On the eighth day of the first month of March, Lu Zhaoshen and Lu Yangfang father and son took a boat to Huating, Qingpu Lu's source out of Huating, Lu Zhaoshen went to Huating to visit Lu's own family, to see if there was a Lu family that was more friendly with Dong's, and begged for his accommodation to let Dong hand over the traitorous slave Chen Ming, and the most unfortunate thing was to claim back the land deed of two hundred acres of mulberry fields - Lu Zhaoshen never let Lu Tao manage the family property, and Lu Tao couldn't intervene, just read the poetry and books Xitu Township to try the Chinese style, but how can it be so easy to take the test, Lu Tao has been tested in Nanjing Township twice in a row, this time Zhang Yuan Qingpu, Lu Tao saw that Zhang Yuan's craftsmanship was exquisite, so he humbly asked Zhang Yuan for advice, asked Zhang Yuan what books he read, and asked carefully to know that Zhang Yuan had read all the books he had read, and he had read more of the Shiwen collection than Zhang Yuan, and the eight shares that could be made were not as good as Zhang Yuan's Qingtong and timeless - Zhang Yuan of course would not hide his brother-in-law, he would teach his understanding of the eight strands of literature and the know-how that Wang Siren taught him, Lu Tao was quite enlightened, but the trick was easy to understand, and the magic of using it was in one mind, which was not taught-Zhang Yuan and Lu Tao talked about the art of making, Zhang Ruoxi watched quietly and listened quietly on the side: her younger brother Zhang Yuan was able to instruct her husband to make eight shares, looking at Lu Lang's frequent nodding and being taught, it was as if sitting in front of him was a county school teacher - Zhang Ruoxi shook her head, feeling like a dream, when she heard that her younger brother had a serious eye disease and rushed back to Shanyin to visit, this younger brother had not even read the four books, and his eyes could not see his temper and he was irritable, and she comforted him in every way, and at this time, the young man who sat there and spoke unhurriedly and had a gentle demeanor was simply different from that time, My younger brother has really grown up - in the afternoon, the slanting sun shines through the long window of Liuyege, and when Zhang Yuan and his brother-in-law had a long talk, he raised his eyes and saw his sister sitting there quietly, and said with a smile: "My sister is fascinated by listening to Bagu, and my sister can go with us to participate in the cultural meeting." ”

When Zhang Ruoxi heard it, yes, Uncle Weng went to Huating, as long as he avoided his aunt, he looked at her husband Lu Tao - Lu Tao smiled and said: "Then go, let's go in my clothes, just don't talk more." ”

In the evening, Yang Xiucai, who presided over the literary meeting, sent someone to inform Lu Tao, saying that several people from the Suzhou Fushui Mountain House Society had arrived in Qingpu, and agreed to meet friends in the Shuixian Temple in the west of the city during the Ming Dynasty.

After breakfast on the ninth day of the first month, Zhang Yuan was in the courtyard to watch Wuling and Lu Chun and Lu Jie play Keju, the little brothers are now more affectionate to Wu Ling than to their uncle Zhang Yuan, and they shouted "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu", although Wu Ling is fifteen years old, he is still a child, and he can play energetically - "Xiao Yuan looks at me like this, how do you look at my makeup?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi walked out of the room, struggling like a man, wearing a Han scarf crown, wearing civilian clothes, this robe is Lu Tao's, she is wearing an inch and a half longer, folded and sewn on the waist, a bundle of belts, but there is no trace, Zhang Ruoxi is bound feet, and he wears seam loafers outside the bow shoes, this kind of shoes are called butterfly shoes, the size is random - Zhang Yuan looked at his sister in surprise, and his sister's two moth eyebrows were also thickened, looking manly, looking at his sister like this, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of women dressed as men, Wang Yingzi who stared at her eyes and smiled.

"How's that, can you fool the past?" Zhang Ruoxi asked again.

Zhang Yuan smiled: "It's okay, handsome little scholar, younger than me, it's better for my sister to pretend to be my cousin." ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled "sneering" and said, "If you want to pretend to be your brother, what does your cousin say." ”

Lu Tao walked out of the room and said with a smile: "Last time, Ruoxi was pretending to be my cousin, and someone already recognized her." ”

Lu Dayou came in and said, "Young Master, the boat is ready, let's go out through the side door and get on the boat." ”

Mu Zhenzhen came over and said to Zhang Yuan: "Young master, go with the young master." ”

Zhang Yuan glanced at Wuling, who was playing with the two brothers Luchun and Lujie, and when his sister was going out, he asked Xiao Wu to play with the two children, and there were two handmaidens and Zhou's mother to take care of him, so he said: "Okay, Zhenzhen go together and accompany my sister." ”

Lu Tao, Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen, Lu Dayou five people from the side door around the Qinglong River, a small boat waiting there, five people on the boat, the small bridge flowing water, the oars swinging, it does not take a moment to arrive at the back door of the Narcissus Temple in the west of the city, Mu Zhenzhen helped Zhang Ruoxi ashore, Lu Dayou left to guard the boat, the remaining four people entered the Narcissus Temple from the back door - Lu Tao, Zhang Yuan in front, Zhang Ruoxi, Mu Zhenzhen followed behind, the back door of the Narcissus Temple into the garden pavilion, the garden pavilion is not big, covers an area of two acres, the corridor twists and turns, rockery pond water, twilight spring, More than 100 peonies in the garden are in full bloom, as well as purple orchids and alum that bloom in spring, which are worth appreciating.

Yang Shixiang, the talent who presided over the literary meeting, arrived first, saw Lu Tao, and arched his hand: "Brother Lu is here, please go to the Canglang Pavilion, the five benevolent brothers of the Fushui Mountain House Society are already on the pavilion, and we are the masters who will come later - these two are?" Looking at Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ruoxi.

