The second-floor cabin, Ho Tai's room.

"Cousin Luo is a very smart person, he can memorize "Hundred Family Names" at the age of four, can write rulers and big characters at the age of five, can compose poems at the age of eight, and began to do Shiwen at the age of ten." Referring to the deceased Shen Luo, He Taizhi was sad with pride: "If it weren't for my uncle last year who asked Cousin Luo to press a subject, I can't say that Cousin Luo would have been able to enter the Jinshi last year." Seventeen-year-old people in the Ming Dynasty are common, and how many seventeen-year-old Jinshi are there? Except for the sixteen-year-old jinshi who came out of Chenghuanian, the other eighteenth and ninth middle school jinshi are all young. ”

Shen Zhu said with emotion: "Taste the book and see 'Hui Ji will hurt, four words, Brother Luo Xu Zheng should be here." ”

Although He Taizhi is only ten years old, he is also sympathetic to life and death, and said gloomily: "Aren't smart people living long?" ”

Shen Zhuxiang boasted of being a smart person, and when he heard this, he didn't know how to answer.

He passed the hospital examination at the age of 17, and he was already a leader among the clan brothers, but yesterday when he went to the canal wharf, with the Zhu and Wei families coming to the wharf to see off the pedestrians, there was also a weak young man, thirteen-year-old Jiang Tao, who was the cousin of He Taizhi's eighth aunt's family, and also passed the hospital examination in June this year, and it was still his same year. It's just that he is ranked in the middle and back, but Jiang Tao is second, a student of Suzhou Prefecture.

Among the children of the Shen family of the same age, he was still pressing Shen Jin in front of him. Out of Songjiang, it wiped out everyone.

Not to mention the thirteen-year-old Jiang Tao, and the little boy in front of him, he was able to pass the county exam at the age of nine, and he hadn't read the four books yet.

He Taizhi thought of Shen Luo and Jiang Tao, who was not in good health, and felt uncomfortable, so he also thought that Shen Zhu's silence was sad, and persuaded: "Don't be sad Cousin Zhu...... Cousin Luo has been reincarnated, maybe in a few years, he will be able to meet ......"

It's just that the elders used to coax him, so he came to comfort Shen Zhu, he didn't know where in his heart, the words of comfort were just words of comfort, and if the person was gone, he was gone.

Shen Zhu took a long breath: "Brother Luo is a second-room single ding, and uncles and uncles must have high hopes. Now the pain of losing a child, I don't know how long I will be sad. ”

He Taizhi thought of the chaos in his own house after Shen Luo's death, as well as the twilight sister in the cabin, he only felt that his scalp was numb, and his little face was clumped: "It's better to vibrate as soon as possible." The dead are gone, and the others are still alive. ”

Shen Zhu knew that He Taizhi felt this for his sister at that time, but it was not good to ask the topic to the little lady.

Xu and He Tai's aunt and nephew did not mention that the little lady of the He family was Shen Luo's fiancée, but everyone guessed a lot.

As the niece of the Xu family, it is not polite for Mrs. He to meet her cousins of the Shen family. But when she boarded the boat at the dock in Suzhou that afternoon, the little lady of the He family was dressed in plain clothes and her face was covered with a veil, and she did not mean to greet everyone at all. After arriving at the cabin, he never went out of the house, and his wife and maid came forward for all affairs.

It was Xu's room, because there were many teenagers coming and going, and Little Lady He couldn't avoid it.

Shen Zhu brought the conversation back to the topic: "I have never been out of Nanzhili, I don't know what kind of atmosphere is in the north?" How did Brother Luo live during his lifetime? ”

He Taizhi is Shen Luo's little tail, and he knows everything about Shen Luo, and when he heard Shen Zhu ask, he only thought that he was worried about entering Beijing, so he told everything he knew.

Shen Luo talked about how to study in prison, how to socialize with friends, what style of clothes he likes to wear, and what pastimes he will do with his friends in his spare time while studying

Shen Zhu only looked like gossiping on his face, but he wrote these down carefully in his heart, and his original anxious mood calmed down unconsciously.

Looking at the Xu family's actions, he was closer to the sect, the fourth room and the fifth room.

She is in a long house, and if it is strictly about the selection of heirs by distant and close relatives, it is reasonable.

In that case, it will be either Shen Jue or Shen Rui, and then it will be the turn of the third room. If you don't choose an heir according to the distance of relatives, there is still Shen Quan in the fifth room ahead.

Although Shen Quan showed that he had no intention of becoming an heir, and the five-room Shen Hong couple were not greedy or robbing, they really wanted the Xu family to choose him. Move with affection, know with reason, how can Wufang refuse?

Rise and fall are the obligations and responsibilities between clans.

Although I don't know Shen Cang's temperament, I can look at the Xu family's actions, as if he can be the master of the house.

In this way, there is no hope for the long branch, why should I bother with the long branch?

In Xu's cabin, Xu's Yu Jing, who had always lost money, shook the empty box and said with a smile: "The money box is empty, and the game is scattered." Today I am fasting, and I will not leave your brothers to eat here, but will go to each of you. It's still the same sentence, don't be naughty. If you want to go to the deck to get some wind after stopping the boat at night, you must also say hello to the whole brother and let the whole brother take it, and you are not allowed to go to the water's edge or argue with others. I'll bring you out well, but you have to do it well, don't let me have no explanation with your parents

All the sons of the Shen family got up and listened, agreed in unison, and withdrew from the cabin.

Shen Jue and Shen Qin stared at Shen Quan together.

