Chapter 107: Caravan
Shen Shixuan hugged Chu Yiyao who was leaning on his arms, gently touched her hair, but there was a trace of confusion in her eyes, how did she react just now, as if she knew when it was going to happen, and was in a hurry to stop herself.
This idea in my heart is not the first time, if I didn't know that something was going to happen, I just went to Luoyang, so I wouldn't be so panicked.
"Can't we leave a few days in advance, I want to go to Luoyang first." Chu Yiyao, who was nestled in Shen Shixuan's arms, kept thinking about how to delay.
Shen Shixuan was stunned in his heart, hugged her a few tightly, shook his head and said, "No, we have to go with the rest of the caravan, every year, we can't be an exception, if you like it, we can stay in Luoyang for a few more days." "
Chu Yiyao saw that this method didn't work, so she no longer dwelled on this, what was the feeling of Old Man Shen's appointment of her husband to Luoyang, and so many people present heard it, "Why did grandfather let you go, wasn't the eldest brother in charge before." "
Speaking of this, Shen Shixuan was also very helpless, what he had done in the business house these days had already made the people below have a lot to say, and his grandfather was still not satisfied, "He said that the eldest brother had just gotten married, and it was not suitable to go to Luoyang." "
Chu Yiyao came out of his arms, and was speechless at Old Man Shen's reason that this was not a reason, "We have been married for more than twenty days longer than the eldest brother." "Pure prevarication.
When his grandfather ordered this, Shen Shixuan looked at his eldest brother, the smile on his face was really unbearable, in front of everyone, his grandfather said that he would go to Luoyang by himself, this year is such a good year for the Shen family's tea sales, in a few days, these people will begin to speculate about their grandfather's thoughts, this Shen family, I'm afraid it is not taken for granted to hand over to the big house.
Such facts and rumors must be a big shock to the uncle and the eldest brother, you have owned something for many years, and suddenly someone tells you that it is only a temporary possession, and now you have to take it out, and it is possible to give it to others, and anyone feels that their things have been robbed, even if the thing was not yours in the first place.
"Grandfather is determined this time." In the middle of the sound, Shen Shixuan spoke, but his grandfather can influence these, but he can't control the minds of the people in the two rooms.
Chu Yiyao snorted lightly, and a touch of arrogance flashed in her eyes, "I think this is the best, we are not a famous family, we rely on means to make a fortune in business, is it possible that the eldest is a succession of nothing?" "
Shen Shixuan looked at her and pinched her cheek with a slight smile, "Do you know that the tone of your voice now is very similar to that of a person." "
Chu Yiyao slapped his hand away dissatisfied, "Who?" "
Shen Shixuan grabbed her hand and said, "Grandfather." Then she learned what her grandfather said when he asked his eldest brother to take care of the Shen family with him, which is not much different from what Chu Yiyao said now.
Chu Yiyao was stunned, she had a good conversation with that old man at the beginning, and she was transformed into old man Shen, she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, old man Shen concealed it first, this passive feeling was really unlikeable.
The peacock knocked on the door outside the house, saying that the second lady had sent someone to take a look when she learned that she was unwell, Chu Yiyao took off her coat and lay on the bed, and one of Guan's personal maids came in to take a look, said a few greetings, and quickly went back to her life. Chu Yiyao looked out the window, the banquet had already started at this time, and urged Shen Shixuan to go back.
Even if she pretended to be sick, Chu Yiyao had to pretend to be like her, she didn't go to the theater to listen to the play in the afternoon, during which Yan and Shui Ruoqian both sent people to visit, and Chu Yiyao lay on the bed for an afternoon.
In the evening, the guests were almost gone, Guan personally came to the Scholar Academy, and invited a doctor to say that he was asking for Chu Yiyao's pulse, this kind of unwell after a few months of marriage is like telling others that there may be joy, so Guan directly invited a doctor.
After taking the pulse, the doctor prescribed a few patches, saying that it was dizziness caused by qi deficiency, and it would be good to rest more, Guan stayed in the house to accompany her for a while, and saw that her face was good, so she was relieved, "You have a good rest, and the tea party is over." "
"Mother, do you know about grandfather letting Shixuan go to Luoyang?"
