On the twenty-ninth day of the first month, which was also the last day of the first month of the first month of the Bingchen year, Shen Xi followed behind Shen Mingjun and walked out of the house together. Because Zhou's pregnancy was inconvenient to send far away, the carriage stopped directly at the door of the house.

parting, even Hui Niang and Xie Yun'er, who had always intended to keep a distance from Shen Mingjun, also came out to see each other.

Zhou's thousands of instructions, for fear that he forgot to tell his husband and son about something.

Shen Mingjun was not good at words, and at this time, he faced the goddess Xie Yun'er in his mind, which made him even more panicked, and he didn't even dare to look up at Zhou: "Lady, with me, Xiaolang will be fine." Just wait for the good news. ”

"Let's go, let's go, you must be careful on the road, and remember to ask Han Wa'er to write a letter back when you arrive. This baby has never left me since she was born......"

At the time of parting, Zhou couldn't help but wipe away his tears.

The parting was too sad, Shen Xi was driven by this emotion, and his heart was a little panicked, but it was not enough for him to cry because of this.

He doesn't even see life and death very lightly, and he won't worry about a short parting.

But no matter what, he still has to show reluctance in front of Zhou, so that others know that he is a good boy with pure filial piety.

When the carriage left the city, Shen Xi left all the unhappiness behind.

The carriage was borrowed from the Chamber of Commerce, and only Shen Mingjun and his son were with him. Shen Mingjun caught the car in front, and Shen Xi didn't need to be deliberately stuffy in the carriage, he sat directly next to Shen Mingjun, shaking his legs to watch the scenery.

The scenery of early spring, although with a sense of winter desolation, but everywhere you can see the vitality of breaking and standing, the weather is warmer, and the swallows are flocking north. Shen Xi occasionally stood up on the wheel, raised his voice and shouted two sentences, quite like the heroic spirit of a general riding a horse to guide the country.

Shen Mingjun was so excited to see his son, and he didn't stop him, but kept reminding Shen Xi to be careful.

The official roads in Fujian are not smooth, the mountain roads are rugged, the carriages and horses are not fast, and the road is bumpy. The father and son didn't rest much along the way. Occasionally jump out of the car for convenience, even when eating lunch, they are gnawing dry food on the carriage, and the father and son take turns to catch the car, a scene of father and son.

and encountered a mountain fire when he arrived in the city. I was worried for two days in a row, but this time the road back to Ninghua was very smooth.

Two days after departure, on the afternoon of the second day of the first lunar month, the carriage had arrived at the south gate of Ninghua County.

After entering the city, Shen Mingjun first took Shen Xi to see the Li family. Since the Shen family bought a big house in Ninghua County to settle down, Shen Xi has never returned.

At the beginning of the courtyard, the family came out to greet them, and they reunited after a long absence, even if the rooms had some mustard before, they didn't mind at this time. Shen Xi has been in Fucheng for more than a year, and he has grown a lot taller, and the brothers and sisters of the same generation around him are no longer what they used to be.

As the head of the Shen family, the Li family was very happy to see his son and grandson come back. However, in order to show her concern for her daughter-in-law, she still asked about Zhou's pregnancy first.

Shen Mingjun roughly told the Li family about the situation in Fucheng, and the Li family smiled and said that he invited the neighbors to come over as guests at noon. In line with the principle that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, the first thing Li did after settling down in the county town was to establish a good relationship with the neighbors around him.

By noon, when the Shen family was at the banquet, a large number of neighbors came, but they were all men, and the Shen family seemed to have some thin people, except for the Li family who attended. Only the third brother, Shen Mingtang, and the fifth brother, Shen Mingjun, were on the table.

The boss Shen Mingwen is still studying in the backyard room at this time, in order to let him be single-minded, he doesn't even want the income that can be used by the students before the county exam to make a big profit for the children who take the exam to ensure that there is no unclear net worth and impersonation. The second child, Shen Mingyou, abandoned his wife and children and has not returned yet, while the fourth Shen Mingxin family has stayed in the countryside.

