Chapter 344: The Treasure Gate has changed dramatically
Chapter 344: The sudden change in the treasure gathering gate
On the eighth night of October, in the large bedroom of the south building, the maid Yun Jin closed the wooden window tightly, dimmed the oil lamp, then walked to the bed and asked: "Miss, do you have any other instructions?"
Shang Danran said: "It's okay, you can go and have a rest. (--wang.)"
Yun Jin agreed, closed the door and went outside.
Shang Danran rested his head on Zhang Yuan's arm, listening to the tolling of the bells from the distant bell tower. The evening bell rang far away, and the sky above the small building was silent. The only thing he could hear was the low whistle of the north wind——
"The weather is getting colder and colder every day."
Shang Danran's hot face was pressed against Zhang Yuan's shoulders and neck, his plump breasts pressed heavily against Zhang Yuan's chest, and he said: "Zhang Lang is going to the capital, and I'm afraid there will be snow on the way."
Zhang Yuandao: "We are all taking a boat, so it doesn't matter if it snows."
Shang Danran asked: "When can we arrive in Beijing?"
Zhang Yuandao: "The waterway is four thousand miles long, and we can always arrive in the first ten days of the twelfth lunar month."
"I really want to go to Beijing with Zhang Lang. In fact, the boat ride is not bumpy, right?" Shang Danran said delicately.
Zhang Yuan turned sideways and groped around, and put his right hand through Dan Ran's small clothes, caressing Dan Ran's soft-skinned lower abdomen. She was almost four months pregnant, and her waist usually looked slender. At this time, she touched the flesh carefully, and could
Clearly feeling the life-producing bulge, he whispered: "I really want to go to Beijing with you, but my mother will never agree -"
"I know, I'm just talking."
Shang Danran kissed Zhang Yuan's neck like a chicken pecking at rice. Zhang Yuan would leave Shanyin before noon tomorrow and go north. How could he not let her be reluctant to leave, and her intestines would be filled with knots——
Zhang Yuan's hand slowly caressed her plump breasts from her abdomen. Two cherries stood upright. He chuckled and said: "They are much bigger, like juicy fruits. The milk will be good after delivery. My baby will be blessed."
"Suddenly lowered his head to sip her breast——
Shang Danran chuckled, holding Zhang Yuan's head, feeling the tip of his tongue flicking up and down her nipples, his body became numb, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and his voice was greasy: "Zhang Lang," stretched out
Arms go down——
Zhang Yuan came up and said, "Isn't this good?"
Shang Danran twisted slightly and chuckled: "I don't care, who asked you to tease me, you yourself -"
Zhang Yuan also had an extremely hard erection, so he said in his ear: "Then let's try it and stop it." So he took off his clothes and went to ask for help from across the mountain. This move made it difficult for him to stop it, but he didn't dare to make too much noise, for fear that Yun Jin would come in and accuse him.
, it took a long time to enjoy themselves to the fullest. The couple talked for a long time before falling asleep leaning on each other.
At this time in Shanyin City, the cold moon was setting to the west, and the ground was covered with frost.
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At the beginning of the ninth day of October, Zhang Yuan's luggage had been moved to the boat by the Bashi Bridge. The boat was a Shang family's boat with a white roof and three bright tiles, which was given to Zhang Yuan by Shang Zhoude. Huang Zunsu and Wang Binglin were about to go with Zhang Yuan.
Originally on the same boat, Ni Yuanlu, Qi Biaojia and Zhou Monong took Zhang Dai's boat.
Zhang Yuan bid farewell to his parents, and his father Zhang Ruiyang said: "Don't cause trouble when you are outside, and remember to write more letters home."
Mrs. Lu, Zhang's mother, looked at the tearful Shang Danran and said to Zhang Yuan: "Dan Ran has a mother to take care of you. You just need to rest assured and take care of yourself outside." She also told Mu Zhenzhen, and Mu Zhenzhen kept going.
Nodding yes.
After coming to Fu, Wu Ling came in and kowtowed to his old master to say goodbye. Zhang Ruiyang gave a few instructions, just to be diligent day and night and not to make any mistakes -
Wu Ling secretly glanced at Yun Jin beside the young lady. Yun Jin also looked at him, her face was slightly red, and she thought: "Xiao Wu has grown much taller this year, and looks like a grown man. The lady said she wants me to marry him. He
I'm going with my uncle, when will I be able to come back?"
