Uncle Shen handed a letter to his family before he left for Kyoto.

The Shen family came to pick up people on the dock, and it was Uncle Shen's younger brother.

The closer he was to Bofu, the more nervous Shen Qing became.

After being away from home for many years, it is inevitable to be timid.

Shen Qing was so nervous that she didn't notice that Wan Jinlan lifted a small corner of the car curtain and secretly looked out.

The streets of Yangzhou are more lively than the outer castle of Kyoto, the river is in the middle of the city, and there are bridges at some distance above the river.

Pedestrians look stable, the street is lively but not noisy, and there is a sense of prosperity and stability.

The carriage stopped, and when it came to the gate of Bofu, as soon as he got out of the car, he saw two old ladies and old men with gray hair and rich and decent clothes standing in the gate looking forward to it.

Yongchangbo and his wife saw their daughter get out of the carriage with their granddaughter, and they approached with tears in their eyes.

Shen Qing walked a few steps briskly and hugged the old lady, and the two cried bitterly.

Yongchangbo wiped the corners of his eyes and patted his old wife's shoulder, "Okay, if you have anything to say, go back to the house and say." ”

Then he looked at Wan Jinlan again, and said kindly: "This is Lan Niang." ”

Wan Jinlan nodded with a smile, and then made a junior salute, and shouted "grandfather" respectfully and affectionately.

Yongchangbo smiled and nodded, "Let's enter the mansion, it's been a long journey, and lunch has been prepared in the mansion." ”

The Shen family's house is a standard Jiangnan garden, with sparse vegetation, pavilions and water pavilions, and nine-curved corridors, one step at a time, beautiful and elegant to the extreme.

Wan Jinlan was amazed in his heart, this house, just to build it costs a lot of money, not to mention the maintenance on weekdays.

The mansion in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto was still built in imitation of the Jiangnan garden, but when I arrived here, I realized what a small thing is.

The population of Bofu is quite simple, the old uncle has two sons and two daughters, the eldest son is a grandson and inherited the family business, the second daughter is the side concubine of Guangling Palace, the third daughter is the duchess of Yipin Town, and the fourth son is a concubine, who is a helper for the eldest son and takes care of the family industry together.

The Shen family has been in business for generations, and the family has a big business. Since ancient times, businessmen have had to find backers if they want to do business in a stable manner. Mrs. Shen's maiden family is still an official, although she is not a big official, but in Yangzhou City, she can be regarded as a family with a head and a face, and as for Wan Jinlan's aunt, she is also from an official family.

Wan Jinlan had eaten all the food for a meal.

Boiled dried shredded chicken sauce, lion's head with crab roe, Wensi tofu, salted old goose, stir-fried shredded long fish, etc., these Huaiyang famous dishes are really unique.

There are also restaurants in Beijing that cook Huaiyang cuisine, but compared with the Shen family's table, the taste is far worse.

The long fish is not handled well, and the craftsmanship is not in place, but she didn't have a trace of earthy smell today, only crisp and fresh.

When her grandmother saw that she liked to eat long fish, she deliberately asked the girl to put the long fish in front of her.

Finally, there are two layers of oil and sugar mille-feuille oil cakes, and this lunch is over.

Shen Qing rarely went back to her parents' house, and naturally she had endless words to say to her father and mother.

Why did Shen Qing bring Wan Jinlan back, in addition to the reasons mentioned before, she also wanted her father and mother to meet her children.

She gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the eldest son is in the southwest, and the second son wants to take the imperial examination, so she can only bring the younger daughter back.

Wan Jinlan got a lot of good things from the old lady and the two aunts, and her eyebrows and eyes were crooked when she smiled.

Shen Xingyu, who was sitting on the side, said: "Grandmother, mother, Sister Lan has just arrived, why don't I take her around the city." ”

Wan Jinlan's eyes lit up as soon as he rubbed it.

It's exactly what she wants!

This Sister Shen is really good at doing things, she likes it.

The eldest aunt looked at Wan Jinlan's expectant eyes and said with a smile: "Before dinner, you have to come back." ”

Shen Xingyu took his sisters out of the house together.

