Rebirth of Weak - Chapter 71

Chapter 71: wine cellar




Yan said, "You have to help me build a wine cellar for making wine."

Mrs. Yan San chuckled: "You can really make me happy! Our five generations of wine brewing, these years, my third uncle and I ran back and forth so why not it is that there are wine cellars everywhere? How difficult is it to build a wine cellar for you? So dying to live"

Yan wiped away his tears, and pointed to Shen Wen and said, "This wine cellar must be built according to what my sister-in-law said, otherwise I won't be able to go to the border. The money is also given by sister-in-law, so you must help me. This is busy!"

Mrs. Yan San looked at Shen Wen in surprise: "This sister-in-law! How old is she?"

Shen Wen smiled and saluted: "Third aunt, I have a recipe for wine that I read from the book. It is a secret recipe. I can only let the family make it, because I am afraid that others will not care about it and do it well."

Mrs. Yan San asked with some suspicion, "I don't know whether it can be done from the book. Tell me, I will listen and see if it can be done."

Shen Wen nodded, and before arriving at the case, he studied ink and carefully drew the distilling utensils and the process of making wine.

In ancient China, the usual brewed wine was only 20 degrees, but distillable wines could easily reach more than 60 degrees and could burn.

Some documents say that there was distilled liquor in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and there are vague records in the Song Dynasty, but the official liquor classics and several monographs do not mention distilled liquor. The popularity of distilled liquor was in the Yuan Dynasty, and its popularity was extremely fast because of the simple process of making liquor. During this period, most people drank ordinary brewed wine.

Distilled spirits are also available abroad. The distilled spirits made by Europeans in ancient times were not for drinking, but for burning.

Mrs. Yan San comes from a family of wine making, and after listening to Shen Wen’s description and explanation, she knows that it is completely feasible. You only need to find someone to build the vessels to be used for distillation, or pottery or copper, or even wooden barrels, according to Shen Wen’s requirements. It's time to make wine. The problem in the middle is food. The wine is strong, I must have more food...

As if knowing Mrs. Yan's thoughts, Shen Wen said: "I will provide all the food needed, and the third aunt doesn't need to worry."

Mrs. Yan San hesitated slightly and said: "If this wine is made, some people will drink it." This wine is known to be strong when it is heard, but some people will like it.

Shen Wen shook his head and said, "Third aunt, don't worry about this now. I need all the wine made. From then on, I will pay for the costs of the third aunt and the third uncle. Six years later, this will be the cure for the wine. Aunt Fang can use it at will, but during this period, please don't use this method in other places."

Mrs. Yan San hurriedly said: "This is natural! This is my secret recipe. How can I steal it in six years and don’t have to..."

Shen Wen shook his hand and said: "Third aunt, you are welcome. I believe it. If the third aunt thinks that this wine can be recognized by the people in six years, she can use this method in her own wine cellar, but now I invite the third aunt. Promise me three things."

Mrs. Yan San thought for a while, looked at Yan's tearful eyes, and said, "You tell me, I will listen and see if I can do it."

Shen Wen solemnly said: "First, this matter must be kept secret, and the third uncle cannot divulge the news to other people, except for the third uncle of course."

Mrs. Yan San thought that if this was a secret recipe, Shen Wen certainly didn't want others to know. He nodded and said, "This makes sense."

Shen Wen said again: "Secondly, no one should know that this wine cellar has anything to do with Zhenbeihou Mansion."

Mrs. Yan San also understands this truth: the status of the Zhenbei Houfu is too special. If the military commander's house goes public to make money, it will inevitably be suspicious. No wonder this lady wants to open the wine cellar so tortuously. She nodded again: "I also understand this truth."

Shen Wen added: "Thirdly, I can choose the location of the wine making. I can’t go wrong. The helpers and butlers needed in the wine cellar are all provided by a friend of mine. Those people are very reliable. Spreading gossip will not cause trouble. Please be considerate of the third uncle."

Mrs. Yan San thought: This is the other side's other-handed secrecy measure. Without outside manpower, there will be fewer opportunities for leaks.

She couldn't help but look at Shen Wen carefully: she couldn't see that this somewhat fat little girl was so delicate in her mind that she didn't leave any loopholes. It seems that the other party chose him because of trust. Speaking of benefits, let’s not talk about the rewards. If this wine really has a place to sell in the future, learning this secret recipe will give you another trade route.

