Granny Ma told Ms. Lu that Zhang Yuan had an eye problem now and should quickly get married as a precaution.
What Granny Ma did not say clearly was that if Zhang Yuan's eyes really couldn't heal, then he probably wouldn't be able to marry a girl from an innocent family. She could only settle the marriage while he was still recovering and others didn't know the details. Who is Zhang's family in Shaoxing?
If you are a wealthy person and want to regret the engagement and file a lawsuit after you are engaged, you have to think carefully.
Enthusiastic Granny Ma pointed out the problem and solved it. She recommended to Zhang's mother, Lu, a daughter from a family in Zhishui Lane. She was a well-rounded woman, a needlewoman with all kinds of skills. She had been farming for generations, and her family was innocent. As long as the Zhang family gave her more betrothal gifts.
, good things should come true...
Zhang Yuan couldn't bear it anymore and called out: "Rabbit Pavilion——"
The little girl Tu Ting hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master, what's the matter?"
Zhang Yuan gave a few instructions, and the little girl nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. Then she walked to the door of his wife's bedroom and asked in a crisp voice: "Grandma Ma, what is your husband's surname?"
Granny Ma was stunned and replied: "My surname is Niu."
The little girl asked again: "Is the girl from Zhishui Lane that Granny Ma mentioned is surnamed Niu or Ma?"
Granny Ma didn't pay attention to the little girl and replied casually: "My surname is Niu."
Tu Ting ran back in small steps and reported: "Master, Granny Ma said that the girl's surname is Niu."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "My surname is also Niu, which is very good."
Mrs. Lu, Zhang's mother in the room, asked: "Grandma Ma, is that Miss Niu a relative of your husband's family?"
Mrs. Ma was a little embarrassed. She didn't want to reveal the details so early, but since Mrs. Lu had asked about it, she couldn't hide it. She smiled and said, "Madam, please tell me in detail. That time I met my wife in Dashan Temple, listen.
After talking about the young master in the house suffering from an eye disease, the old lady thought that the Zhang family of Shanyin was from a scholarly family. She couldn't just marry a wife just because the young master had bad eyesight. The old lady thought that my husband's niece was nice and had a clean family background, which was even more rare.
She has a gentle temperament, and if the young master’s eyes fail to heal, the girl will never dislike it——”
Zhang Yuan grinned silently and thought to himself: "I have become a defective product, a poor thing. Just because my eyes are sick, they have to give me cow girls and horse girls, as if they are gifts.
Well, you don't dislike me, I should really be grateful."
I heard my mother say: "My child is only fifteen years old this year. There is no rush to discuss marriage. His eye disease will definitely be cured. Mother-in-law Laoma will take the trouble."
The mother's tone was filled with displeasure. What mother could have someone talk about her son like that? It was as if her son couldn't get a wife.
Mrs. Ma was obviously depressed too. She had prepared a lot of euphemisms that would surely seduce Lu, but she was confused by a little girl's two-sentence question and immediately revealed the truth.
"Yes, yes, my wife is right, Master Zhang Yuan's eyes will definitely heal -"
Old Mrs. Ma laughed along with her and talked about a lot of trivial matters, and she didn't leave until evening.
The little girl Tu Ting came over and said, "Master, why did Grandma Ma glare at the little maid so hard before she left? Did the little maid ask the wrong thing before?"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "That's right. Granny Ma thought you were so sharp-tongued at such a young age. She was surprised, so she opened her eyes to look at you carefully."
The little girl said "Oh" and walked away happily.
The eldest girl Yi Ting sent Granny Ma back and said to Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu: "Madam, Granny Ma was mumbling all the way out, saying that she missed a good marriage. In the future, if the young master wants to marry, he won't be able to marry such a good one. Why?
I said my wife will definitely regret it."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, knew the meaning of Granny Ma's words and felt unhappy.
Zhang Yuan said: "Mom, this old lady keeps burning incense and chanting Buddha's name. She is so vicious in her heart. She wishes my eyes could not be healed. She is so gloating about my misfortune. Don't let this kind of nanny come in again - mother, don't worry, the child's eyes will definitely be healed. In fact, now
I can already see things, but I have to follow the doctor's advice and wear the eye patch. In another month, I can stop wearing it. Then I will make progress in my studies, gain fame, marry a beautiful woman from a famous family, and be on par with my mother."
Living up to expectations is not just a matter of words. Trying to live up to expectations will be very tiring. However, Zhang's mother, Lu, was so happy that her son, who had always been playful and lazy, could say something like this.
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At midnight the next day, Wang Kefan came to the door with two Qing guests from Xi Zhang. Xiao Xi Nu Wuling had been waiting for a long time. He was overjoyed. Now he and Zhang Cai were relaxed. They didn't have to study. They were relieved.
These two Qingqing guests, one named Zhan and Shiyuan, the other named Fan and Zhen, are both in their thirties and have Tongsheng status. Zhang Yuan’s father, Zhang Ruiyang, is a Tongsheng. Don’t underestimate Tongsheng. It’s not that he has read a lot of books.
