The procession of the Water Margin people parade and pray for rain passed, followed by thousands of people who followed to watch the excitement, at this time they all gathered to the Qiansu Wang Temple Square, the Yuewang Bridge was empty, the Fu River under the light was shallow and silent, the big boat was no longer able to sail, only the small boat could still support the penny.

Zhang Yuan said to Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong: "This is not far from Mr. Ji Chong's mansion, and the three of us will go to visit, how about it?" ”

Yang Shixiang said: "The two of us have not held a gift, and we have not brought a name post, so I dare not take the liberty, so let's go and see you again tomorrow." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's okay, then should we go back now or go to the Qiansu Wang's Temple to see the Water Margin Heroes again?" ”

Yang Shixiang said: "I heard that Mr. Ji Zhong is arrogant and outspoken, if I take the liberty to ask for this preface, I am afraid of being embarrassed, why don't I go to inquire first, if Mr. Ji Zhong agrees to make a preface, I will come to the door again, so it is safer, what does Brother Jie Zi think?" ”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now, and the two of you will go to the Qiansu King Temple to play." ”

At the east end of the Yuewang Bridge, Zhang Yuan took Wuling to Wang Siren's mansion behind Xinghua Temple, and Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong went north to the Qiansu Wang Temple.

It's really an empty alley, there are few pedestrians on this road, after the Xinghua Temple, I saw a sedan chair coming, followed by a young scholar and a few servants, Wuling's eyes were sharp, and said: "Young master, that's Miss Wang Er." "I'm going to take my glasses and give them to the young master to wear, so that he can see them more clearly.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said, "No." "Greet the sedan chair.

The young scholar is Wang Yingzi, learned that the water margin paying team in Shanyin arrived at the Sea Dragon King Temple, so he invited his sister Wang Jingshu to come to see a lively, my sister has been depressed and sad, Wang Yingzi was very worried, so I wanted to accompany my sister to the Sea Dragon King Temple only two miles away from home to play to see the Water Margin characters scattered, so with the consent of her mother, she dragged her sister out, she pretended to be a scholar, I didn't expect to meet Zhang Yuan in front of Xinghua Temple, so I asked Zhang Yuan where he was going?

Zhang Yuan made it clear that he was coming, and Wang Yingzi said: "Daddy is not at home at this time, what happened to Senior Brother Jie Zi when he saw my father?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Two literary friends from Qingpu asked me to help select and evaluate a volume of Shiwen, and I also wanted to ask the teacher to write a preface, so that the teacher's reputation could make the book sell better." ”

Wang Yingzi opened her eyes wide and smiled: "Okay, just invite them to come, Senior Brother Jiezi is electing politics, and Daddy will be willing to make the preface." ”

Zhang Yuanzuo said: "Then I have to ask my junior sister to speak more in front of the teacher." He glanced at the sedan chair and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

Wang Yingzi said: "Accompany my sister to the Sea Dragon King Temple to relax, your prayer for rain in the west has arrived, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The Water Margin rain praying team has gone to the Qiansu King Temple, where it is now shoulder to shoulder, crowded with people, senior sister and senior sister are afraid that they will be squeezed there, in my opinion, it is better to wait at the head of the Yuewang Bridge, and the Water Margin characters will turn back to Shanyin after a while." ”

Wang Yingzi said: "That's good, just according to what the senior brother said." Holding the sedan chair and walking towards the Yuewang Bridge, Zhang Yuan and Wu Ling followed.

Wang Yingzi suddenly asked, "What did Senior Brother Jie Zi call my sister?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Senior sister, what's the matter? ”

Wang Yingzi smiled and said, "No, I didn't hear it clearly for a while." ”

The sedan chair stopped in the shade of the Yuewang Bridgehead, the two sedan chair men retreated to the side, Wang Yingzi lifted the sedan chair curtain and said: "Sister come out to see, the river is about to dry up." ”

Wang Jingshu, who was dressed in a plain dress, got out of the sedan chair, first blessed Zhang Yuan, and shouted: "Zhang Gongzi." ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly said, "Senior Sister Wang is good." ”

Wang Jingshu felt that it was a little strange for Zhang Yuan to call her like this, but she didn't say much, and stood side by side with her sister Yingzi on the bridge to watch the scenery, whispering quietly.

