Encounter with the Four Great Talents

It was snowing in the capital, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon. Tang Shen lay on the window sill watching the heavy snow fall from the sky, and stretched out his hands to catch it.Although it is a bit icy and cold, it is beautiful to watch the crystal clear snowflakes turn into clean water in the palm of your hand.

Then Tang Shen sighed and lay on his stomach without any bones. He really was too idle to panic, and he actually had such thoughts of hurting the spring and the autumn.After all, the reason why he is so boring is not because the people around him are too busy to pay attention to him.

First of all, soon after Hua Dingwu returned to Beijing, he was promoted again. Although he was promoted quickly, even the ministers who had suffered at the hands of the emperor did not seriously oppose it.Besides, although Hua Dingwu is a bit fierce, he is not a reckless person. Some people dislike him, and naturally some admire him.So the official was promoted like this, and he sat firmly.

The Chinese New Year is almost here, and many things in the yamen have to be done before the end of the year, so that we can have a safe New Year.So I'm so busy these days that I don't see the end.If Tang Shen went to bed later or was a little more confused, he might still feel him leaning towards his side to hug him and give him a kiss or two. If he went to bed a day earlier and couldn't see him, it would be normal.This made Tang Shen feel a lot of resentment.

Press it down, even though the parents have arrived in the capital, and the family lives outside the city, it is not very far away. Tang Shen can get there in half a day by car. No one in Washington pays attention to him, so he naturally wants to Go home and get comfortable.But these days, the house is busy and dusty, there are waving brooms everywhere, and there are moving furniture everywhere.This year, the whole family decided to completely renovate the house from top to bottom, and take advantage of this time to get everything in place for the incomplete and inappropriate things in the new home, and resolve to have a lively and comfortable new year!So don't talk about resting, there is not even a place to stand, Tang Shen gave up the idea of ​​going back after going back.

Compared to the bustle of the Tang family, Washington is much more deserted.For various reasons, Tang Shen didn't have a good time at home this time, and naturally he didn't bring the things he promised to bring to Mrs. Hua.Mrs. Hua was disappointed and sad, Taishi Hua felt sorry for his old wife, and promised on the spot to take his family back to Jinling for the New Year and spend a second honeymoon with his old wife.So a month ago, the second elder took his two younger sons to the south of the Yangtze River!The most lively people were not there, and the grandma in Hua Fu was not a lively person who liked to make do with the front house, so naturally the whole Hua family became quiet.

As for the few friends who are Shangguan, all of them are too busy to touch the ground, and the only one who takes it easy is Wen Zhengming in the Ministry of Industry.But this kid finally had a son, and he stood by his little ancestor every day to pretend to be a filial and loving father, keeping his mouth shut about how my son is, how is that boy, and so on.Tang Shen didn't like children, and it was boring to go there, so he became bored.

Dongyue behind him said with a smile, "Second Master, since you are bored, why don't you check the account book?" Yonglu's year-end account book was spread out on his desk early, and he spent half a day looking through it before he stopped. read.

Tang Shen gave her a funny look: "What are you worried about? He's made money, and he's already made his money back. He's making a dowry right now, and when he makes enough money, you'll be the proprietress."

Dongyue blushed and spat at him, took a coat and draped it over his shoulders: "It's getting colder and colder today, so stop sitting by the window, what do you want to do if you want to get sick?"

Tang Shen sighed again, he was so bored that he wanted to scream.

At this moment, a boy ran in: "Second son, the Tang family is here to send new year's goods. There is a box of your things. The Wu steward asked us to carry it to you." After saying that, the other two boys carried a big box and left. Come in.

Tang Shen took the list, nodded for Dongyue to give a reward, and sent them down, holding the gift list in one hand, while walking around the box a few times.Dongyue looked at the music: "Second Master, what are you looking at?"

"It's the first time I got the New Year's goods from my home." Tang Shen smiled. This is not the first time I got it, after all, it's the first time I'm not at home for the New Year.

Dongyue smiled and went to open the box, only to see that clothes, shoes and socks were neatly placed inside, especially the cotton clothes, which were stuffed with thick cotton.But these clothes are in two sets, and the two sizes are different, so you can tell who it is for at a glance.Others are stuffed into a very delicate flat box, which contains some silver notes and scraps of silver.

Dongyue smiled and said, "Uncle and wife are really thoughtful."

Tang Shen nodded his banknotes and raised his eyebrows. It seems that the eldest brother manages the family well, and the money is not too much, not too little.The Tang family is all educated, but they are a bit stunned financially.Therefore, the books of Yonglu and Tongxi stores are all for yourself. Yonglu is in the business of calligraphy and painting treasures, while Tongxi is in the business of restaurants. few.

These are all properties of the Tang family, and all the money is given to the Tang family. Since Tang Shen was "married off" but took care of the family affairs, he would take part of the money from the Tang family for his own use.Tang Yin wanted to give half of it, but Tang Shen only took [-]% because his elder brother had to support his parents.However, just two percent is not a lot.

Tang Shen asked Dongyue to take the box and put it away, and picked up the clothes for a closer look.Then curled her lips: "Mother is not afraid of breaking her eyes, that man is not worth her trouble making clothes."

