It was only the fourth watch when Qin Minping came back from Yuhang with eight ten soldiers. The soldiers' footsteps were heavy and they made a lot of noise when they boarded the ship. They woke up Zhang Yuan on the neighboring ship. He tensed up and listened, then relaxed.
After getting down, he breathed a long sigh of relief and turned sideways inward to sleep for a while. However, he saw Mu Zhenzhen, who was lying on the back bed, was bulging up in a big ball and moving around. After a while, Zhang Yuan was stunned.
Zhen poked his head out and was face to face with Zhang Yuan. He was startled and whispered: "Master." Then he sat up and got dressed under the quilt.
Zhang Yuan smiled: "You are a genius, and you have nothing to do. Why are you getting up so early?"
Mu Zhenzhen said: "I can't lie down when I wake up, so I will help the boat girl to make a fire and cook."
Zhang Yuan said: "It's still early, please talk to me for a while. I woke up and couldn't fall asleep, but I didn't want to, so I got up and let's talk."
Mu Zhenzhen was a little shy. He was so close to the young master, only three feet apart, and lying side by side. It was really embarrassing. Fortunately, it was still dark, so he could only vaguely see the outline of the young master. He could see the young master's eyes and eyes.
The gleam of white teeth when speaking——
"What do you want to say, Master?"
"Let me think about it, you speak first."
"What does the young master want my servant to say? Tell a story? My servant doesn't know how to tell stories."
"just saying."
Mu Zhenzhen pursed her lips and said casually, not knowing what to say, but since the young master asked her to say it, it would not be good for her to remain silent. An idea that she had thought about for a long time suddenly came out: "The young master teaches the maidservant
Can you read?" As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt uneasy for fear that I was asking too much.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Okay, I will teach you when I have time."
Mu Zhenzhen couldn't suppress her happiness and almost started sobbing. She didn't dare to ask for too much, but the young master always made her overjoyed. Then she heard the young master say: "Let me see how your memory is, and I will teach you to recite Zhuge Liang's "
"Previously set out as a teacher," Zhuge Liang knows, right?"
Mu Zhenzhen nodded quickly and said: "My little maid knows that those who shake the feather fan are the Shu military advisors who are resourceful and know how to use the empty city strategy."
Zhang Yuan smiled "Hey": "Yes, that's him. This is the memorial Zhuge Liang wrote to Emperor Liu Chan of Shu before the Northern Expedition to Wei. It was written very emotionally. Please listen carefully." Chen Liang said: The late emperor had not yet started his business.
But the middle road has collapsed, today it is three points lower, Yizhou is exhausted, this is the autumn of the sincerity's survival, one day."
After Zhang Yuan recited a long sentence, he explained the meaning of the sentence to Mu Zhenzhen and then read it a few times, asking Mu Zhenzhen to follow him. Mu Zhenzhen listened with concentration, holding the quilt tightly with both hands, as if to
As if trying to remember it with his head, he read this long sentence with explanation six times in total. Mu Zhenzhen memorized it and recited it again. Zhang Yuandao said: "Well, the memory is not bad." He taught the next long sentence, and gradually understood
Light penetrated into the cabin, and the face of the fallen girl, who was no more than three feet away, became clearer and her features were slightly longer.
The tall nose and thick and long eyelashes cast a faint blue light in the eyes. At this time, the light was not bright yet, and Mu Zhenzhen's snow-white cheeks looked as soft and greasy as white porcelain. Her bust lines were plump and her flesh was voluptuous.
Mu Zhenzhen recited: "If you are foolish enough to think that all matters in the palace are no matter how big or small, if you consult them carefully and then implement them, you will surely be able to mend the leaks in the palace and gain knowledge and benefit." After waiting for a long time, the young master suddenly
He stopped reading the next sentence and asked, "Master, what's next?"
Zhang Yuan said "Oh": "I'm thirsty and I'll teach you later."
"My maid, go and pour some tea." Mu Zhenzhen stood up, put on her shoes and was about to leave the cabin, when she heard the young master say: "Just warm water, not too hot and no tea." Mu Zhenzhen responded and went to the stern of the boat.
