[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

Hearing Lin Ruhai's last words, Brother Ai felt bitter, and he had to persuade me: "Sir, you once taught me that gold is the eye of the eye, and money is touching the heart. Dung, but this..." is too much, don't just stuff it like this when you see people, not everyone is as rich as me and can't be kinky.

For someone who doesn’t know the prices in central Beijing, Guang Ai, the land deed, house deed, and shop add up, and if you don’t have one million taels, you won’t be able to buy it—there’s no land deed less than 10 mu, and the house is the most important in the central and western parts of Beijing. The location, the shop is a good place on several main streets.

Not to mention purchasing, except for the house, which cannot generate interest, and other things are added together, and the annual collection of 5 taels of silver is due to the fact that the slaves who are watching are too greedy or the master is too inexperienced in management.

Is this still my husband who doesn't talk about profit?Brother Ai felt that he still underestimated the ancients.You can hide your clumsiness!In the past, eating and drinking in Lin's mansion were considered normal, and Lin Ruhai didn't allow Brother Ai to follow the way of merchants. Even though the flower houses in the Zhuangzi had a lot of promise, Lin Ruhai didn't ask any questions, and Brother Ai made troubles on his own.

But this person holds such a large amount of the most stable land lease in this era!

Does Jia Min know?

Brother Ai, who has read the original book, is at a loss.From Jia Lian's words in the original book, many people guessed that the Lin family's wealth reached Rongguo Mansion at 300 to 10 million, but now he has a million taels in his hand, plus what about the future in the next few years?And what about Lin Ruhai's gray income?As far as Brother Ai knows, Jia Min has also bought a lot of properties in Yangzhou. He doesn't know the exact amount, but it will never be less than [-] taels.Plus the antique calligraphy and paintings of the Lin family...

Just thinking about Lin Ruhai's gray income, another stack of papers was handed over in front of him.Brother Ai, who had already been shocked once, looked at the bank note beginning with the word "Swastika", without any surprise on his face.

He was scared silly!

Such a thick stack, even if the face value of the bottom is not as good as this one, it won't be much worse, right?

Lin Ruhai is probably quite satisfied with Brother Ai's "unsurprised by changes": "You save these after you return to Beijing. If something happens to me, you can only leave it to Brother Kuan. It's not that you don't love Yu'er. It depends on how you have behaved in the past few years. I won’t let Yu’er be wronged. But Brother Kuan, your teacher’s wife is softer at the bottom of her ears, it’s better to let him not be empty-handed.”

What is in front of you is your future son-in-law, not just your student, you are so obviously biased, is it really good?Brother Ai looked at Lin Ruhai suspiciously, but what he asked was: "Master entrusted all these things to me, does the teacher know?"

Regarding Brother Ai's question, Lin Ruhai shook his head very confidently: "These are kept by the successive heads of the Lin family, and they are not included in the accounts of the inner house."

Brother Ai remembered that in the original book, Wang Xifeng once said that because of Aunt Zhao's girl's monthly case, she said that her housekeeper's money was just taken over, and it came and went as it came.I didn’t understand it when I read the book, but when I came to Yangzhou, I understood most of it: most households are divided into internal accounts and external accounts, and the external accounts are managed by the male owner, which is the bulk of the income, and the wives and grandmas fight over it. The butler has the right to the internal account, which is the money allocated to the internal house for a year.

However, in the original book, the Zhuangzi shop outside the Rongguo Mansion seems to be under the management of Mrs. Wang. Brother Ai has to think that either Jia Zheng is too unconventional and has to be managed by Mrs. Wang, or Jia Mu used the foreign account to guard against Jia She. Mrs. Wang was right, so I handed it over to her.

It's all the family affairs of the Rongguo Mansion, Brother Ai didn't have time to worry about it for them, so he just said solemnly to Lin Ruhai: "Don't worry, sir, these things and the income from the past years will be handed over to Brother Kuan for a lot of money." Li." Thinking about the injustice, he added: "In the future, even if I earn a penny, I will hand it over to Yu'er."

Lin Ruhai wanted to pick up the ruler a few times, but forced himself to put his hands behind his back: "If you only make a penny, would you let Yu'er drink the northwest wind with you?"

