No matter how the Shen clan's bloodline is getting farther away, the clan leader has been the clan leader for most of his life, and he is kind and kind, and has taken good care of the clan relatives. Not to mention others, even the fourth and fifth rooms where Shen Ruibensheng is located have all received it. The patriarch's great master's kindness.
However, Shen Rui was in the fourth room for a short time, and when he came here, the clan leader was already old and did not take care of clan affairs, so he didn't know much about it. For the fifth room, although the clan leader was just a clan uncle who had been in the fifth room, But he was also the benefactor who once protected five houses and one family.
The fifth house master Hong Da was sick and weak. At that time, there was an uneasy uncle above and a half-brother with ulterior motives below. Although he later married a virtuous wife, he finally got married inside and out, but how could the woman be in charge of the affairs? It's so easy? If the clan leader and the great master had secretly protected him, the five houses would have been in chaos. How could there be a peaceful life where the couple is united and the father is kind and the son is filial.
"I want to go back to Songjiang, no matter what, I want to send my uncle a trip." Master Hong was content with the death penalty. While feeling sad, he made up his mind.
Both Chen Ying and Chen Qi were not at ease and persuaded each other, and wanted to go south on behalf of their father.
Chen Ying said: "Although my son is an official, he is free from work in the Eastern Palace, so it is not difficult to take leave. It's better for my son to go south with the big brother in charge... It's cheaper to rush on the road..."
Chen Qi said, "I am still idle, so where do you have to bother my elder brother? Although my elder brother has been on duty for some time, he has made a great contribution. Now our family is close to my uncle's family, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is a good thing. The elder brother who was convinced seemed to be too proud to ask for leave for this.”
Master Hong nodded and said, "What the second brother said makes sense. The eldest brother is now an official, so he should be careful in his words and actions... The second brother should go with the Zhi brother..."
When he heard that he was relieved, Chen Ying and Chen Qi both breathed a sigh of relief.
It is still the end of June, and it is not the time to rush. Moreover, in order to hurry up, you can’t even walk on the water road, so you have to follow the official road to land.
Even though Mr. Hong has become much more energetic after years of care, he is still old. As a son, even if he is grateful to the patriarch and the great-grandson, he dare not let his father run around in the summer.
Unexpectedly, I heard Master Hong continue, "My brother Ji is worried, and his family will return to his hometown to mourn. I and my wife will set off with Brother Ji's family..."
With the final say, the fifth house decided to go south to attend the funeral, Mr. Hong and his wife and Chen Qi.
The two filial sons Chen Ying and Chen Qi had to persuade him again, but they were useless and could only ask for help from Guo.
No one knows a husband better than a wife, and even if it is Guo, he is very grateful to the patriarch and the great master.
Although the clan leader did not pay much attention to the affairs in the clan in his later years and there were more and more disputes among the clan, it was difficult to hide his past kindness.
"Don't talk anymore. If I follow the master, I will take good care of you. Instead of being anxious here, you might as well find a proper doctor. Along the way, the elderly, weak, women and children should be more careful." Guo Shidao.
Chen Ying and Chen Qi had no choice but to go out to find the doctor.
This time, it is not a day or two to go to the hospital. It takes several months to go back and forth. It requires the other party to have good skills and promise to leave Beijing. It is not just a money-paying person.
Chen Li also received the faith and a decision.
Speaking of which, he had been in Songjiang for more than ten years and had mourning for several years, and he didn't deal with the clan leader much.
However, when he was young and energetic, he didn't think that the clan was nothing, and he didn't care about the clan and relatives. His uncles, who were of the same origin, bullied orphans and widows, and wanted to die and never interact with each other. Others' bloodlines were even more The relationship between the Songjiang tribe is even weaker; if it weren’t for the blessing of the father and grandfather in Songjiang, there was a family of kindness in the family, the relationship between the Songjiang tribe was not much different from that of strangers.
Now that people are middle-aged, they look at the ups and downs of officialdom, and they feel a little tired and begin to feel homesick.
Songjiang is the root, and wandering people outside always have to fall leaves to return to their roots.
No matter how far the clan's bloodline is, it also brings the word "dear".
"Brother Lin went south on my behalf and happened to go back to see it too. After two years, he still had to go back to Songjiang..." Chen Li explained to his wife.
Although Xie felt sorry for his son's journey at this time, he no longer repelled the exchanges with the Shen clan as before.
Although the mother's family is the woman's backer, the woman's reliance on her husband and son for the rest of her life. The more united the Shen clan is, the more powerful it is, and in the future, their children will have more support.
No matter how prominent my mother's family is, the descendants of the Xie family are also the descendants of the Xie family. Although their children are grandchildren and have the blood of the Xie family, they still have the word "outside" compared with the children and grandchildren of the Xie family.
However, Chen Lin is only thirteen years old this year. Because he worked hard and hard at studying, and his body was slimming. He looked thin and tight, but he was a young scholar with no power.
Even though the couple were willing to let go, they would not be assured to take him to the south of the post.
