In the evening, after seeing off the three gentlemen, Shen Kan rushed to Qian's house alone, and saw that Qian Mengyuan, a friend of the eldest brother Shen Shi, was already waiting in front of the door.

Shen Kan hurriedly stepped forward, and Qian Mengyuan also smiled and said, "Finally, you are looking forward to your brother."

"Brother beckons, how can you not come." Shen Kan smiled, and wondered why the other party invited him to the house.

Entering the door, through the front hall, there is a study room converted from three wings, which is only separated from the inner house by a low wall, and the house is very clean and tidy.

However, it is the god of wealth that is enshrined, and there is a balance on the table, and several accounts are pressed on the abacus. In addition, there is a sword hanging on the wall, but the calligraphy and painting are still the appearance of the ancestors of the book.

Qian Mengyuan invited Shen Kan to sit down, ate tea for a while, said a few polite words, suddenly sighed, and said: "My father is alive, and he was also a member of the mansion. It's my turn to be a material, and I've been stumbling for more than ten years, and I recently lost a book, and I was in the business industry, and I couldn't see anyone, even your eldest brother, I was ashamed, and I didn't want to move around much. Cheeky tonight, I invited you brother. ”

Shen Kan was very surprised when he realized that he had given up the imperial examination, and hurriedly said: "Shinong, industry and commerce are all business, what is this?"

"If you don't continue to study, you'll be ashamed." Qian Mengyuan sighed again.

Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind, saying, "Go to the front and make a gesture for your Uncle Shen."

Soon a boy came in, looking about eight or nine years old, and he looked very similar to Qian Mengyuan.

Men in this era get married and have children early, and it is not surprising that Qian Mengyuan, who is less than thirty years old, has a son who is eight or nine years old, but Shen Kan did not find it strange.

Qian Mengyuan said, "Give you a gift to Uncle Shen."

Shen Kan saw that his eyebrows were smart and his appearance was very handsome, so he praised: "This kid is good, he must be a smart person."

Qian Mengyuan said: "I don't look stupid, but it's a pity that I'm busy with business, and now I have no one to advise."

"Oh." Shen Kan understood. Because this child looks very smart and has some friendship with Qian Mengyuan, he has the meaning of adult beauty in his heart.

But now he has also learned not to be in a hurry, and he just smiled at the moment.

At this time, Qian Mengyuan's father and son had already begun to arrange meals, and Shen Kan looked at the table of good wine and food, and couldn't help but say, "Why does the little brother have to trouble his sister-in-law so much?" That's too polite. ”

"It's true." Qian Mengyuan smiled, "If it's a cheap craft, it's actually not a guest." This is a table I set up at the Penglai Pavilion in the county. ”

Shen Kan said: "Oh, that's too expensive."

"Laugh." Qian Mengyuan stretched out his hand and invited him to come and take a seat.

Shen Kan walked over and took his son's hand, "Come, let's not see each other, let's eat together." ”

The child looked at his father, Qian Mengyuan smiled and nodded: "The elders tell you to sit, you sit down."

At the moment, the three of them were eating, although Shen Kan was very hungry, but first, he was a guest, and secondly, the banquet was not cheap, and he didn't want to eat more, so he frequently raised his glass to eat wine with Qian Mengyuan.

The child was also very sensible, and quickly put down the chopsticks, and Qian Mengyuan said when he saw this: "Since you are full, go to the back to eat tea."

"Yes." The child stood up and saluted his father and guests and left.

Shen Kan liked him more and more, and asked, "Nephew, how is he studying now?"

Qian Mengyuan said: "In the past, the school in the village was put together by various families, and there were all kinds of children in it, don't you just want to go to school because you are too messy."

"That's right." Shen Kan nodded.

"His mother is also afraid that the big children in the village will bully him, so he won't call him to school, and I can't help it, anyway, I can teach him." Qian Mengyuan said with a wry smile, "My knowledge is shallow, and now I can't be idle, so I asked him to read and practice calligraphy by himself, anyway, he can keep accounts in the future." ”

Shen Kan said: "Isn't that wronged him?"

Qian Mengyuan had been observing Shen Kan's expression, and seeing that he was sincere, he sighed: "It's a pity that he wasn't sent to the new school that day, and now Mr. Qianzhai doesn't accept disciples, and other places are too far away, so I don't feel at ease."

