Wu Hongwen responded to the truth,

"The officialdom is a mess, so what's the difference between black and white? It's just that you are black and black. I'm not white, and white is not too black. Only then can you be an official in a harmonious manner. If it's too clear that black and white, who dares to be a colleague with him?"

Such people are naturally not tolerant of officialdom. Even if they are on the list of official positions, they will be squeezed out and sent to the remote cold yamen, and will receive their salary forever until they retire and return home.

Wu Xinan smiled after hearing this,

"It sounds like it's not very difficult to be an official!"

Wu Hongwen laughed,

"It depends on your personal nature!"

I was a farmer in the morning and climbed to the emperor's hall in the evening. It was only the beginning. When I really entered the officialdom, I still had a long way to go in the future!

Even though both gentlemen passed Wu Hongwen's eyes, Wu Xin'an would study literature and practice martial arts with peace of mind. As Wu Hongwen said, teaching Wu Xin'an was not a bit fake at all, and he could not be careless at all. Mr. Hao was also very strict in teaching and had strict requirements on Wu Xin'an. Fortunately, Wu Xin'an was used to suffering, but he did not complain about fatigue at all.

In this blink of an eye, January passed, and Lu Lu had moved into his new home in the Wu Mansion. Wu Xin'an's new yard was located in the north corner of the new house, separated from each yard with a large back garden.

A rockery was built in this yard, and a two-story building was built on top. Above the building was the highest place in the house. As long as you step out of the boudoir, you can see the whole view of the garden. When you look down, you will see plum trees planted in the yard. Wu Hongwen wrote the name "Xiangguyuan" for this yard.

Xiao Cheng was upset when he heard this name.

"What fragrance has been like before, it has long since fallen into mud and dust!"

The dead bones still think about her!

However, the Wu family was happy to move in. Wu Hongwen is now very "harmonious" with his colleagues, so he planned to take advantage of the opportunity of moving in and invite everyone to their homes as guests. When he talked to Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng was naturally very willing, and that was to invite the female family, she would come forward to entertain her. This is a good time to communicate with the ladies in the officialdom of Nanjing.

Xiao Cheng thought about it and asked Wu Hongwendao.

"Master, this...the banquet is naturally a good thing, only...there is not much money in this family!"

Wu Hongwen responded to the truth,

"Don't worry about the money. Let Wu Cheng give you three hundred taels of money later..."

Xiao Cheng took the opportunity to ask again,

"Master, I seem to be very relaxed recently, but have some inputs from other people?"

Wu Hongwen didn't nod, nor did he shake his head, but just responded,

"It's just that there's some money left before... you don't have to ask!"

Xiao Cheng had to stop talking, but when Wu Cheng came to send the money, he pretended to be inadvertently.

"The master bought a house for the young lady and held a banquet. I wonder if the money in his hand is enough?"

Wu Cheng was stunned when he heard this and replied,

"Madam, the master's money is enough, and he did not buy a house for the young lady..."

What he said was the truth, but when he saw Xiao Cheng, he was making a quibble. Seeing this, he became more suspicious that Wu Hongwen had bought a house for Wu Xin'an in private, and he felt even more jealous.

Their arrangements were made, and Wu Xin'an had a day, and it was just about the Dragon Boat Festival in May, so naturally there was a dragon boat race. Nanjing City had formed many dragon boat teams a month ago and was preparing to participate in the dragon boat race on the fifth day of the May.

Because many honors gathered in Nanjing, each prefecture had formed a dragon boat team, and the Duke of Wei was unwilling to take charge. Many young and strong boys were drawn from the guards in the mansion to practice daily, and Wan Jinquan was entrusted with the important task of teaching the dragon boat team.

He pulled a group of boys to soak by the water every day, and stopped the teachings he had returned to the Wu Mansion every three days, and only told Wu Xin'an to practice well at home. Wu Xin'an was naturally very excited when he heard that his uncle was going to race dragon boats. It was a pity that he was born as a daughter and could not participate in it personally, so he could only instruct the girls to make exquisite colorful sachets and give them to Wanjin to wear.

After delivering the goods, he watched Wan Jin leave. He stood there and his eyes rolled, and then called Du Juan.

"Dujuan, go to the study to grind ink..."

When I entered the study room, I let the Dujuan grind the ink and spread a piece of white paper, took a pen and turned it in my hand.

"Well...let me think about it..."

Du Juan asked curiously,

"Miss, are you going to practice calligraphy?"

