A long drought brings sweet rain, meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, when names are named on the gold medal list.
This poem, simply called "Happiness", talks about the four major events in life that can best be called joy. Of course, for Zhang Shou, the joy on his birthday on August 15th is not the same as this one.
The four things are different, but not inferior in any way.
The emperor was famous for his exceeding standards in completing his trip to Cangzhou, and at the same time recommending many available overseas crops to the court - the most rare of which was the cinchona tree. He had received it from Lao Xianyu in Cangzhou and sent it back to the capital at high speed.
This medicinal material was tested by Tai Hospital and indeed greatly alleviated the condition of several patients suffering from falciparum malaria - so it was upgraded to another level.
Now, Zhang Shou's title has been changed again, and he has been promoted to Zuo Yude of Zhan Shifu and Bachelor of Imperial Academy. The grades are all fixed at the fifth grade. At first glance, it seems that it is only a small step forward, but one step is a leap.
He has entered the fifth rank, but he is enough to envy everyone. The most important thing is that he has never even passed the examination. How can a group of Jinshi who have struggled to qualify be embarrassed?
What's more, how old is he now? A young boy who just turned seventeen today!
As for his job, he is still the Doctor of the Imperial Academy and has not changed - but Zhang Shou doubts that when he goes to the Imperial Academy tomorrow, Luo Siye will look at him with strange eyes. If Emperor Taizu hadn't mentioned the rank of Imperial Academy Officer
, now his level is probably going to surpass Luo Siye and catch up with Zhou Jijiu.
And because the rank is mentioned as the fifth rank, it is natural to give posthumous gifts to parents. However, in these days, seventh-rank officials can theoretically give posthumous gifts to their parents and grant them wives and children, but the court will often give them to their parents in order to save trouble.
A big wholesale once a year.
When the imperial decree ordered a large-scale wholesale sale in early September last year, Zhang Shou had not yet entered the official position, and now the new large-scale wholesale sale has not yet begun. The emperor probably thought of his birthday, and he petitioned for his petition, so he conveniently advanced the posthumous gift from his parents.
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It was a young eunuch who came to Zhangyuan to deliver the edict. At this time, with a smile on his face, he handed over the imperial edicts and imperial uniforms one by one. He said with a smile on his face: "The emperor said, hurry up.
Having this matter done before Dr. Zhang’s birthday can be regarded as reassuring him. But of course, it’s not just that, there are other things..."
As he spoke, he took out another scroll like a magic trick, and then said with a smile: "The emperor said that the aunt, stepmother, biological mother, and the three mothers have never been together, but Dr. Zhang, your situation is different. Mrs. Wu
Although you are not the third mother, Yunying has taken care of you for many years without being married. Her hard work and hard work cannot be ignored. Therefore, in addition to posthumously conferring the title of pleasant to your biological mother, I have also given the title of Anren to Mrs. Wu."
"For this matter, the emperor summoned all the ministers in the cabinet this morning, and there was a quarrel during the process. Academician Confucius almost turned black with anger, and angrily scolded you that you can't even wait for this month. September is the day when the Ministry of Personnel will grant gifts.
Thank you. Thank you Mr. Wu Ge and Mr. Zhang for standing on your side. He who claims to be his son will rectify his parents' names. It is a matter of course. Why should we stick to morning and evening?"
The young eunuch paused for a moment, and then said flatteringly: "And the emperor told the story of how your biological mother rescued Concubine Yu and Mrs. Zhao Guo on that day of chaos in the capital. At this time, even the great scholar Confucius was speechless.
speechless."
Although rumors about his own life experience, that of Zhu Ying and Princess Yongping have been spreading in the streets since he entered Beijing, they are only rumors. There are all kinds of messy theories, and even Zhang Shou is not sure what his life experience is.
.Fortunately, he only decided to repay a certain amount of karma, so he just believed what the wife said to him.
At this time, he did not expect that the emperor would expose it to the cabinet elders so straightforwardly. Even if those three people were absolutely tight-lipped, if they had said it once, the emperor would never continue to cover it up because of his character, and would probably take it.
He came out and told others that after such golden words spread in person, his life experience will be personally recognized by the Supreme Emperor from now on.
In other words, even if others want to make a fuss, they will never get the chance!
Although today, on my birthday, I suddenly sent a chamberlain to present the decree scroll, it seemed that the emperor personally made the final decision, but in fact it was done through the cabinet, the staff, and special affairs. In layman's terms, it was just an expedited procedure. Therefore,
There was no such complicated ceremony as in the play. Zhang Shou took the things one by one, thanked Wu for the gift together, and completed a set of procedures that were not cumbersome.
