The wind blows, blowing snowflakes off a tree. The world is quiet, only the sound of wind and snow is in my ears.
Seventeenth Mother raised her head and looked at the sky, but she heard the words of the woman in lake green clothes.
"This young man is quite well-born, but he doesn't have any aura of nobility. You can tell at a glance that he is not a man of gold and jade. The friendships in aristocratic families can be big or small, and the eldest man is easy to make friends with." The woman in a lake green shirt
smiled.
The Seventeenth Mother glanced at Zhang Yue lightly and said to him: "I also said that you only respect people and not Luo Yi. Yes, I don't know if this young man has ten bows and Zhang Yue, or if he has set up early chapters, it would be better with you.
One family.”
The woman smiled: "There are not eight thousand of my Zhang family's children in this city, but there are only ten thousand. How do you know that? But when I come here, I talk and laugh with great scholars, and there are no ordinary people in my life."
"But we should not underestimate him now. He is a poor scholar now. It is impossible to say that he will become a Jinshi in the future. But having said that, it is no better than when the Song Dynasty was just founded. Which Han family member can be as good as Zhang Yong now?
, Liu Hang is the same."
"If you don't want to get a son-in-law, you should choose a well-matched one. Your eldest uncle is now in power and is married to Han Lu and other families. You should be careful about being used to climb high."
The words "pangaozhi" were emphasized by the other party.
Having said this, the woman looked out the window and said: "For example, at this moment, how can an ordinary person come here to borrow books and wander around the house in this name when the wine is drunk and the ears are hot?"
"It doesn't make sense that I'm not being sneaky. I wonder if I'm just looking at a lady from a wealthy family! I've seen many scholars think like this."
As he spoke, the other party looked at Qi Niang up and down.
The Seventeenth Mother smiled and said: "How can the human heart be as sinister as you said! I just saw that this young man has bright eyes, and he is definitely not a treacherous person. How about making a bet. How about your box of palace powder?"
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"I knew you'd been interested in her for a long time, so why not give it to you?" the woman in a green shirt chuckled.
The Seventeenth Mother immediately spoke loudly: "Guan Shu, who is below?"
"Seventeenth Mother, he is here to borrow books from the library. Following your instructions, I did not let him in."
"It turns out to be a girl. Please forgive me for being so rude. Please don't be offended."
Seventeen Niang said: "I don't know if it's strange, but now that you know how to be abrupt, why don't you leave?
The man said: "I don't dare to disturb you, but please come to Maoxue to borrow a book for my convenience."
The woman in a green shirt smiled and glanced at Eleven Niang, implying that she was right.
"Then do you know that my Wu family's books are never easily borrowed?"
"Of course I know that the Wu family's books are not borrowed from outside. If someone comes to borrow a book, they must either exchange it with the books at home, or bring two bottles of wine. I don't have any books at home, and I don't dare to borrow them empty-handed, so I brought two owls.
After traveling more than ten miles with wine, I was able to win the favor of the great man."
The Seventeenth Mother glanced at the woman in a green shirt.
The other party was surprised and said: "You really came here to borrow books. No, this guy is really thoughtful."
The Seventeenth Mother shook her head and said: "Guan Shu, since we have Da Langjun's note as proof, let him come in!"
The woman in a lake green shirt took Qi Niang's hand and said, "Do you really want him to come in?"
Seventeenth Mother glanced at the other party and said with a smile: "Otherwise? How can I make you convinced that you lose?"
"Okay, it's up to you."
Both of them stood by the window and looked towards the stairs of the library.
"This young gentleman, why don't you go upstairs to borrow a book?"
As the words fell, there was a sound on the stairs.
"He's finally here. What will he say when he sees you, sister?"
Unexpectedly, the person who went upstairs was the bookkeeper.
"Why is it you?"
"Seventeenth Mother, the young man said that his clothes, shoes and socks were soaked by the snow, and he didn't dare to go upstairs rashly to avoid being rude. This is the book list he wrote in his own hand, so Seventeenth Mother took it and gave it to him. He left immediately, not daring to
Please bother me."
The two women looked at each other.
Seventeen Niang took the note from the other party and looked over it, with a slight smile on her face.
The woman in lake green clothes turned her head and said, "What a good calligraphy! I won't be able to do this in less than ten years! No wonder, sister, you are so happy to see it!"
"His calligraphy has the ancient meaning of seal script and official script. I don't know how he practiced it."
Seventeenth Mother smiled slightly, raised her head and said to Guan Shu: "Let the young gentleman wait for a moment. You first give the young gentleman a hand stove, and then make him a cup of ginger tea."
"How?"
"The tip of Xiao Langjun's pen seems to be shaking a little when he turns back here."
The woman in a green shirt on the side took the note and read it carefully, nodded and said: "He came here in the snow, and his hands must be frozen, so he is writing with you with trembling hands. Sister, you are so considerate."
While they were talking, Seventeenth Mother started looking for books based on the note.
Seventeen Niang grew up in a library, so of course she knew where the three books borrowed by the other party were, and it didn't take long for her to have them in her hands.
Seventeen Niang said to Guan Shu: "Give him these two books, and give him another one later. Let him sit for a while, and let the cold go away before leaving."
"Yes, Seventeenth Mother."
The steward took the books and went downstairs, and Shi Qi Niang also walked to the stairs and looked down.
"There is another one I'm still looking for. You take these two first."
"There are old husbands who are working hard, and there are ladies who are working hard. I really don't know how to say thank you."
"Whatever you want to thank me for, you should thank my wife for it."
