Who else can rely on the power? Not the old man from the third room in front of him. His grandson-in-law Dong Juren is in charge of clan studies. His great-grandson Shen Zhu claims to be the "leader" of the older students. Yuansun shows off his power in the Mengtong class. Today's clan studies, It seems to have become a three-bedroom private school.
Even though all the gentlemen present are grandchildren and the heads of each house, when the old man of the eighth house said this, he became dissatisfied with the old man of the third house.
The old man from the third room was so angry that he glared: "We are all from the Shen family, who is more noble than the other? You are a good child, and you are bedridden after being beaten. Is there no place for you to reason?"
The ancestors of the third family were concubines, and the people of these generations were engaged in business affairs. There are some contradictions about the direct descendants and concubines. Sometimes they value it, and sometimes they don't take it seriously.
Hearing what the old man from the third room said, the old man from the eighth room felt his heart sinking and frowned: "I'm bedridden? How did I get to that point because of the little kids pushing me? Brother Ji is making a fuss out of a molehill."
It's one thing to support Shen Qin and Shen Bao, but the old man is not a confused person who doesn't know right from wrong.
The old man from the third room snorted coldly: "Who is still trying to coax you with empty words? I've seen a doctor, and if my bones are broken, I'll be paralyzed on the bed for the rest of my life. These little monkeys haven't been weaned yet, and they're so cruel." If he doesn't teach him a lesson, won't he be lawless in the future? His widow will cry to death, saying that the clan cannot make decisions for them, so she will submit a complaint to the Yamen."
At the door of the east chamber, eight or nine young men came out and honestly greeted the elders and relatives of the clan.
Shen Rui took a look and saw that these people were all children of the Shen family. The children of relatives and friends with a foreign surname did not come out. It seemed that they were avoiding suspicion. Although this was a fight between school children, since the Shen family always showed up, it became an internal matter of the family, and people with a foreign surname were not allowed to show up.
The old man from the eighth room looked at Shen Qin who was standing next to Shen Bao. He weighed his small body, which was not much stronger than bean sprouts. He really didn't believe that he could beat people to the point of breaking their muscles and bones. I heard that the child was already fourteen, Shen Jean is only twelve years old.
Several scholars in the ear room also came out.
The yard suddenly became crowded, and the elder of the clan frowned and said: "Several old masters and masters still go to the public hall to talk. No matter whether it is right or wrong, they must first ask the children to tell the story clearly, and no one is wronged. I won’t indulge anyone.”
Treating this matter so seriously is not because I am worried about what a widowed woman of the Bai family might cause, but because of the words of the old man from the third room: "If you are not good, you will be paralyzed in bed for the rest of your life." No matter what he said wrongly, the young man A fight is a small matter, but a beating to serious injury is a big deal.
The three members of Shen's family were settled by the patriarch of the clan. He also had a good impression of Shen Yan. Even though he thought Shen was ignorant, he never thought of letting him die. My father always felt that the second brother's direct descendant and the Shao family were related. Blood feuds will not be passed on from here. But six or seventy years have passed since the grudges of that year. Several generations have passed. Who knows what Shen Cang and the three brothers think.
As the eldest son, he did not take seriously the determination of his second wife and third wife. The Shao family deserved his death, but the Shao family son is of Shen family blood. In this world, except for the son-in-law, the blood lineage can only be inherited from the father's blood, not the mother's blood. The Shaw family should have been part of the family long ago.
The nine houses of the Shen family are called one clan. In fact, the blood lines between the heads of each house are far apart, and most of them are outside the five families. According to the "five generations of migration" of the Xiaozong, each house should have been its own branch for a long time, but they still live in Songjiang, watching and helping each other. They still bear the name of a family, which is why each house of the Shen clan is autonomous, and the clan does not interfere in the affairs of each house except for matters of great right and wrong.
The two old masters nodded. The ninth master was just watching the fun and had no objection. The group went to the public hall at the front.
