Qingpu Lu clan is the Songjiang clan, on the family origin than Shanyin Zhang is particularly noble and long-lasting, its ancestor is the Three Kingdoms Wu State of Lu Xun, the genealogical record is clear, living in Songjiang Huating, in the early years of this dynasty, there is a name Lu Deheng Huating Lu children into the Pudong Zhang clan, later Lu Deheng branch out of the Shi, restore the surname, Lu this branch in Pudong multiplication, Zhang Yuan's brother-in-law Lu Tao's ancestor Lu Shen is the first of the second class Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the official to Sichuan political envoy, Lu Shen's former residence and tomb location descendants called Lujiazui - And Qingpu Lu's branch is Jiajing at the end of the year before moving from Pudong, has gone through four generations, Lu Tao's father Lu Zhaoshen is famous, participated in five examinations, are the first to return, now nearly sixty years old, it is also the dream of Jinshi and the first, peace of mind to be his rich man, Lu can be regarded as a rich party in Qingpu, there are thousands of acres of mulberry forest, cotton and silk marketing in several provinces, family wealth, Lu Zhaoshen's eldest son Lu Tao married Shanyin Zhang's girl because he was acquainted with Zhang Ruiyang ten years ago when he was in Kaifeng when he was studying in the state, At that time, Lu Zhaoshen had a request for Zhang Ruiyang's uncle Zhang Rumao, so he married Zhang Ruiyang as a family of children, but when he got married, because Zhang Ruoxi's dowry was not very rich, Lu Zhaoshen was a little unhappy - Lu Zhaoshen was both pedantic and snobbish, Zhang Ruoxi's maiden family was not Xizhang, he had no power and power, he didn't value it very much, Zhang Ruoxi was lively and cheerful when she was a daughter, married Lu Tao, and learned to be a well-behaved bride, but she was still often scolded by Aunt Weng, these grievances Zhang Ruoxi never mentioned to her parents when she returned to Ningning, her father Zhang Ruiyang, Mother Lu saw that her daughter and son-in-law respected and loved each other, and the two nephews were lively and smart, she thought that her daughter was living happily in Qingpu, how would she have expected that Ruoxi also had so many grievances, several generations of large families living in groups, and the daughter-in-law who was not favored by Aunt Weng was not so good - Lu Zhaoshen was really depressed, Chen Ming, the servant who had taken refuge in him, was dissatisfied with his discipline, and turned to Songjiang Dong Hanlin as a slave, he wrote to Dong Qichang to ask for the return of the traitorous slave Chen Ming, Dong Qichang ignored it, this Chen Ming is quite talented, Originally, he managed the silkworm weaving of Sangtian for the Lu family, and defected to Huating and took away 3,000 taels of silver and 200 acres of mulberry field deed, as well as Chen Ming's own slave deed, Dong Qichang refused to hand over it, and even refused to return the silver and field deed, which is really unreasonable!

Lu Zhaoshen filed a lawsuit with the prefect of Songjiang, but the prefect of Songjiang was Dong Qichang's protégé, saying that he had no certificate and refused to accept it, Lu Zhaoshen did not have a certificate, and even the slave deed was taken away by the evil servant Chen Ming, Lu Zhaoshen was so angry that he didn't think about tea and dinner, and he was angry outside, so he vented at home, and was angry at every turn, because his son Lu Tao said that he would send more people to pick up Zhang Yuan, he scolded his son, and remembered that a few days ago he heard a concubine say that Zhang Ruoxi had pretended to be Lu Tao's cousin to participate in the flower note of the Narcissus Temple, and at this time he had to be investigated and scolded. asked the little maid to pass Zhang Ruoxi to question, but the little maid replied that the young grandmother went out, Lu Zhaoshen was furious, and ordered his son Lu Tao to kneel, shouting loudly, Lu Tao was filial, and did not dare to argue, only kneeling and weeping - Lu Dayou was ordered by the young grandmother Zhang Ruoxi to come back to report the news first, and when he came to the main hall of the front yard, he saw the eldest young master Lu Tao kneeling under the mound, and the old man Lu Zhaoshen was still chattering and teaching, and hurriedly stepped forward and sang the promise with his forked hand: "Master, the villain has returned from Shanyin." ”

Lu Zhaoshen just said "um" and didn't say anything else.

