Prime Minister

Chapter 103 Cherish
The scenery is different when you go back and when you go.

The three of Zhang Yue went all the way along the stream and through the mountains, and then along the stream to return to the boundary of Pucheng.

Guo Lin planned to go back to Wuxi to report to his parents first, but Zhang Yue thought that he hadn't returned to Wuxi for a long time anyway, so he went with Guo Lin to visit his master and wife.He Qi went back to the county school alone.

There has just been a light rain in the mountains, but Zhang Yue just didn't feel it when he was on the road.

Along the way eastward along the stream, and then turned back to the north.

By the way, Zhang Yue mentioned to Guo Lin the stream that flowed west that day. They searched for a while, but they couldn't find it.

Guo Lin stopped for a long time, Zhang Yue looked at him and asked, "Senior Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Guo Lin said silently: "I think of Sanniang."

"Forget it! It's been so long."

Guo Lin stared at the stream and said: "Junior Brother, I am a little older than you, and I have reached the age where I can start a family, but there is no girl who likes me, and I am still alone."

The stream flows eastward day and night, but revisiting the old place, inadvertently picks up the original sadness.

Zhangyue Guolin arrived at Wuxi, which is Shexi, and landed. He walked along the mountain trail and quickly saw the big trees. It didn't change much if he didn't see the trees for a year.

The roofs of the three thatched huts were newly repaired, and the fence walls were also repaired.

The familiar sound of a boy reading a book came to his ears, and Zhang Yue felt as if he drank a big mouthful of sweet mountain spring water.The earth dog rushed out barking, and when it was in front of Guo Lin, it realized that the owner had returned, so it lowered its head and sniffed the bottom of his trousers.

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "This dirt dog hasn't changed at all, he's still so stupid."

Guo Lin also smiled and said, "It's because I haven't been home for a long time."

Zhang Yue knew that except for the two of them, Guo Xuexue had no disciples who had studied Confucian classics, and only taught village schools.But because Guo Xuexue taught two county scholars, the nearby villages sent their children to Enlightenment one after another.

In this way, the number of students gradually increased, and the self-cultivation became much richer, so the fence was also repaired, and the roof was also repaired.

From now on, Guo Xuexue will no longer be scolded by his wife for being poor, and he can have a drink from time to time.

Just as he was thinking, Zhang Yue saw a figure standing at the door.

It turns out that Guo Xuexue has heard the sound and stepped out. I haven't seen him for half a year, but his temples are even more gray.

The two quickly walked in front of Guo Xuexue, knelt down in the courtyard and kowtowed three times first.

Guo Lindao: "Father, my junior brother and I have been recommended to the Imperial College by the state!"

"Good boys, all good boys! Live up to your talent and learning."

Guo Xuexue caressed the backs of the two of them upon hearing this, Zhang Yue felt that the back shirt was slightly wet, it turned out that Guo Xuexue was tearful and patted himself with snot.

Guo Lin stood up, wiped his tears and asked, "Where's mother?"

Guo Xuejiu pointed to the east room.

Zhang Yue and Guo Lin rushed in together after hearing the words.As soon as they entered the room, they smelled a pungent smell of medicine jars.

"Mother (teacher's wife)!" The two said in unison.

But seeing his wife struggling to get off the bed, she felt powerless and her face was very pale.

"mother!"

Guo Linfu cried bitterly on the bed.

Zhang Yue looked at Guo Xuexue, who was following behind him, and asked, "Sir, what's the matter, Master?"

Guo Xuexue shook his head and said, "I've been lying on the bed for two or three months, and I've also invited a doctor to treat her. After taking several prescriptions, it still doesn't improve."

"Why didn't mother tell me? Hey."

But seeing the teacher wiped her tears and said: "I heard the news that you were pushed to the state from a long way ago, but your body was useless and you couldn't get up. Your future is the most important thing. It doesn't matter if your mother is a little sick, so I don't care about it." Let someone tell you."

Zhang Yue said from the side: "Master, please don't worry, I will definitely invite the best doctor in the city to treat you after I go back."

"Saburo has a heart."

With Zhang Yue's words, everyone felt a little relieved.

Zhang Yue knew that their family reunion must have something urgent to say, so he stepped aside first.

His heart is a little heavy, Guo Xuexue is getting old, his wife is sick, their family is different from what he imagined, and he can't help worrying.

At this time, a boy whom he had known in the past came up to speak.

"Big brother, are you a scholar?" A boy asked timidly.

Zhang Yue said: "Yes."

"Big brother is so lucky." After speaking, the boy said enviously, "You teach me a poem!"

Zhang Yue smiled and said, "Okay!"

The Guo Lin family chatted for a long time.

The lame slave went to the wild wine shop in the village to buy some pancakes. When the beef came back, he invited Zhang Yue to rest and eat in the west room.

Zhang Yue went in to take a look, but saw Guo Xuexue, his mistress was talking anxiously with Guo Lin, but Guo Lin just kept silent.

At night, Guo Linfang returned to the Westinghouse, but Guo Xuexue left the house in a hurry without even eating.

Seeing his red eyes, Zhang Yue couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? Are you worried about Master's illness?"

Guo Lin shook his head, his eyes were red.

"How is that? Brother, tell me!"

Guo Lindao: "I see that my mother is not well, so I told my father to resign from the opportunity to go to the Imperial College and take care of my mother at home, and wait for my mother to recover from her illness, but my father refused."

