The novelty of going out made Shen Jue, Shen Qin and others full of excitement, and although they had been in a carriage for a day, they were still full of energy.

When they arrived at the inn, everyone was familiar with each other, and they were called to a place by the Xu family and had dinner.

When the dinner table was removed, the little brothers got together with their heads, and they couldn't stop talking, and it was rare to mention anything.

Shen Quan and Shen Zhu, the two elders, have all been out of the house, but there are not a few who are so excited.

It's just that Shen Quancha noticed that something was wrong with Shen Zhu, and the eight-sided young Xiucai in the clan study suddenly became silent as if he was a different person, only to see him holding a book in his hand and sitting next to him with a blank expression, which was incompatible with this cheerful atmosphere.

Shen Quan and him are both clan brothers, and they entered the clan study in the same year, and they often played together in their early years. It was only because of the fact that a spring breeze was proud, and a list was nameless, that it gradually went away

Regardless of whether Shen Zhu wants to or not, since he has already come out with his elders, he still behaves like this, and he is not pleasing to the ground, where can he end up well.

Shen Quan glanced at Xu, and saw that Xu was listening to Shen Jue and Shen Qin with a smile, and didn't pay attention to this side, so he came to Shen Zhu's side and whispered: "Brother Zhu is so unenergetic, but he is tired of sitting in the car?" ”

Such a statement is just Shen Zhu in advance, if you don't like to sit, you can use the excuse of tiredness to go back to the room.

Shen Zhu looked at Shen Quan for a while, and said, "Didn't Third Brother Quan work hard to study before?" Why don't you even see books now? ”

Shen Quan looked at the book in his hand, thinking about taking a break on the way this day, Shen Zhu couldn't let go of the scroll every time, and frowned: "Brother Zhu is reading a book in the carriage?" No matter how anxious you are to read, it's not bad to read these days, this carriage is dangling, do you still want eyes? ”

After Shen Zhu finished saying that, he became a mussel shell mouth again, and his face drooped.

Shen Quan had to persuade in a low voice: "Whether you want to go out or not, since you come out with you, you will be softer." ”

Shen Zhu sneered, lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "How can it be soft?" Brother Jue and Brother Qin seem to be playing monkey play? ”

Shen Quan saw that he was not in the right mood, so he found an excuse, pulled him out, turned to the corner, and persuaded in a low voice: "What kind of temper are you playing?" Your father and mother are not in front of you, who will coax you and spoil you? Except for the second brother and me, the others are younger than you, and they don't look like brothers."

Shen Zhu raised his head and looked a little hideous: "Third Brother Quan, I really don't know what I've been studying for more than ten years?" Speaking of this, he shook his hand and shook the half-new and old "Notes on the Four Books", and said with a wry smile: "Since I went to Songjiang, I haven't seen a word, and I have memorized things before, but I am completely unfamiliar, as if I have not learned."

"Huh?" Shen Quan was surprised: "Is it because you have a heavy mind and lose your mind for a while, so that's the case?" Don't you think nonsense, you scare yourself into choosing an heir, and then you will be depressed, and you won't be able to make a living? ”

Shen Zhu said Muran: "My mother told me that I would study well and earn a phoenix crown and a lady for her; My father told me that if you are a good student, you will be a big official in the future, and you will have both power and wealth; My great-grandfather told me that if you are a good student, you should change the three-room courtyard and the glorious lintel. I listened honestly and started reading for as long as I can remember. ”

"I'm 17 years old, but I've been studying for 13 or 4 years. But as soon as Uncle Cang came, they said that it was useless to study, and they all pushed me to be the heir, saying that it didn't matter if I didn't do well in the old exam, I could go directly to Guozijian; In the future, if the township test is not satisfactory, I am not afraid, and I can enter the office.

"What have I been for more than ten years? All those books were read in vain? They only thought that if I became the heir of the second room, and I would mention this life in the future, they didn't think to ask if I was willing? I was only three years old when they coaxed me to study, and I don't need to ask if I want to, am I still three years old? Ordinary love is empty, when I can study, coax me to study, use me to be an heir, when I am an heir, coax me to be an heir, here children and grandchildren are born, is it used for benefits? ”

Listening to the previous words, Shen Quan also sighed for Shen Zhu, but after hearing the most sorrowful, he shook his head: "There are parents all over the world." The elders of the old lady in the third room, it is not that they have abandoned you, maybe in their hearts, even if you really enter the second room, you are still their parents and grandchildren, and they are looking forward to you helping the third room in the future......"

Shen Zhu sneered: "It can be seen that I was really born and raised, so I take it for granted that I should be obedient and obedient for a lifetime, and a few elders in the second room are stupid, and choose an heir who is hard to make up for his own life. But if they think about me for a minute, I won't be so uncomfortable, but I only think about the benefits of not being seen, but I am at the mercy of a clay puppet."

Shen Quan didn't know how to persuade him, in the end, this matter was still the third-room elders who were greedy, and they thought simply.

Even if Shen Zhu is really like their heart, what if he becomes the heir of the second room? Songjiang is thousands of miles away from the capital, can they still come to the door with their family? The elders in the second room are all in the prime of life, and they have not yet reached seventy or eighty, and if the heirs want to be the masters of the house, I am afraid they will have to wait for twenty years.

Twenty years from now, who knows what the pattern will be? Even if Shen Zhu is still thinking about Sheng'en and taking care of his own life, what about his wife and children? Will you let Sanfang come to the door to bargain in the name of Bunsheng?

This is also because the elders of the third room take Sheng'en too seriously, and they don't even hide it in front of Shen Zhu. Change it to a sleek one, first coax him to pass the heir with a good future for Shen Zhu, and then grind the water, can Shen Zhu really care about his father and mother?

It's just that Shen Zhu's posture is not at ease when he looks at it, Shen Quan can only say: "If you read the book, it is you who will benefit, and if the knowledge enters the stomach, others can't take it away, it's not a bad thing; If you don't want to do this heir, you will think of it as a snake and go through the motions, and no one will force you, so why bother to puff up your stomach when you see the sky."

"Who says I don't want to be an heir? I really want to fight" Shen Zhu straightened up and said: "I was a puppet for the first seventeen years, but in the future, I want to be a human being, and the laws and regulations are here, I want to see, how will they manipulate me then?" ”

This time it was Shen Quan who was surprised, looked at Shen Zhu dumbfounded, and said half-loudly: "It turns out that you are willing?" So you were reluctant to do this before? ”

Shen Zhu's eyes were dark: "This is the so-called 'people's hearts are changeable, the third brother is a sincere person, I only hope that you and my brother will always be good"

Shen Quan was furious by him, and hurriedly said: "The heir is not the heir to me, and I will go to the eldest brother's house when I get to the capital, don't treat me as an opponent."

Seeing this, Shen Zhu couldn't help but laugh "Ha Lu Ha" Da Lu: "The third brother is really in a pure mood, which is enviable"

In the room, everyone heard Shen Zhu's laughter.

Shen Jue squeezed his eyes at Shen Rui and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhu Jiu finally smiled...... It's been a day of blackness, and it's like a different person......"

Shen Rui listened with a smile and didn't say much.

The number of contacts is not much, but seeing that Shen Zhu is a rather sleek person, he will not continue to be so uninteresting.

Shen Qin was beside her, but she couldn't help but peek at Shen Rui.

Everyone is of the same age, they were all classmates in the Mengtong class in their early years, Shen Rui was arrogant and arrogant, and he was really unpleasant. Who would have thought that in just three years, he would be like a different person.

Shen Qin, Shen Bao and other brothers mentioned this matter behind their backs, and they could only sigh with emotion that the life of a motherless child was miserable.

This ordeal has polished Shen Rui's rubble into beautiful jade. Looking at Shen Ruiping's hard work in reading, he looks like a person who can become a talent. Now everyone is laughing, but he is as steady as an adult, and he is not naughty at all.

Xu Shi looked up at the door, and said to Shen, who was sitting on the side: "Brother Quan is not very old, but he is a good boy who is careful and sensible, and your aunt Hong teaches him well."

This time, the Xu family took the young people of the Shen family back to Suzhou, and the sect also arranged someone to escort them, and the leader of the team was Shen.

If it is Shen Jue who praises, Shen Zi should be modest, and Shen Quan is praised, he can only praise: "Brother Quan is good, his temperament is kind and peaceful, as a young son, he is not squeamish at all...... Three years ago, Aunt Yuan passed away, Brother Rui dragged his sick body to guard his filial piety in the mourning hall, Aunt Hong was not at ease, and asked Brother Quan to accompany the guard in the name of Sister Daifu. In this cold winter season, the whole brother has been at the end of the funeral, and he has been mourning on behalf of Sister Fu, and he has not complained at all, and he has done his best to take care of Brother Rui

Regarding the details of Sun's death, Xu inquired clearly, and knew that Shen Quan Shouling didn't feel anything at the time, but now he thinks that he was only a fourteen and a half years old kid back then, which is really not easy.

Such a good upbringing, in addition to the cautious family style of the five rooms, is thanks to Guo's excellent mother.

"I have seen the eldest brother and the second brother of Wufang in Beijing, they are two neat children, and your aunt Hong will teach her son. According to me, these aunts and uncles of the Shen family, she and your mother are top-notch, and they have children and grandchildren. Xu Shi was quite touched.

Where is Shen good to take this, only silently.

Xu came to his senses and laughed at himself: "It's my aunt who is confused, how can I talk to you about this?" There are a lot of attendants, and you need to keep an eye on it, brother, don't grind your teeth with me, and get busy. ”

Tomorrow is going to be early in the morning, and Shen needs to pay attention to the miscellaneous things, so he got up to confess and came out of the house.

As soon as he came out, Shen saw his personal servant coming over: "Second brother, the second cousin is also staying here, I heard that the second brother is here, so I sent someone to invite it." ”

"The second cousin is also there?" Shen was overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed the little servant to lead the way.

Uncle Shen died early, and the ones who had the most contact with foreign relatives were the cousins of the He family. Second Master He has always been generous and kind to his juniors, and his nephews and nephews are willing to be close to him.

When Shen arrived, He Nansheng called for wine and food here, and when he saw Shen, he beckoned: "Brother is here, come here, it's cold, accompany my uncle to eat two cups."

Shen asked for peace first, then sat down, and said with a smile: "I don't know that the second uncle also goes out, otherwise I will do it all the way, the second uncle's carriage is more comfortable than my nephew." After that, he poured a full glass of wine for He Nansheng, and poured a glass himself: "The second uncle has instructed that I should have had more fun with my uncle, but I escorted a group of clan brothers out of the house, and there are many places to take care of, and there are elders who respect their relatives, so I can't get drunk, so I can only accompany a glass ......to show a little affection."