The other party smiled sheepishly and said, "Thank you so much, madam!"
Seeing the other party raising his head and looking upstairs, Qi Niang immediately moved away, only to hear the lingering sound of her ring wearing a jade ring echoing in the library.
The woman in a lake green shirt walked to the stairs and saw the young man warming his robe in front of the brazier while reading without any distractions.
He couldn't help but said to himself: "If my brothers were as diligent as him, they wouldn't be exhausted and fail the test."
Thinking of this, the woman in a green shirt also looked at Qi Niang who was reading a book in Linxuan.
At this moment, there was little wind outside the library, and the snow fell silently.
The woman in a green shirt looked upstairs at the two people holding books and reading, and wondered if she should also find a book to read.
I don’t know how long it took, but the steward walked up to the young man holding the book and said: "Little Master, I have also found this book, please take it with you!"
"Thank you very much, husband, and thank you for allowing me to rest here. My clothes are all dried now."
A smile appeared on the steward's face, he stroked his beard and nodded.
After getting the book, the young man did not rush to take it away. Instead, he took out the silk cloth from his arms, carefully wrapped the book in the silk cloth again and again, and finally put it into his arms.
"Thank you so much, madam, I will lend you the book and I will take my leave."
"Wait a minute, young man, take this umbrella with you on the road."
The young man was stunned and took the umbrella, and said to the bookkeeper: "Don't think too much, this is my umbrella, just bring it with you when you return the book."
The young man laughed and bowed: "Thank you, father-in-law, for lending me the umbrella."
Then the young man bowed his head to the empty staircase, turned around and left.
The two women were in the library watching the young man holding an umbrella and walking away in the snow.
Although the snow was heavy, the boy's back was straight.
Looking up again, I saw the vast sky and the earth, the mountains are covered with white snow, there was no sound of people, and the snow fell like Zen. Gradually, the young man's figure disappeared into this landscape and snow painting like splashing ink.
The woman in a green shirt sighed: "Throughout the ages, people who love books have been crazy."
"Sister, you don't like reading. How do you know that all readers are crazy?"
"The world is silent, and there are few close friends in the world. I can only find them in books. Do you think I am crazy or not?"
When the Seventeenth Mother heard this, she felt a sense of loneliness welling up in her heart.
She said: "Sister, don't change your mind, our bet still needs to be settled."
"You are really unforgiving at all."
…
Zhang Yue held an umbrella and walked towards the lake at this moment. He couldn't help but wonder in his heart, who was the woman upstairs just now?
The young lady of the Wu family should be the one who can hang out in the Wu family's library. So she is Wu Anshi's sister.
The Wu family is a high-ranking official!
In the fifth year since the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yu was promoted to the post of Chief Minister and has been in power for more than ten years.
During the years when Wu Yuwei was in power, the Wu family had become a prominent family in Pucheng that could rival the Zhang family.
As for Wu Anshi's father, Wu Chong, he was also promoted by him. Many of Wu Chong's children married famous officials in the world. For example, Wu Chong's second son, Wu Anchi, married Wang Anshi's daughter, the Princess of Penglai County.
In the Song Dynasty, it was common for aristocratic families to marry each other.
That is to say, if you marry, you must be a daughter of a noble family, and if you marry, you must be a Jinshi. They support each other and support each other. In this way, a small circle will naturally form within the high-level civil servants.
However, as the eldest son of Wu Chong, Wu Anshi failed in the imperial examinations many times, so he had already made plans to become a Yin official. Mr. Wu Dalang had a good temper and liked to make friends with others, so everyone in the county school got along well with him.
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Zhang Yue had no time to think and had already walked back to the banquet.
Many students from the county school have a drink here facing the snowy scenery by the lake.
Most of the students here are Jinshi majors. As for Wu Anshi, she was invited because of her second brother.
Zhang Yue put the book close to his body and walked back to the corner to raise his glass and take a sip. However, he saw flying snow falling on the lake. How could he miss such a beautiful scenery.
Zhang Yue lay on his back on the couch, covered himself with a blanket, and looked at the snowy scene, feeling really comfortable.
But he was not the only one who left the table just now.
Several people returned to the dining room.
One person said: "Why did you go out for so long just now?"
The other party said: "Silence, silence."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yue immediately pretended to be drunk and continued to sleep.
"What exactly did you do?"
"It's so easy for Mr. Wu Dalang to be so generous. He asked me to wait until I come to his house so that I can have a good look at him."
"Nonsense, how can you two be so interested in traveling around the mountains and rivers?"
One person said: "To tell you the truth, we are going for a walk to see if we can meet the beauties of the Wu family."
"I knew you had no good intentions."
"What's the point of not having good intentions? What's wrong with meeting? The leaves are green and the white dew is like frost. The so-called beauty is on the side of the water. If you follow it back, the road is long and blocked. If you follow it back, you will be in the middle of the water!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but chant this song "Jian Jia".
Everyone looked at the lake, as if there was a beautiful woman in the middle of the water.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but keep time.
"Then have you met the beautiful lady?"
Everyone smiled sheepishly.
"I've been looking around several times, but I still can't find it."
"Ha ha!"
There was a burst of laughter from the table.
"It's such a pity that I didn't let the beautiful woman see the handsome young man in Pucheng."
"Yes, with Brother Ouyang and Brother Chen's demeanor and family background, they are definitely enough to make a beautiful woman fall in love."
"I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. It would be a pity not to see what the beauty looks like."
"Come on, come on, keep drinking."
"Now that the wine is warm, who will write the poem?"
