Shen family uncles and nephews are in the mourning hall said that the monument repairs the pavilion to build the archway, although Shen Cang was a second product during his lifetime, but after his death, there was a gift from the emperor, to be buried from the identity of a product official, in addition to the tombstone, there should be a memorial arch to record the life, build the monument pavilion to expand the imperial decree.

Now in the cold winter season, it is not easy to start construction, and several uncles and nephews can't get away, even Shen Quan, who was originally helping here, also went home because of serving Master Hongda, so Shen Zhou asked the second housekeeper to stay at the sacrificial village these days and keep an eye on this matter.

Today, the second housekeeper returned to the city and was telling everyone about it.

"The stone and wood for building the memorial arch have been prepared for a long time, and now they have been repaired and begun to be colored...... The stele pavilion can also be on the top tomorrow, and a few white marble steles are also ready, so the ......second steward bowed and replied.

Shen Zhou nodded: "Very good, after tomorrow's sacrifice, I will go over ......"

There are a lot of inscriptions that need to be rubbed this time, in addition to the two imperial decrees, there is also the text of the tombstone written by the old lady Tian of Nancheng Academy, and a small article written by the third master to record Shen Zhou's life.

Although a special craftsman was invited to be in charge of this matter, because it involves the imperial pen, there is a suspicion of great disrespect if you are not careful, and someone needs to check it.

Shen Rui is a filial son, he has to keep the spirit and incense every day, and he has to welcome guests and send off guests at big and small sacrifices, which is inseparable from him; The body of the third master, it is not easy to go to the mourning hall and the main courtyard every day, how dare he let him go out of the city and toss?

Among the three uncles and nephews, only Shen Zhou can go?

It is said that Emperor Hongzhi treated his courtiers benevolently and generously, which is true. After Shen Cang's death, not only did he ask the third old man to be an official as his widow, but also asked Shen Zhou to take leave to stay in Beijing for funeral, and happily approved the leave and allowed him to leave Beijing after the funeral.

After Shen Zhou asked about the progress of the project, Shen Rui said: "It's already in the ninth year, the snow is still heavy today, it's important to hurry, and you have to be careful not to have an accident...... After a while, before the second housekeeper left, he paid more money from the account room to add vegetables to the workers. The charcoal fire in the dwelling should also be sufficient, so as not to frostbite people. ”

The second housekeeper bowed down and retreated.

Just as Shen Quan came over, he and the second housekeeper came head-on.

The second housekeeper stopped to salute, Shen Quan was often here before, and he knew that he had a lot of errands, so he didn't delay him and let him go.

Shen Rui heard the voice inside and walked out: "The third brother is here, but is there something to find me?" ”

Tomorrow is to "burn Sanqi", if there is nothing to do, Shen Quan will not have to go there today.

Shen Quan nodded and said, "The second uncle and the third uncle are here, right?" I'll give the two elders a salute first......"

Shen Zhou's uncle and nephew were sitting in the small hall on the left side of the mourning hall, and Shen Rui led Shen Quan over.

"Second uncle, third uncle......" Shen Quan bowed and said.

Shen Zhou called out and said, "Has your father been better these days?" ”

Shen Quandao: "It's getting better, but I'm still a little afraid of the wind, and my mother doesn't allow my father to go out." I came here today, and my father asked me to confess my elders, and I won't be here tomorrow......"

Shen Zhou shook his head and said, "It's already good to be born and raised, who will be able to pick on it?" I should have gone over to visit, but it wasn't cheap......"

Shen Hong's health has never been very good, and he is also careful when changing seasons every year. There was no illness in the winter this year, but because of Shen Cang's mention of Shen Ying, and the fact that there was also a love between the brothers who had been moving around in Beijing in the past few years, Shen Hong came over when he "introduced three" and "burned his head seven".

After tossing twice, Shen Hong contracted the wind chill, and he has been raising it for half a month. Half of it is that the body is really sick, and half of it is heart disease. After all, he is not a few years younger than Shen Cang, and his health is not as good as Shen Cang.

How many people in this world are not afraid of death?

However, after half a month of recuperation, his children and grandchildren were around his knees, and Shen Hong gradually thought about it. Compared with Shen Cang, he has a full house of children and grandchildren, the eldest son is out of office, the second son and the third son are also willing to study hard, and the three daughters-in-law have all entered the door; Although her daughter is still young and has not yet booked a family, she has three promising sibling brothers, and she is not afraid that she will suffer losses in the future. To put it bluntly, even if he closes his eyes immediately, there is nothing uneasy. Even if he wanted to open it, Shen Hong's body gradually improved.

Shen Quan came to look for Shen Rui, but there was no need to hide some words from the two uncles in front of him, so he said: "Yesterday, a few clan relatives entered Beijing, and they heard the funeral letter, and they want to come over tomorrow to worship the eldest uncle......

Shen Zhou and the third master glanced at each other and said, "But the person who went to Beijing to take the Ministry of Etiquette exam?" Which room are they all in, and what generation? ”

Although the Ministry of Rites will take the exam in February, from October, people from all over the country have been coming to Beijing one after another. The Suzhou family also arrived a few days ago, including two nephews of the Xu family, because the Shen family is now in mourning, and no one is staying in the Shen family.

The Xu family happened to have a wedding house in Huanghuafang, so they asked someone to place the two nephews there.

Although the second room sent people to Songjiang to report the funeral, even if someone came over there in the day, it would be after next year. If you can't send the funeral in time, you can only catch up with the 100-day festival or anniversary festival. At this time, the clansmen who came to Beijing should have set out from the south in September.

