Chapter 9: Farewell
"Enough!"
At this time, Shen Minggong walked out of the north room and shouted loudly.
Wu Zhaorong's crying stopped abruptly, the woman who watched the excitement held her breath, and Shen Yueran swallowed back the evil words that slipped to her mouth.
Frankly speaking, Shen Minggong said to Shen Yue, more like a symbol, a symbol of the Shen family, rather than a "father" in the real sense.
If the brother-sister relationship with Shen Rihui can still be described as "cold", then the father-daughter relationship with Shen Minggong can't find a suitable adjective at all. Because, she didn't think that she and Shen Minggong were father and daughter at all.
In the past five years, she and Shen Minggong have only said a handful.
No matter how much her oath five years ago had a big impact on the Shen family, no matter what she did when she stayed at home all day, no matter how Wu Zhaorong pointed at her openly and secretly and scolded Huai, Shen Minggong would always be silent and unsmiling. Every day the sun rises, the sun sets, and the wind and rain do not change.
Shen Minggong gave her the feeling that she was even like a person without love.
He never accused her, nor did he persuade her. He never complained about her, nor did he reassure her.
He was neither like a loving father nor a strict father.
Therefore, it is not so much that she has the same awe for Shen Minggong as Wu Zhaorong, but rather a sense of distance.
It's so strange......
Shen Minggong had his back bent on his waist, his eyes were dark, and he was not angry but mighty.
"If it's because of the silver, my sister-in-law doesn't have to worry, I'll think about it." He said calmly.
Wu Zhaorong was stunned, and an imperceptible smile appeared on his round face.
What does my father-in-law mean by this - is there really a huge amount of money hidden?
"Yes, yes, don't worry, lady." Shen Rihui hurriedly answered, "Daddy and I have already been to the yamen and found a clerk to talk about cleaning the city. The fine was not paid until the end of the year, so the money was sure to be scrapped. β
Got it together? Wu Zhaorong rolled his eyes.
It means that the fine of one hundred taels must be deducted from the wages of the Shen family's father and son, squeezed from the Shen family's daily expenses, or borrowed from an acquaintance?
Is her father-in-law afraid that she will have to take another hundred taels before he will give up, so he doesn't dare to divulge the fact that there is still a huge amount of money?
Definitely!
Wu Zhaorong had plastic surgery, glanced at Shen Yueran, and said, "Look at her stubborn appearance, you also know that it is no fun to marry." In this case, this matter should be done sooner rather than later, and if there is money, the fine should be paid quickly, so as to save the time limit and let the yamen find an excuse to make trouble. β
"That's, that's." Shen Rihui hurriedly answered, "If there is silver, of course I paid the fine early, but the key is no." β
"You don't. Father-in-law maybe-" Wu Zhaorong raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Minggong pointedly.
Only then did Shen Yueran react, what was Wu Zhaorong making this scene for tonight.
Silver.
Man dies for money, and birds die for food.
Cong Hao and Song Ting were able to push her to fall off the building for Jin Sheng's property, what was Wu Zhaorong's little trick?
"Nope."
It was not only Shen Yueran who reacted, but also Shen Minggong.
He remained calm and breathed out two words clearly.
Wu Zhaorong's face changed suddenly. She felt that she had been "slapped in the face" in public.
Without waiting for Wu Zhaorong to attack, Shen Minggong threw down another sentence, "How you can be a sister-in-law and how to be a woman is your personal virtue, and the Shen family owes you, and I won't say a 'no'." But if you open your mouth again and curse Wu Jianzheng, don't blame me for managing his children. With that, without looking at anyone, he turned back to the north room and closed the door.
Wu Zhaorong finally understood that she was not just a "slap in the face......
"You-"
She didn't dare to be angry at Shen Minggong, but she dared to point at Shen Yueran.
"What's wrong with me? Virtue! Shen Yueran didn't bother to say anything more to her, and like Shen Minggong, she turned around and went back to the house to close the door.
"She, she-" Wu Zhaorong opened his mouth for the first time, and rolled his eyes in anger.
"The lady is angry, the lady is angry." Shen Rihui is a clichΓ©.
"Hey, what do you mean by Shen Jiagong? What does the Shen family owe to the Shen family's sister-in-law? β
"Who knows? Now the sister-in-law of the Shen family is not having a good time. β
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The woman outside the door was still chewing on the base of her tongue.
Under the bright moonlight, Shen Zhong stood through the window lattice and gave Shen Yueran a little thumbs up.
Distraught, she walked to the window, pushed away her heavy little head, and closed the window with a thud.
It is said that Shen Minggong said that Wu Zhaorong just now, she should be happy, why does she feel blocked?
The wind and sand in the northwest are so big, she has long been taught. Washing the city, which is exposed day and night, is an extremely hard, dirty, and dangerous task.
Otherwise, why don't so many officials in the yamen do it, and give money to outsiders?
One hundred taels, one hundred taels - how many days and nights do the Shen family father and son have to work to make up for these hundred taels?
Damn marriageable order, damn dynasty!
Shen Yueran picked up the lotus paste shortbread that had already become cold and stuffed it into her mouth as if angry.
I took two bites and spit it out.
There are five taboos in making pies, one taboo (noodles) is too much, two taboos are dry firewood, three taboos are sweet (salty) to the bottom, four taboos are uneven skin, and five taboos are overbaked.
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After that night, Wu Zhaorong searched for death and life a few times, and also took the trouble to invite Lang Zhong to take a look at his heart disease, except for Shen Rihui, who waited forward and backward day by day, the other three members of the Shen family did not have such a thing.
The work of washing the city was quickly contracted, and all that was left was to start work.
Wu Zhaorong saw that he had been making trouble for a few days, but Shen Minggong still refused to say another word to her, feeling bored, and slowly stopped.
The life of the Shen family is normal again, Shen Yueran still eats and sleeps, sleeps and eats, the father and son of the Shen family still go out early and return late, Shen Chong still grinds and practices calligraphy, procrastination goes to the school, and Wu Zhaorong is still hiding in the back kitchen to eat.
Time flies like a white horse, and soon it is the end of July.
On this day, Mei Caiyu came to Shen Yueran.
"Shangjing?" Shen Yueran asked.
Mei Caiyu nodded, "Yes, go to Beijing, and leave tomorrow." β
"In such a hurry?"
For five years, Mei Caiyu was her only friend and her only kindness. She was gone, and she was strongly reluctant.
Mei Caiyu held her hand and shed two lines of tears.
"I don't want to rush like this, but the man is running the boat, sometimes at home, sometimes not, and the relatives have calculated the date, and they want us to arrive before the tenth day of the new year, otherwise we will miss the meeting time, and we will have to wait another month. Daddy hastily packed up his bags last night, and today he went to the noodle shop and sugar shop to ask for the final payment, and set off early tomorrow morning. β
Mei Changsheng asked his relatives to go to the capital to find relatives for Mei Cailian. A boatman named Zhao Anyang looked at Mei Cailian's portrait and eight characters, and said that as long as the Mei family did not think that he was short in stature and was often away from home, he was willing to marry Mei Cailian as a good friend of Qin and Jin. Mei Changsheng was overjoyed to receive the reply and immediately prepared to go to Beijing.
"Are you coming back?" Shen Yueran asked.