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Chapter Ninety-Three: Goodbye to the Old Man

On the eighth day of the lunar month, the weather is getting colder and colder, and it seems that when you get up in the morning, you can see goose feathers and heavy snow. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just been cold for a few days, and there is no heavy snow, but there is ice and rain falling, which really makes Shen Laibao realize what it means to be long-sighted.

The affairs of the Pan family have drifted away like smoke, and the south wind alley is bustling with enthusiasm for the New Year. Taking advantage of the north wind, things dried quickly, and Mrs. Shen also asked her subordinates to clean the mansion, but in half a day, the Shen family's mansion was completely new, and even half of the spider silk could not be seen.

Shen Laibao was sitting on the couch in the room with Master Shen to settle accounts with him, and it was a prudent job to pay some money to the workers in the new year, who should send how much, and who should deduct some money to warn.

Shen Laibao did not have to go to the academy since last year, and stayed with Master Shen to concentrate on business. He also has to take care of several horse farms he owns, and the more he reaches the end of the year, the more he is empty, and he hasn't seen the flower bell for several days.

Her second brother went to join the army, Miss Yin also got married, and the sisters around her were all married one after another, she stayed at home every day, and when she went out, she followed her mother for a walk, thinking that she must be bored.

The Shen family's business scope is huge, Shen Laibao has not thought about it, but his father wants to hand over the business to him next year, and Shen Laibao will definitely have no time to accompany Hua Ling, but he wants to take advantage of this time to accompany her more.

When Mrs. Shen pushed the door in, she saw that her son was still sitting when she went out, so she said, "I don't know how to rest and rest, and you are also ...... master."

Master Shen glared and said, "I haven't rested either, why don't you know that you feel sorry for me." ”

"I used to feel so distressed, I was annoyed by you." Mrs. Shen sat on the small couch and removed the account book, and the next person put a few flavors of fruit on the table. She took out a letter from her sleeve after a while and gave it to her husband, "My mother's family has written again, saying that I should go and find Ming Xiu back and let him go home for the New Year." ”

Shen Laibao asked, "Where has my uncle gone now?" ”

Mrs. Shen shook her head and said helplessly, "Who knows." ”

Her brother, back then, fell in love with the aunt and grandmother of the Hua family next door. The aunt and grandmother traveled all over the world and never came back, and he simply moved to the academy, and then he was annoyed by the chatter, and he also learned from the aunt and grandmother, leaving everything to play, and his father and mother were so anxious that his temples were white.

Unfilial, unfilial, let her see her again, you have to have someone tie him up.

Master Shen said, "Don't call him a marriage as soon as you see him, he will be willing to go home." ”

"Where will he not chatter, he is only a man in the family." Mrs. Shen didn't fold either, she glanced at her husband again, if her brother could have half of his heart, then it is estimated that the children would be in groups

。 Only then did she think of something again, "An Xian is not young anymore, if she doesn't find her an in-law, others will talk about me." ”

Shen Anxian is the daughter of the Shen family, that is, Shen Laibao's sister, and she is sixteen this year. The daughters of the Shen family have been studying at home since childhood, instead of going to the academy, rarely going out, and all of them are quiet and virtuous, similar to Mrs. Shen.

Although Master Shen likes his aunts, he learns from people with rules, his concubines are different, and the yards are far apart, so Shen Laibao has very little contact with his sisters, and he can't say a few words a year. But every time he returns from afar, he will bring some novelties to them, and he will not be unfamiliar when he usually meets, but he is not close either.

Unconsciously, the eldest sister has reached the age of marriage.

Master Shen said, "Then find a good family for her." ”

Mrs. Shen said again, "Does the master have anything to like?" ”

Master Shen thought for a while, "There is one, doesn't there be a concubine named Qin Lai in Master Qin's family, who is of the same age and is knowledgeable." ”

Shen Laibao paused, "Qin Lai? I remember he didn't have very good legs. ”

"Even if you have bad legs, a good temper, and can do business, it's okay. And it's also a good thing that our two families have business dealings and get married. ”

Shen Laibao also knew this, but he didn't know if the eldest sister had seen that Qin Gongzi and whether she was willing. Looking at his father and mother again, he was already discussing this family matter, and he came back to his senses, in this era, sons and daughters are always different, and sisters-in-law and concubines are even different. He can call the shots willfully, but his seven younger sisters are afraid that they will all be used as tools for marriage.

