Zhang E was busy at work and couldn't wait for a moment. After leaving the glasses shop, he went back to Zhuangyuandi and ordered Butler Liu to select two servants who had been to Nanzhili, together with a mirror maker, and the three of them brought five hundred taels of silver to hire.
The ship went to Haizhou to purchase crystal stones. The five hundred taels of silver were paid by Zhang Yuan.
In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan was practicing Chinese regular script in the study. The two children, Lu Chun and Lu Jie, had been playing around all morning. At this time, they were coaxed to take a nap. The surroundings of the patio with slightly slanted sunlight were quiet and quiet. Huang Tangdi,
The fragrance of white tea leaves secretly exhaled, and the impetuous heart calmed down. The soft tip of the pen was written on the Lingshan bamboo paper. A string of small regular scripts came out one by one. The smaller the words, the more the skill of the pen was revealed. Mu Zhenzhen walked to the door and shouted:
"Master." Zhang Yuan put down his pen and asked, "What's the matter?"
Mu Zhenzhen said: "If you have no other instructions from the young master, your servant and your father will go back to Sandai Street right now." Zhang Yuan said: "Why are you so anxious? He Dianshi said that your father will not be recruited before mid-April. I'll write it now."
After finishing this page, I told him that he has something to do." Mu Zhenzhen responded: "Okay, I will ask my father to wait."
Zhang Yuan practiced calligraphy for half an hour. Mu Zhenzhen came in to clean up his pen and ink. During the days when he went to Qingpu, Mu Zhenzhen helped Zhang Yuan do these things. This fallen girl was very attentive. For example, Zhang Yuan said that the calligraphy brush should be
Clean it immediately. After cleaning, do not spin the water out of the brush. You should hang it on the pen holder to let the water on the tip of the pen drip off naturally and let it dry. Mu Zhenzhen has always done this. The little girl Tuting poked her head by the door.
Seeing Sister Zhenzhen doing these things, she left quietly. There were a lot of things going on in Tu Ting these days. She took care of Bailuo Xue Jing, and sweeping and dusting the west building was also Tu Ting's business.
She had to water the jasmine and chrysanthemums in the back garden to catch insects. She was eleven years old this year, and she had to wash her own clothes and wash her hands. She said to Mu Zhenzhen, "I'll discuss it with my mother first."
Wait, come to the front yard later." Zhang Yuan went to the south building, where his mother Lu and her sister Zhang Ruoxi were sitting on their knees talking. Zhang Yuan said: "Mother, my son has something to tell his mother."
Zhang's mother, Lu, shook her head and said, "You just have a lot of troubles. This trip to Qingpu has caused so many troubles on the way. My mother was really surprised to hear that the gangsters in Hangzhou were going to beat you up."
Zhang Yuandao: "Isn't my son protected by Zhenzhen's father and daughter? He is safe and sound. Yao Huagang is just shooting himself in the foot."
Zhang's mother Lu said: "No matter what, you should avoid causing trouble in the future and study peacefully, do you hear me?" Zhang Yuan responded: "My son understands." He thought to himself: "If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it.
In other words, I am fighting against the wind. If I want to make a difference in the imperial examination and become an official in the future, there will always be various conflicts and setbacks, and it is inevitable for my mother to worry."
Zhang's mother, Lu, asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Zhang Yuandao: "My son wants Mu Zhenzhen to stay here first. If my son can fill up the county student body next year, and then let Zhenzhen's father Mu Jingyan also stay, then my son can be exempted from the two people's taxes." Zhang Ruoxi.
He said with a smile: "Zhen Zhen Shi, Xiao Yuan, who is very careful, should also have a personal maid, Shi."
Zhang's mother, Lu, pondered for a moment and said to Zhang Yuan: "You go down for a while and I will discuss it with your sister.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "This is such a big deal, I need to discuss it with my sister." He went downstairs and waited by the patio.
Zhang's mother, Lu, looked at her son downstairs from the corridor and asked her daughter Zhang Ruoxi: "Ruoxi, is your brother spending time with Zhenzhenyi and Zhenzhenyi these days?" She couldn't find the right words for the moment.