After talking about all kinds of separation, Zhang Yuan took Mu Zhenzhen, Wu Ling, and Lai Fuli to understand Yuandi, and Zhang Ruiyang and Zong Yishan followed them to Bashi Bridge to see them off.
At the end of Bashi Bridge, people seeing off Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai crowded on both sides of the bridge, saying blessings one after another. Firecrackers were fired one after another, and two white-topped boats slowly left the shore in this humane atmosphere.
Zhang Yuan stood on the bow of the ship and said goodbye to his relatives and friends. Starting from Bashi Bridge, he went to Hangzhou, Qingpu, and as far as Jinling on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Now he has to cross the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, a journey of four thousand miles to the capital.
A loud, rough voice suddenly shouted. Even though he was addressed as husband, it was still very rude to name him by name. The crowd turned to look for that person and started to accuse him——
A strong man squeezed to the shore. The wide-brimmed net scarf on his head was crooked. He was still holding a package in his left arm. He wiped sweat from his forehead with his right hand. He stretched his neck and looked at the river boat with wide eyes. Zhang Yuan's
There were several people standing on the boat, except Zhang Yuan, Huang Zunsu's master and servant, Wu Ling and the boatman and his wife were all on the bow. The unshaven man asked with bare eyes: "Zhang Yuan, is Mr. Zhang on board?"
Zhang Yuan frowned, asked the boatman to hold off on the boat, stared at the strong man and said: "Wang Dachui, why are you here?"
This strong man was none other than Wang Dachui of Huating, the apprentice of Wu Long, the leader of the Songjiang fighting force. In May last year, Zhang Yuan fought against the Dong family in Huating. Dong Zuchang detained Fan Chang, a student, who died of heatstroke. Wang Dachui took the blame for Dong Zuchang and was beaten. Later, his mother tortured him.
After being scolded, Wu Long repented and confessed. Wu Long was killed with a cane, and Wang Dachui was punished with a cane of forty and sentenced to one year of hard labor. At that time, Zhang Yuan wanted Wang Dachui to be filial to his mother, so he asked Laifu to send some money and things to visit Wang Dachui's blind old woman.
He also warned his neighbors not to bully Wang's mother. Zhang Yuan also asked Weng Yuansheng, a member of Huating's health department, to ask his maid to help take care of him every now and then. Now, what is the purpose of this Wang Sledgehammer appearing in Shanyin?
Wang Dachui, the strong man, took a closer look and said happily: "Mr. Zhang, it is really Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang still remembers the villain. - Net."
In the cabin, Mu Zhenzhen heard the name "Wang Dachui" and hurriedly came out and stood beside the young master Zhang Yuan. His blue eyes stared at Wang Dachui who was two feet away from the boat -
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "I recognize you, what are you doing here?"
Wang Dachui said: "The villain's mother passed away two months ago. Before her death, she ordered the villain to come and seek refuge with Mr. Zhang to repay her kindness."
Zhang Yuandao: "Has your father passed away? It's a pity, but I have no kindness to you. You'd better find a way to make a living. Don't bully the good and do evil as before."
Wang Dachui knelt down on the bank of the bridge and said in a rough voice: "Xianggong Zhang entrusted people to take care of the little man and his mother, which is a kindness to the little man. The little man and his mother are blind and sick. They are pitiful. If they hadn't been cared for by someone, they would have suffered."
I won't wait until the villain returns home to see her off." As he said that, he took out a letter from his arms and said, "This is the letter written by Mr. Weng to Mr. Zhang. It can be seen that everything the villain said is true, and it is for
Come to repay a favor."
People in Qiaotou Shanyin talked a lot about Zhang Yuanrenyi, Yangheyicang did many good things to help the poor, and now there are people from Songjiang who come all the way to repay their kindness——
Zong Yishan took the letter from Wang Dachui, jumped on board when the boat got closer, and handed the letter to Zhang Yuan. Weng Yuansheng was the vice-president of Huatinghan Society. He was also selected as a candidate this time. He had written letters with Zhang Yuan.
Yuan read the letter and found that it was indeed Weng Yuansheng's handwriting. The letter told about the death of Wang Dachui's mother, and asked Zhang Yuan to find an errand to send Wang Dachui, who was eager to repay his kindness, to a random errand to prevent him from nagging endlessly...
