Looking at the sedan chair heading east, Zhang Ruoxi and Zhang Yuan! "That's weird, who is this woman? Why does she call you senior brother?"
Zhang Ruoxi was straightforward. She must ask clearly about her younger brother. She thought to herself: "Only monks are called senior brothers. Pan Qiaoyun, Yang Xiong's wife in "Water Margin", calls Pei Ruhai her senior brother. Pei Ruhai is a monk.
Pan has a love affair"
Just as Zhang Yuan was about to speak, Zhang Ruoxi suddenly woke up and said: "I know who she is!" She said softly: "She is the daughter of your teacher Wang, isn't she?" Zhang Yuan asked curiously: "How did my sister know?"
Zhang Ruoxi didn't answer, but said: "I'll ask you again when I get back." At this moment, a man holding a suo na ran over and called out: "Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Yuan responded casually: "What's the matter?" The man shouted: "Master Zhang is here, Master Zhang is here!" After shouting twice, he puffed out his cheeks and played a sharp suona.
With the sound of the suona, a group of drummers immediately gathered around Zhang Yuan, playing and playing, which was very lively.
Zhang Yuan recognized that this was the group of drummers who came to his house twice to ask for money during the last county examination. He couldn't help but raised his head and rolled his eyes. He was helpless. This time he waited until the second card came out. This group
The drummer didn't let him go, he cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, everyone, it's not too late to announce the good news after the results are released. How can anyone announce the good news right after the exam is over?"
The suona player said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, you are bound to win, so the little people should rush to announce the good news and make it festive." He puffed up his cheeks and started playing again.
Lu Chun and Lu Jie were extremely excited. They held Uncle Jie's hand from left to right and walked toward Dongzhang Mansion surrounded by the drummers. Lu Jie was four years old and didn't understand anything. She only knew how to be happy.
Chun Chun, who was two years older and more experienced, asked loudly: "Uncle Jiezi, are you getting married?" Zhang Yuan laughed and said, "Uncle is getting married soon."... thought to himself: "The night of the bridal chamber with candles, the golden list."
When you inscribe your name, it is the time when you are proud of your life, but wait until you are proud, it is still early."
A group of trumpeters arrived at Zhang Yuan's house. They were familiar with the house and played hard for a while. Zhang's mother, Lu, sealed them with three coins of silver and sent them away.
Zhang Yuan was sitting in the front hall drinking tea. The steward of Shang Zhoude came forward and said: "Mr. Zhang, my eldest lady asked me to ask Mr. Zhang whether the examination went well?" This steward served Shang Zhoude during the last county examination.
I also came to ask for orders, this time on the orders of Miss Shang.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It went smoothly. The master has read the examination papers and should be able to pass."
The steward of the Shang family said happily: "The little man will go back and report the good news to the eldest lady."
Zhang Yuandao: "Wait a moment, I'm going to write a text message." He went to the study room in the west building and hurriedly wrote a letter to Shang Danran, telling him about the exam situation, and saying that he would go to Shang Mansion to see her in the next two days, and he would come out with the letter and hand it over to her.
The Shang family was in charge of the affairs and rewarded the steward with one penny.
Just after Shang's manager left, brothers Zhang Dai and Zhang He came. Zhang He said: "Jiezi, my eldest brother and I went outside the examination shed in the afternoon. We didn't see you coming out when we placed the first sign. Why did we go elsewhere again? Is the Shaoxing prefect making things difficult for you?"
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Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "How could this happen? Magistrate Xu has given me many rewards."
Zhang Dai said with a smile: "You must pass the imperial examination. Jie Zi will follow me to see my eldest father. My eldest father has told you to go see him as soon as you leave the examination room."
Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, and Zhang E came to the North Courtyard of Xizhang to meet Zhang Rushuang, their great uncle. Zhang Rushuang asked Zhang Yuan to recite to him two articles on craftsmanship from the Prefecture Examination on the spot. After listening to the two articles on craftsmanship recited by Zhang Yuan, he also asked Magistrate Xu what he had done during the examination.
After hearing what he said, Zhang Rushuang smiled and said: "This is Zhao Meng's place, it is better to join Xu Zhifu. It varies from person to person. You know how to adapt. Zhang Yuan, you are very good, very good. This is all taught by Zhen'an."
Yours? Well, if you have a good teacher, you should also be able to understand it and practice it yourself. This is the unity of knowledge and action."
Zhang Rushuang was so happy that she left Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, and Zhang E to have dinner in the north courtyard. By the time Zhang Yuan returned to the inner courtyard from the small gate of the back garden, it was already the end of Xu Shi, and he saw his sister Zhang Ruoxi sitting in the study room of the west building teaching Mu
As Zhenzhen was writing, he smiled and said, "It's rare for me to have free time, sister. Have Lu Chun and Lu Jie fallen asleep?" Mu Zhenzhen stood up quickly and asked, "Master, do you want some tea?"
Zhang Yuan said: "No, I came here after drinking tea with my uncle. Zhenzhen, please go out first. I have something to say to my sister."
Mu Zhenzhen agreed and exited the study.
Zhang Yuan smiled slightly and sat down in front of his sister Zhang Ruoxi, and said, "Sister, do you have something to ask me? Please ask." It was expected that his sister guessed Wang Yingzi's identity after her mother told her about the marriage proposal made by County Magistrate Hou.
Zhang Ruoxi didn't speak for a while, but stared at her brother for a while before asking, "What's going on between you and Miss Wang?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Junior sister Wang also likes to travel in men's clothing just like my sister you did back then. If you meet someone, you just say a few words, that's all."
Zhang Ruoxi asked: "Miss Wang doesn't blame you?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Teacher Wang asked the county magistrate to propose marriage, but Junior Sister Yingzi didn't know about it."