"I'll find out in the afternoon." When I ate at noon, I didn't do much, and when I listened to the play in the afternoon, my sister-in-law's face was very wrong, and then the maid came to tell her about the front hall, and she knew that the old man didn't play his cards according to common sense this time, and let Shixuan go to Luoyang.
"This is at least more than three months, and at most half a year." Guan said, glancing at Chu Yiyao's abdomen, the newlywed couple has been separated for so long, and there will be no children in a short period of time.
Chu Yiyao didn't mention to Guan that she was going to go with her, forget the time, set off in ten days, and there are still more than ten days to go out of Jinling to the place where the mountain collapsed, as long as she drags it out, she can drag it out for more than half a day in the middle, and she can avoid it...
Old Man Shen's sudden decision did have a lot of impact, and in the next few days, when Shen Shixuan returned to the firm, a few stewards who were originally following the eldest brother actually showed favor to him.
Shen Shixuan thought it was funny that those stewards didn't dare to be too obvious. For them, there was no need to stand in line like this, and they had been following the eldest young master, but now that the old man said this, they had to please both ends, and if the old man finally liked the second young master, they would not be too bad.
"Second brother, it's really early today." Just as Shen Shixuan greeted a few stewards with a smile, Shen Shijin's voice came from behind him, and when he turned around, Shen Shijin looked at him with an account book in his hand and looked at him with a smile.
"Big brother came much earlier than me." Shen Shixuan's eyes swept over the account book in his hand and said calmly.
Shen Shijin's eyes shrank, watching the few stewards leave, and pointed out, "It's not as good as the second brother who came early." "
"It's not like there's a saying, it's better to be in a hurry than to be in a hurry." Shen Shixuan didn't avoid Shen Shijin's words this time, and took his words with a smile, and the two brothers stood there and watched.
Halfway through, Shen Shijin smiled, "Then I want to see how coincidental it is that you came, second brother." "
The entourage behind Shen Shixuan listened to them say dumb riddles and said many words of 'qiao' but still didn't understand, watching Shen Shijin leave, he muttered in a low voice for a long time, "Second young master, the eyes of the eldest young master are really strange. "
That's not strange, that's a warning, Shen Shixuan looked back at this entourage, and his face was gentle.
For as long as he can remember, the eldest brother has always been very valued by his grandfather, not only because he is the eldest grandson, but also because the eldest brother's temperament is more like his grandfather, and his temperament should be more like his grandmother.
But after all, it's not the same person, it's just like it, Shen Shixuan raised a smile on the corner of his mouth, and told him to go out, "You go to the Nantang Market and send things over for the young grandmother." "…
Before the caravan set off for Luoyang, the atmosphere of the Shen family and the business house was a little weird, it was a very ordinary thing, and after the words of the people who participated in the tea party that day had evolved into a battle for the inheritance of the Shen family, but the old man Shen did not move at all, and seemed to be happy to see such a thing happen.
The day before the caravan departed, Shen Shijin went to where the old man Shen was, and when he entered the study, the old man Shen was playing chess with Steward Jiang, and when he saw him come in, Steward Jiang walked out, and Old Man Shen beckoned to him, "Come and accompany me for the next game." "
The grandfather and grandson didn't say a word and played chess for half an hour, until the sky was slightly dark, and the old man Shen shouted a general, and the double cannon was in front of Shen Shijin's chess pieces, and he had no way to retreat.
"Grandpa's chess skills are really getting better and better." Being the general twice in a row, Shen Shijin put the chess pieces in place and smiled.
Old Man Shen withdrew his hand and snorted, "It's you who are absent-minded, let's do another game!" "
Shen Shijin patiently accompanied Old Man Shen for another plate, and when he looked up again, it was already dark, Old Man Shen straightened up and leaned back on the chair, his eyes were shrewd, and he looked at Shen Shijin, "The second boy's temperament is too gentle, you are a brother, you have to mention him more." "
"The second brother is familiar with these now, and he doesn't need me to mention anything, he has a gentle temperament and is much more tactful than me, this time the second brother goes to Luoyang, and he will definitely be able to have a good relationship with those people on the way." Shen Shijin praised Shen Shixuan without hesitation, the caravan has been coming and going for many days, and the relationship is harmonious during this period, and there will be more cooperation after coming back.
