Hao's mother had already regretted it. Shen Rui was so hungry that she lured Sun's "guozi minister" out of the Sun family. This was her idea for Zhang Lao'an. Let's just settle the matter now. If we wait until the matter is revealed, where will there be? Lao An's fault is probably because of her arrogance.
Mother Hao thought about how Mother Wang and Liu Ya, who had been sold out, dared to interfere with the affairs here, so she changed the subject and said: "My cousin is most filial to Lao An, and she is the granddaughter of Lao An." Exactly. If Lao An opened his mouth, not to mention making "three or seven" for his wife, even if he kept vigil every day, he would not be unreasonable. How could he hide an adulterer like the lady next door, just to get a name, but he couldn't bear to put it into his wife's name? Sister, bring me here."
In addition to complaining about his grandson these days, Zhang Laoan's second-most grievance is against Shen Li and the family in the fifth house next door. After hearing what Hao's mother said, she had to curse a few more times, but she wanted to ask her natal niece and granddaughter to host the "three-in-one" ceremony. The idea of the "Seven" Festival is becoming more and more solid.
When the visitors in the front yard were almost gone, Zhang Laoan immediately sent for Shen Juren to come over. Unexpectedly, she had planned well, but she was met with failure by Shen Juren.
"No, how can this be true? According to world conditions, 'Sanqi' is regarded as 'Daughter Seven', but not every family has a married daughter, so there is a common practice not to be 'Daughter Seven'. Yan Niang is just a niece, not Shen's family My daughter, how can I come forward to help Sun?" Shen Juren was obviously troubled by his mother's thoughts and refused without hesitation.
Zhang Laoan's heart and lungs ached from being poked, and he scratched his neck and said, "Why can't it be done? Your Shen family is precious, but the Zhang family is not a human being!? I know that you look down on your uncle's family, and you only think that your uncle is helping you fight. The manager of the property management took advantage of you. But it is precisely because he is your uncle that he bothers to help you guard the family property. Those surnamed Shen are all separated from each other by living in the fifth service, but the Zhang family is Your uncle. Do you really want to ask your unconvinced clan niece to serve as the 'married girl' officiant, and don't want Yan Niang's help? Those people are eager to come up and suck your blood, but you have a lot of luck, don't be fooled... …”
No matter how ignorant Shen Juren is about economic affairs, he can still tell the numbers by looking at the account books. As early as the first two years, the Zhang family started to intervene in the four properties at the suggestion of Lao An, and the benefits from handing over each year gradually decreased. As for the land properties, , but there has been too much rain and the terrain has become concave. As for the shops, it is said that there are too many shops selling southern goods and it is difficult to do business.
There are always excuses for all kinds of things, but Shen Juren doesn't care about it, but his heart is clear. Even though they are close relatives, he is willing to give his uncle's family a hand. Besides, the four families have not many heirs, and they have been passed down for several generations, and he has no uncles, nephews, etc. They supported each other, and since they were several cousins and the cousin-in-law was willing to help him take care of the general affairs, he also gained everyone's respect.
Even if the Zhang family was a bit greedy, they never got beyond the limits. Shen Juren only regarded it as a filial piety to his uncle's family. But when Sun became ill and the Zhang family completely took over Sun's dowry industry, they began to act arrogantly. After spending more than a dozen, two The ten-year-old shopkeeper kicked him out whenever he wanted. He wanted to send his seventh aunt and eighth aunt on errands, but his monthly income dropped sharply.
No matter how generous Shen Juren was, he was not a fool. He had no choice but to invite Uncle Zhang to come over and say a few words. Unexpectedly, Uncle Zhang refused to admit it and talked about his hardships and grievances. The two nephews and uncles made a fuss. Happy and dispersed.
Zhang Lao'an is also soft-eared and does not think that his parents' family is taking advantage of him. He only treats his son as a gentleman who cannot speak and does not understand his uncle's hard work. Shen Juren cares about his face and does not want to quarrel with his uncle's family. He has long thought about waiting for his grandson. After his death, he took back the property in the name of rectifying the housework, so as to save his relatives from trouble.
I don't know if the Zhang family has noticed it. In the early days, they were eager to come to the house every day. The old and young women gathered in front of Lao An and the Sun family to flatter them. Since the Sun family became seriously ill, they came less and less.
In the half month since Mrs. Sun passed away, the Zhang family only showed up during the "three pick-ups", not even the "first seven".
Thinking about the new mansion built by the Zhang family last year and the two fans that his eldest cousin had acquired in the past six months, Shen Juren really had no respect for his uncle's family. Therefore, after listening to Lao An's words that the Zhang family is closer than the Shen family, Shen Juren Unable to help feeling irritated, he frowned and said, "Since the Zhang family is related to our family, why haven't we seen each other these days? This is the only major incident our family has encountered in these years. Everyone in the clan knows how to come to help, so why don't the Zhang family show up?"
Zhang Laoan could not tolerate his son saying that his parents' family was not good, so he defended himself and said: "Who can live as leisurely as those who live in a poor house? Your uncle led a few of your cousins to take care of the shop in Zhuangzi for you. We are close relatives of the same flesh and blood, and they are not like those outside the Eighth Route Army." I can only talk, but I will help you sincerely. You must know what is good and don’t do what you did before, letting the wind turn into rain and hurt your uncle’s heart."
Shen Juren sneered and said, "Did my son treat his uncle badly? In just two years, my uncle's family has built a new house and added some land."
Zhang Laoan felt ashamed and said to himself: "That prodigal lady has been throwing away money all these years, but you haven't even said 'no' to her. How big of a deal is it for you to pull your uncle off? It's worth talking about." .”
