Zeng Yu went out of Maple Bay with a gall bottle, and saw from a distance that the three merchants carried their burdens and walked on the small stone bridge at the entrance of Jieqiao Village.

Zeng Yu hurried back to the village, only to see that under the hundred-year-old camphor tree outside Yuqing Hall, a group of children were chattering around the three merchants, Zeng Yu quietly stood on the side to look at it, the two merchants who sold oil and snacks were born, it was definitely the first time to see them, but the more the merchant who sold children's toys looked more and more familiar, this person was wrapped in a net scarf, wearing a short shirt, in his forties, with plain facial features, and a black mole on his chin-

Zeng Yu approached with a vase of flowers, the three merchants were very alert, and they all raised their eyes to him, Zeng Yu held the gall bottle in front of him, and the camellia branches half covered his face, and walked past the group of chirping children, the three merchants were still talking to those children, Zeng Yu carefully listened to the voice of the merchant with a black mole on his chin, and finally confirmed that this person was the Lin Duguan who had seen in Linchuan County-

Zeng Yu met the old poet Xie Zhen when he sold paintings in front of the Linchuan Guanwang Temple, Xie Zhen followed him back to the south of the city Luo Needle Lane Juxian Inn for a long talk, the local evil young man Luo Shangxiang because of the dispute over buying a painting led the servant Cai Jiu to come to the door to arrest Zeng Yu, Xie Zhen and Lin Run, who was then the county governor of Linchuan, was a world friend, Lin Run's housekeeper rushed to drink Cai Jiu, and arrested Luo Shangxiang's master and servant back to the criminal department room for interrogation, the merchant who sold children's toys in front of him was Lin Run's housekeeper in terms of appearance and voice, which made Zeng Yu very strange, Hasn't Lin Run been promoted to the imperial history of Nanjing, could it be that this Lin Duguan was dismissed by Lin Run for something, but how could he not be reduced to the point of being a merchant walking through the village and alleys to sell

The goods sold by these three merchants are very high, a few villagers shook their heads and walked away as soon as they asked the price, only those children gathered around, sucking the small sugar cubes sent by the merchants in their mouths and speaking vaguely, Zeng Yu, who was standing in front of the gate of Yuqing Hall, noticed that those children were talking about Yan Song's father and son, obviously the merchant asked them these, don't think that children are ignorant and don't know anything, in fact, most of the people and ghosts are very obedient, and some of the words said by their parents and elders are probably heard in their ears. No one asks and won't mention it, as soon as someone asks, they remember, scrambling to say that it is not lively, some villagers passing by do not feel that there is anything wrong, Yan Ge is always the pride of Jieqiao Village, it is common for people from other villages to come here to ask some anecdotes about Yan Ge Lao, only Zeng Yu knows that there must be another secret in this, this Lin Duguan is not reduced to a merchant, he should be ordered by Lin Run, the imperial history of Nanjing, to collect all kinds of illegal words and deeds when Yan Shifan was at home and mourning, it seems that Lin Yushi is going to start impeaching Yan Shifan-

"Why is Zeng Gongzi here, the old man has been looking for you for a long time, and the porridge is cold."

The old man Yan Dai, who was in charge of the Yan clan study in Yuqing Hall, walked out from the back of the hall, and saw Zeng Yu standing in front of the hall with a vase of flower arrangement, shouting at the top of his voice, causing the three merchants to look at Zeng Yu again-

Zeng Yu didn't want to be recognized by Nalin Duguan, so he turned to Yan Dai and said: "I bought a vase in the county yesterday, and I just went to the village to fold a branch of camellia to insert, Daddy Yan took a look, it looks good in this way, right?" ”

The old man Yan Dai said in his heart: "Specially buying a porcelain vase to arrange flowers, this is a waste of money, wouldn't it be better to wait for the camellia to bloom and walk over to see it." ”

Although Yan Laohan slandered, he also knew that this was the Yaxing of the literati, and nodded: "It looks good-the porridge is cold, go eat the porridge." ”

Zeng Yu followed Yan Laohan to eat porridge in the back hall, and when he came out to see it again, the three merchants under the camphor tree had disappeared, and the group of children were gone, thinking that the three merchants had left Jieqiao Village, and when they walked to the Qishan Hall, they saw that the merchant pretending to be Lin Duguan was cooking with a cook outside the Qishan Hall, this cook was the woman who usually cooked for Zeng Yu and Yan Shaoqing and Yan Shaoting, in her fifties, and was very talkative—

Zeng Yu entered Ruizhu Hall with a vase of flowers, and talked to Yan Shifang's daughter Yan Wan'er, and walked to the front of the hall several times to see that the merchant Lin Duguan and the cook of Qishan Hall were still talking endlessly, and he was really impatient, so he asked Yan Wan'er to call the cook lady -

The cook and the merchant said that the Yan family's affairs were in Xingtou, and when they saw Yan Wan'er calling her, they came over and asked what was the matter?

