Chapter 139: Busy

On a rainy night, it is easy to recall the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River. In this spring rain, some people are already tired and asleep, some people are tossing and turning in bed and thinking about their hearts, and some people hug each other tightly after lingering passion.

A candle was lit on the lampstand, and the yellowish flames were dancing gently up and down, reflecting the white porcelain vase of Xingyao on the plum blossom carved lacquer table more and more transparent. On the carved bed against the wall, the green curtain tent has fallen to the ground, and two figures can be faintly seen inside, and whispers can be heard.

"After handling the marriage of Brother Chao'er, it should be the turn of Brother Chao'er, and then it will be our family Yue'er. I heard that the old lady has already given the second girl a marriage, but what is the plan for our Yue'er's marriage, the old lady said that she still needs to listen to the British duke and lady. A lady also mentioned it to me today, saying that she and Miss Qing took a fancy to it...... This is a big coincidence, if our family Yue'er can really rise to prominence, but if it is really worthy of the daughter of the prince's family or some kind of high-ranking head, I am only afraid of ......"

"Don't worry, the girl has been housekeeper since she married to the Marquis of Baoding, and now she is a first-class fine person, and she is not the first choice when looking at people. Not to mention the sister-in-law, her twenty years of being a housewife is not bad after all. It's not so much that I'm worried about now, it's ...... Alas! ”

Sun was furious by her husband's deep sigh, and hurriedly turned over and half-propped up and asked: "Although this Beijing is good, I am not familiar with life after all. If you have any worries, don't hide it from me, we only have one son! ”

"Look at you!" Zhang Zhuo smiled bitterly and took his wife into his arms, and then sighed, "The few families that my sister-in-law and Qing Yatou have seen are all good, especially the fourth girl of the Meng family and Miss Du family. On the one hand, after all, he knows the roots. I have seen it again, and Yue'er herself has seen it twice, and her impression is about good; On the other side is the daughter of his mentor, who has a father and a daughter, and is probably a generous lady. It's just that Master Du has now been promoted to Shandong, and many things are not accurate, as for the Meng family, ......"

"What's wrong with the Hou family in Baoding? Will the girl be Mrs. Baoding Hou in the future? ”

"Baoding Hou is naturally nothing, but Meng Xian, the father of the four girls of the Meng family, is the commander of the guards in the mountains. The Changshan guards were the guards of King Zhao. It was also famous in the Northlands. King Han has now been driven to Le'an Prefecture, Shandong, and this King Zhao also used to ...... in his early years The affairs of the heavenly family have always been the most unpredictable, and I am afraid that the Meng family will stir up the troubled waters. ”

Although Sun did not understand the major affairs of the imperial court, she still experienced the battle of Jingnan in her early years, when the imperial army and Zhu Di's Jingnan army fought hard battles again and again in the north, and now it makes people shudder when they think about it. Thinking that the crown prince has never been a healthy master, and then thinking that the crown prince was established early in the morning, if it is not good. It is very likely that it is the same pattern as when it was martyred. Her face turned white, and her hands couldn't help but grasp her husband's shoulders tightly.

"Since it doesn't have to be the Meng family, why don't you push it at that end?"

"Okay, okay, I'm just saying it casually, look at you in such a hurry!" Zhang Zhuo regretted talking about this at this time. Hurriedly changed the topic and said, "We'll move in a while, I've been to see that yard before, although it's not as good as the British Mansion." After all, it was also Zhumen Jiadi in the past, which was bigger and more spacious than our family's old house in Kaifeng City. I picked a quiet yard inside, you may wish to take the girl to see when you are free, although there are things added to the public, but the delicate furnishings always have to come by themselves. ”

Although he still wanted to ask about his son's marriage, since his husband looked confident, Sun was also relieved and talked about his future residence. She couldn't help frowning slightly: "Now the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law haven't picked it yet, and the old lady hasn't seen it before, you chose it first, isn't it not very respectful?" ”

"Don't worry, there are four bright courtyards in the east, west, north and south, and I have shown Gao Quan the place of the old lady and the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law, and they should have no objections there. After all, our yard is a little smaller. But it is better to be quiet. It's a little further away from the old lady, and you'll understand it once you've seen it. ”

Zhang Zuo knew where his wife's cautious habit came from. I felt a little sorry in my heart, and after thinking for a while, I said: "Today, at the gate of the Gongyuan, someone kindly borrowed two umbrellas for us, and he is a noble and awe-inspiring son. I don't know it, I should have seen Yue'er's appearance, I guess it's either the king of Anyang or the emperor's grandson. In short, the emperor often does whatever he wants, so Yue'er can probably get into this subject. As for my decision, if I don't pass the subject today, I won't take the exam again in the future. ”

"Why is that?"

"Yue'er's qualifications are above me, and the opportunity is even more above me. If I am lucky enough to pass the exam together this time, if not, I will have to delay it for another three years, even if I am lucky enough to pass the exam later, if this father's rank is below his son, it is naturally inappropriate, my talent is mediocre, if I can't be promoted, wouldn't it affect him for a lifetime? I just hate that I didn't figure it out earlier, and if I had figured it out earlier, I'd rather not take the exam now or in the future......"

Early the next morning, when Zhang Yue got up and washed up and went to his parents' room to say goodbye, he found that Zhang Zuo and Sun's spirits were a little weak, and their eyes were faintly dark. He thought that they had been reunited for a long time and lingered all night, and there was a little smile on his face, but he didn't know that Zhang Zhuo hadn't slept well at all in the second half of the night, and Sun had insomnia.