Brother Ai twitched his lips inwardly, but on the surface he had to say respectfully that he would work hard in the future, so that Daiyu would be as windy as he was raining.Lin Ruhai didn't bother with him, and told him about the people who stayed to look after the house in the middle of the capital, telling him: "I can edit books, let these people take orders from you. Only you have to pay attention to yourself, don't act too much. Pass it." As a student and son-in-law, he looks gentle, but he has too many ideas in his bones.

Brother Ai is still willing to take over the manpower of the Lin family in Beijing—he returned to Beijing, and like Shen Xueshi and Shen Shangshu, he was locked up to study and study, and even the court affairs would not be like Shen Ren and Lin Ruhai told him to listen to him, but he had to ask someone to inquire.

But he really didn't dare to trust the servants assigned to him by the Shen family: his own servant and the two big servants were subdued, but he left one to help him contact the Lin and Shen residences.Besides, his people have been away from Beijing for a long time, and it takes some effort to perform well in the scholar's residence when they return to Beijing, let alone in Beijing.At that time, Shen Xueshi and Shen Shangshu will be indispensable and reward others. How can they dare to use it without observing it?

The people Lin Ruhai stayed in Beijing were different. They were all experienced by generations of people in Beijing. Each family knew the situation and had their own way of knowing the news. It would be great if they could use it for themselves.

Brother Ai thought of another thing: "Sir, the mansion in Beijing has retained people. Don't they ask for some news for you?"

Lin Ruhai just sighed: "Why are you so confused, haven't you heard the saying that people leave tea to cool?"

Brother Ai thought about it, so he stopped stabbing Lin Ruhai in the heart. The master and the apprentice made an appointment that someone from the Lin family would deliver letters every five days, so they shouldn't feel bad about money.

After talking about money, Brother Ai suddenly remembered Jia Yucun who was supposed to be Mr. Daiyu in the original book. Even though he should have been in the Lin Mansion but didn't show up at this time, Brother Ai still didn't dare to take it lightly: "After I leave, Mr. I am also lonely in the study, Brother Kuan still has a few years to enlightenment, why don't you teach Yu'er more." Is your own knowledge better than that of Jia Yucun?

Lin Ruhai didn't know that Brother Ai was protecting against someone who hadn't appeared yet, but he only thought that he really cared about himself and was afraid of being lonely, so his face was a little moved, and he asked with a smile: "What I teach is what men should learn, Yu'er is a daughter's family, if she learns it, isn't it afraid that she will change her temperament?"

Brother Ai shook his head indifferently: "Who said that women can only stay in the inner house, it is always a good thing to broaden their horizons."

Am I Daiyu's stepfather?Is it because you are afraid that the elders of your family will criticize Daiyu in the future, why are you refuting so solemnly?Lin Ruhai only felt that he should look at where the ruler was put again, and he persuaded himself that this kid would leave in a few days, so that's all.

There are too many things to worry about, brother Ai spent an extraordinarily long time in Lin Ruhai's study today.Lin Ruhai's mood fluctuated between being moved and looking for a ruler according to Brother Ai's words, and the last one couldn't help but blacken his face: "I'm afraid your father is still waiting for your reply, so go home quickly."

I don't know why Lin Ruhai suddenly changed his face again, Brother Ai repeated the words asking Lin Ruhai to pay more attention to his inner house and take care of Brother Kuan more, and then left the Lin mansion under Lin Ruhai's eyes that were about to spit fire. I couldn't even go back to the back house.

Seeing Lin Ruhai entering the inner house by himself, Jia Min was surprised: "Why didn't Brother Ai stay for dinner?"

Lin Ruhai thought it was funny to compete with a child, but was it a child?He babbled about everything, even more than a dozen years old: "He should also go back to the house and pack his things."

Jia Min listened and shook her head: "It's because he's going back to Beijing soon, I thought I had to tell Yu'er a few more words, and I didn't want to leave just like that."

Lin Ruhai had no choice but to say: "There are still a few days before we leave, and he will come." Thinking about it, I also feel strange, just now in the study, Brother Ai and Brother Kuan had ordered him to arrive, but he only said a few words about Daiyu What happened is very different from what he used to do.

