The three-column wooden building in the back garden facing the Tou River has been painted with two coats of tung oil.
All daily utensils are basically complete. The small building is simple and not decorated. The beds, tables, tables, chairs, screen wells, lamps and other utensils are also simple and practical. The riverside in front of the building is planted with Wufei peach.
White peaches, green peaches, green calyces, wintersweets, and crabapples, poppies, cut red raspberries, hostas, and saxifrages are planted under the eaves in front of the steps. In this way, green branches, green leaves, and blooming flowers can be seen all year round. Zhang Yuan from
He walked over the three-arch stone bridge and saw that there was a light on the left side of the small building and a figure reflected on the window lattice. He quickly walked downstairs and asked loudly: "Who is upstairs?", Qin Minping did not live there.
At his house, he stayed in a cross street restaurant instead. He said that the local soldiers he brought were rough and he didn't dare to disturb him.
A tall and beautiful figure soon appeared on the corridor. The fallen girl looked down and said, "Master, it's the maid who is cleaning the room."
Zhang Yuan "Oh,.
With a sound, on the boat back to Shanyin, Zhang Yuan said that he would move to a small building in the back garden, so that it would be more convenient to meet guests and friends. Now he is no longer a boy, and should be considered an adult at the age of sixteen.
,,The wooden door of the back garden opened with a sound, and Tuting jumped out and said: "Master, Madam and eldest son,
My sister asked the young master to meet them as soon as he comes back. I have something to ask the young master...
Zhang Yuan followed Tu Ting through the back garden, passed through the hall and went to the inner courtyard to meet his mother and sister. He was in a hurry, and Qin Minping was beside him. He didn't have time to talk to his mother and sister before he went to see his uncle. Zhang Ruoxi frowned and said: "
"Xiao Yuan, it's already twenty-seven today, why hasn't your brother-in-law arrived yet?", Zhang Yuan wrote home in the middle of last month and told him about catching Chen Ming and escorting him back to Qingpu. At that time, Zhang Ruoxi was very happy and told her mother that Xiao Yuan
He is really capable, and now he has helped Qingpu Lu family a lot.
But I haven't seen my husband Lu Tao arrive recently, so I started to worry again. Lu Tao had agreed to come to Shanyin to celebrate his mother-in-law's birthday, and comforted Zhang Yuan: "Sister, I'm not worried anymore. My brother-in-law's evaluation will be in the next two days."
arrive.
It was such a coincidence that as soon as Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he heard Xiao Shitou calling from the patio downstairs: "Madam, eldest lady, Master Lu Chun, Master Lu Jie's father is here..."
Zhang Ruoxi was overjoyed. She stood up and heard Lu Chun and Lu Jie in the next room shouting: "Daddy is here? I want to see daddy. I don't want to sleep."
""I don't want to sleep anymore, and I want to see my father even more. It's already the end of Xu, and people go to bed early when it's cold. Mother Zhou and her two maids have already taken off their clothes and coaxed them to sleep. At this time,
They all got up, but they still refused to sleep, shouting over and over again: "Daddy, Daddy...".
Zhang Ruoxi came over and asked her maid to dress Lu Chun and Lu Jie. She and her brother Zhang Yuan went downstairs and came to the front hall. They saw Lu Tao directing porters to carry several large boxes to the hall. The couple met each other.
, Needless to say, I was overjoyed. Lu Dayou and Lu Dachuan came to Shanyin with Lu Tao. Two servants, Lu Dachuan, came forward to greet the young grandmother and Master Jiezi. Zhang’s mother, Lu, Lu Chun, and Lu Jie also came out, and the two little brothers came out.
I haven’t seen my father for more than half a year. They were shouting and making love. Aunt Cui and two servants hurriedly prepared dinner for Lu Tao and his three servants. After a while of busy work, the front hall became quiet, and Lu Tao followed his wife Zhang Ruoxi into the inner courtyard.
, I went up to Nanlou to talk and said that I set off from Qingpu on the twelfth of this month. I had been on the road for half a month and everything went smoothly.
Zhang Ruoxi carefully looked at her husband Lu Tao's appearance under the lamp, and saw that he had lost some weight. She knew that her husband had been worried a lot these days, so she asked: "Lu Lang, how did you deal with Chen Ming's matter?"
