Chapter 35 Rejection

A month later, the snow stopped, the sun rose, and the snow on the ground melted into a pool of water. Inside the Shen Mansion, the maids are cleaning the courtyard. Shen Yu took off the jade hairpin. Ruo Wei took another hairpin and asked, "Miss, don't you like it?"

"I won't wear this one today." She shook her head and then She picked out another hairpin from the dressing box and said, "Wear this one."

Ruo Wei took it and looked at it for a few more times, thinking, "Is this hairpin new, young lady?"

"It was given to me by Madam Qi."

Ruo Wei pinned her hair and praised, "Madam Qi has a really good eye. The peony on the hairpin is made with fine craftsmanship, just like the real thing. Its color is bright but not vulgar, which makes the miss look bright and beautiful."

Shen Yu lowered her head, couldn't stop smiling, and softly said, "You're the one with the smart mouth."

At this time, Shen Jin's voice came from outside the house, saying: "What are sister and Ruo Wei talking about? I want to listen too."

Shen Yu got up to meet her, "How did fourth sister have time to come to my courtyard?"

Shen Jin avoided her hand, sat down directly, and said: "It's not that I want to come, my father asked me to ask how you are packing and if you are missing anything. Ask someone to prepare it as soon as possible." She pointed at the teacup, and Ruo Wei stepped forward to fill it for her. She added, "In two days, we will set off for the capital. We will travel by water and spend most of our time on the boat. It will be difficult to find things then."

Shen Yu held the hand warmer and said softly, "no harm, the lack of it is not a problem."

"What do you mean? This place is a thousand miles away from the capital. Even by water, it will take half a month."

She took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Because I won't go with you."

In the study, Shen Yuandao is arranging with Shen Shou about going to the capital afterward, Shen Yu came in.

She held a plate of fruit in her hand and said, "Father, brother, please eat some fruit."

Seeing this, Shen Shu said, "Thank you, third sister. These are just small things. Just ask the servants to do them. Don't bother yourself.

"Not really tired." Shen Yu smiled lightly and said, "But it's just a labor of love."

Shen Yuandao was very pleased and said, "Thinking of others is benevolence."

After eating a few fruits, he praised, "Madam Qi's craftsmanship is not comparable to that of ordinary fruit farmers, not long ago I packaged the fruits and sent them to the governor's residence, the governor wrote back that he was very satisfied, and said that the other lords also liked it very much."

Shen Shu echoed: "The governor is upright and hates it when others use money for their own ends, while father has always been known for his cleanliness and honesty, dedicating the local produce to Lord Governor will not cause him to suffer the reputation of bribery, nor will he lose his civil official's style." His eyebrows lifted slightly in admiration, "This son is still quite a bit short of kung fu, and still needs more guidance from father."

Shen Yuandao did not answer, his eyes fell on Shen Yu, and said: "This method was thought up by your third sister."

"Third sister?" Shen Shu felt very surprised, Also look at her.

Shen Yu lowered his eyes and said politely: "It was Lady Qi who told me, I just borrowed the flowers."

"Madam Qi is really a wonderful person, It's a pity that we haven't been able to meet each other." Shen Yuandao stroked his beard and sighed.

Shen Shu had seen her several times, and after some recollection, he said: "I have met Madam Qi in Yunyan Village before. She is a person with an open-minded personality and efficient work."

Shen Yu smiled unconsciously, feeling secretly happy in her heart.

Shen Yuandao suddenly asked her: "What do you think, Yu'er?"

Without hesitation, she said, "Madam Qi is a very excellent person."

Shen Yuandao nodded: "The governor likes the fruit she planted, and even more to vigorously promote and encourage farmers to plant them, the future will require more effort from Madam Qi."

"The daughter and her father thought alike." Shen Yu squatted slightly, raised her eyes, looked straight at him and said, "Father, I don't want to go to the capital."

"What do you mean?"

"I want to stay here."

Shen Yuandao's face turn slightly cold, and his voice was heavy: "Don't make trouble!"

Shen Shu felt worried that he would be angry with Shen Yu, so he comforted him, "Father do not be anxious, the third sister since childhood good behavior, perhaps feel ------"

"This Daughter is not fooling around." Shen Yu did not let him finish, "I want to stay in Yunyan Village."

Shen Yuandao bypassed the bookcase, walked to her and said, "What's so good about Yunyan Village? There are better schools in the capital, I will find good teachers for you, you have a great future."

Shen Yu remained unmoved, but spoke out what was hidden deep in her heart: "Father has ever expected me to achieve success? Didn't you think I was mediocre? On this trip to the capital, you want me to prepare everything for my brother and sister, don't you?"

Shen Yuandao paused, unable to say the following words. It turned out that she had known all along. Shen Shu was worried that the commotion would get bigger, so he acted like an elder brother and wanted her to admit her mistakes: "No matter how aggrieved Third Sister is in her heart, how can she speak to Father like this?"

"Brother, I am telling the truth." Shen Yu's voice was very soft, and she said, "Father has gone to great lengths to prepare for you and sister's imperial examination, but I don't want to go."

Shen Yuan said: "You are also my child, how could I abandon you?"

"Father, I know you haven't abandoned your daughter, it's just that this daughter hasn't known how to do her best all these years, but I've found what I want to do, and I genuinely want to stay and be with Madam Qi."

"What can you do if you stay?" Shen Yuandao questioned her, "You're a boudoir girl, what can you do?"

