Four hundred and ninetieth chapters open and honest (three)
The conversation between the men in the front yard, no matter how many provocations there were, was quite peaceful; in the inner house, it was not so good.
The second wife of the He family looked embarrassed, while Mr. He sat with a slumped face and sneered. Although one was the sister-in-law in the next room, the older generation of brothers separated the family late because of this, and the eldest son of the He family did not have a daughter in this room. , the second wife He and her several cousins grew up together and were raised in the palm of their parents' hands. Therefore, even if He married first, he would not have the same relationship with the cousins-in-law who came in later. We have lived together, but no one dares to neglect this great aunt.
"I don't believe that it was Dong Sheng who made the decision not to save my nephew. Why is his second uncle so cruel? I have to make a good judgment today!" Mr. He's eyes were red and he gritted his teeth.
The second wife of the He family felt disgusted, but she could only say kindly: "Maybe my aunt misunderstood, how can our master be such a person? The past few days were chaotic. Not only did several people in the clan die, but the clan house was also robbed. After walking a few shops, our master was so busy that he hit the back of his head with his feet, and he lost a lot of weight."
"Busy? I'm not busy. I'm afraid I'm thinking about how to annex the Shen family?" He sneered.
The second wife of the He family laughed and said, "My aunt is joking."
Mr. He looked at his cousin's daughter-in-law, who looked like dough, and understood that she was just a housewife, who probably wouldn't know what was going on outside. She immediately couldn't sit still, and stood up and said, "I'll go find my second brother, and I'll kneel down to him." I kowtow and just ask him to save his nephew." After that, the second wife of the He family walked out blankly without waiting for a reply.
When the second wife of the He family saw this, she quickly chased him out.
Mr. He felt like a fire was burning in his head. He was walking very fast, not as fast as the second door. He heard someone say: "Big girl, why did you leave just now?"
Mr. He stopped, turned around, and when he saw the person coming, tears immediately rolled down his face: "Auntie."
The person with gray hair and a cane who came out was none other than the old lady of the He family, the eldest aunt of the He family.
The old lady of the He family had always treated Mr. He as a daughter and knew that she had always had a strong temper. Seeing her pitiful attitude, her eyes turned red. She grabbed Mr. He's hand and rubbed it, "Why are you so wronged? Tell me, uncle." Mom makes the decision for you."
Her son was arrested and her eldest grandson disappeared. In the past two months, He was like a frying pan, holding on to keep from falling. Now that her relatives were interfering, she couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears: "Auntie, brother Jun, come in We are in jail, brother Xiaodong is missing, and we don’t know whether he is alive or dead..."
The old lady of the He family was getting older, so her son and daughter-in-law had hidden the turmoil in the past two months from her. Therefore, this was the first time the old man heard about it, and his face suddenly changed with shock: "What the hell is going on? Zhao Xianzhong, he Are you crazy? You dare to arrest people from the Shen family; and brother Xiaodong, how come he disappeared after he was fine?"
Mrs. He cried so much that she could not speak. Mrs. He's second wife supported her mother-in-law and whispered the reason.
The old lady of the He family's face was as dark as water, and she was speechless for a long time.
The only sound left in the yard was He's crying. The old lady of the He family glanced at her daughter-in-law and ordered: "Tell someone to call the second brother to come see me."
The second wife of the He family hesitated and said: "Old lady, I have a guest in front of you. The number one scholar of the Shen family is here with his second wife Shen Rui."
Mrs. He frowned and then relaxed, and said: "Then please come over, my old lady just happens to meet the distinguished guests."
The second wife of the He family hurriedly asked her mother-in-law to go to the front yard to send a message. He was still whimpering. The old lady of the He family said: "What's the point of crying? Since you are a mother and a grandmother, you should hold on when something happens now. Go and freshen up quickly, don't let anyone laugh at you."
It was said to be a scolding tone, but the concern in it was sincere. Mr. He was not a ungrateful person, so he went down with the second wife of the He family to get acquainted with her.
After the old lady of the He family sat down in the small hall of the inner courtyard, He Xisheng and Shen Li, who had received the news, also hurriedly arrived.
Shen Li first bowed and apologized: "I should have come over first to pay my respects to my grandma, but I am rude to you. I wish you good fortune and good health."
The He family and the Shen family have been married for several generations. Not to mention the current eldest, fourth, and ninth house, a side cousin married into the He family. Therefore, the old lady of the He family calmly accepted Shen Li's junior gift before inviting Shen Li to take the seat. .
He Xisheng looked at his old mother's appearance and felt a thump in his heart. He thought of his cousin who visited today and thought that she was the one who had torn the old lady out of the Buddhist temple. He told everyone to keep it quiet and kept it secret for two months, but He didn't care about the old man's health at all.
He Xisheng was just thinking about how to deal with it, but the old lady of the He family had already scolded her son with a frosty face: "Second brother, kneel down!"
He Xisheng was stunned for a moment, but he was used to being filial, so he knelt down in confusion: "Mom, don't be angry. If my son does anything wrong, please teach him a lesson."
"You are confused!" The old lady of the He family said with a cane and said ironically.
Seeing that the old man was going to teach his son in court, Shen Li couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up and wanted to leave.
Before Shen Li could speak, the old lady of the He family said: "The Number One Scholar does not need to avoid suspicion. This is a matter for the He and Shen families. You should listen to it."
Shen Li sat down awkwardly.
