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13. Parental affection

He Gong also planned to concentrate on studying hard to prepare for the next year's scholarship, but this year there were many things to do. Not only did Xiao Chen's cousin want to get married, Chen Su's marriage was also at the end of the year. Shen married into the He family for more than two years and had not returned to his parents' home. The couple had already agreed that Chen Su would have to stay at Yue's house for a few days when he got married.

After finding out, Mrs. He was very dissatisfied and said to Shen directly, "Your man is not taking the exam for you. In the future, he will be the magistrate of the officials, and the imperial decree will also be on you. Your parents' home is not far away, so when can't you go back? You have to hurry up."

Shen said softly, "Asu is married, we are not far away. If you are sisters and brother-in-law, you don't know what to say to your family. Even if your husband looks good on his face, you won't look good."

"It's also common on weekdays, and this day is the shortest."

Although Shen's voice was soft, he was not allowed at all. "Although it is common in daily life, this is the only time that Asu has married for the rest of his life."

Old Madam He pulled the old long face and said, "It would be fine to go for one day."

Shen said, "I'm afraid I can't get back and forth that day. If I don't say that I'm not at ease, the city gate will be closed long ago."

It was related to his son, and Mrs. He was willing to take a small step back and said, "Those two days are almost done."

Shen said, "Let me tell my husband."

Old Madam He snorted, "It's better to have a grandson for me soon, so that it can be passed on to the incense of our He family. You can't make Agong empty-handed. If you have time, think about the serious business and make those pickles, you will have to eat them for several lifetimes."

Shen smiled, "My mother also taught her daughter-in-law that her husband should concentrate on the imperial examinations and let her daughter-in-law serve her well. How dare she not obey her mother's words?"

Old lady He called Shen Shi so much that she almost rolled her eyes, and sent her down impatiently, complaining to Madam Yu, "You always advise me to be more polite, but look at this dead fox charming boy, I say, she has eight hundred words waiting for me, I just think I didn't die early."

Madam Yu was told by Mrs. He in private, and even Madam Yu herself felt that there were only a few people in the He family, so why not live a life in peace? In the past two years, she looked coldly that Grandma was not a good deal. Mrs. He would have the day he was old. This family belonged to the old man and grandma. Moreover, the grandma was very nice to her in private on weekdays. Madam Yu was also happy to say a few good words to Mrs. Shen and advised, "Grandma is only a few years old. At this age, she has little knowledge and can speak in a careless manner. Why bother to care about her? According to the selfishness of the servant, as long as the uncle serves the uncle well, the uncle will be smoothly taken into the exam for scholars. Even if the eldest grandma is a little lacking, madam, you can teach her patiently."

Old Mother He snorted, "If I hadn't looked at Agong, hum!" If she hadn't looked at her son, she wouldn't have allowed such a fox charming boy to enter the He family's door!

Mrs. He temporarily turned off the heat. Shen was so happy that she was pickled with Cui'er. He Zijin was not as tall as the sauce jar, and she also liked to follow Mrs. Shen and occasionally asked her mother if she had a secret recipe. Indeed, the pickled vegetables she picked up were good.

Shen smiled, "What secret recipe can you do? Just do it carefully. I dare not boast about anything else. If you are careful in cooking, one is attentive and the other is not attentive, it will be a world of difference."

Seeing her daughter's big eyes flashing with black and white eyes, Shen couldn't stand it and said, "Take this pickled pickle for example, it is actually autumn oil, large ingredients, cinnamon, ginger, and garlic. In addition to the dosage, you can use good autumn oil and bad autumn oil. The other thing you use can make it different. However, you can't scare people. You can taste it by trying it without any effort."

He Zijin nodded and Shen smiled, "Looking at how you look, I really understand. Okay, I'll want to play for half a day. Ask Cui'er to follow you and go and play with Brother Han. Brother Han will be going to school next year, and it will not be easy to play together in the future."

He Zijin said, "I know, now I am watching Brother Han write and study every day. I don't ask Brother Han to play with me when I go."

