This year's summer grain harvest in Songjiang Prefecture was blocked by floods, so the delivery of Huai'an was delayed.

It wasn't until after autumn that the trip took place.

The prefect of Songjiang stood at the dock, looked at the shipment of silver grain, turned around and said to Shen Xuan with a smile: "This shipment is so timely, it is still the help of Shen Ge Lao and the sect elder brother." ”

Shen Xuan didn't say anything, he took the account book in his hand and turned to his housekeeper and said, "How much is that in the inner house this year?" ”

The steward hurriedly stepped forward to look at the account book and said: "The inner carrier treasury is gold, 85,494 taels; For the library of white grain 27,067 stone, silver 19,776 taels, natural wax tea 755 taels, untie bar silver 774 taels! ”

"A T-word library, 33035 taels of true colors!"

"Wine vinegar noodle bureau 2507 taels!"

"Vassal King Lu Mi 2269 taels!"

The more the housekeeper spoke, the redder Songjiang Prefect's face became.

But the housekeeper still didn't finish speaking, and continued: "In addition, the Taicang, Jingtongcang, and Yamen of the Ministry of Household have a total of about 94,604 taels! ”

"Guanglu Temple's white grain and its loss, as well as asparagus silver, totaling 40,604 taels!"

"Ministry of Industry 29,560 taels!"

"Ministry of Rites 1551 taels!"

……

The housekeeper finally finished reading, and the prefect also breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "This time, the virtuous brother of the sect helped to divide in front of the elder of the pavilion, and made up the rest to be transported first, brother, I am grateful in my heart, you can rest assured, when the autumn grain will arrive soon, I will definitely make up all the parts that have been confiscated." ”

Shen Xuan turned his head and said to the prefect with a smile: "Prefect Fang, it's like this every year, and my Shen family can't bear it, if it's still like this next year, then I can't help you!" ”

Governor Fang smiled embarrassedly: "Who doesn't know that the old house of Songjiang Shen Pavilion is kind-hearted, and the friendship of the countryside is the most important, next year, next year, I will definitely urge the people to hand over the summer grain as soon as possible, and the province will also be paid by the Shen family!" ”

Shen Xuan smiled slightly: "Governor Fang, the matter of eighty-two acres of silt fields by the river......

Governor Fang was slightly stunned, and secretly scolded in his heart that the Shen family had bought almost all the good land in Songjiang, and now why did he fall in love with the silt fields flooded by the seawater by the river?

But when he thought of the newspaper in the newspaper a few days ago, the Xu family in Hailing County, Yangzhou Prefecture, had transformed more than 3,000 acres of beach fields with the method of cofferdam washing, and he suddenly knew in his heart.

This Shen family also wants to do the same......

But the eighty-two acres of silt land were prepared by the imperial court for Jinshawei, and now they are only in the name of Songjiang Mansion, and he has no right to dispose of them.

Thinking of this, he said to Shen Xuan in embarrassment: "Brother Zongqi, the eighty-two hectares of land you said, that is ......"

Before Shen Xuan could finish speaking, the expression on his face turned cold: "Governor Fang, today is my father's birthday banquet, so I won't accompany you!" ”

After saying that, he left the dock with Ma Juren and a group of stewards.

Governor Fang was stupid, he hurriedly looked at the grain and grass loaded at the dock, and saw that no one was blocking the loading, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

But when he thought of the birthday banquet in the evening, he suddenly felt a thorn in his back.

Songjiang Tongzhi beside him whispered: "Lord Fang, look at this posture, if you don't give this field to the Shen family, it won't be good for us to go to pay homage tonight!" ”

Governor Fang waved his hand irritably and said, "Let's go back to the yali first." ”

……

Here, Shen Xuan sat in the carriage, and the horses beside him said: "Childe, don't worry, the prefect of Fang is a person who knows how to advance and retreat, and the silt fields by the river tonight are our Shen family!" ”

Shen Xuan sneered: "The one surnamed Fang can keep the black yarn hat, it was given to him by our Shen family, if he dares to blow up his hair, then I can take it back at any time." ”

"That is, there are a lot of tidal flats in Songjiang, and most of them are unusable silt fields, if it weren't for our Shen family, where would he get the best grades in the exam every year, and now he is about to expire in three years, and he won't be able to get along with us at this juncture!"