"yes." Shen Kan nodded, because he didn't consult Mr. first, he couldn't agree rashly. Probably often in contact with Pei Zhixian and others, the one who is close to the ink said in a black voice, "Let's discuss again." ”

This move made Qian Mengyuan very happy, because this is the tone of the scholar's work, even if he is nine out of ten, he will not directly say death, not to mention that he is not Mr. himself, and the three words "discuss again", the subtext should be to wait for me to go back and help you talk to Mr. Haosheng.

If you change to someone else, you may not be able to hear it, such as the sister-in-law in the back.

After a while, Shen Kan got up to say goodbye, when he heard the voice of the woman behind him say, "It's still early, what's the hurry?"

Shen Kan had to sit down, and after a while, he got up to thank him, and Qian Mengyuan sent him out of the door.

As soon as he came back, Qian Mengyuan said to his wife Cao, who was frowning and reading the meal in the study: "Brother Shen means tonight, it seems that he intends to take care of our son's study."

"Yes! Why didn't I hear that?" Cao's brows stretched slightly, "Shicai listened to him only say a word and then discussed, didn't he politely decline?" Eat so fast, you look at this wine and food, hardly moved. ”

"You don't understand this, Shen Lao Wu will rarely have a table of banquets?" Qian Mengyuan was full of confidence, "Needless to say, my eldest brother and I are friends who are irreversible, and just based on our friendship, he will never stand idly by." ”

Cao said: "I'm still not at ease, tomorrow I will treat a gift, I will go to the Shen family to discuss with the eldest girl." His eldest sister is the most understanding person, and he listens to his eldest sister the most, the shaft inside turns, and he is not afraid that the wheels outside will not move. ”

Qian Mengyuan smiled: "Every time you are like this, okay, good, listen to you this time."

"What else do you say?" Cao Shi pursed his lips, "If you are willing to listen to me earlier, it is already good to dare to love." ”

Here, Shen Kan had just entered his yard, and Cai Dong ran over and said in a chattering voice: "I heard from the eldest lady today that the wives are about to marry because of the young master of Xiangdao, and the second young master also intends to court Miss Wu family, so the middle few have to hurry." It just so happened that Mrs. Tai saw the girl of the Zhou family today, and said that she looked good at her age, and she was very suitable for you. ”

"Which Zhou girl?" Shen Kan frowned.

"It's Miss Pian Ye of Zhou Xiucai's family." Cai Dong explained.

"It's her." Shen Kan remembered the beautiful girl who received a younger brother that day.

For some reason, Shen Kan suddenly remembered Wu Zixian, and said in his heart, why can't it be her? There was a vague feeling of discomfort in my heart.

"Young master, Miss Zhou is very good, she is also handsome, and she is also quite literate." Cai Dong looked very excited.

"So what, I'm not a man of appearance." Shen Kan said.

"Isn't that better." Cai Dongle was happy, "I'm still worried that you appreciate Miss Wu more much." ”

“……”

At the same time, Covinden pondered for a long time, and exclaimed happily: "I know! It must have been rescued by a kind fisherman when Pei Wei fell into the water, and then sent to the county office, otherwise how to explain Shen Daogu? As soon as he knew about it, he willingly helped run before and after. Uncle Pei was also afraid that Uncle Shen would know, so he lied that he was his daughter, which was their kindness. ”

"Oops!" The happy Ke Wenden suddenly raised his hand and patted his head fiercely, only then did he realize it, and began to regret it, "It's bad, it's bad!" If my speculation comes true, wouldn't my marriage have been ruined by my recklessness? How can I be so stupid! It's so hateful. ”

He called Qu Liantian vigorously, after experiencing life and death, he couldn't believe that suddenly happiness came knocking on the door, and quickly calmed down and said: "Why should I be like this, Peiwei's life and death have not been confirmed, be calm, be calm." God, if Pei Wei is not in the world, then what is the use of my Covinden living in this world?"

Thinking of this, it was inevitable to be sad again, and then wiped away his tears, and then began to secretly calculate.

"I still have to tie the bell to the bell, I still have to go to Shen Kan to lead me into Pei's mansion."

But now that it was getting late, Ke Wendeng had to have dinner in a hurry, and he didn't have the heart to read, so he went straight to bed.

I was thinking about it all night, I didn't close my eyes when it was dawn, I got up and cleaned up, had breakfast, went to the back to ask my parents for good morning, lied and said that I went out for a walk, took the scholar, and went straight to Shen's house.