Wang Siren has insight into the world, and the analysis is thorough, and it is expected that Zhang Yuan's suspicion with Xu Shijin, the prefect of Shaoxing, has achieved Zhang Yuan's government test case, which can be regarded as a blessing and misfortune. ”

Zhang was originally a little uneasy because Mr. Wang knew that Sister Yingzi had proposed a question for him, but Teacher Wang didn't care, but said that Sister Yingzi wanted to read another eight-strand essay from him, and it was difficult to guess Mr. Wang's intentions.

Zhang Yuan went to the study in the front yard, polished half of the inkstone, and wrote out the eight strands of the scratch body of "Zhao Mengzhi", Wang Siren watched him write, and pointed out his calligraphy by the way, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps hurriedly, and an old hoarse voice called "Master" from the entrance hall rushed over - Wang Siren suddenly mentioned it, hurriedly walked out of the study, and asked: "Wang Fu, why are you here again?" "This Wang Fu is an old servant who accompanied his eldest queen Jingshu to marry to the Chen family in Xiaoshan, two months ago it was also this Wang Fu who came back to report that Aunt Chen was seriously ill, he rushed to visit, stayed in Xiaoshan for nearly a month, and his son-in-law Chen Shuxian's condition improved slightly, he couldn't always stay in Xiaoshan, so he went back to Huiji, it was only less than a month, and he saw Wang Fu hurrying over, it was really shocking, he didn't want to see this Wang Fu now - the gray-haired old servant Wang Fu looked anxious, and said: "Master, Aunt Chen is afraid that it will not work, Last night, he vomited blood, he was in a coma, and the young lady cried into tears, so go and see it. ”

Wang Siren sighed, walked back to the study and picked up the teacup to drink tea, Wang Fu followed, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and waited for the master to show him, Zhang Yuan also stood up at this time and stood aside.

Wang Siren took two sips of tea and said, "It's useless to be anxious, I'm not a doctor, and Xiaoshan can't be reached by pulling out his legs." After saying a few words, he suddenly became angry and said angrily: "Chen Shuxin and Jing Shu had lung disease when they were engaged, but they didn't say it, isn't this harmful!" ”

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "This big mouthful of blood vomiting should be in the late stage of tuberculosis, and it is not saved, the sister of the younger sister of the infant was only married the year before last, and she became a widow in her twenties, which is really a tragedy." ”

Wang Siren instructed Wang Fu to go down to rest first, and then go to Xiaoshan after lunch, Wang Fu was about to leave the study, Mrs. Wang and Miss Yingzi hurriedly came from the inner courtyard, followed by Wang Siren's two young sons, Mrs. Wang asked urgently: "Wang Fu, how is my uncle?" ”

Wang Fu said: "My uncle vomited blood last night, and the person was unconscious, and the old slave rushed back overnight to report the news." ”

Mrs. Wang began to cry, Wang Yingzi accompanied her mother to tears, and the two little princes cried.

Zhang Yuan bowed down and asked Wang Siren: "What does the teacher have to tell the students?" ”

Wang Siren said: "You go back, I was originally going to keep you for dinner, but now I have to slack off." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The student is willing to accompany the teacher to visit the doctor in Xiaoshan. ”

Wang Siren said: "No need, you can go back and study with peace of mind." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Teacher, if that Chen Gongzi is a disease of cadaver tuberculosis, then it is necessary to prevent infection, and the teacher can wear benzoin to repel insects and defilth." ”

Wang Siren smiled and said, "You are very knowledgeable, and I also know this, I didn't read medical books before, but I have read a lot recently, and I am about to become a good doctor." ”

Zhang Yuan resigned, and Wuling, Mu Jingyan walked back to Shanyin, just arrived at the front of the house, but saw a man dressed as a porter came out of the bamboo fence door, a question Fang knew that it was his brother-in-law Lu Tao who sent a letter to the carriage and horse, Zhang Yuan entered the inner courtyard, sister Zhang Ruoxi showed him the letter, Lu Tao said in the letter that his brother Lu Yangfang had been released from prison, and now he has thought about it behind closed doors, his father Lu Zhaoshen failed to see Dong Qichang in Huating, and returned in a daze, everything else in the house is fine, so Ruoxi should not worry - Zhang's mother Lu Shi did not know about Lu Yangfang's imprisonment, and then saw the letter, Why? Zhang Ruoxi vaguely said that Lu Yangfang failed to rob other people's maids, and the defendant was imprisoned, Zhang's mother Lu shook her head and said: "They were all born to the same parents, Lu Tao is kind and prudent, why is his brother Lu Yangfang so reckless!" ”

After lunch, Zhang Ruoxi went to the study of the West Building to reply to her husband Lu Tao, asking when Zhang Yuan would write to Yang Shixiang?

