Zhang Bai looked at the silver on the ground, and reached out to take out a silver ingot of five taels. Tighten the money bag and walk to Xiuwen's side and say, "Miss Li, I borrowed these five taels of silver from Zhang Bai, and I will pay you back in a decisive day." ”

With sincerity in his eyes, Xiuwen took the money bag without any ambiguity. Zhang Bai held the silver tightly in the palm of his hand, and his whole body was tense. Yulian felt sad for a while, which high-spirited Zhang Bai was still gone. Zhang Bai, who blurted out the poetry and articles of the sages and sages all day long, was in a daze, and he didn't look like he used to be at all.

Yulian was about to speak, Xiuwen stretched out her hand and grabbed her arm and said, "Zhang Gongzi, we have been out for a long time, and this kind of thing happened again, my brother will not stay if he is worried." ”

There were a lot of words that were not said, Xiuwen was about to leave with Yulian, and Zhang Bai had no intention of stopping him. The silver ingot became stiffer and stiffer in his hand, and the shiny silver ingot didn't know when finger marks appeared. The beloved girl walked farther and farther, and a familiar voice echoed in her ears: "Brother Zhang, I will come to see you." ”

Only one sentence echoed in his ears for a long time, and a pair of tears were left from the corners of his eyes. Tears flowed down as if the whole world had never been quieter. His arms kept trembling, and a burning anger in his heart burned him, and he still felt that he was guilty.

If you saw the girl you love in the past, maybe it wasn't what it is now, but now you can still match a rich lady. Now he is just a down-and-out scholar, and he knows nothing but some trivial knowledge. A dilapidated courtyard is still a pile of useless books, and an old saying that I never approve of comes to mind: "It's useless, it's a scholar." ”

Since his father wanted to make a comeback after the defeat of his family, Xiao Wu took almost all the silver taels. In the past six months, he has only relied on the relief of his father's old friend in Taiping City, and he often came and walked around in the first month. In the second month, the money was just delivered, but in the third month there was no movement. All the money was only a room full of books, and Zhang Bai went to his uncle's house a few times without even entering the door. It can be said that only Mr. is still favored, and every time he is hungry, he goes to the old man's house to ask for teaching and a few full meals. There is no ambiguity in learning, and Zhang Bai respects this old gentleman very much.

wanted to leave Zhang Bai in the house to study and know about the scientific examination, but Zhang Bai did not agree to return to Taiping City. Then he went to Kunling Villa to ask for teaching, and then did not ask for food. Now that I actually saw Yulian, my mind was empty and I couldn't help but roar. attracted pedestrians on the street to look at this enthusiastic scholar, who has been the only scholar in Jiming Lane for a year. Zhang Bai teaches children to write in his spare time, and children who love to read never stop them from entering the yard to read. Everyone felt weird, only after Xiao Wu left, Zhang Bai seemed to be a different person.

Children are rarely taught to read and write, and more often read behind closed doors, and neighbors who have a heart will often bring some food to give each other. Zhang Bai is also enthusiastic about reception, and never cares whether it is in line with the taste or not. It's just that today's Zhang Bai will explode in grief, and many people just look at it and don't speak.

He let go of his palm as he shouted, and the silver fell to the ground. Zhang Baicai slowly opened his eyes and said, "Yulian, I will definitely be the champion in the exam, and I will marry you in a beautiful scenery." ”

Squatting down to pick up the silver instead of wiping away his tears, he looked up to find a young man standing at the door. It's just that the brocade clothes are torn in a few places, and the arms are red, but fortunately, there are no bruises on the face. It was Yang Chen who leaned on the dilapidated wooden door casually and said, "Zhang Bai can't imagine that you still have such a side, what it feels like to be abandoned by a woman." ”

Zhang Bai was a little surprised why Yang Chen appeared here, looking embarrassed and hadn't returned home to change his clothes. At this time, although Yang Chen was a little casual, it made Zhang Bai feel a little strange. He glanced at it angrily and said, "If His Royal Highness wants to be angry, just do it, don't talk nonsense here." ”

