The Fang family was now in charge of two shops, and Liu Ruolan only allowed him to go there once and would not let him go again.
Now that I have a wife and children, I should still take care of the family more.
But the Fang family has a lot of things going on now, not just with the shopkeeper. If there is anything going on with Song Yi, they usually contact him most of the time.
Nowadays, the monthly silver of the Fang family has also increased, to ten taels of silver a month, not counting some silver rewards during the New Year.
Feng Manman usually took care of her children at home. The Fang family was worried that she would be too busy, so they hired a wet nurse.
Liu Ruolan really valued Fang Jiahe. This child was down-to-earth and hard-working. I heard that he still insists on reading and practicing calligraphy every day, which shows that he is self-disciplined.
"Auntie, Aunt Xi is the most capable person in your yard. It's best not to trouble her."
"What's the trouble? I don't worry about finding any little girl to take care of you. Aunt Xi has experience and knows how to take care of your body during pregnancy and after giving birth. That's it. When you go back in the afternoon, Bring Nanny Xi over."
"Thank you, aunt."
Feng Manman was familiar with them all, and he also knew that this aunt was really good for them, and was not just a show-off.
"Manman, you are still young. You already have a son, so you don't have to think too much. I heard that your sister often goes to see you?"
Feng Manman smiled reluctantly: "Yes, my sister also cares about me. She learned that I was pregnant, so she often came to visit."
"You are biological sisters. You have grown up together since childhood. This kind of love is naturally different from others. But I have to remind you that you have to be measured. Now that you two have moved out to live alone, she is too diligent to go there. good."
Feng Manman understood this subtle reminder: "What my aunt said is that I will pay attention to it in the future."
Liu Ruolan saw that she had listened, so she didn't say much and asked Gu to see how the guests were doing and whether they wanted to prepare for the banquet.
The female guests are all in the inner courtyard. There are not many male guests outside. There are four tables in total. There are only two tables for female guests.
Li Huan also came to Xie Mansion, but he was not allowed to appear at the banquet outside. Instead, he prepared a separate table in Xie Xiuwen's study.
Xie Xiuwen still asked his two sons to come over to greet His Highness the Fifth Prince. Later, Wang Yanqing and others followed and came to greet His Highness, and then they stopped.
Xie Rongzhao originally thought about going to the study to deliver something to her father, but when she heard that there were distinguished guests, she simply stopped thinking.
She is now a grown-up girl, and her parents are already discussing her marriage, so she is very cautious about the difference between men and women.
When Li Huan came to Xie Mansion for the second time, Xie Rongzhao finally saw the real person.
"The daughter of the people pays her respects to His Highness the Fifth Prince."
"Miss Xie, please forgive me." Li Huanxu helped her, guessing that she was about the same age as him.
"I am now Mr. Xie's student, and I can be considered your equal. I just don't know how old Ms. Xie is this year. Should I call you elder sister or younger sister?"
Xie Xiuwen smiled and said: "This girl happens to be the same age as His Highness this year, but she was born earlier, so she should be one month older than His Highness."
Li Huan nodded: "Then I will call you Sister Zhao from now on."
Xie Rongzhao was so frightened that he took half a step back: "A civilian girl doesn't dare."
"What's there to be afraid of? I still have to call Xie Juren my senior brother, and it's appropriate to call you my sister. If not, I'd be happy to call you my brother."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed.
"I have long heard that Sister Zhao's fiancé is a young genius. This time the provincial examination is for high school students. Sure enough, the teacher will choose the person."
Xie Xiuwen's eyebrows moved slightly and he said nothing, but Xie Rongzhao on the side couldn't help it.
"His Highness just said that Brother Jingzhou is the winner of the Yuan Dynasty?"
"Exactly." After finishing his words, Li Huan realized it and said, "Didn't Mr. Xie tell you?"
Xie Xiuwen coughed lightly, "It's just a provincial examination. There will be another national examination next year. Don't be too proud."
Xie Rongzhao was stunned: "Dad, of course Brother Jingzhou won't be proud, but why didn't you tell me to make me happy? No, you didn't tell grandma about such a big thing?"
Xie Xiuwen's face froze slightly, and he forgot about this.
Xie Rongzhao tilted his head and Niu Honghong said: "I'm going to tell my mother-in-law and let's see how you explain it!"
Xie Rongzhao hurriedly saluted, turned around and ran away.
Li Huan was dumbfounded. He had long heard that Mr. Xie doted on his only daughter, but now it seems that he really lived up to his reputation.
"Teacher, did the student just say something wrong?"
"No. That's just her temperament, and you don't need to know her better."
Sure enough, Liu Ruolan didn't know about this. It would take a few days for the letter from Fucheng to arrive here, and the official documents from the court were naturally the fastest. Unexpectedly, Xie Xiuwen knew about such a big happy event, and he still kept Hidden.
"Mom, you have to ask Dad carefully to see what bad things he wants to do, and he still hides it from us!"
Liu Ruolan thought more than she did: "Your eldest brother's ranking this time is average. I guess your father is afraid that after telling Jingzhou's results, your eldest brother will feel upset again."
Xie Rongzhao also calmed down, as if this was really the case.
If so, then she couldn't blame her father.
"Auntie, is my eldest brother really going to study abroad next year?"
"Of course it's true. Your eldest brother's reading talent is average. Your father said that the effect of his diligent study is far less than letting him go and take a look in person. Moreover, he is not showing his age now, and he will enter the university a few years later. Being an official is nothing."
Xie Rongzhao thought that the eldest brother had always been calm, and perhaps it was true that his mind was not as fast as that of Brother Lang. However, people like the eldest brother were easy to trust, which meant they were very reliable.
"Have you decided where to go?"
"I don't know about this either. Your father doesn't allow me to ask, but he said it seems that he is not the only one to go, but there are several classmates with him, and he also brings the boy and the boy with him, so that we can take care of each other along the way."
Xie Rongzhao nodded, thinking about his father's usual way of doing things, he was no longer worried.
"My father won't just choose a place for him to go to. There must be something special about the place, and there must be some old friends of my father's, otherwise my father would not be at ease."
A few days later, Xie Rongzhao finally received a letter from Cheng Jingzhou, confirming that he had won Xie Yuan and would leave for the capital soon. Xie Rongzhao was so happy that he jumped up and down.
At the same time, the Xie family's old house in Gaoyang County also received a letter from the capital. When they learned that their eldest grandson had passed the exam, Mr.
Xie Xiuran felt bad, but there was nothing he could do.
Xie Ronglan came back with her husband happily, dancing with joy.
"That's great. My eldest brother won the imperial examination. Will he take part in the examination next year? When he becomes an official, our eldest brother will be able to feel proud and proud!"
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