Due to the urging from the patriarch, the eldest wife of the clan had already sent people to pay attention to the news in the guest house. When she knew that Mrs. Xu was back, she immediately whispered to the second daughter-in-law to treat the guests and moved to the guest house herself.
Mrs. Xu had already finished talking to Mrs. Guo, and then went with the eldest wife of the clan to the east room of the front hall to meet with the clan elders.
The old man from the eighth house didn't say anything, he only ordered people to give him the gift of honor. No matter who the Xu family is or how old they are, she is the grandson-in-law of the clan.
When the etiquette comes, it will be done. As for whether you can form a good relationship with your second wife, there is no need to force it. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings.
The old man from the third room had a warm face and asked several questions, including when Mrs. Xu left Beijing, how many days she had stayed in Suzhou, how many in-laws she had in Suzhou, and so on.
Seeing that the old man from the third room was chattering on and on, the ninth master was a little anxious, so he interrupted and said: "Brother Luo, why did he go just as he said? The year before last, the news came back that he had won the election, and I asked the boys to set off a bunch of firecrackers. Brother Li also
Really, even if he is in the capital, he will not go back to report to the clan."
The room immediately became cold.
The old man from the third room glared at the old man from the ninth room, and sighed: "Love will last forever, and wisdom will be hurt. Brother Luo is a good boy, but the Shen family is not lucky enough to keep him. They only hope that he can be reincarnated into a good family...
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The old man from the eighth house and the old man from the third house had both experienced the pain of losing a child. Even though it had been many years, the two old men felt depressed when they thought about their bodies.
For the future prospects of the third house, the old man of the third house wanted to give up his most valued great-grandson Shen Zhu to make the second house his heir. His grandson Shen Hu also agreed, but Shen Zhu himself objected. For this reason, Shen Zhu went on a hunger strike.
For two days, the old man from the third room only thought that his child was stubborn and disobedient, and wanted to teach him a lesson. Now that Shen Luo's death was mentioned, the old man from the third room felt a little reluctant to let go, and was a little less interested in the adoption.
The Ninth House Master was also speechless for a moment, and his son was gone too. If he could really be reincarnated, he should have grown up. But the deceased is gone, and we must take care of the living. Otherwise, they, the old people, will hold on.
Why do you come here? Don’t you just want to give your grandchildren and great-grandchildren a few more years to protect you?
Seeing that everyone was silent, the Ninth House Master said: "There are three unfilial piety, not having children is the worst. If you and your wife were a few years younger, we old people would only advise you to be more virtuous and take more concubines to ask for children; but you are not young now either.
, Brother Luo didn’t stop, it’s hard to delay the issue of this heir.”
As an elder of the clan, the Ninth House Master is qualified to say this, but it is so straightforward that it sounds harsh.
Mrs. Xu did not look annoyed, but nodded and said: "My master said the same thing, but the capital is thousands of miles away from Songjiang, and my master is an official and cannot leave lightly. He really doesn't know the good and bad among the children in the clan."
Seeing her speaking out, the Ninth House Master felt his energy shaken. He straightened up and said, "Didn't you happen to meet your nephews this time during your family visit? This selection of heirs requires caution and respect for character. The most important thing is that.
Children who are filial to their duties will have less worries in the future. I am not boasting, but my brother Lin is most of all a good boy who is honest, filial and polite."
The patriarch and the old man from the eighth room were still wondering who Brother Silin was, but the old man from the third room couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
Being honest and honest is stupid, right? At the age of fourteen, he was still in the Mengtong class. He had no other talents and no talent for reading. How dare the Ninth House Master dare to ask him to be the heir of the servant? But the grandson of the Nine Households did get it.
If he doesn't take action, this brother Lin will be better than being honest and obedient. But according to the words of the Ninth Fang Taiye and his brother Shen Lu, if he really becomes the second Fang's heir, then the second Fang and the Ninth Fang will not be able to tell each other in the future.
Mrs. Xu just smiled and listened. After hearing this, she responded: "That's right. I'll have to pay attention to you in that moment."
When the old man from the third room saw this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved, and said: "My ninth brother, Seventeenth, has passed the college examination this year and won the honor. Now he is preparing for the provincial examination next year.
"It's really rare to pass the college examination at the age of seventeen," Mrs. Xu also praised.
The patriarch was a little confused when he saw Xu's behavior. Didn't he already decide to take Shen Rui north? What did he mean by these words?
The eldest wife of the clan was standing by, feeling quite complicated, a little reassured, but also a little disappointed. Perhaps as the husband said, if the youngest son can adopt the second wife, he will have the second wife to take care of him in his future career. Even if he is not rich and powerful, his life will be better than at home.
She was living a good life. She originally thought that even if Mrs. Xu really chose an heir, she would first choose Shen Rui, who had lost her mother and was related to him. She did not expect that Mr. Xu would also pay attention to other candidates.
The Ninth House Master was very interested and could not wait to ask his grandson to come and see Mrs. Xu.
However, Mrs. Xu and the masters of each house had not yet met, and it was not the younger generation's turn to pay their respects. The master of the ninth house said to the patriarch, "Should the head of each house and the Shui generation come in to recognize their relatives?"
The patriarch nodded in agreement and sent people out to deliver the message.
After a while, the head of the clan house led the heads of each house and the other four elders of the Shui generation to come in.
Seeing that the second master of the clan, Shen Jiang, was standing there, the patriarch's eyes became colder, but he endured it without changing his expression.
Among the ten masters of the Shui generation, except for the two masters of the clan who are uncles, the others are all younger uncles.
Under the introduction of the eldest wife of the clan, Mrs. Xu first performed the ceremony for the two uncles, and then met the uncles of various clans. Although she took a second look when meeting Shen Juren, she did not say anything to anyone else.
