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Volume 1: Young Fencing and More Playing the Flute Chapter 200: Qingming Rain and Spring Cold

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    On the first day of March, Zeng Yu returned to Shangrao. He went to Minglun Hall of Fuxue every morning to listen to Professor Zhang's lectures. He took time to participate in several literary meetings, discussed writing with other students in preparation for the August provincial examination, and recited poems and painted paintings in his free time.  , the life was quite pleasant.  In the afternoon of the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Zeng Yu accompanied his mother to tend flowers and plants in the back garden, while discussing the matter of returning to Yongfeng Shitian to sweep the tomb in two days. March 13th was the annual Qingming Festival, and Zeng Yu considered whether the imperial examination would go well in the future.  Or not, he spends a lot of time away from home. It would be inconvenient if he wanted to rush back to Shitian to visit his grave in other provinces, so he must go back to Shitian during the Qingming Festival this year. It has been almost a year since his great-mother Zhou and Niuniu left Shitian.  , I also wanted to take the opportunity of sweeping the tombs during the Qingming Festival to go back and have a look, so I agreed to leave for Yongfeng the day after tomorrow - I could hear the sound of blowing and beating drums in the distance, and it seemed that they were coming towards Zeng's house. It looked very lively, Zeng Yuxin said  "What's the good news? I haven't taken the provincial examination yet." He told Sixi to go outside the gate to see what happened.  After a while, Si Xi rushed in to announce the good news: "Grandma, young master, I am very happy. The emperor has decreed that the official should be appointed. The emperor has decreed that the official should be appointed -" In the first month of the first month, Hu Zongxian sent someone to commend Zeng Yu, and said that he would pursue Zeng Yu.  The official titles of Zeng Yu's grandfather and father, as well as the concubine orders of Zeng Yu's aunt and biological mother, have been verified and reported by the Guangxin Mansion's ceremonial room, and the imperial order should have arrived now.  Zeng Yumingsixi, Yu Niang, and Du Ma hurried to the front hall to prepare the incense table. He quickly changed into a student uniform. Several servants from Guangxin Mansion had already rushed over, saying that the Master of the Mansion would be arriving soon.  , and officials from the Nanjing Ministry of Rites who made a special trip to issue the edict.  Firecrackers crackled, drum music filled the air, and crowds of onlookers crowded in front of the gate of Zeng's house. Zeng Yujiang, the prefect Lin, and a sixth-rank director of the Rituals and Cleaning Department of the Nanjing Ministry of Etiquette welcomed Zeng into the main hall.  Mother Zhou also came out to kneel down to receive the imperial reward.  Zeng Yu's grandfather and father conferred the title of seventh-rank official and casual minister. Zeng Yu's aunt, Gao, and his biological mother, Zhou, conferred the title of seventh-rank child. His great-mother, Zhou, granted her the seventh-rank concubine's dress, ten pieces of brocade, one hundred taels of silver, and treasures.  Chao Qianguan - Compared with Hu Zongxian, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, who was generous in money and material rewards, the imperial court's rewards focused on famous utensils. Zeng Yu was able to honor his ancestors and parents with a small scholar. It was rare since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. About Zeng Yu  The good talk about Zeng Yu spread everywhere in and outside the city of Shangrao. People came to watch the excitement in front of Zeng's house in an endless stream. Friends, neighbors, and even acquaintances all came to congratulate Zeng Yu. Zeng Yu entered the government office to accompany the Nanjing Ministry of Rites.  While presiding over the banquet, An Yiren, the wife of Magistrate Lin, also brought his great-mother Zhou and Niu Niu into the inner courtyard to have a meal and talk.  Since the ancestors were promoted to officials, of course they had to pay homage to their ancestors to announce the good news. Magistrate Lin sent a clerk and two yamen servants from the Yamen Li Department to follow Zeng Yu back to Yongfeng to pay homage to their ancestors, declare the imperial court's favor, and reward them with fifty taels.  