Mrs. Yan San finally nodded slowly and said, "Well, I'll take it all."

Shen Wen smiled and said in a salute: "Thank you for your third aunt. I know that third aunt is the best. Second sister-in-law said that this must be done by third aunt, and no one else can do it. Third uncle, please ask third aunt to persuade him. Up."

Mrs. Yan San waved his hand: "He doesn't care about these things! That's a person who only spends money but doesn't make money. Every day, he is "traveling thousands of miles", reading "ten thousand scrolls", and telling him about money, oops, his I don't want to listen! The nose is so high that it is up to the sky."

Shen Wen asked worriedly: "Then can he agree to the third aunt to build this wine cellar?"

Mrs. Yan San waved his handkerchief and replied: "He wants to go around! Look at his sullen head and not talking. Actually, I know that every time we come out, he is secretly happy! He is very happy to go to a new place, oops. This way, I write this and that, and I can use several pens. You see how good people are! You don’t have to worry about it at all, just take care of the mountains and the water!"

Both Yan and Shen Wen laughed, and Yan said in a low voice, "My third uncle was very obedient since he was a child, but he didn't like to read books. My grandfather always said that he was doing nothing but seeking improvement. At the beginning, I wanted to find him. A young lady went to urge him, but once he went to the third aunt’s tavern and drank the sweet-scented osmanthus stuffed from her house. When he got drunk, he made a lot of noise and wanted to marry another girl’s daughter. He was caught by my grandfather and hit the board. He woke up with alcohol but said that for the sake of the wife’s reputation, he must go to propose marriage..."

Shen Wen understands that Yan Jing's background as a court official, how could he let his third son marry the merchant's daughter? This was obviously a shameless trick by the seemingly dull Yan Sanguan.

Mrs. Yan San waved her handkerchief again: "The Yan family disagrees, and my father is not happy, saying that this man has no virtue after drinking and must not marry him. Then your third uncle asked him to carry him to my house. Below, you say you are going to die there, do you think there is such a shameless person?"

Shen Wen asked: "The third uncle has seen the third uncle before, right?"

Mrs. Yan San sighed: "I used to check the wine cellar for my father, sometimes walking outside. Once encountered heavy rain, I saw a person walking hurrying in the rain on the road, being watered like cats and dogs falling into the water, and there was no shelter around him. He was asked to get on one of our carriages at the place where he was. I didn’t see what he looked like. Who knew that man was your third uncle. I didn’t understand at the beginning: What’s wrong with this man? Cheng, he was about to die, and he was about to get married, and I didn't understand until later."

Shen Wen smiled and asked: "For what?"

Mrs. Yan San's flat mouth: "For our carriage!"

Both Yan Shi and Shen Wen laughed, and Mrs. Yan San explained: "The time he heard my servant say that they followed my father and brother every day, there were more than 30 carriages in the house, so he was moved!"

Seeing Shen Wen smiling and shaking her head, Mrs. Yan San insisted: "It's true. There are five carriages and horses in the dowry my father gave me. I am still wondering, why did I give these things to my mother? Said it was your third uncle's suggestion that he wanted a few carriages to walk around with me in the future. What! He wanted to go everywhere and used me as an excuse!" Mrs. Yan San waved the handkerchief again angrily.

Shen Wen and Yan Shi laughed again, and Shen Wen asked again: "If you build this wine cellar, you will probably live there for a long time at the beginning, but the third aunt will go home often."

It turned out that Mrs. Yan San, who had always been smiling, showed some embarrassment for the first time.

Yan's whispered answer for Mrs. Yan San: "Well, it's a good thing that my third aunt doesn't go back often. My grandmother..."

Shen Wen thought how fast he was, and he immediately understood: Although Yan San insisted on marrying Mrs. Yan San, his mother certainly didn't like this merchant girl from a brewing family. Yan San and his wife have been floating outside for so many years, is it not a kind of avoidance?

Wen Xing hurriedly said: "Then I will ask the third aunt for everything. I'll go back first, so that the third aunt and the second sister-in-law will not disturb the third aunt and the second sister-in-law. Oh, the third aunt, I can't say that this recipe was given by me. Uncle asked, if it’s the second wife. Even after six years, don’t mention my name."

