Mu Zhenzhen and Fanghua took Jinglan with them. Sister Jinghui went to see the full well first. Qi Biaojia followed Jinglan like a shadow. Zhang Lianfang said with a "haha" smile: "Qi Huzi is like this to him."
My little wife is always with me, so why not get married next month? Early marriages happen everywhere."
Zhang Dai smiled and said: "The tiger's body hasn't grown yet."
"I have an anecdote, tell it so that you guys can gain some insight——"
Zhang Lianfang, the president of Jishe, started telling jokes again: "There is a bad custom in the Huguang area. When a boy is only ten years old, his father will marry him an older wife. The father will first have sex with his daughter-in-law, and then the son will be regarded as a grandson.
So the father there is in his twenties and the son is in his teens. They are actually brothers, but the locals don't think it's strange."
Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan both shook their heads and laughed. Xiao Jinghui beside the pavilion was also laughing and laughing. He turned back and waved to Zhang Yuan: "Brother Mr. Zhang, come and see, this well is really strange."
Zhang Lianfang asked curiously: "Jiezi, why do you, your wife and niece, call you like this?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "I used to be called Shunzui in Kuaiji, and I can't change it. But in front of my brother-in-law, she calls me Mr. Zhang's uncle."
Zhang Lianfang looked at the lively and lovely sisters Shang Jinglan and Shang Jinghui, and teased slightly: "Shang girls don't have their feet bound, hey."
Zhang Dai knew that Uncle Zhong had a golden lotus addiction, and did not want Jiezi to argue with Uncle Zhong, so he changed the topic and asked Zhang Yuan: "Jiezi is about to become a father. When will he be born?"
Zhang Yuan said: "It should be next month."
Zhang Lianfang said: "Meson fasted for three days first, and then went to the Daci Yanfu Palace to pray for his wife and children. The heavenly officials granted blessings, the earthly officials absolved sins, and the water officials relieved misfortune. It is said to be very effective."
Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, we will start fasting tomorrow."
Because Zhang Yuan was about to give birth to a son, Zhang Lianfang thought of his sons Zhang E and Zhang E and his son, and said: "My grandson is almost one year old. As a grandfather, I haven't seen him yet. It doesn't matter whether he succeeds or not this time."
, I have to go back to my hometown."
Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong will definitely hit the mark this time. It only takes three. This is Uncle Zhong's third time jumping over the Dragon Gate. He will definitely be successful."
Talking and laughing, Zhang Lianfang's uncle and nephew approached the octagonal pavilion. There were nearly a hundred people gathered around the pavilion to look at the well water. There were eunuchs and noble relatives, gentry and female relatives. Around the well, a family sat on a mat.
There are many people asking for rewards, and the vendors are shouting: Good fire! Good wine! Good rice! Good fruit!
Zhang Yuan listened with a smile. These cries were no different from what Teacher Wang Siren wrote in "A Journey to Manjing". Teacher Wang's tour of Manjing should have been four or five years ago. Time seemed to have frozen in the cries.
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The sleeves were lightly pulled, and when he looked down, he saw Xiao Jinghui's sparkling eyes. He smiled, pointed his little finger at the pavilion and said, "Brother Zhang, look at it. The well water keeps filling up, and it can't stop flowing.
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Shang Jinglan said: "It's when the water keeps filling up that it's called a well."
When Zhang Yuan looked intently at the well in the pavilion, he saw that the edge of the well surrounded by bluestones was three feet higher than the ground, but the spring water in the well still overflowed from the edge of the well and gurgled. It merged into a clear stream in the west of the pavilion, and the water was crystal clear to the bottom.
There seems to be no flow. To the west of the well, there are ancient vines and old moss, making it difficult for sunlight to penetrate.
Zhang Dai said: "Let me try this water. Is it suitable for making tea?" He squeezed past and went to the pavilion to drink some water. Zhang Yuan followed him and took a sip. The spring water was cold and had a hint of sweetness.
The icy sweetness is refreshing, and I heard the elder brother beside me say: "This spring water is okay. In terms of water quality, it is not as good as our Shanyin Qingquan Spring, but it is better than the abundant water quantity."
