A thick smoke and fire gas drilled into the tip of his nose, Shen Kang slowly opened his eyes, and saw a magnified dark face, and before he could react, Shen Chang shouted excitedly: "Father, mother, San'er is awake!" ”

Shen Wang wiped his tears and entered the door, and said angrily: "Howl and howl, I scared the junior again." ”

Shen Kang was dizzy for a long time before he spoke: "Mother." ”

"Hey." Shen Wangshi nodded and sat on the edge of the kang, naturally tucked the quilt for him, and scolded in his mouth: "The stinky and shameless Xie family actually beat my third son like this, wait for the opportunity, see if I don't tear that stinky boy!" ”

Shen Kang raised his lips slightly, revealing his white eight teeth: "They lost money, forget about this matter, you can't hold on to it." ”

"Phew!" Shen Wang took a sip and looked at Shen Chang sideways: "Your second brother's arm is broken, five taels of silver, he is also embarrassed!" In the end, it's not a matter of money, she still feels sorry for the child, she pursed her lips and said: "Gai Ming'er asked your father to take you to the county to pull two pieces of cloth, and my mother made two new clothes for your brothers to wear, and the New Year..."

She glanced at Shen Chang and said: "Let your eldest sister find you a craftsman apprentice in the county, and in two years, I will take the third son to live a good life in the county, and my mother will be able to close her eyes even if she dies." ”

Shen Kang pursed his lips and looked sideways at Shen Chang, only to see that Shen Chang frowned and pursed his lips, probably not very happy.

Shen Chang's lips moved, and he asked, "Mother, I want to go into business, can I go to the business house as an apprentice?" ”

Shen Wang's face moved, and he poked a finger on Shen Chang's forehead: "You can still do business with your elm head, how many big characters do you recognize?" Don't pay for it, just come back with a skin and call your father and mother. ”

Shen Chang covered his forehead and said angrily: "Then I won't do anything!" If you force me, I will go up to the mountain to become a Taoist priest, and I will never starve to death! He glanced sideways, took Shen Kang's arm and said, "Take San'er to be a Taoist priest!" ”

Belch... Other.

Before Shen Kang could speak, Shen Wang picked up the broom on the side and "snapped" and slapped it on Shen Chang's buttocks.

"Whew!" Shen Chang jumped up from the kang and ran out without wearing shoes.

Not to be outdone, Shen Wang pulled his shoes and chased out, scolding while chasing: "You still want to be a Taoist!" I also took the third child with me, and the old lady pumped you to death and had another bastard, and I should crawl out of my intestines with no roots! ”

All this happened too fast, the mother beat fast, scolded fast, and ran fast, Shen Kang sat there in a daze for a long time, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and he actually laughed.

Mother's mouth is simply an ancient version of a small steel cannon! The lethality is strong and fast, which is a must. At this point, he understood why his father didn't like to talk so much, and he dared to say the words of the couple to his mother alone.

From time to time, there were screams and scolding in the courtyard, and even the sound of a broom whipping the flesh, Shen Kang got out of the warm quilt and put on his coat and got off the kang.

Shen Cheng just went to the mountain to chop firewood and came back, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Shen Wang's family chasing Shen Chang all over the yard, Shen Kang stood by the door in a daze, blocking this and persuading that, but it was not easy to do it.

He put down the firewood, raised his hand and grabbed the broom handle in Shen Wang's hand, Shen Wang's eyes glared: "What are you doing!" ”

Shen Chengdao: "The second brother has an injury on his arm, why did you beat him again." ”

Shen Wang bit his lip, but he didn't beat the others, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "The merchant is cheap!" This kid shouted to go to the business house for an apprenticeship, I don't agree, he will take San'er up the mountain to be a Taoist priest, you are in charge, you send him to the business house to learn to do business, and then let our family be a businessman, a lifetime of laughter, people look down on,"

Shen Chang stiffened his neck and said, "I want to make money!" I'm going to be Shen Wansan! Be the richest person in the world! What's wrong! ”

Shen Cheng held the broom handle, paused for a long time and said, "Merchant lowly, no!" ”

"Second brother, do you know Shen Wansan?" Shen Kang sat on the threshold, blinking with bright eyes, and asked with a smile.

Shen Chang smiled when he heard this: "I know, Shen Wansan has a cornucopia and is the richest person in the world." ”

Shen Kang smiled and squinted his eyes, thinking about where the second brother had heard the strange talk by chance, and asked, "Then, how did he die?" ”

Shen Chang's eyes were a little dodgy, and he said in a low voice: "Rich to death..."

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this answer, Shen Kang smiled low and replied: "Since ancient times, businessmen have been looked down upon, we are in this era, when our ability is weak, we can't try to change the world. If you think about it, it is the imperial merchant of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, and there is also a pressure from the imperial court. I have earned countless amounts of money, but I don't even dare to wear silk and satin out of the house, how sad is it? The second brother is not willing to be a village husband in the village, nor is he willing to be a craftsman, so do you really want to learn to do business? ”

Shen Chang scratched the back of his head, and said with a slightly red face: "No, I don't know what I want to do, I just don't want to be like this for the rest of my life." ”

It is said that the ancients were precocious, and marriage at the age of thirteen or fourteen abounded, but in the final analysis, this is also a child.

Shen Kang smiled and nodded: "I understand, second brother, why don't we think slowly, and wait until we really know what we want to do, and then decide whether the future is good?" We're still young. ”

As he spoke, he looked at Shen Wang's and said, "Mother, the second brother doesn't want to be a craftsman, we can't force him, if the second brother has a big future in the future, won't the mother delay the second brother's future?" Also, aren't craftsmen also lowly people? Although it is not necessary to face the loess with its back to the sky all year round like a farmer's family, it is still not allowed to leave the country for generations and participate in scientific examinations. After entering the craftsman registration, generations are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, it is not a matter of a lifetime, it is the future of the children and grandchildren of the Shen family! ”

The household registration of the Ming Dynasty was arranged according to scholars, farmers, craftsmen, craftsmen, and merchants, so why did Shen Wang want his two sons to become craftsmen?

Shen Wangshi said in a sullen voice: "The second son of the Guo family at the head of the village, he has learned sword forging with his master for two years, and I heard that now they are all working in the yamen, eating and drinking spicy food, and marrying a daughter-in-law, and living a beautiful life!" What future can your second brother have, I still don't know the eggs I laid myself! Really, really convinced you brothers not to pull it down. Shen Wang's mouth was broken, but he reluctantly agreed.

Then, Shen Chang nodded: "It's better to be a third child." A cold light shot straight at his back, and he added stiffly: "Mother, mother is better!" "Categorically.

Shen Kang raised his eyes and looked at Shen Chengdao: "Dad, I want to study, study with my second brother." ”

Shen Cheng was stunned, his face was a little surprised, he knew that Shen Kang was different from usual, but he didn't expect him to make such a request, study, is he this material, even he, the father, doubted it.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Shen Wang said, "Read!" My son is ambitious, why don't you read it? Didn't the Xie family only pay five taels of silver, and Ming'er went to the county to prepare to go to Liu Yuan's house to apprentice. ”

Shen Cheng still didn't make a sound.

Shen Kang said: "Dad, if you can learn etiquette by reading, you will be in high school." ”

Shen Wang stepped forward, took Shen Kang's little hand, and said, "You brothers both go, both read!" What does it matter if you are high school or not, no matter how poor you can read, you will be an apprentice when you are older, and people will be happy to ask for it. ”

Get... is still an apprentice, probably in my mother's mind, they can't go to high school, but if they can be an apprentice, they will have a fall in the second half of their lives.