After settling the accounts, he came out of the room. Before I got out of the yard, I saw a figure at the gate of the courtyard circling on the ground, and when I came out to take a look, I saw a girl with a quiet and pretty face who was looking down and walking around.

As if she heard the movement, she looked up and saw Shen Laibao, so she said, "Big brother." ”

This is Shen Anxian, the daughter of the Shen family, Shen Laibao nodded slightly, "Why are you standing here?" ”

"I want to go to my mother, and the next person said that you are inside, so I will wait here."

Shen Laibao nodded again, and when he was about to leave, he asked again, "Have you met that Qin Lai son of the Qin family?" ”

Shen Anxian thought about it and shook her head. Shen Laibao didn't ask anymore, but she rarely came here, so she would go to find her mother, and she didn't know what it was for.

Shen Anxian waited for him to leave before entering inside. The maid next to her followed closely and whispered, "The eldest young master is very good to the girl, and the master is willing to listen to the eldest young master's words, so it is better to talk to the eldest young master." ”

"Where does the eldest brother have the leisure to care about me, and this kind of thing is not easy to trouble the eldest brother." Shen Anxian was upset for a while, "Don't say it, think about how to tell your mother." ”

Mrs. Shen is not her biological mother, but she is in charge of all matters, and her mother has no power. She didn't think that Shen Laibao would interfere in her affairs, after all, he was the elder brother and she was the younger sister.

The ice and rain only stopped yesterday, and although the sun came out today, the cold on the ground still rose straight up, and it did not warm up because of the daylight.

Shen Laibao walked with a slight coolness on the soles of his shoes, took the account book to the shop, and when he came back, the sunlight was hidden, and he lifted the curtain and looked out, maybe it was going to snow.

He suddenly wondered if she would cry if he had built a snowman alone for the first time and looked better than Xiaohua.

Thinking of Hua Ling, he already smiled

When he got home, he had just gotten out of the carriage when he heard the ringing of bells in the alley. He immediately looked from the stone steps, it was really the Hua family's carriage, but it was not the one that Hua Ling usually sits. It's not the one where the old man sits...... He lowered his eyebrows and thought slightly, and couldn't help but pause.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Hua family, and the coachman got off the carriage and moved the stool. First came a slender young man with a slightly thin figure. As soon as he got down, he stretched out his hand to the people in the car, and a white left hand stretched out from the carriage, which was led down by the man.

The man has a handsome appearance, and there is a cold and calm temperament between his eyebrows, which is awe-inspiring and reliable. The woman next to her looked outstanding, her face was pale, she was holding the woman's bun, cold and indifferent.

But as soon as she stood still, she subconsciously looked to the side, only to see a figure passing by from the afterglow, and in a blink of an eye, she saw that the door of the Shen family was closed.

She was slightly stunned, and the voice of the other person fell, "Let's go in." ”

When she came back to her senses and entered the house, Hua Xucai also glanced over there, her eyes complicated.

Shen Laibao, who almost entered the house one step late, did not enter, but stood behind the door. When he heard the door close next door, he walked inside, his brow furrowed slightly.

The reason why Hua Xu rarely went home for so many years was not that he didn't know, or because he didn't want Qin Qin to meet him. Although he didn't know why Qin Qin was obsessed with him, Hua Xu prevented him from alienating him, and he also understood, so every time they went home, he deliberately avoided it.

But just after listening to Hua Xu's voice, it can be seen that Qin Qin is still as usual, let's look at him first, which makes Hua Xu displeased.

It's been so many years since I got married, why I still can't forget it, Shen Laibao doesn't understand.

If it is said that Xiaohua married someone else, it is not surprising that he will never forget it, after all, the two have had so many pasts. But he and Qin Qin really have nothing to do with each other.

Is it still a matter of baking cakes?

Shen Laibao shook his head, this has become an unsolved mystery.

