After Zhang Fan returned home, he asked his mother to pack up her things and prepare to move. The mother was a little at a loss: "Fan'er, what is this for?" Where are we moving to? ”

"Moving to the east of the city, there is a new home in the courtyard." Zhang Fan said.

"Where did our family get the money to buy a house, and it's still in the east of the city, and the land price is so expensive." The mother was a little worried.

Zhang Fan immediately told his mother about the words he had agreed with the Ma County Order, and handed over the bag of silver to his mother, Zhao heard that this was the county award to Zhang Fan, and saw that there were more than 30 taels of silver in the bag, so he quickly put it away, and then happily packed up the house. Zhang Fan saw his mother's face with a happy smile, and his heart was also full of joy.

The Zhang family really doesn't have many belongings, Zhang Fan told his mother that there was everything, and some things that he didn't use persuaded his mother to throw away, but the Zhao family was used to living a hard life, and they had a deep relationship with every stitch and thread here. Zhang Fan had no choice but to pack everything. Zhao also specially found the best box in the house to pack Zhang Fan's books and everything, as if there was some treasure in the box.

Zhang Fan beckoned the people sent by Ma County to help move things. Originally, the man saw that the Zhang family didn't have many things, so he hired a car, but he couldn't put the things down, so he had to hire a car again, so he loaded all the things of the Zhang family into the car. Zhang Fan saw that there was still vacant space in the second car, and asked his mother to sit on it to save fatigue. Zhao was reluctant at first, but he couldn't stand his son's persuasion, so he got in the car, but after getting in the car, Zhao was still next to Zhang Fan's box of books, for fear that something would go wrong. Zhang Fan had no choice but to follow his mother.

Many neighbors knew that the Zhang family was going to move to the east of the city, or the house given to the Zhang family by the county government, and they all came to give them away. Zhang Fan said goodbye to his neighbors and drove away from the home where they had lived for more than ten years in a look of envy.

The Zhang family's new home is located on the most prosperous street in the east of the city, it is a property close to the county government, there is a small courtyard that you enter, and the Zhao family is even more smiling when she sees it, which is much better than the house before Zhang Fan's father died. Zhang Fan is right to think about it, Nama County Ling was also a Beijing official before, and he had some savings many times, and this Anhua County is not a feng shui treasure, and it is very easy for Ma County Ling to buy such a property.

When the two carts arrived at the door, the two subordinates of the Ma Mansion immediately beckoned the dealer who pulled the cart to help carry the things. Zhao was still nervous about the box containing the book, and didn't let anyone touch it, and even Zhang Fan refused to go up and take a hand. Zhang Fan had no choice but to follow his mother carefully, watching his mother struggle to move the box in, for fear that his mother would make a mistake.

This house is really good, and it is a small yard when you enter the door, but it also looks spacious. Further inside were five rooms, the middle one was the living room, where a table was placed, and a few Taishi chairs. The two on the right are for people to live in, and there is a room on the left with good light and a south-facing window Zhao intends to use it for Zhang Fan as a study, and there is another room leaning on the side that is obviously a kitchen.

Zhao came to the two bedrooms, both of which were clean and clean, both rooms had a one-person high cabinet, and each had a sturdy big bed, and the bed was covered with a new set of quilts, which Zhao was reluctant to cover. She carefully put the new bedding of her house into the cupboard, and covered it with the old quilt she had brought from home, which was old but white and clean. Zhang Fan felt a little heartache when he saw it, and wanted to talk to his mother, but when he saw his mother's expression, he swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

Zhao sorted out the two bedrooms, and came to the room left for Zhang Fan to be a study. At the end is the window is bright and clean, a long bookshelf high one person high stands by the wall, and there is a sturdy and elegant Nanmu desk next to the window sill, and the four treasures of the study room on the table are readily available. There is no decoration in the room, but it looks calming. Zhang Fan took his books out of the box and placed them on the bookshelf in order.

In the kitchen, the pots and pans are well prepared, obviously prepared, just waiting for Zhang Fan's mother and son to move in.

There is also a hut for miscellaneous items in the courtyard outside, and Zhang's mother organizes the things that are not used, puts them inside, and carefully locks the door, and collects the keys closely, as if there are some treasures inside, for fear of losing something.

There were four people to help with the move, and there wasn't much to do, so it didn't take long to clean up. Zhang Fan took some money from his mother and gave it to the two subordinates of Ma Mansion, who wanted to refuse, but Zhang Fan insisted and had to accept it. sent the dealer who pulled the cart again, and this was the birth.

In the evening, after dinner, Zhang Fan was about to go to the study to read, but his mother stopped him, as if he had something to say. Zhang Fan followed his mother to the study in the living room and sat down, waiting for his mother to speak.

"Fan'er, my mother is so happy today!" Zhao said, with a festive face undisguised, "Your grandfather and your father have spirits in the sky, and they must be happy for you." ”

"I also want to thank my mother for her nurturing grace, and for raising children for more than ten years, so that children can have today's achievements." Zhang Fan got up and knelt down in front of his mother and bowed deeply.

Zhao was very pleased to receive Zhang Fan's worship. He hurriedly helped Zhang Fan up, watched his son return to the chair and sat down, calmed down his mood, and continued: "I Chinese New Year's Eve a lot today, but I have also seen a lot of things. You can have such an achievement at such a young age, it is really an ancestor with a spirit. ”

"......" Zhang Fan didn't know why his mother said this.

"No matter how much you can make a difference in the future, even if you are going to be in the picture, you must remember to be a good person and never do anything unacceptable. Mother has never read, but she also knows that the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher, and you must not live up to it. Zhao suddenly became serious, "Your grandfather is a good man and has never done anything against his conscience in his life. The same is true of your father, since I married into the Zhang family, your father has always treated me politely, and he has rules when he goes out to do things. Remember, don't do anything that brings shame to your family. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the face to meet the ancestors of the Zhang family. ”

"Mother rest assured, the child knows, will not live up to the mother's teachings, must be a good person, if you are an official in the future, you should also be loyal to the Ming Emperor, treat the people sincerely, worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth." Zhang Fan solemnly swore an oath.

"Well, my good fan, now I have some money at home, and when I take the exam in the coming year, it won't be a problem to go to Beijing to catch the exam!" "From today onwards, you can study at home and prepare for exams. As soon as I take care of everything at home, you don't have to worry about it anymore. ”

"Yes, Mother." Zhang Fan said, was about to go to the study to study, and suddenly remembered that Ma Xianling had mentioned his hometown in Yangzhou, turned his head and said: "Mother......"

"What else?" Mother asked.

"No...... Mother, the child is fine, mother is also very tired today, let's rest early. Zhang Fan wanted to talk about his hometown in Yangzhou, but seeing that his mother was happy now, he was afraid of sweeping his mother's interest, so he put things down and went to the study to study.