The sycamores in the small garden and the cicadas on the willow trees may be because of the young girl hurrying under the tree, but at this time, the whole Jichang Garden is silent, only the sunlight outside the hall is blazing as if noisy.

The hall was cool and clean, Zeng Yu looked directly at Lu Miaoxiang, who was close at hand, in the face of such a delicate bald beauty, it was impossible not to have the slightest thought in his heart, but what about it, whether it was polite or afraid of death, or to get down to business, his fingertips left Lu Miaoxiang's wrist, and said: "Lu Niangzi——"

Lu Miaoxiang's eyelashes lifted, and her cold star-like eyes shone on Zeng Yu's face, and there was a clear air, interrupting Zeng Yu's words and saying, "Poor Ni has a wonderful idea." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "Is shaving your head a monk, do you have one who wants to be a monk and a monk?" Nodding and said: "Oh, Aunt Miaoxiang, I was relieved by my aunt yesterday, I am grateful, and now I am far away, and I don't know if I should say a sentence in the next one——"

Lu Miaoxiang's clear eyes were fixed on Zeng Yu's face, and her voice was like a kite: "Please speak." ”

Zeng Yu tapped his fingers on the table, half-singing and half-chanting: "The sound of the Jinling Yushu warbler is dawning, and the flowers of the Qinhuai Water Pavilion bloom early, who knows that the road is easy to freeze; Seeing him raise the Zhu Tower, seeing him feasting guests, seeing his building collapse. That Wuyi Lane, not surnamed Wang; Mochou Lake, ghosts cry at night; Phoenix Terrace, Perched Owl Bird—"

Lu Miao wanted to listen to Zeng Yu rap, at first she thought that Zeng Yu was light, her two good-looking willow eyebrows were raised, but she soon relaxed, stared at Zeng Yu with beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Zeng Gongzi thinks that the Yan family will be defeated, right?" ”

Aunt Miaoxiang was empathetic, Zeng Yu smiled and said: "I don't dare to say such a thing, I privately think that this is not a place to stay for a long time, and my aunt must find a way out as soon as possible, and it is good to return to Qingtian." ”

The footsteps were brisk, the girl came, and Lu Miaoxiang whispered: "Thank you for reminding me, if you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself, ancient and modern." ”

"Mother, what did you say?"

The girl came over and put a small embroidered square pillow under Lu Miaoxiang's wrist, and looked forward to it with lacquered eyes.

Lu Miaoxiang suppressed the ups and downs of her heart, and said lightly: "I didn't say anything-Xiaozi, you will follow your mother's surname in the future, and your surname will be Lu." ”

The girl said with a smile: "I have always been surnamed Lu, and I don't like the surname Yan the most, Yan Yingzi, it's hard to hear." He said, "Mother, I don't want to go to Songjiang Mansion, my mother must help me." ”

Lu Miaoxiang glanced at Zeng Yu, this young and handsome scholar closed his eyes again, his appearance was unfathomable, and he said softly: "You are also in the period of filial piety, what kind of marriage, this gentleman is so unruly." ”

Zeng Yu was silent, and took his right hand and left hand for Lu Miaoxiang, and said for a long time: "My aunt's body and veins are much healthier than half a month ago, but the prescription is still added or subtracted when Doctor Xue comes, Doctor Xue should be in Wutang now, you can send someone to ask for it-there is a meditation method below, which is simple and easy to learn, and my aunt can try to do it." Immediately laid out the paper and wrote:

"Sit at two o'clock in the morning and dusk, clench your fists with both hands, and force each other to make a difference on the left and right, six degrees each; and pressed one hand on the wrist, and the other hand to the top of the earth like a heavy stone; and with his hands crossed, with his feet on each of his hands five or six degrees; Close your eyes, swallow three times, and percussion your teeth three times. ”

When Zeng Yulu wrote the heart-nourishing exercises, the girl Yingzi stood on the side and watched, and praised without disguise: "Zeng Shusheng has a good handwriting, and the painting is even better, and my mother has praised you several times." ”

Lu Miaoxiang sat still, her expression was quiet, but her cheeks were unconsciously dyed a faint crimson.

