The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

Throughout June, there were no shortage of voices scolding Mr. Yuanhe in the newspapers.

Chen Heng stays in the academy every day, so naturally he doesn't care. Besides, they were scolding Yuan He, so what does it have to do with him, Chen Heng.

The presence of the mountain chief is like a barrier, isolating all the disturbances from the outside world. This allowed Chen Heng to concentrate on his studies.

Days like this lasted until the end of the month, and Chen Heng finally received two pieces of excellent news.

First, the corvee service of the second uncle Chen Huaijin will end on the first day of July. Second, grandpa Chen Gaishan finally nodded and agreed to move his family to Yangzhou under the persuasion of Chen Heng's letter.

This is interesting to say. Two years ago, the old Chen family decided to save some money to open another shop for Chen Huaijin. But at that time, no one had thought about what kind of business the second uncle would do.

Just in time for the end of this corvee period, there was news from the Yangzhou government office that they were preparing to move the tea shops outside the city.

When Chen Heng told Chen Huaijin the news, the latter immediately wanted to buy the shop.

But the second uncle wants to live in Yangzhou, and the second aunt cannot raise two children alone in Shanxi Village. Naturally, their second wife will come to Yangzhou to reunite.

Grandma Zhou has raised two sons all her life. She wants to go out to Chen Huaijin and her family, but she is unwilling to let go.

She accidentally mentioned this trouble to her eldest daughter-in-law. As a result, Mrs. Gu suddenly said on the spot: I miss Heng'er too, mother, why don't we go to Yangzhou together.

It turns out that as Chen Heng's income has increased in recent years, he has long thought of bringing his family to Yangzhou, but he was still a little unsure about the balance between reading books and studying.

Now, with the publication of The Legend of Shushan, the newspaper shop's business is back on track, and this idea of ​​his is becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

In the letter written to Mr. Gu, he also expressed his longing for his family over and over again.

Mrs. Gu took out the letter from Chen Heng from the house, and asked Shuangxi and Jixiang to read her eldest brother's message to Ms. Zhou.

When I am away from home, there is not a day when I don't miss my parents and relatives. Even though my home is far away, I can still see each other in my dreams every night.

Shuangxi is eight years old, and when she read this sentence, she couldn't help but get red-eyed.

Mrs. Zhou raised her hands and couldn't help wiping her tears. Chen Heng was thinking about his family. Don't they also miss Heng'er?

When I think about the five years that my eldest grandson has been studying alone in Yangzhou, he only comes back once a year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, and his coming and going is even more hurried.

Zhou's desire to go to Yangzhou became more and more intense.

After the two women in charge put this together, they actually found this idea quite feasible. It's just that Zhou and Chen Gaishan have only been to Taixing County in their entire lives, and she knows very well that her wife will definitely not agree.

This matter depends on their eldest grandson. Zhou made up his mind and instructed Chen Heng to write a letter to his grandfather.

It was really not going well at the beginning.

How could Chen Gaishan give up his old house and fertile land at home? He said stubbornly: I want to go with you, but I won't leave anyway. Just leave me here alone.

His father is almost sixty years old now, how dare Chen Qi agree to this sentence.

In the end, Mrs. Zhou took control of her wife and said, Chen Gaishan, you can farm for two more years at most, and your body and bones will not be able to work hard anymore. You have to think clearly whether it will be the fields that will support you in your old age, or your children and grandchildren.

When Chen Gaishan heard this, he was also silent.

People can't help but accept old age.

After much hesitation, Chen Gaishan finally nodded in agreement.

When Chen Heng learned the news, he burst into laughter in the academy for several days. Even when he saw Mei Shengjia, he smiled and nodded to say hello.

Xue Biao, Qian Dayou and others were naturally happy for Chen Heng. They helped Chen Heng look for news about house sales from the newspapers, and took advantage of the time when classes were over every day to go out with each other to take a look at the condition of the house.