Chen Lin is not only the eldest son of the top scholar, but also the grandson of the old master. If he really wants to go to the funeral, the one who is angry at the other side is Shen Jiao.
When the final finalization was made, the people who went south to attend the funeral were divided into two groups, Chen Ji, Chen Qi, Shen Rui, Chen Jue, Chen Ji's eldest son Chen Dong and others, and they rushed to the post to return home first; the grandma and other concubines' children He followed with the fifth house, Mr. Hong and his wife, and Chen Lin.
The capital is two thousand miles away from Songjiang. When the news arrived at the capital, it was already half a month since the patriarch and the great-grandson lived.
As the clan leader and age, we must stop the "Qi Qi" and have funeral. Even so, everyone dare not delay on the road. After all, it is rainy now, and it is not guaranteed that it will be a sunny day that is convenient to travel along the way.
Since leaving the capital, the group followed the official road, went out early and stayed late, and it took a hundred and twenty miles a day.
Chen Qi, Shen Rui is fine. One of these two people is young and strong, and the other practices boxing every day to strengthen their body. Although they are tired of face, their physical strength can still keep up. Even if they are tired of traveling during the day, they will be able to stay up to date. It was almost as slow as the rest in the inn.
Chen Ji and Chen Jue were exhausted in just a few days. The journey of the day has changed from 120 miles to 80 miles. Even so, every time I dismounted, this Several people were all frivolous.
Especially Chen Jue, his eyes were covered with red blood, his face was gray, his cheeks were sunken, and he had already started to shake when he walked.
Just in time, it started to rain heavily in the early morning of that day. The rain was too strong and we couldn't hurry to go, so we stopped in the inn for an extra day.
The Shen family is not short of money. In addition to the servants, the five brothers of the clan all rest in their own guest rooms on the way.
Shen Rui went to see Chen Jue. Seeing that he was still alive, he didn't talk much, so he sent Changfu to invite the doctor to come over and treat Shen Ji and others one by one.
Shen Jie was worried about getting angry, while Chen Dong had some signs of heatstroke. When Chen Jue arrived, the doctor also said a lot, which was nothing more than grief, restlessness in sleep and food, and needing to be treated well.
It was not the time to condition the road. Gunpowder was prescribed in Shen Machinery, Chen Dong was desiccating heat and dissipating heat. Shen Rui was the leader of Chen Jue, and directly asked the doctor to prescribe sleep-aiding medicine.
After Chen Jue's medicine was boiled, Shen Rui personally sent it.
"You take medicine, you can't sleep for a long time and you can't see the last time the patriarch and the great master will not show up when you give me the last time?" Shen Rui said seriously: "It's useless that the patriarch and the great master loves you so much. You are the grandson who is your grandson?"
Chen Jue said in a muffled voice: "Why didn't I show up? According to the planned days, wouldn't I be able to rush back to Songjiang before 'June 7'?"
Shen Rui snorted coldly: "What are you like? You are almost unable to sit steadily, and you still want to rush back to Songjiang as scheduled? I really have to fall from the horse's back tomorrow. Don't talk about this delay. Qi, even 'Qiqi, the big day can't catch up."
I haven't had a serious eye for several days and nights, and Chen Jue is not an iron man, so how can I not be tired?
But he really couldn't sleep, and he didn't know what he was thinking all night. Along the way, Shen Rui had already said a few cars of what he persuaded. Chen Jue understood the truth, but he felt so uncomfortable.
Thinking of the importance and prioritization, Chen Jue didn't tell the difference. He took the medicine from Shen Rui and drank it all in one gulp.
The medicine was full of effect. After a while, Chen Jue's eyelids started fighting. Shen Rui saw him lying on the bed and snoring gradually started, so he came out of his room with an empty bowl.
Using medicine to help sleep is also impossible. Shen Rui persuaded him, but he was useless, and he couldn't watch Chen Jue's sadness hurt his body.
At the door, I happened to run into a sinking machine.
Shen Ji looked at the empty bowl in Shen Rui's hand, frowned, and said, "What's wrong with Brother Jue?"
"I've already gone to bed, I see if I shouldn't delay tomorrow's itinerary." Shen Rui said.
The sinking machine nodded and looked at Shen Rui intentionally or unintentionally.
He had already seen that this time Shen Rui "takes his own initiative" to invite the doctor to the door, just for Chen Jue, and he and his son were just followers.
These two people have a good relationship? They can't get the right time.
Logically speaking, although Shen Rui and Chen Jue became cousins in terms of their status, they should have a rift because they were involved in interests.
Shen Rui noticed the sinking weapon and said, "Brother of the clan, please feel sorry for me and take care of me. The journey has only been half, and it will take more than half of it."
If Chen Jue exudes sadness from the inside out, the sinking weapon flows out unintentionally, which is a kind of anxiety.