Lin Ruhai here is surprised, Fang Shi in Shen's mansion is also curious when he sees Brother Ai returning home for dinner: "Why didn't you stay at your husband's house for dinner today?"

Brother Ai didn't say that he asked Lin Ruhai to rush back, but only sold it to Mrs. Fang: "I don't know when I will see grandma after I leave, so naturally I want to spend more time with grandma."

One sentence successfully made Fang's eyes blush. He wanted to say that he was reluctant to part with his son, and he was afraid that Brother Ai would use this to make him even more unwilling to return to Beijing.I had no choice but to tap Brother Ai: "When did you learn to be so sweet?"

Brother Xun was entering the house, and when he saw Fang Shi beckoning to his brother, he became anxious: "Grandma, don't hit brother."

Fang Shi Daqi: "He always bullies you, I vent my anger for you, but you protect him?"

"No, brother didn't bully Brother Xun by giving him sweets. Grandma didn't let him eat more sweets."

That’s because you don’t know that the first thing that doesn’t let you eat more is the one you protect.Mrs. Fang let out a long sigh. She didn't know that the eldest son had left and the second son would have trouble for a few days.Fortunately, the third son was still sleeping in the cradle, or else the eldest son would have to take him.

As long as my eldest son wants to make him feel good, he will never fail.Thinking about it this way, Fang is not afraid that brother Ai will be wronged if he goes to Beijing alone.

Brother Ai still has something waiting for Fang: "Grandma is lonely at home by herself, so she often brings Yu'er to the house to relieve boredom."

After a few years, Fang's naturally likes Daiyu, but she is someone else's daughter, and she always receives opinions from her own family, and the two houses still have a marriage contract, so it doesn't look like it to outsiders.

Hearing her concerns, Brother Ai didn't take it seriously at all: "I'm not in Yangzhou, and Yu'er has been to the house a few times, and she's doing my filial piety for me. Others will only think that Yu'er is polite and filial."

Brother Xun slapped himself early: "Sister Yu, come and play with me."

Fang felt that this reason was reasonable, so he nodded in agreement, and was quietly relieved that he didn't see the eldest son - the relationship between people who have been with each other since childhood is always deeper than that of half-way friends.Besides, when Daiyu came to Shen's house more often, Fangshi took half of the responsibility of teaching. In the future, anyone can say that Daiyu is not good, but Fangshi can't.

After talking with Fang's in this way, Brother Ai took the Lin family's wealth back to his yard.It's not that Mrs. Fang didn't see the things in his hand, it's really a rule that Brother Ai's going to and from the two mansions has long been a rule, and he often comes back from Lin's house with books wrapped.Fang only thought that Lin Ruhai was worried that he would drop the books he had given him for his homework on the way. How could he have imagined that he had nearly 200 million yuan in money from the Lin family?

How to bring these silver coins back to Beijing safely is another problem facing Brother Ai: they can't be put together with large luggage, and I'm afraid that they won't be stolen or lost in front of my eyes.And you can't put it too deliberately in front of your own eyes, lest someone who cares about it will become suspicious.

In the end, Brother Ai simply disassembled his set of "The Analects of Confucius", carefully clipped the pages of various deeds in it, and then put it at the bottom of a bookcase he carried with him, and placed it in his room when he boarded the boat. , always in the eyes but don't have to worry about the boys daring to forget the bookcase.

The important things were properly arranged, and the sailing schedule was set, so Brother Ai didn't stay at home, but went to the homes he knew well every day to say goodbye, and some people invited him, and some he invited people back, it was very lively. day.

When I went home one day, I found Daiyu sitting in Fang's main room. When she saw him coming in, she took a second look and turned away, and didn't take the initiative to greet him.Brother Ai, how could he not know that the little girl was a little angry because he didn't pay attention to Lin's residence?Smiling, he called Fang Shi Qian, and said to Daiyu, "Is Yu'er here to see brother off?"

Daiyu raised her chin lightly, without even looking at Brother Ai. Seeing Fang's smile, she felt a little embarrassed: "Grandma is busy these days, I'm here to help grandma."

Fang's family was even happier: "That's right, Yu'er came here to help because she was afraid that I would be tired, so what do you do?"

