Chapter Ninety-Four: Falling Flowers and Flowing Water
After Xu Hao brought people to the door on time the next day, he found that the two stone lions had been washed clean and restored to their original appearance. The stone steps were also cleaned spotlessly, and the floor was cleaned with clean water.
There were four or five people standing in front of the Zhu Gate, both old and young, all of them were beaming with joy, and before Xu Hao got off the horse, they all came out, kneeling on the ground and making a gesture about to kowtow.
Xu Hao's face immediately became the same as today's weather, the sky was clear and blue, and he stretched out his hand with a smile, "Don't make a big gift, I didn't prepare a reward when I came." ”
Zhang Jiu led his family together, sincerely kowtowed to Xu Hao, got up and said: "If you don't kowtow, you can't express your gratitude to Engong, if it weren't for your repeated help, the Zhang family would have been finished long ago." ”
Xu Hao got off the horse and said: "I have already said that I have the same relationship with the young master of your family, and I am saying that the two families have been married, and there is no need to be so polite between relatives." ”
Zhang Jiu smiled and stretched out his hand to invite Xu Hao and the others into the house, and said as he walked: "You are relatives, and the others are bastards and bastards." From now on, I won't let another one into the house. ”
Xu Hao stopped and said with a smile: "Don't be so absolute, some relatives in your family have really made great efforts after the accident, and they have been coerced by others these days, and they can't explain it, otherwise they will offend the entire family." Besides, relatives are always relatives, and I, an outsider, can beat people and mess around regardless of them, but you can't.
You have to remember that without relatives, wouldn't your young lady and young master be helpless for the rest of their lives? It's like a flower in the wind, it's lonely, it's not good. In the future, if there are relatives who have no bad deeds, they should be invited to visit the house and let the family in, even if they come to fight the famine because the family is poor, you must treat each other with a good face, and do not open and close the door privately. I'll come here at any time from now on, and if you hear any rumors, you know my temper. ”
"Yes, yes." Zhang Jiu and the others all bowed their heads and nodded again and again.
What's wrong with the next person, how can Xu Hao not know? There is no steward who always mentions the face, and the left ear goes in and the right ear goes out at the absolute next moment.
In fact, he didn't want to be a master Jiashi's admonition to the Zhang family, don't look at their respectful faces, but in fact, they don't think so, to put it bluntly, he doesn't have that qualification, he is worried that the slave will bully the master in the future, so he also admits the current dislike. Just like yesterday, I didn't want to hit someone, and I pretended to be evil and didn't do anything, it was all a last resort.
Because no matter how angry Zhang Yueyun and his brother were at the time, after the anger subsided, they would more or less complain that they were too ruthless and didn't think about the sisters and brothers, and didn't leave a trace of affection for his relatives, which made the relationship with all his relatives very tense in the future.
Relatives are relatives, no matter how many times they fight or even turn against each other, they are still relatives. Just like outsiders don't get involved in the grievances of the couple, just because you are an outsider.
Xu Hao didn't plan to be a benevolent father, it would be enough to take care of him for ten years at most, if Zhang Yueyun's sister and brother were grateful for the newspaper, then the two families would continue to walk back and forth in the future. Otherwise, then we will never get along with each other.
Lonely men and widows, Xu Hao was not ready to go into the inner house to see Zhang Yueyun, and even stood outside the gate of the mansion in order to avoid suspicion, and asked Zhang Jiu to lead Zhang Yu out to meet him.
His actions made the Zhang family and the surrounding neighbors very emotional, and they all secretly gave a thumbs up, saying in their hearts that this is the benevolent and righteous gentleman who does not deceive the dark room.
I don't know if you are a gentleman, in short, Xu Hao is acting from the other party's point of view. He liked the honest and sensible little Zhang Yu very much, hugged him and asked about his studies, and when he learned that Zhang Yu had not gone to school, Xu Hao had a headache.
Because of Zhang Yu's status as a criminal minister, he could not arrange to be a companion to the children of the royal family, otherwise the main hall was the most haode school, and he could learn literature and martial arts, but unfortunately it was too close to Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor.
Xu Hao thought for a while and said, "Choose a prestigious school nearby, it's just a few dozen taels of silver a year." I ordered someone to send five hundred taels of silver, your family should have a guard who is good at martial arts, Zhang Yu, you have to study and practice martial arts diligently, and you will inherit the family title in the future, and make contributions to my Ming Dynasty, so you must not let your sister down. ”
"I see." Zhang Yu put his hands around Xu Hao's neck, put his little face on his shoulder, and whispered: "My sister wants to thank you in person, and said that she can't ask for your silver, and she has been bothering you, and she can't go away." ”
Xu Hao gently patted Zhang Yu's back and said with a smile: "You don't have to meet each other, it's not good to spread out." In the past, I used to borrow your brother's money, and I didn't know how many banquets I had after eating and drinking, but your brother never said anything outside of you. We call it brothers, what money is not money! You go back and tell your sister, don't take anything outside of your body to heart, and when you don't know in the future, your brother Xu Hao will be in trouble, and then he will come to your house to eat and drink. ”
Zhang Yu raised his head and said seriously: "Good people don't necessarily have good rewards!" I remembered that when my brother was in trouble, he would take out as much silver as he had in the family, and if he didn't count, he would be a puppy. ”
Good people don't necessarily have good rewards? Xu Hao took a deep look at the young Zhang Yu, and secretly said that this child's heart gradually began to change, and he didn't know whether it was good or bad, and there was a chance that he would be able to get ahead in the future.
In this way, Xu Hao said goodbye to the reluctant Zhang Yu and his family, took his guards to ride back the same way, and went directly out of the city to Mu's house to continue studying.
