After Shen Rui told Shen Quan the news he heard from Guo's family, although Shen Quan was calm, there was still a bit of expectation between his eyebrows. But no matter how old you are, only if you start a family, you are not a child in the eyes of others.

Shen Rui said: "Suzhou and Hangzhou have beautiful women, and the third brother is so blessed." If the marriage is completed, the third brother will have to thank Brother Ying."

Although Wufang is a wealthy family in Songjiang, it is nothing in the capital where the powerful gather.

Shen Quan is not even a talent at present, and when it comes to the family, he is just the son of a man. Such a family affair will be of great benefit to Shen Quan in the future. Even if it is just a Shu Ji Shi at the moment, Shu Ji Shi is also known as the "Chu Xiang", and he can't make a mistake in the future in the future. When Shen Quan goes down the exam layer by layer, when he comes out, he can also borrow the light of his eldest brother.

And in-laws like Shen Yingduo can also help each other in the future.

Compared with the little lady who is looking for a family in Songjiang, this family business is much better.

If there is no Shen Ying, the eldest brother, even if the other party wants to find a family close to Suzhou Mansion, he will not choose the Shen family.

Shen Quan glanced at Shen Rui: "Brother Rui is really, the eldest brother is my own brother, if you say that Xie is not an outsider."

At the mention of "brother", Shen Rui thought of Shen Jin inexplicably.

Who would have thought that Shen Jin had been preparing for all these years and would miss this year's township test, it can only be said that Shen Jin's luck is really bad. If Sun had not died, he would have taken the township examination three years ago, and the fifteen-year-old would have a bright future. Now I not only missed the fifteen-year-old subject, but even the eighteen-year-old subject. Three years later, they will be wiped out.

Shen Quan also thought of Shen Jin because of his own family affairs: "Brother Jin is the same as me, and now that the township test has not ended, is it time to say kiss......

He just muttered this sentence, and Shen Rui didn't know much about the follow-up news of the Shen family in Songjiang, only silence.

It was rare to take a day off, Shen Rui had other arrangements, so he didn't stay at Shen Ying's house for long, and went home after lunch.

Wang Shouren is now a little decadent after being hit, and he is tempted by filial piety, maybe he will be willing to retire temporarily; But Wang Hua also has to ventilate there, otherwise Wang Hua will harden up and not allow his son to retire temporarily?

Wang Hua's temperament is really high.

In fact, he passed the examination when Xie Qian was appointed as the same examiner, and the two of them are both from Yuyao, and they have the friendship of half a teacher, so what can they do if they stand happily in the "Xie Party"?

Xie Qian is a "virtuous minister" in history, and he has no notoriety.

Even if Wang Hua doesn't stand in line, Liu Gelao and Li Gelao will still regard him as someone close to the "Xie Party". And Xie Ge Lao, because he can't win him over, he will also be dissatisfied with him. The result is isolated, like duckweed.

Back at the Shen Mansion, Shen Rui first went to the main courtyard to see the Xu family.

Xu Shi glanced at his dress and said, "Your third uncle has a guest there, and just now he sent someone over to ask you to accompany the guest, you don't have to change your clothes first, go to meet the guest first......

Although the third master is not famous, he is rarely famous, and he has also made some like-minded friends in Confucianism.

Shen Rui responded, and went to the east house.

The third master was entertaining guests in the front hall, and when he saw Shen Rui coming, he was very happy and hurriedly beckoned him to come forward.

There were two people sitting in the guest seat, one was about the same age as the third master, and the other was the age of a weak crown, and the two looked somewhat similar.

"Yu Ji, in the middle, this is my second nephew Brother Rui......" The third master first introduced Shen Rui to the two of them, and then said to Shen Rui: "Brother Rui, this is my uncle's friend, he is the third in the family, you call 'Third Uncle Xie, it is ......" After that, he pointed to the young man and said: "This is your third uncle Xie's nephew, Xie Yuan of Shuntian Mansion this year."

