Zhang Cao was in a hurry, and he couldn't wait for a moment, so when he got out of the glasses shop, he went back to the champion and instructed Steward Liu to select two domestic servants who had been to Nanzhili, together with a mirror maker, and the three of them brought five hundred taels of silver to hire a ship to Haizhou to purchase crystal stones, and the five hundred taels of silver were from Zhang Yuan.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan practiced Xiaokai in the study, and the two children frolicked all morning, and then they were coaxed to take a nap, and the sunny patio was quiet and quiet, Huang Tangtang, Bai Tu fragrant and secretly vomited, and the impetuous heart calmed down, and the soft tip of the pen was written on the lead mountain bamboo paper, and the smaller the words, the more the pen was written-Mu Zhenzhen walked to the door and shouted: "Young master." ”

Zhang Yuan put down his pen and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Mu Zhenzhen said: "If the young master doesn't have any orders, the maid and father will go back to Sandai Street." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "What's the hurry, He Dianshi said, I won't recruit your father to listen to the errand before mid-April - when I finish writing this page, I will also tell him that there is something." ”

Mu Zhenzhen responded: "Okay, son, let my father wait." ”

Zhang Yuan practiced the words for half an hour, Mu Zhenzhen came in to pack up the pen and ink, these days when he went to Qingpu, Mu Zhenzhen helped Zhang Yuan do these things, this fallen girl is very careful, for example, Zhang Yuan said that the brush that has written should be cleaned immediately, do not shake off the water of the brush after cleaning, and should hang it on the pen holder to let the water at the tip of the pen drip naturally and dry, Mu Zhenzhen has always done this - the little girl Rabbit Pavilion poked her head by the door, and saw that Sister Zhenzhen was doing these things, she left quietly, and there are many things in these Rabbit Pavilions, The white mule snow essence is taken care of by her, and the sprinkling and dusting of the west building is also a matter of the rabbit pavilion, and she also has to water and catch insects for the jasmine and monk shoes chrysanthemum in the back garden, she is eleven years old this year, and her clothes must be washed by herself - Zhang Yuan washed his hands and said to Mu Zhenzhen: "I'll go and discuss with my mother first, and then come to the front yard later." ”

Zhang Yuan went to the south floor, his mother Lu Shi and sister Zhang Ruoxi were sitting on their knees and talking, Zhang Yuan said: "Mother, my son has something to tell his mother." ”

Zhang's mother Lu shook her head and said: "You just have a lot of things, this trip to Qingpu, and there are so many troubles on the way, I was really surprised to hear that the people in Hangzhou are going to beat you." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Isn't the son protected by a real father and daughter, safe and sound, Yao Zhuba is moving a stone to shoot himself in the foot." ”

Zhang's mother Lu said: "No matter what, you have to make less trouble in the future, and study in peace, have you heard?" ”

Zhang Yuan responded: "My son knows." I thought: "Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, I am fighting against the turmoil, if you want to make a difference in the imperial examination in the future, there will always be all kinds of conflicts and twists and turns, and it is inevitable that my mother will worry." ”

Zhang's mother Lu asked, "Say, what's the matter?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My son wants Mu Zhenzhen to stay here first, and if my son can make up for the county student next year, and then let Zhenzhen's father Mu Jingyan also stay, then my son can be exempted from the service of two people." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said with a smile: "I really serve Xiao Yuan very carefully, and Xiao Yuan should also have a personal maid to serve." ”

Zhang's mother Lu Shi pondered for a while, and said to Zhang Yuan: "You go down for a while, and I will discuss it with your sister." ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "What a big deal, I still have to discuss it with my sister." "I went downstairs and waited by the patio.

Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, looked at her son downstairs from the gap in the corridor railing, and asked her daughter Zhang Ruoxi: "Ruoxi, are your younger brother talking about these words with Zhenzhen-and Zhenzhen-" It was not easy to phrase for a while.

Zhang Ruoxi knew what her mother wanted to say, and chuckled: "Mother opened Xiaoyuan but originally wanted to ask this, I don't know on the way they came to Qingpu, this time back to Shanyin, although they are in the same cabin, they are resting separately, presumably there is no such thing." ”

Zhang's mother Lu Shi smiled: "That's good, Zhang Yuan is only sixteen years old, his body bones are not strong, he shouldn't have sex too early, he really looks tall, but he is actually still young, only fifteen years old." ”

Zhang Ruoxi asked, "What does the mother mean?" ”

Zhang's mother Lu said: "Let's let Zhenzhen live here next year to serve Zhang Yuan." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "That's okay, Xiao Yuan will also study quietly this year." ”

Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, beckoned her son to come up and said, "I really want to do laundry and cook for her father, or move in with her father next year, if my father is out on errands, then let her stay here, how about it?" ”

How did Zhang Yuan know that his mother was worried that he would indulge in his desires and hurt himself, and Mu Zhenzhen was such a foxy person? Nodding and said: "The son is in charge of the mother-there is another thing, the son wants to build a few brick and wood houses on the side of the back garden facing the Mash River, and there may be some classmates and friends visiting in the future, and it is inconvenient for the son to live in the inner courtyard." ”

Zhang's mother Lu said: "Of course this is good, but the silver that can be used at home is only two hundred taels, and I am afraid it will not be enough." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said with a smile: "Mother don't worry, Xiao Yuan is rich, and Hangzhou Eunuch Zhong gave him a thousand taels of silver, and I haven't had time to tell my mother about this." ”

Zhang's mother Lu Shi was shocked: "Why did the good and decent family officials give you so much silver? ”

