This young man has a gentle and friendly appearance, quite like an elder brother, and he really doesn't seem to be "hiding an adulterer" as the author thinks. Shen Rui lived in a big family in his previous life, and was used to the strife and disputes between relatives, so he naturally recognized this young man. What he said was not false, so he nodded honestly.
For a moment, the two brothers looked like brothers and sisters.
Not only did Shen Rui notice Shen Jin's kindness, Shen Jin also felt Shen Rui's obedience, and she felt a lot of emotions in her heart. He only had this one sibling, so there was no one he was not close to, but Shen Rui's previous attitude was too bad, and he has never been close to him. He doesn't have a good face; for the sake of his legitimate mother, he doesn't care about her, so he treats his brothers as strangers.
Nowadays, the grandmother is unkind, the father is irresponsible, and the aunt has gained a bad reputation. Shen Jin was still resentful at first, but after a few days, he also looked away. The son does not say anything about his father's fault, but what about the elders, as long as he has no guilt and no conscience, it will be fine. Between brothers Now that he had such an alleviation, he was extremely happy, and he couldn't help but feel a little impulsive, saying: "The second brother's yard has not been cleared out yet, and the guest room is not spacious, so why not move it to my yard, so that I can study with my eldest brother?" .”
When Shen Rui heard this, he was stunned.
How do you say that a junior student who won the "Little Three Yuan" and a young boy who has not memorized three hundred thousand yuan should read together?
Seeing that he didn't refuse, Shen Jin felt more and more that this idea was a good idea, and her tone became softer: "Second brother, studying is not boring. Once you get into it, it's very interesting. The teacher in Ethnic Studies is too anxious to teach, and you missed the lesson. If there are too many books, there will always be something that you don’t know, which will make you more and more tired of books. The Shen family is well-known for being scholarly. If they don’t study, outsiders will laugh at it. Brother Jue, doesn’t he love to compete with his second brother? Doesn’t the second brother want to I sent Brother Jue to go..."
If Shen Jin's act of donating the medicine just now was out of concern, then his encouragement to learn was very well-intentioned.
The Shen family attaches great importance to legitimate concubines, but why is no one looking down on Shen Jin? It's just that Shen Jin is a scholar with a bright future; Shen Rui has a good reputation, but he will never grow up to be anything more than a playboy. Even if Shen Rui is in front of the clan for a moment Show your face and gain pity, but if you remain as uneducated as before, you will eventually wipe out everyone. Only by studying hard and getting a name on the gold medal can you truly gain a foothold in the family and in this world.
If Shen Jin had selfish motives and thought about himself, he would not want to take his younger brother to study without avoiding suspicion. After all, in the eyes of the tribe, Shen Rui's previous sins were due to Zheng's "negligence". Along with him, Zheng His own son, right and wrong are all over his head. If he wants to avoid suspicion, he should stay away from Shen Rui.
Shen Jin didn't want any more trouble in the family, but also sincerely wanted to be friendly to her younger brother, so she made such a proposal.
Shen Rui could feel his ardor and seriousness, but it was not in line with his plan, so he could only refuse the kindness. In order to avoid causing trouble and not mentioning his intention to leave home, he said softly: "Brother Xie It’s a good idea, let’s talk about it after my mother’s funeral.”
He was willing to accept Shen Jin's kindness, but not at the moment, and not in this way. Otherwise, once "brothers, friends, brothers and brothers" came out, everyone in the four houses would be "happy", and no one in the clan would be willing to stand up for him.
Shen Jin glanced at Shen Rui and knew that he was not enthusiastic about reading books, but he was not upset when he heard Brother Jue's name, and felt a little puzzled. The "Brother Jue" he mentioned just now is from the clan clan. The youngest son of the eldest master is the same as Shen Rui.
If brothers Shen Rui and Shen Jin are strangers to each other, then Brother Tongjue is like a natural enemy. The two of them are a young grandson of the clan and a legitimate son of the fourth brother. They are both arrogant and will not give way to anyone when they meet. No one is the same. When they were together as children, there was always a fight between them. When they grew up, they didn't even have the slightest bit of goodwill towards each other.
The person I hate the most is neither my "second mother" nor my brother-in-law, but this brother Jue.
Shen Rui was thinking about his grievances with the fat guy "Brother Jue" and was a little dazed for a moment.
When he came back to his senses, he saw Shen Jin staring at him suspiciously, unable to tell what he was thinking. He rubbed the medicinal oil bottle and said, "Brother, I have grown up."
Shen Jin was both happy and sad that his younger brother was no longer willful and arrogant. However, he also knew that times had changed and things were different. In this family, those who really loved Shen Rui were afraid that they would have him as their brother. He did not force it, but said softly: " If you don't like to be squeezed into the same courtyard with your eldest brother, ask the housekeeper to clean up the courtyard next to mine. The second brother is now nine years old, so he should also move to the outer courtyard."
Shen Rui said: "Nowadays, I am busy with my mother's affairs inside and outside, so I'd better wait until things happen."
Shen Jin thought that if his younger brother officially moved to the outer courtyard, he would not only clean up the furniture in the house, but also choose people around him. He needed to organize things properly. Now in a hurry, he was worried that there would be something wrong, so he nodded and said: "Then listen to my second brother. Yes, we’ll talk about it after we finish taking care of mother’s affairs.”
Shen Jin was still a little happy in her heart because her younger brother did not refuse the idea of the two brothers having adjacent courtyards in the future.
After the two brothers returned to the mourning hall, the atmosphere immediately changed.
