Zhang Ruoxi was so flustered that she didn't know what happened to her brother, so she called sharply: "Lu Dayou, where is my brother Zhang Yuan?" ”

Lu Dayou had just walked up the stone steps on the shore of the port, heard the shout, looked up, and said happily: "Young grandmother, the young man is here." Pointing at the boat below - Zhang Ruoxi stared at it, and at the bow of the boat stood a young man wearing a willow blue Confucian shirt, and the young man was looking up at the high shore when he heard the call, his eyebrows were like her younger brother Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Ruoxi was overjoyed, and her heart that had been hanging for a few days suddenly let go, and the whole person was a little soft, and she heard her younger brother Zhang Yuan on the bow of the riverbank below say loudly: "Sister, I'm here." So saying, he jumped ashore and ran briskly towards her, and the two children beside her shook her hand, trying to break free to meet her uncle, shouting one after another, "Uncle, uncle, uncle—"

The port bank is steep, Zhang Ruoxi is afraid that the two children will fall, and refuses to let go, the two children will pull her hand left and right and jump there and shout uncle, Zhang Ruoxi looked at his younger brother Zhang Yuan running up with his robes in both hands, and moved his eyebrows, and said in his heart: "I haven't seen you for nearly a year, my brother has jumped taller, has my brother really changed so much in less than a year, and the girl of the Shang family is engaged, and the eight strands of writing are so good, even Lu Lang admired his brother's two pieces of craftsmanship, is this all true?" ”

Zhang Yuan ran to the high shore in one breath, then slowed down, walked over to his sister, and looked at his sister Zhang Ruoxi with a smile, Zhang Ruoxi combed a three-inch high crown bun, decorated with gold flower beads like a crescent moon, and the upper body was a grosgrain silk right large-sleeved shirt, tied with a moire satin skirt, with a slender figure and graceful eyebrows, a typical beautiful woman in the Jiangnan water town - Zhang Ruoxi took the two children to meet her, let go gently, and said with a smile: "Call uncle——"

The two children ran over, Zhang Yuan half-squatted and opened his arms to hold one by one, looked at the six-year-old Lu Luchun, and then looked at the four-year-old Lu Lujie, and asked, "Do you two still recognize who I am?" ”

Six-year-old Lu Luchun responded: "I recognize, you are uncle." ”

Four-year-old Lu Lujie didn't really recognize this uncle, but when he heard his brother say this, he shouted louder: "I know you better, you are a real uncle." ”

Zhang Yuan laughed, looked up at his sister and said, "My sister is staring at me like this, don't you recognize my brother?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi's good-looking eyes glared at her and said, "I still don't recognize you, you think I won't recognize you if you wear a new dress." As he spoke, he couldn't help laughing, and said, "Why did you just arrive today, but you are in a hurry to wait for your sister." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I was delayed in Hangzhou for a few days, so I came late. ”

Wu Ling also ran up and sang to Zhang Ruoxi: "Xiao Wu meets the eldest lady." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said with a smile: "Xiao Wu is also here, okay, hard work." ”

Lu Luchun said to his younger brother: "I also know this Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu of my uncle's family." ”

Four-year-old Lu Lujie raised her head and shouted: "I know better, it's really my uncle's Xiao Wu." ”

Six-year-old Lu Luchun was angry, this arrogant little brother, he had to fight with him for everything, and he added the word "more" and "true" in everything, as if he was stronger than him, and immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed his younger brother, and said angrily: "You will follow behind and learn to speak to me-"

The younger brother Lu Lujie hurriedly turned his head and complained: "Mother, my brother beat me, it hurts." ”

Lu Luchun shouted: "I didn't fight, I just gently pushed him." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The younger brother is pure, the younger brother is small, you can't push him, the younger brother can't stand steadily, and he will fall." ”

Lu Luchun, who is an elder brother, said aggrievedly: "Last year, he said he was small, and this year he also said that he was small, will he not grow up?" ”

Lu Lujie said: "Last year I was small, and this year I am even smaller. ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "Perform clean, don't be unreasonable." Said to Zhang Yuan: "See, these two children are noisy and shouting all the time, which makes people have a headache." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said in his heart: "Boys, you have to be naughty," and said to the two little nephews: "-Uncle bought a lot of gifts for the two of you in Hangzhou this time, there are things to play and eat, and I will bring them up for you later." ”

Wu Ling said: "I'll take it, I'll take it." "Ran down again.

The two brothers, Lu Luchun and Lu Lujie, also wanted to follow, but they were hugged by two maidservants and prevented from walking.

At sunset, Lu Dayou, Mu Jingyan, and Mu Zhenzhen's father and daughter had already moved all the utensils on the ship to the shore, large and small boxes, wine jars, bamboo baskets containing winter bamboo shoots, and large jars of honey - Zhang Ruoxi looked at it condescendingly and asked, "Zhang Yuan, why did you bring so many things?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "There are three birthday gifts for my brother-in-law, one is prepared by my mother, one is for the Huiji Shang family, and one is a birthday gift for my brother-in-law from Sichuan Shizhu Tusi." ”

Zhang Ruoxi heard that Huiji Shang's gave a gift, her heart was overjoyed, she was not greedy for gifts, but she knew that her younger brother Zhang Yuan was engaged to the girl of Huiji Shang's family, otherwise, why would Huiji Shang's give her husband a birthday, but this is also a courtesy of Huiji Shang's several thoughtful, just engagement, in fact, she doesn't need to interact with other relatives of Zhang Yuan's family - "Hey, Shizhu Toast?" Zhang Ruoxi said strangely: "How can Shizhu Toast also give gifts?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My brother got acquainted with them in Hangzhou and helped them a little, so I must give gifts, and I can't push them back." ”

"By the way, how did you do in the county exam last month?" Zhang Ruoxi saw that her younger brother arrived safely, so she was happy and forgot all the things she had been thinking about.

