Chapter Ninety-One: The Old Lady Enters the City
Grandmother Li and uncle Shen Mingwen arrived in Ninghua County before three o'clock in the afternoon, and as soon as they entered the city, Li asked Shen Mingwen to go to the county school first, while she followed Shen Mingjun to the pharmacy.
When Shen Xi returned home from school, Li had just arrived.
The old lady entered the city again after half a year, and she felt that she did not look old, her spirit was much better than before, and the materials of her clothes were also brand new, it seemed that Shen Mingjun and Zhou's business in the city to make money improved their family situation very obviously, which may be the reason why the Li family wanted to move the Shen family back to the county seat.
Zhou and Shen Mingjun accompanied Li around the pharmacy.
Hui Niang, the proprietor, was not there, and the Zhou family wanted to stay and take care of the shop, so the reception Li family was also in the pharmacy. Li looked a little hesitant after walking around: "Where other people's homes are, it's not good to talk about family affairs here, so let's go back and talk." β
Shen Mingjun explained: "Mother, He'er is now working as a shopkeeper in a pharmacy, and the owner is not there on weekdays, so if she goes home, there will be no one to take care of the store, and it will not be possible to delay business." β
Li glanced at Xiao Yu standing behind the counter, and pointed, "Isn't there another guy there?" β
"That's not a man, it's the maid of the family, who reads prescriptions on weekdays, and helps calculate money and keep accounts...... It's not that my mother doesn't know that He'er is illiterate, and she always needs the assistance of a literate person to take care of the shop. Shen Mingjun continued to introduce, in fact, he wanted to let Li relax.
Li sighed: "Don't talk about being long-winded, I just think that neither of you and your wife have ever studied, and it is okay to run a shop for a short time, but if it is long-term, there will inevitably be a deficit." "Bai Du Yixia performed a new chapter of the Song Hall to cut the mouth
Li's attitude was not very tough, which showed that she was prepared before coming.
After all, Shen Mingjun and Zhou's couple have contributed too much to the family in the past half a year, even if she feels that it is insulting to let her daughter-in-law come out and show her face, she can only tolerate it temporarily in the face of huge interests.
Shen Mingjun helped the old lady to sit down on the Taishi chair in the back hall of the pharmacy.
Zhou hurriedly served the tea, with a reluctant smile on his face: "Mother doesn't need to worry too much, we have a good life in the city, there are people in the tea shop to take care of it, every day Xianggong just goes over to see when he gets off work, and puts the shop in place a little." β
"How's that going to work? own shop, but let others take care of it...... Those people are not of the same heart, if they cheat you behind your back, how can they deal with it? β
Li's face stiffened, "I thought about it before my mother came, let your second brother and third brother come into the city to help, and it is best for the whole family to move back to the county seat together......"
"How can the Shen family say that twenty or thirty years ago in Ninghua was also prosperous, even if it is broken now, but there are still three catties of nails in the broken ship, with the connections of our Shen family, as long as it is a little rectified, it will be just around the corner to prosper again."
As soon as Shen Xi walked into the door of the pharmacy, he heard the old lady make bold words about revitalizing the Shen family, which revealed that she wanted to reintegrate the people of the various branches of the Shen family, and she seemed to be preparing to be the head of the Shen family.
Zhou smiled bitterly: "Mother, are these considerations too far?" Hey...... Hanwa'er, you're coming back from school so soon? Get back and do your homework. β
Li also saw Shen Xi who opened the door curtain and entered the back hall, and beckoned with a smile: "Look at you mother, the child has just come back from the school, and I don't know if I want him to rest for a while...... It's the nature of children to love to play, what do they care about all day long? Come over here and let Grandmother take a good look at it...... Heck, it's a lot taller than the last time I came. β
Li affectionately took Shen Xi in his arms.
How is it also a biological grandson, although there are many children in the family, and the Li family cannot treat them equally, but after not seeing each other for a long time, the Li family is still very happy to see Shen Xi.
This happiness, the matter of the tea shop was not taken care of for the time being, and at this time, someone from the pharmacy in front came to buy medicine, and Zhou went out to do something.
