Chapter 33 Sitting at Home Behind Closed Doors, Where Does the Name Come From?
"My young master is very valued by the second master, and the future is promising. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Seeing Chen Bian and Chen Yun go away in an ox cart together, the servants who sent the two away came back one after another, and Chen Hua, the scholar assigned to Chen Yun, was also among them.
Scholars like them naturally have the higher the status of the master, the better their treatment.
Several other scholars of the same age all showed envy and congratulated one after another, but Chen Wu sat in the corner, not knowing what he was thinking.
When Chen Hua saw it, he didn't like Chen Wu but came to scold himself, but he didn't want to appear stingy, so he walked over and said with concern: "Chen Wu, your master has been stuffy in the library for the past few days, I heard that he is working hard, this is not good, you have to persuade, you must show up often, in order to leave an impression in the hearts of those big people, like your young master, who doesn't see anyone all day long, how can others know about him?" The notoriety of the past cannot be washed away, and people still know how to eliminate the three evils, how can they not see people one day or night? ”
"You have to show up to have a future?" Chen Wu seemed to come back to his senses, but there were still doubts in his eyes.
Chen Huadeng became proud: "Isn't it? You are like the young master of my family, go to Zhang's Mansion today, believe it or not, all the big and small families in Pengcheng tomorrow will know his name? ”
"So powerful?" Chen Wu was taken aback, "Then can Mr. Qinghu also know his reputation?" ”
"Mr. Qinghu is far away in Wuyuan County, how can he know, but it is only a matter of time." Chen Hua was slightly struck, and his voice weakened a little.
Chen Wu nodded and said no more, but he was even more puzzled in his heart.
"Why is it that my young master, Mr. Qinghu's loyal servant came to look for him in person, could it really be because of calligraphy? However, what Chen Hua said also makes sense, no matter how good the calligraphy is, but it can't be closed, who can know? I have to find a time to remind the young master, then again, how did Mr. Qinghu know the name of the young master? ”
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"Calligraphy?"
Sitting on the ox cart, the uncle and nephew were talking, and Chen Bian probably talked about Chen Zhi, focusing on calligraphy.
"Chen Zhi's calligraphy attainments are so high? Let that Mr. Qinghu be tempted? ”
When Chen Yun spoke, he couldn't control his surprised expression at all.
Regarding Chen Zhi's calligraphy attainments, Xu Fang has also reported in the past two days, but he has not seen the real thing-
Due to Chen Chi's suppression and the intentional control of the Chen Mansion, Chen Zhi did not write down many characters, there was no extra ink treasure circulating, and a few words were scattered in the hands of Chen Chi, Zuo Yuan and others, or simply in the Wuyuan Wang's house, Chen Yun got the most information, where can I see the real words.
No matter how simple information is described, it is impossible for people who already look down on Chen Zhi to count, and it is impossible for Chen Yun to really be Chen Zhi.
If you don't see things with your own eyes, if you just imagine them, you will be limited by the original cognitive framework, and it will be difficult to break through the limitations, and you will not be able to make the correct layout and response.
But at this time, hearing Chen Bian sighing and praising Chen Zhi's words, Chen Yun finally realized the seriousness, and then thought of the previous broken promises of Wang Xi and others, and a sense of crisis exploded in his heart.
"Chen Zhi's words are really so good?" Chen Yun was a little dumbfounded, and asked tentatively, "The second uncle, what to do with those few acres of land?" ”
"Fields?" Chen Bian shook his head with a wry smile, "A few acres of land is worth a lot of money, but now in Chen Zhi's eyes, I'm afraid it's nothing, do you know that three days ago, Chen Zhi sent someone to send six taels of silver to the house, and that is only thirty percent of the money obtained from that one word!" ”
"Three achievements are six taels?" Chen Yun's eyes widened, "Isn't that nearly twenty taels earned in total?" Although he also sent Xu Fang to inquire about the news, but because of Chen Chi's order, it was not good to be blatant, and there were not many people available, so there was no way to know how much Shu Linzhai earned.
"This is impossible, the second uncle should not be deceived by others." He tried to calm down, calm the shock in his heart, and planned to analyze it.
"This is what I have seen with my own eyes," seeing Chen Yun's reaction, Chen Bian sighed and shook his head, "Chen Zhi wrote a "Huayuan Pavilion Treatise" written by his eldest brother, I have already watched it, and the calligraphy attainments are indeed extraordinary, I am afraid that it can be compared with the ancestors who are famous for calligraphy, your uncle has collected the characters, and is ready to make it public at the tasting meeting of the Zhongzheng official later." ”
Hearing this, Chen Yun was already in a big mess, and said in a scrambling manner: "Zhongzheng's tasting? This...... How can this be, he Chen Zhi has no grade yet, and he shows his words to Dazhongzheng, wouldn't it defile the eyes of nobles, and the second uncle must not be shaken by a few taels of silver. ”
Chen Zhi spent a little silver to cause ripples in Chen's mansion, and this silver was much more useful than hiding it at home.
