Bear again, tell your mother to beat you [Comprehensive]

"Finally arrived in Chang'an!"

Dressed in a beggar's attire, Sima Xiangru, who couldn't tell what he looked like at all, was so excited that he almost cried when he saw the words 'Chang'an City'.

He really came to Chang'an after going through untold hardships. Sima Xiangru felt that he would not be able to come to Chang'an several times because of all the hardships he encountered along the way. He might starve to death on the road and be robbed. Looting is nothing, he can still beg, and the most frightening thing is that he is beaten every now and then for begging.

"When I get rich, I will definitely trample down those who bully me!" Sima Xiangru thought about the treatment he received on the road and in Linqiong County, looked at the three big characters of "Chang'an City", and touched it. Touching the still painful wound on his body, he said with a grim expression, then hunched his back and continued to walk into Chang'an City pretending to be a beggar.

Sima Xiangru didn't rush to seek help from his friends in Chang'an, but begged for a month, and when he got enough money, he bought clothes for men with tattoos. Not in despair, I went to visit my friend Zhuang Ji with a 'burden' on my back the next day.

"Changqing, it's really you, you've come to Chang'an!" Seeing that it was Sima Xiangru who came to visit, Zhuang Ji welcomed Sima Xiangru into the house happily.

"I was at home a few months ago, and suddenly I read Brother Zhuang's "Sad Times". I felt very empathetic to the current situation that Brother Zhuang implied. Let's come and see Brother Zhuang, we two brothers should discuss more about the deep meaning in "Ming at the Time of Sorrow"!" Sima Xiangru followed the strategy he had thought up on the road, and put forward Zhuang Ji's most proud Fu in a high-sounding manner. Explain the reason why he went north, so that the well-known people can temporarily live in Zhuang Ji's house.

Zhuang Ji was very happy that Sima Xiangru appreciated his literary talents, so he immediately asked someone to prepare a guest room for Sima Xiangru, and the two had a wine talk that night, talking about the diction that they were both good at.

"Changqing is worthy of being a talented scholar from Bashu, and his literary talent is really admirable to my brother!" Zhuang Ji patted Sima Xiangru on the shoulder and praised him in admiration. 'Quickly' went out to see him, comforted and encouraged him, and was a little moved, defining Sima Xiangru as his best friend.

"Changqing has to stay with my brother for a few more months this time, and discuss Cifu with my brother..." The second day after Zhuang Ji and Sima Xiangru finished talking about poetry, Zhuang Ji served Sima Xiangru with good wine and good food. At that time, he made an invitation to Sima Xiangru. Sima Xiangru declined several times first, and finally, under Zhuang Ji's kind invitation, he reluctantly agreed.

"I only planned to leave after seeing Brother Zhuang, but I didn't expect to stay in Chang'an for so long! But that's okay, Bashu is far away from Chang'an, and we two brothers don't know when we will see each other. Brother, I will disturb Brother Zhuang for a few more days, and come back home next month." Sima Xiangru secretly liked Zhuang Ji's retention of him, but he knew that the promotion of his status was only for a month, and he was treated as a close friend. Zhuang Ji repeatedly persuaded him to stay, and even under the guidance of Sima Xiangru who said that he stayed in Chang'an just to meet Zhuang Ji was boring and so on, Zhuang Ji said that he would bring Sima Xiangru to make more friends with scholars in Chang'an in the future.

"Changqing is so talented, you can't be humiliated. I want to come to many families who love Ci Fu, and invite my brothers to the banquet to write Fu for them. Changqing might as well follow me and show off your talent!"

"I didn't invite me, I'm afraid it would be bad to go?" Sima Xiangru 'rejected', but Zhuang Ji said, "They are all banquets of rich and noble families. I love literati like us to attend to fill in some elegance. Changqing doesn't have to." So polite!"

"Really? Then I'll follow Brother Zhuang and see more of the world!" Sima Xiangru suppressed his complacency with a slight smile. When he made friends with Zhuang Ji, he knew that he had a lot of contacts. Now he is willing Paving the way for him, his first step into Chang'an's budding, went very smoothly.

***

"Patriarch, follow Sima Xiangru's servant to send a letter saying that Sima Xiangru has arrived in Chang'an 'safely' and is staying at a friend's house. It looks like he is planning to stay for a long time!"

While Xia Xiyan was looking at the account books, Ah Da told Xia Xiyan with the express letter from Chang'an.

Hearing this, Xia Xiyan raised her head and looked at A Da with emotion, "It's been three or four months since I've arrived in Chang'an?"

"Patriarch, we made trouble for him all the way. He stopped and went and was penniless and begged on the road. Not only three or four months, but almost half a year!"

"Half a year? It's been so long!" Xia Xiyan closed the account books in her hands, and looked at Ah Da in deep thought. "Did Sima Xiangru write a letter to Wen Jun?"

"Patriarch, apart from being robbed of the burden of reporting by us, Sima Xiangru went back to County X to ask for another sum of money from the eldest lady. After leaving in the end, it was difficult for him to ask for a living, and he never thought about the miss!" Sima Xiangru snorted a little, Xia Xiyan nodded to show she knew, and then asked, "Then he has settled down in Chang'an, has he thought about sending a letter to Wen Jun to report his safety?"

"No, Patriarch, I'm afraid Sima Xiangru has forgotten Miss. The servant who sent the letter said that Sima Xiangru settled down in Chang'an, and he and Zhuang Ji participated in many family banquets. The ones who like to inquire about people are some A girl from a wealthy family who is ready to marry, judging by her intention, she completely forgot that Miss is going to marry again. Patriarch, are we going to teach him a lesson and vent our anger on Miss?" Ah Da leaned over to ask, but Xia Xiyan shook her head.

