Chen Jue left in the carriage, and Shen Rui and Chen Quan walked home.
Chen Quan hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you need to let my mother go over and ask?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said, "Don't bother me, it's nothing. When I was a child, I was also picking up cars. Isn't it too old now? Isn't my third brother also used it as a car?"
Chen Quan shook his head and said, "How can it be the same? Whether you use it or not, or as you are ready to come out. Today is the first time you have come to school after you have been on the server. You always have to show off your identity as a legitimate son in the fourth house, and you also look respectful. I really don't know you Lao An was thinking, you are her grandson."
Shen Rui smiled indifferently. Because the Zhang family cheated and sold Sun's dowry, Juren Chen had already hated the Zhang family. Zhang Lao'an was repeatedly accused by the Zhang family, and finally coaxed him.
Even though Juren could not bear it anymore and drove the Zhang family out of the fourth room, Zhang Lao'an still placed them in a small house in the back of his street. Uncle Zhang's two granddaughters did not even go back with his family, but stayed. In front of Zhang Lao'an.
It is not difficult to guess the reason why Zhang Lao'an reconciled with the Zhang family. Now no one in the Shen clan knows that Zhang Lao'an is a confused person. Chen Juren, who has always been filial, no longer obeys the order. If the old lady turns her family to her family, she If you leave it aside, you can only be an idle old lady who is squatting in the back house for retirement and waiting for death. It is not easy to inquire about the news outside. The Zhang family is her hands and feet, and her eyes and ears.
No matter what the old lady does, as long as she doesn't provoke Shen Rui on her head. Chen Li had already told Shen Rui before returning to Beijing that when he passed the boy test, he would send him to the Nanjian to study. After the provincial examination, he could go. Even if Shen Rui’s marriage is in the capital, there is no need to worry about being manipulated by Zhang Lao'an and Chen Juren. Chen Li had already agreed with Chen Juren and would not let him make a decision earlier.
Thinking of the capital, Shen Rui couldn't help but think of Wang Shouren, and his eyes were gloomy.
Since saying goodbye in Kaifeng Prefecture the past year, Shen Rui has never seen Wang Shouren again, but the teachers and students have not been unfamiliar with it, and they often have letters to each other. The longevity that had been with Shen Rui for two and a half years was sent by Wang Shouren after returning to Yuyao. The longevity body contract that came here was also sent in the letter later.
After Wang Shouren finished his funeral of Zhu family, he stayed in Yuyao for several months. At the end of the year, he went to the capital and participated in the spring examination of the 12th year of Hongzhi.
Wang Shouren's second place in the imperial examination, and the palace examination paper was selected as the top ten, but he was not included in the first place by the emperor. In the end, he was named the last place by the examiner, which was the seventh place in the second place. This ranking is a distance from the top scorer, But he is considered high among Jinshi. Unexpectedly, in the Suchang exam, Wang Shouren was dismissed and lost the opportunity to enter the Hanlin area, nor did he have the opportunity to enter the cabinet in the future.
In every class of the common people's examination, the second-level Jinshi and some third-level Jinshi were qualified to take the exam. Wang Shouren took the exam as the seventh in the second-level Jinshi, but he was not selected. If there is nothing wrong with this, Shen Rui would not believe it. But who is it? Let Wang Shouren have a noble top scholar, the father of the imperial teacher. Even if those ministers are old, they still have sons-in-law and disciples waiting to take over. They will naturally suppress Wang Shouren if they can.
Wang Shouren's letter was not resentful. Instead, he was very attentive after entering the Six Divisions to observe politics. Even the letter to Shen Rui also mentioned words such as "talking on paper is a joke", and he felt deeply that he was not enough.
Shen Rui and Chen Quan were talking, and they arrived at the doorstep in a short while.
Shen Rui and Chen Quan said goodbye and brought Liu Cheng and Changshou into the house.
After entering the house, Shen Rui paused and said to Changshou: "Liu Cheng is still young and has only come out from the countryside again. I am afraid that he is not used to it at the house for a while, so please take care of him.