The family immediately went to Gu's place to say good morning, and then went to see Zhang Fu and Mrs. Wang, and it had been more than half an hour since they returned to their room. At this time, the housekeeper's daughter-in-law brought breakfast, and the family used it together.

After breakfast, Zhang Yue remembered that now the examination has been completed, and there is still more than half a month to say that the palace examination has not yet come out, but Wen Shu is useless. He held back in the Gongyuan for several days, and he hadn't gone out for half a month before, thinking that Du Zhen had already gone to Shandong during his examination, he planned to go to Du Mansion. Zhang Zuo had no objection to this, and Sun was also happy in his heart, but he was still not at ease, and asked him to let him go.

When he arrived at the stable in the south courtyard, Zhang Yuegang watched Lian Sheng Lianhu pull out the horse from it. But when he heard someone calling the third brother, he turned his head and saw Zhang Chao also coming with his entourage. The brothers didn't have time to say a few words yesterday, but when they met at this time, before he could say anything, Zhang Chao came over with a smile, hugged him and patted him on the shoulder as before. Under this beat, he was shocked to realize that this eldest brother had returned from Jin Xiangwei this time, and his strength was getting stronger and stronger. The arm is like an iron hoop, and the hand is like an iron palm.

After frolicking for a while, he smiled and asked Zhang Chao if he was going to visit his future brother-in-law, but he didn't want Zhang Chao's face to darken, so he immediately shook his head and said: "Since the marriage has been decided, it is not good for me to come to the door at this time." Before, the Japanese invaded in a big way, and although we defeated them, many soldiers died in the guard. Although most of them are military households. But there was one general flag that I often took care of when I first arrived in Jinxiangwei. When he was still breathing before he died, he asked me to send some things to his house, saying that his mother had brought her sister to remarry, and now that girl is in Beijing, which is considered a private household. When I have free time today, I'm ready to go to the door. ”

I feel that Zhang Chao attaches great importance to love and righteousness. Zhang Yue asked Zhang Chao where he lived, and learned that it was Surabaya Street, which was very close to Qingshui Hutong, so he said that he was just on the way, so he simply acted as Zhang Chao's guide. along the way. Zhang Chao said that Jin Xiangwei's resistance to the Japanese was fierce, and he couldn't help but sigh again and again, mentioning that he couldn't beat the Japanese and ran away, but when Jin Xiangwei couldn't chase him with a sea boat, he gritted his teeth even more.

Zhang Yue listened to the heart, and at this time he couldn't help but think that the Wa Kingdom had been at odds with the Ming Dynasty before, and now the Ming Dynasty has developed navigation. Why not try to go to the East as well? To say that this Japanese coward originally came from the east, and it was the Ming coastal area that harassed him, this excuse could not be more perfect.

"Haimenwei, Songmenwei, Panshiwei, Jinxiangwei...... But in the coastal areas of eastern Zhejiang and Fujian, this widow could not finish fighting, because no one knew where his small boat landed. This time, the Japanese invaded the Songmen guards, and the emperor killed the Zhejiang Judge...... If you want me to say, we Jin Xiangwei have killed hundreds of widows in the past year or so. But after all, it is a palliative rather than a cure. I don't know until now. It's really useless to have a body of force on the battlefield, after all, you have to be able to punch it. ”

Zhang Yue strongly agreed with Zhang Chao's statement. What's even more surprising is that for more than a year, his eldest brother, who was extremely reckless at the beginning, is now calm. Because the two were talking, they naturally walked slowly along the way, and it took about half an hour to come to Surabaya Street.

On the other side of Qingshui Hutong lived the noble officials of the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other officials, while Surabaya Street, which was separated by three main streets, was originally a place where the poor lived.

On both sides of the street are houses that are absolutely not decent. The low eaves of the house, the mottled and painted courtyard gate, only a dozen chasing and frolicking children in the middle of the road can still bring a touch of liveliness to this place. And these children in old clothes scattered as soon as they saw Zhang Yue and the others, but a few idlers on the eaves who were holding hands and doing nothing looked over.

As soon as Zhang Yue saw the scene of this place, he knew that it was not easy to find someone, and when he sat on the horse and looked around, he pointed at a thin man with a horsewhip and said, "Come here, I have something to ask you!" ”

The thin man who was named trotted forward without hesitation, and respectfully bent his waist into a large prawn: "Childe is looking for someone?" The people on this Surabaya street, the small land is clear, as long as it is ......"

Before he landed on the ground, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the young man on the horse flicking his fingers, and a silver light was thrown towards him. He quickly jumped into his hand and put the silver light into his hand, and was overjoyed when he saw that it was a silver horn, his face was full of sneers, and he swore and said, "Who are you looking for, Son?" Even if you turn this Surabaya Street over, the small one will definitely help you find someone! ”

Seeing this, a few other slow people around him suddenly beat their chests. It can be seen that there are many people with swords at their waists, and people know that they can't take advantage of it, so they dispel some unrealistic thoughts.

Now that he has found the guide, Zhang Yue looked at the few sturdy generals around Zhang Chao, and knew that he didn't have to worry about the next thing, so he smiled and ordered, and said hello to Zhang Chao, and he took his people to the direction of the Du family.