It was only when Mu Zhenzhen went to bed at night that he remembered that the next day was the day when Zhang Yuan entered the palace to give lectures. Zhang Yuan's official robes were still here, but at that time there was a curfew in the inner city, so he could not deliver the big red robe overnight.
Go to the Paozi River, so she got up to wash up before dawn the next day, and wrapped the young master's official uniform. At this time, the genius was bright, Laifu, Wang Dachui and the others in the outer courtyard had not gotten up yet, Mu Zhenzhen said
After talking to the old man, he took the package and went out alone. The west gate of the East Fourth Archway had not yet opened. It took about a moment before it opened. Mu Zhenzhen walked out of the gate and trotted south, arriving more than ten miles away.
Looking at the sunrise at the Zhang family's mansion by the Paozi River, I guessed that it was the end of the Mao period, and the young master had just enough time to rush to the palace -
Knocked on the door and went straight to the guest room in the west hall. When Huixiang came out with water, Mu Zhenzhen knew that Wang Wei had arrived in Beijing yesterday afternoon. He hurried to meet Wang Wei and served Zhang Yuan while talking to Wang Wei.
After changing into the red robe, Wang Wei said: "Be really careful and remember to send me the red official robe, otherwise my husband will be late when he enters the palace."
Yam porridge was prepared in the kitchen. Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan each drank a bowl of yam porridge and ate a few snacks. Then they took a bus to the Hanlin Academy together. Wu Ling and Ming Yan followed to wait on them. Zhang Yuan told Mu Zhenzhen to stay there today.
This side of Paozi River, go back with him in the evening——
As the carriage sped northward, Zhang Yuan saw his eldest brother Zhang Dai in poor spirits and asked, "What's wrong with my eldest brother? Is he overindulging in sex?"
Zhang Dai laughed: "Sexual indulgence is not a good thing at all."
Zhang Yuan knew what was going on. He heard Wang Wei mention it last night and deliberately praised: "Brother is really calm and peaceful. I admire you."
Zhang Dai rolled his eyes and said: "I wanted to make a mess, but Kerr was menstruating. It was a coincidence. Last year at the Xiangzhen Pavilion, Li Xueyi had a stomachache, so I stayed with her all night. Last night, Li Kerr also
Abdominal pain. I put my hot belly against her belly, and the tender belly rubbed against my lower abdomen, but the pain couldn't be vented. Do you think this is life-threatening?"
Zhang Yuan laughed and said: "Brother, do you still remember the chapter 29 of Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Ming Yan", "Monk Yueming Crosses the Liucui"? Brother Yueming is the master."
Zhang Dai laughed and scolded: "Nonsense, I don't want to be a monk, where can Li Kouer escape!"
Talking and laughing. When we arrived at the Hanlin Academy, Zhang Yuan took the sermon he had prepared yesterday and went into the palace to give a lecture to the emperor's eldest grandson. Zhang Dai was still studying poetry, writing and calligraphy, and practicing calligraphy in the Hanlin Academy lecture hall. In the evening, he waited outside the Dong'an Gate after dismissal.
Zhang Yuan went back to the Paozi River together. After dinner, Zhang Yuan wanted to take Wang Wei back to the Dongsi Archway to meet his brother-in-law Shang Zhouzuo and sister-in-law Fu, so Zhang Dai did not want to stay. When Li Keer saw that Wang Wei was leaving, he was reluctant to leave.
After traveling thousands of miles from Jinling to here, Wang Wei was her backbone, but Zhang Dai was very considerate to her. She did not say that she would follow Wang Wei like she did last night. She only said: "Wei Gu, come here tomorrow."
While watching Kerr——"
Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen, and Wang Wei took a car back to Dongsi Archway. Wang Wei felt a little uneasy. Zhang Yuan comforted him: "My brother-in-law, they have known about you for a long time. Let's get to know each other today and let you live in Li Pavilion tomorrow."
Go to the old alley."
Wang Wei said: "It's better to wait for Miss Shang to move over to the old alley of Li Ge. If I move there by myself now, where will you live, my husband?"