At this time, Wu, who was standing behind Zhang Shou, was so excited that her eyes filled with tears. If Zhu Ying hadn't helped her up just now, she would have been unable to stand firmly.
When she saw Zhang Shou turning around and immediately reaching out to hug her, she couldn't help but feel even more helpless. Then she thought that the person from the palace was still there and hurriedly tried to push him away.
"Ah Shou, since the emperor has rewarded your parents and promoted you to an official position because of your petition, outsiders will know in the future that I am not your biological mother, but just a former maid of the Zhang family. How could you..."
"Being kind and nurturing kindness is equally important. If not, why would the emperor break the rules and grant a royal title to his mother?"
Zhang Shou smiled and let go of his hand, took two steps back, then bowed seriously and said in salute: "Today is my birthday, it is also my mother's day of suffering, and it is also the day when my mother began to work hard to raise me. Please accept my respect.
"
Wu was stunned for a moment, then tears finally came out of her eyes. This time, she did not avoid it anymore. It was not until Zhang Shouduan bowed to the ground that she tremblingly stretched out her hand to help him up. Seeing the clear-faced man,
With the same smile on her face, she couldn't help but murmur to herself: "Ah Shou, you are very good, you are better than I ever imagined!"
"It's my duty to raise you, but the fact that you grow up so well is not my fault, it's your own talent and hard work. I'm just taking advantage of you, but I haven't actually done much," Wu said.
Then he wiped his eyes and said with a smile, "By the way, it's getting late. You should send Yingying and this little father-in-law back home quickly."
The young eunuch followed Chu Kuan to Xinglong Teahouse, and then went to summon Chef Song. He was the smartest one. He had just seen the affection between mother and son, and he stood aside without saying a word. At this time, he heard Wu's words
As soon as he opened his mouth, he smiled and said: "Young man He Dehe Neng is just an errand boy. How can I get Dr. Zhang to send me? Since everything goes well, I will go back to the palace to resume my life."
After saying this, the man smiled, bowed his hands, and then walked away quickly.
Zhu Ying, who had been standing by and smiling at this happy event, now saw that there was no one else around, so she grabbed Wu's hand and shook it: "It's my Shou's birthday to have such a happy event, Aunt Wu.
You should be happy. Your adoptive mother is also a mother. Without you, Ah Shou would not be as good as he is now! I also really want to stay and celebrate his birthday with Ah Shou, but if I don’t leave, my father will come and kill me!"
Before Wu could reply, Zhu Ying sighed regretfully, then stepped back and waved to Zhang Shou: "Ah Shou, I'm leaving. I always treat this place as my own home, and I don't
I’m being polite to you, I’ll let Zhu Hong and the others move the gift you gave me, you don’t have to give it to me, just talk to Aunt Wu!”
Seeing that the unattainable eldest lady whom outsiders said was gone in such a hurry, Wu saw Zhang Shou handing over a scroll. She knew it was for her without even looking at it, and she couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
When she was homeless, how could she have thought that she would be here today? All of this was because she raised a good son!
Taking a deep breath, Wu took the scroll and put it directly on the table beside her without even looking at it. Perhaps for her who was just an ignorant little girl back then, such a scroll of destiny was enough for her to be happy.
Ruo Kuang kept it at the bottom of the box as a treasure. However, she now has something even more precious in the world.
The best son, and a daughter-in-law who has not yet married, but is as close to her as a family. Even if she got married and had children, she may not have such a beautiful son and beautiful wife in the future.
"Ah Shou, it's your birthday tonight. Everyone has said that they want to celebrate your birthday together. Aunt Liu came back from the Xinglong Tea House in the outer city and started working on it. Mrs. Xu is also making her specialty snacks. I heard that Yang Hao Zheng Dang
Those boys have all prepared gifts for you, even Ah Liu is no exception!"
Hearing that a group of people in his family were not only preparing for his birthday, but also preparing gifts, Zhang Shou couldn't help but feel an indescribable emotion in his heart. In today's high-ranking families, the young masters and ladies will organize every birthday.
It was a lively and festive occasion, packed with guests and countless gifts. If my birthday hadn't coincided with the selection of the royal chef, it wouldn't have been a lively celebration at all.
However, it's not that he can't make his birthday on August 15th as grand as the flowing water banquet in Rongshui Village last year. However, he early refused Lu Sanlang, Ji Jiu and Zhang Datou's group of students to come forward to help him organize it.
, and even declined Zhu Ying’s initial suggestion that the two of them celebrate their birthday together.
