In the winter of the 40th year of Wanli, the eight counties of Shaoxing Prefecture fell heavy snowfall, there was a snow at the beginning of the winter month, the snow has not yet melted, and the north wind is howling again in the morning of the twelfth day of the winter month, and the clouds are dense, it seems that there will be a heavy snow in the afternoon or evening.

At the beginning of the Chen, Zhang Yuan took more than 20 pieces of craftsmanship to the house of the teacher Wang Siren, Xiao Xi Nu Wuling followed and waited, Shi Shuang carried a basket, there were two wind chickens and wind ducks in the basket, and a box of two catties of Jianning tribute tea, the tribute tea was given to Zhang Yuan by Lu Yungu, this time he brought it to Mr. Wang, and he was so guilty of not marrying Mr. Wang's daughter, and he had to think about Mr. Wang if he had a little good thing.

On the street of Fuxue Palace, I met Zhang Cao swaying and wandering around, followed by the little maid Fu'er and the healthy servant Nengzhu, Zhang Cao grabbed his arm and said, "Jiezi, you are engaged and haven't invited me to drink yet." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "When you get married, you will definitely invite the third brother to drink. ”

Zhang Cao asked: "When will you get married?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "When the gold list is titled. ”

Zhang Cao smiled and said: "Then I wish you a name for Sun Mountain-by the way, where are you going in such a hurry, and you are going to Uncle Huiji's house?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Go to Mr. Yan'an's house to ask Bagu, the third brother also walks around on such a cold day, why don't you bake the fire and drink and play the maid at home?" ”

Zhang Cao laughed and said: "It's boring to stay at home, many Qingke have gone home for the New Year, those maids, it's just those faces, it's not interesting to see too much, Lianxia is okay, but when you see me, you can hide, don't ask for my silver, hum, I said why doesn't her father come to a serious illness again, I let her strip naked at that time——"

Zhang Yuan glared at him, took a step, and said, "I'm in a hurry, the third brother is busy with you." ”

Zhang Cao quickly followed, and said: "Jie Zi, I have also learned blind chess recently, chess blind chess, let's have a game while walking?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Okay, you first." ”

Zhang Cao came to a "cannon 2 flat 5", Zhang Yuan should be "horse eight into seven", Zhang Cao "horse 2 into 3", Zhang Yuan "car nine flat eight", Zhang Cao at first clear thinking, chess momentum, soon formed when the head cannon patrol to Zhang Yuan's screen horse, but when the next to more than 30 moves, Zhang Cao can no longer figure out where the chess pieces on the chess game are, think for a while, stride meteor stopped in front of Zhang Yuan, shouted: "Draw general, eat your car." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "What are you going to draw from?" ”

Zhang Cao said: "I am a chain horse, I am the first cannon, I am forced to force the palace with two cars, and all five of my soldiers have crossed the river, don't you still admit defeat?" ”

Zhang Cao stood in the middle of the road, looking up to the sky and laughing.

Zhang Yuan also smiled and said: "This is really empty words, there is no place to say it, I lost unjustly." ”

Zhang Cao was very lively and said: "Jiezi, there is one more thing, the eldest brother said, one day after the snow is clear, we will climb Longshan to watch the snow, you don't want to die studying, you have to play." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "The third brother is right, remember to call me when you go to Longshan to watch the snow." ”

At this time, the group walked to the side of the Fu River, and Zhang Cao said: "Jie Zi, you go by yourself, I'll take a look on the bridge." ”

Zhang Yuan, Wuling, and Shishuang crossed the Wang Bridge, walked to the end of the bridge and looked back, Zhang Cao took the telescope, look here, look there, now Zhang Cao, as soon as he goes out, Jian Servant Nengzhu must quickly bring the telescope to follow, Zhang Cao is going to peep at any time - to Wang Siren's mansion, the old man said: "Zhang Gongzi came by coincidence, the master is about to go out." ”

Zhang Yuan entered the foyer, and saw Wang Siren, Wang Yingzi's father and daughter dressed in thick winter clothes and ready to travel, seeing Zhang Yuan, Wang Yingzi's eyelashes flashed a few times, lowered his head slightly, Wang Siren smiled: "Zhang Yuan, what is the matter here?" ”

Zhang Yuan crossed his hand and said: "The student doesn't know that the teacher is going out, so the student will come to ask for advice again." ”

Wang Siren said: "Do you want me to comment on the eight shares, then put it in my study first, and when I come back to see, I will go to Huiji Mountain to avoid the garden today." ”

Zhang Yuan put aside a stack of manuscripts, bowed and said, "The student has taken his leave." ”

Wang Siren let out a "hmm", watching Zhang Yuan exit the hall, but heard his daughter Wang Yingzi say softly: "Why is Daddy cold to him?" ”

Wang Yingzi now only knows that Zhang Yuan is engaged to the Shang girl, and she doesn't know that her father has asked Hou Zhihan to propose marriage to Zhang Yuan, seeing Zhang Yuan, she is still happy in her heart, just because Zhang Yuan has been engaged, she feels a little estranged, and then sees that her father is indifferent to Zhang Yuan, so she is upset for Zhang Yuan - Wang Siren was a little helpless, and said: "Then what, we are indeed going out, do you want him to wait here, we will not come back until the afternoon." ”

Wang Yingzi said: "You can let him go to the garden with us, and you can watch him on the boat." ”

Wang Siren looked sideways at his daughter, her daughter's eyes were wide, her eyes were pure, her pointed chin was tied with a hat belt, and her figure had obviously grown in the past six months-I don't know why, Wang Siren nodded and said, "That's fine." He ordered the servants to drive out and call Zhang Yuan back.

