When Manbao and the others felt sleepy after eating, Mr. Zhuang came back leisurely with a guard behind his back.

He called the three of them into the room and asked them again. After hearing Manbao say that they would not necessarily fight for the property, he nodded and said: "I went to sit in the teahouse today and thought that since you are here, why not negotiate with me?"

The students from the state capital school exchange and exchange, which is also considered a study tour."

He said: "Give me your posts, and I will deliver them to you tomorrow. In two days, when you have finished handling the clan affairs, you can go and look around."

Study tour, study tour, the word "you" was still in front of the word "xue". Bai Erlang nodded repeatedly and immediately went to get paper and pen to write a post.

Bai Shan was moved in his heart, nodded with a smile, and turned to write a post.

Man Bao wanted to use her official letters to fill up the number, but Bai Shan pulled her and said: "It's better to write a few letters now. Either the Chongwen Library will compile them, or you can give yourself a title and write that you are my master."

After hearing this, Mr. Zhuang stroked his beard with satisfaction and said to Man Bao: "There is no need to point out that it was compiled by Chongwen Guan. I heard that Shangzhou Fuxue holds literary and poetry gatherings every ten days. Not only doctoral students from Fuxue will be present.

, even government officials and county magistrates occasionally come to participate."

He said: "Manbao, you are an official. Since you have come to Shangzhou, you are not a public official. You should also say hello to the local officials. If you are afraid of trouble, write a letter of confession and ask someone to bring some capital.

The earthenware gift will be delivered to your door."

Man Bao: "Won't people misunderstand that I am bullying others and am I asking for help from them?"

Mr. Zhuang then said: "You were going to ask them for a convenience, but who are you afraid of saying?"

Man Bao and the others:...

Mr. Zhuang said: "No matter how small the Xia family is, they are still a clan born and raised in Shangzhou. If they really want to cause trouble without caring about it, the faces of Shangzhou officials will not look good. You should deal with them in advance, even if they are not partial and want to

You know etiquette, so you can be fair."

"Besides, are the earthen rituals you brought from the capital very valuable?"

That's not expensive.

Although he has no relationship with the Xia family, he still came to visit relatives, so the old Zhou family still prepared gifts.

Well, since we have never met each other and have no friendship, what they prepared are the very famous local rituals in the capital, which are cheap and famous.

For example, the famous sauce in Beijing is not expensive at all, and is often prepared when visiting relatives and friends in Beijing, because almost every household in Beijing needs it.

Mr. Zhuang said: "Pick out a few copies and send them along with the post, as long as it's not rude."

Man Bao: "Let the guards deliver it?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "You are a Beijing official, so just be friendly. There is no need to lower your posture too much."

Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at each other, then nodded.

The three of them suppressed their sleepiness, and then went back to the house to get paper and pen to write a post.

Man Bao had to write especially a lot, not only posts for literati, but also posts for officials.

As for the list of literati, Mr. Zhuang gave them a list and said: "These are some of the more famous students in Shangzhou Prefecture that I found out today. You can take them and write them down."

Man Bao and Bai Erlang had a special tacit understanding and went to Bai Shan's room to meet after taking the four treasures of the study.

She first wrote a greeting note to those literati students, and then looked at Bai Shan.

Bai Shan had already finished writing. When he saw this, he reached out and took out a post and said, "Let me write two for you."

Man Bao cheered and planned to copy him.

Anyway, it's for officials. It doesn't matter if it's the same. Just change the name on the letterhead.

Bai Shan tapped her head with his pen and said, "Be more serious and sincere. Maybe you can even form a good relationship. I don't think it's for Tuyi's sake, but also because you have such a good article."

I will show you some favoritism in my sincerity."

Manbao became more serious.

So early the next morning, everyone in Shangzhou City, from the magistrate of Guo County to the governor of Shangzhou, received Zhou Man's post and ritual.

The official rank of the governor of Shangzhou was one level higher than that of Zhou Man, but Zhou Man was a capital official and he was a local official. According to convention, the two were almost at the same level.

He was a little confused when he received such a gift. When he saw the post saying that she was returning to her hometown to visit relatives, he frowned.

Although he has never met Zhou Man, if he remembers correctly the first female official, she should be from Mianzhou, Jiannan Road, right?

When did Shangzhou become her hometown?

After thinking about it, the governor sent someone to call Magistrate Zhai. He planned to ask Magistrate Zhai to investigate. In the end, Magistrate Zhai didn't even need to investigate. He directly told the relationship between Zhou Man and Xia, and then

He said: "The Xia family's people should be here at noon today. Do you want me to go take a look?"

The governor thought for a moment and then shook his head, "It's fine if you mediate. It's not appropriate for me to go."

Magistrate Zhai also felt that it was not appropriate for him to go. When he heard that he was not going, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile on his face, saying that he would properly mediate between Mr. Zhou and Mr. Xia.

At this time, Xia Xia's carriage stopped at the door of the inn. Xia Rui jumped out of the carriage and was about to go in to find someone. When he looked up, he saw Zhou Dalang and Wu Lang whom he had met yesterday. He couldn't help but pause.

Zhou Dalang and Wu Lang also saw Xia Rui, and quickly turned to Man Bao and said, "This is Xia Rui."

Man Bao looked up, then looked at the carriage behind him, stepped forward to greet him, smiled and saluted, "Is it Uncle Xia? Is this Uncle Xia in the car?"

Xia Rui looked at her with a complicated face and said, "Yes, you are Xin Niang's daughter, right?"

The people in the car coughed, and Xia Rui hurriedly turned around and opened the curtain, "Father, why don't you go back first? I'll just take them up the mountain."

Xia Xia shook his head, "No need. When your uncle's granddaughter comes back, I have to go and tell him in person. Madam, please get in the car quickly and I will take you to meet your grandparents."

Man Bao responded and said, "Uncle, wait a moment. My parents and husband are also going, and we need to bring some things."

Lao Zhoutou and Qian not only prepared incense, candles, paper money and other things, but also paid for the inn to help steam a big rooster. If conditions had not allowed, they actually wanted the inn to help steam a pig's head.

Xia Xia reacted for a moment before realizing that Zhou Man was calling her uncle and aunt, so she couldn't help but lean against the car wall and lift the curtain to look outside.

Lao Zhoutou and Qian were still lagging behind, so they came downstairs at this time. The waiter helped them carry the sacrifices into the car. As soon as they raised their heads, their eyes met.

Looking at Xia Xia, who was not much older than him, Lao Zhou hesitated for a moment before calling out, "Uncle..."

He is quite senior in the village, but now he is lower than others, which is a bit uncomfortable for him.

Xia Xia also didn't expect that the father Zhou Man was talking about was about the same age as himself. He was stunned for a moment and then smiled and said: "This is Zhou's eldest nephew. Come on, get in the car. This is the first time I've seen him..."

He took a closer look at Lao Zhoutou and found that he was somewhat similar to Zhou Yin, especially his face shape and his eyes.

He looked at it carefully and then forced out a smile and said, "Not to mention the in-laws, we can recognize each other when we see her on the street. You and Zhou Yin have some similarities."

Lao Zhoutou said proudly: "That's natural. We brothers were born to the same parents. How can we be different?"
Chapter completed!