One hundred and fifty-ninth chapter old enemies (2)
When the clan brothers were talking, they sat separately, but when the table was about to start, the group sat at a large round table.
The eleven brothers of the tribes come from the seven houses of the Shen family. Except for the second and six houses, there are children in the other houses. The oldest is Chen Li, and the youngest Chen Jue is 20 years away.
In addition to Shen Ling not very familiar with everyone, the Shen family's children had gathered twice before and after the New Year, and they were all familiar with each other.
Even here in Shen Ling, several older clan brothers treated him warmly.
After asking, he only studied for two years and then entered the shop. He started as an apprentice. Later, he went to Beijing to become the shopkeeper of Nancheng cloth shop. Shen Li, Shen Ji and others said nothing on their faces, and they couldn't help but complain about the old man from the third room. Confused. Even if you are thinking about changing your family, why don’t you let your children and grandchildren study and go to school, and even get the legitimate and illegitimate children out?
Shen Ling was a little restrained and stumbling at first, but after getting to know each other, she was a very beautiful person. Thinking about his age, he could be a big shopkeeper in Beijing when he was in his prime. This is definitely a mistake in dealing with people, and he is a smart person. When a person's wisdom is used in reading, he may not be a seed of reading, but it is delayed and he can only operate a business business.
The host and guests were happy and waited for the brothers to say goodbye and leave, and Shen Li left Shen Rui.
Shen Rui had already heard the story of Shen Machinery the night before yesterday, and he knew where the so-called "silence" came from.
"Brother Rui, after the Lantern Festival, the second uncle of Zhou will return to Songjiang and finalize the adoption of his heir... You are the eldest son of the house, and Brother Jue is the second son of the house, and the later generations are the heir. Although it is not easy, your situation is also Different. Since you have the intention to do something, it is only good to enter the second room." Chen Li was a little worried that Shen Rui couldn't figure it out and advised: "Don't think too much. If your aunt can entrust you to Uncle Cang, she will definitely be happy to let you go. Uncle Cang, Uncle Cang takes care of you.”
After all, in the eyes of the ancients, family matters the most. If Shen Rui succeeds happily, he will be suspected of being unfilial.
Because of this, even if Shen Rui was happy in his heart, he could admit it in front of Shen Jue, but he couldn't say much in front of Shen Li, and just said, "I know."
Chen Li sighed and said, "You are still young now and don't know the world. If you have the identity of this minister's son, it will only benefit you."
Shen Rui was silent for a moment, looked at his clothes, and asked him for a puzzlement: "Sixth brother, who is the heir chosen by the second wife Run San?"
Shen Rui wanted to ask when he said Shen Jie the day before yesterday, but Chen Jue was in poor condition at that time and did not care about this.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, the heir of the second-bedroom young man is the son of the little clan, and he will support the door in the future. The eldest master has the highest rank and the eldest wife's family and in-laws are also effective, but the more benefits, the heavier the responsibility; on the contrary, it is not as good as the third-bedroom young man, and it seems to be a juren. In the family, the third master has not yet come out of care for him, so he can still get the care of his uncle and aunt.
Chen Li said: "Uncle Cang did not mention the incident of Uncle Run San's heir on the first day of the first day of the first day of the New Year, but told me privately that you would like to have two families in the family, but that was waiting for you to adopt. There is no need to make any noise about the matter after the second room, as long as you have a clear idea...
Shen Rui was very surprised and looked up and said, "Didn't the elders of the second house sigh that it was difficult to raise a single child? Why did he go around the clan and the family again?"
Looking at the appearance of the Shenrun couple, I also look forward to the appearance of the heir.
"I was also confused. Later, Uncle Cang said that the eldest daughter and the third daughter did not separate the family, and it was mostly because of this." Chen Li said: "The second house didn't have much contact with the clan before, and I only knew after Uncle Cang mentioned it. Before the second and third great-grandfathers lived, Uncle Cang and Uncle Zhou had already separated, and now they are divided into property but not separated."
Although according to the worldly situation, it is often the case that the brothers of the family have been separated after their parents die, in order to prevent uneven separation of the family, it is common for parents to preside over the separation of the family in advance. For the matter of the fact that the brothers in the second house have already divided their families, Neither Shen Rui nor Chen Li thought much.
However, because of the mention of the past, Shen Rui remembered the relationship between the Sun family and the second wife: "Brother Six, you have been in the capital for a long time, and my sister-in-law has been around for a long time. Can you help me find out what my grandfather and the second wife had back then? Yuanyuan? Listening to the meaning of Uncle Cang, my mother grew up in the capital back then, and the Uncle and my mother were very close to each other, but why didn’t I hear my mother mention it before?”
It is related to the late Sun family, and the Shenli looked a little solemn: "The elders of the second house only said that the Sun family had a deep relationship with the third prince during their lifetime, and the others were all vague, and they were good students to inquire. But it was the third and fourth. It probably took some time to happen ten years ago."
Shen Rui said: "There is no hurry to go around, sixth brother, sixth sister-in-law, just be careful... I just want to know if there is anything else between the Sun family and the second wife besides the friendship between the grandfather and the third wife. I always feel that between the Sun family and the second wife Is there any hidden point? It’s hard to talk to others, otherwise my mother wouldn’t hide this relationship…”
With the fortune of the second house in the capital over the years, as long as Sun sets up this backer early, how dare Zhang Lao'an and Chen Juren plot against her? Even other house leaders of the Shen family are afraid of the power of the second house and will not worry about occupying Sun. The Industry.
Chen Li didn't think it was strange at first, but after Shen Rui said this, he could not help but hesitate.
