Shen Rui took a hot bath quickly, and his fatigue immediately reduced a lot.
Tomorrow is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month. When you arrive in the capital in half a day, you will receive the wind and dust in half a day, and you will not have any time to come out.
There are two or three days to New Year's Eve. Chen Li needs to see him, Wang Shouren also needs to worship him, and the fifth brother and second brother have to go over to see him. And the Zongfang elder brother is not easy to leave.
Shen Rui was thinking about how to arrange the itinerary on the 29th day, and saw He Taizhi pushing the door in angrily, followed by Chen Jue with helpless faces.
"What's wrong? There's a quarrel?" Shen Rui asked with a smile.
He Taizhi gave Chen Jue a blank look and snorted lightly.
Shen Rui looked at Chen Jue and saw him innocently saying, "Brother Rui, I didn't say much, I just told him that there are many relatives in the capital. We are young and need to visit us everywhere... …”
He Taizhi pouted and accused: "Is it that I invited Cousin Jue and Cousin Rui first?"
Chen Jue blinked at Shen Rui. Everyone was speculating, and their relationships were getting deeper along the way, but in this New Year, it was too rash to visit without elders. Chen Jue did not respond, because of this reason.
Shen Rui knew it in his heart, so he said to He Taizhi: "In the first month of the year, each family must visit relatives and friends. Why can't my cousin come? It's not that he has been separated for a long time, and I and Brother Jue will not return to my hometown for a while. There are still long days to get along with each other."
He Taizhi said with a bitter face: "But I should go to school after fifteenth... I followed my sixth aunt out for almost two months. When I came back, my father, and my elder brother didn't know how to train me?"
When Chen Jue heard him mention going to school, he couldn't help but curiously: "Is it a private school or a clan school? Are all classmates easy to get along with?"
He Taizhi shook his head and said, "No, it's a private academy in Chongjiaofang. The mountain chief was an old Hanlin. Because his son was an official in Beijing, he did not return home after retiring, and had no time to resolve the situation, so he opened a school. , I took in dozens of students, most of whom were from Hanlin Courtyards.”
When Chen Jue heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart: "Brother Luo has also studied this academy before?"
He Taizhi nodded and said, "That's right."
Thinking that He Taizhi passed the county examination at the age of nine and Chen Luo passed the college examination at the age of fourteen, even if Chen Jue didn't like to study, he became a little curious about the academy where the children of Hanlin Courtyard were gathered.
I had nothing to say all night, and everyone's itinerary was much calmer the next day.
Chen Shi came out of the inn and walked west along the official road. When it was about to pass by noon, you could already see the majestic city wall in front.
"I've really arrived in the capital, just like I'm in my dream." Chen Jue picked up the curtain and looked into the distance and sighed: "It's more than two thousand miles away, I'm really walking here like this. I'm always uneasy in my heart, and I always feel like I'm open when I open it. I woke up and was still in Songjiang.”
Shen Rui was in a state of great excitement when he looked at the strange city wall.
After five hundred years, he finally came back.
Although this is a completely unfamiliar capital, completely different from the prosperous city five hundred years later, this is the capital. His body is a son of Songjiang, but the soul who lives in the guest house cannot have any sense of belonging to Songjiang.
Only when I arrived in the capital, even after five hundred years of distance, this place was the hometown recognized by Shen Rui.
Outside Chaoyang Gate, the carriage slowly moved forward with the winding convoy.
Chen Jue had already put down the curtain, turned his head and looked at Shen Rui, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Brother Rui, are you crying?"
Shen Rui was interrupted by Chen Jue, and he was distracted and slapped his forehead: "Why are you crying?"
Chen Jue rubbed his forehead and muttered, "I'm still stubborn, Brother Rui looked even worse than crying." He said this, and joked, "Are you crying if you miss home? Tell me that Brother Rui didn't come out. If you are too far away, you will miss homesome for a while. I won’t laugh at you, so you don’t have to force yourself in front of me.”
Shen Rui gave him a blank look: "Since he went to the elders' homes to be a guest, should Brother Jue keep the rules? He saved the elders' jokes about us being rude."
Although Chen Jue was unwilling to do so, he nodded and said unhappy: "I know, Rui...Second Brother Rui..."
The world in the carriage was quiet again.
The carriage slowly started and passed through the city gate, and the noise came from both sides of the road.
Two quarters of an hour passed, the noise outside the carriage gradually faded, and the carriage slowed down. Wu's mother came over to send a message: "Mrs. First, go to He's house to deliver the cousin. Master Cousin will go back and tell the guys not to get off the bus, and they will go back another day. Take the guys to visit relatives.”
Shen Rui, Chen Jue responded.
After half a cup of tea, the carriage stopped.
Chen Jue was curious and opened a gap in the car curtain. Looking out, he saw only high doors on both sides. Not far away, a group of old women and maids surrounded by a middle-aged couple, and a jade tree stood beside him. The young man who is in the wind is He Taizhi and the little lady of the He family who still wears a facial scarf.
Because the gate was not a greeting area, and there were traveling faraway guests from all over the place, Xu handed over his pair of nephews to his young sister, and said goodbye to the people of the He family and took their nephews home.
As Xu and his team's carriage disappeared at the entrance of the alley, the He family turned around.
Xiao Xu held his daughter with one hand and young son with the other, and his face was full of distress.
When the family returned to the upper room, He Yingzhi had already left the face towel and bowed to her parents: "The daughter is unfilial, and she will bother her parents and worry about it."