Brother Ai had no choice but to smile embarrassingly: "It's still Yu'er who has the heart, so she doesn't love me less than grandma."

"Oh, have I ever loved you?" Fang Shi looked at Brother Ai with a half-smile.

Daiyu was a little anxious seeing Fang Shi's appearance, not caring that she was still angry with Brother Ai, she smiled and said to Fang Shi: "Grandma naturally loves Brother Ai, who doesn't know that Grandma values ​​Brother Ai the most in her heart." After finishing speaking He also took a look at Brother Ai, and motioned him to say something nice to Fang Shi.

Fang suppressed a smile in his heart, but his face was still half-smile: "Yu'er, don't excuse him, I don't know what he's busy with all day long, and I can't see anyone, so it's useless to hurt him."

Daiyu didn't know that Mrs. Fang was teasing herself, so she thought about it and found a reason for Brother Ai: "Brother Ai is also a scholar, and there are quite a few people who have passed the exam. After a long absence, you have to bid farewell to be considered polite. Otherwise, people will say that Brother Ai wants to be filial to Grandma, but that Brother Ai doesn't understand etiquette. Wouldn't it be a waste of Grandma's usual teaching work?"

This little mouth is as sharp as fried beans, Fang's love is not enough.I thought to myself, well, I am a villain in vain.Fang Shi just looked at Brother Ai just like that, do you know who I am working hard for?

No matter how much you don't give up, no matter how much you miss, the time to say goodbye still comes.Brother Ai did not pretend to be strong. He shed tears when he kowtowed to Fang, when he kowtowed to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, and when he was about to board the boat, he still shed tears when he saw off Shen Ren, Lin Ruhai, and Yang Yi. .

When I said goodbye to Daiyu, there was another scene: "Don't cry, no matter what scenery I saw along the way, I will always draw it and give it to you, as if you saw it yourself. If you cry again, brother Where can I go, and you don't want people to say that my brother is unfilial." Until Daiyu burst into tears.She was not allowed to be sent to the second gate, but only allowed to comfort Jia Min.

A circle of tears came down, and Yang Yi, who was seeing him off, also burst into tears. Shen Ren and Lin Ruhai didn't relax their brows. Seeing that the boat was far away, Brother Ai was still standing at the bow of the boat motionless, and all of them had pimples on their faces. The meaning of reluctance.

"Forget it, let's go back." Lin Ruhai sighed, and said to Shen Ren: "Brother Ai is a caring person, and he brings a lot of people, and he will send a letter back soon." Shen Ren smiled wryly, his expectations for the eldest son More, borrowing more strength, this move made him feel uncomfortable.

Yang Yi said goodbye to Lin Ruhai and Shen Ren, her eyes were still red, Lin Ruhai couldn't figure out how Yang Sen had such an upright son, obviously his eldest son had been taught like a little fox.

Fortunately, it was this upright person who made friends with Brother Ai. Lin Ruhai said kindly to Yang Yi: "It's hard for you to come here today to send Brother Ai off." Now he himself is really not in the mood to be courteous, he just nodded to Yang Yi, then got into the car and went back to the house to comfort the still grieving Fang Shi and Brother Xun.

Brother Ai stopped his tears as soon as he got on the boat, and stood in front of the boat facing the shore without moving, just to let the two people not forget their hard work, and not to take what they said as nothing because they were too far apart. There was wind in my ears.

The boat was not in a hurry along the way, and every day it stopped at the pier for a rest, and the next day it was breakfast before sailing again.Anyway, for Brother Ai, life may not be easier after entering Beijing than on a boat.

When the journey is exhausted, almost one month is enough time for Brother Ai to go over the situation of the Shen family in Beijing and the things that Chaoli knows in detail, and figure out what he should do first and what to do next.In the end, it was really boring, and even the current situation of Rongguo Mansion was postponed according to the timeline of the original book - when he went to Beijing, Jia Min still asked him to bring some things to Jiamu, and he had to visit that mansion once.

But don't worry, Brother Ai thinks that he should find out what the Rongguo Mansion has done in recent years before going there.Soon, I met someone who could inquire: just after getting off the boat in Tongzhou, there was a young man waving at him vigorously: "Shen Yue!"

