In the garden, Zhang Yuan reported to Mr. Jiao what happened in Yilun Hall, and said that the supervisor Mao Liangfeng and Song Siye climbed one by one to get rid of that ugly appearance, Jiao Hong twisted his beard and said: "Slanderers and ruined scholars, like inches of clouds, will soon be self-evident." He also said: "The clown who jumped off the beam, he couldn't do his best, it was really a coincidence, that Mao Jian Cheng didn't know what else he had done, and he was taken away by the people of Jinyiwei in court, and Song Siye was disgraced this time." ”

Jiao Runsheng looked at Zhang Yuan and smiled, he didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that the appearance of the brocade clothes and hundreds of households at the right time must have something to do with Zhang Yuan-

Jiao Hong said to the Zhang brothers: "You may not know, this Song Siye has been the son of the country for a long time, Gu Taichu became the head of the country, and Song Siye was very hateful. ”

Zhang Cao said: "It's up to him, where is it." ”

Jiao Runsheng said with a smile: "Yan Ke is right, the Guozi Supervisor Wine is not a person who is knowledgeable and has high moral standards, Song Siye, judging from the fact that he instructed Mao Jian Cheng to frame Jie Zi this time, it is not only unwise, but also immoral, where can he preside over the education of the Guozi Eunuch, he is delusional!" ”

Jiao Runsheng waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk about people behind your back." Looking at the sky outside the window, it was about the beginning of the unitary period, and said to the three Zhang Yuan brothers: "The three of you brothers will have dinner here." ”

Zhang Cao hurriedly went to the Youlan Pavilion, and hurriedly said: "Jiao Taishi, Jie Zi is too frightened today, and the younger generation wants to go to a nearby restaurant to set up a table of banquets to suppress him." ”

Jiao Hong smiled: "Why is this the case, is Zhang Yuan so timid?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and did not speak.

Jiao Runsheng said to his father: "The three brothers of Zhang Zongzi have not been together since they entered the National Prison, so let them be casual, young man." ”

Jiao Hong nodded and said: "Okay, you go, young people don't have to be greedy for cups-Zhang Yuan, you don't go to the Guozijian these days, and you will come here to help the old man sort out the "National Dynasty Tribute Record". ”

Zhang Yuan responded: "Yes." ”

The three brothers of the Zhang family said goodbye to Jiao Runsheng outside the garden, and Mu Zhenzhen, Wuling, Laifu, Feng Hu, Nengzhu, Mingyan, Fu'er, a total of ten people came to Tongji Bridge, the twilight was raining, and they didn't hire a boat for a while, so they simply walked to the bankhouse street, which was more than two miles away, and the three brothers talked about the matter of the Guozijian while walking, Zhang Cao said: "Mao Jian Cheng is already a fart and urine, the plague official will inevitably commit some illegal things, and the people of Jinyi Wei will track it out, in fact, if you really want to investigate, there should not be many officials in our Ming Dynasty who are really innocent,——

Zhang Dai shouted: "Third brother, don't talk nonsense. ”

Zhang Cao pursed his lips and said: "It's still not angry to catch a Mao plague official, the culprit is Song Shimian, and Song Plague official can't let it go, you have to think of a way." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Master Siye is a five-grade official in office, how dare the younger brother and the supervisor dare to brush his tiger beard." ”

Zhang Cao smiled: "Jiezi, you don't pretend to be indifferent, you already have a grudge, presumably——"

Zhang Yuan knew that this third brother didn't like what he said, so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Third brother, what about the letter written by the ancestor of the clan to the eldest brother of the sect, give it to the eldest brother." ”

Zhang Cao said: "I didn't bring the letter in Zenju, I opened the letter of the eldest brother, there are two letters in it, one is from the eldest father, and the other is from the eldest uncle. ”

Zhang Dai rolled his eyes: "Third brother, how can you open my letter indiscriminately!" ”

Zhang Cao said: "What's this, the gentleman is frank, if you want to read it, you can also read the letters written to me by my father and my mother." ”

Zhang Dai was helpless, looked at the servants behind him, and ordered: "If there is a letter from me in the future, it will be handed over to me in person." ”

The servants agreed in unison.