Zhang Yuan hurried back and crossed his hands and asked, "What do you have to say?" ”

Wang Siren said: "Zhang Yuan, didn't you say last time that you were going to see the garden, now that it is basically completed, let's go and see it together, take a boat, I can see your craftsmanship on the boat." ”

Zhang Yuan saw that Teacher Wang was cold to him and was also sullen, but when he heard Wang Siren say this, he was overjoyed, so he ordered Shi Shuang to go back first and inform his mother, saying that he would not go back until the afternoon.

A servant came in and said, "Sir, the ship is packed and ready to go." ”

Wang Siren took Wang Yingzi, Zhang Yuan, and a few servants, Wuling was also among them, and ten people walked to the Dongdachi Wharf behind the Xinghua Temple one mile away, got on a black canopy boat, and the two captains shook the oar, and the black canopy boat sailed outside the city through the water gate.

The Shaoxing waterway extends in all directions, Shaoxing people travel, take the boat more than the sedan chair and the carriage and horse, the river here is also not windy and wavery, it is very stable, from the Xinghuasi wharf to the Dayu Mausoleum to take a boat about half an hour, on the boat, Wang Yingzi and his father sit on one side, Zhang Yuan sits on the other side, maintaining a respectful posture, never as now so respectful of the teacher - Wang Siren looked funny, said: "Zhang Yuan, you feel free, I am not comfortable with such respect, show me the art." ”

The stack of manuscripts Zhang Yuan put in his arms again, and then took out his hands and presented them to Wang Siren, Wang Siren read them one by one, read a comment on one by one, Wang Siren served as a township examiner twice, and read thousands of eight-strand texts in ten days, experienced, vicious vision, the ship went to the Dayu Mausoleum, and he had already commented on the fifteen articles of the twenty-two pieces of art, and simply finished the remaining seven articles on the boat, and finally concluded: "The eight shares are too strict, the size is narrow, the sages have a certain theory, the notes are not easy to say, private wisdom and conjecture, as it moves, It is difficult to show people's real talents, I see that your twenty articles of art, in the eight strands of the chapter has been peeked into the mysteries, in the future, each said to make only one, and then make another ancient text, learn the history of Jia Sheng, learn Han Liu Ousu, can no longer blindly drill in the eight strands, otherwise even if the field is proud, it is also lightened by the scholar Fang, and learning ancient literature can broaden the horizons, can jump out of the eight-strand frame wantonly, and can also be comfortable in the frame. ”

Wang Siren is a master of the times, insightful in the world, knowledgeable, he can accurately see the tendencies and signs in Zhang Wenwen, and guide and correct them in time, which makes Zhang Yuan deeply feel how lucky he is to worship under Wang Siren, and Wang Siren, it is really a very pleasant thing to have such a disciple who can be thorough at all, and he has forgotten to be so unhappy with Zhang Yuan, carefully taught, and his words were cordial, until he landed on the boat, and saw his daughter Wang Yingzi when he came ashore Zhang Yuan also reached out to help, Wang Si Rencai was frustrated again: how could such a son-in-law be robbed by others, otherwise how pleasant it is to visit the garden in the same boat, talk about the eight shares, talk about poetry, oh, I knew it was so, I should let Hou Zhihan go to propose marriage after the dinner in Shanyin County, it seems that everything is said to be a quick start, and there is no regret - the garden is at the west foot of Huiji Mountain, the cliffs and ancient trees, the stream is murmuring, and the incense burner peak can be overlooked. The stone forest covers the corridor, which is very interesting, and now there are some sundries that have not been cleaned up when the garden was built, but it can already be seen that this garden is extraordinary - Wang Siren asked with a smile: "Zhang Yuan, how is my garden more than your uncle's garden?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I fell into the picture of Wang Maha's Rim River, and I forgot to say anything if I wanted to compare. ”

Wang Siren shook his head and smiled: "You are too slippery, riding two horses to talk." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The student is not a slippery head, it is true that he feels that the garden is wonderful, and in the teacher's avoidance garden, he feels that the garden is unforgettable, but at this time, the cold forest is devastated, the sky is cloudy, and it is inevitable to look depressed. ”

Wang Siren was quite pleased, and said: "I thought that the garden would be completed at the end of October, but it has been delayed so far, and inviting Shaoxing celebrities to visit the garden will have to wait for the spring of next year, and you will come with it then." ”

At this time, the steward of the garden and the craftsman who built the garden came to report to Wang Siren, Wang Siren walked away, Zhang Yuan and Wang Yingzi stood on the shallow road of Linxi, looking at the mountain across the water, looking at the stone foothills, looking at the incense burner peak in the distance, Zhang Yuan was still a little unnatural at first, but Wang Yingzi's demeanor and words were no different from the past, the speech was fresh and hearty, Zhang Yuan's guilty heart gradually relaxed, and when he left the garden and returned to the boat, he couldn't remember what he said to Wang Yingzi, but he felt that the process was very pleasant, as if he was looking at the mountain across the water, pleasing to the eye - it was past noonAs soon as Wang Siren, Zhang Yuan, and Wang Yingzi returned to the boat, the boat lady served the steaming noodles, of course the servants did not have this treatment, they had to wait until they returned to the house to eat, the little Xi Nu Wuling watched the young master Zhang Yuan eat noodles, couldn't help swallowing saliva, the voice was very loud, Wang Siren heard it, and asked the boat lady with a smile: "Is there still noodles, give Xiao Wu a bowl too." ”

Wuling was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked Master Wang, when he was cold and hungry, he ate a bowl of thinly sliced butterfly wing-like noodles, which was really a race fairy.

(To be continued)