Mrs. Yan San was a little puzzled, and Yan's shook her arm: "Third aunt, my sister-in-law is afraid that she will calculate, and her husband will not like it in the future!"

Mrs. Yan San suddenly said: "Yes! But I think your heavenly court is full and round, you look like a noblewoman, you must have a good marriage!"

Shen Wen pretended to cover his face and said, "Third aunt, you know to tease me!" Then he asked where Mrs. Yan San lived, and knew that he was in Yan's house, so he left and took Su Wanniang with him.

In the room, Mrs. Yan San was still a little puzzled. She looked at Yan Shi and said, "Why do I think there is something weird in this..."

Yan tightly took Madam Yan's hand and said, "Aunt, you have loved me the most in these years. Now, even if you do me a favor, build this wine cellar. Just remember, this method is an ancient secret technique. Don’t let others know. When building those wine-making vessels, you have to make different parts in different places, and then group them together."

Mrs. Yan San smiled: "You are also a calculation! It's rare that your husband doesn't care so much. Well, in order to let you go to the border to reunite with your husband, I will naturally help you."

The Yan family finally relied on Mrs. Yan San happily and said: "Thank you aunt, if it weren't for the aunt's teaching me for so many years, how could I get such a good marriage and my aunt will help me this time, and I will be able to live with my husband forever."

Mrs. Yan San felt that the excuse that the Yan family could not go to the border checkpoint without building a wine cellar was a bit far-fetched, but the person concerned was so determined.

Mrs. Yan San whispered: "Actually, after your husband leaves, you can go back to your natal house and go to the border from your natal house. I see your mother-in-law today with a guilty conscience, and I won’t stop you..."

Yan can imagine that if Yang heard this now, he would add a few more gray hairs, and smiled bitterly, holding Mrs. Yan's arm: "Aunt! I won't be able to do that until the wine cellar is built."

Mrs. Yan San's mouth was flat, but she didn't say anything.

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That night, Shen Wen went to Zhang Yunming's yard. The room was brightly lit. Shen Wen knocked on the door. Inside Zhang Yunming shouted "Come in", Shen Wen pushed the door in, and saw Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng carrying a huge Eight Treasures Frame to block the secret room wall.

She came often, and she was a regular customer, and went to the table to study ink. Zhang Yunming placed the furniture and said, "It's all set inside. If you go in, you can go in by yourself."

Shen Wen said: "I'm not working today to talk about the wine cellar." She pulled up a pen and drew a picture, listening to Zhang Yunzheng scolding Zhang Yunming: "Look! Let's take a good look. If you don't listen, take a look! This is over the line, and the other section won’t fit in for a while!"

Zhang Yunming said: "Then let's go see the other side."

Zhang Yunzheng's angry voice: "How to saw a board over there! You can only flatten this side and saw these corners off for one point!"

Zhang Yunming: "Okay, okay..."

Zhang Yunzheng: "What's okay! I'll do it this time! You fool!"

Zhang Yunming: "Who is stupid! I am your brother, don't you understand! You have to respect your brother!"

Zhang Yunzheng: "I want to fight!"...

During their quarrel, Shen Wen drew a map and wrote the address, and said loudly: "My second sister-in-law's third aunt will make wine. She and her husband went to Beijing yesterday. This is where they live. Your people can do it. In the past, we negotiated related matters. This is the location of the wine cellar and the detailed map leading there."

Zhang Yunming asked: "That place is remote"

Shen Wen nodded: "I'm about to enter the mountains, but I must choose there. Oh, since you are going to build a wine cellar, your people can build a thick tile kiln next to those wine tanks and water tanks. It's not so particular, it should be very easy."

Zhang Yunzheng was upset because Shen Wen didn't greet him when he came in, frowning and asked: "Why is it built there?"

Shen Wen replied patiently with the children: "Because your father will be trapped in the siege of Beirong only a hundred miles away and die in battle. If you choose the wrong place, don't say it is my fault. "

The two brothers put down the furniture at the same time and walked over. Shen Wen clapped his hands and said, "I have to go back today, see you next time!" After speaking, he slipped out.

Zhang Yunming picked up the picture drawn by Shen Wen and said to Zhang Yunzheng: "I have read the name of this mountain range, but I have never heard of this place."

