The eldest master and the Xu family are discussing the matter of tomorrow's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, in the end, even if there are clan nephews here, it is not too noisy.

Not only does he take care of the second master and second wife, but they are uncles and aunts, and they don't feel good when they think of Brother Luo, and they don't want to be too lively. But it should not be too lonely, all the clans have traveled thousands of miles to celebrate the New Year, they are all half an old, and it is inevitable to be homesick during the holidays, so it is good to make everyone more happy.

Seeing Shen Rui coming, the eldest master and the Xu family stopped talking. The two asked a few questions about the Wang family's guests, and Shen Rui also relayed Wang Shouren's words

The eldest lord was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This Wang Bo'an, from Brother Rui, is older. ”

Xu Shi also smiled: "When I stay in front of Wang Shilang, this generation can only talk about it." ”

The eldest lord nodded and said: "Wang Bo'an was proud of his talents when he was young, but he has been down-to-earth over the years. Now that he has been assigned to the Ministry of Industry to observe politics, he is also conscientious, but he is much better than ordinary new recruits. ”

He can praise Wang Shouren, but Shen Rui is a disciple, but it is not appropriate to comment on the teacher, so he can only listen quietly.

Wang Shouren's current setback is nothing compared to his future situation. When Zhengde ascended the throne, Liu Jin took power, which was Wang Shouren's hard life. It's just that he already knows it, can he still watch the father and son of the Wang family degrade because they offended the eunuch? I can't think of a way to help the Wang family father and son avoid this catastrophe.

It was getting dark outside, and it was time to take the lamp.

Seeing that Shen Rui was still wearing clothes for going out, he obviously came over as soon as he came back, and the Xu family and the eldest master didn't say a few words, so they sent Wu's mother to send him back.

Hao's mother, Dong Xi, Liu Ya and others were all there, and when they saw Shen Rui coming back, Dong Xi and Liu Ya stepped forward to serve Shen Rui to freshen up and change into homely clothes.

Mother Wu was beside her, and she pulled Mother Hao to ask if Shen Rui could live in the past two days, whether there was anything cheap, and the food was available.

Mother Hao answered them one by one, and Mother Wu glanced at Dongxi and Liu Ya and said, "The little eldest sister next to Young Master Rui looks not young, how to settle Young Master Rui in the future?" These two little eldest sisters serve Young Master Rui with sincerity, do you need to talk to those two families here? ”

Where is there a gift that does not give a deed? Most of them are the elders of the two places, and they are not worried about the four rooms, so they will leave the deed.

Now these two people are serving loyally, and Shen Rui gets along well with them, and it is a long-term way to receive the deed in his hands.

Hao's mother went north with everyone, and she had already become acquainted with the two maids, and when she heard the words, the two of them spoke in a tone, as if they were mainly Shen Rui.

Hao's mother was also a little unsure whether the two people's deed was really in the hands of the old master as Shen Rui said earlier, and hesitated: "The two little sisters have never heard the second brother mention it in the future, and the matter of the two people's deed needs not to trouble the eldest lady, and the old slave doesn't dare to say more." ”

Mother Wu served the Xu family to return to the south, and was instructed by the Xu family to pay special attention to the affairs of the Shen family's four rooms, so she naturally knew that Mother Hao was a person under the orders of Lao Anren, but seeing her obediently along the way, and Shen Rui was also attentive and thoughtful, she knew that she was an understanding person.

Seeing that she was so cautious and didn't rely on the old man to make an idea for Shen Rui, Mother Wu was only satisfied, and said with a smile: "The old sister is also hard to serve Young Master Rui to the north, and our wives are all in the eyes, and she praised the old sister with me for being loyal and careful before......"

"Where do you dare to be the praise of the eldest wife, it's just to do your duty......" Hao's mother said with a smile on her face, but cold sweat broke out on her back.

Fortunately, he was not old and confused, he listened to the arrangement of Lao Anren, and relied on the old man to sell the old to control the little master, otherwise not to mention whether Shen Rui would endure it, even the Xu family would not spare her. It's just that if the heir selected by the second room is really Shen Rui, then all her previous calculations have come to naught, and there are some of them

Hao's mother had just left with her front foot, and the third lady on her back foot sent Qinghe over to deliver a package.

