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Chapter 248 Stormy Night
Mu Zhenzhen took off a lantern on the bow of the boat, walked to the footboard, and lit the lantern high. The footboard was more than a foot long and only a foot wide. If you were not careful when boarding the boat at night, you could easily step on it and fall into the water, especially if you were not careful.
It’s someone who’s drunk——
However, after waiting for a long time, no one came. The scenery on the lakeshore was hazy, and it was difficult to distinguish even ten steps away. Mu Zhen was really surprised. The person who just heard the young master's laughter should be more than ten feet away. How to get there?
It’s been so long and you still haven’t reached the shore?
Mu Zhenzhen said to Wang Wei: "Sister Wang, let me go to the shore and have a look -" Holding a lantern and just about to step onto the pedal, he suddenly felt something strange under the water. When he looked down, the lake water suddenly surged up beside the boat, and a head popped out.
Come and shout: "Spare my life——"
Mu Zhenzhen was startled and hurriedly stretched out the lantern to shine it. However, where the lantern shined, the lake water surged, and the head that had previously emerged from the water disappeared. Mu Zhenzhen felt strange and reached out to touch the dragon stick under her skirt——
When the black-feathered starling hanging on the cabin door heard the word "spare my life", he screamed "spare my life" in a sad voice. Wang Wei smiled and said: "Sister, the one who said "spare my life" is Mr. Yanke. They
They're playing tricks on us."
Wang Wei's audience was clear. She didn't see the head emerging from the bottom of the water. She only heard the cry and recognized it as Zhang E's voice——
The voice of "Spare my life" was shouted again from the other end of the boat. Zhang E swam over and shouted: "Why don't you save me when you are about to die? Wang Weigu saved me, a scholar fell into the water, a beauty saved him, a good marriage -"
Zhang Yuan's voice came again: "Third brother, please be careful and don't get slapped whenever you show up."
Mu Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh out loud. She already had the dragon coiling stick in her hand——
The weather was sultry in the evening. Zhang Yuan and others broke out in a hot sweat while drinking in Tongli Restaurant. Zhang Yuan said: "Don't drink too much today. Let's go swimming in Tongli Lake. The water in the lake is very clear."
When Zhang E heard this, he responded enthusiastically. They had grown up playing in the Touji River since childhood. Fan Wenruo was greedy and wanted to continue drinking. However, seeing that the three Zhang brothers were in high spirits and wanted to go swimming, he had to ask the servant to transfer the water to the river.
The unfinished pot of Suzhou Sanbaijiu was brought back to the boat, and he wanted to drink it slowly by himself.
When they came to the lake, Fan Wenruo and Zong Yishan refused to go into the water. Only Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai and Zhang E, as well as Wu Ling and Neng Zhu, a few servants, found a flat lake shore and quietly went into the water towards the wave boat.
Come here, Zhang E wants to scare Wang Wei on the boat——
Zhang E was still in the water surging towards the bow of the boat and asked Wang Weigu to save him, the scholar who fell into the water. However, he heard Wang Weigu's clear and calm voice saying: "Mr. Yanke, if according to the conventions of the play, the woman rescued the scholar who fell into the water, then what will happen next?"
If you want to win the first prize and marry me as your wife, can you win the first prize?" From behind, he couldn't help laughing.
Zhang E shouted: "Then save me quickly. If you save me, I will win the first prize and marry you as my wife."
Wang Wei said: "But if you have decided to marry a girl from the Qi family, how can you regret it?"
Zhang E shouted: "Why are you so long-winded about saving people? They have drowned a long time ago. Please save me quickly——"
While Zhang E was laughing with Wang Wei, Zhang Yuan also swam over and looked up at the lantern on the bow of the boat from the water. Under the dark sky, the lantern looked like the dim moon. Next to the lantern was Mu Zhenzhen's white face.
, then stretched out his hand and said: "Zhenzhen, give me a hand."
When Mu Zhenzhen saw the young master swimming towards him, he smiled and agreed with a "Hi". He handed the lantern in his hand to Lu Mei beside him, leaned down, supported the side of the boat with one hand, reached down to grab the young master's hand with the other hand, and pushed it hard.
