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After walking a few steps, Shen Xu realized that Linqing didn't have a crown, and a large handful of black silk was loosely tied behind her back. Because she ran in a hurry, there were still a few strands left on her temples. Call Shen Xu very surprised.

"Why is your hair messed up like this?" He almost thought that Linqing had fought with others.

Linqing scratched her hair carelessly, thinking about calling Shen Xu, almost forgot about her slovenly appearance, and rushed into the classroom, really humiliating her.

"I'll explain to you later." Lin Qing couldn't explain clearly, and trotted away with Shen Xu.

Shen Xu was still wondering where a cousin could come here, the Shen family is huge, there are many stars and moons like Shen Danchi from my family, and there are Shen Xu whose parents died young and rarely walk around in the clan. Yes, although there are many relatives, Shen Xu only has a few frequent contacts, his third uncle's family counts as one, Shen Danchi's counts as one, and there are no more.Among the pitifully few acquaintances, none of his cousins ​​is considered close to him, not to mention that they will fly away separately when the disaster is imminent, there is really no reason to find them here on purpose.

Shen Xu couldn't help asking: "Which cousin, what's her name?"

Lin Qing was really taken aback, he was so excited that a relative was found, he forgot to ask the other party's name.

"She wants me to call her Mrs. Qin..."

Madam Qin?That means they are married. Shen Xu recalled all the husband's families of his cousins ​​whom he still remembered, but he couldn't find a single one whose surname was Qin.Linqing is so stupid, can't he be deceived?But I have fallen into such a state of desperation, what else is there to be deliberately deceived?

The more Shen Xu thought about it, the more confused she became, and she couldn't help but said: "You don't ask the other party's details too much, it's so easy to trust people, I really don't know whether you are naive or stupid."

Lin Qing also regretted his carelessness in his heart, but when Shen Xu said this, he felt aggrieved again, curled his lips, and said, "Then did you see it or not?"

Shen Xu sighed, "I'm here now, I can't see you, what if I recognize you?"

Lin Qing was annoyed: "Brother Zhou brought her to you, could it be that he is a bad person?"

Shen Xu knew that in Linqing's heart, Zhou Mian's admiration and trust definitely ranked first, so she said with a smile: "I didn't say I was a bad person, okay, take me to meet my brother who was brought over by your brother Zhou." Cousin."

Hearing his joke, Linqing couldn't help but glared at him, shook off his hand and strode forward.

Shen Yulan waited with Li San for a while, and then saw the young master leading a person coming from afar.As he approached, Shen Yulan took a closer look, and there was no doubt that it was Shen Xu.Immediately, his eyes were red, and he ran over and said in a voiceless voice: "Brother Xu!"

Hearing the call, Shen Xu stopped and looked at the person in disbelief.

"Brother Xu!" Shen Yulan threw herself into Shen Xu's arms, tears falling like beads, "It's really you!"

Shen Xu was stunned for a long time before tremblingly said: "Xiao Jiuer?"

"Brother Xu..." Hearing Shen Xu calling her baby name, Shen Yulan's heart stopped, and she burst into tears, "Brother Xu, I thought I couldn't find you..."

"How did you find this place?" Shen Xu is still like a dream. He and Shen Yulan have been separated for several years, and he almost forgot that there is such a cousin. Come on.

Shen Yulan said: "When I heard the news of the accident in the Shen family, I rushed back to look for you, but when I returned to Suzhou, all my uncles moved away, and your house was also sealed. I asked every family, and it took me a long time to find out. I learned that you moved here. Cousin Xu, what did the Shen family do to be punished like this by the officials."

"It's a long story, let's talk slowly when we get home." Shen Xu patted Shen Yulan on the back to show comfort, and then said to Lin Qing: "Lin Qing, I will take Jiu Mei back first, and you go to the school to fight for me." Say hello and ask the students to go back today."

Shen Yulan wiped her tears and smiled, "Thanks to you, the little book boy, for leading the way."

