Even though Dong Shuang had a withdrawn personality and studied with books every day when he went to school, and didn't have many interactions with students from the "Xia Yun" school, he was still his classmate for more than half a year. This incident is said to have started because of Dong Shuang. But it was Dong Juren who mishandled the situation. Everyone could see it clearly. When Dong Juren changed seats just now, Dong Shuang had a look of shock on his face. Apparently he had not known about this before.
Many people wanted to ask for mercy, but they were worried about Shen Jue. After all, it was Shen Jue who questioned Dong Juren because Shen Rui changed seats.
Shen Jue was impatiently stared at by everyone and said, "Sir, if you want to expel Dong Shuang, what should you do with Shen and Shen Qin and I? Send it to the Yamen to make a plan, or report it to the clan's family law to deal with it?"
Although he didn't do anything, he was the one who quarreled with Shen in the first place, and Shen Qin still helped him with words, which made Shen angry. Therefore, apart from Dong Juren, who acted inappropriately, the most responsible person for this farce was the fault of the three of them. As for the incident, The fuse is Dong Shuang, but there really is nothing wrong with it.
Although Shen Jue didn't like Dong Shuang, he didn't want to ruin his future just because of this. Looking at his weakling appearance, what else could he do besides studying?
It's just that this Dong Juren is getting more and more confused. Is it possible that Dong Shuang is like a little rabbit, and everyone else has a cut sleeve? Is there any need to guard against this or that, and cause so much trouble? Such behavior is also an insult to the children of the Shen family. Shen Jue The reason why I asked impulsively just now was mainly for this reason.
Dong Juren did not answer Shen Jue's words. Instead, he glanced at Dong Shuang and sighed: "Go home and take care of yourself." After that, he turned and left.
Dong Shuang's body was stiff, his face was as white as snow, and he packed up his books in despair. With a shake of his arm, he knocked over the inkstone, and ink immediately flowed down the table.
Seeing this, Shen Rui quickly took out a few pieces of paper and spread them on to absorb ink.
Seeing Dong Shuang like this, Shen Zhu couldn't bear it. He also knew the situation of Dong Shuang's family. There was a widow at the top and a weak girl at the bottom. The family was poor and the whole family relied on Dong Shuang's identity. Although outside, there was a widow. There are also private schools that recruit students, but none can compare with the Shen Family School.
Just for Dong Shuang's sake, this "Xia Yun" class has caused so much trouble, and the impact is not good after all. Now that Dong Juren, the close uncle, has spoken out to expel him, what can others say? Shen Zhu sighed secretly, and asked several classmates to leave. .
The teacher from the "Spring Plowing" class also came over and ushered a group of primary school students back to the west wing.
The East Wing Academy suddenly fell silent. Even Shen Qin and Shen Bao, who had been beaten, looked unbearable.
Although Shen Rui had only been in class for a few days, it was clear that Dong Shuang was the one who really worked hard at studying in this class, even more diligently than Shen Quan. Seeing him like this, Shen Rui felt soft in his heart and whispered: "Even if Dong Shuang Go home, and don’t forget to promise to lend me my notes. I will also give these notes to Little Brother Dong in the future.”
Upon hearing this, Dong Shuang immediately raised his head and looked at Shen Rui, showing a bit of surprise.
Shen Rui said softly: "How you change the notes depends on your convenience. I have to come to the school every day. You can have someone come to pick it up, or you can go to my house."
Dong Shuang showed some gratitude on his face and whispered: "Thank you, Brother Shen..."
It was not the place to talk in front of everyone, so Shen Rui didn't say anything more.
Guo Sheng stepped forward and said: "Brother Dong, don't be sad. How about I ask my master to invite a teacher and you come to my house to study?"
Dong Shuang shook his head and said: "Brother Guo is kind and I appreciate it. It happens to be the end of the New Year, so I might as well go home."
"What should we do when the new year starts? Aren't you going to take the county examination?" Guo Sheng frowned.
