Two hundred and ninetieth chapters running water thousands of miles
Chapter 293: Thousands of Miles of Flowing Water
Zhang Dai bought a set of exquisite tea sets in Suzhou, including a stone tripod, a bamboo broom, a tea wash, a copper fire bucket, a clay stove, a porcelain jar, etc., a total of sixteen kinds. These tea sets have very elegant aliases. The stone tripod is not called Shiding, but Shang.
The elephant, the bamboo broom is not called the bamboo broom, it is called Guijie. The tea bottle and teapot are all produced in Yixing. They are as colorful as sheep liver and as delicate as a beautiful woman's skin. They were made by Shi Dabin, a famous pot maker in Yixing. A teapot costs up to
Five taels of silver, the whole tea set costs more than thirty taels of silver——
There was nothing going on in the boat. Zhang Dai cooked tea by himself every afternoon, with Huiquan water, Xin'an tea, and the fragrance of cold tea. Zhang Yuan, Ni Yuanlu, Huang Zunsu, and Qi Biaojia were all very happy with it. Zhang Dai and Zhang Cai were good at delicious food, so every time
When visiting the land, you must search for local delicacies to feast on. Various famous snacks such as hawthorn cake, pine nut candy, preserved olives, ground chestnut dumplings, square persimmons, etc. are also always available——
Huang Zunsu smiled and said: "I am in the same boat with the sage Kunzhong, and there are many things to worry about. The sage Sushui, Mr. Sima Gong, once said, 'It is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality.' After returning home, how can I still swallow the simple food? There is no such thing."
I can’t get used to it in ten days and a half. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple”
Everyone laughed.
Zhang Yuan was holding a Xuande blue and white tea cup, sipping tea by the window and looking at the scenery on the river bank. The boat had arrived at Baijiang River and would soon reach Zhenfengli. Du Dingfang in Zhenfengli wanted to meet him. At this time, he heard
Huang Zunsu joked about "being frugal and luxurious", and thought to himself: "Huang Zunsu is right. I live in Dongzhang frugally. Meat or fish is enough. How can I have such a big brother who never tires of fine meats or fine meats? I haven't tasted them before."
It’s just fine tea and wine. After trying it, comparing it with the coarse tea and low-quality wine, it really has no taste. It’s just like beauty and beauty, it’s addictive——”
I also remembered the long conversation with Fan Wenruo, Wen Zhenmeng, and Feng Menglong in Suzhou the day before yesterday. Fan Wenruo said that nearly a hundred students in Suzhou wanted to join the Han Society, and they had all been registered. The official members would be confirmed at the Shanyin Society meeting on March 3 next year. At that time
He said that if there are students living in poverty who want to participate in the Shanyin Society Fair next year, they can subsidize the round-trip travel expenses as appropriate. The money will be paid by the Han Society. The so-called Han Society's money is actually paid by Zhang Yuan. Well, it can also be said that
It was sponsored by Dong Hanlin——
In the afternoon, the white-topped boat with five bright tiles turned around the river bend and entered Jishui Port. In front of it was Zhenfengli Pier. Mu Zhenzhen walked to the bow and looked in the direction of the pier. It was on this pier that she and her father parted ways half a year ago.
, I don’t know how her father is doing in Yan’an Guard. Have the young master’s words come true? Can General Du Song be reinstated? Will his father follow General Du to the battlefield? She really misses her father——
His arm was lightly touched. Mu Zhenzhen turned around and saw that it was the young master. The young master said: "Zhenzhen, you go back to the cabin and write a letter to your father. When I see Du Dingfang later, I will ask him to write a letter from the Du family."
Send them to Yan'an Guard together."
Mu Zhenzhen was overjoyed. She agreed and went back to the cabin to write a letter. She loved the young master so much in her heart that he knew everything she wanted.
Since she had a physical relationship with Zhang Yuan, this fallen girl has become more considerate of Zhang Yuan's service. She also remembers what her father Mu Jingyan told her when he left, "Be diligent day and night, don't be lazy, be careful in serving, and don't be disobedient."
