The fourth young master suddenly felt that this young man who was three or four years younger than himself was really a wonderful person.

Pinching his cheeks and thinking for a while, he whispered, "Why don't you apologize to the seventh girl, this matter is private." ”

Before Shen Mo could say anything, the seventh girl, who had been listening with her ears, stopped doing it first, and said sharply: "No! He did me like this, but he can't just leave it at that. ”

The fourth young master also felt that so many people had seen it, and if he didn't do it, it would cause gossip, and maybe he would even get himself into trouble. Thinking of this, he squeezed his eyes at Shen Mo and said, "Don't worry, as long as it's not your fault, this son will help you speak." ”

"Fourth uncle......" The seventh girl pouted aggrievedly.

The fourth young master looked at the sky outside the corridor and said with a dry smile: "Today, it's really refreshing." Then he bowed his head and went to the front, and said no more.

After passing through a few arches, the group arrived outside the 'Zhonghe Hall' located in the third entrance, and the fourth prince asked them to wait outside the door, and went to report by themselves.

This hall is obviously a very important place in the house, on the twelve doors of the hall facing south, the hollow carvings are 'spring, summer, autumn and winter', 'fishing wood ploughing and reading', 'qin, chess, calligraphy and painting', the characters are simple and simple, and the carving is meticulous, so that Shen Mo almost can't pull out his eyes.

After a while, the fourth prince came out and said, "The eldest master told you to go in." ”

The man helped the seventh girl down from the cart and carried her to the door of the hall. She let go of her hand, limped in by herself, and did not step further in.

Seeing that Shen Mo was a little curious, the fourth prince whispered in his ear: "If you are rich, you can't get on the stage." Saying that, he kindly instructed: "The master is very powerful, you have to be careful." ”

Shen Mo smiled at him and said, "Young Master Xie pointed." Then he walked in, his clothes were washed and white, and he walked in with his head held high.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a sandalwood plaque hanging directly above the flower hall, on which there are four ancient and powerful characters of 'Zhonghe Weiyu'. The walls under the plaque are elegantly decorated, and the Zhu Zi family motto is engraved in relief. The couplets on both sides are 'Lixiu Qizhi, read the book of sages' eight gilded regular scripts.

A table of eight immortals stands in front of the couplet and family motto, and the table is upright for the shrine of the saint Kong. On the right side of the table sat a middle-aged man with a black yarn Dongpo scarf, wearing a brown robe with sleeves similar to a Taoist robe, three long beards, and an elegant face.

The seven maidens knelt before him and wept to him.

This middle-aged man is the master of the Shen Mansion, Lord Shen. It is said that he should not pay attention to these trivial matters, but for the sake of strict family rules and official style, starting with his grandfather, he regarded fights and brawls in the clan as insulting and insulting behavior, and strictly forbade them. Once discovered, the head of the family will deal with it personally, and as long as it is verified, he will be expelled from the door, which is very strict.

If this kind of right is pretended to be in the hands of others, there must be no mess in the Shen family's Taimen? Although he was quite impatient, he still had to press his surname and ask the ins and outs of the conflict.

He was dizzy by the 'Seven Girls' who spoke upside down and spoke Yongchang dialect, when he saw a young man with clear eyebrows and white teeth and red lips coming in from outside the door. He looked no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and although his clothes were patched, they were cleanly washed and neatly dressed, making people look more and more refreshing.

What's even more valuable is that this child walks dignified and behaves moderately, and at first glance he is a knowledgeable person, and he must be from a scholarly family.

Compare it with the seven girls who are kneeling on the ground and stupid and fat as a pig, it is simply a heaven and an earth, a snow and a mud. Unconsciously, the eldest master made the mistake of judging people by their appearance, and his heart was biased towards this later life.

After Shen Mo came in, he lifted the placket of his robe and saluted respectfully towards the statue of Sage Kong on the table. This move made Master Shen feel good again. After saluting Confucius, Shen Mo turned to Master Shen again, and said loudly: "Tong Sheng is silent, I have seen Master Shen." ”

Master Shen hurriedly laughed and said, "Please get up quickly, you don't have to be formal." "It's not that Master Shen is approachable and reluctant to kneel silently...... In this era, kneeling is a necessary etiquette to distinguish between superiority and inferiority and establish the majesty of superiors, especially in a big family like the Shen family, it is not sloppy at all.

The reason why he was not worshiped by silence was the word 'child' in silence's mouth. What is a child? It's not that you're young, so please take care of it or something, but it's an identity...... Those who have participated in the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination, but have not obtained the qualifications of students, whether they have yellow hair or gray hair, are called children.

This often gives the illusion that 'child' is synonymous with losers, unlucky people, and that their social status is not much better than that of beggars. But in fact, as long as they can participate in the scientific examination, it means that the children have a clean background, three generations of men who have not broken the law, no daughters who have remarried, and have received formal education, and are serious readers.

In the Ming Dynasty, among the farmers and industrialists, the 'scholars' were highly respected and preferential, and belonged to the governing class. Although the 'children' are only the lowest part of this class, and their living conditions are likely to be inferior to those of the peasants, this does not prevent them from having a superior political status.

It's not hard to see why...... Although people are now down, who knows if the next department will be reborn and jump over the dragon gate? Therefore, everyone has a tacit understanding of proportion, and it is good to see each other later. Over time, a rule has been formed for children, except for formal occasions, they can be exempted from kneeling.

Shen Mo took the children's birth test last year, but because his mother was seriously ill, he had to give up halfway...... This is not a shameful thing, on the contrary, it is very glorious, and it is a filial piety that everyone praises.

But after all, he took a county school exam, and he can be regarded as having participated in the children's examination, so he is naturally qualified to call himself a child, and he is still the least ashamed.

Shen Mo stood up happily when he heard this, bowed deeply and said, "After the end of the school, I entered Shen Mo and saw Master Shen." ”

"No excuses." Master Shen laughed and said, "You are the son of Shen Xianggong, right?" ”

"Back to the old man, the student is exactly." Shen Mo said politely: "My father often said that Master Meng took my father and son in trouble when he was in trouble, and my father and son had nothing to repay him, but he could only remember the five inner ......."

Master Shen waved his hand, pretending to be displeased, "Aren't you the children of the Shen family?" To say so is to see the outside. "Since Shen He's father's generation, the family has been separated, in fact, it can't be regarded as a family, but there is nothing wrong with saying it in intimacy.

Seeing what they said, the seventh girl felt that this matter was going to be yellow, and she couldn't help but interject: "Grandpa, he is the one who harmed his granddaughter like this." ”

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