The tent brought water.
Zhang Yuan had already gotten up and put on his clothes. Wu Ling had also gotten up, and said with a smile: "Master, I just had a dream. I dreamed that the master was beating Yao Liangguan and Yang Shangyuan with a bamboo ruler, saying that they were doing evil and not studying hard.
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Zhang Yuan burst into laughter, took the teacup handed by Mu Zhenzhen, gargled and spit out the awning window, when he saw half of Xiao Jingjiao's head exposed on the side aisle of the white awning boat with five bright tiles over there, and his eyebrows were level.
With one jump, his bangs were exposed all over his head. The two people's eyes met. Xiao Jing called out: "Brother Mr. Zhang, come here. We are going to the capital today."
Zhang Yuan felt a little empty in his heart and responded: "Okay, come here right away." He hurriedly washed up and was about to cross the boat. He turned around and said to Mu Zhenzhen: "You can recite the first two hundred words of "Foreign Departure Master's List", although some of them are repeated.
The characters are enough for you to recognize them for a while. If you have nothing to do, just compare them with the few regular scripts "Previous Departure Master's List" I wrote, sit down and recognize them one by one."
Mu Zhenzhen asked: "Master, what does it mean to take the right seat?"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "You just have to identify them one by one, don't recognize this sentence or that sentence.
When Zhang Yuan arrived on the big white awning boat on Shang Zhoude's side, he saw Xiao Jingjiao coming up to him with a somewhat sad expression: "Brother Zhang Gongzi, my uncle said we will set off after breakfast, but brother Zhang Gongzi can't go with us."
The maid Fanghua followed Xiao Jingjiao, tied her hair with five-color silk stockings, and told her, "Don't move, don't move." Zhang Yuan squatted down, took Jingjiao's little hand and shook it, saying: "Come on.
I will go to Beijing in two years, so you should study hard and study poetry in Beijing. You will impress me in three years."
Xiao Jingjiao laughed, his bright eyes narrowed into a crescent shape, and he said in a crisp voice: "It takes three days for a person to look at me differently. I am really unimproved."
Shang Zhoude and Shang Jinglan both laughed as they stepped out of the cabin.
Zhou Dedao of Shang Dynasty said: "The boat girl has prepared the banquet, and Jiezi will come and eat together."
Dumplings are the most delicious snacks made with Zhongluo fine noodles and shrimps stuffed with meat. They are the favorite food of sisters Jinglan and Jingjiao, but neither of them ate much today.
They all feel reluctant to say goodbye.
Zhang Yuan went to say goodbye to Mrs. Fu, Mrs. Shang, who said: "I wish Zhang's sister-in-law a good success in the scientific examinations and that we can meet in the capital in three years." He also said: "If you are interested, you can visit Dan Ran. In the summer, you can study in the Bamboo House on Baima Mountain.
most."
Zhou Dedao of Shang Dynasty said: "I will keep the Sanming-tiled boat Jiezi for use. The boatmen and servants are all servants of my Shang family. They are honest and reliable. When you arrive at the Jiaxing Canal Wharf, let them wait there for you to return from Songjiang." He also ordered the servants to carry out a big boat.
The gift box contains two pieces of Su embroidery, two pieces of Sichuan brocade, six taels of patterned silver and some other gifts. This is a gift given to Zhang Yuan's brother-in-law Lu Dao on his 30th birthday as an in-law.
Shang Zhoude asked his servants to carry the gift box to the Sanming tile boat first, and then had a conversation with Zhang Yuan. He only told Zhang Yuan to rush back in time to take part in the imperial examination, and to persuade Eunuch Qiu to do what he could and not to offend anyone.
He nodded and accepted the instruction.
Shang Zhoude said: "I am going to leave now, so I must tell Mr. Qin, otherwise it will be rude."
