The fifth master of the Shen family was indeed a manly and elegant man with a unique appearance. Liu Yingying thought he was some noble young master in the family just now, but she didn't realize that he was actually a married man with children. Such a man, not to mention in Qingyuan, was in Qingyuan. There are very few people who can reach Yuanling City.
Liu Yingying couldn't help but secretly murmur that the Shen family must have had a century-old family background because of their outstanding appearance.
However, although the wife of the first wife in the fifth-bedroom courtyard is sick, she is still in the fifth-bedroom courtyard. In addition, the backyard of the fifth-bedroom courtyard is noisy and chaotic. Even though Liu Yingying wants to cling to the Shen family, she definitely has no intention of joining the Shen family. A Yingyan who had a wife, concubines, and children went to live as a concubine in the house, and then ended up with a messy life.
That was the choice she made as a last resort when she was in Wanhua Tower and had no choice but to retreat.
But now, having jumped out of that magical cave, how could he be stupid enough to jump back in again?
Many girls in Wanhua Tower who were affiliated with rich and powerful families were carried back in small sedan chairs. They were eventually abandoned in less than three to five years, were sent around and sold, and finally returned to prostitution. I don't know how many of them, some even entered and exited the coffin in sedan chairs. Liu Yingying had seen so many of them, how could she have embarked on such a road of no return unless she had no choice.
What's more, now she is the daughter of a county magistrate at least. After becoming an official, she would only jump into the fire pit if she wanted to die.
What's more, there was a generation between her and Mr. Shen.
However, thinking of the hot and playful eyes of Master Shen just now, who looked at her like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, Liu Yingying's heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself that she would definitely hide away in the future.
With this thought in mind, after sorting out her clothes and emotions, Liu Yingying continued to lead Tao Yao towards the third room.
When I left, Shen Yueling, a fourteenth-year-old girl from the third room, was already waiting at the door of the courtyard, stretching her neck in anticipation. After seeing Liu Yingying appear from a distance, she immediately came over to her like a butterfly.
Liu Yingying saw the other party's face was flushed, his eyes were bright, and his face was full of joy. She couldn't help but smile and said, "I'm late."
With that said, he personally gave the meeting gift on the tray to Shen Yueling and said: "A small meeting gift and Yuncheng's specialty products are not respectful."
Shen Yueling immediately said: "It's not that sister Ying'er came late, it's that I waited too early."
Seeing that he had prepared a meeting gift for her, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said happily: "Can I open it and have a look?"
Liu Yingying nodded with a smile and said, "Of course."
Shen Yueling immediately opened the brocade box in a hurry and saw a strand of silk thread the size of a small thumb lying quietly inside. She tied one end with a thin red rope and tied a delicate bow on the silk thread.
However, the moment she saw the bundle of silk threads, Shen Yueling's eyes widened and suddenly started to shine. Then, she picked up the silk threads in the brocade box and held them up to Liu Yingying's eyes. In front of me, I was so excited that I stuttered and said, "Sister Ying'er, is this...is this silk drawn from silkworm cocoons?"
When Liu Yingying saw this, she immediately showed approval and said: "Miss Fourteen..." After a pause, she met the little girl's shining eyes and changed her words: "Ling'er has good eyesight."
As he spoke, he gently stroked the silk thread in Shen Yueling's hand and said, "This is called silk reeling." He added, "Soak the silkworm cocoons in hot water and draw the silk with your hands. If Ling'er wants to raise silkworms in the future, it will eventually be made into silk. , this is the first step to peel off the cocoon.”
Then he said with a smile: "I gave the other girls already made handkerchiefs, but seeing that Ling'er wanted to raise silkworms, there happened to be a strand of silkworms left in the cage from the previous year. I brought the silk to you to see how fresh it is, and use it as a practice, but it’s just a shallow thing and I can’t handle it.”
Shen Yueling immediately said excitedly and happily: "I just like this. This is my heart more than any gold and silver jewelry."
For a moment, she was so happy that she immediately took Liu Yingying's arm and said involuntarily, "Sister Ying'er, the silkworms I raise must be made into silk like this."
Liu Yingying nodded with a smile and said, "We'll see."
The two of them chatted at the door for a while, and Shen Yueling immediately invited her to the hospital like a grown-up. They visited the three-bedroom courtyard and mainly visited the home she had decorated for the silkworm babies.
