The Pastoral Life of a Reborn Farmer

"You have a bad relationship with your family?" Xiao San asked indifferently, but when Shen Ling raised his head, he saw that there was a trace of unconcealable curiosity hidden in his expression, which meant that you and I were the same.

Mu Hongyuan also felt the same way, looking at Shen Ling with curiosity.

Shen Ling sighed, "It's nothing, it's just that I had a serious illness before and was separated by my family when I was about to die. Afterwards, I survived by myself, and my family members became indifferent, so I just walked around like ordinary relatives." .”

Xiao San nodded and didn't ask any more questions, but Mu Hongyuan became puzzled, "Why are you separated when you're dying? If you're dying, shouldn't you return to your roots?"

Shen Ling thought for a while, and said: "There is a rule in our hometown. Only those who have a family and a career are not considered dead after death, and they are eligible to enter the ancestral grave to receive incense, so my family married me Xiao Shitou and separated me. It's gone." Shen Ling didn't want to mention those past events, but just briefly talked about them.

Mu Hongyuan nodded. Although he was still puzzled, Shen Ling stopped talking as if he didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

The next day Mu Hongyuan went back to the Mu Mansion, saying that he was going to visit his family, but Shen Ling felt that he would not be able to come back, not to mention the Mu Mansion Terrace, but the old lady Mu and Mrs. Mu, they would not let Mu Hong come back. Far away from home, living outside.

When Xiao San saw Mu Hongyuan going out, he breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "It's finally quiet."

Shen Ling turned around and added, "He's coming back this afternoon!" He knew the situation of the Mu family and guessed whether Mu Hongyuan would come back, but Xiao San probably didn't know!The meaning of what he said was actually a little tentative. He wanted to know how powerful the third prince was in Huaizhou, how many things he could find out, and whether he could stand against Mu Futai.

If it is possible, then the third prince is really interesting. He can insert so many dark men in the prince's territory. If Huaizhou has such a big influence, does it mean that there are so many dark men in the other places of the prince? son?

Xiao San rolled his eyes at Shen Ling, "There are two women at home, so it's strange to come back." Xiao San stood up and entered the room, the room finally belonged to him alone, it's great.

Knowing that the two mistresses of the Mu family love Mu Hongyuan very much, this Anzi is definitely not just an ordinary little scribe!Shen Ling secretly thought.

It didn't take long for Shen San to bring Shen's mother to the door. He said yesterday that he would bring Shen's mother to visit here, and Shen Ling was already waiting for him!

"Mother, third brother." Shen Ling greeted the door with a smile. Although Xiao San had a high status, the window paper hadn't been pierced after all. If someone came from the family, he had to come out to meet him, so he accompanied Shen Ling to greet him.

"Aunt Shen, little brother Shen." Xiao San nodded slightly.

"Hello, Mr. Xiao." Shen San bowed slightly to Xiao San and looked around again, as if he was looking for someone, but he couldn't find him, so he looked away.

Shen's mother looked up and saw Shen Ling's courtyard, and said, "How much does it cost! In Huaizhou City, every inch of land is expensive, and you can buy so much land with your little money. How can you buy such a good courtyard? Renting one at the foot of the city wall is enough, why waste so much money?"

"It's okay, mother. Mr. Mu helped me find it. It's very cheap." Shen Ling didn't want the Shen family to know his wealth, so he simply pushed it to Mu Hongyuan.

"He's really nice to you. It's been a year, and you're getting closer."

"Yes! Mr. Mu is a nice person." Shen Ling nodded.

In the yard, Shen Ling had sent out two servants to help the wine shop for a day. They didn't have to come back today, but left two servants, a man and a woman, to serve Han Shi and take care of the kitchen. When Shen's mother saw Shen Ling Shen Ling quickly explained: "Han Shi gave birth, we were young and didn't understand anything, so we hired someone to take care of it."

Shen's mother was thoughtful, "You have really developed, and I don't know what you have done to make a living."

Shen Ling didn't answer, and took the two of them to the main room, and asked the servants to prepare the meal. Han Shi walked towards this side slowly holding Zhao Fu. The person Han Shi feared the most all these years was his natal sister-in-law Moreover, it is this mother-in-law. It can be said that most of the hardships he has suffered have been eaten by these two people. Even though it is different now, the fear in his bones is still hard to dissipate.

"I've seen... I've seen my mother." Han Shi saluted Shen's mother tremblingly, and looked like a quail, curled up in a ball with the child in his arms.

Shen Ling frowned, he knew that Han Shi was afraid of this cheap mother, but he didn't know how afraid he was to this extent.

"Well, what about the child, come here and have a look." Shen's mother raised her head and saw Han Shi's clothes. Although Han Shi had deliberately changed them, they were still good fabrics without any patches. Smooth, like satin.

Shen's mother lowered her head to look at herself, and then looked at the clothes on Shen San's body. There was not much money in the house, and the rest had to be reserved for Shen San's examination in Beijing. There are still several hundred taels of silver in the family, but they can't stand how to spend it, so the Shen family is not as good as before.

Shen's mother coughed twice, but she didn't accept the blessing handed over by Han Shi. Seeing that Shen's mother was distracted, she didn't know what she was thinking, and didn't continue to ask for blessings, so she withdrew her hand and stood aside.

"Shen Er! I think your life is getting better and better. Now you have a son. This is your blessing. You must live a good life in the future, you know?"

"Yes, mother." Shen Ling replied lightly.

"Well, my son has grown up and has his own small family, and he doesn't want to care about his parents anymore. He doesn't return for a year when he goes out, and he doesn't even send a letter back. Isn't this a way to dig his mother's heart? .” Mother Shen patted her chest.

