In the five-room spiritual shed, the sound of monks and Taoists chanting sutras started again.
When Shen Jin came over, Shen Rui had just freshened up. He didn't have breakfast, so he asked the housekeeper to bring food for the two of them.
When the food box arrived, in addition to a few side dishes, two kinds of vegetarian steamed buns, and a casserole of ginseng porridge, it was ordered by Mrs. Guo last night and specially prepared for brothers Shen Rui and Shen Jin.
Although the two brothers are young, life is the most stressful. Shen Qi was seriously injured and Shen Quan's return date has not yet been determined. There are still many things that require their care inside and outside. Guo did not express his gratitude, but he also expressed it sincerely. They looked after them like their own nephews.
Silently eating and sleeping, Shen Rui and Shen Jin had breakfast in silence. Shen Jin hesitated for a moment and then mentioned Fourth Sister Zhang.
Fourth Sister Zhang came to seek refuge late at night, and her situation was indeed pitiful. But now there are no elders in the fourth room, only Shen Jin. There are differences between men and women, so they can't live together without knowing anything. There is also the identity of Fourth Sister Zhang. After all, she was a "good seller" before. "Being humble", I was just afraid to mention her sad things, so I couldn't ask her about her household registration and deed. However, in order to avoid future troubles, I had to find her master's house, whether it was household registration or deed, and make it clear so that I could not explain it later. .
Shen Jin didn't notice the wrongness in Fourth Sister Zhang's words because she was originally guilty and concerned. Shen Rui had nothing to do with the Zhang sisters. He had met them in the early years and had an average impression of Third Sister Zhang but not of Fourth Sister Zhang. Good calculation. According to the comparison between the two sisters in the book, the two sisters are the second sister You in "A Dream of Red Mansions", and the third sister You is ordinary again. The third sister Zhang is okay, soft and weak, not likeable but not annoying; the fourth sister Zhang is frivolous and moderate. He's a bit surly, his eyes are flickering and he looks uneasy.
"Songjiang is more than a thousand miles away from the center of Sichuan. This businessman has to go too far to buy people." After hearing this, Shen Rui couldn't help but frown. He was silent for a while and said bluntly: "A place so far away cannot be explored in a year and a half." What she said is true or false. It is said that the soil and water in Sichuan support people, but after all, she was sold into slavery. In addition, the food and climate there are quite different from Songjiang. I am afraid she may not be used to living. How does the elder brother look at Fourth Sister Zhang? Yes. Have you experienced the hardships of wind and frost, or have you adapted to the soil and water and taken care of yourself properly? What about the change in accent? After a few years abroad, I’m afraid your local accent is also different, right?”
Shen Jin was stunned after hearing a series of questions. He was not an unsophisticated nerd, so he naturally understood the meaning behind Shen Rui's words. He suspected that Fourth Sister Zhang was lying.
It was really unexpected to see Fourth Sister Zhang in her yard in the early hours of the morning, and hearing what happened to the Zhang sisters made Shen Jin feel twice as guilty, so she didn't think deeply about it. Now that Shen Rui is reminding her, Shen Jin will meet Fourth Sister Zhang. After carefully thinking about the situation when they met, he said: "Although she is dressed as a widow, she is still decent and clean. Her makeup is more refined than in her early years, but she doesn't look like she has endured hardship. She speaks slowly and softly, It’s more Jiangnan soft and waxy, less Songjiang accent...”
As he talked, Shen Jin realized that Fourth Sister Zhang had lied. Although he had never been to Shu, there were talented people in Shu, and there were many people from Shu in the same year. Even when he spoke in Mandarin, he still had a strong sense of Shu. He has a medium accent and speaks much faster than Jiangnan people.
"The wrong person came at the wrong time. I'm afraid the person who came here is not good." Shen Rui was not afraid to speculate on Sister Zhang with the greatest malice.
No matter how true or false the experience that Fourth Sister Zhang told her before, it is just that a pair of young sisters living abroad will only suffer worse than what they said. If the story is true, then they were concubines twice. Although she suffered some hardships, she was still well clothed and well-fed; if the story is false, then the fate of the young and beautiful woman who was sold would naturally have another fate, which would be worse than being a concubine twice.
