Chapter XVII

Qionglin Yuan, Su Shi and Yizhi took a few daughters-in-law and girls to do everything in detail for several days, and it was the day when Shi Jie went to Yanzhou to know Yanzhou's general judgment.

Remembering a few bags, while admonishing, he said: "The Hu cakes in the wooden box, as well as the medicinal candied fruit I made, and the goose paw duck letter from my mother's bad goose paws, these are all things that can be put in, and I must remember to eat the boiled water made by Uncle Tuesday first." One of the three water bladders was filled with cold syrup rice, and I marked it. Mother Jiang wrapped the thick clothes and thin clothes in two packages, and if she wanted to change her clothes, she would open a crack first and take a look, don't open them all in one go, so that she can't take care of it. The back is tucked away, and it is cold at night on the sea, so if you get up to read, remember to wear it. ”

Shi Jie's mouth was in response, obviously not listening carefully, just blindly counting the books with Han Yuqi, suddenly remembered, and rummaged around.

Fu Liangbi teased: "What's the use of you talking to him so much, expect him to remember." Yan Shu listened and laughed.

Yi Zhifeng smiled, Su Shi also smiled, glanced at Yan Shu with disgust, and said: "This Brother Bi is also in Bianjing, Brother Qi is also in Bianjing, Zimei is also in Bianjing, but the youngest Brother Jie has fallen so far to Yanzhou, I don't know what you masters think, and you don't go around for him." ”

Yan Shu said with a smile: "In the woman's opinion, it is precisely because these four sons are the youngest, but they can go to Yanzhou to go abroad, that they can see the official family's heart for him. ”

Yan Shu saw that everyone was curious, so he continued: "The palace examination questions are divided into three articles, the first is an article, the second is poetry, and the third is a strategy. Poetry tests the attitude of dealing with the world, and the strategy tests the character and morality. And then use this as a basis to assign official positions, and often the starting point of the career is the direction where the official wants to train you.

For example, Liangbi, the starting point of his career is the Kaifeng Prefecture Governor, subordinate to the Criminal Prison Division, through the law and discipline, understand the people's feelings, and know the official eunuch context, this is the only way to pass through the Imperial Court and the Imperial History Terrace. And the official family and special gifts, so that he can enter the pavilion to continue his studies, since the founding of our dynasty, when the dynasty is from the pavilion, it can be seen that the intention of the official family.

To the east of Yanzhou, there is a military fortress, which is at the junction of several state capitals of Yinzhou, Yanzhou, Youzhou, Yanzhou, Huanzhou, Yuanzhou and Gyeongju. Our silk, brocade, tea, grain, Xiazhou's green salt, livestock, are all traded here. Here there are three religions and nine streams, dragons and snakes are mixed, but it is the most tempered place, the official family taboos the military generals in power, so the military power is divided, and Jie Geer takes this as the starting point of his career, which is about to let him go to the Privy Council. If he is useful, a year, two years, and he will come back. This remark relieved most of the sorrow of everyone's separation.

Yi Zhi remembered, and said carefully: "My cousin and second brother also went to the Criminal Prison Division, then, then, what about the deputy envoy of the Second Brother Wen's Lifting Changping Division, which way is it to get to the ground?" ”

Yan Shu said with a smile: "Naturally, it is his father's old way, such a fat errand, Lu Gong is reluctant to share it with others." Yizhi savored his father's words, then lowered his head and said no more, Yan Shu said: "But as the saying goes, the master leads the door, the cultivation is in the individual, the will is the will, and whether you can achieve something in the future is up to you." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shi Jie and Han Yuqi both turned pale, solemn and solemn, and said, "Yes!" ”

Seeing that Ouyang Xu didn't speak, Su Shi thought of his thoughts, and said, "What you people in the career are saying is too boring, and it's really boring." They laughed, and gossiped for a while, and it was time to go on their way.

Everyone rode on the carriage and horse to the port, and when the time, Fan Zhongyan and his eldest son Fan Chunren were already waiting, Fan Zhongyan told not to abandon their studies, be considerate of the people's will, and take action to be implemented. Yan Shu advised not to just care about oneself, but to know how to mediate and handle the relationship between colleagues.

