The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

After Zhang Fan returned home, he asked his mother to pack up and prepare to move.The mother was a little at a loss: "Fan'er, what is this for? Where are we going to move?"

"Moving to the east of the city, we have a new home with a courtyard," Zhang Fan said.

"Where did our family get the money to buy a house? It's still in the east of the city, and the land price is so expensive." My mother was a little worried.

Zhang Fan immediately told his mother what he had discussed with Ma County Magistrate, and also handed over the bag of money that Ma County Magistrate gave to him. Zhao heard that it was awarded to Zhang Fan by the county. There were more than [-] taels of silver in the bag, so I quickly put it away, and then happily packed my belongings.Seeing his mother's face with a joyful smile, Zhang Fan felt joy in his heart.

The Zhang family’s property is really not much, Zhang Fan told his mother that there is everything there, and some things that are no longer needed persuaded his mother to throw them away, but Zhao’s life is used to hard times, and he has a deep relationship with every stitch and thread here, look left Look right to see, really reluctant to lose one.Zhang Fan had no choice but to pack everything up.Mrs. Zhao also specially found the best box in the house to pack Zhang Fan's books and everything, as if there was some treasure in the box.

Zhang Fan called the people sent by Ma County Magistrate to help move things.Originally, the man saw that the Zhang family didn't have many things, so he hired a car, but he didn't know that the things couldn't fit, so he had to hire a car again, and then loaded all the Zhang family's things into the car.Zhang Fan saw that there was still room for the second car, so he asked his mother to sit in it, so as not to be tired.Mrs. Zhao was reluctant at first, but she couldn't stand her son's persuasion, so she got into the car, but after getting into the car, Mrs. Zhao was still next to Zhang Fan's box of books, as if she was afraid of any mistakes.Zhang Fan had no choice but to follow his mother.

Many neighbors in the neighborhood knew that the Zhang family was going to move to the east of the city, or that the county government had given the house to the Zhang family, and they all came to give them away.Zhang Fan and Mrs. Zhao said goodbye to their neighbors, and drove away from the home they had lived in for more than ten years with envious eyes.

The Zhang family's new home is located on the busiest street in the east of the city. It is a real estate near the county government. There is a small courtyard just inside. When Zhao saw it, he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. Compared with Zhang Fan's father's house before his death Much better.Zhang Fan was right when he thought about it. The Ma County Magistrate was a Beijing official at any rate, and he had some savings. This Anhua County is not a place of geomantic omen. It is very easy for the Ma County Magistrate to buy such a property.

When the two carts arrived at the gate, the two servants of the Ma Mansion immediately called the traffickers who pulled the carts to help carry the things.Mrs. Zhao was still nervous about the box containing the books, not letting others touch it, even Zhang Fan refused to go up to help.Zhang Fan had no choice but to carefully follow behind his mother, watching his mother struggling to move the box in, for fear that his mother might make a mistake.

This house is really nice, there is a small yard when you enter the door, but it looks spacious.Further inside are five rooms, the one in the middle is the living room, where there is a table and several chairs.The two rooms on the right are for people to live in, and there is another room on the left with good light and the window facing south. Mrs. Zhao plans to use it as a study for Zhang Fan, and the other room on the side is obviously the kitchen.

When Mrs. Zhao came to the two bedrooms, they were both clean and spotless. Both rooms had a cupboard as tall as a person, and each had a large sturdy bed covered with a new set of quilts. reluctant to cover.She carefully put the new quilt of her house into the cupboard, and spread the old quilt she brought from home, although it was old, it was white and clean.Zhang Fan felt a little heartbroken watching it, and wanted to talk to his mother, but seeing his mother's expression, he swallowed the words again.

After tidying up the two bedrooms, Mrs. Zhao went to the room reserved for Zhang Fan as his study.The window at the end is bright and clean, a long bookshelf as high as one person stands by the wall, and there is a sturdy and elegant nanmu desk next to the window sill, on which are all the four treasures of the study.There is no decoration in the room, but it looks calming.Zhang Fan took his books out of the box and placed them on the bookshelves in order.

In the kitchen, the pots, pans and pans were well prepared, obviously they had been prepared a long time ago, just waiting for Zhang Fan's mother and son to move in.

There is also a hut for sundries in the outside yard. Mother Zhang tidied up the unused things and put them inside. She also carefully locked the door and kept the keys close to her body, as if there were some precious things inside, for fear of losing anything.

There were four people who helped move the house, and they didn't have much belongings, so it took a while to tidy them up.Zhang Fan took some money from his mother and gave it to two servants of the Ma Mansion, the two wanted to refuse, but Zhang Fan insisted and had to accept it.Then the dealer who pulled the cart was sent away, and then he survived.

At night, after dinner, Zhang Fan was about to go to the study to read, but his mother stopped him, as if he had something to say.Zhang Fan followed his mother to the study in the living room and sat down, waiting for his mother to speak.

"Fan'er, Mother is really happy today!" said Zhao, with a joyful expression on her face, "Your grandfather and your father are alive in heaven, so they must be happy for you."

"I would also like to thank my mother for her kindness in nurturing and raising the child for more than ten years, so that the child can achieve what it is today." Zhang Fan stood up, knelt down in front of his mother, and bowed deeply.

Mrs. Zhao was very pleased to receive Zhang Fan's respect.He quickly helped Zhang Fan up, watched his son return to the chair and sat down, calmed down, and continued: "I am over 30 this year, but I have seen a lot of things. I have seen too many people who came out of it. You can have such achievements at such a young age, it is really a spirit of your ancestors."

"..." Zhang Fan didn't know why his mother said these words.

"No matter how promising you will be in the future, even if you are a general, you must remember to be a good person, and you must never do anything that is careless. My mother has never studied, but she also knows the world. You must not Let me down." Zhao suddenly became serious, "Your grandfather was a good man, and he never did anything against his conscience in his life. The same is true of your father. Ever since I married into the Zhang family, your father has always treated me with courtesy. There are also rules and regulations in doing things. You must remember that you must not do anything that shames the family. Otherwise, I will have no face to meet the ancestors of the Zhang family."

"Mother, don't worry, the child knows that he will definitely live up to his mother's teachings, and he must be a good person. If he becomes an official in the future, he should also be loyal to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, treat the people sincerely, and be worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth." Zhang Fan solemnly swore.

"Well, my dear Fan'er, I still have some money at home now, so it will not be a problem to go to Beijing to catch up with the exam next year!" said Zhao, "From today on, you can study at home and prepare for the exam. I will take care of everything at home, so you don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Yes, mother." Zhang Fan said, and was about to go to the study to study, when he suddenly remembered that magistrate Ma had mentioned about his hometown in Yangzhou, and turned his head and said, "Mother..."

"What else?" asked the mother.

"No... Mom, the baby is fine. Mother is too tired today, so go to rest early." Zhang Fan originally wanted to talk about things in his hometown in Yangzhou, but seeing his mother happy now, he was afraid of spoiling his mother's interest, so he put things down and went to study in the study went.