Son

Chapter 33

Shen Xu went to teach honestly, Linqing had no fields to take care of, and after sending a lunch back, he didn't know what to do for a while.Seeing that the sun was just right, he simply boiled water, washed his hair, and then sat in the yard with loose hair to dry.

The countryside is quiet in the afternoon, and the farmers are resting at home at this time, only occasionally there are a few dogs barking and chickens crowing, and birds chirping a few times, but there is no sound.Linqing just sat in the yard in a daze, holding his face in his hands and counting the fences. One piece was broken and needed to be repaired, and another piece was torn apart. Who should we call to fix it? But it will take a long time to live, it is broken like this, others will laugh when they come...

Lin Qing was thinking endlessly, the sun made his body warm, his head was throbbing, and when he was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

Linqing opened his eyes, looked outside the courtyard, and saw Zhou Mian approaching with a woman he didn't recognize, calling his name all the way.

"Linqing." Zhou Mian walked into the courtyard, and seeing his disheveled hair, he was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Why do you wash your hair during the day?"

The woman behind him also giggled, and said: "Look at the young man dressed up, but with loose hair, he looks like a girl."

Lin Qing blushed, and frantically pushed her hair back to her shoulders, "I see that the weather is fine...Brother Zhou, what can you do for me?" Seeing the woman smiling at herself again, "This lady yes……"

Before Zhou Mian could speak, the woman rushed, "Hey, I'm not Miss, you should call me Madam."

Linqing had never spoken to such an eloquent woman, and when she robbed her of the words, she became even more tongue-tied, "Ah, ah?"

Zhou Mian had gotten used to the lively character of women along the way, and said with a smile, "Mrs. Qin, he is still young, so don't tease him." Then he said to Lin Qing, "This is Mrs. Qin who came from Mingzhou to look for someone. , I happened to be coming over to deliver the documents, so I led her over along the way, passed by your house, and came to ask you for directions."

Zhou Mian was working in the yamen that day, and he was ordered by the county lord to go to Lushan Village to deliver documents to the township head Wang Li. Halfway out of the town, he was stopped by a carriage driver and asked how to get to Lushan Village.The woman sitting in the car is this Qin family. The Qin family is in her twenties. She brought a servant from Mingzhou to this place to search for someone. When she was about to arrive, she got lost. When she saw Zhou Mian in a government uniform, she invited him show the way.Zhou Mian was going to Lushan Village, so he came together with a car and a horse.

Zhou Mian didn't know the person Qin was looking for, and seeing that she was a woman, Zhou Mian was afraid that she would be deceived, so he led her to find someone to inquire about.As for coming to Linqing to ask for directions, Zhou Mian had a selfish intention. The last time he had a hasty farewell, after he revealed his secret to Linqing, for some reason, he always wanted to see this young master again.Naihe had no reason to come here, so he could only keep it in his heart.At this moment, he brought Qin's family here, first to ask for directions, and second, to see Linqing.

The young man in front of him casually tied his hair behind his back, his face was still wet, and his face was flushed. Zhou Mian's heart skipped a beat when he saw it, and he couldn't move his eyes.

Lin Qing nodded at Qin Shi, Qin Shi was well dressed and had a ruddy complexion, it could be seen that the family background was very good.Lin Qing whispered: "Hi Madam Qin, what is the name of the person Madam Qin is looking for? I have only been in this village for a few months, and I still don't recognize everyone..."

Qin shi covered her mouth and smiled, "Why are you so shy, young master, you don't even dare to look people in the eye."

Linqing's head lowered.

Mrs. Qin smiled and said: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. The person I'm looking for is Shen, who is my elder brother. I heard that he was in trouble, so I came here from Mingzhou to look for him. After searching for a long time, I found Knowing that he settled down in Lushan Village, I came here to try my luck. Is there a new outsider named Shen in this village?"

Lin Qing looked at her in surprise, Qin Shi clearly meant Shen Xu.

"Madam is looking for someone whose surname is Shen and Xu, styled Mohuai?"

Qin's eyes widened, "You recognize him? He's really here!" excitedly grabbed Lin Qing's hand, "Where does he live, take me to find him!"

Linqing was shaken by her and couldn't stand still, "He lives here."

As soon as the words came out, Qin Shi and Zhou Mian both looked at him in surprise.

Shen Xu, Zhou Mian, has heard a little bit about it. After Shen Xu went to the county government a while ago, the county master kept talking about the Shen family's ransacking of the house from time to time. He probably lamented that such a big family collapsed overnight. To teach in the village.Zhou Mian and Liu Yulang didn't go deep enough to explore each other's family affairs, so they didn't know that the young master Lin Qing was talking about was the down-and-out young master Shen.

He looked at Linqing in surprise, but he didn't expect Linqing to come out of Shen's residence.

What was more surprised than him was the Qin family. Qin's real life was Shen Yulan, and she was very close to Shen Xu before she got married. When she learned that Shen's house was copied, she asked around for news about this cousin. After wandering around for several months, she was almost discouraged. I suddenly learned that I found it. At this time, I felt like I had broken through my iron shoes and found nowhere to find it. It didn't take much effort to get it.

"He lives here?" Qin said excitedly, "What about others, tell him to come out quickly, I'm going crazy looking for him."

Lin Qing said: "He has gone to the school to teach, and he won't be back until about three quarters after Shen Shi."

Shen Yulan couldn't wait any longer, "Take me to the school to find him, I'm really anxious to see him, so that I can feel at ease."

