Because in the morning, the family had followed the directions of passers-by to find the dental clinic, and now as they followed the waiter on the road, a strange feeling came over them.
Sure enough, when he saw the location of his own house, Shen Hao felt relieved. The butcher's identity was so familiar. Wasn't he the good man who helped his family last night?
But when he thought of the evaluation of An Yun and his wife by the clerk in the pawn shop, he suddenly felt mixed emotions. Could a person who was eager to help strangers really be the shameless person who wanted to marry a new widow and was immoral?
The balance in his heart was swaying back and forth, and he didn't know what he should believe. Brother Anyun was obviously a good man, but his behavior was beyond worldly affairs. He was also well-versed in the books of sages. Now he really didn't know what to do?
Looking around, he saw that everyone else was still standing there with strange expressions on their faces. The only one who looked relatively normal was Shen Jia.
Shen Hao thought back to what she said in the store, and suddenly felt that her behavior was very normal. After thinking about it carefully, was he a little narrow-minded?
After all, the help that An Yun's family gave him was real, but he had no way of finding out the truth of this rumor. If it was just the result of people following the crowd, he would have framed a good person.
"Everyone! From now on, this is your house. Here are the keys to the house. Please take them!"
The clerk picked up the long bunch of keys in his hand and handed it to Chen Yan with great tact.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
At this time, the Shen family was still shocked by the thunderous news and their minds were blank. They did not listen to the words of the waiter, so Shen Yan just waved his hand lightly.
The confused clerk watched the strange Shen family leave quickly, as he had other things to do in the shop.
The autumn wind blew up the fallen leaves in front of the door, making a rustling sound.
Shen Jia was also puzzled when he saw his grandfather holding the key but not reacting. Could he be so happy that he even forgot to open the door?
The family only had breakfast before going out to buy a house. Looking at the sun, it should be almost lunchtime now.
“Cough cough cough!”
He coughed lightly a few times deliberately to dispel the random thoughts in other people's minds, and they all turned to look at Shen Jia's position.
Mother Shen looked even more worried. She hurried over and took her hand, gently stroking her forehead with her other hand, and asked, "Jia Niang, did you not sleep well last night? How did you catch a cold? As soon as you get home, I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup to get rid of the cold."
"My daughter is fine. She just got choked by the wind. Let's go in quickly. This house looks like it hasn't been taken care of for years. I wonder if it can be cleaned up tonight?"
Shen Jia quickly changed the subject. She didn't really want to drink the kind of ginger soup that would burn her throat.
When everyone heard what she said, their eyes were focused on Grandfather Shen Yan, because the key was in his hands now.
Chen Yan's face changed. He knew that if he continued to stay outside the door, it would definitely attract other people's attention, especially the neighbors. The two families were so close to each other, and he had not yet decided how to treat the An family.
He whispered, "First we need to clean up our place today, and then buy some things. This will be the root of our Shen family from now on!"
I don’t know if the last sentence was said to the person behind me or to my own unrealistic thoughts.
He stepped onto the steps, took out the key to the front door and inserted it into the keyhole. With a "click", the lock was immediately released. He removed the lock buckle and the broken wooden door opened inward by itself without pushing it with his hands.
At the same time, there was a "squeaking" sound of friction, and the unsupported dust on the door fell down, making my grandfather covered in dust.
Shen Hao, who saw his old father in such a miserable state for the first time, was laughing secretly.
Shen Jia had already prepared herself mentally when she heard the clerk say that this house had not been rented out for many years. Sure enough, the open space inside the door was full of weeds, some of which were even taller than her. It would definitely be another troublesome task to deal with them.
"Why is it so dirty? Doesn't this dental clinic usually clean up?"
Shen Yue, who was busy looking at her own room, also walked to the door, looked at the dilapidated appearance inside, and directly expressed her dissatisfaction.
Not only her, but also Shen's mother and Old Madam Shen looked at the dilapidated house with disgust. It would definitely take a lot of time to clean it up.
And after seeing the An family's house yesterday, even though I was mentally prepared, I didn't expect it to be worse than theirs.
Not to mention the other men who don't even get involved in household chores. This house looks worse than the wilderness. At least there is a flat land in the wilderness. What are the uses of these weeds that are taller than people?
Now, the joy that everyone had felt because they had just acquired this house at a low price immediately disappeared. A group of scholars who had no business knowledge actually wanted to take advantage of the broker?
"Cuckoo!"
Suddenly, a strange sound was heard from the silent crowd. Everyone looked towards the place where the sound came from. Because the grandfather had his back to them, no one was embarrassed to ask any further questions.
Chen Yan touched his stomach and said calmly, "It's getting late. Send someone to buy some buns or something to fill our stomachs. After lunch, we can continue to tidy up the house."
