Yuezhen and her party arrived in the capital at noon. Uncle Liu had already made a special trip to ask for leave and was waiting outside the city gate to greet relatives who had come from afar. Standing outside the quaint north gate of the capital, the thick walls, solemn colors, and green
Every stone road reveals its vicissitudes and long history. The brilliant sunshine at noon shines on the green tiles and red walls everywhere. The abrupt cornices and high-flying shop signboards are sparkling.
The passing cars and horses, the endless flow of pedestrians, and the peaceful and comfortable smiling faces all reflect the people's enjoyment of the prosperous times. The small stalls on the street are always overcrowded, and shouts and shouts come and go.
There are often a lot of folk delicacies at the stalls. Many people would rather walk a few steps to dine at a familiar stall. The owner's warm smile happily greets familiar and unfamiliar customers.
In fact, it is overcrowded. There are teahouses, inns, cloth shops, pawn shops, etc. On both sides of the street, various vendors are selling along the street, including those selling antiques, rouge and gouache, jewelry, calligraphy and painting, and kites.
Various traffic routes like sachets cover every corner of the capital like spiders. Everyone is busy and busy with their own difficult lives.,,
From the north gate of the capital to Uncle Liu's home, there is still half the capital in between. The further we go in the direction of Uncle Liu's home, the noise becomes quieter and quieter. Yuezhen is sitting in the bumpy carriage,
She couldn't help but raise the curtain to look at the scenery outside the car. The third child also naughtily planned to go out and ride a horse like her brothers. Mrs. Liu couldn't bear to blame her for being curious and having a daughter like a child.
He just scolded Sanxiao: "Why don't you sit down yet? If I had known you were disobedient, I wouldn't have taken you to the capital."
The house that Uncle Liu bought is in the north of the capital. It is a civilian area. The generation he lives in is mostly small officials from scholarly families. In Yue Zhen's words, it has a very learning atmosphere. Both sides of the alley are old and simple.
The courtyard walls are covered with moss, and some of them are covered with dense green ivy vines. Occasionally, some fastidious people have planted some flower and fruit trees in the courtyard. Now is the season of blooming flowers. Occasionally, there is a faint fragrance along the way.
Come, there happened to be a family with blooming peach blossoms sprouting from the wall.
Yuezhen fell in love with this place immediately and secretly vowed to keep her family together with her uncle.
Two years ago, Uncle Liu went to Beijing to take the exam, passed the Jinshi exam, and then passed the Shujishi exam, and became an official in the Hanlin Academy. He has not been back home for two years. Old Mrs. Liu held her son's hand and couldn't bear to let go. Okay.
After sighing for a while, I went to rest at the persuasion of Liu and Zhao. They were riding in carriages all the way. They kept driving. Not to mention the elderly and children, even Li Sanzhi, who was in his prime and had martial arts skills, was a little overwhelmed.
, If Yue Zhen hadn’t secretly taken things from the space for everyone to enjoy, how could Old Mrs. Liu have such a good spirit.
The capital city is lively and prosperous, and everything is beautiful. It is a dazzling sight, but young women are rarely seen on the streets. Even if there are occasionally unmarried sisters-in-law or newly married young women walking on the streets, they are also wearing bonnets. What is the difference between the capital and the capital?
The control of women is much stricter. Generally, only poor families who have no choice will allow their daughters and daughters-in-law to go out to make a living. Even in small families, if there is some wealth, the daughter will not leave the house. At most, she will live in the house.
She works as a female celebrity and sells some embroidery work to support her family. Yuezhen is now a graceful twelve-year-old girl, and the situation in the capital is like this. Of course, her family will not be as carefree as they were in that small village.
Her temperament runs around everywhere. In Liu's words, she is about to marry someone, but she is not allowed to play around like a crazy girl. She must learn to be a female celebrity worker at home to cultivate her temperament and marry her husband's family in the future.
She would not be criticized. So, Yuezhen had to watch her brothers go out to find schools, attend cultural gatherings and other opportunities to have fun outside, and watch Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Zhao, and Mrs. Liu go shopping every day.
, taking the opportunity to buy a betrothal gift for Uncle Liu, he almost visited the entire capital.
Every time she heard the brothers talk about the latest news in the capital, Yuezhen felt itchy in her heart and her eyes shone. She also hoped to visit the capital more and open her own shop in the capital.
In this way, it was natural to settle down in the capital. But the family, old and young, looked after her closely and would not let her go. She had to live the life of an ancient noblewoman at home for the first time. Uncle Liu even bought her a
She was served by a little maid, and from then on, she also lived the decadent life of an aristocrat with clothes on hand and food on hand.
Uncle Liu is not young anymore, and the previous wedding etiquette has almost gone. Master Liu and Mrs. Liu immediately gave the betrothal gift when they came over, and then set the wedding date for one month later. The youngest son will finally get married. Mr. Liu
My wife is always smiling, and she seems to have suddenly become ten years younger.
