In the evening, when the eldest lord came back, the Xu family talked about repairing the house and proposed to hand over the matter to the third master.

The eldest lord did not object, and sent someone to invite the third master to come over and talk.

The third master was really very interested in the matter of repairing the house, and showed joy: "Big brother, sister-in-law, this house is really going to be built into a family school?"

The eldest lord didn't agree with his wife's proposal, but when he saw his younger brother's appearance, he stroked his beard and nodded: "Your yard is not big, and now that several brothers are studying on your side, it's better to clean up a place."

The third master looked at the house drawings with bright eyes, hesitated for a moment and said: "There are many houses in the back, it's a pity to demolish them."

"The first two advances are not enough for you?" The eldest lord heard the meaning of his words and asked.

The third old man laughed twice: "Now there are only four of them, Brother Rui and Brother Jue, which is naturally enough...... If there are other students in the future, the courtyard will be smaller when you enter the courtyard......"

The eldest master has always cared about this younger brother, even if the third master did not say it clearly in front of him, but these days he can see his careful thoughts.

The eldest lord is not as nervous as the eldest lady thinks, the third old man is standing after the age and wants to do a career, which is not a bad thing, but he needs to do what he can and plan carefully.

He pondered for a moment and said, "It's not so easy to run a school...... It is impossible for people to become fat in one bite, if you are really interested in this, I will help you inquire about it. The third brother and sister's maiden family also has a academy, and when the weather is good, you will accompany the third brother and sister to walk to their parents' house. ”

When the third master heard this, he was very surprised: "Big brother doesn't object? ”

The eldest man snorted lightly: "If I object, you will extinguish this thought?" ”

The third old man sneered and said: "I will beg the eldest brother, and I will also ask the sister-in-law and the second brother to help me say ......."

"It's hard to stand alone. You can't do this alone, and I can't get out of the yamen with your second brother...... How to choose a helper, who to choose as a helper, you also have to have a success in your heart" The eldest master said this, and paused: "I don't agree with the way of accepting students regardless of disciple qualifications." Our family doesn't expect this livelihood, don't rob others of their livelihoods, and your body can't stand it. In the few squares before and after us, either officials or gentry live there, and no one can afford to be lazy...... In my opinion, it is better to take your time. Not to mention others, even Brother Rui, Brother Jue, and a few others, if under your teaching, the boy has tried it, your fame will be able to go down to some extent. When they get on the exam list in their brother township, others will beg to send students to you......"

The eldest lord had a solemn face, and he spoke with a straight face, and the third lord nodded while listening.

Xu was beside him, and he was hanging in his heart, and he listened to his husband's words and felt at ease.

The eldest lord promised happily, but he drew a big cake for the third master.

Shen Rui, Shen Jue and their brothers will only end up next year, even if it goes well, they will pass the hospital exam in June next year; If you take the township test, it will be three years later.

After three years of hard work, the third master is not suitable for teaching, and whether his body will be tired or not, he can see it really. At that time, if the third master did not change his original intention, his brother and sister-in-law would naturally be happy to see him achieve a career; If the third master is so tired that he hurts his nerves, then there is no need for others to stop him, and he himself knows the importance in his heart.

The third master was fooled by the solemn appearance of the eldest master, and he didn't think that this was a "delaying plan" for a while, thinking of the four brothers Shen Rui and Shen Jue, and began to seriously think about the possibility of these people gaining fame as soon as possible.

After thinking about the qualifications of a few people, the third master said: "Brother Rui can try it in the hospital next year, and the others can pass the government test, and it will take two years to grind ......the water mill in the hospital test."

Hearing him say this, the eldest man was also a little concerned: "Look, these nephews are all capable of raising careers?" ”

The third master nodded: "Brother Qin's qualifications are poor, it is estimated that he will have to play a few more times, and the other three nephews are all good reading seeds...... It's just that Brother Bao's mind was not on the four books before, and his foundation is not solid, and he is a cut ...... behind Brother Rui and Brother Jue."

The eldest lord sighed: "The Shen family has been inherited from Brother Rui for six generations, and finally there is something scholarly. ”

The third master counted the outstanding people of the younger generation in the clan, and couldn't help but speak: "Fortunately, Shen Ji and Shen Li's wave are more than 20 years different from Brother Rui and Brother Jue, otherwise the children of the Shen family are too eye-catching......"

The third master still took the errand to repair the house, but the Xu family discussed it with him and asked him to take the opportunity to teach a few nephews the chores.

It's the middle of February, and it's the time when everything is recovering, and it's a good time to repair the house.

The east house was still planned earlier by the Xu family, and the front two entrances were set aside and the street gate was left directly; The third entrance is the residence of the three lords and the three wives, which is connected to the main house by a corner door; The two houses in the back were all torn down to build a garden.

Although it was the third master who presided over this matter, the Shen family's stewards have always been well-trained, and they know that in the Shen family, although the third master is not a leader, his status is not ordinary. Usually annoying the eldest lord and eldest wife, it is just to make money and food or play the board; If anyone dares to make the third master angry, the whole family will be thrown out.

In addition, Shen Rui, Shen Jue and others, who were ordered to "help" the third master, all paid attention to the third master, for fear of tiring him, and they could think of what they could think of in their heads.

Therefore, the third master took the errand for half a month, and he was not tired at all, but his complexion was getting better and better.