Zhang Ruoxi asked again: "Does Miss Yingzi not know that you are engaged to Miss Shang?" Zhang Yuan said: "Of course I know."
Zhang Ruoxi glared and said: "Now that I know, why are I still talking to you? You are now a married woman.
Zhang Yuan said "uh", and his sister stamped the label of having a husband on his forehead. It was right when he thought about it. After getting engaged, of course he was a married woman, but was it that serious? After all, he
He is the soul of two generations. Although he is a person of the late Ming Dynasty, some concepts are still not very appropriate. He just doesn't show off his lust. Zhang Ruoxi said: "What if Miss Yingzi likes you? By the way, let me ask first.
you,
Between you and Miss Yingzi's senior fellow apprentice, do you also like Miss Wang?"
Zhang Yuan said with a bitter face: "Sister, your question is too sharp. How do you ask me to answer?"
Zhang Ruoxi laughed and said, "Tell me the truth to my sister, she can help you plan your plans."
Zhang Yuandao: "My sister and I have said that I like Miss Shang. I liked her the first time I saw her. I am very satisfied to marry her. As for Junior Sister Yingzi, she often read to me when Teacher Wang was learning Eight-part Pattern Writing. I
The improvement of Xiaokai is also due to the guidance of Junior Sister Yingzi. Junior Sister Yingzi is well-read in classics and history and is extremely talented. If she were not a daughter, with her level of craftsmanship, she would not dare to say that she won the imperial examination, won the Jinshi, and was a supplementary student.
It’s not difficult to become a member.”
Listening to Zhang Yuan's words, Zhang Ruoxi's eyes were leisurely and thoughtful. When she was a girl, she read and literate, and sometimes she would wonder how great it would be to be a man——
Zhang Ruoxi looked at her younger brother and said, "So you also like Miss Yingzi, maybe not as much as Miss Shang, but you definitely like her, right?"
His feelings for Junior Sister Yingzi are very subtle. Zhang Yuan himself couldn't explain clearly. Hearing what his sister said, he nodded. Yes, Junior Sister Yingzi is smart, cheerful, and has the same rapport as Teacher Wang.
She was in a pleasant mood when getting along with her. There was nothing to deny or hide, it was her true intention.
Zhang Ruoxi said quietly: "I don't know what Miss Yingzi thinks. It's rare for a girl in a boudoir to come into contact with young men, but my brother is so handsome -" When she said this, she burst into laughter.
The sound comes.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Thank you sister for the compliment."
Zhang Ruoxi said: "So Miss Yingzi will definitely be attracted to her. If Miss Yingzi comes from a small family, then you can take her as your concubine——"
Zhang Yuan interrupted: "Sister, I remember that you seem to be firmly opposed to your brother-in-law taking concubines."
Zhang Ruoxi said: "That's for your brother-in-law. Of course I won't let him take concubines. I gave him two sons, so why should he take concubines?" Zhang Ruoxi said confidently.
Zhang Yuan shook his head and thought: "It's really hard to understand this woman's mind. Take my sister as an example. She doesn't want her brother-in-law to take a concubine, but she approves of me taking a concubine. What a double standard. People are so strange, and people are just like this." Zhendao:
"Sister, please stop making random assumptions. This is also disrespectful to Junior Sister Yingzi. Junior Sister Yingzi and I are like classmates and friends. That kind of love is actually appreciation, honing knowledge, and sympathy for each other."
Zhang Ruoxi rolled her eyes at her younger brother: "You're teaching me a lesson. It's unheard of for men and women to be friends. Tell me, where has such a thing been recorded?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Why do you have to do things that are recorded in the book? Oh, I'm so sleepy. Today's exam is really hard."
Zhang Ruoxi gave a "scoff" smile and said, "Okay, let's not talk anymore. I know you are thinking hard now and have many ideas. You are no longer the Zhang Yuan you were when you were a child." She got up and went out, calling Mu Zhenzhen to come in and put away the pen and ink.
After washing, Zhang Yuan went to bed, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He kept looking for his original intention, but he was confused. He sat up and saw the moonlight filtering through the willow leaf lattice, neatly arranged.
The light spots moved slowly on the ground. Zhang Yuan stretched out his foot to stop a light spot. The light spot was imprinted on his instep, and he said in his heart: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Just as I want to save the country, in fact, I feel unsure now.
You just know how far you can go on this road, how can it be planned now? As the saying goes - rabbit, we'll see."
The next morning, Zhang Yuan went to Kuaiji to meet his teacher Wang Siren. Wang Siren asked him to recite to him the eight-legged essay "Zhao Meng's Place". Zhang Yuan recited "Zhao Meng's Place" and then recited "A Gentleman Yu Yuyi". Wang Siren waved his hand and said: "This
There is no need to recite this chapter, I have already read it."
Zhang Yuan was so embarrassed.
Wang Siren did not mention the eight-part essay again and said: "Zhang Yuan, in my opinion, you must be the first person to win the trial in this government. Ordinarily, no matter how good the eight-part essay is, you can't say that you will be the first one.
The county magistrate of Cihou almost didn't give you the head of the county trial case, so why do I dare to say that you must be the head of the county trial case? This is because you and Xu Zhifu are not happy because of Yao Fu's incident. Now that Yao Fu's case has been decided, Xu
Since the prefect cannot depose you, then to show his magnanimity and to show his goodwill to Su Weng, he will definitely promote you to be the head of the case. You will also be his disciple from now on. If you sell favors, you should sell them thoroughly. This is Xu Shijin's character. Of course
, the most important thing is that your craftsmanship in these two articles is really impeccable, especially the first one. You liked him. He must also know that you did it deliberately, which made him feel happy, so you just tried it.