Sometimes Zhou Yun would bring her son over to play, but the weather was cold, and she didn't come much.

Shen Hua and Xu Ying's little brother is already two years old, named Xu Xin, Brother Xin.

There is a conservatory among the Shen painters, and the Shen family and his wife have not returned to Pingcheng, and have been staying in Shengjing to accompany him, but he still doesn't like to stay at home, and often brings Brother Xin to the Li family.

Without him, it's because of the Xu family.

Last year, Shen Hua built a greenhouse at home, and this year Xu Ying's father and mother came to Shengjing from Hexi Mansion.

Xu Ying and Shen Hua became close before entering Beijing to take the exam, Xu Ying fell out with her family at that time, and later went to Beijing with Xu Ying was Xu Ying's uncle, cousin, cousin and others.

Xu Ying's father and mother have been staying in Hexi Mansion.

After Xu Ying was admitted to the Jinshi, she could have returned to Hexi Mansion during the holidays, but because Shen Hua had already received the errand of designing clothes for the royal cloth village at that time, Xu Ying did not return to her hometown at that time.

I didn't go back at the time, and so far, I haven't had a chance to go back.

Xu Ying's father and mother have not seen Xu Ying for six years, including Xu Ying was falsely imprisoned before, and Xu Ying's father and mother also came to Beijing.

But now the official roads from Hexi Mansion to Shengjing are paved with cement, which is not only flat, but also greatly shortened, so Xu Ying's father and mother came to Shengjing.

The couple is old, but the house where the Xu family lives has not been repaired, so they run to the house bought by Shen Hua in the east of the city every day, to live in a warm house, to see Brother Xin, and also urged Shen Hua to quickly have another big fat son for Xu Ying to leave behind, otherwise Xu Ying has to take a concubine, and the Xu family can't break off.

What else to say Even if the Xu family was wrong back then, they didn't care about the Shen family's teaching to Xu Ying, but now Xu Ying has been the son-in-law of the Shen family for six years, and the face of the Xu family has been lost, so the Xu family no longer owes the Shen family.

In short, Xu Ying's father and mother entered Beijing this time, and they did not target Shen Hua everywhere like the previous Xu family, but they accurately grasped the weakness of Shen Hua, so that Shen Hua's diaphragm should be broken.

Xu Ying's father and mother are his serious in-laws in the end, and he can't let people grab a broom and blow the couple out.

His father and mother are sometimes angry and will quarrel with Xu Ying's father, but because he did not give Xu Ying a son, his father and mother are often caught by Xu Ying's father and mother at this point, and his father and mother are speechless.

Out of sight is pure, he simply took Brother Xin or he ran to Li's house by himself.

In the afternoon of this day, when Tao Zhu and Fan Yuanyuan returned from outside the city, it was almost dark.

Actually, it's not evening yet, but it's cloudy today and there is no sun, so it's only three o'clock in the afternoon, and the candles need to be lit indoors.

Fan Yuanyuan trotted in from the gate, and she said to Tao Zhu behind her while running towards the leisure room: "Uncle Zhu, I'll go to the conservatory first to warm up, you can keep up!" ”

"You go first." Tao Zhu replied with a smile, and he looked at Li Ji, who was currently in charge of the chores in the front yard: "Is the eldest brother and sister-in-law back?" ”

"If you go back to Master Zhu, the eldest lord and the eldest lady have not returned to the house yet."

Li Ji replied while handing Li Man the key to the corner gate so that Li Man could lead the carriage back to the house.

"Then you send someone to the north of the city to invite them back, it's cold today, if it gets dark later, it will definitely be even colder."

Tao Zhu commanded.

The couple's sweet potato workshop is in the north of the city, and it is cold today, and when they go out in the morning, they feel similar to yesterday, but at the end of the day, it is getting colder and colder.

When he returned to the city just now, the small stove in the carriage was burning very strongly, and he and Fan Yuanyuan were also wrapped in thick fox fur cloaks, but they still felt cold.

No, Fan Yuanyuan ran to the conservatory when he entered the gate, and he couldn't stand it for a moment.

However, they had to prepare a futon for the couple and let them wrap themselves, otherwise the couple would feel cold like him and Fan Yuanyuan.

And, of course, Li Qiao.

In addition, there are also Li Shu and Li Dashan who are busy in the shop, and they also have to give them bedding so as not to freeze.

After arranging a series of tasks, Tao Zhu entered the leisure room.

As soon as I entered the door, the heat rushed to my face, and my red cheeks were wrapped in the heat, and I suddenly felt a little hot.

He raised his hand and patted his face and looked inside.

"Huh? Brother Painting, what's wrong with you? ”

He was a little surprised.

Shen Hua was lying on his side on the kang, his face was facing him, his eyes were red, and it was obvious that he had just cried.

Fan Yuanyuan sat aside, looking a little at a loss.

She is not familiar with Shen Hua.

"It's nothing, Brother Zhu, you're back, sit." Shen Hua sniffed, his voice was hoarse, he said as he supported the kang with both hands, and slowly sat up.

"Erbao and Brother Tangerine shouted to see Xiao Rui Changfeng Yunfan, and Brother Qian'er and Brother Xia took the two of them there."

"Yu Ning is reading in the inner room, and Xiaolan has gone to the kitchen to arrange dinner."

"You're crying like this, it's okay." Tao Zhu frowned, and walked towards him: "It must be something that Xu Ying's father and mother said." ”

"What they said is also true, who made me not give birth to a son to my cousin."

Shen Hua's mouth was deflated as he spoke, and tears appeared in his eyes again.

Tao Zhu: "......"

