When Pengchengyi Ladrang went out, he did not go anywhere else, but to a vegetarian place on the street in front of his house.
Here Zhang Yue and Cao Baozheng once received the deputy monk of Huanghua Temple. But now, the former classmates from elementary school were sitting at a table upstairs, and several of them had met when they were taking the county school exam that day.
Zhang Yue finally understood what Peng Jingyi meant here.
Zhang Yue sat down with a smile and greeted them one by one.
He is not an academic master like his second brother, and he doesn't have to be worldly. On ordinary days, Zhang Yue treated each other with courtesy as long as they didn't quarrel with each other.
Even if you know you have a grudge deep down in your heart, as long as everyone can get along with you, there's no need to offend anyone, right?
The classmates chatting at the table can be described as having fun.
Zhang Yue also let go of his thoughts and sat by the window and looked out, watching the mountains in the distance filled with smoke and clouds wandering among the green mountains and clear waters. There were farmlands at the foot of the mountains and beside the stream, and farmers were busy. The scene looked like something out of a painting.
Along the Nanpu River, fully loaded cargo ships and merchant ships come and go, men working on clothes are sitting shirtless on the shore to rest, and people on the ferry are rushing to get on board. This scene has changed from the world to the world.
Zhang Yue was lost in thought when he saw this scene, and only came back to his senses when everyone was toasting.
Zhang Yue smiled and drank a glass of plain wine.
This glass of wine was naturally the joy of He Zhang, a scholar in Yuezhong.
Someone at the table suddenly asked: "I heard that the second official changed his registration and went to Suzhou to take the exam. He hasn't heard from his family yet. Is this true?"
After hearing this, everyone at the table pricked up their ears. Zhang Yue thought to himself, it seems that everyone is asking carefully.
Zhang Yue had already felt a few sour glances, as well as some schadenfreude.
Zhang Yue glanced at the other party and asked with a smile: "I wonder where did you hear the gossip?"
Hearing what Zhang Yue said, Peng Jingyi immediately changed the subject. The man was embarrassed and did not dare to ask any more questions at the moment.
Su Zhai had almost finished eating, and when Zhang Yue was about to take the initiative to exchange money, he was snatched away by everyone. One of them even asked Zhang Yue to have a drink after waiting for a while.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, If I had told you earlier, I would have chosen the more expensive one.
After everyone left, Peng Jingyi and Zhang Yue chatted facing the Linxuan of Nanpu River, and the wind blew slowly. Peng Jingyi said: "You are still a friend enough. I was worried before that you wouldn't associate with them?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said, "How could I not miss my classmates? Even if you don't invite me, I will come."
Peng Jingyi said happily: "I know you are someone who misses old feelings."
Zhang Yue asked: "Yes, how about you patrolling the village?"
Peng Jingyi sighed: "What else can we do? Together with a bunch of soldiers, Wuzhi Village is just a third-class errand."
The third class loan is the lowest rank of the military attache.
Zhang Yue said: "I heard that there are many salt lords in Renshou Village who smuggle salt instead of selling official salt..."
Peng Jingyi smiled bitterly and said: "You also know this. Those salt owl are more rampant than the government. There is nothing you can do against them."
In the Song Dynasty, both salt and tea were sold by the government, and otherwise there was smuggling. The famous Li Shun and Wang Xiaobo uprisings were riots by tea smugglers. Historically, Fan Ruwei, a salt lord in Jianyang, also staged a huge popular uprising in Fujian during his reign in Jianyan.
This can also understand why the One Hundred and Eight Heroes in Water Margin brought together outstanding talents from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty.
"So your second uncle sent people to Renshou Village to ask you to take care of the relationship between him, Wuzhi Village and Yan Xiao?"
When Zhang Yue said this, he saw some changes in Peng Jingyi's expression.
Illegal salt is prevalent, how could we not take charge of the county captain and inspection department. How do you say Peng County Lieutenant sent Peng Jingyi...
Peng Jingyi said: "How can there be any oil or water where the birds don't poop? I tell you that I am too poor to open the pot."
"Is that so?" Zhang Yue said, "I was going to ask you to borrow money, but it seems that's all..."
"Why does Saburo want to borrow money? Let's say, fifty guan, or a hundred guan?"
Zhang Yue smiled slightly: "Two hundred strings!"
"So many? What are you doing?"
Zhang Yue said: "Open a restaurant."
Peng Jingyi said: "With your family's current status, Zhao Yasi would not dare to burn down your shop again."
"I don't dare to measure him."
Zhang Yue said: "Renshou Village is not a place where we can stay for a long time. Why don't you find a place with your second uncle?"
Peng Jingyi said: "Second uncle is old. Besides, Wu Bian is still marginalized in official circles. Now the imperial court appoints civil servants as county captains."
Zhang Yue nodded and said, "If I ever become rich, I will never forget you."
Peng Jingyi smiled and said: "You have a brother who is a Jinshi, won't it be easy to find a family background in the future?"
Zhang Yue smiled bitterly in his heart. His second brother was unreliable. He escaped from the marriage without saying a word and cheated the whole family. From his change of status to being expelled and promoted to Jinshi, he didn't even give him a family letter.
Nowadays, some people don’t say it openly, but deep down they may have already suspected it. Even if this second brother is dissatisfied with this family, it's better to be a superficial brother.
Nowadays, a lot of people are giving favors to the Zhang family because of the title of Jinshi. If he does not recognize this family member, then it will be in vain. If this continues, he will not be able to keep it.
But having said that, my second brother is not an unjust person.
Historically, he was very loyal to his friends, especially Su Shi. Didn't he always keep that in his heart? Why do you do this to your own family?
Could it be that you really dislike me and my eldest brother?
This is too much.
At this moment, Zhao Yasi is in the Zhao Mansion.
It's a very bleak scene.
Zhao Yasi's wife has cried several times. She said: "I told you from the beginning not to go to Zhang's house to break off the engagement! Just watch it..."
Zhao Yasi shouted: "This kid insulted me first! You don't need to say anything. If you are worried about going back to your hometown in the countryside to stay for a few days."
The Hun family said: "I'm worried that it's the two of us. I'm worried that it's your daughter. She has feelings for the second son of the Zhang family, and you don't know about it. But I don't know who told Zhang what happened between her and the third son of the Lu family. Erlang knows that after running away from marriage and Zhang Erlang has been awarded the Jinshi Scholarship, how can she bear it in her heart?"
"Now that things have come to this, what can we do? Send her to Zhang's door again? Will our family lose another person again?" Zhao Asi cursed.
"Now Zhang Erlang has been selected as a Jinshi, but you raided the Zhang family's home and secretly used methods to deal with his two brothers. With his temperament, how can he let you go in the future? You have done a lot of bad things in the county in recent years. Not to mention how much money was taken, I'm afraid there were several lives in the hands. In the past, no one held us accountable, but now..."
"What are you talking nonsense about? Who in the palace is not like this. Someone, please help Madam down."
Zhao Yasi ordered two maids to help his wife down. He seemed to have aged several years now.
At this moment.
"Oshi, are you coming from the capital?" Menzi said as he entered.
"Jingli? Which official is he?"
"I don't know. The person who sent the ruler didn't see it clearly. He just told me that he was sent by one of your old friends in Beijing."
Zhao Yasi looked stern and immediately opened the letter and read it.
"Oshiki, I will never forget you after a long separation..."
This gesture is very powerful, but the signature below is the three-character "son-in-law Zhangxu".
Seeing this, Zhao Yasi suddenly turned pale.
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