Although a little girl came back to report the letter, it was almost noon for Shen Jitang and Shen Ji'an to really welcome Xiao Qi and Zhou. I went to Shou'antang to meet the old lady, and I met some juniors of the Shen family, and Feng had already arranged for someone to set up a meal in the side room of Shou'antang, because they were all relatives and a family, so they only used screens to divide men and women.

After eating, everyone else retired first, and Xiao Qi and Zhou followed Shen Jitang and Xiao to Jingxian Hall.

"Grandfather, I heard that when you came over, you also painted a picture on the road, is it true?" Shen Junqian was led by the Zhou family, and before he came out of Shou'an Hall, he couldn't help but tilt his head and ask.

The Zhou family hadn't seen their grandson and granddaughter for a while, which was really rare, and now they were holding Shen Junqian with one hand and smiling.

Originally, the Zhou family still wanted to hold Shen Junrui with one hand, but Shen Junrui thought that he had grown up and was not a child anymore, so he refused to let the Zhou family lead him away, so he had to give up.

Xiao Qi touched his beautiful beard that he had carefully looked at before going out, and replied proudly: "Yes, what's wrong?

Shen Junqian smiled and rolled her eyes smartly, and suddenly pounced on Xiao Qi, "Does my grandfather want to give the painting to Qian'er? "Because it's worth a lot of money.

The first time Shen Junqian knew that his grandfather Xiao Qi's paintings were worth was in his brother Shen Junxi's study. She accidentally damaged a painting signed by Mr. Lishan at that time, Shen Junxi was very distressed when she found out, and Shen Junqian was very surprised at the time. Because she remembered that she had stained a painting signed Mr. Lishan with ink in her father's study, Shen Jitang was a little distressed but didn't say anything at that time.

Seeing that Shen Junxi was really distressed, he asked, "Is this painting very important?"

She didn't remember what Shen Junxi replied at the time, but she remembered that Mr. Lishan was her grandfather.

Hearing that it was his grandfather's painting, Shen Junqian was even more surprised, and said bluntly, "Since it is my grandfather's painting, you like it, can't you just ask your grandfather to draw one for you?"

Shen Junchun, who was also in the study at the time, said coolly on the side, "My sister said it easily, but I don't know that although my grandfather loves to paint on weekdays, he has a habit of burning it before he finishes painting, so it is difficult to have any of his paintings among relatives and friends." If my grandfather's paintings appeared outside, they would sell for a good price every time, and I remember the last time my grandfather appeared outside, it sold for about 3,000 taels. ”

Hearing this, Shen Junqian's eyes were full of stars, and he decided that he would have the opportunity to collect more paintings of his rented father in the future.

Don't look at three thousand taels It doesn't sound like much, but Dayin's consumption level at that time, four or five taels of silver a year, was enough for an ordinary family to eat for a year, and if there were eight taels to ten taels of silver a year, it was basically a very good family who could eat meat.

Another example is like the Shen family, now the monthly silver of the ladies without a month is only twelve taels, and even the monthly case taken by the old lady Feng is only twenty taels, and it is only more than two hundred taels a year, and these three thousand taels are already the sum of the monthly cases of the Feng family in the past ten years.

Xiao Qi touched his beautiful beard, seemed to think seriously for a while, lowered his head and asked Shen Junqian, "Really, Qian'er also likes her grandfather's paintings? Speaking of which, my grandfather is in a hurry to go out today, and it seems that he didn't bring a gift to our Qian'er, if you give this painting as a gift to Qian'er, do you think it's okay?"

Shen Junqian nodded violently as if the chick pecked rice, "Okay, good, grandpa is the best!" When I thought that the painting was worth so much money, I suddenly felt that I was going to become a rich woman in minutes!

Who knew that Shen Junqian's eyes were shining and stretched out his hand for a long time, and Xiao Qi suddenly knocked his head with his hand, "Oops, I suddenly remembered, I will ...... the painting after I finish painting."

Shen Junqian was confused by Xiao Qi's turn-like tone, and was biting her lip tangled to be hung by him, and Zhou on the side pulled her and said, "Qian'er, come to your grandmother's side, your grandfather is teasing you, don't pay attention to him, he is still old at such an age." As he spoke, he glared at Xiao Qi, who was still full of interest and wanted to be Shen Junqian.

Oh, oh my god, it's really unhappy to have someone who knows you too well, especially when you want to do something bad.

Xiao Qi smiled while calmly listening to Zhou and Shen Junqian reveal himself, while silently thinking carefully.

Of course, Shen Junqian knew that her grandfather was teasing herself, but she now looked like a six-year-old Lori, and it was nothing to be teased by the elders, but that very valuable painting, I really wanted it!!

After being cut off by the Zhou family, Xiao Qi obviously stopped teasing Shen Junqian, but this also meant that she had to find another good excuse to get the painting? Shen Junqian couldn't help but gnaw her fingers.