Because Zhang Yuan treated her well, he was proud of her——
The boat arrived at the pier outside the small town of Zhenfengli. The water alleys in the town were narrow and there was no room for such a big boat with five bright tiles. The boat had to be moored outside the town. As soon as the boat was moored, Laifu jumped ashore first and saw people running out of a tea shop on the pier.
One person ran straight to the shore and shouted: "Brother Laifu, has Mr. Zhang arrived?"
When Laifu saw it, he saw that it was Du Dingfang's servant, the one who had been to Jinling two months ago, and he said, "My young master is on the boat."
The servant of the Du family was overjoyed. He craned his neck to look. When he saw Zhang Yuan walking out of the bow of the boat, he quickly crossed his hands and sang: "Master Zhang, I have been ordered by the young master to wait here since the 20th of this month. I am afraid I will miss it."
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Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Since I promised your young master to pass by Zhenfengli and come to see him, how can I break my promise? ("")"
The Du family servant asked an acquaintance from the tea shop to go to the Du Mansion first to report the news. He accompanied Zhang Yuan and others and then left. Ni Yuanlu, Huang Zunsu, and Qi Biaojia refused to go. Du Dingfang first received the three brothers Zhang Yuan.
When they learned that Teacher Zhang had three other friends on the boat, they hurried to the pier to invite them. However, Ni Yuanlu and the others were not as enthusiastic as Du Dingfang, so they had to go to the Du Mansion together——
Du Dingfang's enthusiasm for Zhang Yuan was sincere, and he was eagerly looking forward to Zhang Yuan's arrival. Last time he received a reply from Zhang Yuan, and saw Zhang Yuan carefully commenting on ten of his craftsmanship, and there was also a long letter instructing him on which books he should read.
Du Dingfang was very moved by Zhang Yuan's patience and meticulousness, and he was very lucky to have met a master with both good character and learning. Moreover, in the recent social studies examinations in Zhenfengli, Du Dingfang's eight-legged essay won the social examination.
He received the teacher's praise and thought that the progress was not small. Du Dingfang is now a Tongsheng, and his goal is to pass the Kunshan Taoist Examination in two years to obtain the rank of student member. He failed in the first two Taoist examinations. Now that he has Zhang Yuan's guidance, his confidence has greatly increased——
Zhang Yuan rested all night in Du Mansion and commented on Du Dingfang's eight-part essay. Du Ding benefited from his face-to-face advice. Unfortunately, Teacher Zhang was in a hurry and was about to leave in the afternoon the next day. Du Dingfang couldn't keep it, so he had to prepare a copy.
A generous gift to send Teacher Zhang on board——
The white-covered boat left Zhenfengli and headed for Xuedian Lake via Jishui Port. When the boat arrived on the lake in the evening, the sky was filled with clouds and it began to snow again. Since leaving Jinling on the seventh day of this month, there have been several snowfalls along the way in the past twenty days.
, the snow is the heaviest this time, the snowflakes are flying in the sky, and disappear as soon as they fall on the lake——
Zhang Dai said: "It's a pity that the snow fell into the water."
Ni Yuanlu nodded and said: "It will be fine if it freezes. Such a big lake is so white and clean that it can be painted."
These two people experience life purely with a sense of beauty. Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "If it freezes, how can we get to the shore? We will die of cold."
After the boat passed Xuedian Lake, it was already dark. Zhang originally planned to go straight down from Dahuangpu to Qingpu and rush to his sister's house overnight, but now it is snowing heavily and the water in Dahuangpu is quite turbulent in winter. It may be dangerous to sail on a snowy night, so he
We anchored temporarily in Zhujiajiao Town and waited until dawn before sailing again. Zhang Dai and Zhang E went ashore in the snow to have dinner at a restaurant in the town. Zhang Yuan did not go. Maybe there was too much cold wind blowing on the bow of the ship in the past few days and his head hurt, so he stayed on the ship to eat.