Mu Zhenzhen pursed her lips and looked at her young master with squinted eyes, and the young master smiled at her.

Zhang Cao didn't care, and said: "I wrote back last month, asking my family to send 200 pairs of myopia glasses and 100 pairs of faint goggles from the mirror workshop to Jinling. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The third brother is good at selling, great!" When we return to our hometown at the end of the year, the mirror workshop should also be expanded. ”

Zhang Caoxi said: "Yes, then the mirror workshop should also have a name, how about calling it the Hanshe Mirror Workshop?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "That's okay, anyway, it's all a reader's business, and it's not uncommon to have both Hanshe Bookstore and Hanshe Mirror Workshop." I thought: "It's been almost three months since I left Qingpu, and I don't know what happened to my sister and brother-in-law's 'Shengmeihao' cloth store and the Hanshe bookstore established by Yang Shixiang?" Last time, the collection of essays compiled by Zong Yishan and I should also be on the market, right? How many volumes has Feng Menglong's "Yu Shi Mingyan" been written? ”

Talking and laughing, go to the peach leaf ferry, the rain is dripping down again, the peach leaf ferry is a famous spot in Jinling, according to legend, the king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty often meets his concubine peach leaf here, and then it is called the peach leaf crossing, Zhang Yuan does not understand why the peach leaf comes and goes in the Qinhuai River, is it not the beauty of the peach leaf was originally the Qinhuai song?

The ferry boat is still on the opposite bank, Zhang Yuan asked Laifu to call "the boat comes", they first went to the pavilion at the ferry to shelter from the rain, this pavilion is called "Peach Leaf Ferry Pavilion", the pavilion has Yinglian clouds: "The fine willow is born on the shore, and the peach blossom ferry is red." ”——

Zhang Dai said: "Zhou Menong praised me for the peach leaf Du Min Wen water tea, Wang Xiuwei also praised Min Wen Shui, I went to Jinling for nearly three months, every time I ate some bad food from the country, I ruined my tongue, no, I want to enjoy a few days outside, and I will visit Min Wenshui tomorrow." ”

Zhang Cao smiled and said: "Big brother, you were worried that I wouldn't be able to bear it in prison, but now look at it, who can't bear it?" ”

Zhang Dai snorted: "You come out twice in three days, who cares about you." ”

Wu Ling shouted, "Young Master, the ferry is here." ”

A small ferry boat more than two zhang long leisurely crossed the river, moored at the Taoye ferry, several passengers got off the boat, there was an old man in gray with hair like snow on the ferry, Zhang Yuan and his party of ten people also got on the boat, the boat was simple, and there was no sitting, only standing, fortunately, it didn't take half a cup of tea time to get to the other side, the river bank was drizzling and slippery, when the old man in cloth with hair like snow came ashore, Zhang Dai happened to be by his side, kindly took a hand, unexpectedly the old man pushed away Zhang Dai's hand, and said: "No need to help, the contemptible man is only fifty years old, and his body is still healthy." So saying, he walked briskly south.

Zhang Cao glared and said: "This old man really doesn't know what to do, why do you say that you are still in good health, why do you have a cane, and your hair and beard are all white, I thought you were eighty years old, what kind of crane hair and childish face are pretending, it is really unreasonable." ”

Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan both laughed.

Zhang Yuan said: "There are also young whites. ”

Wu Ling said: "This old man seems to be going to the old courtyard. ”

Zhang Cao said: "No wonder I don't accept the old age, it turns out that I went to the old courtyard." ”

Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan laughed, and the servants also laughed endlessly, and followed the white-haired old man across the banknote street to the old courtyard.

The white-haired old man saw that Zhang Yuan and his group were following him, and his accent was not like that of Jinling, and he didn't know where he came from, so he couldn't help but be a little flustered, carrying a rattan cane, and walking fast without a point, Zhang Cao and the others laughed again.

Came to the Xiangzhen Pavilion covered by plum bamboo, the courtyard door was closed, Wuling went to knock on the door, no one answered for a while, Wuling called the door loudly, but saw the white-haired old man walk back, standing under a sycamore and looking at them.