Zeng Yu wrote it, demonstrated it again, and said: "If you persist in practicing, you can get rid of all kinds of diseases in your heart and chest." After straightening his clothes, he said, "Farewell to Aunt Lu and Miss Xiaozi, cherish, cherish." ”

Lu Miao wanted to return the salute with the girl Baby, Babyzi opened her mouth and wanted to ask something, Zeng Yu had already turned around and walked out of the hall, and Sixi each picked up their luggage and walked out of the east courtyard.

A small sedan chair was carried in from outside the gate, and when Zeng Yu's master and servant went to the side, the small sedan chair stopped beside Zeng Yu, and the sedan chair curtain was opened, revealing a charming apricot face, with plump red lips, and smiled before speaking: "Hehe, did Zeng Xiucai go to Jieqiao?" ”

Zeng Yu saw it, but it was Pei Lin, a tall and beautiful woman who fell into the water yesterday, but her attitude was very kind at this time, Zeng Yu replied: "I have already gone to Jieqiao Village to see Mr. Yan, and now I am returning to my hometown." ”

Pei Lin asked: "Where is Zeng Xiucai's house?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "From Guangxin Mansion." "Arch your hand: "It's not early, I'm going to hurry." As soon as he walked away, he heard the woman behind him say coquettishly: "Zeng Xiucai, thanks to you yesterday, I will thank you again next time I come back." ”

Zeng Yu went out quickly with a book on his back, and he couldn't hide, he struggled in the puddle yesterday, and at this time his palms still had the fullness of heavy, slippery, and ripe fruits filled with cheese-

Out of Jichang Garden, the sun is dazzling, the earth is like a scorching place, the master and servant rushed to the East Gate Wharf of Fenyi under the scorching sun, planning to take a boat to Fengcheng, and then take the land route directly into Linchuan, which is the fastest road.

Sixi walked happily and asked, "Young Master, can we rush back to Yingtanfang at the end of the month?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "If the journey goes well, you can." ”

Came to the Dongmen Wharf, after many inquiries, Zeng Yu's master and servant took a cargo ship to Nanchang at the cost of one dollar and three cents of silver, and also included food and lodging, and set off at three o'clock in the afternoon of the 14th, and arrived at Fengcheng three hundred and fifty miles away at two drums at night the next day, and the waterway was swift down the river.

The master and servant went ashore to find a shop to rest, and rushed to the road early the next morning, from Fengcheng to Linchuan County, Fuzhou Prefecture, there are also 300 miles of road, before the afternoon of June 20, Zeng Yu and Sixi Fengchen rushed to Linchuan, and asked the county office, the new magistrate has arrived, Xie Zhen left Linchuan for Nanjing two days ago with Lin Run, who was promoted to the imperial history of Nanjing, Zeng Yu sighed in his heart: The enthusiastic old poet does not know if he can see him again?

That night, he still lived in the Juxian Inn in Luozhen Lane in the south of the city, and the store saw Zeng Yu, who was very enthusiastic, and asked Zeng Yu to learn that he had already entered the school and became a student, and he was even more awe-inspired.

Speaking of the evil young Luo Shangxiang, the shopkeeper sighed and said: "The evil young man still hasn't been taught, he has been injured at home for a few days, and now he is bullying the good guy with a group of fox friends and dog friends, and he came to the small shop to harass him the day before yesterday, saying that the small shop helped Zeng Gongzi bully him that day, and the villain said that he was hugged by a few people with a jar of wine and two roast chickens." ”

Zeng Yu said: "Look at how long he will be rampant, there will always be a time to endure hardships again, and you can also take the opportunity of Xinzhi County to jointly sue him, and the new official will take office with three fires, which may work." ”

The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "Luo Xie rarely has an uncle who is a lifter, Xinzhi County took office, the first thing is to visit these squires who live in the township, how dare we and other small people sue such a big family, and no one dares to make a head bird to sue him, I just hope that it is good not to bully my head, and I just want not to bully too hard, where can I be like Zeng Gongzi with a tooth for a tooth and a happy heart." ”

The world is like this, the people's hearts are like this, Zeng Yu has nothing to say, he will fight back when he encounters it, and it is impossible to find the door to do chivalrous righteousness if he does not meet it.

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In Huwan, Zeng Yu bought some books, weighing more than ten pounds, and the books on his back were even heavier, but fortunately, he was used to walking with weights, and he could support it as much as possible, and Jinxi was close to Yingtan.

