But it was said that Zhang Hui and Pomegranate went out of Chenghui Hall, before entering the front yard, walking through the hall, and seeing a group of people coming to the opposite side: the first old man had a cloud scarf on his head, and a dark blue satin embroidered shirt with the word "longevity" on his body, walking vigorously, with a long beard under his chin and swaying freely, and his face was like a spring breeze - it was Zhang Pei Zhang Boyuan, who was Zhang Hui's grandfather and the head of the family; At the end of the chapter, he ranked third and sixth among his peers respectively. Then followed a pair of young offspring, born slightly younger than Zhang Hui, fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and the same straight silk tape, the jade belt hook around the waist was pure white and lush, but it was Zhang Bi's twin sons Zhang Ling and Zhang Shi.

Seeing a few people coming over, Zhang Hui hurriedly stood up and bowed down. The pomegranate took a step forward, and when Zhang Pei and his party walked in front of him, they blessed Zhang Pei.

Here, Zhang Pei also saw the two of him coming, stopped, first listened to the pomegranate where he came from, asked Wu Taijun'an, and then asked the old lady for instructions. Pomegranate explained sentence by sentence, and said at the end: "The old lady told the gentlemen not to be restrained, and let Brother Ying return after saluting the elders." Zhang Boyuan lowered his hand and said, "Got it", and then asked Pomegranate to go back to Chenghui Hall to wait.

After Zhang Pei and Pomegranate finished their answers, Zhang Huifang took a step forward and knelt down towards Zhang Pei on the blue brick floor in the hall, and said: "No, my grandson will meet my grandfather, and my grandfather will be safe." ”

Zhang Pei came back from outside, originally with joy on his face, but when he saw him coming forward with the pomegranate, the joy between his eyebrows only became darker, but at this moment, his face tightened, and he said word by word: "Your house is here." Asked: "When did you arrive today?" Now that you have returned home, it is a case to honor the old lady, but you must not put aside your books and waste your homework. ”

Zhang Hui hurriedly said "yes". Zhang Pei then called him up and met two uncles and cousins. Zhang Hui got up, saluted the third uncle Zhang Yao and the sixth uncle Zhang Bi, and met Zhang Ling and Master Zhang again. Zhang Pei said: "Since the old lady ordered not to disturb, that's it." Come and talk with me. So saying, he led a few people to the main hall of the upper room where he lived.

The six of them sat down in order in the middle hall, and the little man in ochre clothes who was waiting in the inner courtyard brought tea and fruit plates. When Zhang Hui saw it, he hurriedly stood up, took the tea tray from the little girl's hand, first one was offered to Zhang Pei, and then two were given to Zhang Yao and Zhang Bi. Zhang Ling and Master Zhang had another small servant serving tea.

Zhang Hui stood close to his grandfather, saw Zhang Pei take the teacup, took a sip slowly, and handed it over, then took it with both hands, still on the table at hand, and then took a step back and stood with his hands. Zhang Pei saw that his movements were smooth when he served tea, and when he stood up, he looked at his nose and nose, calm and solemn, and did not mess at all, so he bowed his head slightly, and slowly showed a smile on his face, and said, "Sit down." He also asked the little servant next to him to serve him tea.

Zhang Hui thanked him, took the tea cup handed over, and sniffed the tea first, but before he could drink it, there was a small report outside: "Uncle Wang is here." Zhang Hui hurriedly put aside the teacup and turned his head to look out of the door. Here, Zhang Pei smiled at the two sons: "He came quickly." Zhang Yao and Zhang Bi smiled and stood up together. Zhang Ling and Master Zhang were also busy leaving their seats to wait.

At one time, Zhang Wang came into the house, first met with Zhang Pei's father and son, and then met his brothers and nephews, and then re-seated, and Zhang Hui served tea to him again. Zhang Wang took the tea, bowed his head to Zhang, and then turned to his father Zhang Pei and smiled: "Today, my son didn't go out with his father and uncle because he felt lazy. But I don't know what is going on in school?

Zhang Pei said with a smile: "It's good to learn." But seeing that you didn't go, Lord Futai and everyone asked, I have already said on your behalf. ”

Zhang Wang thanked his father and asked, "I heard that the title of today's paper in the school is the inscription of the Chunting Bridge." Can my father's poems from the day before yesterday be taken out and read by everyone? Especially the one with five words, the son thought it was elegant and workmanlike, and he saw his father's academic ability the most. ”

Zhang Pei smiled: "What kind of elegant workmanship? It's just a sentence and an excerpt." I wrote nasty things at home, where did I have the cheekiness to go out and attract jokes. What's more, the elegant gathering at the beginning of the month should have been a young world. So today, we are all behind, but the two next to you have earned face for the Zhang family. He pointed to Zhang Ling and Zhang Shi, and said: "Although the body is slightly insufficient, the preface of the boy has been modeled, which is very impressive." Then there are two seven laws of Shi'er, which are made by a group of old gentlemen who are not as good as sighing, which is really beautiful. ”

Hearing his grandfather talk about himself, Zhang Ling and Zhang Shi had already stood up from their seats, lowered their heads, but their two faces couldn't help but smile and show their colors, and from time to time they glanced at Zhang Hui, who was sitting on the opposite side of the chapter. I don't want to go back to a few places to see the ceremony and serve him heavily, he was already thirsty, and he was busy stealing time to eat tea at the moment, but he had all the wrong looks.