The silver is used to repair ancestral halls and ancestral tombs.  On the evening of March 11, when the boat of Zeng Yu's family, Zhu Dedong, and Zeng Ruolan's family of five moored at the port outside the south gate of Yongfeng County, Zeng Quan's father-in-law Xie Yuanwai and his eldest son Xie Mantang had been waiting for them for a long time. They thanked the family for their enthusiasm.  Zeng Yu's mother and son couldn't resist, and several female relatives of the Xie family came. They flattered Zeng Yu's mother and Niu Niu in every possible way, and tried their best to invite them to rest in the Xie family's mansion. Zeng Yu was not a person who was bound to retaliate, and his great-mother Zhou was even more kind.  Xie Zidan was kind, but he couldn't thank his family for their enthusiasm. They had dinner and rested at the Xie family's mansion that night.  Seeing that, in order not to stir up old hatred, the Xie family obviously underestimated Zeng Yu's magnanimity.  The next morning, Zeng Yu rushed to Xishan to meet with the old Hanlin Lu Huai. Lu Huai encouraged him very much. While he was talking, the magistrate of Yongfengsi County sent an official to invite Lu Huai and Zeng Yu to a county government luncheon. Zeng Yu  Now his status is extraordinary. He was rewarded by the imperial court for his meritorious service in suppressing bandits, and he also became the son-in-law of Dazhen Mansion in Longhu Mountain. This is also the glory of the entire Yongfeng County. Both Lin Zhifu and Si County Magistrate  Thirty taels of silver were also allocated from the household department of this county for Zeng Yu to return to Shitian to repair the ancestral hall and ancestral graves. In the afternoon of that day, Zeng Yu¡¯s family, accompanied by government and county officials, took a boat to Shanxi Station, accompanied by Xie  Mantang and several carpenters, Zeng Quan and Liu Jia from Shitian were already waiting at the pier. The bearers and porters were all hired, and they rushed to Shitian fifteen miles away. When they passed the road pavilion in Xiazhoufan  A group of people passed by in a hurry without stopping to rest - Niuniu and her mother were sitting in the sedan chair, with her head halfway out of the sedan window and looking at the surviving post pavilion. She remembered that her brother carried her on his back in the rain last year, and it was here.  She was sitting in a road pavilion to take shelter from the rain. At that time, she was really cold and scared. Looking at the rain and mist floating outside the road pavilion, the little girl could also feel the desolation of her life experience. Fortunately, she had her brother and mother, and everything got better. She still remembered  She lay on her brother's back and asked him what kind of sister-in-law he wanted to marry in the future. He said that she should be the one Niu Niu likes Thinking of this, Niu Niu couldn't help but giggle. Her mother asked her why she was laughing?  Niu Niu said: "I remembered that my sister-in-law and brother Xiaoxian were trapped on the top of the mountain in the rain." Her great-mother Zhou also smiled when she heard this, and she and Niu Niu looked at Zeng Yu who was riding in front.  It was already dusk when a group of people arrived at Shitian. The setting sun was shining slantingly, and the water surface of Fengxi was golden.It took the hunchbacked old boatman three times to ferry Zeng Yu and his group of more than 20 people to the left bank of Fengxi River. Zeng Yuming was very happy and gave the old boatman a few cents of money to buy wine. The old boatman thanked him profusely.  Her great-mother, Mrs. Zhou, complimented her and said that she had long recognized the extraordinary qualities of the young master of the Zeng family - Niu Niu believed it and asked the hunchbacked old man how he could recognize the extraordinary qualities of his brother?  The old boatman had been ferrying people for many years and chatting with people about ancient times. He was good at making up stories. He pinched the broken silver that Sixi gave him and said with a smile: "Miss Niuniu, listen to the hunchback slowly. One summer, I was leaning on my pole by the river.  I was dozing off, but I didn¡¯t hear Mr. Zeng calling me for the ferry on the other side. Suddenly I had a dream. An old official with a white beard and a protruding forehead tapped my knee with a cane to remind me that Wen Quxing was on the other side and hurry up to greet me. I woke up with a jolt.  