Lu Tao hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "It's okay, everything is fine. Thanks to Jie Zi this time, my father was also very grateful and asked me to thank Jie Zi..."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, happily said: "That's good, that's good. Ruo Xi has been caring about her, so why should my family be grateful?"
After chatting for a while, Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, went back to her room to rest. The weather in late October, especially at night, was already very cold, and elderly people could not sit still for long periods of time.
After her mother left, Zhang Ruoxi asked Lu Tao: "Mr. Lu, are you still in trouble?" Lu Tao looked at his wife Zhang Ruoxi and his brother-in-law Zhang Yuan and told the truth: "The evil slave Chen Ming was last month."
On the 16th, he was sent back to Qingpu, and the trial started on the 18th. The evil slave received dozens of canes, but he refused to admit that he had stolen the silver coins and land deeds, and put the blame on my brother Yangfang. On the 20th,
The Songjiang magistrate sent Chen Ming to Songjiang Prefecture for interrogation. My father and I followed him to Huating, and Wu Tuiguan held a trial. When the evil slave arrived at Huating, he must have been secretly instigated by the Dong family, and he became more and more arrogant. He talked about me in the hall.
The scandal between my father and my second brother Yangfang was probably a fabrication. The official Wu said that such a master and servant had severed all ties and wanted my father to let Chen Ming become a citizen. Chen Ming returned the 100 taels of silver a family of four received from selling their lives to me, Lu.
Mr. Chen Ming, as a domestic slave who rebelled against his master, was punished with hard labor for one year. The three thousand taels of silver stolen by Chen Ming and the land deed to the two hundred acres of mulberry forest were not returned. How could the case be closed like this? Of course, my father would not accept it.
I put it off again. I was thinking about my mother-in-law’s birthday, so I came here first. I don’t know what the final outcome of the case will be.,.
Zhang Ruoxi said angrily: "We have caught Chen Ming, but we can't do anything to him. The Dong family of Huating covers the sky with one hand." Lu Tao said: "Songjiang magistrate Huang Guoding is a disciple of Dong Qichang, so of course he must protect the Dong family."
Chen Ming was caught this time. At any rate, Mr. Dong did not dare to come back to ask for the two hundred acres of mulberry forest. My father did not agree to close the case, so Official Wu could not make a judgment without authorization. My father had the reputation of being a civil servant.
How can it be left to anyone's liking...
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Zhang Yuan had been silent, and then he said: "Chen Ming has Dong's support, and the officials are unwilling to impose severe punishments. Of course he is unwilling to impose punishment. Now it depends on how the case is judged. According to my estimation, it will be very difficult."
It may take a few months before Chen Ming is released.,.
Lu Tao said: "It's unreasonable. It's too much to bully others. But in my heart, I was worried that things would really end like this."
Zhang Ruoxi asked her younger brother: "Xiao Yuan, do you have any good ideas?" Zhang Yuan said: "Dong's evildoing is not just this time. Dong Qichang has gone from being a poor scholar thirty years ago to now having a mansion full of clouds and servants.
Wan, during this period, how much evil did his son and his domestic slaves use his power to bully men and women, and invade and occupy people's houses? All of this will eventually be blamed on him. This is what Master Lianchi of Yunqi Temple said about the world.
The most evildoer is the official in the Seven Chapters of Jia Ke. No matter how good Dong Qichang is in calligraphy and painting, he is the chief culprit. If he does unjust things, he will die. Sister, wait and see., Lu Tao said: "I heard from Huating people that Dong Qichang
Haofangzhongshu, his son and his domestic slaves often bought beautiful and fair-skinned girls from poor families for him to fight with. There were dozens of young maids in Xihongtang and Baozhu Pavilion, so Dong Qichang was nearly sixty years old.
The body is as strong as a young man. Zhang Ruoxi said slightly angrily: "Why are you talking about these dirty things!"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "In Dong Qichang's view, these things are not considered evil at all. The maids he bought should be dealt with by him. This does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty...Changing the subject, he asked: "Brother-in-law is here this time.