The young man is two or three fingers taller than Brother Ai, and has the same long face as Brother Ai's after a stroke, his eyes are bigger than Brother Ai's, but he is just as upright and energetic, his nose is not as high as Brother Ai's, but he is also Very straight, the mouth is a bit bigger than Ai Geer's, and the lips are a little thicker, which makes Ai Geer feel unscientific: he is not the most talkative, and his lips have not been worn thin.

"Brother Chao." Brother Ai bowed to that person from a distance. Everyone has grown up, and they can no longer bring out their nicknames outside like when they were young. People call him Shen Yue, so he can no longer Called Brother Yong.

Shen Chao looked at Brother Ai and just smiled: "You haven't grown up much, is it because Uncle didn't give you food?"

Brother Ai didn't have any temper when he met him: "Brother Chao, I'm two years younger than you." Now I'm only a little shorter than you, if I don't grow up, I should be half shorter than you, okay?

Shen Chao has already hugged his cousin intimately: "Why didn't you bring your little wife back?"

This person, even though he looks like a teenager, is still as unreliable as when he was a child: "He has both parents, and he is not married. How could he go back to Beijing with me?"

"You can't say that. As for your little daughter-in-law's grandparent's brother who was born with jade, he still hangs out with girls every day. If your little daughter-in-law comes to Beijing to go to their house, don't you worry? "

Brother Ai's heart moved: "Well, what is she doing in Beijing?"

Shen Chao, that is Brother Yong's expression was not quite right, and he said bluntly: "It's windy at the pier, and the grandparents at home are waiting for you. Let's go back to the house quickly and what are we doing with other people's idle accounts."

Everyone changed the subject, and brother Ai couldn't help asking people to find out, so the two got into the carriage together.The things should be watched by the servants, and Brother Ai only asked Lai Fuhaosheng to watch and take all the things in his room back to the mansion first, and then slowly transport the rest back.

The side door of the mansion opened early, and the housekeepers and stewards were all waiting here. There was also a boy who looked about the same age as Brother Xun standing at the head. He saw Brother Ai getting off the car, da da da He ran over quickly and raised his hands high: "Brother."

Shen Chao ignored the child's raised hands, and let him maintain the original state as if surrendering, then turned his head and said to Brother Ai, "This is my brother." There was inexplicable pride in his tone.

Brother Ai squatted down early and asked the child: "Are you Brother Yan?"

Seeing Brother Ai squatting down, the child had already looked at him curiously, and did not surrender when he heard the question, and saluted Brother Ai with two small hands, "Hello, brother."

This is not bad, at least he has more eyes than his own brother. Brother Ai took out a piece of snowflake foreign candy from his purse very habitually: "You can't eat more of this, but I brought you a lot. I'll get you back later when the luggage is brought back." Send it."

Brother Yan took the candy, and didn't put it directly into his mouth like Brother Xun, but looked at his own brother.Shen Chao said to him: "Hurry up and thank your second brother." Brother Ai felt that he bit the word too hard, so he rolled his eyes involuntarily.

Shen Chao laughed loudly: "That's it. Since you left, no one has rolled their eyes at me. Even if there is, it's not as good as you."

"Brother Chao, you are already the prince's companion." Brother Ai could only remind him like this, then tightened his face, and then took Brother Yan's little hand and entered the house together.Shen Chao himself laughed twice, and saw that although his younger brother also looked back at him, he kept following Brother Ai's steps and didn't stop to wait for him.

After a few steps to catch up, he first said to Brother Yan: "Just follow others with a piece of candy." Then he smiled at Brother Ai: "It's just telling the truth, why are you getting more and more stingy? The Seventh Prince rewarded me a little while ago." A string of tourmalines, I didn’t even give it to my brother, so I kept it for you.”

Brother Ai just glanced at him, but still didn't answer his words, which made Shen Chao a little embarrassed: "The grandfather and the old lady are both in the Wanhui courtyard. You can't go to see the elders with a straight face when you come back after a long absence."

Brother Yan has always been used to being oppressed by his elder brother. He has never seen his elder brother take the initiative to make a smile on his face. He immediately admires the elder brother who is holding his hand, and he clenches his little hand even tighter. Bro.