Dongyue also leaned over to take a closer look, "Second Master still has good eyes, these are really my wife's stitches. Hehe, my wife must have made the clothes by herself because she thought Mrs. Hua didn't even have a needleworker in her room." .”

"Where does the Hua family need needle money? I think my mother thinks that the guy doesn't even have a caring woman who makes clothes for him in his house, so she made clothes for him on my behalf." As she spoke, her face became hot. , Mother is so troublesome, can the Hua family afford to hire a sewing nurse?

Dongyue sniggered, and Tang Shen was so angry that he still put the clothes on the bedside, thinking that he would let Hua Dingwu wear them during the Chinese New Year, and if he dared not wear them, he would have to look good.

Just as she was in a daze, she heard Dongyue's surprised voice behind her: "Oh, there is also a purse made by sister Qiuxiang here. Oh, this purse embroidery is really beautiful! What is stuffed in it? Herbs?"

Tang Shen went over to take the purse, looked at it again and again, nodded with a smile, and handed it to Dongyue: "It's pretty, keep it carefully."

Speaking of Qiuxiang, Tang Shen suddenly remembered, because his giant butterfly flapped its wings too hard, could it be that Tang Bohu couldn't perform the scene of Qiuxiang?

The story of Tang Bohu ordering Qiuxiang is basically this: Tang Bohu went to Beijing to rush for the exam, met Qiuxiang in a Buddhist temple who served Mrs. Hua to offer incense, fell in love at first sight, and went to Washington to hide his name and become the teacher of the two young masters of the Hua family.After that, there were all kinds of ambiguous affairs, and then the deeds were revealed. The Hua family was moved by Tang Bohu's sincerity and were willing to let him take away his "favorite" woman.So all the maids in Washington stood in front of Tang Bohu one by one to choose from, and in the end they naturally fell in love with Qiuxiang and married the beauty back home.The next step is to travel around the world to grow old and live happily ever after. (Zhou Xingxing's version is also modified according to this version.)

Of course, this is a story after all, and a story that is almost impossible to exist.But Tang Shen still looked forward to this plot.But at present, it seems absolutely impossible.

It's a pity that such a good girl, I don't know which family will marry her in the end.

At this time, two tall and straight figures walked over, Tang Shen's eyes widened slightly, why is it so early today?

As soon as Hua Dingwu came in, he saw Tang Shen's stupid appearance, and couldn't help sighing. Could it be that this guy is bored?Why are you so stupid.

Wei Ting greeted Tang Shen with a smile: "Second Young Master, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your complexion has improved a lot."

Tang Shen touched his face and nodded, "It seems to be better." This year's winter is not as bitterly cold as in previous years.

Hua Dingwu washed his hands and changed his clothes, came over to hold his hand, squeezed it, and nodded: "Have you taken the medicine?"

"I'm convinced." Tang Shen stretched out his hand to flick the snowflakes from his hair: "Are you done?"

"En." Hua Dingwu rubbed the center of his brows wearily, he was really tired to complete all the official duties ahead of schedule.Tuck Tang Shen into his arms and hug him for a while to make up for intimacy.

Wei Ting jumped by the door, shaking off the snow from his feet, then returned to the table and sat down, took a cup of hot tea and drank it in two or three sips, heaving a sigh of relief: "It's windy and snowy today. Yes, it's really too cold. Brother, let me stay here for a meal today."

Hua Dingwu nodded, and told Dongyue: "Since it's cold, let the kitchen put a pot on it."

Dongyue naturally took orders, poured tea for the three of them and immediately retreated to give orders.

After Dongyue went down, Hua Dingwu raised his eyebrows: "You follow me all the way, and you insist on staying, what's the matter?"

Wei Ting blushed, scratched his ears, scratched his cheeks, glanced left and right, hesitating and refusing to explain.Tang Shen was amused when he saw this, this hero Wei has always been upright, steady and rigorous, when did he look so embarrassed?

"What's wrong?" Tang Shen sized Wei Ting up and down, "Brother Wei, what did you do wrong?"

Wei Ting gave him a hard look, then looked at his senior brother, finally took a breath, sat up straight, and said to Tang Shen, "I want to propose marriage to Miss Qiuxiang."

Tang Shen was stunned for a moment, blinked his eyes, stretched his neck and asked again: "What?"

Wei Ting has already said it anyway, and it will be easy to say it again: "I want to propose marriage to Miss Qiuxiang. If the second son thinks I can still be attractive, I will ask my mother to propose marriage to the Tang family."

Tang Shen laughed loudly, "Brother Wei, are you on the wrong side? I like it, but it has nothing to do with my sister Qiuxiang."

Wei Ting nodded: "Since you're good at it, I'm probably a little bit sure about it."

"Oh? Why?"

"Miss Qiuxiang said that if she marries, she must marry someone who Mr. Tang agrees with you."

"Huh? You asked her?"

"I asked someone to ask for me." Wei Ting continued to blush. He spent a lot of effort in order to inquire, and only after nine turns and eighteen corners did he ask someone to inquire about more reliable information.

Tang Shen rubbed his chin and narrowed his eyes, smiled for a while and said, "Well, if you want to marry my sister, you must have sincerity."