When Zhang Qiufang picked up the kite, he heard someone shout: "Too! Don't steal it!"
Zhang Yue couldn't help but get angry when he heard it, thinking that he was hit on the head by something before he could investigate, so how could he become a thief?
But when I saw two powerful slaves approaching, they looked very arrogant and unreasonable.
Although Zhang Qiu was angry, his third uncle told him not to argue with others, especially from such a wealthy family. The most important thing is that he is about to take the provincial examination, and he must become famous in one fell swoop, otherwise he will really be embarrassed to see his family, how can he conflict with the anger of life at this time.
Zhang Qiu thought for a while and then gave up. He immediately returned the kite and said, "I just happened to pick it up."
After saying this, Zhangqiu turned around and left, but heard Wang Ting from above say: "Li Da, Li Er must not be rude to scholars! You still haven't apologized!"
Zhang Qiu heard a woman's voice and glanced towards the pavilion, but saw that it was covered with a hanging curtain.
The two servants saluted and apologized to Zhangqiu.
Zhangqiu didn't want to cause more trouble, so he bowed his hands to Wangting in a gesture of salute, and immediately left.
There were two women on the pavilion watching Zhang Qiu go away.
A woman said: "This matter is originally the fault of your Lu family, but this scholar will not defend himself. He is actually afraid of your Lu family's reputation."
The woman said: "The other person just doesn't want to cause trouble. I don't think this person is timid. He will take the exam soon. If you just get angry with someone, if you get angry, it will ruin things in the examination room." ?”
The other party smiled and said: "My sister is right."
"But it will be time to save the exam soon. My sister, your life is undecided. I heard that your father said that he will choose a son-in-law among the young Jinshi who won the championship this time. I think this man is of the right age and has a good appearance. If he wins the Jinshi... How could it be? No, it can be regarded as a destiny of marriage.”
The woman from the Lu family couldn't help but blush at the other party's words, and then said, "How can it be such a coincidence?"
The other party smiled and said: "I don't know the news about this young man, otherwise I would have just asked him properly."
At this time, two domestic slaves came back with the kite and handed it to the maid of the Lu family woman.
The maid went upstairs and said, "Girl, that young man just lost something, like a robe list from Zhou's Clothing Store on Mahang Street."
The two women looked at each other, wondering what a coincidence it was.
The woman from the Lu family took the list and read it: "Pucheng Zhangqiu?"
Another person smiled and said: "Sister, the Pucheng Zhang family is a well-known family in the imperial examination. Although it is not as good as before when the Duke of Xi was in power, in recent years there have been people who have been ranked first. Two champions have come out, and one has taken the first place. When a fifth Jinshi scholar, especially Zhang Duzhi, heard that he had just risen from the officialdom and returned to serve as the minister of Tianzhang Pavilion, everyone could see that he was deliberately re-employed."
"Dad said that given his age, he will be a public official at least, even if he is in power. I heard that he has some fate with your Lu family."
The woman from the Lu family felt something in her heart when she heard this, and then said: "It is true that they are some relatives, but they are not really relatives."
While he was talking, he saw Zhangqiu returning and looking for him along the way.
The woman from the Lu family said quickly: "He must be looking for this list. If someone returns it to him, be polite."
"yes."
After the Lu family woman handed over the list, the slave just now quickly returned the list to Zhang Qiu.
When Zhang Qiu saw this slave again, he was already much more respectful and polite.
"Mr. Sir, did you find this?"
"Exactly."
After taking it, Zhang Qiu smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
Zhang Qiu thought that his third uncle often told him to be kind to others when he went out, which seemed to be a good idea.
The servant smiled and said, "If you want to thank me, thank our girl. She ordered me to pay you back."
Zhang Qiu was stunned for a moment, then he saluted and thanked the pavilion, and then left calmly.
At this time, it was on the other side of Nanxunmen Street.
The Seventeenth Mother entered the city from Nanxunmen with her entire family.
His original house was destroyed by the flood, and now he is looking for a house in Bianjing.
As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw his eldest brother Wu Anshi waiting by the city gate.
The Seventeenth Mother got off the carriage.
Wu Anshi said: "Why don't Seventeen go back home? Do you have to look for a house outside? Come home with me and meet your new sister-in-law."
The Seventeenth Mother felt unhappy when she heard about her new sister-in-law, but said: "It's not convenient to live back home. I'll live in the house next to the Imperial College first, and then look for a place."
The house in the Imperial College was originally settled by the Wu family for Zhang Yue, who was studying in the Imperial College. Later, when the Zhang and Wu families got married, it was used as a dowry for the Seventeenth Mother, but now it has always been vacant.
After Zhang Yue resigned from office, the house was given to Zhang Shi's family.
Wu Anshi frowned after hearing this and said: "That place is very small, how can it accommodate so many people. I will find you a house in Zhou Zheng's house to live in first. It's not for anything, but purely for your face. Look at your brother-in-law now. But Minister Tianzhang Pavilion, as his head wife, you must consider him."
"He is a close official of the emperor, and he pays attention to dignity and propriety when he comes out. If he lives in the Imperial Palace, he will be a joke. Besides, he has to go in and out of the palace every day, so he must find a place to live closer to the imperial city, otherwise he will be shut down. How much time will be spent on the way back and forth?"
When Seventeen Niang saw her brother's plan, she thought that although Wu Anshi had always been kind to her sister in the past, she was never so enthusiastic.
Even when she and Zhang Yue just got married, Wu Anshi said all day long that the Zhang family was really poor and did not give herself a good life.
Nowadays...it seems that a wife is valued based on her husband, and this is true at all.
However, Seventeenth Mother still did not agree to Wu Anshi's suggestion of finding a house, but asked him to pay more attention to Zhangqiu's affairs.
Instead, she returned to the house next to the Imperial Academy.
When the Wu family offered this house to Zhang Yue, Zhang Yue did not agree. Now that the two have been married for many years, Zhang Yue no longer has to worry about these things.
When the Seventeenth Mother arrived at the house next to the Imperial Academy, there was no one to greet her.
Seventeenth Mother took little Zhang Yue's hand and walked to the hall. Seventeenth Mother saw her husband and brother Zhang Shi squatting on the threshold chatting together.
The Seventeenth Mother was speechless after seeing this. Her husband was now a high-ranking official, but he still refused to change his ways. Her son must be restrained to prevent him from getting into his father's habits.
When Zhang Yue saw his wife and son coming forward happily, the Seventeenth Mother bowed to Zhang first, and then said: "I have inquired about Axi's news. I have arrived in the capital a few days ago. I am already the trustee." Give him a message saying that you will take him home when you see him.”
Zhang Shi said angrily: "There is no need to go home. I just pretend I don't have this son. I haven't been home for two years and I don't know how to come back and see my family first. Do you know how much your sister-in-law misses him these days?"
Seventeen Niang said: "Axi has grown up. I think he has his own ideas. He is holding his breath if he doesn't go home. He wants to pass the Jinshi exam first and then go home in glory to apologize to you."
"Who wants him to apologize?" Zhang Shi was angry, but his words were not as excited as before.
Zhang Yue and Qi Niang said some kind words to Zhang Shi before they calmed down.
Zhang Shi said to Zhang Yue: "Your second brother has also returned to Beijing. This time our family is all together. Sanlang, please just forget about what happened at the beginning, okay?"
