Bai's face was full of resentment, and Shen Yan sat aside with a dull expression. He kept it secret for two days and begged for three more days, but he still couldn't change Bai's decision and brought the matter to this point. Bai is a housewife, I only knew that my son had been beaten, so I asked for justice, but I didn't think about the consequences of this matter.
What is justice? Beat Shen Qin to the point of breaking her muscles and bones?
Who can fight and who dares to fight?
Regarding this matter, he broke it up and crushed it into pieces in the past few days, and talked to Mr. Bai frequently. This was not a malicious fight, but a dispute caused by a quarrel between several teenagers. Shen was the one who started the attack. The injury was also caused by an accident and was not directly injured by someone. Even if it were to be sued in court, it would probably be an "accidental injury" and the bite could not be taken as a deliberate act of violence.
The Bai family refused to listen, and instead complained to her eldest son. She believed that he was also studying in the family at that time, and he allowed others to beat his younger brother. Not only did he not stand up for his younger brother, but he also asked his family to swallow their anger. He really did not play the role of an elder brother.
Taking advantage of Shen Yan's temporary absence, Bai went to find Dong Shen and begged the head of the third house.
Dong Shen is the wife of Dong Juren and the eldest granddaughter of the third-room old man. Shen Yan is the son-in-law candidate that Dong Shen values. The school children make trouble and hurt her husband's face. The wife of Juren is willing to give this face to her in-laws, and selfishly wants to do it for her. With her husband's support, she took the Bai family with her and went to the old man to beg her. Then there was the matter of the third-bedroom old man going to the clan to study.
After Shen Yan found out, he really wanted to cry without tears. He just wanted to offend others, but he was afraid that even Dong Juren would be dragged down. But with his identity here, even if he was a clan scholar, he had no room to speak and could only remain silent. Waiting for the results at home.
Just now, the third room sent someone to tell him that the old man made the decision for Shen Qin, scolded Shen Qin, and ordered the father and son of the seventh room to come and make amends.
Shen Yan was not surprised by such ambiguous results.
But is this result really good? Shen Yan's family has been back in Songjiang for nearly a year, and they know a lot about the conditions of Shen's houses.
The Shen family has a long history of scholarship, and although the children in each room are uneven, most of them are restrained and there are no domineering children.
Speaking of fame, in addition to the second house in the capital, the eight houses, several clan houses, three houses, and five houses in Songjiang are very famous. The fourth house was originally good, but since the death of the head of the house three years ago, the family has fallen into decline. The six-fang family has always been invisible, while the ninth-fang family has long been in decline. Even if a champion comes out, he is just a side branch, not close to the direct family, and has no intention of pulling the direct family. The seventh- and eighth-fang can only be said to be bad luck, and these two There are outstanding children in every generation of the two families. However, bad luck means that the elders who have gained fame died of illness before officially entering the officialdom or had an accident that cut off their career path. As a result, the two families have not been able to serve as officials for several generations, and they have experienced ups and downs. , life has been difficult. However, even so, no one dares to look down on these two families. First, the two families are united, and second, the children have many careers. If they can't keep them together, whichever one will make a living, don't bully young people into poverty; third, There is an old man from the eighth house here, and the seniority is here.
Judging from the normal behavior of Mr. Li from the seventh house, even if the old man from the third house had not come forward, as long as Shen's illness spread, there would not be indifference. But after the trouble caused by the old man from the third house, Mr. Li would come forward again. , it's like being coerced, how can you be happy? The two families have no grudges at all, but they have to become dissatisfied.
Mrs. Bai was filled with grief and anger. She was obviously very dissatisfied with the result. She stood up and said, "No, we can't let it go like this. Since the old man of the third house can't make the decision, he went to ask the chief master of the clan house. The master of the clan house will place our three daughters in this house." Here, you can’t just ignore it.”
Shen Yan was startled and hurriedly held Bai's arm: "Why don't you go there? My son is going to find the uncle of the clan."
Now that the third room has come forward, if he goes to ask for the clan house, not to mention whether the clan house will care, he will offend the third room. But Shen Yan knows that since Bai has this idea, there is nothing he can do to stop it. , I can only speak about myself.
