"Zhongcheng is so complimentary. I have a poor foundation in Confucian classics and have never been qualified to handle cases for officials. How can I dare to say that I will be able to serve as honestly as Zhongcheng in the future?" Lin Zexu said hurriedly and modestly.

"Then am I born with these things?" Ruan Yuan recalled his youth and sighed; "You don't know something. In the nine years when I first became an official, I spent all my time studying politics in the Hanlin Academy.

Therefore, when I first became the governor of Zhejiang, I knew nothing about these matters of governing the people, investigating officials, and managing the army to resolve cases. At that time, I was also worried, thinking about what to do if the emperor told me not to do it well. Later... it was also a little bit

I learned it. At that time, every time the Emperor saw me submit a report, his comments were always warm and comforting words. My previous teachers, seniors like Brother Yuan Ru, including Mr. Lan Quan, Mr. Wang, etc., everyone gave me guidance.

There are many ways to govern. Without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Shao Mu, you are still young, but you must know that the road of life is long. You may not be able to learn all the things you should learn in your lifetime. In the days to come,

, Instead of being envious of your talent and feeling inferior to others in terms of intelligence, it is better to study hard and accumulate over time, and you will naturally achieve success. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Brother Lin, Bo Yuan, let alone other things, is convinced by his enthusiasm for studying. I have watched him for twenty-five years." Yang Ji listened to the two of them discussing studying, and was also worried that Ruan Yuan would be cheated by Liu Fenggao because of Liu Fenggao.

When he was too depressed, he said to Ruan Yuan and Lin Zexu: "When I first met Boyuan, I thought he was just smarter than others because he succeeded in studying and taking exams. But later I realized that Boyuan's studying and studying were the key to success.

Twenty years are like a day. Not only that, Bo Yuan will also take out what he has read and learned in the book and practice it. He has also built a boat himself. I have heard some words too much, even if I

Even if you don't study, you have already memorized it. After you pass the Jinshi exam, you must read the 'Er Tong', right Boyuan?"

"'Two Tong', are Tongjian and Tongkao? Zhongcheng, Uncle Yang said about shipbuilding... Zhongcheng's knowledge is really unpredictable?" It seems that Lin Zexu's family knowledge is also profound.

I am no stranger to "two links", but I am more interested in shipbuilding.

"Haha, it's just that I am good at arithmetic and surveying." Ruan Yuan also smiled at Lin Zexu and said: "In today's world, arithmetic is booming. Whether I am Chinese arithmetic or Western arithmetic, or how to make tools,

There are many people who study hard, but I am just the least effective among them. China and the West have their own strengths in arithmetic methods, but in the art of making weapons, Westerners have indeed gained their own uniqueness over the years.

Perhaps this is also the reason why many scholars nowadays are just interested in debating and not practicing. It just so happens that I have some free time at home, so I can help them make up for the shortcomings of making this utensil, which can be considered to be of some help to the village."

But when he said this, Ruan Yuan suddenly felt something strange. Then, he took a few steps towards the side room, sniffed a few times, and asked Yang Ji and Lin Zexu: "Yang Ji, Shao Mu, you...you guys?"

Did you smell...anything strange?"

"Odor?" After hearing what Ruan Yuan said, Yang Ji also smelled around a few times and said: "This... does have some salty and wet smell from the sea, Boyuan, is there anything wrong with this?"

"Zhongcheng, after all, this place is only more than ten miles away from the seaside. If someone from the post house comes from the seaside today, is it normal to bring some smell of the sea with them?" Lin Zexu also thought at the side.

"Yes, there is nothing strange about the post house now." Ruan Yuan looked around the post house and felt that everything was as usual, with not much trouble. But even so, Ruan Yuan did not dare to neglect and said: "But in a day or two...

Our decisive battle with Cai Qian is about to begin. At this juncture, we should be more cautious. Shaomu, please call in some of the guards left behind by Qiu Junmen and search the post house again. Do not let them in.

