Chapter 64 Section Eleven

The spring breeze in February is like scissors. Shi Yue and Shi Jian were walking on a small road in Baishuitan with umbrellas, and heard the rain dripping from the tips of the green leaves that had just been cut by the spring breeze. Cozy feeling. Thinking of talking to Pan Zhaolin and others about the upcoming severe drought in the north of the Great Song Dynasty a few days ago, Shi Yue couldn't help being a little skeptical—from now on, it's really far from the drought.In the past few days, I have discussed in detail the regulations on the reform of the Military Weapons Supervision in Zhongshu.After Su Zhe was appointed as the co-dean of the Ministry of Industry, he explained the intention of the reform and the specific implementation method to Cai Bian and Tang Di.Shi Yue has always been very busy, if Wang Anshi proposes the Fangtian Equal Tax Law at this time, Shi Yue will doubt whether he has the energy to oppose it.

I took the time to come to Baishuitan today, not because I am free, but because I want to have a good talk with Shen Kuo about standardization. "The light rain on the Tianjie Street is as soft as crisp, but the grass looks far away but there is nothing near it. My son, I only understand the beauty of these two lines of poetry today." Shi Jian doesn't have as many worries as Shi Yue in his heart. These days, he has studied Han Yu's poems with Sima Meng, I can actually recite a few songs. Shi Yue said with a smile: "Han Wengong's poems are good, but when it comes to Wing Chunyu's poems, I'm afraid they can't compare with 'Xiaolou One Night Listening to the Spring Rain'."

"The small building listened to the spring rain all night, whose poem is that?" Shi Jian wondered. "That's Lu..." Shi Yue knew right away that something was wrong. Lu You's grandfather, Lu Dian, was still the editor-in-chief of "Xin Yi Bao". gone." Shi Jian is still young, in fact, he has limited knowledge about the quality of poems. Hearing what Shi Yue said, he didn't doubt him, he just smiled and said: "A few days ago I went to Sang Mansion and saw Second Miss Sang wrote a poem. Mr. Sang praised Wing Chun's poems very much, although it is not Wing Chun Yu's, but in my opinion, it is also very good." If no one else is around, Shi Yue usually does not allow him to use "self-effacing words".

Seeing his praise so much, Shi Yue felt slightly amused, but when he heard that it was written by Zi'er, he remembered that he hadn't seen her for a while, so he asked with a smile, "What poem is it, do you remember?" Shi Jian actually knew that Shi Yue was bound to listen, so how could he not be able to recite it, so he shook his head and chanted: "The snow on the side of the road protects the decaying wall, and the soft silk outside the city turns light yellow. Although the spring is a bit of a pity, it's a pity that the light cold sleeps near the willow twigs ..."

Shi Yue never imagined that Zi'er's poems had advanced so far, holding an umbrella in his left hand, and lowering his head, he was savoring the stubborn meaning in "Qing Hanxiu near the willow branches", when he suddenly heard someone calling: "Zi Ming. "Shi Yue didn't need to look up to know that it was Sang Chongguo, but he just told Shi Jian about Sang Chongguo and Zi'er brothers and sisters, but unexpectedly ran into Sang Chongguo here, which shows that the ground in Henan is really evil.Cheng Hao was with Sang Chongguo at this time. "Mr. Bochun, Changqing." Shi Yue hurriedly saluted. Shi Yue had always had considerable respect for Cheng Hao.Cheng Hao is the most approachable, gentle and amiable, and has a very good relationship with Shi Yue, he hurriedly smiled and said: "Ziming, the ground in Kaifeng Mansion is really evil, just now I was talking about you with Changqing, unexpectedly I ran into you."

Hearing what he said, Shi Yue couldn't help looking at Shi Jian, and said with a smile: "Mr. Bo Chun, speaking of me, what's the matter?" Cheng Hao said with a smile: "Of course there is something to do, but it is a beautiful thing." "Beautiful thing?" Shi Yue asked in amazement, not knowing what "beautiful thing" he had to say. But Sang Chongguo smiled and said nothing, only Cheng Hao said with a warm smile: "Zi Ming has never been married, and Changqing asked me to be a moon elder to hold this red thread." Shi Yue is really not in a hurry about his marriage.In modern society, it is common to get married after the age of twenty-eight. At Shi Yue's age, it is not even the time to talk about marriage.What's more, after the Song Dynasty, I met a lot of celebrities, but I didn't know many women. They went to and from the court, and there was no time to fall in love.At this time Cheng Hao suddenly proposed marriage to him, Shi Yue couldn't help but looked at Sang Chongguo suspiciously, and said half-jokingly: "I don't know which lady it is? I'm afraid that I'm a common man, and I don't deserve it. Changqing, why don't you come sooner?" Getting married and adding a grandson to my uncle, how can I get into my heart?"

Cheng Hao said with a smile: "Ziming and Changqing, even if the imperial court promised a princess, they are also worthy. Things come one by one, Ziming, you are older than Changqing, so naturally I will propose marriage to you first." Sang Chongguo suddenly said: "Mr. Cheng, it seems a little child's play to propose marriage here. Why don't we talk about it in Shifu another day." Cheng Hao said with a smile: "Zi Ming is not an ordinary person, so he will definitely not care about these things. But it's fine to talk about it another day, Zi Ming, just wait for me, the ice man, to come to your door."

Shi Yue was not a dull person, seeing the expressions of the two, he couldn't help but guessed that this was a marriage proposal for Zi'er, otherwise why would Sang Chongguo ask others to do it for him?Can't help but feel apprehensive.These days, Pan Zhaolin mentioned this matter to him more than once. Although he has been unwilling to let go of his mouth, he can't help but think about it.Zi'er's character is playful yet gentle, naive yet considerate, and it is easy for those who get along with her to get close to her and like her, especially myself, who almost watches her grow up from a childish little girl day by day. Become a shy and charming girl.For such a girl who was close to him in the past, it is impossible to say that he has never been moved, but he also finds it unbelievable to say that this is the relationship between a man and a woman. After all, Zi'er is just a ten-year-old A girl of six or seven years old, although this age is not too young compared to the Song Dynasty girls who married early, but to him, she is still a faintly underage girl.So he himself couldn't tell whether the love and care for Zi'er was a relationship between a man and a woman, or a relationship between a brother and a sister.Therefore, if you want to agree, you will be a little hesitant and have many worries; if you want to refuse, you will be a little unwilling and reluctant.Seeing that Sang Chongguo suggested another day, he couldn't help feeling relieved, and he put his fists together and smiled and said, "I still need to discuss something with Shen Cunzhong, why don't we invite Mr. Bo Chun and Chang Qing to have a drink together another day, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"That's it."

---

Notes: