Although Shen Rui had not asked about the details of Chen Luo's death, he had heard about the past six months. During the Double Ninth Festival outing, he had an accident on a horse riding and was seriously injured after falling off a horse and died of death.
However, this is the first time Shen Rui heard about Qiao Yongde.
"Didn't the second wife take off her anger at the Qiao family?" Shen Rui asked.
Even though Chen Luo's accident was not related to the Qiao family, the two cousins went out, one was intact and the other was killed. With the temperament of the second wife, it didn't seem like she would not take off her anger.
Chunyan lowered her voice and said, "I heard that the second wife went back to her parents' home to ask for an explanation, shouting for a fight and killing, and it was a mess... Later, the uncle of the Qiao family came over and looked for the second master to talk to him, so he didn't dare to see the second wife... After the New Year, the second wife returned to the Qiao family twice, and then they had contact..."
This is in line with Shen Rui's impression. Although many people from the Shen family came to the door around the Chinese New Year, they never saw the Qiao family coming.
I think in the eyes of the Qiao family, the old lady of the Qiao family is an elder. Even if the relationship between the two families is broken, there is no reason why the elders bow their heads first. It was not until the second wife took the initiative to return to her parents' home that the two families resumed their relationship.
Qiao's inner courtyard, upper room.
Old Mrs. Qiao sat on the kang, looking at Qiao Yongde and Qiao Yongshan, and said with a grudge: "What did you tell you before, so you ran out before the meal started? Are you going to hand over the person or offend someone?"
Looking at Qiao Yongde's appearance with his neck straight, Old Mrs. Qiao didn't know that it must be the fifth grandson Zuo Xing who had committed another crime, but she couldn't bear to scold him, so she just stared at Qiao Yongshan and said, "Sixth Brother, how do you take care of your fifth brother? I've talked about it in the morning, and you've made such mistakes..."
Qiao Yongshan lowered his head and did not respond.
He is his younger brother, Qiao Yongde is his older brother, and only his older brother is in charge of his younger brother, but no younger brother is in charge of his older brother. The old lady said this without reason. It’s just that grandmother has always been partial. His parents are not in front of him, and there is no place to complain about their grievances, so they can only bear it. Let's go.
Mrs. Qiao glared at her son and said, "Old lady, Sixth Brother has always been sensible. How could it be Sixth Brother's fault? After all, Sixth Brother is still the one who was implicated..."
Qiao Yongde frowned and said, "Grandmother, mom, even if those two boys become the heirs of the Shen family, they will only be able to curry favor with us. What should we do to curry favor with them?"
Seeing that he was so ignorant, Old Mrs. Qiao said helplessly: "It's just that relatives are walking around... Shen Rui and Chen Jue are both good. You will be cousins in the future. You seem to be old and are just as close as you... ”
"What's so good? But two local buns from the countryside are showing off their airs, one speaks meanly, and the other is arrogant..." Qiao Yongde snorted coldly.
When Mrs. Qiao heard this, she felt unhappy: "What? Did those two boys give you face?"
"It's not that I just ignore us at all and just talk to the other families." When Qiao Yongde thought of the daytime scene, he couldn't hide his shame and anger.
Now even Mrs. Qiao was heavy on her face.
The relationship between Qiao Chen's two families has long been in name only, but now the Qiao family has taken the initiative to post it.
Old Mrs. Qiao said to herself: "Is it because Xu's private instructions..."
Mrs. Qiao looked at Qiao Yongshan and said, "Sixth brother, the two brothers of the Shen family are really only close to others and ignore your brothers?"
Qiao Yongshan looked at Qiao Yongde, speechless.
It was clearly Qiao Yongde who was provoking first, but now he is making a comeback.
Although Qiao Yongshan knew that he would offend his cousin to the truth, and his grandmother, who was protecting her foresight, might not be at ease, but he was fifteen years old and was alone in Beijing alone. His mind was more mature than that of an ordinary boy. He knew that the relationship between Qiao Chen and his family was in danger. , there are no more misunderstandings.
My uncle had no ambition to be motivated and could continue to live in the six ministries; my father was in the Jiangnan officialdom, but he needed protection from the Shen family.
Therefore, Qiao Yongshan did not directly answer Mrs. Qiao's words, but told today's scene from beginning to end.
Starting from the fact that ten people entered the side hall, they met each other and summoned each other. Then Yang Zhongyan talked with Chen Qin and Chen Bao, He Taizhi chatted with the Tian brothers, Shen Rui and Chen Jue entertained the two of them...
He told Qiao Yongde's words and the responses of the Shen brothers until his cousin kicked Xiaoji and left and chased him out of the Shen family. He only made a statement from the perspective of the bystander, but did not add or reduce it.
Shen Yongde was by his side, embarrassed and angry, and spoke to stop him, but was stopped by Mrs. Qiao.
After listening to Qiao Yongshan’s story, the faces of Old Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Qiao were both ugly.
Even if he doting his grandson, Old Mrs. Qiao knew that Qiao Yongde did something wrong today. Not only did he offend the Shen brothers, but he also made several other families laugh at it.
Among several families, the Qiao family will be closest to the Shen family, not other families.
The old lady looked at Qiao Yongde, who was full of no mistakes, and then looked at Qiao Yongshan again. She had to admit that she was wrong and shouldn't have brought her five grandsons there. If only Qiao Yongshan was the only one, she would definitely get along well with the Shen brothers.
