Encounter with the Four Great Talents

Tang Shen's face turned dark when he heard it in the room, and Qiu laughed: "It's too difficult for you to be like this."

Tang Shen pursed his lips and snorted: "I leave him alone like this, and everyone who wakes up knows that I don't want to see him anymore. It's really disgusting that he has the audacity to come to me." He yawned and squinted his eyes. Feeling sleepy, he whispered: "Mother, don't talk to him, Yonglu will send him away in a while."

Qiu shook her head and smiled dotingly, stretched out her hand to straighten the cloak on him to make him wrap it tightly, then stood up and went to the dressing table to remove the jewelry.

Outside the house, Yonglu stood alone at the gate of the courtyard facing Xu Xian, with a decent smile and a respectful attitude, but his foot just stuck to the ground without giving an inch.

Xu Xian stretched his neck and widened his eyes to look for something in the yard, while he said perfunctorily: "I'll come and see my cousin, he's not in good health, let me see what's wrong." walk.

Yong Lu stopped him with a step across, and said with a smile: "Master Xu Wu, you see, it's getting late now, our master has already rested, so please don't bother him." Naturally, Yong Lu would not let him in. The fact that the second master didn't respond when he yelled so loudly just now can completely prove the problem.In this case, if he still puts this master in, the second master will be able to skin him.And this Xu Wuye is really strange, it's ridiculous that he doesn't go back to his room to sleep at night, and suddenly comes to disturb others' rest.

How could Xu Xian take him seriously? His eyes lit up and he said, "He rested so early? He must be unwell. I want to go in and have a look." Then he raised his foot and wanted to go around Yonglu again.

Yonglu was annoyed, so he stopped being polite to him, and directly confronted him.Take a big step to stop him: "Fifth Master, our master is already asleep, so it's inappropriate for you to break in, isn't it?"

"My cousin is not feeling well, I'm going to see what's wrong as a cousin?" The expression on Xu Xian's face also changed, and the noise was raised a lot.Ever since he saw Tang Shen, his heart had been itchy. The man he hadn't seen for two years looked even more beautiful now, and every frown and smile touched his heart.He didn't think about doing anything to Tang Shen, he just wanted to get closer to him.Now being stopped here and unable to fulfill his wish, he naturally felt that Yong Lu in front of him was an eyesore!

Yonglu narrowed his eyes slightly to cover his cold eyes, blocked the road like a door god, and said with a fake smile: "Fifth Master, our second master came to Changzhou from Wu County, so it is natural for us to travel for such a long time. I was very tired, so I went to bed early. You went in and disturbed his rest, so what should I do if he didn't rest well and fell ill? Our second master is the lifeblood of my wife. If you know that you disturbed him If the second master is sick, the wife will definitely be unhappy."

Thinking of the Qiu family, Xu Xian finally hesitated.Stretching his neck again, he saw that only Qiu's room was lit, while Tang Shen's room was indeed dark, so he asked unwillingly, "Is it true that my cousin is resting?"

"Of course." Yonglu lied and didn't write drafts, his face didn't turn red and his heart beat wildly, and he dismissed Xu Xian with a smile.

Not long after Xu Xian left, Dongyue came back from the kitchen with a plate, and saw Yonglu standing at the door with his chest folded and a sneer on his face.Asked strangely: "What are you doing here?"

"It's nothing. It smells good! What good thing is Dongyue's sister holding?" Yonglu sniffled and looked greedily at the tray in Dongyue's hand, and his saliva was about to flow into a waterfall.Dongyue took a bowl and stuffed it into his hand with a smile, and entered the room with other things.

Yonglu saw his favorite minced meat pancakes in the bowl, he howled happily, ran to sit on the steps with the bowl in his arms, and bit it down with a happy face.His eyes stared coldly at the direction Xu Xian was leaving.

Dongyue lifted the curtain and entered the room, and saw that Qiu was taking off her make-up, while Tang Shen was resting on the couch with her eyes closed, and said with a smile, "Second Lord, it's too late now, and this servant only made some simple things. , would you like to enjoy your face and eat?"

Tang Shen smiled and opened his eyes, took off the cloak and stood up. His long hair in the shawl was simply tied at the end of the hair with a square scarf and hung on his shoulders, making him look extraordinarily delicate.Dragging her robe, she walked to the table and sat down, watching Dongyue set out a bowl of shredded pork noodles and two dishes of stir-fried vegetables.Tang Shen looked at it and laughed and said, "Huh? Why are there just these? I smelled meatloaf just now, why didn't it disappear?" In fact, he saw it from the window.

