He Qi greeted him warmly, and after chatting with the steward for a while, he took a pot of wine and said to him: "A little old wine is not respectful."
The library manager glanced at He Qi, nodded calmly and left.
Zhang Yue was a little impressed when he saw that He Qi calmly dealt with the library steward. Without the steward watching over me, I feel much more comfortable copying books there.
He Qi walked up to Zhang Yue and said, "What did Sanlang copy?"
"I am writing a historical policy, so I borrowed historical books to take a look."
He Qi heard the words and said: "Historical policies? How can you write some historical policies in the economics department? They were just tested during the palace examination. I know, it must be what Li Xuezheng of the state school asked you to submit."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother He is really powerful. That's right. Brother He is one of the best people in Jinshizhai. He also asked me for advice on historical policy. I am very grateful."
He Qi laughed loudly when he heard this.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother He, why are you laughing?"
He Qi smiled and said: "Sanlang, how dare I laugh at you? It's just that you didn't understand what Li Xuezheng meant!"
"Oh? Would you like Brother He to give me some advice?"
He Qidao: "You usually don't examine historical policies, but Li Xuezheng suddenly wants to use them. You know that these three historical policies are just starting from scratch."
Zhang Yue nodded and said: "I don't understand, please ask Brother He to give me some more advice."
He Qidao: "Who told me that Sanlang and I felt like old friends at the first sight? Whether the three historical policies are written well or not does not depend on you, Sanlang, but on Li Xuezheng. Li Xuezheng's connections are the most important, but Sanlang is going in the opposite direction here by looking through the historical books. Even if you can write something as magnificent as "On the Passage of Qin" or "Ode to the Three Capitals", others won't need you."
Zhang Yue nodded when he heard this, and said with an admiring look on his face: "Brother He is right, I will teach you."
He Qi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. You and I are classmates, so that doesn't matter. If Sanlang doesn't have connections, I can recommend him here."
"Then I really want to thank Brother He."
He Qishuo felt that he had changed a young man's outlook on life, but when he turned around, he saw that Zhang Yue was still copying and writing.
He Qi was slightly startled, turned his eyes, and then laughed. This guy is quite stubborn.
After He Qi went upstairs to get the book, he picked up the book and copied it, looking even more serious than Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue knew a little about He Qi, but he had a bad reputation in the county school. He was the one who was behind the fight between He Da and Huang Qi for the first place in Jinshi at the county school.
So much so that in the end both of them were angrily scolded by Hu Xuezheng and refused to be recommended to the state. And this person did not know what means he used, but he naturally rose to the top. What's more, this person is also He Da's clan brother.
For such a villain, Zhang Yue was of course determined... not to offend him.
All in all, everything you say is right!
The two of them had been copying books in the library for more than three hours, but the steward didn't even come in to ask. Zhang Yue couldn't help but think that He Qi was still capable.
Looking at the thick stacks of paper copied by the other party, Zhang Yue also admired him. In any case, there was no doubt about this person's attitude towards reading. During this time, the two of them ate some pancakes when they were hungry and drank some water when they were thirsty. They never left their chairs except to go out.
Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.
However, this person frequently stood up and looked out the window, not knowing what he was looking at.
But the man returned to the desk and asked Zhang Yue: "Has Sanlang ever been married?"
Zhang Yue smiled sheepishly: "That's true."
"Have you ever thought about marrying someone?"
"I haven't thought of this yet. I wonder where you are, Brother He?"
He Qi thought for a while and said: "I have thought about it. I still like women who can read and read well."
Zhang Yue said: "Brother He, don't you think it is virtue for a woman to have no talent?"
He Qi sneered and said: "Sanlang is the idea of a foolish man and a foolish woman. He is so greedy that such a woman is easy to control and can be manipulated by others. But nowadays, there are no women from official families who are not educated and sensible, and are often ten times more knowledgeable than men. , even Jinshi can be passed."
"Isn't it a beautiful thing to marry such a beautiful woman and go home, reading in red sleeves and reading at night?"
Zhang Yue sighed: "Brother He is really insightful. What you said makes perfect sense. So in the future I will marry a woman who is well-educated and sensible. However, I come from a poor family, so I don't want to think of a woman from an official family." Yes, but in the future it would be nice if I could marry a wife who knows a few words and help her husband and raise children."
He Qi sneered in his heart, you are self-aware.
However, He Qi said on his face: "Hey, Sanlang must not say that. You were recommended to the state by the county. If you enter the Imperial College and become a prison student, you will have a good marriage in the future."
Zhang Yue said: "I don't dare to hope."
He Qi said again: "That's right, Sanlang hasn't said yet what kind of woman you want to marry?"
Zhang Yue said: "No plan."
He Qi asked: "As the saying goes, if you are young, you will admire your parents; if you are a lustful person, you will admire Shaoai. Sanlang, have you really not planned anything important in your life?"
Zhang Yue said seriously: "I have planned this, but I think about it carefully. Every woman has her own advantages. How can I generalize it? The most important thing is that I am a versatile person! So I didn't plan it."
He Qi's smile froze on his face when he heard this. I just said so much, but it turned out that I was playing the piano to others.
