Two drums were missing, and the moon was near the zenith. The singers and drinkers on the white embankment and the broken bridge became more and more interested. They sang and drank loudly, and it seemed that they would not disperse until the middle of the night. Zhang Ruoxi was worried about being sleepy.
Moreover, the wind on the lake was cold, so he ordered to go back to the boat. The big boat was in front and the small boat was behind. They crossed the West Lake. The carriages and sedans were still waiting on the east bank, and they crowded into the city with lanterns and torches——
Zhang Ruoxi gave her bedroom to Zhang Yuan and Shang Danran, and the bed was covered with new quilts. Yun Jin and another maid waited on the uncle and the young lady to go to bed, and put down the gauze curtain. Knowing that the uncle did not like to turn off the lights, Yun Jin only dimmed the copper ox lamp slightly.
, then he closed the door and went outside to rest, but then he remembered something, pushed the door back, and went to the bed and said: "Uncle, miss, Miss Ruoxi just told me to cherish my miss, and not to have sex if she is pregnant.
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Zhang Yuan burst out laughing and thought to himself: "My sister is really more worried than my mother." But it's right to think about it. My sister is afraid that the young couple will be ignorant and damage the fetus. This is not a trivial matter and needs to be reminded.
Shang Danran, whose head was covered, laughed so hard that the gauze trembled——
The maid Yun Jin was still standing in front of the bed waiting for a reply. Zhang Yuan coughed lightly and said: "Okay, I understand, you can get out quickly."
The small room outside was rustling for a while, and finally it became silent, and the whole small building became quiet. It was already the middle of the night. Zhang Yuan hugged Shang Danran sideways and said, "Don't laugh, it hurts your stomach."
But it’s too bad, my sister will definitely scold me.”
Shang Danran laughed again, and Zhang Yuan quickly changed the topic and said: "Dan Ran, let's see a doctor tomorrow morning to examine you and see what supplements you should take."
Shang Danran stopped laughing, put his face on Zhang Yuan's chest, and said, "Let's wait until we get home."
Zhang Yuandao: "Hangzhou is a big city, and there are doctors who specialize in treating the female relatives of officials and gentry, which is more convenient."
Shang Danran said "hmm".
Zhang Yuan put his hand into Shang Danran's little clothes, gently caressed her belly as smooth as gelatin, and exclaimed: "It's really magical." Suddenly he got under the covers and kissed Shang Danran's belly where the little life was born, and then came up and kissed Shang Danran again.
He kissed me on the lips and said, "Mother is the greatest."
Shang Danran smiled slightly, feeling a different kind of tenderness in his heart. He originally wanted to talk about Wang Wei, but now he felt it was unnecessary. He curled up, rested his head on Zhang Yuan's arm, and asked softly: "Zhang Lang
Do you prefer to have a boy or a girl?" Every first-time pregnant woman will ask her beloved man this question.
Zhang Yuandao: "Boys and girls like her. How can I not like the one Danran gave birth to to me? Well, I will have more children. There will be many children."
Shang Danran chuckled, talked for a while, and fell asleep sweetly in Zhang Yuan's arms. She was indeed sleepy——
Zhang Yuan couldn't sleep for a while, so he lowered his head and kissed Danran's smooth forehead. The copper ox lamp on the bedside table was as bright as a bean. The wick was set too short and would go out soon. The moonlight filtered in from the west window.
Mixed with the dim yellow light of the oil lamp, the moon is white and the lamp is yellow, the scene is like a dream, I listen quietly on my pillow, and the drum has been beating for three times——
As he becomes a father, Zhang Yuan feels that his mood is different. There is a heavy sense of responsibility that calms his heart. His ambitions are lofty, but the road ahead is long, and he needs to be more cautious. He will enter Beijing in October, and he will face greater challenges.
Challenges, examinations, party struggles, the Liaodong War, various natural disasters, conflicts and entanglements will follow one after another. I'm afraid there won't be many days like this tonight when I travel to the lake with my lovely wife and concubine. Jiangnan, Jiangnan, "
The beauty remembered in "Tao An's Dream" and "Dream of the West Lake" is what he strives to cherish and make it last forever——
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The next morning, Zhang Yuan personally went to Qingbofang and invited a doctor, who was over fifty years old, to take Shang Danran's pulse.
