Chapter 213 Letter from afar

Sure enough, the next day, when Old Lady Shen and the First Lady saw Shen Duan, they hugged him and cried. Such a good child had become dark and thin, how could the family not feel distressed? Even Shen Si couldn't help turning his back and wiping his tears.

Shen Duan coaxed his sister last night, and today he coaxed his grandmother and mother. He was very tired.

When the family was having dinner, everyone was eager to pick up food for Shen Duan, as they felt sorry for him for not having good food outside.

Shen Si also told his son that after this year, he would think of a way to move to another place. However, Shen Duan still said what he said last night, that Yunyang County was getting better and better, and he was reluctant to abandon the people there, as he still had a lot to do.

"Brother Yu, you are already an adult. It's fine if you don't come back. You should also pay attention to your marriage. Grandmother has shown you some good girls these two days. Why don't you meet them these two days?"

Shen Duan still refused, "Grandma, I don't want to get married now, let's talk about it later."

Two months ago, it rained heavily and the county government office was flooded. The roof also rotted. He paid for the repairs himself and the house barely stopped leaking. How could he get married in such a situation? Did he expect the girl to hold a basin to catch the water leaking from the roof at night and get up in the yard to plant crops during the day?

"You are two years older than Kang Ge'er. If you don't get married soon, all the good girls will be married off. What will you do then?"

"We'll talk about it when the time comes. Grandson, do you want the girl to suffer with me?"

When you marry a wife, you naturally want to treat her well. It would be embarrassing to make her suffer.

"Mom, just listen to Yu Ge'er. Yu Ge'er is not too old, so it's okay to come later."

Shen Si thought about how he was unable to bring his wife to work and had to let his wife take care of the family at home. Whenever he thought about it, he felt very regretful and thought he was not a qualified husband.

"Grandma, don't be angry. I will definitely marry the best wife in the future."

After a while, Old Madam Shen finally compromised, "Forget it, it's up to you. Even if you look like this, the girl won't like you."

After dinner, the family sat together and talked again. If it weren’t for Shen Xi’s marriage, the family wouldn’t be able to get together like this.

"Don't just blame me, Dad. Is there any news about where Luna will go in the future?"

Shen Duanke was reluctant to let his sister go to a remote place with her husband, but he also didn't want his sister to be alone after getting married.

"Your second uncle wrote back a letter earlier. There are no vacancies in the capital right now. It might be difficult to go there. He guessed that it would most likely be Yanzhou. Previously, because of the incident with the historians in Yanzhou, many people were dismissed, leaving many positions vacant."

Everyone in the family knows about this. In fact, it is not bad to be able to go to Yanzhou. Yanzhou is very close to the capital. If you can't go to the capital, Yanzhou is also a good place to go. Everyone wants to be a Beijing official, but there are so many people waiting ahead.

Shen Yuan patted his chest and said, "Yanzhou is very close to the capital. I will visit my sister often. With me here, I will definitely not let Lu Ne bully my sister."

If you ride a fast horse, you can reach the capital from Yanzhou in one day. If Lu Ne dares to bully her sister in the future, she will get the news in the morning and bring people to beat him up in the evening.

Of course, now it seems that Lune doesn't seem like someone who dares to bully others.

Shen Xi also took it easy, "My grandmother will be in the capital by then, so I'll just visit her often when I have nothing to do."

At this point, Madam Shen said to her son, "I didn't tell you before, but after Xixi leaves, your grandmother will go to the capital to live with your second uncle, and I will go to your father's place. But we still have to come back during the New Year and other holidays. After all, this is still our home."

Because of the concubine issue, the couple had a conflict. This time when the husband came back, he explained to her that the concubine was a gift from the superiors and he couldn't refuse. Although he kept her, he didn't do anything with her. Later, when he found an opportunity, he let her go.

Although the two of them still feel a little awkward, they are slowly returning to the way they were before. Shen Duan is also very happy to know that his parents no longer have to be separated.

"Manman, you're getting engaged, and your elder brother isn't here. You haven't even seen which boy is so lucky. Xixi, tell me about that guy called Xie Hui. What's he like?"

Shen Xi smiled and said, "I miss you so much. Manman has only been here for a few days, and I have received three letters from the capital."

"Obviously one of them was from Dad."

As a result, just as Shen Yuan finished speaking, the housekeeper came in with a letter.

"It seems the third letter has arrived."

This time, everyone laughed. There were two letters in total, one was written by Shen Yun, and the other was indeed a reply.

Shen Yuan took the letter but didn't open it. She put it down first. It was a letter of thanks, so of course she had to go back and read it.

Shen Si opened his brother's letter, read it quickly, and said happily, "That's great. I thought Kang Ge'er couldn't come, but I didn't expect that he could come with us."

"Kang Ge'er is coming too?! But Kang Ge has only been in the Ministry of Personnel for a short time. Isn't it bad to ask for leave like this?"

Old Madam Shen was happy that the family was finally together, but she was also worried that her grandson's important business would be delayed.

"This is because the emperor is going to hunt in autumn, and he will have to stay in the hunting ground for seven or eight days. The total time is about ten days. Many officials of the court will accompany him. Those who are not selected to accompany the emperor to the hunting ground do not have to report for duty. Now that Kang Ge'er is here, we can take fewer days off."

"What a coincidence! It's great that we are all one family now."

After Shen Yuan returned to his room, he opened the letter that Xie Hui had sent him. The letter also talked about the autumn hunt, saying that he would accompany the emperor to the hunting grounds, and that he hoped she would be there for the autumn hunt next year so that they could ride horses together.

At the end of the letter, Xie wrote back:

"I miss Manman very much. A few days ago, I had a delicious milk snack at my uncle's place. At that time, I thought that my Manman must love the taste. I was about to ask my uncle for some to take out of the palace, but then I remembered that you were not in the capital. But I asked for the recipe. I hope you can also taste this taste in Jinling, and think of me while eating it."

Shen Yuan opened the envelope and saw the snack recipe inside. "Qingdai, take this recipe to the kitchen and see if they can make this snack."

The Shen family's cook who made snacks was really good at it, and soon the food was delivered to Shen Yuan's room.

Shen Yuan ate one, then picked up her pen to write back to Xie Hui. She told Xie Hui about the return of her uncle and elder brother, the delicious crab-brewed orange, and that she wanted to learn horse riding, and asked Xie Hui to teach her how to ride a horse when she returned to Beijing.

"The snacks are delicious. I miss you too, but not while eating the snacks. I was thinking about you before I received the letter."

After writing, Shen Yuan also drew a picture. This girl in a skirt was sitting by the window reading a letter with a puffy mouth and a plate of snacks in her hands.