8 Chapter VIII
Tan Zhaozhao lay quietly, stunned.
Lingnan is still a place of exile, and Shaozhou is a remote and wild place.
can go far away, not only on the road, but also on the ambition.
Soft and gentle, it tugs at the heartstrings through your fingertips.
Zhang Jiuling is at home and rarely can talk to people. His parents have high hopes for him, he is always afraid, there are many capable people in the Tang Dynasty, and there are many people who are down-and-out.
"The flowers are similar every year, but the people are different every year." Zhang Jiuling groaned in a low voice.
The voice was regretful, these two poems were famous in later generations, Tan Zhaozhao couldn't help but tilt his head slightly and looked at Zhang Jiuling.
He opened his eyes, fixed looking somewhere. The high bridge of the nose, the thin lips, and the blankness at the end of the eyes are fragile in an instant.
"Liu Xiyi is talented, beautiful, and especially good at pipa. After the middle jinshi, he was depressed and died of jealousy for the villain. ”
Tan Zhaozhao's favorite poem in the past was Zhang Ruoxu's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night": "Life is infinite from generation to generation, and Jiang Yue looks similar every year."
Because she liked it, she went to inquire about the poet's life. As a result, Zhang Ruoxu's poem was unknown in the Tang Dynasty, and it was not until it was seen in the "Yuefu Poems" included in the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Ruoxu is just a small soldier.
Now that Li Bai Dufu has not yet been born, Tan Zhaozhao helped Zhang Jiuling to publish books and read some poets who have become famous today.
In addition to the deceased Lu Zhaolin, Luo Bin Wang and others. As an official, future generations will know more, she saw He Zhizhang's name, so she asked casually.
Zhang Jiuling told her that He Zhizhang was the top student in the second department of the imperial examination high school, and his official position was four doctors, that is, he taught in Taixue.
There are as many talents in Datang as stars in the sky, Tan Zhaozhao can't say to Zhang Jiuling, you can stand out, stand at the top, and realize your ambitions.
If she said so, it was no different from her parents, who were bent on expecting him to make a difference.
And Zhang Jiuling's life has not been very smooth, and there have been several ups and downs.
He is eighteen years old this year, and she is sixteen.
As a young man, he was still struggling with hardship.
Maybe it was just Tan Zhaozhao's hallucination before, Zhang Jiuling quickly recovered his sparse appearance, and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the ancestral house of Shaozhou City with Aye, do you want to go together?" ”
There are members of the Zhang clan living in the ancestral house, and Tan Zhaozhao wants to go with him, so he has to deal with the elders and concubines.
Zhang Jiuling's voice was soft, and he said with a little smile: "There is not much to visit in Shaozhou City, and the city is small. I know you don't like to socialize, and if you don't go to the ancestral house with me to say hello, there will be another quarrel. ”
Tan Zhaozhao thought about it, and with Zhang Hongyu here, it was even more inconvenient for her to accompany her, and said, "I'm not going, you can go." ”
Zhang Jiuling tightened her hand and said softly, "Sleep." ”
Tan Zhaozhao hummed, she tried to withdraw her hand, but he didn't let go.
Nishiki was covered with a cover, and it seemed to be a little hot.
Tan Zhaozhao heard even breathing in her ears, and she couldn't help but look at it secretly.
Zhang Jiuling was already asleep, his thick eyelashes covered his eyelids, his skin was fair, and the blue fatigue under his eyes was particularly clear.
He studied diligently every day, practiced big characters, and rode horses and archery, never stopping every moment.
Meidou said that the lights in the front yard would be turned off in the middle of the night.
He was so tired.
Tan Zhaozhao's mind was messy, and in the sound of his shallow breathing, he gradually fell asleep.
The next day, Zhang Jiuling went to Lu's courtyard to ask for peace, and then set off with Zhang Hongyu to Shaozhou City.
Tan Zhaozhao returned to the courtyard, and it was rare to have leisure to come down, lying on the hulu with nothing to do and counting the patterns of the caisson.
In the middle of the afternoon, Xu Yuan came to invite: "Jiu Niang, the lady sent the maid to ask Jiu Niang, if Jiu Niang is not busy, go to the main courtyard to have dinner with the lady and talk." ”
The Lu family must have something to say, and Tan Zhaozhao thought to himself that it was not very good. Anyway, it doesn't matter, just if you didn't hear it, I went with Xu Yuan.
