In the twelfth lunar month, there was heavy snowfall everywhere in Xiliang.
The backyard of Mingpeitang in Zhoucheng.
The earth dragon burned the house warmly, and the two pots of daffodils at the head of the table let out their fragrance, filling the room with fragrance.
Shen Zangfeng and his wife Wei Changying sat a few steps apart, and on his lap sat his second son Shen Shuxie, who looked slightly pale. Since the weather turned cold, even though Shen Shuxie was detained all day long in the place where the earth dragon was burning, the coldness in his bones was still there. It still happens. This has been like this since last winter. After all, it is the root of the disease caused by being buried alive when I was young. There is nothing Ji Qubing can do about it.
But even though Shen Shuxie was ill, he was still naughty.
No, when he learned that his father was coming, he refused to lie down no matter what, even if Shen Zangfeng promised to sleep with him. He insisted on having his servants dress him up and play with his father and brother - Guard Chief Ying couldn't resist him, so he wanted to wrap him up into a ball.
Despite this, Shen Shuxie still pestered his father and brother to play with him for a long time before he threw himself into his father's arms with satisfaction and allowed his father to hold him and sit down to talk.
At this moment, he was already in very low spirits. He was hugged by his father, his head was moving little by little, and the windmill he was holding in his little hands almost fell off several times. But he still refused to listen to his parents' persuasion and muttered to himself that he wanted his father to tell him a story. Although Shen Zangfeng did not agree with spoiling his children, he did not always put on a stern face towards his children, fearing that he would not treat them well. Children scare people.
After thinking for a while, he picked an allusion from the book he had read and started telling it.
I didn’t want Shen Shuxie to shout something unpleasant without hearing a few words: “Children must listen to Wei Feng!”
"Then..." Shen Zangfeng began to find a suitable one from the battle cases he had read. However, before he could think of it, Shen Shuxie had already changed his mind: "The child wants to eat fruit!"
Wei Changying frowned when he heard this and said: "You don't like the sourness of hot fruits. Where can you eat cold fruits? Or ask Aunt Niu to bring you a bowl of bird's nest?"
"Children don't want to eat that! Children have already eaten catkins!" When Shen Shuxie heard about the bird's nest, he immediately showed disgust.
Wei Changying had the habit of drinking blood swallows every day. Although she stopped eating after observing her mourning, Ji Qubing said that eating more bird's nests would be good for Shen Shuxie, so Wei Changying ordered the kitchen to prepare it every day and ordered Shen Shuxie eats a small cup every day.
But Shen Shuxie was picky about it, why would he eat it for two days and not want to see it again? Eating a cup of bird's nest every day is a dream for ordinary people, but it is extremely painful for Shen Shuxie.
Because he refused to eat bird's nest, he was annoyed and beaten several times by the guard chief Ying. At this moment, he wanted to vomit when he heard the word "bird's nest". He was tired of his father's arms and said angrily: "The child can eat whatever he wants from now on. This Don’t ever see a bird’s nest in your life!”
"Why does Xie'er hate bird's nests so much?" The depth of resentment in his words surprised Shen Zangfeng. He stretched out his hand to touch his soft fetal hair and said funnyly, "This is a nourishing food. You are young, so you should use it more." That’s it.”
Shen Shuxie hit his father's arm hard with a windmill, and said angrily: "No! No! Just don't!"
"Fourth brother, stop messing around!" Shen Shuguang, who was standing quietly in front of his mother, frowned and shouted when he saw this!
Shen Shuxie was accustomed to listening to his brother's words from the beginning. Hearing this, he immediately did not dare to fight, but he still pouted with an unhappy look on his face.
"This naughty boy." Shen Zangfeng naturally wouldn't care about being beaten a few times by his five-year-old son, but Shen Shuguang, as the eldest brother, should discipline his younger brother. He would not destroy the eldest son's prestige as an eldest brother just to indulge his second son. timing. So he just smiled and said, "Then you don't eat bird's nests, and the fruit doesn't taste good, so why not change it? My father wants to eat plum blossom cake... "
"My child wants crabapple cake!" Shen Shuxie rolled his eyes and shouted loudly.
Shen Zangfengliang heard that he was deliberately going against him, so he was not angry and said with a smile: "Okay, then the crabapple cake."
In fact, apart from their different shapes, plum blossom cakes and crabapple cakes use the same ingredients and taste the same. Shen Zangfeng didn't care too much as long as he kept his diet clean. Of course when he ordered food, he chose whatever was convenient - before he came here today, Wei Changying sent someone to tell him that plum blossom cakes were made in his kitchen.
When Shen Shuxie wants crabapple cake, it's just a matter of changing the mold in the kitchen.
But although the crabapple cake was served quickly, Shen Shuxie still didn't eat it.
Because after the little guy, who was already very tired, had been making a fuss for a while, without saying a few words, he lay down on Shen Zangfeng's chest and fell asleep without knowing what was going on!
Shen Zangfeng couldn't laugh or cry: "He also said he wanted to eat crab apple cake!"
He told the servant who was coming in with crabapple cakes, "Leave two pieces to steam and give them to Xie'er when he wakes up."
"No need to stay." Wei Changying put down the tea bowl and said, "Xie'er can change his mind seventeen or eight times a day, how can he be sure? Look at him, he said he wanted crab apple cake, and when he turned around, he thought of it again. Otherwise, just eat it with Guang'er and leave it to him, it will be a waste."
Shen Zangfeng shook his head and said: "It's just two pieces of cake, keep it. If he doesn't like it when he wakes up, just give it to the servants."
After they talked so well, Shen Shuxie still slept soundly, and it was obvious that he would not wake up in a short time.
Shen Zangfeng took him to his house and told Niu and others to take good care of him.