Mrs. Shen and the others obviously changed the yard after Mrs. Fang left. Brother Ai had no impression of this yard, so he said, "Is there still a yard like this in the mansion?"

Shen Chao came back to life all of a sudden: "Why not, you were only very old when you left, so naturally you don't remember it. You moved here with the old lady after the grandfather became an official."

This is how the family works.The son has already set up a family, but the father has become a waste of yesterday. Naturally, many people come to visit and look for the son. As a father, I have to give up the main house and the courtyard, so that my son can have more room to develop.

Brother Ai didn't correct Shen Chao himself, he even remembered when he washed and pinched himself three times - that was too horrifying, he just said: "Walk for four or five years, let alone the place, many people don't remember much."

This time Shen Chao behaved well, and did not refute his words, but only said: "I am afraid that my wife and my mother are also with the old lady, but the master and father have both gone to the Yamen, and we will see each other at night." When I touched Brother Yan's other hand, I realized that the child was still holding the piece of snowflake foreign candy tightly in his hand.

"Second Young Master is back." The Wanhui Courtyard was neatly tidied up, there were partial courtyards and cross-courtyards, and even a girl who had changed her face greeted her with a smile.Brother Ai also knew the reason why he was directly called Second Young Master. It was because Shen Chao knew that he was not allowed to be called Mr. Xiao Ai in Yangzhou, so he was also called Young Master in the mansion.Mrs. Shen loves her eldest grandson, so he just yelled out after a few days of trouble.

Unknown girls, Brother Ai just nodded at them, and went straight into the room through the drawn curtain, of course he didn't forget to hug Brother Ai so that he could pass the threshold smoothly.

"Come here and let me have a look. He was only a young man when he left, but he is already a scholar when he comes back. He is really proud of the old lady." As soon as Mrs. Shen saw Brother Ai, she asked people to come to her, without even looking at the girl's hands. futon.

Brother Ai could see it himself, smiled at Old Madam Shen, and then knelt down: "The unfilial son pays his respects to the old master and the old lady, to the wife, and to the aunt."

He was not surprised at all to see Xueshi Shen sitting high on the main seat. If it was really bad, Shen Ren would definitely let him hurry up on the road, even if he didn't listen to his servants, he would persuade him. Debatable.

That’s all for Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen shed tears directly: "I suffered a lot along the way, why did I lose so much weight, I hope you can make up for him." When he left, he was still chubby, and now his stomach is gone. , the flesh on the face is gone, even the arms and legs look thinner.

What's wrong with Mrs. Liu?Wanting to go up to pull up Brother Ai himself, Shen Chao has already done it for his mother, and said to Brother Ai: "I don't think you should come back. Once you come back, the old lady will ignore me. Originally With Brother Yan, I will be able to retreat." After speaking, he grumbled.

Brother Ai really wants to roll his eyes to the sky again, do you think you were five or six years old?Didn't you see a brother standing beside you, and your aunt's belly is still up?

Shen Xueshi cleared his cough, and directly coughed up Shen Chao's pouting mouth, and then waved to brother Ai: "Come here."

That's right, I already have fame, not only can I not use my nickname outside, but I also have a younger brother in the house, and the elders have started to call me by my name in order to save face (from now on, the name Ai Geer will be yesterday's yellow flower ).

He stepped forward and knelt down to Xueshi Shen: "Seeing that the grandfather is in good health, the great-grandson is relieved. I will write a letter to my father in a while, so that he doesn't have to worry about it." It cannot be said that the old man is pretending to be sick, but that his illness has passed. alright.

"Don't be in a hurry to tell him this." Bachelor Shen started stroking his beard again, and said to Mrs. Shen, "He hasn't been ashamed in the past few years, and his grades are all above average. At your age, you are a scholar, and you haven't fallen. Shen's family style, I heard that you will feel more comfortable when you come to Beijing, who knows how long you can last." The latter words were addressed to Shen Yue.

As soon as Shen Yue entered the room, he had already looked at Xueshi Shen and others, and the years did not treat anyone preferentially. No matter how well-maintained Xueshi Shen and Mrs. Shen were, the wrinkles still deepened, and the hair was even more white.Although Mrs. Shen's wrinkles were a little lighter, her hair was already half white, but the complexion on her face was rosy, which showed that life was going smoothly.