Xiao Lu still accompanied Lu to talk, and Mrs. Zhang and Qi Yifen were playing pitching together. When Tan Zhaozhao entered the house, they looked up together and looked at her.
Tan Zhaozhao stepped forward to salute, and Lu said, "Sit down." ”
Several people sat casually, and Tan Zhaozhao, like them, sat cross-legged.
Lu Shi glanced at her, didn't say anything, and said, "I don't like Hu Bed, if you are tired from sitting, take a few rests." ”
Zhang Jiuling instructed Qianshan to move the Hu bed, which was washed and dried for a day yesterday, and it was placed today.
Lu's expression was serious, but his words were easy-going, so Tan Zhaozhao respectfully responded and thanked him.
Xiao Lu joked: "I am not used to the Hu bed, the Hu people spread to Chang'an, and Chang'an then spread to Lingnan Road, and even Shaozhou Mansion rose from time to time." ”
Lu said: "Da Lang walks around a lot outside, and he also made it at home, but he has never used it." Da Lang likes to be spacious, saying that it is crowded in the room. A few days ago, I suddenly remembered it and asked Qianshan to take it. Since Da Lang said it was good, I guess it's also a good one. ”
Xiao Lu hurriedly smiled and said yes, and boasted: "Da Lang is well-informed, he will not be wrong if he takes a fancy to it." ”
A smile appeared on Lu's face, and Xiao Lu laughed a few words with him, found an excuse, got up and called Qi Yifen and Mrs. Zhang, and went out together, leaving Tan Zhaozhao and Lu to talk alone.
The smile on Lu's face faded, and he looked Tan Zhaozhao up and down, and said, "Da Lang is back, you young couple, you haven't seen each other for many days, it's also a good thing." Only Da Lang reads late at night, as a lady, you must care more about one or two. ”
Tan Zhaozhao was only perfunctory, and responded to everything, "Ah Jia reminded me that I was negligent, and I will definitely correct it in the future." ”
Seeing that Tan Zhaozhao was obedient, Lu nodded with satisfaction, his eyes swept back and forth on her belly, and said: "You have been married to Da Lang for a few months, and you usually have to eat less cold things, especially bayberry at this season. ”
Spawned.
Tan Zhaozhao wanted to laugh, but he couldn't, and said yes dryly.
Looking at the Lu family carefully, Zhang Jiuling's eyebrows and eyes resemble her, her body is slightly plump, her skin is fairer than Zhang Jiuling, and her appearance is beautiful.
Lu is thirty-six years old, probably always frowning, and a deep crow's feet at the corner of his eye, which makes him look older.
In this era, it is dangerous for the Lu family to have another child. Zhang Hongyu was served by concubines, and the Lu family, like other women from wealthy families, only talked about their children's family affairs with their husbands, and poured all their heart and soul into their children.
Lu Shi said: "If you are unwell, find a Lang Zhong to check your pulse and prescribe a few doses of medicine to regulate and recuperate." ”
Tan Zhaozhao hurriedly said: "With the care of the Lao family, my body is fine, and I don't need to take medicine." ”
Lu's eyebrows furrowed and spread, and finally said, "Don't shy away from medical treatment." ”
Tan Zhaozhao continued to say yes, and the Lu family babbled about Zhang Jiuling's usual habits: "Da Lang likes to be clean and clean, and the things around him must be placed neatly." I don't like to eat fishy food, and I don't like to see onions, leeks, ginger, garlic, shallots, etc. in the dishes. You have to pay attention, the stove is negligent, you have to help pick it out. Da Lang sleeps lightly at night, lacks sleep, and lacks qi and blood, and is used to being silent after getting up, and he doesn't like to hear movement. ”
Tan Zhaozhao listened quietly, and responded from time to time.
Lu Shi said straight to lunch, leaving Tan Zhaozhao to eat. Xu Yuan and her concubine sent food into the house, and Xiao Lu, Qi Yifen, and Mrs. Zhang also came.
The meals are the same as what Tan Zhaozhao usually eats, mutton Biluo, Hu cakes, corn porridge, winter amaranth, and salted shallots.
