Chapter 59: A New Environment, a New Starting Point
After wandering on the river for half a month, the most unbearable thing for Zhang Yue was that he couldn't take a bath - naturally, the boxes they brought were limited, and it was also impossible to change clothes every day, and it was even more impractical to wash clothes every day. At this moment, he was comfortably soaking in the hot water at the right temperature, and he only felt that he didn't want to move a finger. In fact, there is no need for him to move, everything is properly served.
"Young master, drink a cup of rose dew to refresh yourself, this was just sent from outside."
Just opened his mouth slightly, and a cool liquid slid down his throat, instantly dissolving the dryness of his mouth that he had just born. The kneading force and part of the back are just right, and the fatigue of a long time on the boat seems to be squeezed out of every pore. In addition, he had no strength at all, and he couldn't move any thoughts, so he didn't have any worries, so he simply lay lazily on the edge of the barrel and couldn't help but take a nap.
In a half-asleep and half-awake state, someone changed himself into a close-fitting white satin shirt and underwear, and stuffed two pieces of snacks in a daze, Zhang Yue fell asleep almost as soon as he fell on the bed.
Since Amber and Autumn Mark are also bathing and changing clothes at this time, the two girls who have just been transferred by Xiyu are serving today. The two of them were already sweating profusely after surviving for a while, and at this time they saw the new master fall into bed and sleep without knowing what to do, and then think about the scene when they were just serving the bath, they couldn't help but glance at each other.
"This young master Yue is not a womanizer."
"Not only is he not lustful, he is a wooden man at all, when you were serving just now, did he look at you more?"
"Could it be that the people who served by his side before were all stunning?"
"Shhhh
The conversation between the two girls stopped abruptly, so they turned their heads sideways, only to see two girls coming in from outside. The one in front of him was wearing a green silk jacket, with a fair complexion and a kind smile on his face; The one at the back was wearing a moon-white plain shirt, revealing a reassuring gentle silence. Just after looking at it, the two girls who were in the room just now gave birth to a little admiration, thinking that this young master Yue was just from the third room of the Zhang family over there, but the people around him were not inferior to this side at all.
"But Sister Autumn and Sister Amber?"
Autumn marks and amber have just finished taking a shower and changed their clothes, not to mention the plain faces, and their hair that has not yet dried is still scattered on their shoulders, but it exudes a little more delicate beauty of Qingshui Hibiscus. Seeing the two girls come to salute, Qiu Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to ask for her name, and learned that they had just served Zhang Yue to take a bath, so she thanked her apologetically, and looked at the bedside again, and habitually stepped forward to fold the quilt for him. Amber, on the other hand, thought of the two thousand taels of gold that had just been delivered to the account, and her face was a little apprehensive.
Zhang Yue is not the only one who has been tired all the way, whether it is Zhang Chao, who is curious when he first arrives, or Zhang Zhen, who is worried about his father's thoughts, they all have a good sleep after taking a bath. When the three brothers met again, they looked at each other and were in good spirits, so Zhang Yueshao, who saw the opportunity, had to pull Zhang Zhen aside, solemnly instructed him, and even did not hesitate to move the grandmother's big Buddha out.
Usually Zhang Zhen couldn't listen to these words at all, but he had hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard at Mrs. Wang's earlier, coupled with the stern admonition of Gu and Feng before leaving, he had to reluctantly nod his head and agree, saying that he would never act rashly again.
Large families pay attention to eating and not speaking, but this rule also depends on the occasion, for example, when you happen to meet the scene of colorful clothes and entertaining relatives, blindly not talking is a big bad scenery. Only this night, the British public Zhang Fu did not plan to talk about business at dinner, so although the dishes were put on the table during the meal, the food was silent, Zhang Yue had to be careful, and saved himself from the chopsticks accidentally touching the rice bowl and making a dingding sound, which was really embarrassing.
In a trance, he suddenly had the feeling that Lin Daiyu had just entered Jiafu - he came from Kaifeng to the British Mansion in Nanjing at this time, isn't it the same as Lin Daiyu who defected to his relatives?