Zhang Yunzheng pointed to a corner of the lake and said, "Look, this is Lianghu. She is really going to rob the grain from the lake and bring it ashore, and then to the wine cellar."

Zhang Yunming nodded: "In this case, the wine cellar will have to be equipped with carts and horses." He sighed: "This little fat duck is really ruthless. Just let go of that. Don't say that our family is rich, even if we are not. This wine cellar was built for her. What kind of scheming is this!"

Zhang Yunzheng gritted his teeth and said, "That little devil! You know that you are fooling people!"

Zhang Yunming squinted at Zhang Yunzheng: "You can stay away from her! Looking for someone in the future is to look for a mother, gentle and virtuous..."

Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "You don't care! You are only a few years older, come and teach me!"

Zhang Yunming folded the map and put it in his arms, and said: "A few years old and older are counted! You are stunned, don't fall into the well!"

Zhang Yunzheng snorted: "Who would be so stupid"

Zhang Yunming tilted his neck: "I think you will! That dried fruit and clothes..."

Zhang Yunzheng slammed his fist, Zhang Yunming had expected it a long time ago, and got out of the way, and the two of them fled around the house, turned off the lights, and went back to the house.

When he arrived at the mansion, Zhang Yunming asked him to find Song Yao and said that he would wake up if he was asleep, but Song Yao was still not asleep and was chatting in Heping Yuanhou. The young man said to let both of them go over.

When they arrived at the main hall, Zhang Yunming took out the map and handed it to Ping Yuanhou, saying, "This is the location of the wine cellar, and a kiln with shochu tanks and water tanks will be built next to it. The brewers have entered Beijing, our people Go and talk as soon as possible."

Hou Ping Yuan took it, frowned and looked at it for a while, then handed it to Song Yao, "I know how he chose such a place without a village or a village" in this mountainous area.

Zhang Yunming hesitated and said, "She said... Father will die in a civil war in that place..."

Song Yao took the picture. Hearing this, he immediately got up to the front of the case, laid the picture flat, looked carefully, and said, "General, please give me a big picture of this area."

Ping Yuanhou stood up, reached a shelf, pulled her hand, and the shelf opened silently, revealing a secret door on the wall inside. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng glanced at each other, and both read what each other meant: Look at what they have made!

Ping Yuanhou took out a large roll of maps, opened it on the case, and pressed the corners with a paperweight. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng surrounded him, and Song Yao sighed, "The picture this man gave you is so accurate! Look, he painted this area, the direction of these mountains, this river, this lake... but he painted it well. More detailed, these tortuous roads are not on this big picture."

Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng were watching Shen Wen painting on the spot, and at this time they looked at each other again, it was hard to hide the horror in their eyes.

Ping Yuan Hou frowned and looked at the big picture, and asked, "Tell me again, the man said how I died."

Zhang Yunming carefully recalled the specific details that Shen Wen had said, and said slowly: "She said that Bei Rong is known as a one-million-dollar army, but in fact 500,000 people are crushing the territory. Shen Jiajun's entire army is destroyed, Zhenbeihou and Shen Da The two sons and sons died in battle. Bei Rong drove straight in, and his father invited soldiers. The emperor allowed him, but there was no military needs. His mother sold the dowry of the family property and bought food and grass weapons for his father. His father took more than 20,000 people to fight the enemy. With Bei Rong When they encountered it, they fell into a heavy siege and died on the battlefield."

Ping Yuanhou looked at Tu and nodded slowly, and said, "I really started to believe him."

Song Yao's hand trembled a little, and he pointed to the mountainous area on the picture and said, "The general must be there to get there."

Zhang Yunzheng asked anxiously: "Why!"

Song Yao pointed to the map and explained: "If Bei Rong really comes over, this mountain area will be the last barrier to resist them. After passing here, there is a plain of Pingchuan, and the cavalry of Bei Rong is unmatched, and they can take the capital directly. The general must have rushed to the mountains over there and used the mountains to stop Bei Rong, but he did not have time. When he got there, he encountered the Bei Rong army coming out of the mountain and was immediately surrounded."

Zhang Yunzheng said angrily: "I'm sure that the prince delayed the military plane!"

Song Yao gritted his teeth and said: "Otherwise, Madam doesn't have to use all his furniture to support the general's expedition! The traitor has misled the country!" His always gentle face became distorted, and the veins burst out.