As soon as Zhou opened the curtain and went out, Li glanced at Shen Mingjun and said, "Boss, what do you say when you let your daughter-in-law come out and do things, there are men in and out of this pharmacy, even if you are not afraid of accidents, the gossip of the neighbors is not good." I think it's better to let her stay at home and take Xiaolang and work hard for the Shen family, wouldn't you be more at ease when you do things in the Wang family? β
Shen Xi was thrilled when he heard this, the Li family obviously hoped that Shen Mingjun would work in the Wang family as before, and he was not prepared to let the Zhou family continue to work in the pharmacy.
This does not mean that Lee's view is wrong.
The universal value of these years is that women should not go out of the door, and it is easy to be gossiped about if they show up a little, and it can only be said that the Li family is poisoned by the old ideas and traditions.
"Grandmother, my mother can make a lot of money working in the pharmacy." Shen Xi was in Li's arms, and said proudly like a child, "Aunt Sun is kind to my mother, we are like a family." β
Li Shi smiled and said, "You little monkey, where do you know this?" You also have a day when you grow up, and when you get married and have children, you naturally hope that your wife will stay at home honestly, and you will be poked in the back when you come out to do things. Boss, that little girl last time...... Why didn't Dale come out? β
How did Shen Mingjun know where Lin Dai was, so he hurriedly went to the front store and asked Zhou's, only to know that Lin Dai stayed at home in the back alley and did not come to the pharmacy.
"Xiaolang is so blessed, how old is this to have a little daughter-in-law? Well, you know a little bit better for Dale? When she grows up, she will follow you wholeheartedly, and men treat women well, which is a blessing for women. β
Li seemed to think of her husband, smiling happily.
Shen Xi hurriedly glanced at Shen Mingjun.
Shen Xi once taught the cheap dad some words in private, and wanted Shen Mingjun to fight for the right to operate the tea shop in front of the Li family, but Shen Mingjun saw the Li family like a mouse seeing a cat, his face was red, and he wanted to say it several times under Shen Xi's gaze, but he was ashamed to speak, and finally simply kept silent, which made Shen Xi anxious.
When the Zhou family was done with his work, he continued to come back to entertain the Li family, and the Li family insisted on going back to his home in the back alley. Zhou couldn't pull away, so he had to let Shen Mingjun and Shen Xi accompany Li home.
Entering the courtyard, Lin Dai was writing with Lu Xi'er around a small wooden table, Li went up and took the book in Lin Dai's hand, glanced at his face and sank slightly, and said, "Or, no, what's the use of a girl reading this?" A woman is virtuous if she has no talent, and she is impetuous, how to teach her husband and children? β
Shen Mingjun smiled bitterly: "Mother, there is no harm in children knowing a few more words." β
"I didn't understand what I told you, my mother is from here, she eats more salt than you eat rice, and she sees many things more thoroughly than you...... You see the daughters of those eunuchs, no matter how good their cultivation is, they don't say that they will go to school, they just know that they don't like it when they come to their husband's house, and their mother's family background is not bad, but your grandfather never let me touch these things. β
Hearing Li's words, Lin Dai stood there very aggrieved, but she knew that the words of the old lady, the head of the family, could not be disobeyed, so she lowered her head and did not dare to squeak.
Li asked his son to help her walk into the main house, and said, "Go, go inside, you tell your mother how to do business recently." It's really not easy, it may be that your father has a spirit in the sky and wants you to revitalize the Shen family, so he will have this opportunity......"
As they spoke, Li and Shen Mingjun entered the house and closed the door by the way, apparently not wanting the juniors outside to hear it.
"Why didn't my grandmother let me read and write?"
Lin Dai stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, then pulled Shen Xi's sleeve and asked.
Lu Xi'er held her new textbook and handed it to Lin Dai: "Sister Dai'er, you can't read that one, can't you just read mine?" β
Shen Xi smiled and comforted: "Grandmother's meaning is that you will only be responsible for giving birth to children in the future, just inherit the Shen family, and there is no need to learn so much else." But you don't have to worry, even if your grandmother doesn't promise you to read and write, I will teach you, who made you my little daughter-in-law? β
Lu Xi'er launched her naΓ―ve offensive again, and asked with a blank eye: "Brother Shen Xi, what is a little daughter-in-law?" β
Shen Xi touched Lu Xi'er's head and smiled without saying a word...... He won't instill irrelevant knowledge in Lori, who is two years younger than him!
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