Mu Zhenzhen prepared a few delicate side dishes for porridge. Mu Zhenzhen did not know how to cook such side dishes. He learned from Wang Wei on the way to Jinling on the same boat with Wang Wei last time. He said with some shame: "My servant is dull-minded."
My hands are clumsy and I can’t cook as well as Wei Gu.”
Zhang Yuan said: "It's very good. You really know my taste."
Mu Zhenzhen felt happy when he heard what the young master said. He watched the young master finish the porridge in the bowl and asked, "Do you want the young master to take some headache medicine?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head and drank two small bowls of hot porridge. At this time, he felt that his headache was relieved a little, and said: "No need, the minor illness will be over soon. Improve immunity. Zhenzhen, rub your forehead for me."
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Mu Zhen really didn't understand what "immunity" was, so she didn't ask much. The young master was very knowledgeable. She couldn't ask about everything. She just had to try to figure it out. Then she knelt down behind the young master and offered help to the young master who was sitting cross-legged.
Rub your forehead and temples——
Mu Zhenzhen's hands were rough and felt very comfortable when stroking them. Zhang Yuan let out a sigh of relief, slumped his waist, and leaned his head on Mu Zhenzhen's chest. He felt that the breasts shrank back, then straightened up again.
Holding the back of his head tremblingly, the fallen girl's breasts seemed to have become a little plumper and rounder in recent months, like a ripe fruit——
After half a teacup of massage, Zhang Yuan sat up straight and said: "I feel much more comfortable, thank you Zhenzhen. ("")"
Mu Zhenzhen smiled shyly and went to clear away the dishes. As usual, Zhang Yuan drafted a topic and wrote an eight-legged essay. While composing the essay, he practiced calligraphy. Mu Zhenzhen was sharpening his ink when he suddenly remembered something and said: "Master, my father is illiterate.
,How do you reply to your servant?"
Zhang Yuan held a tube of sheep hair and looked at the nib of the pen under the lamp, and said with a smile: "In the army, there are scribes who write family letters for the sergeants. You don't need to worry about this. Du Dingfang promised that he will send your letter together with his Du family's family letters in the near future.
Send it, and if your father replies, he will send it to me as soon as possible."
Without Zhang E and a few people, the white-canopied boat seemed very quiet. The sky was covered with snowflakes, one after another, silently. It was a pity that it fell into the water. A thin layer of snow had accumulated on the bow of the boat, and from time to time there was "" on the top of the boat's awning.
There is a soft creaking sound, which is the sound of the snow on the roof of the tent pressing down——
Suddenly, he heard the sound of a woman retching in the adjacent cabin, and she seemed to be crying. When Mu Zhenzhen saw the young master stop writing and listen, he said: "That's a green plum, it looks like - it looks like -"
Zhang Yuan asked: "Are you happy?"
Mu Zhenzhen blushed and nodded, and added: "The Third Young Master called a doctor in Suzhou to treat Sister Lu Mei. The doctor said she was pregnant, but the Third Young Master was very unhappy and even scolded Sister Lu Mei——" After talking about it, his face changed.
It gradually turns white again.
Zhang Yuan sighed and said: "I will advise the third brother later, how can you blame Lu Mei, and there is joy - this is also a good thing." Then he looked at Mu Zhenzhen, whose face turned pale under the lamp, and asked with a smile: "Are you worried?
What?"
Mu Zhenzhen quickly shook his head: "No, I'm not worried about anything." His face turned red again.
Zhang Yuan thought: "My body is only seventeen years old, and I am only sixteen in one year. I am still one year younger than me. Although my body seems to be fully grown, it is still too early to have children. The ancients married early and had babies early.
Too many died in infancy——"
Laughter came from the shore. Zhang Dai and the others were back. The boatman quickly cleared the snow on the bow of the boat to prevent Zhang Dai and his party from slipping and causing an accident when they boarded the boat.
