After a tired night, when he woke up the next day, Zhang Yue was excited for a while, but when he walked outside the house, he heard that Zhang Shi was talking to Bao Zheng, and he planned to entrust Zhang Yue to Bao Zheng and go to Jianyang Yue's father-in-law's house by himself, saying that he was picking up his sister-in-law's child.

However, it is said that Jianzhou, where Pucheng is located, has three most famous things, namely Jianben, Jianyao, and Jiancha. Zhang Shiyue's father-in-law's family is to make a living from tea construction.

"This time to Jianyang, I will borrow money from my father-in-law, so that this house can not be pawned!"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he said: "Brother, the money we still owe to Zhao Zhisi is not a small amount. Can the in-laws borrow so much money? ”

"You don't need to worry about this," Zhang Shi smiled reluctantly, "I also have hands and feet, and I will return it in the future." ”

Zhang Shi is not so easy, and it is not so easy to ask his father-in-law, wife and brother to help, especially for a man's self-esteem.

Zhang Shi said with emotion: "When I bought this house, you were not born, and I was still young. I grew up in this house, watching my father study in the North House, and my mother raising our three brothers in the South House. Take a step back and say, in the future, our three brothers will be separated, and we will at least have a house to share. ”

Zhang Yue lowered his head and said, "Brother, what else do you say about separating the family?" Where did these two brothers go? ”

Zhang Shi said: "I know that you blame your second brother in your heart, but no matter what, this house has his share." If we keep this house, he will have a thought, and he will always come back to see it in the future. ”

Zhang Yue asked in surprise, "Big brother, are you saying that the second brother won't come back?" ”

Zhang Shi shook his head and said, "I don't know about this, I'm not in a hurry for him to come back, if he ......"

Zhang Yue knew that his brother said that the second brother was coming back, and he was also arrested by Zhao Zhisi's people......

After Zhang Shi instructed Zhang Yue before leaving, he gave him half a penny and hurried to Jianyang.

When Zhang Yue saw his brother leaving, he only felt empty in his heart.

is a good middle-class family, with shops, fields and houses at home, but it turns out that there is no home left. He suddenly remembered what he had seen last night.

When Zhang Yue said a word to Baozheng, he went out.

To go from Baozheng's house to the county seat, you must pass through the Shuinan Bridge over the Nanpu River.

The water flow of Nanpu Creek is turbulent, and in the past, only pontoon bridges can be built on the stream, and in the two seasons when the spring water is surging and the summer rain is pouring, you can only rely on the boat to plate the stream. After Chen Xiang became the magistrate of the county, he decided to dredge the rocks in the stream, and destroyed several dams upstream despite the strong resistance, so that a bridge was built in the south of the city to facilitate the people to come and go.

This involved some political struggles, and officials such as Chen Xiang represented the will of the imperial court, which was in opposition to the local officials and the powerful families.

When Chen Xiang was appointed as the commander of Pucheng, Fan Zhongyan, who was in charge of the central government at that time, was changing the law. Chen Xiang built the county school, that is, in response to Fan Zhongyan's call to Qingli to rejuvenate the school. In history, Chen Xiang built a school house of 300 in Pucheng, came to give lectures, and hundreds of scholars were studied.

Later, when Chen Xiang knew Heyang County, he also paid attention to education and set up a county school to give lectures in person. At that time, Fan Zhongyan had already gone into the wilderness, and someone immediately reported to the county shou Fubi that Chen Xiang's purpose in running the county school was to 'lure Yizi to pass by'. Someone persuaded Chen Xiang to dismantle the county school to slander him, but Chen Xiang retorted that those who were clear would clear themselves, so he won the appreciation of Fu Bi.

In fact, on the surface, the state school and county school are Confucianism, but in fact, it is a means for those in power to control the local government through education. Therefore, it was also a county school, and Chen Xiang was praised by the township once, but he lost his official position once.

The sun was in full bloom, and when Zhang Yue walked to the bridge, there was a bridge pavilion to shelter from the sun.

This Nanpu Bridge is built with long granite stones, and there are pavilion-shaped bridge houses dozens of meters long built on the bridge, which are used by pedestrians to shelter from the rain and sun, and can also be used here to rest and enjoy the scenery of the river. Such a bridge pavilion was very common when Zhang Yue was playing in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, eastern and western Fujian.

Zhang Yue wore a children's shirt and walked by with half a hanging money on his waist, but he saw that there were vendors on the left and right sides of the bridge house, and the vendors sat on the ground and sold along the bridge.

"Fresh bamboo shoots!"

"The best snake medicine!"

"Banana cloth!"

"Fresh fish!"

"Sell red scum!"

"Shrimp toad!"

The vendor puts the shrimp toad in an urn and covers it with a bowl, and the customer reaches out directly to grab it when he wants to buy it.