But He Qi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "My aunt Shen, Mrs. Shen, has a very wide circle of contacts in the city. She knows exactly which girl is waiting for a bride. How about I ask her to help me find a few to introduce to Saburo?" "
Zhang Yue said continuously: "Brother He, this is impossible."
He Qi pretended to be angry and said: "Sanlang, do you regard me as a friend? Are you not even willing to accept this?"
Zhang Yue had no choice but to say: "Then it's better to be respectful than obey orders."
He Qi smiled and said: "Sanlang, can you honestly tell me what kind of woman you like?"
Zhang Yue said: "Brother He, didn't I tell you that I am versatile!"
"How about even those who have been married?"
Zhang Yue said leisurely and yearningly: "I am the same as Cao Mengde!"
He Qi's smile froze on his face again and he thought to himself, it's not like this guy has no knowledge at all. He tidied up and said, "The steward will be here soon, so we might as well leave first."
Zhang Yue suddenly realized, "That's right, the manager will only allow me to be here for three hours."
As he spoke, Zhang Yue hurriedly cleaned up his desk.
He Qi glanced at Zhang Yue and shook his head.
After the two left, the steward walked out of a dark room in the library with a few pieces of paper in his hand.
at night.
The steward handed these pieces of paper to Wu Anshi.
At this moment, Wu Anshi was having dinner with Fan and Qi Niang.
A dozen maids on the left and right stood waiting.
The officials of the three generations of the Wu family have their own rules, and they do not speak when sleeping or eating. The maid on the side did not dare to say anything.
Therefore, the family dining room is extremely quiet except for the sound of clinking porcelain bowls.
After the table was cleared and tea was served, Wu Anshi handed the steward a few pieces of paper, read it, and said with a smile: "What a great Zhang Saburo, he is such a good person who pretends to be stupid and dumbfounded. Interesting, interesting!"
"What's wrong?" Fan asked.
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "I ordered the library steward to record the words and deeds of the two of them in the dark room of the library. Take a look..."
Fan sneered and said: "As half the head of the Wu family, you actually do such a thing, Seventeenth Mother, look at it."
Seventeenth Mother put down the tea cup, took out the paper, and finished reading it in a short time.
When I saw Zhang Yue said that he was "versatile", he couldn't help but smile.
When she saw 'Cao Mengde', Seventeenth Mother couldn't help laughing.
"What's so funny?"
Fan also took it and looked at it, and then said: "I think He Qi's knowledge is better than that of Zhang Sanyi. Why do the officials say he is pretending to be stupid?"
Wu Anshi said: "Seventeenth sister always says that I can't study well. Although we, the officials' children, can't endure hardship, we rarely have bad taste in people."
Fan said: "Are you really interested in recruiting these two people?"
Wu Anshi said: "Otherwise? How can anyone enter the library of my Wu family at will? One of these two people is an economics student and the other is a Jinshi. They are both recommended by the state to enter the Imperial College this year."
"They all come from poor families and are helpless. They have a friendship with me as fellow villagers. If they are named on the spring examination list in the future, who else can join us if they don't vote for our Wu family? Now they have been admitted early. If we wait until they become officials before recruiting them, it will appear that we are being snobbish."
"In other words, why do they come to borrow books from me when they go to the state to recommend candidates to the Imperial College?"
Fan said: "This is He Qi, but this Zhang San is from the Zhang family. Although he is from a distant clan, if he becomes successful in the future, he may not join our Wu family."
Wu An's poem said: "It has been ten years since Duke Xi (Zhang Dexiang) became prime minister. If the Zhang family no longer has a prime minister, sooner or later it will be like yesterday's flowers."
Fan said: "What do I think? You, who are from aristocratic families, have so many calculations? We, the women of the Han family, are really not worthy of you."
Wu Anshi smiled and said: "Madam, Sima Xiangru and Chen Zi'ang, as soon as they came out of the sword gate, they showed their appearance for the first time. Now, together with Lao Taishan, they are three. I married you as a blessing from three generations. How can you say that you are the third one?" Coming from a poor family."
Seventeenth Niang said to Fan: "Brother means what he says now. Sister-in-law, why don't you just listen to it."
All three of them laughed.
Fan said: "I am a Taoist official who came back to my hometown to be lazy, but I have made friends with so many outstanding disciples without studying. I will be a support to my family in the future."
Wu Anshi said: "As we all know, Li Xuezheng in the state is now informed by his uncle. Now he has written to me asking me if I am interested in someone. What do you think I should do?"
Fan said: "That's it. I know why the two of them suddenly went to the library to copy books. This is the reason."
"Why don't you get up early if you don't have any profit?" Wu Anshi said with a smile.
Fan said: "I think these two people are talented, but they should also be virtuous, otherwise it will be bad to raise a few ungrateful people. Although He Qi is knowledgeable, I think he is a person with evil intentions. ."
Wu Anshi said: "How can you say this? You can tell the virtuous and the unworthy at a glance. It is really a woman's opinion."
After being scolded, Mrs. Fan was furious and said: "Seventeen, please tell me some truth."
The Seventeenth Mother thought for a while and said: "Sister-in-law is right. If you can't tell the difference between virtuous and unvirtuous at the moment, why not try to find a way?"
"Oh? Seventeenth sister, do you have any clever ideas?" Wu Anshi said.
Seventeenth Mother nodded and said, "I do have a way."