Chen Bian ignored Chen Yun's provocation, but became more and more disappointed, feeling that this Chen Yun neither knew the current affairs nor had the idea of a family, and said in his mouth: "The matter of hometown products is nothing, the family is planning to hand over Chen Zhi's name, he is not young, and Chen Zhi is also about to reach the crown, if Chen Zhi's brother still has no hometown products, he can't say it, and after some time, his reputation will come out, and he will pass it over in one breath and get a higher grade." ”
Chen Yun didn't notice that Chen Bian looked at him with a look of disappointment in his eyes when he spoke, and said as if he was struggling: "How can this be, Chen Zhi is called 'Chen Stupid', if his name spreads, won't my Chen Mansion be ridiculed." ”
"No one will laugh at his words!" Chen Bian was a little impatient and waved his hand, "I know what you think, but I have to remind you, sometimes you have to learn to compromise, he Chen Zhi knows that he has earned money, and he will give a part to the Chen Mansion, which means that there is a whole family in his heart, you Chen Yun is the Junjie of the Chen family, you don't need me to teach you this truth, right?" The Chen family did not cultivate you to refute my and my eldest brother's decision. ”
Hearing this, Chen Yun was like a basin of cold water poured down from the top of his head, he was much more sober, and quickly lowered his head and said: "The lesson of the second uncle is that I lost my temper, but this news is too sudden, and I am a little ......."
"I don't blame you, I couldn't believe it at first," Chen Bian comforted him, after all, Chen Yun was an important cadre in his camp, "I don't feel at ease with Chen Zhi, but he has that calligraphy attainment, and he is already invincible in the clan, so you have to forge ahead, this time Zhang Fu invited me to wait, it is an opportunity, if you can leave a good impression on Zhang Gong and the owner of the Zuo Pavilion, it will undoubtedly be of infinite use." ”
Chen Bian also knew that Enwei was at the same time, so he came out early this time, and used the excuse to go around the store, but he still had to beat Chen Yun on the spot, and then gave him a hope, so that the latter was sincerely afraid, and the little thought in his heart temporarily dissipated. Next, there was nothing to say all the way, Chen Bian seemed to be thinking about something, but Chen Yun was nervous, feeling in a dilemma.
Chen Yun's situation can't be compared with Chen Bian at all, the Chen family is weak, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, Chen Bian, as the second master of the Chen family, has a way to collect money, Chen Zhi's family's little fat field is a good piece of meat for Chen Bian, and he is distressed, but it will not hurt his muscles and bones, but it is different for Chen Yun, his family's mansion is almost unmaintainable, if there is no fertilizer field to pay, the next thing can only reduce expenses.
If you can't open source, then you can only throttle.
However, this undoubtedly made him more uncomfortable for Chen Yun, who had a good face.
Chen Yun struggled to think of a way out, and a certain thought that had just dissipated grew again.
"Anyway, take your chance today! He is good at calligraphy, so what? It's me Chen Yun today, not him Chen Zhi! The son of the Chen family who can make a name for himself here today is me! ”
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On the other hand, there is another scene unfolding in that mansion.
Zhang's mansion was built in a wide place, with a small pond rockery in the backyard and an open corridor, in which a famous servant and maid walked through, preparing for the dinner, and their faces were beaming.
It is an honor in itself to invite many people from various families to participate, if it is done properly, it is not difficult to enter the local chronicles, not to mention, there have been several old friends of Mrs. Zhang's old friends who have arrived, and they are chatting in the main hall, which is not small prestige, elders, and the third elder Xu Zhi is also among them, but he can only sit in the back position.
There is also a secluded place in the depths of this busy courtyard, and in a corridor in the inner courtyard, a grandmother is talking to a beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman was complaining to herself: "My husband, when the guests come to the door today, he doesn't go to see him, but wants to see the children of the Chen family first, somehow." ”
"Fifth Miss, you have to be careful, since you came back with your uncle, I have watched and found that my uncle's expression is not quite right these days." When the grandmother saw that the beautiful woman was sad, she carefully whispered in the beautiful woman's ear.
This beautiful woman is the second daughter of Taigong Zhang, married to Zuo Yuan, the son of the Zuo clan in Qingzhou.
When the beautiful woman Zhang heard this, she was very concerned about this matter, and frowned slightly: "I also think it's wrong, he went out on a trip that day, and he didn't belong all day, and today he had no reason to see the people of the Chen family in advance, somehow, what does Mama know?" ”
The grandmother looked left and right, then took a few steps closer, with a mysterious expression, and said lightly: "I was cleaning yesterday, and I once saw my uncle holding a letter outside the window, his expression changed, sometimes his brows were furrowed, sometimes he smiled, and sometimes sighed, like that...... Alas! ”
As soon as he said this, Zhang's face suddenly turned pale, the handkerchief in his hand fell, and he didn't care about saying more, turned around and ran in one direction.
"Alas, Fifth Miss, you slow down, you can't be in a hurry, if your uncle really raises the outer room, then you can't alarm him, you have to think about it in the long run, otherwise this rumor in the countryside ......" The grandmother saw that the secret was not good, she couldn't bear the charge of chewing her tongue behind her back, and she couldn't help but regret it, but it was too late to chase after it.
I saw that the door of my uncle's room was wide open, and Zhang stood in the door, tears dripping like pearls with broken threads, and then looked into the house, but saw that Aunt Zuo Yuan was holding a letter and standing in place.
The letter begins with the words -
"My beloved wife is intimate, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss ...... very much"