Although Xu He's words made the Shen family have a very good impression of him.
But the topic of silence just now is hard to bring up again.
During the dinner, Xu He thought that the Shen family would talk about the salt farm, but unexpectedly, everyone seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not talk about any officialdom or financial matters at this family banquet.
Just a simple family dinner.
Among them, the middle-aged woman who was probably Mrs. Shen Han went out for a trip.
When he came back, he was even more enthusiastic about Xu He and asked about Xu He's family situation.
When he heard that Xu He's father died young and only a widowed mother was at home, the smile on his face became even greater.
"It's not easy for your mother. Your father left long ago. Your mother can raise you up with integrity. This shows that your Xu family has a very good family tradition!" said the middle-aged woman.
In this era, it was actually very common for the husband to remarry after his death. In the early years of the dynasty, the government even encouraged this situation because of population problems.
But the social atmosphere has reached today. In a family, if the husband dies and the wife remarries, ordinary people are nothing.
But in a wealthy family, this situation would be despised.
Obviously, the middle-aged woman was very satisfied with Xie's approach.
When Xu He saw this, he didn't think so.
They are both women, but I don’t know if this kind of thing happened to her, would she demand the same thing from herself?
But then I thought about it, wasn’t this a curse on Shen Hanga?
Forget it, pretend I didn’t think about it.
After finishing the meal, he said silently: "Liangsheng, don't leave, just take a rest in the guest room! Go fishing with me at the beach tomorrow morning!"
These words made everyone in the Shen family present even more confused. Silent Shen had not been interested in worldly affairs for these years, and even the younger members of the Shen family rarely got close to him.
Being alone in the mountains, except for the care of two old servants, Shen Xuan and the others rarely see each other on weekdays.
But Xu He, an outsider, could make Shen Mo take such an interest, which really surprised everyone, including Shen Han.
But who would have thought that Xu He stood up and said: "I appreciate Duke Songjiang's kindness. Early tomorrow morning, I will set off back to Hailing. After taking care of my family, I will go back to study and spend my vacation!"
Silence was not angry at all, he nodded and said with a smile: "That's okay, you young people can do what you want!"
After saying that, he stood up and said to everyone: "I'm tired too, so you should rest early!"
When he came out of Shen's house, the moon was shining brightly. When Shen Xuan walked him to the door, he hesitated several times.
Xu He asked curiously: "Brother Zongqi, do you have something to say?"
Shen Xuan looked at Xu He a few more times in the light of the lantern at the gate, sighed and said, "Liangsheng, what happened today is a joke to you!"
Xu He knew that he was talking about Shen Wan.
But he smiled slightly and said: "Brother Zongqi, your hand has five fingers, each with its own length and length. It is inevitable that your Shen family will have a great career!"
Shen Xuan nodded and saw that Ding Ze had led the big green mule to the door of the mansion, so he smiled and said: "We brothers will probably meet again soon, take care!"
Xu He cupped his hands and said, "Take care!"
After saying that, he turned around and got on the mule and left the gate of Shen's mansion.
After walking for a while, Ding Ze said: "Master, that Master Shen is still at the door."
Xu He nodded and did not look back.
In fact, the relationship between him and Shen Xuan is a bit complicated.
They are friends on the surface, but their views are actually completely different.
It stands to reason that such friends will part ways sooner or later.
But the situation is a bit complicated.
Xu He didn't know how to describe it.
Just like in later generations, he also had several friends when he was in school. As he got older, the life experiences of his friends also became very different.
Although every time we are together, we don’t even have a common language.
But everyone still cherishes the initial friendship.
The analogy is not very appropriate, but the situation is somewhat similar.
…
Not long after Xu He left, he was in Shen Han's room.
With the help of the maid, Mrs. Shen carefully took off her husband's clothes, and then handed her a bowl of tea to her husband to sober up.
"Master, what happened to Shen Wan? What made you so angry?" Mrs. Shen asked cautiously.
Shen Han snorted and said, "It's what you are used to. Songjiang Prefect only gave me a pair of couplets. This treacherous son felt that the courtesy was too light, and he dared to take advantage of Xuan'er and I not paying attention and show the couplets in front of all the guests. Open it up and taunt Magistrate Fang loudly!"
Mrs. Shen smiled and said: "I thought it was such a big deal. What happened to Songjiang Magistrate? If they want to secure their position, they have to rely on our Shen family to support them. Anyway, we have already said it. Master, don't lose your temper." Got it!"
Shen Han looked at Mrs. Shen in disbelief and scolded: "It's ridiculous, that man surnamed Fang is begging our Shen family again, but he is also an official of the imperial court, a dignified fourth-rank official. What the hell is your son? He's not even a student. He is not a member of the Communist Party of China, so why should he mock others?"
Mrs. Shen was unhappy: "What should we do? The worst case scenario is that Shen Wan can go to his government office tomorrow to apologize!"
Shen Han looked at the woman who had been sleeping with him for more than ten years and felt that it was ridiculous. Such words came from Wang Liangchen's sister?
You humiliated someone and apologized afterwards?
What's the difference between killing someone and then saying sorry?
Seeing that her husband remained silent, Mrs. Shen knew that what she just said made Shen Han dissatisfied.
Although she didn't know why her husband was dissatisfied, she could clearly feel his displeasure after spending so many years together.
So she changed the subject and asked: "Master, what do you think of the Xu family's little brother? Is he a good match for our eldest sister?"
When Shen Han heard this, he finally opened his eyes and nodded: "It's rare that you have done something reliable. Xu He is not only very talented in writing, but he is also able to speak and do things with ease. He is neither humble nor arrogant! If this thing can be done, my eldest sister will be able to do it in the future." It’s not difficult to get a royal title!”
When Mrs. Shen heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Eldest sister also looked at Brother Xu behind the curtain today!"
Shen Han rarely laughed when he heard this and asked: "How was it? How did the eldest sister react?"
Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Of course she was satisfied. Although she didn't say a word, her face was so red, and she still stood behind the curtain and didn't leave until I asked her what she thought, and then she ran away! "
Speaking of their daughter's embarrassment, the couple laughed unkindly.
Shen Han said: "The reason why I held this family dinner alone is so that my father can get in touch with Xu He and help my eldest sister!"
Only then did Mrs. Shen realize that the small banquet she asked Wang Liangchen and Shen Xuan to arrange had temporarily turned into a family banquet. It turned out that her husband had asked the old man to personally check on the eldest sister.
Mrs. Shen took her husband's hand and said, "I still love my eldest sister!"
Shen Han smiled and said: "That's natural. I have three sons, but I only have this daughter. Of course I have to pay attention to his marriage!"
Mrs. Shen asked again: "Well, the old man, have you asked him what he thinks after dinner?"
Shen Han smiled slightly: "Do you still need to ask? When did you see dad inviting people to fish with him?"
Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up: "What about this matter?"
Shen Han took off his shoes and lay on the bed, snorted comfortably, then closed his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I have my own arrangements!"
