Zhang Xun moved to the courtyard next door to He Xinlan the next day, this yard is very large, and the layout is also good, it only costs 80,000 taels of silver, which is really cheap. (The original owner of the yard is our sister Xinlan, fancy your talent, of course it's cheap!) Zhang Xun bought this courtyard, not for the sake of enjoyment, including yesterday in the Drunken Immortal Building, he first took out a folding fan to attract He Xinlan's attention, and then plagiarized Li Bai's "Will Enter the Wine" for one purpose, that is, to become famous as soon as possible. The imperial examination will be held in the spring of next year, and only those who enter the inner city are eligible to register, and to enter the inner city, you must have at least three letters of recommendation from celebrities in the outer city. The time left for Zhang Xun is less than half a year, he is a newcomer to Laiwu City, and if he wants to enter the sight of those big shots, there must be a sensational effect. And the drunken fairy building is the best platform for Zhang Xun to build momentum at this moment, because the He family where our sister Xinlan is located is itself one of the four major families in the outer city of Laiwu, and Xinlan's fame is not small, after all, no matter where it is, there is a so-called beauty list, and Xinlan is one of the six beauties of Laiwu (three each in the inner city and three in the outer city), gentle by nature, and has attracted countless fans in this outer city, but the vision is very high, and at the age of twenty-one, he is still waiting in the boudoir, and the literati and rich sons want to pick this flower. As long as Zhang Xun successfully gets the heart of Sister Xinlan, it is difficult to become famous! And those suitors of Sister Xinlan are not lacking in some of the famous and wealthy sons in this outer city, and they must be unwilling to compete for the wind and become jealous, and they will put forward a literary fight.

Drunken Immortal Building, since the painting "Will Enter the Wine" was hung in the lobby vestibule, it has become very popular, and the regulars of the restaurant have discussed who this one is looking for. Zhang Xunke doesn't care what these people say about him, he goes to Zuixianlou to eat and drink at noon every day, and now, the private room that day has become his exclusive, and if Xinlan's sister is free, she will also come over to chat and drink with him. Where did they write such verses? I had to ask my subordinates to spread some rumors, saying that this wild boy who didn't know where he came from, wishful thinking, greedy for the He family's industry, thinking about talents, etc., was surging for a while, and the rumors were boiling. Even He Zhiqing, the head of the He family, couldn't sit still, so he sent the housekeeper to personally go to the backyard of Zuixianlou, which is usually the residence of his daughter Xinlan, to bring her back, and he wanted to ask him personally what was going on.

The housekeeper's surname is Han, his name is Qigong, and he is fifty-eight years old this year, but his martial arts cultivation is profound, and he looks like he is just middle-aged. Earlier, he mixed the rivers and lakes, practiced a good martial arts, and had a prominent reputation in the martial arts of the Lu State, especially a set of self-created four seasons swordsmanship, which was his retreat in a deserted mountain for a whole year, and he carefully understood the changes in spring, summer, autumn and winter. As the saying goes, "People are floating in the rivers and lakes, how can they not be stabbed." "The rivers and lakes are sinister, when Han Qigong was thirty years old, his martial arts were great, and it was inevitable that he would be a little high-spirited, invisibly, he offended many people, knowing that he loved to fight and hug grievances, several of his enemies set traps, first poisoned him, and then attacked him in groups, fortunately, at this time, He Zhiqing, who had just become a small man and went out to practice, came to save his life. Han Qigong felt his favor, and this world was originally the world of scholars, so he followed He Zhiqing as a guest. Later, He Zhiqing became the head of the house, so he promoted him to be a housekeeper.

Steward Han came to the backyard of the Drunken Immortal Building, and the housekeeper in the courtyard naturally recognized him, so he respectfully took him to the living room to serve tea and called a servant to inform the young lady. He Xinlan heard that Uncle Han (In the hearts of the juniors of the He family, Steward Han has a very high status, and they all call him Uncle Han. When he came, he was very happy, and immediately ran to the living room to see Han Bo. When Han Bo saw Xin Lan coming, he said with a smile: "I heard that you crazy girl has recently been very close to a stinky boy named Zhang Xun, and there are rumors and rumors in the city. It's really an outgoing girl! The little girl has a little lover, and she doesn't even tell you Han Bo. He Xinlan knew that Uncle Han loved him the most among the juniors, so she stepped forward to beat Uncle Han's back and said coquettishly: "Where is the niece? "Steward Han watched Xinlan girl grow up since she was a child, and in the past two or three years, Xinlan girl moved out of He Mansion to take over the business of this drunken fairy building, and she has only met less, where can you not see that at this time, Xinlan This girl has no deep love for the stinky boy Zhang Xun, but she also has a good impression. So he said: "Don't please me, you girl, let's go back to He Mansion with me first, the master is still waiting, you better think about how to tell the master about this first! After all, this is your He family's private matter, and it is inconvenient for you Han Bo and me to interfere." ”

He Xinlan and Steward Han went back to He Mansion together, Steward Han went to report to He Zhiqing first, He Xinlan is also very upset now, she begged her father to come out to take care of the drunken fairy building on her eighteenth birthday just because she didn't want to marry out early, after all, the marriage of a wealthy family is often for the exchange of interests, when she was only sixteen years old, her father wanted to marry her to the second son of the Xu family, who was also a member of the four major families in the outer city, but she was very disgusted with "the life of her parents, the words of the matchmaker." Second, Xu Yinghao, the second son of the Xu family, is a swinger at all, on the surface, he seems to be sanctimonious, but in fact he is extremely insidious and cunning, where is she willing to fall into the fire pit, which is related to her lifelong happiness. Now I finally met the good match in my mind, but it's only been a few days!