Xiao Xu's eyes were already red, she helped her daughter get up, hugged her in her arms, and choked and said, "The children are all debts, and the master and I owe you everything. I don't ask for anything else, I just want you brothers and sisters to be Be safe and safe, don’t tear the heart of this parents.”
The Shi Xueshen, who was sitting next to him, was quite moved by the reunion of flesh and blood. He looked at his daughter carefully and saw that she was haggard and thin and pitiful. However, her spirit was no longer so lifeless, and she couldn't help but feel relieved. One breath.
He did not interrupt his wife and daughter, but only looked at his younger son. Seeing that he had the exaggeration and arrogance of the past, his eyebrows and eyes were much more steady, and his heart was sour and astringent. He was not only relieved that his son was sensible, but also sighed that God would do anything to others.
Chen Luozhiyao was a slump for the Shen family, and had a huge impact on the He family.
Fortunately, my daughter went out for a long trip and her thoughts turned around, otherwise the He family would not have any happy days in the future.
The couple, after more than two months of their children going out, was worried and often woke up by nightmares in the middle of the night.
Beside Xiao Xu, He Yingzhi took out a veil, wiped the tears for Xiao Xu himself, stood up again, bowed to the young man who was heading to the head of Mr. He: "Because of my younger sister, my brother's good life has been delayed. , the sister compensates the elder brother, right?”
This young man was He Xueshi and He Quanzhi, the eldest son of Xiao Xu. He had originally planned to marry at the end of October. Because Chen Luozhi died, the He family was in chaos, and the marriage life could only be postponed.
He Quanzhi touched his sister's head and said, "Get up quickly, will you still annoy you? Getting married sometimes won't be successful. For my sister, let alone just delay it for a few months, it will be delayed for a year and a half. What's the point?"
He Taizhi sniffed beside him and said, "You guy dares to go to your sister-in-law's house to say this?"
The family reunites here, and they are family-friendly and have a happy life; the atmosphere here in the Shen House is quite strange.
The Shen family sent someone to the city gate early in the morning to guard it, so as soon as the carriage entered the city, someone came back to deliver the message.
The third master has already wrapped in a straight-haired cloak and brought his wife to welcome his eldest sister-in-law home. The third wife is also the daughter of a scholarly family. She is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. She is harmonious with the third master and his wife, and is very respectful to her uncle and eldest sister-in-law. .
The master couldn't persuade him, so he had to allow the two of them to stay in the front hall and ordered someone to add a charcoal basin.
The third master waved his hand and said, "Don't add a roar. There are ground dragons underground in this room. It's slow, so it's cold? It's so hot all over the room. My sister-in-law and nephews will come back later. It's cold. If it’s hot, it will cause some disease.”
The master glared at him and said, "Don't show off. It's been a little more peaceful this winter. If you get sick, when you ask the doctor to add half a liang of coptis chinensis."
Although the third master grew up drinking medicine after a young age, he was still very afraid of hardship and begged for mercy and said, "Brother, please forgive me. During the New Year, my brother is still thinking about eating some good things, and he has no appetite."
The third wife sitting next to her was in a good mood when she saw her husband, and her uncle also looked like she smiled and her brows stretched a lot.
These days, the days at home are really too depressing.
Even though the couple always stayed behind closed doors, they knew that something was wrong at home.
It’s not that the couple is cold-hearted and does not care about Chen Luo, but the deceased is gone. No matter how sad the heart is, the rest of the people will still be alive. Chen Cang and Xu are both in their fifties, so how can they get along with young people. It seems sad to be filled with joy.
Although they are close relatives, they are also close relatives.
In the eyes of their husband and wife, Chen Cang and his wife were like their parents, and naturally they cared more about this.
As the two brothers were talking, a maid came to report, "Master, the second wife is here."
The atmosphere in the hall immediately became serene, and the conversation between the two brothers came to an abrupt end. Chen Cang said, "Please come in..."
A maid picked up the curtains and a few simple white figures came into the door.
The woman who accompanied her was covered in white, and the middle-aged beautiful woman who helped her come in was also covered in white.
Chen Cang's face suddenly fell down, and he felt his temples jumping.
The third master and the third wife had already stood up and waited. Seeing the middle-aged beautiful woman dressed like this, the third master was furious: "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean by that?"
The person who came was the second wife of the Shen family.
When the middle-aged beautiful woman heard this, she was shaking and shed tears, "Why are the third uncle angry? Brother Luo has been away for less than four months. I, the mother, have to change into mourning clothes. Can I wear red and green?"
According to the etiquette system, not only the younger generations are submissive to the elders, but also the elders are submissive to the younger generations.
"Brother Luo has been a hundred days, and my sister-in-law is back today..." The third master frowned and said, but was interrupted by the master.
"Enough," the eldest master shouted softly, stopped the third master's words, looked at the second wife standing at the door, and said coldly: "Mrs. Qiao, your sister-in-law has returned from visiting her, and you are planning to welcome your sister-in-law like this? Where is the second brother? ”
Chen Cang treats his brothers, and his brothers and sisters-in-law are always kind and friendly. He rarely looks like he is cold and cold. The second wife is a little nervous and whispered: "Our master is in bad health..."
The master looked at her steadily, saw through her tricks, and felt a little impatient. He said to the old lady standing next to him, "The second wife is not energetic, so she won't send her back."
After hearing this, the old lady next to him went to fight the second wife immediately.
These days, Xu is not at home, and the second wife has been troubled by her servants a lot, and everyone is already in a state of anger.
The second wife didn't expect the master to be so merciless, and couldn't help but be stunned.
Until she was held at the door, she woke up and immediately cried, "Brother Luo, why are you leaving..."