After Shen Zhonglei left the house, the Shen Mansion entered a rare period of peace and tranquility.
Because Mrs. Shen was at home and Zhao Haijun's matter had not been settled yet, Mrs. Xu had no intention of finding trouble.
Shen Yunyao was still grounded and couldn't make any waves.
Because the weather was too hot, Old Mrs. Shen even skipped her usual morning and evening routines.
Xie Yan is in charge of the medical center again.
It stands to reason that it is rare to have such a few days of leisure and should be enjoyed, but Shen Tianshu always feels a little uneasy.
"It must be because the weather is too hot." Mingyu came into the house with a bowl of refreshing sour plum soup, "I grew up in Yongzhou Mansion as a child, and I have never encountered such a hot weather.
"Isn't it easy to get upset when the weather is hot? Girl, drink some sour plum soup to cool down. I will help you fan yourself and you will cool down in a while."
"Is everything okay at home these days? Has the old lady done anything?" Shen Tianshu took the sour plum soup and asked while drinking it.
Mrs. Shen naturally didn't come all the way to stay at her son's house.
But it's really puzzling that she hasn't moved like this.
Now Shen Zhonglei has gone out and is not expected to come back for more than ten days.
If Mrs. Shen still did nothing during this period, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but want to push her.
Because of Shen Tianshu's inquiry, Mingyu paid extra attention to Mrs. Shen's room.
"Girl, the old lady doesn't seem to be feeling well these days." Mingyu took people to the kitchen and brought breakfast back that day and said, "I heard that I don't have much appetite, and I can't sleep well at night. I'm looking at you. Everyone is haggard.”
"Go over and have a look after dinner." Shen Tianshu finished his breakfast quickly and went over to see Mrs. Shen.
But before Mrs. Shen got up, Chunlan came out to receive her.
"The old lady tossed and turned in the first half of the night and couldn't sleep. She fell asleep in the second half of the night. She finally fell into a deep sleep. The slaves didn't dare to disturb her, so the eldest girl's trip was in vain."
"What are you saying, Sister Chunlan? Grandma's body is still the most important thing in everything. It's just a few steps away and it doesn't matter if I come over." Shen Tianshu asked, "Is the old lady okay? It's so hot. , let alone the old lady, even we are having a hard time day by day, and I am worried too!"
"Who says it's not the case!" Chunlan asked someone to serve tea to Shen Tianshu and chatted with her, "My hometown has never experienced such a hot weather. The old lady is getting old and doesn't dare to use cold or ice. Every night We, the maids, could only take turns fanning ourselves, but we didn’t dare to fan ourselves too hard.
"There are some prickly heat under the armpits and on the back of the neck. They are red in patches. It makes people feel sad to see them. How has the old lady ever suffered such a thing in her life?"
Shen Tianshu said: "Ask someone to go to the drug store to grab some honeysuckle and bring it back to boil water to clean the area where the prickly heat has occurred. After washing, be sure to dry it. Whenever you sweat, quickly use a soft cloth to gently wipe off the sweat. It should be fine after washing it a few times. It’s almost done.”
"Yes, big girl, I'll take note of it and ask someone to buy it." Chunlan promised repeatedly.
The two people were talking when there was a sudden noise inside, and the little maid's voice came out: "Sister Chunlan, the old lady has gotten up."
Chunlan quickly smiled apologetically at Shen Tianshu.
Shen Tianshu stood up and said, "Sister, go and do your work quickly. I'll go back first."
But Mrs. Shen asked in the room: "Who is outside?"
Chunlan raised the bamboo curtain and entered the room and replied: "The eldest lady came to see you. She saw that you were not up and was about to leave!"
"It's hard for her to still miss me, an old woman."
Shen Tianshu couldn't leave now even if he wanted to, but it was inconvenient to enter the house, so he said outside the bamboo curtain: "Grandma, granddaughter is thinking that the weather is so hot this year, why don't granddaughter accompany you to stay in a temple on the mountain on the outskirts of the city for a few days? , how about going to escape the heat?
"There are many people in the city, so it's not as cool as the mountains in the suburbs. Dongquan Temple has a separate Zen temple on the mountain. How about we stay there for a few days and wait for my father to come back before returning to the city?"
Mrs. Shen couldn't help but feel a little moved when she heard this.
In fact, after she arrived in Yongzhou Mansion, her life was not as peaceful as Shen Tianshu thought.
Through the account book information that Chunlan brought back, Mrs. Shen now has some evidence in her hands that Xu has misappropriated money and placed loan sharks outside.
As more and more information was collected, Mrs. Shen became more and more panicked.
Mr. Xu is really too greedy!
Especially during the period before Mrs. Shen came, in order to settle the debt, she forced the borrowers to repay their debts, forcing several families to become homeless and even destroyed.
But what to do next, Mrs. Shen was hesitant.
It's not that Mrs. Shen is soft-hearted, but that she doesn't want a woman like Xu to affect the future of her son and grandson.
There is no airtight wall in the world. If this kind of thing is settled, someone in the family must know about it. If it spreads outside in the future, there is no guarantee that Shen Zhonglei's reputation will not be affected.
Especially Shen Zhonglei only has his only son, Shen Yuanlin, if something happens to the Xu family, it will inevitably affect this only grandson.
Now she is completely in denial, and is quite in a dilemma.
With so many things pressing on her mind, and the weather in Yongzhou Prefecture being much hotter than in her hometown, she gradually began to miss food and food in the past few days, and her sleep became worse and worse.
If you can go to a mountain temple and live for a while, you can escape the summer heat, and you can also meditate and worship the Buddha. Maybe you can get some guidance from the Buddha.
"If I can't show you any filial piety, let's ask someone to get ready." Mrs. Shen had a few thoughts in her mind, and unexpectedly agreed.
"The old lady is going to Dongquan Temple? Are you leaving tomorrow?" Mrs. Xu was caught off guard when she got the news. "When was this decided? I didn't hear you mention it last night!"
Speaking of Dongquan Temple, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but think of the last time she met Zhao Haijun in the temple, and she felt a little guilty.
Seeing her wandering eyes, Mrs. Shen frowned and asked, "What, you don't want me to go to Dongquan Temple?"
"Of course not!" Mrs. Xu reacted quite quickly, "I just think the time is too hasty, why not leave the day after tomorrow? Let's make good preparations at home."
Mrs. Shen waved her hand and said, "The maids have almost packed my own things, and there is nothing else to prepare. I just went there to escape the summer heat, and Yongzhou Mansion is really too hot."
Mrs. Xu had no choice but to say: "Why don't you go with me? Before I left, I gave you many instructions to take good care of your health."
"Who will take care of the house when we both go out?" Old Mrs. Shen glanced at her and said, "You don't have to worry. With Tianshu accompanying me and so many servants, everything will be fine."
Mrs. Xu was so panicked, but she couldn't find any reasonable reason to stop the old lady from going out, so she had to bite the bullet and said: "Then I'll ask someone to prepare the car right now, and go out early tomorrow morning while it's cool, so as not to be on the road." Hard."