Eunuch Qiu Chengyun sent Eunuch Zhong 3,000 taels of silver, Eunuch Zhong sent another 1,000 taels of silver to Zhang Yuan, the matter was quite tortuous and complicated, Zhang Yuan didn't want his mother to say that he was troublesome, so he had to write lightly: "Eunuch Zhong and another eunuch surnamed Qiu have some disputes, and the son has thought of a way to do both for them, and they are both very satisfied, so Eunuch Zhong will definitely give me silver, and if you don't accept it, you will look down on him, and your son has to accept it, thinking that there will be something in return, doesn't Zhang Cao, the third brother of Xizhang, have a telescope, and Eunuch Zhong also likes novelties, The son wanted to make the same telescope and send it to the eunuch Zhong, and it happened that the third brother was also trying to open an eye workshop, so the son partnered with the third brother to pay five hundred taels of silver, and sent someone to Nanzhili to purchase crystal stones, but these things were handled by the third brother Zhang Cao, and the son did not care much. ”

Zhang Ruoxi was laughing on the side, she heard her brother tell her what happened.

Zhang's mother Lu shook her head and said: "How old is my son, doing this and that, I still have to focus on reading." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My son knows that those who dare not waste their studies are practicing calligraphy." ”

Zhang's mother Lu smiled and said: "My mother knows that my son studies hard, and your sister has been praising you, okay, if you want to build a house in the back garden, you can arrange it yourself." ”

Zhang Yuan went to the front yard, called Shi Shuang and Mu Jingyan, and said that a few small buildings would be built on the side of the Lintou Mash River in the back garden, for friends to gather, drink and feast, and talk about art, and let the two of them be responsible for finding craftsmen to build a house, and the cost should not exceed one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

Shi Shuang soon found a stonemason and a carpenter, and asked about the appearance of the small building, even if the bricks and stones and wood were purchased, not to be gorgeous or ornamental, but to be simple and elegant, it was expected to be completed in a hundred days.

At dusk, Zhang Yuan went to the county official's room to return the road guide, and after the county order Hou Zhihan withdrew from the Jieai Hall, he went to visit, Hou Zhihan smiled and said: "I knew yesterday that you were coming back, and according to the official document of the judge, I have arrived first." ”

Hou Zhihan already knew that Yao Fu's brother Yao Xin hired Xing Qingshou to hurt Zhang Yuan, and according to the judge's letter, Shaoxing Mansion and Shanyin County severely punished Yao Fu and Yao Xin, and closed the case as soon as possible and reported to the provincial prosecutor, Xu Zhifu also specially summoned him to the government office to discuss before noon, and still sent the case of Yao Fu and Yang Shangyuan back to Shanyin County for trial, Xu Zhifu didn't want to meddle in the case - after talking for a while, Zhang Yuan resigned, and Hou Zhihan asked: "Did you go to visit Mr. Wang?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The student just arrived in Shanyin today, and he is going to meet Teacher Wang tomorrow. ”

Hou Zhihan said: "Teacher Wang only came back from Xiaoshan half a month ago, and his eldest daughter-in-law has not recovered from lung disease, which is quite troubled. ”

Zhang Yuan heard Hou County's order say this, and asked Mu Jingyan to go with him to meet Wang Siren teacher early in the morning, and when he passed through Xinghua Temple, he saw that the red, white and white, cloud-like apricot blossoms outside the temple had begun to wither, and countless flowers fell on the ground, thinking about the Guanyin Club of Xinghua Temple, he and Shang Ran worshiped the Bodhisattva here to enjoy the apricot blossoms, and a month passed in a blink of an eye, and Jinglan and Jinghui sisters also arrived in the capital, right?

When the old man in Wang Siren's mansion saw Zhang Yuan, he said, "The master just went out to Yanqing Temple-" and quickly instructed his grandson to go to Yanqing Temple to invite the master back, and said that the young master Zhang Jiezi of Shanyin was here, and welcomed Zhang Yuan into the entrance hall.

Zhang Yuanjing went to the study in the front yard, stood on the corridor in front of the door and waited, the little servant held the tea, he drank it slowly in his hand, looked at the few plants planted under the steps, and looked forward to the sound of light and fine footsteps - all wishes came true, the footsteps came briskly, the footsteps stopped, and Wang Yingzi's voice sounded: "Ah, Senior Brother Jie Zi is back, I still expect you to catch up with the house test." ”

Zhang Yuan turned around and saw that at the turn of the corridor, Wang Yingzi was standing there, wearing a light green sleeved jacket, a moire satin skirt, combing three small buns, his eyebrows were raised high, his eyes were wide, and his smile was carried forward - Zhang Yuan put the tea cup on the corridor railing and said, "Sister Yingzi has always been fine." When he bowed down and got up, he saw that there was an extra middle-aged woman beside Wang Yingzi, and he couldn't help but be stunned, so he heard Wang Yingzi say coquettishly: "Mother, why did you come out-"

When Zhang Yuan heard that this was Mr. Wang's wife, he hurriedly bowed down and said, "Zhang Yuan pays a visit to his wife." "He lived here for more than a month last year and never met his wife.

Mrs. Wang looked at Zhang Yuan, nodded and said, "Zhang Gongzi, please stay in the study for a while." Holding her daughter Wang Yingzi's hand and walking back, she heard Wang Yingzi say, "Mother, what are you doing?" Mrs. Wang was silent, and the footsteps of the two soon disappeared.

Zhang Yuan was a little bored, picked up the tea cup and entered the study, sat on the side of the bookcase and looked through the books on the desk, and suddenly turned to a written eight-strand text, the title is "The Gentleman Yu Yi", look at the handwriting is Wang Yingzi's, imitating the county test paper, the red line is straight, each page is fourteen lines, each line is eighteen characters, the signature is Zhang Yuan - it seems that Wang Yingzi really wants to participate in the government examination on behalf of Zhang Yuan, and they are all here to take mock exams.

(To be continued)