After more than ten days, Zhang Yuan listened to the twenty-volume "Emperor Ming Shi Wending", "The Art of the Prodigy" also listened, "Huiji Wang Ji Chong Mo Thirty-six Questions" two volumes at the end, in the last day of August all listened to the book, relatively to be more attentive, otherwise in just half a month to read this nearly one million words of boring reasoning article must be dizzy, Bagu Wen is more difficult to remember than the ancient text, because the style is monotonous, are all on behalf of the sages, one by one, it is easy to find the bright spots that are convenient to remember, So Zhang Yuan can only remember a small half of the articles, of course, Wang Siren's thirty-six wonderful essays are familiar to him, he has listened to them once, and he has read them himself-

These days are still listening to books every morning, thinking about the eight mysteries in the afternoon, going to the back garden in the evening to see Mu Zhenzhen practicing martial arts, and then going to the bank of the Mash River with Wuling to graze the white mule snow essence, this white mule seems to be more comfortable to stay in Dongzhang, let go of its reins It is just a bridge back to Xizhang, idle such a snow-white mount does not ride a ride is really unintentional, Zhang Yuan tried to ride the white mule, the white mule was irritable, fell Zhang Yuan fell, fortunately did not fall, the next evening Mu Zhenzhen called her father Mu Jingyan over, Mu Jingyan buckled the reins, Let Zhang Yuan ride up boldly, Zhang Yuan cautiously stepped onto the saddle, the white mule began to splash and wanted to turn Zhang Yuan upside down, Mu Jingyan hugged the white mule's neck with one arm, and strangled it hard, the white mule struggled with all four hooves, and the big nostrils were panting, but he couldn't move, and the yellow beard wrestler really lived up to his name-

After trying several times in succession, even if the white mule was unruly, it was also made obedient, and when he saw Mu Jingyan's yellow beard, he was honest, of course Mu Jingyan couldn't come to wait for Zhang Yuan to ride a mule every day, Xiao Xi Nu Wuling found a flower face mask to wear, and the yellow silk thread was glued to the chin, and it worked, Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen laughed so much that their stomachs hurt, and after riding a few more times, the white mule snow spirit also recognized it, whether there is a yellow beard or not, and the yellow silk thread, it is very tame, of course, this tame is only limited to Zhang Yuan, Therefore, when the evening of the last day of the eighth month of Liangqiu, Zhang Dai and Zhang Cao walked out of the north courtyard gate, walked to the three-arch bridge, and saw Zhang Yuan riding the white mule strolling leisurely on the riverbank, they were all very surprised.

Zhang Cao said angrily: "What a wicked animal, when you say that you won't let me ride it, Jie Zi is so tame when you ride it, I'm angry with me!" He didn't care that the eldest brother Zhang Dai was by his side, shouting, "Bring the whip, bring the whip", to smoke the white mule.

Zhang Yuan rode the white mule on the stone arch bridge, turned over and jumped off, led the white mule, and said to Zhang Dai with a smile: "Brother Zongzi is back, the mule will be returned to you, when this mule runs to my back garden, I will raise it for a few days." ”

Zhang Dai smiled and said, "Fortunately, you helped me raise these days, otherwise this white mule would have been smoked to death by Yanke." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Don't smoke to death, just beat this beast until you obey - hey, meson , you didn't use a whip to whip, how can it obey you?" ”

Zhang Yuan saw that although the eldest brother Zhang Dai had a smile on his face, he could not hide his frustration and loneliness, and knew that the eldest brother was falling back this time, Zhang Yuan had studied hard for eight shares, and did not pay attention to the news of the Hangzhou Township Test, but if Zhang Dai won the autumn, the person who reported the good news should have arrived in Shanyin before Zhang Dai, and it would definitely spread loudly, but now that Zhang Dai is back, Xizhang has no other movement, obviously Zhang Dai has fallen first, which is a painful blow to Zhang Dai, who has a prodigy reputation since childhood, and it is also the first major setback in his life, and his heart must be dispersed-

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The third brother doesn't know, I made a bet with this mule, I said that I can recite the eight-strand text of its master Zhang Zongzi who took the Taoist test back then, and if I can recite it, I will obey me, and if I can't recite it, I will kick me-"

Zhang Cao laughed: "So you recited it?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Of course, otherwise how can it obey me - or the third brother, you can ride it." ”

