Five rooms and nine frames of the mansion, the south faces the street, the north faces the water, the heavy hall is beautiful, the roof of the tile beast, the majestic majesty, the beams, the eaves are all decorated with Zhu Bi, the outer wall is high, the inner Yu is deep, in the two wings of the mansion, there are corridors, warehouses, kitchens, from the house, from the house, layer upon layer, forming a huge building complex, the Hui Ji Shang family, the official eunuch family, no less than the Shanyin West Zhang Zhuangyuandi.

The carriage stopped outside the wall gate of the Shang family's mansion, Zhang Yuan just got off the car, and saw six wooden and bone wall doors fully open, and a group of people greeted them, but the front was the six-year-old Xiao Jinghui, her little person dragged the maid Fanghua to rush forward, the maid Fanghua wanted to hold her and prevent her from running around, but she was dragged and stumbled - "Brother Zhang Gongzi, I heard the sound of the carriage, and I knew that Brother Zhang Gongzi had arrived." ”

Xiao Jinghui broke away from the handmaid Fanghua's hand, ran to Zhang Yuan, and suddenly remembered something, the two little hands were folded in the lower abdomen, the body was slightly twisted, the knees were slightly bent, and the shining eyes looked down at his toes, and gave Zhang Yuan a blessing very standardly, and said in a delicate voice: "Brother Zhang Gongzi is fine." ”

Six-year-old Xiao Jinghui was wearing a thick brocade mink fur, which was a little bloated, but that appearance was even cuter.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly returned the salute: "Miss Jinghui is good." Straightened up and looked at Shang Zhoude and the others who came out, his heart was warm, although it was the first time to come, it was as kind as going home, it felt so good, well, he made up his mind for the son-in-law of the Shang family.

Shang Zhoude and two brothers of the same clan welcomed Zhang Yuan into the wall door, five mansions with nine frames have a total of five entrances, the first entrance is the entrance hall, there are ear rooms on both sides, and then a courtyard is the main hall, and there is a couplet hanging on the hall:

"Reciting poetry and books is the way of Fang Le Yao Shun; Plough the fields and dig wells, and guard this for the people of the Xi Emperor. ”

There are nine yellow rosewood official hat chairs in each row of the main hall, and Zhang Yuan looks a little lonely sitting there.

Drinking tea, chatting, are Shang Zhoude asked, Zhang Yuan replied, Shang Zhoude first asked about the matter of Minglun Hall yesterday, Zhang Yuan said in detail, Confucianism Hall on the fight eight shares can be said to be twists and turns, Yao Fu tried his best, all kinds of difficulties, but in the end failed, Shang Zhoude and others were shocked and laughed when they heard it, the hall members, shameless to such a point is really rare - the matter of fighting eight shares has now settled, Yao Fu has no possibility of turning over, Zhang Yuan is famous, even the great master has rewarded him, but this year is not the year of the Taoist test, Otherwise, the great grandmaster can immediately make up for Zhang Yuan as a student, and now he has to wait until the year after tomorrow, Zhang Yuan is only fifteen years old this year, and he is seventeen years old to make up for the county student member, which can still be called a young and ambitious - Shang Zhoude asked: "I heard that Zhang Gongzi had an eye disease a few years ago, and now he is better, right?" "This must be cared for, if the recurrence of eye disease leads to blindness, it will be painful for his little sister Shang Tanran.

This is equivalent to a premarital physical examination, Zhang Yuan replied cautiously: "The eye disease of the younger generation was sudden in early April, mainly because the liver is hot, the surname is impatient, and he likes to eat sweets too much, and he has been carefully treated by the famous doctor Mr. Lu Yungu, and he has basically recovered in mid-July.

Shang Zhoude said: "It's not appropriate for that Zhang Gongzi to study too hard. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "So the younger generation now mainly listens to books, supplemented by reading. ”

Shang Zhoude laughed: "Yes, Zhang Gongzi is a recitation, very good, very good." ”

Shang Zhou De's original concerns were dispelled, and he asked some about Zhang Yuan's family, about Zhang Yuan's father Zhang Ruiyang, about Zhang Yuan's brother-in-law Lu Tao, and at the same time carefully observed Zhang Yuan's demeanor, Zhang Yuan was not arrogant or impatient, without a trace of impatience, and always answered clearly and clearly.

Shang Zhoude was very happy, and said in his heart: "The little sister went to the Taoyuan blind date, I didn't fancy Zhang Cao of Zhongxi Zhang, but I took a fancy to this Zhang Yuan of Dongzhang, it is really a unique vision, this is a good marriage, and Zhang Yuan's family background is not bad, it is all Shanyin Zhang's family, although it is colder at the moment, but as long as there is a fame, the field slaves will automatically come to attach - Zhang Yuan obviously also knows what I am inviting him to come for, and he answered patiently when he asked him about these trivial things, very sincere, good, good, but Zhang Yuan's mouth said that the younger generation was a little inappropriate, If the little sister marries him, he is my sister-in-law, how to call him a junior, Xiaohui calls him Brother Zhang Gongzi again, it's really messy enough, well, I'm not busy correcting it now, I'll talk about it after I get married. ”

…… The maidservant Fanghua held Shang Jinghui's hand, Shang Jinglan was also there, the three of them stood by the small door of the side hall and the main hall, watching Zhang Yuan talking to the elders of the Shang family, Xiao Jinghui asked Shang Jinglan softly: "Sister, is my uncle taking the test for Brother Zhang Gongzi?" Brother Zhang Gongzi has answered a lot of questions, all of them are correct, look at his uncle, he smiles so well. ”

Shang Jinglan's voice was softer, and she was a little proud: "You don't understand this, my uncle wants Aunt Tanran to marry this Zhang Gongzi as his wife——"

"Ahh Shang Jinghui's bright black eyes widened in surprise, and his small mouth widened.