Wang Wei, who was born in Yangzhou Shouma, is very considerate and considerate. If Zhang Yuan moves to Lige Old Hutong to live with her now, Miss Shang's brother and sister-in-law will definitely not be happy. It will inevitably cause her and her
There is a gap between Miss Shang, and if Zhang Yuan does not go to live in Lige Old Hutong, Zhang Yuan will definitely feel wronged by her, which makes Zhang Yuan embarrassed. Wang Wei knows his identity very well. He used to live in Youlan Pavilion by the Qinhuai River.
, then you can follow your own temper. But that kind of freedom is very limited. A scoundrel can humiliate her. Only when you grow older can you understand the suffering of being helpless. There are many songs in which
A famous prostitute is a good woman, but in the end she still cannot adapt to the life of a wealthy family and goes back to her old career. That life is even more miserable. A smart woman must avoid that sad situation. Of course Wang Wei is a smart woman.
If you fall in love with Zhang Yuan, you must think about Zhang Yuan——
Zhouzuo and Fu of Shang Dynasty were not unhappy when they saw Wang Wei. Since Dan Ran accepted Wang Wei, why would they, as brothers and sisters-in-law, be evil people? Moreover, Wang Wei had done a great job during Dan Ran's delivery, which could be said to have saved Dan Ran's childbirth.
Dan Ran's mother and son had two lives. At this time, she saw Wang Wei's beautiful appearance and elegant speech. Mrs. Fu was also a little happy. She rewarded Wang Wei with several pieces of jewelry and pieces of cloth, and also asked someone to arrange for the three maids Wang Wei brought.
residence--
There was only one person who was jealous, and that was ten-year-old Shang Jinghui. Of course Shang Jinghui thought that she was jealous for her little aunt Shang Danran. Her pair of sparkling water-cut pupils looked at Wang Wei intently, thinking about her little aunt.
Before arriving in Beijing, Wang Wei arrived first. It must be that Mr. Zhang’s brother was with this Wang Wei last night. This Wang Wei was so enchanting. Jing Hui was very jealous, but when Wang Wei greeted her with a smile,
, she returned the gift quickly and thanked: "Thank you very much for asking Granny Xiaoshou to save my little aunt."
Wang Wei said: "Miss Shang is a lucky person. Even if I don't invite Granny Xiaoshou, Miss Shang will be fine."
Mrs. Fu said: "Dan Ran and Xiao Hongjian will arrive at the end of this month. It will be very lively at that time."
Jing Hui said unhappily: "My aunt and the others will move to the west of the imperial city. The courtyards there have been renovated."
Mrs. Fu said: "It's a little narrow here, so it's not convenient to live together, but it's better than thousands of miles away. From now on, you and Jinglan will go to my aunt's place every two days."
Jing Hui then became happy. When his little aunt came to Beijing, he could take them out for fun. Thinking about the days in Kuaiji, Jing Hui really hoped that his little aunt would come to Beijing as soon as possible.
But something very unpleasant happened to Jing Hui soon. Zhang Yuan no longer asked her to read and summarize the letter after receiving the letter. Wang Wei not only read the letter for Zhang Yuan, but also replied to it for Zhang Yuan. Several people
At night, Xiao Jinghui walked to Zhang Yuan's door and saw Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei reading letters and writing letters under the oil lamp, talking, laughing, and affectionate. She would stare at the door for a long time, until Mu Zhenzhen looked at them.
When she saw her, she called out: "Miss Jinghui", then she walked in, said hello, sat aside and read quietly, and sometimes talked about poetry with Wang Wei. Wang Wei praised that such a smart and intelligent girl is rare in the world -
On such autumn nights, Jing Hui felt that she had grown up and was no longer a little girl.
…
On the afternoon of the tenth day of September, Zhang Dai invited friends from the Han Society and some friends of his uncle Zhang Lianfang in Beijing to a banquet to celebrate his concubine. Zhang Yuan took Wang Wei and Mu Zhenzhen there, and Li Keer came out to toast the guests. Originally
Her long hair has been combed up, and she has applied a thin layer of makeup, her beauty is beautiful, her beautiful eyes glanced for a moment, then she walked in and refused to come out again. Ruan Dacheng, Ni Yuanlu and others made a noise while drinking, asking Zhang Dai to tell him how he met Li Kouer.