Shen smiled, "Then don't go."

He Zijin asked, "Mom, can I go to school in the future?"

Shen smiled, "Do you want to go to school, too?"

"I don't want to be blind." He Zijin pretended, "I heard from Brother Han that I can learn something well in my studies."

Shen smiled, "When you get older, I will teach you to recognize some words first."

He Zijin couldn't wait and said, "Let me teach me tonight?"

Shen smiled even deeper and teased her, "Then you have to be obedient."

The mother and daughter were chatting with each other. Shen’s pickles were only half pickled, and it was time for Xiao Chen’s cousin to get married.

The Chen family was very arrogant. Even if they were married to their daughter, they were not inferior to their style when they were married. Aunt Chen was even more happy and her relatives arrived early. They just waited for half a day until the auspicious time was almost over. Only when they saw the Ning family's wedding team coming in a hurry. The manager who was welcoming the bride looked extremely ugly and said to Aunt Chen, "The Sixth Master accidentally fell off and was sent home..."

Aunt Chen frowned, and Aunt Chen was shocked and asked, "What's wrong with the son-in-law?" How unlucky is such an accident on the way to welcome the bride.

The Ning family manager said, "It's a big day today. The third master asked the fifth master to come over to serve the sixth master. The third master said, no matter what, you can't let Grandma Six be wronged." The groom fell off his horse on the way to welcome the bride... Just in the Chen family, some people were thinking in their hearts whether Miss Chen was the fate of defeating their husbands. If they didn't marry Miss Chen and enter the house today, they still don't know what to do.

Aunt Chen was in a state of silence. She didn't think about her daughter's fate. What Aunt Chen thought was, how did Ning Liulang fall? If it didn't matter, it would be okay for her daughter to marry her. But if she fell hard, it would be a big deal for her daughter in her life! But if Ning Liulang had no obstacles, how could she ask her brother to welcome her to the bride on her behalf... Aunt Chen was confused for a moment, looking at her husband, hoping that her husband could have an idea. Aunt Chen agreed immediately without saying much. Ning Wu, who followed, gave a little respect to the Chen family couple, greeted her, and welcomed Miss Chen into the sedan chair and headed to the prefecture. Mr. Ning Liu had such an accident on the road, and his relatives and friends were no longer willing to drink. Aunt Chen looked at her and his heart was hanging in his throat. She still comforted her relatives and friends, saying something like "Auspicious people will have their own appearance."

Aunt Chen was unable to maintain peace for a few days. Three days later, she received a message from the Ning family. Young Master Ning Liu fell on the way to welcome the bride and unfortunately passed away. When Aunt Chen heard the news, she immediately passed away.

Even when Mrs. He heard about this, she cried very much, sad for her niece, and cried with her son, "How can I have such a miserable life? How can I live in the future?" Miss Chen is not a big deal, but she is really a widow.

What can He Gong do? Sighing, "Mom, you are so energetic. I can't tell you what you are. My aunt is calm first, so it's better to go over and persuade her. Who can I tell you about the pain in my aunt?"

Old Madam He wiped her tears and felt sorry for her elder sister-in-law, "My heart is like a knife cut, your aunt doesn't know how to be sad. Your aunt has raised five men and two women, and your cousin is the youngest daughter, and she loves her the most. I, a miserable girl..." As she said that, she cried again.

Shen looked at the painful appearance of Mrs. He and thought to himself that Mrs. He is not a person without affection, but Mrs. He has no affection with her.

Shen sighed inwardly, drawing away the tears of Mrs. He, and said, "Mother, I don't like this, but I still have to think about it first, what will my cousin do in the future?"

Old Madam He's eyes were blurred with tears. She looked at Shen and saw that Shen was also sad. She felt a little disgusted with her. She didn't understand Shen's words for a while and asked, "What should I do?"