Su Shi told Shi Jie to pay attention to the changes in solar terms, and was afraid that he would not adapt to the water and soil, so he prepared a lot of medicinal materials for him, and explained the use of the disease. Shi Jie was grateful, and said goodbye to you one by one, when it was the turn to remember, the two people who usually love to quarrel the most, both fell into speechlessness, were silent for a moment, their eyes were red, and they remembered and said: "I went there, it's okay to think about home, now the waterway is smooth, and the correspondence is convenient, what do you want to eat, I will send it to you." ”

Shi Jie seemed to have thousands of words in his chest, and when they came to his mouth, he couldn't say a word, his eyes became more and more red, and he laughed again, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to get out of the pavilion, wait for me to come back." You have a lot of brothers, and when you get married, it stands to reason that it is not my turn to carry it, but when my brother-in-law comes to marry, I can stop him and let him know that there are people in our mother's family, and you are not something you can bully casually. As he spoke, he looked at Fu Liangbi with a smile, and Fu Liangbi looked back at the past with reluctance, and his heart became more and more sad.

Su Shi's eyes were hot, and when he saw Yizhi biting his lower lip, tears rolled down like beads, and he smiled and held her shoulders with both hands, and said: "Okay, what are you crying about, your father just said it, you forgot, as long as Brother Jie fights, he will come back in a year or two, but he is not allowed to cry, he has no need to touch the mold." ”

Only then did Yizhi stop, and with tears in his eyes, he took a fist-sized porcelain jar from Xing'er's hand and handed it to Shi Jie, and said softly: "Come back early, no one is missing from Qingming Courtyard." ”

Shi Jie took the porcelain jar and nodded solemnly, he looked at it for a long time, suddenly thought of it, picked up the porcelain jar and looked left and right, and asked, "Is this jar pear paste?" ”

Yizhi replied yes, and sure enough, seeing that he frowned, and wanted to speak, he was annoyed for a while, and said angrily: "Don't give it back to me." Saying that, he reached out to take it, Shi Jie hurriedly hugged the jar to hide, nodding like pounding garlic, and on the other hand, he wanted to ask for it, and the two grabbed it for a while, causing everyone to laugh.

Not long after, the passenger ship set sail, and Shi Jie went to the boat and waved goodbye to everyone. Remembering the eyes looked at the passenger ship away, his heart was filled with joy and sorrow, a moment of reluctance to separate and sorrow, and a moment of joy for his promising future. When I turned around, I saw that Ouyang Xu and Fan Chunren were whispering, thinking of the matter between him and Wan Niang, I was worried again, but I didn't want to ask too much.

After sending Shi Jie away, it was only a few days before Han Yuqi's official residence was also assigned, and Su and Jiang's mother were busy again, Yan Mansion and Han Mansion were running around, procuring and decorating everywhere, taking into account Fu Liangbi's lesson, and selected a few servants at home to be transferred to serve, and chose an auspicious day, and moved out in the sound of firecrackers.

After Han Yuqi also moved away, Yizhi went there again, only to see that the maid was cleaning, the scenery in the house was depressed, and there were some confetti, old cloths, and bedding scattered scattered scattered, and he felt full of grievances and wanted to cry.

She came to Ouyang Xu's house, only to see that the door was closed, I don't know where he went, and I didn't feel that my mind was heavier, I walked out in a daze, sat down on the stone, looked at the white and tender pear blossoms on the branches of the pear blossom tree, and was stunned for a while, only to hear Xing'er Dao Xiuying sent a boy to invite, let him go to the old Song Gate to eat snacks, and the memory was sad, after hearing it, he asked Xing'er to call outside to prepare a carriage, and went back to the courtyard to change his clothes, and then went out.

Even outside the old Song Gate, when I went to the tea shop where Xiuying was, Xiuying sat at the square table in the pavilion, looking out the window, holding her chin with both hands, and when she saw Yizhi coming in, she hurriedly raised her hand to greet her. Yizhi walked to sit down, the two chatted a little, and the store served a plate of fruits that had been cut, including melons, white peaches, water goose pears, Xiaoyao plums, papayas, golden apricots, etc., Yizhi looked at the fruit bowl, but sighed, and became more and more depressed. Xiuying glanced at her, thought of her thoughts, and asked, "What happened to Brother Liangbi's cousins?" ”

Remembrance: "They are capable. After a pause, he said: "Privately buy the whereabouts of the two of them with my cousin and the kid next to Brother Wen's second brother, but in the past few days, they have to socialize everywhere, wherever they go, there is a big table for the official to slaughter, I heard that it has climbed the high branches, and I am busy moving my family to Bianjing. ”

Xiuying's eyes widened and she said, "It's really amazing! He felt depressed again and said, "It's too cheap for them." After all, it's you who are too sexual, and you want me to send a few strong twisters back to her hometown, where is there still wealth for them! ”

