When Zhang Yuan was watching the white mule in the back garden, his mother, Lu, came over and asked him about his blind date with Zhang E today. Zhang Yuan did not hide anything from his mother.
Looking at his son, he saw that the look in his eyes was different from before, so he smiled and asked, "Does my son like that Shang girl?"
In front of his mother, Zhang Yuan will always be a child. When his mother asked him this question, he was inevitably a little embarrassed. He looked at his toes and said softly: "Yes."
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, was both happy and worried. Her son had enlightened and learned how to lustfully admire Shao Ai. This showed that her son had really grown up. Which mother wouldn't be happy?
The family status of the Shang family is quite different. Shang Danran is the younger sister of Shang Zhou Zuo, the young minister of Taipu Temple. She is very famous. Shang Zhou Zuo was a Jinshi and served as a county magistrate in Fujian for several years.
He served in Nanjing and became a Beijing official in recent years. The Shang family in Kuaiji and Xi Zhang in Shanyin are family friends. The grandfather of Zhou Zuo of Shang Dynasty and Zhang Yuanbian, the great-grandfather of Zhang E, were Jinshi in the same ranking and enjoyed a long life. However, Zuo's father of Shang Zhou Zuo was
He died of illness in middle age, and his mother was so sad that she passed away to Daoshan two years later. Shang Danran had been raised by his brother and sister-in-law since he was five years old. Shang Zhouzuo took pity on his young sister who was orphaned early, and loved him especially——
Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, asked tentatively: "Since my son likes Shang girls, how about asking a matchmaker to go to the merchants in Kuaiji to find out the news?" Although there is little hope, there is no harm in giving it a try. Mothers always think that their own
If your son is outstanding and handsome, there will be unexpected joy.
Zhang Yuandao: "My son is just a scholar now. Let's talk about it later when he becomes a member of the military."
Zhang's mother, Lu, said: "Even if everything goes well for my son, he will have to wait until the next year for a nurse. You will be seventeen years old by then. How old will Miss Shang be this year?"
Zhang Yuandao: "She seems to be sixteen years old."
"My son is one year older." Mrs. Zhang's mother, Lu, frowned slightly, then straightened her eyebrows and said, "Just because he is one year older does not necessarily mean that he will not be compatible. What I want to say is that my son will be seventeen years old the year after tomorrow.
That Miss Shang is only eighteen years old. If she had been betrothed and married by someone before, my son would regret it."
After being reminded by his mother, Zhang Yuan realized that in the late Ming Dynasty, it was rare for an 18-year-old lady to be engaged.
, Shang Danran has married someone else, and he really regrets it to death. When we met in Changtaoyuan today, we should have a good impression of each other, but based on this, we think that Shang Danran has fallen in love with him at first sight, and will wait patiently.
He, that was obviously too obscene——
"In the mother's opinion, what should a son do?" Zhang Yuan asked his mother for advice.
Mrs. Lu, Zhang's mother, rubbed her son's forehead lovingly and asked, "Can my son really win the bet with Yao Xiucai?"
Zhang Yuan said: "Don't worry, mother, your son will definitely win."
"That's good." Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, said: "When you win over Yao Xiucai and become famous in the local area, you will be more confident by entrusting someone to go to Kuaiji merchants to negotiate matchmaking for your mother. What do you think, my son?"
Zhang Yuan once said to his mother and County Magistrate Hou that he would not discuss marriage until after the baby was born, but that was because he had not met a good woman. Now that he has met him, is he still clinging to what he said?
, isn’t this pedantic? When planning to get married, you don’t get married immediately. To get married immediately, you have to consider whether your fifteen-year-old body can handle it. Of course, you have to act first before getting engaged. Getting married can be postponed for a few years. This is a lifelong event.
, then said: "The son has to make the decision based on his mother."
While they were talking, Big Stone came to report that Mr. Fan and Mr. Wu were here——
So, Zhang Yuan's daily class started again. There were still two final volumes of "Article Zhengzong". After listening to it, he would start to formulate the eight-part essay.
At the end of the Shen Dynasty, after reading the last two volumes of "Wen Zhengzong", Zhang Yuan said: "Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen. Let's have a drink of tea first. I will ask Mr. Fan or Mr. Wu to take me to the bookstore to buy some selected works of contemporary articles tomorrow."
Start reading Shiwen."
Fan Zhen and Wu Ting both knew about Zhang Yuan's bet with Yao Xiucai. They were the ones who knew the progress of Zhang Yuan's knowledge best. It took Zhang Yuan less than twenty days to listen to more than 100 volumes of "Eight Masters' Texts" and
"Article Authenticity", it took the two of them more than half a year to read two sets of books. Of course, they are not as diligent as Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan now listens to the book for more than four hours a day, and Zhang Yuan has listened to it once
After that, they will be able to remember nine out of ten of the contents of the book. This is beyond what they can achieve after reading for more than half a year——
However, making eight-part essays is not the same as reciting poems and books. It requires a high degree of understanding. Just take solving the problem as an example. There can be more than a dozen ways to solve the same problem, all of which depend on the author's flexible use. Today is August 10th.