Zong Yishan said in a low voice: "This Wang Dachui is a rough man, and he doesn't have any sinister intentions. He is very filial to my mother, and it should be true that he repays his kindness."
Zhang Yuandao: "Even if this is the case, I can't let him stay in Shanyin, so I'll take him away." He then said, "Brother Yi Shan, please pay more attention. Dong and Wang may have other treacherous plans."
Zong Yishan said: "Dong, Wang is targeting you. You have to be careful outside. I will take care of your father-in-law at home. Don't worry about Shanyin."
When Wang Dachui heard that Zhang Yuan agreed to take him in, he was overjoyed. He jumped onto the boat and bowed down. Zhang Yuan asked Laifu to take him to the stern of the boat to wash himself. Wang Dachui was covered in stinky sweat.
Mu Zhenzhen has been inseparable from Zhang Yuan since Wang Dachui boarded the ship. Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "You really don't need to be nervous. Wang Dachui is not evil in nature. This can be seen from the scene in front of the Dong Mansion last year."
Although Zhang Yuan said this, when Zhang Yuan went to the stern of the ship to talk to Wang Dachui, Mu Zhenzhen still followed closely, inseparable——
When the boat arrived at Xinghua Temple Pier, Wang Binglin boarded Zhang Yuan's boat. Wang Binglin's wife and children, Mrs. Wang, Wang Jingshu, and sisters Wang Yingzi all came to see her off. Zhang Yuan went ashore to pay homage to Mrs. Wang. Because Mrs. Wang was there, Zhang Yuan also
Unable to speak to Wang Yingzi, they made eye contact and just smiled. Wang Yingzi made a writing gesture, and Zhang Yuan nodded——
Zhang Dai from another boat came ashore and said to Zhang Yuan: "Meiezi, let Wang Dachui come to my boat first. There are many people on my side, and Feng Hu also has the strength -"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "If Wang Dachui is unreliable, I can't let him on your ship. Brother, don't worry. I just asked Wang Dachui some questions. Wang Dachui doesn't have that kind of scheming. He is not a person who is good at lying."
Two boats carried seven people who were going to Beijing to take the exam and headed for Hangzhou via the Xixing Canal. On the afternoon of October 11, they anchored on the left bank of the Hangzhou Canal. Zhang Yuan asked Wu Ling to go to Wanxian Bridge to report the news, and the seven of them went first.
Xuedao Yamen met with the great master Wang Bian. Wang Tixue was about to be promoted to the right deputy capital censor of Nanjing. He was very happy to see Zhang Yuan and his seven disciples. He encouraged them to not forget to study while traveling, study diligently, and strive for consecutive victories in the spring of next year.
And left seven people for dinner——
After dinner at the Xuedao Yamen, the seven of them bid farewell to the great master. Huang Zunsu and the other five returned to the boat. Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan went to Wanxian Bridge and arrived in front of Shengmei No. Buzhuang. The shopkeeper Lu Yunpeng and Uncle Yao had already arrived.
After waiting for a long time, Lu Yunpeng welcomed the two of them inside and sat down, and immediately reported to Zhang Yuan the business situation of the cloth store for one month since he had been here. The sales strategy of Lingli Sewing Worker was very effective. Shengmei Cloth Store quickly opened up sales in Hangzhou.
Business is booming day by day, which makes other cloth and silk shops jealous, but these merchants all know that Shengmei Cloth Shop is run by Zhang Jieyuan's family. Last time Shi Tongpan was drinking with Zhang Jieyuan in this shop, Huizhou
The big businessman Wang Ruqian also had to give in to Zhang Jieyuan, so even though Shengmei Hao Cloth Store took over their business, they did not dare to do anything wrong. At most, they just lowered prices and offered profits to attract customers. Shengmei Hao Cloth Store was able to take root in Hangzhou and sell sales in September.
The amount has reached two hundred and thirty taels of silver, and the upward trend is very strong. The current problem is that there is a serious shortage of goods. A special ship from Qingpu comes every month and a half. Some cloth and silk cannot be replenished in time after they are sold out.
