Two Qiantang County officials and ten officers visited the thirty tenant households who farmed for the Chen family. They did not arrive at Chenjiawu until midnight. Without having time to have a meal, they first went to Chen Xian, the patriarch, and Zhu Yingtai, the deputy envoy of Tuduan in Kuaiji.
Reporting on the results of the visit, the tenants said that at the end of last month, several people from Shanyin also came to visit and asked whether Chen had bullied the village and occupied the property. The tenants all praised Chen for being generous and benevolent and benefiting the village——
When Chen Xian heard that someone had indeed come to collect Chen's faults, he frowned and said, "No one has faults. I, Mr. Chen of Qiantang, always have things I don't consider well. If you want to accuse me, why bother!"
Xie Daoyun said: "Uncle Chen, don't be anxious. Tu Duan was promoted by Huan Da Sima, and Zizhong was also appreciated and reused by Huan Da Sima. The Lu family and the He family tried to trap Zi Zhong, but they will only reap the consequences - I just said
I carefully checked the records of the Chen family’s fields and found nothing illegal. The fields should be listed separately on these two days to ensure that there is no gap for others to take advantage of.”
Chen Mandao: "My son Chen Chang has urged Dianji to re-register the book." He scratched his white hair and sighed: "Cao Zhi still wants to marry a girl from the Lu family. We have become enemies, so how can we get married!"
Ding Youwei was concerned about Xiaolang's future. He was also in Youxu Hall at this time. Hearing this, he said: "Kuiji Lu Juncheng is the elder brother of Miss Lu, not a direct relative. Both Lu Shijun and Mrs. Lu appreciate Cao Zhi very much."
Chen Mandao: "Cao's nephew is really impeccable in character, talent and learning, but his ambition is too high. He wants to marry a girl from the Lu family. Now that he is twenty years old, he hasn't gotten married yet. Cao is not in a hurry. I
This uncle is so anxious—"
Ding Youwei glanced at Xie Daoyun and said to Chen Man: "Uncle Six, let's not talk about this for now. The most important thing right now is to get through this difficult situation."
Chen Xian asked Xie Daoyun: "Master Zhu, what other countermeasures should I, the Chen family, take?"
Xie Daoyun said: "Those Shanyin people should be sent by the He family, and they are quite familiar with Qiantang. Tomorrow I will ask the government servants and subordinates to visit the inns and restaurants of the county. It seems that those Shanyin people are not only visiting Chen
Who else is the tenant of the family having close contact with outside the house?" Then to Chen Xian, Chen Man said: "The Chen family is kind and righteous, but it is difficult to protect the management and planning of his subordinates. There is no way for the house to bully the superiors and subordinates by pretending to be powerful. I will invite two people tomorrow morning.
An uncle summoned them for questioning, and if there is any problem, we can make amends as soon as possible."
Chen Xian nodded solemnly.
Because only Ding Youwei, an orphan and widower, lives in the west building now, Xie Daoyun cannot live in the west building. Although Ding Youwei knew that Zhu Langjun was actually a woman, he still asked Laifu to arrange for Zhu Langjun's ten servants to live in the square Wubao.
The square Wubao was named "Laiyi Tower" by the patriarch Chen Xian——
Everyone in Chenjiawu knows that the square dock "Laiyi Tower" was actually built for Mr. Cao Zhi to marry the Lu family's daughter. When the Lu family married a daughter, there would be no less than a hundred maids. The original circular dock
The fort must not be inhabitable. The newly built "Laiyi Building" has more than 300 houses, which is enough to accommodate it. But now, Lu Weirui has not moved in, but Xie Daoyun has.
The next morning, the county officials and officers were ordered to return to the county seat to inquire about the origins of those Shanyin people. Chen Xian summoned nearly a hundred men of the Chen family, including stewards, deacons, and shady people in front of Youxu Hall, and severely questioned them on whether they had acted recklessly or bullied them.
What happened in the village? Everyone knew nothing about it. Chen Xian said: "It doesn't matter how big or small it is. If you report it according to the truth, if you confess now, the punishment will be lighter. If you wait until you are accused and found out, you will be whipped fifty times first and then handed over to the government."
Chen Xian and Chen Man entered the Youxu Hall and summoned the clan's children, stewards, deacons, and households one by one to the ancestral hall for questioning——
At this time, Xie Daoyun was standing on the corridor on the second floor of the west building, looking down and speechless. Regardless of whether he could find out any violations of the law this time, such warnings were beneficial and harmless. A big family would inevitably have a mixture of good and bad, mud and sand.
If you follow strict family rules, you will inevitably break the law in the future.
"Would you like to know when my ugly uncle will come back?"
A sweet and childish voice sounded, and Xie Daoyun turned his head to look. Run'er, with her hair hanging down and picturesque features, raised her face slightly, and her big black and white eyes were bright. Xie Daoyun couldn't help but want to touch Run'er's beautiful face.
face——
Run'er took two steps back briskly, her face flushed slightly, and she said sharply: "I wish you the best, Mr. Run'er is not a child anymore."
Xie Daoyun was a little embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "I'm just trying to scare you - your ugly uncle will not come back until it snows heavily."
Run'er said: "Zhu Langjun, Run'er comes to ask you sincerely. Don't try to deal with me. If it doesn't snow heavily, Uncle Chou won't come back!"
Xie Daoyun smiled and shook his head, thinking: "Zizhong is a very powerful niece. I really can't treat her as a child. I have to cheer up and talk to her." He said, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake - Kuaiji Tuduan is coming.
It ends at the end of this month, and you may not be able to come back immediately after it is over, but you can always arrive around the middle of the twelfth lunar month."
