Chapter 272: Mutual Irony

Mrs. Shang didn't expect her son to send nothing home, not even a letter. ~with~dream~small~say~ั‰~suimะตng~lฤ

Saying that he was afraid of annoying his relatives, it was just a polite remark to Lin Qingwan.

Not to mention relatives, even if they are returning to their hometowns, people who are far away will be entrusted to bring things home, even if they are poor, they will bring a message back if they can't get something.

Shang Ping didn't come back a word, is this an opinion about the family?

But it's been business as usual at home lately, and nothing has happened?

It can't be that she has an opinion about Lin Qingwan, so she didn't ask her to bring things, right? But she thought about it carefully, and didn't find any contradiction between them.

Mrs. Shang was worried, but she couldn't help but feel relieved when her eyes touched the things on the ground, or her grandson was intimate.

The intimate grandson is obviously not only Shang Mingjie, Shang Mingyuan also came to join in the fun, he took out all the things in the cage, laid them out in front of the list, and finally said: "The second brother is still the closest to his grandmother, and here is the most of your things." โ€

Old Madam Shang was even happier when she heard this, and she couldn't stop smiling, "Your brother only needs to think about the outside in his heart, where to buy so many things, I don't know if he has enough money." โ€

He also said: "I have to write the list myself, I don't know how much it takes my eyes, and I don't know how to tell my subordinates to do it." โ€

Shang Mingyuan twitched the corners of his mouth as he listened, "Grandmother, don't worry, there is still a second uncle in the capital, and he will not treat the second brother badly." โ€

Old Madam Shang nodded thoughtfully.

Second Mrs. Shang was not happy at all, not only because Mrs. Shang's gifts were more expensive than her, but also because Shang Mingyuan's words reminded her of the letter she had received.

It's not that Shang Ping didn't write a letter home, it's just that the letter was sent to Mrs. Shang Er, and it was sent by a special person, and the rest of the Shang family didn't know about it at all.

Shang Ping wrote back to ask for money, the money in the capital Shangfu was limited, and he borrowed some from Qianzhuang, but recently the prices of several commodities he wanted to buy have risen, and the money he made up was a little insufficient.

I had no choice but to write a letter home to get it.

And when Zhao Sheng asked him for money, he said that he would be able to return the account in the middle of this month, and he could just pay off part of the money bank, so as not to have too high interest.

Mrs. Shang didn't know why her husband wanted so much money, and she didn't know when the second brother borrowed such a large sum of money from their family, but she could feel that the money would not go very well, otherwise her second brother would have come to see her yesterday.

Therefore, although she was anxious to know her son's current situation, she still couldn't raise much interest.

However, Mrs. Shang pulled Lin Qingwan and Lin Yubin with great interest and asked, "Mingjie has entered the military department?" Was this what his father had done for him, or was it? โ€

Lin Qingwan smiled and said: "I don't know much about this, I only know that he has the blue eyes of the adults in the military department, and the military department has been set up early in the morning." It was decided earlier than Lu Yu. โ€

Old Madam Shang was slightly relieved when she heard this, it was probably the back door that her son had walked through, but she was still a little worried, "Why did you decide on the military department, what if you want to go to war?" โ€

Shang Mingyuan asked blankly, "Isn't the second brother a jinshi, and the jinshi still has to go to the battlefield?" โ€

Shang Danlan and Shang Danzhu knew better, and said: "Big brother, although the civilian staff of the military department does not need to go to the battlefield, when encountering war, sometimes they have to go to the front line. โ€

"Huh?" Old Madam Shang couldn't sit still, "Why did the second child find such a place for Mingjie?" โ€

Mrs. Shang Er didn't care about money anymore, so she straightened her back and asked, "Is that dangerous?" Can it be called up? โ€

Lin Yubin couldn't help but comfort them and said, "Don't worry, grandmother, the second cousin has only just joined the company, and it is impossible to go to the front line." โ€

In addition to being cannon fodder, civilian workers go to the front line to escort grain and grass, armaments, or go to the front line to prepare grain and grass nearby, supervise the salaries of soldiers, etc., which all require ability, and most of the newly promoted jinshi have to re-study, and it is impossible to go to the front line to take charge alone without two or three years.

So Mrs. Shang can rest assured.

"Maybe a transfer later?" Old Madam Shang looked at her expectantly.

Lin Yubin paused and said, "That depends on what the second cousin means." โ€

She didn't think her second cousin would want to leave.

Old Madam Shang breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Mingjie must be worried, he has not been bold since he was a child, where can he dare to go to the front line, when he survives this time, let his father change him to a different place." โ€

Mrs. Shang nodded approvingly.

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, lowered her head and took a sip of tea.

Lin Yubin hesitated, but still didn't say anything.

After worrying, everyone began to share the gifts happily.

Every master of the Shang family has gifts, the three sisters of the Shang family are the most interesting, all kinds of gadgets that have never been seen, as well as the fashionable hairpin rings and ribbons in the capital, etc., Mrs. Shang looked interested, and began to pull them to talk about the popular hairpin rings when she was young.

Just when he was happy, the next person came back and forth to the second uncle.

Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Old Madam Shang.

Old Madam Shang was obviously a little surprised, Zhao Sheng hadn't handed over the prayer post before, why did he suddenly come to the door?