The way of remembrance: "As long as you don't delay Brother Liangbi, the rest is easy to say." It's just that they just rely on their youth and beauty, and what kind of real skills they have, I'm just worried that it won't last long, and if something happens again, it won't tarnish the reputation of Brother Liangbi. ”

Xiuying glanced at Yi Yi and said, "If you are so dedicated to Brother Liangbi, you are not afraid that Second Brother Wen will not be happy." Remembering the heart, he paused, and said, "What did you do with him." Xiuying pinched her eyes towards Yizhi and said, "Yo, he, which one, what is his surname, what is his name, if you don't make it clear, I don't understand." ”

Yi Zhijian laughed, hurriedly pressed Xiuying's hand, looked around, and begged: "Don't talk nonsense, leave me a way to live." Xiuying withdrew her hand and continued: "Hey, I've always loved talking nonsense, it's not that you don't know, when I teased you and Brother Liangbi in the past, why didn't I see you in a hurry, this time, as soon as 'he' was mentioned, he was anxious with white eyebrows and red eyes, who wants to force you to death, how can you say that you are staying alive." ”

Yizhi said: "If you want me to lose face, don't pick on this, I'm very scared in my heart, it's too late to hide, don't mention it again!" Xiuying felt bored, pouted slightly, and said: "What's so terrible about this, what's the big deal, now that we're all older, men and women are married, you think about me, I think about you, you and my father and mother are also like this, what is it worth you to hide." Suddenly remembered, his eyes lit up, and he said happily: "I know, you like Second Brother Wen, it's not that you're shy, it's that you're afraid that you won't be able to do it!" ”

Yi Zhi hurriedly covered her mouth, and his face was purple with shame.

Xiuying turned around and dodged, and said with a smile: "Your little caution can escape me, fortunately, Second Brother Wen is still clever and knows how to hit me, otherwise, you are hiding and hiding, who knows if you are willing or not!" ”

After hearing this, she was shocked and ashamed, happy and afraid, and surprised that Wen Yanbo quietly weaved a big net invisibly, so that she had nowhere to hide. It's a shame that I don't know how many people are involved in this matter. Happily, although she is surrounded by talents, no one treats her so attentively, making her fall in love. I didn't feel worried, thinking of Wen Yanbo's mind, I really didn't have the confidence to be able to control it.

Thinking of Mrs. Wen's decisive means and the strict family rules of the Wen family...... Bluffed hurriedly threw away his thoughts, and said: "The children of other families like us, there are a few who can make decisions for themselves, don't say that I don't have a mind, even if I have a mind, you should also see through it or not, you are good, you only care about helping outsiders, and I don't know how many benefits you have received from others." ”

Xiuying looked at Yizhi with a smile and said, "I used to see that you were orderly in everything, and even if you made mistakes, you could always take a detour. This time, but it is very different, it can be seen that there will be a good show in the future. ”

Yi Zhi was ashamed, and was about to answer, but at a glance he saw out the window, across the street, there was a woman sitting under the green cloth umbrella of the water stall, the figure was very familiar, and he couldn't help but walk to the window, and looked carefully, and found that it was Sheng Yuzhen. Seeing this, Xiuying also walked over, and while following Yizhi's gaze, she asked, "Who is this person?" ”

Yizhi replied: "The cousin of Sheng Hongsheng, a scholar of the Zhishi Museum, the eldest girl of the Cheng Shenghao Sheng official in the imperial history, and the cousin of Sister Yingqiu. ”

Xiuying snorted and sighed: "Another high-ranking official and noble girl, this Bianjing City is really full of royal relatives." ”

Yizhi smiled and said, "Don't look at her good reputation, in fact, she is very hard." ”

Xiuying said: "Can you still have me?" ”

Yizhi glanced at Xiuying, and said angrily: "No matter how bitter you are, it's just a stepmother who embarrasses you, then Uncle Liu, eldest brother, and eldest sister-in-law still love you, she is different, her father ignores her, her stepmother treats her harshly, and there are several brothers and sisters below, all of whom bully her, and the maid and daughter-in-law at home don't treat her as the master, that is the real difficult situation." ”

Xiuying's eyes widened in surprise and said, "Really? She nodded at Memories, and unconsciously looked across the street.

Sheng Yuzhen didn't know that on the second floor of the tea shop across the street, there were two sisters staring at herself, she was looking at the trembling old woman in front of her, only to see the old woman holding a big broom step by step, sweeping the road under the poisonous sun at noon, she thought of what kind of situation she would be in when she was old, and her heart couldn't help but be lonely, and saw that the old woman was sweating profusely, so she asked the girl Yu'er to buy a bowl of ice and snow lychee soup to send to her, the old woman was grateful and moved, took the lychee soup with both hands, and walked to the wall.

