Yan said: "You have to help me build a wine cellar for wine making."
Third Mrs. Yan burst into laughter: "You can really make me happy! Our family has been making wine for five generations. What is the purpose of running back and forth with your third uncle all these years? Aren't there wine cellars everywhere? Why is it difficult to build one for you? Do you need to live and die like this?"
Yan wiped away tears, pointed to Shen Wen and said: "This wine cellar must be built according to my sister-in-law's instructions, otherwise I will not be able to go to the border. The money is also given by my sister-in-law, you must help me This is busy!"
Mrs. Yan San looked at Shen Wen in surprise: "This sister-in-law?! How old is she?"
Shen Wen saluted with a smile: "Third Aunt, I have a wine recipe from a book. It's a secret recipe. I can only ask my family to make it. I'm afraid that if others don't pay attention, it won't make it well."
Mrs. Yan San asked suspiciously: "From the book? I don't know if it can be done. Tell me, I'll listen and see if it can be done."
Shen Wen nodded. When he arrived at the case, he studied the ink and carefully drew the utensils for distilling wine and the process of making wine.
In ancient China, ordinary brewed wine was only 20 degrees, but distilled wine could easily reach more than 60 degrees and could be burned.
Some documents say that there was distilled wine in the pre-Qin period, and there are vague records in the Song Dynasty, but the official wine classic and several monographs do not mention distilled wine. Distilled wine was popularized in the Yuan Dynasty, and its popularity was extremely fast, because the process of making wine is simple. During this period, most people drank ordinary brewed wine.
There are also distilled spirits in foreign countries. The distilled spirits made by Europeans in ancient times were not for drinking, but for burning.
Mrs. Yan San came from a wine-making family, and after listening to Shen Wen's description and explanation, she knew that it was completely feasible. She only needed to find someone to make vessels for distillation according to Shen Wen's requirements, or pottery or copper, or even wooden barrels. It's time to start making wine. The problem in the middle is food. The wine is strong, more food is definitely needed...
As if knowing what Mrs. Yan was thinking, Shen Wen said: "All the food I need will be provided by me, so don't worry about the third aunt."
Mrs. Yan San hesitated slightly and said: "If this wine is made, some people will drink it?"
Shen Wen shook his head and said, "Third Aunt, don't worry about this now, I need all the brewed wine. From then on, I will pay for the expenses of Third Aunt and Third Uncle in the next six years. Third Aunt Fang can use it freely, but during this period, please don’t use this method in other places.”
Mrs. Yan San hurriedly said: "Naturally! This is my sister's secret recipe, how can we steal it? Six years later, there is no need to..."
Shen Wen shook his hand and said: "Third Aunt, don't be polite, I keep my word. If Third Aunt thinks this wine can be recognized by people in six years, she can use this method in her own wine cellar. But now I invite Third Aunt Promise me three things."
Mrs. Yan thought for a while, looked at Yan's eyes with tears in her eyes, and said, "Tell me, I'll listen and see if it can be done."
Shen Wen said solemnly: "First, this matter must be kept secret. The third aunt cannot disclose the information to other people, except of course the third uncle."
Mrs. Yan thought that if this was a secret recipe, Shen Wen certainly didn't want others to know it. He nodded and said, "That makes sense."
Shen Wen said again: "Second, no one should know that this wine cellar has any relationship with the Zhenbeihou Mansion."
Mrs. Yan also understands this truth: the status of the Zhenbeihou's Mansion is too special. If the general's family goes to do business to make money publicly, it will inevitably arouse people's suspicion. No wonder this lady wants to open the wine cellar in such a twists and turns. She nodded again: "I understand this too."
Shen Wen also said: "Thirdly, I should choose the location of wine making. I can't make a mistake. All the helpers and housekeepers needed for the wine cellar are provided by a friend of mine. Those people are very reliable and will not Gossip will not cause trouble. Please forgive me, Third Aunt."
Mrs. Yan San thought: This is another way for the other party to keep secrets. Without the help of outsiders, there will be less chance of leaking secrets.
She couldn't help but looked at Shen Wen carefully: she couldn't tell that this fat little girl had such a delicate mind, leaving no loopholes. It seems that the other party chose him because of trust. When it comes to benefits, let's not talk about the rewards. If the wine is really sold in the future, learning this secret recipe will also create an additional business route.
Third Mrs. Yan finally nodded slowly and said, "Okay, I will answer everything."