Zhang Yuan didn't go away, he was also waiting here, he was going to wait for Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong to go back together, and the two senior sisters and sisters of the Wang family were here, so he was also obliged to take care of them here.

About two minutes later, the sound of the flute and drums was getting closer, and Wu Ling said happily: "The heroes of Liangshan are here." ”

This time, it is Guanyin Master, the gods of the Thunder Department and the Dragon Palace Water Tribe, and it is still the forerunner of the two brands of "Wind and Rain" and "Stealing the People's Peace", these Bodhisattva gods are gorgeously dressed and have exquisite ceremonies, and they really look like heavenly beings.

The "Timely Rain" brand is coming, the Water Margin characters are perfect, Wang Jingshu and Wang Yingzi are also eye-opening, Wang Yingzi asked Zhang Yuan who this is? Who is that? Zhang Yuan replied one by one, Wang Yingzi saw Mu Zhenzhen pretending to be Hu Sanniang, and said happily: "Senior brother, isn't that your maid Mu Zhenzhen?" ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, the red-haired man on the side is a real father, my sister didn't recognize it, haha." ”

Wang Jingshu looked at this group of Water Margin characters with different appearances, and said to her sister Yingzi: "It's really not easy to pick out these people, it's just the same as the embroidered portrait of Ben Zhongyi Water Margin." ”

Wang Yingzi saw the "Yang and Yicang Ji" on the tall yellow silk, so she asked Zhang Yuan loudly: "Senior brother, did you write this?" ”

Zhang Yuan responded: "I didn't write the words. ”

Wang Yingzi smiled: "I know that you didn't write the words. ”

Although Wang Jingshu sisters had a few servants in front of them, they were still squeezed back, and they retreated behind the camphor tree to stabilize, Zhang Yuan also helped take care of it, and did not let some idlers get close.

Wang Jingshu said in her sister's ear: "I can't go out, you insist on dragging me out, fortunately I met Zhang Gongzi, otherwise I will be scattered." ”

Wang Yingzi said: "I didn't expect there to be so many people, this is more crowded than the usual temple fair." ”

Wang Jingshu looked at Zhang Yuan's back and said, "This Zhang Gongzi has a very good character—"

Wang Yingzi said: "Do you need to say this, my father's most important student." ”

Wang Jingshu has been observing for a long time, her sister Yingzi is talking to her, but her eyes are always looking at Zhang Yuan on the side, it can't be said to be affectionate, but there is joy in her eyes, such heartfelt joy is rare in peace, Wang Jingshu can't help but think: "If my sister can marry this Zhang Yuan, wouldn't it be a beautiful thing, why is it so unlucky, Zhang Yuan has been engaged to the Shang girl." Because he thought of his unhappy marriage, he was saddened - the surging crowd finally passed, Zhang Yuan didn't see Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong, so he escorted the Wang sisters back to the house first, and on the way Wang Yingzi asked: "Senior brother wants to choose Baguwen, can I help?" ”

Zhang Yuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and if he wanted to select the text, he should first read through the five hundred articles of craftsmanship brought by Yang Shixiang, and select one hundred and twenty articles from them for comment, which also took a lot of time and energy, and said: "It's really good that my junior sister is willing to help me, I will bring three hundred articles of craftsmanship, and my junior sister will read through them, and select one hundred better ones for me." ”

Wang Yingzi said: "That's too simple, and I'm idle about it." ”

Sending Wang Jingshu and Wang Yingzi sisters back to the house, Wang Siren still did not return, Zhang Yuan did not go in, and returned to Shanyin with Wuling, Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong had indeed returned first.

