Minting, who was wearing a long coat and cotton shoes, walked out of the inner courtyard silently. The little girl hadn't seen Zhang Yuan for more than half a year, and she seemed to be a little shy. She blessed Yifu and said: "Young master is well."
"")" He greeted again: "Brother Xiao Wu——"
Tu Ting is twelve years old this year. His body has grown a bit, but his demeanor is still the same. His slightly outward-facing eyes are always wide open with a curious look. He is alert and alert, and has a bunny state. He just doesn't know how to change his hairstyle.
Now, her hair is hanging down and her hair is hanging down. Instead of wearing a bun with two rabbit ears like before, Tuting without the rabbit ears looks a bit different than Tuting——
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Hello Tuting, where are your two vertical braids?"
Tu Ting raised his hand and touched his head, his eyes rolled, and he said: "Sister Yi Ting didn't help me comb my hair. The bun I combed myself was too soft to stand up, so I just left it on."
When he said this, he looked at Zong Yishan next to Zhang Yuan——
Zhang Yuandao: "Now that the family has a large population and Sister Yi Ting is also busy, Wu Ting needs to learn to comb her hair by herself——"
Minting nodded and said, "Master, my wife is waiting for you."
Zhang Yuan followed Minting into the inner courtyard to meet his mother. Wu Ling followed naturally. Laifu caught up and said, "Master, Laifu is now a member of the Zhang family. He also has to kowtow to his grandmother. Otherwise, my grandmother won't know about my son."
Who is the person?"
Zhang Yuan said "Hmm" and led Wu Ling and Lai Fu into the inner courtyard. There were two large pots of curled wintersweet beside the rectangular patio. The yellow buds were decorated with white snow. The flowers were fragrant. Zhang Yuan saw them across the patio.
Mother Lu was sitting in the small teahouse next to the stairs of the south building, talking to Mu Zhenzhen and Yi Ting who were standing on both sides -
Tu Ting trotted around the west side of the patio to the small teahouse and said crisply: "Madam, the young master is back."
Zhang Yuan lifted up the train of his robe, strode across the patio, entered the teahouse, knelt in front of his mother Lu's knees, raised his head and said, "Mother, my son is back. "" Look carefully at his mother's face. Although there is frost on her temples, she still looks beautiful.
Looks quite good.
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, who had already stood up, touched Zhang Yuan's face, took Zhang Yuan's hand and squeezed it, saying: "It's so cold that you're on your way - Yi Ting, give the stove to Xiao Yuan."
." While speaking, her eyes never left her son. She looked up and down lovingly. She saw that her son had grown taller and stronger. The mother was filled with joy from the bottom of her heart——
At this time, Yi Ting stepped forward to greet Zhang Yuan, handed over a copper hand stove, and said with a smile: "Madam, now I can reward Zhenzhen for serving the young master so well."
Mu Zhenzhen's face was red and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head.
Mrs. Zhang's mother, Lu, said with a smile: "Of course I want a reward. I will give Zhenzhen a set of silver jewelry and four-season clothes first. The rest will wait until Xiaoyuan and Miss Danran get married. Our Zhang family will never treat you badly." Zhang's mother, Lu, said.
Saying this is tantamount to clarifying the relationship between Mu Zhenzhen and Zhang Yuan.
Wu Ling came in and kowtowed to Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu. Before he could say anything, there was a "bang bang" sound of kowtow from the other end of the courtyard. Laifu kowtowed very loudly. As he kowtowed, he loudly said: "Little man, come to kowtow to grandma."
Zhang's mother, Lu, asked Zhang Yuan: "Who does Laiwang come from?"
Lai Wang was Zhang Ruiyang's long-term follower brought back from Prince Zhou's Mansion. Last time in Nanjing, Lai Fu and Lai Wang recognized each other as brothers. Zhang Yuan introduced the origin of Lai Fu. Zhang's mother, Lu, laughed and said, "What a coincidence.
"He ordered Yiting to reward Laifu with six cents of silver, and Wuling also rewarded him.
Zhang Yuan took out a letter written by his sister Zhang Ruoxi to his mother. Zhang's mother, Lu, put on the goggles to read the letter and said happily: "Ruoxi and Lu Tao are coming to Shanyin in March next year. That will be just in time. Your father wrote a letter a few days ago."
