"Brother Heng, where are you going with these things?"

Shen Niannian had an idea in his heart, so he immediately stopped Li Jiaheng.

Li Jiaheng looked up at her and blinked, "This is what you need to practice calligraphy, and it's okay to do left and right, so I took a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone over to practice calligraphy." ”

"I see, can I take a look?" Shen Niannian stepped forward and asked with some expectation.

Li Jiaheng also knew that a country woman like Shen Niannian probably had never seen a scholar chanting poetry and painting, and she was practicing calligraphy on the side, so it would be okay for her to take a look.

Speaking of which, when the two were still young, the children in the village liked to play with Shen Niannian, and now he often heard his mother mention that the eldest sister of the Shen family at that time was well-behaved and beautiful, and she could be seen to be a beautiful embryo at a young age, and I don't know how many sons and daughters were clamoring to marry Shen Niannian as a daughter-in-law when they were young.

It's a pity that if it weren't for that strange illness that ruined half of Shen Niannian's face and scared away all her childhood playmates, maybe she should have married a long time ago now, where would she still be like now, becoming an old girl in the village, making people laugh at it.

"Since the eldest sister of the Shen family doesn't dislike it, let's come in and take a look, the younger brother is just making an ugly appearance."

There was a trace of pity in my heart, and I couldn't bear to refuse a woman's request.

Shen Niannian pretended to laugh in surprise, hurriedly thanked him, and followed Li Jiaheng into the house.

Two or three days have passed, Du Shengnian's injuries have also improved a lot, and the place where the initial bleeding has begun to scab, but his legs and feet are still inconvenient, and he can't get out of bed and walk around for the time being.

"Du Gongzi, didn't we talk about some painting skills yesterday, today I specially brought paper and pencils, I wonder if you can give you some guidance on the late life?"

Since ancient times, scholars have always looked down on those rough generals who dance with knives and guns, but the border is different, and the literati and martial arts here will not be as swords as the imperial court, because there are threats from foreign enemies from time to time, so these literati have special respect for the generals who defend the country and defend the country.

What's more, this Du Shengnian is not a thing in the pool at first glance, and he is not at all like a general military general who does not know a single big character, and when Li Jiaheng took care of Du Shengnian these days, he found that this Du Gongzi's talent was slightly above himself, so he respected him even more.

This time, I came over with a pen and paper, but it was just because I occasionally chatted with Du Shengnian about some calligraphy and painting, so I thought I wanted to come to ask for advice.

Du Shengnian propped up his body and said with a smile: "Li Gongzi said that he was joking, I only know a little bit about this writing and painting, and I really don't dare to ask for advice." ”

Li Jiaheng put the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, and said with a light smile: "Du Gongzi came from a place like Kyoto, and he must have seen more than us from the countryside. ”

"What Brother Heng said is very true, Du Gongzi knows at a glance that there are people who have university questions, and they must be more knowledgeable than those of us in the countryside." Shen Niannian poured two bowls of hot water for the two, and when he saw that Du Shengnian was unable to move, he brought them to him.

Du Shengnian thanked him, and then sighed: "Speaking of painting, the person who understands it is still my cousin, and even the emperor praised the paintings she made back then." ”

"Du Gongzi is still talking about your cousin who has died of illness?" Li Jiaheng was slightly stunned and asked in surprise.

Du Shengnian nodded, exhaled, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know why, since I saw Miss Shen, I have been thinking of that cousin from time to time, obviously there is no similarity between the two of you, but for Miss Shen, I always feel a sense of déjà vu." ”

Shen Niannian clenched his fists and sighed lightly, "Du Gongzi doesn't have to mind, after all, people can't be resurrected after death, and the living should live better, you miss that girl so much, then her father and mother's relatives, I'm afraid it will be even more sad, you should also persuade them." ”

Du Shengnian smiled faintly, "Miss Shen, what you said is right, the deceased has passed away, and the living should live better, if my cousin knows, she will definitely not bear to be sad for her uncle." ”

As he spoke, Du Shengnian suddenly paused, frowned slightly and looked at Shen Niannian, who looked gloomy.

Although he and Shen Niannian hadn't known each other for a long time, just a few chats made him feel that this ugly girl was not like an ordinary country woman.

Removing the doubts in his heart, Du Shengnian didn't want to talk more about this matter.

However, Shen Niannian later thought about the cliché, but Du Shengnian diverged it again, seeing this, she could only endure the impatience in her heart and let go of the matter for the time being.

The people of Caojia Village came to the door to make trouble, but it completely became a major event in Tuozi Village in this cold winter.

For this reason, the Liu family had to split up.

In the past two days, Shen Xiuniang was obviously very happy, because her two sons were finally able to separate the Liu family to live, although Liu Er was also separated, at least she didn't have to suffer from the anger of the old lady Liu.

For this reason, Shen Xiuniang also deliberately took Liu Ziqi and the three of them to the Shen family to live temporarily, because the house assigned to them by Mrs. Liu was dilapidated and old, and it was not enough to survive this winter.

As a result, the new house suddenly became lively.

And only Liu Er lived in the dilapidated house, and Shen Xiuniang didn't let him come over from beginning to end, so Qi Ge'er and they didn't dare to call their own father.

After all, his father wanted to give Shen Xiuniang a leave of absence because he had a clear mind, and now he has fallen into such a field, and he also asked for it.

Thinking of his son who died before he was born, Qi Ge'er held back a bunch of resentment in his stomach and did not vent it, and even complained very much about Liu Er.