On this day, Uncle Liu took Erlang home very late. Although Erlang still had a slight smile on his face, Yue Zhen, who was familiar with him, clearly noticed that the boy was walking briskly and looked extremely happy. Since then,
After coming to the capital, Erlang wrote several articles under the guidance of Uncle Liu. After Uncle Liu went to the Yamen, he always took Erlang around to visit those so-and-so masters and such-and-such masters. The literati were noble, and they were not interested in business. Erlang
Although he is excellent, he is inconspicuous in the capital city where outstanding students from all over the world gather. The two of them visited several great scholars that Uncle Liu had long been optimistic about, but they were unable to take Erlang into his sect. Although Erlang was still smiling these days,
, but in the end I was disappointed.
"How are you today? Can Fang Daru accept our second son?" Mrs. Liu couldn't help but asked.
"Yeah, okay, if you accept it, you're still a closed disciple!" Although Uncle Liu has always been calm, he also smiled and narrowed his eyes at this moment. This nephew really makes him proud.
"Haha, I know that my second brother is the best. The so-called masters and scholars in front of me are so ignorant and their reputations are so wasted, huh!" Yue Zhen pouted dissatisfiedly, which undermined her brother's self-confidence.
No one with a good heart is good.
"What are you talking about? You child, you are so old, but you still speak freely. You can't think about it in your mind before speaking? Fortunately, our own family heard this, and outsiders heard it.
Don't say that we are frivolous,,," Ms. Liu kept chattering, sighing secretly: I don't know who this kid looks like. This mouth is so sharp, and he has a temper that doesn't suffer. It seems that he needs to find a simple and honest son-in-law.
, Otherwise, these two couples are always bickering, you won’t let me, I won’t let you, but what’s the point! If Yuezhen knew that Mrs. Liu was now looking for her husband’s family, the expression on her face would be particularly wonderful.
Yuezhen stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and defended herself proudly: "I'm just talking about this at home. Outside, I am a standard lady. Some of the uncles, aunts and uncles in the village don't praise me!
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"The first few great scholars are also good, but they just didn't have a chance with Erlang!" Uncle Liu said with a smile.
In fact, today Uncle Liu took Erlang to visit a very famous Confucian, known as "Fang Daru". He didn't expect to become a disciple. He just thought that in case he got some advice, his ancestors had already burned incense. Unexpectedly,
Instead, he was accepted as a closed disciple by Fang Daru by accident. What is a closed disciple? It means that this boy has won my heart deeply. After having this boy, I will have no regrets in this life and will never accept a disciple again!
This Fang Daru can be regarded as a legendary figure. It is said that he was poor since he was a child and could not even afford food. He has already come out to support the family at a young age and has been doing business while studying. However, some people say that this Fang Daru was originally from Beijing.
The descendant of the Duke of Chengguo, he is still the eldest son. The Duke of Ding thought about recognizing Fang Daru several times, but Fang Daru never paid attention to him because of his mother. But regardless of his life experience, Fang Daru relied on himself.
Due to his ability, he became the number one scholar in the Xuanwu period, and he passed the third grade, and won the number one title before he was twenty-nine. He once entered the court as an official, and it is said that he was very trusted by the former emperor, and he was often recruited to play chess as his companion. The emperor had a
My younger sister was knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous. She was very famous among the noble girls at that time. She was a role model for a royal princess. Naturally, she attracted many princes and nobles to seek marriage, but she chose Fang Daru at that time. But Fang Daru was so naive.
At that time, he fell in love with the tiger girl known as the "wild girl". Today, Mrs. Fang will not compromise no matter how much the emperor threatens or induces her. In the end, Fang Daru can be regarded as "a beauty in anger" for Mrs. Fang.
He decided to leave and marry Mrs. Fang. However, this was also thanks to the late emperor's kind nature and broad-mindedness. The most talked about and enviable thing is that the two lived a loving and beautiful life, and gave birth to three sons and one daughter. Fang
The great Confucian scholar never took a concubine in his life, and devoted his life to protecting Mrs. Fang.
Fang Daru was a capable man, but he could not become a famous official, so he became a famous teacher. It is said that the emperor of today also studied under him, and even called Fang Daru his lifelong mentor! After Fang Daru resigned from office, he and his wife devoted themselves to teaching, and he founded today's
One of the most famous colleges is Moxiang Academy. Anyone who studies in Moxiang Academy will be able to pass the imperial examination at the latest. And many famous court officials in the current court were once students of Moxiang Academy. His wife
With his support, the first contemporary women's college called Guixiang Academy was founded. It is said that women who graduated from Guixiang Academy, regardless of their family conditions, were the objects of competition for men. But whether it was Moxiang Academy or Moxiang Academy,
Well, Guixiang Academy, for example, is very strict in recruiting apprentices. They don't care about family status, only test results, and there are no backdoors.
Nowadays, Fang Daru and his wife live in seclusion in Zhuwanju on the eastern outskirts of the capital. They rarely come out. Fang Daru is very strict in accepting disciples. Even some princes and noble masters who want to worship under the wall have to see if they are suitable for him.
He only had three serious apprentices in his life. One was Fang Daru's son-in-law, Fu Sanlang, who was known as "Wonderful Painter". This son was devoted to landscapes and only loved painting and playing; the other was the now famous official Wei Tao;
There is another one who is very mysterious, and his true identity has never been revealed, so some say he is the current emperor, and some say he is Guo Huaian, a great calligrapher. In short, it is definitely a blessing for Erlang to meet this master! (To be continued. If
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