The address of the third bedroom is slightly remote and very quiet. As soon as you enter, you can see that the layout of the courtyard is very novel and unique, especially the flowers and green plants in the courtyard, which are more lush and lush than the adjacent courtyard. Every inch of the flowers and grass has been trimmed. It is neat and scattered, and every green plant is placed in just the right position. As soon as you step in, you feel as if you have entered a paradise. Especially, there are so many exotic flowers and plants in the courtyard that you can see at a glance. All of them were items that Liu Yingying had never seen before.
Maybe she could see Liu Yingying's eyes were dazzled, Shen Yueling smiled with a little pride and said: "My mother trimmed and planted all these by herself. Not only our courtyard, but also the entire garden design in the mansion was done by my mother." Even the living water waterfall in front of my grandmother’s yard and the moon lake flower sea in my uncle’s yard were designed by my mother.”
Mentioning the third wife, Shen Yueling's eyes were full of admiration and pride.
Liu Yingying was shocked when she heard this.
The Shen family's courtyard garden was completely different from those elsewhere. The moment Liu Yingying stepped into the Shen family's home, she felt as if she had stepped into a fairyland on earth. She thought she had hired a specialized gardener, but she never expected that... All of this was actually done by the third wife?
Especially the magnificent waterfall in front of the old lady's yard, and the moon lake flower sea in the big house. I didn't expect that they were all made by the third wife? It seems that this third wife must be a strange person, not one of those ordinary women who hang around the backyard.
I also saw that Shen Yueling, who was so generous at a young age, actually wanted to raise silkworms by herself, and did it as she was told. It must have been influenced by her mother.
Especially, when Shen Yueling happily invited Liu Yingying to visit the home she prepared for the silkworm babies, it confirmed her idea, and Liu Yingying couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.
She thought she was just making a fool of herself, so she just prepared a few baskets and boxes to prepare for raising silkworms, but unexpectedly, she actually prepared a whole separate courtyard, saying that she wanted to It is specially used for raising silkworms. Liu Yingying was shocked and embarrassed when she saw it. She couldn't help but laugh. This is raising silkworms. She should open a textile factory. This little girl really has a big appetite. She hasn't learned how to walk yet. I even thought of running.
Because raising silkworms must take into account the climate, whether the room is humid and other conditions, especially the need to feed fresh mulberry leaves every day, Liu Yingying suggested that they try raising a small amount first, and then slowly increase the amount if the raising is successful. quantity.
Speaking of mulberry leaves, Shen Yueling immediately said: "Don't worry about this. There are many mulberry leaves planted in Yuehu in my uncle's yard. We can pick fresh mulberry leaves every day to feed."
So, the two agreed to go to Yuehu Lake to pick mulberry leaves together the next day.
That day, Liu Yingying stayed in the third room for more than an hour. When she was leaving, Shen Yueling personally took Liu Yingying's arm and escorted her to the entrance of the courtyard. When she first arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, she saw a woman squatting among the flowers in the garden outside the courtyard from a distance. Weeding.
The other person was squatting with her back to her, wearing a light plain dress with ordinary fabrics. Now that the sun was getting higher, she could see that the woman was wearing a bamboo hat on her head, and she was weeding quickly and deftly. Liu Yingying I thought it was a servant in the courtyard, but I saw that he was graceful and graceful, so I couldn't help but take a second look.
At this time, Shen Yueling beside her suddenly let go of Liu Yingying and ran over quickly. She came up to the woman and said something cheerfully. Finally, she took out a handkerchief from her arms and clumsily and skillfully covered the woman's hand. The man was wiping his sweat and while the two were talking, Shen Yueling suddenly looked towards Liu Yingying while talking. After a while, he saw the woman also looking towards Liu Yingying from a distance.
What comes into view is a face that is cold, noble and even a bit cold. The appearance is not amazing. He looks about thirty years old and is extremely young. No makeup is applied on the face, and the skin is so fair that it shines. She was bright, and her eyes were particularly cold and cold. Looking at her, people directly ignored her appearance, but were slightly shocked by her slightly aloof and cool temperament.
Like the plum blossoms on the branches in the twelfth lunar month, or the lotus in the water in June.
Cool and holy.
It makes people’s eyes light up.
Although she has no makeup and her appearance is not very beautiful, she feels that she is a bit more dignified and charming than the glamorous second wife.
I think this person is the third wife, Mrs. Mu.
Unexpectedly, the third wife has personally experienced everything to this extent, which makes people look at her with admiration.