"I have to go back for dinner today, I can't stay out for a long time, it's a pity, tomorrow, we will ask my mother for instructions, bring a few more little guys, and say that if you don't come back for dinner in the evening, I will take you to Yanbo Lake to see."

"Although the weather is cold now, Yanbo Lake has always been as lively as ever, and there is Yueming Lake, I will take you to see it another day."

As soon as Wan Jinlan heard this, he was already very longing, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly to Yanbo Lake and Yueming Lake to have a look.

Shen Xingyu's sister-in-law has just given birth, and she is still in confinement, so Wan Jinlan hasn't seen her today.

Shen Xingyu and Shen Qiongzhi are the daughters of the eldest uncle's family, and Shen Hui is the daughter of the fourth uncle's family.

A group of four girls, with a small girl, walked around the streets of Yangzhou.

The grain store, cloth village, restaurant, gold building, rouge shop, red mansion, and the peddlers and pawns walking the streets and alleys look no different from the outer castle in Kyoto. But this is a place where Wan Jinlan has never been, so naturally I feel novel, and I feel that there are special fireworks, and I always feel that the folk customs here are more simple than those in Kyoto.

Wan Jinlan also saw the wealth of the Shen family, and on East Street, there were more than 20 shops belonging to the Shen family.

"Sister Jinlan, what do you like, just take it, my sister will be a gift for you."

Wan Jinlan has a silver ticket on him, and he doesn't lack anything, but between sisters, you come and go, and you are familiar with it.

"Then thank you Sister Shen, you will lead the way another day, and I will invite you to the best restaurant in Yangzhou."

Wan Jinlan casually took two bottles of Gura water that tasted good, and took a box of delicate and beautiful rouge, a total of only twenty taels of silver.

Although the Shen family is rich, but Shen Xingyu, a girl who has not yet married, still has to take monthly silver flowers from the family, even if Shen Xingyu has silver, it is estimated that there will not be a lot.

The silver ticket on Wan Jinlan was given by Shen Qing privately, and under normal circumstances, her expenses were not large, because she ate and drank in the house, and the clothes and jewelry were also purchased from the public.

"Yo, Shen Xingyu, your tone is not small, even if you take anything you like, you are worthy of being from the Shen family, and you are arrogant."

Wan Jinlan looked for prestige, and saw a girl who was shorter than her, looked round, dressed very luxuriously, but also showed a bit of wealth, walked in from outside the store.

That's right, it's rich, next year is very young, but there is a double chin on the chin, and this face looks blessed.

Shen Xingyu saw that it was Xiao Mingyi from the Guangling Palace, and took his sisters to salute.

"I've seen the county lord"

Xiao Mingyi: "What kind of girl is this, why have I never seen it in Yangzhou City?" ”

Shen Xingyu said: "This is my third aunt's sister, my third aunt came back to save relatives, and Jinlan's sister is also the first time to Yangzhou City." ”

Xiao Mingyi looked Wan Jinlan up and down, and saw that she was a head taller than her, and the most important thing was that she was thin, so she snorted, then stopped paying attention to them and went inside.

Out of the rouge shop, Wan Jinlan asked Nunu mouth: "From the Guangling Palace?" ”

Shen Xingyu nodded, "It's the princess's concubine, but it's the step-concubine." ”

Shen Xingyu's voice was lowered a little, "Because I am fat and too mellow, the marriage has not been decided until now." ”

To sum up, if Xiao Mingyi likes her, people don't want to marry her, and if she doesn't like it, it's even more impossible to consider marrying.

Here in Yangzhou, thinness is beautiful, Xiao Mingyi is like this, she has a good background, but because she is very picky, but her appearance and figure are not good in the eyes of the world, so she has not yet decided on her family.

Shen Xingyu's aunt is the side concubine of King Guangling, and she also has a son and a daughter, and there will inevitably be some disputes between the concubines, Xiao Mingyi will be yin and yang every time she sees Shen Xingyu, she is used to it.

Wan Jinlan heard these things from Shen Xingyu's mouth and nodded knowingly.