CHAPTER XXIII

The goods of the Lin family have long been set haode. As soon as the mother and daughter of the Lin family came, Meng Bo recruited his eldest son Meng Dalang to take the mother and daughter of the Lin family to see the goods, and a long-term worker followed him to pick dates.

The young man who had just been recognized by her saw that this little shopkeeper Lin really came to see the goods and buy fruits, instead of following his mother to play, and he was really full of curiosity about this little lady.

"This little shopkeeper Lin ...... Is there no father or brother left at home? Why did she let a teenage lady call the shots? ”

Meng Bo saw that Meng Dalang had already led the Lin family's mother and daughter to the designated mountain pass, so he retracted his gaze and said with a little regret: "Lang Jun doesn't know, Lin Xiao's shopkeeper has two sisters and a younger brother, and the younger brother is the same age as her, but he is still studying in the school. Her father is honest and honest, but it's a pity that good people don't live long, three years ago Mengjiawan came to Mengjiawan to come here to play, including a four or five-year-old Xiao Langjun. The little Langjun was led by a young servant to play all the way, on this slope, when the shopkeeper Lin was loading fruits in the car, the little Langjun lit a firecracker and threw it over, startling the horse, the horse galloped, the shopkeeper Lin was defenseless, and fell off the carriage...... Leaving a room of orphans and widows, the guy quit his job again, and the third lady of the Lin family heard that her grades in the school have always been top-notch, so she took over the shop......"

The young man's expression suddenly became strange: "You mean...... Three years ago? Do you know the origin of the Jiang family? ”

Meng Bo shook his head: "There are millions of families in the capital, I only heard that it is a rich family from the city, and the third lady also asked me, but unfortunately I don't know the details, the servant saw that something happened at that time, and ran away with that little Langjun, I have never been to Mengjiawan in the past three years, how do I know the origin of the Jiang family?" ”

He simply told the story to this young man, because he heard that this young man was also doing business in the city, for fear that Lin Biluo would relieve him from the siege, but he would be hated by others, so he thought about resolving it secretly.

How do you know that the young man listened to the story of the Lin family, and turned to his heart, asked the location of the Lin family's shop, and asked a few more words to the little man and the servants at that time, and praised it very much: "This Lin family is really not easy!" ”

When he said goodbye to Meng Bo, he went to the village under the mountain, waited for his own carriage, and the elder named Qinghe was sixteen years old, but he had been with him since he was a child, and he was the son of his nurse, who knew him very well, and when he saw his complexion, he knew that something had happened, so he first handed over a hand towel, and when he wiped his hands, he handed over the hot tea burned by the red clay stove on the car: "Da Lang, but the old man of the Meng family is disrespectful to you?" ”

The young man's surname is Shen, his name is Shen Jiayuan, he is the only eldest son of the imperial merchant Shen, he is sixteen years old, he has followed Shen Weiwei everywhere, and he has learned some business skills.

Shen Jiayuan took a sip of hot tea, only then did he feel better, and said calmly: "Qinghe, do you remember what Erlang liked to do three years ago?" ”

This Erlang is Shen Jiayu, the concubine of Shen's only concubine Hong Nisheng, who is now eight years old and is spoiled by Aunt Hong's lawlessness.

Qinghe said with a smile: "Everyone in this house knows that Erlang used to like fireworks and firecrackers the most, and he took them with him wherever he went for a while, but he didn't like it one day, and he never touched it again. ”

Shen Jiayuan took another sip of hot tea, and seemed to be stuck in his thoughts three years ago: "I remember that three years ago, my aunt and I were going to my grandfather's house, Aunt Hong was crying and crying, and I wanted Erlang to recognize my uncle's family, but Daddy couldn't help it, so I went to beg Ah Niang, and Zuihou had no choice but to take him." As a result, when I arrived at my grandfather's house, I went to see his friends with my cousin Junhong, so I didn't follow my aunt and aunt, and then I heard in a trance that they went to Yuxuguan to ask to see Yuxusan, and stopped in a village on the way, what is it called Mengjiawan? Said that it was rich in fruits, and I picked and bought a lot of them? ”

Qinghe smiled and nodded: "Da Lang's memory is really good!" At that time, the twin sisters beside my wife also sent a lot of them to the eldest room. But speaking of which, it seems that after returning from his uncle's house, Erlang stopped playing firecrackers. Aunt Hong also said everywhere that once Erlang went back to his uncle's house, he was well-behaved and sensible, and he would often walk around with his uncle's house in the future. It's a pity that no matter what Aunt Hong says after that, Erlang cried as soon as he heard that he was going to his uncle's house, and Aunt Hong could only give up. ”

Shen Jiayuan drank the cup of hot tea in one gulp, got into the carriage, closed his eyes and pondered, but the little face appeared in front of him, his eyes were so clear that he seemed to be able to reach people's hearts, and there was no childishness in his expression...... It turns out that this is the sin that the Shen family did!

Qinghe saw that his expression was not good, and he didn't dare to say much, so he waited carefully all the way back to the Shen Mansion.

There are not many restrictions on merchants in this dynasty, and the Shen family has served as the emperor and merchant for several generations, even if the court situation changes, it will not fall, and the Shen family's instinct to seek good fortune and avoid evil is engraved in their bones.

The ancestral house of the Shen family is located in the east of the city, and now it is the only one where Shen lives. He has one wife and three concubines in his family, and his son only has one concubine and one concubine.