On the afternoon of the 23rd, the master and servant passed through Qingtian Village, although Lu Yuanwai had told Zeng Yu to go to his house to rest when he arrived in Qingtian, but where would Zeng Yu go, and he said that Lu Yuanwai was not here, even if he was here, he would not go, this kind of villain who tended to be inflammatory, only disgusted him-

After a mile of Qingtian Village, a small turnout on the left is the courtyard where Lu Miaoxiang and Infant Zi have lived for ten years, Zeng Yu unloaded the book, and ordered Sixi to guard on the side of the road, he walked on this path alone, the yellow gardenia on both sides of the road has withered, the yellow flowers are all over the ground, the branches and flowers fall, and the small green fruits have been born, this gardenia fruit is a good medicine, and it is useful a lot-

The inner side of the earthen wall made of stones is planted with wood incense and syrup, green vines and green leaves climb all over the wall, the board is tightly closed, and the courtyard is silent, obviously uninhabited.

Zeng Yu stood by the wall for a while, then returned to the road, saw Sixi was talking to an old man, take a closer look, but it was the old man who guarded the tomb of Lu Jiuyuan's tomb, the old man learned from Sixi's mouth that Zeng Yu had become a showman, and he was busy saying hello to Zeng Yuzuo, and said: "Zeng Xianggong, this is all the blessing of the Lu Sage's gods, Zeng Xianggong still has to go to the tomb of Lu Sage to burn incense, next year's township test, the next year's meeting test, and the palace test Zeng Xianggong will definitely be able to succeed." ”

Zeng Yu is not the enthusiasm of this old man, anyway, it is not bad for a few dollars, and it also makes this old man happy, it is rare to meet, so he followed this old man to Lu Jiuyuan's tomb to worship a few times, and gave a few points of incense and silver, because he talked about Lu Yuanwai in Qingtian Village, but he heard this old man say: "Lu Yuanwai, Lu Yuanwai is the descendant of this Lu Sage, but he was poked in the backbone by the villagers, even if he is an old man, I look down on him, how can there be a little bit of the appearance of the descendants of the saint, relying on power and power, but the eldest brother outside Lu Yuanwai is a loyal person and a talent, It's just that good people don't live long, they died in their forties, they had no sons, all the family property belonged to Lu Yuanwai, and the two nieces who were left behind were also given to Yan Ge Lao, who was an uncle, and this is what is today's glory and wealth. ”

Zeng Yu said: "It is said that one of Lu Yuanwai's two nieces has died. ”

The old man who guarded the tomb said: "It's not, Lu Miaosi, gave birth to a daughter who died in childbirth, but it's a pity that the flower branch is like a person, the daughter is named Xiaozi, and has been living here, the old man used to see it, a very well-behaved and clever girl, last month and her aunt were taken back to Fenyi, Xiaozi girl's aunt, that is, Lu Miaoxiang, the niece Lu Miaoxiang outside the Lu Yuan, was born on the same day as the old man's daughter, on the eighth day of October in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, the old man's daughter gave birth to five children, Lu Miao thought of the Yan Ge old mansion is said to be dead or alive from the Yan Ge Lao, also caught Yan Ge Lao's eye, this time it should be possible to have good fruit to eat, it will definitely not end well, poor mile. ”

The old man guarding the tomb can't tell the difference between the old man and the old man, but the words are generally clear, Lu Miaoxiang is twenty-five years old this year, and before the age of fourteen, he was given to Yan Shifan by his uncle with his sister Lu Miaosi, Lu Miaoxiang had a strong temperament, scratched Yan Shifan, and was sent back to Qingtian to raise Xiaozi on his behalf-

After drinking a few sips of herbal tea, Zeng Yu said goodbye to the old man guarding the tomb and went on the road, and said in his heart: "I don't know if Lu Miaoxiang can find a way to get rid of Yan's family, she is a weak woman, and Miss Yingzi is only twelve years old, it is very difficult, but don't just get out of the wolf's den and enter the tiger's den, I don't want to hurt her with such a reminder." ”

At this time, it is useless to think more, go to the road, the mountains and rivers are doubtful, and there is no way out, and another village will enter the boundary of Guangxin Mansion.

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