Zhang Yue said: "You have worked so hard and put in so much effort to have this good opportunity. Master and wife will not let you miss it."

Guo Lindao: "However, it is thousands of miles away to Yingtian Mansion. I don't know when I will see my parents again. How do you tell me to go to school with peace of mind?"

Zhang Yue didn't know how to make a decision for Guo Lin, so he thought for a while and said, "Well, let's go to Xuezheng and ask him, let him give you a little more time, and wait for you to take care of the teacher's wife when she recovers, how about going away? "

Guo Lin said: "Brother, you also know that I don't want to ask for help, let alone..."

"Then are you really going to give up on this opportunity? You must know that this good opportunity...is probably only once in a lifetime." Zhang Yue said anxiously.

Guo Lin sighed: "So I discussed it with my parents and came up with a compromise."

"What kind of method?"

"Get married first."

"Married?" Zhang Yue suddenly understood.

Guo Lindao: "It takes at least two or three years to go to the Imperial College, and I don't know how many years before I can return home. Therefore, my parents asked me to make an appointment first, marry a daughter-in-law, and then let her take care of my parents until the end of my life."

"Father and mother said, I have taken good care of everyone, that is, the Li family at the foot of the mountain. His family and Li are of the same family, and the upper and lower are also taking care of them. I have met that girl once, although she is illiterate, she seems very virtuous."

Zhang Yue asked: "Then you agreed?"

Guo Lin was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"This is a lifelong event. Who will you spend your whole life with? With just a few words, you can figure it out?"

Guo Lin shook his head and said: "I've made up my mind, I'm going to Yingtian Mansion, but my father and mother also need to be taken care of, there is no other way except this way. Now my father is rushing to Li's family to propose marriage Now, I will go to Yingtian Mansion soon, there is no delay."

Zhang Yuexin said that this speed was faster than that of Yu Shushang.

"Brother, I understand."

Guo Lin looked at Zhang Yue and smiled wryly: "Junior Brother, don't be like this, I want to be clear. Anyway, at my age, there is nothing to choose. When the matter is settled, I won't think so much. In the future It's just a matter of studying hard."

"I will be grateful to this woman for the rest of my life, and I will respect her for the rest of my life, but... why am I so sad."

Zhang Yue said: "Senior brother, you just need to think it over clearly. If you decide to cherish it, otherwise you will miss another good girl. I don't know the truth about marriage, but 'cherish the person in front of you' ’ There’s nothing wrong with that statement.”

Guo Lindao: "Junior brother, I've thought it over clearly, I will be like this in this life, but I can know you... San Niang, this life is enough!"

Zhang Yue scolded with a smile when he heard the words: "There are people who have married wives, and they still tell me these things. What can you learn from Huang Haoyi?"

The next day, Guo Lin was married.

The ceremony was sloppy, and the banquet was just a few tables.

Hearing that the Li family wanted to marry a daughter early, they also hoped that Guo Lin could seize the time to conceive a baby before going to Yingtian Mansion.

Compared with the major events in life, customs and rules should be compromised. Anyway, no one said, just live happily.

Zhang Yue was so caught off guard that he drank Guo Lin's wedding wine.

Zhang Yue will go home afterwards.

Guo Lin sent Zhang Yue all the way with his bride.

Guo Lin held his bride's hand and talked to Zhang Yue.

Zhang Yue was also really angry when he saw his brother throwing dog food wildly.It looked like it was going to die the day before yesterday, but now it's you and me.

No wonder all the big Vs have to say 'Oh, this is a man! '

But Zhang Yue looked at the bride, but saw that although she was not as bright and charming as Miao Sanniang, she was even a little bit seldom talkative.But as the brother said, she is a virtuous woman, making Zhang Yue feel that the two are a good match.

At this moment, Zhang Yue already had some approval for this sister-in-law in his heart.

"Junior Brother, I have something to tell you!"

Guo Lin put down his bride's hand, and walked aside with Zhang Yue, but saw the rippling water by the stream, the dancing shadows of the trees in the mountains, and the wind rustling through the forest tops.

The two stopped on the creek stone, Guo Lin said: "Junior brother, I have already planned to ask Hu Xuezheng for a month's leave to postpone the day of going to Yingtian Mansion. In this way, I can't go with my junior brother."

Zhang Yue said: "Then senior brother said goodbye today, we don't know when we will see you again!"

Guo Lin said: "No, we will meet again in the end."

After a pause, Guo Lin said again: "But this time I go to Bianjing, where the mountains are high and the water is long. If I'm not by your side, no one will talk about you, you need to mention yourself more."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "I don't know what brother means, but I want to use my brother's reminder to say that I am smart."

"Okay you."

The two brothers and sisters laughed again.

Zhang Yue thought in his heart that if the senior brother is not around in the future, no one will be able to laugh so heartlessly with him.

But Zhang Yue said: "I will send you off for thousands of miles, but I will have to say goodbye at the end. Brother, I will go first!"

Guo Lin nodded and cupped his hands and said, "That's fine, junior brother, take care!"

Zhang Yue also cupped his hands and said back: "Brother, take care, and sister-in-law, too!"

After finishing the chapter, he strode forward along the stream.After walking for a while, Zhang Yue couldn't help but look back.But seeing Guo Lin and the bride standing side by side on a thick Daxi stone, tiptoe waving to himself!
In this scene, Zhang Yue couldn't help the tears rolling down, put his hand to his mouth and shouted loudly: "Brother, take care! Sister-in-law, take care!"

(End of this chapter)