Zhang Cao couldn't straighten up with a smile, and shook his hand again and again: "Don't try, don't try, where can I recite the eldest brother's eight-strand text." ”

Zhang Dai also laughed out loud and said to Zhang Yuan: "If the disciple can really recite that craft, I will give you the snow essence." ”

Zhang Cao urged Zhang Yuan to memorize quickly, otherwise how could the white mule be obedient, and Zhang Yuan recited: "Wen doesn't care? The text is in decline, and the saint is also suspicious—"

Zhang Dai smiled: "By the way, that's how to solve the problem, and then recite the back." ”

Zhang Yuan recited the two hundred and seventy-two words of the four books of Zhang Dai's Dao test word for word, and Zhang Dai praised: "The disciple can really memorize it, this white mule belongs to you." ”

Zhang Yuan shook his head and said: "I don't need to give it to my eldest brother, I also ride to play, and I don't have a long way to go, so let the eldest brother keep it for himself." ”

Zhang Cao said with a smile: "Big brother doesn't know yet, Jie Zi also made a bet with another big evil animal in this county, the evil animal is surnamed Yao, called Yao Fu, the bet is really not small, the bet is Yao Fu's hijab." ”

Zhang Dai heard Zhang Cao compare Yao Fu to an evil animal, and laughed: "I heard about it, I heard about it on the boat yesterday." With a solemn face, he asked: "Jie Zi, you are reckless, how can you gamble with your life's imperial examination, what is Yao Fu's fame!" ”

Zhang Cao disagreed: "Jie Zi he will win, he has a clever plan, the eldest father said that he heard about the gambling contract between Jie Zi and Yao Fu, and he was very annoyed at first, and called Jie Zi to be strictly reprimanded, I don't know what Jie Zi said to the eldest father, the eldest father actually left him to eat, laughing, I asked Jie Zi if he had a clever plan, but he said that the heavenly machine should not be leaked, and even I hid it." Said to Zhang Yuan: "Now the eldest brother has also asked you, you have to recruit from the truth." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "This matter really can't be said early, if it is said early, if the news is leaked, it will not have the best effect, and when I come back from Mr. Wang Jizhong, I will be able to use a clever plan at that time." ”

Zhang Cao's heart was itchy and unbearable, but Zhang Yuan didn't say it, and he couldn't force Zhang Yuan to say what kind of trick it was, he pretended to be very worried a few days ago and told his eldest father about Zhang Yuan's gambling contract, saying that Yao Fu was trying to win over the students, and the children were only afraid of losing, but the eldest father Zhang Rulin didn't care, and said that he would let Zhang Cao go to Dongzhang to see how Zhang Yuan was immersed in hard work, and the hard work was not worth it, how could Zhang Yuan lose-

Zhang Rulin took the opportunity to teach his grandson Zhang Cao a lesson, Zhang Cao was willing to be convinced, and slandered: "What hard work people don't live up to, they still bear it, and it's because of a clever plan." ”

Zhang Dai heard Zhang Yuan say that he wanted to learn the art of making from Wang Jizhong, and asked, "Mr. Ji Zhong promised to accept you as a protégé?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I don't know if I want to accept it, I clearly asked my uncle to take me." ”

Zhang Dai said: "The eldest father is free now, you go and tell the eldest father." ”

Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai went to see their uncle Zhang Rulin, but Zhang Cao naturally avoided him and went to drink and play chess with the Qingke.

Zhang Rulin sorted out some books in the study room of the North Courtyard, and when he heard Zhang Yuan say what he meant, he asked: "I know that you have been studying hard behind closed doors for the past month, what books have you read?" ”

Zhang Yuan told the books he had read in the past month one by one, Zhang Rulin asked orally, Zhang Yuan answered fluently, Zhang Rulin smiled, nodded and said: "After reading through these books, you can learn to be eight shares, well, I will take you to Huiji to visit Wang Jizhong." He turned his head to the eldest grandson Zhang Dai and said: "Do you see it, Zhang Yuan is both smart and willing to work hard, you don't lack intelligence, what you lack is hard work." ”

Zhang Dai is only taught.

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Thank you book friends for your support, "Ya Scratch" rushed to the second place last week, let's make persistent efforts to keep the victory first, and next week's goal is to be the first point of the week.