After lunch, Zhang Yuan looked at the five hundred pieces of craftsmanship brought by Yang Shixiang in the front hall, and before he could read a few articles, Lu Yunpeng and Liu Xiucai came to discuss the matter of Yang and Yicang with Zhang Yuan, Lu Yunpeng took out an account book, and reported to Zhang Yuan the donated money and grain received by Zhiyang and Yicang, counting 85326 coins of silver and 2,370 stones of rice, and obtained Zhang Rulin's consent last time, because Yicang has not yet been built, and the money and grain collected are handed over to Xizhang for temporary safekeeping.

The lame Liu Xiu is a loyal old man, Lu Yunpeng is also upright, Zhang Yuan let the two of them be the vice president of the society or rest assured, only ask the two of them to regularly announce the money and grain they receive, and where the money and grain are used must be recorded one by one and must be publicized.

Lu Yunpeng and Liu Xiucai just left, and Qian County Ling sent someone to find Zhang Yuan to discuss, after Zhang Yuan left, Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong looked at each other, Zhang Yuan's affairs are too complicated, how can he do a good job of selecting eight strands of text and commenting on it? Yang Shixiang came here from afar, just to wait for Zhang Yuan's selection and evaluation to take back to Qingpu to engrave, can't stay here for a long time, Yang Shixiang can't help but be a little troubled.

In the evening, Zhang Yuan came back from the county government, and Hou County ordered him to go to discuss with the squires and rich people of the county about the relief of the landlords and tenant farmers, and this was already the beginning of July, and it was estimated that about a quarter of the rice fields in Shanyin County would not be harvested, so that those tenant farmers were not only unable to afford to rent grain, but even eating was about to become a problem, and it was necessary to tell those rich landlords that they should reduce or reduce the rent of tenant farmland, and those who were living in poverty should help themselves, so as not to starve to death or flee from famine. Zhejiang Province reported the disaster level by level, and asked the imperial court to provide disaster relief and exempt Shanyin's taxes as appropriate--The next morning, Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong took the gift to go with Zhang Yuan to meet Wang Siren, Wang Siren promised to write a preface to the selection, but asked Zhang Yuan to read it after he had read it and then started to write -- Wang Yingzi sent a little maid to come out and take the three hundred eight-strand essays that Zhang Yuan brought, and when Wang Yingzi read the eight-strand text, Wang Siren also saw it, smiled, and didn't say anything, Wang Jingshu also helped to read it together, Wang Jingshu is good at poetry and songs, Although she is not as good as her sister Yingzi in terms of economic history and righteousness, as the eldest daughter of Wang Siren, a master of eight strands of literature, Wang Jingshu still has eyesight - about 100,000 words of 300 articles of art, Wang Jingshu and Wang Yingzi sisters spent a day reading through and selected 100 articles, and then two days, Wang Yingzi also made a brief comment on the 100 selected eight-strand essays, and sent someone to send the manuscript of art to Zhang Yuan on the evening of the fifth day of July.

Zhang Yuan said that he was also concentrating on the selection of texts in the study of the West Building, he had two hundred articles of art, from which he selected sixty articles, and these sixty articles had been commented on fifty articles, and received the manuscript of the art book sent by Wang Yingzi, and immediately carefully read a few comments, and then compared with the original text, Daxi, the eyesight of the younger sister of the infant sister commented on the text is not inferior to him, this time it can save trouble, and the remaining ten art reviews were completed overnight, and the sixth day of the first month took a day to add some comments to the hundred articles of Wang Yingzi's commentary, and the transcription was clear. In the evening, the 120 pieces of craftsmanship selected together with the comments were taken out and handed to Yang Shixiang - Yang Shixiang carefully read more than 10 comments, overjoyed, and even said that Zhang Yuanjie was amazing, and the 500 pieces of craftsmanship were selected in only five days, and the comments were exquisite, and they had unique insights on breaking the problem and undertaking the topic, which can be called the trick of writing the eight-strand essay, which is really beneficial to learning the art of making.

Yang Shixiang concluded that this anthology of the current literature must be a big seller.

(To be continued)