It was busy until about nine o'clock in the evening, and the guests at home dispersed one after another. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 There were also a few drunk people who fell under the table, and You Shigong arranged for servants to send them away. You Fu cleaned up the tables and chairs, cleaned the house, and then everyone gathered together for dinner. The maid and servant set up a few tables in the wing, and while eating, they came to look at the hall from time to time. The three daughters of Wen Qing, Shen Jia, You Wenhui and others gathered at a small table, and the main table was You Shigong and the accompanying generals. The house was full of acquaintances on the road, Shen Jia was completely relaxed, eating by himself, and after a while, his mouth was full of greasy.

You Shigong felt that the opportunity was just right, so he sent his son to the backyard to find You Xianglian over. Not long after, a thin woman, with a slight frowning eyebrow and a slightly straight nose, opened a pair of big eyes and was light, and the lotus step moved lightly, and quietly entered the hall. After entering the door, the woman's eyes slipped around and she walked up to You Shigong after a short while and said coquettishly: "Daddy is looking for me?" ”

You Shigong smiled slightly, and said to the woman: "Xianglian, let me introduce you to a personal acquaintance!" ”

After that, You Shigong stood up, walked behind Shen Jia, grabbed Shen Jia's collar and said, "This is my daughter, You Xianglian, you know how to eat, you belong to the Eight Commandments?" Won't you take the initiative to come and meet my daughter? ”

Hearing Uncle You complain, Shen Jia hurriedly turned around. At this time, Shen Jia's face was greasy, there were still a few crumbling rice grains hanging on it, and his mouth was even more bulging, and he couldn't say a word. Shen Jia's embarrassed appearance made You Xianglian laugh, but she quickly realized that something was wrong and hurriedly covered her lips with her little hand.

You Shigong on the side was extremely annoyed and scolded: "Will you starve to death if you eat less?" I've never seen you like this. ”

You Wenhui laughed on the side, feeling that Shen Jia and himself smelled the same. Finally swallowing the food and wiping off the greasy, Shen Jia hurriedly said, "I've seen Miss You." ”

"Xianglian, this is the husband that Daddy found for you, if this kid bullies you in the future, you tell Daddy, and I will help you clean him up." You Shigong glared at Shen Jia fiercely, grabbed the wine jug on the table and poured it violently, and it was a bold mess.

"Daddy, my daughter doesn't want to get married, let alone marry this person who is riddled with scandals and can't clean herself!"

"Good daughter, Shen Jia is very good except for his bad reputation, Daddy has always been very accurate in looking at people, this is all his own family, you don't have to be shy."

"Daddy, my daughter is not shy, my daughter really doesn't want to get married, a few days ago, Mrs. introduced me to Xue Hou Xue Lian in Nancheng, I think he is very good."

With a snap, You Shigong smashed the wine jug in his hand to the dust, and scolded angrily: "Fart, who told you about the matchmaker?" When? How come I don't know, how can I hide my own daughter's marriage from me? ”

You Wenhui on the side was in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "Daddy, there is still no shadow with Xue Lian, the other party just mentioned it, and our family did not have any promises." ”

You Shigong was slightly relieved, and said warmly: "Good daughter, since it is a shadowless matter, then it can be said by Daddy." ”

You Xianglian bit her lip lightly and said awkwardly: "I don't want it, I can marry anyone, but I just don't want to marry him." ”

Shen Jia stood up at the right time and laughed at himself: "Uncle You, I am a layman, how can I be worthy of the fresh and refined Miss You, since Miss You does not agree, I can't force it, or let's just say it, so let's talk about it and disperse?" Shen Jia snickered in his stomach and looked at You Shigong.

You Shigong turned around, saw Shen Jia's smiling face, and scolded angrily: "It's none of your business, you shut up for me!" ”

You Shigong's face was pale, his neck was crudely red, and he said to You Xianglian: "Daughter, your marriage, I have already decided in Fushun, marriage is a major event, the order of your parents, you have to marry if you don't want to marry today, otherwise don't recognize me as a father!" ”

"Daddy, you~, you know how to bully my motherless child!" After that, You Xianglian cried loudly and ran out of the hall. Everyone didn't retreat, they didn't retreat, they sat at the dinner table, not knowing what to say.

