Because Shen Rui had already confessed, Dong Xi had nothing to hide, and carefully talked about what happened in the past three days.

Guo frowned and listened, there was no surprise about the behavior of Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren, if there were people who understood in the fourth room, a good life would not be like this.

However, when he heard Shen Rui's treatment of Qiuyue and Dongyue, Guo's brows frowned slightly; When he heard that Shen Rui went to the housekeeper to ask for the monthly cases of previous years for the sake of Dongxi and Liu Ya's monthly cases, he shook his head.

Seeing this, Dong Xi couldn't help but worry: "But the second brother didn't deal with it properly"

There is also her idea in this, if there is really something inappropriate, Dongxi will not be at ease.

Guo Shi sighed and said: "No matter what the purpose of the autumn moon and winter moon is, whether it is the age of a delicate flower, Brother Rui does not pity the fragrance and jade at all, but he is hard-hearted. ”

Although Dong Xi has only been by Shen Rui's side for a few days this time, he has served by Shen Rui's side for more than a month three years ago, so he naturally favors Shen Rui and is busy: "Second brother didn't think of this at first, it was the maid's proposal. The second brother was studying tightly, and he didn't dare to be distracted for a moment, and the maid was really worried. Knowing that the two of them were restless, and there was a fourth sister Zhang involved in the back, if they were a little careless, the Lao An people over there would be able to give the fourth sister Zhang to the second brother, not to mention the status of wife and concubine, but there was a large family of the Zhang family behind them, and it would not be able to bear it. ”

Hearing Dong Xi mention the Zhang family, thinking about Zhang Lao'an's temperament, there is indeed this possibility, Guo's expression eased slightly: "I really don't know who Brother Rui looks like, his mother is a 'walking fear of hurting the life of ants', only good to people in her life, but if she is ruthless, she will not let herself end up like this, and even his son will suffer with him; Speaking of this, he sighed and said: "Brother Rui has his own ideas, even if he is ruthless to others, just be good to himself, where a good person is easy to do, although he has not yet reached the age of knowing people, but look at his style, he will not grow up to be a pity for the jade, and there is no need to worry about him suffering in women." ”

Dong Xi echoed: "What the lady said is exactly, if the second brother is soft, then when can he stand up and not worry about the second brother for a lifetime, the second brother is really not ruthless, the deed between the maid and Liu Ya is here with the second brother, as long as the second brother and the housekeeper inform, even if he does not hand over the deed, no one will come up to ask for it." It's just that he was not at home during the day, and he was afraid that his maid and Liu Ya would suffer, so he didn't bother to make such an arrangement. The maid is still the servant, for the sake of the lady, the second brother treats the maid with great respect and trust, and the money on the account is all collected by the maid...... Even the deed between the maid and the willow bud is also here with the maid...... Liu Ya's girl suffered three years ago, and the second brother has now promoted her younger brother, and she will definitely protect her in the future......"

Guo's expression became softer and softer, and he nodded: "Brother Rui is indeed a good boy who is grateful and knowledgeable, but he acts straightforwardly and recklessly...... Now he is twelve years old, he is still young, and no one will find fault with anything, if he is older, it will not be. It is common for grandmothers to arrange maidservants for their grandsons, but it is surprising that this son can send a maid to Lao Tzu, but it is Shen Jin, who can know that Lu Dao protects Brother Rui. It is not appropriate to ask for money from the steward, even if he wants to mention it. The elder brother went to deal with his subordinates about the whereabouts of dozens of taels of silver, which is ugly. The old man over there disposed of the account room in order to cover up his fault, but the other subordinates didn't know what to do, only because of Brother Rui, it was inevitable that some people would die and be sad, and they would gather their grievances on Brother Rui. If there is such a thing in the future, you will come forward and don't let Ruige get caught up in family affairs. Don't worry about the money, be loose on hand, and don't make Brother Rui uncomfortable for trivial things. ”

Guo not only explained Dong Xi like this, but also waited for Shen Rui to come over from school to say goodbye, and also explained to Shen Rui like this. The words are tactful, but in the end there is a sense of admonition, in the final analysis, it is a sentence, although he is young, he is also a gentleman, there is no need to pay attention to the affairs of the back house, you should put your mind on reading.

Shen Rui blushed, listened honestly, and did not say anything like "how can you sweep the world if you don't sweep a house". The reason why he pays attention to the affairs of the house is just to prevent problems before they happen, but he is indeed distracted and his actions are not frank enough. Guo's loyalty is contrary to his words, but it is for his good, of course he knows what is good or bad.

Seeing Shen Rui like this, Guo Shi was afraid that what he said would be serious, so he said softly: "You have suffered from them, and your heart is as uneasy as a frightened bird, it's not your fault." But your mother made a lot of arrangements before her death, Shen Li and I bothered you like this, is it just to let you live in trepidation You are still young, as long as you live loosely and quickly, and study at ease, you don't need to support yourself. Even if you are calculated for a while, with us in charge of you, can you still lose money?"

Shen Rui hung his head, unable to argue.