When seeing Liu Yingying, the other person's calm eyes showed a strange color for a moment, but they soon became dull and did not show much surprise or surprise. I think she dealt with flowers all day long and saw all the beauty in the world. Just state it.
Liu Yingying bowed her body towards the other party, looking quiet and elegant.
The other party nodded lightly and quickly turned away. After a while, he said something in detail to Shen Yueling. Shen Yueling stuck out her tongue and ran over and said to Liu Yingying: "Sister Ying'er, my mother asked you to go back. Come here and walk west, around the Moon Lake."
Liu Yingying was slightly stunned after hearing this, as if she didn't understand why.
The Qinfang Courtyard where Liu Yingying lives is in the north, the three bedrooms are in the southeast corner, and Yuehu is in the southwest of Beiyuan. She came from the east today, so it must be a shortcut. If she went to the west, wouldn't she go a long way?
Liu Yingying glanced at Mu's back from a distance and said in surprise: "Oh, do you know why?"
Shen Yueling said: "I don't know, anyway, my mother must have a reason for saying this."
As he said that, Shen Yueling suddenly remembered something and said immediately: "Oh, I know, Xiao Shiqi, the devil incarnate, is the most difficult to deal with. My mother may be afraid that if you meet him, you will not get any good results. "
Shen Yueling suddenly woke up when she thought of Shen Yu, that little devil.
Liu Yingying was startled. After a moment, she remembered that she met Shen Yu's little devil's father on the way here today. Why did she think Mrs. San was because of this?
Thinking like this, Liu Yingying couldn't help but take another look at the figure with a cold face and a warm heart. When she returned, Liu Yingying took a long detour and went back to Yuehu Lake and the west courtyard.
In the past few days, Liu Yingying came to Sanfang every day to report, and she and Shen Yueling raised silkworm babies.
It's just that the west side is relatively secluded, and there aren't many people to meet. Even if there are people, she only asked for directions twice. After throwing the veil once, she saw that everyone saw her from a distance, and they all avoided her like snakes and scorpions. Even the two young masters in the fourth and sixth rooms, aged 12 or 13, turned around and ran away when they saw her from a distance.
Liu Yingying looked confused and had no idea what was happening.
It wasn't until early in the morning that she just left Beiyuan and she was lucky enough to meet a man with a fair face. Liu Yingying was afraid that he would run away, so she quickly threw away the hairpin on her head and was so anxious that she almost cried. I stopped him and asked him to help me find him.
Chapter 024
"Hey, Fifth Brother?"
"Brother Ting? Lao Qi? Why are you still here? Didn't you go to Tianbao Tower? By the way, where is the sixth brother?"
It is said that the academy has five days off and one day off. Classes are suspended today. The fifth son of Shen, Shen Jie, left something at the academy. He rushed to the academy early this morning. Now he hurried back to his hometown and was about to change his clothes and go home. When I went to Tianbao Tower for a banquet, I didn't expect to bump into Shen He, the seventh eldest brother, and Shen Ting, the second eldest brother of the Shen family.
It turns out that today is the birthday of Shen Qing, the fourth and sixth son of the Shen family. The brothers decided to book a table at Tianbao House and invited a few classmates and friends to go to a restaurant to celebrate the birthday of Shen, the sixth son of the fourth and sixth son of the Shen family.
Shen Jie took a step late. Unexpectedly, as soon as Fang returned to the house, he walked to the second door and bumped into these two people. Unexpectedly, these people were still in the house.
Shen Jie looked around and asked again: "Where is the sixth brother?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Ting winked and said, "In my opinion, let's not wait for the birthday boy. He has a beautiful woman with him today, so he doesn't need my brothers anymore!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shen He on the side smiling and echoing: "Exactly, I can't walk when I see a beauty. Don't look at the most honest one, but he is actually the most daring among us brothers. , these days we place bets in the academy to see who can't help but take the lead first. I bet you, the fifth brother, and Ting brother bets Shen Peng, but no one bets the sixth one, but unexpectedly this Such an honest man turned out to be the most cunning among us, causing us all to lose all our money. In my opinion, we have been deceived by his harmless appearance all these years. ”
He added: "Grandma gave me all the advice, but I didn't think about it. Sixth brother is so awesome. It seems that he is completely willing to give up. He is determined to have beauty rather than power!"
Shen Ting and Shen He were singing along, but Shen Jie was confused and half-understood. He frowned slightly and said, "Can't you two talk properly?"