Shen Wen smiled and saluted: "Thank you, Third Aunt. I knew that Third Aunt is the best. The second sister-in-law said that this matter must be done by Third Aunt, and no one else can do it. For Third Uncle, please ask Third Aunt to persuade him." gone."
Mrs. Yan waved her hand: "He doesn't care about these things! That's a person who only spends money and doesn't make money. Every day he just 'travels thousands of miles', reads 'thousands of books', and mentions money to him. Oh, his You don’t want to hear it! You are so lofty that your nose is up to the sky.”
Shen Wen asked worriedly: "Then can he agree to the third aunt to build this wine cellar?"
Third Mrs. Yan waved her handkerchief and replied: "He just wants to go shopping! You can see how he is silent, but I know that every time we come out, he is secretly having fun! He is very happy to go to a new place, ouch , This way, I wrote this and that, and I lost several of my pens. Look at how lucky he is! Don’t worry about it at all, just travel around the mountains and rivers!”
Both Yan and Shen Wen laughed, and Yan said in a low voice: "My third uncle has been very obedient since he was a child, but he just doesn't like to study. My grandfather always said that he can achieve nothing without striving for self-improvement. At the beginning, I wanted to find him A lady from all over the world went to urge him, but once he went to the third aunt's tavern, drank her sweet-scented osmanthus wine, got drunk, and made a fuss about marrying his daughter, but my grandfather caught him and gave him a good beating When he sobered up, he said that for the sake of the woman's reputation, he must propose marriage... "
Shen Wen understood that Yan Jing's background as a court official, how could it be possible for the third son to marry the daughter of a merchant, this was obviously a trick of that superficially dull Yan Sanguan.
Third Mrs. Yan waved her handkerchief again: "The Yan family disagrees, and my father is not happy. He said that this man is immoral after drinking, and he must not be married to him. Then your third uncle was carried to the front of my house by someone. Under the circumstances, you said you were going to die there, do you think there are such shameless people?"
Shen Wen asked: "Third aunt has met third uncle before?"
Mrs. Yan San sighed: "I used to check the wine cellar for my father, and sometimes I walked outside. Once there was a heavy rain, and I saw a man walking in the rain on the road, and he was watered like a cat or dog in the water, and there was no shelter from the rain around him." I asked him to get into one of our carriages. I didn’t even see what he looked like. Who knew that man was your third uncle? At first I didn’t understand: What happened to this man? After a while, he was going to die to get married, and I didn't understand until later."
Shen Wen smiled and asked, "For what?"
Third Mrs. Yan said flatly, "For our family's carriage!"
Both Yan and Shen Wen laughed, and Mrs. Yan explained: "He heard my servants say that they followed my father and brother every day, and there were more than 30 carriages in the house, so he was moved!"
Seeing Shen Wen shaking her head with a smile, Mrs. Yan San insisted: "It's true, my father gave me five carriages and horses in the dowry. I was still wondering, why did you give me these things? Later, my mother I just said that your third uncle hinted that you can go around with me in the future if you want a few carriages. What! He wants to go around and use me as an excuse!" Mrs. Yan waved her handkerchief again angrily.
Shen Wen and Yan Shi laughed again, and Shen Wen asked again: "If you build this wine cellar, you will probably live there for a long time at the beginning, but the third aunt will often go home?"
For the first time, Mrs. Yan, who had been smiling all the time, showed some embarrassment.
Yan replied in a low voice for Mrs. Yan: "Well, it's a good thing that my third aunt doesn't go back often. My grandmother..."
Shen Wen's thoughts were so quick that he understood immediately: Although Yan San insisted on his own opinion and married Mrs. Yan San, his mother definitely didn't like this businesswoman from a winemaking family. Yan San and his wife have been floating outside for so many years, isn't it a kind of avoidance
Wen Xing hurriedly said: "Then I will leave everything to the third aunt. I will go back first, and I will not disturb the third aunt and the second sister-in-law. Oh, third aunt, this prescription can't be said to be given by me, three When uncle asks, say it belongs to the second sister-in-law. Even after six years, don't mention my name."
Third Mrs. Yan was a little puzzled, and Yan shook her arm: "Third Aunt, my sister-in-law is afraid that people will say that she can calculate, and my husband will not like it in the future!"
Mrs. Yan suddenly said: "Yes! But I see that you are full of heaven and square, and you look like a noble lady. You must have a good marriage!"
