Zhang Yuan and Wuling had lunch at Wang Siren's teacher's house, and set off to Baima Mountain, from Xinghua Temple to the Shang mansion in the northeast of the city, about three miles away, the master and servant both wore big straw hats, and walked slowly under the willow shade along the east pond, Zhang Yuan cranked the folding fan, Wuling shook the pu sunflower fan, and looked at the boats on the east pond while walking, and felt that those boats were going to be dried and withered, and only the cicadas were not afraid of the heat, and the more the sun was shining, the more noisy it became-Zhang Yuan thought in his heart what Mr. Wang said before, Sister Yingzi is also studying "Spring and Autumn", could it be that she still wants to continue to write questions for me? Or do you want to beat me in the Spring and Autumn Question?

Zhang Yuan shook his head and walked forward amid the sound of fierce chirping and cicadas.

Shang Zhoude was not in the house, Zhang Yuan's master and servant went to White Horse Mountain, and when he went ashore at the small wharf of the tea garden, he saw that there was a small boat of the Shang family moored in the shade of the trees on the shore, and the boat lady said: "Zhang Gongzi, my eldest lady is also on the mountain." ”

Zhang Yuan responded, and Wuling climbed the mountain, as soon as he entered the White Horse Mountain, the tea trees were thick and shady, that is, there was a breeze blowing, and he was about to reach the bamboo pavilion hut, and saw two sturdy servants sitting in the shade of the mountain road and gossiping, and when he saw Zhang Yuan, he smiled and said: "Zhang Gongzi is here, and the eldest lady is on it." ”

Zhang Yuan went to the hut outside, saw the little maid Yun Jin sitting in front of the door with grass blades to weave grasshoppers, saw Zhang Yuan, Yun Jin quickly stood up, was about to speak, Zhang Yuan waved his hand, Yun Jin was silent, just smiled slightly, pointed to the study, palms together, cushioned on the cheeks, head tilted, make a sleeping posture - Zhang Yuan took off the straw hat and handed it to Wu Ling, stepped into the hut study, the willow leaf window carved by camphor wood was bright in the sun, the thin paper of the bookcase "Zuo's Bo Yi" turned with the wind, a lyre was silent, a white porcelain teacup, The tea cover is put aside, the tea in the cup is seven points full, the fine bud tea leaves are floating and sinking, and the faint tea fragrance is refreshing - Shang Ran is holding one hand, elbowing the bookcase, is closing his eyes and sleeping, wearing azure narrow sleeves, spinning silk texture, soft and soft, outlining the graceful figure, the upper body is slightly sided, and the small waist is still straight, very beautiful.

Zhang Yuan sat down on another bamboo chair next to the bookcase, and looked at Shang Yanran's sleeping posture carefully, his complexion was white and red, the weather was hot, he sweated slightly, and his skin was more delicate, his fine eyelashes were covered, his eyes were deeply scarred, the tips of his eyes were raised, and the bridge of his nose was high, because he was holding one cheek with one hand, and the corners of his mouth were hooked upward, as if he was laughing, well, is it a dream?

The little maid Yunjin poked her head out by the door, and saw Zhang Gongzi sitting there looking at their eldest lady, and she was not rude, so she covered her mouth and smiled, retracted her head, and whispered to Wu Ling in front of the door.

Zhang Yuan simply supported himself with his hand, and Shang Ran's side face was close to each other, but he felt that Shang Ran's breath was fragrant, Yingying and delicate within reach, how could he not let his heartbeat speed up, and his love gradually rose - maybe Zhang Yuan's exhalation or heartbeat disturbed the girl in this little sleep, Shang Ran suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes were misty for a short time, and he became clear in an instant, and quickly sat upright, his pretty face turned crimson for a moment, and he couldn't speak for a while, and his heart was "pounding".

"I'm sorry I surprised you."

Zhang Yuan also sat up straight and looked at his fiancée with a smile.