Do you plan to take your sister back?, Lu Tao said: "My mother is thinking about Lu Chun, and Lu Jie is going to take her back together." Zhang Yuan said: "The weather is cold, and it will take more than half a month on the road. I'm afraid that my sister and Lu will be together."
Chun, Lu Jiechenglou can't stand the bumps and cold wind, and Chen Ming's case has not been settled. Lu is restless at home. Should I wait until next April or May to take the road test before sending my sister and the others back to Qingpu?,, Lu Tao is here
She felt that the journey was hard along the way, so she hesitated and asked, "Ruoxi, what do you think?" Zhang Ruoxi was a little hesitant. She wanted to go back to Qingpu with Lu Tao, and she wanted to spend more time with her mother, and her younger brother Zhang Yuan will take the Taoist test next year.
It was also something she was extremely concerned about. Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Sister, don't hesitate. Just go back next year. This time, let your brother-in-law stay with you for a while. You put on men's clothes and go to Dashan Temple, Longshan, and Shuzu with your brother-in-law."
Let’s take a tour of Yanyuan and relax.
Lu Tao laughed and said: "Ruoxi, let's do it. I'll stay here for a little longer and go back after the fifteenth of next month. I'll pick you up in early summer next year. Then the weather will be warm and it will be pleasant to travel.,,
It was late at night, and Zhang Yuan was going back to the small building in the back garden to rest. Lu Tao followed him downstairs and said, "Jiezi, the collection of contemporary essays you selected for Yang Shixiang last time has been printed out. Yang Shixiang asked me to bring ten volumes.
For you, there is also a letter from him. Knowing that I am congratulating my mother-in-law on her birthday, Yang Shixiang also prepared a birthday gift for me to bring.,.
Zhang Yuan said: "Brother Shi Xiang is so polite. When my brother-in-law returns to Qingpu, he will help me bring a letter to him." When he came to the front hall, Lu Tao opened a box and took out the ten books. Zhang Yuan took a look.
On the indigo cover, the title of the book is "Zhang Jiezi's Selected Commentary on One Hundred and Twenty Essays of the Songjiang Period".
,, there are small words on the side "Shan Yin Zhang Jiezi's Selection," I heard that you beat Dong Zuchang and worshiped Jiao Zhuangyuan's disciple, Yang Shixiang immediately changed the cover and enlarged the five words "Zhang Jiezi's Selection" several times, extremely
It dawned on me that when I left Qingpu, it was said that the first print run of 1,500 copies had been sold out and more copies had been printed overnight, otherwise they would have been pirated by other book publishers.,.
Zhang Yuan laughed: "If you beat Dong Zuchang, can your book be sold well? So Dong Zuchang has done a useful thing..."
Lu Tao smiled and said: "I heard about this in Huating. Dong Zuchang was lying in bed, and the people in Huating clapped their hands and cheered..."
Zhang Yuandao said: "Dong Zuchang was just pretending, so I kicked him, so he couldn't get up from bed." Lu Tao suddenly asked: "By the way, Jiezi, what happened to Zong Yishan?"
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Zhang Yuan said: "Brother-in-law, do you remember the young scholar who came to the Shuixian Temple Literary Society that day? He was Zong Yishan, a talented man, and actually a slave of the Dong family. We have become sworn friends. I am determined to help him get rid of his citizenship."
, Lu Tao said: "Then you have greatly offended Dong Qichang. I heard that Zong Yishan has exquisite calligraphy and often writes for Dong Qichang. Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting are famous, and many arty and wealthy businessmen also ask Dong Qichang for painting and polishing."
The money was as high as one hundred taels, but Dong Qichang couldn't write or draw, so he hired someone to write for him. His calligraphy ghostwriters were Zong Yishan and Wu Chuhou, and his painting ghostwriters were Zhao Zuo and Shen Shichong. Zhang Yuan thought: "Dong Qichang's calligraphy and painting
In later generations, he was famous for his high quality products, and the seals on these high-quality products were generally the same as those on Dong Qichang's authentic works. Hey, the calligraphy and painting were done by others, and he just stamped them and collected the money. From this point on, Dong Qichang's character was revealed.
We can roughly tell.,The first update is here, the second update is in the early morning, and the third volume has begun.