Old Man Shen stood up, walked around the study, stopped by the window, the light had already been lit in the corridor outside the house, and looked back at Shen Shijin who stood up with him, "What do you have to say." "
"Sun Er has a bold idea, now that the business bank is also Jinling, why don't we drive this business house to other places." Shen Shijin said his inner thoughts, and what inspired him was the branch opened by the Chu family outside, "If the Shen family firm has a branch outside, it can concentrate our local shops and increase a lot of merchants." "
Except for the businessmen who are rampant in Jinling, the rest of the Liang Kingdom has its own customs, but none of them are as exaggerated as Jinling, so even in terms of opening a shop, the Shen family has always done business in Jinling and purchased land and property.
The Shen family is involved in a lot of things, from tea to wood, but everything that makes money, Old Man Shen was involved in it at the beginning, which is very common in Jinling, who doesn't come together with a few trades.
"Where do you want to go?" Old Man Shen heard a little meaning.
"We can go to Huizhou first." Shen Shijin saw that Old Man Shen was interested, and continued, "In recent years, there are many people who have come to Jinling from Huizhou, if you can open a branch of the Shen family firm there, then some shops in Huizhou will not have to come all the way to Jinling to order in our firm, and at the same time, you can also absorb those who originally ordered from other firms to go to our firm, and the Shen family is famous, and they are naturally very clear." "
Huizhou was later on par with Jinling, after the reward instructions issued by the imperial court, even if he tried to get closer to him over the years, he still lacked mental strength, Shen Shijin's plan to rely on the reputation of the Shen family to settle in Huizhou, drive there, so that the Shen family can also take root there.
Old Man Shen listened, and only then looked at him and said, "Shi Jin, you won't understand the truth that a strong dragon can't suppress the head snake, otherwise how could Huizhou have it your turn to occupy the place now." "As early as when Huizhou had this potential, some people wanted to go there, but where could they beat some of the people who already existed in Huizhou, and then at most they opened some shops in the past, and no one was thankless to open the branch directly.
Shen Shijin naturally knew this truth, and his face was full of confidence, "If the Shen family and the Shui family are together, then this strong dragon must be able to overpower the ground snake." "
A flash of uncertainty flashed in Old Man Shen's eyes, how long has his daughter been married, and Master Shui is anxious to cooperate with the Shen family, in that place in Huizhou, it seems that Master Shui has long taken a fancy to it.
"It's naturally good for the two families to be together, but have you discussed the matter in this branch?" After a long time, Old Man Shen asked him, what Shen Shijin said was the Tao, and he had already thought about it, so he waited until he asked for a promise.
Old Man Shen was silent, after all, he was still too young, and the Shen family accounted for the majority at first listen, but Shen Shijin refused to go to Huizhou, and the person in charge in Huizhou must be the concubine of Master Shui, so many things were hanging.
Master Shui is not Master Tian, the Tian family does not have many things in business, and the Tian family's human nature is also straightforward, and he helped his grandson a lot without considering the return when he said that he wanted to help his son-in-law. But the Shui family is different, Master Shui is from a few brothers, and he has been fighting for so many years, just to help, it is also mutually beneficial, and it is impossible to damage the Shui family to make up for the Shen family.
"Grandfather, what do you think of this?" Shen Shijin said a lot, and finally asked for Old Man Shen's advice.
Old Man Shen looked at Shen Shijin, the grandson who was brought up by himself, poured a lot of his own efforts, and did not hesitate to raise another grandson to stimulate him.
The eldest grandson has a lot of shadows of his youth, conceited, proud, and confident that he can win anything, and now that he wants to work his own, what reason does Old Man Shen have not to agree.
"You discuss it with your father, and it's up to you to decide this matter." With his grandfather's approval, Shen Shijin left the study, Old Man Shen sighed, and Steward Jiang brought his mother in to cloth vegetables.