This sentence surprised Yang Chen, except for the nobles of the palace who knew their identity, who would dare to speak like this to themselves. couldn't help but glance at Zhang Baigao, stepped forward and said, "I see that you are also a person who reads poetry and books, and it is pitiful to become like this." This is not like a young hero who dares to study in front of the Manchu Dynasty Wenchen with a piece of paper, this appearance is really pitiful. ”

Yang Chen, who had been wandering Taiping City without doing anything, strode into the courtyard and sat on the small bench where Yulian left casually. Zhang Bai picked up the silver and sat directly on the ground without any taboo, and said, "Shizi, do you look down on me, and now you still need a woman to help me." ”

Yang Chen said without hesitation: "What's there, a manly man can bend and stretch." It's just a little frustration, isn't it just that the woman gives you some silver taels. Since ancient and modern times, how many ministers and generals have not been frustrated when they were young, but now the prime minister is not as good as you when he is young. The most frustrating thing is that he relied on the Qinglou to get good relief, and even the entanglement to catch the exam was made up by a few Qinglou women. ”

For these Zhang Bai, I occasionally heard that the poor students have always believed in Wang An, the prime minister. It is very rare to be able to become a prime minister from a commoner throughout the ages. Wang An's birth has provided opportunities for these poor students, especially in recent years, the chief examiner is a generation of mellow Confucianism.

Zhang Bai just said: "Your Royal Highness, you know what it was like when your beloved girl gave you money, a year ago she was a wealthy businessman, and now she is a down-and-out scholar. A peasant girl, now a rich lady. All of a sudden, I know I'm not worthy of her now, do you know how I feel? ”

Yang Chen, who didn't care about it, said: "I don't understand what you said, and I guess I won't know it in this life." ”

Zhang Bai, who was speaking seriously, suddenly didn't know what to say, what kind of person Yang Chen was. Since birth, it has stood in a position that many people can't look up to, and there are a few people in the entire beam. There is no refutation of Yang Chen's words, and Zhang Bai is not speechless.

The two said in obscurity: "The chief examiner of this scientific examination is still a bachelor of Hanlin, and you should still have an influence." ”

Zhang Bai is no stranger to this name, and it was this old gentleman who led him into the door when he first arrived at Kunling Villa. At the beginning, he was weak and didn't have a heart, and maybe he would be kicked out of the villa if he didn't have a chance to speak. said: "Remember, the old gentleman is good. ”

"It's still that cheap bone, don't you need me to take you to see him."

Zhang Bai was amazed and asked, "Why does the prince want to help me." ”

Just stared at Zhang Bai's serious eyes and was speechless, and Zhang Bai spoke for a long time before he spoke: "No need, what you need to gain fame is real talent and real learning." Although Enzhong Jinshi is the ideal of every scholar, scholars should also have the pride of scholars. ”

patted his leg lightly and said, "Then forget it, since that's the case, there's nothing to say." If there is nowhere to go in the middle of the court, you can consider Tianshui. ”

I can see that Yang Chen is not joking, he is trying to win himself over. At this time, where Yang Chen seemed to be the first rumor, Zhang Bai just said: "Yes." ”

Yang Chen turned around and left, and only said one sentence: "Let's go." ”

"No."

Walking out of the small courtyard, Yang Chen didn't even know how to turn his head, and Zhang Bai didn't agree to his solicitation and didn't care. I have also heard of Zhang Bai, who is erudite and talented. Zhou Wen is very fond of Wang An, relying on Zhang Bai's own talent to get the Jinshi, he dare not say that he can get it, at least he is on the list. The mind of power solicitation was just now, and when he was poor, he was able to endure in the face of a hundred taels of silver. This is not something that ordinary people can do, and it is normal for people to be afraid if others give silver.

But Yang Chen doesn't know who Yulian is, and from Xiuwen's sentence, at least the fiancé will not have a disaster if he takes the silver, and he will not be controlled by others. The roar standing in the courtyard also proves that Zhang Bai is not a snob, and he is not a character now. If it is cultivated, with the power of the king of Tianshui County, not to mention ascending to the sky in one step, he will also be a pivotal figure in the imperial court in the future. Yang Chen walked out of Jiming Alley just lightly, leaving Zhang Bai's is behind.