Shen Rui followed the instructions of the third master, called "Third Uncle Xie" and "Brother Shi" in his mouth, and bowed down to greet the two. His face was impassive, but his heart was full of surprise.

This year's Xie Yuan of Shuntian Mansion is not an ordinary person, but Xie Pi, the prisoner of the country. As soon as the dragon and tiger list came out, it was rumored, in addition to understanding the young Yuan, the most important thing is that the current Ke Xie Yuan is not a bystander, but Xie Pi, the nephew of Xie Qian, the old man of the Three Pavilions.

Yuyao Xie is a local surname, divided into eighteen heads, and the inheritance can be traced back to Xie An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Compared with the Yuyao Xie family, the Songjiang Shen clan is really insignificant.

Xie Gelao's nephew, named Nephew, is actually his own son. Because his younger brother Xie Xuan died early and had no children, after Xie Ge got this second son, he was ordered by his parents to pass him to the name of his late eldest brother Xie Xuan.

Since these two uncles and nephews, and the nephew are the sons of Xie Gelao, then this "Third Uncle Xie" is not someone else, but Xie Gelao's younger brother Xie Di.

Although Shen Rui has not seen him, he has heard of his name, Xie Di and Shen Ying, Wang Shouren are all second-class Jinshi in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, although Wang Shouren has little contact with him, but the two are fellow villagers, Wang Shouren has mentioned Xie Di's name in his interactions with friends.

Xie Di came over today to congratulate the third master on the joy of giving birth.

After he was admitted to the Jinshi, he joined the military department as the main officer, and went to the northwest Gongyu before, and only recently returned to Beijing.

As for Xie Pi coming together, it is because in addition to Xie Di and the third master being friends, Xie Pi also has a relationship with the third master. Before he entered the Guozijian, he studied at Nancheng Academy, worshiped under Mrs. Tian, and was the junior brother of the third wife.

However, since the friendship between the third master and Xie Di is in the past, Xie Pi is not good at arguing with the third master, so he can only be a nephew.

When the Xie uncle and nephew said goodbye and left, Shen Rui knew the relationship between these two people and the Shen family from the mouth of the third master, and he couldn't help but be speechless.

Just now he was still worried about Wang Hua, and now it seems that the situation of the Shen family may not be better than Wang Hua.

The eldest master and Xie Qian are in the same year, the third master and Xie Di are close friends, and Shen Li, the nephew of the Shen family, is Xie Qian's son-in-law.

The Wang family and the Xie family have no contact, but the Shen family and the Xie family can't help but communicate, which falls into the eyes of others, where can it be clear?

The third master did not enter the office, and he has never paid attention to the affairs of the court officialdom, and after talking about the relationship between Xie Di's uncle and nephew and his family, he did not forget to say to Shen Rui: "Today, you have met Xie Pi, and you will have more contacts in the future...... His academic homework has always been good, and he used to be stubborn with Brother Luo before......"

Speaking of this, he paused and said, "In the future, Brother Rui will be older, and he will still be the prisoner of the country...... There are also many talented people in the Guozi Prison......"

Shen Rui thought of Xu Wu, who had seen him at Tongzhou Wharf, and said, "Third uncle, isn't there a requirement for Guozi to be twenty years old?" That is why Cousin Yang is also in prison? There is also Xu Qiong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who also left a son in Beijing, who is not much older than Cousin Yang, and I heard that he will also be imprisoned. ”

The third old man said: "The death of Guozijian in his early years, there were many people at that time...... Now the grade of Enyin is set above the third-grade officials, and the officials and students are all the children of the nobles, and those who do not obey the control of their parents are sent to the Guozi Prison to be imprisoned...... It's not stuck at the age of twenty, and after the age of fifteen, there is a request to send it over, but it is a grace to be imprisoned and study, and it is not the norm......"

The third wife is still in confinement, but the third master is thinking about his son, so he has already brought his friends and nephews to show off, and now that he has seen Shen Rui, he has not forgotten to say: "Do you want to meet the fourth brother?" The fourth brother is fat again."