Or to Shen Qin and Shen Bao's words, why are you afraid that you will be busy with needlework, there are not many new clothes, and you are worried that everyone will not be able to change clothes at home, so you will change the clothes of the third master, please don't be suspicious, Yunyun.

Shen Rui asked someone to accept it, and Hao's mother went up to Qinghe and handed the purse.

Looking at the darkness outside the window, Shen Rui said to Qinghe: "It's not good to disturb my aunt's rest when it's late, I'm tired of my sister going back to my aunt, and I'll go over tomorrow after breakfast to thank you in person." ”

Qinghe is the third wife's close attendant, and he knows what the third wife said, but in fact, the main person to send is the young man in front of him, and he is more and more polite, smiling and singing, and going back to restore his life.

Dong Xi opened the package, and saw that there were two new cotton clothes, one velveteen bat face, and one plain satin dark gourd pattern, which was not thick to the touch, but it was suitable for wearing in the house, and it was facing the New Year.

"This dress is exquisite, the second brother is coming and comparing the length of the one." Liu Ya touched the material of the clothes and said, "In the end, it is the Shilang Mansion, and the homely clothes are made of such good materials." ”

Dong Xi has always been careful, looked at the stitches on the cuffs of the clothes, only felt that they were fine, and the dark lines embroidered were also natural, and said: "Second brother, I can't see that it has been changed." ”

Shen Rui nodded and said, "Since Auntie said so, let's just listen to it like this, and if I want to come to the other brothers, Auntie also has gifts." ”

One night without words, the next day is the Chinese New Year's Eve.

After breakfast, Shen Rui changed into the new clothes with velveteen bat noodles and cotton, remembered one thing, and told Dongxi to prepare a purse.

This purse is even a part of Dongxi, and Dongxi is not good at self-dedication.

Shen Rui thought for a while and said, "Mother Hao has ten taels there, and the remaining four of you are five taels each." ”

When Dong Xi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Second brother, did you reward too much?" The second brother doesn't know how long he has been in the capital, and he still has some money in his hand to save some money.

Shen Rui shook his head and said, "That's it, it's rare to come to the capital once, and it's better for you to be richer in your hands." After the sixth day of the first lunar month, the shops in the market will open, and you will be asked to lead you to the street. ”

He was not short of silver here, and the banker tickets he exchanged before were several hundred taels of silver, as well as the gold given by Shen Juren, and a copy prepared by the Guo family. Shen Li came over at noon today and left a ticket for him.

Seeing this, Dong Xi then asked, "Where is the rough mother-in-law and the two little girls?" Do you want to ask about the tips from the other young masters? ”

Shen Rui thought for a while and said, "Don't bother, just ask them what the monthly rate is here in the second room, and the monthly reward is one month." ”

Speaking of this, remembering that Shen Qin, Shen Bao, and Shen Lin were not rich, Shen Rui patted his head and said, "I have been busy with a lot of things in the past two days, but I forgot about this stubble." After a while, you will gather the broken silver and divide some of it, and after I will thank the third aunt, I will send some to various places. ”

When Dong Xi heard this, he smiled and said: "I'm afraid I don't have to bother with the second brother, the eldest lady looks like a thoughtful person, and she won't forget this place......"

Before the words fell, I saw Liu Ya come in and said, "The eldest lady sent someone to deliver something." ”

It was not Mother Wu who came, it was another Mother Zhou, and she was also someone who had to be employed by Xu's side.

She was followed by two maids, each holding a tray in his hand.

Zhou's mother said with a smile: "This is the new clothes that our wife sewed with needlework, and because of the hurry, there are only two sets. Our wife said, please put on it first, and then make up for it in a few days. And here, it is fifty taels of silver and two new money, and it is given to Young Master Rui for spare money, and the other young masters are the same. ”

Hao's mother took it, and she had to hand over her purse again and send it out in person.

