Jiayu Village of Red Mansions

This tone doesn't seem like a simple admonishment, so I have to apologize and even say that I dare not.

I also heard the Holy Master say: "At the beginning of a scholar's birth, the most important thing is to be upright. If you commit crimes when you first enter the official career, and you don't want to make progress, how can I expect to be fair and upright in the future, and make achievements for the country! I heard that you bought a baby girl from the market two days ago and brought it back as a daughter?"

When Yucun heard this, it turned out to be such a thing, and he immediately let go of half of his heart, and said: "My sage is wise, the little girl Yinglian was indeed bought from the market, and she was indeed raised as her own daughter. There are some reasons for this. , Yinglian was originally the daughter of Yucun's old friend in Gusu. She married a concubine daughter because of a chance encounter. It is ashamed to say that Yucun's family is in trouble, and his pockets are shy. He is quite embarrassed. The old friend donated silver as a gift for taking the exam, which is regarded as a kindness to the minister. The minister is a horse lover. He went to the livestock market to look at the horses two days ago, but he did not expect to see the little girl being sold in the arms of a peasant woman. Shi Shi was very distressed, and in order to repay the kindness of his old friend, he bought the little girl back."

The Holy One heard the words and said: "Oh? If that's the case, why didn't you report it to the government to solve it, but instead bought him back?"

How can Yu Village explain the truth to the Holy One? Of course, the trafficker and the colluding officials can be punished, but after that?If there is no one at the top, how dare those petty officials let these human traffickers abduct and traffic people, just to overthrow that filthy official, if they can't be overthrown, I'm afraid it will get worse after a while, after a little thought, he said:

"If you go to report to the government, you must go through some investigation and evidence collection. Gusu City is far away, and it will take time to go back and forth. Yinglian is a young lady who should be pampered, but now she is openly bought and sold. I really can't bear the little girl in my heart." If you suffer any more, you will immediately buy the little girl back, and then try to punish the trafficker in the future."

After listening to Yucun's explanation, the Holy Majesty's expression eased a lot, and he said: "Jia Qing is still a person who values ​​friendship, so I will allow your concubine daughter to stay with you temporarily while the investigation and evidence collection is carried out. Jia Qing can go there with peace of mind. Report to the officials, we must not let such people who ignore the law get away with it!"

When Jia Yucun heard the words, he knelt down to thank him.

The Holy One said: "Get up, although there is a reason for this matter, your behavior is also inappropriate. If you commit a crime for the first time, it is only a warning, and you must not do such a thing that provokes criticism next time! Come on, you should step down first! "

When Yucun exited the imperial study room, the sage smiled and said, "Okay, barbarian, come out quickly, when do you want to hide?"

I saw a woman in palace attire rushing out from behind the screen, and said coquettishly, "Father!"

"Don't worry about it now?" The Holy One joked as he looked at the fifth daughter's shy face.Yesterday, his daughter came to him in a hurry to inquire. Hearing that Jia Hua had bought a daughter, she was worried that he already had a wife at home, so she arranged for today's trip.

"Father, you have turned bad!" Manzi stomped his feet, and said: "I have an appointment with Seventh Sister to visit the Imperial Garden, so I won't bother Father to deal with government affairs."

After all, he ran out in a hurry.

Seeing the daughter who had run away, the Holy Majesty shook his head, and sighed, "It's really a girl who doesn't want to stay!"

Out of the Imperial Study Room, Yucun walked out along the Chaoshou verandah. His current job is to draft edicts for the emperor, but most of the time he is still sorting out files and historical materials. After all, the emperor does not always have edicts to be issued. Besides, now he It's just an editor who has just taken office, and he is not yet qualified to be the sole leader.

The office is in a side hall of the imperial study, not a few steps away, but as soon as he went out, he met the crown prince approaching not far away, so he had to call: "Chen Jia Hua knocks on His Royal Highness the crown prince!"

Prince Shui Cheng used to be the kind of arrogant person, how could he care about the little officials he met on the road, he didn't even look at Yu Village, and went all the way directly into the imperial study.

When His Royal Highness left, Yucun got up, turned around and looked at the back of the prince, and said that the prince is such an arrogant person, no wonder Shui Zhan is unwilling to be just a prince!

Thinking of this, Yucun turned around and walked towards the side hall of the imperial study. He had just taken office and still had a lot to learn.

When I went back that day, Yucun ordered Xi Shun'er to report the case, and a few days later, an official from the Jiumen Sixth Division under the admiral of Jiumen came to inform Yucun that the matter had been investigated clearly.Yan said that the abductee went to Gusu City to visit relatives during the Lantern Festival, looked at the lanterns and saw Yinglian who was alone, and saw her delicate features and eyes, and no one was looking after her, so she became malicious and abducted Yinglian to go home. When I grow up, I can sell it for a good price, but after I came to the capital, the old man was sick and needed money urgently, so I thought about selling Yinglian to treat the old man's illness, but I didn't expect to leave Gusu City, but I still ran into Jia Yucun!

