Time is like water, and years are like lotus. Zhang Luan, the magistrate of Guanghua County, ruled Qingming, with outstanding political achievements, encouraged agricultural production, and personally went to the countryside to farm. During the flood, he went down to the channel to dig mud, and when there was a famine, he emptied the warehouse stock to save the people, solved the problem of food and clothing for the people, and made the people live in peace, which was praised by everyone. Therefore, in the summer of the twentieth year of Chenghua, a document from the Ministry of Officials was transmitted to Wuchang from Shuntian Mansion, and Wuchang was transmitted to Guanghua - Zhang Luan should go to the capital to report on his work.

"Mencius: King Hui of Liang" said: "The princes reported on their work to the Son of Heaven. Those who report on their work will also report their duties. "The debriefing is about to enter Beijing, which means that it is promoted, and it also means that Zhang Erzhen's family is moving again.

Zhang Erzhen has grown much taller than a year ago, wearing a fruit-green long skirt, a silk water blue satin ribbon tied around her waist, and a simple green jade hairpin on her head, and she is swaying in the rocking chair to read the letter sent by Sun Baijian in Anqing. Zhang Erzhen's delicate brows furrowed, pinched a fruit and sprinkled it into her mouth, and complained to Mingyue, who was waiting on the side: "The Sun family is going to Beijing, just go, why do you write to tell me that we are not on the same path, why bother doing this." ”

Mingyue smiled lightly: "The son of the Sun family doesn't value the girl yet, let me tell you, the provincial Huijing met me, and you said that he wouldn't tell you." ”

Zhang Erzhen said indifferently: "Am I such a cautious person, your girl's mind is as vast as the sea, how can she bother to work for these trivial things." Zhang Erzhen put down the letter and asked, "Are everything ready?"

Mingyue nodded and said, "The nurse and Ruyue are busy, they have been cleaning up for a day yesterday, and it will be almost enough to sort it out now." I heard Uncle Zhang say that it was time to set off in three days. ”

"We're going to leave in three days...... Mingyue, we are leaving Wuchang, I don't know if there is a chance to come back in the future, do you want to go to Shuntianfu with you, or do you want to stay?" Zhang Erzhen never regarded these little girls as maids, if they wanted to stay, or even go home, even if they were reluctant, Zhang Erzhen felt that she could agree.

Mingyue's body trembled, and she didn't answer, Zhang Erzhen sighed: "I'm not a good master, and I'm not generous enough to you on weekdays, the girls in other houses wear much better clothes than ours, and they all say that people go to high places and water flows to low places, which are the laws of survival in nature, you ......"

Mingyue was a little anxious, and said, "No, no, girl, I want to ...... I want to go home and see ......" Zhang Erzhen still remembers that Mingyue was a girl who was sold into the house, and because there were too many brothers in the family, she sold her daughter. Zhang Erzhen also knew that Mingyue had secretly saved money at a young age, Zhang Erzhen thought it was Mingyue's redemption money, but she didn't know that Mingyue said: "I want to go back to see my father and mother, and give them the monthly silver I have saved over the years...... Girl, the slave and maid will follow me to the capital, don't let me go......"

Zhang Erzhen looked at Mingyue's frightened eyes and smiled: "Look at you, you're scared, I said I wanted to drive you away, if you don't want to leave, no one will dare to drive you." Go and bring my makeup box, I'll find you a few beautiful pieces of jewelry, Mingyue will take it home, let your father and mother also take a look, you little girl is doing well. ”

Mingyue agreed, and said with some hesitation: "This is not good, how can the girl's things be ......?"