Without asking, Shen Rui could understand the reason. The Ming Dynasty regarded the officials of Beijing as the most important thing. Although Shen Jiao was a grandchild for only one year, the court would not leave him a shortage. When his Yufu period expired, he wanted to recover. At that time, it is hard to say whether you can get Jingque and what kind of Jingque can get. For men who are about to be in their forties, it is not shameful to be obsessed with power, but just got the news that the patriarch's great master passed away , Before I was sad, I was worried that this would be too heartless.
Coupled with Shen Ji's indifference to Chen Jue, Shen Rui felt dissatisfied.
Chen Jue was sad for Bensheng's grandfather's death. If Chen Ji, the brother of Bensheng, could comfort him, he would have some effect. However, Chen Ji was only concerned about rushing to the road and turned a blind eye to Chen Jue's sadness and haggardness.
Although Shen Rui's words were good words, Shen Ji was unhappy to listen. Is he angry that he had made the trip tight? Or what?
He frowned and said, "For the sake of descendants, returning to his hometown to attend the funeral is a matter of course. I rushed on the road, but it was impossible. If Brother Jue was unwell, let him stay here for a few days and wait for Hong. The uncle and the others came to Uncle Suihong and the others all the way. He is now the heir of the second wife, and the great master may not need him to be there even if he is a big deal...
Shen Rui whispered: "There are also kindnesses in this world. In terms of kindness, the clan leader is Jue's grandfather; in terms of kindness, the clan leader has taught Brother Jue for more than ten years. Although Brother Jue is now He is not the grandson of the clan leader, but the love between the grandparents and grandchildren for more than ten years cannot be changed."
According to the regulations, it is true that you need to "subjugate" when you are mourning for your own child. However, there is also a "righteous service" in addition to the five servers. With the relationship between Chen Jue and the clan leader, "righteous service" is not a big deal. Before Shen Rui and Chen Jue left the capital, Chen Cang and Xu had explained this matter. Chen Jue should have caught up with such a major event as a funeral.
Shen Ji didn't have a deep impression of Shen Rui, but he felt that he was a taciturn and a little gloomy boy. Now that he saw that he was not obedient in his words, he felt a slight stubbornness in his tone, and he felt even more displeased.
He completely put down his face and snorted coldly: "I didn't expect that Brother Rui is a good brother. Our Brother Jue really depends on you to take care of him... It's just that he is so unsophisticated. He is also a smart person at a young age and is studying. I have some talent, but now I’m not going to see a downturn. I can’t pass a single hospital examination?"
When Shen Rui heard this, he glanced at Shen Jie in surprise.
What is so sarcastic is to blame Chen Jue for his failure in the Academy Examination?
However, the imperial examination room is unpredictable. In addition to luck, the candidate's own strength is the strength of his students, and the other impact is very little. It is a bit unreasonable to say that sinking machinery is a bit unreasonable, which is inconsistent with his usual solemn image. .
After talking casually, he regretted it in his heart.
He was too anxious to see Shen Rui's calm appearance. In addition, Shen Rui and Chen Jue, Chen Dong's uncle and nephew were both Geng. The two became more and more haggard due to sadness and fatigue. Shen Rui was still in a spirit. The appearance also makes the sinking machine unpleasant.
In his opinion, Shen Rui is heartless and has no affection for the clan leader; but he forgot that Shen Rui is not the son and grandson of the clan leader, but is just a relative of the clan. He really wants to die for the clan leader. It is weird to have to die.
No matter how Shen Rui pretends to be an adult, he is just a fifteen-year-old boy, and it seems ugly to be arguing with him. In addition, Shen Rui represents the second wife Chen Cang and his wife going south to attend the funeral. If the relationship is really broken, it will be difficult for him to go back to the capital in the future. contacts.
Thinking of this, Shen Ji forced himself to smile and said, "I'm in a bad mood. I'm speechless. Please don't blame Brother Rui..." After that, he turned around and hurriedly walked into a guest room deep in the corridor.
Shen Rui was still standing there, looking at Shen Ji's back as if he was thinking, and then someone said, "What are you thinking?"
It's Chen Qi.
Chen Qi's room was opposite Shen Jue's room. Even though he had no intention of eavesdropping, Shen Ji and Shen Rui could hear clearly the response at the door just now.
He naturally saw that the incompetence of sinking weapons was lost, and he was quite pleased with Shen Rui's steadyness.
He opened the goalkeeper Shen Rui and asked him to enter the room, patted Shen Rui on the shoulder, and said, "Brother Rui not only looks as tall as an adult, but also takes care of others. He was just a little boy back then. Time was like water and time flies..."
Looking at his old-fashioned look, Shen Rui laughed and said, "Wait until Brother Qi's second son Qi's seventh and eightyth are all over again...
Chen Qi shook his head and said, "Compared with you young teenagers, my second brother is all old gangsters, so where do you have to wait until the seventh and eighty-year-old?"
Although the two brothers of the clan are far apart, due to the Sun family's relationship with Guo family, Shen Rui is close to the fifth house, and Chen Qi is also really close to Shen Rui...