Zhang Yunming said to Ping Yuanhou: "Father, I will personally arrange matters related to this wine cellar."

Song Yao said, "I'll go with the grandson."

Ping Yuanhou nodded: "Okay, you happen to be familiar with the terrain over there. It seems that the man meant that there is still a battle to be fought over there."

Song Yao also nodded and said, "This shows that the Border Pass will not stop all Bei Rong."

Zhang Yunming blurted out: "Could the Shen Jiajun still be annihilated?"

Ping Yuanhou shook his head: "Not necessarily. He probably didn't want the Shen Jiajun to suffer too many casualties, so he let Bei Rong enter the country."

Song Yao inhaled: "That's too cruel!"

Zhang Yunzheng frowned and said, "It definitely makes sense for her to do it so cruelly!"

Song Yao said, "He asked your father to meet the enemy!"

Zhang Yunzheng said firmly: "Since she is protecting Shen Jiajun, she will definitely protect my father too! Otherwise, why would she build this wine cellar!"

Ping Yuan Hou stood tall and said: "I don't need anyone to guard me! It's nothing to face the enemy. I haven't fought for a long time, and I really want to go to the battlefield again. As a military commander, I naturally want Ma Ge..."

Zhang Yunming interrupted Ping Yuanhou's lyrical saying: "I will meet with the brewer tomorrow!"

Song Yao shook his head: "It's still me."

Zhang Yunming said: "It's okay. Ask about the things you want for wine, and this place must be built to dig a cellar and prepare a cart."

Song Yao hummed: "After talking with the Yan family, you can make a list."

Zhang Yunzheng said to Zhang Yunming gloomily: "You are gone, the furniture in the secret room over there is not finished yet."

Zhang Yunming winked at the shelf that Ping Yuanhou had just opened, and said, "You let Dad help you."

Hou Pingyuan asked: "What are you tossing about?"

Zhang Yunming said: "Make a secret room in the yard I bought. That little... that person sometimes has to go there and do something. Now the walls are built, but the outside furniture is always the wrong size."

Ping Yuan Hou frowned: "This matter is so confidential, why don't you ask me first how can you just ask someone to build a wall!"

Zhang Yunming hurriedly said: "We built the wall..." Zhang Yunzheng hummed, and Zhang Yunming changed his mouth and pointed out Zhang Yunzheng: "He built it..."

Ping Yuan Hou looked at Zhang Yunzheng and laughed: "You kid build the wall"

Zhang Yunzheng stared unhappily: "What are you laughing at! I'll learn it soon, it's not difficult! I don't have to kill him if I find someone to do it."

Ping Yuan Hou laughed: "If you learn how to build walls, then you can continue to learn how to make furniture!"

Zhang Yunming said hurriedly: "The furniture was given the size and asked my mother to find someone to beat it, but it was shipped and the size was wrong. We have to saw it..."

This time even Song Yao laughed: "The two princes are separated like a mountain. How can it be so easy for me to take someone to take a look."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "No, she said that we can only build it and not let others go."

Song Yao pointed to the secret door over there and said, "People make things for generals. They have been around for many years, so they must be reliable."

Zhang Yunzheng was still very stubborn, shook his head and said, "She said that it is crucial to our future life and death, and I don't want outsiders to go."

Ping Yuanhou nodded: "If this is the case, then you can measure it again. This time, give Master Song the size and buy another set of furniture."

Song Yao said, "It's okay. The furniture in the secret room is different from the usual one, and some places have to be left empty."

Zhang Yunzheng said: "No wonder our furniture can't get in!"

Ping Yuanhou and Song Yao couldn't help but laugh again. Song Yao said to Zhang Yunzheng, "Don't worry, it will be fine if it is typed this time."

Zhang Yunzheng had to nod his head and agreed, Zhang Yunming took him to Ping Yuanhou and said goodnight, before retiring.

The next day, someone from Yan's house in Beijing's Yan Mansion came to visit Yan San and his wife. The two parties talked about co-organizing the wine cellar, set the money and the action steps, and quietly prepared separately. Yan San and his wife set off to go home. Zhang Yunming and Song Yao left Beijing. Zhang Yunzheng took away the unsuitable furniture and waited for new furniture every day.

