Shen Chenai's Different Life in Ancient Times

On the first day of the new year, according to the customs here, people don't have to go out.So Luo Ding just brought Shen Chenai and the two children to worship the ancestors at home.

The second day of the new year is the day to go to my uncle's house or my father-in-law's house.Luo Ding's mother's family fled from the famine, and the uncles left after marrying their own sisters.It has not been seen for more than twenty years, and no one knows where they are now.

As for the Yue family, there is no need to say anything more, Shen Chenai doesn't know how to go back, even if he does, there are not many close people in his family.

So in the first and second grades, the family stayed at home for two days, and Luo Ding only took them back to Luojia Village once in the third grade. It was just eating, drinking, and giving some gifts to meet relatives.

After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Luoding's butcher shop began to reopen, and the Luo family resumed their previous life.It's just that Shen Chenai seldom goes to Jixianzhai now, because now Xu Jian is reviewing at Yue Chong's home with peace of mind, preparing for the county examination on the tenth day of February.

If the little boss couldn't go there, Shen Chenai felt that staying at Jixianzhai was meaningless.In addition to the weather in Liangzhou, even after the new year, there is no sign of getting warmer, it is still so icy and snowy.

In this cold winter day, if you stay outside for a while, your feet will be numb from the cold.So Shen Chenai, who has always been afraid of the cold, just stayed at home and couldn't come out.

Luo Ding was sent away on this day, and Yue Gui and Xiao Shan went to the neighbor's house to play again. Shen Chenai sat on the hot kang with a cup of hot tea, drowsy.Just when he was about to go to see Duke Zhou, Bonkou, who had been lying quietly in the kennel, suddenly barked outside the courtyard gate.

The barking of the dog woke Shen Chenai up. He put on his coat and shoes, and walked outside quickly, ready to check the situation.

Once in the yard, along with the barking of the dog, there was a regular knock on the door.This time Shen Chenai developed a lot of insight, and he opened the door after asking clearly the purpose of the person outside the door.

Outside the gate stood a middle-aged man in his early forties, followed by two people dressed as servants.When the middle-aged man saw that Shen Chenai opened the door for them, he cupped his fists and saluted and said, "I am the chief steward of the Liu family in the south of the city. This time, I came here to ask for paintings from Mr. Shen on the orders of the master."

Shen Chenai looked at them carefully after hearing the words, and felt that these people did not look like villains, so she said: "Since this is the case, please come in."

Shen Chenai moved away while talking, and asked the guests standing outside to go in, and stood guard at the door of her kennel, looking seriously at the few people who walked into the house. If there is any bad movement, Bonkou will definitely rush forward without hesitation.

Greeting the guests into the room, Shen Chenxi invited these people to sit down, made tea for them, and waited for them to speak.

The leader among several people first took a sip of the hot tea Shen Chenai handed over, and then said: "There are three young masters in our family, except for the first young master who will take the provincial examination next year, the second young master and the third young master will both Going to participate in the county examination of the government office. The master heard that Mr. Shen's paintings are amazing, so he specially sent me here today to ask him for a picture of the five sons enrolling in the imperial examination."

It turned out that he was asking for paintings for the young masters who were preparing for the exam at home. Dare to hope that their children would become dragons in that era was the wish of parents.

Five sons enthroned is a very common painting, and the painting method and painting skills are not difficult. The explanations given by these people are very reasonable, so Shen Chenai thought about it and agreed to their request.

The middle-aged butler was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly took out two bank notes from his pocket, put them on the table and said to Shen Chenai: "Then let's thank Mr. Shen here first, this is a deposit of 20 taels , I put it down for you. The rest of the money will be added to you when you pick up the painting."

Shen Chenai didn't look at the two bank notes, but asked if their family had any special requirements.The housekeeper heard the words and replied: "There is no special requirement. As long as the fifth son is admitted to the imperial examination, we have no problem with how you want to draw. It's just that this year's county test is scheduled for the tenth day of February. Please, Mr. Shen, you must draw before that." Draw the picture well."

Shen Chenai smiled and said, "You don't have to wait until the tenth day of February, you can get someone to come and pick up the painting three days later."

The butler of Liu's family was overjoyed and said, "That's really great. I'll come over to pick up the painting in three days. Please take care of me, sir."

After the two of them said some polite words, Steward Liu and his party got up and said goodbye.Shen Chenai sent them out of the gate, turned around and remembered what she could do.Since the Liu family can ask for a picture of the five sons enrolling in the imperial examination for their young masters in order to win a good fortune, then he can also give a gift to the little boss who is preparing for the exam.

Thinking of this, Shen Chenai immediately became energetic, spread out the rice paper and began to splash ink.Three days later, not only did the Liu family want the picture of the five sons enthroned by Shen Chenyu, but he also had a new painting of a carp leaping over the dragon's gate.

The Liu family was very satisfied with the five sons enrolling in the imperial examination. In addition, they also expressed a strong interest in the painting of Yu Leaping over the Dragon Gate. Unfortunately, that painting was painted by Shen Chenai as a gift to a friend. Shen Chenai would not sell it for any amount of money. of.