Zhang Dai is also a generous person. He told the truth, and everyone laughed and started drinking wine and composing erotic words. The fuss continued until the lights were turned on and they dispersed——
Zhang Yuan, Wang Wei, and Mu Zhenzhen returned to the courtyard of the East Fourth Archway, and saw Liu Gaoya sitting in the foyer waiting for him. He said that he would leave Beijing and return to Jinling the next day, so Zhang Yuan handed over the letter and gifts he had written to Eunuch Xing.
Liu Gaoya took him with him. After Liu Gaoya left, Zhang Yuan went into the inner courtyard to see his brother-in-law Shang Zhouzuo. Shang Zhouzuo expressed concern that Zhang Yuan had too many contacts with the eunuchs. Zhang Yuan said: "They are all old acquaintances. I will be cautious in the future. Thank you very much."
Brother reminds me."
…
On September 24, Zhang Ruoxi wrote a letter to Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei from Qingpu. Zhang Ruoxi had received the letter from Wang Wei and knew that Wang Wei had gone to the capital. She said that she planned to meet him in April or May next year.
Wang Wei came to Beijing to open Shengmei Store together. Since Wang Wei went there first, her plan was also advanced. After the Lantern Festival next year, she and Lu Tao would set off from Qingpu to Beijing. They would bring a large amount of cloth and satin with them on the ship. Let Wang Wei stay in Beijing.
First choose a store. The scale of Shengmei Store in Jingshi must be larger than that in Nanjing and Hangzhou. She will ask the Civil Information Bureau to send 1,800 taels of silver to Wang Wei at the end of next month for the preparation of Shengmei Store——
Zhang Ruoxi's letter to Zhang Yuan first said that she, her husband Lu Tao, Yang Shixiang and others waited for Zhang Yaofang and Shang Danran's two boats at the Jiaxing Canal Pier on August 15th. Zhang Ruoxi spent the Mid-Autumn Festival on the boat with Shang Danran.
We lived together with Xiao Hongjian. Zhang Ruoxi said that the five-month-old Xiao Hongjian was very cute. He was fat and white and smiled when he saw people. He was cuter than Zhang Yuan when he was a child. Yang Shixiang published 800 volumes of "Aesop's Fables" and 800 volumes of "Aesop's Fables".
"Jiao's Writings", one thousand volumes of "Essays to Tell the World", one thousand volumes of "Words to Warn the World", and the two volumes of "Wuzazu" recommended by Zhang Rulin and published by Xie Zhaozhe, the current Yunnan political strategist, totaling 1,200 volumes.
Entrust Zhang Yaofang's ship to be brought to the capital and handed over to Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan arranged for people to open a Hanshe Bookstore in the capital for sales. After the bookstore established a foothold, the next step was to open a Hanshe Bookstore——
Zhang Ruoxi also gave Zhang Yuan an overview of the development of Shengmei Store from last year to the present in the letter. Shengmei Store now has eight stores. In addition to the Qingpu main store, there are also Huating, Shanghai, Shanyin, Kuaiji, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Nanjing.
, all the money earned by the business last year was invested in hiring workers, adding looms, expanding sericulture, planting mulberry trees, and opening new stores. Shengmei Business was opened in June of the previous year. At that time, Zhang Yuan, Lu Tao, and Zhang Ruoxi each contributed money.
Ten thousand taels make up the total share capital of 20,000 taels. Now, according to Zhang Ruoxi's estimation, the total share capital is no less than 50,000 taels, but there is not much money available for transfer, because Shengmei Company is expanding too fast and needs money.
too much--
Zhang Yuan smiled when he read the letter. This time his uncle Zhang Yaofang came to Beijing, and he would also bring a large number of various glasses made by Hanshe Mirror Factory. Hanshe Bookstore, Hanshe Mirror Factory, and Shengmei Store would all have a foothold in the capital. Bookstore, Mirror Factory
Although the Hebu Company was Zhang Yuan’s idea and single-handedly established, more than two years later, it has grown and grown, and he does not need to worry too much. The wheels will move forward on their own. In the late Ming Dynasty, especially in Jiangnan, doing business
The road is still very broad. As long as the path is right, there is nothing to worry about. What's more, this is a businessman with a background of great gentry. Maybe in less than ten years, the assets under Zhang Yuan's name will reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of taels.
