Ping An Biography

Zhang Ning felt that he woke up from somewhere in a trance, opened his eyes, and saw Zhang Xiaomei's bright eyes looking at him: "Brother..." He was suddenly happy and surprised: "Why is little sister here? I’m fine, I’m fine, just arrived safely. I’ve got good news for you, my fame has been restored! The leader is very optimistic about me, and I’ve been appointed an official to get a salary... Well, the salary is not much. At the beginning, the official was small. But it's definitely enough for the two of us, and my brother has a place to stand on, so he doesn't have to wrong you anymore, let alone rely on others... Life is a bit rough, but my younger sister will definitely not care, I know; besides, you have to trust brother, life It will get better and better..."

Suddenly, the little girl's body gradually sank down, as if she was standing on a swamp, and there seemed to be a lot of water in the vague surroundings, "Little girl!" Zhang Ning was in a hurry. Immediately, cold sweat broke out wildly, as anxious as a cat's claws scratching his heart.

"Brother, will you remember me in the future?" Zhang Xiaomei suddenly turned into another person. Her face was blurry as if it was someone deep in his memory. He couldn't even see the appearance of that person clearly.

"No!" Zhang Ning's whole body tensed up, feeling as if he was the only one left in this world, as he was suffocated and oppressed.

... "No!" He suddenly sat up from the bed, a little girl in front of him was startled and stared at him with wide eyes, and then said nicely, "Mr. Zhang, are you having a nightmare?"

A ray of afternoon sunlight came in from the door and just hit his face, and he couldn't help squinting his eyes.

His body was soaked in sweat, and his heart was pounding, but he suddenly showed a very innocent smile, and said to the girl in front of him, "So it was just a dream."

It's just a dream, and I'm really happy to find that happiness is so simple.

"I brought you a pen, ink and inkstone." The girl regained her composure. It was originally a peaceful afternoon.

As soon as Zhang Ning kicked the sheet, he got up and put on his shoes: "Put it there, I just fell asleep and fell asleep, maybe because I didn't rest well on the way." He put on his shoes and walked straight to the desk, leaving behind a messy bed .

The girl didn't say anything, but silently helped him pack it up. Zhang Ning realized it now, and returned with an apologetic smile.It stands to reason that in other people's homes, he should pay more attention to his life and image, but he can't get rid of some bad habits. If he doesn't pay attention, he will be exposed, such as being lazy and not cleaning his own house.

He sat down and picked up the pen, but found that the inkstone was dry, so he had to put it down and pick up the inkstone to go out to find water.The girl who came into the room looked clumsy when she folded the quilt. It was obvious that she was a rough girl who couldn't wait for people, let alone wait for pen and ink.

Fiddled with good things, he began to write the confession.This kind of confession does not require too much literary talent, as long as the matter is clear and can withstand scrutiny.So Zhang Ning wrote quickly with a clear mind. This time, he wrote a draft and revised it while writing.

After finishing the draft, he took the trouble to re-read and revise it eight times before copying it stroke by stroke in standard lowercase letters.I have to be cautious, after Hu Ying played the performance, maybe the emperor would also read the confession, and if something is taboo, it will be a matter of minutes to lose his head.

After finishing his business nervously, Zhang Ning had nothing to do. He didn't plan to go out to visit the capital of Ming Dynasty for the time being. The curious go out and cause any trouble.However, there is probably no problem with personal safety: not to mention whether Zhou Ne’s people have sneaked into Beijing, or if he has someone here, it is obviously useless to do anything else at this time. I don't know what the person who died by himself looks like, and if Yu Qian didn't intervene, I'm afraid no one would know.

In short, it is better to stay at home for the time being.

Once again, I experienced the life of living under the fence of others. No wonder the old people said that "the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as your own doghouse".Living in someone else's house is very uncomfortable. For example, when I had dinner and took a bath, I was given a set of clothes for a change of clothes, but I didn't have underwear like getting clothes at the post station;Also, Zhang Ning's living habits are not very good, and he can't take care of many details at home. The Hu family is also a wealthy family with a scholarly family and is very particular. Very uncomfortable.

One more thing, he really wanted to find someone to report the safety of the family as soon as possible, but he couldn't speak to the Hu family.What kind of green onion are you, who has the face to ask someone to send someone to run more than 2000 miles to report your safety?Human favors can only be given to you by others, and then you have to remember to find opportunities to pay them back. There is no reason to ask for it, and no one owes you anything.

But Zhang Ning is really concerned about this matter. Compared with the Hu family, Yu Qian and Luo Yaoniang are more familiar.Yu Qian has not been to Beijing for the time being, Luo Yaoniang is from Yang Shiqi's family, and now she lives in Hu Ying's house, but it is inconvenient to contact Yang Shiqi's family for the time being. Just in case.The current situation is really miserable, there is not even a place to stand.