Back in the hall, Wei Changying had already taken a pair of toothpicks and was slowly picking up the red and green silk on the crab apple cake. He smiled as he picked it: "If there is no red and green silk on this cake, how can you tell fortunes?" You don’t want to eat any of it.”
"My child really can't eat this." Shen Shuguang stared at the cake and said.
Seeing that Shen Zangfeng was back, he quickly took one and held it up with both hands: "Father, please use it first."
Shen Zangfeng took a bite and remembered it halfway through the meal, and asked, "I remember that eldest sister likes to eat this. Have you made a lot of it today?"
"What else do you want to say?" After Wei Changying finished picking a piece, he looked carefully and saw that there was no trace of red or green silk left. Then he handed it to the eldest son, turned around and said with a smile, "Not only the eldest sister, but also the fifth brother." , Sixth brother, over there in Jiyuan, they will be sent over after steaming. "
Shen Zangfeng smiled and said, "So if you have a good wife at home, how much trouble will your husband save in the future?"
These words made the servants smile slightly.
Guard Chief Ying Qing spat: "Didn't you still suspect that I had forgotten my eldest sister just now?"
"What's the matter?" Shen Zangfeng denied it and said, "I just remembered that my eldest sister likes to eat this and mentioned it. I don't think you were more thoughtful than I thought, so I have already sent it to you."
Wei Changying wanted to scold him, but looking at his eldest son who was eating crabapple cake sweetly, he felt embarrassed. Then he brought the topic to his son: "We haven't seen him for a few days, Guang'er seems to have grown a little taller."
"Really?" Shen Zangfeng also looked at his eldest son after hearing this, and said, "I can't tell if he is looking at me every day."
Shen Shuguang himself said: "My child recently feels that the middle coat I made in the middle of the year is tight."
"It's true that he has grown taller. Fortunately, when making winter clothes, they are specially enlarged." Wei Changying felt a little distressed, "It is taller, but not fat. Children of this age should add some flesh to make them look stronger. "
Because Shen Shuguang and Shen Shuxie both have parents and are not grandsons, they only need to serve for one year. They have already become filial piety, and can legitimately let go of eating and enjoying. But Shen Shuxie just paid it off, and Shen Shuguang had no chance to enjoy it at all - Shen Lianshi and Shen Zangfeng had few nephews and were young, and the only older nephew was still having a temper and refused to be taught, so they put them together. All the energy was focused on him.
Since returning to Xiliang, Shen Shuguang has basically either followed his second uncle or his father, learning this and that. Before, Wei Changying was worried that there were no great scholars in Xiliang and there was a lack of teachers worthy of his son's status. Before leaving, I asked my brother to make a brief education summary.
It was later discovered that she was overthinking, because Shen Lianshi and Shen Zangfeng considered the situation and had no intention of letting Shen Shuguang receive instruction step by step like Shen Zangli or Shen Zangfeng did back then. Shen Shuguang was directly asked to start learning by watching his elders deal with things. As for literary matters, his uncle, father and Shangguan Eleven took turns teaching him.
Shen Shuguang was usually either being inspected by his uncle on his homework, or listening to his father's analysis of cases, or asking Shangguan Shiyi for advice... He was so busy that he didn't need to find any more enlightenment teachers.
He is so busy, even if his elders allocate a small kitchen for him to serve him, and he can eat delicacies and nourishing food all day long, it will be difficult for him to gain weight after all.
Wei Changying knew that Shen Lianshi and Shen Zangfeng wanted him to succeed, but as a mother, he always felt more sorry for his son. Shen Shuguang himself didn't care: "Mom, don't worry, the child feels very strong and energetic."
Shen Zangfeng didn't think there was anything wrong with this: "Now that he has started to learn riding and shooting, and he has to study, it is naturally difficult for him to gain weight. But it doesn't matter whether he is fat or thin, as long as he is in good health. He will ask Doctor Ji every month Diagnosing the secondary pulse—how could there be any mistake?”
Both her husband and son said this, and Wei Changying couldn't say anything else. He only said: "The stew for you in the small kitchen is too thin. Let them try to change it, but you have to eat it. Don't be like your brother." "You have a heavy workload now, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it if you don't keep up with your diet."
Shen Shuguang said respectfully: "My child must obey my mother's orders!"
This eldest son has been very worry-free since the great change. Wei Changying is not worried that he is perfunctory with him, but he is thinking about whether to send someone to Jiyuan to ask if there is any better nourishing food recipe.
The family of three was having a long and short conversation, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Wei Changying was a little surprised, because her husband came with his eldest son today, and the servants all knew that it was rare for their family to have time to get together, and they would not disturb him if nothing was urgent. At this time, someone knocked on the door... She glanced at her husband who put down the pastries and said, "Come in."
Both the couple thought that Shen Zangfeng had something to do, or that Shen Lianshi had to supervise his nephew's homework, but it turned out that it was the ambassador Bingshan who was waiting in front of Su Yuyin who walked in.
Her expression seemed quite calm, and her tone of voice was very calm, but her eyes were filled with anxiety: "Third Madam, our madam just felt a little unwell, so I would like to ask the Third Madam to come over and take a look."
"Yuyin?" Guard Chief Ying was startled - Su Yuyin has always been in good health. This morning, the sisters-in-law were doing housework together. At that time, they didn't see anything wrong with Su Yuyin... Why did she suddenly turn around? Are you sick, and so sick that you need to send someone to come to see you
Su Yuyin was not only the couple's sister-in-law, but also Shen Zangfeng's direct cousin. At this moment, she sent someone to invite her. Wei Changying glanced at her husband, and Shen Zangfeng said knowingly: "In that case, Ying'er, you go and have a look. I will take Guang'er back to tell the fifth brother." (To be completed.) Continued)