The maid Fanghua was afraid that Xiao Jinghui would be embarrassed if she said it loudly, so she hurriedly leaned over and picked her up and retreated to the side hall, Shang Jinglan also followed, reproaching: "What is your name, there are guests here, it's rude to know!" ”

Shang Jinghui frowned and said with two soft little eyebrows: "The little aunt marries Zhang Gongzi's brother as his wife, so won't we have a little aunt?" ”

Shang Jinglan smiled "sneering", saying that her sister's question was too naïve, and she didn't bother to answer.

The maid Fanghua hurriedly said: "How can there be no aunt, Miss Ran is always Miss Jinghui's aunt, Xiaohui can go to your aunt at any time, well, and Zhang Gongzi." ”

Shang Jinghui suddenly became happy, and asked Shang Jinglan: "Why did my sister know about this first, I don't even know?" ”

Shang Jinglan said: "Who let you fall asleep as soon as your head touches the pillow, I knew it when I listened to my mother and Liang's mother, hehe." ”

Shaoxing people call children who are good at eavesdropping on adults as armpit ghosts, that is, people are small and shrewd, and they don't seem to pay attention to listening, but in fact, they listen to the secrets that adults say - Shang Jinghui twisted his body and said: "Why didn't that sister wake me up, my sister is not well-behaved." ”

Shang Jinglan pouted and said: "Why is this not good, it's you who is snooze, and you can't hear interesting things." ”

Shang Jinghui took it from the arms of the maidservant Fanghua and said, "Then I'll ask the little aunt to go-"

The maidservant Fanghua hurriedly grabbed her and said, "If you can't ask Miss Ran, she will be embarrassed." ”

Shang Jinghui said "oh", stretched out his hand to let the maid Fanghua hug her, and then leaned into Fanghua's ear and whispered: "Fanghua, my little aunt wants to marry Zhang Gongzi's brother as his wife, what's going on?" ”

Fanghua replied: "It is to get married and become husband and wife." ”

Shang Jinghui asked softer, "What's the matter with getting married?" When she asked this, the little girl still knew that she was shy, and her little face was buried in the neck of the maidservant Fanghua and did not raise it.

Now I asked the maid Fanghua, Fanghua is only sixteen years old, she knows nothing about men and women, and her neck is tickled by Xiao Jinghui, she smiled and shrunk her neck and said: "That's it, two people can be together without separation." ”

Shang Jinghui said "oh", his little head nodded vigorously, as if he completely understood, and stopped asking anything, which made the maid Fanghua also breathe a sigh of relief.

…… In the main hall, Shang Zhou De saw that some things were almost said, and some things should not be said in a crowded place, so he said: "Please go to my eldest brother's study to sit and enjoy calligraphy and painting, and I also have some things to talk about with Zhang Gongzi." ”

Zhang Yuan got up, made a gesture to the other Shang clan people present, and then followed Shang Zhoude through a courtyard to the third entrance, Shang Zhoude led him into a large study, bookcase antiques, falling and full, and said: "This is where my eldest brother used to study, my eldest brother is the father of the two sisters Jinglan and Jinghui, and now he is an official in Beijing, he likes to collect calligraphy and paintings, and Zhang Gongzi can take a look at it casually." ”

Zhang Yuan was ashamed and said: "The younger generation can only read a few sentences of sour eight shares, calligraphy and painting, and has not yet dabbled in it." ”

Shang Zhoude smiled and said: "This dynasty takes the imperial examination as the foundation of the country, and the scholars are all the first to take fame and then talk about others. As he spoke, he unfolded a picture scroll, but it was a galloping horse, and said: "This is Zhao Songxue's copy of Cao Ba's galloping horse, which records a poem by Wang Yulin of the Southern Tang Dynasty, calligraphy and poetry, each with its own subtlety." ”

When Zhang Yuan admired Zhao Mengfu's calligraphy and paintings, Shang Zhoude unfolded a scroll again, the paper and ink were new, painting a wisteria, a girl bowing under the flower stand, and two butterflies chasing and flying - "How about Zhang Gongzi come to see this picture?" Shang Zhoude looked at Zhang Yuan's expression.

Zhang Yuan looked at the girl on the painting, his eyebrows were like Shang Ran, the jumping feet were light and dexterous, and the flat embroidered shoes were delicately depicted - Zhang Yuan immediately understood Shang Zhoude's intention to let him see the painting, the bow-soled embroidered shoes were worn by women with bound feet, and the flat embroidered shoes meant that there was no foot binding, Shang Zhoude was very tactful, presumably he would discuss women's foot binding with him next, and he wanted to probe his breath, this is the last pass, if he is a foot binding woman and looks down on a woman who does not bind his feet, then Shang Zhoude must immediately come to a big change of face, send off guests, what to appreciate chrysanthemums, go back to his own house to reward - Zhang Yuan didn't want Shang Zhoude to spend too much energy, so he said it first, he said: "The younger generation thinks that foot binding is not what women in the world are happy to do, but they are bound to bad habits, so that they can harm themselves and suffer for life. ”

Shang Zhoude was actually quite helpless about his little sister Shang Ran's feet, and he was a little worried that Zhang Yuan would have a bad idea about it, but his Shang clan status was high, and Zhang Yuan had also seen the beauty of his little sister Tanran, and his feet would not be scary, so he forgave Zhang Yuan and would not refuse this family business because of this, but at this time, when he heard Zhang Yuan say this, he was really surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Wonderful!" Wonderful! Odd Fate! Odd Fate! ”

(To be continued)