On the day of the Beginning of Winter, it would be a relief if Sister He, the young mistress of Suzhou's ladylike family, has a soul in heaven - the "Critical Biography of the Peony Pavilion" that she spent so much effort on has been published.
When Zheng Haizhu came to the door of Jiulian nunnery, he saw Zhang Yanke, dressed in colorful clothes, like a majestic tabby cat, sitting at the door, shouting and selling books.
The citizens of the county crowded around and stretched their heads and necks to watch with great interest, just like they did when the county master was ascended to the court.
Several old scholars also came after hearing the news. When they saw the scene in front of them, a handsome young man was selling copies of the commentary on "The Peony Pavilion" in front of the nunnery. They heard that it was written by a female author. They all felt as if they were mourning for their heirs.
My Yao, Shun, and Yu, the Emperor of Zhou, the Confucian sage Meng Yasheng, Master Zhu, and all the late emperors of the Ming Dynasty, please open your eyes and take a look! In today's world, how can a woman write books and sell them for money?
It’s still such a treacherous and treacherous book!
But the government couldn't help it. The Ming Dynasty was going to perish, it was going to perish.
Zhang Yanke was not a fuel-efficient lamp. He stood up with a hand warmer in his hand, and with a straight face, he accused them tit for tat of being ignorant and reading like fools.
Then he said loudly to some young men who looked like scholars but were poorly dressed and appeared one after another: "Brothers, please come here. I will give you a good book and a small amount of silver as a gift. You must know your hometown well." Neighbor, the master of Jiulian Temple comes from a hairpin family. She is kind-hearted and generous. She not only donates Buddhist teachings, but also is willing to make good friends with her literary heart. Regardless of the pain of being wronged in the past, she still stays in Shanghai County to look after her parents. My fellow countrymen, aunts and sisters, please help me a lot and take care of me all the time. As for me, I am the former wife’s natal family. This time, for construction work, I came to Songjiang to hire a garden master. Before leaving, I stopped by to renovate Jiulian Nunnery. , In the future, the girls of the Zhang family in Shaoxing will also accompany me and come often to visit relatives."
Zhang Yanke spoke eloquently.
The young scholars in Songjiang did not expect that such a dandy without a headscarf would be quite literary when he opened his mouth, and his demeanor was even more impressive. The meaning behind his words was also reasonable, and he seemed to have a wealthy family.
The young men, who often did not have the sour old-fashioned spirit of the old scholars, came forward one after another and had a pleasant conversation with Zhang Yanke.
Zheng Haizhu first entered the nunnery to greet Sister He, expressed her sincere gratitude, talked for a while, and then came out again.
Seeing that Zhang Yanke was free for a while, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "The third young master is so eloquent. It is said that you have poetry and books in your stomach. If you really spend time on your career, you will be a top scholar."
Zhang Yanke listened to such novel but easy-to-understand terms as "talk show" and "xueba" and said proudly: "It's rare for Miss Zheng to praise me, and I won't lie to you either. I can sing, recite, and beat you." Good hands. Oh, by the way, I will play a role in the playbook my eldest brother wrote for Mr. Liu. Those eight-legged articles are tied up, what’s the point? Life is like a play, and singing in a play is the most interesting thing. "
Then he glanced around a few times, and whispered to Zheng Haizhu: "You are not stupid, can't you see it? I am not here to sell books today, but to sell my face, show off my Shaoxing The Zhang family's reputation should be known to all the neighbors, and the master wife in the nunnery has someone to support her. Don't continue to bully her just because she has been wrongly accused in a lawsuit."
Zheng Haizhu smiled knowingly and said sincerely: "Actually, you are also an old Jianghu. You understand the way of people's hearts. Otherwise, your elder brother would not leave you to work alone in Shanghai County and go back to Shaoxing first."
After that, he took out his wallet, counted out the coins, pointed to the well-printed books and said: "How could my lady miss such a good book? She wants to buy twenty copies for the handkerchief friends."
"Okay, Miss Han is generous and discerning." Zhang Yanke calmly ordered the servant to put the book in a cloth bag and hand it to Zheng Haizhu.
Then he bowed in a pretentious manner: "Zheng Jijiu from Shoukuan Academy, do you have any other orders?"
Zheng Haizhu did not pretend to be polite to him, and said bluntly: "Yes, please take the time, Third Young Master, to come with me to see the place. I just signed the lease of the academy in Yahang half an hour ago."
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Shanghai County.
In front of the simple but still intact and strong door, a middle-aged man in neat civilian clothes was leading two craftsmen to measure the dimensions of the door frame.
It was the person who Zheng Haizhu consulted on renting information and paid the consulting fee at Yuehe River before, named Cao Jingting.
Zhang Yanke laughed and laughed, cupping his hands and saying, "Oh, that's a good name, brother. There is a famous storyteller in Suzhou and Hangzhou named Liu Jingting. My brother loves to watch the theater the most, and secondly, he loves to listen to Liu Jingting's stories."
Cao Jingting was born in Yaxing, and he was naturally courteous and generous in his dealings with others. He bowed respectfully but not condescendingly to the young rich man: "Young master, I am just like the masters of commentaries, I am an open-mouthed person. This bowl of open-faced rice, It has taken me more than ten years. However, from today on, I will be at the mercy of Young Master and Miss Zheng."
