Shen Shuren was involuntarily surrounded by a group of girls into Chen Yuanyuan's boudoir.

It wasn't until he sat down in front of the mahogany coffee table and the maid poured tea that he didn't come back to his senses.

From beginning to end, no one came forward to obstruct or interrogate, not even Chen Yuanyuan's adoptive mother, Chen. Obviously, everyone in Lixiang Courtyard felt that it was natural for Shen Shuren to come to Chen Yuanyuan, after all, they had already given a large amount of silver for long-term chartering.

This situation made Shen Shuren slightly disappointed - he was here today to inquire about the news, not to find a woman to listen to the music. If the old bustard is willing to appear, her news will definitely be better than that of her sister, maybe it will be twice as effective as it is to find out.

The boudoir is very large, and at first glance it is the place where the singer lives, and there is an embroidered curtain between the area of rest and reception and listening to music.

There is a stepping bed in the inside, and there is a circle of coffee tables and various silk and bamboo orchestral instruments in the outside, and there is a large empty space in the middle, laying an imported velvet carpet, which is convenient for dancing anytime and anywhere.

Shen Shuren was in a trance and unconsciously drinking tea. After the embroidered curtain, half of a delicate face was revealed, and he cautiously confirmed it.

Then a delicate girl with weak willows and wind came over with a light velvet fan, with gratitude in her eyes, sat down against Shen Shuren, and reached out and pinched his sleeve.

"Shen Gongzi? You've lost weight. I haven't been here for more than half a month, so I must have suffered a lot. ”

Shen Shuren observed quietly. After all, he is a traverser, and he has long been accustomed to seeing beautiful women, so he will not be surprised.

Chen Yuanyuan is indeed a big beauty, but by the standards of the 21st century, she is not too rebellious.

However, the temperament of a famous stage singer on her body can't be concealed, not pure, but absolutely elegant, and her gestures are very stylish, step by step, step by step.

That feeling is like Miaoyu in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", you have to be played by a first-class Yue Opera/Kunqu Opera female actor to come out of this temperament - of course, if you talk about appearance alone, Chen Yuanyuan is obviously much more beautiful than the actors in the 87 version of Miaoyu.

After just losing his mind for a short time, Shen Shuren quickly regained his emotions and responded appropriately: "It's good to lose weight, and it won't be easy to suffer from heat stroke in the future." ”

When Chen Yuanyuan heard the word "heat stroke", his heart was sour: "Shen Gongzi said this, and the slave family became more and more guilty. Although the slave family did not witness it that day, but after all, the son suffered from heat stroke for the slave family's business, and there is really no way to repay it, fortunately he is now fine. ”

Chen Yuanyuan's mood is very complicated, as a woman who has fallen into the excellent field, even if she has not yet combed the cage, she will not be shy. Shen Shuren has a heart for her, and has the sincerity to pay a lot of money to get her out of the sea of suffering, and she wants to express her sincerity generously.

However, Shen Shuren couldn't get the money to redeem himself before, obviously because of the obstruction at home, and he was carried back by heat stroke. Therefore, she also has to be considerate of Shen Gongzi's difficulties, the other party does not speak, and she does not hint, so as not to hurt face. just looked at each other with concern and attentiveness, silently.

On the other hand, those women who boast of their talents and beauty are more or less longing for their future destinations. I fantasized about meeting a wishful man with both talent and appearance, followed by family wealth, character, and physical age.

Chen Yuanyuan still hopes to go with the flow, if she shouldn't choose such a fate, forget it, lose my life.

Shen Shuren could see from Chen Yuanyuan's eyes that he was genuinely concerned, and he roughly guessed the other party's mentality.

In this case, he took the initiative to make his words clear: "The family is too strict with me, and the matter can only be delayed first." My family is not as good as other people, and my father didn't expect me to study and take the exam as an official at all, so he wanted to wait for a few months to donate to the prison students, and then choose the opportunity to spend money to donate another official.

With an official body, it is much easier to negotiate with a famous family, and my father will not agree to take a concubine before I get married. If you just don't want to be persecuted by your mother, I can help you delay it for another year and a half.

I brought two thousand taels of silver today, which can cover you for another half a year. I also made it clear that my family hindered me, not because of the money, but because of the name. ”

Shen Shuren is not a stallion, but since he has returned to ancient times, he will not be ambiguous on the issue of men and women, so it is better to be cheerful.

As a person who wants to dominate the world and save the nation from peril in the future, in the end, the three palaces and six courtyards are inevitable, what is there to worry about charging one or two more women?

