Chapter 70 Three consecutive questions about Qian Guixiang’s death
Shen Shuxuan took the bamboo tube handed over by Jiang Ci.
The woman has gone ahead,
Shen Shuxuan looked at the bamboo tube up and down, then opened the lid of the bamboo tube, revealing the yellow rolled stick inside. Shen Shuxuan got closer and smelled it, and found that there was a sweet fragrance coming from the rolled stick.
Take a bite, it's crispy, sweet and delicious, and there's a hint of egg flavor. You can finish the roll quickly.
The man covered the remaining rolled stick with a bamboo cup.
Keep up with women.
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At nine o'clock, Jiang Ci took advantage of the darkness and left the ruined temple, his thin figure walking alone towards the deep mountains.
In the morning, the grass and trees were covered with dew. Jiang Ci used a Soluo stick to clear the way. After a while, she was no longer visible at the foot of the mountain.
In the few days when Jiang Ci was away, good things and bad things happened.
Good things happened, for example: the Shen family's blue brick house with large tiles was built. When they were waiting to move in, Qian Guixiang invited Li Zheng and Cun Zheng, as well as a dozen families living at the end of the village, and 20 men to help build the house. We spent a lively time in the conservatory.
Everyone in the village knows that the Shen family has become rich, and they have changed their attitudes one by one. Those who were hostile before now greet the Shen family with smiles, and those who had no relationship before now greet the Shen family actively when they see them. They were good friends before, and even more so now. Every time we meet, we have to help the Shen family carry water or chop some firewood and bring it over.
But compared to the good things that happened, there were also a lot of bad things that happened:
For example, the income of the sugar-fried chestnut stall dropped by one-tenth because Wang Xiuhong from the same village used sugar-fried chestnuts at a super low price of 6 cents per pound and closed down two stalls on Jiangci East and West Street.
Another example is that Mrs. Shen and several of her daughters-in-law made a lot of noise in front of the Shen family's newly built blue brick house all day long. Every time, they were punished by the villagers, but the next day they were back to their old ways, and then they cursed Shen at the door of Shen's house. When Dashan's family got rich, they set up another business and bullied his own wife.
However, although the villagers knew the cause and effect, they would not say anything to Shen Dashan and Qian Guixiang, but it was quite disgusting to have such an old thing howling at the door all day long.
Another example is that Qian Guixiang was scolded every time she cooked because Jiang Ci took the lead in cooking at home:
"Mom! You put too little salt in the vegetables you made! There is no taste at all! My sister-in-law's cooking is much more delicious than yours."
"This dish also tastes dry. Mom, you must not have added any oil. Didn't my sister-in-law buy a lot of peanut oil? Why didn't you add it?"
"Guixiang, I won't imitate these two little brats. I think your cooking is delicious. But I'm really full. Half a bowl is enough for me. Don't always give me a full bowl! I'll eat it in the afternoon. I bought a lot of preserved fruits and dried meat made by Xiaoci, so much food that I can’t finish it!”
Before every meal, there must be such a family war going on in the Shen family. The result is that after a few days of raising Jiang Ci, several people's faces became rosier. After Qian Guixiang's cooking skills, the faces of several people became more rosy. The sallowness returned again.
On the third night after Jiang Ci left, Shen Yunhe couldn't bear it anymore and came over and knocked on Shen Shuxuan's door:
"Brother, it's been three days. Isn't my sister-in-law back yet? I am already familiar with the medicinal materials that my sister-in-law taught me. I have also tried to prepare a few medicines. I want my sister-in-law to give me some guidance... Okay! I I miss my sister-in-law! Without my sister-in-law, I have no energy to do any work."
Shen Yunhe put his little head pitifully on Shen Shuxuan's desk, like an abandoned puppy.
"I didn't have your sister-in-law before, and you've been here for the past twelve years. Now you can't live without her?" Shen Shuxuan held a book in his hand, his eyebrows clear.
"How is that the same? I didn't meet my sister-in-law before, but now that I have met her, I feel like my previous 12 years have been in vain! Humph, brother, if you had met your sister-in-law earlier and wanted to marry her back, I would have met your sister-in-law earlier, said Maybe I have identified all the medicinal materials by now, brother, it's all your fault, you married your sister-in-law too late."
"Ha... Now let's put it this way, who said my wife was difficult to take care of when I first got married?" Shen Shuxuan put down the book and looked at Shen Yunhe with an appraising look.
Shen Yunhe remembered what he said before, and his face turned red with embarrassment.
"Anyway...it's your fault, brother!"
Without saying a word, Shen Yunhe quickly ran away.
Shen Shuxuan chuckled and continued to read.
A quarter of an hour later, the knock on the door sounded again.
Shen Shuxuan opened the door, and Shen Shuan's little head poked through the crack in the door.
Then, taking advantage of my small body, I got in with my whole body, and then I walked around the room, sometimes looking through the closet, sometimes getting under the drill, in short, I searched for all the places where I could hide people.
Shen Shuxuan didn't say anything. He sat at the desk and poured himself a cup of tea, then quietly watched Shen Shuan's movements.
After looking for a stick of incense, there was no one he wanted to see, and Shen Shuan gave up with a lonely look.
Then I have to leave,
Shen Shuxuan snorted: "Come to your eldest brother's room, rummage through the cabinets, and then leave without even saying a word?"
"Do we have any common topics when we chat?" Shen Shuxuan's words ushered in a wave of rhetorical questions from Shen Shuan,
Caught off guard, Shen Shuxuan felt the veins on his forehead twitch.
After Shen Shuan asked with a serious face, he closed the door and left.
Shen Shuxuan rubbed his temples and picked up the book again.
After a stick of incense, the familiar knock on the door rang again.
Shen Shuxuan just opened the door,
Qian Guixiang came in with an anxious look on her face: "Sanlang, I'm going to go back and think about it. You said that when Xiaoci returned to her parents' home, why did she leave without saying hello to us? Did I do something wrong? Is she unhappy? No! It shouldn’t be me! It should be those two little brats who made Xiaoci unhappy! I’m going to teach those two little brats a lesson now.”
Shen Shuxuan stopped Qian Guixiang with a black line: "Mom! That's my wife. Just report to me if you have to leave quickly. What are you thinking about?"
"Sanlang! It's not what my mother said about you. You said that Xiao Ci is smart and capable, and even built such a big house for our family. You said that you only got the title of scholar after going to the academy for so long. You What makes you worthy of Xiao Porcelain?" Qian Guixiang hated the iron and gave Shen Shuxuan a fist.
Shen Shuxuan was in pain and took a few steps back. He said with some helplessness, "Mom! I was only 13 when I passed the scholar examination. I was already the youngest person in history to win the scholarship."
"The youngest scholar? Is it useful? Can you build a big house for our family?" Qian Guixiang asked,
Shen Shuxuan, who recognized his current state of being abandoned by others, dried his mouth and said, "No."
Even if you pass the exam for this big blue brick house with tiles, you won't be able to make money.
"You are still the youngest scholar? Is it useful? Can you go to the mountains to dig medicine and sell medicinal materials to support your family?"
Shen Shuxuan's mouth dried up again: "No."
"You are still the youngest scholar? Is it useful? Can you make a full banquet of Manchu and Han Dynasties casually?"
Shen Shuxuan's throat was completely hoarse: "No."
"Then why are you still here to get a scholarship? It's of no use. I think your whole body can tie up Xiaoci, so..."