After all the gentlemen left, the next person who came in was the Yuzi generation. First, the two room chiefs Shen Qi and Shen Lu came to pay their respects alone, and then came in the brothers Shen and Shen Jue.
It seems that the eldest master of the clan house called his nephews in order to greet them. Brothers Shen and Shen Jue are the grandsons of the clan house, so it makes sense that they should be ranked behind the two house chiefs.
But after all, it was a bit eye-catching. Except for the old man from the eighth house who was not interested in his own business, the other clan elders looked a little ugly.
Mrs. Xu, however, liked Shen Jue very much. After the two of them had said goodbye, she waved him over and said, "Auntie borrowed your place to entertain guests, but I'm bothering your parents. I heard that you just followed your second brother to welcome guests."
Guest, are you feeling tired?"
"No, no, it was the second brother who took care of things, and my nephew followed behind to run errands and was not affected." Shen Jue was a little embarrassed by the praise and said shyly.
"Good boy, I'm not greedy for merit." Mrs. Xu said with a smile.
Seeing Mrs. Xu's behavior, the old man from the third room and the old man from the ninth room looked at Shen Jue and started shooting knives.
Shen Jue felt like his scalp was numb from being stared at. He looked at the two elders doubtfully, with a hint of innocence on his face. Seeing that, he wanted to ask why these two were staring at him.
When the patriarch saw this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hands and said: "Get down quickly and don't delay other people coming to pay their respects to my aunt."
Shen Jue then shut up and followed Shen to retreat honestly.
The eldest wife of the clan was sitting next to Mr. Xu. Seeing that the youngest son didn't even look at her, she couldn't tell whether she was angry or sad, and her face turned pale.
The next person who came in was a group of people huffing and puffing.
The great-grandsons and great-grandchildren of Sanfang are all here. There are more than a dozen of them, the elder is in his early twenties, and the younger is only six or seven years old. They are lined up in two rows. Among them, Shen Zhu really stands out.
You'll notice it at a glance.
The eldest wife of the clan house was very knowledgeable and had a strong memory. She knew all the children and nephews in the next room by name and introduced them to Mrs. Xu one by one.
Because the old man from the third room had just praised Shen Zhu highly, after Mrs. Xu met everyone, she left Shen Zhu alone and asked a few questions about her family.
Shen Zhu lowered her eyes and answered in a decent manner, but she didn't look close to him.
The old man from the third bedroom stared at his precious great-grandson and was so anxious that he stamped his feet.
However, Shen Zhu did not raise her head from beginning to end, nor was she happy at all.
When the Ninth House Master saw this, he couldn't help but sneered. How do you act so aloof? Do you still think that you must be the heir? It's too ignorant to show off your face in front of your elders like this.
When Mrs. Xu saw this, she just smiled and had no intention of making any fuss.
The old man from the third room let out a long breath, followed the example of the patriarch, and asked Shen Zhu to step back.
The person who came in again was Shen Rui.
Although Mrs. Xu had already met Shen Rui a few days ago, and this was the second time they met, Ms. Xu still looked at Shen Rui for a while and sighed: "Brother Rui's features are just like your mother's... …”
Shen Rui couldn't answer, so he could only remain silent. However, the glare of several clan elders was so painful that he couldn't help but glance upward.
The third old man had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold; the ninth master had his eyelids drooped, and his face was dark; the patriarch and the eighth master looked serious, but they looked at people with warm eyes.
I heard Mrs. Xu continue to say: "I brought up your mother. Although her surname is not Xu, I treat her as my sister. I just didn't expect her to die so early, but fortunately I kept you." Bones and blood. Your grandfather's blessed land is in the capital. You were too young to mention this to you before. Now that you are twelve, do you want to pay homage to your mother on your behalf?"
This was the first time Shen Rui heard about this, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Isn't my nephew's grandfather from Wenzhou? How come the blessed land is in the capital?"
Xu said warmly: "The grandpa of the Sun family was an acquaintance of eight times with my grandpa during his lifetime. Because he settled in the capital, the grandpa of the Sun family also moved to the capital. Later, the two old men chose a blessed place together. Your mother married far away, and I have been with us all these years. The master is taking care of Mr. Sun’s blessed land. But we are not Mr. Sun’s descendants after all, so you should fulfill your filial piety on your mother’s behalf. I think this old man is well-known underground, and I’m also looking forward to meeting his only descendant.”
Shen Rui frowned slightly when he heard this.
Although Xu's intention was not known, it was obvious that he wanted to take him to the capital, and he could not refuse before carrying out the late Grandpa Sun.
Shen Rui never forgets to go to the capital, but he doesn't want to be forced to do so. After all, this is not an ordinary guest. Next February will be the county examination period. If he goes to Beijing, the boy's examination will be delayed for a year, and he may even be punished. Got involved in the trouble of choosing an heir for his second wife.
Due to his filial piety, he couldn't refuse, so he felt a little frustrated.
The old man from the third house and the old man from the ninth house were afraid at first when they saw Mrs. Xu getting close to Shen Rui, but later they were dumbfounded.
Sun Mengsheng's friendship with his second wife and third wife is so good, and the Sun family was brought up by the Xu family, does he really not hold any grudge against their relatives who "took advantage of the situation" three years ago?
The old man from the third room and the old man from the ninth room couldn't sit still.
However, Mrs. Xu seemed as if she had not seen him before, and met the remaining brothers in turn. Shen Quan, Shen Qin, and Shen Bao who had been seen in the restaurant that day all left questions; as for Brother Lin, whom the ninth house master had mentioned , Mrs. Xu also stayed and talked about her family life.
When they arrived at Muzi generation, Mrs. Xu met him together and did not inquire carefully.
When the children all went down, Mrs. Xu said something that made several clan elders dumbfounded...