Zhou Shi saw Shen Junqian's appearance, where he didn't know, and touched Shen Junqian's head, "Hey, look at our little appearance of Qian'er, it's like thinking of something delicious, and you still have to keep your saliva, this is!"

When Zhou said this, everyone looked at it, which made Shen Junqian suddenly a little ashamed, and took Zhou's hand and shook it, "Grandfather~Grandmother~Mother~"

"Hahaha, okay, my grandmother is wrong, she shouldn't have laughed at us like this. Since Qian'er likes your grandfather's paintings so much, your grandfather won't give it to you, I'll give it to you!"

"Oh, grandmother, really?" Oh, why didn't I think that my grandfather would leave fewer paintings, and my grandmother would be his wife without paintings.

"Really, truly, more than real gold. If you want the one your grandfather drew today, your grandmother will give it to you. ”

"Yes!" Shen Junqian seemed to see that a golden mountain had appeared in front of him, waiting for him to move.

Looking at Zhou, Shen Junqian blinked his eyes and asked, "Grandmother, are all your grandfather's paintings here?"

"You don't have to worry about this, if you want that, your grandmother will bring it to you, and your grandfather won't dare not give it. ”

Shen Junqian suddenly looked at Zhou with adoring eyes, and said secretly, "Grandmother is mighty! ”

Thinking that with his grandfather's paintings, he had so much silver, and Shen Junqian rarely worked hard to sell cuteness and amuse his elders all the way, making everyone laugh haha.

After walking for a while, everyone divided into two ways, Xiao Qi followed Shen Jitang to the study, and Zhou followed Xiao to Jingxian Hall, the courtyard of the second room.

*******

Shen Jitang personally made tea for his father-in-law and mentor and brought it up, "Teacher, this is the new Longjing this year that was sent to you last time." ”

Xiao Qi took a sip and nodded slightly, "Your tea-making skills have improved a lot! I also received the tea I sent last time, but it is good, you and Li Niang have hearts." ”

"We should honor our teachers. ”

Xiao Qi is actually not used to Shen Jitang's face that always smiles lightly, pay attention to the fact that he also grew up watching Shen Jitang, he is too familiar with Shen Jitang's character, don't look at him always smiling harmlessly, in fact, he belongs to him with the most ghost thoughts.

Xiao Qi has always been strictly suspicious that Shen Jitang must have deceived his baby daughter by relying on his face, you must know that Shen Jitang was never the son-in-law candidate in his heart.

"Okay, what are you playing with me, I don't know you yet. Xiao Qicai didn't bother with Shen Jitang's blatant overture, he touched his beard and thought about it, it seemed that he was embarrassed where to start, "I'm not here to have fun this time, I just have something to remind you of." ”

Shen Jitang sat down with Xiao Qi and listened to him say this, although he didn't stand up, he also bowed his head and said respectfully, "Teacher, you say." ”

"The last imperial examination fraud case is probably going to be closed, so let your third brother be honest at home recently, don't run around anymore, although there is a reason, but after all, he should have been temporarily guarded at home because he was implicated in the fraud case. ”

Seeing Xiao Qi coming over, Shen Jitang immediately replied, "Teacher, please rest assured, I will urge the third brother to study hard at home recently." ”

"Well, you have to remember that your Shen family has been beautiful on the outside in the past few years, looking at the flowers, but what is going on inside, probably only you really know, not to mention a few ...... now"

Xiao Qi suddenly paused when he wanted to say something, he frowned and thought about it again, and suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, last time I heard that Li Niang and they were surrounded by people when they went to Qinglong Temple and came back?

Although Shen Jitang heard Xiao Qi's unfinished words, he knew that Xiao Qi was really concerned about him and the Shen family, so he gave Xiao Qi a salute before solemnly saying, "Teacher, please rest assured, eldest brother and I both understand this, Jitang will definitely not disappoint the teacher." ”

"As for Liniang's blocking," Shen Jitang was actually a little embarrassed and didn't know how to talk about it, "Please forgive the teacher, I'm afraid that this matter will be widely implicated, and we are not sure what is going on, but we can only be sure that one thing is that those people are homeless." But since those displaced people were arranged to Zhuangzi, there were suddenly many more people attached to the Zhuangzi for some reason. And according to the news from the people who were sent to investigate, I am afraid that the people in the place where there was a flood last time are not having a good time now. ”

Xiao Qi naturally knew about the Jiangnan flood a while ago, and the court's disaster relief was also timely, and the disaster relief food and disaster relief silver had already been arranged.

Xiao Qigang was about to continue asking, but suddenly felt that something was wrong, and motioned to Shen Jitang not to make a sound first, he walked to the door lightly, and suddenly pulled the door in.

"Ouch—"