Shen Ling didn't go up to stop him, but said indifferently: "It's just that there are too many things to do, and there is no one to send the letter for a while, so I haven't sent the letter all the time. Besides, isn't this coming back? I am planning to take it with me." Han Shi is going home to visit your old man!"

"Whether I look at me or not, I don't care as an old woman, and I don't expect anything from you. I just want to live in harmony with you brothers, help each other, and live a good life."

Shen Ling said: "Mom, you are right."

"By the way, Shen Er! When this exam is over, your brother is on the list, and then you will go to the Juren exam. You know, our family doesn't have much money, and now you are well-off. When the time comes, your brother's money , You can come up with something, after all, if your younger brother becomes an official, it will also be the honor of our family."

"Okay, when the third brother takes the exam, I'm willing to pay the third brother ten taels of silver." Shen Ling raised his head, and if it can be solved with money, it's not a big deal.

Shen San cupped his hands to Shen Ling, "Thank you, Second Brother."

Shen Ling felt that Shen San had changed a lot this year, and he thought that Shen San would treat him as an enemy when he saw him again, but in the end, Shen San acted as if nothing happened, and called Second Brother affectionately, which he had never heard before. Such an affectionate name, because of Mu Hongyuan?But Shen San should also hear that Mu Hongyuan himself couldn't pass the scholar exam, so naturally he couldn't help him either.

Anyway, he can give out small money, as long as it hangs around in front of him from time to time, which is annoying, he can accept it, as for the rest, he will not do anything.

The meals in the main room were just ordinary chicken, duck and fish. There were no delicacies, but for ordinary people, it was already a good meal for entertaining guests. Shen's mother really didn't care about it. , Shen's family is becoming more and more frugal now, and it has been a long time since they saw the meat. Seeing the food on the table, Shen's mother was too happy, she couldn't pick any thorns, and she started eating with a swipe of her mouth.

Xiao San originally wanted to move his chopsticks, but was put off by Shen's mother's eating, and finally just ate rice silently.

Han Shi held the rice and ate silently like a little quail. Shen Ling felt distressed and put a few chopsticks and vegetables into Han Shi's bowl from time to time. When Shen's mother saw that Han Shi was serving, Shen Ling put the meat and vegetables into Han Shi's bowl. Suddenly, I became a little dissatisfied, "Shen Er! Shouldn't the daughter-in-law eat on the stove? How can she serve it? And it's with my uncle, mother-in-law and guests."

Han Shi hasn't established rules for a long time, and he has almost forgotten the rules in Shen's house. Hearing this, he subconsciously stood up and was about to go to the kitchen. Go to the kitchen to eat! Ask the servants to cook some more porridge for you."

There are a lot of good things hidden in the kitchen. In Shen Ling's opinion, chicken, duck and fish are not good. Han Shi can eat more freely in the kitchen, and he doesn't care about Shen's mother.

Xiao San raised his eyes and looked at Shen Ling. Did he know that there were good things in the kitchen, and Shen Ling even bought some seafood at a high price for storage!He also wanted to go to the kitchen, at least he wouldn't have to eat rice here, but he had no reason to go!Xiao San glanced in the direction of the kitchen, and continued to sit here counting rice grains.

Shen's mother finally finished her meal, wiped her mouth and put down the bowls and chopsticks, and praised: "It's delicious. It's been a long time since I had such a good meal. I used to eat meat and vegetables often. Now, alas... Shen Er! Don't you Knowing what the family is like, your mother’s life is miserable! Your sister also got engaged last year, and a large sum of dowry is going out, and the money at the bottom of the box is not even a few taels. I feel distressed for my mother! Originally, I still expected I will ask you brothers to help me, but you also know that the boss is too lazy to cook, and you, the third brother, has not yet learned, so where is the money, it will be pointed at you in the end."

Shen Ling said: "Didn't you say that you have already made an appointment? I think you have received the betrothal gift, right? In this way, why not give all the betrothal gift to my younger sister as a dowry, and I will give some more things, plus 20 taels of silver, as a wedding gift for my younger sister, okay? "

The girl's family has always worked hard in this world. Although Shen Ling doesn't even have much impression of his cheap girl, he can still afford a few dozen taels of silver, but he doesn't want to be tricked by Shen's mother. If Shen's mother gets what she wants in everything, then she will lose her head.

Simply ask the Shen family to return the betrothal gift and make it a dowry for the cheap girl, then he will come out to advance a little more money, and the order must not be mistaken, so that the Shen family will lose the betrothal gift and not get his money, that's right.

Mother Shen choked for a moment, "Who would return the betrothal gift? The betrothal gift is for the mother's family. I support such a big girl, and I don't even get a penny for the betrothal gift?!"

Shen Ling frowned, "Mother, don't you feel sorry for my sister! I feel sorry for you! My daughter's family has a lot of dowry, so I will be confident in my in-law's house in the future, won't I?"

"Isn't that counting on you brothers! What kind of dowry is calculated." Mother Shen said dissatisfied.

Shen Ling smiled, "Mother, I thought you just didn't like me, but it looks like you don't like anyone except third brother."

Shen's mother suddenly became anxious, "What did you say, you were all born by me, who doesn't hurt me?!"

Shen Ling deliberately provoked the other party, and came here to pretend to be a close family. He didn't even think about hugging Zhaofu after eating, and bringing Zhaofu a meeting gift. He only wanted to come here to make money, so he walked away in anger. , what should I do next time I come to the door?