The garden is located in the west of the city under the Longshan Pang Gong Pond, Pang Gong Pond is said to be two thousand years ago Yue Wang Goujian practice the place of the water army, now it has become the ownerless waste pond, Zhang Dai's eldest father Zhang Rulin bought more than ten acres of land by the pond, ordered the craftsman to skillfully arrange, borrow the momentum of the Dragon Mountain, get the use of Pang Gong Pond water, make the garden covering an area of only ten acres seem to have dozens of acres of breadth, stand on the east bank of the Pang Gong Pond and look at it, the mountains and rivers linger, the pavilions and pavilions, it is really like a fairyland.

Zhang Yuan asked Xizhang to go first, he and Wuling followed, "The Peony Pavilion" hasn't started yet, don't be in a hurry, walk slowly along the bank of Pang Gong Pond, and take a look.

When he was slowly looking at the landscape, he suddenly heard someone shouting not far away: "Jiezi, Brother Jiezi, your eyes are better?" ”

Zhang Yuan looked back, and saw a fourteen or fifteen-year-old young man running over, round face, thin eyes, smiling, Zhang Yuan remembered that this was Dong Zhang's cousin Zhang Dingyi, the same year as him, but the month was three months younger than him, studying in the social science behind the Fuxue Palace, and the two of them used to play together.

Zhang Dingyi ran over, stretched out his hand to Zhang Yuan's eyes and shook it, and asked, "Brother Jie Zi, can you see me?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "I can't see, when did you learn stealth?" ”

Zhang Dingyi also smiled and said, "Brother Jie Zi's eyes are better, I'm very happy, please eat candy for my little brother." "In the past, Zhang Yuan liked to eat candy and always carried desserts in his pocket.

Zhang Yuan said: "My eyes are not good, so I can't eat sugar." ”

Zhang Dingyi let out an "oh" and asked, "Where is Brother Jie Zi going?" ”

Xiao Xi Nu Wuling was quick to speak, and replied: "The young master of Xizhang's sect and the young master of Yanke invited my young master to visit the garden to watch the play. Wu Ling was very proud, and involuntarily pressed his waist when he spoke, there were two taels of silver, didn't Fan Zhen give the young master twenty taels of silver, the young master handed over the silver to his wife, and the wife asked the young master to leave five taels of silver for pocket money, he Wuling had never seen so much money, and the young master's pocket money for a month was only more than half a tael of silver.

Zhang Dingyi listened to the garden watching the play one by one, and his eyes suddenly widened, and he shouted: "You didn't invite me, I want to go too." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Then let's go together." ”

Zhang Dingyi was a little worried, and said, "Zhang Yanke didn't invite me, he would have driven me away." ”

Zhang Cao doesn't like Zhang Dingyi, in the past, as long as Zhang Yuan followed, he didn't want Zhang Dingyi to follow.

Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay, they are all brothers of the same clan, don't kick the trees and break the flowers when you get to the garden." ”

Zhang Dingyi followed Zhang Yuan slowly, and heard the sound of tuning strings in the garden from a distance, Zhang Dingyi was anxious, and said, "Brother Jiezi, hurry up, the acting has begun." Without waiting for Zhang Yuan to speed up his pace, he ran first, and after a while, he arrived outside Xiaomei Mountain.

Xiaomei Mountain is the gateway of the garden, the bamboo trees are shaded, the fence is the wall, Zhang Dai, Zhang Cao, Zhang Zhuoru of Xizhang greet guests at the garden gate, Zhang Cao shakes the folding fan, glimpses Zhang Dingyi in the probe to probe the brain, shout: "What to do!" ”

Zhang Dingyi had been beaten by Zhang Cao before, so he was so frightened that he quickly turned around and ran, ran to Zhang Yuan and said with a sad face: "Brother Jiezi, Zhang Yanke is hateful, don't let me enter the garden." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "If you don't let you enter the park, then you will go back." ”

Of course, Zhang Dingyi refused to go back, followed Zhang Yuan and Wuling to Xiaomei Mountain, and saw Zhang Zongzi and Zhang Yanke greeting Zhang Yuan, very enthusiastic, Zhang Cao found him, this time he only glared at him, and did not drive him away.

Zhang Dai is full of spring breeze, free and easy, good at making friends, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Jiezi, I will introduce you to a few classmates and friends who are about to go to the hometown with me to take the test - this is Shangyu Ni Ruyu, who is fine in calligraphy and painting, so clean, don't spit in front of him, haha." ”

Zhang Yuan looked at this Ni Ruyu, in his twenties, with red silk hair and bright robes, just like a woman with beautiful makeup, he knew that the late Ming Dynasty scholars lived a flashy and debauched life, and they also competed with women in terms of clothing. So Ni Ruyu's appearance is not unusual.