Adults eat. There was nothing to do with the children, Shen Xi followed the women and children of the family to eat in the back hall, and it was also full of two large tables.

Li is not there, Shen Mingwen's wife Wang is the housewife, she is very enthusiastic about Shen Xi, and constantly serves Shen Xi vegetables. Ask East and West.

“…… Shichiro, you are so young, do you know what the imperial examination is? ”

Wang deliberately flirted with Shen Xi, she felt that her son was only eligible for the county exam at the age of eighteen, and Shen Xi was only ten years old and had to join in the fun, so she didn't mind it. But now Shen Mingjun and his wife have made the greatest contribution to the Shen family, and it is impossible for her to give people a bad look.

Shen Xi grinned and showed an innocent smile: "I know, it's Kao Xiucai, just like the uncle." ”

Wang nodded Shen Xi's forehead and said with a smile: "Hey, Qilang, you are quite ambitious, you want to be like your uncle, so will you still take the examination and become a big official in the future?" ”

"yes, yes."

Shen Xi continued to play with his innocence.

The second aunt next to him, Qian's face was a little cold: "When you grow up, don't have no conscience like your second uncle." ”

Shen Xi stopped talking immediately, he could say a few words to Wang's hippie smile, but he couldn't say anything casually on Qian's side.

Shen Mingyou accompanied Shen Mingwen to the provincial capital in June of the first year, and there was no news as soon as he went, although the treatment of the Qian family in the Shen family remained unchanged, she still had a grudge against her husband, especially after learning that her husband had dealings with those fireworks women in the provincial capital.

Shen Mingtang's wife, Shen Sun, said: "No, Qilang is so filial, I don't think it will be bad for his wife and children in the future...... He won't be without a conscience! ”

This was a bit out of place, Qian Shi glared at the concubine coldly, and continued to eat. After a few casual bites, she stood up and said coldly: "Erlang, Sanlang, Goro, go back to the house." ”

In the past, the Qian family was second only to the Wang family because of the many sons born, but now the situation is different, the third and fourth children have added Ding to the family in the past two years, and even the wife of the fifth Shen Mingjun, Zhou, is pregnant. The Qian family was originally lazy, but now that her husband has run away, her status in the family is not as good as before, and none of her three sons are qualified to study, and her hatred for the Shen family is gradually accumulating.

When Qian led her three sons and one daughter out of the dining table and returned to the house, Wang glanced at Shen Sun and said, "Brother and sister, it's not that the sister-in-law said you, knowing that she has a bad temper, don't talk nonsense...... Isn't this adding to the family's troubles? ”

The Wang family also bullied Shen Mingtang and Shen Sun's husband and wife on weekdays, but in fact, this kind of thing does not complain about Shen Sun's at all, and the root cause is that Shen Mingyou has been away from home for a long time and has not returned.

Shen Sun humbly admitted his mistake: "My sister-in-law reminded me that my sister will not talk nonsense in the future." ”

Because of Qian's angry departure, which made the meal a little sour, Shen Xi took the opportunity to ask with a smile: "Auntie, what about my eldest brother?" ”

At the mention of Dalang Shen Yongzhuo, Wang's face immediately appeared with pride and pride: "Your eldest brother is studying in the east wing, and even lunch is specially sent to him...... Your eldest brother is now promising, and the gentleman in the academy said that he has a solid grasp of the basic skills. This county test, I think your eldest brother will be able to pass it. Shichiro, you have to learn more from your eldest brother, you know? ”

Shen Xi smiled and nodded: "Okay." ”

Wang was quite proud. He still continued: "You are young, since your husband in Fucheng thinks that you can take the county exam, try it first, no matter how you say that, you should accompany the prince to study." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to leave after the exam this time. Stay and eat your eldest brother's wine...... Hey, forget, your children can't drink, and your aunt will take you to meet your eighth brother in a while. ”

Shen Xi didn't expect the Wang family to be so enthusiastic, probably because she thought that her son would definitely be able to pass the county exam, and he would soon be able to marry the daughter of a big family, so she was proud, even if her husband was locked in the backyard on weekdays and didn't go out, she didn't care much.

