In the sound of firecrackers, the spring breeze sends warmth into Tusu.

Thousands of households always replace the new peach with the old one.

In the evening, Shen Kan said goodbye to the children and returned to the front of Shen's house. On the 24th day of the lunar month, in addition to burning paper horses to send the stove king to heaven, it is also a "new year", that is, a small year.

The peach charm and the door god in front of the gate have been replaced with new ones, and the spring stickers, Zhong Kui, paper-cutting, Fulu, tiger heads, etc. are probably also pasted, plus the strings of red lanterns under the eaves, people's laughter, the aroma of food, and the strong New Year's flavor are coming.

Just as he was about to raise his feet to enter the door, suddenly there was a scream in the distance, Shen Kan hurriedly gathered his feet and looked over, and saw a beggar with some red dye smeared on his face, dressed as a ghost judge, and jumping around in front of several children.

The adult came out, and instead of scolding, he gave the beggar some food, and the beggar was satisfied, and jumped to the next house.

The north generally pays attention to Chinese New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year's Eve, while Suzhou is a festival and New Year, because the Spring Festival pays attention to visiting relatives and friends, receiving visitors, and people come and go for a few days in a row, so it is very necessary to celebrate the festival on Chinese New Year's Eve, which belongs to the private affairs of the whole family, and closes the door to reunite the family.

Because the old man was anxious, the fourth uncle had already left for Texas, and Shen Kan went to the kitchen first to check the family banquet tonight on his behalf.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard Shen An's daughter-in-law say to Shen An: "What about the little beast?" Although he is not angry, after all, it is your son, and if you don't let him come back today, what is it like to call Hanako outside?"

Shen An said: "I was angry when I saw him, and when I came back, I was also blocked."

Shen An's daughter-in-law slammed at the woman on the side, Nunu, and said, "That's it, why don't you even throw your daughter-in-law out, so that he and his wife can live alone."

"You didn't think about it?" Shen An sighed lightly, "There is no tile on the top and no cone on the bottom, do you want her to live in the open air with the little beast?" You have to buy a few houses and divide a few acres of land. But now that money is tight, let's talk about it in a few days, and let the little beast suffer more. ”

Shen Kan heard from Aunt Jin that Shen An's eldest son Shen Dazhu was a good worker, and in recent years, he has become addicted to gambling again, and he has stolen his parents' savings and the Shen family's things in exchange for money, so he was kicked out by Shen An and did not let him come back.

Just as he was about to cough in, Shen An's daughter-in-law came over with a basin of water, and the smell of pollen came to her nose first, smiled at Shen Kan, glanced at her, puffed up her chest, and staggered over.

This woman doesn't look like a serious person, Shen Kanxin said.

I listened to what Shen Anjia said: "My daughter-in-law is spicy and frivolous, I worry about her day and night, always staring at her, but these days the family is too busy, I don't have time to guard against her, don't worry, don't make any ugly things come out, embarrassed."

Shen An groaned: "It's better to send her back to her parents' house."

"I can't do it." Shen Anjia hurriedly shook his head, "Everyone here is quite well-behaved, but her parents are very confused, where will they look at her?"

It is not easy to participate in other people's private affairs, Shen Kan retreated when he saw this, he really didn't pay attention to what kind of person Shen Dazhu's daughter-in-law was, it seemed that she was uneasy in the room, how could the shrewd Shen An couple have such a pair of sons and daughters-in-law.

As soon as I entered the inner house, I saw the second uncle, Shen Jiamo, and asked Jiao Niang, "When is this day?"

"It's dark." Jiao Niang didn't know why, "Come in." ”

"This is true at dusk, you can know it by day, tonight is like this, you can know it at night." Shen Jiamo's face darkened, "The people who haven't seen Shen Qi all day, where did they go?"

"Isn't he in the study?" Jiao Niang was uneasy, and she couldn't figure out what was wrong with the master.

No one knows what happened to Shen Jiamo, it turned out that in the afternoon he went to the town to visit several gentlemen from the county school, and the gentleman complained that Shen Qi had been absent from school a lot recently, and some students said that he had recently become obsessed with a prostitute.

Shen Kanxin said that he ran into this matter continuously, and as soon as he turned around and walked back, he didn't want to hit the muzzle of the gun at this time, let the second uncle get angry with him, and be reprimanded for no reason.

didn't take a few steps, I saw Shen Kuifei running in, rushing into the inner house, and suddenly saw his father standing there with a black face, and hurriedly stopped, bending over and gasping for breath.

Shen Jiamo saw his panicked appearance, and immediately became angry, and he was also annoyed that Jiao Niang was not strict in restraining her son, so she actually kicked Shen Qi and shouted: "Kneel!"

"Dad, why are you kicking me?" Shen Qi was stunned.

Jiao Niang hurriedly said: "What's wrong with you?" He just went out to play for a while during the Chinese New Year, and you lost your temper so much. ”

"yes, why are you beating me when I'm out for a walk?" Shen Qi saw his mother protecting him, and he looked aggrieved.

