When Zhang Yuan was watching the white mule in the back garden, his mother Lu came over and asked him about the blind date with Zhang Cao, Zhang Yuan did not hide it from his mother, and said that his mother's heart was always very sensitive, and he looked at his son curiously, and when he saw that his son's eyes were not the same, he smiled and asked: "My son likes that Shang girl?" ”

In front of his mother, Zhang Yuan will always be a child, and when his mother asked him this, he was inevitably a little surprised, his eyes looked at his toes, and he answered softly: "Yes." ”

Zhang's mother Lu is both happy and worried, her son is enlightened, and he knows how to be lustful Mu Shaoai, which shows that his son has really grown up and is sincere, which mother is not happy, but Dongzhang is not Xizhang, and the generation of Guanying will be the leader of the Shang family is quite different, Shang Shuran is the youngest sister of Shang Zhou Zuo of Taifu Temple Shaoqing, very famous, that Shang Zhou Zuo Jinshi was born, did a few years in Fujian County Order, honest and political, moved to Nanjing, and in recent years became a Beijing official, Huiji Shang and Shanyin Xizhang is a world friend, Shang Zhouzuo's grandfather and Zhang Cao's great-grandfather Zhang Yuanbian are on the same list of Jinshi and enjoy a long life, but Shang Zhouzuo's father died of illness in middle age, and his mother's grief was too much to return to Daoshan two years later.

Zhang's mother Lu asked tentatively: "Since my son likes the Shang girl, can I ask the matchmaker to go to the merchant to explore the news for my mother?" "Although there is not much hope, but why not try, mothers always think that their sons are excellent and handsome, and there will be unexpected joy.

Zhang Yuan said: "My son is just a Confucian boy now, let's talk about it when he has a reputation as a student." ”

Zhang's mother Lu said: "Even if my son goes well, it will be the year after tomorrow to make up for the student, at that time you are seventeen years old, how old is the Shang girl this year?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It seems to be sixteen years old." ”

"My son is a year older." Zhang's mother Lu frowned slightly, and then stretched out again, and said: "If you are one year old, you don't necessarily have to be incompatible, what my mother wants to say is that my son will be seventeen years old the year after tomorrow, and Miss Shang will be eighteen years old. ”

After his mother's reminder, Zhang Yuan realized that there were very few ladies who had not yet been engaged at the age of eighteen in the late Ming Dynasty, if it was really as his mother said, when he was in the show to ride a white horse and arrange gold flowers, Shang Tangran had married another woman, then he really regretted his death.

"What should a son do in the mother's opinion?" Zhang Yuan asked his mother for advice.

Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, rubbed her son's forehead lovingly, but asked, "My son made a bet with Yao Xiucai, can he really win?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Mother rest assured, my son will definitely win." ”

"That's good." Zhang's mother Lu said: "When you win that Yao Xiucai, you have some talent in the local area, and at that time, I went to the merchant to say that the media also has some confidence, what do I think?" ”

Zhang Yuan once said to his mother and Hou County's order that he would wait until he made up for the birth before discussing marriage, but that was because he didn't meet a good woman, and now he has met it, is he still clinging to what he once said, isn't this pedantic, and the marriage is not immediately married, and the immediate marriage is to consider whether the fifteen-year-old small body can eat or not, of course, the engagement must start first, and the marriage can be delayed for a few years, which is a lifelong event, and he said: "The son is the mother in charge." ”

While talking, the big stone came to report, Mr. Fan and Mr. Wu came-

So, Zhang Yuan's lecture began again, and there were still the last two volumes of "The Authentic Article", and after listening to it, he would begin to formulate the eight shares of the art system.

At the end of Shen Shi, after reading the last two volumes of "The Authentic Article", Zhang Yuan said: "The two gentlemen have worked hard, and I will take a sip of tea first, and then I will ask Mr. Fan or Mr. Wu to take me to the bookstore to buy some anthologies of Shiwen, and I will start reading Shiwen tomorrow." ”

Fan Zhen and Wu Ting all know Zhang Yuan's gambling contract with Yao Xiucai, they are the most aware of Zhang Yuan's academic progress, Zhang Yuan took less than 20 days to listen to more than 100 volumes of "Eight Great Literary Notes" and "Article Authentic", it took him more than half a year to read two sets of books, of course, they are not as diligent as Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan now listens to the book for more than four hours, and after Zhang Yuan listens to it once, the content of the book can be memorized, which is beyond their reach after reading more than half a year-

