However, he said that Zhang Hui was in accordance with Zhang Wang's order, and after pouring tea and eating tea, he stood aside with his hands down and waited for his father to ask. Seeing him respectfully, Zhang Wang nodded, and then asked: "How is Nanjing all right? Your aunt and wife are well, how are your uncle and uncles and brothers in his family?

Zhang replied: "It's good in Jinling City. The aunt's wife is in good health. My uncles and aunts are very healthy, and my cousins and brothers are safe and well-behaved. Loyal to the old general's mansion, because of the birthday ceremony, the uncle took two times to the mansion, and saw that the old man was in excellent spirits, with a loud voice and enough food. I asked my son about his homework and the situation in the academy, and compared the contents of the military book and military orders, and I was quite satisfied. The old man and the old lady said hello to this side and wished their father a birthday, and said that the family of in-laws and friendship should be congratulated, but he did not dare to thank him twice or three times. ”

Zhang Wang nodded slowly while listening, and when he heard the last sentence, his face couldn't help but change, and he said: "Two times three times, I only came to the door twice, and the latter time was not intended in the morning, I know, it must be his uncle Xie Yi again." Looking up at Zhang Hui, he said: "Your uncle and the loyal uncle are close to each other, and they have a lot of contacts, or they don't think it's polite. When it comes to us, there is another layer of separation. Even though you have copied the scriptures, you must give him a solemn thank you and make up for it. I will leave this matter to you, and I will consider what I need, and send it as quickly as possible in my name, so that you must not lose your courtesy. ”

Zhang responded, and said: "My son also thought about this, and drafted one first, but he didn't ask his father for advice, and he didn't dare to be self-conscious. I'm afraid that something is wrong, or something I haven't thought of. ”

Zhang Wang smiled: "In this case, I will see it when it is time and space." After that, he took a sip of the teacup and put it aside, looking at Zhang Hui with his eyes.

Zhang Hui understood, first filled the tea, served it with both hands, and then bent his knees and knelt in front of him. He kowtowed respectfully, and said: "My son is not filial, and he has not turned around for three years, which makes the elders and parents suspenseful." When I came back today, I only asked about the health of my family, and the peace of the house. ”

Zhang Wang put down the teacup, also stood up and said, "The family is safe." The old lady is healthy, and the old man and the wife are safe. Only you are studying outside, and you are in suspense. When I go home today, I must be happy with all my heart, so as not to live up to this teaching expectation. ”

After speaking, Zhang Wang picked up the chapter with his own hand, and looked at it carefully before laughing: "Sure enough, I learned it seriously, and I described it as much cleaner and more sophisticated than in the past." After a pause, he took another look, and said with a smile: "There is also this cheeky Suo, and the response to speaking is better than before, and it looks like there is indeed a little posture." ”

Zhang Hui listened to his father's praise, his face couldn't help but be colorful, and he hurriedly bowed his head and said, "My son is ashamed." ”

Zhang Wangzao saw his expression, but he didn't know what to do, so he only held his shoulder and said solemnly: "Being a father is a sincere word." After all, I can teach some poetry and truth, and I want to cover up the ghosts and ghosts that you have brought from your nature, but I don't have the ability to teach them anymore. Before he finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing. Zhang Hui was teased by his father's stubborn words, and he was ashamed and close in his heart, so he couldn't help laughing. The father and son laughed at each other for a long time before resting.

Here Zhang Wang put away his laughter, still supported Zhang Hui's shoulder with one hand, shook his head and sighed: "It's good to laugh, I haven't joked like this for a long time." You don't have to be careful. When I sent you to the academy, I wanted to teach you more poetry and book etiquette, but I didn't want you to learn to be at home with some false etiquette and exaggerated manners, and to refuse to bluff people. Now I don't care about other places, in my place, it's the same as before, I should say it and laugh and laugh, just follow the etiquette, but I don't stick to my sincerity and sincerity - our two sons are always like they have always been kind. ”

Zhang Hui hurriedly responded, and said with a smile: "I'm not restrained in front of my father, it's just that I came to see my father all the way to behave neatly, and there is no lack of rules, so I don't dare to be presumptuous." ”

When Zhang Wang heard this, he scolded with a smile: "Bastard, this is to rely on me again!" The two joked again, only to ask Zhang Hui to go home and relax all his mental thoughts. Zhang Wang then asked in detail about the life of the academy, the homework of the professors, and asked the classmates and teachers what famous places they had visited in Nanjing and what unusual things they had experienced.