However, the surprise on her face was only a flash, and then she asked her subordinates to move all the things in the house and sit down and wait for Zhao Sheng to come to see her.

Zhao Sheng came to see his sister, so he just waited in front, but when he turned around, he could prevaricate with a sentence that it was not good to disturb the old lady's rest.

But when he heard that Lin Qingwan was here, he couldn't help but come over and take a look.

That's why he asked people to send a message inside, wanting to come and say goodbye to the old lady.

Zhao Sheng strode in, and looked upwards without squinting, "Please be safe old lady." โ€

"Uncle is polite, please take a seat." Old Madam Shang smiled and stretched out her hand to help: "Danzhu, quickly pour tea for your second uncle." โ€

Danzhu smiled and responded "yes", took the girl's tea and served it to Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng took it with a smile, and then saw Lin Qingwan raise his eyebrows in surprise and said, "Aunt Lin and Grandma Lin are also here?" โ€

Lin Qingwan smiled, "I didn't expect to meet Uncle Zhao today." โ€

Zhao Sheng sat on the chair and congratulated her: "The children of the Lin family are very promising, recently I have not only heard people praise Lin You's young talents in the city, but also took the Jinshi examination at a young age, and even brought other children of the Lin family to the business world, and they have made many achievements." โ€

Lin Qingwan felt happy when she saw his smiling appearance, and said modestly: "That's all for you seniors, otherwise what kind of business can a group of stinky boys do?" โ€

He said: "Not to mention Brother You'er, although he is young, he is still older than Mingjie, just about the young talent, who can compare to him?" โ€

After that, the old lady who turned her head and said with a smile: "That's why I said that the old lady is blessed, not to mention anything else, Mingjie passed the exam at this age, and he has a great future in the future." โ€

Old Madam Shang just couldn't see their dark tide surging, and said with a smile: "Accept her aunt's auspicious words, and let him honor you when Mingjie comes out in the future." โ€

Zhao Sheng pulled his face, pinched the teacup and took a sip of tea, lowered his eyes and pulled back to the topic, "This is the ups and downs of this business sea, no one can say when the boat will capsize, Aunt Lin's nephews are young, they should still be careful." โ€

"Thank you Uncle Zhao for your advice," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "I will definitely tell you when I go back, so that the children will be cautious and careful in the future, and do not follow the path of those bad people, so as not to become the ship that sinks." โ€

"You're welcome," Zhao Sheng said with a cold light in his eyes: "I, as an elder, just teach them some empirical truths." โ€

Now even Mrs. Shang saw that something was wrong, she looked up and down, frowned and said secretly: Lin Qingwan has not been in Suzhou recently, why does the second brother seem to be against her again?

Shang Mingyuan saw that his blood was boiling, and the gossip in his eyes was blazing, the old lady and the second wife didn't know that they were in the inner house, but he vaguely knew some news.

Recently, the Lin family and the Zhao family suddenly faced each other for some reason, not only in Suzhou, but also in Jiangdu, Hangzhou, Yangzhou and other places.

What made him happiest was that the Zhao family was obviously down, and now seeing the leader of the live version, Shang Mingyuan couldn't wait to show their hearts and minds according to their state of mind.

Zhao Sheng and Lin Qingwan stopped at the point, this is the Shang family, the two of them can't fight here, so don't give the Shang family face.

And it's too rude, too humiliating.

So after stabbing each other back and forth, Zhao Sheng asked about Shang Mingjie's situation in the capital.

Old Mrs. Shang was so happy that they changed the topic, picked up Lin Qingwan and said some of her situation in a loud voice just now, and then said to Mrs. Shang: "Our daughter-in-law will not leave Uncle to sit here, you accompany Uncle to go out for a walk." โ€

He said to Zhao Sheng: "His uncle wants to stay for dinner, Zhuangzi sent venison, and I asked the cook to pick a few of your favorite dishes to make." โ€

Zhao Sheng politely thanked him, and then the second wife went out.

Old Madam Shang watched the backs of their sisters and brothers disappear, and then took Lin Qingwan's hand and said, "Let's go, let's talk to our parents' family, and let the children play by themselves." โ€

The three sisters of Shang Danlan glanced at each other, stepped forward and pulled Lin Yubin and said, "Sister, go to our room, just help us sort out these rituals." โ€

Lin Yubin looked at her aunt, Lin Qingwan bowed slightly to her, and watched a group of their children chatter away, and then withdrew her gaze.

Mrs. Shang also sent Shang Mingyuan away, "Go ahead to see your daughter-in-law, ask my brother if he is okay, if not, take the name of the house and go to Yangzhou to ask for a doctor." โ€

There are retired doctors in Yangzhou who have returned to their hometowns, and they are still very capable.

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with the child?" โ€

Shang Mingyuan smiled bitterly, "It's a pox, it's a little dangerous, Xiao Fang's clan hasn't dared to leave half a step in the past few days." โ€

Lin Qingwan said, "Why don't you let Dr. Xu take a look?" โ€

Dr. Xu is still very good at pediatric diseases.

Shang Mingyuan's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "I wanted to invite Dr. Xu to come and see before, but it was delayed because my aunt didn't come back." โ€

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "Then what are you still doing in a daze, why don't you go and invite it?" โ€

Shang Mingyuan hurriedly saluted and retreated, and ran out of the yard, after so many years, he only had one son, so naturally the baby couldn't.