Lu Tao saw his wife come back, and asked if he had been scolded, so he was relieved, so he ordered Lu Dayou to lead a few servants to move Ruoxi and the two children's clothes and utensils to the Lu family's big boat at the entrance of Dahuangpu Port in the south of the city, and Zhou's mother and two maidservants also went to Shanyin to serve, and brought clothes for all seasons, and a lot of food - Zhang Yuan wrote a farewell letter to Li Banghua, the commander of Qingpu County, in the study in the morning, Li County ordered him to be busy with official business, so he did not resign, and let his brother-in-law Lu Tao send it later, in addition to the words of thanks, the letter focused on prudence and conscienceIt is when it is said that on the Yuewang Bridge, Liu Zongzhou said that "the learning of sages has to help things" interpretation and play, which is not only to vote for Li County's order, but also to show their talents and learning - just after writing a letter, Yang Shixiang and Fan Wenruo came to visit Lu Tao and Zhang Yuan, heard that Zhang Yuan was going to leave Qingpu in the afternoon, they all sighed, saying that it was a pity that they could not learn more and ask for advice, Zhang Yuan said: "I am waiting for Fan seniors and Brother Yang to visit in Shanyin, and then we will be with the detailed papers. ”

Fan Wenruo said: "If Zhang Gongzi treats Fan as a literary friend, he will not be called a senior, and it is a fluke that Fan can be promoted." ”

Zhang Yuan said deeply: "It was really frivolous and rude yesterday, and I ask Brother Fan not to be surprised." "Being able to bend and stretch, and being soft and hard is the way to live in the world.

Fan Wenruo said with a smile: "I already said yesterday that we don't know each other if we don't fight." ”

After chatting for a while, Fan Wenruo and Yang Shixiang said goodbye, Lu Tao wanted to keep the two of them for dinner, and the two politely said that they would go to the Chengnan Wharf in the afternoon to see off Zhang Yuan.

After lunch, Zhang Ruoxi took Lu Chun and Lu Jie to the Dahuangpu Wharf in a sedan chair, Zhang Yuan walked, Mu Jingyan picked up the silver box and the two altars of "Hantan Spring" sent by Eunuch Zhong and strode in front, and Mu Zhenzhen followed Zhang Yuan - Zhang Ruoxi saw Mu Jingyan's burden in the sedan chair, one end was light and the other was heavy, so he asked Zhang Yuan: "Xiao Yuan, what did her father really pick, why didn't Lu Dayou send it to the boat before?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "One end is wine, and the other end is silver." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said curiously: "Where did you get so much silver? "Zhang Ruoxi knows her mother's background, and she has to raise two hundred taels of silver, and I am afraid that there are thousands of taels of silver when I look at the heavy appearance of the box.

Zhang Yuan said: "I'll talk to my sister after I get on the boat." He thought: "If Lu Yangfang hadn't been locked up in the county jail, and he knew that there was such a big silver box, he would definitely think that his sister had brought his Lu family's money to his mother's house, and he would have to say something again, and my brother-in-law said that Lu Yangfang had repented, and see how much he could repent?" ”

Arrived at the port of Dahuangpu, the two brothers of Luchun and Jiejie fought to get on the boat, Lu Tao and his wife got on the boat together, parting is imminent, naturally there is a lot to say, Zhang Yuan said goodbye to Yang Shixiang and Fan Wenruo and others on the shore, and the other four people of the Fushui Mountain House Society also came, laughed and talked for a while, Lu Tao went ashore and said: "Jiezi, leave early, and arrive at Xuedian Lake before nightfall." ”

Zhang Yuan said goodbye to Yang Shixiang and the people of the Fushui Mountain Housing Society, Yang Shixiang and others wished Zhang Yuan a smooth journey, the government test high school, Zhang Yuan got off the boat, the boatman unhooked the cable, the big ship slowly went offshore, Zhang Yuan stood at the bow of the boat and waved to everyone, Zhang Ruoxi led the two children and also stood at the bow of the boat, and shook his hand to his father Lu Tao, and the four-year-old Lu Jie asked: "Why don't you get on the boat?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi coaxed him: "Daddy is coming on another boat." ”