But now he can't buy Chen Yuanyuan, or for the sake of the great cause, in order to run an errand for Yang Ge - he deceived Zheng Hongkui before, saying that an important reason why he couldn't go to Nanjing was that he coveted Chen Yuanyuan's beauty and was reluctant to leave.

If Chen Yuanyuan is bought now, the strategy will not work, and at least it will arouse more vigilance among the enemy, which is an extraneous branch.

Therefore, as long as he can buy it, he will definitely buy it, nothing more than a few more months, everything is absolutely under control.

On the other hand, buying Chen Yuanyuan directly cannot play a role in promoting the case he needs to design, because he was already too high-profile before, everyone knows that Shen Gongzi, the richest man in Suzhou, wants to compete for Miss Chen, and others feel that their financial resources are insufficient, and they dare not come to rob them, so they all retreat, so who else is he looking for to "justify defense"?

Therefore, it is necessary to choose another target, an outsider who does not know the target he has already taken a fancy to, and quietly starts, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, so as to provoke a fight and promote the case.

However, Shen Shuren's excuse further aroused Chen Yuanyuan's hope.

Although Shen Shuren is not perfect, he is willing to pay for you and get you out of the sea of suffering, and his sincerity is expressed to this part, and other conditions can be slowly run-in.

Chen Yuanyuan gritted his teeth, grabbed his sleeve and poured out mournfully: "What your family is worried about is just a matter of reputation? If that's all there is to it...... The slave family can not be a concubine, even if it is a maid for a year or two. ”

Shen Shuren didn't expect Chen Yuanyuan to be quite sincere, and he was slightly moved in his heart. However, the great cause and strategy cannot be interfered with, and his mind was racing, and he thought of a way, and said very responsibly:

"If you are so sincere, I can't bear you back. But right now I'm recuperating, and I'm going to be in the National Prison in a few months after I get better, so it's better to keep a low profile recently. I will continue to live for a few months with this silver, and when I enter the prison, I will come to redeem you immediately.

You know this, I know, don't ask why, just hide it in your heart, anyway, before entering the national prison, I don't want to attract attention. If you are sincere with me, do as I say. Maybe there will be a turnaround when the time comes, so that you can leave more decently. ”

Chen Yuanyuan wanted to ask some more questions, but seeing Shen Shuren's firm gaze, she decided to believe the other party.

When Shen Shuren saw that he had dealt with the other party, he immediately remembered a question:

"By the way, what about your mother? Since you have said that you will continue the night show for another half year, you will hand over the silver tonight and sign the paperwork, so that you will not suffer here for the next half a year. If she plans to break the contract, you can send someone to inform me at any time, and I will definitely protect you. ”

Shen Shuren wanted to take the opportunity to find the old bustard Chen, and while renewing the contract with some silver, he took advantage of the fact that the other party was in a good mood to collect money and explore the market more.

Chen Yuanyuan smiled when he heard this: "Mom was originally in the courtyard tonight, and when she heard her sisters say that you are coming, she will sneak away." After causing you to suffer from heat stroke a few days ago, she was scared, lest Director Shen would be angry with her and send someone to smash this pear fragrance courtyard. I'm afraid you're not angry now. ”

Shen Shuren was stunned for a moment, as if this was indeed the case.

I am still too civilized, if I change to another wealthy family, the young master will suffer a loss here, no matter what the situation is, he will definitely come to find a place.

Since Chen was not there, Shen Shuren didn't bother to bend around anymore, he thought about it for a while, and decided to talk directly to Chen Yuanyuan about today's topic.

"Yuanyuan, I won't fail you, although you can rest assured of this, however, there is still something to ask, I hope you can help me." Shen Shuren changed the topic very ironly.

Chen Yuanyuan heard him say solemnly, and estimated that it was probably a problem that he was afraid that she would be jealous of, so he said with a smile: "As long as I can help, I will definitely know everything." ”

Shen Shuren pondered the wording: "You have been in Liyuan for a long time, have you heard of any good ladies who have to join your line due to the situation?"

I don't mean anything else, it's just that after a serious illness, I want to accumulate some virtue. I bought it back to serve my stepmother and aunts, and I will never spoil her until I redeem you. I do have some hard things to say. ”

When Chen Yuanyuan heard this, his heart was like a huge shock.

Shen Gongzi actually asked her to introduce other sisters who were slipping on the verge of falling? Where did this leave her?

After a short period of sadness, she stared at Shen Shuren's eyes for a long time, only to see a solemn and awe-inspiring look.

Chen Yuanyuan's heart moved: Shen Gongzi has had a serious illness for himself from heat stroke, and he should also repay his trust, maybe there is really another hidden secret.

