Bastards are difficult

The meal was tasteless, he saw the first cousin Zhang Miao and the second cousin Zhang Zong, the first cousin was aloof and contemptuous, but the second cousin was a real person, but unfortunately he was timid and a nerd .

The two cousins ​​also saw each other, and the three brothers and sisters had nothing to say after seeing each other. The two girls couldn't tell anything, but the fourth girl, Zhang Wanru, looked quite shrewd, and the fifth girl, Zhang Miaoru, was much more shy.

I haven't seen any of the other concubines and the like, and I think so, no matter how soft Zhang Yan's ears are, he won't embarrass himself at this time.

After eating, Zhang Xiu couldn't stay still anymore. He still had Hang's natal family and Yu's natal brothers who didn't go to see him. Here are family members, and there are relatives.

So he left quickly, and of course handed the gift to Mrs. Sun before leaving.

Mainly all kinds of precious furs, including three pieces of white fox skins, five pieces of sable skins, eight pieces of otter skins, one piece of bear skins, eight pieces of wolf skins, seventeen pieces of ermine skins, squirrel skins, rabbit skins, and black mouse skins. Cowhide, lamb skin, weasel skin, etc., filled a large box full.

The other smaller boxes are presents for everyone. For the cousins, there are mainly rouge, gouache, head flowers, etc.; for the cousins, there are the four treasures of the study; There are also special head flowers of the government.

These gifts don’t seem like much, but it’s hard for people in the capital to get them. A few years ago, there was a store in the capital that sold all kinds of leather goods. Unfortunately, the store was hidden too secretively, and it was only for the rich and powerful. Home, Zhang Yan wanted to buy something many times, either there was no way out or it was out of stock.

Now that Zhang Xiu sent so many things, even the two cousins ​​were a little surprised, and Zhang Yan was even more sincere in his words.

Zhang Xiu finally got out of Uncle Anning's mansion, got into the carriage and walked a long distance, looking back. This magnificent Earl's mansion now faintly reveals signs of decay.

When Zhang Xiu returned home, he heard from the housekeeper Li Linyi that his uncle Yu Zhihua had sent someone to visit him, and he had left a lot of things behind.

Zhang Xiu smiled slightly.

Yu Zhihua has been an imperial walker for three years, and it looks like he will continue to do so. As long as he doesn't get involved in the matter of seizing the heir, his future is unpredictable. After all, although he is approaching the age of knowing his destiny, But the body is still very good.

Zhang Xiu was very busy for the next few days. Fortunately, both of Hang's family and Yu's family were in the capital. Although one was in the city and the other was outside, it would only take two days if you didn't mention the accommodation.

In the past two days, Zhang Xiu could clearly feel the distance between the two families. The Hang family did not alienate him. Even the Hang family's elder brother specially tested him and said that if he had any questions, he could come and ask him. The Hang family comes from a noble family. Although they don't have a lot of wealth, both men and women are full of knowledge, but such courtesy is a bit depressing and alienating after all. Besides, the female family members of the Hang family ask most questions about their two younger sisters and younger brothers.

The Yu family was different. Grandpa wanted to take the exam and was immediately pushed away by his grandpa. Before the grandpa decided which section to check, the female family members of the Yu family were already angry with their hands on their hips. As the only grandson of the Yu family for three generations, Zhang Embroidery is a favorite at home.Besides, the Yu family always felt that letting Yu Shi go to be a concubine was a pity to their daughter, and it would be better for the only grandson who is now.

There are already two men in the Yu family who have become officials. Although the eldest uncle Yu Zhihua is a very clean official who walks in front of the imperial court, he can often get rewards, but the third grandfather Yu Qinglian has been an official for four years and has won the following There is also a lot of filial piety (reasonable and legal bribery on the surface), and the life of the Yu family is no longer as miserable as before.

The three-entry courtyard with red bricks and green tiles is the only one in the village, that is, official Yu Zhihua lives in the inner city with his wife and children, but as long as he takes a rest, he must go home.

This kind of family atmosphere was something Zhang Xiu had always envied and coveted in her previous life. Fortunately, her parents are good and her parents are even better in this life, so it was a wish.

Zhang Xiu's uncle Yu Zhihua is three years younger than Aunt Yu, and is now 28. Walking in front of the imperial court is no different than others, and he is almost always on standby in front of the imperial court. Therefore, Zhang Xiu finally saw the eldest brother who he had finally found time for until the fifth day. uncle.

He originally thought that his mother Yu's good-looking uncle should be considered handsome, but he didn't know that this uncle had a big beard except for his eyes similar to his mother Yu's.

