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Chapter 138: In the Future, Have More Contact with the Fourth House

Chapter 138: More Contact with the Fourth House

When the Shen family heard what Shen Zhu said, they all looked at Su Zhi with hope in their eyes, thinking that since Shen Ziju said it was good, it must be good. Su Zhi must have met a master. If Shen Ziju could learn a thing or two, wouldn't it be good for his future? .

Su Zhi smiled and said, "I just learned the words. I learned them from an old lady who did not want to reveal her name. There was no book. I just remembered what she said orally."

Shen Ziju was a little disappointed, but when he thought about it, he had never heard such a thought-provoking sentence, and even the teacher had never said it, so it must not be found in ordinary books. Thinking of this, he did not delve into it, and only thought that after passing the examination, he would talk more with this fourth sister-in-law, maybe he could learn some knowledge that could not be learned from books. It would be more beneficial to his future.

Shen Youfu and the others were also disappointed, and it showed on their faces, but they didn't say anything.

Su Zhi still had a smile on her face, thinking that this family was really troublesome, wanting everything, and even making her pull out some profound books when she said a few knowledgeable words. She really didn't expect that some of the words she said were not seen in this time and space. She just saw that those words were the same as the traditional Chinese characters she had seen before, and the imperial examination system was similar, so she thought those books also existed, but now it seems that they are not completely there. When I have the chance in the future, I really want to buy some books to read. Although I have never thought about making money by selling books, it doesn't hurt to know some situations.

Shen Zhu said to Su Zhi, "Fourth sister-in-law, you can read. If you remember some elegant words or sentences, please write them down and let my brother see them. This will also be helpful for his imperial examination. When he passes the examination, it will bring honor to our Shen family, and it will also benefit my fourth brother and sister-in-law."

Su Zhi said, "Look at what Sister Zhu'er said. If I really have those pleasant words, even if they are useless, I will write them down for you. But I got a fever in the thatched cottage a few months ago, and my brain is damaged. I can't remember some things clearly. To be honest, I didn't recognize my mother and sister when I saw them a few days ago. I can only remember an old woman, but it's still vague. How can I remember clearly what she taught me? Let me think about it carefully. Maybe I will remember it later."

Shen Youfu and the others were a little embarrassed when they heard Su Zhi talk about the days when she lived in the thatched house. At that time, they had isolated Su Zhi and they were not very nice to her. Now they were sitting together happily and listening to her talk about this.

Shen Zian said, "Fourth sister-in-law, if you can't remember, don't think about it. Take care of yourself."

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Fifth Brother."

Shen Ziju looked at Su Zhichong smiling and thanking him. His heart skipped a beat, he lowered his eyes slightly, said that it was what he should do, and then turned around to chat with Shen Zian again.

When Shen Zian heard his wife mention those days, he had no mood to talk to them, and now he was even less in the mood. He just answered whatever others said.

Wang and Li were both quick-handed people, and they quickly prepared two tables of food, one table in the living room and the other on the kang in the inner room.

Usually, the old couple of the Shen family would sit at one table with Shen Zhu and several of their sons, and the other table would be the daughter-in-law and the children. Today, the couple from the third room were punished and not allowed to eat, and Shen Zian and his wife were invited to eat, so naturally they sat in the inner room.

The Shen family was usually very frugal when it came to eating. In winter, they only had cabbage, radish, potatoes, tofu and the like, and rarely even a bit of meat. An egg was considered good, but usually only on the table in the inner room. Even if there were eggs on the table of the daughter-in-law and children, they would be broken into pieces and put among the vegetables, and they would become crumbs, difficult to pick up, and would just smell.

Today's dishes are quite rich, including a pot of Chinese cabbage and bacon, a pot of chicken and potatoes, a plate of radish stewed with meat, and a pot of roasted tofu. In addition, there is a chicken egg white noodle soup with chopped green onions, which smells delicious. The staple food is cornmeal and white flour steamed buns, which are so hot and steaming that they make you hungry just by looking at them.

Shen Zian looked at all this and thought that this was almost the standard for the Shen family to celebrate the New Year. He was really worried that his wife would have to eat cornmeal cakes here. These days, his wife always cooks, and he is used to letting his wife eat good food. If he lets her eat bad food again, he will feel sorry for her. It's not that he is cruel and doesn't feel sorry for these relatives of the Shen family, but he doesn't want Su Zhi to accompany him to suffer grievances.

The children of the Shen family all came over to greet Shen Zian and Su Zhi. They had not had the chance to come in since the Zhao family left, and now they finally entered the main house. The children from the first and second rooms had a good relationship with the fourth room, so they all came over to say hello. Several children from the third room also followed. This was what their parents had told them to do in the house just now.