Shang Ran picked up the fan on his desk and shook it lightly a few times, then asked, "Why are you here at this time?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I left the house early in the morning, and I first went to Mr. Yan'an's house to ask for advice on making arts, and I came over after lunch at the teacher's place." Stretching out his hand to pluck the lyre, there was a sound of "Zheng", and he said: "I have moved the piano up the mountain, wonderful, I have ears." ”

Shang Ran said: "It's too hot this day, my hands are easy to sweat, and I can't play the piano. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Very good. ”

Shang Tanran saw that Zhang Yuan had sweat stains on his shoulders, so he asked, "Does Zhang Gongzi want to drink tea, and watermelon too?" ”

"Watermelon?" Zhang Yuanxi said: "Where?" ”

Shang Ran said: "Immerse yourself in the hidden spring." Then he went out and instructed Yun Jin: "Go and ask Mother Sun to bring watermelons from the spring." ”

The little maid Yunjin said: "The maid will go and get it." "And Wu Ling rushed to the two of them, and when they didn't move, Wu Ling came with a tiger skin watermelon, and there was a paper cutter in the study, which was cool and sweet.

Shang Tanran heard Zhang Yuan say that Jianhu Lake dried up, so he said: "The second brother, as a squire of Huiji, also went to the county government to discuss the disaster relief, and I heard the second brother say that in addition to Shangyu Kaichun, there have been two rains in the eight counties of Shaoxing, and the other seven counties are all drought, and the price of rice has risen. ”

Huiji Shang clan is a big family, in addition to having thousands of acres of fertile land, there are tea gardens, orchards, rice shops, silk and satin rows, which belong to Shang Zhou Zuo's name under the field but not much, on the point of speaking, the famous Shang Zhou De is much richer than his brother Shang Zhou Zuo, many officials are rigorous, self-sustaining and honest, but their brothers are rich for more than ten years, even Liu Zongzhou is the same, Liu Zongzhou himself is upright, self-respecting and meager, and there is only one servant and a donkey to accompany him when he goes out of Beijing, but the Liu family is a local rich man, Money and wealth are like ants attached to the body, and they will naturally gather with the officials and their clansmen - Shang Ran said: "Is Zhang Gongzi's preparation for the establishment of Yicang smooth?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's still expected, I don't know how long this drought will last, thinking about these things is useless except for depression, we still study, the drought will always pass." ”

Shang Ran said "um", read Lu Zuqian's "Zuo's Bo Yi" for Zhang Yuan, read and rested, and could read one volume in an afternoon.

The next morning, Shang Ran on the White Horse Mountain Bamboo Pavilion drum qin, Zhang Yuan listened to it, Zhang Yuan could not appreciate the guqin, felt that some strings were quite astringent, not very pleasant, but heard the string song to know the elegant meaning, looking at Shang Ran playing the piano The appearance felt pleasing to the eye, plucked the strings with his hand, the frost and snow on his wrist, sat and listened to the bamboo wind knocking on the stone, and the secluded path lived in the eternal day - the summer in the White Horse Mountain was really pleasant, accompanied by the company, the child passed quickly, and it was the end of June in a blink of an eye, during June 19 was Zhang Yuan's birth, Shang Xiangran sent a piece of jade pendant to Zhang Yuan, how to get kind, On the evening of June 29, Zhang Yuan was sending Shang Ran down the mountain, and saw a Shang servant with Mu Jingyan coming from the Dongdachi River Beach at the teagarden wharf.

