Costume Mountains and Rivers

Mo Qinghe thought of the resolute old lady, shivered violently, her hands slowed down, like a girl getting on a sedan chair, looking left and right in front of the mirror, and slowly trimmed her sideburns again and again, until she was scolded by Shen Peinan After a pause, he dejectedly followed him out the door.

In the living room of the white western-style building in Shen's mansion, all the family members have arrived, the old lady sat on the sofa with a sullen face, her eyes were black and blue, Xu Minjuan was still wearing the checked cheongsam from last night, she turned around and lay on the back of the sofa, weeping softly, Beside her, a 25-year-old man in a suit was holding a narrow-brimmed top hat, leaning over to comfort her in a low voice. For some reason, his tone was gentle, but there was a sneer of impatience on his face.

This young man is Xu Yicun, the eldest son of the Xu family. Xu Minjuan had an elder brother with the same father and the same mother. After returning from Germany three years ago, he has been at home. In the past few years, he has made many friends in the party.

Seeing his old lady approaching, Shen Peinan stopped moving forward, nodded slightly to him, and stood aside to wait.

Xu Minjuan was crying to the point where she raised her head and glanced at Shen Peinan, and said to Mrs. Shen with red eyes: "Auntie, tell me something, my mother didn't agree with this marriage at the beginning. It was my father who persuaded me that Mr. Shen was young and loving. Playing, it doesn't matter, my mother reluctantly agreed. My father has worked hard for the two families, who would have thought that his daughter would suffer such humiliation today!"

Hearing what she said, Xu Yicun immediately interrupted her: "Stop saying a few words. From midnight to now, the old lady has not had a rest all night, isn't it enough?" After speaking, he bowed to Mrs. Shen and apologized. Said: "Sister She has always had a childish temper and speaks out loud, don't worry about it, Auntie."

He still had an impatient smile on his face when he spoke, but upon closer inspection, he didn't really express disdain, but his mouth was long and crooked, and the left corner of his mouth was raised upwards, so it always seemed to be a sneer, and it was this that made him disfigured Otherwise, he should be like his sister, a young man with extraordinary bearing.

Mrs. Shen looked at him lovingly, and said: "You know the rules, no wonder you have liked me since you were a child, but it doesn't matter what you say about this matter, I want to hear your father's attitude."

The young man was still respectful, and said with a smile: "My father understands very well. When he said that he made a joke at the time, he didn't ask for the opinions of the two parties. Marriage is not expected. It's just that Mr. Shen said it in front of many friends and colleagues yesterday. My father heard that It was a bit embarrassing afterwards.”

Mrs. Shen nodded when she heard the words, and sighed: "We did this wrong. The old lady will apologize to girl Minjuan. The girl will stop crying. The third child in my family is hot-tempered, and he is not good enough. He is not worthy of you."

After finishing speaking, he tapped on the wooden armrest of the sofa with two fingers, thought for a while, and said, "Well, I've made a note. The boss of the family has friends in the political and financial circles. I'll let him pay attention. When it's ready, I'll Personally match the girl. There is also the issue of Yi Village errands, which was entrusted to the third child last night, so you can rest assured."

Xu Yicun hurriedly thanked her, but Xu Minjuan sobbed loudly, and turned her head: "Although the Xu family is not as good as the Shen family, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas are considered to have some roots. Ms. Xu's family, can't you get married? Now even if Mr. Shen comes to apologize in person, I won't turn around anymore, I can't afford to lose this person!" The more she spoke, her voice became higher, then she stood up suddenly, picked up a bag that was as bright as a silver snake, and rushed out sobbing.

Everyone didn't expect her to have a sudden attack. They looked at each other and hesitated which representative to send out for peace talks. Xu Yicun turned around and pressed down with his hand. Putting on his top hat, he was about to chase outside. Turning back, he first bowed to say hello to Mrs. Shen, walked to Shen Peinan's side, exchanged a few words of greeting with him, and exchanged a warm hug.Finally, she shifted her gaze to Mo Qinghe, looked him up and down, and reached out to shake his hand.

Knowing that he had offended his sister, Mo Qinghe felt a little nervous, but Xu Yicun was very magnanimous, shaking hands while smiling, looking at him over the brim of his top hat, with a modest smile on his face, but no warmth in his dark eyes , like two black stones soaked in cold water.The moment he let go of his hand, Xu Yicun's smile stopped abruptly. He raised his head, took a deep look at Mo Qinghe, turned around and strode out the door.

Seeing that Shen Peinan was still standing still, Shen Lisong pushed his shoulders and said anxiously: "What are you doing standing there like a tree stump? Those are your wife and brother-in-law, chase them!"

Shen Peinan's expression turned ugly, she pushed his hand away, sat down on the sofa, raised her legs and said, "I'm going to go with you, this lady has a terrible temper, I won't serve you."

Shen Lisong persuaded: "Do you think she is in charge of you? Nowadays, women claim to be educated in Western style, and they all flaunt their free personality, but don't they all have to listen to you when they enter the door..."

When there was a clatter, everyone turned their heads to look, only to see the elder sister-in-law Manni smiling, stretching out ten pointed fingers painted with Kodan, as if to show her innocence, but the teacup on the table was knocked over, and the tea was poured all over the table.

The old lady hurried forward to tidy up, Shen Pei paced up to Mrs. Shen, poured a cup of tea himself, held it in her hand, and said: "Mom, my attitude was made very clear last night, it's wartime, don't Say I don't have the energy to take care of my family, even if I really want to marry, you know my temper, can I let my wife be a man? She only pretended to be generous for a day, but she showed her true self, and if she lives under the same roof in the future, I'm afraid there will be more fights!"