Zhang Yuan said: "Let's write a letter after the government tries to release the list, so there is something to write, otherwise it will be embarrassing to write to Yang Shixiang to ask about my brother-in-law's family affairs." ”

Zhang Ruoxi nodded and said, "That's right, then I'll reply first." "After writing the letter, let Shi Shuang go to the porter's line to send it to Qingpu, this year to send a letter is also expensive, send this letter to the porter to pay three points of silver.

The government trial list will be released until the end of this month, although Wang Siren expects Zhang Yuan to be the head of the case, but the list has not been released, always can not be at ease, these two days Zhang Yuan did not make a daily eight-share as in the past, only let his sister read him a few pages of "Zhaoming Anthology", and then copy half an hour of copying, the rest of the time in the back garden to see the craftsman build a house, the foundation of this brick and wood structure of the small building has been built, it is expected to be three wings and two floors, there is also an ear room on the side, you can meet friends here in the future, and you can also live more than ten people- So early in the morning of April 13, Mu Jingyan and Mu Zhenzhen's father and daughter went to the Xixing Canal Wharf ten miles away to buy 30 catties of Baisha mulberries and 30 catties of Tangqi loquat back, leaving 10 catties of loquat to eat at home, and the other 40 catties of loquat and mulberry were sent to the Huiji merchant with Zhang Yuan, and Wuling also followed, Wuling carried a big white goose in each hand, and the two geese were also given to the merchant, and the three of them hired a boat at Bashi Bridge. Rowed to the dock on the other side of Dongda Pond, this time I didn't go ashore in the back garden of the Shang family, I can't go through the back door - I came to the wooden bone wall door of the Shang family's mansion, the wall door was open two, the door saw that it was Shanyin Zhang Gongzi coming, and hurriedly went in to report, Zhang Yuan thought about the scene of Xiao Jinghui rushing in front of him for the first time last winter, and couldn't help but smile, Jinglan and Jinghui sisters have already arrived in the capital, and it is estimated that the second brother Shang Zhoude will also return to Huiji next month - Shang Zhoude's wife Qi invited a cousin of Shang Zhoude to welcome Zhang Yuan to the main hall to sit and drink tea, Zhang Yuan asked the Shang servant to carry two baskets of mulberries and loquat into it, which was given to the Shang lady's relatives to try it.

Shang Zhoude's cousin is an old Xiucai, more pedantic, chattering and asking Zhang Yuan about the county test and the government test, and asked Zhang Yuan to recite the two eight-strand texts of the government test to him, this old show is a student who made up for the early years of Wanli, and his understanding of the current text has been completely outdated, but he commented on Zhang Yuan's two eight-strand essays here and there, and Zhang Yuan's thoughts that are not in harmony with Cheng Zhu's science in the arts, this old Xiucai is even more serious and corrected-Zhang Yuan listened patiently, and nodded frequently and said yes, Lao Xiucai was happy, The more he talked about it, and Zhang Yuan said some of the four books of righteousness and outdated opinions, said that his eyebrows danced, and then he scolded the examiner, feeling that he was buried in such a big talent is simply a strange injustice, he was twenty-two years old to make up for the county student member, and then participated in ten township examinations, during which Ding Wei was worried twice, missing two subjects did not participate, from Wanli four years to Wanli forty years, that is to say, he also participated in the Hangzhou Township Examination last year, which can be described as unswerving, old and strong - Zhang Yuan persevered for a while, and finally despaired, There is no cute little Jinghui to ventilate the news and thread the needle, for such a pedantic old Confucian to sit here, it is difficult for him to see Shang Ran, he knew that this is the case, so he simply went to the back garden to meet.

Zhang Yuan got up to say goodbye, and the old Xiucai stayed and said: "Let's have lunch here, the old man accompanies you, although you and I are very different in age, we are equals, have a drink or two glasses, and talk about the eight shares and the imperial examination, which must be beneficial to you." ”

When Zhang Yuan heard that he was going to talk freely, he hurriedly resigned, saying that he was going to visit Teacher Wang Siren today, and he would come to listen to his teachings again, and took Shi Shuang and Wuling out of the house sullenly, and came to the business several times, but this time it was the most boring.

A servant girl chased out of the wall door and called, "Zhang Gongzi—"

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed in his heart, and when the peak circuit turned, he saw the maid come forward and bless him, and said softly: "My Miss Ran invited Zhang Gongzi to meet at the entrance of the back garden." ”

Zhang Yuan was waiting for this sentence, although it was not far from Shanyin to Huiji, it was not close, it was really disappointing to go back after talking to a pedantic old showman, and he suddenly felt refreshed when he heard the words, "meeting in the back garden" was a word that was rendered extremely ambiguous by the Ming and Qing scripts and operas, and nodded: "I'll take a boat from the pier over there." ”

When Zhang Yuan came to the small pier in Shang's back garden by canopy boat, Shang Ranran, who was wearing a blue lotus-colored narrow sleeve gown, was already waiting under a peach tree on the bank of the river, Zhang Yuan jumped ashore and stood still to look at Shang Ran a few feet away.

