After all, Shen Juren listened to the words of the clan elder, and became a little wary of the He family. However, he did not think that the clan clan elder "acted as the host" today was because he was considerate of the fourth family and helped "nip problems in the bud." But he has his own selfish motives.
The eldest son of the He family may be promoted to the rank of Minister of the Sixth Division, while the eldest brother of the clan is appointed as a minister of the Sixth Division. In addition to the relationship between the two families by marriage, it is very likely that the two families will become superiors and subordinates. Rather than saying that the eldest clan of the clan is eliminating the relationship between the fourth room and the He family The grievances between the Shen family and the He family can be said to be eliminated.
When Shen Juren thought of this, he couldn't help but feel angry, but he felt that he was not short-sighted and could understand the general picture.
Shen Juren was not so resistant to the next proposal of the clan elder. According to the clan clan elder, marriage was the best way to resolve the grudges between the two families.
It would be too rash for the He family to just introduce a girl from the side branch's concubine. However, since He's first wife's concubine has no unmarried daughters of the same generation, the compromise is for the first wife to adopt the side branch's little lady. Don't mention the adopted daughter of the He family's first wife. She is to be Shen Juren's stepmother, even if it is his original wife. You must know that after such a marriage, Shen Juren will have an uncle from Jiuqing, and brothers Shen Jin and Shen Rui will also have a decent wife.
Shen Juren's heart was pounding.
It's not that he didn't want to remarry in the past two years, but he has never found a suitable candidate. He marries virtuous wives and concubines. He is not very picky about appearance. The main reason is that he has learned a lesson from the Zhang family and does not want to marry with a poor family again. .
One Zhang family made trouble and half of the family's wealth was lost; if another similar one came, the fourth family would be ruined. But if the family is wealthy and the daughter has a decent dowry, no matter what kind of marriage can't be found, why give Shen Juren one and a half Is the old man filling houses?
In Shen Juren's opinion, Shen Li's arrogance was because he was a high-ranking official and had an old father-in-law behind him; the eldest wife of the fifth house was the tallest person in the family, and she had a pair of good sons who had achieved great fame.
Sifang has been doing things with his tail between his legs these past few years, isn't it because there is no help?
The clan leader has said what needs to be said and raised some points that need to be mentioned, and he has stopped talking.
When He Nansheng came in again, he found that Shen Juren's attitude was different, and he couldn't help but admire the clan elder. He could see that Shen Juren had a somewhat clumsy personality and was not easy to change. If the clan clan elder hadn't made peace, the two of them would have really been at odds with each other. Speculation.
Shen Juren was very considerate, even though he had already agreed to the proposal of the clan leader, he refused to soften in front of He Nansheng. However, he did not dare to be as tough as before, for fear of really offending the He family and causing the He family to have another He was in a bad mood. His face was solemn at times and forced to smile at other times, making him look even more weird.
When the food and drinks were served, the three of them each had their own thoughts and were mostly silent. The atmosphere at the wine table was not intense.
The eldest son of the clan had something on his mind, thinking of his youngest son Shen Jue from the deceased Xiao He. When the first few children were born, he was still young. Although he was happy to have children, he did not attach much importance to them until he was in his forties. , now that I have my eldest grandchildren, I begin to feel sorry for my children.
Shen Jue was the eldest son of both him and his father-in-law, and the eldest son of the clan was more partial to him. He wanted his youngest son to adopt his second wife, not because he wanted to plot against his second wife, but out of pity for his son.
The He family cares about their eldest son and grandson in the capital, and is also kind to their second son and daughter-in-law who serve beside them, but they still treat Shen Jue coldly and indifferently. They are the same direct blood, but they are so close and distant, and Shen Jue looks older, even though he is filial and does not complain. If the biological mother doesn't speak up when she's wronged, what about her future daughter-in-law? What about her grandchildren and granddaughters in the future? Will they all be wronged too?
When the time comes, if you do something wrong, your flesh and blood will turn against each other. How can I not be worried?
It is the best way to adopt Shen Jue. There are no male heirs in the second and third families. Regardless of whether Shen Jue inherits the first family or the second child, he is the son who supports the family and will be valued by his parents. It is better than doing it in the clan house. A penniless young son is much better off.
But the patriarch said what he said, and what he said made sense. Even if the clan elder was full of calculations, he could only stop. Although he was old enough to know his destiny, he knew that his father's temper was the most uncompromising and could not be violated. Otherwise, my second brother will be a lesson to others.
Shen Juren still had a drooped face, sipping the wine one bite at a time, but feeling faintly excited in his heart.
There are no cousins in the fourth house, so he needs the help of a capable in-law. Originally, he planned to wait until Shen Jin passed the provincial examination next year to find a capable wife for Shen Jin, but he never thought of it himself.
After Mrs. Sun passed away that year, Shen Juren wanted to find a concubine or a daughter-in-law with a family name to fill the house. However, he asked a matchmaker to select several candidates. Either the daughter herself was insufficient, or her family background was really poor. .There were one or two people from good families, but they were not scholars, and the other person was not interested in him as a father, but for Shen Jin. Shen Juren was really angry to death.
No matter which house the He family's young lady is born from, as long as she is adopted as an adopted daughter by the He family's first wife, her natal family will be the He family's first wife, and those who move around with the Shen family's fourth wife will also be the He family's first wife. You must know that the clan house Although the eldest wife is the daughter of the first wife of the He family, she is not the eldest daughter of the first wife, but the eldest daughter of the second wife. Now that the family has been separated, she is considered a side branch of the clan. If this marriage is successful, then the eldest son of the He family will He is Shen Juren's brother-in-law. The relationship between the He family's eldest brother and the fourth brother of the Shen family is closer than that of the Shen family's eldest brother.