Dong Xi looked at the two sets of new clothes and hesitated: "Does the second brother need to change his clothes?" ”

Shen Rui shook his head and said, "I'll wear it like this today, and I'll change it tomorrow." ”

Although the third wife is an elder, Shen Rui does not like to receive things for nothing, and has always been accustomed to "courtesy exchanges", so Dong Xi found a gift package, and the master and servant went to the third room together.

The third old man, the third wife and his wife, listened to Qinghe's message last night, had breakfast, and still stayed in the house to wait for Shen Rui to visit.

This thank you is gone, but I really didn't expect Shen Rui to prepare a "return gift", and it was in line with the hearts of the two.

What the third master obtained was a picture of a beauty painted by Tang Yin.

It was given to Shen Rui by He Tai before, and Shen Rui thought of this painting because he heard that the third master loved to draw pictures of beauties yesterday. Although he was a little reluctant, he could think that with the relationship between Shen Bao and Zhu Yunming, he would go to Wu County to ask for calligraphy and painting in the future, and he would endure the pain.

The third wife's place is a piece of inkstone, which Shen Rui bought in Songjiang. However, because it is too small, it is more suitable for boudoir use, so it is only a collection. This time when he entered Beijing, in addition to gold and silver and other things, Shen Rui collected these cultural and elegant things that he didn't worry about staying at home, so he took them on the road.

Although Tang Yin fell last year, his talent and fame were also quite spread in the capital, and he was a friend of Zhu Yunming, and the third master naturally knew his name.

Seeing this picture of beauty, the third master was like a treasure, and he was a little reluctant to look away.

After reading the inscription, I knew that the painter was Tang Jieyuan, who made a fuss in the capital last year, and the third master couldn't help sighing: "Just from this painting, you can see that Tang Jieyuan is worthy of his name." Poor bad friends, in vain folded fame. ”

Speaking of this, the third old man said to Shen Rui solemnly: "Those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black, this is the truth, but there are also reasons why Tang Jieyuan himself acted rampant and debauched. A lesson from the predecessors and a teacher of the future, Rui Ge should take it as a lesson, and would rather make fewer friends than make bad friends; Be cautious and responsible, and don't be too ostentatious, even if you are proud. ”

Shen Rui stood up and listened, and said, "My nephew respectfully follows the teachings of Third Uncle Run. ”

The third master is the younger brother, and although he had a nephew and two brothers in front of him, it was not his turn to teach. Seeing that Shen Rui was well-behaved and obedient, the third master felt a little happy in his heart, waved his hand and asked Shen Rui to sit, and turned sideways to look at the inkstone in the third wife's hand.

Seeing this, the third lady handed over the inkstone.

The third master took it, played with it for a while, and said: "The inkstone is average, the carving is mediocre, and this style is quite delicate and rare." ”

When the third wife heard this, she couldn't help but glance at her husband, pulled the inkstone from the third master's hand, and smiled: "No matter what the master says, anyway, Brother Rui's gift is sent to my heart." My aunt was very happy. The latter sentence is said to Shen Rui.

The husband and wife had already talked about it last night, and the third wife was still a little melancholy in her heart, but seeing that Shen Rui had never lost respect because her room was not as powerful as Xiaochangfang and Xiaoerfang, she was also ironed in her heart.

She had already made people pay attention to Shen Rui's side, and she knew that the eldest sister-in-law had sent clothes and gold to the guest house in the morning.

Originally, she was still thinking about whether Shen Rui would go to the long room first and come here again. If you look at it from the perspective of the elderly, that kind of thanksgiving is not outrageous

Unexpectedly, Shen Rui was still the first to come to the third room, and she was still wearing the clothes she sent over yesterday, not the newly cut needlework.

Shen Rui didn't sit for a long time, and after a few words with the third master and the third wife, he retired and went to the Xu family to thank him.

The third master and the third wife looked at their respective "return gifts" and smiled.

Shen Jue and Shen Quan were picked up by their respective brothers and sisters, not to mention, just to say that the remaining five sons of the Shen family all got the clothes of the third wife yesterday, and today they got the clothes and silver of the eldest wife, and they can choose to go to the third wife first to thank them, only Shen Rui is the only one.

This is a good boy who is benevolent and righteous, and it is not in vain that the couple thinks about him......