Chapter 715 Meng Bujiu Gets Angry
He knows every person's personality in the family thoroughly, from the oldest to the youngest.
The eldest son was filial but had a bad temper, like a fool, so he married him a wife with an even worse temper, to suppress and control him.
The second brother is a little smart, but he is lazy and has a lot of thoughts in his mind, so he lets him marry a dumb and simple-minded woman. In this way, the second brother will have to use his intelligence on his wife all the time. Without anyone to instigate him or whisper in his ear, the relationship between the brothers will only get better, not worse.
As for the fourth child, he was crybaby, had a soft personality, and looked the most like him, so he married him to a woman who was good-looking and had her own ideas. As soon as they got married, the fourth child was completely controlled by his youngest daughter-in-law.
He is satisfied with all his three daughters-in-law.
The same goes for my grandson's wife, there is not a single bad one.
Even though Zhang Jinlan is the one who makes the decision at home, in fact, without her approval, it is impossible to arrange a marriage for his grandson.
"Okay, I'll check it out another day. There are a few old granddaughters among the regular customers in the shop who haven't been settled yet. I'll see what their temperaments are like then. If they're suitable, I'll let my colleagues come to the shop to help out for a while, then tell them to bring their granddaughters over for dinner, and we'll just treat it as a date."
Zhang Jinlan agreed immediately.
The good thing about owning a shop is that you have a wide network of contacts.
Shen Hechi, who left the Jiang family and returned to his own home, didn't know that he had been eliminated by the old couple in their hearts.
"Songbai, go and do one thing. Sell all the shops, houses and lands of the Shen family in Qixi County. Make sure you give me the money before I go to the Imperial City."
As soon as he got home, Shen Hechi said to the square-faced man in black clothes and pants who was standing outside the study.
"Yes, Master."
The man lowered his head and looked directly at his feet as he responded.
Since Shen Hechi was the only one left in the Shen family, no one in the mansion dared to call him Young Master anymore. They all called him Master, for fear that Shen Hechi would think of his deceased father.
"Remember, don't be a cheapskate." Shen Hechi was short of money, especially short of money.
He had already sold his house in Jiangnan and bought a small house when he went to the imperial city to take the exam. The house in the imperial city was too expensive.
The price of just one entrance is equivalent to that of a two-entry house in Jiangnan.
Not to mention Qixi County.
He promised to give Fubao a shop, so he had to give it to him. When he bought the goods, he had to send someone to return the paper deed to him, even if he didn't want it.
A shop in the imperial city would cost at least 10,000 taels.
All the money he could take out now was just over seven thousand taels.
When he is not here anymore, the shop will be left unattended, and he does not trust the servants, so he might as well sell them all.
Only this house is left.
It’s not that he’s reluctant to sell it because he’s nostalgic, but he’ll have to come back to visit eventually, and if he sells it he’ll have nowhere to live.
What's more, this is the house across from the Jiang family. Just for this reason, there is no way he would sell it.
Shen Hechi stood in front of the window, looking at the moon, but his eyes were a little dazed.
"Master, it's time to take a bath. The water is ready." After a while, a servant came in with his back bent and whispered to Shen Hechi.
"Okay." Shen Hechi finally stopped being in a daze.
As the night deepened, the moon slowly hid behind the clouds until it was completely invisible. The garden, which had been clearly visible before, became dark and blurry.
At the same time, in the Chang'an County Government Office, Meng Bujiu was still looking at case files in his study.
There was fatigue between his brows. The dim candlelight shone on his face, making his features look more three-dimensional.
The straight nose bridge looks like a mountain from the side, and the water drops left on his lips after he took a sip of tea look like a clear spring under the mountain.
The smooth jaw angle blends his perfect facial features together, making him look like a masterpiece created by Nuwa.
Lingshan, who had just entered, was about to tell him to go to bed early, but was shocked by his appearance again.
"Young Master, tell me about yourself. How did you grow up? If I were as handsome as you, I would have gone to the imperial city a long time ago. I would have been either the princess's lover or kept in a rich lady's house. I would have been living a very happy life."
Lingshan and Meng Bujiu have been friends since childhood. Although they are master and servant, they talk about everything with each other, just like brothers.
Lingshan teased him and stroked his face with his rough right hand.
I imagine how many girls would be fascinated by him if he had Meng Bujiu's face.
"What's the point of having good looks? When people get tired of you, they'll just kick you out. Do you think you can stay handsome forever? What about when you're old? Can you still make a living by relying on your looks? When you're no longer favored, you'll just be a crazy concubine in the cold palace. Don't dream about it."
Meng Bujiu rolled his eyes at him.
At the same time, he put down the case file in his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to relieve the dryness and swelling in his eyes.
"Oh, Master, there's something I forgot to tell you. I heard that Master Shen has returned to Lianshan Town. Master Shen has a good relationship with the Jiang family. I guess he went to visit the Jiang family as soon as he arrived in Lianshan Town. Madam Jiang is very kind and polite. She must have invited him to have dinner at the Jiang residence..."
As he listened, Meng Bujiu suddenly felt tinnitus in his ears.
He frowned and stood up from his chair.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? And why didn't he come to Chang'an Town?" Normally, when returning to one's hometown, one should first visit the county magistrate, but Shen Hechi went home directly without visiting him.
It's really rude, and besides, they are classmates.
He didn't even know about this!
"I just found out about it. I heard that Mr. Shen's carriage stopped at the gate of Chang'an Town and he told the guard, but the guard forgot about it. He only remembered it in the evening and hurriedly sent someone to tell me. So, I just found out about it." Lingshan was stunned and replied.
"Stupid! Fine him one month's salary! If you dare to be careless again next time, go home and farm!" Meng Bujiu scolded.
"Yes." Lingshan shrank his neck.
In fact, the young master rarely gets angry. The last time he got angry was because of the murder of his entire family.
A gust of wind blew in, and the candlelight swayed in the wind and almost went out.
The figures of the master and servant were imprinted on the window paper by the light, and it was unknown what they were talking about.
Only a quarter of an hour had passed before the candle went out.
Meng Bujiu also went back to his room to sleep.
The next morning, he quickly finished his work and left the county government office, got on a carriage, and then headed for Lianshan Town.
"Fubao, are you busy? Let's have lunch together?"
Before noon, Shen Hechi appeared in Ren Ai Medical Clinic.
Jiang Fubao was busy writing medicine for a patient. When she saw him suddenly appear, she was startled and her thoughts were interrupted. She accidentally made a wrong stroke with the brush in her hand. She was a little unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face.
"No, I'm quite busy lately. Mr. Shen, please go and eat by yourself." After she said that, she lowered her head and continued to write down the names of the remaining herbs and their dosages.
"Are you busy? How about I go to the restaurant, order some dishes, and have the waiter bring them over so we can eat together, as a celebration of my success in the imperial examination? How do you think?" Shen Hechi deliberately brought up the matter of success in the imperial examination as an invitation in the name of celebration.