When he entered the house, Master Shen was about to go out, and when he saw him coming back, he asked, "But what did you forget?" ”

Shen Laibao then remembered that he was the one who was going to the shop, and paused and said, "Dad, didn't you say recently that the shopkeeper in Hanzhou was derelict in his duty and led the guys to boycott the market, I want to go and see." ”

"It's just a small thing, and I've let people pass, it's not a big deal. Besides, it will take ten days to come and go, in case you encounter a landslide, what if you can't catch the New Year? Your grandma has to beat your father. ”

Shen Laibao said with a smile, "Grandmother won't, and the road to Hanzhou is easy to walk, and ten days is not a problem." ”

Seeing that he was insisting, Master Shen said curiously, "What are you going to do there?" ”

Shen Laibao just wants to resolve the embarrassment of looking up and not looking down, his friend's wife likes him, no matter what time he is, he has to avoid this kind of thing, although he is not at fault. He suddenly thought that if he married Xiaohua, then Qin Qin would become his sister-in-law......

That's a ...... It is estimated that Hua Xu will not even return to Mingzhou.

"Well, I want to do something."

Master Shen was happy to see that he was enthusiastic about business, and his son's work made him more and more reassured, so he didn't ask again, let him prepare to go to Hanzhou, and admonished, "But don't tell your grandmother that I agreed to let you go, you have to say that you asked for it yourself, and forced it!" ”

"Got it, Dad

。 Shen Laibao returned to the room and wrote a letter to Hua Ling first, telling her that he had gone to Hanzhou and asked her not to worry about it. He came out with the letter, wondering who to ask to send it. Before he got out of the yard, he heard someone shouting to himself, and when he looked back, Shen Anxian, who had just entered, was now coming out again, and the two bumped into each other again.

Shen Anxian looked at him, "Big brother, didn't you go out just now?" ”

"Something, it's back." Shen Laibao looked at her and said with a smile, "Big sister, can you help me do something?" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Help me send a letter to Hua Ling, but don't say that I sent it, just say that you can go and play with her yourself."

Everyone who is close to the Shen family knows that Shen Anxian is also a girl in her prime, she understood when she heard it, pursed her lips and smiled, stretched out her hand and said, "Take the letter, I'll send it to you." ”

Shen Laibao immediately gave her the letter and said, "Big brother owes you a favor." ”

Shen Anxian rolled her eyes, "Then I have to save up this favor and ask my eldest brother for a big favor in the future." ”

Shen Laibao said, "Family, if you want my help, I will definitely help." ”

Shen Anxian smiled slightly, nodded, and her worried heart was half at peace, although she didn't know if he would help, but with this sentence, her heart felt a little better.

She put the letter in her sleeve, and no one could see it, so she knocked on the door of the flower house next door.

Because the girl of the Shen family rarely goes out, she hasn't even seen much of the Hua family, but she also knows that it is the daughter of the family next door, and she heard that she is here to find Hua Ling, so she let her in.

Hua Xu and Qin Qin just came back, but the Hua family was not too lively. In Liao's words, that is, the son is an ice cube, and the daughter-in-law is also an ice cube, and the two ice cubes stand there, just don't freeze people.

She asked her son and daughter-in-law some words, but there was really nothing to say, and her husband went out again, and after saying a few words, he asked them to go back to the room to rest, and she was quiet. This Hua Ling was still in the lobby with her mother, and when she saw Shen Anxian coming, she still came to look for herself, and vaguely guessed who asked her to come, so she pulled her into her room.

Shen Anxian came here once, and also sent a letter to Shen Laibao. When I entered her room, it was still so simple and full of the smell of books, without too many expensive decorations, but it made people feel comfortable. She couldn't help but look at it twice, "Lingling, other girls' rooms are full of incense, but you are full of books, no wonder my brother likes you." ”

Hua Ling smiled lightly, "I love to read, what does it have to do with your brother liking me?" ”

Shen Anxian smiled, "I don't know, I just think it's related." ”

Hua Ling rarely interacts with her, but occasionally chats, but she doesn't feel alienated, and she chats happily.

"Here's for you." Shen Anxian took the letter and gave it to her, "My brother asked me to bring it to you." ”

Hua Ling saw the letter and knew that Shen Laibao would definitely go out again, otherwise he would not write to her. After all, now she is freer at home than before, and she can still see her if she wants to.

Don't...... It's to avoid Qin Qin again......

It was only this possibility that he left in a hurry and asked Shen Anxian to bring a letter.

There was a knock on the door, Hua Ling looked there, saw the figure outside the door, was a little silent, signaled her to be silent, put the letter and go out to open the door. As soon as the door opened, I saw Qin Qin standing in front of the door.