Dong Shuang had calmed down, his expression of sadness faded, and he replied: "My family lives in Songjiang. Even if I end up in trouble, I will go back to my hometown."
"You're not taking the exam in Songjiang?" Guo Sheng was very surprised and asked: "Then where is your hometown? Is it far from Songjiang Prefecture? Listening to your accent, it sounds like the locals."
Dong Shuang hesitated for a moment and said, "I am originally from Jiashan County."
"Ah, it's Jiashan County. It's not far away. It's only six or seventy miles away from Songjiang Prefecture." Guo Sheng was happy at first, and then lamented and said, "Why do you still cross the province? Then when you go to the backyard to test, don't you also encounter it?" Not Little Brother Dong?"
Jiashan County is under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing Prefecture and is under the Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province. The academic examinations go to Hangzhou; Songjiang Prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili and the academic examinations go to Nanjing.
Hearing "Jiashan County", Shen Rui felt that it sounded familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered what Shen Jue told him about the origin of the second wife on the first day of the ethnography class. Didn't this brother Shen come from Jiashan County? Shen's feelings towards Dong Shuang Are they close because of old acquaintance? I remember that Dong Shuangguan called Shen "Brother Shen", and he called everyone else by their first names, or "Brother Shen" or "Brother Guo" without ranking.
While Shen Rui was distracted, Dong Shuang had already packed his things, stood up, carried his schoolbag and walked to stand behind the desk.
Huh?
Everyone is used to seeing the shy and withdrawn Dong Shuang, so seeing his calmness and calmness at the moment is something new to see.
Dong Shuang looked around and said with sincerity in his shyness: "I have caused a lot of troubles with you in the past few months. It is not my wish. I am here to apologize to you. The mountains are high and the rivers are long. I hope that you will complete your studies as soon as possible." , A journey of thousands of miles." After saying this, he made a long bow, got up again, and strode out of the house.
Guo Sheng stamped his feet and chased after him.
Shen Ruize hadn't decided yet how they were going to exchange notes, so he stood up and walked out. Seeing this, Shen Jue hesitated for a moment and called out: "Brother Rui, wait for me. I'll also go and see Dong Shuang off. After all, my classmate "One game"
There is no big grudge against a teenage boy. He used to dislike Dong Shuang, but now that he has been innocently implicated, his heart has changed.
When Shen Jue came forward, there were others following him. Shen Huan said: "I'll see him off too."
The blood stains on Shen Bao's face had been wiped off, revealing his chubby face. He whispered to Shen Qin: "Brother Qin, let's go and see him off too..."
Shen Qin was awkward for a while. Seeing more and more students following him out, Shen Qin stood up and muttered: "How big of a deal is this? What's the big deal?"
More than a dozen students from the "Xia Yun" class came out with a bang, and finally all of them followed.
Dong Shuang stood at the door, accompanied only by an eight or nine-year-old book boy.
Guo Sheng was still asking him where he would go to study in the future. Dong Shuang said: "I want to study at home for a while and then look for an academy to study after passing the county examination."
Thinking that he was also thinking about returning the notes to Shen Rui, he pointed to the boy next to him and said, "Brother Shen, this is my boy Qingsong. How about I ask him to come over and give notes to Brother Shen every Friday?"
Hearing Dong Shuang's words, Shen Rui was a little surprised. Even if Dong Shuang decided to study at home, learning can't be done by taking notes in a book. He thought that Dong Shuang would choose to meet with him to exchange what he learned.
However, Shen Rui didn't show it on his face and nodded: "It's just right. I'd like to trouble Mr. Dong."
Although he didn't know why Dong Shuang concealed the "exchange" of notes with him, since he said it, he must be in trouble, so Shen Rui followed his words and answered, and sure enough, Dong Shuang's eyes showed faint gratitude.
Maybe there was some friction between us when we were classmates before, but when we parted, everyone thought of Dong Shuang's kindness.
