Chapter 21: Fledgling
Zhang Yuan sleeved the booklet out of the South Building, came to the front hall, Fan Zhen took a cup of tea and sipped slowly, while teasing the little girl Rabbit Pavilion to speak, when he saw Zhang Yuan come out, he got up and said: "Young Master Jiezi, I still remembered something below, that Zhang Dachun also has an eldest son in Jiali Village on the outskirts of the county, bought a large field, and opened an ash shop in the city. ”
Fifteen years ago, Zhang Dachun brought his wife and son to join Zhang Yuan's father Zhang Ruiyang, and the three people who became slaves were Zhang Dachun and his wife and Zhang Cai, as if they heard that Zhang Dachun also had an eldest son, but this is also normal, the farmers on the outskirts of the city said that they were sad and took refuge in the rich and powerful people as slaves, but they would not be slaves of the whole family, and there would always be one or two sons who were innocent, but this Zhang Dachun went to Zhang Yuan's house for fifteen years, and the eldest son earned a lot of family property outside, and most of them were stripped out of Zhang Yuan's house.
Zhang Yuanxin said: "My mother only gives me six dollars of silver pocket money every month, and the family is also frugal, which is good, raising such a big moth!" He said: "I still have to bother Mr. Fan, tomorrow morning I will go out of the city to bring the three tenant farmers who rented my land here to make personal certificates, and I will ask Zhang Cao to call two healthy servants to go with Mr. Fan." ”
Fan Zhen said: "Okay, I'll go out of the city early tomorrow morning." ”
While he was talking, Zhang Cao came, and said with a smile: "Jiezi, thanks to you for helping me cover up today, otherwise I would have to hide in my mother's room to escape." ”
Zhang Yuan smiled and asked, "Then it's okay now?" ”
"It's okay." Zhang Cao Shi Ran sat down and said: "The three volumes of "Golden Vase Plum" have been found and quietly sent back, I was going to ask someone to copy and keep them, but I don't have time, but unfortunately I haven't finished reading those three volumes, and I'm the same as you, many pages are turned over, I focus on those I can't understand, hehe." ”
Fan Zhen complimented: "The third prince has grown in knowledge recently, and what he said is very profound, and he doesn't understand it in the second half." ”
Zhang Cao laughed wildly.
Zhang Yuan couldn't help laughing, and said for a while: "The third brother came just in time, and the younger brother asked the third brother for help with something." ”
Zhang Cao's attitude towards Zhang Yuan has changed greatly, he used to be bound by the gambling contract and had to obey Zhang Yuan's orders, calling to come and go, aggrieved and helpless, fortunately Zhang Yuan did not sacrifice the gambling contract to pinch him at every turn, every time it is a good word to discuss, which makes Zhang Cao feel aggrieved, and this morning Zhang Yuan also helped him cover up, it is very righteous, Zhang Cao feels that this brother is interesting enough, Zhang Cao is such a person, he is short-tempered, but when he is good to you, he can simply take out his heart and liver -
Zhang Cao said: "What's the matter, just say it." ”
Zhang Yuan said that he would borrow two healthy servants to accompany Fan Zhen out of the city.
Zhang Cao said: "I'm afraid two is not enough, four, anyway, those people are idle, I'll talk to the steward when I go back, by the way, what are you doing out of the city?" ”
Fan Zhen said: "To do something for Young Master Jiezi, you need a few people." ”
Zhang Cao asked: "What's the matter, is it that Jie Zi has a crush on a beautiful village girl and wants to rob it?" ”
Zhang Yuan smiled: "Don't talk nonsense, it's the Grange that has something to do." ”
Zhan Shiyuan and Wu Ting came together, studying for Zhang Yuan, and they were five dollars a day, so they were very active.
Fan Zhen got up to say goodbye, explaining that he would talk back before noon, Zhang Cao had something to ask Fan Zhen, and he also got up together, and asked in a low voice while walking out: "Old Fan, are you happy lately?" ”
Fan Zhen knew what Zhang Cao wanted to ask as soon as he saw Zhang Cao's lewd smile, although Qiu Ling had served Zhang Cao before, but now he was his concubine, he didn't want to communicate with Zhang Cao about Qiu Ling's bed blasphemy, and said: "Happy not to think about Shu, happy to think about Shu, third son, Fan has something urgent to do, go first." "Arch your hands and walk quickly.
