One hundred and seventieth chapters hear the wind and move (five)
Early the next morning, Shen Qi and Shen Ling came to Shen's house to gather. Shen Rui, Shen Jue and other four people followed the housekeeper to send the second master and his party to Tongzhou.
As for the eldest master, Shen Ji and others, they were all officials and could not be separated lightly. Since Shen Quan had not reported to Chunshan Academy yet, he followed him to Tongzhou.
Tongzhou Canal Wharf is more than forty miles away from the city. Because the Shen family and his party set out early and left the city when the city gate opened, it was only 10 o'clock in the morning when they arrived at Tongzhou Canal Wharf.
It was February, a period of warm and cold weather, and ice floes were still floating on the canal. People's movement was not accessible at this time. Only the official ships that were stranded at the dock due to the freezing on the canal a year ago would go south at this time.
Official ships are different from tribute ships. It is common to carry passengers and cargo.
The eldest master of the Shen family is the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Arranging an official ship for his younger brother was just a matter of greeting.
When we arrived at the pier, there was a household officer waiting here who had already been greeted. When he heard that Master Shen had arrived, he greeted him enthusiastically. There was no need for the second master to worry about the boarding of the group, as everything had been arranged over there. .
Among the three nephews who followed the second master to the south, Shen Qi was the elder and had a reputation as a civil servant, so he followed the chief official to arrange the corresponding affairs.
When all the luggage was on the boat, the second master turned back and said to Shen Rui: "There are many people here. Don't stay here casually. Find a place to eat and go back safely. Don't let the elders worry."
Shen Rui lowered his hand and agreed, and the second master asked the housekeeper who came with Shen Rui and others.
Shen Quan, Shen Jue and others were saying goodbye to Shen Lin.
We were classmates when we were in family studies. Although we were not in the same place very much at that time, in the past few months when we went north, we all lived and ate together, even cats and dogs developed feelings for each other, let alone a living person. Although Shen Lin He is a bit dull-witted and slow to respond when speaking and doing things, but he is a down-to-earth person and no one dislikes this brother.
Nowadays, everyone is a little reluctant to part with this separation.
Shen Qin came closer and whispered: "Second Brother Lin, you should be more thoughtful. Don't just hand over the things that my mother-in-law has prepared for you when you go back... Your eldest brother and sister-in-law have always been able to live a good life. If you leave it to them In their hands, I'm afraid it will become theirs..."
Shen Lin just laughed, not sure whether she heard it or not.
Shen Qin wanted to say more when he felt someone stabbed him in the lower back. When he turned around, he saw it was Shen Bao.
Shen Bao glanced at Shen Qin's mouth and snorted softly.
Shen Qin immediately shut up and stopped talking.
Shen Ling stood aside, watching the brothers from all clans saying goodbye, feeling very envious in her heart.
He turned his head and looked towards the capital.
How can we see anything even though we are dozens of miles apart?
However, he was in a very excited mood and told himself that one day he would come back, not as a shopkeeper.
He started working as an apprentice in a shop when he was only ten years old. Even though he was a descendant of the Shen family, he suffered unimaginable hardships because he was a commoner. After more than ten years, he worked his way from apprentice to shopkeeper step by step.
You can endure such hardships yourself, so why can’t you endure the hardships of studying?
Compared with struggling like an ant for a lifetime, why not work hard for the next ten years?
Shen Ling's heart was full of fighting spirit, but he knew that it was not easy to get rid of the errands arranged by his family and settle down to study. As long as the family was not separated, he had no control over his actions, and there were countless elders above him who were pressuring him; many years later, he still There is a direct brother riding on the head.
If you want to feel comfortable, you must first divide your home into three bedrooms.
Nowadays, the three masters of the third house are all at odds with each other. Except for the eldest master, everyone else has long been looking forward to the separation of the family. However, the old master of the third house is still alive and is used to being arbitrary. No one dares to disobey the old master's wishes.
If you want to study peacefully, you need to plan well...
At noon, the official ship carried by the second master finally left the dock and drifted away.
The group of young people watched the official ship go away. Others were fine and felt a sense of farewell, but since they hadn't been apart for a long time, they were indifferent. Only Shen Jue, her vision gradually blurred and her heart became clogged.
When the second master leaves, in addition to adding to the family tree and formally adopting Shen Rui and Shen Jue as the second heir, he will also move their household registrations.
Shen Jue knows that when the second master returns to Beijing, he will still be Shen Jue, but he will not be the same Shen Jue of the past...
Shen Rui and his party of five, led by the housekeeper, entered a restaurant not far from the pier.
Although it was dinner time, because there were few people coming and going at the pier this month, there were only two or three tables of individual customers in the restaurant lobby.
Shen Rui asked for a private room and took several clan brothers upstairs. He also asked the housekeeper to ask for two tables downstairs and brought them to use for everyone accompanying him.
We left the city early in the morning and everyone was already hungry.
There were no outsiders, so when the food came, the clan brothers started using their chopsticks.
The fish at this time is called "open river fish". After growing in cold water for a winter, the meat is very firm and the earthy smell is the weakest.
Braised carp, fried crucian carp, stewed silver carp in tofu soup, the brothers ate with gusto.
Except for Shen Rui, who has been a man for two lifetimes and has mixed tastes, the other four were all born and raised in Songjiang.
Shen Quan is a little better. The cooks at Shen Ying's place were brought over from Songjiang. Here at Shen's residence, even after the Shen family members came over, the regular dishes often include dishes from the south, but the ingredients are still displayed here. Mainly chicken, duck and pork. Even if I tried fish a few times, it was always frozen fish and lost the taste.
Nowadays, this way of eating river delicacies is still very northern, but the ingredients are fresh and everyone is very hungry.