Any idlers, remember?"

"Yes, Zhongcheng, let's do it right now." Seeing that Ruan Yuan was cautious, Lin Zexu did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly went out and called a few soldiers in. However, after searching, there was nothing unusual in the post house.

Inside, there were indeed two people returning from the seaside, but after a search, there were no prohibited items, so Ruan Yuan let them go.

Seeing that the post house was still calm, Ruan Yuan let everyone disperse.

Another prophecy of Ruan Yuan soon became a reality. The next day, at noon on August 17, the 14th year of Jiaqing, Cai Qian's fleet approached Yushan Yang, east of Taizhou. And he had already obtained

Qiu Lianggong's intelligence unit is also ready in Yushanyang.

"My fellow soldiers, today is the last battle to annihilate Cai Ni. The whole army will attack. Follow me to annihilate Cai Ni and fire!" Seeing the enemy ship approaching, Qiu Lianggong didn't say anything and directly gave the order to attack.

"Bang! Bang!" The military warships took the lead in shelling Cai Qian's fleet.

In this way, this battle between Yushan and Ocean, which swallowed up countless lives, officially kicked off.

Just when Ruan Yuan went to Taizhou to supervise the war, and Qiu Lianggong led his troops to exchange fire with Cai Qian in Yushanyang, Liu Wenru in the Fuyuan in Hangzhou had also reached the time of delivery. When he woke up early that morning, Liu Wenru suffered from abdominal pain, Xie Xue and Tang Qingyun

Upon seeing this, Lian'er quickly asked Lian'er to find all the maids in the family and prepare to help Liu Wenru deliver the baby. As the head of the maids, Lian'er also began to assign tasks to everyone one by one so that they could act separately.

"You guys will accompany Mrs. Yuezhuang to invite Mrs. Yun for a while. You guys will accompany Mrs. Guxia to invite Mrs. Xu for a while. You will follow me to invite Mrs. Wen. And... this family matter has to be dealt with.

What should we do, prepare hot water, and accompany the lady of the book, who else can do it?" It turns out that it had been fourteen years since Kong Luhua married into the Ruan family, and many of the previous maids had been eliminated because of their age.

After getting married outside, most of the maids had already become newcomers who had just entered the palace, including Liu Fanrong, who was not yet pregnant. None of the Ruan family women had any experience in childbirth, which put Lian'er in trouble.

"Sister Lian'er, how about... I'll do it." At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly reached the ears of Lian'er and others. When everyone followed the sound and looked over, it was Su Jiumei who made the request.

Lian'er looked at Su Jiumei. Although she was happy, she was also worried: "Jiumei, the master told me earlier that... you are no longer needed to do the work, but why do you... why do you need to stay here?"

"Sister Lian'er, I... I'd better help you all. After all, I have been taking care of you in front of Madam when Balang was born. I understand these things. If my sister can't be separated, then... then it's still me.

Help sister, I..." Lian'er looked at Su Jiumei's expression and unexpectedly wanted to participate in this matter. In this case, she couldn't refuse.

It turns out that there is another way of ranking children of the same generation in the Ruan family. The children of Ruan Yuan's cousins ​​are all older, and most of them are ranked before Ruan Yuan and Ruan An. In the Ruan family of Fuyuan, Ruan Changsheng is the eldest, and Ruan Fu is the fifth.

Ruan An is ranked sixth, Ruan Hu is ranked seventh, and Ruan Konghou is ranked eighth. If Liu Wenru gives birth to another child, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, the child will be ranked ninth. So when Su Jiumei thinks of her name, she also feels more attached to this child.

At this time, even though Ruan Yuan had agreed to let her fend for herself, she was unwilling to leave the Ruan family for a while, thinking of waiting until the child was born before making plans. Seeing that the Ruan family had no extra manpower, she took the initiative to ask Lian'er to let her go.

She helps.

