunar month; for those who go to Beijing to report on their duties, those who go to Zhuangzi in the south to deliver New Year's goods to their masters, and those who are officials from other places and rush back to celebrate the New Year, the carriages, horses and ships will probably be very crowded, and it will be difficult to travel by water and land.

It is absolutely impossible to arrive before New Year's Eve smoothly.

After everyone had dinner and dispersed, Song Pan'er left Gu Jinzhi to talk again.

"...Your grandfather sent a letter immediately, two letters in a row, urging us to go to Beijing." She showed the letter to Gu Jinzhi, "Today is already fifteen or twenty, so we are leaving in a hurry.

You can put your homework aside tomorrow. All things in the yard must be arranged properly without delay. Eighteen and nineteen, we must be separate from our relatives and neighbors to prevent others from making random guesses without knowing the reason."

Song Pan'er didn't want to be told anything wrong by outsiders.

Gu Jinzhi's eyes fell on his grandfather's letter and did not move away for a long time.

The contents of the two short letters were almost the same, but she read them for a long time.

She has studied with her grandfather for two years and knows him better than anyone else in the family.

She was even more familiar with her grandfather's handwriting.

Judging from my grandfather's handwriting, when he wrote, he was in a very restless mood, even a little impatient, and the subtleties of his words were revealed.

Gu Jinzhi thought of his grandfather's rush to Beijing again.

There is indeed something big going on in Beijing.

After a moment, Gu Jinzhi's thoughts came back and he smiled and said to his mother: "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

Song Paner patted her hand gently.

Since he was going to Beijing with his whole family and the time was tight, Song Pan'er had to set aside two days to visit relatives and friends and give New Year's gifts in advance.

The whole family was so busy that they never touched the ground.

There is no suspense in Gu Jinzhi's yard.

Nishang's face is disfigured and she is still recovering. It is impossible for her to follow Gu Jinzhi. Even if she is not disfigured, Gu Jinzhi is not going to take her. Nishang has a fierce personality and can control people in the courtyard.

After Gu Jinzhi left, her yard would need clothes like neon clothes even more.

I wish my mother is old enough, has seen a lot of the world, and can take care of Gu Jinzhi on the road. She will definitely go with Gu Jinzhi.

I also need to bring two big maids.

Zhilei, Youhe and Weirui were a little hard to make a choice.

"Girl, I'll stay and keep Nishang company." Zhilei said proactively.

She has a deep relationship with Nishang.

Gu Jinzhi agreed.

The rest, except for a few books, what to bring and what to put away, were all handled by Zhu's mother, and Gu Jinzhi didn't care.

On the mother's side, because of Mother Song and Haitang, they acted vigorously and resolutely, even faster than Gu Jinzhi.

Regarding how to take care of the courtyard, Song Paner also thought of ways.

The accounts of the village and the shop are managed by their respective stewards in advance, and the accounts will be settled before the end of the year until Song Pan'er comes back.

Family matters are also separated.

Each courtyard has a small kitchen, where firewood, rice, oil, and salt are distributed. Each house has its own meal and life, and has nothing to do with each other. Each courtyard has a steward, and everything is done according to the instructions of the steward of each courtyard.

In addition, please ask your eldest aunt, Mrs. Song, and the general manager, Sun Huantang, to take charge of the affairs of the whole family.

Such an arrangement is also Song Paner's good intention.

Gu Jinzhi thought of the contract responsibility system in future generations...

It is indeed easier to divide the things in the house into pieces, down to each courtyard. It is indeed easier to only take care of a few people in your own small courtyard.

Her mother has excellent abilities in managing personnel.

After the family matters were handled quickly and efficiently, Song Paner took the whole family to the Song family to celebrate the New Year.

Mrs. Song prepared a banquet for them to practice.

When his second cousin Song Yanzhao heard that Gu Jinzhi was leaving, he quietly pulled her sleeve and asked her to follow him to the yard to talk.

Gu Jinzhi stood up and followed him out.

Mrs. Song saw it and pretended she didn't know.

Everyone just pretended not to see it.

Song Yanzhao gave Gu Jinzhi a monkey carved from sandalwood: "... During the Lantern Festival, we were joking. You said you liked wood carving. I thought you were born in the year of the monkey, and I wanted to learn wood carving to make birthday wishes for you.

Etiquette. Who would have known that this thing is very difficult to learn, and my husband is very busy with his homework. It took him a year to make such a thing..."

In fact, he made many.

He is very talented in learning things.

I made one in April and prepared it for Gu Jinzhi.

It's just that when I say it, I feel it's not perfect enough. It needs to be refined a little more.

The carving is broken...

Had to do it all over again.

After all, this was his first gift to Gu Jinzhi.

If she accepts it, then she accepts his wishes, right?

So he was hesitant to speak these days. He always wanted to give something to Gu Jinzhi, but then he said nothing, which made everyone see it.

Song Yanzhao was very nervous at the moment and handed the wooden sculpture to Gu Jinzhi.

The sunlight in the winter moon was sparse, and a light chill could be seen flowing through his fingers.

He didn't realize it, but his fingers were still shaking a little, whether it was from nervousness or cold...

Gu Jinzhi chuckled, wrapped his palm, wrapped the wooden sculpture in his own palm, and then pushed his hand back.

"You don't know, I can't smell the fragrance of sandalwood?" she lied, "I am indeed a monkey, but I can't look like a monkey! I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Thank you, second cousin."

Then he took two steps back, blessed his body, and bowed to him.

"It's too cold outside. I've only had hot meals and dishes. It's not good to freeze my food. I'll go back first." Gu Jinzhi said with a smile, and turned around first.

He was straightforward and did not hesitate at all because of Song Yanzhao's sadness.

Song Yanzhao was stunned there and didn't move his feet for a long time.

The lifelike monkey carved from sandalwood in his hand stung the palm of his hand.

He could understand what Gu Jinzhi meant.

Gu Jinzhi rejected him.

His eyes were a little bitter.

Finally, the banquet broke up, and Gu Jinzhi followed his parents home, acting as usual, nothing unusual.

Song Yanzhao never came back.

Song Pan'er looked at it without saying a word, fearing that Gu Jinzhi wouldn't understand it and would be aroused by what she said.

Mrs. Song felt a little heartbroken.

"As a daughter-in-law, Sister Jin is not an all-rounder, but she is not stupid either. She is taciturn and understands in her heart, so she is a good one." Mrs. Song muttered to Mama Sun next to her, "It's just that Pan'er, this aunt pinches everything.

Jian wants to be strong, and I can't stand her as my in-laws."

"My cousin doesn't mean that either." Mother Sun said with a smile, "My cousin probably knew that the second young master would take the exam next year, so she didn't delay him..."

Although this marriage was not good-looking, Mrs. Song was not happy that her son was rejected.

Mother Sun's words made her even more uncomfortable.

She drank the tea in silence.

Mother Sun also regretted that she had said the wrong thing and stood aside in embarrassment.

Song Pan'er didn't know this.

She has been excluded from her choice of husband by the children of the Song family.

On the nineteenth of the winter lunar month, the day before leaving, Song Pan'er took Gu Jinzhi to visit Princess ** again.

When Princess ** heard that they were going to Beijing, she laughed and said, "What a coincidence? Mr. Chen is also going, and he has also scheduled his departure within these few days. You can get together and be company on the road."
Chapter completed!