Shen Jin became less gloomy and became more open-minded. He felt that he had been really obsolete before and should not have thought too much about his concubine status and was lukewarm towards his legitimate brother. His legitimate mother treated her with great kindness and fulfilled her responsibilities of upbringing. I can only be grateful. And this younger brother, even if he has a different mother, is a sibling of the same father. He is the eldest brother, so he should be more considerate.
What Shen Rui thinks is that due to his status, he cannot sever ties with the fourth house. In that case, he will appear too cold to outsiders. Although Shen Jin is a little clever, he has no bad intentions. Looking at Shen Juren's actions, After I left home, instead of trying to be "a loving father and a filial son", it would be difficult for me to be like "brothers, friends, and respectful brothers" with Shen Jin. It was a virtue in the eyes of others, and Zhang Laoan would have a counter-proof if he slandered her.
Shen Quan was at home. After seeing off Shen Li on behalf of his mother, he returned to Shen Ju's house and rubbed his eyes hard when he saw the two brothers' "warm and caring" appearance.
After overhearing the conversation between Shen Rui and Shen Li, he felt grievances and thought about alienating Shen Jin. Although Shen Jin had been educated by the Sun family, he could "promote favors and fight for favors", and his reputation and family property came first. , who knows whether Zheng’s mother and son may have selfish motives.
Unexpectedly, he had only been home for half an hour, and the two brothers who had been estranged from each other immediately got closer to each other. Shen Jin's face became warmer, and Shen Rui stopped pretending to be mute and began to speak.
This confused Shen Quan.
*
In the inner courtyard, in Lao An's room.
Everyone was talking and arguing in such a mess that Zhang Laoan felt her forehead hurt and she couldn't keep the smile on her face. She glanced at Jiufang Laoan and Mrs. Tang Er, with a bit of contempt in her eyes. .
Could it be that she is a confused old woman? One by one, they all wanted to pluck the hair off the heads of the four families.
Sun's fortune was so poor that she had neither a married daughter nor a married niece, so why did she have to force one to show her favor? What a thing, even if she died, it would disturb people's lives.
Zhang Laoan cursed in his heart, thinking about the patriarch who had never shown up, and felt a little uneasy after all. In recent years, the old immortal has been supporting the Sun family a lot. If that old guy is determined to protect Shen Rui
, when there is a fuss about counting Sun’s dowry, wouldn’t Shen Rui’s property be made cheaper by Sun’s property?
Even if a married woman has no right to share the dowry, it is reasonable to get a share of the dowry. Zhang Laoan felt that he had an idea in his mind, touched his forehead, looked a little tired, and ordered someone to serve soup to see off the guests.
After waiting for all the guests to leave, Zhang Laoan rubbed his temples and said to Mother Hao who was standing by, "Ms. Yan hasn't been here for some time."
Mother Hao came forward with sweet tea and said: "No, my cousin and grandma showed up at 'picking up the third', but neither the first seven' nor today's came."
Zhang Lao'an took the tea, took a sip and said: "Look at these shabby households today, they don't even need face. Even if the family wants to find a niece, niece and son-in-law to make faces for Mr. Sun, and Yan Niang, they won't be able to do it."
Then the outsiders take advantage of this."
After hearing this, Mother Hao couldn't help but be stunned. Even if she was a servant with short knowledge, she knew that this was not the way relatives took turns. The aunts who came to visit today, no matter how far away they were from the fourth house, were all serious aunts of the Shen family.
Mrs. Sun called her "Auntie". The "Yanniang" mentioned by Lao'an was actually from the Zhang family. She was married to the Chen family and had nothing to do with the Shen family. She was a niece, but she had an extra "expression"
Words. Clan relatives and cousins have different weights.
However, Lao An has always been biased and wanted to share half of the family property with her mother's family. Hao's mother naturally swallowed her slander and said flatteringly: "That's not the case. Whether it is Mrs. Hui or Mrs. Ping, they have all received great kindness from their wives.
To be honest, if there was no lady to help, these two might still be old ladies at home. If the old slave said, the lady was too unorganized back then. She helped this and helped this, and left nothing behind. That's not the case.
I have raised two white-eyed wolves. Now in the name of 'repaying a favor', I am not planning on keeping my wife's private house. That is, Lao An, if it were anyone else, they might be fooled by them."
Hearing this, Zhang Laoan was a little proud, but thinking about the countless money that Sun had given away after being married to the Shen family for more than 20 years, his heart ached with pain: "It's all that prodigal woman, pretending
It has a good appearance, but now everyone thinks that the fourth house is a soft persimmon, and they wish they could come over and get themselves covered in silver ingots. I would like to see who can cut off the flesh from the fourth house."
Mother Hao smiled and said: "With Lao'an in charge, the life in the house will only get better and better, and it will never be cheap to settle down in a shabby place."
Zhang Lao'an now holds great power and looks very proud of himself, but when he thinks about his mother's family, he can't help but wonder: "Not only Yan Niang, but also my uncle and several nephews don't come to visit for some days. Could there be something unpleasant to say about Zhang Lao'an outside?"
At home?" When he said this, he was a little annoyed again: "They are all those bastards who are so evil. They really followed his mother and made a big show, causing the family to lose face. They were deliberately trying to do harm.
The reputation of Sifang has made your master feel uncomfortable these days."
Although Hao's mother didn't like Shen Rui, she thought about the foster mother and maidservant who had disappeared from the house in recent days. She couldn't help but feel sad and cautious, and she really didn't dare to say anything about the little master's affairs. Now what happened
Even if the No. 1 Scholar doesn't really care about Sun's kindness, he will support Shen Rui just to save face. When it comes time to start arguing, how can it be revealed by just a "servant's neglect"?