Zhang Yuan congratulated him and said that Mrs. Xie Yuangong was two months pregnant. He told Shang Danran to keep warm and not to catch the cold, not to drink wine or tea, and preferably not to have sex, so he asked for the consultation fee and the wedding money and went back.
Got——
Zhang Yuan went to the front hall to officially announce the good news to his brother-in-law Shang Zhoude. Shang Zhoude was happy but also a little worried, and said: "If I knew that my little sister was pregnant, I would never bring her to Hangzhou -"
Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay to take a boat. It only takes two days, so it doesn't matter."
Before noon, Zhang Dai, Qi Biaojia and Wang Binglin came to visit Shang Zhoude and asked Zhang Yuan when he planned to return home.
Zhang Yuandao: "Today is the 16th of the leap month, let's go back together on the 19th."
In the past two days, Zhang Yuan accompanied Shang Danran to Lingyin Temple to offer incense. This was specially instructed by Zhang's mother Lu. They also visited Leifeng Pagoda, Liuyi Spring, Geling and other scenic spots. Shang Danran spent most of his time there.
Riding in the sedan chair, Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen took good care of us, and we had a great time——
On the morning of leap August 19, Zhang Ruoxi and Wang Wei arranged the affairs related to Shengmei Hao Buzhuang and returned to Shanyin with Zhang Yuan. Also on the way were Zhang Dai, Ni Yuanlu, Qi Biaojia, Huang Zunsu, Zhou Monong, Wang Binglin,
A total of four boats with white awnings meandered across the Qiantang River. Shang Zhoude suddenly patted the side of the boat and shouted: "A strange thing! A strange thing!"
Zhang Yuan asked: "What strange thing did the second brother see?"
Shang Zhoude said: "On July 28th, you set out from Shaoxing to take the exam. It's seven of you, right? All of them passed the exam, and three of them were the top candidates. Isn't this a strange thing!"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "That's why there are rumors that our Han Society collected 18,000 taels of silver to bribe Han Lin."
Shang Zhoude laughed.
This incident was later compiled into a libretto by blind storytellers from eight counties in Shaoxing, with some teaching that "one county has three leaders, and seven people are in the same boat."
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The four white-covered boats passed through Xiaoshan, Xiling, and Qianqingyan, and arrived at Kuaiji at dusk on the 21st. Wang Binglin disembarked at the Xinghua Temple Pier. Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "My little brother will come in two days to kowtow to Mrs. Wang and say hello."
However, Shang Zhoude did not disembark in Kuaiji, and only asked a servant to return home to report that he wanted to send his little sister back to Shanyin. It was he who picked up the little girl from Dongzhang's house in Shanyin, so naturally he had to send her back.
, and it’s also wonderful to go to Shanyin to feel the festive atmosphere of Xie Yuanlang’s return home. Also, my little sister is pregnant, which is also a great joy——
At the Shanyin Canal Pier, Huang Zunsu and Ni Yuanlu said goodbye to Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai. The two of them were eager to return home and wanted to take a boat overnight to return home and meet again in early October -
At the Bashi Bridge in Shanyin City, as soon as the boat of Zhang Yuan and others docked, a sharp-eyed person at the bridge saw Zhang Yuan and immediately shouted: "Zhang Jieyuan is back, Zhang Jieyuan is back!"
Immediately, shop assistants, residents and pedestrians passing by the bridge on both sides of the bridge rushed over, and congratulations could not be heard. Although Shanyin is a major imperial examination county, Jieyuan is rare after all. There has not been a Jieyuan in Shanyin in the past hundred years. This
But for the glory of the people of Shanyin, for a time, the Bashi Bridge was overcrowded. Qi Biaojia and the others had no place to stand even if they wanted to go ashore. Only Wuling squeezed ashore first and went back to Dongzhang to report the news——
Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, Qi Biaojia, and Zhou Monong, the four new candidates for the imperial examination, stood on the bow of the boat, bowed to their fellow villagers on the shore, and said in unison: "Thanks to the folks in my hometown, the four of me passed the imperial examination and returned to my hometown, so that I can benefit my hometown in the future."