The last time I mentioned it, Zhang Yuan, who weighed a hundred pounds, was lifted into the bow of the ship——
Zhang Yuan was naked from the waist up, wearing only a pair of knee-covering trousers. He wiped his face with his hands and said with a smile: "You are so strong, you can catch me like a fisherman."
Mu Zhenzhen often served Zhang Yuan to bathe. Zhang Yuan was used to seeing his naked upper body, but he was still a little shy in front of others, so he hurriedly said: "Young master, hurry up and change clothes."
Zhang Yuan said "Hmm" and followed Mu Zhenzhen into the cabin. When he walked past Wang Wei, he saw the girl's charming eyes looking at him with some curiosity, as if she was quite surprised by his appearance. Zhang Yuan
I did a bodybuilding exercise to show my muscles, laughed loudly, walked into the cabin, and touched my abdomen. Unfortunately, my abdominal muscles have not been developed yet. I need to exercise more in the future. In this world, it is impossible to be weak...
Zhang E, who was in the water, saw Zhang Yuan boarding the boat and shouted even more. Wang Wei said: "The woman is not as strong as Mu Zhenzhen, so she can't catch him - Uncle Yao, pull him up."
Zhang E didn't want Yao Dahan to pull him, but called: "Lu Mei, Lu Mei, pull me."
Zhang E's personal maid Lu Mei hurriedly handed the lantern to Hui Xiang, and hurriedly leaned on the side of the ship and said to Zhang E: "Third Young Master, this maid can't pull it -"
Zhang E shouted: "Stop being so verbose, pull me up quickly. Even if you can't pull me up, you have to pull me up."
Lu Mei had no choice but to tremble and reach down, but was grabbed by Zhang E and pulled down hard. With a "plop", she was dragged into the water. She was so frightened that she screamed loudly: "Third Young Master, this servant can't swim -
——Gudu——”
Zhang E laughed wildly.
Lu Mei fluttered in the water, crying for help, and drank several mouthfuls of water. Zhang E then went over to hold her up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you won't drown. The young master is here, don't move -"
Zhang Dai swam over and said, "Third brother, don't mess around. This lake is extremely deep and it's night again."
Zhang E said nonchalantly: "It's right next to the boat, what could happen?" He held up Lu Mei. Su Zhi and Wang Wei on top dragged Lu Mei onto the boat. Zhang E then climbed on board and looked at the frightened
He found the half-dead Lumei lying limply on the ground so funny that he couldn't stop laughing.
Wang Wei stared at Zhang E with his wonderful eyes and asked, "Mr. Yanke, do you think this is interesting?"
Zhang E said: "Of course, this silly woman, does she have the real strength of Mu Zhen, but she still comes to pull me, haha, she will definitely fall into the water."
Lu Mei gasped for a while, sat up, and cried: "If I don't pull it, you will definitely scold me, so I know that the third young master is going to -"
Wang Wei turned around and went back to the cabin.
Seeing Lu Mei crying, Zhang E felt bored and said: "Okay, okay, wasn't it just a play? It's nothing more. Get up." He pulled Lu Mei to stand up and half hugged and half carried him back to the cabin.
went.
Zhang Yuan changed his clothes, and Mu Zhenzhen was combing his hair. Hearing Lu Mei's cry, he asked if it was Zhang E who was playing tricks on Lu Mei. Zhang Yuan shook his head and said, "The third brother has such a temper, he is playing pranks."
Wu Ling, who replied, said: "Third Young Master's temper has gotten much better recently. He used to be even worse. He often beat people for no reason."
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "This time it's my fault. It was me who asked Zhenzhen to pull me on board, and then the third brother thought of teasing Lu Mei."
Mu Zhenzhen said: "How can you blame the young master? The third young master has been asking Sister Wang to drag him down. He wants to drag Sister Wang into the water-"
Wu Ling said: "The third young master wants to tease Wang Weigu, but Wang Weigu ignores him."
Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, not too much." He walked to the cabin, chatted with his eldest brother Zhang Dai, drank tea, and asked his third brother Zhang E. Zhang Dai smiled and said: "Zhang Yanke is very gentle and is teasing Lu Mei. He is like this, moody.