Zhang Yuan said: "The county trial is the first." ”

Zhang Ruoxi raised her eyebrows and stared at her, this is the demeanor she used to have when she taught her younger brother to read and read at home, and said, "Really, don't lie to me." ”

Seeing his sister's demeanor, Zhang Yuan felt very cordial, and said: "Isn't my brother a little growing, do you have to ask my mother to endorse and testify for me every time?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi stared at her younger brother, she really felt a little strange, her younger brother had grown a lot taller, he was shorter than her last year, and now he looks taller than her, his eyebrows are sparse, delicate and straight, and his temperament is very different from the last time, there is an elegant atmosphere, and there is a vigorous heroic spirit.

Zhang Yuan said: "Sister, I'll recite the two crafts of the county test to my sister——"

Zhang Ruoxi laughed and said: "Sister believes you, your brother-in-law couldn't believe that you wrote the two eight shares you sent last time, saying that it was better than him, but your brother-in-law is a county student." He also said: "Your brother-in-law also heard rumors that you fought with a Yao Xiucai for eight shares, and you won, and the school officials praised you?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Wait a minute, I'll pay attention to my sister one by one, and now let's go to my brother-in-law's house first." ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled: "I can't wait to ask all at once." Or asked, "Mother is in good health, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I'm healthy, but I'm worried about my sister and Xuchun and clean, my father sent a letter a year ago saying that he would return to Shanyin between summer and autumn, and he would no longer go out for the officials in the future." ”

At this time, the wooden box containing children's toys in Wuling was moved, and Lu Luchun and Lu Lujie hurried over to look at it, and said in surprise: "This is a shaking buzz - this is a fish whistle - this is a ringing ball - this is a kite -"

"Hey, what is this, Xiao Wu?" Lu Luchun asked with a piece of colorful leather.

Lu Lujie shouted: "I want this too." ”

Wu Ling hurriedly said: "There are all, they all, there are two copies of each toy, the young master is afraid that the two of you will rob it." He turned out a piece of colorful leather and gave it to Lu Lujie, and said, "This is a shadow puppet, worn on the hand to play." ”

The two little brothers played with this and flipped through that, and they were very happy, Zhang Ruoxi asked him to get on the sedan chair and go home.

Lu Dayou of the port has hired two porters, let the porters tie up those boxes and pick them to the Lu Mansion, Mu Jingyan and Mu Zhenzhen came over to kowtow to Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Ruoxi quickly asked the father and daughter to get up, and asked Zhang Yuan: "These two people are-"

Zhang Yuan said: "This is Mu Zhenzhen, this is Zhenzhen's father, who is from Sandai Street, and recognizes us as his master's family." ”

Zhang Ruoxi nodded, seeing that this fallen girl was tall, her skin was like snow, she had a strange beauty, her eyelashes were lowered, her expression was shy, and she glanced at her younger brother Zhang Yuan from time to time, Zhang Ruoxi said in her heart: "Could it be that the younger brother's personal maidservant, well, the younger brother is sixteen years old, and he has grown up to be sincere——"

At this moment, I saw an old servant woman hurrying over, and when she saw Zhang Yuan, she was first overjoyed and said, "Young Master Jie Zi has arrived, that's great." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Hello Zhou's mother." "Zhou's mother was originally their Zhang family's servant and Zhang Ruoxi's nurse, Zhang Ruoxi married into the Qingpu Lu family, and Zhou's mother followed.

Zhou's mother only hurriedly greeted Zhang Yuan, and then said to Zhang Ruoxi: "Miss, it's not good, Master Lu lost his temper, just passed Miss to ask, and a little maid replied that Miss went out, and Master Lu was furious, saying that Miss didn't abide by the discipline of the girl, showed up, and scolded her uncle, and talked about the last Daffodil Temple flower note, saying that Miss pretended to be her uncle's cousin and also participated, which is really ridiculous - Miss go back quickly." ”

Zhang Ruoxi was originally full of joy, but when she heard Zhou's mother say this, her face turned pale, and she just said that she had been wronged, but this time her younger brother had just arrived, and she was scolded by Uncle Weng, wouldn't she be wronged with her younger brother Zhang Yuan, and she was sad in her heart, and she smiled at her younger brother: "Xiao Yuan, don't worry, your brother-in-law's father is just a little stricter, it's okay, I'll just explain." "Let the maidservant take the two children and ride them with her.

Lu Dayou hired a rattan sedan chair and invited Zhang Yuan to ride, Zhang Yuan said: "No need, I followed my sister's sedan chair and just talked." ”

Zhang Yuan followed by the sedan chair and asked as he walked: "Is my sister often angry here?" The younger brother used to be young and didn't know his sister's situation, and his sister was happy every time she went back to Shanyin, but she didn't know that her sister was also depressed and wronged. ”

Zhang Ruoxi hurriedly said: "How can it be, you also know that your brother-in-law is very good to me." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I know that my brother-in-law is good, but my brother-in-law's family is not very good to my sister." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said softly: "Let's not talk about it first, there are many people on the street." ”

(To be continued)