On the sixteenth day of the first month of the 40th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, Zeng Yu and Xiao Sixi went out early with breakfast, and did not need to send Dedong to him, but only called a porter to carry the gift burden to Sanjiangkou Wharf, and the small boat that was hired two days earlier was moored on the shore, and the captain looked at the high ground on the shore, and saw the arrival of Zeng Yu's master and servant, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Sixi carry the burden, and beckoned to get on the boat.

The boat unmoored offshore, went down the river to the west, the weather was very good, Zeng Yu sat at the stern of the boat to watch the morning glow in the eastern sky, watched a round of red sun spray out, and was silent for a long time.

Sixi sat on the side and raised his eyebrows, but when he saw the young master's eyebrows frowning slightly and didn't speak, he didn't dare to speak more, listening to the sound of the river at the bottom of the wooden boat, the happiness in his heart was like the water at the bottom of the boat gurgling up, Sixi's happiness was very simple, the grandmother in the house didn't have to worry about the money now, and the young master was going to marry Miss Zhangjia of Longhu Mountain as his wife, especially after the lord of the mansion came to congratulate him in person yesterday, the neighbors around him even looked at him Sixi The eyes were a little different, full of awe, which made Sixi very proud, It's just that why doesn't the young master look so jubilant?

The beginning of spring has passed, the rain is approaching, the cold winter is over, the temperature is getting warmer, and there is a faint green on both sides of the river, but the wind on the river is still very cold, Zeng Yu returned to the cabin and sat down, no longer thinking about Lu Miaoxiang and the baby's posture, he can do as much as he can, he is not unlucky, he is really unlucky, he can't Yan Shifan don't marry him, he will die hard, he is twenty-one years old in the New Year, his mother is anxious, is it that Lin Zhifu is a matchmaker for the Dazhen Mansion, he still dares to shirk it, not to mention that he has a good impression of Zhang Guangwei, This single-minded girl is kind-hearted, and she doesn't have much of a lady's temper, her feelings can be cultivated slowly, and it is his honor to marry Zhang Guangwei, which he knows very well, as for Lu Miaoxiang and Infant Zi, Lu Miaoxiang will not marry in this life; As for Infant Zi, he is only thirteen years old in the New Year, and he can also think about it in the long run, if he really encounters misfortune, he will definitely help, and try to keep Lu Miaoxiang and Ying Zi from being affected by the fall of Yan Song's father and son, and the fall of Yan's family may still be a good opportunity for Lu Miaoxiang to escape from the cage-

Boat on the river, the scenery on both sides of the river is thin, just like Ni Yunlin's light ink landscape painting, this area of Guangxin Mansion is Danxia landform, there are many strange peaks and strange stones, in late winter and early spring, the grass and trees are not grown, the mountain stone and rock cliffs are more strange and stubborn, the scenery on both sides of the river passes with the river, Zeng Yu's heart has gradually recovered its tranquility.

The river flow is gentle, the boat is brisk, the mouth of the lead mountain river has been passed before noon, the Xinjiang River has gathered the water of the lead river here, the river surface is open, the river is huge, Zeng Yu stood in the bow of the boat to see the estuary wharf, the sailboats on the shore are like a forest, the shore is full of people, and the scene seen when passing through this place for the first time last year is the same, the most important commercial port in Jiangxi Province has recovered from the thief disaster in Layue last year——

"Young master, young master." Sixi said: "Which side of the young master's silver was lost, I want to go ashore to find it." ”

Sixi still remembered the ten taels of silver that Zeng Yu abandoned on Hengfeng Road last year, Zeng Yu smiled and said: "That road is not inaccessible, the snow has been melting for many days, and we are still waiting for us to pick it up - don't think about it anymore." ”

Shen Shi Zhengpai, the boat docked at the Longtoushan Wharf in Yingtanfang, Sixi jumped ashore first, and before he was decided, he heard a loud voice shouting: "Sixi, Young Master Zeng, you are finally here, I will wait here after lunch." ”

Sixi turned around and said excitedly: "Brother Fu, there is hard work, good New Year, good New Year." ”

Zeng Yu jumped ashore and said with a smile: "Laifu, how do you know that I will arrive today?" ”

The naïve Laifu stepped forward and said, "Master Yu Xuan came in the morning, saying that the young master of the Zeng family should be here today." Suddenly, he raised his voice and said, "Young Master Zeng, look, I found the silver." He hurriedly took out two small silver ingots from his arms and held them in front of Zeng Yu with both hands.

Sixi's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Brother Laifu, is this the ten taels of silver that my young master lost when he was a thief?" ”

Laifu grinned and nodded his head.