Su Niang's body was not well maintained, and when she took it, she was hugged by Qi Ge'er, and as soon as she entered the house, she was directly bedridden, and she had a high fever, which frightened Shen Xiuniang and hurriedly invited Dr. Zhao over to see it again.

And Brother An'er has only lost a lot of weight in just one month, and the bruises and scars on his body are unbearable to look at, making Shen Xiuniang hug him and cry all night.

Seeing this, Shen Niannian had to sigh helplessly, the family was equivalent to taking over two patients, and the two of them couldn't be idle, but Zhang Luo gave Su Niang and An Ge'er a good patch.

For this reason, Shen Xiuniang also deliberately spent some money to go to the village to raise chickens and ducks to buy some chickens and ducks back.

"Mother, if you take the eldest brother and them over like this, if you let the people in the village know, will it be bad for their reputation?" Shen Niannian looked at Shen Xiuniang who was burning the fire in front of the stove, and couldn't help but speak.

The last time Mrs. Liu made a fuss at the door of their house, didn't she mean that the eldest brother valued the wealth of the year, so they were clamoring to split up? As a result, they just separated from each other, and they came to live in the Shen family, didn't it confirm that the old lady was right?

Shen Xiuniang made a straight face and snorted coldly: "Those people can say whatever they like, Qi Ge'er and Brother An are my own sons, and it is only natural that my mother's things should have been left to the two of their brothers, if this new house is not for them to live in, will it be for those outsiders to live in?" ”

"But...... Mother, you are right to think so, but what should Second Uncle Liu do? The eldest brother lives here, but Second Uncle Liu lives in that dilapidated house, do they really care about Second Uncle Liu as their son? ”

Shen Niannian felt that if this matter was not handled well, it would definitely cause trouble to the eldest brother and them.

But where would Shen Xiuniang, who felt sorry for her son, care about this, snorted lightly, and mocked: "Isn't that Liu Er boasting that he is very capable?" The sons were delivered into his hands, but they were taken care of like this, and I put him to death! ”

Although she said so, she had been a husband and wife for more than ten years, and Shen Xiuniang really couldn't just watch Liu Er live in that shabby house alone, so as not to be frozen to death at night.

So, while no one was paying attention, I brought some food and sent it there.

Shen Niannian saw all this in his eyes, and he also felt funny in his heart.

Although this cheap lady has a hard mouth, her heart is quite soft, and in the end, she is reluctant to suffer Liu Er alone.

In the past few days, it has been snowing heavily, and in addition to the martial law in the town, although the New Year is approaching, there is no atmosphere at all about the New Year.

Uncle Li Zheng has not returned, and Wang Sanniang and Li Jiaheng are also quite worried.

And Du Shengnian's legs are gradually getting better under the careful care of Dr. Zhao and Wang Sanniang, and he can also get out of bed and walk around.

This day was the tenth day that Du Shengnian lived in the Shen family, and two days had passed since Qi Ge'er and their new house moved in.

Because the weather is getting colder, few people in the village hang out outside, and most of them stay in their own homes to keep warm.

Shen Niannian exhaled a breath of hot air, and then rubbed his hands again, making his cold and numb hands a little warmer, and the whole person was about to stiffen from the cold, shivering incessantly.

She used to be from Kyoto, and although the cold winter there was not warm, it was not as cold as the border, and the cold was unbearable.

If it weren't for the fact that the original owner's body had already improved a lot under her own careful conditioning, she really doubted that she would be able to survive this winter.

"The colder the weather, those barbarians will try their best to break through the border city, come in and rob the people on the border of our country, this Tuanzi Village is remote, and there is only one way out of the village, although you don't have to worry about those bandits breaking in, but you still have to be careful."

Du Shengnian leaned against the door, looking worriedly at the falling snowflakes, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the trees in the courtyard, and it was conceivable that the situation outside should not be much better.

The people who lived in the Shen family were all in the hall at this time, Wang Sanniang brought a lot of carbon and firewood, and made a special trip to make a brazier, and everyone gathered in this hall together, which was much warmer than outside.

As soon as Du Shengnian spoke, Li Jiaheng also sighed: "Dad has been gone for several days and hasn't returned, and I don't know if he was delayed by something." ”

"Li Gongzi, please rest assured, I think there should be no accident in Lizheng, but he has not returned for a long time with my message, I think it should also be related to this weather, it is estimated that my brothers should be busy with border defense, and they will not be able to send Ling Zun back for a while."

Du Shengnian knew what he was worried about, so he couldn't help but persuade him.

The people in the house were all around the brazier to absorb warmth, Shen Xiuniang was making clothes, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but sigh and said: "This snow has been falling for several days, and I don't know when it will stop." ”

"Mother, it's so cold outside, why don't we take my father over?" Qi Ge'er struggled for a while before he couldn't help but speak.

Shen Xiuniang didn't say anything, she had already sent cold-proof clothes and food to that guy, which was considered benevolent and righteous, and now they are no longer husband and wife, what is it to take an outsider home?

The people in the room talked about their own business, passing the boring time.

Suddenly, there was a quick knock outside the door, which made everyone slightly startled.

Shen Niannian hurriedly pushed the door away, walked through the courtyard, opened the outer door, and saw a young man in his twenties panting fiercely, and hurriedly said: "Sister Shen, go and inform the people in your family, just say that the people in our Xinghua Village have been attacked by bandits, let the people who can take charge of your family go to Mr. Feng's house quickly and discuss important matters!" ”