They finally selected a house in the east of the city, which was a two-story house with a courtyard. Because it was close to the noisy city gate, the original landlord's asking price was not high, with the house and furniture only costing one hundred and twenty taels.

Chen Heng saw it twice with his own eyes and liked the layout of this house very much. He immediately advanced twenty taels as a deposit from the newspaper shop and initialed the sales document.

Just wait for Chen Qi to come to Yangzhou today and take the two hundred taels he has at home to make up for the shortfall.

During the noon break, Qian Dayou saw Chen Heng pacing anxiously in the room and couldn't help but smile and comfort him.

Uncle should have arrived already. Hasn't someone already picked him up? Brother Heng, please feel at ease.

Brother Hu is here to take care of him. He is calm and reliable in his work. Xue Biao pulled Chen Heng to sit next to him, Brother Heng, if you wait patiently for half a day, you can see my uncle.

Chen Heng nodded slightly. It was not like Chen Qi had never come to Yangzhou to see him in the past years.

But this time, Chen Heng couldn't help but feel excited when he thought about his family being reunited in Yangzhou.

Jiang Yuanbai can empathize best. Xue Biao and Qian Dayou's homes are both in Yangzhou. If you miss your family, you can go back and visit them at any time. But Jiang Yuanbai's home is also far away.

Why don't we think about which restaurant to invite uncle to have dinner at tonight? He raised a topic, Hengdi's family is coming to Yangzhou. We classmates can't express our gratitude at all.

Chen Heng was just about to refuse, but Xue Biao had already nodded in agreement, Let's go to Yangji Restaurant. We can also let my uncle check out the newspaper shop, which will also make him feel more at ease.

Very good. Qian Dayou lowered his head and thought, I'll have to order a plate of crab meat and lion's head. Their dish is famous. Three-spice chicken with bamboo shoots and soup dumplings are also indispensable, and I'll give my uncle two ounces of wine. Brother, what kind of fish do you want to eat?

After being distracted by them, Chen Heng's mind turned elsewhere.

While they were discussing, Chen Qi was confused and followed the Hu brothers to Yangji Restaurant.

Opposite him sat the two brothers Hu Yuan and Hu Xiang. These two men were entrusted by Chen Heng to personally guard the city gate early in the morning.

As soon as Chen Qi walked through the city gate, the two of them recognized Chen Qi through Xue Biao's portrait. The two parties exchanged information about Chen Heng, and the Hu brothers took Chen Qi to a restaurant for dinner.

As soon as everyone sat down, the second brother Hu Xiang took over the task of ordering food, while the eldest brother chatted with Chen Qi.

Uncle, please don't be polite. Brother Chen and I have known each other for a long time and we feel like brothers. Today he is studying in the academy and wanted to take leave.

I didn't think it was necessary to affect Hengdi's studies, so I decided to stop it myself. My uncle just thinks of us two brothers as his juniors.

Chen Qi couldn't quite grasp the enthusiastic attitudes of the two, so he could only nod slightly, his attitude revealing the restraint of a farmer.

But Hu Yuan didn't dare to look down on him, because his son was now the money-spinner of the library.

After dinner, Hu Yuan followed the waiter and sent Chen Qi to the upper room he owned, letting him rest for a while.

The three of them would wait until Chen Heng finished class before going to find the landlord together.

Chen Qi didn't refuse and was sent to the room in a daze. It was not until evening, when he saw his son appearing in front of him with a group of classmates, that he finally felt at ease, knowing that the Hu brothers had indeed not tricked him.

father!

Heng'er.

As soon as the two father and son met, they couldn't help but hug each other. Chen Qi looked at the son in his arms from left to right, and said happily: He has grown taller, he has grown taller.

Uncle, we are classmates of Brother Heng. I am Xue Biao.

You have given me great success, uncle.

After Xin Suzhao and Jiang Yuanbai finished their introductions, Chen Qicai nodded to them with a smile, They are all good children. Please take care of Heng'er on weekdays.

