Old Man Shen asked in a confused manner. "What do you want that drawing for? You don't farm. ”

The day before yesterday, there was a matter of a nobleman who was a big official going to Shen Zhong's house, and Old Man Shen heard about it, and he specially came to Shen Zhong to ask. Shen Zhong told his father the truth, and he also believed that what Shen Xiaoxia said was true, and he also said that the drawings were sold for 10,000 taels of silver. Old Man Shen heard about 10,000 taels of silver at that time, and he was shocked for a long time!

"Dad, think about it, how much effect the second brother's waterwheel has on the people who farm, you must know better than me. The imperial court asked for the drawings of the waterwheel, which was a great merit. If this credit is counted on the second brother's head, the top heaven will reward the second brother with a little silver. If it were on my head, it wouldn't be a problem to even move up to three levels. Which one is more beneficial to our Shen family, Dad, you will understand it as soon as you hear it. ”

Shen Zhi looked at Old Man Shen's unchanged face again, and continued to persuade.

"Besides, the second brother has already sold the drawings for 10,000 taels of silver, draw another one, let my younger brother be promoted, and I will remember the kindness of the second brother for the rest of my life. In the future, if the high-ranking officials are generous, how can they be compared with those ten thousand taels of silver? ”

Of course, Old Man Shen understands this truth, but now Shen Zhong is no longer the Shen Zhong who can treat anyone as a fool.

Old Man Shen sighed, put down the cigarette pouch and pot, and stood up.

"Tomorrow morning, I will talk to your second brother about this, and you will sleep in the hall! I'm too old to stand the toss. ”

Old Man Shen couldn't fall asleep in the second half of the night, he was getting older and older, and he really seemed to have seen through a lot, and the obsession in his heart was slowly let go. Now the second child doesn't have to worry about him at all, the third child himself is a successful one, even if he wants to worry about it, he can't manage it. Only the boss should be released from prison in half a year, and before he dies, he can watch the boss live a good life and stop gambling, and he will be able to close his eyes.

In addition to looking at his family's granary this morning, Shen Zhong had one more thing he had to do, which was to go and see the big waterwheel on the Yudai River and the water in the Yudai River.

Seeing that the water in the Yudai River was still flowing like that, Shen Zhong was relieved, and he could go home for breakfast with his hands behind his back.

Before entering the house, he met his father at the gate and Shen Zhi, who he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Dad, third brother?"

"Second brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, I see that your complexion is much better than before." Shen Zhi looked at Shen Zhong's current appearance, and recalled the scene three years ago, when everyone lived in a courtyard, Shen Zhong at that time did not have the good looks he has now, and when he saw him every day, he seemed to have exhausted his strength, and he was forever decadent with his head down. There is no confidence and brilliance in the eyes that I have today. The way he walked with his head up, and the tall and muscular figure, he only felt very dazzling when he looked at it.

Shen Zhong laughed. "The third brother made fun of me, walked into the house and said, it's just about to have breakfast, today I cooked fish fillet porridge in the kitchen, my father and the third brother also tasted it, last time I ate it for the first time, I almost didn't bite my tongue."

Shen Zhong stepped back and humbly let Old Man Shen go first, he walked in by himself, and did not let Shen Zhi move forward, Shen Zhi followed behind and clenched his fists, took a deep breath, he was just a farmer, as long as he got the drawings, he would always have to nod to himself in the future.

Thinking about it like this, Shen Zhi's mood was much better, and he stepped into Shen Zhong's door.

The father and son entered the courtyard, and the tongues of the people who were stimulated by the aroma of the courtyard slipped straight, and even Shen Zhi couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

"Dad, you came just in time, I was still thinking about sending it to you and my mother to taste, this porridge method is also the attention that Xiao Xia came up with. At first, I was afraid of wasting food, but after eating it once, the little ones in the family were clamoring to make it again. I caged the fish early in the morning, and I guess it's just out of the pot now. ”

Shen Zhongren became confident, and the words gradually increased, and Shen Zhi, who had been following behind, looked at him several times as if he didn't know his second brother.

"The second brother is really getting better and better, and I can't help but taste the third brother who listens, didn't you say that you want to send it to my father? I guess it's been ready for a long time! ”

Shen Zhi just wanted to bury Shen Zhong, but he didn't expect that the second brother who used to be honest in the past would now see people and talk nonsense.

At this time, Uncle Qing just walked out of the kitchen with a porcelain basin, which was shining with a cage cloth and steaming. As soon as I looked up, I saw three people in the courtyard and hurriedly saluted.

"Old man, old man, third grandfather."

"Master, I just want to bring fish fillet porridge to the old man, look ......"

Shen Zhong nodded, waved his hand and said, "Send them all!" My mother and sister-in-law probably haven't had breakfast yet. ”

"Yes." Uncle Qing turned around with the porcelain basin and left.

Shen Zhi saw everything in his eyes, his face was distorted, and the words he just said didn't bury Shen Zhong, but he felt that his face was put out by himself and let people beat him. He didn't believe it, in the face of glory and wealth, Shen Zhongneng always kept his heart unchanged.

At the breakfast table, Shen Zhi maintained his smiling face as much as possible, looking at the happy second brother's family, and looking at the sumptuous breakfast on the dining table, even if he lived in Jiuyang City, he couldn't compare.

After breakfast, the father and son sat in the main hall drinking tea, and when there was no one else in the room, Shen Zhong spoke.

"Dad, third brother, you came to find me, what's the matter!" Shen Zhong is not a fool, he just always thinks of others as too simple, but after so many things, he is still so simple, he is really stupid.

Old Man Shen held his cigarette pouch and pot, knocked the cigarette ash twice, refilled the dry tobacco, lit it, and took a puff. Probably sucked a little urgently, and coughed twice.

"Dad, are you alright?" Shen Zhong asked anxiously.

Shen Zhi sat next to the old man and patted the old man's back, his face was also extremely anxious.

Old Man Shen waved his hand and sighed, now that Shen Zhi was already waiting very anxiously, he finally spoke.

"Didn't you sell the blueprint of your waterwheel for 10,000 taels of silver! You take out another copy and give it to your third brother. ”

Shen Zhong didn't say anything and glanced at Shen Zhi.

Shen Zhi pretended to be ashamed and couldn't wait to speak.

"Second brother, I know it's embarrassing for you to do this, but now the blueprint of the waterwheel is needed by the imperial court, and you have to give it sooner or later. If the court gets the blueprints in your hands, it would be good to reward you with a thousand eight hundred taels of silver. If I had entered the imperial court, I would have been promoted, and that would not be a glory that could be bought with silver! Second brother, what do you think about to do, is it the best for our Shen family? ”

Shen Zhi saw that Shen Zhong still didn't speak, but lowered his head, thinking that he didn't agree, and his tone became a little unkind.

"Second brother, don't worry, when I am promoted, I will never forget your kindness today, second brother, when the time comes, I will help you with all your heart, what do you think?" Shen Zhi said casually, in the future, he has a hundred reasons to prevaricate the past, and now the drawings are in hand.