The letter bureau is Ningbo Cixi, Fenghua two counties businessmen in the Yongle years founded, at first just the same township between the piggyback letters, money and goods, from which to collect a certain fee, after nearly two hundred years of development, relying on the shops, inns, porters as a stronghold, in the south of the Yangtze River towns formed a certain scale of mail network, north of the Yangtze River Yangzhou, Kaifeng, Linqing, Jining, Yanjing these big cities can also send letters, send things, although there is no official post delivery that the two Beijing and thirteen provinces are omnipresent and fast, But for the common people who can not enjoy the privilege of post delivery, the civil letter bureau has given them great convenience, in the past two years, Zhang Yuan and his sister Zhang Ruoxi's letters were transmitted through this civil letter bureau - the late Ming Dynasty post management was chaotic, not only the officials enjoyed the privilege of the post delivery, the relatives of the officials also took advantage of the convenience of the post office, sending a token is still a trivial matter, the survey card is borrowed at will, the official's relatives and friends support the post station boat and car people, this cost is huge, Zhang Yuan also enjoyed this undeserved privilege, many times through the clan uncle and Jiao Taishi sent letters, Twice borrowed the Hangzhou Weaving Department's survey card, did not feel that there was anything wrong, but at this time saw Shang Zhoude and Shang Ran through the letter and clothes sent by the Civil Information Bureau, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed - Huiji Shang is the home of the official eunuch, Shang Zhouzuo is now the fourth product of the Imperial Palace, last year Shang Zhoude sent his sister-in-law Fu and Jinglan, Jinghui little sisters into Beijing but did not enjoy the convenience of the post, because Shang Zhouzuo told not to take advantage of the official post, Shang Zhouzuo is known for his integrity, because it is incorruptible, so he dares to speak out for the imperial history- A camphor wooden box was received, and the two men of the Civil Information Bureau got the receipt of Zhang Yuan's painting, said goodbye and went out, and one of the men turned around and said to the door of the courtyard: "Zhang Gongzi, the villain is the guy of the Wanyuan Tongshang Bank on Tianfu Street, if Zhang Gongzi wants to send a letter and send things, please come to Yingtianfu Street to find Wanyuan Tongshang Bank, fast, convenient, Tong Su is not bullied, if there is a loss, all compensation." ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I wrote it down, Ying Tianfu Street, Wanyuan Tongshang Silver Shop." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Jiezi, hurry up and read the letter, let me see what love words the Shang girl wrote to you?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "How can this love story be shown to the third brother." Holding the letter in his arms, he asked Laifu to move the camphor wood box to the upstairs bedroom, and then he also went up to the bedroom, opened Shang Ran's letter, and saw that the hairpin calligraphy was clear and beautiful, and the words were like his person, and he wrote in the letter:

"-- In the summer, live in the hut of White Horse Mountain, long pine and white stone, repair bamboo and sparse plum, attract people into silence, bamboo pavilion overlook, the east pond is like a silk silk lingering, said to say Sijun, such as flowing water is reluctant, reminiscing about the old tour, always like a dream, a new plant begonia by the pavilion, hanging under the shade, chanting quietly, I don't know if I can see the begonia flowers with you next year......"

Zhang Yuan Lanxin smiled, his heart galloped for thousands of miles, and when he was studying in the summer of Baima Mountain last year, he was juggling, admiring the moon, and eating melons.

The letter was snatched back by Zhang Yuan, and he frowned and said, "Third brother, don't be joking." ”

Seeing that Zhang Yuan was displeased, Zhang Cao didn't dare to say that he wanted to read the letter, and pointed to the camphor wood box and said, "Look at what Miss Shang has sent you all the way, this is always okay, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan opened the box, inside are two sets of autumn clothes, two sets of winter clothes, cloth shoes, one pair of leather boots, a fan handle, one side of the inkstone, and two paintings painted by Shang Tanran, one is "Summer of White Horse Mountain", the other is the Dashan Temple, there are two women kneeling on the futon in front of the Buddha, both on the side, one with gray hair, and the other with green temples like clouds - "Haha." Zhang Cao smiled and said: "Isn't this old man the fifth aunt, and this young one is Miss Shang, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan looked at this picture of seeking Buddha, and his heart was very moved, his mother and Ran said that on this day in his life, he went to Dashan Temple to seek Buddha, isn't it just to keep him safe - Zhang Dai came upstairs and said: "Today, I went to Taoye to visit Min Wenshui, and I have never waited until now, and the old man does not know where he went, and he has not been seen, and he will go again tomorrow."