As the eldest son, Shen Jiayuan has always been trusted by his father, so he came back from outside, carried a horsewhip and went to Shen Jiayu's yard, leaving only Shen Jiayu to follow Guo Chao.

Guo Chao is Aunt Hong's confidant, and he has been following Shen Jiayu since he was born, and he has been a face-saving servant in the Shen Mansion over the years. Seeing Shen Jiayuan pointing at him with a whip and shouting, "Kneel!" In his heart, he secretly thought about what he had done recently that made Da Lang angry, and after thinking about it, it seemed that he had not provoked this Tai Sui recently, and his courage was much stronger.

He knelt down, but his expression was completely fearless: "As soon as Da Lang came back, he ran to Erlang's courtyard, but is there something?" "What's more, when Yahuan was kicked out of this courtyard, she must have gone to report to Aunt Hong. As long as Aunt Hong knows, it is the head of the family, Shen, who knows, how can he suffer?

Shen Jiayu is also a little afraid of this brother. Shen is the only one who spoils his youngest son, but the family is young and orderly, and in front of Shen Jiayuan, Shen Jiayu can only bow his head and listen to the training.

Shen Jiayu defended Guo Chao: "Big brother, Guo Chao didn't do anything?" Big brother, you came to my yard in a rage, what are you doing? ”

Shen Jiayuan shook the whip, the long whip whistled in the air, and fell on Guo Chao, making a dull sound, Guo Chao screamed, Shen Jiayuan didn't say anything else, only spit out a sentence: "Guo Chao, do you remember three years ago...... Mengjiawan? His eyes glanced at Shen Jiayu's face, and the meaning was self-evident.

Although Guo Chao was beaten, the place where he was whipped hurt bitterly, and now his clothes are thin, and he thinks that he has been broken, but his brain is not broken, and he can't admit that he was beaten to death, so he immediately made a blank look: "What Mengjiawan?" ”

But Shen Jiayu, who didn't want to protect him wholeheartedly, was frightened by Shen Jiayuan's appearance, and immediately shouted: "Who told you?" Is it the old man in the orchard? He wants to blackmail money with the Shen family? ”

As soon as he said this, Guo Chao knew that it was bad. The pain in his body was terrible, and he wanted to rush forward to cover Shen Jiayu's mouth, but Shen Jiayuan waved his hand and whipped him hard: "Dead minion, kneel down for me!" ”

Guo Chao screamed again, and he wanted to roll on the ground in pain, although the whip didn't hit Shen Jiayu, he was already frightened, and immediately cried and made a fuss: "Isn't it just that a person died?" Is he dead? It's none of my business! It was the horse that didn't have long eyes and threw him to death! It's none of my business! ”

The courtyard door was pushed open with a bang, and I saw Shen Weiwei standing at the gate of the courtyard with Aunt Hong and his wife Jiang, and there were several personal attendants behind him.

Shen Wei looked around at the servants behind him with a pair of sharp eyes, and said a cruel word: "Shut your mouth for the master!" If I hear half a word, don't blame your parents, wife and children for being sold to work as coolies in the mines! ”

The servants behind him were silent, and they all lowered their heads under his gaze, and only heard him spit out one word: "Get out!" Fear bent and quietly retreated, and after a while, only Shen Wei and a wife and a concubine were left at the gate of this courtyard.

When the three of them entered the courtyard, the gate was wide open, and if anyone came to see it, they could see it clearly.

"A-Yuan, what the hell is going on?"

Aunt Hong originally wanted to go to Shen Weiwei to sue her, so that Shen Weiwei was disgusted with Shen Jiayuan, but she didn't think about it, but she was involved in her life, and she was so frightened that she didn't even dare to say more.

Shen Jiayuan told him what he saw when he went to Mengjiawan, and looked back on the previous situation, only then did he suspect that Shen Jiayu had caused trouble in Mengjiawan three years ago, but he didn't think that he would teach him to recruit him in a word.

The matter has come to this point, that person is dead, even if Shen Jiayu did not mean it, but he also died. Shen is the only one who can sit in this position today, largely because he is tactful, cautious, and unwilling to offend people easily. Shen Jiayu's matter is still unknown to the Lin family, and if they do, they will become a mortal enemy.

Aunt Hong hugged the frightened Shen Jiayu in her arms and whispered, "Master, this matter ...... Ayu didn't mean to do this...... Besides, the family didn't know about it, and they just opened a small shop, so they couldn't do anything if they knew......"

"Idiot! I even want to pretend to be confused when I die! There is a dragon and a crouching tiger hidden in the capital, and many people look at the inextricable relationship between ordinary people and high-ranking officials and magnates, and they don't make remedies in advance, and they still want to hide it? ! Shen was so angry that he refused to care about face for his concubine, and instructed Shen Jiayuan: "It's really not good, you prepare to go to the door for your father and you to accompany the sin!" ”

Shen Jiayuan shook his head and denied: "Daddy, I look at the little lady of the Lin family who seems to have a lot of backbone, and she took over the shop at a young age." We rushed to the door like this, just for fear of provoking the wrath of her family. If you don't ...... In the future, just observe secretly and make up for it slowly? When the time comes, it's never too late to find out? ”

He is a calculating man by nature, and he will not act easily if he does not think it through. If you go directly to the door now, it is equivalent to having nothing to do to find a beating, but if you teach the Lin family to get a lot of benefits from the Shen family, and then find out about this matter, eat people with soft mouths and short hands, plus Shen Jiayu is a child who did it, and he did not mean to be evil, it will be much easier to ask the Lin family for forgiveness when the time comes.