Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 222 Backing Up (1)

This day, Shen Yuechen had just finished eating the soup and was talking to Wu Ma when she saw Chun Ming happily running in and said, "Miss, just now the concierge came, and it was said that a servant from the Shen family came to deliver a message. .”

Shen Yuechen was overjoyed when she heard the words, and was about to get up, but she heard Wu Ma say: "It's going to be hot, miss, don't go, I'll go over in person and see what's going on."

Shen Yuechen smiled slightly: "Okay, then I'll have to trouble my mother."

Wu Ma moved very quickly, she came back in about a cup of tea, and she also brought back good news for Shen Yuechen.

"Someone from the Shen family said that the old lady will be able to go back to the city before tomorrow evening. Second Master Shen said that he wants to ask the young lady to go back in time to clean up the old lady."

Shen Yuechen couldn't help smiling when he heard that.

Sure enough, the old lady did not disappoint her, and rushed back as soon as possible, and wanted to speak for her.

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly: "I will tell the elders when I go to pay my respects with the uncle at night. Chunming Cuixin, you two take some silver, buy some small gifts, and exchange for more copper coins."

Chun Ming and Cui Xin left in response.

Wu Ma stood aside and said softly: "Miss, you can feel more at ease now. I'll go to the kitchen and make some old lady's favorite snacks."

Shen Yuechen nodded with a smile, then leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes to rest.

However, as soon as she closed her eyes, she heard the woman outside shouting: "Miss, watch your step, don't run, don't run away."

After a while of footsteps, Wu Ma's voice said: "Sister Ying's body is just right, you just let her run around like this."

The woman repeatedly accused her of crimes, and said: "Sister Ying has just come back from the old lady's place, and she is in a hurry to see the eldest grandma."

Zhu Ying followed and said, "My ancestor gave me a lot of delicious food, and I want to share it with my mother."

The immature child's voice only makes people feel sweet in the heart.

"Our sister Ying is so good, she is the most painful." Wu Ma smiled and lifted the curtain to let Zhu Ying into the room.

Children can act like a baby, which is the best way to please adults and relieve people's worries.

Zhu Ying was wearing a tufted and colorful dress, carrying a small bamboo basket, bouncing out of the house, Shen Yuechen opened his eyes, looked at her and smiled: "There is still a bitter smell of medicine in the room, smoke you carefully." , Mother will take you to play in the yard, okay?"

Children are afraid of suffering and don't like to take medicine, and they don't like to smell the medicine, even the smell is bitter.

Zhu Ying shook her head when she heard the words, and said to Shen Yuechen with a smile: "My daughter is not afraid of the smell of medicine. Mother has just taken the medicine, so her mouth must be bitter. This is the honey and candied fruit that the ancestors gave to my daughter. It's very good." Eat it, mother will eat it for you." After she finished speaking, she took out a delicate small paper bag from the basket, picked out the largest preserved fruit from it, and brought it to Shen Yuechen's mouth.

Shen Yuechen was in a good mood as he tasted the sweet candied fruit, he just patted Zhu Ying's head, and said with a smile: "Sister Ying really has a heart, come quickly and let mother kiss her."

Zhu Ying smiled triumphantly, and immediately ran in front of Shen Yuechen. Shen Yuechen took her round face and kissed it twice, and she laughed until she kissed her.

At this time, Mama Wu was still standing at the door, seeing how close the mother and daughter were, she couldn't help feeling warm in her heart.

Seeing that Zhu Ying had just returned from the old lady's place, Shen Yuechen asked, "How is Brother Ming? Have you seen him?"

Zhu Ying nodded: "I was playing with my younger brother, and he missed my mother very much, but my grandmother didn't let him come back with me, she said she wanted to take him back to take a nap..."

Although she is only a four-year-old child, she is already very good at winking.She knew that although the family members liked her very much, they liked Brother Ming even more because he was the younger brother.

After listening to Zhu Ying's words, Shen Yuechen smiled lightly and said, "Brother Ming has always been naughty, your grandmother just doesn't care about him." After speaking, he took her little hand, stood up and said, "You are also tired from playing, let the maids give you a hand. You wash it up and take a nap directly in your mother's room."