Shen Wen pretended to cover his face and said, "Third Aunt, you know how to tease me!" He also asked where Mrs. Yan San lived, and knowing that it was Yan's house, she left, and left with Su Wanniang.
Mrs. Yan San in the room was still a little puzzled, looked at Yan Shi and said, "Why do I feel that there is something strange in this..."
Mrs. Yan held Mrs. Yan's hand tightly and said: "Auntie, you have loved me the most these years. Now, even if you do me this favor, build this wine cellar. Just remember, this method is an ancient secret technique, Don’t let others know. When you go to build those brewing vessels, you have to make different parts in different places and then assemble them together.”
Mrs. Yan San smiled: "You are also calculating! It's rare that your husband doesn't care so much. Well, in order to let you go to the border to reunite with your husband, I will naturally help you."
Finally, Mrs. Yan happily relied on Mrs. Yan and said: "Thank you, aunt. If it weren't for my aunt who taught me all these years, how could I have such a good marriage? If my aunt helps me this time, I will be able to be with my husband forever."
Mrs. Yan thought that the excuse that Yan could not go to the border without building a wine cellar was a bit far-fetched, but the person concerned insisted on it. It seems that Yan wanted to help the Zhenbei Houfu so that he could leave dignifiedly to find her husband.
Mrs. Yan San whispered: "Actually, after your husband leaves, you can excuse your illness and go back to your mother's house, and then you can go to the border from your mother's house. I saw your mother-in-law today, with a guilty conscience, and I wouldn't stop you..."
Yan can imagine that if Yang heard this now, he would add a little more gray hair, and he smiled bitterly and took the arm of Mrs. Yan's third: "Auntie! I can only do that after the wine cellar is built."
Third Mrs. Yan pursed her lips, but said nothing more.
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That night, Shen Wen went to Zhang Yunming's yard, the house was brightly lit, Shen Wen knocked on the door, inside Zhang Yunming shouted "Come in", Shen Wen pushed the door and went in, and saw Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng carrying a huge eight treasures to block the wall of the chamber.
She came here often and was considered a regular customer, so she went straight to the table to grind ink. While arranging the furniture, Zhang Yunming said, "It's all done inside, if you go in, go in by yourself."
Shen Wen said: "I don't work today because I want to talk about the wine cellar." She picked up a pen to draw a picture, and heard Zhang Yunzheng reprimanding Zhang Yunming: "Look! I asked you to measure it carefully. If you don't listen, look! This crosses the line, and the other part won’t fit in after a while!”
Zhang Yunming said, "Then let's go saw the other side."
Zhang Yunzheng's angry voice: "How to saw? There is a piece of board over there! We can only lay it flat and saw off the corners!"
Zhang Yunming: "Okay, okay..."
Zhang Yunzheng: "What?! I'll do it this time! You idiot!"
Zhang Yunming: "Who is stupid?! I am your brother, do you understand?! Respect your brother!"
Zhang Yunzheng: "Want to fight?!"...
During their quarrel, Shen Wen drew a map and wrote the address, and said loudly: "My second sister-in-law's third aunt can make wine. She and her husband went to Beijing yesterday. This is where they live. Your people can In the past to discuss related matters, here is the location of the wine cellar and a detailed map leading there."
Zhang Yunming asked: "Is that place remote?"
Shen Wen nodded: "We're going into the mountains soon, but we must choose there. Oh, since you want to build a wine cellar, your people can build another rough tile kiln next to those wine tanks and water tanks. It's not that particular, it should be very important." easy."
Zhang Yunzheng was annoyed because Shen Wen didn't greet him when he came in, he frowned and asked, "Why was it built there?"
Shen Wen replied in a patient tone to the children: "Because your father will be surrounded by the Bei Rong not more than a hundred miles away and die in battle. If you choose the wrong place, don't say it's my fault. "
The two brothers put down the furniture at the same time and walked over. Shen Wen clapped his hands and said, "I have to go back quickly today, see you next time!" After speaking, he slipped out.
Zhang Yunming picked up the picture drawn by Shen Wen to look at it, and said to Zhang Yunzheng: "I have read the name of this mountain range, but I have never even heard of this place."
Zhang Yunzheng pointed to the lake at one corner and said, "Look, this is Lianghu Lake. She really planned to rob the grain and transport it from the lake to the shore here, and then transport it to the wine cellar."