The old lady of the He family turned her head and continued to say to He Xisheng: "Since the Shen family is in trouble, how can the He family stand by and watch? You just think that the Shen family is going downhill without the Master, and will not be able to compare with the He family in the future? Don't forget The Shen family are not enemies, but in-laws of the He family! When your eldest brother was not promoted to minister, the Shen family did not bully your brothers. People from the governor's office in Suli were always polite to the Shen family, so why did Zhao Xianzhong, a fourth-grade prefect, do it? , dare to arrest the children of the Shen family? It's just short-sighted, and knowing that there is a rift between the two families, he wants to support one and beat the other. But you don't want to think about it, if he dares to push the Shen family out as a scapegoat today, what will happen to Songjiang tomorrow? You dare to push the He family out of the situation. Don’t you think about the lessons learned from the past? A single tree cannot make a forest. Only two families that support each other will not be bullied by outsiders. You are really deceived by lard!"
He Xisheng was so reprimanded that he couldn't raise his head due to such serious words, while Shen Li listened secretly with pleasure.
In response to this matter, He Xisheng was indeed blinded by greed, so he responded like this. Even a 70-year-old woman knows the truth, but He Xisheng still made the opposite choice. With such a head of the He family, the future will be really good. Worrying.
However, Shen Li knew that "we are not alienated from each other", and the old lady of the He family's "discipline words" were 30% meant for He Xisheng to hear, and 70% said she heard them. You must know that Shen He heard this because of this incident If the two families really turn against each other, it will definitely not only be the Shen family that will be sad in the future.
Shen Li could think of this, and He Xisheng naturally thought of this too. It's just that he became more and more ashamed, not because he was reprimanded in front of Shen Li, but because he didn't think enough and only looked at the present, not caring about the future, so he would bother his old mother to worry about it. Make things right for yourself in person.
The old lady of the He family looked at her second son's gray temples and thought that he was about to know his fate. She sighed and said: "If you know your mistakes, you can correct them. There is no such thing as a good thing. You have been going smoothly in these years. How have you ever encountered such a big thing? Japanese pirates." Whether they go ashore to cause trouble or whether Zhao Xianzhong wants to find a scapegoat, both the Shen and He families should focus on the outside world in order to be able to resist, otherwise they will be defeated one by one in front of their eyes."
After all, he is an old man who has experienced ups and downs and is used to seeing the world. Even if he does not know that there is a "sparrow" behind him, he knows that it is not only the difficulty of the Shen family, but also the crisis of the He family.
He Xisheng responded respectfully: "My son knows that he is wrong. He was involved in a serious crime of 'traveling with Japanese'. He only wanted to be wise and protect himself, but he forgot that the two families are closely related. One will be prosperous and the other will suffer. We should share weal and woe."
The old lady of the He family said with a face full of joy: "Get up, you are right to think about it this way. The Shen and He families are both old households in Songjiang. Whether they are in their hometown or outside, they should support each other and help each other."
He Xisheng then stood up and sat on the chair opposite Shen Li.
Shen Li could only stand up again. This time he did not leave to avoid suspicion, but to express his position: "It is the fault of the younger generation to alarm Grandma Shi. As Aunt Shi said, the Shen and He families are not only fellow villagers, but also in-laws for generations. As Aunt Shi said, we should support each other and help each other. I have to worry about Uncle He taking care of the Shen family's affairs this time."
Although he felt sorry for He Xisheng in his heart, when the old lady of the He family reached this point, Shen Li couldn't keep up the airs of being distant anymore, so he also changed his title.
The old lady of the He family nodded and said: "I would also like to thank Duke Zhuangyuan for not arguing with me, a scoundrel, otherwise he would only benefit Zhao Xianzhong. As a prefect of a place, he should have the responsibility to defend the land. When the Japanese pirates came ashore, he did not think about how to appease the people and apologize. , blindly want to shirk responsibility, where is such a good thing?" At this point, he turned to He Xisheng: "Second brother, although the number one scholar is younger than you, but after these years of experience in the capital, your mental vision is incomparable. Starting today. , you should always listen to Duke Zhuangyuan’s orders in everything, and do your best to help others, and don’t be selfish. Otherwise, I won’t be able to forgive you if Duke Zhuangyuan doesn’t care!"
He Xisheng stood up and responded.
Shen Li also bowed and said: "My grandma has great righteousness, but this younger generation is ashamed of her."
In any case, Mrs. He gave He Xisheng a step up, and at the same time blocked the Shen family's reason to pursue the debt later. So when people say "people become better with age", Shen Li sighed in his heart, and at the same time he missed the clan leader more and more. If Now that the grandpa is reincarnated, the Shen family will not be in disarray with no one to help them. The He family will have to be used to help when trouble comes.
The three people in the small hall had a tacit understanding, and He Beisheng came with Shen Rui at the door. It turned out that he had got the news and knew that the old mother had come out of the Buddhist hall, and she also took the initiative to see the guests. He guessed that she probably knew what was going on outside and was worried. Then he hurried over with Shen Rui.
"Mom, why did you come out?" He Beisheng said impatiently.
The old lady of the He family did not look at him, only looked at Shen Rui.
Shen Rui bowed and said: "This junior has met Tai Shu, please give her regards."
This title is different from Shen Li, and seems far away.
The old lady of the He family remained calm and said with a loving look on her face: "Is this Brother Rui? I really wouldn't dare to recognize you if I saw you outside. The last time I saw you, you were still young, but now you are a big boy."
He also called Shen Rui forward and asked him how the elders in the capital were doing, without mentioning the fourth bedroom Shen Yuan and the fourth bedroom's wife.
Although Shen Rui didn't have a good impression of the He family, he couldn't offend an old man, so he could only answer them one by one.
Seeing Shen Rui dressed and knowing that he had achieved fame, the old lady of the He family sighed with emotion: "Your biological mother was a good person. Although she died early, she left blessings on you; I have also met your current mother once, and she is a good person. An upright and just person, you are lucky to have these two mothers..."