Dongyue blushed and secretly glanced at him. Qiu Shi had already removed her make-up, walked over and said with a smile: "You child, you eat so much food. If you don't want to eat, I'll give it to Yonglu."

"Come on, I'm hungry." Tang Shen quickly sat down and took a bite with his chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Yonglu will be lucky in the future, sister Dongyue is so good at cooking."

Dongyue blushed from what he said, and went into the back room to make Qiu's bed with a flick of her head.

Qiu smiled and sat next to Tang Shen, watched his son eating noodles with a good appetite, wiped the sweat from his head with a handkerchief, and said softly, "Since we have come to Changzhou, we live in Changzhou. The Xu family, you still have to give the Xu family some face. I know you don’t like Xu Xian, but you don’t have to make it too ugly, after all, he is your aunt’s only son. Instead of looking at the monk’s face, look at the Buddha’s face.”

Tang Shen paused, nodded and continued to eat.Qiu smiled and said: "But since you don't like him, I'll tell my sister tomorrow, let Xu Xian follow his father to learn how to manage a shop, and let Xu An take care of you."

Tang Shen immediately nodded and swallowed a big mouthful of noodles.Qiu wiped his sweat again: "Eat slowly, no one will compete with you."

The next morning Xu Xian came again, but the person who received him was Qiu Shi.Tang Shen loves lazy beds, so he hasn't gotten up yet.After meeting Xu Xian, Mrs. Qiu took him to have breakfast with him, and asked him carefully.Xu Xian was in a cold sweat all the time, and finally fled in despair.

Tang Shen leaned against the door frame and said with a smile, "Mother has a way."

Qiu stared at him, signaled Dongyue to remove the things on the table, called Tang Shen to come and sit down, frowned and said, "Xian'er, do you have something to ask you? Otherwise, why are you so repeated..."

Tang Shen snorted coldly and remained silent, Xu Xian looked at him with wrong eyes, he had already noticed it after staying all day yesterday.If it wasn't for his relatives, Tang Shen would definitely put a sack on his back and beat him severely.But now that he is a cousin of a direct relative, and he is living in someone's house, no matter how unhappy Tang Shen is, he can only bear it.

Seeing that Tang Shen was really annoyed, Qiu frowned and said nothing.In the end, Tang Shen said: "Mom, we came to Changzhou to see the elder brother's marriage. We can go back as soon as we finish."

Qiu Shi nodded immediately: "Mother knows."

Just as he was talking, Yong Lu walked in quickly: "Second Master, Mr. Wen is here!"

Wen Zhengming happened to be away from home yesterday, and he didn't know Tang Shen had arrived in Changzhou until he went back at night. He got up early in the morning and rushed to look for Tang Shen.When Tang Shen saw him, no matter how bad his mood was, it disappeared in that simple and honest smile.After meeting each other for a while, the two went out to play together.

Qiu Shi sent the two of them out of the house, and took Dongyue's hand to see Xu Shi.Mrs. Xu was doing housework, and sitting beside her were three daughters-in-law and daughter Xu Xin. Seeing Mrs. Qiu coming, they all stood up to say hello.

The first thing Qiu said after sitting down was: "Shen'er is so young and ignorant. Xian'er still knows how to come early in the morning to greet me. He is fine. When he saw his friend, he patted his butt and went out to play. It's really useless." rule!"

Mrs. Xu laughed: "Look at what you said, Shen'er is such a well-behaved child, why doesn't he know the rules? Mr. Wen came to him, is it possible that he wants to sit still? Besides, what is the relationship between our two families? There is still no need to be so unfamiliar and polite. Besides, I am also full of female relatives here, so it is good if Shen'er does not come to pay her respects."

"My sister said that, I'm really sorry, but what my sister said is true. It's really not good for a boy to run here. Since my sister said it, I'll let him excuse me for the time being." If my sister wants to see him, just ask him to come."

"That's the reason."

"But in this way, Xian'er's side can also avoid this greeting. Sister, you too, Xian'er is still young, you just let him sleep for a while so that he can grow up. I came here to say hello this day, my eyes are so bright It's too late. He has to go out with his brother-in-law to do things every day, how can he afford it! You don't feel bad, but I won't bear it."

Mrs. Xu felt a little strange, she never thought of asking Xu Xian to greet Qiu every morning.But Xu Xian didn't know where he got the hang of it, so he ran away early in the morning. At that time, Mrs. Qiu hadn't finished breakfast yet.He smiled and said, "Okay, okay, what's the matter with me if you are an aunt who loves him. Okay, I live in the same house, so that's all. I don't have to let the two children run around. of."