Although Liu Cheng and Changshou served by Shen Rui, they did not live in the same place as Shen Rui. Instead, they were placed in the southwest cross-yard where single male servants gathered, and between the northwest side courtyard where Shen Rui is now located. The yard is across the middle road.
Changshou said, "Don't worry, second brother, the villain will protect Liu Cheng and will not let anyone bully him." At this point, he hesitated and said, "The second brother is now following everyone outside, so he is afraid of it later. There is something not cheap.”
Shen Rui waved his hand and said, "No, we can't live here for long."
As for the things like conquering the servants of the four houses, Shen Rui was not interested. Now he has an industry under his name and a backer behind him. In his eyes, the fourth house of the Shen family is useless to be with the temporary inn. Even if there is no fourth house family around him, do things Perhaps there is something inconvenient, it is better to have other people's eyes and ears around you.
Changshou knew that although Shen Rui was young, he was an idea, so he stopped talking and sent Shen Rui to Fengyuan on the East Road with Liu Cheng.
There are two small courtyards on the front courtyard east road of the Shenzhai. The second gate is close to the back. It is Jinyuan where Chen Jin is located. In front, there is a courtyard wall facing the house, which is Shen Rui’s current residence.
The two yards in front and behind were originally for the unmarried guys or guests, so the yard was not big and there were not many houses. They were two small yards with the same layout, both of which were three north houses and east wings. There are three rooms and two rooms in the south. Because these two small courtyards were originally renovated as soon as they were built, the courtyard was a bit narrow and not as spacious as the inner house.
Hearing the movement outside, he picked up a maid from the north room. A maid from the seventeen or eighteen years old came out, with a blond face, a small body, and a little plump body. When he saw Shen Rui, he hurriedly greeted him.
Changshou and Liu Cheng immediately felt a little obedient and called out: "Sister Dongxi
Dong Xi smiled and said, "I have served my second brother for a day. You two have worked hard. Don't rush to leave. I just steamed osmanthus rice cakes. You can bring them a plate."
Dongxi is not someone else, but an old man Shen Rui knew. The little maid next to Guo’s family was sent to Shen Rui’s orders when Shen Rui finished his mourning period and when he returned to Shen’s house, Liu Ya and two others were sent to Shen Rui’s command. .However, Dongxi's old master was Guo, while Liu Ya's old master was Chen Li's couple. Before Chen Li's couple came to the capital, they entrusted Liu Ya to Guo, whom they made a special trip to stay for Shen Rui.
Dongxi is eighteen years old this year, but Guo's intention is also very obvious. He has no idea of preparing a room for his nephew. After two years, the little maid will be trained and Dongxi can be married and a steward. , Continue to serve Shen Rui, there are no old adults around Shen Rui. Also, Shen Rui's body bones have been sick and weak. Before he grows up, let Dong Xi take care of her.
Because Shen Rui had already requested, Chen Li sent someone to send money to Liu Ya's family so that her younger brother could have money to study. He didn't want to be detained by her stepmother and added a few acres of land to the family.
Although my son is a mother's heart, he is a country woman after all, and has a shallow knowledge. Even if he is willing to spend money to send his son to study, he doesn't believe that his son is really likely to make a name for himself. Instead, he feels that the land is stable. Because the field world is arguing with the rich households in the village, Liu Ya The stepmother felt confident to offend people when she spoke, and she was not beaten, and Liu Ya's father was sold out. The acres of land were also sold due to treatment. Liu Cheng also dropped out of the village school and returned home. The family was really poor .
Chen Li's couple was aware of Liu Ya's despicableness, and she had helped Shen Rui, and they planned to let her go, but when they heard about the situation in Liu Ya's family, they extinguished this idea. With Liu Ya's stepmother's knowledge, if Liu Ya was sold for the second time when she returned home. In order to increase the price of silver, she would probably go to a dirty place.