Zhang Yunming nodded: "In this case, the wine cellar must be equipped with chariots and horses." He sighed: "This little chubby duck is really ruthless. Put that aside, don't say that our family is rich, even if it is not rich, at this time we have to lose everything. This wine cellar was built for her. What kind of scheming is this!"
Zhang Yunzheng gritted his teeth and said, "That little brat! You know how to play tricks if you're full of heart!"
Zhang Yunming squinted at Zhang Yunzheng: "You should stay away from her! In the future, when you find someone, you should look for someone like your mother, gentle and virtuous..."
Zhang Yunzheng interrupted: "Don't worry about it! How old are you, you come to teach me a lesson?!"
Zhang Yunming folded the map and put it in his pocket, saying, "How old is it? It doesn't matter how old you are! You stupid, don't fall into the well!"
Zhang Yunzheng snorted: "Who would be so stupid?"
Zhang Yunming tilted his neck: "I think you can do it! The dried fruit and clothing..."
Zhang Yunzheng swung his fist, Zhang Yunming had expected it a long time ago, dodged it, the two of them scurried left and right in the house, turned off the lights, and returned home all the way.
When they arrived at the mansion, Zhang Yunming sent someone to find Song Yao, saying that if he fell asleep, he would wake him up, but Song Yao was not asleep yet and was chatting with Marquis Ping Yuan, and the boy said to let both of them go over.
When they arrived at the main hall, Zhang Yunming took out the map, handed it to Marquis Pingyuan, and said, "This is the location of the wine cellar, and a kiln for making wine tanks and water tanks will be built next to it. The winemakers have come to Beijing, and our people Let's talk as soon as possible."
Marquis Pingyuan took it, frowned and looked at it for a while, then handed it to Song Yao and said, "I know this mountainous area, why did he choose such a place with no villages?"
Zhang Yunming hesitated for a moment and said: "She said... my father would die within a hundred miles of that place..."
Song Yao received the map, and upon hearing this, he immediately got up and went to the desk, laid the map flat, looked carefully, and said, "General, please give me the big map of this area."
Ping Yuanhou stood up, came to a shelf, pulled his hand, and the shelf opened silently, revealing a secret door on the wall inside. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng looked at each other, and they both read each other's meaning: Look at what they made!
Ping Yuanhou took out a large roll of map, opened it on the case, and pressed the corners with a paperweight. Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng surrounded him, and Song Yao sighed, "The picture this man gave you is so accurate! You see, he drew this area, the direction of these mountains, this river, this lake...but he drew it so well. More detailed, these winding roads are not on this big map."
Zhang Yunming and Zhang Yunzheng looked at Shen Wen's drawing on the spot, and now they looked at each other again, with horror in their eyes.
Marquis Pingyuan frowned and looked at the big picture, and asked, "Tell me again, how did that person say I died?"
Zhang Yunming carefully recalled the specific details that Shen Wen said that time, and said slowly: "She said that the Beibei army is known as a million-strong army, but it actually counts 500,000 people suppressing the border. The entire Shen family army was wiped out. Both the son and the son died in battle. Bei Rong drove straight in, and his father asked for troops. The emperor approved, but there was no military supplies. Mother sold the family property as a dowry to buy food, grass and weapons for father. Father took more than 20,000 people to fight against the enemy. With Bei Rong When they met, they fell into a tight siege and died on the battlefield."
Ping Yuanhou looked at the picture and nodded slowly, and said, "I really started to trust him."
Song Yao's hands were trembling, and he pointed to the mountainous area on the map and said, "The general must be rushing there."
Zhang Yunzheng asked anxiously, "Why?!"
Song Yao pointed to the map and explained: "If Beirong really comes, this mountainous area will be the last barrier that can resist them. After passing here, there will be a flat plain. Beirong's cavalry is invincible, and they can go straight to the capital. The general must have rushed to the mountains over there and used the mountains to stop Bei Rong, but he didn't have time, when he got there, he met the Bei Rong army coming out of the mountains and was immediately surrounded."
Zhang Yunzheng said angrily: "I'm sure the prince delayed the military plane!"
Song Yao gritted his teeth and said, "Otherwise, madam wouldn't have to support the general's expedition with all her family's possessions! Traitors are misleading the country!" His usually gentle face became distorted, and blue veins burst out.
Zhang Yunming said to Marquis Pingyuan: "Father, I'll go and arrange the matter about this wine cellar myself."