6. Zhang Yuan has not read an eight-legged essay yet. There are only more than seventy days until October 29th. It will be necessary to write a clear and standardized eight-part essay on the spot. This is really beyond the imagination of Fan Zhen and Wu Ting.
However, the young Zhang Yuan’s quiet studiousness and extraordinary intelligence prevented the two from daring to make fun of them. They could only wait and see——
Fan Zhen said: "I will accompany Master Jiezi to buy books. Old Wu, you go back first."
Wu Ting said: "I have nothing to do. I will go shopping with Master Jiezi in bookstores to see if there are any new story novels. I will also buy a few volumes to relieve my boredom at night."
There were several bookstores around Fuxue Palace not far from Zhang Yuan's home. Zhang Yuan took his little Xinu Wuling with him, Fan Zhen, and Wu Ting to go to Fuxue Palace.
The Fuxue Palace is the academy of Shaoxing Prefecture. It is one level higher than the Shanyin County School. The county school has teaching staff and the government school has professors. Others such as Dacheng Hall and Minglun Hall are similar. It will be very convenient for Zhang Yuan to take exams in the future.
Examinations, government examinations, and road examinations are all at your doorstep.
On the cross street outside Fuxue Palace, there are rows of shops, most of which sell stationery. Just one type of paper includes bamboo and Cambodian paper from Qianshan, Jiangxi, tissue paper from Guangxin, Jiangxi, rice paper from Chen Qing Dynasty, five-color paper, Xue Tao Shu paper,
Mirror Korean paper, Songjiang Tan paper, and other famous papers are all available; the ink is Huizhou ink, the pen is Huzhou pen, and we also sell stationery cases, inkstone cases, pen grids, pen beds, pen screens, inkstones, paperweights, and cutters.
, book lamps, and so on, there is a dazzling array——
As he was walking, Wu Ling called out: "Master, there is a big bookstore here."
Zhang Yuan, Fan, and Wu looked up and saw that there was a plaque on the bookstore with the four words "Yao Ji Bookstore" written in big letters. Fan Zhen laughed and whispered to Zhang Yuan: "Enemies meet on a narrow road. This is Yao Fu's book."
Shop, let’s find another one.”
Zhang Yuandao: "It's this restaurant. Who would push the customers away? It just happened to let Yao Xiucai know that I read eight-part essays diligently, which frightened him."
Fan Zhen and Wu Ting looked at each other and shook their heads. Fan Zhen said in her heart: "Yao Fu has been very busy these days visiting the students in this county. If he knew that you just came today to buy anthologies of contemporary literature for study, how could he still do it?
I was so frightened that I was afraid that I would have to drink to my heart's content, so I wouldn't have to give gifts and socialize everywhere."
There is a board hanging on one side of the door of "Yaoji Bookstore". There is a piece of red paper pasted on the board, with a few lines of Wei stele characters written on it:
"The newly arrived owner of Mohanzhai in Gusu, the fifth and sixth volumes of Holographic Ancient and Modern Novels."
"Newly arrived at the Gengxu Academy of Science and Technology to explore the craftsmanship of Hua Qianyi, thirty selected articles."
"New arrival..."
"New arrival..."
Zhang Yuan laughed, this bookstore advertisement has been the same for hundreds of years.
The four of them lingered in front of the door for a while, and then the bookstore clerk came out and greeted him warmly: "Do you want to buy a book for the three talented men? Come in, please come in. The book store has a complete range of books, with high-quality paper and excellent engravings. Three talented men." Please take your pick."
Zhang Yuan walked into "Yao Ji's Bookstore" and took a look. The bookstore was really not small. It was divided into three major sections, namely "Classics and History, Sub-Collections, and Miscellaneous Comments". There were dozens of bookshelves, neatly arranged with stacks of books and ink. Rich and fragrant.
Wu Ting went to "Miscellaneous Stories" to read the "Holographic Ancient and Modern Novels" written by the newly arrived owner of Gusu Mohanzhai. Fan Zhen accompanied Zhang Yuan to select contemporary works, and the bookstore clerk followed Zhang Yuan diligently. Recommend this set of books, recommend that set of books, my ears are buzzing like a crow.
Fan Zhen said: "You don't need to recommend it. We will look at it and choose it ourselves. If you continue to be verbose, we will leave."
The bookstore clerk just shut up and waited aside.