There are only nine chairs in the main hall of the public hall, which are where the nine houses discuss family affairs. Only the head of each house is eligible to enter and they will not be used easily.
The east and west wings of the public hall are both separate halls, which are not as formal as the central hall. There are many clan members and clan elders who came today, and what was discussed was just a fight between two naughty boys. It was not considered a big deal, so the group entered Dongsan Hall.
The eldest master of the clan invited some old ladies to sit down, and he would accompany him on the side. The gentlemen of the Shui generation were seated according to their elders and younger ones. Dong Juren was the son-in-law of the Shen family and a guest of the West, so he could only accompany the last one.
The elder of the clan house saw Shen Zhu coming with a few scholars at the door, waved his hand and said: "Go and study quickly, this is none of your business."
Shen Zhu bowed and said loudly: "Uncle Hai, if we discuss the fight between Shen and Shen Qin, my nephews can be considered witnesses."
The clan leader glanced at him: "Then go back first. If I want to question you later, someone will call you over. What's the point of being huddled together now?
Shen Zhu glanced at the "Xia Yun" clan brothers and nephews who lived together with Shen Jue and Shen Rui. There were more than ten clan brothers and clan nephews, and there were only four of them at his end. However, since the clan elder ordered him, he So I could only respond respectfully, and took a few classmates out of the banquet hall.
Although there were two old men and one old man present, it was already a family matter, so the eldest son of the clan spoke without hesitation, first asking the old man of the third room: "Old man, I don't know what Shen said? Why do you want to fight against your classmates?"
The clan elder had already carefully questioned Shen Jue about that farce. Of course he also knew that the reason for this inexplicable fight was Dong Juren's improper handling. As for the young people, they were all in their teenage years and were competitive. Even if they took action, they would not do it. It's not a big mistake.
But in front of everyone, the clan leader only acted unknown.
The old man from the third room raised his eyelids and looked at Shen Jue: "What else could there be? Someone was disrespectful to the teacher in class. Shen couldn't stand it and said nothing, but instead made everyone angry."
After hearing what he said, everyone looked at Dong Juren.
Dong Ju's face was hot and he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Ever since the fight happened that day, he had been ready to leave, but he was reluctant to hand over the dictionary. How could the old man of the third room do it for Shen Zhangmu? , I came here to make the decision for him. But the matter at that time could not bear to be discussed. The more clearly it was explained, the more it offended the Shen family members.
The eldest master of the clan glanced at Dong Juren lightly. Instead of asking him, he looked at Shen Qin and said, "Did you start the fight with Shen? Can you tell us what happened at that time?"
Shen Qin forced himself to be calm, but his eyes showed fear and uneasiness. Even Shen Bao next to him also looked anxious. It was not because he was afraid of the power of the clan elders or relatives, but because he was frightened by the possibility that Shen might be paralyzed.
"It was Shen who hit me first, and then I hit me back..." Shen Qin still had a male duck voice, but there was a deep sense of grievance in it: "I really wasn't the one who hit me first..."
Seeing that he couldn't explain clearly, the clan leader looked at Shen Bao again and said, "Tell me."
Shen Bao did not speak immediately, but looked at the eighth master, and saw him nodding calmly, and said: "Early that morning, Mr. Dong came in and said that Quan San brother would not come to school after suspending school due to family matters, and then He asked Brother Rui to change his seat, from next to Dong Shuang to the seat vacated by Brother Quan. Brother Rui agreed, and Brother Jue asked Mr. Dong why he wanted Brother Rui to move his seat. Brother Qin and I didn’t understand either. The Shen family learned why the descendants of the Shen family had to avoid everything. Mr. Dong did not answer and ordered Brother Rui to change seats. Brother Rui got up late, so the second brother got up and scolded him, saying that he was disobedient. Brother Jue couldn't stand it, so he asked Is the second brother a descendant of the Shen family? The second brother said... Brother Qin got angry and said..."