Shen Zi'an and Sun Shi were both smart people. They knew that the old man and his family were going to win over the fourth branch, and they thought that they couldn't fall behind here. At first, the relationship was quite strained, but they got over it. Shen Zi'an and his family were still holding a grudge, so they decided to make the relationship better on the surface first, and then think about other things slowly in the future. In short, they couldn't let their family become the only one in opposition to the fourth branch.

Sanlang was still unwilling to compromise and was scolded by Sun.

"You idiot! You said that your fourth uncle and fourth aunt's wealth was snatched from you, so you should snatch it back. If you can't get it back openly, then do it secretly. You said you would do it openly, but you didn't say that now everyone in the village is almost bribed by them, and you can't deal with your fourth uncle alone. Then you have to do it secretly! When you have a good relationship with them in the future and they are not on guard against you, you can snatch all these things back from them, isn't that enough?"

Shen Ziping also said: "Look, the first and second wives have gained benefits from them, and it is because of their good relationship that we have to change our ways. From today on, when you meet your uncle and aunt, you should be more intimate. Sanlang, if you can't do it, just stay away and be silent!"

Sanlang thought about it and could only nod. Silang and Wulang also nodded. Chunhua was the happiest. She had long envied the good relationship between her cousins ​​and her uncle and aunt. She didn't want to quarrel with them all the time. However, she had embarrassed her aunt before, and she didn't know if she was still angry with herself. Chunhua was very worried.

Chunhua followed Chunlan and the other girls and called out "Fourth Uncle" and "Fourth Aunt" along with them. She quietly raised her eyes and saw that Shen Zian had no expression on his face. She felt relieved because her Fourth Uncle always had no expression. She looked at her Fourth Aunt again and found that she had a smile on her face, and she felt relieved as well.

Chunhua thought that Fourth Auntie had become really beautiful now. She used to be afraid of that face, but now it was even whiter than that of her aunt. It reminded her of the wild pear blossoms she saw on the hillside in spring, so white and crystal clear. She thought to herself that it would be great if she could become like her one day, and it would be even better if she could have a husband who loved Fourth Auntie as much as Fourth Uncle loved her.

Thinking of this, Chunhua's face turned a little red.

Sanlang, Silang, and Wulang also said hello and then left. This is how the people in this village are. Even if they quarreled the day before, they might have made up the next day and would not even remember what they quarreled about the day before. Moreover, they were a family, and they were the elders and the younger generation. They had long regarded the little kids as ignorant. When they called them elders, the elders did not care.

Everyone was very satisfied with the meal, including Su Zhi, although she felt that it was not as delicious as what she cooked. However, this was cooked by the Wang and Li families, a genuine manor home-cooked meal with a unique taste. What's more, it was the Shen family's meal. Since they were always trying to take advantage, what was the big deal for her and Shen Zian to have a meal with them?

After finishing the meal, it was getting dark, and Shen Zian and Su Zhi stood up to say goodbye.

Shen Zhu and Shen Ziju watched the two figures disappear around the corner, and then walked back together. Shen Zhu was a little jealous of the cloak on Su Zhi, thinking that she looked really good in it. She didn't have a cloak like that, so she must make one. When she went out to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, if she wore it, it would definitely make her status look more noble. Coupled with her pretty face, maybe she could meet the right person for her.

Shen Ziju was thinking about how to get more famous quotes from Su Zhi. He didn't know if she had more knowledge, but thinking about her talkative and smiling appearance, he felt that even talking to her would have a certain promoting effect on his own learning. Although his fourth sister-in-law was just a village woman, she was not an ordinary person.

Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang listened to their two children telling them that they had sent Shen Zian and his wife out, and then spoke to them for a few words, then asked them to go and rest first and come back later.

"Master, what kind of person do you think Zi'an's wife is?"

Shen Zhang asked. She had been chatting with Su Zhi for a while and felt that Su Zhi was either a natural and generous person or a person with a deep mind, so deep that she thought she was a natural and generous person. If it was the latter, she would have frowned. She didn't like to meet such a difficult person, not to mention that this was the daughter-in-law of Shen Zian, whom she didn't like. She was also her daughter-in-law.

Shen Youfu lit up his cigarette bag again, nodding as he said, "Everything is good, but it's a pity that she's good at the wrong time and in the wrong place. If she had gotten better before the separation, that would have been good. If she'd been good to our old house and not distracted Zi'an from us, that would have been good. Now it seems that she's a good person, but her heart is so unorthodox."

To put it bluntly, if she only cares about her and Shen Zian's small family and doesn't care about the entire Shen family, and doesn't let them take advantage, then she is not a good daughter-in-law. (