Shen Xu glanced at Lin Qing in surprise, and understood something from the slightly embarrassed expression on the other side's face, "Go quickly."

Lin Qing nodded and ran away.

Shen Xu took Shen Yulan back home. Shen Yulan didn't take a closer look at the wooden house before, but now that she knew it was where Shen Xu lived, she couldn't help but shed tears again.

"Brother Xu, you have suffered." Shen Yulan looked at the crumbling fence in the yard, the dilapidated and old house, and the rough and rough furniture in the house, and couldn't help feeling sour in her heart.

Shen Xu held the corner of her mouth reluctantly, and said, "Sit down, and I'll boil water and make tea for you."

Shen Yulan hurriedly said: "Li San, you go, cousin Xu, please sit down."

Li Sanying said yes, striding towards the kitchen.Shen Xu smiled wryly and said, "Xiao Jiuer, I am no longer a young master who depends on others to take care of me. You make me feel uncomfortable."

It's okay not to say anything, but once she said it, Shen Yulan burst into tears again, and Shen Xu hurried over to help her, kept patting her on the back, and softly coaxed her to calm down.

Shen Yulan hadn't seen Shen Xu for a long time, and she found it now, firstly because she missed her brother, and secondly because she was sad about what happened to the Shen family, she cried for a long time before venting the depression in her chest.

"Brother Xu, I haven't seen you for a few years, why did the Shen family fall like this?" Shen Yulan asked.

Shen Xu sighed and said, "Conspire with the tiger, conspire with the tiger."

Shen Yulan is so clever, after thinking for a while, she understood what Shen Xu meant, and said in shock: "The Shen family and the imperial court really—"

Shen Xu nodded, "Otherwise, you think there are many salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, why is the Shen family the only one? The wealth of the Shen family is all rewards from the officials, but now the officials want to take it back."

"I used to wonder why the head of the Salt Chamber of Commerce had to ask Jinglan's cousin about everything. I didn't expect that the Shen family was really used by the court..." Shen Yulan was very moved, and said in surprise: "But I heard that it was Jinglan. Cousin did something wrong to cause trouble?"

Mentioning Shen Danchi, Shen Xu's face was a little embarrassed, Shen Yulan left home early, probably never thought that Shen Danchi would leave his bride behind on the wedding night to chase after the housekeeper's book.The official plan to reduce the Shen family had been planned for a long time. Shen Danchi left the family and disappeared, which gave the official a reason to clean up the Shen family.In this sense, Shen Danchi has sinned too much.But this involves Huai Chuan's background, which Shen Xu only found out after meeting Cui Ke.

Whether it's the relationship between Shen Danchi and Huaiche, or the secrets of Huaiche's life experience, Shen Xu doesn't want Shen Yulan to get involved in this muddy water.

Shen Xu said ambiguously: "Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty if he is pregnant. If the government wants to raid the house, there will always be a name."

Shen Yulan was known as a talented woman in the past, the more vague Shen Xu said, the more she wanted to investigate, "What kind of jade is the Shen family pregnant, so that the imperial court can't just sit idly by? Cousin Jinglan is just the king's patriotism and loyalty However, the salt is still in the hands of the imperial court, and the Shen family's wealth is rewarded by the imperial court, not greedy. How can these be regarded as biscuits? Although cousin Jinglan is a little more casual, he will not plan to rebel Heart, I really don't understand why there is such a disaster."

Shen Xu thought to himself, where is the jade in Shen Jiahuai's family wealth? It's clearly the person who hides the trouble.

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more, you also said that wealth is rewarded by the court, now he wants to take it back, there is nothing wrong with it." Shen Xu said.

Shen Yulan was still furious, "The house was confiscated, and people were forced to come here. The imperial court is now posting lists everywhere to arrest Brother Jinglan, even A Chi, and I don't know what is going on with the two of them now, Brother Xu You are like this now..." She looked at Shen Xu, who was wearing a fine cloth spring shirt, and she had lost a lot of weight, Shen Yulan's eyes were hot, and she choked up and said, "Cousin Jinglan doesn't know how to suffer..."