Liu Ya's stepmother made her family like this, and she didn't think about her own mistakes. Instead, she thought that the money sent by Liu Ya caused disaster, but she hated Liu Ya. When Liu Ya asked for leave to go home to visit her family, she started to beat her. When he started cursing, Liu Ya's lame man seemed to think so, and he didn't even stop him. It was Liu Cheng who came forward to save Liu Ya.
After Liu Ya's stepmother beat and scolded her stepdaughter, she turned over the package that Liu Ya brought back, and even kept the bag. She pulled off the earrings that Liu Ya brought and took off the bracelet. If it weren't for the Shen family's reputation Liu Ya had to go back to Shen's house, so she had to take off her clothes. The robbery was not enough, so she asked Liu Ya's monthly money harshly, asking her to send it home on a monthly basis to buy rice and grain.
Liu Ya was completely disappointed, but she couldn't bear to part with her younger brother. Before leaving, Liu Ya advised her younger brother to continue studying at the entrance of the village and not to worry about tuition. Liu Cheng mentioned to his sister the son of the old master in the school, and the exam was from his teenage years old to the fourth year of the fourth year. In his teens, Fang became a scholar and did nothing but study. Now he is taking care of his children and relies on the tutoring of his sixties father. A child as old as him in the village has already gone to the fields and he can go to school for a year , I am already very content with my knowledge of words.
Liu Cheng gave Liu Ya a cloth bag, which contained the bracelets and earrings she had stolen. He also told Liu Ya not to let people pay for their money anymore. Although the land in the back of the Liu family was gone, the ancestral property was still there. Liu's father also treated him almost the same. Even if he was lame, he did not delay the landing, and he could not eat. On the contrary, Liu Ya's place requires money to redeem or get married.
Liu Cheng completely abandoned school, but Liu Ya was obsessed with it. When she saw Shen Rui and heard Shen Rui ask about her younger brother, she mentioned this matter.
Shen Rui didn't expect that the Liu family would have such a change. After all, it was caused by his silence, and he felt a little uncomfortable. However, when Liu Ya mentioned her little brother, Shen Rui was quite interested. I really didn't expect that such a family, such a cowardly and incompetent father, and a ignorant stepmother, would have such kind children.
He also needed a book boy, so he took Liu Cheng and fulfilled his promise to Liu Ya. The Liu family had only this male, so he would not be sold as a slave. Shen Rui was determined to fulfill Liu Ya, thinking of letting her brother go in the future. When he went out to take the exam, he never thought about getting a slave. However, in order to prevent the troubles of his parents, when Shen Rui asked Changshou to come and accept the people, he asked Liu Cheng to sign a fifteen-year contract.
Liu Ya's parents were reluctant to part with their son, but they heard that they were following the juren's brother to be a scholar. They had a net worth of ten taels of silver, and they would have monthly money every month from now on, so they hurriedly agreed.
However, Liu Cheng was a little reluctant because he was worried about the few pigs he fed. Even after seeing his sister and the siblings reunited, he still muttered a few words. But I heard that he could follow his brother to school in the future. I also had the chance to try it, but I couldn't help but feel happy. Liu Ya knew that my younger brother had been bothering and was probably willing to study in his heart.
The four people around Shen Rui gathered together like this, and none of them had children from the four-bedroom family.
Now that Shen Rui has returned to the fourth room, although he has no eyeliner around him, his eyes are still dark.
Unexpectedly, Dongxi was able to get angry in the yard just one day after he came back. Shen Rui couldn't help but look at Dongxi with admiration. You should know that although there is a small stove in the yard, it is empty inside and nothing is left.
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Changshou said: "Thank you, Sister Dongxi."
Liu Cheng also said happily: "It's great, you don't have to worry about not having enough food in this way."
Shen Rui heard something was wrong and frowned at Changshou: "What's going on? Did you guys be bullied yesterday?"
The servants from the four rooms were assigned to the house to be covered by the house. The maids who had not been married were everywhere in the inner house, while the male servants and servants were concentrated in the front yard and cross the courtyard.