Hey~, You Shigong sighed and left the hall without saying a word. It was Shen Jia who let out a long breath and said to himself: "Dangerous, dangerous." ”

Qu Xiaoyi and Wu Shihan looked at Shen Jia suspiciously, not knowing what he was talking about. Wen Qing's face was red and white for a while, and she seemed to be in some pain when she closed her eyes. Slowly, Shen Jia also noticed that Wen Qing's face seemed to be wrong, and he was about to ask, but unexpectedly, Wen Qing stood up, picked up the soup on the table and splashed it at Shen Jia. There was an accident, Shen Jia couldn't dodge, and was suddenly splashed with juice all over his face. Wen Qing threw down the soup bowl, didn't say a word, ran out of the hall, and disappeared into the night.

You Wenhui leaned over, stared at the stunned Shen Jia and asked, "Junior Brother Shen, what's the matter with your junior sister?" ”

Shen Jia was excited, and then he came back to his senses, and saw Qu Xiaoyi and Wu Shihan looking at him with concern, Shen Jia smiled and said, "It's okay, let's go on, I stepped on my junior sister just now, and she deliberately lost her temper with me." ”

Qu Xiaoyi, Wu Shihan and You Wenhui were full of suspicion, and they didn't know what kind of medicine the two brothers and sisters were selling.

After deceiving himself and comforting Qu Xiaoyi and Wu Shihan, Shen Jia quickly got up and chased them out. Everyone was so troubled by You Shigong's daughter, and was raided by Wen Qing, the atmosphere was suddenly a little embarrassed, and after eating two bites, everyone left early to rest under the pretext of being sleepy in the middle of the night.

But Shen Jia returned to Wen Qing's house, gently pushed open the door, crept to the bed, and asked quietly, "Senior sister, are you unhappy?" ”

Wen Qing was covered with a thin quilt from beginning to end, motionless. Shen Jia pulled the thin quilt, but Wen Qing didn't let it go at all. Shen Jia tilted his mouth, feeling that this was a difficult matter. Shen Jia had the heart to stuff a teacup in, but he felt that it seemed a little inappropriate to joke at this time, so he simply sat quietly in front of the bed without saying a word.

I waited for a long time, but there was no movement. The thin quilt in summer was light and breathable, Shen Jia lowered his head and leaned over to find out, but unexpectedly, Wen Qing was sweating profusely inside, and he couldn't help but lift the quilt and stick out his head. Looking at each other, Shen Jia screamed in fright and jumped back.

"Senior sister, you're going to scare people to death like this!"

Wen Qing got up and sat up, sat on the edge of the bed with Shen Jia, and asked in a low voice, "Is that soup hot?" Did it hurt you just now? ”

"Oh, senior sister, of course it's hot, if I wasn't worried about you, I would have planned to go back and lie down for ten days and a half to recuperate."

Hearing Shen Jia complaining, Wen Qing was completely relieved, she looked at the window blankly, and there was a scream outside the house, Wen Qing didn't know how to speak. After a long time, Wen Qing slowly began to talk to herself.

"In 1979, when my father was 19 years old, he was sent to Vietnam to fight, and four years later, during a reconnaissance mission, he almost died, and it was his deputy platoon commander Liu Jianguo who saved him. In '87, his unit ended the rotation and returned to China, where he met and married my mother. In November of '88, I was born. ”

Shen Jia listened quietly, he didn't make a sound, he understood that Wen Qing's memory had been completely restored. While this is a good thing for her, it also means that she is reminded of the bitterness and bitterness of the past.

"When I was five years old, my dad met another woman, and a year later he divorced my mom, and I've been living with my mom ever since. My grandfather participated in the War of Liberation and the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, and he always looked down on what my father did. It was very difficult for my mom to raise me alone, and it was my grandfather who helped me until I was older. Later, my grandfather asked me to apply for the flight academy, and then you know. Brother Liu Ming is Liu Jianguo's son, and my father wants me to marry him. ”

Wen Qingqian stood up, walked to the window and said: "He and that woman have another son, he has ignored me for many years, but when I was growing up, he wanted to interfere in my marriage, I quarreled with him, and what he said at that time was exactly the same as what Uncle You said to his daughter Xianglian before." When I heard this, I was furious, and it happened that you were sitting next to me, and you deserved it who made you go to the twilight! ”

Only then did Shen Jia realize that he had become Wen Qing's punching bag, and he said with a sad face: "Senior sister, I wasn't forced, I told you the ins and outs of this." ”

"I don't care, you men, you are born to be playboys, I didn't go up and beat you, it's cheaper for you. Qu Xiaoyi and Wu Shihan are such good women, they actually fall in love with a scum like you, if you dare to dislike others in the future, see if I don't clean you up! ”

Shen Jia sat on the edge of the bed in a daze, and suddenly there was an extra feminist beside her, and it was still the Ming Dynasty, which was a bit tricky.