With the tone set by Xueshi Shen, everyone didn't talk about Xueshi Shen's illness, but only said a few words about Shen Yue's words on the road, and then asked Fang Shi and the remaining two children how they were, and then let Shen Yue go back to the second room. Yard went to wash and rest, and it wouldn't be too late to come over to talk when we had dinner.

Shen Chao insisted on sending Shen Yue back to the yard: "I'm afraid you don't remember the way, so I have to take you to walk again." Shen Yue was moved in his heart, but disgusted on his face: "How many people want to lead me the way. The old lady has given orders just now, who drove them away?"

Shen Chao directly gave him a shoulder: "Can they compare with me? Besides, uncles and aunts are not at home, how many of these servants are not watching people order dishes? I have to take you for a walk, these people will know Anyway."

They said what they said at the door, and the elders in the room heard it clearly, and Liu's face flushed suddenly: "This child has not been as stable as Brother Ai since he was a child." Now she is helping her mother-in-law in housekeeping, really When something like this happened, people would not say that the mother-in-law didn't love her grandson, but that she was an aunt who treated her nephew harshly.

Old Mrs. Shen had already smiled and said, "I like his temperament. Besides, the two of them grew up together and are about the same age, so they are closer than Brother Yan."

Brother Yan, who was ruthlessly left behind by his two elder brothers, finally heard someone mention him, and pitifully complained to the old lady: "My elder brother never sent me off."

The elders all laughed, making Brother Yan laugh inexplicably, and his little face was tangled up. Mrs. Shen couldn't help but think of her two grandchildren whom she had never met: "Brother Xun is only a few months older than Brother Yan. I don’t know how to get along with Yue’er.”

Mrs. Liu hurried to please her mother-in-law: "Yue'er has a good temper, and he knows how to love his younger brother better than Chao'er."

Mrs. Shen doesn't want people to say that her eldest grandson is not good, even if she knows that Mrs. Liu is speaking for her elder son, she can't tell the difference: "Yue'er and brother Yan are too different in age. Besides, Yue'er has a good temper?" Just keep a straight face.

Old Mrs. Shen had already stood up and went to his study to write a letter. When his great-grandson arrived home today, he would naturally report to his grandson that he was safe, and he happened to have something to tell his grandson.

In the evening, Mrs. Liu held a family banquet and wanted to serve Shen Yue herself. Mrs. Shen stopped her: "You are heavy, just sit down and relax. You will have a long time to feel sorry for your nephew."

Shen Yue just took a look at Liu Shi, and saw that his belly hadn't lasted for a few months.But she is a few years older than Fang Shi, and if she gives birth in this era, she is already considered an elderly woman. No wonder Mrs. Shen doesn't make her tired.

Seeing Shen Yue sizing him up, Liu Shi was also a little embarrassed. When the eldest son was about to see him, he had it again, which always made people blush.Looking at the son who was only concerned with gossiping with Shen Yue, Liu sighed: the nephew is two years younger than the eldest son, but he is married, and his daughter-in-law doesn't know whose family is taking care of him.No, I have to tell my husband when I go back. Here, the daughter-in-law has to see her by herself. You can't let the husband be like the uncle, and the son's marriage is settled at the wine table.

After dinner, Shen Xueshi and Shen Shangshu went to the study to talk, and the rest of the people sat down and drank tea.Shen Yue took out the picture album as if offering a treasure, and presented it to the old lady: "This was drawn by my great-grandson in his free time, and my father said it was very vivid. I thought that the old lady had never seen Brother Xun and Brother Familiar, so I brought it to the old lady." Look at the old lady."

Hearing that it was painted by him, the old lady praised before seeing the painting: "How can you have so much energy at such a young age? You can read books well, and I think the letters on letters are also well written. I will paint for your grandpa." The album of folded branches is very good, and now I can draw characters again." He opened the album as he spoke.

As soon as he opened it, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, turned it over and handed it directly to Mrs. Shen's hand.Mrs. Shen looked at the first one, it was a chubby child, his eyebrows and eyes were [-]% similar to Shen Yue's, and the chubbyness was [-]% like the young Shen Yue: "Is this Brother Xun?"