Inform Ruoxi of your welcome date and ask Ruoxi to arrive before the end of March next year, so it would be better to come earlier now."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was chatting with her son. She was talking to her son in detail, asking questions about everything. After talking for most of an hour, seeing the sky getting dark, she suddenly woke up and said: "Xiaoyuan, you still have friends in the front hall, right? I'm so confused."
Okay, I’ve been rambling for so long, go and spend time with your friends. """
Zhang Yuan went out to the front hall and saw his father Zhang Ruiyang still talking to Huang Zunsu. Zong Yishan was sitting with him. After a long conversation in the afternoon, Zhang Ruiyang admired Huang Zunsu's knowledge very much and said to Zhang Yuan: "Zhang Yuan, this Huang Zunsu is knowledgeable.
Duo Wen, you are a friend of him, and I am very happy as a father. You should ask Huang Shengyuan for advice. There is also Yi Shan, whose knowledge is worth asking for advice from time to time. You must not be proud."
Zhang Yuan bowed and said: "Yes."
Huang Zunsu and Zong Yishan hurriedly stood up and even said "dare not", saying that they know a son better than his father. However, Zhang Ruiyang didn't know much about his son's knowledge and knowledge, but Huang Zunsu knew Zhang Yuan's knowledge and thought that Zhang Yuan's knowledge was better than his own.
Above him, this is Gao Panlong, even Zou Yuanbiao was amazed——
At this time, Zhang Dai came over to invite Zhang Ruiyang, Zhang Yuan and his son, and Huang Zunsu to a banquet in Xi Zhang Beiyuan, saying that it was his eldest father Zhang Rulin who was treating him——
Zong Yishan was a little embarrassed. Zhang Yuan and Huang Zunsu both went to Xizhang, so he had no choice but to say goodbye. After Zong Yishan and his parents followed Zhang Ruiyang to Shanyin, Zhang Ruiyang went to school for their family of three as Zhang Yuan said.
I found a house near the street, treated each other with courtesy, and did not treat the Zong family as servants. However, Zong Yishan always had conflicts, his heart was higher than the sky, his body was humble, he was fragile and sensitive——
Zhang Yuandao: "Brother, my great uncle doesn't know that Brother Yishan is also here, right?"
Zhang Dai immediately woke up and said hurriedly: "Brother Zong, please come with me. My eldest father appreciates your talents very much."
Zong Yishan was still waiting to refuse, but Zhang Dai couldn't help but say something, took his hand and walked out——
A group of people passed by the stone arch bridge over the Toumo River. At dusk, they saw that both sides of the bank were frozen, and only the two-foot-wide river channel in the middle was still flowing. Zhang Ruiyang sighed: "It's really extremely cold. I've never seen the Toumo River before."
With such a big freeze, if it gets colder for a few more days, the entire river will freeze, which is almost the same as Jiangbei."
Zhang Yuan estimated that the current temperature is around minus 6 or 7 degrees Celsius, and it may reach minus 10 degrees Celsius at night. At such a low temperature, fruit trees without cold protection measures will freeze to death. Hearing his father talk about Jiangbei, he asked his father to find out more
Regarding the situation in Jiangbei and Henan, Zhang Ruiyang said that Henan and Shandong have suffered frequent disasters in recent years. Last year, there was a severe famine in Shandong, which even reached the point of exchanging children for food. There were hungry people in Qingzhou who gathered to plunder, but they were quickly wiped out——
Zhang Yuan thought: "This natural disaster will become more and more serious. God is going to destroy the Ming Dynasty. Ten years later, the victims of Shaanxi will start attacking like locusts. At the same time, the Jin Dynasty stepped up its invasion of Liaodong. It stands to reason that the Jurchens in Jianzhou are where they are."
It was even colder, and the small glacier climate had a very serious impact on them. Why were the Jurchens not crushed by natural disasters? Well, the Jurchens used aggression to fight against natural disasters. When they were hit by disasters, they came to the Ming border to plunder, and the people of Liaodong were killed and killed.