Although Dong Shuang did not take the initiative to get close to everyone, he never refused anyone who asked questions and explained them carefully. The reason why many people disliked him was more or less due to the petty jealousy among teenagers. Let him look good, have a gentle temperament, do good homework, and attract attention.
The atmosphere of reluctance to leave is getting thicker, but no matter how reluctant you are to leave, there will eventually be a separation.
Not far away, the bell rang for the end of class. At the break, he saw Meng Tong from the "Spring Plowing" class with his boys, and the book boy came to watch the fun. Dong Shuang knew it was time to leave.
Dong Shuang glanced at Shen Rui again, and when he saw him nodding, he felt much more at ease. He bowed and bowed, thanked all his classmates for seeing him off, then turned around and left with the book boy Qingsong...
Shenjiafang Back Street, a courtyard house.
The door to the east wing was closed, and Shen Yan stood at the door with a wry smile. Next to him, a beautiful middle-aged woman with a weak face supported a little girl and said with worry on her face: "Second brother, what is going on? But in the school Have you been bullied?"
This middle-aged beautiful woman is Shen Qing's widow, the mother of Shen Yan's two brothers, Bai Shi. She looks a bit colorful and looks like she is only about thirty years old. She really doesn't have a son as old as Shen Yan.
Because Shen immediately entered his room after returning home and never met Mr. Bai, Ms. Bai did not know that her son was injured.
Shen Yan naturally didn't know how to say it, so he said: "It was just a quarrel with Brother Qin from the seventh room. I scolded him a few words in front of others and he got angry. Mother, go back to the house quickly. My son wants to make amends with his younger brother."
We can't talk about Shen's beatings, let alone the beatings. Since Shen Qing's death, their family's situation has become worse and worse, but mother and son depend on each other for life, and their relationship is very deep. But Bai's personality is a bit naive, and she is very doting on Shen. , when encountering Shen's things, small things are also big things, and big things are even more difficult to deal with.
As the eldest son and eldest brother, Shen Yan knew that today's matter could only be reduced to a big deal and a trivial matter. If he really wanted to pursue it, his brother would be the first to make a move and use "inappropriate words". In the end, it would be his family who would be blamed.
Thinking that Shen had once mentioned "the direct descendant of the second wife" in public, Shen Yan felt a headache. The reason why he never showed his head was because there was something cryptic about it.
Originally, he thought that after he had gained the title of a civil servant and his younger brother had passed the government examination, he would take his younger brother to the capital and go to his eldest brother-in-law to plead for his grandfather and father to be included in the family tree. As for the adoption matter that the Bai family had mentioned, Shen Yan was I dare not even think about it.
Although the two families are from the same origin and are closely related by blood, there is also an insoluble grudge between them.
It would be good if the cousins and uncles could agree to allow the grandfather's lineage to return to the clan, but asking for anything else would be nonsense.
So what if only one of the three brothers inherits the clan? Although the law does not recognize the idea of concurrently having the father-in-law, the legal principle is nothing more than human feelings, and there are many people among the people. Even if Shen Luo does not have the third family, the uncle in Jingcheng hall and the third family If my uncle adopts another heir, he will not choose them.
My mother always felt that what happened back then was the fault of the elders and they were not at fault with their descendants; she also felt that the years had passed and all grudges should have been resolved long ago. But even after several generations, the sin was still a sin. Because of this long-standing grudge, the second wife moved to the capital. Even the clan members have become indifferent over the years, let alone their lineage?
Bai Shi breathed a sigh of relief and complained: "This kid, what can I do with a few words from my brother? I don't know which one will follow this strong kid?"
The royal family values the eldest son, and the people love the youngest son.
Although Mrs. Bai complained, she actually felt sorry for her youngest son, and whispered: "The eldest brother is the same. He knows his character and still teaches him in front of others. He is also fifteen in the next year. He is not a child, and he is in front of his classmates and has a good reputation. Of course I can’t hang on…”
Shen Yan said: "It was my son's fault. My son will apologize to his younger brother soon..."