However, after all, the art of eight shares can not be equated with memorizing poetry books, which requires superb understanding, just to break the problem as an example, the same topic can have more than a dozen ways to solve the problem, all lies in the flexible use of the author, today is August 16, Zhang Yuan has not read a piece of eight shares, only more than 70 days from October 29, when the time to make a clear and standardized eight strands, this is really beyond the imagination of Fan Zhen and Wu Ting, but the young Zhang Yuan's quiet studious and extraordinary understanding, and let the two dare not have any contempt and teasing, we have to wait and see-

Fan Zhen said: "I'll accompany Young Master Jie Zi to buy books, Lao Wu, you go back first." ”

Wu Ting said: "There is nothing to do left and right, I will also accompany Young Master Jie Zi to visit the bookstore to see if there are any new novels, and I will also buy a few volumes to relieve my boredom at night." ”

There are several bookstores around the Fuxue Palace not far from Zhang Yuan's house, Zhang Yuan took Xiao Xi Nu Wuling, and went out to the Fuxue Palace with Fan Zhen and Wu Ting.

Fuxue Palace is the school palace of Shaoxing Mansion, one level higher than Shanyin County School, the county school set up teachings, Fuxue professors, others such as Dacheng Palace, Minglun Hall are almost the same, Zhang Yuan is very convenient for the exam in the future, the county test, the government test, the road test are at the door.

The cross street outside the Fuxue Palace, the shops are lined up one after another, with the majority of those who sell stationery, just one paper, there are the bamboo Cambodian paper of Jiangxi Lead Mountain, the cotton paper of Jiangxi Guangxin, the rice paper of Chen Qing, the five-color paper, the Xue Tao Shu paper, the mirror Goryeo paper, the Songjiang Tan paper, the famous paper of all parties, everything; Ink is Huizhou ink, the pen is Huzhou pen, and there are stationery boxes, inkstones, pen grids, pen beds, pen screens, inkstones, paperweights, cutters, book lights, and so on.

As he was walking, Wu Ling shouted, "Young Master, there is a big bookstore here. ”

Zhang Yuan, Fan and Wu raised their eyes to see, there was a plaque in this bookstore, and the words "Yao Ji Bookstore" in the big book, Fan Zhen laughed and whispered to Zhang Yuan: "The road is narrow, this is Yao Fu's bookstore, let's find another one." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's this one, who will push the patrons out, just let Yao Xiu know that I studied eight shares hard, which made him frightened." ”

Fan Zhen and Wu Ting glanced at each other, shook their heads, and Fan Zhen said in his heart: "Yao Fu is visiting the students of this county everywhere, and he is very busy, if he learns that you just came to buy the anthology of Shiwen to study today, how can he be frightened, I am afraid that I will have a hearty drink, and I will save myself from giving gifts and socializing." ”

There is also a board hanging on one side of the door of "Yao Ji Bookstore", and a piece of red paper is pasted on the board, on which are written a few lines of large characters of Wei Monument:

"The new arrival Gusu Mohan Zhai master's "Holographic Ancient and Modern Novels" volumes 5 and 6."

"The new Gengxu Kedian is trying to spend money and Qianyi to make thirty selections."

"New ......"

"New ......"

Zhang Yuan laughed, this bookstore advertisement has been similar for hundreds of years.

The four of them were a little in front of the door, and the bookstore guy came out to greet him warmly: "Do the three talented people want to buy books, please come in, please come in, the book shop has all kinds of books, the paper is of the highest quality, and the engraving is excellent, the three talented people please choose at will." ”

Zhang Yuan walked into the "Yao Ji Bookstore" to see, this bookstore is really not small, divided into three sections, namely "classics and history, subsets, and miscellaneous", dozens of bookshelves, neatly placed stacks of books, the ink is fragrant.

Wu Ting went to the "Miscellaneous Story" to look through the "Ancient and Modern Novels" written by the newly arrived Gusu Mohan Zhai's master, Fan Zhen accompanied Zhang Yuan to select the anthology of current literature, and the bookstore guy followed Zhang Yuan to recommend this set of books and that set of books, like a crow.

Fan Zhen said: "We don't need your recommendation, we will see and choose, and we will leave if we are wordy." ”

The bookstore guy shut up and waited aside.

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