"It's a good thing that he wants to marry again, why stop it! It's just that Sima Xiangru is a man who loves to hold grudges. It's okay if he doesn't succeed, but if he succeeds, he will become rampant and may take revenge on our Zhuo family. We can get the wife he wants to marry again." Help him choose!"

Xia Xiyan beckoned Ada to approach after speaking, and then whispered some instructions to him.

"Patriarch, this is a good idea, this is a good idea. Doesn't she, Sima Xiangru, want to marry a wife who is rich enough to allow him to marry a rich man? The patriarch's method is exactly what he wants. This servant ordered the people in Chang'an to go Do it!" Ah Da left excitedly, but Xia Xiyan stood up and went to the inner courtyard to see Zhuo Wenjun's three siblings.

***

"Jun'er, here, the pen must be heavy!"

Xia Xiyan went to see Zhuo Jun first, but in Zhuo Jun's study, she saw Zhuo Wenjun instructing Zhuo Jun to practice calligraphy.

After returning to Zhuo's house for half a year, Zhuo Wenjun had regained his previous good looks, and when he saw Xia Xiyan coming, he immediately smiled and talked to Xia Xiyan.

"father!"

"Father, let's look at Jun'er's writing!" Zhuo Jun beckoned Xia Xiyan to read, Xia Xiyan walked over to comment on Zhuo Jun's writing with a smile, then raised her head and asked Zhuo Wenjun, "Where's Wen Shu?"

"My sister took it into the warehouse today, sorted out the things and registered them in a book to compare with the previous ones. She felt that the things in them might not have been well supervised before, and the slaves took some of them!"

"It seems that Wenshu has taken care of the inner house very well!" Xia Xiyan admired the young daughter's behavior, Zhuo Wenjun also nodded and said, "My sister is a good housekeeper, and she learns this much faster than my sister. I can manage the purchase well now!"

Zhuo Wenjun said with some embarrassment, after hearing this, Xia Xiyan asked her about the details of her care, and felt that she had made great progress, and she would not be fooled by servants anymore, so she also praised a few words, and then Zhuo Wenjun went to the kitchen When arranging the meals for Zhuo's family today, they left Zhuo Jun's courtyard together.

"People from Chang'an said that they saw Sima Xiangru in Chang'an!" After leaving the courtyard, Xia Xiyan told Zhuo Wenjun the news she wanted to reveal.

"Did Changqing arrive in Chang'an safely?" Zhuo Wenjun asked Xia Xiyan a little excitedly, Xia Xiyan nodded yes, she was very happy for Sima Xiangru, but Xia Xiyan immediately poured cold water on Zhuo Wenjun.

"Sima Xiangru has been in Chang'an for almost three months, has someone sent you a letter from home?"

"No...no!" Zhuo Wenjun was reminded by Xia Xiyan that he remembered that Sima Xiangru hadn't given her a letter from home since he left for half a year.

"Chang'an is a prosperous place, the most charming place! This Sima Xiangru probably won't be able to return there, Wen Jun, are you still waiting for him to pick you up now? Or, can you wait until he comes to pick you up?" ?”

Xia Xiyan's question made Zhuo Wenjun stunned, and she didn't say a word. In the half a year since Sima Xiangru left, her heart towards Sima Xiangru has not changed, and she has been staying at Zhuo's house as a summer nurse. Xiyan's good daughter misses Sima Xiangru very much. She secretly wrote many lovesick letters and wanted to send them to him. People took the letters with them, so they pressed them under the pillow, hoping that Sima Xiangru would pick her up in X County, and then she would show them to Sima Xiangru to tell him how much he cared for him. She didn't know, she was worried about Sima Xiangru, but Sima Xiangru knew that she was in Zhuo's house all along, but he didn't write him a safety letter when he arrived in Chang'an, telling her not to beware of him.

Xia Xiyan saw that Zhuo Wenjun's face darkened and became sad when he thought of something, but she continued to speak more emphatically.

"There are so many rich families in the world, and Chang'an is the most prosperous place in the country. There are as many rich families and nobles as a cow's hair. This Sima Xiangru can pick you up with his qin and make you secretly promise to elope with him. Now I don't know if I can marry you." Persevere and come back to pick you up."

When Zhuo Wenjun was mentioned by Xia Xiyan's words, he felt a little panic about Sima Xiangru in his heart, but he was still unwilling to give up Sima Xiangru when Xia Xiyan asked her if she wanted to give up Sima Xiangru.

"Father, I still want to wait for him, maybe he won't let me down!" Zhuo Wenjun didn't have the confidence to say it himself, but he still said it.

"But if Sima Xiangru betrays you, what will you do?" Xia Xiyan asked bluntly, making Zhuo Wenjun cry from the panic in his heart. Seeing this, Xia Xiyan said, "He hasn't If you betray you, you will be so sad, when he really betrays you, will you cry blind yourself? You really let my father down like this!"

"Father!?" Seeing Xia Xiyan, who hadn't been angry with her for a long time, Zhuo Wenjun raised his head anxiously. Seeing Xia Xiyan's disappointed face, and thinking of what Xia Xiyan had taught her in the past six months, he hurriedly answered Xia Xiyan. explain.

"Father, if Changqing really betrayed me, my daughter will break with him completely and have nothing to do with him! My daughter is a daughter of the Zhuo family, a daughter of the Zhuo family who is begged by hundreds of families. As my father said, I was blind once I saw my boss Sima Xiangru. If you really blame me, my daughter will never miss him!"