From the Shen brothers' special trip to entertain the Qiao family, we can also see that they knew that their relatives were inseparable. It was just that Qiao Yongde made a fuss and had a wrong chance to make a good deal.
"This Chen Jue is a competitive person..." Old Mrs. Qiao sighed and complained to Mrs. Qiao: "That Shen Rui, looking at Wen Xu, is very arrogant. It's really not a family, so I won't go in. Isn’t this frivolous appearance that doesn’t look at people in the same way as Xu?”
"Where is Chen Jue, Shen Rui's fault? It's all this bastard, so ignorant, and thrown it to his relative's house..." Mrs. Qiao glared at her son and said.
Mrs. Qiao is a sensible person, but she is weak in character, and her children's right to discipline is never in her hands. Seeing that her son is crooked, she can only worry.
Although Mrs. Qiao blamed her grandson in her heart, she couldn't bear the lesson of her wife. She frowned and said, "It's not a slap. How could it be the fault of the fifth brother alone? The fifth brother didn't say much at the beginning. It was clearly those two boys. Sharp mouth..."
After hearing what Mrs. Qiao said, Qiao Yongde raised his chin and showed a little smugness.
Mrs. Qiao is not easy to contradict her mother-in-law, so she can only sigh helplessly.
Qiao Yongshan clenched his fists and made up his mind that he would never go out with his cousin in the future.
It's too embarrassing to offend people's "social communication" that offends people. It's so embarrassing. It's better to have that skill than to study at home.
Songjiang, three bedrooms, the master's study room.
Chen Hu, the eldest master of the third room, looked at the list in his hand and widened his eyes and said, "All these are true? The second, third, and fourth are really buying labor outside?"
Standing in front of him was the third room and the second housekeeper.
The second housekeeper bowed and said, "How dare the villain deceive the master? I have heard the news before, but there is no evidence, and the villain dares not report to the master randomly... In recent years, the old man has become old and has not been in charge of things. Several masters are acting more and more rampant... they are just hiding it from the master..."
Chen Hu was so angry: "What are they going to do? There is no family connection yet. These are all public-Chinese industries... No wonder public-Chinese investments have become fewer and fewer in recent years. They just fooled me and said that the business was not good. It turned out that they all went into their own pockets..."
The second housekeeper said: "Who told those shops were taken care of by several masters. Most of the shopkeepers and managers were promoted by several masters..."
Chen Hu said with a frightened face: "No, I want to go and find the old man..."
The second housekeeper said: "The old man often talks about family harmony and everything goes well. Even if he knows this, he just scolds those masters..."
Chen Hu sneered: "They are so brave, but they just forgot about the old man's temper..."
When the old man from the third house heard Chen Hu talk about this, he saw more than a dozen private property under the names of several wives. He immediately blew his beard and stared at him and asked someone to tell him about the third master and the fourth master.
The second master Chen Yong was in Beijing at this time and escaped.
Since Shen Ling threw the thing out, she has sent people to pay attention to the movements of the old man.
Just as he expected, the third and fourth masters suffered a serious crime this time. The 30-40-year-old man was beaten half-dead in public. All the private property he had hidden before were also hiding. Confiscated.
Mrs. Hu brought the old lady and maid, and she was trying to mess with the second, third and third rooms as if she was searching her house.
The children were in chaos for a while, and they were so messy.
This board knocked down the fig leaf of the three rooms "brothers and brothers and respects".
In the Shen family's houses and the Shen family's houses were also discussing this matter.
Although some people think that the third master and the fourth master should not be, most people sympathize with the third master and the fourth master.
It’s really because the elder brother of Sanfang Chenhu is not doing well. Usually, he relies on his three younger brothers to support the livelihood of Sanfang. Not only does Chenhu have no future, he is also a happy person, with many wives and concubines and children. Sanfang Jade The ranks of brothers of the 16th generation, half of whom are Chen Hu's sons.
If you are in someone else's house, your parents are not around, and your brothers will have already separated.
Three houses and four brothers live together, and the three masters below work hard to support their brothers' family. It is normal for human beings to be reborn for a long time.
After all, everyone knows that the current family background of the Sanfang is not passed down from ancestors, but is mostly purchased by several masters.
The third master and the fourth master have long been divided, but because the third wife is here, I am really sad because I am beaten up with this slap.
They knew that the old man only valued his eldest grandson and could not reason at home, so they asked someone to carry him to the clan room.
Looking at the two accounts handed over by the third master and the fourth master, the master of the zongfang was speechless.
One account book is the industry that three houses have purchased over the years, and the other is the expenses of three houses over the years.
The second master of the third wife, the third master, and the fourth master went to Beijing in the north and Guangdong and Guangxi. They have made a lot of money over the years. However, the expenses of the third wife are just like flowing water, and the big one is Chenhu family.
Chenhu is fond of food, loves gorgeous clothes, and values women's colors. He usually likes art and elegance. He often interacts with scholars and is fooled by others to buy fake antiques and cultural relics. He alone costs several thousand taels of silver every year. Chenhu's Wife, concubine and daughter account for the majority of the expenses for the three-bedroom apartment.
Although the master of Zongfang also sympathized with the third and fourth masters, he also knew that this was not something he could intervene.
Although the three bedrooms and the sect room are within five robes, the three elders are here. As long as there is no violation of the national laws and regulations, even the clan leader is not easy to interfere in the family affairs of the three bedrooms, let alone the sect room master...