Now that Shen Juren had dealt with the Zhang family in his heart, he stopped quarreling with Zhang Laoan and said: "Yanniang is still a cousin even if she is close to the family. There is no reason to show mourning in the Shen family. 'Sanqi' is only used today. That’s it, there’s no need for anyone to preside over the ceremony.”
Zhang Lao'an was depressed, but he also knew that his son had made up his mind and that he could not persuade him, so he thought of Sun's missing land deeds and house deeds and said, "What I told you last time, you also Keep it in mind, or send the housekeeper to quietly go to the county government office to complete the supplies and save your worries."
Shen Juren waved his hands and said: "No, no, mother, please don't worry about it. In just a few days, when Sun's funeral is over, my son will send someone to take care of it. Don't cause trouble again and make the clan members laugh."
Zhang Laoan had no choice but to worry secretly.
During these days of mourning, Shen Juren did not go to the concubine to have sex with his wife, but only slept in the study every day. Instead, he thought about the good news of his original wife. For a moment, he felt that the family business could be revitalized in his own hands, and the Sun family was indeed a virtuous wife; I also felt that my fate was pitiable. I lost my father when I was young, lost my wife in middle age, and became a widower. I felt a little sad in autumn and sad in spring.
Shen Rui and Shen Jin stayed in front of Sun's spirit day after day.
Zhang Laoan couldn't remember it, and Shen Juren couldn't care about it, so Shen Rui continued to stay in the guest room in the front yard, with several people serving him. Two were maids arranged by the housekeeper, one was Dongxi left by Guo, and There is an adoptive mother, Mother Han, who was sent by Shen Li and his wife.
Mother Han is in her thirties and is good at making soups. She doesn’t have to work hard and can make more than a dozen kinds of sweet and salty soups using only the small stove in the tea room. Dongxi is fifteen years old, has a beautiful appearance and quick hands and feet. She was good at needlework and never left her hands with needlework from morning to night. In a short time, Shen Rui had bought several pairs of shoes, socks and clothes. Compared with these two people, the Shen family's own maids were inferior in performance. It was the orchid grass that Liu Ya had mentioned, and the other one was named Lilac. They were about the same age as Dong Xi, and they were both clever at talking about it, and because they came from Lao An's yard, they were very trustworthy.
It's just that there are three families in the four-person household, and no one can control anyone else.
Mother Han and Dong Xi were ordered to come, and they only abide by their duties and stayed in the guest house, taking care of Shen Rui's daily life and food, and did not care about orchid grass and clove. Orchid grass and clove are very active in temperament, and they will go there when they find an excuse. I went to the mourning hall to find Shen Rui and wanted to go eight times a day. When I arrived at the mourning hall, I was talking to Shen Rui, but my eyes were glued to Shen Jin.
Shen Rui was unwilling to leave, but he had no interest in surrendering. He was a little polite to those who were kind to him, and pretended not to see those who were far away from him.
It was Shen Jin who went to the mourning hall to look for Shen Rui when he saw Lan Cao and Ding Xiang's serious and minor affair. He lost respect in his words and scolded them a few times, not allowing them to come to the mourning hall again, and then the two calmed down.
"March 7th" is the same as "February 7th", a full set of rituals, many visitors came to pay homage, many of them wanted to watch the excitement, but they passed by normally. It was just like "Two Seventh", and there was no "" "Daughter Seven" was not a joke.
By the time "May 7th" approaches, it is already the twelfth lunar month.
There were two more charcoal basins in the mourning hall, and Shen Rui's thin cotton clothes were replaced with thick cotton, but the cold was still strong in the mourning hall. But during the mourning period, it was not easy to change into fur clothes, so Dong Xi had to do it. Shen Rui was asked to wear a cotton-sleeved waistcoat close to his body, and made new cotton knee pads. The cotton trousers were also replaced with thickened ones at the buttocks, so that Shen Rui could bear the cold better.
Shen Rui was wearing it close to his body. There was nothing visible from the outside, but he was very warm. Nowadays, in an era when a cold could kill someone, Shen Rui was very ruthless about his life. In his previous life, he grew up with his great-grandfather when he was a child, and practiced Xingyi Quan with Zong Lao. , and now he has picked it up again. After a month, his arms and legs have stretched out. Therefore, although his little body looks slimmer, he is actually much stronger than before.
Coupled with Mother Han's daily warm and nourishing soup, Shen Rui stayed for almost a month and was in good health. On the other hand, Shen Jin, who had been studying hard before, had been neglected to move, and it was a time when she was growing up. On April 7th, I fell ill.
Fortunately, Shen Rui discovered it early. Seeing that he had a heavy nasal voice and a hoarse voice, he asked the servant to help him down without delay. Shen Jin took the decoction for two days and forced himself out to continue the vigil. It was Shen Rui who persuaded him to go back by saying, "It is the hair and skin of the body that you accept from your parents, and you should cherish it as a filial piety". Only then was the condition cured and the root cause of the disease removed.
After all these twists and turns, although the two brothers still didn't talk much, they had a bit more tacit understanding. Although they didn't show it to outsiders, they couldn't hide it from Shen Quan, who was guarding the funeral with them.
Looking at Shen Quan, he felt that the two brothers in front of him were friends of friends, Gong Gong. They were young and acted and spoke like gentlemen. He was the only one who was thinking randomly, and for a while he thought about whether Shen Jin was a "big traitor". "If you are loyal", he was hiding evil thoughts in his mind; for a while, he thought about whether Shen Rui would hold back and regard his siblings as mortal enemies, which seemed like a villain's heart.
Waiting until this day, it was the thirty-fourth day after Sun's death and the day before the funeral.