Zhu Ying didn't want to sleep yet, but she wanted to stay by Shen Yuechen's side for a while, so she immediately nodded and said yes.

Zhu Ying was not as energetic as Brother Ming. After washing up, she fell asleep after listening to half a story.

Shen Yuechen looked at her sleeping face, slightly lost in thought.

Now, Li Shi has a deep prejudice against her, and in the future, he will definitely not let Brother Ming get closer to her. Except for the morning and evening, it is estimated that it will be difficult to see her more often.

After evening, Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang talked about Mrs. Shen's return.

Zhu Jintang agreed without saying a word: "It's not easy for your grandmother to come back this time. The old man must have had a hard time on the road. I'll go back with you and have a look. I'd like to give her the old man well."

Shen Yuechen smiled softly: "Will this delay the uncle?"

It's good to have him accompany back home.However, his time was precious, and she was embarrassed to take up too much of it.

Zhu Jintang shook his head lightly when he heard the words, "It's the elders after all, I should go there." Then, he changed into a homely casual clothes, held Shen Yuechen's hand, and said: "Wait a while, when we get to the upper room, go back to my mother's house. Let me tell you, don't worry."

Shen Yuechen nodded slightly.

When they reached the upper room, the two first greeted the elders, and then told the elders that Mrs. Shen would come back tomorrow and that they were going back to greet them.

"Well... Since the old lady in-law is back, you can go over and have a look, and say hello for us by the way, let her take care of her health and come to sit often."

The old lady exhorted a few words carefully.

She and Mrs. Shen are about the same age, they are both elderly people.

To be honest, it is not easy to live to this age, not to mention that Mrs. Shen is still a widow who lost her husband a long time ago. She manages a family by herself and has to raise two sons. Senior official... This is really not easy for a woman.Although the two of them had hardly met each other formally, they became in-laws after all. It was better to be close and not too distant.

After the old lady said this, the old man didn't have any objections. He was never very interested in women's housework.

However, the Li family was not as upright as the elders thought. She pondered for a moment, then turned to Zhu Jintang and said, "My wife is back, so Yuechen can go back and have a look alone. You are usually so busy, so Tired, it’s rare that you don’t take a rest when you have time, so why bother to rush over..." After finishing speaking, she carefully looked at Zhu Jintang's face, and sighed softly: "Look at your face, how thin you have become recently ?”

His chin looked sharper than before, and the lines of his cheeks were more defined.

Hearing this, Zhu Jintang lowered his eyes slightly, and subconsciously whispered: "Mother, my son is not too busy these days, so don't worry."

Seeing that his mouth was stiff and he intentionally favored Shen Yuechen, Li Shi couldn't help but said: "If you're not tired, you're fine, why is your chin so thin that it can come down?"

Her seemingly angry words made Zhu Jintang's face slightly embarrassed, and looking at it again, Shen Yuechen's face was also slightly red, as if he was a little embarrassed.

Mrs. Chai, who had been sitting by the side watching the excitement, suddenly couldn't help but chuckle, quickly covered the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, and said softly: "Sister-in-law, I think you don't have to worry, Jintang knows it well."

Chai Shi's smile made Li Shi understand what was going on in an instant, his face sank, he stopped talking immediately, sat there as if sullen, and thought to himself: I thought he was busy with outside affairs, so he would A little haggard, but I didn't expect to be tripped by someone...

Seeing this, the old lady couldn't help but glanced at her, and said in her heart: This big daughter-in-law, why is she always in such a hurry?Talking too aggressively, it sounds like you are fighting with someone?

Zhu Jintang brought Shen Yuechen to the seat, feeling a little embarrassed, especially the blush on Shen Yuechen's face faded away after a long time.

Fortunately, after a while, the maids brought Brother Ming and Zhu Ying and Zhu Xiao over.

With the children around, the atmosphere in the house has also changed.

Brother Ming entered the room first. He had just had dinner, his face was powdered, and he was wearing a homely coat. After entering, he first put down his hands and greeted the family members respectfully, starting with the old man, and then By the time Zhu Jinlun finished, his forehead was already slightly sweating after paying his respects.