"Nothing bad. Zhang Erzhen waved her hand and said: "Hurry up and get it, I have to pick one for Ruyue, you two girls have suffered with me, and you can get a reward." Mingyue ran into the house with a smile, and came out with a box after a while. Zhang Erzhen took a hairpin silver pearl and put it in Mingyue's hair, and took out a pair of small jade bracelets inlaid with Yingluohua, one put it on Mingyue's wrist, and the other said that she would give it to Ruyue later. Mingyue smiled and thanked her, and Zhang Erzhen said: "You are a filial girl, you don't remember your father's hatred, and you still want to go back to see them, so I will give you half a day off, and you will go after lunch." ”

Mingyue said in a low voice: "Zhang's mansion treats me well, the girl treats me better, I have a nurse, and I also have the moon as a companion, I don't know how many times better this day is than at home." I know that my parents had no choice but to sell me, and I don't blame them. ”

"Good boy. We should be grateful for what God has given us, and not covet what does not belong to us and give birth to evil. After Zhang Erzhen finished speaking, Mingyue replied that she knew, Zhang Erzhen watched Mingyue jump down, and she slumped into the chair again. The sun is just right, the butterfly courtyard is as quiet as ever, what Zhang Erzhen said just now is not telling herself that she and Sun Baijian are fiancées, but she always ignores this relationship, and it can even be said that she doesn't care, Sun Baijian is as gentle as jade, and her handwriting is upright and calm, but she always hallucinates, and always feels that the relationship between her and Sun Baijian is like a dense cloud, and she is irritable.

Zhang Erzhen lay down and stood up lazily, pacing and planning to take a look in the garden, the little maids in the house were all arranged properly by Uncle Zhang, and everything was done in an orderly manner, and the maids holding the large vase of Jiangnan Ruyao looked at the road carefully, for fear that one would accidentally fall, Li Wei was tying a few sets of Nanmu chairs with thick hemp rope, and gritted his teeth. Zhang Erzhen had already informed Uncle Zhang that he wanted to lift his strength, but he didn't see his strength at this time, so he probably helped Uncle Zhang do things.

"Sister, sister......" Er Shu had already run over with her calves, threw herself into Zhang Erzhen's arms, and asked with big eyes: "Sister, my aunt said that we are moving, where are we going to move?"

Zhang Erzhen hugged Er Shu's small body and replied: "Go to Jingli's home, there are bustling streets, beautiful clothes and jewelry, and we can dress up Er Shu beautifully." ”

Er Shu counted around with her fingers and said, "But there are also beautiful clothes here, why should we go so far, my aunt said that it will take several days on the road, sister, let's not go, okay?"

Zhang Erzhen said with a smile: "Daddy has something important to do when he goes to Beijing, since Er Shu doesn't want to go, I'll go and tell Dad to leave you behind, anyway, Er Shu is also very brave, our Er Shu has grown up, and we can guard the yard by ourselves——"

Er Shu pouted and said, "Sister is bad, I want to tell my aunt to go, don't play with my sister anymore......" Er Shu twisted her little body and got out of Zhang Erzhen's arms, ran to the side, and looked at Zhang Erzhen vigilantly. Zhang Erzhen giggled and walked in front of Er Shu: "I'll tell Uncle Zhang to go, Er Shu has to stay, don't prepare to bring her things-"

Er Shu was angry*, and was about to cry when she saw it, Zhang Erzhen smiled and picked up her little body again, pinched her little nose and said: "Silly sister, how could my sister leave you alone, look at your easy to be fooled, my aunt didn't teach you not to listen to others casually?" Er Shu opened a pair of innocent big eyes and said: "Aunt said, sister is ...... That one...... I have a good heart, I want to listen to my sister and my mother......" Zhang Erzhen affectionately touched the two small hairs on Er Shu's head, put down Er Shu, took her little hand and walked forward, and slipped away to Tang's Qingfeng Garden. Tang was not in the courtyard, saying that he went to Yilan Courtyard to help his wife sort out things. Zhang Erzhen took the little Ershu to wander around the house, and was about to leave here, and finally took a closer look, Zhang Erzhen felt that she was a very nostalgic person.

"Sister, my aunt said that you will tell a good story, I want to hear it......" Er Shu blinked her pitiful big eyes, and Zhang Erzhen remembered that when she told it to Yanling before, Tang Shi was on the side to greet Jin. Zhang Erzhen looked at Er Shu's fleshy little hand and said, "Er Shu wants to hear it, which one do you want to hear, is it the adventure story of a wolf and a group of sheep, or the story of a hunter and two big bears?"