The fishmongers squatted aside, and they tied the heads and tails of the fish with straw ropes to make bows and placed them on the stalls, so that the fish out of the water were still alive.

Vegetables and fruits are mainly sold with woad and mustard, while snacks are mostly soup and cakes.

And the red lees are the essence of all food, and these mountain goods and river fresh are put into the red lees and are a delicacy suitable for all ages of the Fujian people. There are also people in the center of the bridge who make snakes on the bridge, causing passers-by to scream.

Zhang Yue walked across the bridge, but saw the sandalwood smoke curling at the road chong, there is a shrine here, and many good men and women burn incense and worship here.

After crossing the bridge, Zhang Yue arrived at the county seat.

There are three city gates in the south of the county, which are called Nanpu Gate in the south and face the Nanpu Bridge. The Longtan Gate on the left and right, the Dengying Gate is empty to the Nanpu Creek. The soldiers standing at the gate of the city were just checking the market merchants who had entered the city, and Zhang Yue, who came empty-handed, just glanced at it and let it in.

Zhang Yue entered the city this time because of Zhao Zhisi's words last night, and he had doubts in his heart. Judging from Zhao Zhisi's expression and tone when he said this, it seems that the other party did not burn his own shop.

So Zhang Yue came to Chema Street, where his shop was located.

Pucheng is the main road out of Fujian Province, over the Xianxia Ridge to Zhejiang, generally the businessmen who want to go out of Fujian will hire cars and horses to hire porters here, so there is the name of the car and horse street.

The Zhang family originally had a fence shop here for travelers to stay. The reason why it is called a fence shop is that an iron fence is hung at the door of the store. This iron fence is a kind of cooking utensils, hanging at the door of the store means that the store only lives in the store and does not sharpen it, but provides cooking utensils for travelers to light and eat.

The fire broke out in the middle of the night, and there were three groups of guests staying at the hotel. After the fire, a lot of the carry-on luggage of the three batches of guests was burned.

Among the guests, there was a merchant who came to Fujian to sell silk, and it is said that he brought more than 300 pieces of lake silk worth more than 300 pieces at that time, and all of them were burned to ashes. The next day, Zhang's family was sued by a tourist to the county, and in the end, the county sentenced his brother to pay more than 200 yuan to three guests.

Zhang Yue arrived in front of his shop on Chema Street, and turned around but gained nothing.

Logically speaking, the fire starts from the kitchen stove, but in addition to burning a little firewood, the restaurant provides free cooking utensils for travelers to cook their own meals.

If there was a fire on that day, the three tourists could enter and leave the kitchen stove, which was not necessarily their own responsibility, but the yamen sentenced it like this.

Zhang Yue walked around a few times, but he didn't find any clues, and he was not very sure, he could judge the evidence by sleeping a little?

Didn't you become Sherlock Holmes yourself?

Zhang Yue laughed at himself, gave up his plan to track down the truth, and wandered aimlessly on the street, but at this moment he didn't notice that someone was following him.

While walking, Zhang Yue thought of Zhang Xu, the second brother of this pit brother.

The second brother is eight years old behind him, and since he can remember, he has always heard about how the second brother is talented and learned.

When Chen Xiang was appointed as the commander of Pucheng County, he set up a county school and hired talented people from the people.

At that time, he read Zhang Xu's article and admired it very much, and praised his good words. Chen Xiang decided to ask in person, and when he saw the second brother's talent, he was even more amazed.

However, Chen Xiang wondered how Zhang Xu could write such an article at such a young age, so he tried to write one himself. Zhang Xu waved his pen immediately, and Chen Xiang believed it after reading it in court, and immediately got up and left the case to ask him to take a seat.

The Song Dynasty was an era of prodigies, such as the famous Fang Zhongyong.

Since then, Zhang Xu not only entered the county to study, but also exempted the fire money, Chen Xiang once said to his colleagues: "This son is sensitive, bold and ruthless, and his fame is at his fingertips!" ”

You must know that the appreciation of ordinary people, even ordinary officials, no one cares about it, but this Chen Xiang is not an ordinary person. Chen Xiang is a master of Confucianism and is known as Mr. Binhai Si.

It is recorded in the history of the Song Dynasty that he is famous for knowing people and recommending people, Sima Guang, Han Wei, Lu Gong, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Zheng Xia, Fan Chunren, Zeng Gong, Cheng Hao, Zhang Zai and other big bulls, he has recommended.

Chen Xiang recommended thirty-three people, except for one, the rest were all famous ministers, and they were second only to Ouyang Xiu in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty.

Because of Chen Xiang's evaluation, the second brother became famous and became a talent in the township.