Bai Shi glanced at her son suspiciously: "Brother, why don't you stop me anymore? Didn't eldest brother advise me to settle the matter?"
Shen Yan couldn't reason with the Bai family, so he could only "share the same hatred" and said: "I am the eldest son of my mother and the brother of my younger brother. If I don't stand out, who else can stand out? What identity does my mother have to worry about? It's the third room. Fortunately, there are Master’s wife is with me... When my son is older, my mother still gives instructions to her son in everything..."
When Mrs. Bai heard this, her face turned red and she said sarcastically: "I'm also confused. Why do you always advise me to endure it and refuse to step forward to make decisions for your little brother..."
Bai is about thirty years old, her charm is still there, and she is a widow, so it is not suitable to be exposed in public. Shen Yan didn't mention it just now, so he couldn't remember it. When Shen Yan mentioned it, Bai felt that what he had done was indeed inappropriate, so he sat back and said He looked at Shen Yan and said, "Then you go to the clan house. Although our family is a little poorer, we are also children of the Shen family, so we are being bullied in vain."
Shen Yan nodded repeatedly and said: "What mother said is exactly what I said. You must always seek justice with me."
Mrs. Bai complained, and then warned her eldest son that no matter how much he apologized to the people from the seventh room, he was not allowed to show mercy. Shen Yan agreed one by one, and then he comforted Mrs. Bai, walked out of the north room and entered the east chamber.
In the east wing room, Shen was lying on the bed, staring blankly at a book "Collected Commentary on Four Books". Seeing Shen Yan come in, Shen looked worried and said, "Mother, are you crying again?"
Shen Yan nodded and said, "I've already persuaded you."
He breathed a heavy sigh of relief and said with a sense of guilt: "Because of my affairs, I have delayed my eldest brother. Let me go back to study tomorrow."
Shen Yan's fists in his sleeves tightened, what should he do? This time, the matter was not settled well by the husband. Even if he was not the initiator, he was suspected of "adding fuel to the fire". The wife did not know the inside story before, but she would still defend her family. Complain about injustice; if you know that your teacher is involved, you might complain to yourself.
Shen originally had an active temper. After lying in bed for the past few days, he felt that his identity was getting rusty. He muttered: "Do I really have to lie down for three months? It would be better if I could go back to school early, but don't delay next year's county examination." …”
Shen Yan forced a smile and said: "As long as you read the lessons I give you every day and keep them in mind, you won't be delayed."
After leaving today's homework behind, Shen Yan left the east wing.
After leaving the gate of his courtyard, Shen Yan only felt physically and mentally exhausted. He leaned against the wall and did not go to the clan room. What he said just now was just to coax Mr. Bai. He was not a fool. How could he do such a stupid thing? Even if he went to the clan room, Fang, not today, wait until you meet the people of the seventh house, and then go and apologize to the clan master.
Although he was still worried about Dong Juren, he thought that when school was over in the clan school, Qifang and his son did not know when they would arrive, so he did not dare to leave easily. With Bai's resentment, if he met Qifang and his son face to face , it is impossible to say what unpleasant things will be said.
Shen Yan waited for half an hour before a carriage came over. Shen Qin and a middle-aged man got out of the carriage.
Although Shen Yan had never met Mr. Li, he saw that his appearance was similar to that of Shen Qin, so he went up to him and bowed to him: "My nephew, Shen Yan, has met Uncle Li."
Before Mr. Li came, he and his son asked about Shen Yan's brother. Shen Qin criticized Shen's stinky farts, but still spoke highly of Shen Yan. Seeing that Shen Yan looked dignified and behaved so politely, Mr. Li couldn't help but Feeling good in my heart.
"Brother Yan, please get up quickly and cause a big disaster. Uncle, I will bring this unscrupulous son to make amends," Master Li said.
Shen Yan said hurriedly: "My uncle's words are serious, and my nephew cannot take it seriously. It was just an accident caused by children playing, and Brother Qin did not mean it."
Seeing the sincere look on his face, Mr. Li was a little confused. Didn't it mean that they were begging in front of the old man of the third room? What does this mean?