, duty-bound." Naturally, there was a burst of cheers, and some people set off firecrackers behind the crowd. Several people on the bank were almost pushed into the river. The advocacy team heard the news and rushed there, playing happily——
Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Fellow folks, please step aside so that we can go home first."
There was a burst of laughter at the Eight Scholars Bridge. The crowd retreated and separated into a lane. Zhou Menong, Qi Biaojia, Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan said goodbye and went back to their mansions. Some onlookers followed the two new imperial examination candidates, and even more
A large number of people gathered around Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan brothers headed towards the Fuxue Palace. Zhang Ruoxi, Shang Danran, Yi Ting and Wang Wei followed in sedans. Shang Zhoude and Zong Yishan led a group of maids.
Pounce escort——
At the Cross Street, the roads were divided, Zhang Dai returned to West Zhang, and Zhang Yuan returned to Dong Zhang. Most of the people following Zhang Yuan were lively, playing and playing. When they arrived in front of Zhang Yuan's house, Zhang Yuan stopped.
He stopped walking, he didn’t know this family!
I saw a tall stone archway standing in front of the gate. Although the sky had darkened at this time, the three big characters "Jie Yuandi" on the archway were clearly visible. Last year, Zhang Yuan, a health worker, broke down the gate and built it.
The door and wall were knocked down and rebuilt again. The wall has four doors, wooden beams, fine flower mats, and gilt tin nails, which are very beautiful——
Laifu said happily: "Master, look, when Mistress and the others left Shanyin for Hangzhou on the 12th of this month, the archway and gate wall were not yet completed. Now they are all completed. It's great."
Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "Who asked you to build this archway?"
Without waiting for Laifu's answer, someone next to him replied: "This was built by the people from Liu County's engineering department. The craftsmen were strictly ordered to finish it before Zhang Jieyuan returned to his hometown. They were rushing to build it day and night in the past few days."
Zhang Yuan frowned and asked again: "Who built this luxurious door and wall?"
"This was built with money from a few squires from this county. It's a congratulations to me——"
Zhang Ruiyang, with half-white beard and hair, walked out with a cheerful face, followed by five or six people dressed as slaves. Zhang Ruiyang handed over to the villagers and asked Zhang Yuan: "Where is Dan Ran?"
Zhang Yuan saluted his father and said, "Dan Ran and my brother-in-law are behind, and they can't get through because of the crowd." Looking at the five servants around his father, he didn't recognize any of them.
Zhang Ruiyang said loudly to the onlookers: "Tomorrow I will hold a banquet for all my fellow villagers to drink. Let's break up today and let my father and son talk."
The crowd of onlookers burst into congratulations again. One said, "Mr. Yuquan has a good way of educating his children, and he is a role model for us." The other said, "Mr. Yuquan's good deeds and good deeds are a blessing." There was endless flattery -
Zhang Yuan stood silent under the "Jie Yuandi" archway. The unfamiliar servants came up to him and saluted him. They called him "Master" and "Sir" with smiles on their faces. He was expressionless and had no reaction at all -
Of course, Zhang Yuan knew that the status of civil servants was not comparable to that of students. There was a limited quota for students to participate in the provincial examination. They could take the joint examination indefinitely until they passed the exam or until they died. If they did not want to take the exam again, they could become officials after going to the Imperial Academy and serving time in prison.
He has a higher status than Gongsheng, and if he stays in the local area, he will be a well-known squire, competing with the magistrate. The signature of the invitation is to govern the foolish brother so-and-so——
The status of those who can be called brothers with the county magistrate can be imagined. Zhang Yuan just didn't expect that he would encounter this scene just half a month after he was elected and returned to his hometown: the archway was erected, the door was renovated, and the slaves who surrendered to him were in front of him.
After shouting and hugging, my father’s proud expression was undisguised——
How can this work!
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