Lu Dayou carried a lantern to illuminate Zhang Yuan and Lu Tao to the main hall of the mansion, Wu Ling and Mu Zhenzhen followed behind, Zhang Yuan said: "You really don't need to follow, talk to my sister." ”

Unexpectedly, the two little guys of Luchun and Lujie pestered Wuling to play shadow puppets with them, and dragged them on, so Mu Zhenzhen said: "Xiao Wu stayed to play with the two little masters." After that, she followed Zhang Yuan through the hall and came to the main hall of the compound, she stood outside the corridor and waited - the spring is cold, the night is as cold as water, Mu Zhenzhen looked up, the white crescent moon on the fifth day of the first month has already hung in the sky, a shallow touch, like a beauty thrush, and there are stars twinkling next to the eyebrow moon, as if the crystal stone is inlaid in the sky.

Mu Zhenzhen couldn't help but think of the sentence in the "Former Chibi Fu" taught by the young master yesterday, "Shaoyan, the moon comes out of the east mountain, wandering between the bullfights, the white dew crosses the river, and the water shines to the sky", when they were on the white canopy boat of the Grand Canal, the young master's explanation was very vivid, making her feel as if she was under the chibi moonlight described in "Former Chibi Fu", which was a feeling of indulgent imagination that she had never experienced. Temporarily forgetting the heaviness of life, Mu Zhenzhen couldn't sleep for a long time that night - "Where are you the maidservant?" ”

Suddenly, a man's voice sounded behind her, Mu Zhenzhen was taken aback, and when she turned her head to look, she saw a man who was nearly thirty years old, this man was wearing a tasseled hat, wearing green Luo pleats, holding hands, looking at her inquiringly.

Mu Zhenzhen saw that this man's appearance was somewhat similar to the young master's brother-in-law Lu Tao, and he thought that he was Aunt Lu's brother, so Wan Fu said: "The little maid came with the young master Jiezi, and the young master is in the hall." ”

This man is Lu Tao's brother Lu Yangfang, hearing this, he looked Mu Zhenzhen up and down again, Mu Zhenzhen was really a little uncomfortable by him, Lu Yangfang dusted off his sleeves and went to the hall.

…… Lu Tao's father, Lu Zhaoshen, had never seen Zhang Ruoxi's brother Zhang Yuan before, I heard that he was almost blind due to an eye disease last year, and later said that the eye disease was cured, and he worshiped Huiji Wang Siren as a teacher, and he made great progress in his studies, and he also got engaged to the girl of the Shang clan of the Huiji clan.

Zhang Yuan met with Shi Bo Li, and Lu Zhaoshen said: "Zhang Shi nephew, please sit down - watch the tea." After a little greeting, he asked Zhang Yuan about the county test last month, obviously not believing that Zhang Yuan could be the head of the case.

For his sister Zhang Ruoxi's disbelief, Zhang Yuan was full of happy explanations and proved himself to his sister, but for Lu Zhaoshen, because Lu Zhaoshen often scolded his sister Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Yuan naturally had a bad impression of him, and said lightly: "It's a fluke that the little nephew can be the head of the case." "Too lazy to explain.

Lu Tao said: "Father, the meson craftsmanship is excellent, he-"

Lu Zhaoshen shouted: "I didn't ask you!" ”

Lu Tao looked embarrassed and ashamed, he didn't expect his father to scold him in front of Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan was secretly annoyed in his heart, there are outsiders here, what kind of majesty are you Lu Zhaoshen, is this to show me, my sister came to pick me up before, you said that my sister did not abide by the discipline of the boudoir and showed up, what is this words, and said: "Why is Shibo so angry, how angry and hurts the liver, Shibo should be relieved." ”

Lu Zhaoshen was stunned for a moment, Zhang Yuan was teaching him a lesson, and immediately said abruptly: "Is the nephew teaching the old man a lesson?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "How dare the little nephew, the little nephew is a piece of kindness, the little nephew had an eye disease last year, it was precisely because of his anger, and after many treatments, he was cured, and now he is just a piece of harmony to people." ”

Zhang Yuan spoke smoothly and old-fashioned, without fireworks, Lu Zhaoshen couldn't get into a seizure, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and he also had something to ask Zhang Yuan, so he said to his son Lu Tao: "You don't know how to share your father's worries, what's the use of having a son like you, your family property is robbed of you, but you are busy celebrating your birthday if you have nothing to do, don't do such a life." ”

Lu Tao hurriedly knelt down and said: "The son is not filial, which makes the old father worry and the son is ashamed." ”

Zhang Yuan knew what Lu Zhaoshen was worried about, he had heard his sister say before, it was for the house slave Chen Ming to defect to the Dong family in Huating, and he looked at Lu Zhaoshen coldly at the moment, and roughly guessed Lu Zhaoshen's intentions - Lu Zhaoshen taught his son a lesson, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Let the nephew laugh, it's not that the old man is angry, it's really a misfortune in the family, out of the evil slave of the traitor, he took the title deed and the silver and fled to the mansion of Dong Xuanzai in Huating, the old man wrote a letter and asked someone to ask for it back, Dong Xuanzai didn't reply, it was because of grief." ”

Zhang Yuan asked: "Dare to ask Shibo, when did the slaves of your house defect?" ”

Lu Zhaoshen said: "I fled a few years ago, at first I didn't know where the evil slave fled, but in the first month, I found out that I was in the Huating Dong Hanlin Mansion, and sent people to ask for it, but I didn't respond. ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "So this matter has nothing to do with me, the dispute between me and Dong Zuchang is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month." said: "That Shibo should collect evidence and go to court with Dong Xuanzai." ”

