Encounter with the Four Great Talents

Tang Shen's life in Washington is really good. Apart from the discomfort of having to share the bed with Hua Dingwu, it's really a matter of wind and rain.All the things he wants, without his special order, the elder brother, Hua Dingwu and Mrs. Hua will get him immediately, except for those that are expressly prohibited by the doctor's order.

He doesn't like to go out, but he is never lonely and boring. Tang Yin Wenzheng will visit him every day.Taishi Hua came to chat with him when he had nothing to do, and even became obsessed with playing backgammon and kept challenging Tang Shen.Hua Dingwen would also come to see his pulse every day, and the two would exchange some ways of keeping in good health, which was interesting.Even Mrs. Hua liked to join in the fun, and often came to him for various reasons, and then said some bad things about Hua Dingwu, which made Tang Shen laugh and endure the pain every time.

Hua Dingwu was very busy and had to deal with a lot of official business every day, so he didn't really have much time to accompany Tang Shen, so he didn't prevent these people from coming and going in and out of his yard to accompany Tang Shen.However, as long as he has a little free time, he will come back and stick to Tang Shen's side. At this time, no matter who is next to him, he will be driven out by him with murderous intent.Of course, the only exception is Hua Dingwen who is seeing a doctor.

In addition to these people who will accompany Tang Shen, Zhu Yunming and Zhang Jingyu also come here often, but Zhang Jingyu is not welcomed by the Wu Guanshi, so almost every time he is directly rejected by the Wu Guanshi, even if Zhang Jingyu asks to see Tang Yin and Wen Zhengming. , Most of the time Brother Tang Yin didn't even know that he had been here.There were only a few times when Tang Shen was resting or Hua Dingwu was at home, so naturally he couldn't seek success.

Zhu Yunming was able to enter Hua's house normally, but he didn't come very often, and according to him, he didn't want to meet Hua Dingwu.But every time he came, he would bring Tang Shen some well-prepared gifts, such as his favorite books and some interesting little things, which Tang Shen liked very much.It was also because of Hua Dingwu that he didn't stop him from receiving Tang Shen. In fact, he didn't like this person.

Hua Dingwu is a cold-hearted person, and rarely has feelings of dislike or liking for others, so Tang Shen, whom he likes, is very valuable.And Hua Dingwu felt that he probably didn't like Zhu Yunming very much.

He was keenly aware that Tang Shen treated Zhu Yunming differently.It's not that the two are particularly close or anything like that, but that the atmosphere between the two is always more... indescribably closer than others.Those jokes, those fights, those conversations, those unconscious touches, are more open.This was originally not Tang Shen's nature.

This made Hua Dingwu a little concerned, and then he cared more and more day by day.Gradually, he didn't like Zhu Yunming's coming very much. Under his instruction, the military officer would sometimes block Zhu Yunming, and Zhu Yunming just smiled and left after handing over the gift.

Tang Shen didn't notice this. After all, Zhu Yunming never came here very often, and the Hua family never let anyone disturb his rest, and he was used to the behavior of blocking guests away because he was resting.And what he cares more about now is that Tang Yin is finally going home.

Tang Yin brought five or six servants with him when he came, and nearly ten people when he returned.This is because the people who came with Tang Shen, except Yong Lu and Tong Xi, all went back.Tang Yin didn't agree with it, but Tang Shen really couldn't think of the use of these people staying with him in Hua's house, so he rushed them all back. When the whole family moved to the capital, these familiar people would be of some use.Tang Yin was right when he thought about it. The two servants with swords and swords beside Hua Dingwu basically took care of Tang Shen now, and a few maids and boys circled around Tang Shen under Mrs. Hua's order. It is enough.

Tang Yin still went back by boat, Tang Shen insisted on sending his elder brother aboard, Hua Dingwu didn't object, but just escorted Tang Shen from head to toe.