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It snowed heavily all night in Qingpu. When I got up early, a layer several inches thick had already accumulated in the courtyard. Zhang Ruoxi, wearing a sable winter coat, stood on the steps to watch the snow. She said to her husband, Lu Tao, beside her: "Ouyuan and the others should have already set off from Jinling. I don't know.
Where are they? Such heavy snow will not hinder their journey, right?"
Lu Tao said: "It's okay to sail on water as long as there are no strong winds and waves."
There was a noise from Lu Chun and Lu Jie in the wing, so Zhang Ruoxi walked over. Two nannies and two maids were busy helping Lu Chun and Lu Jie get dressed and put on a hat. The two children were jumping and jumping around, moving their hands and feet wildly.
, refused to dress properly, it was Zhang Ruoxi who came in and gave a shout before she quieted down. Soon they were fully dressed, and the two little brothers ran to the courtyard to play in the snow.
It was cold and the elderly got up late. Lu Tao had breakfast before taking his two sons to say hello to his father Lu Zhaoshen. Zhang Ruoxi took two maids to the front yard to attend the meeting. Ruoxi is now in charge of everything in the house.
Ruoxi is also in charge of the affairs of "Shengmei Company", and there are many things every day. Fortunately, Ruoxi is also capable and manages everything in an orderly manner. Ruoxi is still learning how to make gantry accounts and four-legged accounts. She wants to manage "Shengmei Company"
, if you don’t understand the gantry account and the four-legged account, you will be easily deceived by the people below. The logo of "Shengmei Company" is a seal character "美" with a circle on the outside and a square on the inside. It is now in Qingpu, Huating, Shanghai, and Kunshan.
After opening six shops, Zhang Yuan's method of bribing sewing workers proved to be very effective. Shengmei Shop quickly opened up sales in various places and established a firm foothold. Zhang Ruoxi plans to open shops in Suzhou, Jiaxing and Hangzhou next year.
, at the same time, the cotton and silk looms will be greatly increased, requiring a large number of skilled weavers, which can only be cultivated by oneself and hired with high salaries -
At the beginning of the morning, I suddenly heard a servant shouting at the gate: "Master Jiezi has arrived, Master Jiezi has arrived -"
Zhang Ruoxi was overjoyed. She put down the book in her hand and hurried out to greet him. She saw a large group of people in the hall, including many unfamiliar faces. She stopped and ordered the servants to quickly invite Lu Tao -
Zhang Yuan and his three brothers had already seen Zhang Ruoxi and came over to greet him. Zhang Ruoxi was very happy and looked at his younger brother Zhang Yuan and said, "Xiao Yuan seems to have grown taller - Zongzi, Yan Ke, you have worked hard on the road, please come and sit in the hall."
, who are those people? Let’s greet your brother-in-law when he arrives.”
Lu Tao came out soon. Zhang Yuan introduced Huang Zunsu, Ni Yuanlu and Qi Biaojia to him. They sat down together in the main hall. The four braziers were burning brightly. Zhang Yuan said a few words and then went into the inner courtyard to chat with Lu Tao.
Sister Zhang Ruoxi spoke and asked her father Zhang Ruiyang that he arrived in Qingpu on the sixth day of September and stayed in Qingpu for three days. Neither Lu Chun nor Lu Jie recognized their grandfather. Zhang Ruoxi also said that Zong Yishan and his parents had followed their father Zhang Ruiyang to Shanyin.
, Zong Yishan is still willing to settle down in Shanyin——
Zhang Ruoxi said happily: "Father is still in good health and in a very happy mood. I compliment you."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Father would not praise me to my face——"
Zhang Ruoxi said: "Of course, I'm afraid you'll be proud." Seeing Mu Zhenzhen come in to say hello, he pulled Mu Zhenzhen and asked -
Zhang Yuan went out to talk to his brother-in-law. Yang Shixiang, Hong Daotai and others got the news and came to meet them. On that day, the Lu Mansion hosted a banquet for Zhang Yuan and his six colleagues, including Yang Shixiang and other Hanshe colleagues. Lu Yangfang also came out to meet the guests. It was more than half a year ago.