Like him, Zhu Ying saluted and greeted well, and no one could be left behind.

The old lady felt a little distressed, and quickly held the two of them in her arms, one on the left and the other on the right, kissed and said: "Good boy, you are all good boys."

Brother Ming's eyes wandered around the crowd, seeing that the atmosphere in the room was just right, he simply acted like a child honestly and seriously.

After a while, the old man looked at Brother Ming's shrewd eyes, and suddenly mentioned something: "Shouldn't it be time to hire a teacher for Brother Ming?"

Although the Zhu family is a family of merchants, they also value learning.

A businessman doesn't have to be illiterate and illiterate.If you want to find valuable things, you must first have a pair of eyes that can find value, so you must have knowledge.

The children of the Zhu family, when they reached a certain age, would all start to read and write, but the only difference was that they studied hard, not for the sake of gaining fame.

Brother Ming raised his brows slightly when he heard the words, and seemed a little bit reluctant in his heart.

In his previous life, he knew a lot, so he didn't want to learn those nonsense.

If he insisted on learning, he would like someone to invite a martial arts master to come back, and then practice this little body...

He was thinking of being lost in thought, but when he heard the old lady object, "Master, isn't it too early to start enlightenment now? Brother Ming is not yet three years old, and he is too young."

The old man said lightly: "It's only a few months away from his birthday, and it's almost time to start looking for someone now. Children can't be pampered all the time, they have to learn something so that their brains can turn quickly."

The old lady also agreed with her husband's point of view in her heart, but she felt sorry for the child who was too young and didn't want him to suffer.

Zhu Jintang agrees with the old man's point of view. He believes that children should not be used to raising them. Besides, Brother Ming is his eldest son, and he is bound to inherit the family business in the future.

Usually, seeing how his mother and Shen Yuechen doted on Brother Ming so much that he wanted to stuff it into his heart, although he looked happy, he was always worried.

Brother Ming was originally a naughty child, if he pampered him too much and developed an arrogant and arrogant temperament, wouldn't it be a delay in major events.

"Brother Ming speaks early, and it's a good thing to start learning characters early." After Zhu Jintang finished speaking, he glanced sideways at Shen Yuechen, only to see her nodding with a smile, "Brother Ming has always been smart, and he will definitely learn well."

She said it with confidence.After all, there was an adult hiding in that small body.

Brother Ming frowned slightly, hesitated for a while, and suddenly said: "Grandpa Zeng, grandson wants to practice martial arts."

His sudden words made the old man almost spit out the tea from his mouth.

Old man Zhu coughed from the choking, and Zhu Feng hurriedly stepped forward to pat him on the back in fright, "Father, be careful."

The old lady looked down at Brother Ming in her arms, and reprimanded softly: "You little thing, what are you talking about? Learning martial arts? That's what rough people do."

Brother Ming looked up at the old lady, gestured with his hands and said: "No, learning martial arts is the best way to strengthen your body, and it is more effective than any panacea!"

What he said was serious, even a little serious.

Everyone was slightly stunned, Li Shi immediately frowned and said: "It's outrageous, who told you these words?" After finishing speaking, he glared at Shen Yuechen, with a look of disgust in his eyes, and immediately pointed the finger at Shen Yuechen in his heart. she. "Which ignorant person is speaking such irrelevant things to children?"

Shen Yuechen was also taken aback by Brother Ming's words, not knowing what he was making a fuss about.

"Grandmother, don't be angry, Brother Ming just watched those porters practice stick skills occasionally, and thought it was miraculous." Brother Ming didn't expect Li Shi's reaction to be so strong, so he hurriedly explained.

The old lady saw that Li Shi was about to explode again, and said calmly: "Don't worry, the child is just talking casually, why are you serious."

"You can't just learn how to dance a knife and use a gun. We'll talk about it later when you grow up." The old lady gently patted Brother Ming's head, and naturally brushed aside the matter.

This child is smart, but he is also a little eccentric, thinking of things that others would not think of.

However, Shen Yuechen felt that Li Shi was full of hostility towards him.

