Chapter 9 Clearly a genius

Perhaps because he wanted Zhang Anchu to see his best painting, Zhang Hongze painted carefully and slowly enough. Zhang Anchu waited for a long time and felt that the orchid he painted was much better than the one just now.

If there were two points of similarity before, now there are four points.

"The orchids my brother painted are so beautiful. I can't even paint them." Zhang Anchu said with some envy.

She is a daughter's family, and only boys in the Marquis's residence have such things as pens, inks, paper, and inkstones. But she is not literate yet, and no one has taken care of these things for her.

When Aunt Bai lived here before, she would not be allowed to touch these things. However, she told her many short stories. Aunt Bai said that these were all from books. She also wanted to learn to read and read books by herself.

I feel very happy when I think that I will be able to read soon.

Zhang Anchu made up his mind to learn from the female teacher.

In Madam Hou's room, Jingdan came in from the outside and said, "Madam, I have already gone to the female gentleman to give my explanation."

"That's good. She's just a concubine. A little learning will be enough for her to use for the rest of her life." Mrs. Hou said while flipping through the account books.

"Yes." After Jingdan finished speaking, she moved the candlestick closer to Mrs. Hou. She had always been prudent and never said too much when she shouldn't have said anything. This was also the reason why she stayed with Mrs. Hou for the longest time.

There were footsteps outside the door, and both Mrs. Hou and Jingdan looked at the door, guessing that it was so late that Mr. Hou was coming.

"Madam." The Peking Marquis opened the door, and the housekeeper behind him quickly closed it from the outside to save the heat from escaping.

Mrs. Hou happily put down her account book and went up to greet him, taking off the heavy cloak from the Peking Marquis.

"Master Hou, shouldn't you be at Aunt Bai's place at this time?"

Mrs. Hou knows that she has always been very aware of Mr. Hou's movements.

"Don't mention Aunt Bai. I raised her heart in the Marquis Mansion. What do you think she told me today?" When the Marquis of Peiping heard about Aunt Bai, he felt angry in his heart and his tone changed.

"What did you say?" Mrs. Hou asked doubtfully.

"Hmph, An Chu is said to have a bad reputation as a dancer. She doesn't want to think about her background." The Peiping Hou was very angry. This was the result of his and Mrs. Hou's joint discussion. She said at this time that it was

Dissatisfied with oneself.

When I was in Peking, I remembered that when I stayed in a brothel for a few nights, it happened that Aunt Bai was pregnant.

His current identity was that of a marquis, and there was no reason to leave his flesh and blood outside. Since he didn't have much money to redeem himself, he redeemed her body.

It's a good thing now. After entering the Marquis' Mansion, he still refuses to obey. After giving birth to a son, he is still a fool.

Now that the Hou Mansion is in crisis, it is time to work together. It is really a headache for Aunt Bai to be dissatisfied with one thing or another.

"Master Hou, that was all in the past, why are you bringing it up now? If you say it, it will make Aunt Bai look bad." Mrs. Hou said understandingly.

"I just want to mention that if it weren't for me, she would still be receiving customers in the brothel. I brought her out of that place. She should be grateful and obey our arrangements." Beiping Hou said angrily.

"Okay, okay, it's getting late, it's time to take a rest." Mrs. Hou didn't want to argue with him about this. It was none of her business anyway, so why bother talking.

When the Marquis of Peiping saw the account book on the table, he knew what she was doing just now and said, "Thank you, madam, for still looking at the account book so late."

"This is what I should do. As a wife, it is definitely harder to run a household." Mrs. Hou smiled slightly and then said: "Over the years, the number of people in the family has increased, and the expenses have also increased.

With just the salary and the Zhuangzi shop, I'm afraid it's hard to maintain balance. I'm thinking of reducing expenses, what do you think of Dao Daojun?"

"What are you afraid of? I have a lot of money, how come I have to cut down my expenses?" The Marquis of Peking frowned when he talked about business. When he rebelled with the Supreme Emperor, he made a lot of money. This was also a tacit understanding.

Everyone moved gold, silver and jewelry to their homes, but what they got was relatively small.

"Those are enough for us to squander, but we can't spend everything. There are many heirs in the Hou family, and the children's marriages must be arranged. There will be many grandchildren in the future, and we must leave some family wealth for future generations."

Mrs. Hou knew that Hou Beiping didn't think so much, so she said.

The Marquis of Peiping nodded, frowned and said, "What you said makes sense, madam. She thinks long-term. I take it for granted."

Thinking of the eldest son Zhang Hongye, who is now ten years old, he said: "I thought that Hongye is not young anymore, so he should take the exam and see his results. It is better than studying at home all the time and not being able to learn anything."

Come."

Mrs. Hou agreed with this, nodded and said: "Mr. Hongye said that his homework is good, and he told me a long time ago that he could try to take the exam."

"You told me earlier? Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Peiping Hou grabbed the key point in her words and asked.

"To be on the safe side, I want to consolidate Hongye's career and try to pass the exam in one try, so as not to lose the face of the Hou family." Mrs. Hou explained with a smile, not nervous at all about his questioning and responding to it with ease.

"Well, Madam, you are so considerate and considerate of your husband!" The Marquis of Peiping laughed loudly and put his arm around Madam Hou's shoulders...

Zhang Anchu held Zhang Hongze's paintings and frowned. She really couldn't understand why her father and others called her brother a fool when he was obviously a genius!

It is rare to be able to draw at the age of three.

"Brother, let's show the painting to Aunt Bai." Zhang Anchu took Zhang Hongze's little hand and pulled him towards Aunt Bai's room.

Aunt Bai has calmed down her mood at this moment, and has also figured out that from now on, she will live with her two children, and she may be able to leave when the day comes when the family is separated.

"Aunt Bai, look, this is the orchid painted by my brother!" Zhang Anchu excitedly held up the painting to let Aunt Bai take a look.

Aunt Bai took the 'painting' and just took one look at it before she started to have a headache. Is this an orchid?

She didn't see anything to do with the orchid, but she could tell it was a grass.

She lowered her head and took a look. Zhang Anchu's eyes were excited and full of expectation, while Zhang Hongze lowered his head to look at his shoes.

"The painting is good, keep up the hard work." Aunt Bai couldn't bear to hurt the two children, so she could only praise them against her will.

"Auntie, you also think your brother's paintings are good, right? I think so too. Heroes think alike. My brother is a genius, not a fool!" Zhang Anchu felt that Aunt Bai felt the same as her, and the two of them were in the same line.

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Aunt Bai didn't know what to say for a moment. Zhang Hongze was a fool. This was a fact. Only Zhang Anchu thought he was not.

Zhang Anchu waited for Aunt Bai to talk to her, and gradually felt disappointed in her heart.

"How about learning to dance today?" Aunt Bai squatted down and asked. She thought that Zhang Anchu was still young, so she changed the topic and might have forgotten it.
Chapter completed!