And Zhao Zhusi, who is Chen Xiang's confidant, wants to marry Zhang Xu, and starts early to marry his only daughter to him. After all, when Zhang Xu became a jinshi in a certain year, and then he wanted to come to the door to ask for relatives, people would not look down on you.

Zhang Yue has never understood where Chen Xiang's evaluation of the second brother's 'courage and ruthlessness' comes from.

waited until he was pitted, Zhang Yue admired it so much that he threw himself to the ground, the big guy is the big guy, and he looks at people really accurately!

When Zhang Yue was wandering on the street, he was suddenly slapped on the shoulder. Zhang Yue looked back, but saw a young man of his own age, five big and three thick, standing behind him with his hands on his chest, looking at him with a smile.

Zhang Yue felt that his face was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Erlang, in the city? When will I come back to study? ”

Zhang Yue searched in his memory for a while, and then remembered that the other party turned out to be his classmate friend Peng Jingyi. He was accompanied by a group of teenagers of similar age, all of whom were his classmates.

Many of them were dressed in brocade and satin shirts, and they were followed by scholars who carried bags for their masters.

Zhang Yue didn't think much about it: "I can't go back for a while." ”

Peng Jingyi grinned: "If you can't go back, you can't go back, what's so good to read in this broken book?" Lao Tzu didn't want to read it for a long time. Let's have tea together today to catch up, I'll sit in the east for a while, none of you are allowed to go first! ”

Except for Peng Jingyi, the other classmates all smiled and said, "We won't go." ”

Zhang Yue saw everyone's smiles, but there was some alienation in his politeness, which was really a familiar way of refusal for readers.

Isn't it just a private collection of glamorous paintings?

Zhang Yue remembered that it was some pictures of ancient ladies, and the women in the painting were all dressed seriously, and they really couldn't get on the stage, compared with the teachings of Teacher Mikami and Teacher Ohashi in those years.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yue suddenly thought that these paintings were not his own, why did he end up carrying all the pots by himself.

Of course, this matter is just a reason, behind it is the pressure of Zhao Zhisi, as the tail of the crane in the private school, the teacher does not wait to see him on weekdays.

In the past, relying on his brother's reputation, even if he didn't use his own work, the teacher didn't dare to say a word. And at that time, the family was rich, and he was generous on his own, showing off his face in his classmates, in order to pick up the self-esteem that was hit by others in his studies. As a result, there are many classmates who call him brothers, but they are all friends of wine and meat, and the classmates who are willing to study and progress look down on themselves even more.

Now that Zhang Yue is in trouble, he has offended Zhao Zhisi, of course, these friends who drink and meat immediately draw a line, as for Xiang Xue's classmates, they will not pay attention to Zhang Yue at this time, I am afraid that they still have more schadenfreude thoughts.

"There are guests at home. Brother Peng, let's do it another day! ”

"My mother told me to come home for dinner!"

"In two months, the county school will be supplemented, and I don't dare to slack off."

"Brother Zhang, you are so busy, how dare you disturb."

"There's no reason for me, I just want to go home."

Peng Jingyi saw that he couldn't hold back at this, waved his hand and said, "You guys are so boring." ”

"Brother Peng, Brother Zhang, then we'll talk about it another day."

After all the classmates made a move, they left with the scholar, and several people laughed heartily as they walked, and no one looked at Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to go to private school in the past, and his fate with these classmates would end here, and maybe he would go further and further in the future.

Zhang Yue retracted his gaze and said to Peng Jingyi with a faint smile: "Brother Peng, let's talk about it another day!" ”

Peng Jingyi said: "That's not possible, they don't have kung fu, don't you have kung fu either?" Let's go to He Tieseng's for tea. ”

After speaking, Peng Jing couldn't refuse, and put his arm around Zhang Yue's neck. Zhang Yue's heart warmed, this is a true friend.

He remembered that Peng Jingyi's uncle was the county lieutenant of this county, and he heard rumors that he had some discord with Zhao Zhisi.

Peng Jingyi lowered his voice: "Is the matter between your family and Zhao Zhisi real?" Let's go to tea first and talk and talk. ”

Zhang Yue still said resolutely: "Brother Peng is high-minded, or ...... another day"

When you are poor, your friends don't dislike you, but you can't even get involved.

But I saw Peng Jingyi raise a fist the size of a sandbag......

“…… Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate! ”

The two went to the tea bureau where they used to come often, and Peng Jingyi's scholar was sent back by him. Peng Jingyi's life has always been rich, browsing picture books on weekdays, drinking tea and fighting insects, and the scholar was called by him on weekdays, and he would be beaten if he was disobedient, so he didn't dare to ask more and left.

Although Peng Jingyi said that prostitution and gambling have not yet been touched, it seems that it will be sooner or later according to Zhang Yue. In the past, when I was a classmate with Peng Jingyi, I always felt that you could play without hard work, why can't I?