Zeng Yu was also very surprised and asked, "How did you find Laifu?" ”

Lai Fuhan said with a smile: "Didn't my young master and I come back by boat a few years ago, and when I got to the lead mountain, I went to the north shore and went straight to the stinky tree where the young master Zeng buried the silver, and soon found these two ingots of silver." ”

Sixi praised: "Brother Laifu, I really have you, my memory is so good!" ”

Zeng Yu also praised Laifu: "Laifu is good, let me go and find a place to bury the silver - when we just crossed the estuary, Sixi also said that he would go ashore to find silver, haha, fortunately I didn't let him find it." ”

Sixi smiled: "How did I know that Brother Laifu had already found the silver first." ”

Lai Fu said: "Didn't I say it, I'll look for it." ”

The captain helped to carry Zeng Yu's luggage ashore, Zeng Yu paid the wages, Laifu picked up the burden, and the three of them went to the Yingtanfang cross street, and just walked to the high place of the shore steps, they saw Zheng Shi and Yu Xuandao coming to the Longtoushan Wharf-

"I figured you'd be there soon."

Zheng Shi strode over, holding Zeng Yu's hand and laughing: "Nine carp red luan star moves, great joy, great joy." ”

Zeng Yu and Yu Xuandao greeted each other, and Yu Xuandao smiled and said: "Brother Jiu Lixian came so early, let's leave in the middle of the night." ”

Zheng Shi deliberately said with a straight face: "Yu Xuan, is Brother Jiuli also called by you, it's not big or small, but I'm two generations taller than you now, alas, I really don't know what to call you." ”

Zheng Shi and Yu Xuan Dao often joke and laugh at each other, Yu Xuan Dao people laughed: "You and I have been dating for many years, there is no need to change what to call each other, now you are two generations shorter than Brother Jiu Li, and the title between you is troublesome." ”

Zeng Yu said: "The two of you are not joking, they are just proposing, and it is difficult to say whether it will succeed or not." ”

Zheng Shi said: "This is a match made in heaven, how can it not be done, it will be done." ”

When he came to Zheng's house, Zeng Yu entered the inner courtyard to kowtow to Zheng Shi's mother Lu Shi for the New Year, and met his sister-in-law Li, and gave Qianqian six coins of New Year's silver, and Niuniu gave Qianqian's small toys and cakes, all of which were bought in the Shangrao City God's Temple Lamp Market.

Early the next morning, Zheng Shi hired two sedan chairs, he and Zeng Yu took a sedan chair, Laifu and Sixi walked, Yuxuan Daoist did not accompany him, he wanted to rush back to Shangqing Town Dazhenfu to report the news.

Yingtanfang to Guixi County about forty miles, Zeng Yu and his entourage arrived at the end of noon in Guixi County, in the south of the city restaurant casually had some lunch, then to the county Ya to stab, soon there are Yazhong friends to welcome Zeng Yu, Zheng Shi two people in, Zhou Zhixian in front of the house to meet, he has already been informed by the Lin Governor and the Dazhen Mansion, of course very polite to Zeng Yu, arranged for the two to rest in the house, and feasted that night.

Early in the morning of the 18th, Zhou Zhixian and Zeng Yu and Zheng Shi went to Shangqing in a sedan chair, from Guixi County to Shangqing Town, there are sixty miles, which is farther than Yingtan to Shangqing, so Zhou Zhixian rushed to Shangqing Town in the afternoon, and Steward Zhang, Yuxuan Daoren and two Taoist officials of Dazhen Mansion have been waiting for a long time, while sending people to rush back to the house to report the news, while leading Zhou Zhixian and Zeng Yu and his party to Dazhen Mansion.

Zhang Yongxu, the real person of the sect, and the other two Zhang family elders stood outside the head door to greet them, which was naturally because of Zhou Zhixian's face, Zeng Yu, who proposed marriage, could not have such courtesy, but Zhou Zhixian was also a matchmaker for the arrangement of the Dazhen Mansion, and Zhang Dazhen's greeting of Zhou Zhixian was also equivalent to welcoming Zeng Yu, and it must be known that Zhang Guangwei was his aunt-

Zhou Zhixian smiled and pointed to the black-on-gold couplets on the pillars on both sides of the head gate and said: "The fairy guest on the Qilin Palace, the prime minister's house in Longhu Mountain - who would have thought that this Jialian would achieve a good relationship, haha." ”

Zhang Yongxu, a real person in the contemporary heir sect, looked at Zeng Yu, the smile on his face was unnatural, Zhang Yongxu actually did not agree with this family business, a little show to be his uncle didn't lose his dignity of Zhang Dazhen in Longhu Mountain, but Master Yuangang, who had a very high status in the Qing Palace, strongly advocated this family business, saying that Zeng Yu was the protector of the Dharma Sect of the Zhengyi Sect, and said that Zhang Guangwei had a stubborn temperament since he was a child, but he was very compatible with Zeng Yu, isn't it immortal fate, and this time Zhang Guangwei ran to Shangrao Zeng Yu's house in order to save Zeng Yu, although it was a little unlikely, But it was also destined for a marriage in the previous life, Zhang Guangwei's mother agreed to this family business, what else can he say about Zhang Yongxu as a nephew-