When Shen Hao heard there was an opportunity to go out, he happily took on the task and shouted, "Dad, I'll go!"
As soon as Shen Yan heard this, he knew that if Shen Hao went alone, he would definitely be out of control. He stroked his beard and said, "Yanzhi, you go with your uncle. The sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."
After saying that, he handed the silver in his hand to Shen Ci.
Shen Ci took the silver and replied, “Yes!”
Regardless of whether there was anyone with him or not, Shen Hao was happy to go out and see this special place. He grabbed Shen Ci's arm and rushed to the street.
Because he was worried that the neighbors would find out that the new residents of this house were the Shen family, Shen Yan asked everyone to come in and then closed the door.
Taking advantage of the time when Shen Hao and Shen Ci were not back, he set an example by pulling up a small grass on the ground and said to the others: "Clean up these weeds in front first, so that we can leave some space for dinner later."
When they came back after buying food, they were puzzled by the closed door. When they opened it, they saw the elders panting and eagerly waiting for the guests.
Shen Ci picked up the food in his hand and said, "I've already bought it, but it seems that people here prefer to eat various kinds of noodles and naan, so my uncle and I picked some and bought them back."
After a full meal, the Shen family continued their weeding journey. Shen Jia looked at his palms which were gradually turning red and felt the burning sensation. It seemed that his hands would be more useful if they had calluses.
What made the Shen family most happy was that there was a well in the yard. In this arid and rainy area of the northwest, having a well was such an enviable thing. In the future, they would no longer have to fetch water from the public well in the town or the river a mile away.
Unfortunately, no one in the Shen family was good at farm work. When the sun was setting, they had only just cleared away the larger weeds in the yard. Some areas might have to wait until tomorrow to be cleaned up.
Because of yesterday's experience, Mrs. Shen, who was in poor health, reminded: "Let's make dinner ourselves today. We still need to go buy some things and clean up the kitchen first."
Mother Shen, who thought that the tasks in the kitchen were all women's responsibility, immediately responded when she heard what Old Lady Shen said: "Mother, I understand. I will go buy some things right away."
He brushed off the dirt on his hands, washed them clean and walked out the door.
Because grandpa didn't take all the money this morning, Shen's mother still took half of it, and from now on it will belong to her alone as household expenses.
So, it was getting late and they hurried out the door. Shen Jia knew very well that none of her family had much life experience, so she was about to follow them and said, "Mother, you definitely can't carry it all by yourself, so your daughter will go too!"
Shen Yue, who felt that Shen Jia was trying to evade the task of weeding, hurriedly caught up and shouted, "I want to go too!"
Fuqiu, who felt that the young lady was working hard, also followed. In fact, Shen Yan had not allowed Fuqiu to help tidy up the yard just now, but who made her join the Shen family when no one was paying attention? Now she chased out the door again, and no one stopped her.
Looking at the younger generations who followed, Shen's mother was also happy, but when she saw herself passing by the An family's gate, which was silent inside, she recalled what the clerk at the dental shop said in the morning.
With a cold face, he warned the unmarried girl behind him, "No matter what happens in the future, remember to stay away from the An family. Your grandfather will repay the favor he showed me last night. Their family tradition is not good, and it will affect your reputation. How can you get married if your reputation is affected in the future?"
Seeing Mother Shen so serious for the first time, Shen Yue and Fu Ru nodded, indicating that they would definitely not take the initiative to provoke the other party.
Shen Jia said something that the three people present thought was extremely outrageous: "Why is it that when a widower remarries, people congratulate him, but when a widow remarries, it is considered immoral?
My daughter really doesn't understand the rules of chastity maintained in books and by the world. Perhaps it's because most of the people who compiled the books were men, which is why they are so harsh on women."
The already ignorant Chen Yue and Fu Ru were frightened by her words. Chen Yue even screamed in her mind: How could she, how could she, how could she be so disrespectful to the words of the saints?
But a thought suddenly popped up in my mind: Could it be that Shen Jia was wrong? Isn't this the world she sees?
Mother Shen suddenly felt a surge of anger in her heart and shouted, "Shen Jia! Where did you hear these words from? How could the ancient sages allow you to slander us like this!
A mother who has experienced this will never harm her own child. You don't understand the horror of rumors. Anyway, I won't allow you to get close to the An family. Do you understand?"
Fuqiu was also shocked. How could Miss say such a thing? Could it be that she had seen so many people along the way that she could only express such emotion?
Isn't this the case for women from ancient times to the present? Just like slaves, without the grace of their masters, they would be slaves for generations.
This idea had long been deeply rooted in people's minds, so she was very grateful for the lady's gift to her, but this was the first time she heard such a shocking idea.
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