Shen Yu smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Father, it seems like you have never believed in me. Is this daughter really useless? "

Shen Yuandao felt stunned. Looking at her lost expression, his mood also became depressed. He remembered that when he taught the three children to recite, Shen Yu was the slowest learner. He was always anxious and couldn't help but say a few more words, but it was always ineffective. Perhaps it was from that time that silent prejudice gradually formed a mountain. Even if Shen Yu asked him in person, Shen Yuandao subconsciously thought that she wasn't good enough.

Shen Shu saw that his father seemed to be discouraged, and he hurriedly rebuked Shen Yu: "Third sister is really too much! You have been quiet and gentle since you were a child, how could you be so aggressive today?"

"My brother and sister are very talented, what can I do? I can only be obedient, but now I just want to stay and help the farmers in the village with Madam Qi. Is that aggressive?"

"Why should a girl like you do such a thing?"

Shen Yu said: "Why can't I do it? How many times has brother been to Yunyan Village?"

Shen Shu thought in his heart that she was being stubborn and felt stunned by the question.

Shen Yuandao understood and asked, "Are you doing this for yourself or for Madam Qi?"

"For myself." Shen Yu said firmly.

There was silence in the study.

In the fields of Yunyan Village, Qi Sui sneezed several times, "Do I you have a cold?"

System: "How could that be? Someone must be thinking about the host."

Qi Sui: "I didn't provoke you."

Changsheng mooed at the side, so she made him stop and said, "It seems that this winter has also made you lazy, and did not let you go to the field, so you are hungry this early."

It will be the beginning of spring in half a month. Qi Sui needs to weed the fields before the weather warms up. In addition, the soil has become hardened due to sedimentation in winter, so she needs to turn the soil over before sowing and raising seedlings.

Said, she continued to use the lawnmower in the field weed, lawnmower was bought in the props mall, although expensive but good, she could not help but sigh: "Ah, Technology changes life."

The other farmers in the field were weeding with hoes. Because they were far away, they didn't notice what Qi Sui was doing. After working all morning, Qi Sui went home to rest and returned to the Qi Mansion in the afternoon. The landscape stones were arranged in a staggered manner. The stones under the steps formed a path. The stone path was winding and surrounded by flowers and plants. She walked step by step to the school. Mother Song had just finished arranging it not long ago.

Qi Sui smiled at Mother Song and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard. The most important thing is that the miss likes it."

Qi Sui felt very satisfied with the decoration in the house. When she was about to tell Shen Yu, Qiuyun ran over and said, "Someone has come from the old family?"

"Who's coming? "

"The fourth old master."

She saw that Qiu Yun's face wasn't good, the original owner's memory of him is also vague fragments, only exists to hear but not seen, asked: "Who is the fourth old master?"

Mother Song said, The Fourth Old Master is the cousin of the master, when the master was around, he often came to the mansion."

Qi Sui walked quickly to the main hall. After listening to Mother Song's explanation, she roughly understood that the fourth master was the one who often came to extort money.

Before she reached the place, she heard a rough voice: "Why hasn't my niece come yet?"

Qi Sui looked at Mother Song beside her with shocked eyes.

Mother Song said softly, "He just has a loud voice."

She nodded, then walked in, smiling, "Uncle, I apologize for the poor hospitality."

"Sui Jie'er is here." The fourth master was a strong man with a tall figure. When he got up, the floor shook.

The smile at the corner of Qi Sui's mouth almost couldn't hang on, and she unconsciously straightened her back.

System: "Host, be careful."

"Roger that." She looked at the fourth master and said, "Uncle, why are you here today?"

The fourth master said straightforwardly, "Nothing else, I want to borrow some money from you for business."

Q Sui frowned and asked again, "How much do you want?"

The fourth master thought for a while, still counting with his fingers, and finally gave a number: "Two hundred taels."

"What kind of business requires so much silver?" She couldn't hold her tongue and couldn't even drink her tea.

The fourth master avoided the question and said, "Sui Jie'er, how can you, a girl, know that business outside is difficult and there are many places to spend money!"

"Uncle is right, this is exactly why I want to ask you a few more questions."

The fourth master was impatient and stretched out his hand and said, "Just give it to me. When Dalang was here, he never asked."

So he was used to it, Qi Sui thought. She shrugged, looking helpless, and said, "Two hundred taels is too much, I can't take it out."

"Now you are the only one in the mansion, and all the property under Dalang's name is with you, how could there be no money?"

"Uncle, I checked the account book of the mansion not long ago, and there are a few entries given to you. The amount is not small. Don't you have any left?"

The fourth master walked around her for a few steps, sat down heavily, and said, "I say east, you and I pull the west, I think you just don't want to give."

"No." Qi Sui bowed his head and drank tea, finished half a cup, said: "Father remembered the love of brother and sister, and only then promised to give you the money many times, but how much has uncle taken back over the years?

"We are a family, how can we settle accounts?"

Qi Sui said bluntly: "Since we are family, how can you not know how hard it is for me to support this big house alone?"

The fourth master didn't say anything and sat for a long time. Seeing that Qi Sui would never agree, he left in a hurry, and did not forget to scold her when he left: "How could Dalang give birth to such a cold and heartless daughter like you!"

Mother Song couldn't help but curse a few words towards the gate, then comforted Qi Sui and said, "Miss, don't take his words to heart."

Qi Sui gently waved her hand and smiled at her.

When the Fourth Master was walking down the street, he was about to find a restaurant to relieve his boredom, but was stopped by a boy who pointed upstairs, "Sir, my master knows you and would like to treat you to a drink."

The four old masters looked along, but saw the window half-covered, only glimpsed a pair of phoenix eyes.