The gangsters invited around had already dispersed, and the sixth uncle and other relatives had returned home with the benefits they had received. Neither side did anything too far, which somewhat avoided the embarrassment of the Zhang family's sisters and brothers when they met in the future, as for the Zhang family's lost money, it was not to mention it, and if the fertilizer water did not flow into the fields of outsiders, it should be spent to buy a quiet.
Zhang's inner house.
Zhang Yueyun, who was waiting to personally worship Engong, looked very disappointed when she learned that Engong was gone. Sent away the maid and her younger brother, and at this moment the lost person sat on the chair and thought silently about his thoughts.
Since returning home, he has never been a gentleman, even if it is a side, tell him in person how grateful he is, Zhang Yueyun sighed faintly.
The scene of that night is still vivid in my mind: the handsome and dashing son descended from the sky to rescue the fallen lady in the dark and desperate. The warm palm and gentle smile, the young man at that time was like a white light shining brightly! Thoughtful and thoughtful to help himself walk out, gentle words of comfort, that scene I will never forget.
It's a pity that he never saw anyone again, and even when such a big thing happened at home, although he still appeared, he didn't come in to comfort himself. The more Zhang Yueyun thought about it, the more angry she became, and she knew that she repeatedly mentioned her deceased brother and never talked about herself, could I not see anyone? Am I ugly? Am I not qualified to invite you to meet as a daughter of the Hou Mansion?
Since you don't want to see me, then I don't want you anymore, just like a spring dream, wake up and go with the wind without a trace.
Zhang Yueyun, who was secretly sulking, had tears on her face, subconsciously picked up the pipa casually, pondered for a moment, and sang a song that she had learned in Hualou that day. This is the past few years to play the teaching of the priest's workshop, it is said that it is a certain cherishing flowers and fragrant champion for the beauty of the song, and now it has become the most popular Qinhuai River a famous song.
"The waning moon is seduce, making people's hearts, how can you not think of nostalgia! The fog locks the pipa language of Qionglou, and the goddess often says that it is lonely. Talent is arrogant, abandoning fat powder, and being elegant and independent. Under the dust-free eyes, I wish to have a confidant.
The pipa is like an old whisper, and the goddess is nowhere to be seen, only the makeup is dense. The fragrance at the bottom of the fan is scattered with the smell of wine, and the elegance is all scattered. The dancing is low, the face is strong, and the tears are clear. Trembling to mention the jade pen, I don't know how to write the mind. ”
After singing the song, Zhang Yueyun stared out of the window stupidly, already in tears.
Excited and nostalgic for their own experience, the most sentimental thing is that the falling flowers are intentionally ruthless, completely immersed in the artistic conception of the word, and inadvertently sang a Nian Nujiao into a sound, which can be described as a sad self-suffering, around the beam for three days, and the intestines are full of anger!
If the author knows that there is a red face in the capital who has never met completely singing his heart, he will be very pleased to be a confidant, and this is enough to 'smile at Jiuquan' after the age of 100!
Let's say that Xu Hao, who came to Mu's house, saw that he was going to try the day after tomorrow, so he bought some gifts on the way and sent them to his classmates one by one. He himself received a lot of gifts from all sides, most of which were elegant things such as pen, ink, paper, and fans.
Unexpectedly, even Mu Ningxue also asked Zhiyan to come and gave a handmade purse, made of goose yellow satin, which was exquisite and very beautiful, and it was fragrant in her hand.
Xu Hao picked it up and put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed it gently, guessing that it should be filled with high-grade incense. When I opened it, I saw that the stitches at the stitching place of the material were densely sewn, and I didn't know how many stitches I had made. Under the purse, there is not only a row of tassels hand-woven with red and black silk threads, but also a chain of threads woven with more than a dozen gold threads and black pearls, the color is bright and the goose yellow purse is very matched, I really don't know how much effort it spent, how much thought, there is also a delicate spherical ancient jade in the middle.
Xu Hao was very moved, it can be seen that the girl is attentive, he is mixed in the pile of fat powder, and he knows such small things too well. It can be said that there is a world of difference between using care, and the sewn things will definitely not be the same.
At the moment, it was cherished and put on the neck, afraid that sweat stains would stain it, so I took it out and put it on the outside of the coat. After thinking about it, I was afraid that I would accidentally lose it, and I put it away with the meat, and I felt that it was still inappropriate, and I took it off and put it in the palm of my hand to watch it carefully, and I was happy to play it over and over again.
As for the exam, Xu Hao didn't care at all, it was gratifying to pass, but it was nothing if he didn't pass.
Because as a martial artist, you have to go down the road of martial arts, whether you lead soldiers to fight or not is unknown, anyway, just An Ansheng's accumulated qualifications, Yan Wang's Mansion is also an eight-grade official, it won't take ten years, and a hereditary thousand households will be stable.
At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the status of military attachés was no worse than that of civilian officials, and even slightly higher, and at this moment, there was no civil and military dispute and any party struggle, which was the most prosperous period of officialdom. Xu Hao didn't plan to deal with those literati who wanted to play with his heart for the time being, he was too tired.
It is nonsense to benefit one side of the official term, as a traverser, it will be troublesome if he is not careful to be regarded as deviant, and any change may be regarded as a provocation to Confucian etiquette, even if there is a way to convince the emperor, he is too lazy to deal with the upper and lower levels.
Military attachés are relatively free, and they can do whatever they want on an acre and three points of land, and it is enough to make a good boss with them, of course, it is best to have an idle errand.
Besides, Xu Hao is currently underage and can't be an official to show his ambitions, saying that his ambitions seem to be a bit too exalted to him.
PS: The seniors said not to just care about doing things behind closed doors, but to communicate with the big guys from time to time, and even always be good. Well, let's get more referral tickets! I'm very motivated right now.