Shen Jin sighed: "I originally thought that it was because of my aunt that the sisters were living in a foreign land. Now that they are back, they will be resettled as good students and compensated. But if she really has other thoughts, I still I really don’t know how to deal with it.”
While the two brothers were talking, Changshou led a young man in green shirt in. It was none other than Wu Yan, the young man next to Wang Shouren.
"Senior brother, I heard about Master Shen's funeral and sent me to deliver the message. I will come with Eunuch Zhang later to pay homage to Master Shen." Wu Yan said when he met Shen Rui.
In terms of public affairs, it is true that Wang Shouren was an imperial envoy, but when he arrived in Songjiang, he learned that Shen Ying's father, who was also a capital official, had died of illness, and that the two champions, Da Shen and Xiao Shen, should come to worship him; in terms of private matters, Shen Ying's father had passed away. The relationship between Rui and Rui is that since his disciple Shen Rui helps his family members attend funerals, Wang Shouren is not a good teacher either.
On the other hand, Zhang Yong, as a minister after all, was willing to come to pay homage to Shen Hong, which was a great honor to the Shen family.
There was no reason to refuse this kind of dignity, and it also allowed the many waiting gentry families in Songjiang to see that the Shen family had not yet declined, and that it was not their turn to secretly make moves.
Shen Rui accepted the post on behalf of his family and said: "Thank you teacher for me."
Recalling that there was a faint fire in the direction of the magistrate's office last night, Shen Rui said with concern: "There was a fire breakout at the magistrate's office last night? At that time, I guessed whether it was over there and wanted to send someone over to ask. Later, when I saw that the fire stopped, I didn't send anyone in. curfew."
Wu Yan shook his head and said: "It's not a scam, it's Master and Master Zhang who set up an ambush to arrest people, and they captured a lot of them."
Wu Yan said it easily, but Shen Rui was frightened when he heard it, and quickly asked: "Someone actually attacked the prefect's Yamen? How is the teacher? Is he injured?"
Wu Yan smiled and said: "Since I set up an ambush, it is natural that it will be done properly."
Wu Yan was young and Wang Shouren had already sent him to bed, so he was unaware of the danger last night. He said with a bit of pride: "The master had thought that the other party might set a fire, so he asked people to prepare a lot of sand in the yard. There were a lot of piles on the windows and under the doors. The thief wanted to set fire, but before the fire started, they were suppressed with sand. Even the window frame of the wing room and the threshold were burnt in some places. The teacher was kind, but Eunuch Zhang was brave. I heard that the old man shot the bandit leader with his own hands."
Zhang Yongxi Wuyan is lively and smart, and has always been kind to Wuyan, so Wuyan is less afraid and more close to him.
After hearing Wu Yan's words, Shen Rui couldn't wait any longer. Zhang Yong was the eunuch in front of the imperial family, and he was accompanied by a number of royal guards when he was on a business trip. It was his turn to fight the enemy with his own hands, which shows how dangerous last night was.
Thinking of this, Shen Rui said to Shen Jin: "Brother, take care of this side first, and I'll go greet the teacher."
Shen Jin saw Shen Rui's nervous expression and his eyes could not hide his worry. Knowing that he had a deep relationship with Wang Shouren as a teacher and student, he must be worried about what happened last night. He nodded and said, "Say hello to Mr. Wang for me. If Mr. Wang is not feeling well after a long journey, Come and worship some other time."
Shen Rui nodded and greeted Wu Yan to leave.
Wu Yan asked curiously: "I just came here a while ago. It's just the beginning of the morning. Where can I greet you, senior brother?"
Shen Rui said: "Did you see the thief when he entered the Yamen last night?"
Wu Yan touched the back of his head when he heard this and said: "The master sent me to sleep in another yard. I wanted to stay up and watch the fun, but I fell asleep for some reason... But I asked Brother Lin next to Eunuch Zhang in the morning.
I inquired clearly and didn’t miss anything.”