And Shen Xi obviously felt that his treatment was different from before, he used to be the "little lang" in the family. And Shen Mingjun and Zhou have no skills, so the eldest aunt always bullies the mother and son. But this time when he came back, Shen Xi had been upgraded from "Xiaolang" to "Qilang", even if the Wang family wanted to sarcastically mock Shen Xi, it would be up to the face of the big financier Zhou to save some face for Shen Xi.

After eating, Shen Xi went to meet the son born to the third aunt Shen Sun last year, that is, Shen Xi's eighth brother, as for the ninth brother of the fourth uncle's family, because he stayed in the countryside. Shen Xi couldn't see it for a while.

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In the first two days after Shen Xi came back, he didn't have a chance to see Shen Yongzhuo.

The Wang family seems to have "brought Shen Xi badly" to his son, and even Shen Xi asked Shen Yongzhuo on the pretext that he didn't understand something, but she didn't allow the two brothers to meet.

It's Shen Yuan, who is studying in the school. Shen Xi can be seen every day.

Liulang Shen Yuan was one year older than Shen Xi, and his studies in Su Yunzhong's school had always been ranked behind Shen Xi, but now he is among the best among students of the same age.

The Shen family settled in the county seat, and Shen Yuan no longer lives in the school now, but because his parents stayed in Taohua Village to take care of the ancestral business, he has no close relatives by his side. So it seems to be alone. When he saw Shen Xi, he seemed to see a playmate who had been reunited after a long absence, and kept pulling Shen Xi to ask questions.

Shen Xi could sense that although Shen Yuan was withdrawn and spoke very little on weekdays, he also had a passion in his heart and was very yearning for the outside world.

After Shen Xi told Shen Yuan everything about the situation in Fucheng, Shen Yuan looked longing: "If only I could go to Fucheng to have a look." ”

Shen Xi smiled: "Sixth brother, there is a chance...... Your academic performance has been very good, and you will definitely be able to be admitted to Xiucai in the future. In this way, you can not only go to the capital city, but also to the provincial capital, and even go to the capital to open your eyes. ”

Shen Yuan thought about it and nodded, with a happy smile on his face. But for some reason, Shen Xi sensed loneliness and helplessness behind Shen Yuan's happy smile.

Or because of Li's "favoritism", the eldest aunt Wang and the second aunt Qian intentionally or unintentionally ridiculed, making Shen Yuan feel that the price of his qualification to study was that his father, mother, younger brother, and sister sacrificed themselves to stay in the countryside to endure hardships, and unconsciously felt a sense of guilt.

Shen Xi returned to Ninghua this time, and there was one more person he had to meet, that is, his best friend and his "junior brother" Wang Lingzhi.

I haven't seen him for more than a year, and Wang Lingzhi has become a strong guy.

Twelve-year-old Wang Lingzhi is already as tall as a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and his muscles are strong and his lines are clear, which is also the result of his daily martial arts practice.

"Senior brother, I've seen you." Wang Lingzhi sighed with emotion after seeing Shen Xi, "In the past two years, I have learned all the martial arts you taught me, and even the very deep eaves and walls you said, I have mastered them, just wait for you to come back and teach me some more of the master's master." ”

Shen Xi looked inexplicable: "Will you fly the eaves and walk the wall?" ”

"yes, I don't believe I'll show you."

At that moment, Wang Lingzhi performed his eaves and wall-walking mastery, not the kind that jumped up two feet high on the ground, but a bit like parkour in later generations, walking horizontally on the wall for a distance, and then not much effort, like a dragonfly quickly swept up to the roof.

Shen Xi vaguely remembered that he had casually mentioned to Wang Lingzhi according to the Shaolin kung fu he had seen before, such as tying sandbags to his legs, or walking with water in both arms, so as to practice leg strength and arm strength, but he didn't expect Wang Lingzhi to really practice and succeed.

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