Zheng Haizhu explained from the side: "Third Young Master, as soon as you and the eldest Young Master take action, our academy will not just start off in a small way. I have to accompany the eldest lady to the Gu Mansion next year, so I invited Brother Cao to come and be the steward of the academy. . Everything will be successful if it is foreseen, and it will be ruined if it is not foreseen. The two daughters of Guanshi Cao's family will also come to the academy to learn literacy and skills. "
Zhang Yanke nodded and praised a few words in front of Cao Jingting, such as "Miss Zheng is a hero among women". As a boss, he was helping the president to suppress the senior executives, but he was thinking about something in his heart.
He followed Zheng Haizhu to the door. After carefully inspecting the courtyard houses that were currently empty but neatly laid out, he turned around and said solemnly: "Miss Zheng, can our academy still have a female steward?"
Zheng Haizhu was stunned for a moment, then stared at him meaningfully: "Is she your confidante?"
Zhang Yanke coughed and glared: "How can an upright person like me have any confidante? Besides, if I like a beauty, how can I be willing to be a confidant outside? I will definitely have to pay attention to it." The big sedan chair will welcome you home."
Zheng Haizhu suddenly realized: "Is it your brother's?"
"Yes, it's Wang Yuesheng, the red herdsman by the Qinhuai River in Nanjing."
Zhang Yanke raised his head and looked at the cloud: "After all, he is his brother. I have a softer face and a softer heart. How can I bear to see my eldest brother's clothes become wider and fall apart because of this matter. But how can I, the Zhang family of Shanyin, allow Miss Wang to come in? .”
When Zhang Yanke said this, he looked at Zheng Haizhu and did not change his expression suddenly. Then he continued to consider his words and said slowly: "Miss Wang is proud and arrogant. My elder brother does not want to build a house to trap her. That would be treating her like a puppy." Like a kitten, I wronged her. Originally I thought there was no solution to this matter, but this time in Songjiang, the girl's behavior and Sister He's current situation made me, Zhang Yanke, feel that women actually have many things to do. There are some methods of living, which are very fresh and more respectable. Furthermore, I thought that Miss Zheng and Ru Liier can interact without any grudges..."
Zheng Haizhu interrupted him: "I understand. Third Young Master, I'm very happy that you can look at me like this. Indeed, in my eyes, the women of the Chu Palace in Qin Lou, Miss Wang from the Red Palace, and the Qing Guan No matter Ru Lier, there is no distinction between me and you and your brother. I think this is the way to go. You must first ask Miss Wang what she wants. If she is willing, I can allow it. She lived in the academy and asked her to teach the children poetry, poetry and music."
Hearing this, Zhang Yanke was about to show joy when he heard Zheng Haizhu's tone turn serious: "But Third Young Master, I have to make it clear that since Miss Wang will be the female steward and female teacher of the academy, she will You have to make a clear account of the past. You can no longer think of yourself as the female envoy of Qinhuai who is held in high esteem by the stars. Wash off your makeup, take off your halo, change your name, and teach your children here in peace and contentment. As for your eldest brother coming to Songjiang to meet her Yes, as long as it’s not on duty, I don’t care.”
Zheng Haizhu's rapid-fire three-part agreement overwhelmed Zhang Yanke.
But he soon realized that the more fiercely Miss Zheng set the rules, the more it showed that she had no intention of refusing, so he simply said: "Okay, Miss Zheng reminded me, I will go back and discuss it with my eldest brother."
Zheng Haizhu sighed and finished the last part of his meaning: "But in my opinion, your eldest brother's actions will still make women at home and outside the family sad."
Zhang Yanke almost blurted out: "How could it be?"
Yes, how could it be? My future sister-in-law will not have to face the humiliating situation of her husband bringing a female servant home to be a concubine. As for Wang Yuesheng, he will no longer have to deal with those tacky merchants and bastards, and can move to a clean and simple place to be with his true sweetheart. Meet often.
This, isn't this everyone happy?
Zheng Haizhu looked at Zhang Yanke's confused expression, smiled weakly and helplessly, waved his hands and said: "I won't say more, you won't understand. You are the one who pays the most, so let's do this for now, wait until you ask Miss Wang Besides, as long as she doesn’t behave out of line, my nephew and I will treat her well."
Zhang Yanke let out a dull "Oh".
If after these days of dealing with each other, he had indeed gradually developed some fascinating thoughts about Miss Zheng in front of him, then at this moment, these few thoughts suddenly disappeared.
Zhang Yanke clearly noticed that Zheng Haizhu's gaze concealed a clear look of disdain beneath his decisiveness.
For a woman with such eyes, he, Zhang Yanke, could chat with her, go on adventures, and even do business with her, but he would never want to take her into his arms.
Just when I felt that the atmosphere was a little cold, I suddenly heard "Auntie" and saw a half-grown man running towards the door.
"Oh, is this Shoukuan?" Zhang Yanke asked.
Zheng Haizhu responded and told his nephew who rushed to him: "Shou Kuan, this is the third son of the Zhang family. Quickly salute him."
The young man Zheng Shoukuan bowed deeply, raised his head, and told Zheng Haizhu angrily: "Auntie, I went to Mr. Huang's house today to ask for inscriptions. Mr. Huang said that his father would not allow his mother to be a private tutor, let alone give us inscriptions. "
