Zhang Lao'an saw that the big and small people in front of him had small faces, they only felt upset, waved their hands, and said: "That's it, that's it, don't listen to the old man's words and suffer in front of you, let you go." ”

Guo Shi bent his knees again, and Fang led Shen Rui out.

The courtyard that Shen Ruixin moved out of was in the front yard, not far from the mourning hall. Seeing this, Shen Rui pulled Guo's hand and whispered, "Auntie go slowly, nephew has something to ask for." ”

Guo Shi stopped and instructed the two little maids who followed: "Go ahead and ask the big butler to come over." ”

When the two maids went, Guo Shifang said: "Brother Rui, what's the problem? ”

Shen Rui whispered: "My nephew has been starving for a few days, and he has been starving to death, thanks to Mother Wang and Liu Ya who secretly left food, so that my nephew escaped." If it was because of the nephew, the two were punished by Lao Anren, how could the nephew bear it. I also asked my aunt to help me think of a way to help my nephew take care of one or two. ”

Guo shook his head and said: "It's late, yesterday, Lao Anren beat two people on the board in the name of serving you inconsiderately, and then called someone to sell those two to the passing merchant ships." ”

When Shen Rui heard this, he thought of Liu Ya's expectant eyes, as well as the two rice cakes left by Wang's mother and the teachings, and his heart was numb.

Seeing that his eyes were straight, Guo Shi hurriedly said: "Don't worry, they have been bought back by your clan brother Shen Li, but because of the injuries on their bodies, they are temporarily raised in his house, maybe they will be sent back to you in a few days." ”

Shen Rui was stunned, but he breathed a big sigh of relief in his heart.

At this time, the two maids have already brought the big housekeeper of the fourth room over, the one who was ordered by Shen Juren to pick up Shen Rui across the courtyard yesterday. Seeing the Guo family, the housekeeper bowed down.

"Who's in the mourning hall?" Guo asked.

"Big brother is here." The butler replied.

"Where's Uncle?"

"The old man is cold outside, and he is resting in the study." The butler replied respectfully.

Yesterday only "burned seven", today there are no guests to hang sacrifices, only monks and nuns in the mourning hall in the dojo. Shen Juren is not here, and Guo, who is an aunt, has nothing to avoid. Shen Jin is only fourteen, the same age as Guo's youngest son, and Guo certainly doesn't need to shy away from it.

On the mourning hall, a plain white, cigarette smoke is swirling, and monks and nuns chant continuously. On both sides of the coffin, only one person knelt alone, which seemed a little lonely. It was Shen Jin, with a wooden expression, kneeling beside the coffin,

Because of the chanting of monks and nuns, it wasn't until Guo and Shen Rui approached that Shen Jin found out and hurriedly stood up: "Auntie and second brother are here." ”

Shen Jin's face was haggard, and his eyes were blue and black. Guo glanced at the futon next to the coffin, then looked at the filial piety stick in Shen Jin's hand, and said with a gloomy expression: "The eldest nephew is really filial." ”

thought that after Shen Li's reprimand yesterday, Shen Jin should be obedient and give up the position of filial son, but he didn't expect him to still kneel on the position of filial son.

Shen Jin's expression turned red, and he said in a deep voice: "It's just to fulfill the responsibility of the son of man, and I don't dare to be praised by my aunt." Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Shen Rui and said, "The second brother is here now, and he should do his best." As he spoke, he handed the filial piety stick in his hand to Shen Rui with both hands.

The filial piety stick, also known as the mourning stick, is a three-foot-long, thumb-thick bamboo body, which is wrapped in white paper cut into a crescent shape.

Shen Rui took it with both hands, and the appearance of brothers, friends, and brothers was not impossible, but it was too far from the previous temperament of the master, but it was too rude to speak inexplicably, so he just took it silently, walked to the coffin and put the filial piety stick on his side, and then knelt on the ground and bowed three times.

Seeing this, Guo personally took three incense sticks, handed them to Shen Rui, and said, "Put incense on your mother." ”

Shen Rui said thank you in a low voice, and after bowing again in front of the spirit, he gave incense to the Sun family. Guo Shi was worried about Shen Rui's body, and said softly: "Your body has not healed, just do your best, don't let your mother worry, go back with your aunt first." After two days, the body came out. ”

Shen Rui knew that he would be more relaxed according to Guo's intentions, but he still shook his head and said with a straight face: "My nephew is a filial son, and it is the right thing to mourn for my mother." A few days ago, the nephews and elders were sympathetic and did not blame, the nephew was already guilty, and now he has recovered, and he is just accompanying his mother to complete this most difficult journey. ”

How can Guo Shi rest assured, and disagreed: "Your filial piety is not on this, your mother is just your little bit of blood, you just raise it well, it is your filial piety." ”

Guo was well-intentioned, but Shen Rui already had a plan, walked up to Guo's side, and whispered: "Auntie, my nephew was just hungry before, and he only fainted for two days. Now that she is well dressed and fed, she is no longer afraid, and her aunt still fulfills her nephew's filial piety. ”

Guo still didn't let go, Shen Rui sighed, lowered his voice and said, "It's not good to let the eldest brother be filial alone." ”

Guo Shi glanced at Shen Jin, and then nodded hesitantly: "Then you are here to keep filial piety, and my aunt will go back first, and when it's time to take medicine, my aunt will ask you to pick you up." ”

Guo did not return to the guest house, but was persuaded by Shen Rui to return to her own home. After all, she is the lady in charge of the fifth room, and she has a half-year-old young girl by her side, and it is not easy to accompany Shen Rui for two days. However, in the end, he was not at ease, so he still left his personal maid to take care of Shen Rui, and instructed Fang to leave.