Shen Lisong wanted to intervene, Shen Peinan pointed towards the gate, and said to Shen Lisong: "You are confused! Mom doesn't ask about politics, don't you even understand? My son, I don’t know what Germany has learned. Playing mahjong and pushing Pai Gow is more active than anyone else, and I heard that the Japanese run faster than rabbits! He came to lobby me several times to support East Asian co-prosperity, but I ignored him. People get involved, let others think of us!"

Seeing that he was not enlightened, Shen Lisong cursed him and was about to go out to chase after him, but Mrs. Shen suddenly spoke up and said loudly, "Stop!"

She stood up holding on to her crutches, and said sharply: "That girl is so ignorant. She was quite cute when she was young, but the bigger she gets, the more shameless she becomes. She is not afraid that she will not be able to marry. My son is so talented, is he afraid that he will not be able to marry a wife? It's her turn." Show me face!" After speaking, he looked at Shen Peinan suspiciously: "Do you think your Uncle Xu wants to advocate surrender?"

Shen Peinan pushed Mrs. Shen on the sofa, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her, and said patiently: "This year, the situation has become very serious. It can be said that it is like every month. I heard that Uncle Xu's faction has been surrounding Dean Wang every day. Zhao Ming Although there is no intention to waver for the time being, and there is no guarantee in the future, our family should treat guests less and avoid the limelight."

Mrs. Shen knocked the teacup on the table, her face was cloudy, she pondered for a while, and said: "Don't contact with their family in the future, your father, I will send a telegram to explain."

As she spoke, she stood up, covered her mouth and yawned, Shen Piaoping hurried to help, Shen Peinan and Mo Qinghe both seemed to be pardoned, when the old lady turned around, they exchanged winks, but Mrs Shen seemed to have eyes behind her back , suddenly turned around, raised the crutches and pulled it towards Shen Peinan's thighs, knocked several times, and said angrily: "Your temper is exactly the same as when I was young, and whoever follows you in the future will be really unlucky!"

Mo Qinghe nodded inwardly, but did not stop the smile on his face. Mrs. Shen glanced at him sternly, and said to Shen Peinan: "Aren't you going to fork this opera, are you waiting for him to come in and give birth to my grandson and divide the family property?" ? You look at him like a villain, you tell him that as long as the old woman is still alive, he will give me this heart!"

After speaking, he raised his crutch again, and while talking about the misfortune of the family, he pulled a few crutches at Shen Lisong and Shen Shuzhu, threw them on the ground, and strode out with swift strides, even Shen Piaoping couldn't catch up.

After the old lady left, Shen Lisong picked up the carved red sandalwood shadow wood crutch from the carpet, looked carefully, and said to himself: "This old antique hurts people when it hurts, where did Mom find it?" Then he shook his head, Putting the crutches on the side of the sofa, putting one hand on Shen Peinan's shoulders and the other around Shen Shuzhu, he said with a smile: "Let's go, go out for a stroll, these two days I only eat and drink, I'm sick from boredom."

Walking to the door, I suddenly remembered that Manny was still in the room, and looked back at her with a smile: "Are you coming?"

Manny pulled the face net down, and a spider studded with broken diamonds hung its neck sideways to swing. She put on a pair of thin woolen gloves, snorted contemptuously from her nose, pushed Shen Lisong aside, and clicked all the way. Click away first.

It was said that they wanted to go out for a stroll. Among the three brothers, except Shen Shuzhu who was free, the other two were very busy. The three cars drove in different directions after leaving the door. Shen Lisong went to contact a cotton yarn business, and Shen Peinan took Mo Qing He, went around the city for military pay, and when they got together after work, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.That night, sisters Shui Yufang and Shui Yuling sang "Jade House Spring" in Lingfang Pavilion. Shen Lisong promised to support the show, bought thirty tickets for a good location, and booked a private room. He invited his family to listen to the show all night, and It was getting dark before going home.

The next day was a fine day with high clouds and light weather. After several days, the autumn tiger finally had a cool momentum. Shen Lisong sent a car to pick up the two Kunlings early in the morning, announcing that he would organize everyone to have a serious day of fun.

After a whole morning of shopping, Mo Qinghe realized that he was talking about playing, and it was a sweeping big consumption. First, he went to a foreign company to buy a lot of parasols, perfumes and other items. The two Kunlings each gave a foreign watch and bought a lot more When the fabrics come from Shanghai, the large and small cartons cannot be piled up.When they arrived at the Kun shoe store, everyone lost their patience. The team dispersed and drove east for a while, only Shen Shuzhu was leading the way in the car, and Mo Qinghe sat beside Shen Peinan, curiously looking out the car window all the way.

Passing by the exterior wall of a spacious garden-style house, Mo Qinghe turned her head and said with a smile, "Where are we going?"

He was wearing a hang spun dark flower gown, with a small golden birdcage and a small purse filled with lilac petals hanging under his side. Every movement of his body gave off a delicate fragrance.Slowly playing with the buttons of Shen Peinan's sleeves, like an obedient little nightingale.

It's a pity that Shen Peinan will no longer be deceived by the appearance he created, leaning on the back of the chair and closing his eyes to rest his mind, he said: "It is said that you are out shopping, and you have been shopping all morning, and you don't like any of them. It's really not as good as elder brother raising those two." Send, so, I am free in the afternoon, I can make a special trip to accompany you for a stroll, what do you want?"

After hearing this, Mo Qinghe lost interest and sighed in disappointment.

Shen Peinan opened his eyes a little, and squinted at him: "You little bastard is getting more and more arrogant, I'm willing to spend money for you, it's like flattering a horse's lap." He shook his hand deliberately, "Since ancient times, men Buying a lot of money to laugh is a very fulfilling thing, but it's boring if you want to deprive yourself of such happiness."