On the pier, Zhang Jingyu, Wen Zhengming, and Zhu Yunming were all there, looking at Tang Yin with a funny face and babbling to Tang Shen endlessly.Tang Shen was also very patient, leaning on a stake and listening with his hands clasped, occasionally answering a few words perfunctorily, spending most of his time watching the scenery on the pier with Hua Dingwu beside him.When the boatman on the boat started shouting, Tang Shen immediately pushed Tang Yin, who hadn't said enough, onto the boat. Tang Yin was in a hurry: "I haven't finished talking yet! Shen'er, you still have to take the medicine bath on time, you know? Look. Your complexion has improved a lot, it must be useful! You also have to insist on soaking your feet at noon, hey, don't push it!"

When he finally reached the edge of the springboard, Tang Shen smiled and said, "Brother, I never saw you being so wordy when I sent you on a trip before."

Tang Yin pinched his face resentfully: "Little heartless! If it wasn't for your illness, who would be so long-winded!" After cursing a few words, he still couldn't help laughing, and patted his face: "What I said must be so long-winded!" Take it to heart."

Tang Shen nodded obediently, and then Tang Yin looked at Hua Dingwu who was following him, and said with a smile: "Master Hua, my younger brother is naughty and willful, I will trouble you to take care of me these days."

Hua Dingwu nodded: "Don't worry."

The few people who came to see him off finally came together to say a few words, Tang Shen stepped back and looked at the big boats around him.Many of the ships were cargo ships, and many coolies were carrying items. Looking at the boxes and sacks of items, Tang Shen couldn't help being curious: "What are those?"

Hua Dingwu replied naturally: "cloth, medicinal materials, leather, etc."

"Where are you going to sell it?"

"South or out to sea. You want to do business?"

"No, but I want to make money."

Hua Dingwu raised his eyebrows, and looked down at him: "The Tang family doesn't need it, right? Or do you want to make money yourself?" Hua Dingwu has investigated the Tang family, and the Tang family has a lot of land and shops, and you can collect money when you eat and drink at home to use.The Tang family has a small number of people, and there are fewer places to spend money, so they live a comfortable life.Just looking at Tang Shen being raised so meticulously, one can tell that the Tang family will not be short of money.

"Why don't you need it? The whole family of the Tang family will come to Beijing soon, but I don't think it's enough to rely on those shops and land. This is the capital city, and the cost is higher than that in Wu County, let alone building a house. A lot of money was spent." As he spoke, Tang Shen really had a headache for money. The Tang family has a small property, but if they move to the capital or something, they must spend a lot of money. In terms of the financial resources of the Tang family, It's really a little... tight.

Hua Dingwu looked down at him, and said, "Since this is the case, I will take care of the house purchase."

Tang Shen shook his head immediately: "No, that's my family's business."

A smile flashed in Hua Dingwu's eyes: "It's also my family's business."

Tang Shen was speechless, and gave him a weak look: "Don't you think you are really thick-skinned?"

Hua Dingwu nodded cooperatively: "I think. However, it's good if we can achieve our goal."

"..."

Finally, the boatman was about to sail, Tang Shen finally felt a little bit reluctant, looked at Tang Yin on board and said, "Brother, go and come back quickly."

Tang Yin nodded, glanced at Hua Dingwu and signaled, seeing Hua Dingwu nodded, smiled and bowed to everyone, waved his hands and walked away.

Wen Zhengming hugged his stomach and sighed: "Oh, if it wasn't for the test next month, I really want to go home. It has been more than half a year since I left home."

Zhu Yunming patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Brother Tang said he would drop by your house?"

Wen Zhengming nodded, but still couldn't help sighing again, no matter what, he was homesick after all.After being greeted by Zhu Yunming, he turned and left, and saw Zhang Jingyu staring closely at Tang Shen with an ugly expression.Raising his eyebrows and following his line of sight, he saw Tang Shen was standing by the pier pointing at a big boat and talking, while Hua Dingwu standing beside him was listening carefully with his head lowered. On Tang Shen's waist, but Tang Shen didn't struggle.