Mr. Li's eyes became more thoughtful and he said, "No matter what, I'd better go and see my brother first."
Shen Yan made a long bow and said with a flushed face: "I don't mean to be disrespectful to my uncle. It's just a humble house. My mother is recovering from illness now... It's not convenient to entertain guests at home... Can Brother Qin go visit my brother-in-law and my uncle?" Are you going to go to the teahouse with your nephew to have tea?"
When Mr. Li heard this, he couldn't help but be startled. Although he felt that there was no reason why he should not be allowed in after reaching the door, but seeing Shen Yan's persistence, he nodded hesitantly and told Shen Qin: "In this case, Brother Qin will go on behalf of my father." Once."
When Shen Qin heard this, he was a little dumbfounded. Let him see Shen alone? What if Shen beats and scolds her? She came to her door.
However, Shen Yan was determined to resolve the dispute between the two young children. He asked Mr. Li to wait a moment, took Shen Qin into the courtyard, and sent Shen Qin to the east chamber.
Because he had a treat for tomorrow at noon, after returning home, Shen Rui sent Liu Cheng to find Changshou and asked him to take money to book a banquet at Bafanglou. Even if two classmates had packed up and would not go tomorrow, the rest plus him There are thirteen of them, including Shen Quan, so they need to book a larger private room.
Dongxi took out the silver, and Changshou took it with him.
I heard that Shen Rui hosted a banquet for his classmates, and Dong Xi and Liu Ya were both interested in it.
Dong Xi said: "Second brother, should I also invite Quan brother?"
Shen Rui nodded and said, "That's right. I haven't seen Brother Quan for a few days. I'll go and invite him in person after dinner."
Not wanting to wait until dinner was served, Shen Quan came to the door.
Looking at the steaming mutton and winter melon pot in front of Shen Rui, Shen Quan was not polite. He sat down and said: "It's cold weather and it's time to drink soup. Come and have a bowl with your brother."
Shen Rui ordered Liu Ya to add bowls and chopsticks, and served him mutton soup with his own hands. He looked at Shen Quan and said with a smile, "Third brother's body needs a lot of nourishment."
Shen Mei took two sips of the hot soup, rolled his eyes at Shen Rui, and said, "Brother is worried that you haven't even eaten dinner, so Rui is here to tease me."
"Worried about me?" Shen Rui said with a smile: "Third brother, have you heard about the clan studies?"
"What's in the family history? Isn't it just that the old man from the third house has gone away, and the old man from the eighth house has also shown up? What's going on with Brother Rui?" Shen Quan said disapprovingly.
"Then what else is going on?" Shen Rui was confused.
Shen Quan put down the soup bowl and looked around. He saw that there were only two people in the room, Dong Xi and Liu Ya. Fang lowered his voice and said, "Uncle Yuan is going to renew his marriage. The clan uncle has been a matchmaker and has decided on the adopted daughter of the eldest brother-in-law of the He family. It's just that the eldest aunt of the clan is a daughter of the He family, so it's not easy to go back to her parents' home to see her. Today, the eldest uncle of the clan came over with his uncle Tong Yuan and asked my mother to go to the He family to have a wedding tomorrow."
Although Shen Juren had long wanted to remarry, Shen Ruizhi never expected to get involved with the He family.
What did Shen Juren think? He Nansheng was a shrewd man. Why did the clan leader get involved in this matter?
Shen Rui couldn't help but frown, and Shen Quan glanced at him and said: "Don't worry, you are not a child now, and the property is assigned to your name. As long as the people who come in are not stupid people, I will only treat you politely."
Shen Rui was silent for a while and said, "What did the aunt say?"
Shen Quan sighed and said, "What can my mother say if the clan uncle comes forward? She was unwilling to do so at first, but what the clan clan uncle said is right. Someone has to come in anyway. Instead of coming in and messing around, it's better to congratulate the family." .The He family is also a decent family, and there are old things from three years ago. They can only treat you well when they come in. Otherwise, if they reveal what happened three years ago, they will be the ones who have no shame..."