Zhang Dai pointed to a young scholar in his twenties and said: "This is Uncle Yao Jian, who is a master of time, and is good at Danqing. ”

Zhang Dai finally introduced the children of the Qi family in this county who had an in-law relationship with the Zhang family in Shanyin, Qi Yiyuan and Qi Huzi, these two are cousins, Qi Yiyuan is eighteen years old, and Qi Huzi is only eleven years old.

Qi Huzi also wore a square scarf at a young age, and his face was serious, Zhang Dai took his hand and said to Zhang Yuan: "Jiezi, this Qi Huzi is the first prodigy in this county, and at the age of nine the year before last, he even passed the county examination and the government examination, and he could have passed the Taoist examination, but the school official said that Huzi was too young and needed to sharpen it, and promised to admit him again." ”

Qi Huzi's cousin Qi Yiyuan on the side said with a smile: "Huzi is a little prodigy, Zongzi is a big prodigy, and the two major prodigies in this county are gathered today, which can be called a grand event." ”

Everyone laughed, only the youngest Qi Huzi didn't laugh.

Zhang Yuan looked at this Qi Huzi, and said in his heart: "This is Qi Biaojia, I remember that he was the youngest Jinshi in the late Ming Dynasty, and he was a Jinshi at the age of seventeen - how many books can he read at the age of seventeen, how much experience can he have, and he can only say that he also has talent or know-how to write Bagu Wen." ”

Zhang Cao pointed at Zhang Yuan and said loudly: "Everyone, my clan brother is also a prodigy, he had an eye disease three months ago, but he was blessed by misfortune and opened Su Hui, and now he can recite in his ears, and he can also play chess and Go blindfolded, and even my eldest brother is not an opponent." ”

Ni Ruyu, Uncle Yao Jian and others all knew that Zhang Cao's words were not very credible, and asked Zhang Dai in unison: "Brother Zongzi, is there really such a thing?" ”

Zhang Dai smiled and nodded to confirm: "There is really such a thing." ”

Ni Ruyu said: "I want to try it in person, I don't know what Jie Zixian thinks?" ”

Qi Yiyuan also said that he wanted to try Zhang Yuan's blind chess.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Brothers, I said that I am visiting the garden to listen to music today, not just to take the school exam." ”

Zhang Dai laughed and said, "Visit the garden first, then listen to the music, and finally play chess." Together with Zhang Cao, he guided everyone to climb Xiaomei Mountain, go up to the heavenly platform, walk through the waterfront corridor, cross the small curved bridge, and sit in the Perch Pavilion.

On the left side of the perch pavilion is a bamboo forest, the bamboo forest is mixed with black trees, it is early autumn, the leaves of the black trees begin to turn yellow and red, mixed in the green bamboo forest looks quite eye-catching.

Ni Ruyu and Uncle Yao Jian enjoyed it and made an appointment to paint with this scene.

The melodious flute came from the bamboo forest, and the sound of the flute and the drum beat sounded like fairy music.

Zhang Dai got up and said, "The drama is about to start, let's go over." He led Zhang Yuan and others through the bamboo forest path to Xia Shuangxuan.

Xia Shuang Xuan is the place where the buildings in the garden are more concentrated, there are Xia Shuang Xuan, Shouhua Hall and the stage, Xia Shuang Xuan can accommodate 20 or 30 people, sit in Xia Shuang Xuan and you can watch the opera performed on the stage across a pool of clear water.

Pan Xiaofei, who painted a flower face, came to ask Zhang Dai if she was going to perform, and after getting a reply, she hurriedly went back to the stage, and soon, the sound of the flute started, and the accompaniment of the sheng, flute, three strings, and pipa sounded in unison, and an old man with a beard came on stage to sing:

"Busy places to stay and idle places. I thought about it, but there was no place for pleasure. Bai said that the intestines are broken, and there is only love in the world. In front of the Jade Tea Hall, the red candle welcomes people, and the handsome country helps. But the lovesickness is not negative, and the Peony Pavilion is on the Sansheng Road-"

The flute was blown horizontally, the drum beat Laos, and the old man changed a tune and sang:

"Du Bao Huangtang, Miss Sheng Liniang, loves to step on Chunyang. The dream scholar folded the willow, and it was sad for his feelings. Take a photo and leave a memory, and the burial plum blossom courtyard is desolate. In the past three years, there has been a dream plum willow, and I went to Gaotang ...... here"

Zhang Yuan closed his eyes, listened quietly, pressed his right hand on his thigh, and beat lightly, and was drunk for a while-

In the early autumn afternoon, the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the pond water is rippling slightly, which is really a leisurely time.

"We are living for the present, for this moment, this is not to get by, but to understand the true taste of life."

At this time, Zhang Yuan felt that those historical events were far away from him, he didn't have to be anxious, he didn't have to be anxious, he didn't have to be in a hurry, he savored slowly, simply persevered, and believed that everything would be fine, because when butterflies fluttered their wings, there would be hurricanes.

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