Song Yao said: "I will go with the eldest son."
Ping Yuanhou nodded: "Okay, you just happened to be familiar with the terrain over there. It seems that what that person means is that there is still a battle over there."
Song Yao also nodded and said, "This shows that the border will not stop all Bei Rong."
Zhang Yunming blurted out: "Could it be that the Shen family's army will be wiped out?"
Marquis Pingyuan shook his head: "Not necessarily. Maybe he didn't want the Shen family army to suffer too many casualties, so he let Beirong enter?"
Song Yao inhaled: "That's too cruel!"
Zhang Yunzheng frowned and said, "How cruel? She must have a reason for doing so!"
Song Yao said: "He asked your father to meet the enemy!"
Zhang Yunzheng said firmly: "Since she protects Shen Jiajun, she will definitely protect my father! Otherwise, why would she build this wine cellar?!"
Ping Yuanhou raised his chest and said: "I don't need anyone to protect me! It's okay to meet the enemy. I haven't fought in a long time, and I really want to go to the battlefield again. Generals, of course I want horse leather..."
Zhang Yunming interrupted Ping Yuanhou's lyricism and said: "I will meet with the brewer tomorrow!"
Song Yao shook his head: "It's still me."
Zhang Yunming said: "Alright. Ask about what you need for brewing, and in this place, you must build a house, dig a cellar, and prepare chariots and horses."
Song Yao hummed: "After talking with the Yan family, we can make a list."
Zhang Yunzheng said to Zhang Yunming depressedly: "You're leaving, the furniture in the secret room over there hasn't been finished yet."
Zhang Yunming winked at the shelf that Marquis Pingyuan had just opened, and said, "You ask dad to help you."
Marquis Pingyuan asked, "What are you fussing about?"
Zhang Yunming said: "I built a secret room in the yard I bought. That little... that person sometimes has to go there to do some work. Now the walls are finished, but the furniture outside is always not the right size."
Ping Yuanhou frowned: "This matter is so confidential? Why didn't you ask me first? How could you just hire someone to build a wall?!"
Zhang Yunming hurriedly said: "We built the wall..." Zhang Yunzheng snorted, Zhang Yunming changed his words to point to Zhang Yunzheng: "He built it..."
Marquis Pingyuan looked at Zhang Yunzheng and laughed: "You kid building a wall?"
Zhang Yunzheng stared unhappily: "What are you laughing at?! I can learn it as soon as I learn it, and it's not difficult! Find someone to do it, don't I have to kill him?"
Marquis Ping Yuan laughed, "After learning how to build walls, you can learn how to build furniture!"
Zhang Yunming hurriedly said: "The furniture was given the size, and my mother asked someone to make it, but after it was shipped, the size was wrong, and we had to saw it..."
Even Song Yao laughed this time: "You two young masters are separated by a mountain, how can it be so easy? I'll take someone to have a look."
Zhang Yunzheng said: "No, she said that we can only build it and not let others go."
Song Yao pointed to the secret door over there and said, "People make things for the general. They have been making things for many years, so they must be reliable."
Zhang Yunzheng was still very stubborn, shook his head and said: "She said that it will affect our future life and death, and I don't want outsiders to go."
Ping Yuanhou nodded: "Since this is the case, then you should measure it again. This time, give Master Song the measurement and make another set of furniture."
Song Yao said: "That's good too. The furniture with secret rooms is different from the usual ones, and some places have to be left blank."
Zhang Yunzheng snorted: "No wonder our furniture can't fit in!"
Marquis Pingyuan and Song Yao couldn't help laughing again, and Song Yao said to Zhang Yunzheng, "Don't worry, the one you type this time will definitely be fine."
Zhang Yunzheng had no choice but to nod in agreement, Zhang Yunming pulled him to say good night to Pingyuanhou, and then retreated.
The next day, someone came to visit Yan San and his wife at the Yan Mansion's Yan Mansion in Beijing. The two sides discussed the matter of jointly building a wine cellar. Yan San and his wife set off home, Zhang Yunming and Song Yao left Beijing, Zhang Yunzheng transported away the unsuitable furniture, and waited for new furniture every day.
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In June, Shen Jian invited both Shen Zhuo, Shen Xiang and Shen Wen to the courtyard, as a reminder to his younger siblings before leaving. After talking about everything, Shen Xiang left first, Shen Zhuo and Shen Wen stayed behind, Yan sent Shen Xiang to the gate of the courtyard, stayed there, chatting and laughing with a few maids.