Shen Xuan nodded, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

The carriage passed through the Bachelor's Workshop and stopped in front of a mansion surrounded by flowers.

As soon as Menzi saw the coachman greeting, he immediately trotted to lead the carriage to open the side door and let the carriage drive directly into the house.

Along the way, the carriage passed through the pavilions, passed the pavilions, and stopped at the gate of the backyard of the deep house.

Ma Juren got out of the car and carefully hugged Shen Xuan and said, "Son, slow down!" ”

Shen Xuan smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, tonight's birthday banquet for my father, I have to ask you to help maintain it!" You go to the front and rest first! ”

Ma Juren smiled and said: "That's natural, don't worry, Gongzi, the guests at those tables will be handed over to me tonight!" ”

Shen Xuan nodded and walked towards the backyard.

"Yu ......" The coachman turned the horse's head, and under the watchful eye of Menzi, drove the carriage away from the inner courtyard.

After Shen Xuan got out of the car, as soon as he walked into the vase door of the inner courtyard, a maid stepped forward to ask An Dao: "Second son, Mrs. is waiting for you in the hall!" ”

Shen Xuan immediately smiled and said: "I should support outside, let my mother wait for a long time, I will go over!" ”

After speaking, he took out a small silver barley from his bosom and handed it to the maid.

The maid took the silver, looked left and right, and then whispered, "The third prince is also here!" ”

Shen Xuan frowned, then nodded with a smile before walking towards the inner courtyard.

In the backyard, several hugging trees rise to the sky, and the eyes are lush and green.

Although it is not as small and delicate as the Jiangnan garden, it has its own majestic atmosphere of the rich and noble family.

Shen Xuan entered the house, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strange fragrance coming to his nose, and after tasting it carefully, it turned out to be the smell of ambergris, which is more expensive than gold, accompanied by the dried lychees pickled in rice wine.

This peculiar aroma is mixed with fruity aromas, and it is clear and charming.

At this moment, a lady in her fifties was sitting on a chair talking to a young man beside her.

I only heard the young man say: "Mother, I asked someone to order a jacket made of fox skin for you in Shanxi, I heard that it is all red, and I will send it to you after a while!" ”

The woman smiled and nodded her son's head and said, "You, you are used to spending money, what gifts did you prepare for your father's side??" Tell my mother! ”

At this moment, both of them noticed Shen Xuan's arrival, and the scene of mother's kindness and filial piety just now immediately cooled down, and the smile on the woman's face disappeared, replaced by a layer of frost.

"Shen Xuan has seen his mother and his third brother!" Shen Xuan stepped forward and bowed to the woman.

The woman snorted coldly and said, "You still know to come back?? Your father's birthday party is so busy, and you run out to hide at this time? ”

Shen Xuan hurriedly explained that he went to the dock on his father's orders.

When the woman heard this, she said, "Your lady has a minor illness every three days and a major illness every two days, and she always avoids me. It's just that your daughter-in-law always has something wrong with her health, and if you do it again, I think you divorce her and marry again! ”

Shen Xuan's face turned pale when he heard this, and he had long since lost the arrogance he had just been on the dock.

My mother has liked her younger brother since she was a child, and she doesn't like his second son, and now her daughter-in-law is just affected.

Thinking of this, Shen Xuan felt a sense of grievance in his heart.

But at this moment, Shen said again: "I called you here this time for two things. ”

Shen Xuan endured the unhappiness in his heart, bowed down and said, "Mother, please speak!" ”

Shen looked at his youngest son, and then said with a smile: "I heard that there is a young man from the Hailing Xu family among the guests today?" ”