Zhang Ruoxi knew what her mother wanted to say and chuckled: "This is what my mother wanted to ask when she pushed Xiao Yuan away. I didn't know when they came to Qingpu. This time they returned to Shanyin. Although they were in the same cabin, they must have not rested separately.
That thing." Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, smiled and said, "That's good. Zhang Yuan is only sixteen years old, and his body bones are not strong enough. He should not have sex too early. He looks tall, but in fact he is still only fifteen years old.
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Zhang Ruoxi asked: "What does mother mean?"
Zhang's mother, Lu, said: "It's better to let Zhenzhen live here next year to convince Zhang Yuan." Zhang Ruoxi said: "That's fine, Xiao Yuan will also concentrate on studying this year."
Zhang's mother, Lu, waved her son up and said, "Zhenzhen wants to wash and cook for her father. It's better to move in with her father next year. If Zhenzhen's father is away on business, then let Zhenzhen stay here."
how?"
How did Zhang Yuan know that his mother was worried that he would indulge in sexual abuse and harm himself? Did he know that Mu Zhenzhen was such a charming person?
He nodded and said: "Son, my mother is the one who makes the decision. There is one more thing. My son wants to build a few brick and wooden houses on the side of the back garden facing the Toushi River. Some classmates and friends may visit in the future. It will be inconvenient for my son to live in the inner courtyard.
Zhang's mother, Lu, said: "Of course that's good, but the money our family can spend is only about 200 taels, so I'm afraid it won't be enough."
Zhang Ruoxi smiled and said: "Don't worry, mother. Xiaoyuan is rich. Eunuch Zhong of Hangzhou gave him a thousand taels of silver. I haven't had time to tell mother about it yet."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was surprised and asked: "Why did such a good official give you so much money?" Eunuch Qiu Chengyun gave Eunuch Zhong three thousand taels of silver, and Eunuch Zhong gave another ten taels of silver to Zhang Yuan. What happened was quite complicated.
Because of the complicated twists and turns, Zhang Yuan did not want his mother to say that he was meddlesome, so he had to write lightly: "Eunuch Zhong had some disputes with another eunuch named Qiu, and his son came up with a solution for them. Both of them were satisfied, so Eunuch Zhong
He insisted on giving me money. If he didn't accept it, he would be looking down on him. So his son had no choice but to accept it, thinking of getting something in return. Didn't Zhang E, the third brother of Xi Zhang, have a telescope? Eunuch Zhong also liked novelty things, so his son wanted to make one.
The same telescope was given to Eunuch Zhong. It happened that the third brother was also planning to open an eye workshop, so the son formed a partnership with the third brother, paid five hundred taels of silver, and sent people to Nanzhili to purchase crystal stones. However, all these things were done by the third brother.
My brother Zhang E took care of it, and my son didn't care too much." Zhang Ruoxi laughed as she heard her brother tell the whole story.
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, shook her head and said, "My son is so young. He does this and that, but he still has to focus on studying."
Zhang Yuandao: "My son knows that I don't dare to neglect my studies. I have been practicing calligraphy just now." Zhang's mother, Lu, smiled and said: "I know that my son studies hard and your sister has been praising you. Okay, you have to
You can just make the arrangements for building a house in the back garden."
Zhang Yuan went to the front yard, called Shi Shuang and Mu Jingyan, and told them to build several small buildings on the side of the Tou River in the back garden for friends to gather, have banquets, and talk about art. He asked them to be responsible for finding them.
Craftsmen should not build a house for more than 150 taels of silver. At that time, a large house with three rooms could be bought for only 600 taels of silver. One hundred and fifty taels of silver was enough to build a few small buildings.
Shi Shuang quickly called for masons and carpenters, and asked clearly about the appearance of the small building. Even if they purchased bricks, stones and wood, they did not want to be gorgeous or decorated, but only wanted to be simple and elegant. It was expected that it would be completed in a hundred days.