After a few fish dishes were cleared, the other dishes were basically untouched. The clan brothers looked at me and you, and couldn't help but laugh.
Shen Rui walked to the door, called the waiter, and ordered another portion of the fish dishes.
Thinking that several of the bookboys and servants were here with Songjiang, Shen Rui asked the waiter: "Do you want fish and dishes at the two tables downstairs?"
The waiter bowed and said, "Fish is expensive these days. The meat dishes for the two tables ordered by your butler are only elbow and haggis soup, but no fish dishes."
Shen Rui hesitated for a moment, took a piece of broken silver from his purse, and dismissed the waiter.
If only a few of his brothers came out, he could add a few dishes to the young servants. But now that the second-room housekeeper is here, it would be unattractive for him to be busy.
As for the river fish, since the nets have been put down here in the canal, it won't take long for them to be found in the city.
Shen Rui was adding food at the door of the private room, and naturally everyone inside heard the news.
Everyone put down their chopsticks and waited for the new dishes to be served.
It has been almost a month since Shen Jue was injured, and the scab on the wound has long since fallen off, leaving a pink mark. In the past few days, for fear of leaving scars, he had avoided eating anything, and his diet was mainly light, so that he could not eat anything without meat. Huan Shen Jue was extremely uncomfortable with it.
However, in just one month, Shen Jue lost more than ten kilograms, and her cheeks were sunken. In addition, she acted more calmly, which made her look less childish and more heroic.
Shen Quan glanced at Shen Jue: "Brother Jue finally doesn't need to eat anything he wants to eat. He has to make up for it this time..."
Shen Jue raised his hands to Shen Quan and said: "It is the third brother who knows me best. My younger brother loves meat. I haven't had a good time this month." He raised his left arm and pinched it with his hand: "Why, there is no meat." Yes? But I have been raising meat fat for more than ten years."
Shen Qin turned sideways and said, "I have a way to raise meat here. Brother Jue, do you want to give it a try?"
Shen Jue glanced at Shen Qin up and down, shook his head at his bamboo pole-like figure and said, "If the fourth brother Bao said this, I would still believe it; but when it comes out of the second brother Qin's mouth, I think it's unreasonable?"
"Who is still coaxing you?" Shen Qin said with interest: "The method is simple, that is, use a bowl of glutinous rice balls every night before going to bed, and add a spoonful of oil to the glutinous rice balls soup."
Shen Jue gritted her teeth and said, "The filling of glutinous rice balls is full of oil. If there is more oil in the soup, can it still be eaten?"
"Why can't you eat it? It's really an effective way to gain weight. Before my sister came out of the government, my mother thought she was too thin, so she used this method to gain weight for her, and she gained twenty kilograms in a month and a half." Shen Qin said.
Shen Jue hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I'm not a little lady. It doesn't matter if I'm fatter or thinner. This method is still respectful and insensitive."
Shen Rui listened and asked curiously: "Brother Qin, haven't you tried it yourself?"
Shen Qin laughed twice: "I tried it once, but I had diarrhea for half the night. After a lot of trouble, I didn't gain a pound, but lost a few pounds. It can be seen that the method is a good method, but not everyone can use it. …”
Everyone couldn't help but smile when they heard this.
Songjiang, the entrance to the old clan house.
Mrs. Guo, the eldest wife of the fifth house, got off the carriage and felt a little uneasy. What happened yesterday when the eldest wife of the clan house sent someone to invite her?
In recent years, Wufang has had many dealings with the clan. When Wufang Shen Ying and Shen Qi first arrived in the capital, they also received a lot of help from brothers Shen Ji. Therefore, the Guo family was only grateful to the clan. .
However, thanks to gratitude, the Guo family did not have much contact with the clan's eldest wife, the clan's wife.
Both of them are matrons of the family. Because the eldest wife of the clan is the clan's wife, she has to assist her husband in taking care of the affairs of the female family members of the clan. In the case of the Guo family, because her husband was in poor health in his early years, she was very busy doing everything. No. Except for the necessary social interactions with the female family members of the clan, they rarely go out to socialize.
After passing the second gate, Guo felt at ease.
She was worried before because she thought about her sons. Her mother was worried after her son traveled thousands of miles, and her three sons were all away from home. It was evident that Guo was suffering in her heart. In addition, Shen Rui was also in the capital, a worried person. One more.
But think about it, if there was really an emergency in the capital, the eldest wife of the clan would not be so unhurried, someone should have told her early.
If you can invite me one day in advance, and the reason is that you have something to discuss, it shouldn't be an urgent matter.
After meeting the eldest wife of the clan and listening to her words, Mrs. Guo didn't need to be anxious, but she was worried because it was rare.
It turned out that the eldest wife of the clan had invited Guo over because she wanted to go to the fourth room with her to count Sun's dowry.
"Sister-in-law, after all this is the fourth house's housework, is it inconvenient to interfere like this?" Guo said hesitantly.
The eldest wife of the clan sighed and said: "Why is it inconvenient? My brother-in-law, please don't forget that there is Brother Rui behind you. Do you really have the heart to let Brother Rui not even think about him?"
Mrs. Guo frowned and said, "How can it get to this point?"
The wedding between Sifang and the He family is scheduled for March. One month before the wedding, the groom will formally pay the betrothal gift, which will happen in a few days. The eldest wife of the clan is mentioning this now, obviously to prevent Sifang’s mother and son from misappropriating Sun’s dowry.
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The eldest wife of the clan said: "The Fourth Fang is willing to bear this face, but I can't afford to embarrass this person... If a scandal really happens, I know it's because the Fourth Fang mother and son are confused, but I don't know if they think it's our He family who is greedy for money... Instead of
It will be unclear by then, so it is better to clear it up now and avoid suspicion in both cases..."