Zhang Pei didn't pay attention to these small movements of his grandson, and only continued to look at Zhang Wang: "I just asked them about their benefits on the way back, and they all said that it was all thanks to your daily teaching, and I often pointed out their poems. I know that a few of them don't go anywhere except in the family school, and they have always only studied in the study. And your brothers are often outside, and you are the only one who usually spends the most time in the study, so it can be seen that what he said is not bad. I went back to my son before, and I have been following you academically, so it can be seen that the work originally came from a family. You can not only teach Hui'er, but now you are also calling your child and teacher. And the Yan Boy in the hall, I often see you right next to you. Looking at it this way, in addition to the future clan studies, you also need to be more distracted and take care of the homework in your own school: in the end, the family is one family, the same clan is one lineage, and Rong Ze should be shared. ”

Zhang Wang hurriedly got up and said yes, and then sat down again, and said with a smile: "Since the father spoke, the son had no reason to excuse himself, and the family school and the family study were two places, and he should be more attentive in the future." However, when it comes to these children, Hui'er was enlightened by the old lady first, not to mention him. Only Yan'er, Ling'er, and Shi'er are all born with wisdom and wisdom, and their sons can smell and know everything immediately with just a little dialing. Therefore, most of them are their own talents and hard work, and they really dare not be greedy for their son's credit, but they must ask the master to see it. ”

Zhang Pei smiled: "These children are indeed smart and clever. But don't push three, two, five, and think about slipping away. I don't know if you can dial it? It's just that I'm blindly lazy, I'm afraid of working too much, and even my own children can be thrown away to others to teach. If I loosen my mouth here, I'm afraid that you will have to think perfunctory again, and you will not be willing to put too much thought into it and put in a lot of effort. So he called his grandson's name and said, "Ling'er, teacher, you two come! Kowtow to your uncle, saying that your uncle is troubled, and he will teach the child more homework in the future." ”

Before Zhang Wang could excuse himself, Zhang Bi had already clapped his hands and smiled and helped: "What my father said is reasonable." If the eldest brother can teach the children with his heart, he doesn't expect those few to regain their fame early in the morning like Brother Ying'er, but they can learn from their brothers to make progress and move smoothly in their careers. ”

On the side, Zhang Yao said: "My He boy is also eleven this year, and he is about to start his real study. My Ran boy's poetry is dull and has no talent, and I don't dare to ask for more. But He Boy is finally stronger than his brother. The eldest brother brought the fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers' nephews, but he was definitely affected and brought him again. If there is a little bit of merit, there is no gratitude for being a younger brother. As he spoke, he urged Zhang Ling and Master Zhang, asking them to kowtow to Zhang Wang quickly, and called the little servant again and again to call his son Zhang He to come over and salute together.

At one time, the three teenagers gathered, and they all came to Zhang Wang, and learned the words of their father and ancestor, and said them to Zhang Wang one by one. Zhang Wang had no choice but to sit down and accept their salutes, shaking his head incessantly, and said with a smile: "I have never entered Beijing once, if you delay the children, you are not allowed to chase my sins." ”

After the salute was lively, Zhang Ling, Zhang Shi, and Zhang He finally stood behind their respective fathers. Zhang Pei turned to Zhang Hui again and said: "I read the letter you wrote from Nanjing the day before yesterday, and it was written quite clearly, and the order was correct. In the past few years in Nanjing, my aunt's wife and Uncle Xing have often written to you, saying that you are a good person, you know how to speak and act, and you can deal with the scene, and you have always been attentive in your homework in the academy. Besides, Huang Yanxi, whom you worship, and several gentlemen who often follow in the academy, are all knowledgeable and true celebrities, so naturally I don't need to ask more. It's just that I have to say one more thing - although it is important to be close to the same family and classmates, the most fundamental thing is still in the personal moral article. You entered the pan as a young man and won the lifting of people early, which is the glory of my Zhang family, but you must not be arrogant, make a rash attitude, ruin and degenerate, live up to the expectations of the teacher, and be even more sorry for your surname. In the end, his voice was already violent, and it was not the kind and smiling appearance he had at the beginning.

Here Zhang Hui stood up early, bowed his hands, held his breath and was silent, after listening to Zhang Pei's words, Fang respectfully thanked the elder for his lesson. Zhang Pei was satisfied, and then carefully asked him about the various things in Jinling City, the recent situation of his relatives, and his academic homework. The chapters will be answered one by one, and will not be repeated.

When it came to the science field for a while, Zhang Pei said: "Cheng Yezhi and Huang Yanxi both sent letters to me, and they said that you will not be able to enter the spring festival next year, and these two thoughts are completely different. What did they say to you? What do you think in your own mind?"

Zhang replied: "Regarding entering the country next year, Mr. Huang thinks that his grandson is still young, his foundation is not yet solid, and his life experience is insufficient. Therefore, I strongly advocate that my grandson try again. On Mr. Cheng's side, the original saying is that although it has been honed in the past two years, it is nothing more than that. Mr. Zhou said that it was indeed too urgent to enter the school, and it was a good thing for his grandson to miss the schedule due to illness at that time, but this time it was different, even if he could not be listed on the gold list, but the visit and observation of the prosperous places in Beijing would be beneficial throughout his life: therefore, like Mr. Cheng, he strongly advocated that this course must be examined. As for the grandson himself, although he also knows that he is not talented, he really yearns for the scenery of Shangguo, so he is willing to go to Beijing with a face to open his eyes. However, it is up to my grandfather to decide. ”。