In the courtyard, Zhang Bai calmly put the silver in his arms, closed the courtyard door and walked into the study. Take out a book and sit in front of the window to flip through the dim glow.

After the robbery, when Zhang Bai was not interested in shopping, Yulian looked sad. Everything that happened today lingered, and the bearded robbery didn't seem to care at all. Zhang Bai's appearance was sad in his heart, and he kept waiting for Liu Zhixing to go to Kunling Villa to explain it to Zhang Bai after he was injured. When I saw Zhang Bai today, I forgot to smile, and I kept smiling at Zhang Bai with a bruise on his face. Knowing that Zhang Bai was really happy at that time, Yulian was a little sad.

A handsome boy has become like this, but he never knew it. Zhang Baituo has never given up looking for himself in his hometown, and he seems to have never inquired about Qinghe County in the Lu family. If it weren't for Zhang Bai's story, until today, he would only know that the Chu army only broke through the pass and burned Peach Blossom Village to death.

As everyone knows, the entire border city of Qingzhou is full of corpses and bones, and how many people have been displaced. Qinghe Zhang failed to escape, and Nuoda's family business disappeared in one day. Ten rooms and nine empty how many corpses and bones covered the earth, these have never been imagined. Zhang Bai said it easily, and the pain could be seen in his eyes.

In the past year, he has never cared about Zhang Bai, and he handed over the silver ticket and did not accept it at all. Xiuwen's silver was only five taels, and Yulian didn't understand why she didn't accept it. Hurry up and go Guogong Mansion Xiuwen took Yulian's hand and said: "A big man who is okay can't bear this little thing, and he is still trying to do big things." ”

Then he said: "If you give the silver ticket directly to any man, it will not take it, that is dignity." If he takes the silver ticket, my sister will look down on him from the bottom of my heart, isn't it just a ruin of the family? If it's just because he doesn't have money, it's still him Zhang Bai who goes to beg with low eyebrows. Giving him silver directly is a blow to his self-esteem, a man gives a gift to a woman is a heart, and a woman helps a man who is too obvious and easy to think about it. ”

Yulian said: "Sister Wen, I didn't think much about it, I just watched him study....."

"Okay, sister knows. Zhang Gongzi also understood in his heart, but he couldn't wipe off his face. Don't be so stupid in the future and think more. ”

Xia Er didn't understand which scholar was really Miss Ji's fiancé. The second son never seemed to mention it, only said that he knew a beloved girl at the border. I was thinking about it when I suddenly heard Yulian say, "Sister Xia'er, can you do my little sister a favor." ”

Xia Er, who didn't know what was wrong, said, "Miss Ji, please speak." ”

handed Xia Er a dozen taels of silver and said that he would help Zhang Bai buy some books and food, otherwise Zhang Bai, who was born a wealthy businessman, would really not take care of himself. Looking at the environment of the home, in addition to the cleanliness of the books. The rest of the place was a mess, and there was no place to sit in Zhang Bai's small house. After listening to Yulian's words, she agreed without thinking about it, this is not a thing. Buy some things and find someone to clean up Zhang Bai's yard, so that this Zhang Gongzi can study seriously.

At this time, she also saw Yulian's friendship with Zhang Gongzi, and she couldn't help but worry about her own son. During these days, it can also be seen that the second son cares about Yulian, and although the lady did not say it, she was treated as a daughter-in-law.

Suddenly found Lu Yu standing outside the door of the mansion with a black face, Yulian Xiuwen suddenly lowered her head and didn't dare to look at the second brother. I saw Lu Yu striding over at the two little sisters and asked, "Are you all right?" ”

The two lowered their heads and said that it was okay, and Lu Yu immediately changed his face and said: "It's bold enough to hold so much silver, it seems that you don't need to go out." I didn't know if I came back after such a thing, and I didn't know that the second brother was worried. There is no next time, look at some wicked people. ”

After finishing speaking, she turned around and was about to leave, Yulian asked, "Second brother, why are you going?" ”

Lu Yu said: "The beard of the dog day, snatched my sister Lu Yu." Don't want to mix in the rivers and lakes, it's still comfortable in the prison. With that, he strode away.