Fan Zhongshu took the best restaurant in Xinzhi Jiangyin City, the restaurant is called Wangjiang Tower, and when you climb upstairs, you can see the Yangtze River flowing day and night.

The two sat down at the table by the window on the second floor, Fan Zhongshu asked Xiao Er to open the window, and the cool river breeze poured in through the window.

Fan Zhongshu smiled: "How about the scenery here, isn't it?" ”

Xin Zhi said with a smile: "It is indeed worthy of the name of the best restaurant in Jiangyin City, but I don't know how the wine and food are." ”

Fan Zhongshu said with a smile: "Since it is the best restaurant in Jiangyin City, the wine and food are naturally impeccable, after all, this is the foundation of the restaurant." ”

Xin Zhi smiled: "That's right." ”

Fan Zhongshu said: "Especially if you want to taste the fish caught from the Yangtze River, it is especially fresh." ”

Xin Zhen shook his head and said, "Now it's a fish in the Yangtze River, I'm afraid it can't be eaten." ”

Fan Zhongshu was surprised: "Why is this? ”

Xin Zhi said: "In the battle of Fuli, the Great Song Dynasty was defeated, and the corpses of many soldiers fell into the river. ”

Fan Zhongshu: ......

Fan Zhongshu hurriedly asked Xiao Er to remove the river fish.

Fan Zhongshu complained: "You, you, have ruined one of my hobbies. ”

Xin Zhi smiled: "Then I have become a bad person." ”

Fan Zhongshu sighed: "It's still stormy...... However, that's a matter for the monarchs and ministers of the court, and ordinary people like me still don't worry about it so much, how should I live my life. ”

Xin Zhi nodded and said, "The most important thing is to have a happy life. ”

Fan Zhongshu nodded in approval: "That's exactly the reason, no, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming, everyone is very nervous this year, and now the harmony is also quite popular, this battle is about to come to an end at this time, and it should be relaxed."

Xin Zhen, the Fan family plans to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, and the head of the family plans to hold a grand event, and wants to invite Xin Tongju to participate, which can be regarded as having fun with the people, what do you think? ”

Xin Zhi smiled: "This is a good thing, presumably my father will also be willing to participate, after all, as a parent official, he should also get close to the people under his rule." ”

Fan Zhongshu slapped his hands and smiled: "That's great, how about convincing Ling Zun to be handed over to you?" ”

Xin Zhi nodded and smiled: "I will talk to my father, but if you invite something, you have to come forward from the Fan family." ”

Fan Zhongshu said with a smile: "That's nature, this is respect for Xin Tong's judgment." ”

When the wine and food came up, Xin Zhen tasted it, and it really had a different flavor.

Xin Zhi doesn't drink alcohol, so Fan Zhongshu let the restaurant have some sweet juice, which is also quite popular with Xin Zhen.

Fan Zhongshu pointed to the wine and food, and said casually: "There will be many young people participating in the poetry club, and the children of the Fan family will also participate. ”

Xin Zhi heard the meaning and said with a smile: "That's natural, my father will naturally prepare well." ”

“…… Other than that. ”

Fan Zhongshu said again: "...... My niece will also attend. ”

Well?

Xin Zhi glanced at Fan Zhongshu, and Fan Zhongshu nodded.

Xin Zhi smiled: "The Fan family master agreed? ”

Fan Zhongshu nodded and said: "I still have to ask for Xin Tong's opinion, if there is no problem, it is time to mention it, my niece is also old." ”

Xin Zhi was open-minded and said with a smile: "That's good, I will communicate with my father well about this matter, whether it works or not, there will be news soon." ”

Fan Zhongshu said happily: "It's the best." ”

After deciding this, the two suddenly felt that their friendship had deepened again.

After the meal.

Fan Zhongshu wanted to send Xin Zhi home, but Xin Zhi politely refused, so Fan Zhongshu asked the coachman to send Xin Zhi home in a car.

When he got home, Xin Qiji had already returned home, saw Xin Zhi returning, and asked, "Why did you come back so late, I thought something had happened to you, and I was going to look for you." ”

Xin Zhi said: "Fan Zhongshu had something to do with me, so he went out to have a meal together." ”

Xin Qiji smiled and said: "You are a child, what can you do, why are you still doing it like a social?" ”

Xin Zhi smiled: "Now that I am in Jiangyin City, I am also one of the yamen, isn't it normal for someone to eat?" ”

Xin Qiji nodded and said: "You are smart and alert, which reassures me, but you still have to be careful, and now is the time for you to study, and keep your mind away, otherwise you will waste your time." ”

Xin Zhi nodded: "Do you know what Fan Zhongshu is looking for me?" ”

Xin Qiji said: "What's the matter? ”

Xin Zhi told the story.

