He was in a deep mood, but he could not say it was sunny or sunny. He got up early, ran to the east wing, and took a little nervously, "Brother, can I dress like this?"
Chen Yan has always gotten up early, has finished washing, and has revised the students' coursework after writing the case.
Hearing this, Chen Yan looked up at Chen and saw that he was wearing an 80% new Confucian uniform and a Confucian scarf on his head. He looked like he was not much different from his usual outfit, but only one inch long on his waist. The white jade peace and nothing happened, and a pair of new boots were replaced with her feet.
"Are the boots too new?" Chen Yan said.
Although today's customs emphasize extravagance, scholars have to taste simplicity and do not wear new clothes to entertain guests. So solemn, it seems that their status is three points lower.
He lowered his head and looked at it for a few seconds, but he was dissatisfied, and said, "I think so too. But the previous pair of boots have faded after two rounds of water, and they are too old."
Chen Yan laughed and said, "You are going to see Shen Rui, but you are not going to see any young lady in the family. Why are you so stingy and stingy?"
Chen said embarrassedly: "Aren't I afraid that he will misunderstand? He always needs to know that we rely on ourselves and live a good life, and we will not take advantage of the opportunity to cling to the past."
Chen Yan shook his head and said, "Second brother has thought too much. It is better to be calm and be calm."
Touching his nose, he said, "I really didn't expect to have such a fate with that boy. If I had known today, I wouldn't have had a grudge in the clan school..."
Chen Yan smiled and said, "Second brother thinks Shen Rui is a revenge?"
Chen snorted lightly and said, "Look at his style, it's like he is an adult and others are children. It would be strange if you take it to your heart."
It’s not that he is not convinced. He is two years older than Shen Rui when it comes to age. But for some reason, he just gave birth to a kind of restrained conversation with his brother, and he felt as if he had met an adult.
The two brothers talked, but Bai Shi felt something was wrong with the room.
It’s noon to the sun, but Chen Yan is still fine. According to the course arrangements in the academy, there is no need to go to the slap every day, but Chen shouldn’t be at home.
She held the maid's hand into the east wing, and did not talk to the eldest son. She just looked at the youngest son with concern and asked, "It's past the morning, why haven't the second brother gone to school yet? But what do you think Discomfort?"
He smiled and said, "Mom, I'm fine. I've been asking for half a day off at the academy today and I'm going out for social engagements with my elder brother."
Bai Shi's face suddenly dropped, turned around, and complained to Chen Yan: "Brother is an idea. She is socializing all day long, so it's not my turn to preach, but your second brother is still young and studying. It’s the serious thing, why take him to socialize with others?”
Chen Yan could only smile bitterly, but not defend himself, but looked at Chen as if he was not a smile.
Chen hurriedly pulled Bai Shi's arm and said, "Mom, this is not the big brother's business. I have to go out with my big brother. I am old, and I always have to see the world. I am considered a local bun in the countryside."
After hearing this, Bai didn't bother to scold Chen Yan anymore. He pulled Chen and said with a worried look on his face: "Is anyone in the academy bullying his second brother? I said it long ago, people in the city respect first and then respect others. In this city, Bian is even more powerful. He is stingy when your elder brother is reluctant to make more new clothes with you."
Frowning, "I'm not a little girl, I have to clean up my clothes? Mom is really, I always complain about what my elder brother does if I have something to do? It's so hard for my elder brother to make money every day to support my family. I don't say a few more words to care about it, but I'm just full of it. Resentment." At the end of the talk, I was already angry.
Although Bai's two sons were obviously skewed, Chen felt embarrassed and troubled, how could he enjoy this favor peacefully?
The elder brother is like a father. In his heart, the brotherly relationship with his brother is no less than the mother-son relationship with Bai, and it can even be said to be even more serious.
The ice plate a few days ago, the next day, I knew that the east wing was not behind, so I refused to use it when Chen Li left and sent someone to send the ice plate to the upper room. It was not until Bai Shi also sent someone to put the ice plate into the east wing that Chen Cai Willing to continue using it.