Zhang Lianfang, who came up later, smiled and said: "Beijing people are pitiful, and it is rare to see a spring. So such a full well has become a scenic spot, and Yuan Shigong's "Travel Notes on the Full Well" has become a famous piece."
Jing Lan, Jing Hui and Qi Biaojia also went to the pavilion to drink water. At this moment, they heard a slave shouting loudly: "Give way, give way."
When Zhang Yuan turned around to look, he saw a rich young man in bright clothes and angry horses riding his horse to the edge of the well, surrounded by a group of wealthy slaves and purifiers. The powerful slaves who opened the way asked the crowd of onlookers on this side to give way. His young master
Wanting to see Manjing, Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "From the accents, these people are from Suzhou. I don't know who is the son of a high-ranking official. They are also acting like a dandy in Beijing. I'm afraid they will run into trouble."
Zhang Yuan signaled Mu Zhenzhen and Fanghua to pull Jinglan, and the Jinghui sisters stepped aside, but saw the wealthy young man in his thirties jumped off his horse and scolded the slave: "Ignorant fool, even the capital master dares to
You just drink it casually, maybe you will meet some middle-class relative, high-ranking official or famous person, and give you a good beating."
When the onlookers heard this, they all laughed, and their dislike of these slaves faded away.
There were too many people at the well, so Zhang Yuan said to Sister Jinglan: "Let's go somewhere else to play first." Just as he took a step forward, he heard someone behind him laughing: "Is Jiezi coming to visit Manjing too, ah, Brother Baosheng is here, too.
There are Zongzi, Huzi, haha.”
When Zhang Yuan turned around to look, it was Fan Wenruo, and Wen Zhenmeng, fellow Suzhou fellows, who immediately returned the gift and started laughing. At this time, the wealthy young man turned around and bowed: "Brother Fan, and Brother Wen,
Are you guys here to try too? Why didn’t I see you guys in the Gongyuan? Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you."
Fan Wenruo frowned slightly and raised his eyebrows, cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Brother Shen, oh, and Brother Zhao, it's rare to see them."
Mr. Shen looked at Zhang Yuan and others and asked Fan Wenruo: "I heard that Brother Fan joined the Shanyin Han Society. I wonder who the leader of the society is? Is there a name I have admired for a long time?"
Fan Wenruo then introduced Zhang Yuan and the other four to Mr. Shen, and then introduced Mr. Shen to the four Zhang Yuans: "Young Master Shen comes from a famous family in Wujiang. His father is the censor of Zuo Fudu, and he is the governor of Henan."
The Zuo Fudu Censor was a third-rank official and a deputy to the Imperial Procuratorate. He was two ranks higher than the fourth-rank Zuoqiandu Censor Shang Zhou Zuo. He had a high position and was indeed a leading figure who could be expelled from the capital.
Mr. Shen bowed his hands to Zhang Yuan and others and said, "Shen Tonghe from Wujiang is polite."
Shen Tonghe and a young scholar next to him also raised their hands and said: "Wujiang Zhao Mingyang is polite."
Shen Tonghe looked at Zhang Yuan and said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that the leader of the society is a great talent, and the leader of this science is none other than the leader of the society."
Zhang Yuan said calmly: "How dare you, do your best." Because he had to take care of Jinglan and Jinghui sisters, he didn't talk much with Shen Tonghe, so he said goodbye and went to enjoy the scenery elsewhere.
Fan Wenruo continued chatting with Shen Tonghe for a while, then said goodbye to Shen Tonghe and walked to Zhang Yuan's side. Wen Zhenmeng also followed. Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Brother Wen doesn't seem to like Mr. Shen very much."
ah."
Wen Zhenmeng sneered and said: "You are a scumbag, I don't care either way."
Zhang Yuandao: "Is this person so bad? He doesn't look arrogant."
Fan Wenruo smiled and said: "Shen Tonghe has a bad reputation in Suzhou. If nothing else, let me just mention one thing. In Wujiang, any new prostitute must first visit Shen Tonghe and stay with him for three days, otherwise he will not be able to establish himself. There was a
A prostitute named Mu Suwei, who was new to Wujiang, followed the instructions of others and met Shen Tonghe. Because Mu Suwei was beautiful and talented, Shen Tonghe kept her in his house and refused to release her, and the prostitute's family did not dare to pursue her.