Zhang Cao said: "As for it, you still look at the thatched house." ”

Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Hermit seekers don't meet, so it's interesting." ”

Zhang Dai and Zhang Cao admired Shang Ran's two paintings together, and envied Zhang Yuan for being so spoiled by his fiancée before he got married. ”

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but smile and asked, "Isn't the third brother a national eunuch in the morning, when did he come out?" ”

Zhang Cao was even more unhappy, and said: "Shen Shi came out, waiting for Li Xueyi and Wang Weigu to invite us to drink, but there was no news, it's really annoying, why don't you cross the river and tear down the bridge, and go to a new love!" ”

Before the words fell, Fu'er downstairs was calling: "Young Master Jiezi, someone is looking for you." ”

"Haha, let's drink flower wine."

Zhang Cao thought that Li Xueyi had sent them to invite the three brothers to the old courtyard for a banquet, so he rushed downstairs, but it was someone sent by Eunuch Xing, who handed over a heavy box to Zhang Yuan, gave a respectful salute, and left without saying a word.

Zhang Cao was not disappointed, rolled his eyes and said: "Jie Zi, you are good, Zun Yan sent the box, and the eunuch sent the box again, it's really boring." He turned around and went back to his small building, but heard Fu'er shouting again: "Young Master Jiezi, someone is looking for you again." ”

When Zhang Cao looked back, it was the deacon surnamed Jiang of the Guozijian, followed by a person dressed as a domestic servant, Zhang Cao asked, "Where is the box, move out?" ”

Jiang Zhizhi was inexplicable, and the person behind him didn't know Zhang Cao, so he was a little flustered, and said with his hands crossed: "The villain wants to see Zhang Gongzi in Shanyin." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Only I am the son of Shanyin Zhang." ”

Jiang Zhizhi said with a smile: "Yanke Xianggong, this person is looking for Jie Zi Xianggong, from Kunshan Zhenfeng, saying that it is the family of Jie Zi Xianggong's students, and he found Guozijian, and the villain brought him here." ”

Zhang Yuan walked out of the West Building, and when the family saw it, his face immediately turned happy, and he stepped forward and said, "Zhang Gongzi, the villain is a family member of Zhenfeng Lidu Mansion-"

Zhang Yuan said "ah": "Remember, remember, I saw you in Du Mansion, did Du Dingfang send you?" ”

When the Du family servant saw that Zhang Yuan recognized him, he was even more overjoyed, and said respectfully: "Yes, the villain was ordered by the young master of the family to send ten eight-strand texts for Zhang Gongzi to correct." ”

When Zhang Yuan got acquainted with Juniper in Zhouzhuang, he accepted Du Dingfang, Juniper's nephew, as a disciple, and said that Du Dingfang would have a new eight-strand essay sent to Guozijian for him to comment, and this Du Dingfang began to read and compose after his deceased father passed seventy-seven, and seriously wrote ten four-book titles and eight-strand essays, and sent his family members to Jinling to ask the teacher Zhang Yuan for advice -- Zhang Yuan asked the Du family servant why Juniper left Zhenfengli and returned to the north? The Du family servant replied: "Uncle left for Yan'anwei on June 17, and that Mu Jingyan and Brother Mu went with him. ”

Zhang Yuan glanced at Mu Zhenzhen beside him, Mu Zhenzhen had tears in his eyes, and Zhang Yuan said to the Du family servant: "I happen to be free these days, you live here with me, and you will take it back after I correct and evaluate." ”

This Du family servant was overjoyed.