Yan Wan'er said: "It was Mr. Zeng who called you to have something." ”

The cook went to Ruizhutang to see Zeng Yu, and Zeng Yu was fine, only asked her what the merchant had said to her

The cook just talked a lot, and if she really wanted her to repeat what she had said to the merchant, she was at a loss and couldn't answer, Zeng Yu shook his head and said, "It's okay, you go back and prepare lunch." ”

When he walked out of Ruizhutang again, Lin Duguan, who pretended to be a merchant, finally left, Zeng Yu returned to the mountain hall and placed the flower arrangement bile vase on the bookcase in his room, and came out to call a child to inquire about the whereabouts of the three merchants, and the child said that the three merchants had left the village and walked in the direction of the county seat.

Zeng Yu was worried that the three merchants would harass the Maple Bay hut again, so he hurried to the small stone bridge in the east of the village, and watched the three merchants carry their burdens on the road to the county seat and gradually move away until they were like dust, and then walked back to the village with confidence, and said in his heart: "Yan Shifan's feast and friends during the funeral, drinking and having fun are things that can be known by asking, is Lin Yushi going to use this matter to impeach Yan Shifan?" Filial piety has been advocated in all dynasties, which is indeed a sharp weapon for officialdom attacks, and the most unfavorable thing for Yan's father and son is that Tao Zhongwen and Lu Bing, the two big helpers, have passed away in the second half of this year, and Yan Shifan is still so ignorant of restraint, so it is said that Yan's fall is the will of heaven and irretrievable

Yan Shifan didn't know much about Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu didn't need to repay anything, it would be good to be able to rescue Lu Miaoxiang and Ying Zi from the fire pit, if he could, he would be benevolent and righteous to help Yan Shaoqing again.

The wind and rain are coming, the building will fall, Jieqiao Village is still calm, the autumn sun is bright, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the hundred-year-old camphor trees are lush, and the sound of books is heard, this paradise-like village is in stark contrast with Beijing, the center of the storm thousands of miles away, of course, only Zeng Yu has such a view.

In the evening, Zeng Yu brought the eight-volume "Tongguan New Edition" to Maple Bay for Yingzi to read, this set of poems was compiled and printed by Zhang Zhixiang, a scholar of Huating, in the 33rd year of Jiajing, and included famous poems written by women from the pre-Qin to the end of the Yuan Dynasty——

Ying Zi and her aunt Lu Miaoxiang were using a wooden rake to loosen the soil and water vegetables in the back garden, when they heard the sound of someone crossing the single-plank bridge and said, "It's Mr. Zeng who is here." Xi Zizi greeted him, and came back with Zeng Yu after a while.

Lu Miaoxiang washed her hands, invited Zeng Yu to sit in the small hall and drink tea, and asked, "Mr. Zeng, what's so strange about those three merchants?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The three merchants went to the village to inquire about all kinds of anecdotes about Yan Ge's old father and son, the intention was not to do business, but to inquire about things, if my expectations are correct, they should be sent by Yan's political enemies to collect all kinds of Yan Shilang's indecent and illegal things, and then impeach Yan Shilang." ”

Lu Miao thought about it and said: "Good is blessed by itself, and evil is always unhappy." ”

Zeng Yu said: "I'm afraid that there will be idle people coming here to disturb me in the future, Lu Niangzi and Miss Yingzi, please be careful, or let me mention it to Mr. Fang Tang, how about you two still live back in Jichang Garden?" ”

Lu Miaoxiang shook his head and said: "How can there be a reason to send back to Changyuan, it is easy to go in and difficult to get out, so I can only ask Zeng Gongzi to take care of me." ”

Zeng Yu said: "Needless to say, I will come here from time to time to take a look." ”

After drinking a cup of tea in the maple forest hut and seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zeng Yu said goodbye and went back, and walked to Yan Shaoting, who was returning late at the entrance of the village, Yan Shaoting asked: "Where is Mr. Zeng from, did you go to Maple Bay?" ”

Zeng Yu said quietly: "Miss Yingzi wants to borrow some poetry collections, so I found a few volumes of "Tongguan New Edition" and sent them to her. ”

Yan Shaoting saw that Zeng Yu dealt with it calmly, and he didn't say anything, but said: "I will leave here in another month, and I can't listen to Mr. Zeng's teachings anymore, it's a pity, but it is enough for Mr. Zeng to have such a proud disciple as Yan Shaoqing." ”

Zeng Yu didn't care about Yan Shaoting's cynicism, and asked, "Where is Shaoting's son going, does Mr. Fang Tang know."

Yan Shaoting said: "Of course, the second uncle will be shown then, as for where to go, can you not say it now?" ”

What kind of thing is it to sell, who is interested in caring about you, Zeng Yu said: "Whatever you say or not, you can do it yourself." ”

Kavinka is in a mess, although he knows the follow-up plot, he always feels that he can't get through, it is difficult to advance, he owes seven watches, and it is tragic.