Robbery, the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty were also devastated by the huge increase in Liaoning wages -"
Zhang Yuan can only think about these things now. There is no point in being too worried or too angry. Things have to be done step by step. The top priority at the moment is the provincial examination next August, and the previous Hanshe Shanyin
Society——
Everyone walked through the ice and snow to the West Zhangbei Courtyard. Zhang Rulin was very happy to see Zhang Yuan. After the banquet, he called Zhang Yuan to the study alone and asked about the overthrow of the director and how Song Siye later intentionally harmed him. Zhang Yuan basically
After telling the truth, Zhang Rulin said happily: "You really have the help of internal officials. Gu Jijiu doesn't know that you are advising Eunuch Xing." He scolded Zhang Yuan with a straight face, which was nothing more than talking about Zhang Yuan.
He was just a scholar, so he shouldn't be so public, and he should concentrate on studying and imperial examinations. But in his heart, Zhang Rulin, who was over sixty years old, was secretly amazed at the sophistication of this descendant of his family.
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Lu Yunpeng and Liu Xiucai, the two vice-presidents of Yanghe Yicang, heard about Zhang Yuan's return and came to visit Dongzhang in the evening of that day. When Zhang Yuan returned to his house from a dinner hosted by his uncle, Lu Yunpeng and Liu Xiucai had been waiting for a long time.
, reported to Yicang Shezheng Zhang Yuan about the relief work for the victims and the operation of the rice store in Yanghe Yicang in the past year. Yanghe Yicang A and B two warehouses have been built, with a capacity of storing more than 13,000 kilograms of grain. According to Zhang Yuan
According to the plan, the charity warehouse cannot just serve as a charity granary. The charity warehouse must have its own way of making money, so that it can be more capable of doing good deeds. Therefore, Yanghe Rice Store also opened its doors in August. The charity warehouse has the support of the rice store.
When rice prices rise in disaster years, it can play a role in resisting rice prices——
When Liu Xiucai and Lu Yunpeng reported to Zhang Yuan, Zhang Ruiyang sat on the side and listened, interjecting a few words from time to time, which was very insightful. Zhang Ruiyang had served as the chief minister of the Zhou Dynasty for many years and was well-informed. He knew everything about Qian Gu's criminal names.
, Zhang Yuan had long thought about asking his father to be the social official of Yanghe Yicang after he returned to Shanyin, so he brought it up at this time. Zhang Ruiyang readily agreed. Although he was over fifty years old, he was still in good health.
He is used to being busy in Prince Zhou's Mansion. Now that he has returned to his hometown and has some free time, he feels a little idle and feels empty. It is most suitable for him to manage Yanghe Yicang——
Zhang Yuan said happily: "The son will go to explain the matter to his ancestors tomorrow, and the county magistrate will also report it to him."
Zhang Ruiyang said with a smile: "Hou County Zunjing was judged to be competent. He went to Beijing for pilgrimage in August. He may have been promoted. The successor county magistrate's surname is Liu."
Zhang Yuan sighed and said, "Your Majesty Hou is kind to his son. It is a pity that my son cannot see him off this time when he leaves Shanyin."
Zhang Ruiyang said: "It's never too late to repay a favor, as long as you have the intention."
After seeing off Lu Yunpeng and Liu Xiucai, Zhang Yuan accompanied Huang Zunsu to the wooden building by the Tou River to rest. Zhang Yuan also left Zong Yishan behind. The three of them were going to have a long talk over the fire. When they walked to the backyard, they met the little girl Tu Ting.
While feeding the white mule snow spirit with night grass, Zhang Yuan asked Wu Ling to take Huang Zunsu. Zong Yishan went to the wooden building first, and then he went to the stable to see the snow spirit. Tu Ting said that the snow spirit usually went out to look for food by himself and returned after dark.
home, and Xue Jing didn’t go looking for food early in the morning. She would wait until noon and see that there was no errand to go out to the back garden to look for food. This little girl proudly said that Xue Jing listened to her the most—
Mu Zhenzhen walked out of the hall carrying a lantern and called: "Master, my wife wants to ask you something."
Zhang Yuan smiled "Hey". His mother had asked him what he had been asking all afternoon. Before he finished asking, Mu Zhenzhen said again: "It's about Mr. Zong."
Zhang Yuan was puzzled: "What does mother want to ask Zong Yishan about?"
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Thank you book friends. I have returned from a trail trip and resumed updating. I arrived home at 1:30 this morning. I am a little tired. I will increase the number of updates tomorrow, no less than 5,000.