"The Fan family is planning to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival poetry party, and I want to invite you to participate, but I am afraid that you will refuse, so I will ask you,"

Xin Qiji nodded and said: "This is a good thing, and it can be regarded as appeasing the anxiety of the people of Jiangyin, there is nothing wrong with this matter, and having fun with the people is what a pro-people official should do." ”

"There's one more thing......"

Xin Zhi said, "...... Does Daddy remember what I told you? ”

Xin Qiji thought for a moment and said, "You mean the matter of the Fan family's daughter?" ”

Xin Zhi smiled: "Yes, the Fan family is already interested. ”

Xin Qiji couldn't cry or laugh: "You hairy child, worry about what you have all day long, studying hard is the right thing!" ”

Xin Zhi sighed when he heard this: "Dad, you don't think about yourself, you should also think about your children, you see what kind of days I live every day, what are you busy every day, your poor child has no one to take care of, why am I young and old, and I am not forced." ”

Hearing this, Xin Qiji felt guilty: "It's really not good, go buy a slave for your father, and hire a cook." ”

Xin Zhen shook his head and said: "This can't solve the problem, how can a family do without a hostess, you look at our family, what is it like to live, our father and son, hungry and full, wearing something is not ragged, but it is always not very decent, my boots have a hole, Dad, I'm afraid you haven't found it, right?" ”

Xin Qijian hurriedly followed the light and looked at it, and sure enough, the socks could be seen from the boot hole, and the socks were even more black, and he couldn't help but be ashamed: "I'll go back early tomorrow and take you to buy a new set of clothes, and the boots and socks should also be changed." ”

Xin Zhi said: "These are secondary, what I want to say is that our father and son can't live like this, there must be a hostess in the family, this is the key."

Moreover, we have no foundation in Jiangnan, after all, it is doubtful, and taking root early will also help your father's career, in addition, the Fan family is a sitting tiger after all, with the help of the Fan family, you can speak more forcefully in Jiangyin.

With your father's merits, it is more than enough to grant a knowledgeable army, but why we would rather have an empty position than grant you the position of a knowledgeable army until now is probably because we have not yet taken root. ”

Xin Qiji thought about it and felt that it made sense, but he still had some doubts: "I don't know what the character of the Fan family is, if she is a jealous person, she will treat you harshly when the time comes, how can you be worthy of your mother as a father." ”

Xin Zhi smiled and said: "Dad, you also underestimate me, am I being bullied, but your worries are also reasonable, I need to investigate this matter, otherwise even if you can't bully me, but Dad, don't be bullied." ”

Xin Qi rebuked: 'What are you talking about, is your father such a strict wife......

Xin Zhi looked at Xin Qiji.

Xin Qiji suddenly felt a little lacking in confidence: "...... I'm not afraid of your mother, that's love and respect for her, she worked hard to help me give birth to you, and manage the inside and outside of the family, isn't it worthy of my respect?

As for the fact that she sometimes scolds...... Isn't it for the good of our family to persuade the father or something, isn't that called fear of guilt...... Forget it, I'm telling you what to do, anyway, the Father is not a man who fears the inside! ”

"That's that, that's." Xin Zhi said perfunctorily, "For my own sake, I have to investigate well, right?" ”

Xin Qiji didn't speak, just nodded.

The father and son were speechless for a while, and after a while, Xin Qiji suddenly said: "If we want to get married, I'm afraid we will have some dowry, and we will also have some money when we plan for the wedding. ”

Xin Zhi smiled and said: "That thousand guan is our family's money, you can use it as you want, Dad, you don't need to talk to me more." ”

Xin Qiji smiled, rubbed his hands and said, "After all, it's the money you earned back, and I always have to talk to you." ”

Xin Zhi waved his hand and didn't say anything about it, but just said to Xin Qiji: "Although participating in the poetry meeting is just a reason, Dad, you have to take the opportunity to make a name for yourself."

You became an official in the Song Dynasty because of the merits of the uprising against Jin, but now that the imperial court has obviously shifted its grand strategy to Wenzhi, and its military merits will soon be inferior to Wenzhi, so my father has to publicize his literary name.

So this time for the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, my father had better prepare well and publicize his literary name. ”

Xin Qiji smiled lightly: "It's okay, it's easy to write poems and lyrics." ”

Xin Zhi smiled and nodded, he was still relieved of Xin Qiji, after all, he was the dragon in words, and it was common to write a few poems.