After getting the exact news, Runer laughed again and said, "Thank you Zhu Langjun. My ugly uncle is really lucky to have a good friend like Zhu Langjun. That's what my mother said." She lowered her voice and said:
"Run'er heard from Sister Xiaochan that Zhu Langjun wants to marry Xie Daoyun, right? It's great."
Xie Daoyun looked at Runer's innocent and flawless face and asked with a smile: "Why is it so good for me to marry Xie Daoyun?"
Run'er said: "The nymphomaniac Lu Weirui is going to be Run'er's ugly aunt. Yong Xu and Xie Daoyun are the wives of Mr. Zhu. Run'er can see her from now on, right?"
Xie Daoyun had no choice but to nod, and Run'er added: "Mrs. Xie is very talented in learning, and men are not as good as her. I heard that whoever wins the Xie family's debate will be married to whoever wins? Then Zhu Langjun wins, right?"
Miss Xie’s wife?”
Xie Daoyun said: "I haven't argued it yet."
Run'er asked nicely, and asked again: "Have Mr. Zhu ever argued with my ugly uncle?"
Xie Daoyun said: "We have argued that we are no better than each other."
Run'er said: "Then if my ugly uncle is arguing with Madam Xie, what will be the outcome?"
Xie Daoyun asked: "What does Run'er mean by this?"
Run'er hurriedly said: "Zhu Langjun, Run'er never wants my ugly uncle to compete with you for Mrs. Xie's wife. My ugly uncle has Miss Lu, and he won't argue with you. Run'er is just curious about that Mrs. Xie's wife.
How high is her talent and learning? How come there are so many children from Jiankang aristocratic families who can't beat her? I wish you, Mr. Lang, must beat her."
Xie Daoyun changed the subject and said, "Run'er, you and your mother went to Huating last month to meet Miss Lu, right?"
Run'er said happily: "Yes, Run'er hasn't seen Miss Lu for more than three years. Miss Lu is still so beautiful, um, even more beautiful. Run'er likes Miss Lu very much. Miss Lu will be my ugly aunt."
very nice."
Xie Daoyun heard Run'er call Lu Weirui's ugly aunt, and found it a bit funny, and said: "I have nothing to do now, and I want to see you and Zongzhi reading and writing, okay?"
Run'er responded: "Okay, Uncle Chou praised Zhu Langjun's talent, and Run'er was about to ask Zhu Langjun for advice."
Xie Daoyun followed Run'er to the study room on the third floor. Ding Youwei was explaining "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals" to Zongzhi. When he saw Xie Daoyun coming, he saluted and said: "Mr. Zhu, I am really struggling. Please explain this paragraph to me."
After saying this, he handed a book to Xie Daoyun. Ding Youwei knew that Zhu Langjun was actually a woman, so he did not avoid the suspicion of being a man and a woman.
Xie Daoyun took the scroll and looked at it. It was Zizhong's handwriting. This "Zuo Shi Chun Qiu" was copied by Zizhong. What Ding Youwei was explaining was in the 24th year of Duke Xi's reign. Fu Chen admonished: "Women's virtues are infinite, and women's resentments are endless."
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Ding Youwei found it difficult to explain the two sentences "Women's virtues are endless, and women's resentments are endless". Du Yu's annotation clearly discriminates against women, thinking that these two sentences mean that women will not know where to stop when they are close, and they will be resentful when they are far away.
Xie Daoyun said in her Luoyang authentic pronunciation: "Du Yu's annotation is incorrect. Zhuangzi Zaiyou Chapter says: 'The things are infinite, but everyone thinks they have an end; the things are immeasurable, but everyone thinks they have a limit.
', Wuji means Wangji, as the saying goes, there is no end, and there is no end, as the saying goes, it is endless - these two words mean that although a woman is virtuous, she cannot last long, and her complaints are endless. The kindness is easy to forget, and the resentment is hard to eliminate.
, human feelings are the same, regardless of men and women."
Ding Youwei was impressed, Zhu Langjun's analysis was really precise and concise.
Run'er said: "These words sound uncomfortable. They are generalizations and make all the women in the world feel so miserable."
Xie Daoyun laughed, and Run'er said what she wanted to say. This ten-year-old girl is really smart and cute.
Xie Daoyun's smile was a bit forgetful. His eyes were thin, with deep dimples, elegant and charming, and his smile was beautiful. How could this be a man's smile!
Xie Daoyun saw Ding Youwei, Zongzhi and Run'er all staring at her. He was slightly embarrassed and stood up and said, "I'll go downstairs first. Patriarch Chen may have something to discuss with me." He hurried away.
Zongzhi and Runer, the little brothers looked at each other and then looked at their mother, Ding Youwei. Zongzhi didn't say anything, and Runer said, "Mother, this Zhu Langjun seems to be a woman."
Ding Youwei metabolized Daoyun to cover up: "Some men are born like women. If Mr. Zhu is a woman, how can he be friends with your ugly uncle, and how can he be an official!"
Zong Zhi and Run'er thought about it and nodded together. They were children after all, so they didn't think much about it and didn't take it to heart. Ding Youwei thought: "Whose girl is this Zhu Langjun? Is she really from the Zhu family in Shangyu?"
Xiao Lang should know it well. When Xiao Lang comes back and asks him, I have to remind Xiao Lang not to cause any harm to reputation with this Zhu family woman." Then he thought: "This Zhu family woman is indeed very talented in handling things.
She is also very capable. Xiaolang asked her to deal with this crisis in Chenjiawu, so he naturally trusted her very much. Judging from her figure, she is tall and graceful. Although her face is covered with powder, she is obviously very beautiful, and she is no better than Wei Rui.
Inferior - what does this Zhu woman think? Does she like Xiaolang? What does Xiaolang think?"
