I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 305 Giving away

"You... are waiting for me?" Shen Xiaoye was confused for a moment.

Mr. Wang San glanced at her and let his nephew Wang Chi say, "Last night, Uncle San's servant came back from Linghe County on a fast horse. He heard people at the dock saying that your whole family was visiting relatives at my house.

He didn't believe it at first, but when he went to Jiuli Village, he saw that your family was indeed being watched by relatives, and the villagers also said that you had gone to Beijing to visit your relatives."

"The question is, whose house did you go to?" Master Wang was very angry. Ever since the old maid sent by his eldest brother confirmed his sister's identity, he has completely regarded himself as the uncle of the Shen family.

It must be unusual for this large family to come to Beijing together under their own names.

Wang Chi added: “We came here and found out that you bought a house in Beijuxianfang.

But the door over there was also locked, so Uncle San had to ask Xuan Shen to help find you, but now he doesn’t know where to look.

"Cousin Shen, what happened? Tell us what's going on. Although our family is far away in the border area, we have close friends in Beijing."

Shen Xiaoye scratched her ears. Erniu and the others must have gone to see if the leather saltpeter was ready. She said carefully, "It's hard to explain in a few words. So, I'll take you to see my aunt. It's just in time for us to move to Beijuxian's house today."

"Ah, didn't they move to a place closer to the provincial school than ours?" Wang Chi learned from Xuan Shen that his aunt's family had built a new house, which was very close to Renshoufang where his family lived.

"That house has not been vacated yet." Shen Xiaoye asked Mr. Bai to harness the horse-drawn carriage. She was in a hurry and took a shortcut with fewer people. She quickly took the two of them to the alley where Mr. Pan lived.

After Uncle Wang and his nephew jumped off the car, they made up their minds together that they would never ride in a car driven by her if possible. She could drive a car like a war chariot in the streets.

They saw Shen Xiaoye turn the car around and not enter the alley, and asked her why.

She just said that she was in a hurry to pick someone up outside the city and would talk about it when she came back.

Shen Xiaoye didn't know where Mr. Cheng came from, so he drove straight to the official road leading to Tongzhou Prefecture.

Unfortunately, after waiting for more than an hour, she still didn't see him, so she had to go home.

When they set out again, everyone except grandma went back to the village. She didn't even keep Geng'er and Erniu with her. After all, it would take several days to tan the leather.

In addition, during the Cold Clothes Festival, boys also have to go back to visit the graves.

Another thing is that after Wang San learned about the series of situations in the Shen family, he immediately sent a pair of middle-aged maids to take care of them.

On the way, Shen Cungeng said, "Today I feel that Mr. Wang is like an elder."

Shen Xiaoye teased his little cousin: "Tsk, you just want people to send servants at will."

Shen Cungeng said, "Don't you want it?" and rode his horse to chase Erniu and Zhuangzhuang who were riding freely in front.

"We can hire two people to look after the house later. I think the doorman of Mr. Lu's family is quite good." Huang drove the car. She felt that her family could afford it now, and in the capital, people would not talk about them like in the village.

Even if Xiaoye raises a few more horses, it will be possible.

But, "Xiao Ye, why do you need to raise ten horses? Three or two are enough for our family."

"Give it as a gift. How about giving it as a gift during the New Year?" Shen Xiaoye was just telling her to raise them for a while and pick out the best horses to give to Mr. Pan and Mr. Lin, two each, when she heard her cousin who was riding back say, "There's an old Mr. Cheng sitting in the carriage ahead."

"Aunt, catch up." Her eyes lit up.

But Huang glanced over and asked, "How far is this place from the capital?"

"What do you mean?" Shen Cungeng didn't understand for a moment.

"Ahem!" Shen Xiaoye understood, and she said: "My aunt is saying that if we fail to persuade him, the old man is familiar with the way to Beijing, and he can turn around and return home.

And when he arrives in Linghe County, he will at least plan to return home soon."

Shen Cungeng was stunned: "No way, mother? You are so deep?

Aren't you afraid that he will know we are behind you and deliberately not show up, which will cause him displeasure?"

"Is it not possible?" Huang glared back at her son, slowly stopped the car, and asked, "Does Xiaoye also feel that this is not decent?"

"If you are not sure about persuading him, this method may work.

The key point is that we don’t know whether Mr. Cheng is familiar with Linghe or whether he has any old friends nearby.

To be on the safe side, I'd better go up to him and say hello to see how he reacts.

After we have explained the details, we may ask him to come to the capital and wait for a day or two to have a face-to-face meeting with my fourth uncle. ” After all, he is an old gentleman with both knowledge and some fame.

Shen Xiaoye said: "If the old gentleman is determined not to teach, we can just send him back home. Someday when someone learns the whole story, they will praise your uncle for respecting his elders."

"It cost nearly a hundred taels! Those exhausted horses will have to be taken care of for a long time." Shen Cungeng couldn't help but feel sorry, but he also approved of her method.

Huang knew that the two children would not agree, so she took her youngest son and stood on the side of the road, asking Shen Xiaoye to chase after him quickly.

Shen Xiaoye took over the carriage and drove off with a bang, which instantly caused her little cousin to cry. However, with her driving skills that required chasing people, it was really inconvenient to take care of the little guy.

"Xiao Ye!" Shen Cungeng didn't understand why his sister drove the carriage so ferociously, but he urged the horse to chase after her, which made his brother cry again.

Poor Fu Ge'er was abandoned twice by his sister and brother in a short period of time. He could only hug his mother for fear that she would abandon him too.

After a while, Mr. Cheng, who was caught up, did not say much, but simply returned the two hundred taels of silver and the gift box that Shen Xiaoye had given him.

He said: "It's not that I am going to destroy the bridge after crossing it, it's just that I don't want to be associated with a certain company."

He later inquired carefully and found out that the people from the Guard Bureau were not invited by the uncle and nephew of the Shen family, but were invited specifically to investigate the case of his grandson-in-law's family.

Therefore, it is not a burden to return the items yourself.

Shen Xiaoye said: "Old sir, what if all this is a misunderstanding?"

Mr. Cheng asked her in return, "Then how did you know that I was coming and how did you catch up with me so accurately?"

"Zhao Zongqi told me." Shen Xiaoye answered bluntly, but was vague: "At that time, my grandfather and uncle were taken to Fatong Temple by the Guards. He also ridiculed me for using an expired token without authorization."

"Isn't your uncle a centurion? Was he arrested? His token expired?" Mr. Cheng was a little confused.

Shen Xiaoye nodded gently: "How about we go back to Beijing and talk about it.

If you still have questions after listening to this, feel free to ask your familiar friends. "

"Yes, sir, my fourth uncle has always been following orders and risked his life twice to go to Mobei. He really has nothing to do with any other department.

This can be attested by the Grand Secretary Lin of the Hanlin Academy." Shen Cungeng also said anxiously. Erniu and Zhuangzhuang beside him, although they did not know the specific reason, understood that the person in front of them was another teacher invited by Shen Changsui.

They nervously interrupted each other and talked about how Shen Changsui had injured his eyes when he participated in the Northern Expedition last year.

Old Mr. Cheng stared for a long time, and when he looked up again, he saw a woman holding a child coming over, and the little girl from the Shen family turned around and went back to meet them.

He frowned and asked Shen Cungeng: "Why did you bring such a small child with you? Don't you know that small children are most susceptible to colds?"