Lu Jie asked: "Then will Daddy go to the ancestral house of Shanyin before us?" ”

Zhang Ruoxi smiled: "It's hard to say. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Pure and clean, Xiao Wu asked you to play shadow puppetry." ”

Wu Ling replied in the back cabin: "The two little young masters hurry up." ”

Lu Chun and Lu Jie looked at their father who couldn't see the port, so they hurried into the cabin to play shadow puppetry with Xiao Wu, Zhang Ruoxi told Zhou's mother and the two maids to take care of the two, and never let them climb the tent window.

Zhang Ruoxi held the hatch and looked back at the county, feeling melancholy, and relieved that her husband Lu Tao couldn't help but turn her intestines - Zhang Yuan said: "My brother-in-law told me before that I wanted to rent another place to live and set up my own door, I advised my brother-in-law not to worry, Mr. Lu refused to let go of the traitorous slave Chen Ming, and wanted to reason with the Songjiang Dong family, but I was afraid that there would be changes in the future, Lu Yangfang couldn't do anything, and he had to help his father. ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "Chen Ming's defection is very tricky, people fled and fell, and also took away three thousand taels of silver and two hundred acres of mulberry field of the field deed, the two hundred acres of mulberry field in the south of Qingpu County under Sheshan, the Lu family has six hundred acres of mulberry field there, these two hundred acres are among them, and now the land deed is in the hands of the Songjiang Dong family, if the Dong family is arrogant, but also to occupy these two hundred acres of mulberry field, it will be a big dispute." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Songjiang Dong is not arrogant, who is arrogant, with the land deed in hand, he naturally wants to take this land, there must be big trouble, so I want to take my sister back to live for a period of time to avoid the turmoil - my sister may think that I have to be unforgiving this time, and I will definitely put Lu Yangfang in the county jail because I am young and reckless and do not know the severity, regardless of my sister and brother-in-law, in fact, I have considered these, my brother-in-law can't speak in the Lu family, and Lu Yangfang is arrogant and rash, and now he is the enemy of the Dong family, the Lu family's situation is actually very bad, and the Lu family has a lot of money, But there is no effective backer, it is okay to raise fame to deal with ordinary people, in the face of Songjiang Dong Hanlin and the prince's teacher, it is completely unequal, Mr. Lu is arrogant and refuses to accept softness, the contradiction will intensify, I will use this matter to punish Lu Yangfang is not good for the Lu family, my brother-in-law can be in charge of family affairs, my brother-in-law is stable and gentle, even if he suffers a loss, he will not suffer a big loss, and at that time I can also help my brother-in-law, if a person like Lu Yangfang is in charge, how can I help him-"

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of the Huating civil rebellion in the Mingren's notes about the "people copying Dong Eun", and Yuan Xiaoxiu of the Public Security Sanyuan also recorded this matter, and the angry people burned Dong Qichang's mansion, and said in his heart: "But it turns out that the matter of the people copying Dong Eun will eventually fall on my head, which can be regarded as a small task from heaven, well, don't worry, take your time, and wait for me to wear a scarf and have a reputation before I can act." ”

Zhang Ruoxi looked at her younger brother Zhang Yuan, the bridge of his nose was straight, he pursed his lips when he didn't speak, and there was a faint mustache at the corner of his lips, although he was still a little green, but his demeanor had the bearing of an adult man, especially when he spoke unhurriedly, methodically, and then looked at the eyes, it was as if he was scheming - Zhang Ruoxi felt very comforted, his younger brother had indeed grown up, and he was wise, and he was more thoughtful and long-term than her and Lu Lang, Zhang Ruoxi's sorrow and worry were alleviated a lot, and he laughed softly: "Mrs. Lu said that you will not be allowed to come to the door in the future." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "After seeing people's hearts for a long time, Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu will know my benefits in the future, and my sister will look at it." ”

Zhang Ruoxi likes his younger brother very much, he is calm, smart and confident, and said with a smile: "Go into the cabin, my sister wants to interrogate you-" Looking back to the east, the tower in Qingpu County was gone.