Seeing this, Shen Jian closed the door, turned around and said, "Little sister, I asked my grandmother to listen to you, and she agreed."
Shen Wen knew that Shen Jian was the oldest man in the family after all, so he came forward and told his grandmother that he was far more convincing than himself, and thanked Shen Jian sweetly: "Second brother is thoughtful..."
Shen Jian raised his hand to stop it and said, "What else is important to you, just talk about it."
Shen Zhuo smiled gleefully, winked at Shen Wen and said, "Second brother doesn't eat this kind of food anymore, but I still do."
Shen Wen rolled his eyes at him, became more serious, and said to Shen Jian: "Look, now that the drought is over, next year or two, the imperial court will cut the military pay and force father to reduce the number of troops. Second brother, those soldiers who have been cut off cannot leave the border. .”
Shen Jian nodded and said: "Yes, otherwise we will not have enough manpower if there is a war in the future."
Shen Wen said: "It's best to let them stay in Yancheng and act as... the policemen that future generations say, just like the head of a village, manage a community. Be sure to be very familiar with the people in the area under your jurisdiction. When the war starts, the other party will send them Spies cannot easily enter the city."
Shen Jian agreed: "Okay, I will discuss this matter with my elder brother, and my father should also agree. Younger sister, my elder brother and I are responsible for the border affairs. The Marquis of Pingyuan is also a general. We don't have many civil servants in the court. Don't we Should I get in touch?"
Shen Wen shook his head and said: "I don't dare to find civil servants easily. There are too many factions among them, and they all look down on each other. Whoever finds them will offend others. In the end, this matter will be a melee, relying on real knives and real guns and conspiracy."
Shen Jian was worried: "What should I say, we should also have a support from the court officials. What happened to Xu Chundao who the crown prince wanted to kill during the Winter Hunt?"
Shen Zhuo replied: "I sometimes go to see that Xu Chundao, he is not as drunk as before, but he is always listless and looks useless."
Shen Wen hesitated: "I still feel uncomfortable. I don't know why, so I just want to wait."
Shen Jian nodded and said: "If you feel uncomfortable, don't force it." Shen Wen is someone who has seen the Palace of the King of Hades, and his feeling is naturally beyond ordinary people.
Shen Zhuo smiled and said: "By the way, because following him, I have an idea." He stopped and looked at the two of them with an expression of "I'm very smart". Shen Jian pushed him: "Say it!"
Shen Zhuo hurriedly said: "Isn't it that we can't go into the palace to listen to the wall? But we can listen to the wall of the staff! These days I always wait outside the palace in disguise, and the prince's staff who came out the latest are the most important ones. Yes. When I have time, I will chase them home and see what they do at home. Besides, there must be much fewer guards in their homes than in the palace, and some homes have no guards at all. I don’t believe all their ideas They were all taken in the palace, and they didn't communicate with each other beforehand, chatting or something like that."
Shen Wen nodded and said: "This is a good idea! You don't have to do it alone, tell Mr. Zhang they have a few more people to watch them. In the future, we have to find out the schedule for them to transport grain and iron."
Shen Jian said: "The operation of these things will definitely require the cooperation of many people. To transport food, you must have a car and horse dealer. You can catch clues by watching whoever goes to the car and horse dealer among your staff. Iron, the most convenient It is the iron shop or the imperial arsenal... "
Shen Zhuo was shocked: "What?! How dare they?!"
Shen Wen nodded: "That's right! In this way, you don't have to go around the shop to collect ironware, which attracts attention, and you can just scrap the weapon."
Shen Zhuo regained his strength and said, "That's actually easy to handle. How many people can manage the armory?"
Shen Wen said: "This, you have to discuss it with Mr. Zhang again. Marquis Pingyuan must be more informed than us."
Shen Zhuo curled his lips: "I discuss everything with him, now he is very proud."
Shen Wen smiled: "It's not bad for you to get along well with him." She remembered that she had explained Arabic numerals to Zhang Yunming, so she said to Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo: "I will write a series of numbers for you, so that you can save money in future contacts." some strokes." He taught the numbers to Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo.
After seeing these weird symbols, Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo are now completely convinced by Shen Wen. No woman in a boudoir can have such insight, Shen Wen is indeed a person who has adventures.
