Chapter 367: The Dark Box
Shen Gui sat quietly in the study alone for a while, his study was never allowed to be served, anyway, there was only some dust, so even cleaning and other things were done by himself in his spare time.
Brother Yuan came in today, although it was a child's heart, but Shen Gui still had a small pimple in his heart.
He reached out and groped under the bookcase, hooked a ring and pulled it, and spit out a narrow drawer without a handle on the right side of the bookcase, and a thick pile of letterheads lay inside, the handwriting on the paper was not very unusual, and the most important thing was the huge amount of money on it and Shen Baiyan's private stamp.
Shen Gui stared at the money that could buy a county and sighed, he was not a money-hungry person, and these properties in the south were only handed over by him after he did something for Shen Baiyan.
A few years ago, Shen Baiyan and Shen Zeyuan did not have such an antagonism, and Shen Gui could be regarded as offending at both ends, and when they were like fire and water, Shen Gui was on Shen Ze's side on the surface, but in fact, he didn't want to be an enemy with Shen Baiyan.
Shen Ze's spies lost their traces of Shen Shuangbei a few days ago, and Shen Gui had no clues, so he naturally couldn't do anything.
Shen Gui added another mansion with an excellent location in the south, he was born rich and noble, how could he plan this, but it was just a matter of forgiving Shen Baiyan's heart, with Shen Baiyan's love for his daughter, Shen Shuangbei must be a master by his side, whether this errand can be done or not has to be weighed, Shen Gui can be regarded as lazy, and it can be regarded as avoiding trouble.
Over the years, Shen Baiyan has never asked him to do anything for himself, but these properties that were originally given to him are still paid for money year after year, so it is naturally impossible for the money to flow under his name in the capital, and it is still in the money village in the south to make money.
Shen Gui took some out and recorded them in Zheng Shuangshuang's name.
Zheng Shuangshuang now lives in the south, and he rarely asks for news of her, only knowing that she lives a simple life and does not use the property given to her by Shen Gui. Since this is her choice, Shen Gui does not force it.
The drawer is in its place, not in the case, and there is no trace to be seen.
Shen Gui locked the study, remembering that he hadn't seen wormwood for a few days, so he walked to her room.
Wormwood is a very pitiful mother of the child, the second sister is so old, she still keeps it with her, unlike Aunt Zhu, her third sister is about to leave when she sees Shen Gui coming, and she is always afraid of disturbing them to get along.
Shen Gui can't say which is good or which is bad.
Although Aunt Zhu is more knowledgeable and interesting, and her speech is also speculative with him, he sometimes thinks of the simplicity of Aunt Ai's mother and daughter.
The second sister is a very well-behaved girl, and Shen Gui has a lot of needlework done by her and Aunt Ai, and he also pities the mother and daughter, and appropriates a lot of private property in their names.
Aunt Ai didn't dare to accept it, so Shen Gui said, "You don't save a dowry for your daughter?" She couldn't say no.
A few days ago, Wu Zhipan placed a very elegant small courtyard, which was recorded in the name of Yun Tuan'er, and another adjacent house was also very good, Shen Gui painted a gourd in the same way, and bought it, but he hadn't decided which daughter to give it to.
At this time, seeing the second sister squatting down and putting a new pair of boots on his feet, Shen Gui touched her head and said, "Very good, very comfortable and comfortable." ”
The second sister bent her eyes and smiled, and said, "Daddy is busy every day, he has a pair of well-fitting boots, and he walks lightly. ”
"How many years of boots have been made by your aunt, so naturally there is nothing uncomfortable." Shen Gui said, and glanced at Aunt Ai very tenderly.
Aunt Ai lowered her head shyly and said something self-humbling and self-deprecating, but Shen Gui didn't tell her to continue, and took out the deed of the house and gave it to her.
"Master." Aunt Ai knew that he was going to give something again, so she glanced at the second sister and said, "The concubine is just afraid that she will spoil this girl." ”
Shen Gui shook his head and said, "My daughter, it's okay to be pampered. The eldest sister is married, and the lady must have made up a lot of subsidies, and the second sister only has the share of the middle father, and the dowry is to be saved over the years, and I only buy it when I see a good one. ”
"What about the third sister?" Aunt Ai asked a little embarrassed.
"Naturally, she is indispensable," Shen Gui looked at the second sister and said with a smile: "But this small house, only the second sister has it." ”
Although the second sister is a peaceful child, she is always happy to be partial and cherished, and her eyes are full of respect for her father.
I don't know where the wind leaked in Aunt Ai's room, and the news in her house always can't be hidden from others, but on the second day, the second sister got the news of the new courtyard, and the third sister knew.
"Daddy still doesn't hurt me." The third sister can be described as two faces in front of Shen Gui and in front of Aunt Zhu.
"What nonsense? Last month's fat powder shop was still hot, so you blame your father? ”
Aunt Zhu doesn't like the third sister to say that Shen Gui is not good, in all fairness, Shen Gui did not favor one over the other, but the third sister had to take a ruler to measure, this is not hers.