Lu Dayou said again: "Master, Young Master Zhang, the brother of the young grandmother, is here, and he just arrived." ”

Lu Zhaoshen sneered: "Why, I still want to meet him." ”

Lu Dayou said: "Young Master Jie Zi is in Hangzhou, and the weaving eunuchs and envoys are invited to the banquet. He smiled and said, "Master, Young Master Zhang came to Qingpu this time to celebrate the birthday of the eldest young master, and he came here in the gap between the county test and the government test——"

Lu Zhaoshen sneered again, and then asked, "Zhang Yuanxian passed the test, right?" ”

Lu Dayou was waiting for the master to ask this, and replied: "Young Master Zhang has won the county trial. ”

"Oh." Lu Zhaoshen was born as a person, and he has been a county school teacher and a state student, and he knows that the head of the case is not so easy to obtain, not to mention the head of the case in Shanyin County, the head of the county test is equivalent to the head of the county highly recommended, and the prefect and the prefect have to give the county this face, so if there is no accident, the head of the county test can successfully pass the government test and the road test - Lu Zhaoshen pondered for a moment, and said to his son Lu Tao who was kneeling under the mound: "After reading it, I said that it is your birthday, and I will spare you this time, go." ”

Lu Tao hurriedly thanked his father, and came to his own residence in the side courtyard with Lu Dayou, and saw his wife Zhang Ruoxi and brother-in-law Zhang Yuanli talking in a low voice in the small courtyard, and the two brothers Lu Chun and Lu Jie ran all over the courtyard, and the empty bamboo trembled and buzzed - seeing him coming, Zhang Ruoxi hurriedly said: "Lu Lang, Ah Weng didn't scold you, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan saluted his brother-in-law Lu Tao, and Wu Ling, Mu Jingyan, and Mu Zhenzhen all came to see his uncle.

Lu Tao is medium-sized, thin, with sparse eyebrows and slightly protruding eyes, he is a white-faced scholar, and he was trembling in front of the violent strict father, but at this time, he was witty and good, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Thank you for your help, my father just heard that the disciple was the first person in Shanyin County, so he let me out, otherwise I don't know how long I will kneel." ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled bitterly, Lu Lang is making fun of suffering.

Lu Tao is a little cowardly, other conveniences are good, he cherishes his wife Zhang Ruoxi, sometimes his wife is scolded by his parents, he tries his best to take the fault on his head, try not to let his wife be wronged - at this time it is dinner time, Lu Tao and his father and younger brother live in the same mansion, but they eat in three places, each has a kitchen maid, Zhang Ruoxi has already instructed the cook to cook a few more good dishes to entertain his younger brother Zhang Yuan who came from afar, this is the first time Zhang Yuan has come to Lu's house.

Songjiang's four-gills perch is very famous, Zhang Yuan and brother-in-law Lu Tao sat opposite each other in the small hall, drank Suzhou three white wines, ate Songjiang four-cheek fish, said some imperial examinations, Shiwen things, brother-in-law Zhang Ruoxi personally came to add wine and food for them, the atmosphere was warm and harmonious, Zhang Yuan thought: "Fortunately, my sister and brother-in-law respect and love each other, life in the world can not always go well, my sister has a brother-in-law to love and care for it." ”

Lu Tao drank two glasses of wine, his face was slightly drunk, and said: "Jie Zi, I heard rumors that you competed with a Xiucai surnamed Yao a few years ago, and Yao Xiucai lost eight shares and not only got rid of his reputation but also went to prison for questioning, there are all kinds of rumors, I don't know if it's true, you now tell me and your sister what is going on." ”

