When the Zou family left the capital, they still had a lot of things to do, including purchasing items and studying for their two sons. This was enough to keep them busy for a while.

With Fu Sijin's reminder, Zou Guangquan didn't go looking for his classmates, or even his father-in-law's disciples, and only waited until he took office.

Do not socialize unless necessary, this is what Zou Guangquan warned himself.

The capital is a mixed bag, and people are sinister. He just needs to do his part.

The news of the Zou family's visit to the capital was concealed at first, but after Zou Guangquan took office, people began to visit him one after another.

The first person to bear the brunt was Mr. Pei Qingpei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He also engaged in wife diplomacy and gave him some jewelry. He just wanted to please the wife of his immediate boss first, and then the wife of his immediate boss would blow the pillow to make him, a subordinate, feel better.

Some.

In fact, Mrs. Pei didn't think highly of Zou Guangquan and Jiang Shuangyue.

I feel that they come from a small place and have not seen much of the world. As for the gifts, they don’t have to be too good. After all, just giving them casually has opened their eyes.

Anyway, how could you buy such a small and remote house if you really have money?

However, few people know about it, and most people are still speculating on how a small county magistrate of the seventh rank suddenly jumped over the dragon gate and became the minister of the third rank.

This is not just smoke coming out of the ancestral tomb, this is clearly the fire that has been burning in the ancestral tomb for several days and nights!

Pei Qing has been thinking about this position for a long time. The Ministry of Industry does not care about people and is in charge of building facilities, but this is also a fat job.

You can make a fuss about who you use and who you don't use, and how much money you use.

However, Pei Qing finally waited for the old minister to retire and return home, thinking that he could be promoted, but in the end, someone came to him from the air, and he was still in a lower position than him before.

He had never even heard of Qinghe County.

When Mrs. Pei visited, Fu Jiujiu was playing in the backyard with his two brothers. They were going to Qingshan Academy to study tomorrow.

Fu Jiujiu remembered that his fifth brother-in-law seemed to be the dean of this academy, but both brothers were very good, especially the eldest brother, so he probably didn't need special care, so he didn't mention it.

Anyway, everyone is in the same circle, and there is always a chance to sit down and get to know each other.

Zou Guangquan had already taken office and had just taken over the manual work department. He had a terrible headache over all the bad debts, especially since Emperor Chengde also planned to build water conservancy projects and was about to start construction. This made him very busy and he came home late every day.

Jiang Shuangyue knew clearly why the female family members of her direct subordinates came over, but she couldn't offend them for no reason, so she asked her subordinates to invite them in.

Mrs. Pei's grandfather also served as a third-grade official, but his status was not as good as the previous generation. However, despite this, she still felt that Jiang Shuangyue was an unsophisticated woman from a small place.

She even imagined on the way here that Jiang Shuangyue might be a fat woman, dressed in red and green, with a bunch of tacky red hairpins on her head.

However, when she saw the cool and elegant Jiang Shuangyue, her jaw almost dropped.

Jiang Shuangyue is not a great beauty, but she has a unique aloof and quiet temperament. She is well-read in poetry and books, and her speech and behavior are unusual.

"Mrs. Pei?" Jiang Shuangyue gently called the distracted woman.

Mrs. Pei came back to her senses and looked into Jiang Shuangyue's quiet eyes. It had to be said that she was a little ashamed of herself. Others were like the bright moon, while she was at most a star, eclipsed in front of her.

Mrs. Pei said a lot of nice things. Before, she thought it would be disgusting to say it against her will, but she didn't expect that after seeing the real person, her words turned out to be very smooth.

Jiang Shuangyue just listened and didn't take his heart seriously. Can it be true that someone who just met someone is so heartbroken?

She just listened.

"Madam, no wonder your Master Zou has been able to advance to so many levels in a row. You look like a prosperous husband, a virtuous person who cares for your husband and raises your children."

"Everywhere, the emperor's grace is so great. It was the emperor who promoted my husband."

"Yes, yes." Mrs. Pei had a great change in her opinion of Jiang Shuangyue. This woman was not a good person, she was very thoughtful and her words were impeccable.

"Madam, I heard that you have two young gentlemen in your family. They are both old enough to study, right? Have the affairs of the academy been settled?"

"Well, we've found it, Qingshan Academy."

"That's really good. Our son is also studying there, so he can be taken care of in the future."

"Let me tell you, there is a young gentleman from Qingshan Academy, his surname is Hong, and his name is Tianyao. He is from the capital. His family has a scholarly family for generations, and he has been in the Imperial Academy. He is also teaching now, and we can talk to the Hong family.

When I host the business some other day, I invited Mrs. Hong to come and find a good gentleman for the two young gentlemen."

Jiang Shuangyue felt that there was no such thing as a free lunch. Qingshan Academy was already the best academy in the capital. After entering, whether their sons could become talented or not was also their responsibility.

The master leads me in, and cultivation is personal.

"Mrs. Pei, you're welcome. Quanzi is new here and is far from the children in the capital. It's better to let them get familiar with each other first." Jiang Shuangyue declined with a smile.

Mrs. Pei raised her eyebrows, thinking that it was just right, it would be more difficult for the Hong family to talk, and she was really not sure that she could make this happen.

"Then I'll listen to you. Let the two young masters get to know each other first. When I want to find Mr. Hong in the future, I will deal with it."

"Thank you, Mrs. Pei."

"Mrs. Zou, you are so polite. Now your Lord Shangshu and my master are working together together. To put it bluntly, they are like grasshoppers on a rope. Our hearts are in the same place. From now on we will be a family.

People."

"You two don't have many relatives in the capital. If anything happens, just let me know. My parents' family is also in the capital, so I know a lot of people." Mrs. Zou said with a smile.

"I'm afraid Madam doesn't know many things. You can ask me, and I will definitely tell you everything I know." Madam Pei smiled and patted Jiang Shuangyue's hand, as if everyone knew everything.

Jiang Shuangyue pursed her lips and did not answer or refuse.

"Mrs. Zou, you see, it's our first time meeting, and I don't have anything to give you. I don't know what you like, so I ordered some jewelry for you. See if you like it!"

When Mrs. Pei saw that Jiang Shuangyue didn't talk much, she took out the gift, thinking that this time she would have an eye-opener.

"Mrs. Pei, you are too polite. I can never accept such an expensive gift." Jiang Shuangyue stopped her from opening the box.

She didn't need to look at it. No matter whether it was expensive or cheap, the gift would never be accepted.

"Madam, you are welcome. This small courtesy is not respectful."

Jiang Shuangyue shook his head, "I really can't accept this."

While the two people were pushing away, Zou Yuansong walked in with Fu Jiujiu.

Mrs. Pei had met Fu Jiujiu, and when she saw this scene, she was immediately confused.

Why are they together?

It’s two updates. Happy holidays. I’ll update the day after tomorrow. I’ll also take a break.


Chapter completed!