Zhang Yuan left the south building with the booklet in his sleeve and came to the front hall. Fan Zhen took a cup of tea and sipped it slowly while teasing the little girl Tu Ting. Seeing Zhang Yuan come out, he stood up and said: "Master Jiezi, you are just down here."
I also remembered that Zhang Dachun’s eldest son bought a large piece of land in Jiali Village on the outskirts of the county, and opened a white wax shop in the city, which is both farming and business. It’s very prosperous.”
Fifteen years ago, Zhang Dachun came with his wife and children to seek refuge with Zhang Ruiyang, Zhang Yuan’s father. Only Zhang Dachun, his wife and Zhang Cai were converted into slaves. It seems that they heard that Zhang Dachun also had an eldest son, but this is normal. The life of a farmer in the suburbs
If he is sad, he will seek refuge with a wealthy and powerful family as a slave, but he will not make the whole family a slave. There will always be one left, and the two sons are innocent. However, after the fifteenth year of Zhang Yuan's family in Dachun, the eldest son earned a good living outside.
A large portion of the family property, probably more than half of which was ripped away from Zhang Yuan's family.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "My mother only gives me six yuan of pocket money every month, and my family is very frugal. It's good to have such a big borer!" He said, "I have to trouble Mr. Fan to go out of the city early tomorrow morning to collect the land that I rented.
Bring the three tenant farmers here to make personal identification, and I will ask Zhang E to call two healthy servants to accompany Mr. Fan."
Fan Zhen said: "Okay, I will leave the city early tomorrow morning."
While he was talking, Zhang E came and said with a smile, "Jiezi, thank you for helping me cover up today, otherwise I would have had to hide in my mother's room to escape the beating."
Zhang Yuan asked with a smile: "So everything is fine now?"
"It's okay." Zhang E Shiran sat down and said, "The three volumes of "Jin Ping Mei" have been found and sent back quietly. I originally planned to ask someone to copy and keep them, but I ran out of time. Unfortunately, I haven't got those three volumes yet.
After reading it, I was just like you, Jiezi, and turned over many pages. I only read the ones I couldn’t understand, hehe."
Fan Zhen complimented: "The third young master has made great progress in knowledge recently. What he said is very profound. Do you understand in the second half?"
Zhang E laughed wildly.
Zhang Yuan couldn't help but laugh, and after a while he said: "Brother 3 came just in time, I have something to ask for help from brother 3."
Zhang E's attitude towards Zhang Yuan has changed drastically. In the past, he was bound by the bet and had to obey Zhang Yuan's orders. He would come and go at the drop of a hat, feeling frustrated and helpless. Fortunately, Zhang Yuan did not resort to the bet to take advantage of him.
He always talked nicely with her, which greatly relieved Zhang E's grievance. But this morning Zhang Yuan helped him cover up, which was very generous. Zhang E thought this clan brother was interesting. Zhang E was such a kind of person.
, he has a bad temper, but when he is good to you, he can literally take out his heart——
Zhang E said: "Whatever happens, just say it."
Zhang Yuan then asked to borrow two healthy servants to accompany Fan Zhen out of the city.
Zhang E said: "I'm afraid two won't be enough. Four, those people are idle anyway. I'll tell the manager when I get back. By the way, Lao Fan, what are you doing out of the city?"
Fan Zhen said: "To do something for Master Jiezi, we need a few people."
Zhang E asked: "What's going on? Is it that Jiezi has fallen in love with a beautiful village girl and wants to rob her?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense, there is something wrong with the farm."
Zhan Shiyuan and Wu Ting came together. Those who studied for Zhang Yuan were paid five qian a day, so they were very active.
Fan Zhen stood up and left, saying that she would talk to her again before noon the next day. Zhang E had something to ask Fan Zhen, so he also stood up and walked out while asking in a low voice: "Old Fan, are you happy lately?"
Fan Zhen knew what Zhang E wanted to ask as soon as he saw Zhang E's obscene smile. Although Qiu Ling had served Zhang E before, she was now his concubine. He didn't want to communicate with Zhang E about Qiu Ling's bedside affairs.
, said: "I don't want to miss Shu, I don't want to miss Shu. Third Young Master, Fan has something urgent to do, so I have to take a step forward." He cupped his hands and walked away quickly.
Zhang E tilted his mouth and said to himself: "There is a saying in Shaoxing, which is, don't walk with a newlywed young man, or you can't outrun him. You have a beautiful heart, and you can walk like flying. Even an old boy like Fan Zhen can walk with him."
So soon, I’m almost fifty years old.”