However, when Zhang Ning changed his dirty clothes and cleaned up his belongings, he found several pieces of silver in his waist pocket, which surprised him: I remember that Luo Yaoniang returned her money bag later, why did the money get into his own pocket? ?Thinking that she was penniless when she went out, if she hadn't left these few coins, she would really have no money to buy a pair of underwear, Zhang Ning's heart warmed slightly.Luo Yaoniang is a kind-hearted girl who knows how to feel warm and cold.

I didn’t wear underwear|pants again for a day, and the next day I asked about some places to go in the market. Taking advantage of the lively street stalls on the north side of Jinyu Hutong, I went straight for a walk and bought a pair of short-nosed pants and a toothbrush. .

Then he continued to stay at Hu Ying's house in a shameless manner, eating and drinking, for many days.The big man Hu Ying didn't see each other, nor did the manager surnamed Yan.In the beginning, Zhang Ning was relatively calm. Anyway, no one chased him away. It’s good to have food, drink and accommodation here, as long as you have a thicker skin; Live at Yu Qian's or Yang Shiqi's house.Otherwise, if you want to live alone in the capital, it may not be so easy at the beginning, just like in the early days of the reform and opening up in the previous life, many pioneers who went south experienced the bitterness of sleeping in sugarcane forests, smoking cigarettes and picking up cigarette butts|bigger than life... In comparison, it's better to eat and drink like a fool.

But almost a month passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news.Zhang Ning couldn't help but calm down. Could it be that Lu Zhen's business didn't work out?

One day, when "Hero Yan" was finally squatting in the yard, Zhang Ning stepped forward and asked, "Is the case of Mr. Lu tried?"

Although Yan has no head and no tail, he was more polite when he was caught, and said: "Mr. Hu has already prepared an excerpt for the memorial, but the emperor had a military parade in early August, and now he is not in the capital. The crown prince has no choice but to turn the memorial. I sent a request to the military camp, but there is no reply yet. Mr. Zhang, don't worry, just wait."

Can you not be impatient?My sister still doesn't know if I'm dead or alive. It's been more than a month since I got out of the house, and I haven't seen anyone alive or dead, and I haven't even heard from her.But Yan is very calm, your sister is none of his business.Zhang Ning had no choice but to say: "I'm at ease with the courteous treatment from the Hu family, but my mentor, Mr. Lu, is still suffering in prison. I can't bear it."

A certain person from Yan persuaded: "Master Lu is a minister of the Sixth Ministry. As long as you really prove your innocence, you will come out in a few months. You don't have to worry too much... Don't worry, you won't be like the great scholar Huang Huai. It’s been nine years, and it’s still there.”

Zhang Ning was stunned, and thought that the yellow old cousin was too bad, and he was locked up for nine years in the dark, which was much more bitter than labor|reform!He was speechless, so he could only talk nonsense with this old cousin Yan and let it go.

It's just that he finally couldn't stay at home anymore, so he couldn't help but go out to Ganyu Alley for a walk.Because Luo Yaoniang specifically mentioned "Back to Ganyu Alley" when she was leaving, her family should be here.It would be great if I could meet Luo Yaoniang outside, it would be more low-key than knocking on the door... I want her to help find a way to find someone to send a letter home, although we have not known each other for a long time, after all, Luo Yaoniang and myself are barely alive It's nothing to ask for her friendship.The main risk is to avoid suspicion of Yang Shiqi and Hu Ying. I have lived in Hu's house for a month.

Zhang Ning suddenly felt a little disgusted with Emperor Yong Le, he did not belittle Emperor Yong Le's literary and martial arts, but the political situation was too dark for his mother.

He wandered back and forth in Ganyu Alley all day, and when Pangwan was about to give up, a girl suddenly stopped him, looked him up and down and said, "My lady has something for you."

"What?" Zhang Ning asked hurriedly.

The girl said: "Miss said, your sister has to believe it a long time ago, she already knew that you are worried about it."

"Ah?" Zhang Ning was stunned for a moment. At this moment, he didn't know what to say, and he forgot to say thank you.There are still so many lovely people in ancient times.

"My lady is such a nice person, isn't she?" The girl looked at him with a smile.

Zhang Ning nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.Probably his actions were a little funny, the girl covered her mouth and laughed: "It's good to know, I'm going back, and you don't hang around our house anymore, those who don't know think you want to steal something."

After hearing this, he bowed his hands and said goodbye, and after walking for a while, he remembered that the girl should thank him on his behalf.The setting sun stretched his shadow long on the long street and made him feel warm.The quaint streets, the endless flow of people, he smiled kindly at everyone.