Didn’t I write big characters after I got up early this morning?

Wu Xinan shook her head,

"I'm going to write a letter!"

"Write a letter... to whom?"

"Write it to Master Miao and invite her to Nanjing to watch the dragon boat racing!"

"Please invite Master Miao to Nanjing... Can Master Miao come?"

Wu Xinan chewed the pen and frowned.

"I'm also thinking, how should I write this letter to impart Master Miao?"

Master Miao felt guilty and did not dare to step into Nanjing City, but he had to think of a way to think about how to get her over!

She racked her brains and thought about it again and again. It took her half a day until it was dark and the lights were on. Du Juan watched her blow dry the letter paper, folded it into the envelope one by one, and stuffed the envelope thickly.

Speaking of which, although Wu Xinan has been literate a lot now, he still can't practice this word well. He is really a big one. He can write fifty or sixty small characters on a piece of letter paper, and twenty of them are at her. Therefore, this letter uses fifteen pieces of letter paper, which is only as many as four or five other people's letter papers.

Wu Xinan sealed the stuffed envelope. Seeing that it was already dark outside, he had to instruct Du Juan,

"I will take it out for Wuping tomorrow morning and ask him to send it to Hangzhou!"

"yes!"

The whole lot of money was received. I thought it was given by my nephew. I didn't think much about it and took it with me. On the first day I went out, I happened to see someone coming into the yard.

"Uncle Wan!"

A beautiful little lady led the girl to bow to him, and Wan Jinquan nodded and smiled at her,

"Miss Guan!"

The beautiful little lady said angrily when she heard this,

"Why is Uncle Wan so disgusted? Just call me Lin'er!"

All gold answers,

"Where is etiquette, it cannot be abolished..."

He is not a relative of the family, nor a friend of the family, and even a younger girl’s family, he doesn’t call him a nickname in the boudoir!

The young lady knew that his old-fashioned nature did not force it, but just smiled and took out a few small sachets from the bamboo basket she was holding.

"Uncle Wan, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. Lin'er and her mother made a few sachets to drive away evil spirits and avoid plague..."

When Wan Jinquan heard the other party talk about his mother, he frowned slightly, and then pointed at his waist.

"No need, I've worn it long ago!"

The young lady was stunned when she saw this and looked at the exquisitely crafted sachet.

"Uncle Wan, who gave this sachet?"

Wan Jinquan didn't hide it from her, and replied,

"It was given to me by my nephew..."

He said with a smile,

"My junior is a bit thicker, but his skills are pretty good!"

Wan Jinquan thought that women were good at embroidery with needle money. He thought that the sachets on his waist were made by Wu Xinan, but he didn't know that his nephew just stuffed some medicine leaves into the whole process, and just watched the rest but didn't do it.

The little lady fainted when she heard the smile on her face, and she forced a smile and said,

"Uncle Wan's junior nephew is really intent!"

Speaking of Wu Xin'an, Wan Jin couldn't stop smiling.

"That child is willing to endure hardship in practicing boxing, and is very humble and easy to learn..."

Speaking of this, I seemed to wake up and didn't say much to her. I smiled at her and bowed,

"I have something urgent to do, Miss Guan is not here to accompany you!"

After saying that, he turned around and went out.

Seeing him walking far away, Guan Lin'er carried the bamboo basket and walked back. She turned left and right in the big mansion. After walking about a cup of tea, she entered a small courtyard. When she saw the woman in the courtyard, she angrily threw the bamboo basket onto the stone table.

"Don't do it anymore. They've worn it long ago, so you don't need it!"

The woman who lowered her head to make a sachet was stunned when she heard this, put down what she had in hand and asked,

"How do you say this?"

Guan Lin said angrily,

"I have told you a long time ago that the nephew from Hangzhou is probably a bit strange. I asked you to inquire. If you refuse to go, now it will be fine. According to my opinion... This nephew is probably his senior sister's apprentice. With this nephew here, I would say that Uncle Wan will hook up with her senior sister again. By then, your thoughts for so many years will be vain!"

The woman was also shocked when she heard this.

"No...no, they haven't met for ten years, so why are they suddenly hooked up now?"

Guan Lin replied,

"I said before that he had a female junior nephew who came, and asked you to be careful, and you said you couldn't, but what the result was... Now I have to go out every three days, and I can't take this opportunity, so I'll see my senior sister long ago!"
To be continued...