Zhang Yuan arched his hand and said: "Shanyin Zhang Yuan, I have seen Brother Yang." ”

Zhang Ruoxi didn't say anything, just arched her hand, and Lu Tao replied on her behalf: "This is my cousin." ”

Yang Shixiang said "oh" and said: "Yes, yes, Brother Lu, cousin Lu, the flower note also came last time, I don't know——"

"Brother Yang," Lu Tao didn't want Yang Shixiang to ask more about Zhang Ruoxi, so he hurriedly interrupted: "This Zhang Jiezi is my brother-in-law, the head of the trial case in Shanyin County last month, I invited him to attend the meeting this time, Brother Yang won't be surprised." ”

Yang Shixiang looked at Zhang Yuan with wide eyes, and said happily: "It turned out to be Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang's name has long been heard of below, last year's Shanyin Eight Shares Grand Event Brother Zhang's mouth accounted for eight shares, and defeated Yao Fu with a 'although he said he had not learned', it was really happy, and the county tried to win the championship last month, and he was amazingly talented. ”

This Yang Shixiang is well-informed, and he knows Zhang Yuan's situation better than Lu Tao, and even Yao Fu's name and the title of the eight shares are clear - Yang Shixiang complained about Lu Tao again: "Brother Lu's birthday banquet before, why didn't Brother Lu introduce Brother Zhang to me, I almost didn't have a chance to get to know Jing." ”

Lu Tao smiled: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was so busy that I was dizzy." ”

Getting acquainted with Zhang Yuan, Yang Shixiang seemed very happy, and said: "Brother Zhang came just in time, please Brother Zhang help me wait—" Pointing to the Canglang Pavilion not far away, he said: "The five sons of the Fushui Mountain House Club said that they were here to meet friends with literature, but in fact, they wanted to show their literary talents, and they wanted to merge my Qingpu Club into their Fushui Mountain House Club." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It's also good to merge into a big shrine, there are many comrades, and they often gather to learn from each other, isn't it an elegant thing." ”

Yang Shixiang said with a smile: "Brother Zhang is right, I also want to merge with the Taisha in the Xia, but I don't want others to merge with me, I only want me to merge with others, wouldn't it be good if my Qingpu Society merged." ”

Zhang Yuan laughed.

Yang Shixiang saw that Zhang Yuan was young, so he pulled Lu Tao aside and asked in a low voice: "Brother Lu, how is your brother-in-law's craftsmanship, can you stand up to Hong Daotai?" Hong Daotai went to Huating and did not return, and there will be one less of the five tigers on our side. ”

Although there are more than ten members of the Qingpu Society, only Yang Shixiang, Lu Tao, Hong Daotai, Jin Bozong, and Yuan Changji are often in the first and second classes in the annual examination. ”

"Really?"

"Seriously."

Yang Shixiang was overjoyed, he knew Lu Tao's character, Lu Tao was nicknamed Lu Junzi, and said: "That's great, let Zhang Gongzi replace Hong Daotai, if our Qingpu Society can merge with the Shuishanfang Society this time, then the collection of Shiwen compiled by us will be marketable in Suzhou and Songjiang, which can not only be famous, but also have money income." ”

At that time, most of the literary societies in various places have the support of bookstores, and the members of the literary society will figure out the atmosphere and write some popular eight-strand texts compiled into a collection and print, the Shiwen collection is the best-selling book of the bookstore, the fame of the literary society is great, the collection of the literary society will sell large, millions of Confucian children and even students in the three provinces of Beijing and thirteen provinces rely on reading these Shiwen collections to understand the popular new fashion of the art, the eight-strand text is also fashionable, the content and style of the eight-strand text of the Ming generation are changing, and the style of the eight-strand text in the Jiajing period is very different from the style of the eight-strand text of Wanli, And now the popular Shiwen is very different from the eight strands of Wanli fifteen years ago, if the ink roll of Wanli fifteen years ago will be put in the current place, it may not even be able to pass the county exam, this is not to say that the level of the Shizi is far higher than the predecessors, but the difference in stylistic fashion, the examiners are all affected by the popular fashion, the eight-strand text is also called the Shiwen is this reason, the text, the current text is also - Yang Shixiang has a bookstore at home, and the expenses required for the regular gatherings of the Qingpu Society are all paid by him, The eight-strand collection of the Qingpu Society is engraved and printed by him, these are the production skills of the top students, so they sell well in this county, Yang Shixiang of course does not want the Qingpu Society to be merged, and if he can merge the Fushui Mountain House Society, and he will lead the two literary societies, then his bookstore will make a fortune, so he is so enthusiastic about Zhang Yuan - Zhang Yuan and his sister Zhang Ruoxi stood by the peony garden and whispered, and asked Yang Shixiang to open the bookstore, Zhang Yuan understood Yang Shixiang's intention to merge the Fushui Mountain House, Yang Shixiang wants to use the reputation of the literary society to sell books and make a fortune, this idea is very real, Zhang Yuan disagrees, if the association only focuses on the silver, it will be too useless, he wants to form a big society, like the current Donglin Party can influence the government government, the Donglin Party is composed of officials in the dynasty and the official gentry who are idle, and the big society he wants to form is mainly composed of students, there are hundreds of thousands of students in the late Ming Dynasty, Gu Yanwu said that the late Ming Dynasty is a big harm, and if you can guide it well, the influence must be amazing - of course, this is extremely difficult, this is just an idea, How to do it has to be gradual, first of all, he must achieve fame, and then he must have a reputation, to have a big reputation, so let's start this first step from now on with the Yiwen friends of the Fushui Mountain Housing Society.

(To be continued)