Entering the front cabin and sitting down, Zhang Ruoxi put on the posture of teaching the younger brother when she was a girl before, and said, "Say, where did the silver come from?" How much more is there to hide from me? ”

Zhang Yuan wanted to laugh when he looked at his sister like that, Zhang Ruoxi said with a straight face: "Don't laugh, answer my words, otherwise there will be bamboo shoots fried meat to eat——"

Speaking of this, Zhang Ruoxi couldn't help but laugh and laughed, stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots is to beat the palm of his hand with a bamboo ruler, this dish Zhang Yuan was most afraid of eating when he was a child.

Zhang Yuan shook his hand and said: "Begging for mercy, begging for mercy, I just said it, this thousand taels of silver was sent by the Hangzhou weaving eunuch-" When he was about to meet Qin Liangyu in Hangzhou, he elaborated on it.

Zhang Ruoxi suddenly said: "It's strange that Shizhu Tusi also gave Lu Lang a birthday, it turned out that Xiao Yuan sold such a big favor." As he spoke, he looked the younger brother up and down again, and said, "My sister really can't see through you, you have such a young age to turn your hands into clouds and turn your hands into rain, this is not something you can learn from books!" ”

Zhang's mother, Lu's family, Yiting, and Wuling get along with Zhang Yuan day and night, and they also see Zhang Yuan studying hard every time, and subtly does not feel that Zhang Yuan has changed much, and Zhang Ruoxi feels strongly, she knows her former brother very well, and after only a year of not seeing her, her younger brother Zhang Yuan has become completely incomprehensible to her, although this is a change that she is pleasantly surprised to see, but the change is too big, and the surname is completely different - Zhang Yuan had to explain to his sister, just like he explained to his uncle Zhang Rulin that time, saying that it was when the eye disease was the most serious, depressed and drowsy, dreaming of a mountain, there are waterfalls like snow in the mountains, turquoise stones are strange, but there are several bookshelves between the gaps in the mountain rock walls, thousands of books, after he read those books, the surname has become better, and he has understood a lot - this trick is very effective, Zi Bu is silent and strange, but the vast majority of people still believe in these magical things, Zhang Ruoxi is extremely happy, and said: "Yesterday I really said that you learned to listen to books when your eyes were bad, and you never forgot it, but it turned out to be like this, and my sister wants to test you." He found a book and said, "Sister read a text, wait for you to recite it, read a short paragraph first-this is a note by Zhao Mengbai, one of the three gentlemen of Donglin, which is very funny," he read aloud:

"The two blind people walked together, saying, 'Only the blind one in the world is the best, the eyed person is always busy, and the farmer is even worse, how can it be as idle as us', suitable for the farmers to eavesdrop on it, but pretend to be a county official, reprimanding the blind person for failing to avoid it, and beat each one with a hoe to reprimand him, and then eavesdropping on it, and the one who is blind says, 'After all, it is good to be blind, if you have eyes, you will be asked for the crime'-" - "

Zhang Yuan couldn't laugh anymore, Zhang Ruoxi couldn't help but smile: "And, there are-" continued to read:

"Praise said: The blind people in the north are called sir, they have their own benefits, and the world deceives heaven and reason, all of them are eye-sighted people, and there are no blind people, just look at these farmers, pretend to be fake officials, and beat people without authorization, but the blind people can't do such things, this is better than a person with eyes--okay, recite it to my sister."

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Let me laugh enough before reciting, I didn't expect the [***] old man of the three gentlemen of Donglin to be so good." After laughing for a while, he recited the joke word for word.

Zhang Ruoxi took out the fifty-fifth volume of the "Complete Book of Surnames and Principles" that Zhang Yuan had not yet read, and read four pages of about 1,500 obscure and difficult words.

(To be continued)