Wen Zhengming has long been used to this kind of situation. After living in the Hua family these days, he has gradually taken it for granted that Tang Shen and Hua Dingwu are very close.But Zhang Jingyu had never seen it before, and with his misunderstanding, it was understandable to have this expression.It's just that in Wen Zhengming's view, it is necessary for Tang Shen to live in Washington no matter what, and he absolutely disapproves of Zhang Jingyu's idea of ​​taking Tang Shen out of Washington!

Walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Zhang, what's the matter?"

Zhang Jingyu came to his senses after being photographed, forced a smile, and strode towards Tang Shen: "Shen'er, it's rare to come out, why don't we go to the capital? It is said that there is a new restaurant in the capital, which is good at some special dishes in the south of the Yangtze River. Excellent."

Tang Shen was somewhat interested, but he looked at Hua Dingwu obediently. Hua Dingwu saw that the time was still early and the sky didn't look like it would change anytime soon, so he nodded and said, "It's good if you can hurry back and take your medicine and rest."

Tang Shen immediately beamed. Anyway, after all these days of being bored in Hua's house, he was still a bit reluctant to go back just like this, especially if he could eat something delicious!

Wen Zhengming also became interested: "Oh? That's great, I'm really hungry after talking about it."

Tang Shen's amused eyes flicked around his much-shrunk belly: "Brother Wen, it's rare for you to succeed in losing weight, so don't fall by the wayside."

Wen Zhengming said with a bitter face, "I don't really want to lose weight." The reason he lost so much body weight was due to illness and fright, and his appetite decreased during that time, so he lost a lot of weight.Now it is stable, and there is a tendency to grow back.

Zhu Yunming laughed loudly, took out a fan and spread it on the ground: "In this case, let's go and try it, but it's been a long time since I've eaten authentic Jiangnan cuisine."

So a group of people walked out of the pier, Zhang Jingyu and Wen Zhengming came on horseback, Tang Shen and Hua Dingwu took a carriage to see Tang Yin off.Because the place Zhang Jingyu said was in a busy city, and it was clearly forbidden to ride horses in a busy city, so Zhang Jingyu and Wen Zhengming simply borrowed the Hua family's carriage together. The carriage goes.

Under the shade of the trees not far from where the carriage stopped, there were quite a few coolies on the pier wearing coarse short-sleeved shirts drinking water and eating, eating as soon as possible while the proprietors and shipowners were resting.

Tang Shen didn't notice them at first, but there was an episode where Tang Shen looked over.A stray dog ​​walked along their feet looking for something to eat, but at most it found some dry and cold steamed buns.It's just that beside the dog, when a coolie took a big gulp of water from the water bottle, the dog ate Xiong Xin and leopard boldly and took away half of the steamed bun that he had put on his lap.

The coolie was stunned for a moment and immediately jumped up to catch up. Although he couldn't eat it even if he snatched it back, he was angry but still wanted to chase the dog and teach the dog a lesson.The dog ran away quickly with its tail between its legs, but the coolie couldn't catch up. He was so angry that he took a stone and yelled at it and smashed it. The dog screamed and fell to the ground, but still struggled and limped while biting the steamed bun. He fled with a slouch.

Because the quarrel was quite lively, Tang Shen turned his head and took a look, and then he just froze.

The coolie lost half of his lunch, turned back dejectedly, saw the line of glorious people in front of him, looked up, and was startled by Tang Shen who was staring at him in a daze in front of the carriage.

Tang Shen frowned and was about to speak when the coolie suddenly backed up a few steps and turned around and ran away. The coolies next to him called him a few words, but he didn't look back, and quickly disappeared around the corner.

Tang Shen blinked, turned his head to look at Zhu Yunming, Zhu Yunming frowned and looked at the direction where the coolie was escaping, and said, "Do you want me to send someone to investigate?"

Tang Shen thought and thought, and finally nodded, with a very complicated expression on his face.Zhu Yunming smiled, with a gentle and considerate face, and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry about these small things, I will figure it out."

Tang Shen sighed: "Okay, I'll trouble you, Brother Zhu."