It just so happened that Sheng Yuzhen's fourth half-brother Sheng Wenchong shouted to the eldest sister, so he came here, but the old woman looked at the lychee soup with her eyes, and accidentally bumped into him, and a bowl of ice and snow lychee soup was poured on his chest.

That Sheng Wenchong was the most arrogant and domineering, and when he boarded, he pushed the old woman to the ground, pointed at his father and scolded his mother, and wanted to pout the grave of his ancestors, and beat his son and grandson to death.

Sheng Yuzhen was already frightened when she saw Sheng Wenchong, and wanted to run away, but she couldn't bear to leave the old woman and call him bullying, so she had to step forward and shout: "Fourth brother, fourth brother, stop your anger, it's all my sin." ”

That Sheng Wenchong stopped uncharacteristically and asked, "What does this have to do with the big sister." ”

Sheng Yuzhen said: "This bowl of lychee soup was bought for her because I was afraid that she would be hot, how do I know that she was so careless and collided with you, and it was me who was at fault." If the fourth brother wants to be angry, even I will blame it. ”

Sheng Wenchong saw her speaking out and thinking about other things, so he kicked the old woman and scolded: "Get away, old bastard, call the uncle to see you again, I can't spare you!" ”

The old woman kicked a foot, belched and screamed, and couldn't get up for half a day, and the onlookers saw Sheng Wenchong dressed up rich, so they dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, and they dispersed after a while, leaving only the old woman to fall to the ground and belch, thinking that it was hurting her muscles and bones, and she couldn't move.

Sheng Wenchong was angry for a moment, and then smiled at Sheng Yuzhen: "It's such a coincidence today, I can also meet my big sister on the street, big sister, my brother has something to ask you, you have to help me." ”

Sheng Yuzhen expected that there would be no good thing, and she knew that she couldn't escape, so she secretly beat the drum in her heart, gave Yu'er a look, covered her lips with a shark handkerchief, and asked: "What's the matter, if it's easy to help, naturally I want to help." ”

Sheng Wenchong smiled and said: "Good help, good help, a few days ago, I told my group of friends that I have a sister who is more talented than immortals, and her appearance is like a painting, but they don't believe any of them, they all say that I am, and I refuse to follow, so I invited you to come today to open their eyes." ”

Sheng Yuzhen hurriedly said: "I met with Sister Yingqiu for tea today, but I can't go." ”

Sheng Wenchong said: "Sister Yingqiu, that's my excuse to trick you, otherwise you wouldn't have come out." ”

Sheng Yuzhen was already speechless in shock, Sheng Wenchong pointed to the tea shop on the opposite street again, and said: "They have been looking at you in the Accord for a long time, and the straight road is rare, sister, you can go and meet for a while, what is it." After that, he pulled Sheng Yuzhen to the tea shop, Sheng Yuzhen was frightened and refused to move, Sheng Wenchong smiled and threatened coldly: "I'm so angry with you, don't listen, and think how patient I can be, just come with me, don't ask me to beat you on the street, it's not good-looking." I'll ask you again if you're going or not. ”

Sheng Yuzhen was like five thunderbolts, her whole body trembled, and she said, "I'll go." As she spoke, she secretly gave Yu'er a look, only to see that Yu'er's face was pale, and she nodded to Sheng Yuzhen, she secretly cheered up again, and followed Sheng Wenchong into the tea shop.

Sheng Yuzhen followed Sheng Wenchong up to the second floor, entered the pavilion, only to feel a fishy breath rushing towards him, Sheng Yuzhen almost vomited out, forcibly pressed, and saw several people present, there were men and women, hugging and hugging, there was no serious appearance, but at noon, they were all drunk, lingering in their mouths, drunk and worried, you punished me after punishing me, I punished you, shouting in his mouth, saying something that didn't matter.

Sheng Wenchong pulled Sheng Yuzhen to go forward, Sheng Yuzhen's heart tightened, and asked, "Who are those people, how can such a gathering be proper!" ”

Sheng Wenchong said: "Those are people you can't think of, my eldest sister, please these people, you are in this Bianjing City, you just want to go sideways!"