Of course, he was not afraid that Zhu Jing would be angry and think that Zhu Ying had forgotten her father because she had a husband, but that Zhu Ying would have many opportunities to celebrate his birthday with him in the future, but only the beautiful girly time of celebrating birthdays surrounded by her parents and elders was left.
Got off this last time.
Thinking about how busy everyone at home was at the moment, Zhang Shou couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why, are the people at home worried that my birthday will be too deserted, so they want to make a fuss?"
"It's not because they are afraid that your birthday will be deserted, but they usually can't find a chance to thank you." Wu had always regarded Zhang Shou as an independent adult, but at this time, she couldn't help but caress Zhang Shou intimately.
She looked more and more like a lady's eyebrows - those eyebrows were a bit cold on a woman's face, but they matched Zhang Shou perfectly. Seeing that he seemed a little stiff and embarrassed, she put down her hands, but smiled again.
"Ah Shou, you don't know that back then in the village, many people not only liked you as a young gentleman, but were also very grateful to you."
"At that time, in addition to Deng Xiaodai and Qi Liang studying with you, many children followed you to recite poems, memorize Jiujiu songs, and learn simple arithmetic. Many of them learned simple reading and writing. And these children
My child, you have sent people to take him to Zhangyuan, and he is learning all kinds of things in a daze, and they all asked to sign a life-long death contract."
Seeing Zhang Shou's expression suddenly changed, Wu said earnestly: "I know that you are not like those dignitaries who treat them as domestic slaves, but for them, they may not be able to leave the fields in their lifetime.
I wish I could read, write, and arithmetic, go out to learn skills as an apprentice, and eventually become a craftsman, rising to the position of shopkeeper in a shop, but I don’t know how many years it will take.”
"With a promising master, as long as they are willing to work hard and study hard, they may be able to work as stewards, housekeepers, and accountants in a short period of time. And if they are people whose contracts will expire easily, do you think the master
Will the family carefully cultivate such a person? Of course, you are not the master who treats people like cattle and horses, but just because you are not, they are not willing to let you suffer."
Wu said with a smile: "Those children may not understand this, but many of their fathers and grandfathers are farmers with their faces facing the loess and their backs to the sky. They are veterans who could not read a bunch of Chinese characters, but they are very good at it."
Understand this truth. During the days when you were not at home, various people from the village, starting from Yang Laoguan down, almost forced me to sign a life-or-death contract with them."
No matter life or death...these people are the same. They trust people so easily and put the lives of their children and grandchildren in his hands.
Zhang Shou rubbed his brows helplessly, witnessing the violent collision of two different ideas once again. He no longer expected to correct the older generation. Although few of the children born in the countryside were suitable for studying, just like the parents of later generations, almost all
When he pays close attention to learning, whether a child will be a bad learner or a bad learner, he has always felt that these children are very malleable.
And now, he has greater authority than when he was in the village.
So at this time, he decided to put aside all the messy thoughts and said bluntly: "Okay, whatever they want to do with my birthday. But, they have been here the longest, and that's what they did.
It’s less than a year, or even just a few months, so if you really spend money to buy gifts, I’m afraid you’ll have to spend a lot of money.”
Mrs. Wu said tactfully: "Since a happy event is coming to our family, why not give some reward money to make everyone happy?"
"Okay, that's it! But don't worry, wait until I receive the gift from Soft's birthday." Zhang Shou chuckled, but he was thinking in his heart that these little guys have to feel a little bit of pain first, otherwise it will be early
To give them reward money, wouldn't their efforts to save money a month or even two months in advance and then make every effort to prepare it be in vain?
Poor Song Juren lived in Zhangyuan. On this Mid-Autumn Festival night when he was supposed to look up at the bright moon and think about his hometown, he saw a birthday dinner that was completely different from the birthday dinner he had had before.
In the huge front yard of Zhang Yuan, reflecting the bright moonlight, large round tables were set up, followed by large porcelain bowls for serving food, and at the same time, jars of rice wine and rice wine were also brought up.
When the mud seal was opened, he smelled the fragrant smell of wine, and saw the large porcelain bowls being filled one after another. Even he, who was forced to come over to celebrate, had a full bowl in front of him.
He was so confused that before he could even say anything, someone picked up the wine bowl and stuffed it into his hand. When he recognized that it was a young man he had seen several times today, he suddenly saw the person holding up the wine bowl and slamming it into his hand.
As soon as he knocked on the table, the sound that could hardly be the collision of wood and porcelain spread to all directions instantly, and the surrounding area suddenly became quiet.
What followed was the cold voice of the young man: "Congratulations to the young master Qianqiu!"