HCB Chapter 215 Spread
Chapter 215 Spread
"Uncle, how can I always trouble you?" Shen Lingzhu felt embarrassed. The Huang family's shares in the two stores in the county government were not high, but they did a lot of things.
Huang Zongqi pinched her nose and said with a smile: "Why are you being so polite to your uncle? Your mother's uncle is the most important."
Although the two nieces did not go back to their grandmother's house often in the past, their parents were always around.
Now that the two of them depend on their uncle for their livelihood, how can he not help them?
“Then we won’t be polite to our uncle. We’ll leave after our uncle comes back from the county government office.
The shop mainly does delivery, so the lunchtime business isn't too busy. My uncle just needs to take charge of the overall situation, and the brothers can serve the diners. "There was also a vacant room in the back for rest. Shen Miaozhu didn't make any more pretense and immediately took her sister back to her place.
They still live in the original house, which can be walked to in a moment, but unfortunately the owner doesn't want to sell it now.
Shen Lingzhu had no choice but to ask Fang Ya to pay more attention to the houses nearby. After all, with her family's current situation, there was no problem in buying a house in the county town. What's more, houses were not too expensive, ranging from forty to one hundred taels.
Unexpectedly, just as she was about to push the door, her second grandfather, who had come back to rest earlier, opened the door: "Miaozhu, Lingzhu, I was just about to go find you."
"What's the matter, Second Grandpa?" Shen Lingzhu asked as he closed the door.
Second Grandfather Shen Dexian looked quite angry. He said, "That old fellow Chang Xin is so cunning. He actually wants to put Youzhuang next to your uncle and take him to take up the position."
Shen Lingzhu and Shen Miaozhu looked at each other. It was obvious that Second Grandpa was vying for favor.
At present, there are no elders within the third generation of mourning as my uncle, whether in the Shen family or the Chang family.
But legally speaking, as long as the uncle does not allow his descendants to return to the Chang family to inherit the family line, their branch will continue the Shen family's incense.
Shen Lingzhu didn't know how to respond, so she gave her senior sister a look and ran to the kitchen to get a pot of hot water from the stove.
Then he smiled and said, "Second Grandpa, having more people around Uncle means more help."
"We haven't sent anyone yet, but he got there first." Shen Dexian was unhappy because his nephew had been reinstated and was returning to Beijing without giving them any news.
What’s even more infuriating is that the second son Shen He, who runs a food store in the provincial capital, knew that Wu Huai had gone to Beijing to receive his official certificate, but he didn’t write to him.
When Chang Xin said, "The Shen family will definitely choose someone to go with them, and if we add one more person, it won't be too much."
His Shen family had actually just learned about this. There was no such thing as selecting people to do odd jobs, but he couldn't explain this to his two nieces and granddaughters.
But Shen Miaozhu had the mind of an adult. After just a few words with Second Grandpa, she knew what he was unhappy about. "Second Grandpa, Brother Zhuang is the only son. His parents wouldn't let him travel thousands of miles away.
My uncle didn't agree to it, did he?"
"But he brought Xianzhu and Youzhuang to the county magistrate's family dinner." After Shen Dexian finished speaking, he suddenly realized that he had lost his composure and quickly drank water to cover it up.
Shen Lingzhu said beside him: "This time, my uncle is going to the southwest to take up his post. Not only is the journey long, but there is also an urgent issue.
There are many chieftains in Yunnan, and there was a rebellion in Luchuan a few years ago. If we are not careful, war could easily break out."
"Ah? Didn't they say that the Duke of Qian was guarding the border?" Shen Dexian was not clear about border affairs. Of course, apart from the area within a hundred miles of the county town, he was not clear about what was happening in the capital several hundred miles away.
Shen Miaozhu simplified the situation and said, "Borders have always required extra management.
Some time ago, a Tongzhi was injured while on patrol.
Second Grandpa, it’s best not to pick anyone from our family to go with Uncle. If nothing happens, it’s fine. But if something does happen, we can’t bear the responsibility.”
"This...can your uncle move to another place?" After hearing what she said, Shen Dexian no longer cared about being unhappy.
Shen Lingzhu and Shen Miaozhu shook their heads at the same time and said, "This time, we spent a lot of money to hire someone to escort Uncle south."
Speaking of this, she had to quickly send another letter to Chen Xiaoge to inform him that he had agreed to protect her uncle at the invitation last time.
She apologized twice and went back to her room to write a letter. Shen Miaozhu chatted with her second grandfather for a while and then went back to her room to pack her things.
Shen Lingzhu asked her, "Are you calmed down?"
She nodded: "Well, Second Grandpa looks serious, but he is easy to talk to."
The two looked at each other and smiled. They learned from their uncle that Wumeng had been included in Sichuan as early as the Taizu Dynasty, but it was customarily referred to as Yunnan.
Compared to the real southern Yunnan, it is a pretty good place, but it connects three provinces and is where ethnic minorities live. Any official in office would take the opportunity to transform small areas into Han areas, which is very hard work.
So they didn't really lie to Second Grandpa. It was such a far place, and the people from the clan who went with them said they were going to run errands for Uncle. If something really happened, the family would owe them for life.
Shen Lingzhu would rather spend money to hire someone, "When my uncle comes back, I will definitely persuade him not to accept Chang Youzhuang.
And I can’t let a few grandfathers persuade me to take anyone with me.”
"Uncle knows better than you. He didn't even bring his clansmen with him to the capital." Shen Miaozhu was not worried.
When Shen Huai returned from the banquet, he reassured them that he would only hire people and not bring his own family members.
They did not stay for long and immediately set off and rushed home overnight. Fortunately, they left early and did not have some well-informed people blocking the house to give gifts.
It can only be said that there is no wall that is impenetrable. The news that Shen Huai was reinstated as the fifth-rank Tongzhi spread in a small circle.
When Mr. Cai arrived but didn't see anyone, he immediately pulled Mr. Cai II and asked them to accompany him to Beigou Village. "When Song Zhubo's cheap brother-in-law returned to the shop, I thought they were afraid of being implicated by Miao Sili."
"Brother, it's better not to go now." Master Cai Er straightened his back. It would be most beneficial for him if someone in his wife's family was an official.
Master Cai was puzzled, “Second brother, if we don’t go and wait for him to leave now, there will be no chance.
You know, the last time the maid talked nonsense, it was already the Shen family."
“Don’t worry, big brother, Fifth Brother is a man with a broad mind.
The reason why we don't let you go is because he wants to go home and reunite with his family for a few days. Why should we be the unpleasant and bad guest?
Furthermore, Song Ge'er wrote to me from the provincial capital, saying that he had repeatedly told his wife to keep a low profile in the near future.
And the fact that Fifth Brother didn't bring him back from the capital shows that he doesn't want to make it public." Master Cai already affectionately called Shen Huai Fifth Brother.
Seeing that his elder brother had listened, he continued, "We should keep an eye on their residence. Once he takes up his post, he will definitely pass through the county town unless he is heading northwest.
When the time comes, we can bring the children and say we're sending Uncle a gift. This will make us look more presentable and closer, but he won't want to refuse in public and lose face."
"Very good." Master Cai took him to have a drink, as they were brothers.
Other wealthy people who did not have Mr. Cai as their brother naturally chose to wait for Shen Huai. No one was stupid enough to go and disturb him.
Therefore, on the morning of Shen Huai's ancestor worship, there was really no outsider disturbing him, as the countryside was after all isolated from the news.
In the afternoon, Xia Tongsheng, a fellow villager, pulled Xia Lichang to his side and said that he wanted to return the clan school and buy some of the land that was confiscated from the Shen family from the government office.