After the New Year, Mrs. Yu prepared new clothes for Zhang Shi, Zhang Yue and Zhang Qiu.
Zhang Yue is a new jacket. The armpits on both sides of the jacket are not sewn, so it can be worn over a jacket.
In the past, this kind of jacket was worn by people of low status, but in the Song Dynasty, all men and women of some status wore a jacket outside their clothes. Now Zhang Yue also has one. We are finally people with status.
It is said that this kind of jacket is open in front and does not need to be tied with belts or buttons, so it is called "unsystematic jacket".
After the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty, Jinzi took the blame. If you don't control Jin, you don't control Jin.
Zhang Shi looked at Zhang Yue in his trousers and couldn't help but said with satisfaction: "Third brother looks more like an official now. Madam, the turban you chose is really good-looking. When it comes to meeting Zhou Xuezheng, he will I must think that Third Brother is a very talented person."
Mrs. Yu was very happy to hear her husband's praise.
Zhang Shi said again: "Have you found a place to stay in Jianyang?"
Zhang Yue said: "We have found a place. The director of my Jingsheng Zhai has many contacts with a bookseller in Jianyang. We happened to stay at his place during this trip to Jianyang."
Zhang Shi said: "What's wrong with this? You disturb others rashly. My father-in-law happens to live in Jianyang. My third brother went to Jianyang to have a look and rest there."
Zhang Yue glanced at Mrs. Yu, but saw that she didn't answer and said: "Brother, no need. I am in a hurry to go to Jianyang, so I made a special trip to Kaoting to visit. I'm afraid it will be too delayed. Please allow me to go to my sister-in-law's house later. Just a visit.”
Yu didn't speak.
Zhang Shize said: "It's not like I want you to go to Kaoting. Madam, doesn't Lao Taishan have a house with three entrances in the city? There is no one living in it on weekdays. It's just the servants who take care of it. It happened that the third brother went to give him a house. Stay."
Just as Yu was about to say something, Zhang Yue already said: "Sister-in-law, I can handle the matter of going to the state school to find a proper education."
The sister-in-law nodded and said, "Sanlang, I'll go pack your luggage."
After saying that, my sister-in-law went upstairs.
Zhang Yue whispered to Zhang Shi: "Brother, our family has already troubled my sister-in-law and her family too much. We don't dare to cause any more trouble."
"What do you know? I wasted all my efforts." Zhang Shi was a little annoyed.
"Brother, what does this mean?"
Zhang Shi said: "My father-in-law has many friends in Jianyang. Before you go to see Zhou Xuezheng, you should go to his house first. Wouldn't he ask someone to help you? As long as there is a capable person to help you To put it bluntly, not only to go to Nanjing Imperial College, but also to Bianjing."
"Let's not talk about the trouble, our Zhang family has become prosperous, won't we help him in the future? My father-in-law is a careful person, and he will definitely help you with this. So does your sister-in-law, and this will be necessary She spoke but stopped talking, and you even helped Xi'er enter the clan school. This woman is easy to forget her gratitude and hold grudges, so you should be careful when you come to my wife's house in the future."
Zhang Yue thought that if he could help, Yu would have spoken long ago.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother, my sister-in-law is a good sister-in-law. You must not blame her. Otherwise, she will lose her heart!"
"I can spare this."
Zhang Yue was about to go back to the north room to rest, but saw Yu opening the door and coming out of the south room.
"Sister-in-law!"
Yu nodded and said: "Third brother, there are some things that I couldn't say because your brother was here just now. Now I will tell you everything. My father and brother have been dissatisfied with Shilang for a long time. If they hadn't looked at Xi'er's side, I'm afraid it will be long ago..."
"I'll tell you the truth, ever since your brother came to this house, spent a lot of money, and had to support your brother and Xi'er's education, I have been using the dowry money to support the family. Last time your second brother escaped from marriage, Zhao Yasi moved out. In our family, the remaining dowry was also taken away. I borrowed 80 yuan from my father and brother under some pretense."
"Now that the eighty strings of money have not been repaid, how can I say this to my father and brother? I also want to save face in my parents' family."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that it would be too embarrassing to tell anyone that his brother used dowry money to supplement the family income. No wonder his father-in-law and his uncle had objections. And a lot of these expenses were spent on myself and my second brother.
Now that I go to Jianyang and find someone else, isn't it better to scold me?
Zhang Yue said: "Sister-in-law, I used to be the one who squandered the family's money..."
Yu said: "I'm not scolding you for your past mistakes. Now you can study and make progress, and you have also raised money to reopen the shop. I'm so happy. Your brother is a waste of money, but he is kind to me and Xi'er. All the money the shop has made in the past six months or so has been in my hands."
"It's just that I can't return this money to my father without the consent of you two brothers."
Zhang Yue said: "I was raised by my brother and sister-in-law. Not to mention these eighty strings, I don't have a say in how my sister-in-law handles the family's money."
The next day.
Zhang Yue immediately packed his luggage and entered the county school.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin handed over three historical policies to Hu Xuezheng for review.
Hu Xuezheng smiled when he saw Zhang Yue's article and said: "It's well written, and it's remarkable. I didn't want to give you advice. I wanted you to figure it out for yourself. I didn't expect it to be so well written. To be honest, wasn't it?" Have you asked Mr. Boyi to read it first?"
Zhang Yue's expression froze and he said: "Learn to be wise..."
Hu Xuezheng smiled and said: "Mr. Boyi is a famous Confucian scholar in the world. He came to correct your article. It's too late for me to be happy."
Zhang Yue smiled in his heart and said, "Thank you Xuezheng."