At dusk, Zhang Yuan went to the county office to hand over the road guide. After the county magistrate Hou Zhihan retired from the Jie Ai Hall, he went to see him. Hou Zhihan smiled and said: "I knew you were coming back yesterday. According to the official document of the prosecutor, you have already
arrive."
Hou Zhihan already knew that Yao Fu's brother Yao Xin hired a gangster with the intention of harming Zhang Yuan. According to the official documents of the Procuratorate, Shaoxing Prefecture and Shanyin County severely punished Yao Fu and Yao Xin.
He went to the government office to discuss and still sent the cases of Yao Fu and Yang Shangyuan back to Shanyin County for trial. Magistrate Xu did not want to get involved in the case. After talking for a long time, Zhang Yuan resigned. Hou Zhihan asked: "Have you visited Teacher Wang?" Zhang Yuan said: "
The students just arrived in Shanyin today and are planning to visit Teacher Wang tomorrow."
Hou Zhihan said: "Teacher Wang just came back from Xiaoshan half a month ago. His eldest son-in-law's lung disease has not recovered, so he is quite troubled." Zhang Yuan heard what County Magistrate Hou said, and asked Mu Jingyan to go with him to Kuaiji to pay a visit early the next morning.
Teacher Wang Siren was passing by the Xinghua Temple when he saw that the red and white apricot flowers outside the temple had begun to wither and there were countless flowers falling on the ground. He was thinking of the Guanyin Meeting at the Xinghua Temple, where he and Shang Danran worshiped the Bodhisattva and admired the apricot flowers.
, a month has passed in the blink of an eye, sisters Jinglan and Jinghui have also arrived in the capital, right?
When the old disciple of Wang Siren's house saw Zhang Yuan, he said, "The master has just left for Yanqing Temple." He quickly ordered his grandson to run to Yanqing Temple to invite the master back. He said that Master Zhang Jiezi was here and welcomed Zhang Yuan into the foyer.
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Zhang Yuan walked to the study room in the front yard and stood on the corridor in front of the door, waiting. When the child brought tea, he drank slowly while looking at the few roses planted under the steps, looking forward to the light and delicate tea.
The footsteps sounded, and the footsteps came briskly. The footsteps stopped, and Wang Yingzi's voice sounded: "Ah, senior brother Jiezi is back. I expected you to miss the imperial examination." Zhang Yuan turned around and saw
At the turning point of the circular corridor, Wang Yingzi stood there, wearing a light green coat with full sleeves and a thick satin skirt with a moire pattern, with three buns, her eyebrows raised high, her eyes widened, and her smile spreading.
Zhang Yuan put the tea cup on the corridor railing, bowed and said: "Junior Sister Yingzi is always well." When he stood up and bowed, he saw a middle-aged woman beside Wang Yingzi. He couldn't help being shocked, and heard that Wang Yingzi
Zijiāo said angrily: "Mother, why did you come out?"
When Zhang Yuan heard that this was Teacher Wang's wife, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Zhang Yuan pays homage to Mrs. Wang." He lived here for more than a month last year but had never seen Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang looked at Zhang Yuan twice, nodded and said, "Mr. Zhang, please wait in the study for a moment." She took her daughter Wang Yingzi's hand and walked back. She heard Wang Yingzi say: "Mother, what are you doing?
What are you doing?" Mrs. Wang said nothing, and the footsteps of the two people quickly disappeared.
Zhang Yuan was a little bored. He took the tea cup and entered the study. He sat at the desk and looked through the books on his desk. Suddenly he came across an eight-part essay that he had written. The title was "A gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness." He saw that the handwriting was Wang Yingzi's, imitating the county.
The test paper has straight red lines, fourteen lines per page, eighteen characters per line, and the signature is Zhang Yuanyi. It seems that Wang Yingzi really wants to take the government examination on behalf of Zhang Yuan, and is taking a mock test here.
I have a guest at home today and I just got on the train, so the update is a little less. Tomorrow it will not be less than 5,000.!