Wei Chen didn't want to rush to cling to the Sheng family, so he met Sheng Hong and his wife with a life courtesy, neither close nor alienated, with decent manners, and no one could find anything wrong.

Mr. and Mrs. Sheng had mixed reactions.

Wang Ruofu just nodded reservedly, and said a few polite words without being salty, which can be said to be enough for the officials and dependents.

She has always been proud of her family background, and from time to time she puts "my father deserves to enjoy the Taimiao" on her lips, and it is naturally a general way to deal with this kind of official communication, and she must overpower the other party, and she feels comfortable in her heart.

Compared with his wife's arrogance, Sheng Hong behaved much more easy-going, with a smile on his face and an intimate tone, which made people feel like a spring breeze.

"Virtuous nephew, I heard that you call my cousin uncle, and you have a relationship with my Bai'er peers, and you and I have a deep relationship, so why do you have to be called so angry? So, would you call me uncle? ”

"This ......" Wei Chen hesitated for a moment, saw the encouraging eyes of Sheng Wei and Sheng Changbai on the side, and finally stopped twisting, bowed generously, and said loudly: "Uncle and aunt are above, please accept the little nephew." ”

"Hey, that's right, nephew!"

Sheng Hong slapped his palms and laughed, affectionately helped Wei Chen up, patted Wei Chen's shoulder, and there was a bit of an elder looking at his own junior in his eyes.

Her husband's eagerness for Wei Chen made Wang Ruofu a little confused, but she still had some eyes, and she didn't show Sheng Hong's face in public, and accepted Wei Chen's gift with Sheng Hong, with a smile on her face, and politely asked a few words about the situation in Wei Chen's family.

Wei Chen looked deferential and answered them one by one,

Sheng Changbai on the side also helped explain a few words from time to time, adding some impression points to his mother for his good friend.

In Wang Ruofu's impression, his son has a dull personality and has always cherished words like gold, but at this time, he did not hesitate to praise Wei Chen, which surprised Wang Ruofu.

In addition, Wei Chen is good-looking, speaks well, and the meeting gift is also very in place, after this first contact, Wang Ruofu really has a good impression of Wei Chen, and he is not so resistant to the fact that he has a big nephew inexplicably.

After getting Wang Ruofu, Sheng Hong over there is a heart to make friends, and in this short distance from the dock to the Sheng Mansion, the relationship between Wei Chen and the male and female hosts of the second room of the Sheng family has improved by leaps and bounds.

The carriage traveled for more than a quarter of an hour, and finally stopped in front of a rather imposing mansion in the north of Yangzhou.

It stands to reason that officials such as the prefect and the general judge have to live in the inner government of the government, but the rules are dead, and people are alive, and most local officials above the sixth rank will try their best to buy their own private mansions as long as they are not short of money.

Although Sheng Hongguan is not big, he can be regarded as the number one in this Yangzhou Mansion, and he has the financial support of his cousin Sheng Wei, so he has plenty of money, so he naturally buys a small private mansion.

Wei Chen got out of the carriage and followed Sheng Changbai into the house from the main entrance, and the housekeeper and servants behind him rushed in to help carry the suitcase cage.

Bypassing the shadow wall, after passing through a screen door, there is a long sandwich road, and the left and right sides are pink walls and tiles.

After walking for a cup of tea, I came to the hanging flower gate with drum stones on the left and right, and crossed the threshold almost knee-high, and then I saw the true face of this grand house.

On both sides of the gate is the verandah, and on the north side is the five-bay middle hall flower hall, all with ear rooms, as well as the east and west chambers, and the middle of the inverted seat room and the courtyard is a cross paved with floor tiles.

There are osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard, Taihu Lake stones, and a small pond, but now it is winter, the pond water is bitterly cold, and not a single fish can be seen.

The eldest daughter of the Sheng family, Hua Lan, and her younger sister Rulan were already waiting in the flower hall, and as soon as the next person came in to report the news, the two went out together.

Wang Ruofu greeted the two biological daughters and Sheng Wei, the two Lan each called Uncle sweetly, and Sheng Wei smiled and sent a heavy red gold Ruyi lock. Wang Ruofu watched from the sidelines, and the smile on his face became even stronger.

The first time Wei Chen saw the daughters of the Sheng family, he was also quite curious, so he stood aside silently and watched carefully.

Sheng Hualan is slightly older than Changbai, with a good appearance and a gentle temperament, which makes people feel good at first sight.

