When An Ying returned to the inn, he saw Yang Ye sitting on the first floor and walked over. When Yang Ye saw her coming, he shouted to the store clerk, "Put down the wontons." An Ying smiled knowingly, and shouted again: "Please order some cold horse pudding teeth and pickled lotus root slices."
The two of them were eating and chatting. When Yang Ye heard that An Ying went to Mrs. Shen's place, he nodded slightly and said, "Master Shen is also in prison now. Mrs. Shen is quite capable. I didn't expect that she has something to do with your mother." Yuanyuan, I am willing to take you to the presence of Lord Punishment, so that things can become clearer."
An Ying thought for a while and said, "Do you know the situation of the Shen family? When I left today, I heard that the old lady and the second master were making trouble in the flower hall. It's really hard for the whole family to not work together. It’s a little strange.”
"Well, this happened a few years ago. My wife and Mrs. Shen's eldest sister are good friends. Mrs. Shen's natal family is quite famous in Huzhou. Her natal family is a branch of the Qian family in Hangzhou. Her father Qian Huisheng and Hangzhou The current head of the Qian family, Qian Hui, was originally a direct cousin. Her eldest sister married a son of the Dai family in the capital, and her second sister married into the Wang family in the capital, which was her family's in-laws for many years."
Hearing this, An Ying raised his head from the plate and saw Yang Ye's hesitant expression. He frowned and said, "Something happened in the Shen family. Mrs. Shen married the uncle of the Shen family for various reasons. However, the Qian family doesn’t seem to be very supportive of this matter. A few years ago, I heard that the Shen family came to visit, but they were kicked out by the Qian family.”
The waiter came up with the wontons and placed them on the table, steaming hot. The waiter smiled and said: "Here are the wontons, fresh shepherd's purse filling. Are you talking about the Shen family of Jie Hongshengji? This matter I understand." An Ying took out a few coins and gestured to the waiter to continue, pretending not to see the disapproval on Yang Ye's face next to him.
"The Shen family is a wealthy family from Huzhou, and it is also one of the richest families in the capital. Back then, the Qian family was involved in the case of the Xie family, the Duke of Zhenguo, and the uncle of the Qian family was imprisoned. I heard that in order to smoothen the relationship, the family could Everything that was sold was sold. Later, it came out that Miss Qian was marrying into the Shen family. I heard that the Shen family master helped manage the capital and gave a lot of money."
"Then why were you kicked out by the Qian family? According to you, it's okay if the two families are not related, and they won't break up. After all, Miss Qian is here, and she married for her mother's family after all." An Ying scooped up He picked up a wonton, blew on it and said.
"You don't know this. It was the third lady, Mrs. Shen, who kicked out the Shen family. When the Shen family was here, the two families were still close relatives, but the Shen family's old lady always favored the Shen family's second master. Then Mr. Shen deceived and raped a girl from a rural farmer's family, and the girl's family filed a lawsuit all the way to the Ministry of Punishment. Mrs. Shen's family just wanted the Qian family to go to the government office to suppress the matter. But Mrs. Shen disagreed, and Mrs. Shen's family didn't agree. Madam went to Qian's house to cause trouble by herself, but Madam Shen asked someone to carry her back to Shen's house. We all gathered around to watch the fun that day, and Madam Shen said that this matter cannot be suppressed, and the verdict will be whatever is decided."
Yang Ye nodded and said: "I also know this. Mrs. Shen is a real man. Later, the peasant girl bumped her head and died at the door of the Shen family's mansion. This incident alarmed the Ministry of Punishment. In the end, the second master of the Shen family was sentenced to two Ten sticks were originally meant for exile, but later Mrs. Shen found the girl's family, buried the girl lavishly, and paid a large sum of money before changing it to twenty sticks."
"Yes, that's right. After what happened, the Shen family master heard that he was so angry that he split up the family. Then the Shen family's old lady insisted on following the second master and scolded the Shen family to kill her. This is what the divided families deserve. Now, tsk tsk tsk.”
"Do you even know how they divided their families?" An Ying looked at the waiter suspiciously.
"Not only does he know, I also know." Yang Ye took over the conversation and motioned for the waiter to step back: "The separation of the family has been fought all the way to the government office. The old lady of the Shen family is still acting up in the lobby. It must be protected by Mr. Fu Yin. Later, in the lobby of the government office, people from the Shen family were called to divide the family together. Basically, all the cash in the family's farm and shop was given to the second master, and the old lady followed the second master. The only tea shop left to the Shen family is the tea shop in Batou, which is still the most inconspicuous shop in the Shen family. The Shen family is in the bank business, and some other scattered shops are also in the business of making money. The one you went to today is Batou. Half of the street there originally belonged to the Shen family, with pawn shops, silk and satin stores, and a Northern Goods store."