"Senior sister, are you feeling better now? If it's better, you go and say hello to Xiao Yi and them, everyone is scared by you. ”

"Hmph, what is this, wait a few days, I want to go to Jiangnan for a walk, how about it, give me some silver flowers!"

"No, resolutely no, senior sister, you don't know, there are many dangers for single women to go out in this era, when I am free, we will go together."

"Waiting for you to be free? I'm afraid I won't be able to walk anymore! ”

Shen Jia faced Wen Qing, obviously stupid, and in desperation, Shen Jia had no choice but to beg: "Senior sister, wait for me for another year, I promise to take you to Jiangnan in a year." This is a patriarchal society, and it is very inconvenient for you to show up as a woman. ”

Wen Qing said reluctantly: "It's really boring to stay in Fushun!" ”

"Why don't you help me watch those workshops, or build a city, or that Golden Harvest Workshop for you to play with? It's really not good, you come to the barracks? ”

Seeing that Shen Jia was sincere in keeping it, Wen Qing sighed, no longer insisted on her opinion, and nodded in agreement.

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In the evening, in the church in the eastern suburbs, John Adam handed a letter to a young man and said, "Mr. Mike, this is a very important letter, you can find an excuse to go back to Macao early and bring this letter to Mr. Governor, he knows what to do." ”

"Sir, will I go like this to arouse the suspicion of the Ming Empire?"

"No, Mr. Mike, the Ming Empire will not fight us for such a trivial matter, but if the Holy See sends someone over in the future, how can we get it to the capital, this is the big problem!"

"It's a big deal that we'll tear down some of the cannons from the old ships and sell them so that we have an excuse."

"Mr. Mike, please, this letter will be sent to Macau as soon as possible!"

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How You Shigong persuaded Xianglian, Shen Jia didn't know, but when he got up in the morning and saw You Shigong's dark circles, Shen Jia knew that he didn't sleep well last night. More is better than less, it is better to provoke You Shigong less in the past two days, Shen Jia made up his mind and ran away secretly after saying a few words.

"Boy, where do you want to slip away? Today, I want to visit He Shuai's house and Chen Shuai's house, don't go if you have the ability! ”

"Uncle You, don't I want to go back and prepare some gifts, I can't go empty-handed."

You Shigong glared at Shen Jia, and then turned to leave.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Shen Jia, Wen Qing, You Shigong and You Wenhui and others went to He Shixian's house to pay a visit. He Zhengting had already learned the news, so he waited at the gate in advance, and when You Shigong arrived, he welcomed him in. Wen Qing is He Shixian's goddaughter, and the He family has long known about it. For this sweet-looking woman, the He family smiled up and down.

He Shixian has no daughters, only two sons. The eldest son He Zhengting has already seen it, and the youngest son He Zhengwu is eighteen years old this year and has just started a family. Shen Jia saw Mrs. He, left You Shigong and others to chat in the hall, and he slipped into the courtyard with You Wenhui, He Zhengting, and He Zhengwu.

"Brother Zhengting, what's interesting in the capital? It's okay today anyway, why don't you take me for a ride? ”

He Zhengwu was also idle, and when he heard that Shen Jia was looking for fun, he came up and said mysteriously: "Liu He of Yichun Courtyard in Tangzi Hutong in Beijing came from Suzhou, I heard that she is beautiful and incredible, she is proficient in poetry and singing, do you want to go and see it?" ”

When he came to the capital, he didn't expect that the first place to go was to go to an ancient brothel, Shen Jia was a little excited when he thought about it, and he nodded desperately in agreement.

You Wenhui was a little worried: "I heard that Liu He Pingsu has a relationship with dignitaries, and his vision is very high, we are poor and sour, and we don't know how to read literature, can we get in?" ”

Shen Jia despised You Wenhui fiercely, he just went to the Qinglou, not to catch the exam, what kind of literature did he want. He Zhengting was more straightforward, he said: "Let's finish the business first, and then go to Uncle You's house in the afternoon to gather together." ”

After staying in the He Mansion for a while, Shen Jia urged You Shigong to go to the Chen Mansion, and after visiting everyone, he hurried back to You Mansion and began to plot with You Wenhui to visit the Qinglou.