Once or twice, Bai's "repeatedly, he did not change his mind". Chen Yan didn't say anything, but Chen felt full of anger.
I have only three people in my family. Isn’t it good to live a life of a lifetime?
Bai was so choked that he couldn't speak, and his face showed a little aggrieved: "What am I complaining about? I'm just afraid that you will be wronged outside and want everyone to live a good life." As he spoke, tears were about to shed Go down.
He hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, mom, you didn't complain that your son was wrong, it's okay? Don't cry. Otherwise, if you cry, your mother, your elder brother will beat me up. Then the one who cries will be my son."
Bai Shi stopped crying, but she felt sad and said, "You only remember to listen to your elder brother."
Chen Yan was by the side, listening to the mother and son talking, but never spoke.
Bai thought about the ice I had used these days, and the resentment in her heart dissipated and she felt a little regretful. With the cold and deserted appearance of her eldest son, she became more and more guilty and felt uncomfortable, and told Chen: "I'll go out and still be happy. Well, you are not allowed to drink and look at your elder brother, and you are not allowed to drink."
After giving instructions, Bai Shi helped the maid out without waiting for Chen to answer.
Chen followed behind and sent it to the east wing door before turning around.
It was almost time, and Chen Yan was packing up the things on the desk.
Chen whispered: "Don't it be said that 'It's better to be a mother,'? My mother has worked so hard for the older brother over the years..."
When Shen Qing passed away, Chen Yan was only eleven years old and even younger.
If it were someone else, if his son was so young, he would definitely stand up to protect his children. Bai Sheng was soft-hearted and cowardly. When her husband died, he would not care about anything except crying.
The Bai family was originally a gentry family, and their ancestors had a glory, but their children were not successful in recent years. They married their daughter to Shen Qing, who was not rich but had fame, just for the sake of speculation, and gave her dowry. Many of them came out. When Shen Qing died of illness and his two nephews were still young, the Bai family changed their faces.
It was Chen Yan who stood up and begged several of Shen Qing's old friends to arrange things inside and outside to handle Shen Qing's funeral.
Since then, Bai has been relying on his son with peace of mind.
Except for seeing her mother's family greedy and fearing that her family's property would be taken away, she insisted on moving to Songjiang Mansion to join the Shen clan, Bai's son let his son make the decision on other things.
In the early years, the two brothers were young and had a difficult life at home. The Bai family was still peaceful and had no intention of crying. But now the two brothers are older and have gained fame and fortune, and their family has accumulated a little. Bai's family began to become uneasy.
Chen advised him a few times in private, and Bai's response was good, but he still did not change it afterwards.
Chen Yan saw through Bai's little thoughts, but he was worried that his eldest daughter-in-law would come in, so he neglected Chen and wanted to take the family affairs in his hands. If this was the case, Chen Yan would rather not care, but the premise was that he had to go through time. .
However, after reading this for the past six months, Bai's family has only grown older and has no scheming in the past few years. They are not successful in their calculations. They think about everything and have no thrift. They really want to let her manage the housekeeper, this family A good life won't last long.
Chen Yan lost this thought.
Seeing that Chen is a sensible person, Chen Yan was quite pleased and said, "It's not easy for mother. My father left early, and my grandfather and uncle are heartless. I have lived a life of trembling over the years... Although she likes to nag, she is real. I love you. You are not allowed to show your impatientness in the future. Go and spend more time with her, it is filial piety."
Chen snorted and said, "You still need to mention it with your elder brother? I am just talking to my mother every now and then? But my elder brother, when my elder sister-in-law comes in, I have to hurry up. I will give birth to my nephew and nieces as soon as possible, and my mother has a child to see Then, you won’t think about it all day long…”
Shen was so embarrassed to wear new boots to go out to meet guests, so he went back to the west wing to change his old boots.
Bai was standing under the window of the main room, holding a jade pendant of good fortune and longevity in his hand. He looked a little hesitant and wanted to deliver it to his younger son, but he was afraid that the eldest son would not be happy to see it.
