Chapter 9 The Shen Family Sisters
It actually rained lightly in Los Angeles, which had been sunny for a long time, and after being sweltering for a while, the heat finally began to dissipate.
After more than a day of practice, Wang Shentong has mastered "Moon Fu" more proficiently. The old luthier talked about some of the etiquette of the violinist, and took his leave.
Xiaoliu raised a pot of flowers at the end of the corridor, I don't know what variety, lush, and the growth is very gratifying. After a light rain, some water droplets formed on the leaves of the flowers, which fell down drop by drop.
After lunch, Wang Shentong went to take a shower, and when he came back, he hugged two sets of clothes and asked Ji Lin to choose one set to change into.
"This dress is rented for 1,000 a day, and the deposit is 20,000, don't break it for me. ”
"You still take this show seriously. Ilin said as he changed his clothes.
Shen Yi's home is outside the city, rent a carriage, and set off from where the two live, about the time of two incense sticks. Wang Shentong had already contacted the carriage, but he didn't set off when the time was almost up.
"How embarrassing it is to go early. ”
He had to wait with him.
Before leaving, Wang Shentong reviewed the song again.
Although Shen Yi's home is in a small town on the outskirts, it is not very bleak. Just like in the city, the stone-paved streets are packed with stalls, the vendors are constantly shouting, and the pedestrians on the street are all calm, and they seem more free and quiet than the anxieties of the city people.
Shen Yi lives on this street. Originally, considering Shen Yi's clothes and various performances when buying the piano, the two thought that her house was surrounded by walls, but when they arrived at the location given by Shen Yi, they found that her house actually had a courtyard with two entrances, and the two were surprised.
"Wrong, right?" Wang Shentong didn't dare to knock on the door.
"No, it's not wrong!" A happy female voice came from the courtyard, and then there was a sound of pulling the deadbolt, the door opened, and Shen Yi walked out with a smile: "Two bosses, please come in!"
Shen Yi led the two into the courtyard and entered.
Wang Shentong looked around, although the house in the second place could not be designed to be large, but it was complete, and a set of it was at least the level of a small rich family, but it was a pity that the furnishings in the house were less exquisite.
"Miss Shen Yi is quite rich. Wang Shentong's tone was a little unkind, he felt that Shen Yi had deceived him.
"My father was in business when he was alive. Shen Yi said.
"Before death?" asked Wang Shentong.
Ji Lin tugged at Wang Shentong's clothes.
"Well," Shen Yi's gaze shifted downward, "Two years ago, when I went out to transport goods, I met a bandit, and my father didn't know how to do martial arts......"
Shen Yi didn't continue, she cleaned up her mood and asked the two: "The bosses haven't had dinner yet, right?" Brother Wu sent a fish today, and I don't know if the two bosses are used to my craftsmanship. Shen Yi shouted to the inner room again, "Shen Yao, Boss Wang Shen, they have arrived." ”
Shen Yao is the little sister in Shen Yi's mouth.
Shen Yao is 12 years old. According to Shen Yi, Shen Yao was fine until she was six years old, but one day, she suddenly said that she had no strength, and her parents thought it was a lie that Shen Yao didn't want to go to school, but who knew that after a few days, Shen Yao was so weak that she couldn't even get out of bed. My parents went to Los Angeles to hire a famous doctor, and the doctor didn't know what the symptoms were after examination, so they could only prescribe some medicine to regulate life and take it every day. Fortunately, Shen Yao slowly improved later, but she was still capricious, and she would have seizures every one or two months at most. Shen's father was killed, Shen's mother was grief-stricken, and died two months later, after which Shen Yao's condition was even more critical, before it was still an indirect illness, after the death of her parents, Shen Yao was sick in bed all the year round, and half a year ago, life was completely unable to take care of herself, and she often coughed up blood.
"In order to treat her disease, everything in the family can be done, only such a house is left, I was going to mortgage, but Brother Wu and Little Sister stopped me, and Little Sister said that the doctor couldn't even find the cause of the disease, and it was in vain to continue to treat the disease, where to live as a house. ”
"Are there no other relatives at home?" asked him.
"My father is a merchant who has moved from afar, and my relatives are thousands of miles away, so I'm afraid there are not many people who even know the news of my father's death. Shen Yi's eyes turned red.
"Who is this Brother Wu?" Wang Shentong asked, Shen Yi had mentioned him more than once, and even for such a major event as buying and selling a house, Shen Yi was willing to follow his advice, and it must be an unusual relationship.
"Brother Wu lives at the end of the street and is a middleman who makes timber. ”
"Timber broker?" Wang Shentong looked puzzled, what kind of profession is this.
"Well, Brother Wu is mainly responsible for finding good wood in the mountains, and then contacting people to cut it, processing it and buying it for others. Shen Yi also stumbled, obviously not familiar.
"Is he at home now?" asked Wang Shentong.
"No, Brother Wu works in the mountains, and he may not come back until night," Shen Yi paused, "He hasn't had parents since he was a child, and there is no point in going home." ”
Shen Yi explained that Brother Wu's original name was Wu Qiang, and many people on the street remember this name, but they haven't seen him for many years.