The three of them talked about some details, wished each other well, and then separated.
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On the ninth day of June, it is easy to travel, offer sacrifices, pray for blessings... On an auspicious day, Shen Jian left Beijing.
Yang started to cry the night before, and in the morning, her face was pale, her eyes were swollen, and she was in a trance. As a mother, the pain is unbearable.
Although Shen Jian was also sad, he had a lot of things to do in his heart. The future of the family and the Shen family army depended on his brothers to fight for it, and his mood was not as sad as Yang's.
Because it was summer, Shen Jian had to set off very early, peak at noon, and then start his journey when the sun was weaker. Before dawn, the family said goodbye to Shen Jian in the lobby. While everyone was saying goodbye, someone reported that the third prince had arrived and wanted to see Shen Jian off.
If it was in the past, the old lady still had some taboos, but now she has made it clear in her heart, she generously asked someone to invite the third prince in, and then asked the female family members to say goodbye to Shen Jian and leave.
As soon as Shen Xiang paid his respects and left, Shen Wen knew that she must be sending Shen Jian out of the city with Shen Zhuo. Everyone watched, Shen Wen could only salute Shen Jian weeping, and Shen Jian whispered: "Sister, take care of yourself!" .” Shen Wen cried and nodded.
Although Yan Shi was crying, she had a stubborn look on her face. While saluting, he suddenly leaned into Shen Jian's ear and said something, Shen Jian blushed a little. Shen Wen thought to himself that it must be another shameful word.
They all left first, the old lady and Yang waited until the third prince arrived, thanked the third prince after seeing the ceremony, and then retreated into the back hall.
The third prince and Shen Jian were about the same age, between nineteen and twenty. When Shen Yi left, he was still a little ignorant, so he only came to the mansion to say goodbye.
In the past two years, he has become more and more aware of what his mother meant by marrying him to the Zhenbeihou's mansion: only by making good friends with the Zhenbeihou can he survive. Concubine Chen Guifei's family background is ordinary, she grew up in the palace, after Eunuch Gu left, she didn't even have a reliable eunuch by her side, no foreign aid, no money and no contacts, if not under the guidance of her mother, she would have a layer and the princes of the Zhenbeihoufu People in the palace dare not underestimate him, probably he died in the palace silently like the second brother and fifth brother, or became disabled like the fourth brother. Therefore, Shen Jian was going to the border this time, so he naturally wanted to see him off, and moreover, he had to send him outside the city.
It stands to reason that the third prince is also getting older, so it's time to get married. But there is no queen in the palace, and no one is in charge of his marriage. And Shen Xiang, whom he wanted to marry, hadn't reached Ji, so he didn't dare to say that rashly. The prince was afraid that the third prince would get married and have children, so naturally he would not mention it. Since his mother's death, the third prince was no longer as close to the emperor as he was when he was a child, and he was rarely seen if he could. The emperor didn't call him, and he didn't ask to see him. Why can't the emperor feel it? Naturally, she would not take the initiative to care about his marriage. As a result, everything was wasted, and the third prince became an unmarried, landless, and untitled three-no-person.
As soon as he entered the front door of Zhenbeihou's Mansion, the third prince's eyes widened, as if this would increase the chance of seeing the red figure, but he went all the way to the hall, saw the old lady and Mrs. Yang, but did not see Shen Xiang .
The third prince then left the Marquis Mansion with Shen Jian and Shen Zhuo, seeing that Shen Jian wanted to salute, the third prince said: "I will send you out of the city."
Shen Jian wanted to decline, but the third prince said: "How long have we known each other? Naturally, we should be sent out of the city."
Shen Jian stopped arguing, everyone got on their horses, and when the third prince turned around, he saw a veiled man in a group of people, he felt relieved, and immediately felt that the faint sunlight in the morning was extremely bright.
When the carriage team of them arrived at the gate of the city, the gate had just opened. As soon as they left the city, Shen Jian said to the third prince: "Don't send them away, this is considered to be out of the city, go back quickly."
The third prince looked at the green and fragrant mountains outside the city, took a deep breath, and said, "I really want to go with you!"
Shen Zhuo from behind smiled: "One day we may have a chance to really go out of the city together and gallop on the battlefield!"
Shen Jian turned his head and cast a reproachful glance at Shen Zhuo, but the third prince nodded and said, "One day, I would be willing to die on the battlefield."