She looked at the east wing room, sighed, and put the jade pendant in her sleeve again...
Renshanfang, a house in the sunken house.
The two brothers Shen Rui and Chen Jue came out on horseback, and only Changshou and a servant named Xiaoliu were around.
Xiaoliu is Chen Jue's servant. He has been serving Shen Jue since the previous year. He is one year younger than Chen Jue, but he is smart and flexible, which is very consistent with Chen Jue's wishes.
The teahouse that Shen Rui decided on Chaoyangmen Street is not far from the Shen family. It takes two quarters of an hour to ride a horse out of Renshanfang.
When the two brothers dismounted and lived longevity, Xiao Liu led a few horses to the horse house with his friend. Another friend led Shen Rui and Chen Jue to the upstairs room.
Brother Chen Yan has arrived.
Seeing this, Shen Rui was not allowed to sue him and said, "I am the host. I should have come here to serve guests earlier. I have delayed my family's affairs. It's really shameful to Zun Zhongkun wait for a long time."
Chen Yan said warmly, "We came early, Hengyun should not be polite."
Chen Jue was really not happy with Chen Yan's temperament, so he bowed and said, "I have met Mr. Chen."
If you call me "Master Chen", you will have to perform the teacher-student rituals. If you call me "Master Shen", you will be different from the noble and inferior. Only then will Chen Jue be called vaguely.
Chen Yan knew Chen Jue's identity, but he had no intention of caring about it, and he still greeted him kindly.
On the other hand, Chen Jue was also here, and somehow he was relieved. In his opinion, Shen Rui was not indifferent to his emotions and was a cunning person, but Chen Jue was straightforward and disgusted. On his face, Chen Jue looked cold and warm to their brothers, but he didn't mean to be able to pull out his arrows.
Although Chen Jue was a little disliked Chen in his early years, he was old now and had long forgotten the small frictions in the clan school.
Seeing Shen Rui and Chen Yan politely greeting each other, Chen Jue also started talking to Chen.
"Although I was traveling with each other last year, it was not convenient to speak if I was not on the same boat. I forgot to ask you, is there any news about Brother Qin and Brother Bao?" Chen Jue said.
Nodded and said, "Last year, Brother Qin and Brother Bao agreed to the boy test, but they passed the county test smoothly and the government test, but they didn't pass the hospital test. However, they stayed in Nanjing for some time and had been together. After eating wine a few times, looking at them, I was not too discouraged and said I would continue taking the exam this year."
Chen Jue's expression remained unchanged, but he had a scheming in his heart.
It turned out that the second brother was exactly what he expected. Although Chen Yan and brother Chen moved to Nanjing, they still had contacts with the Songjiang tribe. I think so, in the provincial examination two years ago, Chen Yan became a new juren and the unmarried master of the academic master. The son-in-law, the Shen clan, was wiped out.
No matter how undecent Chen Yan's background was, after all, the age was too long. In the eyes of the people of the various house tribes in Songjiang, he was a young man with a great future.
Don’t bully the young man’s poor. The second house is far away in the middle of the capital. The Shen family’s houses cannot borrow even if they want to borrow. On the contrary, because of the academic and political relationship, it is better to have good friends than bad friends.
Chen didn't realize that Chen Jue was talking, and still said, "I remember that Brother Quan San was also stuck in the hospital examination before. Last year, he thought he could meet him, but he didn't expect that he didn't go back in Beijing. Can he go back this year? ”
Chen Jue nodded and said, "I moved in February and didn't go back to Songjiang, but went directly to Nanjing."
Chen Zao got the news from the Qiao family. He knew that Chen Jue should have a boy test this year. He wanted to ask a few questions, but was afraid that he would be taboo, so he looked up at Shen Rui and said, "Next year is the year of autumn again." , Brother, can be done
Because Chen Yan was already a juren, Chen Jue refused to bow his head and said proudly: "My second brother is the first-class in the year, and this year's exam is not bad, so he will naturally end..."