Lu Zhaoshen didn't mention that he had gone to Songjiang Mansion to fight a lawsuit, and said: "My generation is a well-dressed family, and I don't associate with lawyers, I think that Dong Hanlin must have tolerated that evil slave because he didn't know the truth, but I have never met Dong Hanlin, so it is inconvenient to visit rashly, I know that Mr. Su Zhi, Uncle Ling, has a good relationship with Dong Hanlin, and I want to ask my nephew to implore Uncle Ling to mediate this matter, and the affairs of the Lu family are also your sister's business, right, nephew?" ”

Zhang Yuan sneered in his heart: "You are very majestic at home, but in the face of the Huating Dong family who allowed you to defect from the house slaves and encroach on your property, you said that it is inconvenient to visit if you have never met you, and you are afraid of evil, so why not." He thought again: "Of course I want to help with my sister's affairs, but your Lu family's shops and fields are all in the hands of your Lu Zhaoshen and youngest son Lu Yangfang, my brother-in-law He once had silver money, and the common use of my sister's yard has to be withdrawn from Lu Yangfang, depending on Lu Yangfang's face, what is going on!" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My uncle and Dong Xuanzai are only general friends, how can my uncle interfere in such a matter involving other people's betrayal of slaves and land property, and Dong Xuanzai will not return the evil slave and the silver money and land deed with a letter from my uncle, to be honest, my uncle does not have such a big face." This is indeed true.

Seeing Zhang Yuan's refusal, Lu Zhaoshen immediately sneered: "It's not that Mr. Su Zhi doesn't have such a big face, but that you don't have such a big face, so you can't ask Mr. Su Zhi to come forward to intercede, Dongzhang and Xizhang should not be in contact with each other." ”

This Lu Zhaoshen's face is really disgusting, how to live a lot of age, flattery when he asks for others, as soon as he sees that you have nothing to use, he immediately turns his face and is domineering, if it weren't for his sister's face, Zhang Yuan would immediately turn his face and leave, but if his sister wants to live here, it's always not good to tear his face, and said lightly: "The little nephew's clan uncle is very elegant, and he treats the younger generation very well, and he worships Mr. Wang Jizhong as a teacher last time, and he was recommended by the clan uncle and personally sent me there, I can be the first person in the county test this time, Of course, it was also the county that took me because of the face of my uncle, and it was just one. ”

Lu Zhaoshen was speechless, the meaning of Zhang Yuan's words was not that he couldn't ask Zhang Rulin to come forward, but that he didn't want to help him Lu's family, and he was so angry that he was panting - but he heard Zhang Yuan say again: "The little nephew thinks that it is useless to ask for this matter, there is only one way, send someone to wait for the opportunity to arrest the evil slave back, and go back to Qingpu County to punish this evil slave, but if Shibo doesn't want to compete with Dong Xuanzai, then it is best to calm down and simply forget about this matter." ”

At this time, Lu Yangfang came in and said, "Brother, why are you kneeling here again, get up - father, let Brother get up and speak." ”

Lu Zhaoshen snorted coldly: "That's it, you all retreat." ”

Zhang Yuan arched his hand, exited the main hall, stood with Mu Zhenzhen, and waited for his brother-in-law Lu Tao to come out.

After a while, Lu Tao came out, his face was ashamed, and he said to Zhang Yuan: "My father has been really angry recently, and his words are a little inappropriate, so forgive me." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay for me, I'll leave in two days, but I just wronged my sister and brother-in-law." ”

Lu Tao said embarrassedly: "My father won't be like this often, but recently he was really bullied by the Dong family - you wait to see Ruoxi, don't mention the matter of Fang Cai, I don't want her to be sad." ”

Zhang Yuan sighed and said, "I understand, I want to ask my brother-in-law for something-"

Lu Tao asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "When my brother-in-law is born, I will let my sister take Lu Chun and Lu Jie back to Shanyin with me to live for a few months, my mother misses them very much, and when my mother celebrates her fiftieth birthday, my brother-in-law will take them back to Qingpu, and at that time, the matter of the evil slave Chen Ming should also be over." ”

Lu Tao thought for a while and said, "That's fine, but this also requires the nod of my father." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "In two days, I will mention this matter to Shibo, and I believe Shibo will agree." ”

Lu Tao saw that Zhang Yuan came from afar to celebrate his birthday, but he still had to be wronged, so he was very unhappy, and said: "Ming said that there is a literary club in Qingpu, and the participants are all talented scribes. ”

In the early years of Chongzhen, there was a social league with national influence such as the Restoration Society, with thousands of comrades, and when the Restoration Society was at its peak, it could influence the government and even the first and auxiliary candidates of the cabinet, which Zhang Yuan had long intended to pay attention to, and then heard his brother-in-law mention it, so he promised to go and see it together - back in the courtyard, Zhang Ruoxi asked, Zhang Yuan only said that he had a few words with Lu Zhaoshen according to the meaning of his brother-in-law Lu Tao, and there was nothing else to do, Zhang Ruoxi was relieved, she was afraid that her brother would be wronged in the Lu Mansion.

Zhang Yuan said: "Sister, I just told my brother-in-law, in two days, my sister will take Lu Chun and Lu Jie back to Shanyin with me, and let my brother-in-law take you back after my mother's fiftieth birthday." ”

Zhang Ruoxi was surprised: "My mother was born in the winter moon, and now it's only March, so it will take more than half a year." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "My sister used to stay in Sanyin for seventeen years, and half a year is nothing, and my mother misses my sister and two little nephews very much." ”

Zhang Ruoxi laughed and agreed, and heard that her younger brother was going to participate in the Qingpu Literary Conference, and she also wanted to go with her to see how her younger brother Zhang Yuan was shocked, but she had just been scolded by Uncle Weng, and she didn't dare to open this mouth to her husband-

(To be continued)