Shen Yue was already standing beside Mrs. Shen, and nodded when he heard the question: "I can eat it, I love candy the most, if I don't give candy when I come back one day, I don't care about anyone, and when I bring out the candy, I will flatter and smile at people. "

The child in the painting is also smiling at people, and the corners of the mouth are still shining, making people wonder if it is the saliva flowing from the sugar.This is not surprising, the most surprising thing is that the children in the paintings have clear eyebrows and eyes, as if standing in front of themselves, unlike the current paintings that are mainly freehand brushwork, where thousands of people can't tell who is who.

The next picture is the same child, playing with a cloth tiger, his little face is tense and vigorous, making one wish to enter the painting and straighten the cloth tiger for him.

The next picture shows the child standing beside a cradle, pointing doubtfully at the child in the cradle, tilting his head and not knowing what to say, the puzzled face and frowning make people want to replace him He smoothed it out.Shen Yue explained next to him: "This was when Brother Wen was just born. He always wondered if someone changed his younger sister into a younger brother, and stood by the cradle waiting for him to change him back. He would get angry if he didn't change it back."

Listening to his explanation in a clear and logical manner, if it wasn't for the etiquette, Liu would have thought of poking her head to have a look. When she saw Shen Yue talking about her sister, she gave Shen Chao a meaningful look, and couldn't help laughing: "Just Hope I will give birth to a daughter this time, you are a brat anyway."

This is true, Shen Yue and his generation now have five males, but there is not a single girl, so the elders of the Shen family who always hoped for a prosperous family also look forward to their granddaughter.

Shen Yue smiled and said to the old lady: "The old lady was hoping that the great-granddaughter would fail, and the great-granddaughter will always belong to someone else's family in the future. Why don't we brothers marry someone into the family?"

Old Mrs. Shen had asked Mrs. Shen to sit in front of her, and the two of them looked at the children in the picture album and laughed together. Hearing what Shen Yue said, they squinted at him and said: "Even if you marry in, who knows how many years later, it's better The girl in our own family can dress her up and pamper her with confidence. Even if there are good things, we can leave them to her, so as not to be ruined by you."

Shen Yue took out another booklet from his arms: "My mother is not afraid of spoiling things now." After speaking, he handed both hands to the old lady.

The old lady thought it was another portrait of Brother Xun and Brother Wen, and when she took it excitedly to look at it, the first one showed Fang Shi smiling and giving hairpins to a little girl, who was wearing a green blouse. In the house, Fang Shi is giving her a light purple hibiscus hairpin.

The little girl's brows and eyes have not yet opened, but she looks very delicate, especially her eyes are dependent on Fang who gave her the hairpin. It makes people feel that under such gazes, they can't help but want to give the best things to her. She, don't let her be deficient.Behind the two is the bright sunshine, which also shines on their faces and the hibiscus behind them. I don’t know whether the smiles of the two illuminate the sunshine or the sunshine illuminates the smiles of the two. The whole picture looks bright vivid.

"This is it?" Mrs. Shen didn't care to look at her daughter-in-law, looked up at Shen Yue, then looked down at the little girl carefully, and then looked at the old lady's expression, and said in surprise: "You have some old lady's character?" .”

The old lady also looked at the people in the painting, she certainly recognized Fang Shi, the person who could make Fang Shi feel at ease and smiled and gave her hairpins, and Shen Yue saw and drew it, couldn't run away from the little girl of the Lin family.When Mrs. Shen said that she looked like herself, she had to look more carefully and nodded lightly: "This is also a strange thing. But it's normal. Most people in our family have apricot eyes and light brows, even men. She's like her father."

After finishing speaking, I looked down again, all of them were pictures of Mrs. Fang playing with the little girl. The two of them were enjoying flowers, or playing games, or telling books. The people also followed in a good mood.

Mrs. Fang also wrote a letter back, talking about all kinds of Daiyu, but it was all written, how can it be as intuitive as a picture book?Everyone in the Shen family knew that Daiyu was born well and had a generous temper. Now that they saw the beautiful little girl in the painting, they realized that the word "well born" was too modest.

"Your mother is blessed." Mrs. Shen gently put down the picture album, and took the picture album of her great-grandchildren in her hand