Chapter Thirty-ninth The Spring Festival Returns (2)
Shen Rui couldn't take his eyes off Wang Shouren when he first saw him, and Shen Quan's appearance couldn't be any better than his. Shen Rui had no choice but to cough and said: "Sir, this is disciple brother Shen Quan. Today he came to visit the disciple on the order of his elders. "
Wang Shouren was used to being looked at, so he didn't show any displeasure on his face. He just looked at Shen Quan with a normal expression.
Shen Quan's eyes were straight, still like a wooden man.
Seeing that Shen Quan was still in a daze, Shen Rui pulled his sleeve and said, "Third brother, this is Mr. Wang. I haven't seen him yet."
Shen Quan finally came to his senses, quickly moved his eyes away, bowed with a red face, and whispered: "My dear, Shen Quan has met Mr. Wang."
Shen Rui, who was standing by, couldn't help but rolled his eyes. How could this Shen Quan be so "shy"? It was the husband's "extraordinary beauty" that made Shen Quan so fascinated. In any case, Shen Quan's "determination" was also Too bad.
Wang Shouren looked at Shen Rui's disapproving look and glanced at him. Could it be that this kid had forgotten how embarrassed he was a few days ago. He nodded slightly to Shen Quan and said, "Now that you are here, you brothers can talk easily. I'll talk to the Zen master." Let's make an appointment to talk, so I won't accompany you any longer." After that, he ordered Wu Xuan to prepare tea for them, and then took Wu Xuan and left leisurely.
Until he looked at Wang Shouren's back in the distance and could no longer see it, Shen Quanfang turned around, took a long breath, and said: "I read about Song Yu and Pan An's appearance in books before, and I thought it was an ancient compliment. I saw Wang Shouren." Sir, you now know what a beautiful man is."
Shen Rui felt speechless and said: "Third brother, you can't be more reserved. Just now you looked like a lustful person who has never seen the world. He even drooled out."
When Shen Quan heard this, he wiped the corner of his mouth quickly, and there was no saliva. Only then did he realize that he was being teased by Shen Rui. He stared at him and said, "You're such a good boy Rui. I haven't seen you for a few days, and you're starting to lose your temper." "
This bamboo house only has three small rooms. In addition to the study room, it is also a bedroom. Wang Shouren took Wu Xuan down, just to give the two brothers a place to talk. Shen Quan looked inside and outside, obviously thinking about this, and said: "Everyone says that beautiful women are delicate, but I didn't expect that she is actually gentle and considerate."
Although he knew that Wang Shouren was unusually handsome, but hearing Shen Quan call Wang Shouren a "beauty", Shen Rui still felt uncomfortable and said sternly: "Mr. Wang has outstanding knowledge and noble character. Third brother needs to be careful with his words."
Seeing his seriousness, Shen Quan muttered: "I don't mean any blasphemy, but Mr. Wang's stunning appearance really deserves the title of beauty."
Seeing him talk back, Shen Rui was a little annoyed. In any case, he already regarded Wang Shouren as his teacher. Even if Shen Quan was just a young admirer and had no sexual intentions, calling Wang Shouren a 'beauty' was a loss of respect. He said coldly: " I see that although Third Brother is not so beautiful, he is elegant and pleasant, and deserves to be called a little beauty. Can I call Third Brother a Little Beauty in the future?"
Hearing the words "little beauty", Shen Quan's face twitched. Seeing Shen Rui's face looking ugly, he woke up and bowed hurriedly: "It's my fault, Brother Rui. Please forgive me for this."
He was the son of the Guo family, and he had taken good care of him in the past few days. Shen Rui did not want to ruin the relationship with him, so he said: "Mr. Wang has the talent of number one scholar, and the sixth brother has praised him. See you later, the third brother." Yes, it’s better to be more respectful.”
Shen Quan said sarcastically: "Third brother has just been frivolous and lost respect in his life. He will never do it again. I thought he must be an old man with a white beard because he is known as a master of the apricot forest and lives in seclusion in the monastery. I didn't expect him to be an old man with a white beard." Such a man of extraordinary appearance, and at a very young age, can only say a few words."
Shen Rui didn't want to continue the topic of Wang Shouren. After all, he himself was no better than Shen Quan in the past few days, so he turned away and said, "The news from my family... I wonder if the third brother knows..."
When Shen Quan heard this, his eyes lit up and he said: "You don't know, there is a lot of excitement these days. The Zhang family's property has been divided between the third and ninth houses. Apart from the clothes on their bodies, men, women, old and children have not been left with a single copper. The land was driven out. Three generations of the Zhang family, more than a dozen people, all went to your house. I heard that they had a big quarrel with Lao An, and Lao An was so angry that he fell ill."
Shen Rui was not surprised by the result of the Zhang family. Looking at the behavior of the third and ninth families that day, they were not people willing to suffer losses. If they had taken care of the Zhang family, they would have recovered their money. It is strange that they were willing to delay .I just didn’t expect the Zhang family to be so vulnerable. Thinking of this, Shen Rui’s heart sank and he said, “Is the Zhang family so honest?”
Shen Quan sneered and said, "So what if I'm not honest? I heard that when I came back from seeing my aunt off that day, the people from the third and ninth rooms seemed to take the first step, but actually turned around and went back. I don't know how to coerce Uncle Zhang. I wrote an IOU and asked him to write a pleading. According to the pleading, the third and ninth houses, seeing that the Zhang family were in-laws, lent money to the Zhang family. The son-in-law of the Zhang family took interest in the money and took it with them privately. Yinzi and his wife ran away. Now the lawsuit has been handed over to the county government, and the arrest warrant for the Zhang family's son-in-law has also been issued. Now the Zhang family is the master of suffering."