Shen Ting and Shen He looked at each other, and then saw Shen Ting cough low, and then he had a sour look on his face: "That's it, Lao Qi and I were just going to go to the fourth room to welcome Lao Liu, the birthday boy. Sir, as soon as we entered the backyard, guess what we saw. From a distance, we bumped into a man named Liu who was tripped by a beauty. Seeing the beauty in trouble, that’s called being diligent. He was looking shy right now. Surrounded by everyone, trying their best to solve the beauty's problems, how can I still remember that my brothers are waiting for him until their heads turn gray."
Shen Ting said with a wink, and as soon as he spoke, every word was filled with sourness.
Shen Jie was stunned when he heard this and said, "You mean the sixth brother and...and Miss Liu——"
It seems a little unbelievable.
Shen Ting glanced at him, but said with a smile: "Why, fifth brother is in a hurry? Do you regret that you started late? It's not too late now. If you go, it will be too early to kill whoever will be killed. However, Today is my sixth birthday, I bet you don’t have the face to compete with him today——”
Shen Ting had a smirk on his face.
Shen Jie's face suddenly swelled slightly, and there was a hint of retaliation on his face after being teased and exposed, but it quickly passed and returned to normal, with more surprise and astonishment. .
There is also an indescribable feeling.
Lao Liu and... Miss Liu?
It turns out that after Miss Liu visited the Shen family, she became the most talked about topic in the eyes of the Shen family recently.
After all, people are so beautiful that almost no one can resist.
In addition, they happened to be in their prime of life. In ordinary families, those of their age would have already been married or even started a family. However, the rules of the Shen family were too strict, and the Shen family had many heirs. The competition is too fierce, so now everyone is focused on their studies.
In addition, the old lady had just given a warning overtly and covertly in front of everyone, and no one dared to defy the old lady's majesty. Therefore, at the cusp of the storm, even though many people were distraught, no one dared to take action.
Among them, except for the big house who is not on the same track as them at all, the fourth brother Shen Mo has already secretly promised that with support, he will naturally be the eldest among the rest.
Shen Jie is a concubine, and his qualifications are also average. He is not as good at academics as his sixth brother, not as good as Shen Ting, who is the legitimate son and grandson of his second wife, and not as favored as his seventh brother's aunt. So he occupies an older position, and the rest are neither above nor below. Originally wanted I was looking for a daughter from a high family for my marriage, so the moment I saw this new cousin, even though I was distracted, the Liu family's family background was so poor that I had some concerns. I didn't want to, but in a daze, this... So quickly, the sixth brother from the fourth room attacked first.
The honest sixth brother who focuses on his studies?
Shen Jie felt that it was not true.
However, in the face of the encouragement and teasing of his two younger brothers, Shen Jie only pretended to be calm and was about to scold him. At this time, he saw Shen Ting again and couldn't help but clicked his tongue and said: "Actually, it's not the case either. It's strange that the sixth brother can't control it. The new cousin is indeed... pretty good. Her figure, appearance, and temperament can make you tremble in half just by looking at her. This fifth brother is the most talented. Didn’t you feel good? What am I doing when you look at me like this? I don’t know who I was. I just said a few words to someone last time, and then I felt dizzy for a few days. I was so dizzy in the past two days. Wake up now, I say, if you are really serious, Fifth Brother, why don’t you just declare a war with the Sixth Brother? Brothers, let’s come here openly, and whoever wins will directly embrace the beauty - "
Shen Ting became more and more excited as he talked. When he was enjoying himself, he suddenly saw a sudden silence all around. Shen Ting didn't know what happened.
When he raised his eyes, he saw Shen Jie and Shen He opposite, both of whom looked stunned. They looked to one side blankly, not knowing what they saw. They seemed to be frozen in place, completely forgetting to react.
It wasn't until I don't know how much time passed that I saw Shen Jie and Shen He quietly waking up. Then they immediately turned aside in a hurry, stood side by side, and quickly made a way out. Then, as if alarm bells were ringing, they immediately bowed their hands and bowed their heads, and with a nervous and panicked look on their faces, they all called out respectfully to the position behind him: "Brother...brother——"
That gesture was a bit more pious and respectful than when meeting the Master.
Seeing this scene and hearing these words, Shen Ting was stunned for a moment. After being in a daze for a moment, he immediately turned around subconsciously and saw a figure standing outside the door two behind him. film.
The morning sunshine is actually very warm. It happened to be a good day, with a gentle wind and a bright sun. The sun in the east was emitting dazzling light, and one of its rays happened to hit the second door. On the figure outside.