The third sister snorted softly and said, "My aunt loves my father and always helps my father speak." ”
"What do you like or don't like, put these words on your lips, and you don't know how to be ashamed!" 8090 Chinese
The word "love" seems to be a little hot, and it makes the tips of Aunt Zhu's ears red.
The third sister shouted, "Auntie is shy." Laughing and running out, Aunt Zhu knew in her heart that she was not shy, but uneasy.
Shen Gui never talked to her about business, but Aunt Zhu, as a woman with a heart as fine as dust, could always understand his emotions and figure out his thoughts from the indescribable subtle fluctuations.
She knows that this man has some skills and means, but he is not very ambitious, and it is best to be a courtier, but there is one bad thing, he is too free. The freedom of the body is nothing, but the freedom of the mind is too difficult to grasp.
Aunt Zhu looked at a pot of daffodils in the room and was stunned, the pampered things only bloomed for a few days before they staggered, she called the maid in, and said, "Lord is resting at home today." You go get some snacks, and I'll go with my third sister to see you." ”
"The master is in the study, and the aunt will not stay for long if she goes, so it is better for the slave to invite the master again at dinner." The maid said smartly, and was glanced at by Aunt Zhu, and hurriedly said: "There is eight-treasure porridge in the small kitchen today, and the slave and maid will go and get it immediately." ”
The eight-treasure porridge boiled for a morning, the beans, rice, and dates were fragrant, and it was extremely sweet and glutinous, and Aunt Zhu asked the third sister to take it and walked to Shen Gui's study.
When passing by Brother Yuan'er's study, the mother and daughter went in and gave him a copy, Yan is not a stingy person, Brother Yuan is raised by her side, but he also knows that Aunt Zhu is his biological mother.
Brother Yuan is only polite to Aunt Zhu, and he is closer to the third sister than the second sister, but he is also close to the eldest sister who has been raised with him since childhood. Because of this, Yan is also relieved to let them come and go.
"Ah, you got this spinning top?! Daddy still loves us more. The third sister took the box, opened it and picked up a jade spinning top for appreciation.
She looked left and right, and somehow threw the spinning top on the ground, and with a sound, Brother Yuan left the soup spoon and picked up the jade top, and said unhappily: "Be careful, it was grandpa for daddy." ”
The third sister snorted and said, "If I hadn't played this, my father would have brought it to me a long time ago." ”
"It's a boy's thing, what are you eating with your brother here?" Aunt Zhu saw that the brother and sister were making trouble, so she said, "Okay, let's see your father go." ”
She said a few words softly to Brother Yuan, most of the people who were waiting around Brother Yuan were old people from the Yan family's courtyard, how could there be anything inconsiderate, Aunt Zhu was not good at talking too much, and if she talked too much, she would have a pair of eyes to look at her.
Brother Yuan nodded and smiled politely.
Shen Gui was reading the documents handed over by his subordinates in the study, and saw that Aunt Zhu was coming with her daughter, still holding food in her hand, so she moved a stack of documents with her elbow to make a place for eating.
Several books fell, one half on the bookcase, half on the ground, and the middle paper was torn flat and spread out, and the handwriting was unobstructed.
Aunt Zhu didn't squint, the third sister walked over, helped Shen Gui pick it up and put it away, and said sweetly, "Daddy, let's eat something." ”
Shen Gui smiled, picked up the eight-treasure porridge and ate it, Aunt Zhu sat on a group stool not far from the bookcase in a regular manner, and the third sister stood beside Shen Gui, playing with the lake pens hanging on the pen stand, and touching the paperweight.
Shen Gui was eating porridge with a calm expression.
"Like?" Seeing that the third sister was holding a lake pen with a wolf's small head and looking over and over again, Shen Gui deliberately teased: "You are not good at writing." ”
The third sister said coquettishly: "Daddy, it's not good to write well." ”
"Take it." Shen Gui put down the bowl, and the third sister got it well, and said attentively: "I'll give my father some more." ”
Shen Gui didn't have a very good appetite, and before she could refuse, the third sister had already lifted the lid and scooped up the porridge.
Aunt Zhu stood up, walked around to Shen Gui and stopped: "Don't serve it, your father eats a lot of dinner, and he doesn't need so much porridge, where is it like you, eat snacks all day long." ”
The third sister was about to make trouble with Aunt Zhu again, and she didn't know how to get it in her hands, so she knocked over the bowls and porcelain cups.
"This girl! How reckless! The third sister heard Aunt Zhu say this, she has always been a hairy person, thinking that she had missed, her first reaction was not to clean up, but to be coquettish with her parents.
The porridge was dripping down the bookcase, and the place where it flowed was where the dark box was.
Shen Gui's back tightened, and he quickly relaxed, still leaning on the back of the chair, watching Aunt Zhu wipe the porridge with a handkerchief, and naturally joked with the third sister: "Bad money." ”
The third sister didn't follow up again, and she kept being coquettish.
Aunt Zhu asked people to take out the dishes and the dirty carpet, and said to the third sister: "You, you shouldn't have brought your girl to pester your father." ”
The third sister stuck out her tongue, pinched the lake pen and shook it at Shen Gui, and went out with Aunt Zhu with a smile.