He took two steps to the side of the kang, grabbed Shen Hua's hand and shook it gently: "Xu Ying doesn't care about this at all, don't cry, as for Xu Ying's father's words, don't take it to heart." ”

Shen Hua sniffed and didn't say anything, but his head hung down, and big tears kept falling.

After a while, he whispered, "I'm just annoyed, when will this kind of day come to an end." ”

Actually, Xu Ying didn't care if he had a son or not, he only cared a little bit about it.

But after Xu Ying's father and mother came, he chattered every day, and the little bit in his heart didn't care about being magnified.

In addition, he couldn't make a big noise with the Xu family like before, so he couldn't vent his depression in his heart.

In short, he has been in a bad mood lately.

Even if Xu Ying cares about him in every way, he doesn't want to go home.

The conflict between Shen Hua and the Xu family is an old problem, and Tao Zhu has no good solution, so he can only sit with him and say some other things to divert his attention.

Soon, the Li family came back one after another.

Shen Hua still didn't want to leave, so he had dinner with the Li family.

Halfway through the meal, Xu Ying came.

Xu Ying was a little embarrassed, sat down to eat with the Li family, and after the meal was over, Tao Zhu took Shen Hua to the main room, and Li Qiao went to his study with Xu Ying.

"Brother Xu, I shouldn't have interfered in your family's family affairs, but it's not a way to go on like this, I see that Brother Hua is depressed all day long, and after a long time, I'm afraid my body will not be able to stand it."

Xu Ying smiled bitterly when she heard this: "I have already thought about it, I will hand the fold to the saint in two days and ask for it to be released, I will go to a remote place, in this case, my family will definitely not follow." ”

He couldn't completely sever relations with the Xu family, so he left Shengjing with his painting brother, which was the best choice.

"That's what you planned?"

Li Qiao was surprised: "But in this way, Brother Hua will also stay away from his father." Moreover, the painting brother will suffer with you. ”

"I know."

Speaking of this, Xu Ying's bitter smile couldn't be maintained, his face was painful, and his body was weakly crooked in the spacious Taishi chair, he raised his hand to cover his eyes, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little choked: "It's me who is incompetent, I'm sorry to draw my brother." ”

It was the first time Xu Ying showed his suffering so bluntly, and Li Qian couldn't help frowning: "...... Brother Xu, is Brother Painting willing to go to Shantang to help? If he wished, he could go to the Church of Kindness. ”

"In this way, he doesn't have to stay at home all day, he has seen more, his vision is broadened, and he doesn't have to face trivial matters at home all day, so his mood is naturally good."

He really wanted to ask Shen Hua for a serious official position that was not in the Dasheng official system and did not need to let Sheng Hong pay for it, but in this way, the ugliness of the Xu family would be spread in front of Sheng Hong.

He is an outsider and is not suitable.

Moreover, his character is also not to interfere in the promotion of officials.

Therefore, he could only let Shen Hua leave that house first, so as not to make Shen Hua depressed.

"Huh?"

Hearing Li Qiao's words, Xu Ying, who was covering her eyes and soaking in coptis juice, couldn't help but remove her hands, and he looked at Li Qiao in surprise: "Let Brother Hua go to Shantang?" ”

"Yes, I'll pay him for work. However, in this way, he has to work very hard, and he still has to paint clothes and take care of Brother Xin. ”

"This ......" Xu Ying hesitated, just thinking about it can tell how hard it is to draw brother.

However, if Brother Hua followed him to a remote and bitter cold place, it would definitely be even more bitter......

"When I get home today, I'll ask him." He didn't answer with a single bite.

It depends on the opinion of the painter.

After getting into the carriage home, Xu Ying talked about Li Qiao's proposal, and as soon as his words fell, Shen Hua's eyes, which were still a little swollen, instantly lit up.

Go to Shantang to work with his brother Zhu?

He does!

He didn't want to go home, he didn't want to face Xu Ying's parents' thoughts, he wanted to escape!

He would rather work hard than stay in the center of his home and be distracted and depressed.

Stay in that house any longer, he'll suffocate!

Shen Hua, who was anxious to escape from Xu Ying's father, came to Li's house the next day and wanted to go to Shantang with Tao Zhu.

Tao Zhu gave him the information of Shantang and asked him to familiarize himself with the affairs of Shantang first.

Yesterday the temperature dropped sharply, and today the temperature does not look like it has risen, and Shantang has received some donations.

At the same time, the price of charcoal, coal, dry firewood and other materials has risen again.

The weather was too cold, people were reluctant to go out, and even the business of the Li family's shop was somewhat affected.

One of the most influential is the hot pot shop.

The hot pot shop can't be taken out, only dine-in, and those noble and rich people who love hot pot are reluctant to go out, so the business of the hot pot shop is naturally cold.

In the afternoon, Li Dashan sent back some meat, radishes, cabbage, potatoes and other vegetables, and the ingredients of the Li family's hot pot shop have always been fresh ingredients purchased on the same day, not sold overnight.

There are fewer people eating hot pot today, and these things can't be sold, so they can only eat their own family.

Today, Wang Guihua was at home and didn't go to the sweet potato workshop, she was very distressed when she looked at the ingredients sent back.

These things were bought by the guys in the shop who carried the cold to the vegetable market early in the morning, but they couldn't be sold.

It's a sin and a waste of work, when will this kind of cold weather be the head!

It's not just the guys in the shops who suffer, but the people at the bottom who are guilty.

Hawkers in the wet markets, vendors on both sides of the streets, farmers, butchers, and hawkers who deliver vegetables and meat to the city have to get up early every day to go about their business.