Xu secretly paid attention, sighed in his heart, and relayed Shen Rui's words to the eldest master.

"If you can't really care, it's messy, and the master and I should learn to ......let go," Xu said.

The eldest lord was silent for a while, and sighed: "The authorities are obsessed with bystanders, maybe we are really wrong, if the third child had stood up earlier, he would not have been embarrassed about choosing an heir......

The eldest lord and the Xu couple have the same opinion, that is, people are more important than silver. Regarding the third master's mention of letting Shen Rui "do both", they didn't agree very much in their hearts. It's just that because there are no other candidates, and they don't worry about the third master and the third wife, they respond vaguely.

If one day, the third master and the third wife change their minds and want to choose another heir, their husband and wife will not object......

Although the second master of the second room who returned to Songjiang to worship his ancestors is still on the way, the news that the heir of the second room in the capital has been determined and the second master is about to return to his hometown has been transmitted to Songjiang through the letters of the heads of each house.

The eldest lord of the sect took the eldest son's family letter and went to see the patriarch's grandfather.

The father and son were relatively speechless, and the eldest master of the sect said: "It's just as my father thought, Xiao Changfang really chose Brother Rui...... It's also a good thing that Brother Jue can enter the second room of the heir, but with Shen Luo Zhuyu in front, Brother Jue is afraid that it will be very hard......"

The patriarch took a long breath and said: "Don't be greedy, Brother Jue's reading qualifications are no less than Brother Ji's, and he was too unmotivated at home before......"

The eldest master of the sect was not confused before he got Shen Jue, a young son, and he has always been biased, although he is "wishing fulfillment" at this moment, he is really not happy.

He was silent for a while, and said, "Dad, Brother Jue is already thirteen...... His family ......"

When the patriarch heard this, he frowned and said: "Don't be confused, Brother Jue will be good or bad in the future, his own parents plan for him, if you really feel sorry for him, stay away, don't make the child embarrassed......"

The eldest master of the sect thought about the eldest son's letter, Shen Jue and Shen Rui would not go south with the second master, so to speak, the separation of the years ago is the separation of flesh and blood, and I don't know what year and month it will be when we meet again.

His waist bent down all at once......

In the fifth room, Guo also received a letter from his eldest son Shen Ying.

Because Shen Quan and Shen Rui went to the capital, Guo followed the suspense day and night, and when he saw the family letter, he couldn't wait to read it.

After reading it, Guo was dumbfounded.

Shen Quan's study has been arranged, and he will enter a famous academy that specializes in accepting students from the Hanlin Academy; But Shen Rui is here, what's going on? Why didn't he mention the sacrifice of the ancestors of the Sun family, but directly became the heir of the second room?

Shen Rui followed the Xu family into Beijing, and it was one thing to get the second room to shelter, but it was another thing to directly enter the second room and become the heir of the Xu family and the old man Cang?

Guo Shi only felt a breath of air in his chest, sullen and uncomfortable, and immediately sent someone to invite her husband over.

"Sister-in-law Yuan only has Brother Rui's biological son, how can the second room be like this?" Guo Shi was a little unhappy, and complained to her husband: "What is this called? Could it be that the sister-in-law of Houyuan has to rely on a sacrificial incense? What did the fourth room look like in the early years, and the sister-in-law of Yuan supported it as if she was struggling for her life, just to save money for her sins? ”

"Didn't Mrs. approve of Brother Rui's entry into Beijing at the beginning?" Seeing his wife so annoyed, Master Hong was a little confused.

Guo Shi gritted his teeth and said: "I was looking forward to Brother Rui getting the second room shelter, but I didn't think about letting Brother Rui pass their house directly." Yuan's sister-in-law only has this one single seedling, but the eldest lady of the second room really bears it? ”

Master Hong shook his head and said: "The more noisy the next door is, the more unseemly it becomes, even if Brother Rui guards the identity of the son of the Yuan Yan in the fourth room, what benefits can he get?" Cang's sister-in-law is thinking of the old man, and she only has good things for him, why are you not at ease? Even if Sister-in-law Yuan is alive, the second room will have an heir, for the good of Brother Rui, Sister-in-law Yuan will nod. ”

Guo Shi was still frustrated: "Although this is not a bad thing for Brother Rui, I am just wronging Sister-in-law Yuan......"

No matter what they think, regarding such a thing as "rise and fall and extinction", except for the sect room that can still speak, the other heads of the house are not easy to interfere with, and they can't interfere.

Zongfang and Wufang are not public-minded people, and the two families know it in their hearts, so they didn't spread the matter.

As for the third room, because Shen Zhuchuang's misfortune was unclear in the letter, Shen Yong did not write back; Here in the fourth room, Shen Juren is even more closed to the news, and he has never heard of it at all.

Shen Juren's whole mind was on the marriage in March, and he was very concerned about how much dowry the He family's clan could make.

The Shen He family stood side by side in Songjiang, and the Shen family's dowry was sent over in a beautiful manner, if the He family's dowry was shabby, it would also be the face of the He family.

As for what Second Master He asked the eldest master of the sect to pass on before, the dowry was prepared according to five thousand taels of silver before, and Shen Juren was of course not happy. The second master He encroached on the Sun family's marriage property back then, causing the Shen family to lose a few thousand taels of silver......