This group of classmates waved their hands and said no.

After everyone chatted for a while, they immediately set off to Chen Hengxiangzhong's house.

When Chen Qi saw this two-story courtyard surrounded by green tiles and white walls, he still couldn't believe it. He took his son's hand and asked in surprise: Heng'er, do we really want to buy a house like this?

Dad, think about it. Grandpa and grandma have to live in the same house. You and your mother, your second uncle, your second aunt, your two sisters, and your two brothers. Chen Heng clapped his fingers and said, If it weren't for the fact that Erjin's yard is too big, It’s expensive. I can’t afford so much money at the moment. In fact, it’s more appropriate to buy a second home.”

Most of the second-level courtyards in Yangzhou are good, and the prices are not even high.

That's incredible. Chen Qi shook his head, feeling quite emotional. He never thought that he would live in Yangzhou City one day.

The landlord's surname is Huang, a fifty-year-old honest man. His son worked as a waiter in Hu Ji's library, and it was Hu Yuan who brought him and Chen Heng together.

The fact that this house could be sold at such a low price was indispensable for Hu Yuan's secret efforts.

If there is no problem, then we will write the paperwork and hand it over to the government office tomorrow.

The landlord smiled and urged that their family had moved to another house in the west of the city. The expanded Gongyuan and Confucius Temple are there, which is considered an excellent location in the future.

Since my son likes it, it is his son's money that is spent. Even if Chen Qi was in pain, he would make up the last one hundred taels on the spot.

That's the good thing about the old Chen family. Whoever pays for family matters has the final say.

Seeing the one hundred taels disappear, Chen Qi, who was heartbroken, quickly turned his attention to various parts of the house, thinking about how he would make drastic changes after moving in.

The landlord said hello to Hu Yuan and ignored other idle people. After packing up the last few things, he got up and left, leaving the house to its new owner.

It was the first time for Jiang Yuanbai and others to see someone buying a house. Seeing that there were no outsiders, they immediately walked around the house excitedly.

Brother Heng, let's clean it for you next time. Jiang Yuanbai poked his head out of the attic window, waving one hand at the tip of his nose, obviously catching some dust.

Okay! Chen Heng nodded with a smile. The more he looked at the house he bought, the more he liked it. This will be his new home from now on.

Xue Biao pointed to the courtyard and said with a smile: I will go home to get some seeds tomorrow. Brother Heng, you can build a pergola here. In a few years, they will be full of them.

Then on summer nights, we have to bring food and come to Hengdi's house as guests. Qian Dayou nodded repeatedly and said, Hengdi, I will bring you some tables and chairs later.

Xin Suzhao saw that everyone was expressing their opinions. He hesitated for a long time and then said to Chen Heng, Brother Heng, how about I give you a little mare? It has a gentle temper and is easy to ride.

Chen Heng was immediately dumbfounded, waved his hands quickly, and said with a wry smile: I can't do it, I can't do it. Brother Su Zhao, you have to see if I can afford it.

Xin Suzhao had no choice but to give up.

Brother Chen, while there are many good things today, I will tell you some good news. Hu Yuan came to Chen Heng's side and said with a smile: Brother, I have found the carpenter's shop you asked me to find for you.

Chen Heng's eyes lit up and he quickly bowed and thanked him, It's really troublesome for Brother Hu.

What's the trouble? I didn't buy it for you. Hu Yuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly, But I helped you negotiate a low price for the rent. You can take your uncle to see it later. If you don't like it, brother I’ll find it for you again.”

Ah, I was thinking about it for a long time last night, but I just missed the sentence The child is outside. I always felt that something was missing, and I was always very anxious.

When I woke up this morning, my mind was calm. It appears naturally in my mind, and it is very magical.

By the way, this is the book club group: 670332809. If there is any news about updates and changes, I will tell you directly in the group.

By the way, I’ve passed along a chapter of Baoqin’s easter eggs. Brothers, remember to take a look.