Those who can be called Tongsheng must pass the county and government examinations. Only those who succeed can be called Tongsheng. If they can pass the Taoist examination presided over by the Tixue official, they will be affiliated students, that is, scholars, so although Tongsheng is not
Although he has a scientific name, he must be able to pass both the county and government examinations and have some knowledge, so he will be respected more than ordinary white scholars.
Zhan and Fan were outsiders, so it was not easy to close the doors and windows and turn on the light to read. Zhang Yuan still wore a blindfold and met Zhan and Fan in the study room of the west building. He could not see anyone and could only hear the voice. Zhan Shiyuan's voice was roundabout.
Slowly, coughing twice from time to time, Fan Zhen's voice was high-pitched, like a eunuch.
Fan Zhen said: "Master Yanke asked me and I to read for Master Jiezi to relieve his boredom. I wonder what book Master Jiezi wants to read. Is it an official history or a novel?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Thank you, gentlemen. I have recently started reading the "Collection and Commentary of the Spring and Autumn Classics". All thirty volumes are on the desk. Please——" He ordered Wu Ling to make tea for the two gentlemen.
After having tea, Wu Ling exited the study and talked to Wang Kefan in front of the corridor.
Wang Keqian lowered his voice and said: "The eldest father of the Third Young Master has more than thirty guests. Hearing that they are coming to study with Master Jiezi, they are all very excited. Zhan and Fan are both vying to come. Xiao Wu, do you know?"
The reason?"
Wu Ling shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Wang Kechan, whose voice was like a girl's, said: "That's because the Third Young Master said that those who come to study with Master Jie Zi will be paid five taels of silver a day. Why don't you come here all the time?"
"Five taels of silver per person per day!" Wu Ling exclaimed: "Then if you study for a month, two people will need 30 taels of silver. My mother, you Xi Zhang are rich."
Wang Kechian chuckled and said: "That's not my Xi Zhang, it's the third young master who is rich - Hey, Xiao Wu, why does your young master seem to have changed a different person? He plays chess so well that I won't talk about it.
Your behavior has changed a lot, don’t you think?”
Wu Ling said: "The young master has a disease in his eyes, and his temperament will always change."
Wang Kehan asked: "Can Master Jiezi's eyes be healed? Otherwise it would be a pity."
Wu Ling said: "It will definitely be cured. The young master's eyes can also see things now, but he is afraid of seeing the light. He will have to recover for a while."
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Fan and Zhan in the study took turns reciting the "Collection and Commentary of the Spring and Autumn Classics" for Zhang Yuan, changing people every fifteen pages. When it was Zhan Shiyuan's turn to read, Fan Zhen stood up and walked back and forth, looking at Zhang Yuan coldly.
The blindfolded boy sat at the other end of the desk and listened quietly——
"Are you listening? You must have fallen asleep sitting down. Wouldn't it be a waste of time? Although you can get five coins, it is too boring, and it makes your mouth dry and your tongue is dry."
Fan Zhen nodded secretly and made some calculations in her mind. When it was his turn to read, he started to skip lines, which made it easier to read fifteen pages. Zhan Shiyuan was drinking tea. If you didn't pay attention, you wouldn't be able to tell. As for the young man,
Zhang Yuan's "Collection and Commentary of the Spring and Autumn Classics" is inherently complicated, and even if you listen carefully, you won't be able to detect the words he missed.
Fan Zhen read: "In the spring of the fifth year, Gong Yayu and Tang were buried. In the fourth month of summer, Duke Huan of Wei was buried. In autumn, Duke Wei..."
"Chun Qiu" is one of the Five Classics, and "Zuo Zhuan" explains the "Chun Qiu". The "Collected Commentary on Chun Qiu Jing Zhuan" edited by Du Yu in the Western Jin Dynasty also brings together predecessors' annotations on "Chun Qiu" and "Zuo Zhuan". This
Fan Zhen is even lazier than Xiao Xinu Wu Ling. Wu Ling just doesn't miss those small annotations. Fan Zhen even skips large sections of "Zuo Zhuan"——
Tapping his knuckles lightly on the mahogany desk, Zhang Yuan said, "Mr. Fan, did you miss a paragraph?"
Fan Zhen was startled and thought to herself: "How did this young man know that I had missed a passage?" He asked: "Master Jiezi has read this book before?"
Zhang Yuandao: "I have only listened to "Spring and Autumn" a few days ago, and I also know that "Zuo Zhuan" explains "Spring and Autumn" sentence by sentence. Mr. Fan read "Five Years of Spring, Gong Yayu and Tang", but did not read "Zuo Zhuan"
Explanation of this sentence."
Fan Zhen was a very tactful person. She burst out laughing when she heard this and said, "I am trying you on purpose. Haha, since Master Jiezi is so serious and eager to learn, Fan dares not to recite attentively."
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