Changshou replied: "It's not that I'm bullied, but there are kids there, and I'm snatching food while eating. The villain and Xiao Liu just came, and they couldn't eat faster than others, so they ate a few fewer bites."
Shen Rui frowned and said, "No matter what, you can't be hungry. If they dare to bully you, don't hide it from me. Bullying you is slapping me in the face; if you just want to get stuck in the kitchen or the manager, don't carry it,
You act as you see the cheap." After saying that, you turned to Dong Xi and said, "Get a few strings of money and Changshou. After you finish it, you will say it." The latter sentence said about Changshou.
Dong Xi responded, turned around and entered the house, then took a few strings of money and handed it to Changshou.
Seeing that the yard was quiet, Shen Rui asked, "Where is Liu Ya?"
Dong Xi replied: "Old An told me to ask me to add someone to the yard and ask Liu Ya to come and take someone..." When he said this, his eyes showed a sad look, but he glanced at Liu Cheng next to him, but he didn't.
Say more.
Shen Rui knew it in his mind and asked Liuya to put osmanthus rice cakes to send Changshou and Liu Cheng out. Fang asked, "How long have you been there?"
Dong Xi replied, "It's probably two quarters of an hour. Why don't you go and have a look?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said, "Don't worry, you should not punish Liu Ya. Your body combination with Liu Ya is not here."
The body contracts of these two people are in Shen Rui's hands, but they are still under the banner of "giving to the elders". Yesterday, Shen Rui brought these people back, and Zhang Lao'an heard that it was given by his elders.
If there is a master, she is a little unhappy. She even said a few words on her mouth, and her face is full of disgust. However, when the Hao Madam beside her recognizes Liu Ya and says with her ears, she shows fear.
Three years ago, Liu Ya was just a maid who had just joined the Shen family for several months. How could she have the chance to know other privacy? She was the only one who was cold and hungry.
Three years ago, Mr. Zhang Lao'an beat Wang's mother and Liu Ya dozens of boards on the night when Shen Rui met his clan members and sold them to a passing boat. Shen Li chased him back.
Because Shen Rui was grateful to Liu Ya's help and Wang's kindness, he asked Shen Li to help take care of the two, thinking that these two people would be able to do so in the future. However, before Shen Li came to Beijing, Shen Li told the truth to Shen Rui.
Zhang Lao'an asked someone to sell Wang's mother and Liu Ya. The things they wanted to cover up were not only cold and hungry Shen Rui, but also something that was not easy to know.
It turned out that even though Shen Rui fainted and had injuries on his thighs after being hit by the board, it was not serious. After all, in the eyes of the servant who executed, he was the only legitimate son of the fourth house, and the heart of Lao An. Who would really get out of here?
The reason why he woke up after fainting for three days, and was diagnosed with cold air entering his body was not just because the charcoal fire in the room was insufficient for those few days, but because Zhang Lao'an instructed his mother Wang to open the night he was beaten
The window was lasting overnight, and the purpose was not to kill Shen Rui, but to make his condition worse.
Shen Rui was stunned for a while when he heard this. Only he himself understood that the consequences that night were definitely not that he left a root cause, but that he really lost his life and woke up. For this reason, Chen Li died long ago and made Shen Rui and Zhang Lao'an's heart "get along harmoniously" and planned for him, hoping that he could leave the fourth room as soon as possible.
No matter what happened to Wang's mother, she was the one who "helped the evil" in front of her. She was originally a crime of death that could not be forgiven for living, but when she got old, she was beaten up again, and Chen Li only expelled her.
Because of this, Shen Rui has gained a memory. He either looks at good people or is good people, or is always good people and will not do evil, and people's hearts are changeable.
Zhang Lao'an called Liu Ya alone, most of the time it was to make a cliché, and there should be no punishment. Now in this family, Zhang Lao'an is still Zhang Lao'an, but he has become an old mistress. "The head and the old mother" no longer have the majesty of three years ago
Just as Shen Rui was thinking, he heard a slightly messy footsteps coming from the door...