Just now, Brother Ming just said a word, and her eyes were immediately passed over coldly.

Shen Yuechen shook her head secretly, she was clearly targeting herself on purpose...

Thinking of this, Shen Yuechen couldn't help feeling a heavy irritability in his heart.

After returning to the room, she gently opened the window and stood in front of the window to breathe quietly. After a while, Zhu Jintang quietly stood behind her, wrapped her whole body in his arms, and asked softly: "What are you thinking?"

After returning from the upper room, she looked a little sullen.

Shen Yuechen hesitated for a moment, but slowly raised her hand to hug Zhu Jintang's arm, and sighed slightly: "Didn't you notice it? Mother seems to be still angry with me, she still hates me so much..."

Hearing her words, Zhu Jintang frowned unconsciously, and lightly pressed Shen Yuechen's cheek, and said lightly: "It's okay, take your time, it will get better."

His comfort is plain and simple, but it also has deep meaning.

Shen Yuechen smiled lightly, and said softly: "Yes, everything will be fine."

There is only one way to change Li Shi's attitude, that is, she can conceive the Zhu family's child.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Jintang went out early to handle errands, while Shen Yuechen stayed at home, preparing gifts and things needed for returning to her mother's house.

The old lady allowed them to go back, and also tacitly allowed them to stay there overnight, so you must bring close-fitting clothes.Moreover, Zhu Jintang still has a slight obsession with cleanliness, so he needs to pay attention to many details.

After everything was tidied up, Shen Yuechen sat at the table drinking tea and resting, Chun Ming put away the burden, and said: "Miss, are you tired, may I give you a shoulder massage?"

Shen Yuechen nodded, put down his teacup, closed his eyes and rested his mind.

Chun Ming walked up behind her, and gently rubbed her shoulders, not lightly but not too hard.

After a while, Shen Yuechen sighed comfortably, "If you press it like this again, I will almost fall asleep."

Chunming said with a smile: "Miss is tired and rests for a while, uncle won't be back until afternoon."

Shen Yuechen opened his eyes and said, "No, I have to look at the ledger again."

Recently, Shen Yuechen spent a lot of money to set up a new store, totaling as much as a thousand taels.

The money is not a small sum.Moreover, in the next few months, more money will be spent, so she has to plan carefully.

At noon, the Shen family sent someone to bring a message saying that Mrs. Shen had arrived home safely and was waiting for Shen Yuechen and Zhu Jintang to go back.

After hearing the news, Shen Yuechen didn't leave first, but stayed at Zhu's house and waited for Zhu Jintang.

Fortunately, he came back quite early today, so the two of them rushed to Shen's house before the sun went down.

As the sun sets, the Shen family's old house looks peaceful and graceful as if covered with a layer of golden and transparent tulle under the sunlight.

Shen Yuechen looked at every scene and object in the yard, and suddenly felt a kind of kindness in her heart... Think about it carefully, if she hadn't survived in the capital, then she wouldn't be able to come back here.

The maids came to the upper room one by one, and slowly lifted the curtain, only to hear the voice of old lady Shen from inside: "Is it Yuechen who is back?"

Shen Yuechen gave a gentle smile, walked in hurriedly, went straight to the old lady Shen who was sitting in the main seat, and saluted: "Yuechen pays respects to grandma, grandma has worked hard all the way..."

As soon as she finished speaking, old lady Shen stood up, held her shoulders, looked her up and down and said, "Quick, let me see. Are you feeling better?"

I haven't seen her for a few months, but Mrs. Shen has lost a lot of weight, perhaps due to the exhaustion of the journey, her complexion is also a little haggard.At this moment, there was a hazy layer of water in the eyes, as if they were about to cry.

Shen Yuechen hurriedly comforted her and said, "I'm fine, I eat well and sleep well every day, and I've gained a lot of weight."

The old lady Shen didn't believe it, she just shook her head: "How can a person who is recovering from a serious illness say that it's okay? Back then, when you were in the capital, you left too quickly, which really worried me for a long time. Now, when grandma comes back Now, I can take good care of you."

(End of this chapter)