After hearing this, Shen Rui became more alert.
Is Uncle Zhang a fool who can write down the IOU honestly? There are still many unspeakable things in this. Although the Zhang family is not a famous family, it can be regarded as a wealthy country squire. Even if it is deserved, it is too easy to lose. .In the final analysis, the power of power is enough to destroy families and destroy families.
Shen Rui is young now and does not need to face the pressure of power. When he gets older, he will naturally have to face these. If you want to live freely, you can't have no desires and no pursuits. You can only get it by holding power in your hands. , you will not be afraid of the coercion of power; only by standing at a high place can you have more choices.
Even Wang Shouren, a man who devoted himself to being a saint, had to stoop to cater to the world's conditions and pursue an imperial examination career. If he wanted to live comfortably and comfortably in the Ming Dynasty, he would have to work harder.
Shen Quan didn't expect that Shen Rui would think of so much in this moment, and he was still talking about Zhang family jokes.
"Not only has the Zhang family lost their farm and house, but their reputation has also been completely ruined. The two granddaughters who have not left the court have been divorced. It will be difficult for them to stand up again in the future." Shen Quan clicked his tongue.
When Shen Rui heard this, he felt no sympathy at all. On the contrary, he felt a little gloating. If the Zhang family still had a way out, they would probably not dare to stand in front of Shen Juren; now that there is nothing left, it would be difficult to eat without hugging the four members of the Shen family. , they will rely on the Shen family’s four-bedroom house. The young and old were raised by taking advantage of the Shen family. Even if they have hands and feet, they cannot bear the hardship of being self-reliant. The person who has a headache now should be Zhang Lao’an, not his mother’s family. Human, I don’t know how she will “protect” her next.
Just thinking that he would follow Wang Shouren and leave Songjiang in the spring of next year, where the sky is high and the birds can fly, Shen Rui lost a little bit of gossip and said to Shen Quan: "The old shopkeeper of the silk and satin shop and grocery store has been kicked out long ago, and he was kicked out again." The Zhang family has been struggling for several months. In the meantime, the shop has changed owners, and it will be troublesome to run it again. The third brother helped me send a message to my aunt, and I will close these two businesses as long as I can make a living. I will rent out the shop to collect rent in the future. More peace of mind.”
Shen Quan looked at Shen Rui in surprise and said, "How can you think of this at such a young age?"
Shen Rui said: "I only realized it later, I'm afraid that I have put my aunt in trouble these past few days."
Shen Quan hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My mother originally asked me not to tell you that the grocery store was returned, but the accounts were a bit messy. Even if the deed was later returned to the second uncle of the clan, the second uncle still hadn't used it. We passed the accounting office; at the silk and satin shop, the previous deficit was huge, and the third room had sent away the accounting office as early as two months ago. Although they sent back the deed in the past two days, they also emptied the warehouse and shop of silk and satin. My mother is planning to take stock and go to the clan house to find the patriarch to make the decision."
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "Thanks to the patriarch, I have already made the decision before, so I don't want to trouble him anymore."
In this case, even if there were some unkindness among those few families, the culprit was still the fourth family member of the Shen family. Even the clan clan had lost money and reputation. Did the patriarch really not mind?
Now that the previous matter has come to an end, it is not appropriate to stir up trouble again.
After all, Sanfang has returned the deed as promised, and it would be both reasonable and aggressive to worry about those silks.
Shen Rui thought for a while and said: "Every house has suffered losses in this matter, so it's better not to worry about it too much. My aunt and I wrote a handwritten letter and asked my third brother to forward it to me."
Shen Quan said "hehe" twice: "My father and I said the same thing, but my grandfather and my mother said that we should not indulge in evil, and we should not let Brother Rui suffer. We must be serious."
Shen Rui walked to the desk, took out a pen and paper, hesitated for a moment, picked up the pen with his left hand, and wrote a letter to Mr. Guo.
Shen Quan looked on and saw that although his writing was stiff, his writing was also neat, with "Zun Qian" at the beginning and "Foolish nephew Rui knocking" at the signature. He couldn't help but nodded, but he was a little surprised that he was left-handed. He advised: "Second brother Rui should also start learning to write with his right hand in the future."
Shen Rui nodded in agreement, dried the letter, folded it and handed it to Shen Quan.
After the two brothers finished talking, they remembered that the carriage pulling the gifts was still behind. Shen Rui did not take all those things to Zhuyuan as instructed by Guo, but took Shen Quan with him to find Zhike. , in the name of the fifth room of the Shen family, the rice noodles and sesame oil were donated. Although there are no sesame oil, lotus lamps or the like offered here, there are amulets, Buddhist beads and other items that have been blessed by famous Zen masters, but they are hard to find.
Seeing these alms, Zhike presented an amulet and a sandalwood bracelet.
As for the gift to Wang Shouren, Shen Rui also asked Shen Quan to give it to Wang Shouren personally. Shen Quan didn't understand the reason, but saw Shen Rui's face tensed, so he followed his arrangement. Wang Shouren But he was thoughtful and glanced at Shen Rui several times.
When Shen Quan came down from the mountain, Wu Xuan went to the kitchen to prepare a snack. The food in the monastery was clear and watery. Among the things Shen Quan sent, there were two jars of assorted vegetables, which can be used after they are heated.
Wang Shouren looked at Shen Rui and said, "Why do you want your brothers to treat me with respect?"
Shen Rui said: "Isn't it right to be respectful to Mr.? Being able to meet Mr. is also a blessing for my brothers from the three clans."
When Wang Shouren heard this, he couldn't help being speechless. After a while, he smiled and said, "That's exactly what you said."
He looked at Shen Rui and felt his heart heat up, wondering if this child respected him so much, could he be his "Yan Hui"?