Then, he heard Young Master Zeng calling for a boat from the other side. The hunchback paddled over to take Young Master Zeng across the river. When Young Master Zeng walked far away, the hunchback suddenly realized that the white-bearded old official in the dream was the foot of the mountain.  The tugong in the small temple over there, the tugong entrusted me with a dream - the hunchback didn't dare to tell anyone else about it. Today, Miss Niuniu asked, and the old hunchback revealed the secret, hehehe. "A few subordinates in the county.  Xie Mantang, Liu Jiachang and others all flattered Zeng Yu, as if Zeng Yu was really a Wenqu star descended to earth. Zeng Yu shook his head and smiled and said: "Don't talk nonsense, Lord Hunchback. I took the scholar examination three times. Wen Quxing  Is this how you go down to earth? Also, if I fail the Jinke Township Examination, I will come to trouble you if you dare to make up stories about ghosts and monsters again." The hunchbacked old man said with a smile: "You will definitely win, you will definitely win, Master Zeng.  This subject will definitely go to high school." He thought to himself: "How can you come and take away my old hunchback's pennies if you don't pass the exam?" Zeng Quan was happy and rewarded the old man with a bunch of copper coins to buy a roast chicken.  After drinking, the group entered Ishida in a lively manner. In late spring, it gets dark quickly after sunset. Every household in the small town of Ishida is brightly lit, and the people of Ishida line the streets to welcome them. This has been a top priority since Ishida was settled into a small market town.  Who would have thought that the stubborn bastard of the Zeng family could be so proud of his ancestors?  Wealth and wealth are like walking at night in brocade clothes, so they can show off in front of old friends and acquaintances. Although Zeng Yu is not rich, he can be regarded as famous and successful. Zeng Yu can still be calm and self-possessed in response to the flattery and kind words of his neighbors.  What's rare is that Zeng Yu's mother Zhou also showed a decent and graceful attitude, which was different from the miserable destiny and humble birth. Zeng Quan was originally worried that Zeng Yu's mother would show resentment to his wife Xie and even attack him on the spot.  After all, Mrs. Xie has not been kind to Zeng Yu, mother and son in recent years. Zeng Yu often studied abroad and was less angry. Zeng Yu's mother and Mr. Xie lived in the same hospital and suffered a lot of grievances. Now Zeng Yu has become famous.  The Zhou family is a concubine. If he wanted to settle an old score with the Xie family, Xie Mantang didn't dare to say "no" here, so Zeng Quan felt uneasy - Although Zeng Yu's mother, the Zhou family, was raised as a child  As a concubine, Zeng Yu's father had never straightened her up during his lifetime. However, this time the county and prefecture ceremonial offices reported to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites that the Zhou family was regarded as the stepfather of great-father. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the Zhou family is already the imperial concubine.  If the Zeng family in Sanliao re-establishes the family tree of the seventh-grade child who was granted the title of imperial edict, the Zhou family will be recorded in the family tree as the stepmother of his great-father. Therefore, when Zeng Quan saw Zeng Yu's mother this time, he changed his name to stepmother; and Zeng Quan's  His wife, Ms. Xie, had received the advice of her husband and the strict instructions of her father and brother. If Zeng Yu¡¯s mother wanted to vent her anger, Ms. Xie had to endure it even if she was beaten and scolded. Otherwise, Ms. Xie¡¯s family in Yongfeng would not have a good life in the future, so Ms. Xie also accepted it.  With a fierce temper, he braced himself and prepared to endure the cynicism and even beatings from Zeng Yu's mother. Unexpectedly, Zeng Yu's mother smiled without even a word of complaint. This made Mr. Xie feel like his feet were not touching the ground. Life  It's unbearable lightness, and all that's left is shame.  My great-mother Zhou and her son had similar ideas. They were both members of the same family. Although there had been disagreements and conflicts in the past, there was no need to settle accounts one by one. The most important thing for a person was to live well, rather than showing off his pride and arrogance just to vent his bad breath.  