The brothers and sisters talked and laughed for a while, and then a little girl came over to pass the word: "The old lady said, in the afternoon, Mrs. Lin from Dongxing Street came to talk to her, brought a piece of fresh deer breast, and has already made the small kitchen diced and made into a mixed stew, and everyone will have dinner in Songhe Hall tonight." Sister Ruizhu has already gone to say hello to the eldest lady. The old lady asked me to ask Grandma Jin, when will the eldest young master come back today? ”

Jin said with a smile: "I said that I came back with the third uncle." Then he said, "Now I'm afraid that there is no one around the ancestor to accompany him, anyway, I will eat in Songhe Hall today, let's go over!" ”

On the one hand, he sent the little maid beside him to talk to the eldest lady, and on the other hand, he took a group of younger brothers and sisters to Nanyun Courtyard. Yu Qiu followed by herself, and asked Yun'er to go back to the Frost Pu Courtyard to explain that Jade and Pearl had prepared hot water or something, and told Liu's mother that she would come to Nanyun Courtyard to pick them up later.

When I arrived at Mrs. Shen's room, Mrs. Shen was lying on her side on the warm couch, making a seven or eight-year-old little maid scratch it! The little girl's cheeks were bulging, and her eyes were shining, it should be that Mrs. Shen rewarded her with candy.

Seeing the group coming, Mrs. Shen sat up and said with a smile: "You monkeys, what are you playing in the afternoon?" ”

The people hurriedly saluted, and then found their own place to sit down.

Shen Yahui's mouth was fast, and as soon as Mrs. Shen asked, she hurriedly said, "After taking a nap, the third sister and I went to see my mother painting tricks." Later, I found Sister Rong and my second brother to play pitching pot together, and then went to the uncle's room to play the kettle. After finishing speaking, he pointed to Shen He's waist, "Ancestor, look, I made it up for my second brother." ”

Mrs. Shen smiled and nodded, Xu Qirong was the youngest, seeing Xu Qirong sitting in the same rules as the Jin family, she couldn't help but feel funny, and hurriedly asked the maid to carry her to the warm couch, and said with a smile: "Sister Rong is really good, tell grandma, your third sister and fourth sister watched your third aunt draw tricks, what are you playing alone?" ”

Xu Qirong smiled obediently and said, "I copied the scriptures for my mother." ”

Yu Qiu interjected on the side: "Miss has copied the scriptures for two hours in one breath today!" ”

"Good boy!" Old Mrs. Shen thought of her daughter who died early, her eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she sighed again, "Good boy! ”

Seeing Mrs. Shen like this, everyone sighed, Shen Yahui was the most skillful, and said busily: "Sister Rong is so good, my aunt must be very happy." But my aunt knew that my ancestor was sad, so my aunt was not happy. ”

Xu Qirong regretted a little that he was in front of his mother in front of Mrs. Shen, and hurriedly followed Shen Yahui's persuasion: "The Buddhist scriptures say 'ascend to Bliss early', my mother is happy, don't be sad grandma." Didn't my mother leave me to do my filial piety for her! ”

Jin also said: "That's it, ancestor, Sister Rong is so sensible, the ancestor should be happy." ”

Sister Ru also smiled: "My aunt is not here, so we accompany our ancestors every day and accompany my aunt's share." ”

Seeing everyone's nonsensical persuasion, Mrs. Shen was not so sad that she smiled and said, "In the end, you are easy to be sentimental when you are old, and you are not as sensible as you monkeys." ”

Shen He hurriedly said: "The old ancestor is not old, the old ancestor doesn't even have a white hair!" ”

As he was talking, he saw the second wife Liu and the third wife Chen come together, and saluted, and Mrs. Shen couldn't help but be surprised: "You two are here together, what about Erlang?" Haven't San Lang and Brother Yin come back yet? ”

Chen glanced at the Liu family and said, "As soon as the third master and the eldest young master came back, they were called to the Sang Lin Courtyard, and the second uncle heard that they were also in the Sang Lin Courtyard. Left and right are that they have business to discuss outside. My second sister-in-law and I came over first, and I had already asked the little maid to go to Sanglin Courtyard to tell them. ”

Old Lady Shen nodded: "Business matters are their men's affairs, we don't care." He asked again, "Why didn't Brother Bin and Brother Li come?" ”

Chen Shi hurriedly said: "The nurse has fed the milk, and she has slept when she is full." Tomorrow, the daughter-in-law will bring it over to the old lady again. ”

Old Mrs. Shen nodded and said to Xu Qirong: "Your fifth cousin and sixth cousin are only three months old, white and tender, you were sick before, and the little doll can't see the wind, so you haven't seen it yet, let your third aunt bring it tomorrow, and your cousin and brother are also close and close." ”

Xu Qirong smiled and nodded, she had already heard Shen Yahui talk about her two younger brothers before, so she turned her head expectantly and asked Chen: "Third uncle, I heard that the fifth cousin and the sixth cousin are twins, do they look exactly the same?" ”

Xu Qirong was born better than the girls of the Shen family, he was young, and he was still a ball of pink carving, very pleasing to behold, Chen heard Xu Qirong ask, and couldn't help laughing: "There are seven or eight points similar, Sister Rong can't tell the difference when the time comes." ”

After laughing for a while, the eldest lady brought someone in and said, "The kitchen is ready, the matter over there is not finished yet, I will let the kitchen heat up the dishes and serve them later." I was afraid that my ancestors and brothers and sisters would be hungry, so I brought some pineapple cakes over to cushion everyone. ”

Then a maid came up with a food box, opened the food box, and sure enough, it was a few plates of steaming pastries.