Qin Minping over there had already heard the news and was walking ashore towards this side. Shang Zhoude went ashore to say goodbye to him. Qin Minping now knew that the Shang family in Kuaiji belonged to a family of officials and was an in-law of Zhang Yuan, so he was very enthusiastic and said:
"I have nothing else to give, but some earthly gifts, please accept them with pleasure." He asked the soldiers to bring several baskets of ginkgo fruits, winter bamboo shoots, and two large earthen jars of honey to send them on board.
Shang Zhoude talked about it and said goodbye. Zhang Yuan saw Shang Zhoude on the boat, said a few words of farewell to Baolan and Jingjiao sisters, then turned around and walked ashore on the steps. When he turned back, he found that Xiao Jingwei had followed him.
Come up, what do you want to ask?
Xiao Jingjiao's hair was neatly combed, and her five-colored hair was very cute, but her watery eyes were very serious. She asked: "Brother Mr. Zhang, will you not recognize me when we meet in three years?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "How could you not recognize it? Sun Wukong has seventy-two transformations. Could you also do it?"
Xiao Jingjiao said: "I won't change, but I will grow up."
Zhang Yuan said: "I will recognize you when I grow up. You will look like your aunt."
Xiao Jingjiao shook his head and said: "I don't want to be like my aunt, I want to be like myself, like Shang Jingjiao."
Zhang Yuan laughed, nodded and said: "Okay, just like Shang Jingjiao, a talented woman, okay."
Xiao Jingjiao smiled and said: "Brother Mr. Zhang, please don't change too much. It's best to be like this. But don't worry, Mr. Zhang. I definitely recognize you, but if you change too much, you will be disappointed."
I feel unfamiliar and not used to it."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Well, try not to change as much as possible and live forever."
The maid Fanghua came over and took Xiao Jingjiao's hand and said: "The ship is about to sail, let's wave goodbye to Mr. Zhang.
Xiao Jingjiao waved his little hand, and the white-topped boat with five bright tiles unmoored and left the shore, slowly sailing away.
Zhang Yuan, Wu Ling, Mu Zhenzhen and others all stood on the shore and waved to each other. Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "It will take at least three years for this farewell. In three years' time, Shang Jing Jiaoken will not be as naive and childish as he is now. People will be able to
What will Shang Jingjiao look like when he grows up?"
The boats plying the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal were almost full of water. The boat with five bright tiles and white awning was soon lost in sight. Zhang Yuan turned around and bowed his hands to Qin Minping and said: "Brother Qin worked hard last night on the trip."
Qin Minping smiled and said: "I disturb Mr. Zhang's sleep~
Please come to the boat and talk."
Zhang Yuan followed Qin Minping to the front cabin of the red-headed camphor boat, and Qin Liangyu also came out to meet him. Qin Minping told Zhang Yuan about going to Yuhang yesterday to meet Eunuch Qiu's father and his clan members. Eunuch Qiu was afraid that his father was over sixty years old, but he still managed to be reasonable.
On the other hand, Eunuch Qiu's brothers and clan brothers relied on Eunuch Qiu's power and were quite domineering in their hometown and had a bad reputation. Qin Minping first asked a soldier to pick a fight and beat up one of Eunuch Qiu's brothers. The onlookers actually applauded.
Then Qin Minping used a cruel trick, whipping the native soldier so hard that his clothes were torn and stained with blood. The native soldier was taller than Qin Minping. He refused to tie or tie him, nor to escape, but he just shouted to kill Eunuch Qiu sooner or later.
The whole family avenged General Ma, and then Qin Minping went to see Eunuch Qiu's father, and the blood-stained iron tower-like soldiers also followed. Old Qiu was shocked, Qin Minping was humble and courteous, and begged again and again. Old Qiu had promised to intercede with the eunuch's son when the time came.
On the same day, Zhang Yuan was waiting at the canal port for the news of Eunuch Qiu coming to Hangzhou. Seeing that the end of the month was approaching, everyone in the mainland was anxious. It would take five or six days to get from Hangzhou to Qingpu. When could he leave?
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On the evening of February 28th, news came that Eunuch Qiu had arrived at Hangzhou Hushu Pier.@.