The door opened, Xue Tong looked at it, and said happily: "It turned out to be three Zhang Xianggong, please, please." ”

The white-haired old man's rattan cane knocked on the ground and said, "Xue Tong, why did your aunt move here?" ”

Xue Tong raised his eyes and said busily: "It's Wen Lao, Wen Lao, please come in too." ”

Zhang Yuan, who was stepping into the door, and his eldest brother Zhang Dai glanced at each other, and said in their hearts: "It turns out that this white-haired old man is Min Wenshui, and they don't know each other on the other side, so they made a joke." ”

But I heard the white-haired Min Wenshui say: "I won't go in, but I haven't seen your aunt come to the ferry to sip tea in the past few days, so I came to ask, it's okay, it's okay." "Turn around and go back.

Xue Tong ran over and dragged Min Wenshui's rattan cane: "Wen Lao, my aunt has taken refuge in Xiangzhen Pavilion these days, and she didn't go to your old man to sip tea, Fang Cai is still chattering, Wen Lao quickly follow me in - these three are Zhang Xianggong, who are here to help my girl." "Dragged Min Wenshui's rattan cane and dragged Min Wenshui into the courtyard.

Zhang Dai arched his hand and said: "Wen Lao, Zhang Dai Zhang Zongzi in Xiashanyin, I once heard my friend Zhou Monong praise Wen Lao Tea Ceremony, and now I am very happy to see Wen Lao's demeanor. ”

Min Wen water tea art is exquisite, often people come to the door to taste tea, celebrities and elegant people are just that, most of them are not at all tea ceremony vassal elegance of the vulgar guests, Min Wen water is too annoying, so develop the habit of not caring for people, listen to Zhang Dai say this, said lightly: "This son misbelieved the rumors, the contemptible village husband and the old man, only cook some bitter tea to quench thirst to the fire, how did he know what tea ceremony." ”

At this time, Wang Wei, Li Xueyi, and Li Ko'er sisters came out when they heard the voice, and Wang Wei saw Zhang Yuan again, thinking that he was very embarrassed about the surname he did in Xuanwu Lake last time, and his face turned red before he could speak, and he said: "Three Zhang Xianggong, Wang Wei is polite." Fu Yifu, walked over and hugged Min Wenshui: "Wen Lao is here, I haven't drunk Wen Lao tea for a few days, I just feel disgusted." When he spoke, his beautiful eyes widened slightly-

Li Xueyi smiled at Yan Yan, greeted the three Zhang Yuan brothers, and invited them into the inner hall, that Min Wenshui was held by Wang Wei, but it was very useful, and he didn't say that he was still healthy and didn't need to be supported, Zhang Dai laughed secretly in his heart, worried that the third brother Zhang Cao would make a mockery of Min Wenshui, but he saw Zhang Cao silent, only staring at Li Xueyi's eyes straight, when he saw Wang Wei, Zhang Cao was not so out of shape, in terms of beauty and elegance, Wang Wei is still better than Li Xueyi, but Li Xueyi is more soft and charming-

Then Li Ko'er quietly asked Xue Tong which one was Zhang Jiezi, and Xue Tong pointed it out to her, Li Ko'er was slightly disappointed, and said: "The Mao boy who hasn't come back is handsome and suave, why is your aunt thinking about this Zhang Jiezi?" ”

"Nothing." Xue Tong defended his own girl: "That stupid bird called indiscriminately, when I caught that stupid bird at first, the stupid bird would only cry for mercy." ”

The corners of Li Qian'er's mouth hooked, and she said disdainfully: "What do you know, you know how to play with a slingshot, I know your aunt's thoughts, she likes this Zhang Jiezi, I thought your aunt was arrogant, how amazing this Zhang Jiezi would be—" As she spoke, she sighed softly, obviously thinking that this Zhang Jiezi was nothing more than that, and her curiosity was a little frustrated.

Zhang Yuan didn't know that he was being commented on behind Li Ko'er's back, he and his eldest brother Zhang Dai and third brother Zhang Cao followed Li Xueyi and Wang Wei to the inner hall of Xiangzhen Pavilion, and saw a beautiful man standing in front of the hall, looking at his three brothers as if he was the first.

(To be continued)