It was a pity that the Liu family did not get Yuyuelongmen, but there was no way to force this kind of thing, so they had to leave the remaining silver taels, and left the Luo family with the painting of five sons.

Shen Chenai threw the three bank notes that Liu's family put down into the drawer of the kang cabinet, which had become a special place for him to hand in money.As long as Luo Ding finds silver in there, it must be handed over by Shen Chenai.

I sent the newly painted picture of Wuzi Dengke to Jixianzhai, but the little boss still stayed at Yue's house and did not come.Instructing the new boy to hand over the painting to the little boss. After hearing the boy's affirmative answer, Shen Chenai left the bookstore contentedly.

News came back from the bookstore soon, that Xu Jian liked the picture of Yu Leaping over the Dragon Gate that Shen Chenai gave him very much, and now it has been framed and hung in his study.He also wanted the little guy to send a message, asking Shen Chenai if he wanted to come out and play together on the night of the Yuan Dynasty?

The Shangyuan that Xu Jian mentioned was the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.This day is a time of celebration for the whole country, especially at night, the government will cancel the curfew so that everyone can come out to play.And the shops will also hang various colored lights outside the shop, with a note written with riddles on the bottom, please pass the tourists to guess, guess the answer, the shop will offer the already prepared a small gift.

In the Dagan Dynasty with strict access control, the Shangyuan Festival is a very rare day for all people to enjoy themselves together.Therefore, relatives and friends often meet on this day and go out for a night tour together.

Shen Chenai readily accepted Xu Jian's invitation, and Luo Ding also planned to participate after learning about it.Now that the two adults in the family have come out, the children naturally cannot stay at home.So in the end it became their family of four who dispatched together.

Shen Chenai, who was leading the family, was a little ashamed. It was obviously a meeting with friends, but in the end it turned into a family tour. This made him explain to Xu Jian like this?

But when they arrived at the place where the two agreed to meet, Shen Chenai was a little dumbfounded, because Xu Jian also brought someone over there.

Yue Chong, who was standing beside Xu Jian, greeted Luo Ding's family who just came over generously, while Xu Jian smiled awkwardly at Shen Chenai.

Seeing that he didn't come here alone, Shen Chenai felt relieved.The two groups merged into one, and followed the crowd who came out to play, and walked into the long stream of people.

Originally, the two groups were still talking and laughing together, but the two groups that had just met soon separated again. The reason was not that they were dispersed by the dense flow of people, but that Shen Chenai and Luo Ding consciously took the two groups together. A child left them.

It's not that he has any other ideas for doing this, but Yue Chong's posture of wanting to get along with the two is too full. Shen Chenai is neither a fool nor a blind man, so how could he not see it.

Although Yue Chong had always been kind to them, but the way he put all his body and mind on Xu Jian really made other people feel that they couldn't stay by their side.

Moreover, although Shen Chenai looked at Xu Jian's appearance a little ignorantly, she didn't feel unwilling. Since the two of them are in love with each other, they should not stay there as a beacon.

The silent family of four left Xu Jian and Yue Chong little by little with the flow of people. When they could no longer be seen, Luo Ding said to Shen Chenai: "I see that Boss Yue Attitude, I guess it won't be long before we can have Boss Xu's wedding wine."

Shen Chenai blinked when she heard the words, forced herself to suppress her boyish heart full of gossip, and replied to Luo Ding: "No matter what Xu Jian chooses, as a friend, I will only support and give blessings. Of course It would be even better if he could share with me the love history of the two."

Luo Ding asked in a daze when he heard the words: "What love and history? I didn't hear you clearly just now when you said it again."

Shen Chenai shrugged when she heard the words, and pulled Luo Ding and the children towards a lantern that she had long coveted for a long time.

On the night of Shangyuan, a pair of friends who have love are very happy.After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the year is considered to be completely over.As the large and small yamen resumed work one after another, Luo Ding also started to pack his luggage, and told Shen Chenai that he was going on a long trip.

In fact, the place Luo Ding was going to was not too far away, but it was Wuwei City, the capital of Liangzhou.But this time he was going to do some business, and he was expected to stay for a longer time.

So before he left, he said to Shen Chenai: "It will take me ten days and a half months at the earliest. During these days, Aunt Chen will take care of you during the day, so I'm not too worried. It's just that at night, it's just you When you are at home with the two little ones, you must remember to close the doors and windows, and lock the gate. Do not put the big dog in the yard, bring it into the house, and let it lie on the kitchen, so that the two houses I can take care of everything. Put the puppies in Yue Gui’s house, those two puppies have very good ears, and they will bark when there is any movement.”

In order to let Luo Ding leave at ease, Shen Chenai humbly accepted all his instructions, and said that she would definitely hide a kitchen knife under her pillow, and kill anyone who dared to touch the door at night with the knife.

Luo Ding had nothing to do with Shen Chenai's answer. In the end, he could only sigh deeply and set off with people and packed things.