Shen Rui said with a smile: "A few days ago, I went out early and returned late, I haven't come here for a few days, and I just want to see the fourth brother...

The third master gestured: "It's already so big, I measured it with a soft ruler yesterday, it's already one foot and eight inches, and I will definitely be able to grow ......up like Brother Rui in the future."

Shen Rui listened to it with a smile, and inexplicably remembered Shen Jue's babbling that night.

I always felt that that sentence was not like what Shen Jue's temperament could say.

Thinking of this, Shen Rui really missed Shen Jue a little.

Chunshan Academy has tight homework, and after a full day of classes every day, there is still homework, which is really not idle in the morning and evening, so that Shen Rui has no intention of caring about it.

Now think about Shen Jue's words, the meaning is too subtle. asked Shen Rui to stay away from the fourth brother, why was he far away?

Is it the third room, what precautions here fall in his eyes? Or is there gossip in the second room for him to hear?

Now in the second room, except for the rough maid who looks at the yard, the rest are going south with the second master.

Shen Rui pays attention to the third master's side, but the third master has such a temperament, he really wants to guard against his nephew getting close to his son, and he will not take the initiative to take Shen Rui to see the fourth brother?

When Shen Rui and the third master went, the nurse had just finished feeding the fourth brother and put the swaddling clothes on the kang, and the fourth brother was awake.

The third old man was overjoyed when he saw this, touched the fourth brother's little hand and said, "Fourth brother, my father has brought your second brother to see you...

The baby, who was not yet a month old, heard the sound and looked at it. The fourth brother is not yet full moon, but he looks bigger, has flesh on his face, and is not as weak as when he first landed.

The third old man smiled: "Brother Rui, come and see, the fourth brother is smiling at me......"

Shen Rui stood behind the third master, looking at the baby in swaddling clothes, and couldn't tell that he was laughing. The delicate and tender little baby, the corners of the mouth are shining, and it is obviously drooling.

The third master sighed: "With the fourth brother, I will be content with your aunt in this life...... Brother Rui is not here, you didn't see it, Xie Sanlang's eyes were rare when he saw the fourth brother...... He is only one year younger than me, and he is Chinese New Year's Eve five years old today, with several wives and concubines, and only one daughter under his knees......"

The little fourth brother that Shen Rui looked at looked forward to him being able to raise him safely.

There has been no hope before, and the three old men and their husbands have a good life; Now that there is a connection, no matter what happens, neither of these two people can stand it.

However, looking at the third master's current appearance as a loving father, I don't know if I still remember the things I had to do to run the academy before, and I am afraid that I won't be able to take care of that for a while.

Coming out of the main room, the third master did not let Shen Rui leave, but took him directly to the study and said, "Brother Rui's boxing, can it really maintain health?" ”

Shen Rui nodded and said, "My nephew thinks that he can maintain his health, strengthen his body, and not invade the ...... by external evils."

The third old man said: "Tomorrow morning, I will practice boxing with Brother Rui......"

"Didn't the third uncle look down on this before? How did you change your mind? Shen Rui said curiously.

The third old man said: "I mentioned it to Xie Sanlang just now, I plan to pick up the books again and participate in the exam...... Fortunately, I have been teaching to you boys for most of the past six months, but I have picked up the four books and five classics that I have left behind...... If it weren't for the fear that my body wouldn't be able to stand it, I should have participated in this course in Ming Chun. It's just that now that the fourth brother is young, I'd rather be late than take risks......"

When Shen Rui heard this, he couldn't help but be moved.

There is a saying in later generations that "those who have no permanent property have no perseverance", and the three masters in front of him are obviously "having a son and having perseverance".

If it's just the two of them living together, both husband and wife are peaceful people who are not good at fame and fortune, so they will naturally live no matter what.

Now that there is the fourth brother, the third master is about to start working hard......