Zhang Yuan said to Zhang Ruoxi: "My sister must know that Yao Xiucai is nicknamed Yao Tiezui and Yao Litigation Stick by the Fuhe River——"

Zhang Ruoxi said: "I guess it's him, this person is an unscrupulous student who has done all kinds of evil things." ”

Zhang Yuan then took the house slave Zhang Dachun privately and withheld the land rent, and after he found out, he begged Yao to sue him, and after he was defeated, he had a gambling contract with Yao Zhuba, he worshipped Wang Siren as a teacher, and studied eight shares diligently, and Yao Zhuzhu was finally ruined and imprisoned because of his many evils and thousands of people's fingers. ”

Lu Tao said with a smile: "Ruoxi, you don't know your own brother yet, looking at Jie Zi's current demeanor and listening to his conversation, it is very different from last year, if a young man is willing to learn, he will naturally grow up very quickly, and Jie Zi has always been smart." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said to her husband: "I just want to test him face-to-face, if you don't have a question, then I'll do it, a sentence in the four books, it's not easy to come up with a question." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "This time I came to my sister to test, sister, please ask the question." Said to his brother-in-law Lu Tao: "My sister has been strict with me since she was a child, even stricter than my mother, and I am very afraid of my sister." ”

Zhang Ruoxi laughed, looked at Zhang Yuan's eyes were extremely gentle, and said: "How naughty you were at that time, teaching you to read and write, you suddenly said that your stomach hurts, all of a sudden you say that your eyes hurt, and you always want to be lazy and run out to play - by the way, are your eye diseases all cured now?" Looking at Zhang Yuan's eyes closely, Zhang Yuan blinked at his sister and said with a smile: "If it's not good, will my mother let me go out with confidence." ”

Zhang Ruoxi stretched out a finger, gently rubbed it on his younger brother's right eyelid, and said with a smile: "Okay, my sister is going to test you." After thinking about it, he said: "Just take the sentence 'Zi said to be political and virtuous'." ”

Lu Tao said: "Jiezi is in a hurry, don't be tired, just solve the problem and undertake the problem." ”

Zhang Ruoxi hurriedly said: "Lu Lang is right, Xiao Yuan can solve the problem and accept the problem, don't think too much." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled, this four-book question was tested by Zhang Rulin, the ancestor of the clan, at that time, it was just a problem, and now he just needs to think about the topic again, it's so easy, but it's better to think about it more, otherwise my sister thinks that he is a manuscript, thinks about it for a while, and says: "For the sake of politics, there is no way to give up Junde——"

Lu Tao praised: "It is well broken, concise and clear." ”

Zhang Yuan also undertook the topic: "Gai Xiu's body is said to be virtuous, and the world is said to be political, and its original is also, those who want to do good things can not judge it?" ”

Lu Tao applauded and said: "The theme is better, the circle is not sluggish, and it is light and elegant." Smiled and asked his wife Zhang Ruoxi: "Do you still want to take the test for Brother Ling, the head of the Shanyin case was made difficult by his sister in every way." ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled, looked at her younger brother Zhang Yuan with pity, and said, "My sister is really going to die, and my younger brother is suddenly out of breath." He added: "Let's talk to my sister about the engagement with the Shang girl." ”

Zhang Yuan started with his brother Zhang Cao going to Taoyuan on a blind date, and a marriage was eloquent, and Zhang Ruoxi smiled when he heard it, and said: "I really want to go back to Shanyin immediately to see the Shang girl——"

Lu Tao said: "This year is my mother-in-law's fiftieth birthday, Ruoxi will definitely go back, and we will not be able to meet at that time." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "I can't wait, my father will go back to Shanyin in June and July, it's really good." ”

Lu Dayou came to report: "The eldest young master, the master heard that the young master is here, please ask the young master to go to the main hall to meet you." ”

(To be continued)