What if I really find out that I can’t hear the secret? Should I postpone the matter of a second wife being a follower?
It would be too late to know if there is something wrong with the heir's title.
But for the second wife, adoption is a big deal. Several elders have already made a decision. Is it okay for me to be so troublesome?
Immediately, Chen Li felt that he wanted too much.
With the character of the second wife, the eldest wife, how could it be like he did something bad? If the second wife really had something to do to the Sun family, Sun would not have entrusted the eldest wife to the eldest wife. Sun had not revealed this relationship before, so he was most likely unwilling to do so. Take advantage of the situation.
Shen Li left Shen Rui, in addition to mentioning this matter to him, the main thing was to remind him to study: "If you want to enter the officialdom and establish a new generation, your family's strength is the confidence and the icing on the cake, but your own knowledge is indispensable. , It is cheaper to enter the imperial examination, and not everyone can pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi. There are many people who become a playboy. Even if you study hard, you must be self-reliant. And you should not even walk because of shortcuts. Everyone feels tired. In that case, it will hurt you if you ask him to join the heir."
Shen Rui listened carefully and bowed and said, "Don't worry, Brother Six, you won't be slacking off for a day before the palace examination."
If you fail to pass the Jinshi, everything will be a cloud.
After passing the Jinshi, in this era, a carp jumps over the dragon gate, and in later generations, they are senior civil servants, and have an iron job.
Seeing that Shen Rui looked unhesitant and confident, Chen Li smiled and said, "This is right or not, you can go to the palace examination, you can take a break. But after passing the palace examination, you don't need to study? You must know that learning is endless. .”
Shen Rui was taught by him. Chen Li was not worried that he would not be able to pass the imperial examination exam, but the young juren is different from the middle-aged juren.
When you pass the imperial examination in your youth, you will delay the Jinshi exam, and only think that it is to temper your mind and character. When you pass the imperial examination in your middle age, you will not be able to delay the imperial examination. Otherwise, you will only become a Jinshi exam after you have a lot of children and grandchildren, so don’t expect any progress in your career.
Thinking of Shen Rui's visit to Beijing this time, he delayed the county examination. The government examination said, "I thought you would take the boy examination in two years, and you would have more grasps and sufficient preparations. Now it seems that you will end next year... In addition to writing, you also treat poetry as a way. Although your poetry is a bit spiritual, it is simple and simple. When you meet an old examiner, you still like the gorgeous and heavy style of writing. Be prepared for it. Let’s prepare first and find out carefully next year.”
Since I have been studying for more than ten years, why are the children of officials more likely to be on the list than the poor? In addition to the examination-taking experience handed down by my father's clan, there is also the fact that the officials' families are more well-informed.
The county exam is over, but it is mostly a dead end, so there is no need to speculate on the examiner's preferences; when you arrive at the government exam and the college exam, you have to consider the examiner's likes and writing style. When you arrive at the provincial exam and the college exam, there are also various tricks to take, not cheating, but Shortcuts for exams.
Thinking of my uneasiness and hardships when I took the exam, and comparing Shen Rui's current ease, Chen Li couldn't help but feel annoyed and snorted: "Next year, I'll call Brother Lin and I'll take the boy test. You are the uncle, if you are the nephew, you Go, see if you have any face to meet people?"
Chen Lin is ten years old this year, and next year, he will be in the county exam, which is not small.
Thinking of Shen Dong, the son of Shen Machine, who will most likely end next year, Shen Rui is indeed a little nervous.
I put myself in a teenager's shell, not a real teenager, it would be fine if I could not compare to Shen Ling and others. If I could not even compare a few teenagers in my teenage years, I would have lived for two lifetimes in vain...
The next day, breakfast came, Chen Quan brought Shen Ling over to pick up Shen Rui, and the three of them went to the Minister's Mansion together.
Shen Rui returned after going out, while Shen Ling came to the house for the first time. The three of them arrived at the Minister's Mansion, so naturally they went to see the elders first.
The master was not at home and went out to have a small gathering with his colleagues. The three of them went straight to the room to meet Xu.
When Xu met Shen Ling for the first time, he had to give him a gift. He was quite surprised that he had this nephew in the capital. He had to say a few words to come and go in the future, and do not ask for the words of heretics.
His attitude is just a polite attitude, but it is enough to be flattered by Shen Ling.
Because Chen Quan and Shen Ling came over to visit him. After a few greetings, Xu ordered his maid to take them to the guesthouse, leaving Shen Rui alone to speak.
"Your yard, Brother Zhu, should not go back to live. I asked someone to clean up the residence for you. Dong Xi and Liu Ya are both here now." Xu said.
Shen Rui had heard Chen Qin whisper about this matter yesterday, but he was not surprised, and he said, "I'm sorry, please don't worry."
Xu waved his hand and greeted him, saying, "Good boy... I want to come to Shenji, Shenli has already told you about his inheritance, and he didn't ask if you would like it or not. My uncle and I plan to bring you up." Stay in Beijing for a long time…”
Shen Rui had no choice but to say he was willing, nor could he say he was unwilling, so he could only be silent.
Xu said, "Although I have never dealt with your grandmother, I have seen your father... The Fourth House will probably mention the inheritance under your name. If you follow the law, if you have inherited your inheritance, that inheritance I should stay in the fourth room, but the law is nothing more than human feelings... Even I, I, don't want to give them a free gift. Do you have any plans? Otherwise, I will fight for you..."
Shen Rui looked up and said, "Oh my uncle doesn't want to fight. My mother helped the poor and the needy during her lifetime. She was a very kind person. Can those industries be donated to do good deeds..."