Shen Xu saw that she couldn't restrain her grief, and her nose was sore. It was impossible not to sigh with emotion when such a big family fell to this point.

The two sat opposite each other and sighed for a while. Li San boiled water and made two cups of tea.Shen Xu greeted him and said, "Sit down and drink tea too, thank you for sending Jiumei all the way here."

Li San said respectfully: "It's my duty to escort Madam."

Shen Yulan was also kind to the servants, and said: "You have worked hard for a long time, take a cup of tea and go outside for a rest."

Li San then went out.

Shen Xu couldn't help saying: "It seems that you are doing well now."

Shen Yulan smiled and said: "Qin Shuming is also up to the mark, and he has not let me down for leaving his hometown. He failed the imperial examination, so I went to Mingzhou with him to settle down. At first, he suffered a lot. Fortunately, he is not a nerd. , I didn’t pass the exam, so I gave up my job and started a business. I used my wealth as the principal to start a seafood business. I started as a stall, and now I opened a seafood store. I hired people to buy and sell the goods. Finally, I don’t have to do everything myself. It smells like fish, and makes people frown from afar." The bitterness during this period is naturally not something that can be conveyed in a few words, but the road was chosen by herself, and Shen Yulan didn't want to complain, so she smiled and said: "Brother Xu, my brother Xu the year before last. I'm a mother now, she's a son, I didn't bring it here this time, my nephew looks like my uncle, it really looks like you when you were young."

Shen Xu was pleasantly surprised: "You are a mother! Really, really—" He was so excited that he couldn't finish his words.

Shen Yulan's father and Shen Xu's father are brothers. The two siblings are about the same age and have been very close since childhood. When Shen Yulan eloped with Qin Shuming, Shen Xu secretly gave her several hundred taels of silver.Now that she learned that her closest sister has become a mother, Shen Xu's excitement is beyond words.

Shen Yulan said with emotion: "It has been so many years in a flash, I was only sixteen when I left, and now I am a mother."

"Yeah, you were so naughty when you were young, even naughtier than a boy. My second uncle was always worried that you wouldn't be able to get married. I didn't expect that you not only married a good man, but also gave birth to a son. Second uncle would be very pleased if he knew."

When mentioning her father, Shen Yulan couldn't help but a little bit of sadness appeared on her face, "He is not a good man. When I wanted to marry Shuming, it wasn't because he objected wholeheartedly, and I wouldn't be so angry that I would elope with him." The Shen family that Ming Media is marrying, Shen Yulan always felt a little regretful in her heart, lowered her eyes, and said softly: "He is now staying with my elder brother near Hangzhou. I found him and wanted to reconcile with him, but he still hates me for leaving home He refused to recognize me or Yu'er when he ran away, I saw that he was having a hard time, so I left some money to express my heart, but he threw it all out and told me to get out."

Shen Yulan's eyes were red. Because of her elopement, she was expelled from the Shen family tree, so she escaped a difficult situation, but she was not accepted by her relatives, but it still made her heart sore.

Wiping away her tears, Shen Yulan said: "Don't talk about me, brother Xu, your little book boy said that you are teaching here."

When Shen Yulan talked about Linqing, Shen Xu realized that Linqing hadn't come back yet. He had talked with Shen Yulan for a while, and Linqing just went to the school to deliver a message for him, so it's unlikely that he hadn't come back at this time.

"Well, I'll stay here with him, he grows some vegetables, and I teach, so I won't starve or suffer from cold." Shen Xu nodded, and slowly told Shen Yulan about the experience of the past few months.

The author has something to say: Another bug was discovered. Mingzhou was the ancient name of Ningbo, but it was still called Yan County in the 16th year of Zhenguan, and it was changed to Mingzhou in the 26th year of Kaiyuan.

I thought Mingzhou sounded better, so I chose this one, only to find out that there was a discrepancy in time today.

As long as everyone knows it, it won't change~