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Zhang's mother, Lu, thought her son was about to confront Zhang Dachun about withholding rent, and she was still worried about it. Unexpectedly, she still heard the sound of reading in the west building. She shook her head and thought to herself: "Yuan'er is not a young man after all.
I'm afraid I don't have the guts to attack Zhang Dachun, so I'd better wait until his father comes back to argue."
The eldest girl Yi Ting is also a little disappointed. If Zhang Yuan is cowardly and dare not punish Zhang Dachun and his son, then she is not embarrassed. She has offended Zhang Dachun and his son——
At this time, I heard Zhang Cai's voice from the patio: "Madam, my father has something to tell my wife. Please move to the front hall."
Yi Ting's heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help shouting: "Mrs.——"
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, understood what Yi Ting was worried about and comforted her: "Don't worry, I won't marry you if you don't want to. I can't live without you here. Come, come downstairs with me."
Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, and Yi Ting came downstairs and saw that Zhang Yuan had sent away the two Qing guests Zhan Shiyuan and Wu Ting. They turned back to Zhang Cai who was waiting aside and said, "You go out first and let your father wait for a while.
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After Zhang Cai left, Zhang Yuan said to his mother, Lu: "The child has been arranged. We will talk to Zhang Dachun tomorrow when the witnesses arrive. Zhang Dachun must be proposing marriage for Zhang Cai today. I will deal with him. Mother just goes upstairs."
Just sit back and relax."
Zhang Yuan went to the front hall, where Zhang Dachun, Zhang Cai and his son were waiting.
Zhang Dachun saw that only Zhang Yuan came out, so he asked: "Master, where is grandma?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Mother asked me to ask you what you want to say?"
Zhang Dachun said: "I came here to inform my grandma about my son Zhang Cai's marriage."
Zhang Dachun is in his fifties, short in stature, with a protruding chin, slightly bowed, and a pair of small soy eyes looking at Zhang Yuan, observing his words. A few days ago, his son Zhang Cai told him that Yi Ting refused to marry him, so it was easy to refuse.
That's all, but what Yi Ting said made Zhang Dachun angry and uneasy. He thought carefully and prepared his words. When Zhang's mother Lu asked about the land rent, he should be able to explain it, but after waiting for several days, he didn't see anything.
, I can’t help but feel guilty, so today I used Zhang Cai’s marriage as a test to see how Zhang’s mother, Lu, would respond——
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Zhang Cai wants to marry Yi Ting, right? It's a good thing. I'll go talk to my mother and I'll get back to you tomorrow. Remember not to go out tomorrow."
Zhang Dachun said happily: "Yes, thank you young master, thank you grandma."
The father and son returned to the tile-roofed house in the hall. Zhang Cai was overjoyed. Zhang Dachun certainly wouldn't be as happy as his son, but Zhang Yuan was young and Zhang's mother, Lu, was always kind and soft-hearted, so there was nothing wrong with him.
Worrying, and the family advocated that Ruiyang was in a hurry every time he came back, busy visiting relatives and friends, and had no time to take care of the land rent, so hasn’t he been here all these years?——
Zhang Dachun thought to himself: "If a domestic slave does not get benefits from his master's family, who would want to be a domestic slave? I was confused when I took refuge in Dongzhang as a slave. I thought Zhang Ruiyang could at least make up a living member, and in that way I could gain some momentum. Unexpectedly,
I was just a child at the end - I came from the same hometown and joined Mr. Dong's family in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture as a slave. Well, within a few years, I became rich. I bought such a big land, I can't compare..."
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. At the end of the morning, Wu Ling came over and said, "Uncle Zhang, Brother Cai, the young master invites you to talk about something."
Zhang Cai said happily: "It seems that my wife has agreed to let Yi Ting marry me - Xiao Wu, have you heard any news?"
Wu Ling shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." He thought to himself, "It's a beautiful thought, but Sister Yi Ting won't marry you."
Zhang Dachun, Zhang Cai and his son came to the front hall and saw Zhang Yuan sitting on the big chair with an official hat. Next to him was a Qingke named Fan who often came to study with the young master. Zhang Dachun thought to himself: "This Fan Qingke
Why are you sitting here? Do you want him to be the matchmaker between my son and Yi Ting?"
But Zhang Yuan said: "Uncle Zhang, I want to hear you talk about the land rent at Jianhu Farm. I hope Uncle Zhang won't deceive me."
Zhang Dachun was a little confused as to why he suddenly mentioned this matter. He calmed down and said: "Master, I will give you a detailed account of the land rent with the master and grandma in two days. What we are talking about today is my son Zhang Cai's."
Regarding marriage, I wonder if grandma is willing to let Yi Ting marry my son Zhang Cai?"
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