After eating a meal that didn't taste anything, a little girl held tea and a gargle, everyone rinsed their mouths, and someone held a cup of tea. At this time, the British public Zhang Fu only opened his mouth to ask a few words, but he only asked whether the Gu family was well, whether the floods in the past few years had endangered the Zhang family's ancestral business, how the harvest of the Grange was, etc., without mentioning this incident. Looking at this situation, Zhang Yue didn't mention anything serious, took a moment to present Gu's handwritten letter with both hands, and then retreated and sat down.
Zhang Fu didn't busy reading the letter, but looked at Zhang Yue thoughtfully for a while, and then opened the fire paint seal, took out the letterhead from the envelope and read a few lines, but he thought in his heart that Rong Shanxian was indeed not mistaken, and this seemingly inconspicuous nephew was indeed the first of the three this time. Looking at Gu's familiar handwriting on the letter, recalling the indifferent but desolate tone at first glance, he unconsciously remembered the panic and anger of the family when his father died on the battlefield.
He quickly threw this emotion aside, and then instructed: "Auntie used to be kind to me, even if she didn't tell me, I would do my best." Brother Zhen, don't be in a hurry about your father's affairs, stay at home these days, don't go out rashly, some things are too much. Brother Chao, your father means to let me get you a position in the army, and I will take you to visit a few wingmen in the future, they are all generals in the army, and they can help you, and you should work hard. Brother Yue'er ......"
Thinking of the extra instructions on the letter, Zhang Fu couldn't help but have a little more heart, so he stood up with a smile: "Auntie said that there is a message for you to bring to me, and you can come to the study with me." ”
Zhang Yuewei was stunned, wondering when his grandmother would have a message for him to bring, but then he suddenly woke up and quickly stood up. Before leaving, he threw a warning look at Zhang Chao and Zhang Zhen brothers, which was nothing more than a warning to the two of them to go back to sleep and rest, and not to quarrel again, so he followed Zhang Fu out of the upper room.
Mrs. Wang's upper room is located on the left side of the inner instrument door, but Zhang Fu's outer study is on the right side of the inner instrument door. Zhang Yue followed behind Zhang Fu, first passing through the east-west hall and the north-south sandwich road, and then passing through the west corner gate and the back porch, but on the way, I saw the lights everywhere, and from time to time I could bump into a few maids and maids, but no matter who they were, they quietly retreated and saluted, and no one rushed up. And Zhang Fu didn't say anything along the way, he was extremely bored walking behind, so he simply thought about other things in his heart.
This time he came to Nanjing City by chance, and it was certainly one thing to do his best for his uncle's affairs, but shouldn't he take the time to visit Mr. Du? I don't know what kind of official position Mr. Du got when he was called into Beijing, and whether it is good or bad now......
When he followed Zhang Fu into the inner study, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the furnishings inside. It doesn't matter if it's a room full of maps, a room full of military books, or even a room full of vanilla orchids...... This is more normal than the eerie situation of empty bookshelves on the four walls and only two futons on the wooden floor. What surprised him even more was that Zhang Fu sat cross-legged on one of the futons, and then waved at him without the slightest slight, but actually motioned for him to sit down opposite.
"Auntie praised you for your intelligence and excellence in the letter, and you can be regarded as the first talent in the third generation of the Zhang family. When Peng Shisan came back, he also mentioned that you are not afraid of danger, and you have the demeanor of a general. In that case, there are some things I won't hide from you. Your eldest uncle has just suffered from the pond fish this time, and although the worry about his life is not enough, he is afraid that the future will be wasted for a while. Speaking of which, I also introduced him in front of King Han because of the friendship of the robe...... Corruption, this year, even Qing officials can find out a stolen word in Jinyiwei! ”
At that moment, Zhang Yue took a deep breath - he vaguely remembered that the status of the military attache of the Ming Dynasty reached its peak in the Yongle period, and then it was weakened step by step in the Renxuan period, and it was even more declining after the Yingzong Civil Fort. The root cause of this is actually because of some of the initial reasons. It's just that Zhang Fu said it so simply, he felt a little suspenseful when he heard it, but he didn't want to ask too much.
New environment, new starting point, from Kaifeng to Nanjing, now he has to be familiar with the new environment again.
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