Sheng Yuzhen saw that there were a few women with noble women's high hair, who were actually women dressed as women, her heart trembled, and she didn't dare to step forward at all, Sheng Wenchong whispered again, alluding to the northwest corner, the middle-aged man with a red face and hungry eyes said: "This one is the king of letters, the most trusted uncle of the official family, if you have the ability to please, it will be of great use to me and my father!" When Sheng Wenchong said the big words, he spewed out a breath of turbidity, almost fainting Sheng Yuzhen to death, and he couldn't wait to run away, but Sheng Wenchong dragged him to death, and forced him viciously: "Let me see how powerful you are, otherwise raising you will be for nothing, and you will die early!" ”

Sheng Yuzhen was scared, and did not dare to resist, did not feel sad from the heart, although hinted that Yu'er went to Du Mansion to report the news, but everyone here is a powerful and rich man, if it is a big trouble, I am afraid that it will also affect the beloved person, thinking that my grandmother is so old, and I have to worry about myself every day, secretly hate myself for being incompetent, enter this land of tigers and wolves, to do that obscene thing, it is better to die, everyone can be clean, so I think about it, my eyes are red, my chest is boiling, and I am looking at the closed window, is looking for an opportunity to jump out of the window and commit suicide.

Just when Sheng Yuzhen was determined to die, the door suddenly opened, and a figure suddenly jumped in front of him, how vigorous the figure was, jumped up, and went to the rectangular table, flowing all the way, knocking over the dishes and dishes on the table to the ground, and a crisp sound.

Immediately, another woman rushed into the hall with a door bolt as thick as a huge wrist, and shouted, "Where is the thief running!" As he spoke, he held the door bolt in his hand, and swept it, and the door bolt was wrapped in the wind and came to Sheng Wenchong, Sheng Wenchong couldn't dodge, and he sturdied it, and flew down when he landed, knocking the case into pieces.

Sheng Yuzhen couldn't dodge, but was pulled aside by a strong force, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was a majestic man dressed as a boy, and when he saw Yan Yizhi standing behind the man, he suddenly remembered that this person's name was Li Ping, and he was on standby of Yan Mansion.

When Sheng Yuzhen's heart was pounding, Yi Yi stretched out his hand, pulled her behind Li Ping, stood side by side with him, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid. ”

Sheng Yuzhen came over, but her heart lit up, her eyes were hot, and she choked up and said softly: "Thank you." Yizhi pinched her eyes, held her hand, tightened it, and looked at the woman holding the door bolt, Xiuying, the boy who was called a thief jumped up and down in the hall, Xiuying chased and beat wantonly, and everywhere he went, the dishes, tables and chairs in the hall were beaten to pieces, and a few more people slammed a few times, fainted to the ground, and a group of people scattered and hid.

Sheng Yuzhen and Yizhi looked at their ugliness, and they were very relieved, and almost wanted to cheer for Xiuying.

When the guards in the hall heard the movement, a swarm of bees rushed in, and the boy who was called a thief hurriedly jumped out of the window, and the eaves flew off the wall, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Xiuying chased to the window, scolded, and wanted to say more, but she was already alone, grabbed her arm, but she didn't resist, laughed, and said: "That kid is a 'ghost fan building' thief with a bounty, you don't catch it, but take me as a thief, and look at who is easy to bully." ”

Everyone was already drunk, and they were so dizzy that they stood up and scolded: "Big, big, bold slut, I don't care who you are, take it down for me, and you will be killed!" "There are a few people who move towards Xiuying, Xiuying is not easy to provoke, left and right, there is a way that two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, and for a while it fell down, stabbed for a while, it was held, and there was a fist to fall, Li Ping stepped forward quickly, punched for her, and suddenly angry, rose up to fight back, a blow uppercut, knocked over one, a flying kick, kicked down, and sat three people in a row.

Xiuying was overjoyed when she saw this, and shouted: "Li Ping is good!" ”

Yizhi saw the person clearly and exclaimed, "Third Brother Lu? ”

Lu Gongbi listened to the familiarity, blinked vigorously, and when he saw Yizhi clearly, he fell back and said inarticulately: "Yi...... Memories ...... Sister? ”

Yi Zhideng's eyes were red, his eyes were blinking, and he said with a crying voice: "Quickly release Xiuying, they are all their own people!" Lu Gong hurriedly drank and took it, Yizhi stomped softly again, and cried: "That bad guy just now bullied me, Sister Xiuying didn't follow it, so it became like this, it's not intentional to make trouble, it's great to have you!" ”

Xiuying was not afraid of being beaten, she could carry it after a few punches, but she cried when she saw that she was crying, and she was stunned for a long time.