Old Man Shen sat in front of the couch, looked at the prepared dishes, and sighed again, as if he was telling Steward Jiang or himself, "In the same situation, the second boy will definitely accompany me to eat and then go back." "
Steward Jiang handed over the chopsticks, "The second young master is like an old lady, intimate." "
Old Man Shen glanced at Steward Jiang, yes, intimate. His two sons are both peaceful people, like wives, only the eldest grandson is a little more like himself, so he loves him so much, and for the second boy, Old Man Shen felt some guilt, "Now these are not compensating him." For the sake of the Shen family, he also had to push the two brothers to fight, even if this was the result, he couldn't predict it. Otherwise, if it goes on like this, when the one in the palace leaves, the Shen family will have no advantage.
"The master's distress, the second young master will understand." Steward Jiang comforted on the side, and Old Man Shen waved his hand, "How can he understand this, he doesn't care at all like his father, he knows that he is agitating those who have and don't, and now it's better to marry that girl." Halfway through speaking, Old Man Shen paused, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, "How did I forget that girl." "
"The second young master will take the second young grandmother to Luoyang this time." Steward Jiang is no longer surprised by this, every time the old man mentions the second young grandmother, he always looks like he is smiling, if he hadn't followed the old man for so many years, he would have thought that the second young grandmother was the granddaughter of the Shen family who had been away for many years.
"That girl has a lot of thoughts." Old Man Shen felt that his life was almost over, and he felt that the like-minded person turned out to be a little girl.
"Yes, let them go!" Old Man Shen thought for a while, threw out such a sentence, and bowed his head to eat
Early the next morning, Chu Yiyao followed Shen Shixuan, took the Shen family's caravan, and went to the gate of Jinling City to gather with all the caravans, Chu Yiyao stayed in the carriage, this time she went to Luoyang, she only brought the peacock and Ping'er two maids. There are also women in these caravans, but most of them are concubines, and to put it bluntly, they are people who bring a warm bed.
When the hour came, several carriages left the city gates, and on both sides there were guards watching over them.
This time, the general leader of all the caravans is the eldest young master of the Bai family, walking in the front, the carriages of the ladies are concentrated in the middle and front, every year the caravan goes to Luoyang, the daily itinerary is calculated, and try to ensure that there is little overnight stay in the wild, so there is generally little rest during the day, and after dark, rush to the post station or town to rest on their own.
On the evening of the sixth day, because it was too far from the next town, after nightfall, the caravan was stationed to rest, and set out again the next morning.
After rushing for a few days in a row, even if there is a bed to sleep at night, some of the female dependents can't stand it, and the eldest young master of the Bai family just said a word, stop halfway for you, it's impossible. The body can't bear it, so he stays directly in the next town, and waits for him to return from Luoyang and then pick them up, there is no second choice, and he will not send another person to send them back.
No one refuted his words, during the caravan itinerary, everyone had to listen to what the chief leader said, Chu Yiyao looked at the few female relatives who had a bad face but didn't dare to say it, and silently eliminated the method of pretending to be sick in her heart.
"What do you think?" Shen Shixuan opened the curtain and walked in to see her distracted, took the water bag and handed it to her, "So distracted." ”
Chu Yiyao took the water bag, turned it away and took a sip, looked at Shen Shixuan, and asked tentatively, "What if I get sick?" ”
When Shen Shixuan heard her say this, he reached out and touched her forehead, and said with concern, "Where are you uncomfortable?" ”
Chu Yiyao took his hand off his forehead, "I mean if, it's not really sick." ”
Shen Shixuan picked up the cloak on the side and put it on her uneasily, and then said, "If you are sick, either ask a doctor to follow you all the way to Luoyang, otherwise I will stay in the town with you, and wait for the people of the Shen family to pick you up, and then I will follow you to the caravan." ”
Chu Yiyao asked reluctantly, "Under what circumstances will the caravan stop halfway?" ”
Shen Shixuan hugged her and thought for a while and said, "Heavy rain, there is no way to move forward when the wind blows, and there is another one, who was robbed by mountain bandits." ”
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There are fewer house fights in this article.,Although Ryoko has always wanted to write a pure house fight.,But the matter of the three aunts and six mothers.,It seems that Ryoko is not strong enough.,Replenish more energy and hope to write it next time.