After the housekeeper sent Guo away, he looked at the two little masters who were silent in the mourning hall, and he was very uneasy, so he went to the study to find Shen Juren and wanted to tell him about it. One is that they are afraid that the two little masters will have a dispute and make jokes; The second is also worried that Shen Rui has just recovered from a serious illness and will not be able to endure the pain of guarding the soul.

After yesterday's episode, everyone in the Shen family clan watched that if Shen Rui really had to have a case, the reputation of these four rooms would be ruined. You must know that it was not only the Shen clan who came to Lu Dao yesterday, in addition to the neighbors, there were also a lot of people from the official mansion. Although the matter of the inner house did not come to the forefront, there were so many people yesterday that it was inevitable that the news would leak.

Shen Juren was not in the study at the moment, but went to the old man in the backyard. The big butler pounced, hesitated, and chased him to the backyard. Walking to the door of the backyard, the big housekeeper noticed that something was wrong, and several maids and maids who should be used by Lao Anren's side were waiting at the gate of the courtyard.

Seeing that the big housekeeper was coming, Hao's mother came forward and said, "The big housekeeper is in a hurry?" But do you want the old slave to tell the master? ”

The housekeeper had sharp eyes, and he saw that Hao's mother's eyes were rolling wildly, and he wanted to be angry about being sent out by Lao Anren, and wanted to go to the room to find out one or two in the name of communication. Who knows what private words Lao An said to the master, the housekeeper had no intention of participating, and hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, let's wait for the master to come out." ”

Hao's mother sneered, but she didn't dare to offend the housekeeper, so she snorted lightly and turned her head.

In Zhang Lao'an's house, Shen Juren frowned and said: "Didn't you find it for a while, when the Sun family's major event is over, open the East Chamber, and search carefully." ”

Zhang Laoan said: "When the funeral is over, the daylily will be cold!" I already felt that it was wrong, and I made someone open the east chamber on the night that the Sun family was gone, and everything that could be turned over was overturned, but there was no. ”

Shen Juren's face was ugly, and he was silent for a while, and said, "There is no one in the Sun family's house, is it stored in someone else?" Sun acted shrewdly, and if she could trust it, there would be no mistakes. ”

Zhang Lao'an snorted coldly: "The wealth is moving, if the red deed is returned, there is a file in the yamen, and it can always be recovered; If it's a white deed, who will accept it and spit it out? Ever since I knew that the Sun family had released all the people around me, I knew that something was wrong, so that people deliberately starved Rui'er for two days, not hanging out two. It sounds good, Aunt En's kindness, it's not that she smells the fishy smell and bites it, and wants to take advantage of the chaos to take advantage of the four rooms! ”

This statement sounds reasonable, but thinking about Shen Li's identity as the champion and the ordinary end of the old lady of the fifth room, Shen Juren shook his head and said: "In the Sun family's dowry industry, only the two cotton fields and one shop that were added later are white deeds, and the others are red deeds, so don't worry about it."

Zhang Laoanren glared and said, "That shop is not worth a few dollars." Those two cotton fields are ten hectares one and eight hectares each, which is not a small amount, and if you really want to be hidden, you will cry to death. According to me, it is better to report to the yamen as soon as possible, and in the name of reporting the loss of property, arrest the few subordinates who ran away. Regardless of whether the slut entrusted the contract to Shen Li or next door, there are always traces to follow, multiple witnesses, and his heart is more steady. ”

Yesterday, there was just a fuss in front of the clansmen, Shen Juren has always loved face, where do he dare to make extraneous branches, frowned and said: "The shop and cotton fields are all left there, and they are taken care of by the family, and they can't run away these days." Even if others get the land deed, in the Songjiang territory, others can't deceive the Shen family, so they still wait for the Sun family to come out of the funeral. ”

Zhang Lao'an stomped his feet and said: "Others can't deceive the Shen family, and the Shen family is their own family?" The nine-room torturer wore the hat of the champion master, and even the sect room had to stutter; The Guo family next door, with the light of the slut, married the prefect's family, and now his waist is straight. No matter which of the two of them was entrusted by the slut to hide the title deed, if they were black-hearted, it would be terrible. ”

Shen Juren didn't understand the economy, so he was already impatient to listen, raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't worry about it, my son has his own arrangements." "With that, get up and go.

After walking a few steps, he saw that the ornaments on Duobaoge were a little familiar, he couldn't help but look at them twice, then turned around and said, "Mother, the dowry of the Sun family is still better for the first time, and the province is misunderstood by the clansmen." ”

Zhang Laoan fell down in anger, and said with a blue face: "Am I a thief?" This is the ancestor of the Sun family to respect the old body! ”

Shen Juren laughed twice, but still didn't change his words: "It's better to avoid suspicion, it's not good to misunderstand." ”

Zhang Lao'an became more and more annoyed, snorted coldly, waved his hand and said: "Go, go, I'm not old and confused, I don't need to be taught by the old man!" ”

Shen Juren knew that his old mother had a left-handed temperament, and he didn't listen to persuasion, so he could only sigh in his heart and pick up the curtain and go out. Seeing the chief housekeeper waiting at the gate of the courtyard, Shen Juren slowed down and said, "But there is something, find here?" ”

The chief butler hurriedly stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master, the second brother has just come to the mourning hall to guard the spirit." ”

When Shen Juren heard this, there was frost on his face, and he snorted coldly: "This evil beast is going to act again!" ”