Moreover, great-mother Zhou was already satisfied with Mrs. Xie¡¯s timid and ashamed expression, so why did she have to break her face and show off that hatred-making prestige.  The family is harmonious and everyone is happy.  Two days ago, Zeng Quan ordered people to prepare the earth, stone and wood for repairing the tomb. As soon as Zeng Yu arrived, he started repairing the tomb. The Qingming tomb sweeping and worshiping ancestors can be done in the first three days and the last seven days, so it took five days of repairs by the craftsmen.  On March 18, which is the sixth day after Qingming Festival, the tombs of Zeng Yu¡¯s grandfather, uncle, father and aunt Gao were all renovated, and money was spent to buy several acres of land in front and behind the tomb.  Brothers Zeng Quan and Zeng Yu planted more than a hundred pine and cypress trees by hand, and the cemetery began to look like it. Nothing else was changed. This piece of auspicious soil was personally identified by Zeng Yu's grandfather during his lifetime. It can bless the prosperity of Zeng's descendants.  Now in Zeng Yu¡¯s generation, doesn¡¯t this come true?  On the afternoon of March 19th, amidst the discussion and admiration of the people in Shitian, Zeng Yu's family left Shitian. Zeng Yu knew that he would not know when he would return home this time. He was twenty-one years old in the 40th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty.  , he is full of energy and in his prime. Although he knows that the world is difficult, he always has to struggle before he is willing to do it. Even if he does not make achievements, traveling thousands of miles is his hobby, so he will travel far.  Back to Shangrao,Zeng Yu then started to prepare his luggage, and the replies from Yan Shifang and Yan Shaoqing, who were separated, also arrived. Mr. Yan Er expressed congratulations to Zeng Yu on his engagement, but didn't say much else, only saying that they would talk about it when they meet. However, Yan Shaoqing replied with a letter.  Chang Xin, in which he expressed regret for the hasty engagement between Zeng Yu and the Zhang family of Longhushan. They had not informed Lu Miaoxiang and Yingzi of the engagement between Zeng Yu and Yingzi for the time being. Let the matter fade away slowly.   Early in the morning on March 23, Zeng Yu rode the Mongolian horse Heidou, and Si Xi rode the healthy donkey Hei Bao. The master and servant left home on the road. Zeng Yu didn't want Si Xi to go with him.  There were few people in the house, and Si Xi was the most capable, but his mother, Mrs. Zhou, insisted that Si Xi go with him. Mrs. Zhou said, "Yu'er, you are going on a far journey this time and won't come back until September. You will be alone."  How can my mother feel at ease outside and let Si Xi take care of her? There are Yu Ma and Wu Ma in the house, and Yu Ma¡¯s husband, Lao Liao, has also been hired to do long-term work in the house. There are enough manpower, and there are usually  Your sister Ruolan comes to visit you every once in a while, so don¡¯t worry while you are away. You should be aware of the cold and the warmth, eat less wine, make more friends and be less aggressive, and don¡¯t stay up late reading or writing too hard" The passenger ship is heading west, the river breeze is rustling.  , Zeng Yu stood at the bow of the boat, his mother's instructions still ringing in his ears. He planned to go home after the provincial examination in August. Yesterday he visited Magistrate Lin and Professor Zhang. Professor Zhang said that he would return home at the end of July and the beginning of August.  Arriving in Nanchang, Zeng Yu went to the Tixue Yamen to find him. He would prepare all the vouchers and receipts required for the provincial examination, so that Zeng Yu could prepare for the exam with peace of mind - In late spring in March, the banks of the Xinjiang River were green and green, standing on Zeng Yu's side.  Si Xi, who was beside Yu, was very interested in traveling far away and asked: "Master, are we going to Longhu Mountain this time?" Zeng Yu thought to himself: "I haven't even read a single copy of the box of Taoist scriptures that Zhang Guangwei gave me.  "Well, I didn't take the box of Taoist scriptures with me when I went out this time. If she knew about it, she would definitely blame me for not having a strong Taoist heart."  , Jian Xiucai from Anren wrote a letter to Shangrao to care about my safety because of the bandit incident. It was a good idea for us to go back on our way back, so we went to see him. Also, I also want to go to the Lu family in Qingtian, Jinxi.  "When he said this, the figures of the bald and quiet Lu Miaoxiang and the graceful, innocent and childish Yan Yingzi passed by in his mind, making Zeng Yu feel depressed. How should we go here?  Facing Lu Miaoxiang and Yingzi is a big problem for him. This makes him more uneasy than the Jinqiu Provincial Examination. But no matter what, he must face it bravely and move forward, maybe there will be a bright future.  Qingming rain brings late spring cold.  The cold rain fell hard and slow for a while, and it fell endlessly. The fallen leaves of the maple trees accumulated in a thick layer, and the mud squeaked when you stepped on it. The depressions would also flood the uppers of your shoes. From Fenglin Hut to Jieqiao Village  The short two or three miles of road became muddy and difficult to walk. Although Yingzi¡¯s feet were covered with big wooden clogs, the cloth shoes and skirts would still be stained every time. One evening in mid-to-late March, it was still drizzling diagonally.  Lu Miao wanted to hold an umbrella by the single-plank bridge and wait for Yingzi to return from school. Looking up, the maple trees that had lost their leaves last winter were covered with green leaves as soon as spring came. They looked even greener under the moisture of the rain. The Jie River at their feet  The water has become wider these days, and the new spring grass on the bank has been immersed in the stream. It is no longer turbid and becomes greener. Through the branches and leaves of the maple forest, Lu Miaoxiang heard footsteps approaching. They were the footsteps of a baby.  Then he raised his voice and called out: "Xiaozi¡ª¡ª" Normally, Yingzi would quickly respond: "Mom, it's me." But today she remained silent, just quickened her pace, walked out of the maple forest, and came out.  At the other end of the single-plank bridge, the 13-year-old girl, who was very cute, put away her umbrella by the bridge, twitched the corner of her mouth, and called out "Mom" with grievances, and the tears she had been holding suddenly flowed down.  , just stood like that, letting the drizzle fall on his hair and shoulders.  "What's wrong, what's wrong, what happened?" Lu Miaoxiang was very surprised. While asking questions anxiously, he stepped onto the single-plank bridge to walk across - The girl Yingzi hurriedly said: "Mom, I'll come over. I'll come over." Yu  The footbridge was slippery, and my aunt's feet were not as quick and strong as hers because she had small feet.  Lu Miao wanted to wait for Yingzi to come over, and quickly moved her umbrella to protect Yingzi from the rain. She put one hand around his shoulders and said softly: "What happened, tell me." Yingzi sobbed and said, "Mr. Fangtang -  -Mr. Fangtang told me not to go to clan school tomorrow. "Mr. Fangtang is Yan Shifang. The students in Yuqing Hall call Yan Shifang Mr. Fangtang instead of seniority in the clan.  Lu Miaoxiang half-hugged Yingzi and walked slowly towards the wooden house, and asked: "Besides this, what else did Mr. Fangtang say?" Yingzi said: "It means that when I grow up, I cannot mix with the children of the clan to study.  , But Yuexiang is one year older than me, and Mr. Fangtang didn¡¯t say not to let Yuexiang come to school, just me.¡± There are only three female students in Jieqiao Yan¡¯s Yuqingtang Clan School, Yingzi and Yan Yuexiang.  and Yan Wan'er, Yan Wan'er is the daughter of Yan Shifang, two years younger than Yingzi.  Lu Miaoxiang consoled him: "Don't worry, Xiaozi. I will go with you to Yuqingtang tomorrow and beg Mr. Fangtang to let you go to school as usual this year." Yingzi said "hmm" and said, "Thank you, mother.  " He hugged his aunt's slim waist under her wide silk robe and snuggled back to the maple forest cabin. There was fried fish for dinner, but Lu Miao wanted to eat only green vegetables and tofu, and only gave the fish to Yingzi. After dinner, Lu Miao wanted to cook a pot as usual  While sipping the tea, she chatted with Yingzi. The drizzle was falling outside, and the house was warm and quiet. Their voices were as pleasant as flute pipes - Yingzi said, "Mom, today I asked Wan'er to ask Mr. Shaoqing,  When will Mr. Zeng come to Fenyi again? Mr. Shaoqing said that Mr. Zeng will come at the end of the month, but they will go to Nanchang soon and will not stay in Fenyi.  " Lu Miao thought: "This is the year of the provincial examination. Mr. Zeng is going to Nanchang to take the examination.  " At the end of last year, Yan Shaoqing's mother came here to talk to Lu Miaoxiang about Yingzi's marriage. She said that she hoped that Mr. Zeng could win consecutive imperial examinations, so that the marriage would be harmonious, so Lu Miaoxiang was also very concerned about this year's Jiangxi Provincial Examination. " The details outside  When the rain stopped and the sky became dark, Lu Miaoxiang said: "Tomorrow I will go to see Mr. Fangtang first. If the weather is fine, I will go to Zichang Garden to visit Mrs. Cao, which can be regarded as a return gift for her visit last year.  "Yan Shaoqing's mother, Cao, intended to promote the marriage between Zeng Yu and Yingzi. She said she would write a letter to Yan Shifan to confess her love. I didn't know if Yan Shifan had responded to the letter, so Lu Miao wanted to go to Changyuan to ask Cao for some information. Yingzi had already  She was thirteen years old, and it was almost time to get engaged. If the marriage could be settled, then she would be able to put her mind to rest and focus on practicing Buddhism¡ª¡ª The next morning, Lu Miaoxiang and Yingzi had breakfast.  Xiang followed him to Yuqing Hall. The rainy day that lasted for almost half a month finally cleared up. The morning sun rose and the clouds cleared into the sky. Ding Laoyan was sweeping the temple. Lu Miaoxiang and Yingzi were waiting by the courtyard of the school.  After a while, two disciples of the Yan family arrived who had come early. They came early not to study, but to play around before Yan Shifang arrived. Seeing Lu Miaoxiang and Yingzi here, these two students were very excited.  He sat upright and read aloud - "At the end of the Mao period, when Yan Shifang came to Yuqing Hall, he heard the sound of books and felt very relieved. It was the successor of Yan's poetry and etiquette. With such a background, his uncle Yan Song stood out.  Ah, suddenly I saw a female nun standing by the courtyard of the school. I thought she was here to beg for alms. She frowned and then raised her eyebrows and said, "Ms. Lu, what brings you here?"  "While letting the students continue to study, he walked to a corner of the patio and waited for Lu Miao to come over and talk. The children of the Yan family who were reading loudly in the hall all shut up in unison, wanting to hear what Mr. Fangtang and this beautiful aunt said.  Some people still don¡¯t know who this beautiful sister is? Yan Shifang¡¯s eyes widened and he yelled: ¡°Reading.¡± The sound of reading came again in the hall, some were reading "The Classic of Filial Piety", some were reading "The Analects of Confucius", and some were reciting "Poems of a Thousand Families"  ¡·, for a while, it was "whirring" like boiling and shaking, almost shaking the tiles in the hall, but the sound soon became quieter again, Yan Shifang turned his head and glared, and the voice became louder again, and so on.  Lu Miaoxiang said to Yan Shifang: "I dare you to ask Mr. Fangtang to let Yingzi finish reading "Four Books" and "Qianjia Shi".  Yan Shifang didn't want to talk to his cousin Yan Shifan's concubine, so he nodded and said, "Okay, so be it. You go back first."  "He turned around and asked Yan Cidian to send Lu Miaoxiang back to Maple Forest Wooden House. Lu Miao thought: "I want to go to Zichang Garden to see Mrs. Cao. I kindly ask Mr. Fangtang to make arrangements.  " Yan Shifang expected that Mr. Lu wanted to ask about Zeng Yu and Yingzi's marriage. Ms. Cao knew about Yan Shifan's reply, so it would be better for Ms. Cao to explain to Lu Miao, saying: "Manager Wu of Zhichang Garden will meet today.  If you want to send something, just follow his carriage and send it to Changyuan.  " Lu Miaoxiang was waiting in the small hall at the front door of Yuqing Hall. At the beginning of the month, Manager Wu arrived. He handed some daily necessities to the housekeeper of Qishan Hall, and then went to Yuqing Hall to see what Yan Shifang had ordered. Yan Shifang  He was ordered to take Lu Miao to Jichangyuan to see Mrs. Cao. Of course, Manager Wu obeyed the order. I was very sorry that I had been ill during this period, not to mention the old problem of low back pain. Fortunately, I had two gastroscopy.  It¡¯s not a terminal illness. It¡¯s getting better now. Updates are resumed. Xiaodao also wants to code. This is the main source of livelihood for Xiaodao¡¯s family. It¡¯s really a last resort to stop updating. Thank you book friends for your understanding and support.
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