"That's strange." An Ying looked up from the steaming wontons: "Today, the old lady of the Shen family was still making trouble in the flower hall. It sounded like it was for money. It stands to reason that most of the money was given to the second master, and she said We need to divide the family property. Haven’t they already been divided?”
Yang Ye said in a low voice: "The second master of the Yang family is someone who can't afford to support him. He has all kinds of food, drink, prostitution and gambling. My father and the master of the Shen family often drink together. From what he said, he had no intention of giving the family business to the second master. , you think this bank business is not something ordinary people can do. Mr. Shen has been taking his boss to do the bank business. Why did he spend so much time marrying Miss Qian? It was also for the business of this family. But then again, that Shen The old man's vision is really accurate. Miss Qian, also known as Mrs. Shen, is really a hero among girls. Later, Mrs. Shen suddenly made this small tea shop bigger, and now it is also one of the best tea shops in the capital. It turns out that Mrs. Shen on Batou Street I heard that my family’s shops were sold off one by one by Mr. Shen. Especially in the past few years, there was a big incident at the bank in Mingzhou Prefecture. The bank’s chief steward pretended to use Mr. Shen’s private seal to steal cash from the Southeast Road area. They all gathered in Mingzhou Prefecture and then ran away. It was useless to report to the official. I heard that they went to sea. Then Mr. Shen’s first house is considered to be in ruins. "
"Then why do we need to separate the family? Should we re-divide the family after it falls? There's no way to explain it. Then why didn't the Shen family uncle say anything? He didn't even hear anything about him." An Ying swallowed the last one. ravioli.
"Well, this is the kind-hearted and filial uncle of the Shen family. When the family was separated, my father had advised me that Mr. Shen was originally interested in you. The bank business was not easy to do and the second uncle could not afford it. But he still listened to him. According to my mother, I gave all the family business to my younger brother. Later, the second master’s business could not continue, and it was the Shen family’s uncle who was supporting him. I heard from my father that the Shen family’s uncle was imprisoned in the government office, and the second master and the others stopped supporting him. When they went to the tea shop, Mrs. Shen had already arranged for the police to drive them away as soon as people came." Yang Ye sighed: "Mrs. Shen is capable, but her heart is too hard. My father said Uncle Shen asked my father to take care of his younger brother and mother while in prison, and my father was also very embarrassed."
An Ying looked at Yang Ye, thought for a moment and said, "Mrs. Shen was pointed at and scolded, and the family property was divided so unfairly. If you said she was soft-hearted, she would probably be eaten up. "
"After all, she is also the mother of the Shen family uncle, so we can't just ignore her." Yang Ye frowned and said, "You can still do it if you give her food to eat."
An Ying smiled, lowered his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not just a meal."
Yang Ye didn't speak, shook his head, took out a stack of paper from his arms, and said, "I copied this from the Yamen at your request."
An Ying screamed in surprise, hurriedly took it, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yang." After thinking about it, he lowered his voice and said: "It won't have any impact if I take this out, right?"
Yang Ye smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's all trivial things, it's okay."
An Ying said with a smile: "I have to do some small business, otherwise I will be in vain if I stay in the capital. Small business can only be started after asking for details. Even though it is a trivial matter, I have to be cautious. Dad is still in prison. , if something happens to me here, it will be over."
"It's not easy for you either. If you need any help, just ask." Yang Ye sympathized with An Ying. Such a little girl was running around for her father and had younger brothers and sisters at home. My younger sister, who is almost the same age, spends her whole day thinking about which company has the best makeup and which company has the latest material that can be used to cut skirts.
An Ying returned to the room and slowly looked at the pile of copied papers. When he lay down, he thought about what he said during the day over and over again. He always felt that things were weird, so he fell asleep thinking about it.
On the second day, Uncle Zhou took An Ying to see the house early. Considering that he might have to stay in the capital for a long time and it was not cost-effective to stay in a hotel, he asked Uncle Zhou to rent a house in Yaxing.
Uncle Zhou is very accommodating. The price of this house is moderate and the location is good. The three-bedroom house is enough to live in, and there is half an acre of vegetable land behind the house. The only drawback is that there is not much furniture in the house. You have to buy it now, which is really not convenient for renting a house, so I have never rented it out.
Thinking of buying furniture, An Ying had an idea in mind and asked Uncle Zhou to finish the leasing matter first and then go to the dental shop to find a maid to cook and clean.