When the official came, he also brought a letter from Zhen Shiyin, which described what had happened since Yucun went to Beijing. Xia Yinglian went to urinate alone in the street, and lost her, and the servant ran away in fear of being punished.

Blessings are unparalleled, misfortunes never come singly, this is true, the Zhen family had just lost their young lady, and the young novice in the Gourd Temple accidentally ignited a fire when making an offering.Zhen Shiyin, who had lost his daughter and home, sold the property and shop at home, dismissed his servants, and went to join his father-in-law.The day before yesterday, officials from the capital came to investigate, and they found out about Yucun's rescue of Yinglian. Zhen Shiyin and his wife, Fengshi, were very grateful, saying that it was Yinglian's blessing to form a contract with Yucun.It is also said that since there is such a meeting, God's will Yucun and Yinglian have a predestined relationship, and after discussing with his wife, he entrusted Yinglian to Yucun to be educated. .

When Yucun saw Zhen Shiyin's letter, he couldn't help feeling melancholy. He also loved Yinglian very much, so he wrote a reply to Shiyin and agreed.

No.20 once

Three years later.

Because of Yucun's respectful and respectful work, Jane was in the heart of the emperor, and was promoted to a bachelor of the Wupin Imperial Academy, and was given a walk in the South Study Room.In the same year, Zhang Tingyu also awarded the Imperial Academy a review for his work in compiling the "Dictionary", and went straight to the South Study Room.Shen Jinsi is still studying as a Shujishi in the Imperial Academy.After all, the four people in Yucun were at ease when counting Wang Yi. This crazy man stayed in the Imperial Academy for three years, like a fish in water. With a wild temper, he was not liked by the old scholars in the Imperial Academy, so he stayed in the position of editing and writing in the Imperial Academy for three years.

This day, Yucun rested for bathing, and it was the hottest day in the dog days of summer. The windows were fully opened to let in the wind, and he was only wearing a cool silk shirt. He couldn't stay in the house. It was blowing loudly, and it looked very cool under the shade of the tree, so I went to the stone table under the willow tree in the yard to enjoy the shade. It happened that the daughter-in-law of the Zhang family was coming out holding Yinglian, so she took the child and teased Yinglian. He also taught Yinglian to read the antiphonal song, Yucun taught it once, and Yinglian repeated it:

"The sky is against the earth, the rain is against the wind. The continent is against the sky. The mountain flowers are against the sea trees, and the red sun is against the sky..."

When Shui Zhan entered the door, he heard such a clear and tender voice. It seemed that the servants in the courtyard had reached a consensus that Shui Zhan never had to inform him when he came to the courtyard.Stopping Yucun from saluting, Shui Zhan sat down on the stone bench next to Yucun and said, "You're so lazy!"

Pointing to Yinglian again, she said: "This is the Qi girl you adopted? For a girl, just read some "Women's Rules" and "Women's Precepts". What are you doing to teach her these romantic things? Be careful. Bad temper!"

Yucun smiled when he heard the words, but did not refute. He let the little daughter in his arms play with the loose hair that fell from his cheeks. I chose a name, called Shi Fei, which is a good word, but everyone is used to calling it Jia Hua Yu Village, so they agreed with each other tacitly and did not change their words, saying:

"It's just to teach her some random things to enlighten her. I haven't taught girls before, so I don't know what to teach."

Hearing this, Shui Zhan nodded, and said, "It's nothing. I'll find a foster mother to send it over another day. You're a man, and you don't have any female relatives. It's not very good. Yinglian is also six years old, not a child." , don't hold her in your arms all the time."

Yucun knew the royal custom of having grandchildren but not children, but Yinglian was a girl, so she should love her more.

Seeing Yucun's disapproval, Shui Zhan didn't say much, and asked Yinglian in Yucun's arms, "What books did you read?"

Yinglian used to dislike this uncle who came several times every few days, but Yinglian instinctively did not dare to refute when the uncle asked her a question, she looked at Yucun with some fear, and when she saw her father smiling and encouraging, she snapped her fingers , boldly said: ""Three Character Classic", "Hundred Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic"."

Shui Zhan raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, a little girl has learned a lot, and she is interested in taking the school exam, so she asked: "First filial piety, first experience, know a certain number, know a certain text, and then recite it and listen to it." listen."

When Yinglian heard Shui Zhan asked what she was best at, she immediately regained her spirits. Children like to show off in front of adults, so she went on to say: "First filial piety, first experience, knowledge of certain numbers, knowledge of certain literature. One And ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, a thousand to a thousand..."

After reciting most of the chapters straight away, although his voice was soft and soft, he did not stop a word, quite fluently, Shui Zhan then nodded and stopped, saying: "It's quite proficient."

Seeing that Yinglian was sweating profusely on her back, Yucun took a handkerchief from Xi Shun'er and wiped her forehead, and told Xi Shun'er to carry Yinglian to Zhang's daughter-in-law, and let her go to take a nap obediently.Only then did he enter the study room with Shui Zhan, and saw that Tian Shui Zhan was still dressed neatly and wrapped himself up tightly, not even unbuttoning a single button. Somebody went to get a basin of ice over here, in summer this stuff