Yinzi, only by making these three different types of large business houses bigger and stronger can they become a strong backing for him to implement political reforms——
…
On the evening of the next day after Zhang Yuan received the letter from his sister Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Dai hurried over with a servant to see Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan looked at it and said in surprise: "Neng Zhu, when did you arrive in Beijing?"
Neng Zhu was Zhang E's follower, and was a brother to Zhang Lianfang's servant Neng Liang. Neng Zhu, who was tired of the journey, smiled and crossed his hands and sang: "Master Jiezi, I just arrived. I walked ashore at Tianjin Wei the day before yesterday. Come and report to the two young masters first. Master Tao and the two young ladies will arrive in Beijing tomorrow." Zhang Yaofang's courtesy name is Ertao, and everyone in the family calls Zhang Yaofang Master Tao.
Zhang Yuan was overjoyed and asked Neng Zhu to go into the hall and sit down to talk. He asked about his journey and his circumstances. He learned that the journey had been smooth and that Xiao Hongjian was in good health. Shang and Zhou Zuo's family were very happy.
The next day, that is, in the afternoon of September 26, Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan asked Guo Wei, a bachelor at the Hanlin Academy, for a half-day leave, and went to the canal dock outside Chaoyang Gate to greet their relatives from afar. Shang Zhouzuo also made an exception. After a half-day vacation, I brought my wife Fu, Jinglan, and Jinghui's two daughters to pick up Shang Danran. Naturally, the merchant's prospective son-in-law Qi Biaojia also came.
The autumn sun is bright and the autumn wind is rustling. The leaves of the Gongsun trees in the row of canal piers have almost fallen off, and the ginkgo fruits have been picked long ago. The branches look a little depressed. Winter is coming in Beijing.
There were constantly ships coming from the south at the pier outside Chaoyang Gate. Neng Liang, Neng Zhu, Laifu, Wang Dachui and several other servants were impatient to wait, so they headed south along the west bank of the canal to welcome them. As they walked farther and farther, Zhang Yuan couldn't even see them. Then he saw Shang Jinghui take out the white copper telescope and said with a smile: "Little uncle, why did you forget the telescope?"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, yes, I am confused, Xiao Hui helps me look at it."
Jing Zheng would look southward with his telescope from time to time. Around the beginning of the morning, Jing Hui saw Wang Dachui running towards this direction through the telescope, and said hurriedly: "Little aunt and the others are here. Wang Dachui came back to report the news."
Wang Dachui ran very fast, and soon he was close. He shouted: "Master, Mistress and the others' ship is coming."
Zhang Dai, Zhang Yuan, Shang Zhouzuo and others all walked along the river bank to greet them. This section of the river bank was walkable, but the carriage was difficult to drive. Fu also got off the carriage to greet them. Wang Wei, Mu Zhenzhen and Suzhi followed them and walked along the river bank. After half a mile, they saw two white-canopied boats approaching with their sails suspended. Brothers Laifu, Nengliang, and Nengzhu were walking along the shore. They could see someone standing on the bow of the boat, but they couldn't tell who it was.
Zhang Yuan was excited and started running. Zhang Dai followed closely. The two people quickly approached the two white boats, and then they saw clearly that the people standing on the boats in front were Zhang Yaofang and Zhang Qingke Wu Ting. Zhang Yuan He stopped and moved as close to the river as possible with Zhang Dai. Zhang Dai shouted: "Father——"
Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and shouted: "Uncle Tao, my nephew Zhang Yuan is here to greet you."
Zhang Yaofang put on her myopia glasses and saw clearly her son Zhang Dai and her nephew Zhang Yuan. She said happily: "I've kept you waiting. The eldest son, Jie Zi, Liu family and Shang family are in the boat behind."
It was not convenient to park a boat on this side of the river, so Zhang Yaofang's white boat passed by silently. The boat behind it came over. Zhang Yuan saw Shang Danran wearing a beaded hoop and a green lotus dress standing on the bow of the boat, with a nurse behind him. Standing by the hatch with a swaddled baby in his arms——
Zhang Yuan called out "Danran", feeling really happy at this moment.
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