The more Shen Jiamo thought about it, the more angry he became, and he stretched out his hand and wanted to hit someone, Shen Qi quickly hid behind his mother, and suddenly a little servant ran and said, "There is a guest in the front yard, the master of the Gu family is here."

Not to mention that Shen Jiamo went out to meet guests, Shen Kan went around in a circle.

Entering the Zhengluo hall, Shen Kan first looked for Shen Kui, and saw him sitting in the corner with a slightly flustered expression.

"Fifth brother, come here." Shen Peiwei beckoned to him in the side hall opposite, without even looking at Shen Qi.

When the people arrived, she said happily: "I want to come up with a name for the residence, the general people are used to using the words 'Xuan', 'Zhai', 'Pavilion', etc., it is too vulgar, I want to use the word Tingtao, what do you think?"

Shen Peiwen sat on one side, but Shen Yuqin was lying on the table, looking up at him with her cheeks on her cheeks.

Shen Kan said: "I remember that there is a pair of pairs in the pavilion in front of your room, and the four o'clock is chic but reading, the ancient scriptures are in the history books, and the word Tingtao is in line with the situation, not bad."

Shen Peiwen said: "At four o'clock, it is also cliché through the ages, so let's delete it together."

"It's interesting." Shen Kan said with a smile.

"Why is it interesting?" Shen Yuqin asked.

Shen Peiwen said: "The first thing to do is to adapt to the times, local conditions, people, and things, and it is commonly used throughout the ages, so it is ethereal to delete it."

"Oh." Shen Yuqin nodded as if she didn't understand, and turned to Shen Kan and said, "The second sister has changed to a new home, I plan to paint a few paintings of flowers for her, fifth brother, what do you say is good to paint?"

Shen Kan said casually: "How about the ten sisters? It's that the sisters' peanuts grow so much that they have to be pruned every day. ”

"There is a flower garden in front of the court, so why paint it?" Shen Peiwen said, "Yuqin's words are excellent, it is better to find a copy of everyone's calligraphy, Mota's words, write regular script and engrave it, fill the words with ink, make a black lacquer polished plaque, and then embed a poem to suit the occasion." What about I send Pei Wei a couplet carved out of a line of books, filled with mica powder, such a touch of elegance, okay?"

"Okay." Shen Yuqin nodded excitedly.

"Interesting, but what do I give? Sister, you can help me get an idea. Shen Kan said.

Shen Peiwen said: "Then you can help me make a pair."

"Coincidentally, I have this." Shen Kan's eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "The three Chusheng of the Jiangtian Red Mansion, and the four spring of the Huilan sisters."

"Okay." Shen Peiwen praised, "The word "four times" is used appropriately, and it is precisely according to the conditions of the person and the time. ”

"Thank you." Shen Peiwei was very satisfied.

"You keep talking, I'll go first." Shen Kan saw that it was almost time to eat, turned around and walked out.

As soon as he came out, the unlucky one bumped into Shen Jiamo, Shen Kan suddenly secretly complained in his heart, he was mixed in the fat powder pile just now, and this one was angry.

When I don't want this person to be angry, no matter what I bump into, I naturally can't look good, but after a while, the anger can quickly disappear by half, plus tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve.

Shen Jiamo just glanced at him, frowned, and walked forward, Shen Kan hurriedly flashed to the side.

Waiting for the second uncle to pass, he walked quickly to the opposite side, the brothers sat together, Shen Shi sat and ate tea, the second brother Shen Hua lowered his head to read a book, and the third brother Shen Wei, who had just come back, was talking quietly with his fourth half-brother Shen Zhuo.

"Fifth brother, you've grown taller again."

Shen Wei, who had an excellent temperament, saw Shen Kan and smiled, "I have an appointment with a friend tomorrow, why don't you go with me?" First, I came to get acquainted with a few handsome people, and secondly, you were entangled in mundane things, so you took the opportunity to go out and relax. ”

"The fifth brother works hard, we are lazy and lazy, useless scholars, ashamed and ashamed." Shen Zhuo also smiled.

Among all the brothers, Shen Kan likes to get along the most, is the gentle Shen Wei, and Shen Ju is also a good person, but because he has been the first in the county school in the past two years, every time he writes poems and articles, he writes and writes articles immediately, and with the rise of fame, he gradually gives people a feeling of being extremely conceited and dustless.

Of course, people do have the capital to be conceited, and they are kind to him, Shen Kan nodded happily and said: "Brother's invitation, obey your fate."

"Come, sit beside me." Shen Wei waited for the brothers to sit down and said, "You have to worry about the second sister's affairs, and you don't thank you for your brother, I am grateful."

"It should." Shen Kan lowered his voice.

This scene was seen by Shen Ju in the distance, and a strong jealousy rose in his heart, he was born to the same father, but Shen Wei and Shen Ju didn't even say a greeting.

He is forgetful, even if his brother is a gentleman, when he learns that his mother and sister are frequently angry with his mother and son, how can he not be angry?