Zhang Cao crooked his mouth and said to himself: "There is a saying in Shaoxing people, saying that Mo and the newlywed boy walk together, but he can't walk him, his heart is beautiful, and he walks like flying, Fan Zhen, the old boy, also walks so fast, he is almost fifty years old." ”
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Zhang's mother, Lu, thought that her son was going to question Zhang Dachun about deducting rent and grain in person, and she still had some mention in her heart, but she still heard the sound of reading in the West Building, shook her head, and said in her heart: "After all, Yuan'er has not yet become a Ding, and he is not courageous, I am afraid that he will not dare to challenge Zhang Dachun, so it is better to wait for his father to come back and then theorize." ”
The big girl Yiting was also a little disappointed, if Zhang Yuan was cowardly and did not dare to rectify Zhang Dachun's father and son, then she would not be embarrassed or embarrassed, she offended Zhang Dachun and his son-
At this time, I heard Zhang Cai's voice on the side of the patio and said, "Mrs., my father has something to tell his wife, please move to the front hall." ”
Yi Ting's heart jumped suddenly, and he couldn't help but scream: "Mrs.-"
Zhang's mother Lu Shi understood what Yi Ting was worried about, and comforted: "Don't worry, if you don't want to, I won't marry you, I can't leave you here, come, go downstairs with me." ”
Zhang's mother, Lu Shi and Yi Ting, came downstairs, and saw that Zhang Yuan had sent away the two Qing guests, Zhan Shiyuan and Wu Ting, and turned to Zhang Cai, who was waiting on the side, and said, "You go out first, let your father wait for a while." ”
After Zhang Cai left, Zhang Yuan said to his mother Lu Shi: "The child has been arranged, and when the person is ready, he will talk to Zhang Dachun about it, Zhang Dachun must be proposing marriage for Zhang Cai today, I will deal with him, and my mother will just go upstairs and sit down." ”
Zhang Yuan went to the front hall, and Zhang Dachun, Zhang Cai, father and son stood there waiting.
Zhang Dachun saw that only Zhang Yuan came out, so he asked, "Young master, where is grandma?" ”
Zhang Yuan said: "Mother asked me to ask you what you have to say?" ”
Zhang Dachun said: "It is to explain to my grandmother for my son Zhang Cai's marriage." ”
Zhang Dachun is in his fifties, short in stature, with a prominent chin, bowing slightly, a pair of soybean eyes looking at Zhang Yuan, observing words and feelings, a few days ago his son Zhang Cai told him that Yi Ting refused to marry, and it was just a matter of refusal, but the words that Yi Ting said made Zhang Dachun both annoyed and uneasy, he thought about it and prepared his words, and when Zhang's mother Lu asked about the land rent, he should be able to justify himself, but after waiting for a few days without seeing any movement, he couldn't help but feel weak, so today he said to use Zhang Cai's marriage to test and see how Zhang's mother Lu answered-
Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Zhang Cai wants to marry Yiting, it's a good thing, I'll go and talk to my mother, and I'll reply to you tomorrow, remember that you don't want to go out." ”
Zhang Dachun said happily: "Yes, thank you, young master, thank you grandma." ”
The father and son returned to the tiled house on the side of the hall, Zhang Cai was overjoyed, of course Zhang Dachun would not be as happy as his son too early, but Zhang Yuan was young, Zhang's mother Lu has always been kind and soft-hearted, and he has nothing to worry about, and the family advocates Ruiyang every time he comes back in a hurry, busy visiting relatives and friends, and has no time to take care of the land rent, so haven't they all come over all these years-
Zhang Dachun said in his heart: "Domestic slaves don't benefit from the master's family, who wants to be a house slave!" I thought that Zhang Ruiyang could at least make up a student, so that he could borrow some momentum, but I was just a child to the end - I went to the same township, and joined the family of Master Dong in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture as a slave, ho, it was wide in a few years, and I couldn't compare with the big land......
It was the next day in a blink of an eye, and at the end of the morning, Wuling came over and said, "Uncle Zhang, Brother Cai, the young master invites you to talk about things." ”
Zhang Caixi said: "It seems that my wife agreed to let Yiting marry me-Xiao Wu, have you heard any news?" ”
Wu Ling shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of it." The heart said: "If you want to be beautiful, Sister Yiting won't marry you." ”
Zhang Dachun, Zhang Cai, father and son came to the front hall, and saw Zhang Yuan sitting on the big chair with the official hat, and there was the Qingke surnamed Fan who often came to read to the young master, Zhang Dachun said in his heart: "Why is this Fan Qingke sitting here, do you want him to be a matchmaker for my son and Yiting?" ”
But I heard Zhang Yuan say: "Uncle Zhang, I want to hear you talk about the land rent of Jianhu Grange, and I hope Uncle Zhang will not deceive me." ”
Zhang Dachun was a little confused, why did he suddenly talk about this, settled down, and said: "Young master, the matter of land rent will be carefully calculated by the old slave to the young master and grandmother in two days, today I am talking about the marriage of my son Zhang Cai, I don't know if grandma is willing to let Yiting marry my son Zhang Cai?" ”
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