One day, Shen Tonghe had a drinking party with his friends, and asked Mu Suwei to drink. There was a young celebrity named Yuan Yuling at the table. The beauty and celebrity fell in love at first sight, and they whispered about it. Shen Tonghe became angry and kicked Yuan Yuling out.
The Yuan family had a retainer named Feng. He liked to be a knight, was courageous, and knew Yuan Yuling's intentions. Once, while Shen Tonghe was taking Mu Suwei to Huqiu, he boarded a sinking boat, snatched Mu Suwei, and sent it to Yuan Yuling.
Yuan Yuling was overjoyed, and Mu Suwei was also freed from prison. When Yuan's father found out, he even said that a disaster was coming, and hurriedly sent Mu Suwei back to the Shen Mansion. But it was too late, Shen Tonghe had already filed a lawsuit, and Yuan Yuling suffered for a year.
He was imprisoned and wrote the legendary "The Story of the West Tower" based on his own experiences in prison——"
Zhang Dai continued: "I know about "The Story of the West Tower". In the play, the scholar Yu Juan and Yu Shufang won the first prize after being released from prison, defeated the evildoers, and finally got married to Mu Suwei, but what is the reality?"
"How can the No. 1 scholar be so good? In opera, this one is the No. 1 scholar and that is the No. 1 scholar——"
Fan Wenruo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The fact is that the Yuan family fell into decline, Yuan Yuling went away to work as a private school teacher, and Mu Suwei is already dead, less than twenty years old when he died."
Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Only the weak and the frustrated can be licentious. Shen Tonghe is still so high-spirited."
But Wen Zhenmeng said: "What's even more shameless is that Shen Tonghe's academic achievements were all taken by someone else, the Zhao Mingyang next to him."
Wen Zhen and Meng were always cautious, and he would not spread rumors based on hearsay——
Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Fan Wenruo said: "This matter is not a secret in Suzhou. Zhao Mingyang's family is poor, and he is really good at eight-part essays. Two years ago, my Fushui Shan Real Estate Club asked him to comment on eight-part essays. We know better about Shen Tonghe's details. , the eight-part essay can’t be finished, from a boy student to a scholar, to a scholar, it was Zhao Mingyang who took the exam for him, and now he has taken the exam in Beijing.”
Zhang Dai asked in surprise: "Are the inspections and inspections in the examination room all fake?"
Fan Wenruo said: "The Shen family in Wujiang is rich and powerful in the hometown, and it is also a family of officials. These connections can be opened up. Four years ago, in the Tianji Provincial Examination, Shen Tonghe and Zhao Mingyang were assigned to the same house, and the houses were adjacent. Speaking of which, Zhao Mingyang is really a fast hand. Not only did he have to write essays himself, but he also had to write for Shen Tonghe. He was able to hand in the paper before Jizhu helped him out. I just don't know why he didn't come to take the Guichou examination, but was suspended for three years? "
Wen Zhenmeng said: "Shen, someone reported and exposed the Zhao Lianhao fraud at that time, but in the end nothing happened. It is not that easy to set off an imperial examination case. No one in the court can do it. The reason why Guichou I didn’t come to take the exam because I wanted to avoid the sharp public opinion at the time. But when I took the exam, they still signed up.”
"Zhao Mingyang is still cooperating with Shen Tonghe?" Fan Wenruo asked in shock. He didn't know about this either.
Wen Zhenmeng had a wide network of contacts in Beijing and was well-informed. He nodded and said: "That's right, Shen is the third room with the word sword, and Zhao is the fourth room with the word sword."
Fan Wenruo, Zhang Dai, and Qi Biaojia were all stunned.
Zhang Yuan thought: "When Dong Qichang taught Zong Yishan the eight-part essay 'Nine-Character Jue', didn't he want Zong Yishan to take the exam for Dong Zuchang? Dong Zuchang's reputation as a scholar was obtained by Zong Yishan. If those things hadn't happened later, Zong Yishan will definitely give Dong Zuchang a chance to pass the exam. As for whether he dares to take the exam on his behalf in the examination hall, that is unknown, but cheating with a joint number like Shen and Zhao is safer than hiring a gunman."