Is there a mistake with a big beard at a young age?You must know that his cheap father used to only grow a mustache on his lips, and the long beard only started after the death of his aunt.

Is the aesthetics of this world so strange?Zhang Xiu suddenly felt that his three views were going to be distorted.

Yu Zhihua was a 19-year-old Jinshi. Because he was young, handsome and tactful, he was chosen by many officials as his son-in-law. Who knew that he turned around and married the child-in-law he had made since he was a child. The other family only had an old father who opened a medical clinic. Yes, he and Yu's father have been good friends for many years, and the mothers of the two families even handed over handkerchiefs before they made this marriage.

The old father-in-law originally thought that if his son-in-law failed in his studies, he would go back and study medicine with him, but he didn't know that when his sister got married, he went to school hard, and the two uncles and nephews became Jinshi in the same discipline, one double Jinshi, and the two uncles and nephews were talented Three years behind, it was a good story at the time.

This uncle was not as overly enthusiastic as the rest of the Yu family. He was peaceful with his aunt and cousins. When the two of them entered the study, the uncle's expression finally became dignified. Covered up guilt.

Uncle and nephew sat opposite each other silently, and it took a long time before Yu Zhihua said with difficulty: "I am the one who is sorry for your mother."

Zhang Xiu said softly: "Mother is voluntary, she is doing well now."

Yu Shi has never valued a man or a few taels of silver. She can be a concubine for her family and others, and naturally she can also be a qualified hostess for her son. Putting it in modern times, that is an absolute strong woman, but in ancient times, such a woman can better adapt to the ancient rules of survival, and can better protect her own children while protecting herself.

That is to say, Yu herself doesn't care about the title of the flat wife at all. The reason why she obeys the arrangement of Hang and the man is because of Zhang Xiu, and also because of the kindness of Hang. The transaction saved everyone in the Yu family and made the Yu family turn around. From this point of view, the Yu family is grateful to the Hang family, and the Hang family did not treat Zhang Xiu lightly before his death.

As for Hang's selfishness, Yu Shi, a fellow mother, can naturally understand her feelings. In other words, she might send her children back to her natal family before she dies, fearing that her children will be treated poorly.

Yu Zhihua and Yu Shi are brothers and sisters of the same mother. They naturally know what kind of person their sister is, but knowing it doesn't mean they can feel at ease.

Knowing that Zhang Xiu wanted to give it a try this time, Yu Zhihua didn't stop him, but gave him the excellent articles collected in the past ten years in the Beijing Children's Examination. This thing is more important than any meeting gift.

Children's examinations are divided into county examinations, government examinations, and courtyard examinations. Compared with the provincial examinations, the general examinations and the palace examinations, the content is much simpler. The interpretation adds your own point of view, and the case explanation becomes what would happen if it were you.

Of course, that’s not what people say elegantly, but Zhang Xiu’s understanding after automatically translating it into vernacular. Zhang Xiu is not afraid of writing and reciting anything from memory. What he fears most is poetry.

Obviously he inherited Xiao Zhangxiu's talent for learning, but the aura of poetry is gone. In addition, he was originally born in science and pays more attention to the actual connection with life. Although he hasn't reached the point where he needs data for everything, he really doesn't have the ability to write poems and lyrics of brain cells.

Every time I write poems and lyrics, I always feel like I have died in the gate of hell, and I have been cast aside in various ways.

When it came to the matter of apprenticeship, Yu Zhihua pondered for a while before smiling wryly: "Your father really has good intentions for you."

Zhang Xiu was surprised: "How do you say that?"

The master introduced to him by Zhang Qian and Zhong Liang was surnamed Chu Dan, whose name was Wei (meaning bright), Weiran (brilliant appearance), nicknamed Yeren, also known as Wild Rice Man, but Zhang Xiu did not know the exact name.

He also asked Zhang Mi, Zhang Mi thought about it and said he didn't know, and Zhang Delirium also said that there was no one with the surname Chu in the court.

This time, after listening to Yu Zhihua's words, he realized how capable this person is.

Chu Wei is more than ten years older than Zhang Qian. He is now 52 years old. He was the only person in the Dasheng Dynasty who was ranked first in the Sanyuan. In the meantime, this person does not have any famous poems and articles, but he is famous for his unique ability.

Middle and low-level officials don't know much, but those who have reached a certain level of rank and power know that the people who come out of this person are top-notch no matter what line of work they are in, such as the giant merchant Xing Yuan, such as the young general who was in the past, and now the middle-level Marshal Jing Yuanfang, such as Kong Yuxi Miaosai, the two champions in Zhaoping 22 and Zhaoping 25, these four are either rich or powerful, but no one knows that these four are actually from the same school.

