Chapter 3507 Extra Story 40

Yangzhou in May is sunny and the best time to enjoy the lake is when the breeze is blowing. Fu Wenyun rented a boat and asked Zhou Man and the others to take a tour of the lake.

"I know you can play, so I won't take you to ordinary places, but you must go to Yangzhou for a lake tour. This is the time when sea bass is delicious. We can ask the boatman to make two. Their Very well crafted."

She felt a little regretful, "It's a pity that you came at the wrong time. If it were two months earlier, it would be the time when a hundred flowers bloom. At that time, Yangzhou is colorful and bright, and it will be beautiful."

"Didn't it say that there is a lot of rain in March?"

"It's beautiful in the fog and rain, but I still prefer the sunny days in that season. The streets and alleys are full of flower sellers, which are very colorful."

Zhou Man's heart was agitated, he turned his head and said to Bai Shan and the others: "Look for a chance, we will come to Yangzhou again in March and April."

Bai Shan readily agreed, anyway, they have a lot of time and opportunities in the future.

Fu Wenyun smiled and said, "Besides me, I also invited someone to accompany me."

Zhou Man: "Who?"

Fu Wenyun said: "You will know when you see it tomorrow, it is your acquaintance."

Zhou Man racked her brains to think that since she was an acquaintance, Fu Wenyun also knew her, and maybe in the south of the Yangtze River...

After thinking for a long time, she didn't think of who it was, so she simply asked, "It can't be your brother, right? I don't know him well, right?"

Fu Wenyun: "...If it were him, I would have said it directly, why bother to keep it a secret? You just have to wait until tomorrow to find out."

Zhou Man has never lacked curiosity about things that are not life-threatening, so she took Bai Shan and others out early the next morning, and she wanted to see who her acquaintance was.

Zhou Man opened his mouth in surprise when he saw Mrs. Mei standing beside the boat with a four or five year old girl.

She called out with some uncertainty, "Miss Mei?"

Mrs. Mei smiled, and led the child forward to salute Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, I haven't seen you for many years."

Zhou Man looked down at the little girl she was holding, and asked curiously, "Who is this child?"

"It's my eldest granddaughter."

Zhou Man sighed, "Chengzu already has a daughter?"

"Yes, I would like to thank Mr. Zhou." Mrs. Mei pushed the little girl to the front and said with a smile, "This is Chengzu's eldest daughter, I want to bring her to show Mrs. Zhou."

Zhou Man reached out and touched the little girl's chin, looked at her carefully and said, "I look like Mr. Mei."

Mrs. Mei squinted her eyes and smiled, "Yes, among the three children, she looks the most like her father." So she also dotes on her the most.

Zhou Man stared at the little girl, her serious face really resembled Mr. Mei, she couldn't help laughing, "It's good to be like Mr. Mei, I'm lucky."

A group of people boarded the boat.

Zhou Man asked Mrs. Mei, "When did you come to Yangzhou?"

"After I gave birth, my father took me and my husband and I moved to Yangzhou, and I have lived in Yangzhou all these years."

Mr. Mei is quite courageous. After he had an affair with his ex-son-in-law in front of everyone in the capital, he devoted himself to recuperating his daughter's health and at the same time finding her next husband.

In the end, after picking and choosing, I still picked a scholar.

The other party was from Yongzhou, his parents died when he was young, his brother and sister-in-law raised him, but his family background was average, so he studied with his nephews for a few years, and later his family situation became worse and worse, so he came to the capital to make a living .

Because he has studied, he often runs errands for scholars in the Zhuangyuan Building and Guozijian area to earn some money, and occasionally copies books. He is good at handwriting.

When he saw the Mei family's lawsuit in the Zhuangyuan building, he felt that Mrs. Mei's ex-husband was so dishonest. If he had such a good father-in-law, he would treat his father-in-law as his own father and be filial to him. concubine...

Then he was indeed favored by Mr. Mei, and he was chosen as his husband-in-law.

This time, Mr. Mei had to be more cautious in choosing a son-in-law. He observed the other party for half a year before starting to mention it.

The other party was stunned, but Mr. Mei didn't immediately settle on him. Instead, he asked his daughter to date him for half a year, and after confirming that the other party was willing to live with them back in the south of the Yangtze River, he settled down quickly.

At that time, Mei Niangzi's body had been adjusted well, and they were sure that Mei Niangzi was pregnant within three months of their marriage.

Mr. Mei was afraid that his daughter and grandson would be in danger, so he stayed in the capital until Mrs. Mei gave birth safely and he took the whole family back to the south of the Yangtze River after confinement.

Not long after that, I moved to Yangzhou, not far from my hometown, and avoided some relatives at home, and still have some old friends here.

Mrs. Mei mentioned the past without hesitation, "He is very good. He listened to his father and treated me well. When he arrived in Yangzhou, his father took him to study with him. After studying for more than ten years, he had gained some knowledge, so he hired him. I became a teacher in the academy, and we have been living in Yangzhou for these years, and we have a good life."

Zhou Man looked at Mrs. Mei who had a rosy complexion and no worries, and said with a smile: "I can tell, my lady is indeed very lucky."

"Father said, I am blessed by adults."

Fu Wenyun smiled and said, "Even bringing me along is your blessing."

Zhou Man: "Huh?"

When Fu Wenyun and the others first arrived in Yangzhou, they were not familiar with the place. This is a place where Yang and Shu have to be careful when they come.

Yue Lan has no roots and no roots, even if Yangzhou's officialdom has been purged once before, it was still difficult for him to work when he came.

Of course, there is no other way, just follow the current situation here, and just go along with the tide.

But in that case, he would not be an official for long, and Fu Wenyun was not reconciled. At that time, he met Mr. Mei and Mrs. Mei.

Mr. Mei asked Mrs. Mei to lead her to various banquets in Yangzhou, which opened up the situation.

As a world-renowned calligrapher and painter, Mr. Mei has a high status in the Jiangnan area.

Yue Lan, the governor of Yangzhou, may not be the best, but the past few years are definitely not bad, at least he has not failed the trust of the imperial court, and he has not been ashamed of the local people.

Fu Wenyun knew that Mr. Mei's move was reciprocating, and Li was Zhou Man, but the peach came into her hands.

"I told my husband that if I have the opportunity to return to Beijing, I must thank you very much. As a result, you came here before we went back." Speaking of their resignation, Fu Wenyun sighed, "I didn't expect you to resign so soon. official……"

Before Zhou Man could explain, she laughed again, "However, it's a good thing that you have retreated bravely. Although it's a pity, you should make it clear."

Zhou Man couldn't help laughing out loud, "It's really good and bad, I'll let you finish."

Fu Wenyun couldn't help laughing too, and had a drink with Zhou Man.

Zhou Man and the others stayed in Yangzhou for a few days, visited many places, and bought a lot of good things. Mrs. Mei gave each of them a calligraphy and painting, all of which were written by Mr. Mei himself.

Not only Zhou Man and Bai Shan, but even Yin Ji were happy and said: "This painting can be passed down to the family."

Mingda also treasured it and put it away.

The group left with a full harvest. Fu Wenyun found a boat for them to go north. They could take the boat directly to Qingzhou and take the sea route, which was much faster.