Zhang Yongxu Su guest inside, the first half of the Dazhen Mansion is considered the Taoist Yamen, the second half is private, the group walked through the Xuantan Palace, the Law Seal Bureau, the Lifting Department and other buildings, and came to the main hall of the Dazhen Mansion, the two elders of the Zhang family and Zhou Zhixian and Zeng Yu, Zheng Shi said a few words, and the words were not enough to get married, so they opened the table to eat, originally only the matchmaker came to the door when he proposed marriage, and then took the prospective son-in-law to the door, and now Zhou Zhixian took Zeng Yu to the door -

During the banquet, Zhou Zhixian said that Zeng Yu was rewarded by the governor Hu Butang for his meritorious service in suppressing thieves, and that the imperial court will also have an edict to posthumously seal Zeng Yu's father's ancestral official position, and said that Zeng Yu is the proud protégé of Lord Huang of Jiangxi Xuedao, and this autumn Xiang Huang Xuedao is extremely optimistic about Zeng Yu-

The matchmaker is always exaggerated when he speaks, Zeng Yu hurriedly said a few words of modesty, saying that he was only a shallow learner, and this autumn township test was the first time in his life, and he was really unsure.

An uncle of Zhang Guangwei was more verbose, asked Zeng Yu a lot of words, and asked Zeng Yu one by one, Zeng Yu answered one by one, the Zhang family of Longhu Mountain, asked and asked about some Taoist classics, fortunately, Zeng Yu is a family of Kanyu, although feng shui originated from the Spring and Autumn Yin and Yang family, but it has always been inseparable from Taoist doctrine, and many Taoist priests of Longhu Mountain are also proficient in feng shui, so Zeng Yu and Zhang Guangwei, the uncle, can also speak.

Regardless of Zhang Yongxu, the two elders of the Zhang family have a good impression of Zeng Yu, thinking that although Zeng Yu is not a rich child, he has a calm bearing, does not show shabby and stingy, and is not slow and clear when responding, and there is nothing to be picky about his appearance and physique.

Steward Zhang came in and whispered a few words to Zhang Yongxu, Zhang Yongxu nodded, and said to Zeng Yu: "Zeng Gongzi, Master Yuangang of the Great Shangqing Palace invites you to meet." ”

Zeng Yu got up and withdrew, Yu Xuan Daoist was waiting outside the Yi Gate, the two of them walked out of the head gate of the Dazhen Mansion quickly, and they slowed down together, Zeng Yu asked: "Brother Dao, what did Master Yuangang call me?" ”

Daoist Yu Xuan said hesitantly: "Of course, it's because of the little fairy girl—"

Yu Xuan was hateful, and after saying half a sentence, Zeng Yu asked: "What is going on?" ”

Yu Xuan said: "The little fairy Gu has been clearing the valley for three days. ”

Zeng Yu was taken aback and asked, "Why, is it unwilling to marry?" ”

Yu Xuan nodded and said, "That's indeed the reason. ”

The three-day hunger strike is not a small matter, but Yu Xuandao is smiling and heartless, Zeng Yu said embarrassedly: "Since Miss Guangwei is bent on seeking Taoism, I still don't want to force it." ”

Yu Xuan chuckled and said: "Brother Xian doesn't have to worry, although the little fairy Gu said that she said that she didn't eat rice and fish, she just didn't eat rice and fish, and the fruits were still eaten. ”

Zeng Yu couldn't help laughing out loud and asked, "What did the old master of Yuangang call me to do?" ”

Yu Xuan smiled: "Needless to say, of course, it is up to you to persuade the little fairy aunt not to open the valley." ”

Zeng Yu shook his head and smiled, followed Yuxuan Daoist to the Dashangqing Palace in the eastern suburbs of the town, and when he passed by the Huang family's tofu shop, Zeng Yu saw that Yuxuan's father-in-law, Huang Laopa, was bargaining with a man who picked soybeans to sell in front of the door, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute-

Father Huang was overjoyed when he saw that it was Zeng Yu, and warmly invited Zeng Yu to sit in, Yu Xuan said: "Daddy, Zeng Gongzi has something important to do in a hurry, and he will come back again." Then he whispered to Zeng Yu: "Humble Jing is saluting you." ”

Zeng Yu saw that the delicate and lovely Luo Xi in the tofu shop gave him a blessing, so he quickly returned the salute and said to Daddy Huang: "Since you have come to Shangqing, you have to come to disturb Daddy Huang's meal, see you back." ”