Sheng Rulan is about the same age as Wei Chen, she looks petite and cute, but her temper is like her mother, and she is a little arrogant and willful.

As for Sheng Hong's other children, for some reason, they didn't come, and Wei Chen didn't have a chance to see each other.

After the group greeted each other, Sheng Wei proposed to go to the old lady of Shou'an Hall to say goodbye.

Filial piety to the elders is the top priority, Sheng Hong has no permission, and immediately led Sheng Wei to Shou'an Hall, and Sheng Changbai also went.

As for Wei Chen, he was arranged by Wang Ruofu to live in the West Wing, and was led by a housekeeper's mother-in-law to settle down.

The mother-in-law took Wei Chen to a guest room in the west wing, opened the door, and said respectfully: "This is your room, son, if there is anything to call, there are people on the left and right who agree." ”

"Thank you."

After Wei Chen thanked him, the mother-in-law also returned the salute, and then retreated on her own.

Wei Chen looked at the exquisite and elegant guest room in front of him, nodded with satisfaction, beckoned the scholar behind him to help put away the luggage, and sat down and took a spare book to pass the time.

On the other end, outside Shou'an Hall, Wang Ruofu's loud voice was heard from a distance: "Mother, the official has come to greet you with his cousin, and Bai'er is back!" ”

In the room, the old lady who had already received the letter was sitting cross-legged on the Luohan bed, and when she heard Wang Ruofu shouting outside, she couldn't help but glance at Fang's mother beside her, and smiled helplessly.

When the group entered the main house, Sheng Wei couldn't wait to step forward and kneel: "Second aunt! ”

"You're here."

The old lady showed a rare smile on her face, signaling Sheng Wei not to be formal, and beckoned Fang's mother on the side to arrange for him to take a seat.

The old lady asked, "How is your mother doing lately?" ”

Sheng Wei replied with a smile: "Aunt Lao is worried, my mother is healthy, eats well and sleeps well, but she often thinks of her aunt." ”

The old lady nodded: "She is also a hard worker, she suffered a lot in the first half of her life, but fortunately she gave birth to a few of your filial children, and it can be regarded as keeping the clouds open and seeing the moon." ”

The old lady was obviously talking to Sheng Wei, but somehow, Sheng Hong on the side was faintly hot when she heard it.

Fortunately, the old lady didn't talk deeply on this topic, and after talking to Sheng Wei for a while, she turned her eyes to Sheng Changbai behind Sheng Hong.

Sheng Changbai walked to the hall and bowed deeply: "Grandson to see grandmother." ”

The old lady looked at Sheng Changbai with a pleased smile on her face: "Listen to your mother, you have already won the show?" ”

Sheng Changbai said modestly: "It's just a fluke." ”

The old lady said earnestly: "The Sheng family's poetry and books are heirlooms, your father is a jinshi, and your grandfather is even more hand-picked to explore flowers, you are only a talent now, and compared with your father and ancestors, you must not be arrogant because of this, and you should continue to work hard." ”

The old lady's words were all golden and jade, Sheng Changbai listened respectfully, and nodded solemnly: "Grandson remember grandmother's teachings." ”

Seeing that her grandson was so sensible, the old lady also nodded with satisfaction, and asked with a smile: "You are going to your hometown in Youyang to take the exam, and it will be half a year to go, but what are the interesting things to tell your grandmother?" ”

Hearing the old lady's question, Sheng Chang Bai Deng opened the conversation box and talked eloquently about what he had seen and heard during his time in Youyang, and naturally he couldn't avoid his most proud best friend, Wei Chen.

"Oh, don't you want Youyang to have such a talent?"

The old lady was also quite surprised when she heard about Wei Chen's deeds in Xiaoxiao Sanyuan from Sheng Changbai's mouth, and she was even more pleased that her grandson could make such a good friend.

The importance of a good teacher is not much worse than that of a good teacher.

"yes." Sheng Changbai's tone was quite emotional: "Brother Xingyun is a world-shattering talent, even Mr. Qingteng, a pedantic celestial, made an exception to accept him as a closed disciple, and Sun Er has also benefited a lot from intersecting with Brother Xingyun for more than half a year." ”

"Mr. Qingteng?"

The old lady was slightly stunned when she heard this name, and then her tone suddenly became urgent, staring at Sheng Changbai in front of her and asking, "But that Mr. Qingteng, whose surname is Zhuang Mingjun and has a heavy character?" ”