The Qiu family was satisfied, so Xu Xian had no reason to come to Tang Shen every morning.His son knew that Tang Shen was patient and easy to get along with everyone else, but Xu Xian didn't want to save any face at all.Qiu couldn't really let him get angry and teach Xu Xian a lesson, so he could only change the way to keep the two of them apart.

At this moment, the butler brought a stack of invitations, Mrs. Xu read them one by one, and handed them to Mrs Qiu with a smile: "Let's have a look."

Qiu took it and opened it, feeling a little confused.Mrs. Xu said with a smile: "These are some of the few families in Changzhou, and most of them have good daughters who have not left the cabinet." She couldn't help but glance at Xu Xin. A little bit of wind went out, and there were only so many people who were moved by the wind.If Xu Xin and Tang Yin could have made it back then, there would not be so many troubles today.

Mrs. Qiu was happy, and immediately looked carefully at each of them, and after Mrs. Xu's careful introduction, she picked a few and picked them up.Some of the other families were abandoned after time conflicts, and some were from poor family backgrounds, so the Qiu family didn't bother to go.

The Qiu family is doing well, and Tang Shen and Wen Zhengming are having a good time.

Tang Shen always felt that he was vulgar, so he didn't like to go to see any scenery, and Wen Zhengming didn't like it either. The two chatted vulgarly while walking around, patronizing all the delicious stalls in the streets and alleys of Changzhou.When they were full, the two ran to the long embankment by the river to find two stones to sit and chat.

Wen Zhengming hugged his stomach with both hands and hiccupped, "Oh, I ate too much. Brother Shen, did you just say you wanted to find a nursing home?"

"I'm not looking for one, I'm looking for a few." Tang Shen rubbed his stomach, Wen Zhengming is worthy of being a foodie, so he can be found in any stall in every corner, but the taste is really good.Just because they were all delicious, he ate three times as much today as before.

"I see that your servants are quite well-behaved, and there are quite a few of them. Why do you still need a nursing home?"

"Let's not talk about the use of the nursing home, even if you usually go out, you can feel more at ease if you can have someone by your side."

"That's true." Wen Zhengming nodded, thought for a while and said, "If you can trust me, I have someone to choose." After another hiccup, Wen Zhengming changed his position and leaned against the willow tree, and then said, "You know My father works in the state government office, and not many people know about it. However, there used to be a policeman in Changzhou who knew my father quite well, but he lost his job because of one incident, and now he can only work as a bodyguard The teacher's job is to support the family. He is only in his 20s, and his martial arts are good, so you can rest assured of his character."

"Why was he dropped from his job?"

Wen Zhengming wrinkled his face, scratched his head, looked up at Tang Shen cautiously, then lowered his head and said softly: "Actually, it's not a big deal. The young master of the previous prefecture was wandering around the street and was caught by a thief." He picked up the money bag, and he caught him at that time, and led someone to beat the child to death. Brother Fang, ah, it’s the person I told you that when he passed by, he couldn’t see it, so he took the boy from Zhizhou The thugs knocked him down, and gave the young master a few words. So... just..."

Tang Shen rolled his eyes and didn't speak.Wen Zhengming saw that he didn't make a statement, and immediately said in a hurry: "Actually, Zhizhou also knew that his youngest son had done too much, so he scolded him. It's just that the young master made trouble for him when he saw him. After that, he accidentally beat the young master, so he had to give up the job."

Tang Shen thought for a while, the prefect of Changzhou had been changed two years ago, and the previous prefect was transferred very far away, which means that this happened at least two or three years ago, and the other party was almost half of the Central Plains away, so it should be nothing will happen.He nodded and said, "Okay, someday I will go to see him with you, if he is willing, come with me to Wu County."

"I'm definitely willing!" Wen Zhengming immediately expressed his opinion. Seeing Tang Shen's puzzled expression, he sighed and said, "Actually, it would be fine if Brother Fang had only one person, but he still has a younger brother who is a bit stupid and needs him to take care of him. Because of this, even marrying a wife is difficult, so..."

Tang Shen clarified, and sighed: "Although this is fate, but Brother Fang is indeed suffering a bit."

"Yes." Seeing the letter, Wen Zhengming couldn't help but tell Tang Shen a lot.Before Tang Shen met this Fang Xingzhou, he already knew all eight generations of his ancestors.

Then, as he talked, the topic got farther and farther away. Suddenly, Wen Zhengming said seriously as if he had just remembered: "You know what? Mr. Zhu Yunming did not participate in the examination, and Mr. Xu Zhenqing failed the examination."