"Sister, what is the big bear, I heard my aunt talk about dogs, and I also know the big black bear, but is the big bear born of a dog and a black bear?"

Zhang Erzhen explained: "This big bear is a big black bear that looks like a dog, it is a forest called Dog Bear Ridge a long time ago, there are two dog bears, one smart black is called Xiong Da, and the other is a stupid light color called Xiong Er......" Zhang Erzhen's crisp voice tells the story, Er Shu is fascinated by it, two figures, one tall and one short, go along the summer path, the mottled tree shadows hit the face, flickering and dimming, Zhang Erzhen is happy, Er Shu listens seriously, Zhang Erzhen is the first time to tell a story to Er Shu like this, Er Shu holds her sister's hand tightly, and the laughter like silver bells resounds through the garden......

In the afternoon, Er Shu had fallen asleep in her arms, the maid Baizhu gently carried the second girl back to Qingfeng Garden, and Zhang Erzhen also squinted her eyes and lay comfortably on the bed, the years were quiet......

Mingyue came back quickly, her eyes were red and swollen, her head and hands were empty, Zhang Erzhen knew that these things were probably scraped away by Mingyue's parents, Mingyue didn't feel sad when she saw the girl's eyes that understood in seconds, and cried: "Girl, girl, the slave is only you, don't drive the slave away......" Zhang Erzhen looked at the sad Mingyue who was crying on her knees, touched her fluffy hair and said: "Where else do you want to go? We are going to Beijing...... Don't worry, be worried. ”

Three days later, Guanghua Zhixian has been replaced, and he is a fellow jinshi who is on this year's list. And Zhang Luan, the former governor of the county, had already taken his family to the north and returned to the capital......

From south to north, the scenery changes from graceful grass and flowers to towering pine and cypress fruit trees. After driving for more than half a month, Zhang Erzhen finally ended this bumpy life, and the Zhang family finally saw the city gate of Shuntianfu at dusk. As usual, Jin Cha sent a housekeeper to pick him up, and Zhang Luan went directly back to the two small courtyards where he lived before. The small yard is clean, the trees are lush, and the pink flowers of the summer acacia flowers bloom on the branches, and the scenery is pleasant. Zhang Erzhen walked behind Jin, and saw that the little sapling planted when she was young had grown much taller than her. Jin's eyes were full of disgust, and he always felt that this courtyard was too small, far less big than the mansion in Wuchang, and not as grand as Wuchang. Zhang Erzhen felt that in the capital area at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it was extremely rare for Zhang Luan to have such a courtyard. It's like in a previous life, there was a house within the Third Ring Road, what a great thing.

Zhang Luan returned to Beijing to report on his work, most likely to be a Beijing official to stay in Beijing, so this time he cleaned up more carefully than last time, Jin thought about it, and gave a small courtyard in the southwest corner to Zhang Erzhen, Zhang Erzhen took the nurse and the moon girl to drag the cage and salute to the small courtyard. No matter where she lives, Zhang Erzhen's courtyard is always not too big, a main room, one on both sides, one on the left, one on the right, and then connected to the thin and narrow corridor until the main entrance, Zhang Erzhen is too lazy to choose a name, it is still called Butterfly Courtyard.

Zhang Erzhen was cleaning up, and the green willow next to the Jin family brought a small pine wood box, saying that it was given to the girl in the house by Mrs. Zhou, and this one belonged to the eldest girl. Zhou is Zhang Erzhen's aunt, Zhang Erzhen still remembers her hanging eyebrows, Zhang Erzhen was almost about to marry her cousin Jin Qi, and finally let Zhang Erzhen stir up the yellow. Zhang Erzhen opened the thing that Zhou gave him, which was a lily-shaped hairpin, which is said to be very popular in Beijing. Sending away the green willows, Zhang Erzhen continued to be busy, the night in the north was still cooler, and the mattress with thick and soft satin silk and gold flowers should be covered, and the bed was still goose yellow The bed curtain has seen enough, or the moon yellow looks less tired eyes.