Later, I learned that his uncle, the county lieutenant, would not worry about a way out in the future even if he didn't study. I could have done it myself, but ......

Before I arrived at the tea bureau, I saw a person under the water curtain banging on the tea cup to solicit business.

As soon as the other party saw the two of them, he stopped singing and said, "Peng Daguan! Zhang Daguan, I haven't been here for a while. ”

Zhang Yue's mood is very complicated, a big official? I'm afraid I won't be able to afford this title in the future.

This tea doctor's name is He Tieseng.

"I've been busy lately! Order two good teas, and the tea money will not be less for you. ”

He Tieseng said with a smile: "I rely on Peng Daguan to take care of it." ”

After speaking, He Tieseng took the tea set and was about to order tea on the stove.

"What kind of water do you need today?" Peng Jingyi asked.

"It's the mountain spring water that just came in the morning, can Xue Guanren get into it?"

"Reluctantly, barely." Peng Jingyi said disapprerovantly.

At that moment, He Tieseng, the tea doctor, was ordering tea on the side, first breaking off a piece of tea cake and putting it into the tea pan that was boiling water.

After the tea soup boils, He Tie Seng scoops out a bowl of water from the tea pan and then rushes into the remaining tea powder, stirs it in the tea soup with a teaspoon, then sprinkles salt with it, and finally injects the tea soup into the tea soup with the 'cold tea soup' that he scooped out before.

After the tea soup boils again, the aroma of tea has overflowed the entire tea shop.

During this period, the two singers didn't come to their own hands and wanted to have a drink and sit, but Peng Jingyi hesitated for a long time and let them leave.

He Tieseng poured the tea soup into the tea cup, and then brought it to the tea table in front of the two, scooped the tea soup out of the tea cup and poured it into the scalded tea bowl and presented it to the two.

Zhang Yue raised the bowl and took a sip, the tea was fragrant, and it was a little astringent at the beginning of the mouth.

After the two sat down, they kept chatting, and then Zhang Yuefang spoke: "Little brother has a favor, and I ask Brother Peng to help!" ”

Peng Jingyi said: "Oh? What's busy, let's hear it first. ”

Zhang Yue said: "My shop was burned a case file, I want to borrow it to take a look, can you ask Uncle Ling to be accommodating?" ”

Peng Jingyi glanced at Zhang Yue suspiciously: "What are you doing with the dossier?" Could it be that you want to overturn the case? ”

Zhang Yue replied embarrassedly: "Just take a look at it, it's nothing if you can't borrow it." ”

Peng Jingyi glanced at Zhang Yue and said: "Such a trivial matter can't be done, don't let you underestimate it, you will come to this teahouse tomorrow to get it." Yes, I heard that your brother has entered Beijing? ”

Zhang Yue said in his heart: "Brother Peng, your news is really well-informed. ”

Peng Jingyi gave a thumbs up and praised: "The sound of the east and the west, this trick is clever!" Let me tell you, as long as Zhao Zhisi can't find your second brother for a day, he won't dare to take you for a day. He embarrassed you, like sweeping Chen Lingjun's face. ”

"But then again, if your second brother is caught, everything will be over. Is there still less means for Zhao Zhisi to clean up people? As long as you discount your second brother's hand, how will you pick up a pen and write in the future? But it's not a way for your second brother to hide and not show his head. Do you know? I heard that early tomorrow morning, Zhao Zhisi will send his henchmen to Beijing. ”

Zhang Yue was taken aback and said, "Could it be that there are also people in Zhao Zhusi Jingli?" ”

If this is the case, wouldn't he have harmed his second brother?

Peng Jingyi said with a smile: "It's not like a priest to be so hand-eyed, but I heard that Zhao Zhisi hates your second brother very much, and he will ruin his future at the expense of bankruptcy." What about the people in the capital, they have to eat whole grains, they want to eat whole grains, and they lack money around them. As long as there is a lack of silver, there is no way, and there is a way. ”

Zhang Yue said: "I know that Brother Peng has great powers, please help inquire about the whereabouts of the second brother." ”

Peng Jingyi said: "You and my brother have been brothers for many years, and you will see the outside when you say please words." Speaking back, although your second brother still doesn't know his whereabouts, you and your eldest brother should also be careful again, don't go to places where there are few passers-by, and pay attention to where others call to go, Zhao Zhisi is poisoned under his hands. ”

Zhang Yue felt a pang in his heart when he heard this, remembering that day he almost disappeared from the world.

After Zhang Yue left the tea house, he thought about Peng Jingyi's advice all the way, but his heart was full of ups and downs. Walking all the way, there are also some cups and bows, and looking at any passer-by, they don't seem to be good people.

Returning from crossing the bridge in the city, Zhang Yue decided to go home and have a look first.

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