When Shen's father died, Wu Qiang happened to go home, and after hearing the news, he hurried to Shen's house, when Shen's mother was still alive. Wu Qiang asked Shen's mother if he remembered him, Shen's mother shook her head, Wu Qiang said that when he was a child, when he was living on the streets, Shen's mother gave him charity, and he always remembered this kindness. Shen's mother said that she seemed to be a little impressed, but this was a polite remark, and she couldn't remember it at all, but she and her husband have always been kind-hearted and have helped many people, and this Wu Qiang may be among them.
When the mother and daughter were seriously ill, Wu Qiang saddled up the horse and ran backwards, helped Shen Yi to sell the things in the house, and paid some medical expenses by himself, and the Shen family was very grateful to him. After learning that Wu Qiang was still single, Shen's mother, who was seriously ill, even entrusted her two daughters to him.
"Wu Qiang, this young man is very good. Shen's mother asked Shen Yi to consider marrying him. Shen Yi relied on Wu Qiang very much, but he didn't like it, so he didn't accept it on the spot.
"Wu Qiang, this young man is very good. Wang Shentong said. Shen Yi nodded, if Shen Yao couldn't hold on, they might get married in a few days. But when he heard Wang Shentong's yin and yang weirdness, he mistakenly thought that Wang Shentong was jealous, and he was a little confused for a while.
"Sister, why didn't you bring them in?" said Shen Yao weakly in the house.
Before meeting Shen Yao, both of them had more or less imagined, but after seeing Shen Yao in person, the two were still a little distressed.
Twelve years old, the age of flowers, little girls of the same age are playing outside in beautiful dresses, but Shen Yao is lying on the bed with a pale face, and it is difficult to even move her fingers.
"Hello boss......" she struggled to raise her hand to greet them.
Wang Shentong had been interested in medicine for a while before, and he had studied on his own for two months, and he proposed that he would give Shen Yao a pulse, and Shen Yi did not have any hope for this, but Wang Shentong insisted on doing it, and had to agree. Shen Yi said that there was still a fire on the stove, so he went to the kitchen.
After Wang Shentong finished checking Shen Yao's pulse, his face became more and more heavy.
"What's the matter, boss," Shen Yao smiled hard, "Am I almost well?" The two have no nursing experience, so they don't know what to do.
Wang Shentong pulled Yilin out of the room, and after confirming that no one could hear him, Wang Shentong whispered to Yilin: "It's not quite right." ”
"What?"
Wang Shentong was just about to explain, when Shen Yi came out of the kitchen with the dishes, and when he saw the sneaky appearance of the two people, his little face was full of doubts.
"Did the little sister say something indecent?" Shen Yi asked.
"No, no," Wang Shentong hurriedly said, "It's just that I took the pulse just now, but I didn't get the result, thinking that I was negligent in medical skills, and I came out to sigh." ”
Shen Yi said with relief: "My little sister's symptoms are complicated, and many doctors have come to see her, but they have not come to a result. She tilted her head towards the main hall, "The meal is almost ready, the two bosses are ready to eat." ”
"I'll come, I'll come. Wang Shentong helped bring the food to the main hall.
Ji Lin cooperated with Shen Yi to carry Shen Yao to the wheelchair and slowly pushed him to the main hall. Shen Yi told the two of them not to be polite, they had to eat whatever they wanted, and they had to take care of their sister, but they couldn't greet them.
"There are not many dishes, don't mind the two bosses. ”
"A lot. In addition to the fish mentioned earlier, there are six dishes, plus a soup, although they are all common side dishes, but the taste is surprisingly delicious. He and Wang Shentong have been out for more than half a month, and they haven't eaten like this for a long time, and Wang Shentong is already eating the second bowl with gobble. Shen Yao also seemed to be in a good mood, and with the assistance of her sister, she showed a meal that surpassed her state.
"Are you good friends with Yuen Long?" Shen Yao asked them.
"Of course they're good friends! I've not known him for a long time, but you also know that the friendship between gentlemen is more profound. Wang Shentong said while eating.
"Then do you often listen to Yuen Long play the piano?"
"Of course, Brother Yuen Long likes to play the piano, when he eats, when he sleeps, and when he goes to the toilet. ”
Wang Shentong's sleeve reminded him that he was at the dinner table now, but Shen Yao didn't mind at all, and was amused by Wang Shentong and giggled, and his pale face also added a complexion.
As soon as Ji Lin noticed that the two sisters looked very similar when they laughed, Wang Shentong had already said:
You two sisters laughed as if it were. ”
"Really?" Shen Yao tilted her head to look at her sister, "Then do we look good when we laugh?"
"Good looking. Wang Shentong was still eating like a starving ghost.
Shen Yao touched her sister's chin: "But my sister has been smiling so little lately......"
The pressure of life does make Shen Yi rarely smile, Wu Qiang is very good to them, but it is not funny, but Wang Shentong, who has only known each other for two days, is more likely to make her laugh.
Shen Yi knew that his sister felt sorry for him. In the past, her parents were still there, and Shen Yao was ill at that time, but the two of them were still very happy every day. She wanted to smile more, too, as she had done before.
"Little sister, aren't you very interested in Boss Yi's countering bullies, why don't you talk to him?" Shen Yi wanted to divert his sister's attention.
At this time, Wang Shentong suddenly raised his head and asked, "What medicine is my sister taking now?"