Shen Jian reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about?!" They had been together for a long time, and the third prince insisted on not allowing them to call himself His Highness, and in the end he just kept you and me.
The third prince had broad shoulders and a straight body. He looked at Shen Jian from the horse and said, "We have been practicing martial arts since we were young, and we are masculine men. We must do something upright in order to be worthy of this life."
Shen Jian nodded to the third prince and said, "Based on your words, we are good friends."
The third prince smiled: "Then let's run the horse again?"
Shen Jian turned his head and said to Shen Zhuo: "Follow, we will wait for you in front." After speaking, he signaled to the third prince, and the two of them urged their horses out of the team, and rode away along the deserted road in the early morning.
They ran to a roadside pavilion five miles away in one breath, then slowed down their horses and walked slowly. When they reached the pavilion, they dismounted and stood in the pavilion, waiting for the convoy behind.
The third prince looked at the poems engraved on the pillars in the pavilion, and said with emotion: "This is the place where people often send off! Look, this sentence: I only hope that the sun will rise from here, and it will not be moved from now on... And , Your trip is far away, my heart is so sad... Oh, here are two words: return early!"
He turned his head to look at Shen Jian, and forced a smile: "Just take these words and share with you."
Shen Jian nodded: "Okay, with your good words, I will definitely come back."
The third prince said melancholy: "Your brother left, and you have to leave too. I don't have many friends anymore."
Shen Jian said: "Although my third brother is younger, he has a quick mind. You can consult him if you have anything to do." The three brothers are all friends with the third prince. Is there any clearer expression than this
The two continued to gossip and watched as the large group of people approached the gazebo.
When the people arrived in front of them, they found that there was another group of people behind the team. Shen Zhuo led the leader of the team over and said to Shen Jian: "Second brother, these people are craftsmen who are merchants. They want to go to the north. I'm afraid The road is not smooth, knowing that it is the convoy of the second son of Zhenbei Hou, I want to go with the second brother, what should the second brother do?"
This was already arranged, Shen Jian pretended to think for a while, and said: "Let's go together, just don't walk too slowly, we can't always wait for people."
The person who took the lead said repeatedly: "No, no, please rest assured, my lord, we are all young and strong, and we will not be too slow." Those who go to endure hardships and earn a lot of money are naturally young and middle-aged, and those who are not in good health , are staying at home.
While talking, a man dressed as a weeping beggar came over and said with snot and tears, "My lord! Can you take me too?"
This is Zhang Ding, Shen Jian frowned hard to avoid laughing, and asked: "Who are you? We are going to the border, a place of bitter cold, not for ordinary people to wait."
Zhang Ding said sadly: "Little Zhang Ding, I don't want to go either! But I have gambled away all my property, and now those creditors are looking for me everywhere. They say that if they catch me, they will chop me off." Limbs! Young Master! Help!" He knelt down on the ground, rolling and crying.
The third prince shook his head and sighed: "This man..."
Shen Jian also sighed: "Okay, okay, don't spoil yourself like this, just follow me."
Zhang Ding heard this, and cried and said: "Young master is so kind and virtuous, I will never repay you..."
Shen Jian was afraid that he was too good at acting, so he hurriedly said: "Okay." He looked at Wang Zhi who was walking beside him: "You help him clean up, take him away."
Wang Zhi blinked his eyes, and wanted to say that the origin of this person was unknown, but then thought, maybe this person was sent there, so he agreed not to block his way, and motioned Zhang Ding to follow him back to the team.
Shen Jian saluted and bid farewell to the third prince, and bid farewell to Shen Zhuo and the veiled Shen Xiang who came up. As the sun rose, he was afraid that it would be too hot, so he stopped talking and instructed the horse team to set off. He also got on the horse, turned around several times and waved to a few people, and followed the horse team away.
The third prince and the others could no longer see the shadow of the horse team, so they got on the horses and rode slowly towards the city. The third prince and Shen Zhuo walked side by side, wishing to have eyes on the back of his head to see what happened to Shen Xiang riding behind.
It's a pity that he went all the way into the city gate, saying goodbye to Shen Zhuo, and the third prince didn't find a chance to talk to Shen Xiang. Shen Xiang hid far away and didn't move forward at all.
The third prince sent Shen Jian off to the outside of the city, and the fact that Miss Shen also rode a horse to accompany her was naturally reported to the emperor and the crown prince in detail by different people.