The selfishness and suspicion of modern people are engraved in his bones, and the phrase "it is better to seek others than to seek oneself" is even more remembered. Although he was grateful to Shen Li and Guo for taking care of them, he never thought of really relying on the two of them.

He felt that he could see clearly that it was the Sun family who was kind to Guo and Shen Li, not himself. Now these two people have a lot of returns, and if they ask for it at will, they will be suspected of repaying their kindness, and they are afraid that they will annoy people.

Shen Rui's code of conduct is to disdain to please people, but he definitely does not let himself be annoying.

But what Guo said is not unreasonable, Zhang Lao'an and Shen Juren can calculate what he is here at his age, whether it is marrying a wife or taking a concubine, or a silver industry, he doesn't have to come out by himself, he has someone to call the shots for him, and he really doesn't have to be afraid of Zhang Lao'an's and Shen Juren's calculations. And his seniority is here, and it is wrong to deal with those two. Guo Shi loves him so much, he has objections to this matter, not to mention the etiquette society of others, etiquette is not only a rope for others, but also can be locked on himself. Even if you feel that you have found a reason and can justify yourself, sometimes, as long as something happens, others have their own ideas, and who will listen to the so-called justification.

"Auntie, nephew is taught!" Shen Rui wanted to understand this, and bowed down gratefully.

Guo Shi helped him by the arm, his face full of relief: "It's good if you can figure it out, the man is ambitious in all directions, and he has to look up." Those troubles can be ignored and ignored, but I can't avoid them, so Dongxi came to talk to me. Those two have bad deeds in the past, your business is not just a four-room housework, even if my aunt in the next room comes out for you, the clan will not be wrong. ”

Shen Rui nodded in response, looked at Guo's kind face, and thought of his parents in his previous life. His father is still obsessed with calligraphy and painting, and he doesn't look down on anything else, and his bloodline family doesn't take it seriously, he and his sister were raised by their mother alone, which developed his independent character with his sister. The situation on my grandfather's side was complicated, with many cousins, and his family had retreated to the fringes of the family because he moved to Hong Kong City and his father was not involved in politics.

My father's generation is still a brother, and I am still a blind date; When it comes to the next generation of cousins, it's just a face-saving affair.

He was valued by his grandfather, and for a while he was very attracted and excluded by his cousins, and he had seen a big bustle seriously, but he also suffered a secret loss because of his young age. At that time, my mother flew from the port city to the capital like a soldier, although she did not point at her grandfather's nose and scold, but she was not polite to several uncles. The originally gentle and generous lady immediately became a tigress.

After talking to him and making sure that he had no intention of going into politics, his mother made a decision on her behalf and spread the matter out in front of her family. No matter how complicated the eyes of the aunts and cousins were, the mother's words were very firm: "I don't care what you fight for, as long as someone dares to hurt my son, I will make it difficult for him to do so forever!"

The elder of the sect is full of peach and plums all over the world, and he has such a long life, and his relationship influence is not only in the cultural world, otherwise the cousins of the Shen family would not be so jealous of their cousins. It is precisely because of this incident that Shen Rui clearly understands that those who are related by blood may not be relatives, and they have never had any hope for Shen Juren, Zhang Laoan, etc.

Guo is a serious and slightly rigid woman, different from her mother's gentle and generous temperament, but at this moment she cares for her like a mother in her previous life.

"You kid ......" Guo Shi saw that his eyes were red, and sighed: "My heart is also serious......"

Shen Ruiyin thought of his relatives in his previous life, and he only felt a pain in his heart, and he was a little out of breath.

Shen Quan was beside him, and in a heavy atmosphere, he interrupted: "Second Brother Rui too, so many things have happened, why don't you tell the third brother that although I can't do much, I can also help you come up with ideas!"

Shen Rui glanced at him and said, "I don't want to disturb the third brother's study." Speaking of this, he glanced at Guo Shi and complained unceremoniously: "Auntie, the third brother's strength in reading is a little too much, and it is gradually decreasing. ”

When Guo Shi heard this, he looked at Shen Quan. Shen Quan was seventeen years old, and it was the time when his body was drawn, he was about the same height as an adult, but his clothes hung loosely on his body, and his eyes were black and blue.

Guo Shi saw it and was secretly frightened.

Shen Quan had already slapped Shen Rui and complained in a low voice: "I want to help you, but you have come to sue your brother...... Who doesn't come over like this when he reads, I just couldn't calm down a few years ago, and I couldn't concentrate on delaying it so far, and now if I don't work hard, even you little ones are not as good as ......" Shen Rui saw clearly these days that Shen Quan's state was very bad.

The second failure in this year's college examination hit Shen Quan very hard, and his spirit was too tight. The next time the hospital exam was in the year after tomorrow, and there was still a year and a half to go, he continued to be in this mental state, either his body was broken, or his spirit broke down and he was completely tired of studying.

For the children of scholarly families, they are enlightened at the age of five or six, and they begin to end in their teens, and the children's test is nothing. Since the teenage examination, there have always been times, but not everyone has a reputation or everyone's ability to bear it is limited, and the choices are different. Some people fall into the third or second round, and they are completely discouraged and do not take the road of the imperial examination; Some people are unrelenting and finally get past this hurdle......