Fan Wenruo said: "Look at the results of the results released on the 27th. If Shen Tonghe is in high school, it is really an insult to the civilized people. How can there be any fairness in the imperial examination!"
Wen Zhenmeng said: "Fang Guan, the examiner only looks at the paper. If Zhao Mingyang's workmanship for Shen Tonghe is excellent, it is very possible for him to go to high school."
Zhang Lianfang came over and heard about this, frowned and said: "This Shen Tonghe has been in and out of Dong Xuan's mansion many times. If it is true that there is fraud, the Dong family must have done a lot."
Having said this, Zhang Yuan was also horrified, and the dark curtain of the examination room gradually opened up.
…
On February 24th, Zhang Yuan, who had been fasting for three days, took a bath early in the morning and brought five animal sacrifices to the nearby Daci Yanfu Palace to pray to the Three Emperors to protect Dan Ran and give birth safely. There was nothing human power could do, so he could only pray to ghosts and gods. , after praying, when I came out, I saw Qingmo Shanren setting up a hexagram stall in front of Yanfu Palace, and Dong Milk Tea was sitting quietly beside him——
Seeing Zhang Yuan, Qingmoshan people quickly stood up and bowed. Dong Milkcha also wished Zhang Yuan a blessing. Dong Milkcha looked much more beautiful. It seemed that Qingmoshan people took good care of her——
Zhang Yuan asked with a smile: "Qingmoshan people, how are you doing lately?"
Qingmo Shanren said: "Fortunately, Shanren's reputation is slowly spreading."
Zhang Yuan looked at the pretty Dong Milk Tea and thought that beauty brings disaster, and said: "It's not easy to make a living in a foreign country. If there are scoundrels bullying you, just come to me."
Qingmo Shanren said with a smile: "All lasses in the world are the same. They bully the weak, fear the strong, and fear power. Shanren calls himself a relative of Shang Yushi. No one dares to bully me." As he said this, he started selling wine to the Gua stalls.
The fruit vendor said loudly: "Have you seen, this is the sister-in-law of Shang Yushi, Zhang Jieyuan, who ranked first in the Zhejiang Provincial Examination, and he must be the number one scholar in today's exams——"
Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "Shanren, please don't talk nonsense. The number one scholar is not determined by the emperor."
A man from Qing Mo Mountain said: "The number one scholar is the star of Wenqu who descended to earth. It is determined by heaven. The emperor is the son of the emperor. He is appointed by heaven to be the number one scholar. Mr. Zhang has great benevolence and talent. It is the star of Wenqu that descends to earth. The mountain man is iron-clad. Mr. Zhang will definitely win the number one prize in this exam."
, If you don’t win, Mr. Zhang can come and smash Shanren’s hexagram stall.”
Zhang Yuan shook his head and smiled, thinking: "I only hit the Qi Gua stall when I was full." He cupped his hands and went back to the courtyard.
…
On the evening of February 26, the square in front of the Gongyuan Gate of Shuntian Prefecture was crowded with people again. Although the official list will be posted in front of the gate of the Ministry of Rites, the list is filled out from the Gongyuan and sent to the Ministry of Rites. You can get it earlier by waiting in front of the Gongyuan.
Knowing the result, there will be officials who will go to the Tribute Court to report the Chinese style after the official list has been filled in and before it is sent to the Ministry of Rites for announcement. It is said that there are some scoundrels who snatch the good news halfway, so that they can rush to ask for the wedding money.
As usual, the main list will be written and sent out before three o'clock on the 27th, but the candidates were so impatient that they gathered at Gongyuan at dusk and waited all night. However, the test list for the Bingchen Examination was particularly slow, and all of them had already been written.
After the Zhengchou period, the dragon gate of Gongyuan was still closed. The grumpy candidate threw rocks and stones at the gate of Gongyuan, making noises and swearing, and almost wanted to break in -
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