She held back her shame and slowly asked Shen Shuren's request. Shen Shuren also said very cautiously, and after some temptation, he completely clarified the needs.

"Are you looking for a woman from a good family who is considering whether to sell into this business, but is still struggling with the edge? It's best to be worth a few thousand taels, or is it a family that is ruined and bought with a family business? Is there anyone else who has taken a fancy to the deal and wants to compete? ”

Chen Yuanyuan was a little dizzy when she heard it, and felt that there were too many conditions, and it was really difficult to sort out, maybe she really had to wait for her adoptive mother to find out, right?

However, Shen Shuren's whispering was so detailed, which also made her more and more relieved.

Because she judged that Shen Lang should not be for women, otherwise she would not have opened such a screening condition. I have to be worthy of Shen Lang's trust, after tonight, I can't say a word about this matter, just forget it completely in my stomach.

After completely having one heart with Shen Shuren, Chen Yuanyuan's thinking was a little broader, and after the two quietly conspired together for half an hour, she really thought of a clue.

"Shen Lang, the slave family thought of a sister of the same age, who was only a few months younger than me. She was originally a local businessman in Kunshan and opened an embroidery village at home. But the family is unfortunate, his father died of illness four years ago, leaving no son, only orphans and widows depend on each other.

Mother and daughter can't talk about outside affairs, they don't know how to operate, and the business is gradually embezzled by the shopkeeper and steward left by their father, and soon the family is in the middle of the road and still owes debts.

Two years ago, her mother was also seriously ill, she couldn't get the money for medicine, so she secretly found a way to get acquainted with me, learned to sing musical instruments from me for a while, and went to Nanjing to sing for a few months in private.

But more than a year ago, her mother died of a serious illness. She is now alone at home and filial piety, and she is eaten out of her household, and the rest of the house embroidery village is not even enough to pay off her debts.

She met me a while ago, and when I asked her about her plans, she said that the housekeeper left by her deceased father wanted to encroach on her house and body, and promised to help her pay off her foreign debts. She thought that her mother's filial piety had not passed, and she didn't want to insult the lintel, so she refused to obey to death, so she said that she would move the other party to be lenient.

She also discussed with me privately, saying that if she was dissatisfied with filial piety, she would be forced by others, so she had to run away incognito, pretend to be dead, and go to other places to sing and sing to make a living, at least she would not be said to be unfilial and humiliated.

If you can agree, after buying her, don't touch her for a year and a half, let her continue to live in the ancestral house, and keep her mother's filial piety, then it can be regarded as saving people from fire and water - maybe, this is also the will of God, their family owes thousands of taels of foreign debts, it seems that the majority of your Shen family. If you want to buy it, you don't really need to give much silver, just pay off the debt. ”

After Chen Yuanyuan finished speaking, he was also overwhelmed with emotion in his heart.

This is not a coincidence, but the Shen family's business in Suzhou is too big, and more than 100 large ships sell Suzhou embroidered silk and Songjiang cotton cloth to other places.

However, as long as there is a poor management of the embroidery village and weaving in the Susong area, most of them will owe money to the Shen family if they owe money for raw materials and advances.

Shen Shuren listened carefully, and the more he listened, the more he felt that this case was very suitable for him to operate: the other party had not been sold, but many people had already targeted him, and he might even have made up his mind secretly, but he couldn't "transfer the house" because of the etiquette obstacle of "keeping filial piety".

Therefore, if Shen Shuren does not reveal his identity, pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and quietly cut off his beard, most of the other party will be unwilling, and it will lead to a fight. If Shen Shuren shows weakness again, it will be easier to make trouble.

In the end, Shen Shuren also has a moral bottom line, he had several reluctant opportunities before, but he never started, and the key is that he feels that the other party in the competition is also a good person, not evil enough, he really doesn't want to bully the good.

But in this case, the competitor on the other side is a slave who has no money. took advantage of the death of his employer, made false accounts to hollow out the old owner's business, and bullied orphans and widows. After watching the death of the main mother, he still wanted to invade the main daughter.

This kind of black-hearted guy was killed by Shen Shuren's legitimate defense, and he didn't have the slightest moral concerns.

"Yuanyuan, you've really helped me a lot! Don't worry, I said I would never fail you, you will treat this incident as if nothing happened, and in a few months, I will come to pick you up. These two thousand taels can also protect you from being forced in the past few months. ”

After Shen Shuren figured out the context, he solemnly thanked Chen Yuanyuan.

Chen Yuanyuan nodded silently, and in the spirit of trust, finally reported the answer: "My sister's name is Dong Bai, and she lives in Dongjia Embroidery Village in the north of Kunshan City and on the shore of Yangcheng Lake. ”

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