Seeing that her eyes were red with excitement, Lin Qing was moved by how worried she was about Shen Xu, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you there right away."

Shen Yulan wiped away her tears, smiled, and said: "I'm being rude, it's really exciting to hear the news of my cousin, God knows how afraid I am that he will suffer and suffer, he is such a young master who doesn't work hard and doesn't distinguish between grains and grains." , how do you live without money?"

Linqing comforted her and said: "He has found a job now, although he is not as rich as before, he can still live anyway."

Shen Yulan nodded, "I'm so excited, I forgot to ask the young master's name?"

"My name is Linqing."

Shen Yulan asked curiously: "You live with my cousin now, but you used to follow him?"

Lin Qing blushed slightly, nodded and said in a low voice: "Well, I used to be a...shuboy from Shen's residence..."

Shen Yulan was puzzled and said, "The original Shu Tong Mingxiang has left his nationality? I haven't seen you for a few years, and the people around my cousin have changed so much that I don't recognize them anymore."

Lin Qing didn't know how to answer, afraid that the more he said, the more wrong he would be, so he hurriedly said, "I, I'll take you to the school!"

Shen Yulan was pulled back to the business, nodded and said: "Okay, please trouble young master."

Knowing that Linqing is the Shutong of Shen's residence, Shen Yulan didn't call him out, but politely called him little son.After all, Shen's house fell, and she was willing to stay and serve her cousin, so it must be a person who values ​​affection.Shen Yulan was also an excellent master to his servants before, but now she feels that Linqing is a good person, and she is more than grateful.

Zhou Mian was secretly surprised. After hearing the conversation between the two, he always felt that Lin Qing and that young master Shen did not have a master-servant relationship. Lin Qing said "him" every time. If he was a book boy in the past, he should call him "Master" is.But after all, he has fallen, maybe Shen Xu won't let him call him young master again.

Zhou Mian suppressed his doubts, and followed them out of the yard. He was on business, and since he found the end, he set off to do business.

Zhou Mian clasped his fists and said, "I still have something to do, so I'll excuse you first."

The Qin family gave a blessing and said: "Thank you, Brother Guan, I will come to visit again in another day to thank you."

Zhou Mian waved his hand, "It's just a matter of finding someone, it's just a trivial matter, and there is no need to remember it."

After all, he jumped on the horse, raised his whip and drove the horse away.

Linqing led Shen Yulan to the school, but the carriage couldn't get on the field path, so it stopped at the entrance of the village early in the morning and didn't come in.The coachman who was driving the carriage had been waiting outside the courtyard, and followed behind the two of them in silence.

Along the way, Shen Yulan couldn't help asking him about the experience of the two of them, how they got here, whether they suffered or suffered, why they ransacked the house, what happened to the rest of the family, and what happened to the Shen family.

Linqing was able to answer the first few questions, but he hesitated and hawed the rest of the questions.

Shen Wei Lan Qi said: "Third Uncle loves my cousin the most, and he usually walks the closest, don't you even know his whereabouts?"

Linqing complained endlessly in his heart, the scope of his activities in the Shen Mansion was that small courtyard, and he hadn't even met Shen Xu's face a few times, so how could he know the third uncle?

Seeing that he was tongue-tied, Shen Yulan doubted: "You're not lying to me, you follow Shen Xu as a book boy, why don't you even recognize the Shen family?"

Linqing stammered, "I, I did live in Shen's residence—"

He really didn't dare to say that he was Shen Xu's pet, and he was at a loss for words, which made Shen Yulan even more suspicious.

Shen Yulan stopped in her tracks, she was agitated just now, but she also believed the young man's words, thinking about it now, she always felt that something was wrong, the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the young man looked like a liar.

The coachman took a step forward and stared at Linqing fiercely.

Linqing was so frightened that he took a step back, and said anxiously: "I'm sure I recognize Shen Xu, he is really in that school," he pointed to the school not far away, almost sweating, gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't believe me, just wait here and I'll tell him to come down."

After all, he ran to the school.

Shen Yulan looked at the back of him running away, and couldn't help but feel uneasy. She didn't know if she had wronged him, or if the young man took the opportunity to run away.

Li San, the coachman, stepped forward and said, "Ma'am, this..."

Shen Yulan also couldn't make up her mind, this young man knew Shen Xu's name and character, and he didn't get shy so easily, he didn't look like a bad person, besides, the elder brother Guan brought her to find someone, so he probably wouldn't harm her.

Shen Yulan pondered for a while, and said: "Wait here for a while, if it is really cousin Shen Xu's book boy, we are leaving, and it is useless to look for it."

Lin Qing hurried into the school, Shen Xu was explaining the article to the students, when she saw a figure rushing into the room, Lin Qing held the door and said out of breath, "Quick, someone is looking for you!"

Shen Xu didn't know why Lin Qing was so anxious, "Who is looking for me?"

"You, your cousin," Lin Qing ran over and grabbed Shen Xu's hand, pulled him and ran outside, "She's waiting for you below!"

"Hey, wait!" Shen Xu stood still, unable to figure out what to do for a while, "Take a breath first, I have to explain my homework before leaving."

Shen Xu turned back, ordered the students to study by themselves, and asked Bai Xiaoxiao, who was usually quite prestigious among the children, to be the supervisor, and then went out with Linqing.

The author has something to say: There will be a lot of things on the weekend...I didn't catch up with the update last night...

There are still a lot of things to do today, well, I will try to make up a chapter tonight...