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In June, Shen Jian invited Shen Zhuo, Shen Xiang and Shen Wen to the yard, as he told his younger brothers and sisters before leaving. Having said everything, Shen Xiang left first, and Shen Zhuo and Shen Wen stayed behind. Yan sent Shen Xiang to the courtyard gate, stayed there, and joked with several maids.

When Shen Jian saw this, he closed the door of the house and turned around and said, "Sister, I let my grandmother listen to you, and she agreed."

Shen Wen knew that Shen Jian was the eldest man in the family after all. He came out and said to his grandmother that he was far more convincing than himself, and thanked Shen Jian sweetly: "Second brother is thoughtful..."

Shen Jian raised his hand to stop: "What else is important to you, just say it."

Shen Zhuo smiled gleefully and winked at Shen Wen and said, "Second brother no longer eats this set, but I still eat it."

Shen Wenbai glanced at him, serious, and said to Shen Jian: "You see, the drought has already occurred, and the court will cut the military salary and force his father to reduce the army in the next year. Brother, those laid-off soldiers cannot leave the border. ."

Shen Jian nodded and said, "Yes, otherwise we will not have enough manpower if we fight together in the future."

Shen Wen said: "It's best to let them stay in Yancheng to serve as... the film police, as the future generations say, are like the chief, managing a community. You must be very familiar with the people under your jurisdiction. When the war begins, the other party will send it. A spy can't easily move into the city."

Shen Jian agreed: "Okay, I will discuss the matter with my eldest brother, and my father should agree. Little sister, my eldest brother and I are the border affairs. Pingyuan Hou Mansion is also a military commander. We don’t have any of us among the civil servants of the imperial court, isn’t it? Should I get in touch?"

Shen Wen shook his head and said: "I dare not easily find civilian officials. There are too many factions among them, and they look down on each. Whoever finds it offends others. At the end of this matter, it is a melee, relying on real swords and guns. And tactics."

Shen Jian was not relieved: "How can we say, we should also have a response from the court official, what happened to Xu Chundao who the prince at Dongshou wanted to kill"

Shen Zhuo replied: "I sometimes go to see that Xu Chundao. He is not as drunk as before, but he is always slouched and looks useless."

Shen Wen hesitated: "I still feel uncomfortable. I don't know why, so I just want to wait."

Shen Jian nodded and said: "If you feel uncomfortable, don't force it." Shen Wen is a person who has seen the Palace of the Hades, and feels naturally beyond ordinary.

Shen Zhuo smiled and said, "That's right, because following him, I got an idea." He stopped and looked at the two people with an expression of "I'm smart". Shen Jian gave him a push: "Say it!"

Shen Zhuo said hurriedly: "We can't go into the palace to listen to the wall, but we can listen to the side of the staff! These days I always pretend to be outside the palace gate and wait. The prince who comes out the latest is the most used. . In the future, I will chase them home when I have time to see what they do at home. Moreover, their homes must have far fewer guards than in the palace, and some homes have no guards at all. I don’t believe that all their ideas are Take it in the palace, and they don’t breathe in advance, chat or something."

Shen Wen nodded and said: "This is a good idea! You don't need to do it alone. Tell Mr. Zhang that a few more people will stare at them. In the future, we must find their schedule for transporting grain and iron."

Shen Jian said: "To operate these things, it will definitely require the cooperation of many people. To transport food, there must be carts and horses. You can just stare at anyone in the staff to find carts and horses to catch clues. Ironware, the most convenient. It’s the iron-making shop or the imperial court’s armory..."

Shen Zhuo was shocked: "What! How dare they!"

Shen Wen nodded his head: "Yes! In this way, you don't have to go to the shop to collect ironware. It's eye-catching, just scrap the weapons."

Shen Zhuo slowed down and said, "That would actually be easier. How many people can manage the weapons depot."

Shen Wen said: "Well, you have to discuss with Master Zhang, Ping Yuan Hou's news is definitely better than us."

Shen Zhuo curled his lips: "Discuss everything with him, now he is proud of it."

Shen Wen laughed: "You got along with him, and it doesn't hurt." She remembered that she had told Zhang Yunming about Arabic numerals, so she said to Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo: "I will write you a series of numbers. Some strokes." Then I taught the numbers to Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo.