When he came out of Songjiang Prison, he was a little fatter. When he saw Zhang Yuan, Lu Yangfang still looked ashamed. Zhang Yuan didn't mention anything about the past. He had learned from Lu Dayou last time that Lu Yangfang was now an idler at home.
, he will no longer let him handle the affairs of the Lu family's money and valley. After Lu Yangfang's setbacks last time, he has no face to fight for power with his brother and sister-in-law——
In the afternoon, Ni Yuanlu went to Dongshe Mountain to pay homage to Chen Meigong, but Zhang Yuan and the three brothers did not go. Chen Meigong was Dong Qichang's good friend, so it would be awkward to meet him, so she only asked Ni Yuanlu to bring the three of them to pay homage——
Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai followed Yang Shixiang and Hong Daotai to visit Hanshe Bookstore and walked in the snow. On the way, Yang Shixiang said: "Jin Langzhi came to me a few days ago and talked about the Dong family. Dong Qichang was ill for half a year and was treated by Yan.
Recently, he was able to walk with a stick. Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang were first imprisoned in Songjiang Mansion Prison, and then they were tried by Su, Chang and Zhen Prefectures. After the verdict last month, Dong Zuyuan was only stripped of his honorary title and was detained at home for discipline.
Dong Zuyuan was only demoted to the second class. The houses beside the Changsheng Bridge in Huating County that Dong Zuyuan occupied were returned to each household, with compensation ranging from thirty to fifty taels of silver per household. Many of the other occupied fields and houses were also returned. During this period, Wang Yining, a Taoist scholar,
He strictly supervised Songjiang Prefecture School and the three counties of Shanghai, Qingpu, and Huating, and required strict management of all students. Anyone who refused to accept the verdict and gathered in a crowd to cause trouble would be expelled from their academic honors, and the matter was settled in this way."
Zhang Dai said angrily: "It's okay if we can't punish Dong Qichang. Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang were also sentenced so lightly. The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was completely dark!"
Zhang Yuandao: "It's better that all the students in Songjiang are not implicated in this case. With Dong Xuanzai's reputation, it will be difficult to severely sentence his two sons. After this incident, the arrogance of the Dong family in Huating should not be restored."
Hong Daotai said: "It is impossible for the Dong family and his son to continue to dominate in Huating. It is said that they may move to the capital. This will only happen after Dong Xuanzai recovers from his illness."
Yang Shixiang hesitated for a moment and said: "Jie Zi's wise brother, Dong Xuanzai has gone to the capital. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you in the future."
Zhang Yuandao: "Dong Xuanzai once served as a lecturer in the East Palace, and my teacher Jiao Taishi also once served as a lecturer in the East Palace, and -" There are some things that I can't say, so I kept silent.
Yang Shixiang thought about it. Jiao Taishi's reputation was not inferior to that of Dong Hanlin. Zhang Yuan was Jiao Taishi's favorite disciple. Jiao Taishi would do his best to protect Zhang Yuan. Dong Qichang's reputation was so bad because of the Huating incident. It was not easy to take revenge on Zhang Yuan.
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Hanshe Bookstore was formerly Yang Shixiang's bookstore, located on the bank of the Qinglong River in the backyard of the Yang family. Six months ago, it was just a small bookstore with ten large tile-roofed rooms, one writer, twelve engravers, six printers, and handymen.
Two people, after the establishment of Hanshe Bookstore, nine thousand taels of silver were injected, and the bookstore expanded rapidly. In just half a year, ten new tile-roofed houses were built, and twenty excellent engravers, five printers, and three handymen were recruited with high salaries.
With an annual salary of sixty taels, he hired an old boy who was proficient in calligraphy as a writer. The bookstore's current scale is no longer comparable to Fan Wenruo's Fushui Shanfang Bookstore. The bookstore's profits in the first three years will not be divided into dividends, and all profits will be used as
The additional share capital of each shareholder will be used to expand the bookstore. According to Zhang Yuan's vision, Hanshe Bookstore should have more than a hundred outstanding engravers, who can carve more than 10,000 words in Yan, Liu, Ou, and Zhao fonts or 20,000 words in Song fonts a day.