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Zhang Yuan told Lu Yunpeng that the cargo transportation problem would be solved soon. Since Lu Yunpeng, the shopkeeper, had done a good job, he would move his wife and children here to live together, and settle down in Hangzhou——
When Zhang Dai, Zhang Yuan and Lu Yunpeng were drinking tea and talking, the maid Huixiang frequently came out of the inner courtyard to peek. Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Jiezi, you keep talking about business affairs. Come in quickly. Wang Xiuwei was getting anxious waiting."
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Zhang Yuan stood up with a smile and asked, "Brother, do you want to go back to the ship to rest? How about I arrange a bed for you here?"
Zhang Dai said: "I'll go back right away. I'm also accompanied by Su Zhi. You can go in. I don't want you to give me away."
Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen followed Huixiang into the inner courtyard. Xue Tong followed and asked, "Ms. Zhang, are we going back to Nanjing tomorrow?"
Zhang Yuan said: "Well, I'll go tomorrow."
Xue Tong said happily: "Great, I really miss Youlan Pavilion. I don't know if the black-feathered starling is dead or not. Those people don't know how to raise birds -"
Arriving at the door of the inner courtyard, Huixiang knocked on the door. Xiaotao opened the door to let Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen and Huixiang go in, then closed the door. Wang Wei stood by the patio, wearing a moon-white skirt as elegant as a fairy. Wanfu said: "
Mr. Jiezi——Zhenzhen——”
That night, Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei slept together. After visiting Wushan, they hugged each other and whispered. Zhang Yuan asked: "Xiu Wei, which place do you love most, Jinling, Shanyin, Qingpu, or Hangzhou?"
Wang Wei lay in Zhang Yuan's arms and replied sweetly: "Wherever my husband is, that's where Wang Wei loves the most."
Zhang Yuan knew that Wang Wei wanted to go to the capital with her, so he caressed the girl's slender waist and said: "First help my sister open the Shengmei Hao cloth shop in Suzhou and Nanjing, and then come directly to the capital. How about that?"
?You know, Shengmei Hao Clothing Store is a joint venture between my sister and my brother-in-law. If you help my sister, you are helping me."
Wang Weidao said: "I know, that is also our Dongzhang's property." Although he was very reluctant to give up, he was still very happy to think that Zhang Yuan would accompany her all the way to Nanjing, which would take about twenty days.
The next morning, Zhang Yuan called a carriage and a few porters to move Wang Wei's luggage from Shengmei Hao Cloth Village to a white-covered boat with Sanming tiles by the canal. He also told Lu Yunpeng some words and left Hangzhou Yan.
Canal waterway to the north.
The ship arrived in Jiaxing on October 15th. Lu Tao and Yang Shixiang had been waiting at the Jiaxing Canal port three days ago. Also waiting here were Xu Zhuanxuan from Shanghai and Weng Yuansheng from Huating who were going to Beijing to take the exam.
, Weng Yuansheng saw Wang Dachui and said with a smile: "Shenzhen Zhang really accepted you, then you must be loyal to the Lord and not disobey."
Wang Dachui said: "Xianggong Zhang treats the villain with great kindness. The villain will never dare to disobey. The villain's previous bad behavior has completely changed."
Zhang Yuan discussed with Lu Tao and Yang Shixiang the matter of Shengmei Company and Hanshe Bookstore, and handed over forty illustrations of "Yu Shi Ming Yan" drawn by Chen Hongshou to Yang Shixiang. Yang Shixiang was overjoyed after seeing the illustrations, which could make Hanshe Bookstore's "Yu Shi Ming Yan"
The engraving of "Yu Shi Ming Yan" is greatly enhanced, and can compare with the original engraving of Wang Ruqian's Lutian Pavilion——
On the 20th, the ship arrived in Suzhou. Fan Wenruo, Wen Zhen and Meng were also waiting for Zhang Yuan to arrive and wanted to go to Beijing. Feng Menglong failed to pass the exam and looked desolate. Zhang Yuan had to comfort his friends and have a good drink -
On the second day of November, three boats of Zhang Yuan's people entered the Qinhuai River from the Jurong River. They passed the Jubaomen Water Pass in the early afternoon. Suddenly, they heard the sound of people in the market on the right bank. Some people shouted: "We, the religious people, are willing to serve God."
And die!"
Zhang Yuan was shocked: Did the Nanjing Missionary Incident break out?