Shen said seriously, "Although we should not mention this now, we have to consider our cousin. Although my cousin entered the Ning family's gate, there was no one who fulfilled the house. My cousin was just youthful, even if he had to keep it, what is the Ning family's constitution? Regardless of other things, my cousin must keep his integrity, can no one in the Ning family beat a banner and throw a tiles? After all, my cousin must have a child under his knees, which is the hope for a lifetime." Because it is related to Xiao Chen's cousin, Shen's family is not easy to take it.

I understand that if Shen thought about it, even though the good-looking daughter had not completed her family after the funeral of Mr. Ning Liu, she would take Xiao Chen back and make things cold for two years, and find another marriage. Otherwise, how many widows could live to the level of a virtuous lady? It’s not that Shen didn’t see the little Chen cousin Chen at the age of a virtuous lady. It’s really impossible to see that Xiao Chen’s cousin could be as good as a virtuous lady at this stage.

What's more, the wife of the virtuous lady was a widow in her parents' home and served her parents' return to the West. With such a reputation, her brothers and nephews would not dare to treat her badly.

Is cousin Chen okay? A wealthy family like the Ning family, even if she is a widow, she must stay in the Ning family. What's more, the sixth prince of Ning Liu had an accident on the way to get married. The polite one said that she would not have nothing to do with her cousin Chen, but I don't know how many villains secretly said that she was a tough cousin? Even if the Ning family is reasonable, such a young widowed daughter-in-law died as soon as she entered the door, she would be the Ning family's mercy and pity, but forever, there was no man around her to support her. How would Xiao Chen's cousin live in her in-laws' house?

Shen's words reminded Mrs. He was only sad. Unexpectedly, he heard this, "That's the reason. Sister Fang can't be delayed like this for the rest of her life." Mrs. He likes to talk to Mrs. Xian, but after all, how many women can be willing to live the life of Mrs. Xian. Mrs. He has always treated Chen Fang very unusually, and it is rare to praise Mrs. Shen, "You young people are still quick-witted."

Shen Shiqian said, "My mother just didn't expect it for a moment. She would just ask her husband to serve her mother and go to her aunt's house. The family has a charter, so that the matters that happened later would be easier."

Old Madam He nodded repeatedly, not even bothering to eat lunch, so she hurriedly ordered her son to go to the street to find a carriage and horse. The mother and son hurried to the Chen family.

Until the end of the day, the mother and son came back and learned that they had not eaten food at the Chen family. Fortunately, Shen had already ordered the kitchen to prepare and was busy preparing the food, so He Gong also used it in his mother's house.

After serving Mrs. He, the couple went back to their room. Shen poured a cup of warm tea to her husband and asked, "What's wrong?"

He Gong sighed, "I'm afraid it's not easy to say."

Shen raised his eyebrows, He Gong took a sip of tea, and whispered, "I heard from my fourth cousin quietly tell me that my uncle got the salt from the prefecture."

"Salt ray?!" Everyone knows that selling salt is a big profit these days, but if it weren't for the government, how could ordinary businessmen do salt courses? Shen asked, "I haven't heard of my uncle selling salt? Could it be that the Ning family helped me?"

"It's hard to say. According to my uncle's opinion, since I have passed the door, I am a member of the Ning family. It is a matter of duty to keep my husband and keep my integrity." He Gong frowned slightly, "If my uncle refuses to stand up, what else can I say?"

Shen's mind was quick, and his lips curled up, thinking about things 70% or 80% of them. A coldness appeared in his eyes, and he whispered to his husband, "Don't think about the bad things. I've married you for the past two years. My sister-in-law Xin said that with the ability of brother Xin, I want to open a salt shop, but I just sell three or five hundred kilograms a year in our county. My uncle got the salt tent from the prefecture at once, which is not a matter of three or five hundred kilograms. Besides, such a thing was not done in a short while. How did the Chen cousin get this marriage? Is there salt tent first and then a marriage, or a marriage first and then a salt tent? There must be something here."

He Gongsu was a soft-hearted person and said, "No, my uncle is not like that."

Shen said, "Don't be too honest. It's a pity for the Chen cousin. If a father and brother refuse to stand up for her, who can say anything else?"
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