"Then... well, Jiumei, you know everything about the family. You and Mrs. Jianfang will handle the rest of the housework." Seeing that the situation was urgent, Lian'er didn't care to say anything and only agreed to Su Jiumei.

After taking care of Liu Wenru, she also took her maids around to go out to invite Po Wen. Su Jiumei also went to the backyard in person, took two maids to boil hot water, and together with Liu Qurong, cleaned Liu Wenru's room properly before leaving again.

The back door is just waiting for Xie Xue and others to return.

But at this time, she had just walked to the back door when she heard the sound of footsteps in front of the door. Listening to the number of footsteps, it seemed that there were quite a few people coming. It seemed that Xie Xue and Tang Qingyun had invited people from the Xu family and the prefect's Yamen.

He was rushing home. Soon, Xie Xue’s voice reached his ears:

"Sisters, today is really great. You all can come here today. It seems that Sister Shuzhi will be able to give birth to her baby safely today."

"Yuezhuang, why are you being polite to us? Didn't we agree on it before? Could it be that when we saw the book, we would just sit back and do nothing?" said a woman next to Xie Xue, but Su Jiumei recognized this person's voice.

, she was present several times when Kong Luhua met with the female relatives in Hangzhou, and she knew that this woman's name was Liang Desheng.

"Thank you so much, sister Chu Sheng. Alas, our family has not had anything like this for four years, so most of the servants at home don't know about the pregnancy. Otherwise, the two sisters should hurry up, right?" Xie Xue said to the girls again.

.

"Yuezhuang, this is not a problem. We all have children. Those who are here today have all seen childbirth. If your family members don't know what to do, then let our people come. Today

, the book will definitely go well." At this time, another strange female voice sounded in Su Jiumei's ears. She had never heard this voice before. Judging from everyone's previous arrangements, this woman was probably Hangzhou.

Yun Zhu, the wife of the prefect, died.

"I've met Mrs. Yuezhuang." Listening to Xie Xue and the girls getting closer and closer, Su Jiumei didn't dare to evade anymore, so she had to walk out and bow to Xie Xue and others. When she looked up, she saw Xie Xue and the others.

Tang Qingyun was each accompanied by a beautiful woman. She had seen Liang Desheng on Xie Xue's side before. The person Tang Qingyun was accompanying was more than thirty years old, but she was still graceful, calm and elegant. She must be Yun Zhu.

.Thinking of this, Su Jiumei had no choice but to continue to bow to everyone: "I have met Madam Gu Xia, the two madams."

"Jiu Mei, how is she doing in the book now?" Xie Xue asked hurriedly.

"Back to my little madam, Madam Shu, everything is fine now, and everything is ready to induce labor." Su Jiumei replied, but thinking about what Xie Xue and Yun Zhu said just now, deep in her heart, she felt

There are also some unpleasant feelings, as if no one trusts me.

"Really? That's great, two sisters, let's go there quickly." Xie Xue felt relieved after listening to Su Jiumei saying that Liu Wenru was fine. Then she took a group of people and went to Liu Wenru's dormitory.

Su Jiumei was left alone standing there.

Not long after, the sound of a baby crying came from the room. And along with the sound of the baby crying, there were also the laughter and laughter of everyone in the room:

"It's great, Sister Shu, look, it's a girl. In the future, this child will be as beautiful as Sister Shu!"

"Yes, Shuzhi, you look good today and you should feel better soon!"

"Sister Chu Sheng, it's me who should thank you, right? Look, today you and Sister Yun brought so many people, just for this child, I...I can't help you a little, right?"

"Where are the words? Shuzhi, even if you have to leave in a while, we can also write to each other in the future? Once we know you, we will be sisters for life!"

Su Jiumei listened outside the door and felt a burst of warmth. However, after this burst of warmth, she actually felt a little more melancholy.

"It seems...no one here wants to be my sister after all..."
Chapter completed!