Shen Tingyu soon came to the door of the county office, and when he was about to leave to enter the door, the two officials at the door stretched out their hands to stop him. One of the officials glanced at him and said coldly, "Stop! This is the important place of the yamen, and the idle people leave as soon as possible. ”

When Shen Tingyu heard this, he took out a few taels of silver from his pocket, stuffed it into the hand of the officer, and said with a smile: "This benevolent brother, this bit of silver is not a tribute, so I will buy some wine for the brothers, that, I came to visit the county magistrate, and I also asked this benevolent brother to help inform the county magistrate, and said that Shen Tingyu of the Shen family came to visit." ”

The official quickly put away the silver while no one was paying attention, glanced at Shen Tingyu, and said, "Can't you see that you are quite good, boy, then you wait here, I will go and inform the county magistrate on your behalf, but I dare not guarantee that the county magistrate will not see you." ”

"Thank you, thank you, brother go and come back quickly." After speaking, the official walked towards the yali.

After a while, the official returned, and he said to Shen Tingyu, "Go, the county magistrate invites you in." ”

"Thank you, brother." Shen Tingyu thanked him, walked into the yamen, and quickly came to the county order, he made a gesture and said, "Boy Shen Tingyu, meet the county commander." ”

"Oh, Shen Xian's nephew is a rare guest, why did Xian's nephew come this time?"

"That's right, Lord Prefectural, a little courtesy is not a respect, and I ask Lord Prefectural Commander to take care of my father's affairs."

The county magistrate accepted the gift and said with a smile: "Why is the virtuous nephew so polite, and he also gave this big gift To be honest, I am also friends with your father, please rest assured, I will definitely take care of Ling Zun's affairs." ”

"Then there is Lord Lao County."

"The virtuous nephew is still polite to me, but speaking of which, there is such an opportunity at present, Lord Taishou will come to this county to inspect in the next few days, but I can send some gifts to Lord Taishou, let him help, and see if I can hide the matter of Ling Zun."

"Thank you so much."

"It's just the cost of this gift......"

"Oh, here are three thousand taels of silver tickets, so take them and use them first. If it's not enough, the little nephew will raise it again. ”

"That's enough, then the virtuous nephew will wait for the good news from the official."

"My lord, my little nephew has one more thing to ask for."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"That's the case, the little nephew's father is now in prison and suffering, but the little nephew has failed to fulfill his filial piety. I also hope that the county will be gracious, so that the little nephew can meet his father a few times, and he can communicate with his father. ”

"Oh, this matter is simple, it's rare for you to be filial, I'll ask someone to inform the jailer in the prison now, and in the future, the virtuous nephew can see Ling Zun as long as he wants to see it." Go ahead. ”

"Thank you so much." After Shen Tingyu bid farewell to the county order, he hurriedly walked towards the prison, and after informing the jailer, he walked towards his father's cell. However, when he walked to his father's prison, his father in prison was no longer the same as before, more gray hair loomed on his head, and his haggard and pale face was full of vicissitudes. Looking at his father's appearance, Shen Tingyu's tears suddenly burst out of his eyes, and he choked up and said, "Father, the child has come to see you, are you okay?" ”

"Oh, it's Tingyu, I'm fine, but everything at home is okay?" Shen Wanchuan stood up and said weakly.

"Everything is fine at home, please rest assured that my father is just ......"

"Just what? Say it quickly. Shen Wanchuan asked excitedly.

"It's just that my mother is bedridden and weak because of her anger, and this matter is all the fault of the child, please ask my father to scold."

Shen Wanchuan was silent for a long time, sat down slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Alas, that's it, it's not all your fault, your mother is a person who loves to worry about her." was framed for her father and was imprisoned, how could she not be sad. You must remember that the non-reproducible incident will add to her troubles. ”

"The child understands, please rest assured father."

"Well, also, now that you are responsible for everything in the family, you can no longer sit idle all day as you used to. If you don't know what happened, you can discuss it with your Uncle Han, and listen to his advice, he is a good friend of his father, and he is your future father-in-law, remember not to be alienated. ”

"The father's command, the child must take it to heart."

"Also, listen to my father's advice, while the family is still quite solid now, my father still hopes that you can study seriously and concentrate on the imperial examination. It's not that my father doesn't want you to do business, it's just that everyone has their own lives, and the business is mixed with dragons and snakes, I'm afraid that there is no place for you, don't wait for your wealth to be scattered, and you are in a dilemma! ”

"The child knows, but now the tea shop is no one to take care of, and the family needs to work on the big and small matters, so he has no intention of thinking about the imperial examination.

"Well, I, Shen Wanchuan, have this, and I have no regrets when I die!" Shen Wanchuan glanced at Shen Tingyu with satisfaction, and explained to him some matters that should be paid attention to on weekdays, and then Shen Tingyu reluctantly said goodbye.

After Shen Tingyu came out of the prison, he saw that it was still early, so he decided to go to the Hanfu to see Han Ling, but when he came to the Hanfu, he didn't see him. So he stopped a house slave next to him and asked, "Where is your young lady now?" ”

"Shen Gongzi, the young lady and the master are now picking up guests in the back garden." After finishing speaking, Shen Tingyu quickly rushed to the back garden. When he walked into the back garden, he saw Uncle Han chatting and laughing with a man who seemed to be very close to him, and Han Ling was standing aside.

When Xu is saw him coming, Han Yuanjiang pointed at him with his finger and introduced to the man: "Zhang Gongzi, this is the son of my friend Shen Wanchuan, Shen Tingyu, whom I just mentioned to you. ”

The man only smiled slightly when he saw Shen Tingyu coming, and he didn't make a fuss. And Shen Tingyu wandered between the market restaurants all day long, and he was very impatient with these complicated rituals, and he didn't care about it at the moment.

At this time, Han Yuanjiang said to him again: "Tingyu, this son is the son of the county magistrate of this county - Zhang Zhihong, Zhang Gongzi. ”

So Shen Tingyu said to that Zhang Gongzi: "I have admired the name for a long time, and I recently heard that Zhang Gongzi won the first case, which is really gratifying!" ”

"I also heard that Shen Gongzi recently cleverly broke the meat theft case, and I was deeply impressed by Shen Gongzi's wisdom." Zhang Zhihong returned the salute.

"It's just a little trick of the city, let Zhang Gongzi make you laugh."

"However, I also heard that Shen Gongzi is mixed in the wine pond meat forest all day long, spending a lot of money, and it may not be good for a long time."

Zhang Zhihong's tone was like Shen Tingyu's elder, or he was standing in a higher position than Shen Tingyu to educate him, which made Shen Tingyu feel unhappy immediately. immediately countered: "The rumors stop at the wise, what do you say, Gongzi Zhang?" ”

"You..." Zhang Zhihong was speechless for a while, a little annoyed.

In addition, both of them are at the age of strong blood, and no one is willing to tolerate it, and the atmosphere is a little tense.

At this time, Han Ling, who had been silent, spoke: "The two of you don't have to be like this, the little woman has heard that Zhang Gongzi is proficient in poetry and songs, and Shen Gongzi must be no different, it just so happened that the little woman was stumped by a few pairs when she was reading a book last night, I wonder if the two sons can help with the answer?" ”

Hearing this, Shen Tingyu couldn't help but admire Han Ling's wit, so it was three birds with one stone, first, it could skillfully alleviate the tense atmosphere between the two at this time, secondly, it could avoid arrogance, and third, it could be used to test the talent level of the two, and she deserved to be a famous talented woman in the county.