As expected, Wu Yan had no idea that last night was dangerous. He was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. Even if he asked people, others would pick up what they could tell.
Shen Rui didn't talk nonsense anymore, asked someone to hitch a carriage, and went to the prefect's Yamen with Wu Yan.
Wu Yan was still confused, and said with surprise: "This carriage is quite spacious, and it looks more respectable than the prefect's Yamen."
The carriage looked familiar to Shen Rui, but his memory was a little blurry. It was not his own memory, but in little Shen Rui's memory.
It turned out that this carriage was exactly the same as the carriage that Mrs. Sun had before her death. It turned out that Mrs. Sun wanted to customize a new carriage that year, and Mrs. Guo happened to give birth to Sister Fu. Since Mrs. Sun recognized Sister Fu as her daughter-in-law, she ordered two of them, one for each.
For my own use, I will give one to Sister Fu.
Son. At that time, little Shen Rui had a willful and domineering personality, so he was unhappy for several days and did not have a good look towards Sister Fu. It was Guo who appeased Shen Rui and gave Shen Rui a set of Qibao sailboats at the bottom of the box, which made Shen Rui
I didn't think about it any more.
That set of Qibao sailboats had been tricked by Zhang Laoan from Shen Rui long before Mr. Sun fell ill. Either the Zhang family took advantage of it, or Zhang Laoan secretly exchanged it for money.
Because "the pain of losing a mother" can fool Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren who don't care about Shen Rui, it can fool Shen Jin who is afraid of being separated from his legitimate brother and can't get close to his legitimate brother, and it can really fool Mr. Sun.
Guo, who has a good relationship and watched Shen Rui grow up with his own eyes?
It was early in the morning, the cool breeze was blowing, and Shen Rui broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing that Shen Rui didn't speak, everyone was astonished. Wu Yan just thought that he had said something wrong, covered his mouth, and looked at Shen Rui carefully.
Shen Rui sighed in his heart. After all these years, no matter whether Mr. Guo suspected it or not, the care he gave him all these years was not fake. Besides, this shell was indeed that of little Shen Rui. If Mr. Guo really endured it,
He kept asking questions, and he couldn't tell the truth. At worst, he would use the rhetoric of "Zhuang Zhou Mengdie", and whether he believed it or not was beyond his control.
At this moment, the carriage had arrived at the prefect's Yamen.
Because Wu Yan was leading the way, the concierge knew that the imperial guest was here. Instead of acting awkwardly, he invited Shen Rui in very attentively. However, he could clearly see that Shen Rui was dressed up and looked a little weird.
Shen Rui lowered his head and looked at himself. Although he was not a heavy filial piety, he was still filial. He gave the porter a piece of silver cake to express his gratitude and asked Wu Yan to invite Wang Shouren while he waited outside.
Wang Shouren had changed into plain clothes and was talking to Zhang Yong when he heard Wu Yan say that Shen Rui had come to pick him up in person and was now waiting outside. He was very surprised.
Zhang Yong is a human sperm, so he immediately thought of the reason and said with a smile: "But Wu Yan told brother Shen what happened last night, so he probably scared him, and he is worried about you as a teacher." The last sentence was addressed to Wang Shouren.
Wu Yan stuck out his tongue and said: "So it's because of this. No wonder the senior brother looked wrong and insisted on coming to pick up the master in person. When he arrived at the Yamen, he found that he had not changed his clothes. He couldn't come in, so he had to wait outside."
Teacher and student, father and son, have one of the closest relationships. However, Shen Rui has always been young and mature, and can express his emotions and anger, but the teacher and student have always been much more polite.
Knowing that Shen Rui was worried about him, Wang Shouren obeyed in his heart, but he still said: "After all, I am young, I can't calm down, and I still need experience."
Zhang Yong saw that although Wang Shouren was speaking harshly, the corners of his mouth were raised, and he couldn't hide the look of relief. He actually felt a bit envious. He wondered if he would accept a few disciples when he returned to the capital. In the future, his disciples and grandchildren would also have people who would respect him and care about him. Such longing.
, the gloom of King Ning’s rebellion has also dissipated a bit...