Zhang Hui answered one by one, and also asked about the story of the family this year, the neighborhood is short and long, and the relatives and friends will be made. For a while, it was natural to talk about the life scene in Nanjing Shangshufu, Zhang Hui said: "I saw Uncle Lin in Nanjing, but I didn't seem to have seen him in the past, and I didn't have the impression when I was young. It's just that for a few days at my uncle's house, I talked about poetry and literature, but I received many suggestions from him, and I felt that a few words would remove the blockage. I always feel that my great-grandfather, grandfather, father, and Mr. Huang, Zhou, Qian, and Li are rare scholars in the world, but I really didn't expect that there would be such a thing in the world. ”

Zhang Wang said with a smile: "It's a shame that you still know a few gentlemen in the academy, otherwise you would really have to sit in a well and watch the sky at home." But your Uncle Lin is not an outsider, he is the closest relative of our family, and the second aunt and wife have the only bit of blood and bones. It's a pity that your second aunt and wife died early, and the two families didn't move around much. But I don't know about it, but I'm confused. ”

Zhang Hui was slightly embarrassed, vague two sentences, and said: "When I was in Nanjing, I heard my uncle say that he, his father, and Uncle Lin lived in Changzhou and his great-grandfather for a long time when he was a child. Reading and literacy were all given to Qi by his great-grandfather himself. ”

When Zhang Wang heard this, a look of remembrance appeared on his face, and he said, "That's right. The three of us brothers were all taught by the old lady, and your father was the most stupid at that time, and both cousins were able to read fluently, but I still have many words that I don't recognize. Seeing Zhang Hui's face of surprise and disbelief, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "What's the matter, do I still have something to coax you?" Yes, my qualifications may be quite good among ordinary people, but compared with your two uncles, Huang and Lin, I can't catch up. Your eldest uncle can recite ten lines at a glance, and your Uncle Lin is familiar with the same kind and knows ten things, and his talent in poetry and song is not necessarily comparable to me even if it is seven or eight combined. ”

Zhang Hui listened, but was not convinced, and said: "But Uncle Lin is also very impressed when he talks about his father. said that if you weren't bound by the rules of the oath at home, you would go to Beijing, and you would also be a branch of Dingjia. ”

Zhang Wang smiled: "You have heard people boast again. How could it be easy to try it? He was so clever and learned, and there were two more of them! I knew that I was two pounds, but I didn't dare to casually accept his praise for visiting the duke. He also said, "You don't know, in our family, the articles may be not bad, but the poems, calligraphy and paintings are all women who are more spiritual." Your eldest aunt and second aunt are like this, so your two uncles, Huang and Lin, are also excellent in this. You see that the cousins of your uncle's family are poor in poetry? Although your Uncle Lin has only one daughter under his knees, he also said in his letters that he is also extremely intelligent and can write and write poetry, which is inferior to men. ”

Zhang Hui was stunned and said: "The man of the Zhang family can write, and the woman is good at poetry? Then he smiled and asked, "Then cousin of the Lin family, my father has seen her poems, how is it better than my sister Mei?"

The Zhang Shumei he said was the daughter of the fourth room, Zhang Hui's cousin, but because of the early death of his mother, he was raised by the old lady of the Zhang family, and ordered Zhang Wang's wife Hong to take care of it carefully. When Zhang Wang heard him ask, he couldn't help but think about comparing the two sides, but then he turned his eyes, grabbed Zhang Hui and grinned, and immediately woke up, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Bastard boy, if you are not convinced, just say it! How do you know that in the past three years, your sister's poetry is not as good as you? I think it's itchy, so I have to be punished for copying "Three Hundred Poems" ten times!"

When Zhang Hui heard this, he hurriedly begged for mercy. The father and son pretended to scare and tug again, and then let go of this section. Zhang Wang said again: "It is not for nothing that you have been taught by your Uncle Lin. You and I have all returned to the courtesy. This time, he was kind and sent me a lot of first-class things, but I was very embarrassed to be a cousin. After this busy period, I have to ask you to go to Yangzhou on my behalf. Zhang Hui hurriedly responded.

For a while, he talked about Zhang Wang's birthday and discussed the congratulatory gifts of various families, Zhang Wang smiled and said: "Not only your Uncle Lin, but also your eldest uncle's side, Zhongxian Uncle's mansion, and many other places, all of them are first-class and first-class." Not only are there all the families of the clan and in-laws, but there are also many old friends and friends, and even some people who have not heard from Guò for many years have also rushed to send them in this half month. Not to mention the exquisite and precious things, the important thing is that I have never seen such solemnity, so that your grandfather was full of surprise. I only said that either your child's family is ignorant, and I don't know if you publicize it for a while. There is also your eldest uncle's side, the protégé is old and has a lot of personal contacts, maybe someone learned the news from there, and knew the intimacy of the two families, so he rushed to the knot as a major event. Just because there were many things that I had never thought of coming, the feast and the troupe on that day had to be rearranged and more than doubled as before. And your fourth uncle and your brother are afraid that it is not enough. ”

Zhang Hui smiled: "Isn't it good that my father's birthday is lively? Those who used to be good friends, these years have been far away, and they should have found a chance to get close again, but now they are cheap to join this happy event. ”

Zhang Wang nodded and said, "Not bad." No matter what it really is, it's just an old family and friend looking for a chance to get close. Over the years, we have all stood up and acted properly. This will be just a gift that should be received, a return that should be returned, and the rest should only be earned this time, and it will be fair and generous. ”

Zhang Hui heard him say seriously, couldn't help laughing, and replied: "Father is right." Everyone knows what the truth is. We are not rude, nor are we rude, nor are we polite, we are not polite, we act as usual, and that's it. ”。