At night, Zhang Yuan opened the box sent by Eunuch Xing in the bedroom, but it was half of the yellow and white things, five hundred taels of silver and five hundred taels of gold, and these five hundred taels of gold were naturally sent by Eunuch Xing - Mu Zhenzhen was on the side, Zhang Yuan said: "Trouble, I have to go to the Inner Garrison Mansion tomorrow, and I can't collect this gold and silver." ”

Zhang Yuan received a thousand taels of silver from Eunuch Zhong last year, most of which were voted to Yanghe Yicang, and now he is a high-profile figure, and he must be more cautious, especially money and bribery, which is the most likely to be criticized, of course, Zhang Yuan now wants to refuse Eunuch Xing's generous gift Another reason is that he is not short of money at present, this lack of money does not refer to the lack of money to satisfy his own selfish desires, Zhang Yuan said that the common use is still relatively frugal, unlike the eldest brother Zhang Dai and the third brother Zhang Cao who pay attention to fresh clothes and food, squandering luxury, his lack of money refers to associations, running a bookstore, There is a lack of money to open a business, if there is a lack of money in this regard, Zhang Yuan will not refuse this box of gold and silver for the so-called clear name, this is an extraordinary era, if you want to turn the tide, then you can't be allowed to follow the way of a gentleman and be a moral model, sometimes you must defile yourself, otherwise you can't change anything - of course, as far as possible, it is better to keep the name, the five hundred taels of gold are enough for your own enjoyment, and it is far from enough for Kuang Fu to help the world, but it is a pity that these gold and silver are returned to the eunuch Xing...... Early in the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhang Yuan took a sedan chair to the inner garrison mansion to see the eunuch Xing Long, and the box of gold and silver was also sent back, as he expected, the eunuch Xing smiled a little sneeringly, obviously displeased, and his old face was all wrinkled--Zhang Yuan said: "Father-in-law Xing, the most important word for making friends in the late life, if the father-in-law thinks that the late birth has worked a little for the father-in-law in order to seek wealth, then the late birth will turn around and leave-" said, ready to act.

The scholar was arrogant, and Eunuch Xing hurriedly stopped: "Zhang Gongzi, don't worry, please sit, please sit, sit down and talk." ”

It's like eight shares, and the momentum of breaking the problem is there, and then Zhang Yuan told Eunuch Xing about his friendship with Eunuch Zhong, how he admired Eunuch Xing's loyalty, and how he himself was clean...... Eunuch Xing nodded again and again, solemnly respected, Eunuch Xing admired Zhang Yuan's intelligence before, and now, he thinks that Zhang Yuan is a rare gentleman -- under Zhang Yuan's persuasion, Eunuch Xing decided to take out another 5,000 taels of silver, and together with these 500 taels of gold and 500 taels of silver, build a medicine hospital on the side of the Pilu Temple in Nanjing, and hire doctors to treat the poor and sick people for free -- relatively speaking, if the words are suitable and the guidance is appropriate, the eunuchs are more likely to donate money and do good deeds than ordinary people, and the eunuchs have no descendants and grandchildren, and they are superstitious about karma. Many eunuchs are keen to build temples and repair temples, and Eunuch Xing has donated money to repair Jiming Temple and Qixia Temple -- Eunuch Xing is both grateful and admired to Zhang Yuan, he has just resolved a crisis, and there is no need to degrade Fengyang to guard the vegetable garden, but the Nanjing Military Department is obviously unwilling to give up, and he has to be careful in his actions, Zhang Yuan persuaded him to build a medicine institute is a move to buy people's hearts, and he has also heard that Eunuch Zhong built a nursing home under Zhang Yuan's suggestion, and has an excellent reputation in Hangzhou, and the incense of the ancestral hall is thriving. Two of the three eunuchs Zhang Yuan came into contact with became philanthropists.

(To be continued)