Having seen these weird symbols, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo are now completely convinced by Shen Wen. No woman in her boudoir can have such knowledge, and Shen Wen is indeed a person of adventure.

The three of them talked about some details and wished each other good wishes before they separated.

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On the ninth day of June, it is easy to travel, worship, pray... auspicious days, Shen Jian leaves Beijing.

Yang started crying the night before. In the morning, his face was pale, his eyes were swollen, and he was a little confused. As a mother, this kind of pain is really unbearable.

Although Shen Jian was also sad, he had many things to do in his heart. The future of this family and Shen Jiajun had to rely on his brothers to fight for the future, and the emotions were not as sad as the Yang family.

Because it is summer, Shen Jian will set off very early, hitting the tip at noon, and then the sun will be weaker before rushing. The family said goodbye to Shen Jian in the lobby before dawn. When everyone was bidding farewell, someone reported that the third prince had arrived and they would also send Shen Jian farewell.

If it were in the past, the old lady still had some taboos, and now she knew everything clearly in her heart, she would generously ask the three princes to come in, and then let the female relatives say goodbye to Shen Jian and leave.

Shen Xiang walked away, and Shen Wen knew that she was definitely going to send Shen Jian out of the city with Shen Zhuo. When everyone looked at, Shen Wen could only cry and salute Shen Jian, and Shen Jian whispered: "Sister, take care. "Shen Wen cried and nodded.

Although Yan was in tears, he had a stubborn expression on his face. When he was saluting, he suddenly leaned into Shen Jian's ear and said something, and Shen Jian blushed a little. Shen Wen thought to himself that it must be shameful again.

They all left first. The old lady and Yang waited until the third prince arrived. After the ceremony, they thanked the third prince before retreating into the back hall.

The three princes and Shen Jian are about the same age, between the ages of nineteen and twenty. When Shen Yi left, he was still a little ignorant, only to say goodbye to the mansion.

In the past two years, he has become more and more aware of what his mother meant for him to get married with Zhenbeihou Mansion: Only by making good contact with Zhenbeihou can there be a way to survive. Concubine Chen’s family was normal. He grew up in the imperial palace. After Mr. Gu left, he didn’t even have a reliable **** by his side, no foreign aid, no money, and no connections. If he hadn’t had a floor with the princes of Houfu in the north of town under the guidance of his mother People in the palace didn't dare to underestimate him, probably he died silently in the palace like the second emperor brother and the fifth emperor brother, or became disabled like the fourth emperor brother. Therefore, this time Shen Jian is going to the border, he will naturally come to see him off, and he will be sent outside the city.

It stands to reason that the three princes are also old and should be married. But there is no queen in the palace, and no one is in charge of his marriage. And before the Shen Xiang he wanted to marry, he didn't dare to open this mouth rashly. The prince was afraid that the three princes would get married and have children, so naturally they would not mention it. Since the death of his mother, the three princes have never been so close to the emperor as they were when they were children. How could the emperor not feel that he would not take the initiative to care about his marriage. So everything went to waste, and the three princes became a three-no person without marriage, land, or title.

As soon as he entered the front door of Zhenbeihou’s Mansion, the third prince’s eyes widened, like this to increase the chance of seeing the red figure, but when he went to the lobby, he saw the old lady and the Yang family, but did not see Shen Xiang. .

The third prince then left the Hou Mansion with Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo. Seeing that Shen Jian was about to bow, the third prince said: "I will send you out of the city."

Shen Jian wanted to decline, and the third prince said: "We should have been sent out of the city as long as we have known each other."

Shen Jian didn't fight anymore. Everyone got on the horse, and when the third prince turned around, he saw a veiled man among the team, and his heart lightened, and he immediately felt that the faint sunshine in the early morning was shining brightly.

When they arrived at the city gate, the gate was opened. As soon as they left the city, Shen Jian said to the third prince: "Don't send it away. This is considered out of the city. Go back quickly."

The third prince looked at the verdant mountains outside the city, took a deep breath, and said, "I really want to go with you!"

Shen Zhuo behind smiled: "Someday we might have a chance to really go out of the city together and ride the battlefield!"

Shen Jian turned his head and glanced at Shen Zhuo reproachfully, but the third prince nodded and said, "One day, I will die on the battlefield."