"Exactly, it's the two clan uncles of the clan room and the side branch of the sixth room, and the clan brother of the fourth room......" Speaking of this, Shen Quan paused and said: "Those two clan uncles are the son of Hongzhi for eight years, and the other is the son of Hongzhi for eleven years, I heard my eldest brother say that these two clan uncles also entered Beijing to take the exam in their early years, but they were short of time at that time and did not visit here; The younger brother of that clan, Shen Jin, is the original brother of Rui Ge'er, and this year Nanzhili Township tried to solve the Yuan ......"

Shen Zhou nodded and said: "It turned out to be him, he can win the championship in Nanzhili, which is full of talents, and he is indeed good, if there is no accident, the Shen family will have one more jinshi next year." ”

As for the two clan brothers of the water character generation, Shen Zhou knew that it was wrong, and did not comment.

When the third master heard this, he frowned and said: "What's so great about Xie Yuan, the age is there, isn't it a few years older than Brother Rui?" ”

Although Shen Jin is now recorded in the name of the Sun family, because of Shen Rui, the elders on the side of the family affairs in the early years of the fourth room also know that even if Shen Jin has not taken the initiative to be evil, it is true that Shen Rui's mother and son have been wronged because of him and his biological mother Zheng.

Everyone has love and hatred, and since the third master is partial to Shen Rui, he naturally thinks that Shen Jin is not good. If Shen Jin was far away in Songjiang, the third master would not have specifically thought of this person; But when Shen Jin arrived in the capital, the third master felt annoyed.

Shen Zhou shook his head and said: "Although each branch township tries more than a dozen Xie Yuan in two capitals and thirteen provinces, it is also necessary to divide the Xie Yuan in some place, the Xie Yuan in the northern province is not as good as the Xie Yuan in the Southern Province, and the Xie Yuan in the Southern Province is headed by Nan Zhili. Shen Jin is weak at the age of the crown, and he can get the middle solution yuan, and he has his own merits. ”

The third old man said angrily: "Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, there is such a father, I don't believe that I can raise a true gentleman?" ”

"Nonsense again! However, the younger generations of the clan, when they see the last side, they just respond to two sentences, and if they don't like it, they won't see it in the future, and they will say evil things! Shen Zhou heard that he was talking inappropriately, and hurriedly scolded.

After the third master finished speaking, he also sensed that something was wrong, glanced at Shen Rui, and said, "Brother Rui, I didn't mean that......"

Shen Jin can say it, but Shen Yuan can't say it, otherwise he will talk about Shen Rui as well.

Shen Rui thought for a while and said: "Regardless of his character, Brother Jin's knowledge is real, otherwise he wouldn't have passed the children's test at fourteen, and he is still a 'little three yuan'." If the first two subjects hadn't been delayed, I wouldn't have been able to start my career long ago. Even the sixth brother also said that when it comes to reading talent, in our generation, Brother Jin is indeed a cut above us, if the exam goes well, a jinshi can't run......"

With Shen Li's comments in front, the third master didn't continue to say anything, but he already had prejudice in his heart, and it was difficult to like it. Shen Zhou has been to Songjiang twice and has seen Shen Jin, but he has no bad feelings.

Wait until the next day, it will be Shen Cang's "Sanqi".

Sister Yu'er, as a married daughter, returned to Shangshu Mansion to officiate.

On the day of the funeral "7749", there are many large and small sacrifices, in addition to relatives and friends, the general guests only come to the "first seven" and the time of the funeral, so there are not many guests who come to the Shen family to pay tribute on this day. In addition to the Shen family's relatives, the only foreign guests are the Yang family and the Mao family, and they are all juniors.

Mao Chi is a new person in today's department, and Yang Shen has not ended up this year, but he is also determined to take the imperial examination, so when these two heard that a newly baked Xie Yuan came over, they were a little curious, and followed Shen Rui out to welcome the guests.

Shen Jin stood at the gate and saw a few people coming out of the door, and his eyes fell on Shen Rui.

Since August last year, the two have been separated for more than a year, and too many things have happened in this year, and the two brothers have experienced a lot of ups and downs. Shen Jin became more and more introverted, a little less youthful pride; Shen Rui is here, bereaved one after another, and set up a door, with more perseverance in the corners of his eyes.

"Second brother......" Shen Jin's voice was a little excited.

"Brother Jin......" Shen Rui smiled lightly.

Shen Jin's expression was astringent, and he also changed his tone and said softly: "Second Brother Rui! ”

Shen Jin and his entourage came with Shen Quan, and the two clan uncles were also seen by Shen Rui when he returned to Songjiang last year.

Shen Rui bowed down and said, "My nephew has seen the fifth uncle, and I have seen the third uncle......"

Both of them were first-time visitors, and they were both restrained. Even if Shen Cang is now lost in the second room, the second master and the third master are both officials, and for the two ordinary relatives, they can also be regarded as high-ranking families. Therefore, when these two saw Shen Rui's salute, they were polite and wanted to worship in front of the spirit.

Mao Chi and Yang Shen followed Shen Rui's side, looking at Shen Jin with great curiosity.

Even if not many people knew about the relationship between Shen Jin and Shen Rui earlier, after Shen Jin learned about Yuan, it spread among relatives. Before seeing the real person, they thought about Shen Jin's appearance, but they didn't expect it to be like this.

To tell the truth, Shen Jin is better than Shen Rui in terms of appearance. No matter what Shen Jin's character is, just with this gentle and elegant temperament, it is difficult to get bored, and the saddest thing is that although he is a high school Xie Yuan and full of talent, he does not have the common noble atmosphere of literati, and he talks to people like a spring breeze.

Not to mention Mao Chi and Yang Shen, the third master who was prejudiced against Shen Jin, saw Shen Jin speak and act like this, his expression gradually slowed down, and he couldn't get sick anymore......

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