At this time, Steward Han walked out, He Xinlan stepped forward and said, "Uncle Han, thank you for buying me this little time, my niece has thought clearly, it is useless to escape, and I must face it in the end." I will make it clear to my father that I will strive for my own happiness. Steward Han didn't speak, gave an encouraging look and left. He Xinlan also walked to He Zhiqing's study, knocked on the door and went in, and called "Dad". He Zhiqing said loudly: "You still know that I am your father, what have you done outside, do you want a girl's family to be honorable?" He Xinlan was very aggrieved and said: "My daughter is the one who likes to find the son, but there is no transgression. Doesn't the father believe his daughter? How could the daughter do something to ruin the style of the He family? He Zhiqing also knew that He Xinlan was right, and he also knew his daughter's temperament, so he eased his attitude and said, "Then you can tell me about the situation of the kid named Zhang Xun." He Xinlan told the truth about the process of her and Zhang Xun's acquaintance, and He Zhiqing said after listening: "You go back to your room first, I want to discuss this matter with your mother; He Xinlan answered, "Yes," and went back to her room.

When He Xinlan returned to the room, her heart was very confused, so she picked up the folding fan given to him by Zhang Xun (one side painted a winged bird, and the other side wrote "The body is like a colorful phoenix with wings, and the heart is a little clearer.") After closing, the fan bone was still engraved with the two small words "Xin Lan") complained: "Zhang Lang, how can you bear to let me face it alone!" What she didn't know was that at this moment, Steward Han was in Zhang Xun's yard, Zhang Xun was talking to Steward Han about his life experience, what was fifteen years old when he was greedy for fun, lost his way and approached a deep mountain, but met a giant python, fainted in fright, and woke up to know that he was rescued by a hermit master, but because he was frightened, he lost his previous memory. The hermit taught him to read and write, and after three years, he thought he was gifted, so he took him as a successor. The master called himself a scholar and continued to teach him what he had learned, until some time ago when the master said that he could leave the school, he regretted that he had left the master all the way to this Laiwu City. After hearing this, Steward Han sighed and sighed: "Your master is really a master! He asked again: "What are your plans to come to Laiwu?" Zhang Xun had long expected that the He family would send someone to find him, so he naturally knew how to answer. So he replied: "Xiaosheng first came here, he was not familiar with the place, he met Miss He in the drunken fairy building, he was happy to learn about himself, and he was helped by him, so he settled in Laiwu City, and the next step is naturally to have the opportunity to show his strengths, revitalize Wendao, serve the country and the people, and live up to the ten years of teachings of the master and his old man." Steward Han saw that he should understand what he should understand, so he passed the word on behalf of the master, saying that the He family wanted to see him. Zhang Xun naturally didn't say anything, so he went to the study to get a calligraphy scroll, and then went to the Treasure Pavilion to get a jade bracelet and went to He Mansion with Steward Han.

When the two came to Hefu, Steward Han instructed a housekeeper to guide Zhang Xun to the living room first, and he went to invite the master. Zhang Xun followed the steward while looking at the layout of this He Mansion, and felt that this He family was worthy of being one of the four major families in the outer city, and it was really profound. But now is not the time to visit this garden landscape, so I hold myself back and follow the steward into the living room. Soon, the head of the He family came to the living room, Zhang Xun made a gift to the younger generation, and then gave the calligraphy scroll, and said: "Xiaosheng heard that uncle, you love to collect, especially calligraphy, so I brought this "Burrow Inscription" made by the family teacher for my uncle to taste. The head of the He family knew that this was a gift from Zhang Xun to himself, so he was not polite, put on gloves and spread them out on the bookcase, admiring them. I was attracted by this look, but I knew that now was not the time to taste it, so I put away the scroll and came to the door to ask Steward Han to take it and hang it in his study, and then went back to the living room to greet Zhang Xun. The more the head of the He family talked, the more he felt that Zhang Xun was highly accomplished in literature and Taoism, so he became more and more polite to Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun also took advantage of this shareholder wind to talk to the head of the He family about his idea of wanting to enter the inner city. The head of the He family is optimistic about Zhang Xun, and his daughter likes him again, so he naturally agreed, and the other two letters of recommendation were also solved by him, so Zhang Xun wanted to prepare for the exam with peace of mind. At this time, it was time for the He family to have dinner, and the head of the He family naturally invited Zhang Xun to dinner, and Zhang Xun also knew that the head of the He family accepted him, so he happily went to the restaurant with the head of the He family.

At the dining table, he naturally saw Xin Lan's mother, He Sun, and gave her a jade bracelet, and He Sun happily accepted it. Xin Lan was even more smiling when she saw that her parents had accepted her lover. After the family had a happy dinner, He Sun and Xinlan's mother and daughter went back to the room. The head of the He family went to the study with Zhang Xun to have a detailed discussion, and when he was close to the son, Zhang Xun said goodbye and got into the carriage of He Mansion and returned to his small courtyard.

No one knows what the head of the He family and Zhang Xun talked about that night, but early the next morning, Steward Han sent the "Proud House" plaque inscribed and stamped by the head of the He family himself, and Zhang Xun hung it up after thanking him. And He Xinlan also returned to Zuixian Building and continued to take care of the He family's industry. What this means is self-evident, Zhang Xun's fame in the outer city is unique for a while.