Mu Jingyan said: "Young master, Qingpu Yang Xiucai and Jin Xiucai came to visit the young master, and they arrived in the afternoon." ”

Zhang Yuanxi said: "Is Yang Shixiang here, Jin Xiucai, it must be the Jin Bozong of the Qingpu Literary Society who I saw in the Narcissus Temple that time, this hot day, there are friends from afar, it's really fast!" Then he said to Shang Ran: "Ran, I'm going to pack up my things and go back, these things are really hard for you." ”

Is the summer of White Horse Mountain over like this, Shang Tanran was a little melancholy, this was the sweetest time in her life, Shang Tanran said with a smile: "I'll accompany you up the mountain to pack your things." ”

When climbing the steps up the mountain, Zhang Yuan held Shang Ran's hand, although the two often shook hands in private, but there were servants present, Shang Ran refused to do this, at this time, because Zhang Yuan wanted to move away from the White Horse Mountain hut, Shang Ran was very reluctant in his heart, so Zhang Yuan took her hand all the way up the mountain, and when he arrived at the hut, Shang Ran said softly: "Zhang Lang, why come to see me again?" ”

This is the first time that Shang Ran called Zhang Yuan "Zhang Lang", although the homophony is not very good, Zhang Yuan is still overjoyed, gently rubbed the soft slender hand in his palm, and said: "Qixi came to see you, okay?" ”

Shang Ran responded: "Okay." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I will meet on Qixi Festival, I hope you will let me achieve a wish-"

Shang Ran's heart was pounding, and he asked in a low voice, "What?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Let me kiss you." As soon as the words came out, I saw that the back of this girl's fair neck was flushed with rose, it was really tempting, I really wanted to spend candles in the cave room tonight, well, that's what I thought, sixteen years old, sixteen years old, how can I only be sixteen years old.

Shang Tanran pursed her lips, didn't say a word, lightly lifted the robe and walked with her head down, she acquiesced, Shang Tanran is this kind of surname, if she refuses to agree to something, she will explicitly refuse - the cottage in the middle of the mountain arrived, Shang Tanran helped Zhang Yuan pack up his clothes and books, Zhang Yuan also brought the "White Horse Mountain Residence Map" painted by Shang Tanran, and the group returned to Shang's mansion, Shang Zhoude wanted to leave Zhang Yuan for dinner, Zhang Yuan said politely: "Second brother, I will go back immediately, there are literary friends who have come all the way from Qingpu, how can I be lazy." ”

Shang Zhoude didn't keep him, and sent a carriage to send Zhang Yuan back, with a large basket of grapes and a few large watermelons.

Zhang Yuan returned to the East Zhang Mansion, the twilight had fallen, the lights were on, and he saw the third brother Zhang Cao in the hall accompanying Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong to talk about the world, Zhang Cao came to see if Zhang Yuan came back in the evening, and saw that there were guests, so he accompanied the guests on behalf of Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan strode up to the hall and said again and again: "Brother Yang, Brother Jin, the younger brother learned that the two virtuous brothers had arrived, and he couldn't wait to fly back. ”

Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong were also overjoyed when they saw Zhang Yuan rushing back, Yang Shixiang smiled and said: "I have already received Brother Zhang's letter, I wanted to come last month, but it was delayed, Brother Fan from the Fushui Mountain House Club has not come yet, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I only wrote a letter to Brother Yang, the Fushui Mountain House is too far away, the weather is hot, even if Brother Fan wants to come, he has to wait for the autumn cool." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Jiezi, there are friends from afar, you should go to Baihualou to set up wine for Brother Yang and Brother Jin to catch the wind and wash the dust." He said to Wu Ling, who was standing aside: "Xiao Wu will also go, Xiao Wu will see Xiao Wu, interesting." ”

Yang Shixiang hurriedly said: "Today, I can't drink alcohol, I want to eat lightly, the old lady sent someone to ask, and I said that it is best to use mung bean porridge to cool off the heat." He also said: "Brother Jiezi, the two of us want to kowtow to Lingtang, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "No need to be polite, no need to be polite. ”

Yang Shixiang said: "The two of us come here to meet friends, there is always something to disturb, Brother Jie Zi and I are like brothers and sisters, and the old lady will definitely kowtow." ”

Zhang Yuan went in to invite his mother out, Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong paid a visit to Zhang's mother Lu Shi, and after a few words, Zhang's mother Lu Shi went back and told her son to be good at entertaining distant guests.

(To be continued)