, when she gets better, I can even apply cold iron to that green plum, but before, I teased her into falling into the water and just let her temper go."
Zhang Yuan drank a cup of tea, went back to the cabin and wrote a piece of eight-part essay, which he showed to Zong Yishan. Zong Yishan said: "Brother Jiezi's craftsmanship is much more sophisticated than when I was a guest in Dongzhang, Shanyin last year."
, almost flawless, but I would like to remind you that Brother Jie Zi should be careful not to be crafty in his writing."
Zhang Yuan is a person who can understand everything with just one point. He nodded and said: "Brother Yi Shan reminds me very much. If you write too many eight-legged essays, it is easy to be limited by your craftsmanship and become monotonous, revealing the marks of axes and chisels. This requires practice to survive. Only in this way can you
Keep the article fresh and lively.”
Zong Yishan smiled and said: "Brother Jie Zi has a clear mind. He has thought of this for a long time. I am so talkative."
Zhang Yuandao: "I have been vaguely confused in my writing recently. If Brother Yi Shan had not made it clear, I would not have been able to figure it out for a while. With Brother Yi Shan's talent, it would be a pity not to take part in the imperial examination. Brother Yi Shan, don't be impatient. I will arrange it calmly for you."
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Zong Yishan said: "When it comes to craftsmanship, I am not as good as Brother Jiezi. I have knowledge but not writing skills. I can be regarded as having a high vision but a low skill. I also know very well that I will not be able to participate in the imperial examination. The Dong family will not allow me to become an official in the imperial examination."
, changing my name will not work. Unless I fail, as long as I pass the exam, I will not be able to hide it from Dong’s eyes and ears. It will only cause trouble to Brother Jie Zi. Brother Jie Zi, please don’t worry about this. I only ask for your help.
My parents died in old age, brother Jiezi will be an official in the future, and I will be a staff member. We are good friends and will know each other for a lifetime."
Zhang Yuandao: "Brother Yishan, don't be pessimistic, I will think of a safe way."
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The night of the third day of June was extremely hot. Zhang Yuan could not sleep. When he went to the bow of the boat to cool off, there was no wind. The crescent moon was covered by thick clouds. The boatman said: "There should be a heavy rain this night. It will be cooler if it rains."
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But after waiting and waiting, the rain did not come down, so Zhang Yuan went back to the cabin. It was almost the third night. Zong Yishan and others on the other side of the screen had all fallen asleep. Laifu was snoring very loudly.
There is no choice but to endure——
Mu Zhenzhen was still sitting on the banquet, sorting out her clothes. She always waited for Zhang Yuan to fall asleep before taking a rest.
Zhang Yuan took off his gown and slept in only his clothes. He shook his fan and said, "Go to sleep."
Mu Zhenzhen agreed, blew out the lamp, and lay down on the banquet next to Zhang Yuan, motionless and silent.
Zhang Yuan said to the darkness: "Really, don't think too much. One day, Uncle Mu will return home in glory."
Mu Zhenzhen responded without saying a word, as if his whole body was immersed in the dark night and became void.
Zhang Yuan slowly shook his fan. Unable to endure the sleepiness, he fell asleep. He slept for an unknown period of time. He was awakened by the rumble of thunder. The rainstorm finally came down. The raindrops made a crackling sound on the roof of the tent, and the wind blew through the window.
After pouring it in, the heat in the cabin subsided, and there were wind and waves on the lake, and the boat was shaking a little——
Amidst the sound of wind and rain, I suddenly heard the faint sound of sobbing, and the cabin was still dark. Zhang Yuan called out softly: "Really—"
The sound of sobbing suddenly stopped, and Mu Zhenzhen's reply was not heard. Zhang Yuan didn't know whether Mu Zhenzhen was around, so he slowly stretched out his hand and touched the face of the fallen girl. The face was trembling slightly, Zhang Yuan touched it
My face was wet and stained with tears.
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It's raining heavily outside the window, and Jiangxi has recently been hit by heavy rains.