Shen Quan couldn't see it, looked around, and said to himself, "Why didn't Brother Zhu see it?" ”

"In our room." Shen Lin said in a muffled voice.

In this floor, there are only a few large cabins in the middle, and the cabins at both ends are relatively small.

Except for the Xu family and the little lady of the He family, the other eight teenagers were two people in one room, occupying four cabins.

Among the seven sons of the Shen family, Shen Lin is not up or down in age, and has become a single one. Although when the brothers are together, everyone will take care of him, and they will bring it when they speak; But between these actions, they have their own companions.

When arranging the cabin, Shen Lin was also undisputed and arranged with He Taizhi.

He Taizhi has a lively temperament and loves to make friends, even if he was not familiar with Shen Lin before, he was happy at the beginning of the opportunity to live together, just make one more friend.

I don't want these two people to have a temperament, one is clever and eccentric, and the other is honest and slow.

Shen Lin is not only stupid and stupid, but his brain is also stupid and can't turn around, He Taizhi talked to him, the chicken and the duck talked, he was in a hurry to do the sweat of his brain, Shen Lin didn't understand what it meant.

came and went, He Taizhi was not willing to sing "one-man show", and he talked a lot.

In the past few days of the boat, He Taizhi has been very busy, in addition to playing with the young people of the Shen family, he also goes to talk to his sister from time to time.

On this day, he went to his sister's side in the morning, and when he came back, he was a little sad, so he didn't go to Xu's side.

When Shen Lin came out, she happened to see Shen Zhu passing by, and knew that the two of them were in the same place.

When Shen Quan heard this, he was about to go over to Shen Zhu, but was grabbed by Shen Jue and Shen Qin with one arm and one arm.

"Third brother, I've been holding it for three days, when will I be able to go to the deck to breathe?" Shen Jue lamented.

Shen Qin also said: "Third brother, the younger brothers are going to suffocate in the cabin." ”

Shen Quan snorted lightly and said, "The cabins where you two live have windows, and with the windows open, how much air can't be exchanged outside?" ”

Shen Jue said with a bitter face: "Where can it compare to the broadness on the deck?" ”

Shen Qin said with a slight resentment: "The third brother, the eldest aunt didn't stop it, but the third brother stopped it for three days?" ”

Shen Quanzheng said: "Although the eldest uncle is loving, my brothers must also be self-disciplined, and we must not cause trouble to the elders for the sake of being willful." There are no people living on this ship, although the uncle's current grade may not say that he should be afraid of this and that, but more is better than less, after all, there are" Speaking of this, he pointed his finger to the top: "There are those adults here." In the past few days, although I have stopped you and not taken you to the deck to breathe, I have always arranged for people to keep an eye on the deck. ”

"After the boat stopped every night, the adults came out first, and it took about two quarters of an hour to walk and breathe, followed by the officials on the first floor. The ladies of his family are seasick, and they are also helped to the deck by their children and grandchildren every night to breathe, and sometimes there are female dependents who come out, and my brothers and I should also take the initiative to avoid one or two. As for the few officials in the lower cabin, they didn't bring their families, but there was no need to shy away from it. In this way, if you want to go out of the city, you have to go out after the beginning of the day (half past seven in the evening). ”

Shen Jue and Shen Qin were already suffocated, and they were satisfied if they could get out of the air to breathe, where would they care about the time in the morning and evening, they all responded like chickens pecking rice: "At the beginning of the year, at the beginning of the year."

I heard Shen Quan continue: "The water surface is wet and cold, and the wind is cold at night, even if it goes out, it can't exceed two quarters of an hour at the longest. Otherwise, what can be done when you see the wind and suffer from the cold? In this big year, we are visiting again, and our brothers must not cause trouble with others."

Although Shen Jue and Shen Qin felt that the time was short and reluctant, they also knew that what Shen Quan said was serious, so they responded honestly.

Shen Rui was beside him, and when he saw that Shen Quan managed his disciples obediently, he admired the Xu family very much.

All the young people are the sons of each room of the Shen family, and only Shen Quan, a careful and popular brother, is in charge, and everyone is in charge.

Xu's years are there, his energy is low, and he can't stare at a bunch of juniors alone; As for the few stewards in the second room who went south, they were subordinate servants in the end, and their identities were limited, so it was not easy to restrain everyone.

Only Shen Quan, who is the oldest among the clan brothers, has been explained by the Xu family, and the clan brothers who are justifiably taken care of and restrained.

However, Shen Quan was indeed careful and thoughtful, and did not think about detaining his clan brothers for fear of trouble, but went to observe the situation on the deck, and came to a conclusion to make more secure arrangements. If you are someone else, how can you be so patient?

The cabin next door to Xu's family, where He Xiaoniangzi lives on the ship.

Xu Shi looked at the four vegetarian dishes on the table, sighed, and said, "Sister Ying insists on this, and Aunt will no longer stop you." It's just that I have to talk to you, and I can only keep it for a year at most...... You were raised by your aunt, and you grew up with Brother Luo, and your relationship with Brother Luo was good, but in your early years, you were like a brother and sister. You are all well-behaved and good children, and you are surrounded by adoptive mothers and maids, and there is no time to talk in private. Childhood sweethearts are secretly in love, and those are all words in the book. The little lady or brother of a serious family, which one is not a primary school ceremony? You started to talk about marriage for only two or three years, even if you put your heart on Brother Luo for the past two years, can you last a lifetime? What are you going to do with your parents......"