He is fair and fat, looks rich and honest, but his speech is very smart, and he can speak very vividly, and even the tone of several people is the same. The scene a few days ago seems to be reappearing in his narration.
Only Shen Rui, Shen Jue and other parties involved, I heard that the parties heard it. Shen Bao listened carefully to his story, but there were also omissions. For example, Shen Rui's later resistance attitude and Shen Qin's ridicule towards Shen were all ignored.
On the contrary, Shen's sentence of "the direct descendant of the second wife" was the first step to take action against Shen Qin, and every word was missed.
There was something wrong with Shen Jue's questioning of his teacher in court, and Shen Qin's tone of voice was not pleasant, but everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with it. "If there is injustice, there will be anger." Shen Jue was not unfair for himself, but to protect the clan. Brother; Shen Qin then echoed, and it was the same. On the contrary, Shen, who was obviously from the Shen family, turned his elbows outward.
As for the "direct descendant of the second wife" mentioned by Shen, it was just a naive and stupid view of a child, and everyone scorned it.
Everyone looked at Dong Juren with strange eyes. After all, it was revealed that the "culprit" was not someone else, but Dong Juren. Could it be that this clan changed their surname to "Dong"?
Dong Juren's face turned red and he did not defend himself. It wasn't that he couldn't explain that Shen Rui's previous seat was in a biased position and Shen Quan's empty seat was better, but the arrogance in his bones made him unwilling to discuss the matter again. say what.
The old man of the third house had a gloomy and ugly look on his face. Before he came, he only knew that the clan house and the grandson of the seventh house were disrespectful to Dong Juren. Shen was beaten because he spoke for Dong Juren. He did not know what happened before.
The clan elder was not busy making a conclusion, but looked at Shen Rui and Shen Rui and said, "Is that so?"
Seeing the two men nodding, he looked at the two wooden-born boys again: "Were you two present at that time? Is that true?"
The older Shen Rong nodded and said, "I learned the same thing from Uncle Bao. My grandson and his cousin were fighting at the time. My second uncle accidentally hit me and I had chest pain for two days."
The other person, named Shen Gui, squeezed his little face into a ball and said, "Uncle, is it true that my second uncle can't get out of bed? He was fine when he left that day, so why is it so serious? This is really worrying."
The two children of the Mu generation are cousins, both from the Sixth House. The elder of the Sixth House left early, and the head of the family is Shen Qi, who is from the Yu generation. She has a good relationship with all the heads of the house, and they are not obviously close to any one. Two brothers can serve as witnesses.
The clan leader glanced at Shen Gui twice, then looked at the old man from the third room and said, "Has the old man seen Shen with his own eyes?"
The old man from the third room frowned and said, "I sent Brother Hu to see it."
Shen Hu said from the side: "I went to see it myself, and also asked Dr. Wen from Ping'an Hall to see it. It is true that there is a fracture in the tail vertebrae, and he will need to stay in bed for several months to recuperate."
As things have developed now, the ones who are most at fault are not the young men who committed the crime, but his brother-in-law Dong Juren. Naturally, Shen Hu does not dare to exaggerate Shen's illness. The more things get worse, the more serious Dong Juren's faults are, so it is better to treat it as a big deal. It's small, it's a trivial matter.
Dr. Wen was one of the most famous doctors in Songjiang, so everyone had no objection to his diagnosis. Shen Hu only mentioned bed rest and did not mention "paralysis", so everyone knew that the old man from the third room had just exaggerated.
Shen Qin, who was originally frightened, became clear at this moment and whispered: "Uncle Hai, my nephew only fought with his second brother face to face twice, and did not fight behind him."
Shen Bao "reminded" from the side: "Brother Qin forgot? When the second brother came up to beat you, didn't you push it away? The second brother sat down and squatted...
The expressions of the clan members softened a lot. It was not a good thing for brothers I to "fight and injure each other". If Shen himself was accidentally injured, that would be another theory...