After a while, Shen Huizhi sent someone over there to say that they had finished talking, so they came over. Mrs. Shen took a large family to Songhe Hall.

As soon as they arrived at Songhe Hall, the eldest master, the second master, the third master and the eldest young master Shen Yin came over together, and a few people asked Mrs. Shen to say goodbye, and Xu Qirong and his juniors came over to greet them.

Old Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "I will invite you to dinner with my own money, and you still want me, an old woman, to wait." ”

Originally, it was a joke, but the third old man, Shen Huiqiu, said: "Naturally, the old lady takes pity on her sons." But today's meal is regarded as a farewell banquet for his son that the ancestor loves his son. ”

As soon as these words came out, except for the eldest master, the second master, and the eldest young master, everyone was stunned, and Mrs. Shen's face was a little unpleasant: "Your son is only three months old, and the Chinese New Year is about to begin, where are you going?" ”

Shen Huiqiu said honestly: "Jinzhou produces fur over there, and it is close to the capital, I discussed it with the eldest brother and second brother, the Shen family's business is always going to develop, and the cloth and silk are already safe, so we want to try to develop north." ”

Seeing that Shen Huiqiu was for the family's business, Mrs. Shen's face looked a little better, but she was still unhappy: "Even if you inspect the business, there is no reason to go to the New Year." We celebrate the New Year, and people are also going to celebrate the New Year, what did you do in the past? Look at your daughter-in-law, she has been worrying about your family affairs with a big belly for the past year, but you don't even accompany others for the New Year! ”

When the third wife, Chen, heard what Mrs. Shen said, her eyes immediately turned red, but she still smiled and said: "The concubine knows that the master is thinking about the concubine in his heart, but the family's business is indeed a big deal." It's just that the concubine is nothing, but this year is over, and the master should still be filial piety by the side of the ancestors. ”

Even the eldest lady said: "No matter what is in a hurry, it is not too late to do it after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." ”

Xu Qirong was surprised, why did the third uncle suddenly propose to go to Jinju to see the fur business. This year has arrived, and the bandits are in a hurry to prepare for the New Year, and the road from Yangzhou to Jinzhou is long, but it is very dangerous.

Old Lady Shen glared at the eldest and second masters standing behind the third master: "You two don't mess with me, if you have anything since you were a child, you all did it with San Lang, do you have such a brother!" ”

The eldest master sneered and didn't speak, and the second master said, "The third brother can work hard." ”

Xu Qirong saw that the three brothers had such a unified opinion, and immediately remembered that the Hua family had moved from Jinzhou, and it turned out that the third master was going to Jinzhou to check the details of the Hua family!

Xu Qirong was a little excited, and when he saw that Mrs. Shen was still going to obstruct him, he hurriedly said: "The book says that a good man has ambitions in all directions, and the third uncle is a capable person, so he dares to go to Jinzhou so far away to inspect the fur business at this time." With the efforts of the third uncle, other people's families can't compare to our Shen family. ”

Seeing Xu Qirong, a six-year-old girl, say such a thing, everyone was happy, and Mrs. Shen's attitude softened, but asked Xu Qirong with a smile: "The book also said that my parents are here, and I won't travel far." Sister Rong, what do you say? ”

Xu Qirong's eyes widened and said: "Parents are here, don't travel far, there must be a way to swim." With the eldest uncle, the second uncle and the aunts and uncles here, what else is the third uncle worried about? ”

Old Madam Shen was stunned for a moment and sighed: "That's it, I don't care about your outside affairs, and I won't hold you back...... When to go? ”

Seeing that Mrs. Shen was relieved, Master Shen hurriedly said, "Leave early tomorrow morning, I have already asked my subordinates to pack their bags." ”

Old Lady Shen choked and glared at Third Master Shen again. Several juniors watched from the sidelines, all covering their mouths and laughing. Xu Qirong couldn't help but secretly say, this third uncle is really a straight man!

During the meal, Mrs. Shen naturally talked about Mrs. Lin coming to her to chat with her in the afternoon, and said, "Our family is fine, with these monkeys with us, it is not boring." There are few girls in the Lin family, and the brothers are all older, and the old woman Lin is tired of talking to her daughter-in-law, and she can't talk to the maid together, so she has to come to me to chat. ”

He Shi hurriedly said: "It can be seen that the ancestor is blessed. ”

Mrs. Shen sighed: "I used to hand over handkerchiefs, and Mrs. Guo from Changhong Street had a good time when she was a child, but I haven't seen them once in these years." ”

Xu Qirong's eyes rolled and said, "It just so happens that the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming, let's hold a flower-viewing banquet and invite the ladies and ladies who are good friends in Yangzhou City." ”

Kim was young and lively, and said with a smile: "That's a good idea!" ”

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she was also very interested: "Everyone is very idle at this time, and it is very good to hold a flower viewing banquet!" ”

Xu Qirong saw that there was a door to the matter, and said: "Please invite the wife and miss of the Hua family that the second brother said in the morning to come over." ”

As soon as he heard this, others were nothing, the eldest master, the second master, the third master, the eldest wife, and the eldest young master all chuckled in their hearts.

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