After speaking, Hu Xuezheng read Guo Lin's article and said, "Where is your historical policy? Did you also ask your father to change it?"
Guo Lin hesitated and said: "Yes, sir."
Hu Xuezheng looked at it and said, "It's considered good."
Immediately Hu Xuezheng said: "But the three historical policies are just a formality. Just be careful what you say when you see Xuexuezheng in the state. After hearing this, the state will recommend a Jinshi, a Zhuke, and a Jingsheng to Bian If you go to the Imperial College of Nanjing, two Jinshi, two of various subjects, and one economics student go to the Imperial College of Nanjing, you two will have a great chance."
"But if you are not selected, the state school will most likely recruit you to stay in the state school. You must not agree to this. If you return to the county, the county society will exempt you from five years of fasting and money. In a few years You can also get grain from the farm."
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin both said yes.
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin walked out of Hu Xuezheng's apartment, feeling unusual again.
Guo Lindao: "When I heard that Zhou Xue liked to go to various county schools to rob people, it's no wonder that Xue Zheng changed the exemption from three years of fasting and money to five years."
Zhang Yue said: "Don't you sigh? In the past, people hated each other and dogs hated the poverty. Now it has become something you fight for."
Guo Lin said with a smile: "I definitely won't go to Zhouli. If I go to Zhouli, it will be difficult to go back to Wuxi to see my parents."
"Then you are willing to go to the Imperial College in Bianjing and Nanjing, why can't you go to Zhouxue?"
Guo Lin sighed: "After all, it is easier to go to the Imperial College. If you study for a few years and pass the spring exam, your parents will not have to work hard at such an old age. But if you really go to the Imperial College, you will have to leave your parents." After several years, I still couldn’t bear to part with it.”
Zhang Yue comforted him: "Don't be like this. The prison students can come back to visit their relatives, but our home is too far away from Bianjing and Nanjing."
The night before setting off for Jianyang, both of them tossed and turned in their thoughts and did not sleep well.
This mood is full of expectations and longing for the future, a bit uneasy, and longing for my family back home. Such different emotions mixed together make people's hearts fluctuate for a while.
On this day, Zhang Yue, Guo Lin and He Qi said goodbye to Hu Xuezheng and went to Jianyang Prefecture to study.
The three of them first tried to walk along the stream, then through the mountains, and finally to the water's edge. They trekked for a day before arriving in Jianyang.
The three objects of Jianzhou are Jianben, Jianzhan and Jiantea.
Among them, Jianben is located in Jianyang.
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qi naturally had the mood of scholars worshiping saints when they visited Chonghua. Zhang Yue stayed at a bookseller's house in Chonghuali.
When the three of them arrived here, they saw that every room in the book area was full of books. There were more than a hundred bookstores with official titles within a radius. When you walk here, you can smell the fragrance of ink everywhere, and you can also see scholars with Eguan Bo belt everywhere.
Zhang Yue and the others walked into a bookshop on the corner of the street. The bookseller's surname was Yu, who had dealt with Zhang Yue before, and they were invited to sit down and drink tea.
Zhang Yue felt the noisy atmosphere outside the book shop while chatting with the bookseller named Yu.
At this time, I saw the curtain on the side move, as if someone was peeping from behind.
The bookseller surnamed Yu smiled when he saw this and said: "This must be my niece. She has no parents since she was a child, so she was fostered here. Yun Ruo came out to meet the guests."
"This..." Guo Lin felt something was wrong at first.
The bookseller surnamed Yu said with a smile: "We girls from merchant families don't have so many rules."
As he spoke, the curtain was lifted, and a woman in her twenties and eighties came out. The other party was wearing a skirt, and her appearance was about 60 or 70%. For some reason, she looked a bit pitiful. Such grace made her look better.
"These three are all talented scholars in Pucheng County. They came to see Xuezheng in the state. Now they are staying in our home. Come and see them."
Fang Yingying saluted and said, "My family has seen three talented people."
Zhang Yue and Guo Lin both stood up and saluted, while He Qi's movements were a little slow.
The woman then raised her head and looked at Zhang Yue, Guo Lin, and He Qi. Zhang Yue was wearing a new set of clothes, and he was also tall and handsome. Guo Lin was wearing a cloth robe. Although it was washed clean, it was patched in inconspicuous places. As for He Qi, he was also extraordinary, but his eyes were a bit sharp, which made people afraid. Look at each other.
Bookseller Yu said: "I have some important matters at the counter. Yun Ruo, please talk to the two guests first. I'll be back soon."
With that said, Bookseller Yu strode away.
Zhang Yue, Guo Lin and Yu Yunruo looked at each other and felt very embarrassed, while He Qi was just drinking tea by himself.
The three of them were chatting, and then Yu Yunruo looked at Zhang Yue and said, "Zhang Sanlang, since you are a prostitute, what do your two brothers do for a living?"
Zhang Yue felt a little restrained and answered truthfully: "The eldest brother is running a restaurant, and the second brother is studying in Beijing. We haven't heard from him for a long time."
Yu Yunruo asked: "Why is there no communication? Is there any difficulty for my second brother?"
Zhang Yue said: "I don't know about that."
Yu Yunruo said with a smile: "Bianjing is a thousand miles away from Pucheng. How can we send letters back and forth without traveling on business? I think there must be some reason for it. Don't worry, Mr. Sanlang. The boat will go straight to the bridge."
Zhang Yue smiled bitterly. There was something wrong. It was obvious that he didn't want to send it.
However, Zhang Yue still said: "Thank you very much, Mrs. Yu, for your kindness."
ps: Thanks~~Love! ~~The book friend becomes the eighth ally in this book.