Mrs. Zhang looked as usual, obviously eating these things usually.
The Hu cake was baked crispy, and Tan Zhaozhao ate it in his mouth, tasting the same as chewing wax.
Lu Shi is not targeting Tan Zhaozhao, she is also the same for herself.
Full of maternal love, all the good things, all left to him.
After the meal, the Lu family wanted to take a lunch break, and Tan Zhaozhao got up to retire.
At noon, the sun is so hot that you can't open your eyes. When I passed the front yard, the grass and trees were full of thick green.
If Tan Zhaozhao gave birth to a child, in the remote place of Shaozhou Mansion, she would probably become like the Lu family, and she would only have children for the rest of her life.
The mutton Biro was stuffed in his chest, stuffy. Tan Zhaozhao couldn't rest well at noon, anyway, it was okay in the afternoon, she lay on the collapse and didn't get up, and slept until dusk, when she was called up by Meidou.
Tan Zhaozhao lay motionless and asked, "Has Da Lang come back?" ”
Meidou said: "Not yet, it's this hour, Da Lang and Lang Jun will definitely stay in the ancestral house." Jiuniang get up quickly, it's too late. ”
The greasy smell of mutton seemed to still be in his throat, and Tan Zhaozhao pressed it back hard. Zhang Jiuling is not here, maybe she will go to the Lu family's courtyard to ask for peace, and she will be left for dinner.
In desperation, Tan Zhaozhao struggled to get up and finished washing and combing his hair. As he walked out of the house, Zhang Jiuling took his hands and walked straight through the courtyard.
Tan Zhaozhao stopped to salute, thinking that Zhang Jiuling came back in time.
Zhang Jiuling was carrying the afterglow of the sunset, the tip of his nose was sweating slightly, and when he saw Tan Zhaozhao's curved eyes, he couldn't help but smile and said, "But you want to go to A-Niang's yard?" Let's go inside, I've already told Qianshan to say hello. ”
Tan Zhaozhao turned around briskly and asked casually, "Are you done?" ”
Zhang Jiuling hummed, took out his hand from behind him, and handed her a box, "I'll go wash first." ”
Tan Zhaozhao took the box and looked at Zhang Jiuling's back, he was wearing a wide-sleeved robe, the cuffs were tied up at the moment, the clothes behind him were crumpled, and the corners of the robe were covered with mud, he should be riding a horse.
When he went out in the morning, he and Zhang Hongyu were obviously traveling in a carriage.
Open the box, and there is a plum hairpin with a branch that is not expensive, exquisitely made, and smart.
Meidou sent hot soup into the house, and ran to the front yard to get Zhang Jiuling's change of clothes. Coming back with his shirt in his hand, Meidou saw Tan Zhaozhao leaning on the pillar, holding a hairpin in his hand in a daze, and looked at it interestingly.
"The hairpin in Jiu Niang's hand is so beautiful. It turns out that this is what Da Lang bought from several shops! ”
Tan Zhaozhao came back to his senses and looked at the eyebrows in confusion.
Qianshan handed over his clothes to the servant, and he accompanied Lang Jun around the city for a long time, and his body was dirty, and he was afraid that Da Lang would dislike it, so he had to hurry up and wash it. Lang Jun still stayed in Shaozhou, Da Lang rode the horse away, and the Ming Dynasty wanted to send people to send the carriage into Shaozhou again to pick up Lang Jun back. ”
Meidou held up his shirt in front of Tan Zhaozhao, and said with a smile: "Da Lang doesn't allow the maid to serve closely, Jiu Niang send it in." ”
Tan Zhaozhao could only put away the hairpin, took the clothes and entered the house. As soon as I walked to the door of the clean room, I heard a knocking sound from inside.
Tan Zhaozhao estimated that Zhang Jiuling was impatient, she learned a lesson, and said first: "Da Lang, the clothes are here." ”
As soon as the words fell, the door brushed open. Zhang Jiuling's black hair was wet, his underwear was wet and soft, and his thin figure was unobstructed.
White skin and red lips, like eyes soaked in spring rain, the beauty is unparalleled.
Tan Zhaozhao was stunned, his face was hot by the heat, he did it on purpose, right?