Seeing Zhang Yuan looking at her intently, Shang Ran couldn't help but blush, and said softly: "Zhang Gongzi is going back?" ”

Zhang Yuan took a few steps closer, and the two maidservants beside Shang Ran pursed their lips and smiled and retreated, so that the two could talk.

Zhang Yuan stood in front of Shang Ran, and now he could see more clearly when he got closer, Shang Ran's beauty was revealed in his bones, his eyebrows were picturesque, and the blue lotus-colored gown he wore on his body had tight sleeves and a wide waist, and the texture of this gown was high-grade Songjiang cotton silk, known for its softness, I don't know which one is more delicate and soft compared to the skin of Tsun?

"I thought I wouldn't be able to see you this time, but I was losing my soul, and I liked to see you again." Zhang Yuan said with a smile.

Shang Ran was a little shy, Shang Ran was not as generous as he was when he first met Zhang Yuan in the Taoyuan Island Pavilion last year, because he was a strange man and woman at that time, Shang Ran wanted to be reserved and elegant, and now Zhang Yuan has been engaged to her, although the two love each other, but not to the point of being very familiar and intimate, this is the period of delicate emotions - Shang Ran asked with a smile: "Zhang Gongzi, did my cousin tell you that the imperial examination was bumpy?" ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I talked about it, and said that if I make up for the students next year, then he will go with me to participate in the Hangzhou Township Examination the year after tomorrow. ”

Shang Ran smiled and asked, "Do you want to drink tea in the flower hall in the back garden?" ”

Just came out of the front door, and had to enter the back door, which is always not good, as if it was sneaky, Zhang Yuan said: "It's good here, stand and talk." ”

For some reason, Shang Tanran always felt that something was missing, which made her unable to face Zhang Yuan easily, what was missing? suddenly woke up because the little niece Jing Hui was not there, thinking that Xiao Hui was talking on both sides of the screen, and he was very busy - I heard Zhang Yuan smile and said, "Did you think of Jing Hui?" Every time we meet, we have her, but this time no, it's uncomfortable. ”

Shang Ran raised his eyelashes, his eyes were like the water of the West Lake, and with a smile on his lips, he said, "I just remembered Xiaohui." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Last time in Hangzhou, my second brother and I took Jinglan and Jinghui to the West Lake, and Xiao Jinghui mentioned you several times, saying that the little aunt taught them the poems of the West Lake, and that the little aunt had not swam the West Lake yet-"

Shang Ran frowned slightly, and said, "When you say that, I miss the two sisters even more." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "If it goes well, I will go to Beijing with you to visit them the year after tomorrow." ”

Shang Ran was happy in his heart and responded in a low voice.

The Dongda Pond boat came and went, although Shang Ran was covered by peach trees, it was inconvenient to stand and speak for a long time, Zhang Yuan could see her, and said that the last conversation was worth the trip, and said: "You go back, I have to go to Teacher Wang Jizhong's house." ”

Shang Ran asked in a low voice, "Then when will you come again?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "How about I come to the White Horse Mountain Bamboo Pavilion hut next month to study?" ”

Shang Ran raised his eyebrows with joy and said, "Okay." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "You know, I have to pay attention to my eyes, I say that I am reading, but in fact, I want others to listen to me, when I come here next month, who will read for me?" ”

Shang Tanran's cheeks were dizzy, his beauty was intoxicating, and he lowered his eyelashes and whispered: "I'll read it to you." ”

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed and arched his hand: "Don't break your word." ”

Shang was ashamed, turned his back, and heard Zhang Yuan say: "Then I'll go back." She answered, turned around after a while, and saw that Zhang Yuan had gone down to the canopy boat, standing on the bow of the boat to make a gesture to her, so she also hurried a blessing, watching the canopy boat slowly go away, and her heart was taken away as if it was empty, and she thought that she promised to read to him, both shy and expectant - Zhang Yuan was not shy but only expectant, and listened to Shang Ran reading in the bamboo pavilion in the middle of the white horse in the summer, what a wonderful enjoyment it was, Shang Ran's voice was delicate and tactful, extremely beautiful, I was afraid that when the time came, I would only listen to her voice and forget the meaning of the words I read. What should she read at first?

Zhang Yuan suddenly knocked on his head hard, and Wu Ling on the side hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with the young master?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "It's nothing, I'm running away." ”

Wu Ling was so puzzled, he didn't know what the young master had driven away by knocking on his head!

Arrived at the Xinghuasi wharf, Zhang Yuan went ashore to inquire about Mr. Wang's house, the old man said that the master had not returned from Xiaoshan, Zhang Yuan did not enter the house, returned to the canopy boat, the boatman rowed to Shanyin, sometimes heard the bottom of the boat "click" sound, the boatman hurriedly rowed to the middle of the river, while frowning and said: "If it doesn't rain again this day, the river will be facing the sky." ”

(To be continued)