It's just that Chu Wei hasn't moved much in the past ten years, and many people doubt whether he is exhausted or is seriously ill and bedridden, or whether he has passed away.

After hearing this, Zhang Xiu's heart was beating wildly. Before, he wondered that the person introduced to him by his father and husband should be quite famous even if he was not an official. Now he knows what is famous, it is so famous, so famous that it is difficult for ordinary people The point of knowing.

After Yu Zhihua finished talking about Chu Wei, he said: "It is his luck that your father can get along with him. You go now but don't know if you will fall into his eyes. In fact, you are not accepted as a disciple, even if you can Serving tea and pouring water for a month will also benefit you a lot. You must not be too high-minded when you meet people. He has seen a lot of genius prodigy, so he may not fall in love with you, but it is hard to say, and I have never heard of him. If you have any special hobbies, even if you follow what you like, you can't do it right."

Zhang Xiudao: "It's nothing. Could it be that if you have something good, you can do what you like and then you can worship him? In the end, it's just an eye."

Yu Zhihua looked at him in surprise and praised: "That's right."

"It is said that Mr. Chu still has any relationship with the royal family. I don't know the details. You go and figure out what to do. You can do whatever you want. Fortunately, I won't have my fate. It is a great blessing to see him once."

Zhang Xiu: "..."

Fuck, this Mr. Chu is not only good at studying literature, but also has such a good background. He is rich, handsome or something. Kissing you is actually here to sow hatred, right?

Zhang Xiu was in a daze when she got home, and she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep until she went to bed, so she didn't hear Li Linyi and Mingyan's words.

After finally falling asleep, he kept dreaming, and every scene belonged to him and Zhang Qian.

To be honest, Zhang Qian treated him well, otherwise he wouldn't really regard the Zhang family as his own home, but since the birth of his first brother Zhang Lun, there has been an invisible and intangible film between father and son.

There seemed to be no difference between the two of them, and only Zhang Xiu knew that after learning that Zhang Qian changed Aunt Yu's position for Zhang Lun, the barrier that had existed since Zhang Lun was born became thicker.

When Zhang Qian introduced him to his master, he originally thought that he was just a close friend of his at most. After all, he saw what Zhang Qian did for Zhang Lun, so it was only natural to suppress him, the eldest son of a concubine, for the sake of his son-in-law.

Even if Mr. Zhong introduced the same master to him, he thought that at most the three of them had known each other for a long time. After all, Zhang Qian and Mr. Zhong not only knew each other but also admired each other, so it was no big deal to know the same person again.

He never expected that the master Zhang Qian introduced to him would be such a powerful person.

As a pseudo-boy with a mature soul, he certainly knows which is more rare: being able to teach or being able to teach people.

It is easy for a child to teach him to read, and it is even easy to learn various talents from the books in it, but the most difficult thing is to be a human being and get along with others.

Wen has Wen Dao, martial arts has Martial Dao, business has business Dao, and agriculture has agricultural Dao.

To be able to produce such a powerful four apprentices, Chu Wei's strength can be seen.

Originally, Zhang Xiu thought that even if such a super powerful person existed, Zhang Qian would leave it to his younger brother Zhang Lun, but now he realized that it was him who had a small belly.

Even if Zhang Qian loves his concubine, it is because Zhang Lun is the crystallization of him and his beloved. After all, Zhang Xiu is the eldest son he has valued for many years. Why would he deliberately suppress the eldest son of the concubine because of this?He has already tasted the pain of his concubine himself, so how can he let his children suffer from it?

As far as Zhang Qian is concerned, Hang's proposal to mention Yu's status is for the sake of his own children. Of course, he does not want his direct children to be treated harshly after they have a stepmother, but part of it is also for the sake of Zhang Xiu, who he loves. For the sake of the children who have lived for six or seven years.

As long as this concubine's talented eldest son is promising, and the concubine's son can keep it, so what if the concubine's Zhang Luo is a dude all his life?If all the male members of the Zhang family were to serve as officials, once there was any movement in the court, at least a drop of his blood would be preserved.

It's just that he is a man after all, but he won't easily express his painstaking efforts, so Zhang Xiu has only three or four points of his deeper intentions now.

Zhang Xiu had been dreaming, until he dreamed that he fell into the water and fell ill when he came here, and then he suddenly woke up. Thousands of treasures are always in a bad mood, and he suddenly thought that he had returned to the capital for five days and hadn't reported his parents' safety, so he simply turned over But he raised his voice and said: "Odd numbers, light the lamps, and prepare pens and inks."

The author has something to say:

Hey, the scumbag father is actually not a scumbag.