As mentioned above, with such plate-making capabilities, it only takes three days to complete the plate-making of a book. If you are in a hurry, a new book can be printed and put on the market in seven days——
Both sides of the Qinglong River are covered with white snow. Reflecting the whiteness of the snow, the river water becomes dark. The roofs of the twenty large tiled houses of Hanshe Bookstore are covered with half a foot of snow. There are handymen climbing wooden ladders to clean the roofs.
Snow, I am worried that the snow will keep falling and crush the roof. Twenty engravers in the bookstore who can engrave Yan, Liu, Ou and Zhao fonts are making plates for Jiao Hong's "Jiao's Brushwork". This book is about 80,000
The calligraphy was printed and published in two volumes, the upper and lower volumes. This was the first time that the Hanshe Bookstore printed the collected works of a famous figure in the world. The plate making, paper, and decoration were all exquisite and required an instant success. The twelve engravers who carved Song-style characters were Feng Menglong's.
The plates of "Warning Words" will be produced before the end of the year. Yang Shixiang promised that every engraver in the bookstore will receive an extra red envelope of three to two six cents of silver before the end of the year, so these engravers are very enthusiastic about their work——
Zhang Yuan made a tour and was quite satisfied. He told Yang Shixiang and Hong Daotai about the future development of the bookstore. He said that Suzhou Fushui Shanfang Bookstore has become the Suzhou branch of Hanshe Bookstore, but the book marketing of the Suzhou branch is limited to the prefectures in southern Zhili.
County, and the Hanshe Bookstore General Office is not limited. As long as you have the ability, you can try your best to expand——
In the evening, Yang Shixiang sent someone to invite Zhang E, Huang Zunsu, and Qi Biaojia to a dinner. The next morning, a small cultural gathering was held in Shuixian Temple. They were all members of the Qingpu Han Society, with more than 20 people.
, the attendees are all scholars with academic status, and the most talked about is of course next year’s rural examination. However, the Qingpu Zhusheng rural examination will be held in Nanjing, while Zhang Yuan and Huang Zunsu will be in Hangzhou, but the Shanyin Hanshe Society will be held on March 3rd next year.
It’s a good time to get together, and everyone is looking forward to the gathering of friends from all over the world at the Shanyin Conference next year——
After staying in Qingpu for three days, on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Yuan and his party bid farewell to Lu Tao, and Yang Shixiang and others set off to return to Shaoxing. Zhang Ruoxi took Lu Chun and Lu Jie to the port of Dahuangpu to see them off. Last year, Zhang Ruoxi stayed at her natal home in Shanyin.
It is difficult to go back to her parents' home to celebrate the New Year this year. Moreover, Shengmei Store is a new company and things are very busy, so she can't leave. However, on March 3 next year, she will come to Shanyin with her second son and her husband Lu Tao.
Returning to Ning to visit relatives, Lu Tao attended the Hanshe Society gathering——
When leaving, Zhang Ruoxi complained to her brother Zhang Yuan that her husband, Lu Tao, had to prepare for next year's provincial examination, and she was too busy at Shengmei Store. Zhang Ruoxi said: "Xiao Yuan, hurry up and get married to Miss Shang, and let Miss Shang manage Shengmei Store together with me."
Mei Shang Hao—Miss Shang won’t look down on her sister for doing this, right?”
Zhang Yuan said seriously: "How could it be possible? Dan Ran's surname is Shang."
Zhang Ruoxi laughed.
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This chapter is considered a transitional chapter. Many things need to be explained, and a running account also needs to be recorded, so the title is called Running Water Thousand Miles——
Also, Xiaodao's wife has her tenth birthday tomorrow, so Xiaodao has to be busy for a while. We country people pay attention to these tenth birthdays. There are many guests at home, so Xiaodao has to socialize. If there is no update tomorrow, please don't scold Xiaodao. Maybe if you find time, you can
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