Shen Jian scolded: "What are you talking about!" They stayed for a long time, and the three princes insisted not to let them call themselves His Royal Highness. The result was always you, you and me.

The three princes have broad shoulders and a straight body. He immediately looked at Shen Jian and said: "We have been learning martial arts since we were young, dignified men, and we have to do some indomitable things in order to be worthy of this life."

Shen Jian nodded to the three princes and said: "With your words, we are good friends."

The three princes laughed: "Then let's run the horse again"

Shen Jian turned around and said to Shen Zhuo: "You follow, we are waiting for you in front." After finishing speaking, he signaled to the three princes, and the two rushed the horses out of the line, along the road with no one in the early morning, and rode the horses.

They ran to a pavilion on the side of the road five miles away in one breath, slowed down the horses, and walked slowly, got off the horses in front of the pavilion, got off the horses, stood in the pavilion, and waited for the convoy behind.

The three princes looked at a poem engraved on the pillar in the pavilion, and said with emotion: "This is the place where people often see off! You see, this sentence: So far, I hope that the sky and the sun will never change from now on... and , The king’s journey is a day away, and my heart is so sorrowful...oh, here are two words: return early!"

He turned his head to look at Shen Jian, and smiled reluctantly: "Just take these words and encourage him."

Shen Jian nodded: "Okay, with your good words, I will definitely come back."

The third prince said sadly: "Your brother has left, you have to go too. I don't have many friends anymore."

Shen Jian said: "Although my third brother is younger, but he is quick-minded, you can discuss with him if you have something." The three brothers are friends with the third prince. Is there a clearer expression than this?

The two went on gossiping and watched the brigade approaching the pavilion.

When they arrived, they discovered that another team was behind the team. Shen Zhuo led the leader of the team and said to Shen Jian: "Second brother, these people are trade craftsmen. They want to go to the north. The road is not peaceful. Knowing that it is the motorcade of the second son of Zhenbei Hou, I want to go with my second brother. What should I do with my second brother"

This was arranged a long time ago. Shen Jian pretended to think for a while, then said: "Go together, let's go together, just don't go too slow, we can't always wait for people."

The person who took the lead repeatedly said: "No, no, please rest assured, my son, we are all young and strong, and we won't be too slow." Those who go to work hard to make a lot of money are naturally young and middle-aged people with poor health. , Are staying at home.

While we were talking, a man dressed as a crying beggar walked over, snotting and tearing, and said, "Noble man! Can you take me there too?"

This is Zhang Ding. Shen Jian frowned vigorously so as not to laugh, and asked, "Who are you who are going to the border, the bitter and cold place, not ordinary people can go."

Zhang Ding said sadly: "The villain Zhang Ding, I don’t want to go either! But I have gambled all my family property. Now those creditors are looking for me everywhere. They said that if they caught me, they would chop me off. Limbs! Son! Help!" He knelt to the ground, howling and crying.

The third prince shook his head and sighed: "This man..."

Shen Jian also sighed: "Okay, well, don't abuse yourself so much, just follow me."

Zhang Ding heard this and cried and said, "My son is so kind and virtuous, I will never be able to repay..."

Shen Jian was afraid that he had acted vigorously, so he said hurriedly: "Okay." He looked at Wang Zhi who was walking by his side: "You help him clean up and take him away."

Wang Zhi blinked and wanted to say that this person was of unknown origin, but then he thought that this might have been sent over there, so he didn't block the way of others, so he agreed and signaled Zhang Ding to follow him back to the team.

Shen Jian bid farewell to the three princes, and bid farewell to the veiled Shen Xiang who walked up to Shen Zhuohe. The sun rose, fearing that it was too hot, he stopped talking, and instructed the horse team to set off. He also got on the horse. He waved back to several people several times and followed the horse team away.

The third prince and others could not see the shadow of the horse team, so they mounted their horses and rode slowly into the city. The third prince and Shen Zhuo walked side by side, wishing to have eyes on the back of his head to see what happened to Shen Xiang who was riding behind him.

Unfortunately, I kept entering the city gate to say goodbye to Shen Zhuo, and the third prince did not find a chance to talk to Shen Xiang. Shen Xiang hid far away and didn't move forward at all.

The three princes sent Shen Jian off to the outside of the city. Miss Shen also followed the matter on horseback. Naturally, different people reported to the emperor and prince in detail.