He Nansheng was also calculating the gains and losses. How much money could a decent dowry cost? One to twenty thousand taels in the end, but he could erase the past and legitimately become the maternal wife of brothers Shen Jin and Shen Rui. No matter whether these two brothers No matter where you go, you must be respectful and polite to the He family...
A few days passed by, the weather got colder, the charcoal fire in the school became more and more intense, and the atmosphere returned from deserted to lively.
Shen Rui did not move over to sit with Shen Jia. Now they both occupy the double table. Apart from the two of them, there is also Guo Sheng sitting alone because Shen did not come to class.
No one can survive without it. The classroom is tough and the classmates are smooth. Everyone's attention is attracted by the Christmas Dharma ceremony at Dabei Temple on the 17th. They meet in twos and threes to go to the temple fair to have fun.
During the break of class that day, Shen Jue came over triumphantly and whispered: "Brother Rui, come out with me, I have something good to show you."
Shen Rui rubbed his wrist and followed Shen Jue out of the classroom.
The air outside was damp and cold, which aroused people's alertness. Shen Rui tightened his cloak and said, "It's such a good thing, why should we avoid people?"
Shen Jue was not in a hurry to answer, and pulled Shen Rui to the shelter behind the east chamber. Fang took out a small red silk pouch the size of a walnut from his purse. When he opened the pouch, a length of red rope was revealed, with a red rope tied to it. A suet-fat jade Buddha the size of a pigeon egg.
Shen Rui had admired many jades in his previous life, and he could tell at a glance that this Jade Buddha was extraordinary. Not only was the jade material oily, but the carving was also extremely fine. The Buddha's face was kind and lifelike. He rubbed it with the pad of his thumb and asked, "Where is it?" Come here? It’s really a good thing. This is an old one. This kind of carving is very similar to the outline of the Wanfodong Grottoes. It can be dated to the late Northern Song Dynasty, which means it has a history of three or four hundred years."
Shen Jue was proud of his first achievement, but became confused as he listened: "What old man? Is it the Ten Thousand Buddhas Cave Grottoes? What are you talking about, brother Rui?"
Shen Rui was asked, is this Ten Thousand Buddha Cave Grottoes still unknown to others?
Shen Jue reacted on his own: "What Brother Rui means is that this is something from a hundred years ago, dear, can't it be used as a family heirloom?"
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "The things are good things, not even family heirlooms."
The ancients loved jade, and there were several Buddhist rituals in the past dynasties. Such Buddha-carved jade pendants should be very common. They are small pieces, not easily damaged, and can be easily passed down to the world.
Shen Jue glanced at Shen Rui and said: "Brother Shen just mentioned what kind of old man, what kind of carving, what kind of grottoes. Where did you hear about it? It looks impressive, but it can bluff people."
Shen Rui smiled and said, "I heard it mentioned twice by Brother Six Clansmen." After saying that, he reluctantly handed the Jade Buddha back.
Shen Jue pushed his hand and said, "What are you doing for me? This is specially for you. Let's see if it coincides with the temple fair on the 17th?"
November 17th is Amitabha’s Christmas. This mutton-fat jade Buddha is obviously a big-bellied Maitreya Buddha, but it’s not the same thing at all, okay? But that’s not the point. The point is that this jade Buddha is worth a lot of money. Although Shen Rui doesn’t know how to buy antiques nowadays. The market price is high, but this thing cannot be bought for a hundred or ten taels of silver.
"Brother Jue keeps it for himself, I don't like wearing it..." Although Shen Rui really likes it, he doesn't want to take advantage of it.
Shen Jue, a child, took the good things from home to show off. If he really accepted it, the elders of the clan would not want to go back, but they would not be happy either.
Shen Jue opened his collar and pulled out a piece of red rope. There was also a mutton-fat jade Buddha on the bottom, which looked similar to the one in Shen Rui's hand, but was slightly larger than the one in Shen Rui's hand. He smiled and said : "I have it here. The little one was specially brought to you. But there are all clan brothers in the school and Shen Huan is here, so I can only give it to you secretly."
"There are two pieces?" The surprise was Shen Rui.
Seeing that he was interested, Shen Jue took off the jade Buddha from his neck, handed it to him and said: "Compare it, except for the size, they look exactly the same. My grandfather also said it is extremely rare. This big one has been in the family for a long time." , that small one was given as a pawn from the pawn shop. But no matter how good it is, I can’t wear two pieces, so I’ll give you one piece. These jade Buddha statues don’t look like twins? You and I are only a few hours older. If Reincarnated in the same place, they are also twin brothers."
The two jade Buddhas are made of the same jade material, the carving work is exactly the same, and the Buddha statues have the same look. The two jade Buddhas come from the same jade material and are from the same jade carver. After hundreds of years of being dispersed, they are reunited. , no wonder even the seventy-year-old patriarch said it was rare.
"This thing is too expensive. I'm afraid it's the favorite of the patriarch. You can just wear it, but it's not appropriate for me to hold it." Shen Rui knew Shen Jue's temper, so he said bluntly.
Shen Jue laughed "haha" and said: "Brother Rui, just accept it with confidence, I am not a child who makes decisions randomly. I have already told my grandfather, and he agreed, so I gave it to you..."
Before Shen Jue finished speaking, he heard a burst of noise in front of him...